"Wes, this four-game losing streak is a special situation."
"George Mulesan was suddenly injured. Even if the injury is not serious, he will have to be sidelined for a week. We are without our starting center, and our overall combat effectiveness has been greatly affected."
"In addition, during our road trip, our opponents are generally relatively strong, including the Bulls."
Head coach Jim Linham's exculpatory remarks did not calm the old bone crusher's anger, but instead added fuel to the fire.
"Excuse! Another excuse!"
"My team doesn't need a head coach who just makes excuses for failure, Jim, you're fired!"
The old bone crusher became more and more furious, and the veins on his neck popped out.
Lin Yu outside the door felt a chill go down his spine. He fired people at every turn, which seemed to be the tradition of the Washington Bullets.
Lin Yu carefully searched for memories about the Washington Bullets in his previous life, and after a while he actually found some useful information.
Under normal circumstances, this would be the Bullets' last season. Starting next season, the Washington Bullets will be renamed the Washington Wizards.
Because it is the last season, Lin Yu is deeply impressed by the Bullets this season.
The Bullets have had three coaches this season. The first one was Jim Lynam, who was fired just now. The second one was Bob Stark, who replaced Lynam. He only coached one game, and then It was replaced by third coach Bernie Biskduff.
Stark and Biskduff are both Linam's assistant coaches.
At this time, they were both in the office, standing next to Linam, not daring to take a breath.
Lin Yu's eyes lit up when he thought of this.
The two of them are assistant coaches and can take over the leadership of the team coach. They are also assistant coaches themselves. Does this mean they also have the opportunity to compete for the coaching position?
In terms of qualifications, Lin Yu is certainly not as good as these two old assistant coaches. They have been with the Bullets for at least five years.
But Lin Yu also has his own advantages. He has such a good relationship with the team's helmsman, Old Bone Crusher, that he barely has to wear a pair of pants. In addition, Lin Yu's vision and knowledge in the future will definitely be better than those of this era.
"boom!"
"I quit!"
Linam was extremely senior. He had been an assistant coach in the league in the 1970s and became the head coach of the Clippers in 1983. After being yelled at by the old bone crusher, he lost face and slammed the door.
"Lin Yu? Come in."
The old bone crusher happened to see Lin Yu outside the door. His expression softened a lot, his veins disappeared, and he opened his hand to greet him.
Stark and Biskduff looked at the young-looking Lin Yu, full of doubts in their hearts. They didn't remember that the Bullets had such a number one figure who could actually calm down the angry old Bone Crusher.
"Bob, Bernie, I just want to introduce to you, this is your new partner, our team's new assistant coach Lin Yu."
"Now that Lynam has resigned, we need to find a new coach as soon as possible."
"You two, no, you three, still come to my office at two o'clock in the afternoon. The boss will come over and decide who will take over Linam's shift."
The role of "Brotherhood of Love" has been reflected. With Lin Yu's qualifications, it was impossible for him to be included as a head coach candidate. The old bone crusher may have given him a chance to take Lin Yu's face into consideration.
The old bone crusher didn't think too much. Even if he was very optimistic about Lin Yu, he wouldn't think that Lin Yu could really impress his boss Paulin.
He has known Paulin for more than 20 years and knows that Paulin is an extremely traditional businessman and will never let a 26-year-old take charge.
He gave Lin Yu this opportunity more because he wanted Lin Yu to become familiar with him in front of his boss.
Lin Yu didn't think so. He had a hunch that his chance to soar into the sky was coming.
If he were the owner of another team, Lin Yu would have the same thoughts as the old Bone Crusher. 26 is too young, not to mention the coach, even the assistant coach is not that young.
But Paulin is different from other bosses. His character fully explains what it means to be profit-seeking.
Fans are certainly familiar with the fact that Jordan retired for the second time a few years later and then came back to join the Wizards.
Jordan spent money to buy Pauline's 5% of the team's equity and became a minority shareholder of the Wizards. Seeing that the Wizards were unable to hold up the wall, he simply rolled up his sleeves and came back.
Because players cannot hold equity in the team, Jordan made an agreement with Paulin that the 5% equity in his hand would be sold to Paulin first. After he retired again, Paulin would sell the equity back to Jordan at the original price.
Then in the two years after Jordan came back, the Wizards' market value doubled. When Jordan wanted to take back the 5% equity at the original price, Pauline turned his back on him.
