Jordan is very happy. He has perfectly transformed from a player to a team owner, but this owner is relatively small, with only 13.5% of the equity.
"Lin, I think it would be a waste for the Wizards to not play the triangle offense."
"We have the deepest lineup in the league and can play any tactical system, but I think any system is rubbish in front of the triangle offense."
After Jordan became the team's vice president of basketball affairs, the first thing he had to do was to establish the team's tactical system.
Right now, the Wizards are still playing ordinary pick-and-rolls, which in Jordan's opinion is a waste of resources.
Such a high-quality lineup must of course be paired with the best tactical system, and the triangle offense is the perfect system in Jordan's eyes. After all, he has won five championships with this system.
Unseld was also in Lin Yu's office. He was unhappy after hearing what Jordan said. You, a new vice president, are so lenient? I have been a general manager for so many years, and I have never asked the team to play a specific tactic.
"Michael, we've experimented before and the triangle offense doesn't suit us."
Jordan shook his head and said, "No, it's not suitable because you haven't found the right coach."
"What do you mean? Questioning Lin's coaching ability?" Unseld said with a frown.
Jordan still shook his head, "I didn't mean that, Wes, we are a family now, why are you so wary of me?"
"Lin is certainly a great coach, but coaching the triangle offense is not something he's good at, just like I'm not good at three-pointers."
Lin Yu became interested. In fact, he has always been obsessed with the triangle offense. After all, this is almost the most successful tactical system in NBA history.
Under normal circumstances, Jackson relied on the triangle offense to win two dynasties and six championships with the Bulls. Then with the Lakers, he first formed a dynasty with OK, and then two more championships with Kobe Gasol.
However, the Wizards coaching staff, including Lin Yu, does not have the ability to train a triangle offense.
"Then what do you mean? Invite Phil Jackson, who is taking a break, to coach? Let Lin Yu be laid off?" Unseld said dissatisfied.
Lin Yu also wondered what Jordan was thinking.
As a result, Jordan grinned, "Don't you know anything about the Bulls? I really doubt how you defeated us last season."
"Who told you that the triangle offense was Phil's tactic? You don't think that the Bulls' triangle offense was trained by Phil, right?"
"Tex Winter! Old Winter is the creator of the triangle offense. He is our Bulls assistant coach and the unsung hero behind the scenes."
"Lin, as long as you are willing, I can invite old Winter to come to the Wizards. Of course, his salary is not low, at least one million US dollars."
Unseld looked shocked. He really thought that Zen Master was the creator of the triangle attack, but he didn't expect that there was someone else.
Lin Yu knew about this. Old Winter had always played the role of military advisor beside the Zen master. Old Winter was present in all six Bulls championships.
Even when Zen Master traveled west to Los Angeles, he brought the old Winter with him and helped him win the honor of the Lakers dynasty.
Even in 2009, the elder Winter was still serving as a consultant for the Lakers at the age of more than 80 years old.
It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for the old Winter, Jackson might not have won so many championships.
"Okay, Michael, I'll leave the matter of old Winter to you. If you can invite him over, we will gradually start to try the triangle attack."
Jordan was overjoyed and hurriedly left Lin Yu's office to contact Old Winter. He and Old Winter have also been friends for many years. Now that the Zen Master is resting, Old Winter is in a state of ownerlessness. Jordan is very confident to bring him to Washington. Come.
After Jordan left, Lin Yu looked at Unseld with a smile.
"Old man, do you feel like Michael threatens your team status?"
Unseld remained silent, obviously he really had such an idea.
"Don't worry, this Wizards team is branded with your brand from top to bottom. No one can question your authority within the Wizards team."
"including me!"
Lin Yu didn't want to be too sensational. He just wanted Unseld to relax. As long as he is with the Wizards, Unseld will never lose his right to speak in the team.
He still remembered that more than two years ago, when he had just become the team coach, wearing a shabby suit worth less than 200 US dollars, it was Unseld who led him to change the situation and gave Lin Yu his first Rolex in his life.
A drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. Unseld has a very special status in Lin Yu's heart. He is a teacher, a father and an old friend.
"You are like an old woman, you always say these words that make people cry."
"Since you said so, can you also let me show my face when there is another big deal?"
"If I don't show up at trade press conferences, the outside world may forget that the Wizards have me."
