On the morning of November 1st, O'Neal called Guo Xu and asked him to have lunch together. After training, Guo Xu drove the SUV and took O'Neal home from the hotel.

It’s boring to go to the restaurant. O’Neal had already tasted all kinds of food, and the two of them might be disturbed by reporters when they chatted. Guo Xu’s approach was just right. He seemed to be close to him when he got home and recognized the door. He hadn’t been there after Guo Xu moved.

The small villa that Guo Xu bought is definitely incomparable to O'Neal's mansion with a total area of ​​nearly 10,000 square feet in Los Angeles. It is so warm that you can find each other at home by shouting. O'Neal's mansion must be maintained by many servants. He and his girlfriend Xiangni can play hide-and-seek at home, but they will definitely not be able to find each other.

As soon as O'Neal entered the door, the puppy Buddy was so scared that she shrank back and rolled back, turned around and ran away. The puppy was usually very scared when she saw big dogs. Seeing O'Neal, in Buddy's perception, this was a monster.

O'Neal greeted the two sisters, and Kwamegan became beautiful. They were already very familiar with each other when they were in Los Angeles. It was not surprising that Megan lived here.

Having dinner together at noon, O'Neal praised Christie's pizza. He kept telling jokes while chatting, making the two girls laugh. It was the first time Christie met O'Neal and lamented that others were more interesting than on TV.

After dinner, the two girls went out shopping together. Guo Xu and O'Neal were playing game consoles at home to reminisce about the past. The humorous and witty O'Neal turned into a complainer and told Guo Xu about his recent bad situation.

As the saying goes, family shame should not be made public, but even if Guo Xu changed teams, O'Neal did not treat him as an outsider. He still firmly believed that Guo Xu would not spread what he said.

Now he not only dislikes Kobe, but also has a stumble with the management. The conflict between the two sides has completely intensified because he was tricked by the Lakers management.

O'Neal has always wanted to get a huge contract renewal from the Lakers, and the management may have made some promises. They told O'Neal that if he could convince Malone and Payton to come to the team with a salary cut, they would give some care in the renewal. So, O'Neal started calling the two in the middle of last season to beg for the two to join.

In the summer, O'Neal fulfilled his promise, but the Lakers boss changed his mind and still did not renew his contract with him at a high salary.

The management also asked the O's group to cease the fight and stop facing the media to sarcasm and sarcasm to each other. As a result, Kobe conducted an interview in the preseason, saying that O'Neal was too fat and had poor physical fitness. He said that he spent too much time raising his toes and that his injury was not that serious. He also said that O'Neal "was just thinking about his own contract renewal when the other two Hall of Fame players played almost for free."

O'Neal was so angry after watching that interview that, he wanted to beat Kobe in the preseason and was caught by his teammates. The atmosphere in the Lakers' locker room is very bad now, and "Zen Master" Phil Jackson is already impatient, and Malone and Payton are also impatient.

After hearing O'Neal's complaint, Guo Xu sighed: "Shakel, the Lakers are like this now. Let me tell you the truth. Don't be angry, and don't blame me after the end of this season."

"What's the matter?"

"The Lakers will definitely not be able to beat the Suns. No matter whether they encounter the regular season or the playoffs, you will not be able to win." Guo Xu said with a smile.

O'Neal curled his lips and was indeed unhappy: "Before the game is playing, do you look down on the Lakers first?"

"You let me know so many inside stories about the Lakers. Brother, I'll give you some clues. When we strengthen in the summer, we mainly target the Spurs, which also restrains the Lakers. Diop was traded with a meat shield blue-collar worker, suitable for you and Duncan, and the other insiders are very fast. They run like a defender. We mainly fight back. Can you and Malone's physical strength run the whole game?"

"..." O'Neal thought for a while, this must be impossible!

He was so angry that he had to defend against counterattack last season. Malone is 40 years old. Can he have better physical strength than him?

Guo Xu continued: "Our team's outside swingers are also very good at running, and most of them can shoot three-pointers. You and Malone have to defend against pick-and-roll in the position, which consumes more physical strength. Even if you attack well, you will definitely suffer in the second half of the physical strength. Moreover, the coaching staff is preparing to use the shark-cutting tactics to deal with you, and we have more people rotating inside."

"Damn!" O'Neal swears: "Why are all aimed at the inside line? Why don't you double-team Kobe?"

"Does he use double-teams? The Lakers have another weakness, which is that they lack three-point shooting points, and we just shrank near the penalty area. Kobe scored two points with the ball and scored in one-on-one match. His shooting percentage is usually only 45%. Will he let you and Malone shoot with two people with high shooting percentages?"

What Guo Xu said is all facts, O'Neal can't refute it. Point guard Payton, who likes to break through and attack from behind, joins this season, and Fisher has to be a substitute. The most reliable three-pointer is Kobe. The Lakers only look stronger on the card lineup.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers were not strong this season. They only won 56 wins in the regular season. Malone's injury was not an accident, but because of too much playing time, heavy defensive tasks and fatigue.

On the offensive end, the Lakers' main tactic is to fight one-on-one. At this time, what the Lakers need most is actually Kobe playing without the ball on the outside and helping to open up space to shoot three-pointers. Of course, Kobe won't do this. He wants to compete with O'Neal for a low post to play the star.

The man with a 45% shooting percentage and a 60% shooting percentage scored two points. Kobe was so awesome at this time. Later, O'Neal left, Kobe played at the low post as much as he could. He did not have a high shooting percentage and could not pass the first round in the playoffs.

Jackson tried to let Kobe play off the ball, but he advised him to do this in the pre-season game, which was useless. Kobe had never played off the ball in his previous life until he retired. Later, in the 2012-2013 season, the Lakers formed another F4. The situation was very similar to this time, and there was a lack of three-point shooting points. The Lakers' adjustment method was to let Nash be a fixed-point pitcher on the perimeter.

O'Neal and Kobe have been fighting together for eight years, so how could he not know Kobe's personality? It is indeed difficult for the Lakers to beat the Suns by playing two-pointers, just like other teams could not defeat the Lakers who had Guo Xu back then, and he led the whole team away.

O'Neal sighed: "If it's like you said, I'll be sure to leave after the end of this season."

"Then go to a team you like to play health basketball. Don't expect strong Western teams. The Lakers' management will not assist competitors. I think you will probably be traded to the East. Man, don't fight Kobe. He is young and you can't waste him. Anyway, you have all the honors you should have. Want to be more open, make more money, and live happily. Just don't go to a team with a lot of training intensity. If you train more of your figure, your career will be shorter."

O'Neal said he would consider it. He was in a bad mood, but he had to admit that what Guo Xu said made sense.

The Lakers began the handover of power last season. Kobe's shots skyrocketed because of the support of the management. O'Neal has made fewer moves this season. Jackson did not arrange for O'Neal to attack the main attack, and attacked the basket like he did back then.

It’s not that O’Pang had to fight Guo Xu to the death on the court. What he was more concerned about was whether he could make a movie in the future. He liked the previous one very much, but unfortunately he had too few scenes and was just a guest appearance.

Guo Xu said: "If you have a good script in the future, you will definitely shoot it. Let's invest in filming comedy and play the leading role together."
Chapter completed!