The equity that originally had a market value of about 12 million is now worth almost 25 million. Paulin is so greedy for profit that he is not willing to lose 13 million in vain. Even if the outside world scolds him bloody, he remains unmoved.
Lin Yu is well aware of Paulin's character. He can even give up his face for 13 million US dollars. If Lin Yu can bring him enough benefits, does he still care about Lin Yu's age?
Not to mention 26 years old, he is 16 years old. As long as Lin Yu can make a lot of money for him, he will still appoint Lin Yu as the team coach.
…
After leaving the general manager's office, Lin Yu returned to his residence and began to think about how to impress Paulin with benefits.
"If you want to make a lot of money, you have to be topical and have a gimmick."
"If you want to be topical and gimmicky, you have to hype it up and do a lot of hard work."
Lin Yu carefully analyzed the current conditions of the Bullets, and his ideas gradually became clear.
…
When Lin Yu arrived at the team's general manager's office at 1:30 in the afternoon, Stark and Biskduff had already arrived early.
"Now that everyone is here, let's interview one by one. The boss is in my office."
Unseld said to the three assistant coaches outside the door.
The first person to go in was Bob Stark. He had played for the Bullets for almost ten years and knew each other well, so the "interview" only lasted five minutes.
Then there was Bernie Biskduff. His interview lasted fifteen minutes. When he came out, his face was full of joy. He must have had a good talk with the boss, or he got some kind of promise from the boss.
Lin Yu was unhurried. He knew that once he unleashed his next killer weapon, the position of coach of the Bullets could only be his.
"Lin Yu, come in and relax."
Unseld waved to Lin Yu and personally led Lin Yu into the office.
What caught his eye was a dying old white man, with almost all his hair falling out, and dense age spots on his face. Lin Yu knew that this was Bullet boss Abi Paulin.
Pauline spent $1.1 million to buy the Chicago Packers in the 1960s. Thirty years later, not only did the team name change several times, but the home court was also moved three times to become the current one. Washington Bullets.
After seeing Lin Yu come in, Paulin didn't have any strange expression, as if he didn't notice Lin Yu's overly young face at all.
"Kid, tell me, if you become our team coach, what can you bring to us?"
Pauline asked with a gentle smile.
"U.S. dollars! A lot of U.S. dollars!" Lin Yu's answer was loud and clear, making Paulin and Unseld look stunned.
This answer was too wild and unimaginable, completely beyond their expectations.
The answer Stark just gave was to lead the team into the playoffs, while Biskduff's answer was to lead the team into the second round of the playoffs.
Improving the team's record is the coach's job. I have never heard of a coach saying during an interview that he can make a lot of money for the team.
"Lin Yu, be serious, this is no joke."
Unseld was afraid that Lin Yu's reply would offend Paulin, so he quickly reminded him.
Pauline waved his hand, "It's okay, Wes, this answer is very interesting."
"Kid, tell me about your plan. Wes said you were an interesting young man, and that's true."
Lin Yu cleared his throat, "My plan is to recreate the glory of the former Michigan Five with the Washington Bullets!"
"Imagine what a crazy scene it would be if the Fab Five appeared in the NBA at the same time."
"How many die-hard NCAA fans will be waving banknotes to buy our home and away tickets."
"Our average ticket price can be increased by at least 20%, attendance can be increased by at least 15%, and we can earn at least 10 million US dollars more every year."
Paulin and Unseld looked at each other. If Lin Yu's plan can be successfully implemented, there is no doubt that it will indeed boost the Bullets' attendance.
The Fab Five of Michigan dominated the NCAA in the past few years. How popular is it? In the world of basketball, perhaps only the Bulls' current trident of Jordan, Pippen and Rodman can compare with it.
The reason why it is so popular is that on the one hand, the fan base of the NCAA in the United States is much larger than that of the NBA. The ratings of the finals are not on the same level at all. The NCAA beats the NBA.
On the other hand, the Michigan Five were full of tragedy. They made it to the finals for two consecutive years, only to be defeated, leaving fans filled with regret.
At present, the top five Michigan Tigers, Webb and Howard, are both in the Bullets. If the Fab Five can be gathered together, there will be no need for the Bullets to hype them up. Those NCAA fans who have regrets will naturally come to their door.
The Michigan Five, who failed to win the NCAA championship, may be able to make up for this regret in the NBA.
