It’s true that Jalen Rose is a bad guy, and it’s true that bad luck will happen to those around him.
His biological father is Jimmy Walker, the No. 1 pick in the 1967 NBA draft. Rose had no idea he had such a father before he became an adult. After they met later, poor old Walker fell ill with lung cancer not long after.
He and Webber were childhood friends and grew up together. Later, he entered the University of Michigan with Webber. He reached the finals for two consecutive years and lost both times. After graduation, he was involved in the NCAA bribery and gambling scandal.
When he entered the NBA and started playing, he also had bad luck. The most famous one was Kobe's 81 points. Yes, Kobe scored 81 points on him.
His defense is not bad, and he was even able to defend Jordan well in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals. However, on the night of 81 points, he was extremely unlucky and ran into the unreasonable Kobe.
Even though he later retired and became a commentator, he encountered widespread layoffs at ESPN within a short period of time, and he was laid off and unemployed again.
This is definitely a chosen unlucky guy, so it’s no wonder that his nickname is “Bad Luck”.
Lin Yu even doubted that the Pacers readily agreed to the trade and were willing to tag Antonio Davis. Could it be that Jaylen Rose caused bad luck for the Pacers again.
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Lin Yu went to the training ground, planning to chat with General Grant first to see if he could turn on his favorability.
If it can be opened, Lin Yu can continue with the next plan.
"Hey, General."
Grant was still sitting on the sidelines in a daze as before, and Lin Yu came over.
After seeing that the person coming was Lin Yu, Grant just nodded and said nothing.
He actually didn't like other people calling him a general's nickname, especially now, this nickname was more like a mockery.
Whose general sits on the bench every day, averaging 3 points and 2 rebounds per game.
"Tonight is the game against the Magic, and I'm going to let you start."
Giving starting positions to fringe players worked wonders for Ben and Legler. Lin Yu took it for granted that Grant also followed this trick.
He didn't wait for the system prompt, but he did wait for Grant's irritation.
"Lin, what do you mean? Humiliate me?"
"I admit that I am not as good as him, no matter what I do in this life, I am not as good as him, but so what? I am living a good life now."
Grant's words stunned Lin Yu. His face was blank for a long time before he figured out what he was talking about.
Coincidentally, the Bullets will face the Magic tonight, and their official power forward "Cobra" Horace Grant is the General's twin brother.
The two are twins, but their appearance is quite different. The cobra is 208 centimeters tall, which is five centimeters taller than the general.
In addition, in terms of career achievements, Cobra was the core of the first dynasty of the Bulls, and his role was similar to that of Rodman in the second dynasty. He later left the Bulls and joined the Magic, becoming an assistant to O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, and also helped the team reach the finals. .
At the beginning of this season, O'Neal traveled west to the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Cobras got a big deal, getting a sky-high annual salary of 14.86 million with the Magic.
This annual salary is extremely exaggerated. You must know that Webb is only 8 million. Although Howard signed a contract worth 100 million yuan, he can only get more than 9 million this year.
O'Neal only has 10.71 million, and the annual salary of General Robinson, Dream Olajuwon and Gorilla Ewing does not exceed 10 million.
The only person in the league with a higher salary than the Cobra is the basketball god Jordan who is in a special situation.
Lin Yu understood. The reason why the general was waiting to die this season was because of a psychological imbalance. The two were twins, but he was not as good as his brother in everything. His annual salary was less than a fraction of his brother's, and he was even shorter in height.
Tonight against the Magic, Lin Yu suddenly came over and asked him to start. He thought Lin Yu was deliberately sarcastic.
"Harvey, is this why you feel sorry for yourself and give up on your efforts?"
"In my eyes, you have never been a worse player than Horace. Five years ago, when you averaged 18 points and 7 rebounds per game, what was Horace? 13 points and 10 rebounds?"
"The only thing he's better than you is luck. If you were in the Bulls, I don't believe you couldn't win three championships."
"Last season you had an annual salary of more than 4 million, while Horace only had an annual salary of more than 2 million. If you continue to sink, the gap between you and Horace will only get wider and wider."
"I remember that you have three children. Do you hope that in the eyes of your children, your father is a messy guy?"
After finding out the reason for the general's confusion, Lin Yu could prescribe the right medicine.
"Am I really no worse than him?" the general muttered to himself in a daze.
"Yes, I'm not worse than him at all. Why should I be worse than him? I have three sons, but he only has one daughter!"
"Even if I do worse than him, my next generation will definitely be better than him!"
