With Riley out of the meeting, the election meeting was almost over, and Westhead became the "chief helmsman" of the coaches union.
The assistant coaches were overjoyed. If Lin Yu could really do what he said, they would be able to raise their salaries soon and their lives would be much easier.
To say that their annual salary of more than 100,000 yuan is small, it is actually quite a lot. Compared with most families in the United States, it is already a high income.
However, when it comes to income, who does the score compare to? The players that coaches usually deal with the most are. Seeing that many players have annual salaries of millions or even tens of millions, of course they feel unbalanced.
Especially with the birth of the new collective bargaining agreement, the lowest-paid players have twice their salary, which they cannot accept.
In their view, they are intellectual workers, just like lawyers and psychologists, and they should receive high salaries.
But it doesn't matter to the old coaches in the conference room. Their salaries are quite high anyway, at least more than 2 million US dollars. Even if the league does introduce a minimum salary for coaches, it will not be of any benefit to them.
Because the Wizards have a game tomorrow, Lin Yu can't stay in New York for too long. He did two things before leaving.
One thing is to have a good chat with Westhead.
"Do we really want to expel Riley's membership? Isn't it a bit too ruthless?" Westhead is an honest man, and he doesn't want to do things too ruthlessly.
Lin Yu frowned and said, "Mr. Westhead, you really should change your temper."
"There is an old saying in China, which I think is very appropriate to give to you. It is called "A good horse will be ridden by others, and a good person will be bullied by others."
"Being kind to your enemies will often make you look cowardly. If you let Riley go this time, who will take you seriously next time will be someone who can ride on your head and lose their temper because they know you will definitely not take it. How are they?"
Lin Yu's words were rough but not rough. He and Westhead were gentlemen and had no interest in each other. Lin Yu wanted to help Westhead because he simply didn't want honest people to suffer.
In order to make the honest man in front of him become cruel, Lin Yu did not hesitate to use the old saying that good people are bullied.
If Lin Yu is just a nobody, then his old sayings have no meaning. However, Lin Yu is not a nobody. He has a pivotal position, and what he said is enough to make Westhead reflect.
"Is it possible for a good person to be bullied?"
“Shouldn’t kindness be favored by God?”
"Hey, Lin, if I could have known you twenty years earlier, or heard that good people can be bullied by others, then I probably wouldn't have ended up like this."
Westhead was extremely sad. He was once the founder of the Lakers dynasty, but ended up being reduced to being an assistant coach for a little loser like Carlesimo. If Carlesimo hadn't been killed by Lin Yu, Westhead would now be Still just a teaching assistant.
"It's not too late. There is an old saying in China, which is to live and learn. It's definitely not too late for you to learn to be ruthless now."
Lin Yu smiled again.
Westhead nodded repeatedly, "Lin, I gained a lot today. You are a wise person, a person with deep thoughts, and a philosophical person."
“Your players are truly lucky to have a coach like you.”
Lin Yu scratched his head. Has he already reached such a high level in Westhead's mouth?
I chatted with him for a long time, mainly about the Warriors' lineup construction.
The Warriors' current lineup is already perfect, because Webber has good organizational skills, so even if Alston's organizational skills are poor, it doesn't hurt.
However, Alston is prone to making mistakes on the court. After all, he used to play street ball and likes all kinds of bells and whistles, so mistakes are inevitable.
Lin Yu's suggestion is to look for opportunities and simply sell Alston. His trade value is still good. He was reused in the Warriors' rookie season and averaged 12 points and 6 assists per game. After selling, he will be replaced. With a stable point guard, the Warriors' record will definitely improve.
After leaving with Westhead, it was already evening. Lin Yu took a taxi and went directly to the NBA headquarters.
He has made an appointment with Stern to have dinner tonight.
"Lin, will something big happen again? Why did you suddenly come to New York?"
Stern's heart was a little trembling. He was afraid that Lin Yu would cause trouble again. As he said, Lin Yu would definitely cause trouble no matter where he went.
Lin Yu shook his head quickly, "If nothing happens, can't we have dinner with Mr. Stern?"
"You came all the way from Washington to New York just to have a meal with me? Do you think I believe it?" Stern said angrily. The more Lin Yu said this, the more he felt that something must have happened.
Lin Yu no longer concealed anything and simply told what happened at the coaches union.
Stern looked at Lin Yu with dull eyes and said it was okay? Good guy, I spent a lot of effort to finally get the labor agreement with the players union, but you got the coaches union involved again?
"Lin, this matter is difficult to handle, or it's impossible."
"The coach is different from the players. Without the players, the game can't be played at all, but without the coach, we still have to play how we play. Do you understand what I mean?" Stern said solemnly.