Lin Yu laughed and nodded, "Of course. By the end of this season, we will launch many blockbuster transactions. How about you being in charge of them all?"
"Ding ding ding." Before Unseld could speak, Lin Yu's cell phone rang.
"Hmm? Unknown number."
"Who could it be?" Lin Yu wondered curiously. There are only a handful of people in the league who know his number today.
He answered the phone, but there was no voice on the other end.
"Who?" Lin Yu asked with a frown.
"I'm Pat Riley." The other party said, and Lin Yu couldn't help but smile.
Lin Yu could use his big toe to guess the purpose of Riley's call.
In the previous deal involving Mobley, Riley thought he had made a profit. A 193cm tall rookie point guard with strong offensive ability was a sure-fire future superstar.
However, after Mobley got it, Riley felt more and more something was wrong.
In the first game after joining the Heat, Mobley played point guard. In that game, he got 6 assists, which is reasonable. However, he also made 6 mistakes, most of which were caused when passing the ball.
Riley also thought that this might be Mobley's first time here, and he needed to develop a chemical reaction with his teammates before he could adapt.
However, after playing for a month now, Riley has completely discovered that Mobley has no passing ability at all.
Originally, when Tim Hardaway was here, even if his offensive efficiency was a little lower, he still had organizational skills and could help Mourning open up the situation at the basket, so the Heat's record was very good.
After Mobley arrived, Mourning's scoring plummeted, and the Heat's winning rate during this period was even less than 50%.
Seeing the trade deadline approaching, Riley felt anxious. If this continues, even if the Heat can enter the playoffs this year, they will probably be seventh or eighth in the Eastern Conference.
It would be too fatal if they were eighth in the Eastern Conference, because they would have to face the Wizards in the first round of the playoffs.
In the previous two seasons, Riley had already had his head shaved twice by Lin Yu, and he didn't want it to happen a third time.
He first approached Chuck Daly and wanted to trade Tim Hardaway back, but how could Chuck Daly agree? After the Magic got Tim Hardaway, their record skyrocketed and they were already fourth in the Eastern Conference. Only a fool would trade with the Heat.
"Didn't we agree to return the goods?" Riley asked angrily.
"I made an appointment with Lin Yu to return the package. What does it have to do with you? When we made the transaction before, we didn't say that I allowed returns." Chuck Daly didn't buy Riley's account at all.
Riley was forced to come to Lin Yu shamelessly.
"Huh? What should I, Lin Yu, return from the deal you made with Chuck Daly?"
"You want to find a first-hand seller to return the second-hand things you bought. How in the world is this reasonable?" Lin Yu said with a sneer.
Pat Riley suddenly realized that he might have been tricked by Lin Yu and Chuck Daly.
"Shameless gangster who doesn't keep his word!"
"Lin Yu! I want to make this matter public so that the entire league can see your ugly face. The guaranteed refund is just a scam of yours!" Riley shouted angrily.
Lin Yu has an indifferent attitude. He has only made four transactions this season. Except for Mobley, the buyers of the other three transactions are extremely satisfied.
Harrington averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds per game in the Bulls. This was a figure achieved by a high school rookie. Bulls general manager Krause couldn't be happier.
Lewis scored 17 points and 7 rebounds in the SuperSonics. Old Karl has thanked Lin Yu more than once.
The Grizzlies got Harpring, who is good at offense and defense. When paired with Raheem, the two are already known as the Vancouver Twins. Of course, Stu Jackson is very satisfied.
In fact, if you really want to talk about it, Mobley's statistics in the Heat are not bad, but he is just not suitable for this Heat, so Riley thought about returning it.
…
Lin Yu's first game after his comeback was against the Golden State Warriors.
The Warriors are currently living an extremely comfortable life. After Carlesimo was fired, the original assistant coach Paul Westhead became the Warriors coach.
This Westhead was extremely senior and was Pat Riley's mentor back then. After Riley and the magician forced the palace and drove Westhead away, the poor old coach had been living a depressed life.
Now back as coach, with four players including Dampier, Webber, Jaylen Rose and Alston, Westhead is full of energy and has led the team to fifth place in the Western Conference. Looking at their momentum, they will reach the top before the end of the season. The top four in the Western Conference is not impossible.
