"Lin Yu!"
"Lin Yu!"
The Verizon Arena echoed with the cheers of the fans again. The Wizards home team fans could no longer count how many surprises Lin Yu had brought them.
Last season, the Bullets led by Lin Yu produced many impressive statistics.
And this season can no longer be described as exciting. McGrady scored 60+ points in his debut, Daba scored 50+25 points in his debut, and Peja’s debut tonight not only scored 56 points in a single game, second only to McGrady, ranking second in history. He also broke numerous personal three-point shooting records.
Originally, these fans who entered the stadium were already prepared to lose. After all, the remaining Wizards players did not seem to have any winning points.
However, not only did they win tonight, they also won against a powerful team like the Knicks.
No one dared to imagine how strong this would be if he were a complete prodigy.
Not to mention these ordinary fans, Lin Yu didn't even dare to think about it.
The center position includes Daba and Ben, the power forward position includes Webber and O'Marie, the small forward position includes Tracy McGrady and Peja, the shooting guard position includes Kobe and Rose, and the point guard position includes Nash!
"Well, it seems that we still need a point guard..." Lin Yu smacked his lips and thought.
If future generations of fans could know what Lin Yu was thinking at this moment, they would probably be scolded. He already has 9 All-Stars, but he still wants a point guard?
This game was extremely exciting to win. In fact, even if it was a loss, the fans would be able to accept it. With such a powerful Peja, they no longer have to worry about McGrady's injury and absence affecting the team's strength.
The next second home game was against the Orlando Magic. The Wizards lost this game. Lin Yu was not surprised at all. If this lineup can still maintain a winning streak, it would be unreasonable.
After the two games are played, the suspensions of Daba and Kobe are over.
On the morning of Thursday, Lin Yu was sitting in the office reading a newspaper. When he opened a newspaper at random, he could always see his name on it, which made Lin Yu have no desire to read any more.
He read the newspaper to get some information about the alliance, but it turned out that the newspaper was all about him, Lin Yu, so what else was there to read.
"Coach, I'm here with Ma Jian."
Bus knocked on the door and said, he is very measured, he usually calls Lin Ge when he is alone with Lin Yu, but now with Ma Jian beside him, he calls coach.
"come in."
Lin Yu looked intently at the door. Behind the bus was a short-haired young man with a stocky build, like a smaller version of the bus.
"Hello, Coach Lin, my name is Ma Jian. If you find English difficult to pronounce, you can just call me MJ."
"That's what they called me when I played at the University of Utah."
Ma Jian held a bag of things and greeted Lin Yu politely.
Lin Yu called him a good guy. The person named MJ was not only Michael Jordan, but also Ma Jian!
"Coach, I heard from Bus that you like to drink tea, so I brought you some specialties from my hometown."
"Taihang Longjing, Taihang Red Plum, Jasmine Tablets, and Chrysanthemum are all worthless things. If you don't like them, just throw them away."
"If you want it, it will taste good. I'll have someone send you some more."
Lin Yu was speechless. Ma Jian was already 25 years old now and had experienced severe beatings from society several times, so he was really much better at dealing with people than Daba.
These tea leaves are definitely what he likes, and this is the only hobby Lin Yu has left at the moment.
"Are you going to use this to test cadres?" Lin Yu looked at the tea leaves and laughed.
After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Just kidding, thank you for the gift."
Ma Jian was startled, thinking that he had committed some taboo by sending tea. When he heard that Lin Yu was joking, he immediately felt relieved.
"Are you from Shijiazhuang? I remember Taihang Longjing is a specialty of Shijiazhuang." Lin Yu asked with a smile.
Ma Jian's eyes shone, "The coach is also from Hebei?"
Lin Yu shook his head, "No, I just have an inexplicable affinity for Shijiazhuang people. I like a song called Kill That Shijiazhuang People."
Ma Jian almost vomited blood. Is this song title serious? What kind of laws have Shijiazhuang people committed...
The more Lin Yu thought about it, the happier he became. If a conflict broke out on the court from now on, and his opponent pointed at Ma Jian and shouted, "Kill that Shijiazhuang man," the court would immediately become agitated and turn into a rock and roll scene.
"Okay, you go to the training ground first, Daba, and you take our MJ to meet his new teammates."
"And call Ben, Kobe, Steve, Jermaine and Peja, I have something to tell them."
