"What? You sold Eric?"
"Lin, the season is almost halfway through. It turns out that Snow is very suitable for our lineup system. If you sell him, who will we use as the starting point guard?"
"Nash? He really can't do it. I'm not kidding you. When I play at my age, he can't even guard my offense."
"The new guy who can't control his crotch? I feel like that guy is worse than Nash. At least Nash won't cause us trouble."
After Unseld learned that Lin Yu had made another transaction, he started to dissuade him. In his opinion, with Lin Yu's high salary of 2.5 million US dollars, it was impossible for him to do nothing.
Lin Yu couldn't laugh or cry. If you were to hit Nash with your body, of course he wouldn't be able to defend him. It's estimated that not many point guards could.
"Don't worry, old man, this deal is definitely worth it."
"Let's put it this way, the value of a Bowen is completely worth that of Snow, not to mention Billups and the draft pick that is likely to be a lottery pick."
"Chauncy Billups' style is similar to Sam Cassel's, but his overall strength is much better than Cassel's. As for whether he can control his crotch, he has suffered such a big loss and will definitely restrain himself in the future. .”
Lin Yu patted Unseld on the shoulder and told him to relax.
"Is he really that good? Better than Cassel? But don't tell me, these two guys look a bit alike."
"Forget it, since you think it's worth it, I won't say anything. I hope you won't lose money this time like the Nash trade."
Unseld obviously still doesn't like Nash very much.
Lin Yu laughed. Nash had been refrigerated for a while, just to give these people who looked down on Nash a surprise.
"One more thing, you traded two more players this time, and our roster is not enough."
Unseld reminded again.
Lin Yu was stunned. The roster was not enough? Did he mess with so many players without knowing it?
Bus, the Michigan Five Brothers, the Golden Five, that’s already ten people.
Then there are McGrady, Billups, Bowen, Irving Sr., Simmons, and Hurley, which are six more people.
"It seems that the number of personnel is really exceeded. Let's talk to Simon, Hurley and buy out their contracts."
"Forget it, I'll go find them two."
Lin Yu thought that these two people might be able to give them charm points, so he decided to take action himself.
After holding great power, it is much easier for Lin Yu to act, and he no longer needs to be constrained by the old Bolin.
At the same time, Lin Yu is also worried. The roster has been filled up this season. After the 1998 draft, he will definitely be able to win several high-quality players. How to deal with the roster then.
We can only take one step at a time.
After finding Hurley and Simmons, Lin Yu talked with them about the buyout and gave them a buyout price of 80% higher than the market price.
Both of them agreed, but the gratitude Lin Yu expected did not appear, and the two of them did not even turn on their favorability.
Lin Yu could only smile helplessly. These two guys must also know that they can't find a new home. If they are bought out by the Wizards, they will make less money, so of course they will not have a good impression of Lin Yu.
Lin Yu secretly thought that it was a pity that he still wanted to activate the charm reward because he wanted to buy a decent house and couldn't go to a hotel every time he was tender with Xia Yunshi.
If he lived by himself, then buying a small apartment would be enough. Now that he has Xia Yunshi, Lin Yu still wants to buy a big house.
Although Washington is not very prosperous, the housing prices are not low. You can't buy the most luxurious mansion without millions of dollars.
…
Time flies by, and by the end of January, during this period, Lin Yu tried to compress the playing time of O'Neill and Nash as much as possible, in order to allow the two to perform blockbusterly when they were in the starting lineup.
On January 29, the Washington Wizards played against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Lin Yu's starting lineup tonight is Ben, O'Brien, Peja, Kobe and Ganash.
The Golden Five!
"The five of you will start together tonight. You five are the best players in the 1996 draft. I am very lucky to sign all five of you."
"In tonight's game, the core of the frontcourt offense is Jermaine, and the core of the backcourt offense is Steve."
"Kobe, you have to be the tool man again tonight."
"Ben, protect our rebounds."
Lin Yu said to the Golden Five before the game started.
