Thinking about the playoff rankings in the Eastern Conference, Lin Yu suddenly discovered something that made him dumbfounded.
It seems that continuing to improve the record will be harmful to the Bullets but not beneficial.
The current sixth-place record in the Eastern Conference, if it continues, they will face the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. You must know that Ewing only returned in the second round of the playoffs, which means that the Bullets only need to face the Knicks without Ewing.
If the record declines and slips to seventh in the Eastern Conference, the Bullets will face the Heat in the first round of the playoffs. Then it will be like what Lin Yu said when he was arguing, sending the Heat to go fishing in the first round.
And if the record continues to climb and climbs to fifth place, the Eagles will have to be beaten in the first round.
If they climb to fourth place, the Eagles will be pushed to fifth place, and they will still beat the Eagles in the first round.
Climbing to third place means that the Knicks have squeezed into fourth, the Hawks are fifth, and the Pistons are sixth. Lin Yu will face the Pistons in the first round.
If they can climb to second place, they will most likely face the Hornets in the first round, a sure win.
Climb to first place and edge out the bull? If Bullet had this ability, Lin Yu wouldn't have to think about it here.
"So, there's no benefit in climbing up unless we can climb to second place in the East?"
Lin Yu smacked his lips and began to think.
This is outrageous. Other playoff teams must be trying to climb up, but there is no benefit at all for the Bullets to climb up.
Either maintain the current sixth place in the Eastern Conference and play the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
Either fall back one place, or rush to second place. Either way, the Heat will suffer big losses.
Lin Yu was stunned. Could it be that he and Riley were really incompatible? Natural enemies?
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The next morning, Lin Yu drove a Porsche 911 to the club and found Unseld.
After listening to Lin Yu's playoff ranking analysis, Unseld looked strange.
"You mean our Bullets have a hard time playing fourth and fifth in the Eastern Conference, but we have a good chance of winning if we play second and third?"
"Lin, do you want to hear what nonsense you said?"
Lin Yu shook his head, "Have you been to China? Have you ever heard of the principle of mutual restraint? In fact, we are indeed very restrained by the Heat and the Knicks who are without Ewing."
"Although I don't want to admit it, it is almost impossible for Ben to have an advantage against Mutombo."
"Ratliff, the Pistons' shot-blocking maniac, specializes in Webb's style of play. Besides, we don't seem to have a good way to target Grant Hill."
Unseld smiled bitterly and said, "I've been to China for less than half a month. Do you think I'm going to study abroad?"
"But the restraint between the teams does make sense, so what do you think we should do now?"
"You can't really, like you said, deliberately maintain the seventh-place record in the Eastern Conference and then eliminate the Heat in the first round, right?"
Lin Yu shrugged, "It's not impossible. This should be the easiest operation for us to gain both fame and fortune."
"But I still want to push forward. There is still one-third of the schedule left. It is not that we have no chance to rush to second place in the Eastern Conference."
"58 wins. As long as we can get 58 wins, we should be able to reach second place."
Unseld directly counted on his fingers. The Wizards have played a total of 51 games so far, with a record of 32 wins and 19 losses. This means that if they want to win 58 games, they can only lose five games at most in the next schedule. .
"Although I think this is unlikely, but Ben already has a quadruple-double. After our four-game losing streak, and we have a record of 9 wins and 2 losses under your leadership, it seems nothing is impossible."
"Just go ahead and do it. No matter what difficulties you encounter, remember that you have my support behind you."
Lin Yu wants to be second. There are actually many reasons. As a fledgling head coach, Lin Yu needs a luxurious leadership record to gild himself.
It's impossible for him to really ask Paulin for US$350,000 next season. If he really leads the team to second place in the Eastern Conference this season, even if Paulin is an iron rooster, Lin Yu will have to pluck a handful of hair from him.
In addition, if they rush to second place, they will not only push the Heat to third place in the Eastern Conference. After the first round of the playoffs, the Heat will have a high probability of advancing. By then, the Bullets will still face the Heat in the second round, and they will almost be sent to the Eastern Conference. It's the finals, and I can compete with the Bulls on the same stage.
Traveling back to this era, how could Lin Yu miss the opportunity to compete with the Bulls? He wanted to test how valuable the Bulls dynasty was.
In addition, Lin Yu had previously let go of the big talk of having a fight with the Bulls.
Gold plating, revenge on Riley, pilgrimage to the Bulls dynasty, and realizing his big words, no matter how you look at it, Lin Yu has a reason to rush to second place in the Eastern Conference.
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After coming out of the general manager's office, Lin Yu went to the training ground to review the results of the pick-and-roll tactics.
"Can you run faster? You are not as fast as Tim at such a young age?"
"Can you be more decisive when shooting? I finally blocked someone for you, but if you hesitate for half a second, they will make up for it."
As soon as Lin Yu arrived at the training ground, he heard Speedy teaching Jaylen Rose a lesson.
