At 7:30 that night, the Bullets played at the Verizon Center Arena.
As one of the five largest arenas in the league, Verizon Arena can accommodate 21,000 spectators. Unfortunately, the attendance rate tonight is not ideal, only about 60%.
Sitting on a good lineup, but the record is not ideal, and even suffered four consecutive defeats, the home team fans have lost interest in attending the game.
In the home team's locker room, Lin Yu took the tactical board and announced tonight's starting lineup.
"Center Ben Wallace, power forward Juwan Howard, small forward Chris Webber, shooting guard Calbert Chaney, point guard Rod Strickland."
As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, some players were already dissatisfied.
Muresan was injured and absent, and many people were eyeing the starting point. The player who was most qualified to replace Muresan in the starting lineup was Lorenzo Williams.
Last season with the Dallas Mavericks, he averaged about 3 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. Although he didn't hit double figures in rebounds, his rebound data included 3.6 offensive rebounds, ranking sixth in the league, second only to Rodman, General Robinson and others.
After coming to the Bullets this season, he has been playing as a substitute for Muresan. His playing time has plummeted, and his data has naturally shrunk a lot.
Even so, Lorenzo still has the capital to question Lin Yu's starting lineup. He obviously has the same style of play as Big Ben and is much stronger than him. Why is the starting qualification not his?
Just when he was about to question Lin Yu, Unseld, who was standing next to Lin Yu, coughed and glared at him.
"You shouldn't say nonsense, just let it stay in your stomach."
"This is Lin Yu's decision, and it is also my decision. If you have any questions, please come to my office for negotiation at any time."
"If I don't crush your balls, I, Wes Unseld, will be incompetent."
Unseld had long known that starting the game would cause dissatisfaction among some players, so he came to the locker room tonight to support Lin Yu.
Lin Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought that Unseld's nickname was really wrong. He shouldn't be called Bone Crusher, but Egg Crusher.
The pressure on the Bullets players is too great as they have to call out others' eggs at every turn.
Lorenzo still dared to speak and pretended to be dead. Even if he had a hundred courages, he would not dare to disobey Unseld, this ruthless egg-breaking machine.
As usual, the head coach is required to lay out offensive and defensive tactics in the locker room before the game, but after all, Lin Yu had no chance to practice any tactics on his first day in office.
He asked Unseld what to do, and the answer he got was a tactic of hitting an egg and just watching the players perform on the field.
Not to mention, even when Linam was there, the Bullets couldn't be said to have a complete tactical system. Muresan was too slow at this point. No matter what defensive tactics, people couldn't retreat to the frontcourt in time to defend against the air. ?
As for the offensive tactics, they are more casual. Webb will hit him once, Howard will hit him again, and Speedy will hit him again. If he can get in, he will get in, and if he can't get in, he will get knocked down.
Lin Yu had doubts in his mind before, why the high-end lineup of the Bullets could not perform as well as it should. After chatting with Unseld, he completely understood that the Bullets were not unfair at all in losing. This is a brainless team. The badass team.
Fifteen minutes later, Lin Yu led the bullet generals to enter the stadium.
After seeing Lin Yu, the fans at the scene became even more desperate for the Bullets' prospects. In the afternoon, the Bullets officially issued an announcement that Jim Lynam resigned and Lin Yu was appointed as the acting coach.
The Bullets have even been reduced to using a 26-year-old boy as their coach. How can their fans not despair.
Boss Paulin was sitting at the scene, and some radical fans had already begun to curse Paulin.
"Damn Grandet, if you want to save any money, you might as well go to the kindergarten and hire a three-year-old coach. You only need to pay for a bottle of milk for a game!"
"You old guy who pokes his eyes out and sucks his fingers, sell the bullets quickly, we've had enough of your stinginess!"
"We have lost four consecutive games. If we let this guy be the coach, the Bullets will lose at least ten consecutive games!"
"Refund! Refund!"
Facing the scolding, Paulin seemed not to hear it at all, and still had a calm smile on his face.
Lin Yu's pressure suddenly doubled. Paulin was scolded to death. Could he not be angry? If the Bullets don't perform well tonight, who will he take his anger out on? It must be Lin Yu.
Any one-week agreement is just a cloud. Lin Yu may have to pack up and get out tonight.
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"Dudududu!"
The referee's whistle sounded and the starting players from both sides began to take the field.
Lin Yu took a deep breath, and his coaching career officially began from this moment.
The opponent is the Boston Celtics. It is not difficult to win against them, mainly because the Celtics are in a bad state this year. They want the No. 1 pick to select Duncan, who is highly anticipated by the NCAA.
It should have been a good thing that his opponent was bad, but Lin Yu was not happy at all.
Precisely because Green Kai was so bad, it was reasonable to win against them. A win of more than twenty points would be considered a good performance, a win of ten points would be considered an average performance, and a narrow win within five points would be considered a poor performance.
If he loses, Lin Yu will only have one end. He will be fired by the Bullets for the second time, and Unseld will not be able to protect him.
