king of los angeles

Chapter 776. Chapter 776. "Zen Master" Phil Jackson



Chapter 776. Chapter 776. "Zen Master" Phil Jackson

Lin Feng saw Popovich and even chatted with him a lot on the sidelines. He was a legendary coach.

Now, another more legendary coach stands in front of him.As a coach, he won 11 championships, leading the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to complete three consecutive championships three times.

His ability is to be able to keep everyone in step, a natural leader.

More importantly, this old man is the ex-husband of Lin Feng's current boss, Jenny Buss.The two were engaged, but later broke up peacefully because of their "long-distance relationship".

The 74-year-old Phil Jackson looks very energetic, which has something to do with his years of studying Buddhism, so he also won the title of Zen master.

Kobe is very familiar with him, and there have been sweetness and conflicts in the several seasons of cooperation between the two.

After the Lakers lost to the Spurs in the 03 playoffs, there were constant conflicts between Kobe and Jackson.In the game, Kobe often ignored the offensive tactics and chose singles, which once made Jackson ask the team to trade Kobe.

But those small episodes did not affect their deep mentorship. After finishing their basketball career, the two had many cooperation and exchanges, which is a good story in NBA history.

As time passed, Jackson's hair became gray, and Kobe, who was rebellious back then, also returned to the family and became a loving father.

Looking at the scene of the two chatting, Lin Feng suddenly became much smaller as a newcomer.

After all, before him, Kobe was the owner of the title of "King of Los Angeles".

Until now, those stubborn old Kobe fans still don't recognize Lin Feng's nickname, and even one or two harsh replies will appear under each news.

Of course Kobe himself doesn't mind, he even said in the show that Raymond Lam is now the "King of Los Angeles".

In Kobe's own words, he believed that LeBron supported the lower limit of the Lakers so that the team would not linger outside the playoffs year after year, and Lin Feng was the most powerful link in the Lakers' journey to the championship.

"Gary Smith, I watched your high school game. You were omnipotent at the time. To be honest, you conquered me in a high school game. At that time, I wanted to attract the attention of the Knicks, but they told me you were just a Just a high school kid, not LeBron."

What the Zen master said was very sincere, which made Lin Feng feel flattered.

Search every cell of the brain, still no memory of Phil Jackson.Perhaps the teenager Gary Smith at that time was so proud of his talents that he didn't take anyone seriously, so that he personally directed the tragedy that followed.

Regarding high school, in Lin Feng’s memory, the name he hears the most is Andrew Wiggins from Huntington High School.Wiggins, who was four years older than him, was the top high school student in the United States at the time, and was hailed as the next LeBron James.

Because of his grade skipping, he was still unable to enter the lists of the major authoritative rankings. When he became a sophomore in high school, Lin Feng's name completely shocked the entire United States, won numerous awards, and became a hot new superstar.

At that time, Phil Jackson met Lin Feng in the high school league.The identity of the Zen master is just a spectator. In that game, Lin Feng scored 32 points, 4 steals and an astonishing 6 blocks!
The impact of a high school student shocked Zen Master, and he immediately thought that this young man would be a superstar in the NBA in the future.Under normal circumstances, high school games focus more on offense, and the defense will be slightly worse because of receiving different levels of basketball education.

But in that game, Lin Feng had already shown insight and court sense that shouldn't be available at this age, and the exaggerated number of steals and blocks can reflect this.

After listening to Zen master briefly chatting about the past, Lin Feng thought that perhaps the "super sixth sense" he possessed now was not a magical stroke, but an extraordinary special ability possessed by that fellow Gary Smith himself.

"I've studied your game video, and I'm curious about how those proper predictions are thought about." Zen Master's words brought him back to reality.

Countless people have asked this question, but Lin Feng always prevaricates it with jokes.But the person standing in front of him is not an ordinary person, and those eyes seem to be able to see through everything.

Lin Feng decided to confess, because he felt that all lies in front of the Zen master became meaningless.

"To be honest, whenever people talk about this topic, I will tell them that it is the reaction ability that has been cultivated since childhood, and predicts his next move based on the details of the opponent's body."

Lin Feng paused, and continued: "Actually, those are all deceptive words, right?"

After speaking, he looked at the Zen master, and then glanced at Kobe.

The Zen master has been watching him, bowed his head and smiled when he heard this, and everyone continued to wait for the answer.

Lin Feng spread his hands, "Well, to be honest, it's just a feeling, sometimes for no reason, as if you thought a truck would pop up at the intersection ahead, but it actually came out five seconds later Same."

Not sure why, but I keep having voices in my head like Gary!You should run to the right and stick your butt out and stick out your right hand!This way the basketball will be broken by you! "

"Or, hey! Go in there with the ball! You can dunk Westbrook! That guy can't stop you!"

"Wait, there is such a voice guiding me almost all the time, so you have seen everything that happened. If I didn't succeed, then it means I didn't want to do it or I didn't do it right. It's so ridiculous, right?"

After a moment of silence, the Zen Master smiled. Obviously this was not the answer he wanted but he had to accept it.

"It sounds like a fairy tale, but your eyes are not lying. Well, Bryant, you have to admit that sometimes the world is so magical, and some people have such magical abilities, right?"

Bryant shrugged, "Indeed, like Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan."

Zen master chose to believe what Lin Feng said, Kobe became interested, and they decided to go to the court to play one-on-one.

"Come on Gary, guard me with the voice in your head." Bryant took off his jacket and started dribbling.

The young players on the scene cheered for a while, because this was a direct dialogue between the two generations of "Los Angeles Kings" before and after the Lakers, and it seemed that the game was not an entertainment show.

Jaina was the most excited. The little girl stood directly on Lin Feng's side and told him to defeat her father with all her strength.

"At Staples, he always told me you shouldn't play that way with the ball, and I think you're absolutely right. Now prove it to my dad, Gary!"

Gianna's "rebellion" made Kobe smile and shook his head. He patted Lin Feng on the shoulder and said, "The way GiGi looks at you makes me jealous."

Zen Master sat on the bench and watched the duel between the two with great interest, which was a sight to behold.On the one hand, Kobe wants to prove that he can still play basketball at the age of 41. On the other hand, Zen master also wants to know how amazing Lin Feng's predictive ability is.

(End of this chapter)


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