"truth!"
"truth!"
When Webber came on the court, the Warriors fans cheered wildly and cheered for Webber.
In the past, when Webber came to the Warriors' home court, the fans only booed and cursed, but now he has returned to the Warriors and has become the Warriors' hero and savior.
"Boss, I miss you so much!" After Weber saw Lin Yu, he rushed up and gave Lin Yu a bear hug.
Lin Yu's small body couldn't bear it, "Stop it, you don't want me to die, you want me to die!"
"Boss, I averaged 22 points per game. It's a pity that there is no All-Star this year, otherwise I will definitely be selected for the Western Conference All-Star team." Jaylen Rose also ran over excitedly to tell Lin Yu the good news.
Webber and Rose are now the core output points of the Warriors. Webb averaged 27 points and 11 rebounds per game, while Rose averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game.
Lin Yu was sincerely happy for the two brothers. Webb completed the redemption of his guilt, and Rose truly entered the ranks of All-Star players.
With good personal data and a good team record, the two of them lived quite a leisurely life.
"Lin." Old coach Westhead came over and greeted Lin Yu.
The old man has a very introverted personality. He usually can't beat him with three sticks, and it is difficult to find common topics with the players. This is why Riley took advantage of him.
"Mr. Westhead, I'm afraid you will get this year's COY." Lin Yu stepped forward and laughed.
"This is impossible, you are the best coach." Westhead waved his hand and said.
Lin Yu looked distressed, "The best coach? I can't even be considered a coach anymore. After all, I have been expelled from the coaches union."
Westhead is just introverted, not stupid. He can hear the resentment towards Riley in Lin Yu's tone. After all, it was Riley, the coach's union president, who expelled Lin Yu from the membership.
"Lin, actually that membership is optional, you don't need to take it too seriously."
"If you really value this, the new coaches union election will be held in half a month. I'll see if I can help you get your membership back."
"Of course, don't expect too much from me. After all, I don't have much influence."
At this point, Westhead looked gloomy. If he had not been forced to leave back then and had led the Lakers to Showtime championships, his status in the league would have been very high.
When Lin Yu heard this, he felt a little sorry for the old man in front of him. He did nothing wrong with the Lakers and even led the Lakers to win the championship. However, he ended up like this just because he didn't know how to deal with interpersonal relationships.
After a moment of silence, Lin Yu suddenly spoke.
"Old man, I take this membership very seriously, so much that I can't sleep at night."
"Let's just do this. I'll help you in the next coaching union election and let you sit in the chairman's position, and then how about you help me restore my membership?"
Lin Yu actually didn't care about this membership. He simply wanted to help this poor old man and let him take back some things that should have belonged to him from Riley.
If Riley failed to usurp the throne, he had the qualifications to be the chairman, and the chairman might be Westhead.
"Okay! Huh? What..."
"Lin, they all say you are crazy, but your madness is still beyond my expectation."
"I know you want to help me, but this is something that is impossible to succeed at all."
"If it doesn't work out, it'll be the butt of Riley's jokes on you."
Westhead shook his head quickly. Of course he resented Riley in his heart, but unfortunately he also knew that there was nothing he could do to Riley.
"Okay, old man, you don't have to worry about this, leave everything to me."
After Lin Yu said that, he turned around and left. Old Westhead's eyes were messy, with both expectation and worry in his heart.
…
The game on the field has begun.
There was nothing unusual at the beginning. After less than three minutes of play, Kobe gradually began to explode, beating Jaylen Rose completely unable to parry.
After only playing seven or eight minutes in the first quarter, Kobe had already scored 18 points on Rose.
Rose's face turned pale, and a bad feeling lingered in his heart.
Kobe was even more brave in the second quarter, scoring another 24 points in ten minutes, and even scored 42 points in the half.
It was not until the second half that Kobe's shooting percentage gradually declined, but he still scored 25 points in the second half.
There were 67 points in the game. If not for the last three-point shot, Kobe would have scored 70 points on Jaylen Rose's head tonight!
After the game, Jaylen Rose ran to Lin Yu with a sad face.
"Boss, I'm back. My bad luck is back."
Lin Yu was stunned, could this be considered bad luck? It's obviously good luck, but if it's really bad luck, it won't be as simple as 67 points, but 81 points!
