Chapter 1882 Steady, Steady Is the Right Way
Obviously, just from the schedule, you can read how difficult it will be for the Lakers to defend their title in the new season. At the same time, you can also understand that the league, like last season, still creates a small stumbling block for the Lakers in this regard.
Although Stern is still very optimistic about Ji Feng and has been supporting the Lakers' banner, the overall direction of the league remains unchanged, that is, the Lakers cannot be allowed to dominate, and they are not willing to see the Lakers continue to dominate. After all, from the perspective of the league, a dominant player is not conducive to the development of the entire league. After all, there are 29 other teams in the league. There is no hope of winning the championship for a long time. If this continues, it will be detrimental to the development of the league.
Of course, they will not forcefully hinder the Lakers from winning the championship. After all, the Lakers are the most popular team in the league and bring the highest benefits. They are reluctant to directly block the Lakers' path to the championship. The Golden Egg's hen was killed, and the loss was more than a little bit, but the alliance will also create hundreds of millions of troubles and obstacles for them on the way to winning the championship.
If Ji Feng's prediction is good, the schedule devil is just the first step. The Lakers' 2011-2012 season is destined not to be as smooth as the previous seasons.
"Tell me, man, what should we do?" Kobe said on the phone. He unconditionally believed in Ji Feng on these matters. Others didn't know it, but he knew very well how much Ji Feng played in the end of the lockout. It works, and he is also convinced by Ji Feng's brain. Countless facts in the past have proved that it is right to follow Ji Feng~
"In this way, the theme of our new season is two words, Buddha style! No fighting or grabbing, it is enough for us to get the position we want and successfully enter the playoffs. The playoffs are our stage. As for No matter what streak or record, anyone can take it if they want it. We only want the victory we deserve!”
"In addition, we have to keep a low profile. We can let James and the others take the limelight. After being beaten by us last season, they must be very unconvinced. They must be holding back their energy to get revenge this season. The worst we can do is lose to them in the regular season. Several times, we have made them feel that we have declined and lost our fighting spirit. At the same time, we should not talk about winning the championship or anything like that, 'Don't be a shooter, just enter the village quietly.'" Ji Feng said firmly, this was the conclusion he had thought about for a long time. .
Which team is the most successful in NBA history? Excluding ancient teams due to audience size and other reasons, before last year, it should have been the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. They won 6 championships in 10 years and produced countless All-Star players. Without a championship in their life, the Bulls deserved it. Even the OK Lakers, who swept the league for three seasons at the turn of the century, found it difficult to compete.
But after the Lakers won four consecutive championships last season, the Bulls finally had a brand new competitor, and many people admitted that this Lakers team was even more terrifying.
Four consecutive championships, that's four consecutive championships. For whatever reason, even the Bulls have never achieved four consecutive championships. No one can question its gold content.
Moreover, these four championships are also of great quality. They defeated the Celtics twice, swept the dark horse Magic, and crushed the Heat's Big Three. The Lakers have proven that they are not only popular, but also top-notch in strength.
On the road to winning the championship, the Lakers also created too many magical records. They won 70+ games in four regular seasons, the best record in history with 75 wins and 7 losses, and had more than 20 consecutive wins in four consecutive seasons, the longest in history. 35 consecutive wins, the best home record in a single season, 25 consecutive wins in the playoffs, 16 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs...
Too many records have been collected by the Lakers one by one, which has never happened at any stage in history.
What followed was the team's grand slam of honors. Ji Feng's victory in the major honors of these four seasons was the most representative thing among them. There was also the record-breaking victory of Zen Master as the best coach. Artest won the Sixth Man of the Year award and so on.
It can be said that in the past four years, the league has almost only one name, and that is the Lakers!
However, behind such an honor, it also means that the Lakers have become a thorn in the side of other teams in the league. The Lakers have long been the target of public criticism, and their tactics have been studied crazily. Many teams have also begun to imitate the Lakers' tactics.
I believe that after such a long offseason, the Lakers will have no secrets. After all, their main team is still those people, and due to time constraints, the Lakers have no plans to recruit this summer, and they will almost use the same team as last season. The team faces the new season, which is not good for the Lakers.
So simply, Ji Feng thought, it would be better to play a less dramatic regular season and not pursue the record. There are only 66 games anyway. The record of 70+ consecutive wins can no longer be continued, and what is a winning streak? Scores and other records have been won many times, and it doesn't matter if they don't win them. It's enough for them to just chase the final championship with all their strength!
"Well, what Ji Feng said makes sense!" At the Lakers' first meeting of the new season on the 9th, Zen Master nodded after listening to Ji Feng's statement.
He also completed his contract extension in the summer. There is no other way. The team has won four consecutive championships. There is no reason to stop working. Although he really wants to retire, he has to continue to work for the rest of the year.
And throughout the summer, he has been thinking about how to successfully defend the title in the new season. Undoubtedly, five consecutive championships will be more difficult than four consecutive championships. They will have to face more things and stronger opponents. They will follow the past The way of coping might fail, so the Zen master was really worried for a while.
It's not like he hasn't thought about moving forward in a low-key manner in the new season, giving up chasing some records, taking the initiative to take breaks when it's time to take a break, losing some games, it doesn't matter even if he doesn't finish first in the regular season, he just needs to preserve his strength to prepare for the playoffs.
But this is not easy to achieve, and the team is not what he says. Whether the players are willing or not, and whether the management has any opinions need to be considered.
I didn't expect Ji Feng to think so clearly, that would be easy!
Therefore, the entire Lakers could not imagine that on the first day after the lockout ended and finally returned to the team, the theme they set for the new season was actually: "Steady Hands!"
"Steady... steady hand, good steady hand..." No time was wasted during the offseason. At this time, Artest, who was very muscular, sat on the bench after the meeting, touching his head with little hair left with both hands. The state stands out as lonely as snow...
He had already been holding back so much that he just waited for the start of the season to start speaking harshly, in order to give some color to James, who had been very angry during the offseason. But this time, he probably won't be able to be wild for a long time.
"Don't worry, brother, it's enough for us to see the real results on the field." Ji Feng patted Artest on the shoulder. For the sake of the team, he could only feel aggrieved.