Kobe muttered, "Am I the tool again? I didn't even score a 40-point game when I joined the Wizards."
"It's so unfair."
Lin Yu glared at Kobe and said: "How many more points do you want to score? You average close to 20 points per game and 11 assists per game. You rank first in the assists list, 0.5 assists more than the second-place Speeder. "
"If you don't want to be this tool man, then when Tracy comes back, I'll ask him to be the tool man. See if he's willing."
Although he verbally taught Kobe a lesson, Lin Yu also knew in his heart that it seemed that after Kobe came to the Wizards, he really didn't have any explosive statistics.
Then we can only wait and see if there is a halo suitable for Kobe.
"He definitely doesn't want to, so let me do it. I'm more suitable to be a tool than him." Kobe said with a smile.
Because Lin Yu often makes some weird words in his mouth, such as tool man, center outside station, parents watching from the sky, such as Old Bidden, now the Wizards have learned it, this can be regarded as Lin Yu's cultural output.
"Lin, your deal is really crazy."
"I hope you can keep good luck. Not every deal can end well. I think it's best not to move the Wizards' current lineup."
After Lin Yu made arrangements, he walked to the technical stage and chatted with Trail Blazers coach Mike Dunleavy.
Dunleavy is very proud. They used Ou to trade for Legler, and the effect was excellent. Now Legler is playing as a substitute for the Trail Blazers, averaging 8.9 points per game with a 43% three-point shooting rate. High, but the efficiency is really high, which also helped the Blazers secure the third position in the Western Conference.
Looking at Lin Yu's transactions, almost all of them have been profitable. However, this transaction about Ou is obviously a loss, because Ou has been in a mess whether he is with the Trail Blazers or the Wizards, even in his recent state. It started to get better gradually, but because Lin Yu didn't give him enough playing time, his data was still unremarkable.
Looking at it this way, old Dunleavy seemed extremely wise. He took a big advantage in the transaction with Lin Yu.
Lin Yu glanced at old Dunleavy speechlessly. He said this without any malice. He simply wanted to pretend to be a senior in front of Lin Yu and teach the juniors.
Old Dunleavy likes to pretend, he is the kind of old man who likes to rely on his old age to show off his old age. Almost everyone has such an old man around him. To say it is bad, in fact, he has no bad intentions, he is just annoying...
"You are right, Mr. Dunleavy. There is less than a month left before the trading market closes. Our lineup really should not be adjusted any further."
"Enjoy the game tonight." Lin Yu said with a smile.
Old Dunleavy nodded with satisfaction, his impression of Lin Yu improved a lot, he still knew how to respect his seniors.
"Dudududu!"
The referee blew the whistle and Xiao Ao walked into the jump ball area.
"Bang!" Ou jumped very high and got the ball for the Wizards in the first offensive round.
"Kid, you have been training very hard recently, right? Your athletic ability is much better than before." Rashid said to Xiao Ao with a smile.
Xiao Ou smiled shyly and nodded. He had played as a substitute for Rasheed in the Trail Blazers before, and they had a good relationship.
Rasheed Wallace, the Roaring God, is extremely rude to his opponents and swears at every turn. Even the referee is not used to it. If he doesn't like it, he can go to the parking lot to block the referee. He has really done something so ridiculous. things.
However, when it comes to his teammates, Rasheed Wallace can be regarded as a competent big brother and will never bully the young people in the team, so Xiao O still respects Rasheed.
Garnett is the best at home, and Rasheed is the best at home. The two are exactly the opposite.
The Wizards started to attack. After reaching the frontcourt, Kobe quickly stepped forward to set a pick-and-roll for Nash, but Nash didn't make a move. Seeing that O'Neill had room to catch the ball, he immediately passed the ball.
After receiving the ball, Xiao Ou pushed Rashid with his back, and then used the power of the rebound to turn over and step back to shoot a mid-range shot.