"Ben, remember, your performance tonight not only determines your future status on the team."
"It also determines whether I can continue to coach. If we screw up, you may never see me again after tonight."
"Fight hard and use all your fighting power."
Before Da Ben came on stage, Lin Yu held Da Ben and whispered.
Da Ben looked solemn and hugged Lin Yu, "Coach, I have never worked hard for others in my life."
"And you are the one worth fighting for!"
"Even if I die on the court tonight from exhaustion, I will definitely keep your job!"
Having said that, Ben stepped into the court with firm eyes.
Lin Yu stared at Da Ben's back in a daze, feeling extremely secure. He suddenly felt as if he had not conquered Da Ben himself, but rather that Da Ben had conquered him.
Who can not love such a loyal and loyal person?
Even if he was extremely poor, he still had to take care of his mother and more than a dozen brothers and sisters. He could obviously be alone and carefree, but he didn't do that.
There has never been any scandal after getting married, and she is extremely loyal to her family.
When he was a player, he was the captain of the team and the leader of the locker room. When teammates had conflicts with opponents on the field, Ben was always the first one to stand up.
After retiring, he lived in seclusion and never relied on his seniority to criticize this or that, let alone go on TV to talk nonsense in order to gain attention.
Big Ben's character is as solid and reliable as his defense!
"Dudududu!"
The referee's whistle sounded again, and Ben and Green Kai's starting center Dino Radia walked to the midfield line to execute a jump ball.
Ben's jumping was not outstanding, and his height was even more of a disadvantage. In the end, he failed to beat Radia, who was 211 centimeters tall.
Green Kai got the ball in the first offensive round.
"Mickey Mouse" David Wesley held the ball for a fast break. After reaching the frontcourt, he passed the ball to "Fat Tou Tuo" Antoine Walker, the head coach of Green Kai.
Walker adjusted his posture slightly, and then made a three-point pull-up.
"boom!"
The sound of iron was heard, and Walker failed to hit a three-pointer.
Lin Yu suddenly became energetic, and it was time to test his combat effectiveness.
The next second, not only Lin Yu, but also the referees on the court and the spectators on the sidelines were all stunned, staring at the basket with dumbfounded eyes.
After Walker made a move, Ben and Ladiya competed for position under the basket. Ben's back was leaning on Ladiya without any other unnecessary movements. Ladiya actually staggered back a few steps and fell. Fall to the floor.
"Fall?!"
This is the first thought that comes to everyone's mind.
But considering Radia's status in the basketball world, it seems unlikely.
Radia is not a nobody, he is a superstar in the world of basketball, known as the first person under Sabonis, the roof of the world.
In 1989, he was drafted into the team by Green Kai helmsman Auerbach, but he did not report until 1993.
Last season, he averaged 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. If he were ten years younger, Auerbach wouldn't even consider playing bad for Duncan.
Teammates quickly stepped forward and pulled Radia up from the floor.
Radia stood up and looked at Big Ben in horror. In his more than ten years of career, he had never seen any weirdo, but Big Ben's power still gave him an unparalleled shock.
Originally, when he saw the starting center sent by the Bullets, he thought that tonight was definitely going to be a good game. Wouldn't he score 30+15? In the end, there was only one meeting, and he clearly realized that he might suffer a lot tonight.
The referee did not see any foul behavior by Ben. Even if Radia was diving, he would not call it a flop, so the referee did not take any action.
Big Ben had already put the rebound in his arms when Radia fell down. Seeing that the referee did not blow the whistle, he passed the ball to Weber and quickly rushed towards the frontcourt.
It’s the bullet’s attack round.
Speedy faced Mickey Mouse, and relying on his taller and stronger body, Speedy directly faced the opponent's defense, hit his back near the free throw line, turned around and made a fadeaway mid-range shot.
The posture is very handsome, the iron is very fast, and the flying car almost misses the mark this time.
Ben used his strength under the basket again, pushed Radia away, and then jumped up to grab the rebound with one arm.
Radia once again felt the despairing power, and he was suppressed until there was no room for him to jump.
After taking off the offensive rebound, Ben glanced at Radia, who was rushing forward again. Instead of rushing into a second attack, he passed the ball to Weber not far away.
After Weber caught the ball, he also shot with open hands.
"boom!"
Another iron.
The muscles of Daben's arms were taut, and his back suddenly exerted force, pushing Radia who had just come up to fly out again.
"Poof!" With a muffled sound, Ben got his third rebound of the game.
Seeing that Radia hadn't yet regained his footing, Ben simply jumped on the spot after landing, grabbed the ball with both arms and stuffed the ball into the basket.
There is no sense of beauty at all. Even if you pick up an amateur player who is two meters tall on the field, he can dunk better than the big one.
But Lin Yu on the sidelines was so excited that he applauded.
How long has it been since the opening? One minute? Ben has already scored 2 points and 3 rebounds, including two offensive rebounds!
What is an inside beast? This is the beast inside!
