On the afternoon of the game against the Hornets, Lin Yu summoned the generals to his hotel room.
"Tracy, and Kobe, you two had a great week."
"In the next week, you should do some work as role players. Chris has sacrificed a lot this week. It's time for him to feel refreshed."
Lin Yu smiled at Kobe and McGrady.
The two young men nodded repeatedly. Weber only averaged 15.5 points per game this week. They were still very grateful to Weber.
When Kobe was in the Lakers, the team boss was of course Ou Pang. How could Ou Pang sacrifice his own ball rights to train rookies? It would be good if he didn't beat the rookies.
After arriving with the Wizards, Kobe admired everything Weber said and did. There was no reason for him to be unconvinced by such a team boss.
Before McGrady entered the league, he also knew that a newcomer like himself would inevitably be teased by his teammates after he arrived on the team. If he was unlucky, life would be even more difficult if he encountered such a bad boss.
Fortunately, Weber is a perfect boss. He treats his teammates, especially young people, and no one can fault him.
Now Lin Yu asked the two to do some role player work and let Weber take over the next week's game. The two of them did not complain at all.
"One more thing, in the next week, I will reward the player with the most steals in the team with a Rolex."
"It's definitely not a basic model, at least tens of thousands of dollars."
Lin Yu smiled mysteriously again.
Everyone's eyes lit up. No black man could resist the temptation of fried chicken, Rolex and Cadillac.
If it were the "pauper" Lin Yu in the past, people would definitely not want Lin Yu's Rolex. They would also feel sorry for Lin Yu's pitiful salary. However, since Lin Yu bought the team's equity for 12 million US dollars, he has become a general. In the eyes of the big dog owners, no matter which country they are in, people are happy to hear about the big dogs.
"I've got the Rolex, you can't take it from me."
"Boss, can this Rolex be custom-engraved with your name and time? It's of great commemorative significance."
"This season may be the beginning of our Washington dynasty. If I go bankrupt in the future and sell this Rolex, I can sell it for at least hundreds of thousands of dollars!"
Weber laughed and said that with such a group of strong teammates around him, he was full of confidence in winning the championship.
When the generals heard this, they were even more excited. They couldn't wait for the game to start immediately and get ten or eight steals.
"Then I have to work hard, I also want this Rolex." Da Ben said angrily. He usually doesn't talk much, but now he can open his mouth, which shows how tempting this Rolex is.
"I want it too! I want Kobe Bryant's name engraved on it!"
"It must be mine, Kobe, your stealing ability is not as good as mine!"
Kobe and McGrady started arguing.
Lin Yu waved his hand, "Okay, don't argue anymore. No matter how beautiful you say, it's useless. The last thing you look at is the statistics panel."
"You all go back, Steve, you stay, I have something to tell you."
The generals left happily, and they had already begun to imagine in their minds the scene of showing off their customized Rolexes in the locker room.
Of course they can't afford a Rolex. For example, Weber has collected several Rolexes, but the Rolex awarded by Lin Yu has a different meaning. It was won by competing with a group of top teammates, and it is more valuable than what he spent money to buy. too much.
Nash stayed in the room, feeling uneasy.
"Take it easy, Steve."
"I'm going to start you in the next game against the Hornets."
Lin Yu patted Nash on the shoulder and said gently.
"This... boss, I don't know if I can do it, and Kobe plays point guard, he is much better than me." Nash said with a shy face.
Lin Yu frowned and feigned anger: "How can a man say no? You have to do it even if you don't!"
"In this game against the Hornets, you have to face the little bug Burgess. Kobe and Tracy McGrady are your tools. If you can't shoot through Burgess, it will be unreasonable."
"I'm not exaggerating. Even if I'm on the court, with Kobe McGrady helping me, facing Bogues and shooting three-pointers all the time, I can still score more than ten points."
Nash nodded silently. With his height of 191 centimeters and the help of two teammates, it would be a bit outrageous if he couldn't beat the 160-meter Bogues.
"Don't have any psychological pressure. Even if you don't perform well, I can't just give up on you."