The shot was taken from a very high point, and Rashid tried his best to block it, but unfortunately it still failed to make an impact.
"Uh-huh!"
The mid-range shot was scored, and Xiao Ao showed a relieved smile on his face.
When Weber was not suspended or injured, playing as a substitute for himself put a lot of pressure on Xiao O's heart. He could feel Lin Yu's special care for him. However, the more special care he received, the more Xiao O didn't want to let Lin Yu down. expectations.
"Who did you learn the fadeaway jumper from? Michael?" Rashid asked with a frown.
It's really Xiao'ao's shooting posture just now. It's so beautiful. At first glance, it really looks like Jordan.
Rashid himself also uses mid-range shots as his main offensive method, but he is unable to make such a picturesque posture.
Xiao Ou scratched his head and said with a smile: "I learned it from Kobe. We have been training together, so I naturally learned a little bit."
Lin Yu asked the Golden Five to train together. In addition to enjoying the tenfold training amplification effect, the five players can also learn and improve from each other. For example, Xiao Ou learned a more effective fadeaway jumper from Kobe. Big Ben actually learned how to get stuck and how to find rebound placement. He learned from Nash how to find the opportunity to pass the ball. He learned from Peja what timing to take action to avoid the opponent's block.
In the Blazers' offensive round, Rasheed took the initiative to ask for the ball, and the little flying squirrel passed the ball immediately.
A few days ago, the Trail Blazers made a deal with the Raptors, trading Kenny Anderson to the Raptors in exchange for Damon Stoudemire.
This deal undoubtedly made the Blazers another profit, which may be why old Dunleavy couldn't help but teach Lin Yu tonight.
Under normal circumstances, the Raptors did not reuse Kenny Anderson, but used him to trade Billups with Greencap.
But now that Billups has been traded by Lin Yu, this long-term deal has ended.
After Rasheed received the pass from Little Flying Squirrel, the Trail Blazers players pulled away, and even Sasha left the basket, creating a singles opportunity for Rasheed.
Xiao Ao's face was solemn, and he did not rush forward to resist Rashid's low back hit. He knew very well that even if he went up to resist, he would never be able to stop Rashid's footsteps with his own strength.
Because his skin color is very dark, many fans consider Ou to be a dark and tough player. In fact, his strength is a bit embarrassing. He is almost the worst grade at the fourth position. Te'lon Hill is probably stronger than him. powerful.
Lin Yu pointed out his shortcomings more than once, and specially designed a defensive strategy for Xiao Ao with the assistant coaching staff. When faced with the opponent's low post attack, he would retreat. The opponent will eventually take action, and as long as he takes action, Xiao Ao can Rely on his flexibility and bounce to block shots.
Seeing that Xiao Ao did not step forward to hit the ball, Rashid also turned over and took a mid-range shot.
However, his turnaround mid-range shot is different from Ou's. There is no step back or fade away.
Xiao Ou saw the right opportunity, stepped forward, jumped up, raised his hand and blocked Rashid's shot with a bang.
The force of this cap is not strong enough, and the basketball is not blown out, but goes straight up and down.
After Xiao Ou landed, he immediately took off and collected the ball before Rashid, directly recording a block and a rebound.
Even though Rasheed's shot didn't touch the backboard at all, the technical statistics are still a rebound, not a steal.
After receiving the ball, Ou immediately passed the ball to Nash, and then ran towards the frontcourt.
Kobe was setting a pick-and-roll for Nash in the frontcourt. Nash missed a three-point shot. Ben and Sasha were locked in a fierce battle. Ou flew to the basket in the frontcourt, grabbed the collapsing basketball in mid-air, and raised his hand to dunk. .
"boom!"
It was a perfect make-up dunk, which dazzled the fans at the scene. They wondered if they had made a mistake. This young man who seemed to be omnipotent on the court had really been sitting on the bench for a year in the Trail Blazers. Jermaine O'Neal?