"No, I have to cheer up. I want to be the best for my sons!"
General Grant found motivation for a moment and became impassioned.
Lin Yu wanted to step forward and cover his mouth. Brother, don't talk carelessly. If a boxer hears this, you, the general, will have to become the cooking squad leader.
As the saying goes, a tiger father has no sons. The general’s three sons really all entered the basketball world. The eldest son was not talented enough and failed to enter the NBA. He wandered in the European leagues. The second son entered the NBA through the draft and was considered a qualified substitute. Jerami Grant did the best, even surpassing his father and uncle. He later signed a five-year, $160 million super contract with the Trail Blazers.
"That's right, I will start at No. 3 tonight, and I must start. I will play from beginning to end, and I won't be able to rest for a second!"
"I don't believe it. Your statistics tonight are worse than Horace!"
Lin Yu said with a smile.
The general nodded repeatedly, but soon showed a puzzled expression, "That's not right, Lin."
"You said I should start at small forward? What about Chris? Are you asking Chris to come on the bench for me?"
"Ahem, it seems unlikely."
Lin Yu had just arrived, and he hadn't even covered his butt yet. Of course, the general didn't believe that he had the right to put Weber on the bench.
"This is nothing for you to worry about. I have my own arrangements."
"All you have to do is call your lover and ask her to bring your three sons to the scene so that they can see that their father is stronger than their uncle."
As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, the system prompt sounded.
"Congratulations to the host, Harvey Grant's favorability progress has been started. The current favorability is 60. For detailed information, you can view the player attribute panel."
The favorability level was successfully opened, and it was raised to over 50 in one step. Lin Yu's next plan was ready for action.
His next plan is to get a temporary starting position for the General.
At the end of the morning training session, Lin Yu called out to Weber who was about to leave the training ground.
"Chris, do you have time to chat?"
"Lin, is there anything important? I have a date in the afternoon." Weber sounded impatient.
Since Lin Yu became the Bullets coach, his average per game has dropped, and his younger brother Chaney has also lost his starting lineup. He even feels that he has fallen out of favor with Unseld, and he naturally has no good impression of Lin Yu.
"Regarding the trade of Jaylen Rose, I am going to trade him to the Bullets. Do you think this matter is important?"
"Not only that, I'm also going to sign Ray Jackson and Jamie King, so that you, the Michigan Five, can gather in Washington."
Lin Yu said with a faint smile.
Weber's face was full of disbelief. The news was too shocking for him.
The reason why the Fab Five in Michigan lost at the final moment in the second year of the finals was because Webber misrecorded the number of his own timeouts, called a timeout when there was no timeout, received a technical foul, and allowed his opponent to get two free throws and one throw. , the University of Michigan was taken away directly.
After so many years, Weber has always felt guilty and wanted to make up for his old teammates.
And Jaylen Rose is his best friend who grew up with him. It was a true friendship growing up wearing a pair of pants. Webber was ecstatic to be able to renew their relationship as a teammate.
"Huh? What do I have to pay for this?"
Weber soon realized that Lin Yu must have something he wanted, otherwise it would be impossible to talk to him about these things in private.
"I want to start at small forward."
"Of course it's only temporary, it won't take long."
Weber frowned and asked, "How long?"
Lin Yu smiled lightly and raised a finger. He knew that the general's first starter was found.
"A month? Hell, I'd be on the bench for a month if Mr. Unseld agreed."
Weber gritted his teeth and said that it would be an absolute shame to serve as a substitute for a month as him, but in order to make up for the guilt he felt towards his old teammates, he agreed without hesitation.
Lin Yu shook his head quickly, "No, no, no, you misunderstood me."
"The time is one week, and I am not asking you to be a substitute, but Zhu Wan. I am going to let you play the starting four position."
"I just want you to come forward and persuade Zhu Wan."
In fact, Lin Yu has always felt that it was against Webber to play the third position. He is obviously one of the most powerful power forwards in NBA history, so putting him at the third position is a waste of natural resources.
Lin Yu also gradually understood why the Bullets had such a good lineup but such a bad record. The culprit was Unseld.
His vision of looking at people can be said to be at the level of a time traveler, but his ability to employ people is at the disaster level. He is always whimsical and has to make some inventions.
For example, the tallest players in NBA history, George Muresan and Manute Bol, were both selected by Unseld in the draft, and the shortest player in history, Bugs Bogues, was also selected by him.
Letting Webber play small forward was naturally his fault.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Yu was ready to let Weber officially return to the power forward position.
