Chapter 17 Positioning
"Yes, I want to take you to the Lakers." Ryan West said.
Ryan West carefully observed Zhou Mubai's face, and Zhou Mubai's face was still calm.
Zhou Mubai nodded: "What do I need to do?"
Ryan West said: "What you need is to train well, sign up for the draft forty-five days in advance, and we will use an appropriate signing position to pick you up. Well... maybe a trial."
Zhou Mubai nodded and said, "I will do it."
West and his son left in a hurry.
Coach Tom said: "Zhou, do you want to go to the Lakers?"
Zhou Mubai nodded.
The Lakers are one of his best choices. If you want to become famous, you naturally cannot go to small cities.
In the city of Los Angeles, the spotlight is gathering and you can play basketball around Kobe, and topics and exposure are indispensable.
This is of great help to his rapid rise of fame.
If you go to a small city like Minnesota and Memphis, it will probably be a lukewarm situation after a few years.
"Have you ever thought about your positioning?" Coach Tom reminded.
"Location?" Zhou Mubai was stunned.
Coach Tom is a coach from Duke and knows a lot about NBA. Seeing Zhou Mubai's expression, he knew that Zhou Mubai was still a little confused about this matter, so he explained in detail.
"Last season, Gasol transferred to the Lakers, and the Lakers reached the finals, but unfortunately they lost to the Celtics.
The Lakers have always made a comeback this year, and now they have the highest record in the league. The Lakers are very popular and are likely to win this year's championship.
In this way, Lakers point guards Fisher and Famal are the champion point guards. If you pass, you may not have much playing time.
Moreover, Los Angeles is a place where success and defeat, every detail will be picked out in the spotlight. It is not a good thing that you just entered the league and entered such a place of right and wrong at once."
So that's the case, Zhou Mubai nodded.
"Coach, thank you for your reminder, but Los Angeles is indeed my goal. Coach, what do you think I and Fisher and Famar want to compare?"
Coach Tom thought for a while and hesitated: "Zhou, I admit that you are a very outstanding genius, but there is no shortage of genius in NBA.
Even though he has been criticized for not being able to keep up with his legs, heels, speed, height, and length of his arms, Fisher, who has been criticized for killing people with his eyes and suddenly lowering his center of gravity to scare people, has an irreplaceable effect.
Fake falls, timely fouls, small movements, ease teammates, smart transfers, comfort teammates, and use half a coach. These small details are his advantages. Even young talents like Famal and Shannon Brown cannot replace him."
Zhou Mubai smiled and added: "Also, he is the most suitable partner for Kobe. In the triangle offense, he does not need to get the ball to create a defender. He only needs to quickly transfer the ball, stand smartly, and shoot open balls, and he is the one who is most suitable."
Coach Tom was stunned and said, "Then do you still want to go to the Lakers?"
Zhou Mubai smiled and was very confident. He thought about the sentence and said: "First of all, I don't have to compete with him. The starting lineup allows him to partner with Kobe. My goal is the second team.
I have learned that although the Lakers often rotate seven or eight people in the playoffs, there are still many opportunities in the regular season. I just need to show enough potential while substituting. As you said, Jackson has enough reason to let Fisher play, but after half a season, I believe he will trust me more.
In defense, I have faster steps and stronger steals. In passing, you should know my background. I am at least on the standard line. As for the understanding of tactics, haha, I dare not say that I am better than the NBA coach, but ordinary players..."
Coach Tom thought about it and said that Zhou Mubai's words were correct at all. Compared to Fisher, Fisher knew, Zhou Mubai knew not only, but also better. Fisher didn't know, Zhou Mubai would do it, and he was not afraid of competition. He nodded seriously.
"Okay, next you train well, you don't have to worry about the team's affairs. When it reaches this point, it's the whole thing. You should teach them, and they have learned it. Next, it's ours!"
Zhou Mubai nodded with a smile.
In fact, both of them know that Harvard has reached this point today, which has far exceeded their expectations and has reached the player's ability limit. When facing a truly talented team, it is difficult for Harvard to have a chance to win.
Sure enough, when they entered the Sweet Sixteen, Harvard stopped regretfully. Although the young people burst into tears, they were not depressed because they were already the most leading class in Harvard's history.
The young people were very grateful to Zhou Mubai after the game. Most of the young people would not choose to take the career path. Most of their futures are finance, management and other paths, but entering the Sweet Top 16 is a glorious history that they will be worth savoring for the rest of their lives.
After three months of crazy crazy, Harvard finally returned to its previous calmness, but Zhou Mubai's life became more and more fulfilling, and he arranged his time with training every day. Zhou Mubai's mentor Johnson complained a lot about this.
"Zhou, don't tell me that you really want to join NBA. Your main business is scientific research!"
"Zhou, don't waste your talent in scientific research. You just need to do some research steadily for a few years. Then, you will be the best young scholar in the world. What's the best thing about playing basketball!"
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Johnson advised Zhou Mubai with great thought. Although Zhou Mubai explained gently, his firmness was beyond words.
Johnson had no choice but to ask Professor Yinxi to help, but it was also useless.
The mind that Zhou Mubai has trained for thousands of years is not something they can understand. Moreover, the most important time they think is not worth mentioning in Zhou Mubai's opinion. He wants to do scientific research, and there is a lot of time in the future.
Entering April, the NBA entered the playoffs.
Zhou Mubai watches Lakers games with Coach Tom every day. He is indeed very good at the playoffs. Coach Tom sometimes comments while watching, which allows Zhou Mubai to gain a lot of experience in watching.
The Lakers defeated the powerful Jazz 4:1 in the first round, and fought with the Houston Rockets in the second round. The Rockets fought with the powerful Lakers for seven games under Yao Ming's leadership.
The seven-game battle made Zhou Mubai, a thousand-year-old monster, unable to help but move, especially when his compatriot Yao Ming was injured in his knee, the scene of his return still insisting on returning, which made Zhou Mubai reexamine the meaning of basketball.
He has experienced wars and seen many heroes. He returned in desperate situations and burned his life for the sake of the belief in his heart. Zhou Mubai understood it very well for the nation-state and to protect his lover.
But basketball is just a game, why does it have such a shocking power?
Chapter completed!