Lin Yu sat on the sidelines and felt completely relieved. He was originally worried that Xiao Aokong had the strength at his peak, but did not have the confidence at his peak, resulting in him not being able to fully display his strength.
But after seeing Ou's impressive performance on both offense and defense, Lin Yu knew that Ou, who beat Nowitzki to be selected for the second team, had officially reached his peak.
There must be a reason why Lin Yu chose Xiao Ao to start in this game.
On the one hand, Xiao Ou was really on the bench during his one year in the Trail Blazers. It is impossible for him not to have resentment towards the Trail Blazers.
On the other hand, Rashid is considered a famous player, but in his peak period, O'Neill was better than Rashid. This is not because Lin Yu deliberately promoted Xiao Ou, but the match-up records between the two truly prove that O'Neill is Rashid. of natural enemies.
The peak overlap period between the two was probably from 2002 to 2009. They played against each other in more than 20 games. The sample size is large enough to illustrate the problem. Rasheed was suppressed by Xiao Ou to an average shooting rate of only 36% per game. 11 points and 6 rebounds, which is simply terrible.
Of course, Rashid's defense is not a vegetarian, and Xiao O's shooting rate against him is only less than 42%.
Even so, O'Brien is much better than Rashid in terms of shooting percentage and average data per game.
Now that O'Neal's strength has reached its peak, Lin Yu decided to let O'Neal use the famous star Rasheed as a backdrop to announce the rise of Jermaine O'Neal to the entire league!
…
Because Xiao Ao's performance is indeed impressive enough, his teammates are also willing to create opportunities for him.
Nash has been looking for opportunities to pass the ball to Rashid in isolation. Although he is regarded as the core of the outside offense by Lin Yu, he takes very few shots.
With two minutes left in the first quarter, Lin Yu called a timeout, replaced O'Brien and replaced him with Weber.
"God, why do I feel like I'm going to lose my starting spot?"
"You kid has scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in ten minutes? Are you sure you are only 19 years old?"
Weber looked at Xiao Ao in shock and said.
"What the hell. The boss said before that Jermaine was the strongest power forward in the 1996 class. I didn't believe it at all."
"I don't think there's any way he can be stronger than Raheem, right?"
"Now it seems that the boss has a good vision. Rahim can't have the offensive and defensive intensity of Jermaine."
Kobe was also full of praise.
Xiao Ou's face turned red when he was praised. Unlike those black players who came from the bottom of the slums, he seemed very simple and shy.
"Try to score 60 points tonight. After all, the Blazers are also your old club. It's just a surprise for the Blazers fans at the scene." Lin Yu said with a smile.
Everyone burst out laughing, a surprise for Trail Blazers fans? If Xiao Ou really scores 60 points tonight, he will be shocked.
They looked down upon O'Brien, but in the hands of Lin Yu, he wreaked havoc on the entire court. The Blazers fans couldn't take over at all.
The one who couldn't accept it even more was definitely Old Dunleavy. He was still teaching Lin Yu before the game started, asking him to be more stable and avoid making transactions. Unexpectedly, just how long had passed, Xiao Ao used his own performance to make Old Dunleavy speechless.
Rashid, who is facing off against O'Brien, has only scored 7 points, and his shooting percentage is not as good as O'Brien's. It seems that the two are not players of the same level at all.
"Uh-huh!"
"boom!"
"Snapped!"
From time to time, there were sounds of O'Brien hitting mid-range shots, dunks and blocks. O'Brien became more and more excited as he played, truly dominating the game.
After the game was over, O'Brien handed over a report card of 53 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks.
The reason why he failed to reach 60 points was because Old Dunleavy was impatient and sent heavy troops to double-team O'Brien. He would rather lose than have O'Brien score 60+ points in a single game.
Lin Yu can completely accept Xiao Ao's data. A child under 20 years old, who plays inside, can hand over such a report card, and he needs a bicycle.
It can be said that this game is a battle for the gods for Xiao Ao. He will become famous in one battle and make himself into the league's top fourth position.