…
A moment later, the strongest players in each position of the 1996 golden generation appeared in Lin Yu's office.
"Everyone, please sit down. I called you here today because I have something to tell you."
Lin Yu said slowly to the five people in front of him.
"You may not believe it, but if all five of you reach your peak, you will be fully capable of competing for the championship."
"Needless to say, I don't need to say more about the strength of Ben and Kobe. They are already one of the most dazzling young stars in the league."
"Peja made his debut yesterday. I said he was a historical marksman. Is there anything wrong with him?"
"Jermaine, and Steve, you two must not be discouraged. I am very optimistic about you two."
"In the next two months, I will set aside a space for the five of you at the training ground so that you can train together. Remember, the five of you must train at the same time."
Lin Yu is not exaggerating at all. If these five people form a team, it will really be a championship-level team.
Xiao Ou and Nash showed relieved smiles on their faces. Since they entered the team, their performance has not been very good. Although Nash once scored 30+15 in one game, that game was special after all. The opponent was Bugs Boggs.
And Xiao Ou is even worse. After playing in the game for more than a month, he only averaged 5.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 20 minutes per game.
Despite such an embarrassing performance, Lin Yu never gave up encouraging them, which made the two of them burst into tears of gratitude to Lin Yu.
After the arrangements were made, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the seeds have been planted, he will be able to harvest Xiao Ao and Nash at their peak in two months.
At that time, in addition to point guard, there will be two All-Star players in the five positions. How can we lose this game?
After the Golden Five left, the phone on Lin Yu's desk rang.
"Hi, Lin, I'm George Karl."
Old Carl's hearty laughter came over the phone.
The last time Old Carl helped Lin Yu, Lin Yu was extremely grateful, "Mr. Carl, I didn't thank you properly for what happened last time."
"Don't sound so unfamiliar, just call me George. We are friends, aren't we?"
"I'm calling you because Billy King, the president of the 76ers, is looking for us to trade with the SuperSonics. You said before that before trading with the 76ers, I would ask you for a price. I'm here now, right?"
Old Carl said with a laugh.
Lin Yu felt warm in his heart. Old Carl was really a good person and a good friend.
"Which player on your team do the 76ers want?" Lin Yu asked curiously.
Lin Yu remembers that the Philadelphia 76ers did have a blockbuster deal this season, but it was with the Pistons, selling Stackhouse to the Pistons.
"A fringe player not worth mentioning, Billy King only gave a team a second-round pick in 1998."
"Eric Snow, you may not have the impression that I didn't let him play in the last game. He didn't have the slightest shooting ability."
Karl Lao said a name, which made Lin Yu sigh that maybe there really is a God in this world. A second ago, he was wondering where to find a high-quality point guard to substitute for Nash, but Karl Lao immediately appeared.
Eric Snow, nicknamed Little Kidd, has the same style of play as Kidd. His offensive ability is very unremarkable, but his organizational ability and defensive strength are very good.
Snow is a real point guard who has been selected to the defensive second team, and he is no joke.
He participated in the draft in 1995 and was selected by the Bucks with the 14th pick in the second round. Then he was traded to the SuperSonics without playing a game.
At that time, Karl Lao wanted to develop his shooting ability, but after three years of development, Mao's shooting ability was not developed.
This Sonics has gone further and further on the road to shooting. Of course, it is impossible for Old Karl to reuse a player like Snow who cannot shoot. He is now in a state of being refrigerated.
Under normal circumstances, Snow was indeed bought to the 76ers by 76ers president Billy King for the price of a second-round pick, and then became the most reliable backcourt partner around Iverson.
Iverson is a typical player with strong offense and weak defense. He plays a shooting guard, but he cannot guard the shooting guard and can only guard the opponent's point guard.
Snow plays a point guard. With a height of 191 centimeters, he can guard most shooting guards. He does not steal the ball, but can also pass the ball to Iverson and help Iverson defend. It can be said that Snow This is the most perfect partner Iverson has ever had in his career.
In 2001, the 76ers were able to reach the finals. In addition to Iverson, the other two major contributors were Uncle Mu from Africa and the other was Kid Snow.
Lin Yu sneered. Get Snow down now. When the 76ers want to sign Mutombo, he will come out to sabotage it. How can the Philadelphia 76ers rise?