"I traded you here because I am optimistic about your future. Sooner or later you will become the best point guard in the league."
"After you come on the court, shoot when you have the opportunity on the offensive end. If the opponent's defense is in place, pass the ball to Chris for some assists."
Lin Yu told Nash the style of play he had planned. There was no technical content at all. Nash's shooting attributes and passing and controlling attributes, even if they have not reached their peak, are still over 80 points, which is enough to beat Bogues. .
Nash's gratitude to Lin Yu could not be greater. He felt guilty and felt that he was not worthy of the special care given by Lin Yu.
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At 8 o'clock in the evening, before the starting players came on the stage, Lin Yu specifically gave some instructions on how to play tonight. Nash was responsible for holding the ball and attacking, Kobe and McGrady were responsible for defense and pick-and-roll, and Webb was always moving and responsible for receiving any players. While passing the ball, Ben continued to be responsible for guarding the basket.
The Hornets were the losers of the Wizards last season. With their lineup, they were quite capable of beating weak teams, but they would be at a huge disadvantage against a team as strong as the Wizards.
Tonight is the Hornets' home court, and Unseld didn't come over. Dave Cowens greeted Lin Yu with a smile on his face.
Cowens and Unseld have disliked each other for half their lives, but the two just like to bicker, so their relationship isn't too bad.
"That old guy Wes has just been lucky all his life. He can pick up any players he wants and he will become a talent."
"I found a 26-year-old head coach, and he turned out to be a genius. Damn it, I hate that I didn't abuse this old guy more when I was a player."
Cowens looked at Lin Yudao with admiration.
Lin Yu was a little embarrassed by the praise. He waved his hand and said, "Mr. Cowens, I have to correct you."
"Actually, I'm 27 years old."
Cowens smiled evilly, "So you also admit that Wes is an old guy who has always had bad luck?"
Lin Yu shrugged and spread his hands: "It seems that I can't refute you."
The two looked at each other and laughed, attracting curious looks from players on both sides.
You must know that the two teams had a quarrel last season, and Ben even broke Mason's nose on the court. The two teams can be regarded as enemies.
Unexpectedly, after meeting this season, the head coaches of the two teams had a good conversation and seemed to be old friends for many years.
Lin Yu has always had a good impression of Cowens. After chatting for a few words this time, the originally slightly tense relationship eased a lot.
He thought that perhaps it would not be so difficult to establish his own network of contacts.
As long as you "survive" in this league long enough and lead your team to a good enough record, your connections will naturally find you.
The game on the court started a moment later.
When the Hornets had the offensive ball, Lin Yu stood on the sidelines and looked at Kobe and McGrady with a strange expression.
Both of these guys have a strong desire to win. Even though they often perform alley-oops on the court, and their coordination is better than that of brothers, they both want to overpower each other.
The current Rolex reward is the best opportunity. Whoever gets this Rolex means winning the competition.
Seeing Bugs Boggs walking towards the frontcourt with the ball, Kobe didn't care so much and went straight forward to press.
Faced with this kind of gambling steal, the little bug Boggs can completely get past Kobe. Unfortunately, Nash is still watching eagerly from the side, so Boggs can only choose to pass the ball.
He passed the ball to Bobby Fiers, who was supposed to be defending Kobe Bryant. Fiers was now open.
What Boggs didn't expect was that there was an old 6 who had been staring at his pass. As soon as he passed the ball, McGrady had already rushed up and used his athletic talent and long wingspan to directly pass the ball. It was photographed.
Kobe had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he immediately rushed forward and picked up the ball.
"1!"
Kobe raised a finger to indicate that he had scored a steal.
McGrady slapped his thigh angrily. The ball was shot by him, but it was grabbed by Kobe. The steal data was attributed to Kobe.
"Damn, that should be my steal!" McGrady said unhappily.
Kobe shrugged, "You should talk to the technical desk and let them count the steals on you."
Lin Yu couldn't stop laughing on the sidelines, because the steal just now stole some player attributes for him, and it was also a valuable three-point attribute.
Lin Yu currently has a lot of top outsiders on hand, and the three-point attribute can be effective no matter who uses it.