Rose is currently in the starting lineup, and he is Speedy's backcourt partner. Unfortunately, Speedy looks down on him for some unknown reason, and often finds fault with him.
To say that he is not as fast as the leg brother is pure lies.
The nickname "Leg Brother" is because his last name is Legler, not because of how fast he is. If he were to be nicknamed based on his speed, he would have to be called "Cripple Brother".
If he is really faster than Jaylen Rose, then he can throw away the opponent's defense and shoot three-pointers at will, he should be called a big brother.
However, Speedy was right about one thing. Rose was indeed a little decisive in his shots. Even a moment of hesitation on the court may cause his opponent to make up for his position in time.
Weber just watched from the side without saying anything. He knew that if he helped Ross casually, he might quarrel with Speedy.
Seeing Lin Yu coming, Weber looked at Lin Yu for help.
Lin Yu nodded at him, then clapped his hands and summoned the generals over.
"Rod, I have to criticize you!"
When Fei Che heard this, his face immediately dropped.
"As the oldest player on the team, you should be patient and help the younger players, whether in the locker room or on the court."
"Look at what you are doing now, how is it different from Jordan? Relying on his seniority and strength, he has no patience for young people."
"After all, they are still young, and it is normal for them to be far less powerful than you."
Isn’t this a criticism? What the hell do you call this criticism? In Lin Yu's words, he is no different from Jordan. He is powerful and senior. Are you sure this is not flattery?
For a moment, Fei Che felt a sense of relief in his heart, which was better than drinking a bowl of ice-cold wine in the dog days of summer.
"Ding, Rod Strickland's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 30 points!"
Lin Yu was silent. He had always wondered why Speedy's favorability was so difficult to increase. Since turning on the favorability, there has been no movement and it still remains at 10 points.
Today he finally understood that Speedy likes people to compliment him, and it seems that it must be this kind of public compliment.
Now that he knows how to improve the favorability of the speeding car, it will be easy to handle. Lin Yu is confident that he will increase the favorability of the speeding car to 70 points in the short term and start the favorability task.
"Okay, I was a little too hasty."
"As the oldest player on the team, I do have a responsibility to take care of the younger guys."
"Jalen, I apologize to you. I should be more patient with you."
Speedy apologized to Jaylen Rose straightforwardly.
Weber stood aside and began to admire Lin Yu again. Looking at the coach's speaking skills, no one would raise their tail after hearing this.
"Ding, Jaylen Rose's favorability has increased, and the current favorability is 70 points!"
This is the first time Lin Yu has saved Jaylen Rose. His favorability is finally enough to trigger the favorability task.
Lin Yu opened Jaylen Rose's attribute panel.
"Let this poor unlucky child feel the blessing of the God of Luck."
This is Rose's favorability task. After reading it, Lin Yu had no clue. Rose had already been blessed by the Second Master and King Hong Tian, so he still needed the blessing of the God of Luck?
It seems that this is another task that can only be put on hold temporarily.
At present, Lin Yu has realized the benefits of charm value, and he is becoming more and more interested in Raiders players.
Big Ben, Weber and four others have already finished attacking. The Bullets currently have fifteen players on the roster, which means Lin Yu can continue to attack eleven more.
Jaylen Rose has 70 points, Speedy has 30 points, Harvey has 60 points, Jamie King has 75 points, and Mashburn has 30 points. The favorability of others has not yet been turned on.
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After the afternoon training, Lin Yu drove home. Tonight is the fifth week of random halo.
Before eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Yu still took a shower and changed clothes, put on red pants and waited patiently.
"We are randomly drawing halos every week, please wait for thirty seconds!"
"Passive Halo ①: "Steel Back Fighting Spirit", the effect is that any player on the designated field with a favorability of 50 or above will increase the shooting-related attributes by 1 point after each shot. It can be superimposed 4 times and lasts for 30 seconds."
"Passive aura ②: "Bloodthirst", the effect is that when the opponent's shooting guard's physical energy is lower than 40%, his own shooting guard will gain 10 points of speed attribute."
"Passive Halo ③: "Guilty Pleasure", the effect is that any player with a favorability of 50 or above on the designated field will gain 5 mid-range shooting attributes, 5 three-point attributes, 5 speed attributes, and 5 jumping attributes after making a shot or assisting. , lasting 30 seconds."
If the skills randomly received in the fourth week are tailor-made for Big Ben and named Big Week, then this fifth week can be called Jay Week...
Lin Yu can't even imagine how much these three halos will improve Jaylen Rose.
Even if Cangzhou magician Sun Yue comes and enjoys these three halos, as long as he is not double-teamed, he can still perform at an All-Star level!
Shooting will increase the relevant attribute by 1 point, which can be superimposed four times, so the minimum shooting attribute is four points.
If he makes a hit or an assist, he can also increase his mid-range shooting and three-point shooting points by 5 points, which adds up to an astonishing 9 points!
The key is also to improve the speed attribute, which allows players to get rid of the defense and get better shooting opportunities. The bounce attribute avoids being blocked. It is simply invincible!