Lin Yu had previously said that Larry Brown would not be able to enter the playoffs. Lin Yu did not just say it casually, but he was absolutely sure that as long as Snow and Mutombo were intercepted, Larry Brown would be useless.
"I'll take it, old man. What chips do you want?"
Lin Yu asked in a deep voice, if Snow's value was too high, he would have to worry about what chips he should use to trade. Now that the 76ers only gave him a second-round pick, Lin Yu had no worries about not being able to get Snow.
"Be happy, I want Charles."
"Lin, you don't have to worry about Childs reappearing in my hands. I traded him here just to prepare for the playoffs. His shooting ability and defense are pretty good, and he may come in handy at critical moments. "
Old Carl knew that Lin Yu's purpose in trading Childs was to hide it, so he quickly explained.
Lin Yu frowned. As expected of an old guy who has been in the league for decades, Old Karl may have already started to have Childs' ideas.
Childs' shooting ability is much better than Snow's, and his defense is definitely not as good as Snow's, but it's not bad. In addition, he doesn't have Snow's passing ability.
Old Karl is now determined to build a shooting lineup, and Childs is really suitable for the Sonics.
"Can I give you a first-round pick?" Lin Yu asked slowly.
He didn't want to sell Childs because he felt the punishment for Childs wasn't severe enough.
"Lin, stop joking. Your first-round pick must be the 29th pick in the first round. In fact, it is not as valuable as the 76ers' second-round pick."
"We are friends, but business is business and I definitely have to be responsible for the team."
Old Karl is not interested in the Wizards' first-round pick at all. The Wizards are 100% at the top of the record this year. The first-round pick must be the last pick. The value is too low. It is really not as good as the 76ers' top pick. Second round pick.
Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll give you Charles."
"The deal is done. We will report it to the league tomorrow and make it official at noon." Old Karl was overjoyed. The Sonics must have made money from this deal.
Childs was definitely the starting number one in the Knicks before, while Snow was just a fringe player who couldn't even play.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yu was in a good mood. He exchanged the Childs he got out of anger for a little Kidd, and he made a lot of money!
The key is that it also ruined the Philadelphia 76ers' reinforcement plan. It is difficult to find a backcourt partner more suitable for Iverson than Snow throughout the league.
Unless 76ers president Billy King has the ability to trade the genuine Kidd to their 76ers team, this is obviously impossible.
…
That night was a game against the Bulls. This was the second time the Wizards played against the Bulls this season.
During the first match, Rodman was hit by a bus and broke his ribs. As a result, Rodman was injured and has not been able to return to this day.
However, Lin Yu heard a few days ago that Rodman will be back in a month at most. The big insect's recovery ability is indeed monster level.
In the evening, Ma Jian approached Lin Yu again. He wanted to play tonight.
He has already signed a contract with Unseld, so he is fully eligible to play tonight.
Lin Yu did not refuse. Tonight, O'Neill will start at the fourth position, and he will not be able to play the whole game. Lin Yu also has Simmons on hand who can play the fourth position.
But Simmons is actually a small forward. As he gets older, he becomes a decoration at the fourth position, the kind of decoration that gathers five people on the court.
At 7:30 in the evening, players from both sides entered the stadium.
The Bulls are having a very difficult time right now. Although their record is still ranked second in the Eastern Conference, they are about to be overtaken by the Pacers.
If they lose against the Wizards tonight, they will probably slip to third place in the Eastern Conference. This is an absolute shame for Jordan.
However, the Bulls never thought that they would lose. Even if Kobe and Bus came back, this was still a team of remnants of the Wizards. Webber, Rose and Ben were still suspended, and Tracy McGrady was also absent due to injury. The Bulls were completely dissatisfied. I feel that this Wizards is the opponent of their Bulls.
Jordan stood on the Bulls bench and glanced at Lin Yu from time to time.
Kobe Bryant was very childish at heart, and maybe he wanted to attract the attention of his idol, so he suddenly shouted: "Hey, MJ!"
Jordan frowned and looked at Kobe. Unexpectedly, Kobe shrugged, hugged Ma Jian next to him and smiled: "I'm not calling you, Michael."
"I am the MJ who calls our Wizards!"
Jordan was so angry that his face turned red. After glaring at Kobe and Ma Jian fiercely, he turned his head.
Lin Yu couldn't laugh or cry. He was sure that after the game started, not only Kobe would be punished, but if Ma Jian played, he would definitely be targeted by Jordan as well.