After Kobe succeeded in stealing the ball, he passed the ball to Nash, and he and McGrady ran to the front three-point line.
The two hit the two horns directly. After Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, he used McGrady's pick-and-roll to shoot a three-pointer and hit it easily.
Boggs had a bitter look on his face. Facing a guy who was 30 centimeters taller than him, and with his teammates helping to pick and roll when shooting, he really had no good solution.
It was the Wizards' offensive round again. Kobe and Tracy McGrady dropped their respective players and rushed toward the bug.
Xiaochong was frightened. He began to recall in his mind when he had offended these two people. Is it so personal?
This time the bug found a passing opportunity and passed it to Phils, who made a mid-range shot.
Lin Yu just watched with a smile and did not stop Kobe McGrady's unreasonable play. In his opinion, it was good to let the Hornets score some points to avoid entering garbage time too early.
Soon the second steal came, this time from Ben. Nash missed the frontcourt shot and the rebound was grabbed by Mason Jr.
Mason didn't have the ability to dribble, so he had no choice but to pass the ball out, and was stolen by Ben, who was already targeting him.
Daben smiled and raised a finger, "I have one too!"
Lin Yu was not so lucky this time, and only received 70,000 US dollars in his account.
After playing on the court for a while, Kobe and McGrady also realized that this kind of grabbing method was not working. If they continued like this, neither of them could get a steal. They simply gave up pressing the bug and turned to defending their respective targets. .
Nash suffered a lot here, Xiao Chong couldn't defend well, but his breakthrough was still very sharp, and Nash couldn't guard him at all.
Fortunately, Lin Yu didn't care how many points Xiaochong scored. He just wanted to steal tonight and complete Nash's favorability task of 30 points and 15 assists. Even if he lost, Lin Yu would never frown.
At the end of the first quarter, Nash scored 11 points and 5 assists. With a lot of ball rights in his hands and various helpers around him, even though Nash's strength is far from his peak, his statistics are still very good.
In addition, the Wizards recorded a total of 4 steals in the first quarter. Lin Yu received 1 point and three points, as well as 3 US dollar rewards.
If we continue playing at this pace, Nash's mission will definitely be completed. In addition, Lin Yu feels that as long as he is not unlucky tonight, he can at least gain 1 point of charm.
"boom!"
As Weber completed a powerful dunk under the basket, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
The Wizards only beat the Hornets by five points with a score of 98:93 in the away game.
At first glance, it seems that the Hornets are very strong. You must know that the Hawks lost by nearly 20 points to the Wizards a few days ago.
However, tonight was a completely special situation. If Lin Yu hadn't wanted to increase the steals data, the Hornets would have lost at least 20 points.
For example, if Kobe is allowed to start at point guard, what will Bogues do against Kobe?
As soon as the game ended, the generals rushed to Lin Yu's side.
"Boss, how many steals did I get? I remember there must be at least four!"
Kobe stretched his head and looked at the technical statistics board in Lin Yu's hand.
Lin Yu took a look at the technical statistics, shook his head and said: "There are only three, and Tracy also has three."
"Chris and Ben are three too."
Kobe looked disappointed, "Only three? Damn it, the Hornets' technical statisticians are unprofessional!"
McGrady laughed evilly at the side, "Actually, you should be two. The steal in the opening should be counted on me."
Lin Yu looked at the two of them with a smile. After having these two children in the team, the atmosphere of the team became much more lively.
It can be said that Lin Yu had a bumper harvest tonight, with a total of 17 steals, which brought Lin Yu a total of 1.2 million US dollars in bonuses, 1 point of charm points, and 2 points of player attributes, namely three-pointers and outside defense.
Lin Yu used the outside defense on Kobe, and the three-pointer on McGrady, focusing on both rain and dew.
In addition, Nash's favorability task was also successfully completed. Nash scored 33 points and 15 assists tonight. It was difficult to get the assists, but he got it at the last moment with great difficulty.
Nash's favorability has been raised to 90 points. Next, you only need to trigger a special scene to completely defeat Nash.