Lin Yu nodded, "I understand, you mean the coach can't strike, right?"
"My demands are actually not as much as you think. The salaries of those coaches do not need to be touched. I just want to increase the salaries of assistant coaches."
"It's not too much to increase it to 250,000. It's not as high as the player's basic salary."
Stern's originally tense expression relaxed. It really didn't sound like a big deal. Each team in the NBA usually has three to four assistant coaches. Some teams may have more, but it won't be more than that. Five.
In addition, these assistants do not all have very low salaries. Some senior assistants can even earn up to half a million US dollars.
Calculated in this way, if the basic salary of the coach is established, a team will only spend an extra two to three hundred thousand US dollars at most, which is indeed insignificant.
"Lin, I don't know why you suddenly went crazy and started caring about the salaries of those assistant coaches." Stern asked curiously.
"It's very simple. I also worked as a teaching assistant at the time, and I know how hard the life of a teaching assistant is."
"How about it, Mr. Stern, is this feasible?" Lin Yu asked.
Stern nodded, "It's a small matter, but in the end, the alliance's shareholders meeting must be convened to make a resolution."
"Although each team will only spend an additional $300,000 at most, many team owners are very stingy. You should know very well that it will not be easy to get them to willingly spend the $300,000."
"In addition, as the season is in progress, it is impossible to temporarily adjust the coach's salary. We can only wait for the offseason."
Lin Yu nodded, "Then let the word out first. It is said that the coaches union is in contact with league officials. The officials are also preparing to discuss with the coaches union during the offseason to establish a minimum salary for coaches. We must give the assistant coaches a thought first."
Stern did not refuse. This was not a big deal. He just needed to ask Xiao Hua to hold a press conference to say it.
"Are you sure you can get those bosses to nod? This kind of thing requires at least two-thirds of the bosses to agree."
"By the way, some owners of small teams are tough but not soft. You'd better be tougher when facing them."
Stern's original intention was to remind Lin Yu to be tougher when facing those difficult and stingy bosses. However, when he thought about Lin Yu's usual behavior, his words were in vain. What is Lin Yu doing? He never softened, he was either tough or on the road to toughness.
"Don't worry, I'm very good at this kind of thing. Intimidation and inducement are my specialty." Lin Yu said with a smile.
"Okay, let's wait until the offseason and I'll convene a meeting with them."
Stern also became happy. Although he didn't understand why Lin Yu suddenly wanted to sympathize with the assistant coach, this was not a bad thing for the NBA. The assistant coach's salary was indeed a bit low.
The salary is too low, and some talents who could have become top coaches may change careers, which will be a loss to the NBA.
…
After Lin Yu returned to Washington, at 10 o'clock the next morning, NBA officials hosted an official press conference with Xiao Hua, announcing that they would contact the coaches union to discuss the issue of establishing a minimum salary for coaches.
As soon as the news came out, the teaching assistants almost regarded Lin Yu as a god!
If a minimum salary for coaches is introduced, the salaries of many assistant coaches can be directly doubled!
A man who can double his salary, what is he but a god?
Lin Yu secretly said that it was a pity that the coach could not increase his charm value, otherwise the charm value alone would have been increased by dozens of points this time.
There are a total of twenty-nine teams in the league, with an average of four assistants per team, that is, 126 assistants. Even if one-third of the people are grateful to Lin Yu, that is still prosperous!
This season has a short schedule, and Lin Yu has been suspended for twenty games. Until now, he has not refreshed his blank aura even once.
…
On the third night after beating the Philadelphia 76ers, the Wizards were still at home. This time their opponent was the Los Angeles Lakers.
In the last game, Da Zhi slapped Te'lon Hill several times and was suspended for another game.
This one-match suspension is just what it means, and it is not a heavy penalty. Maybe Stern also considered that Lin Yu currently has no one available.
Dazhi was unable to play in this game, but Bowen returned. After being suspended last season, he finally returned this season.
In this way, the starting lineup that Lin Yu can come up with is Auntie, Bowen, Tracy McGrady, Kobe, and Nash.
Pure five small lineup of death.
In the afternoon of the game day, as soon as Lin Yu arrived at the training ground, he saw the father of the ball holding a child who looked like he was just born.
After seeing Lin Yu, Dad Qiu hurriedly ran over with his child in his arms.
"Boss, this is my second son LiAngelo. He is just two months old. Look how cute he is."
"Can you give him a Chinese name?"
Ball's father's calculations are ringing. In his opinion, the eldest son has recognized Lin Yu as his godfather, and the second son must also have a chance. After all, the two sons of the Curry family have recognized him.
He simply brought Er Qiu over. What if Lin Yu saw that Er Qiu looked cute and took it too?
Lin Yu looked intently at Erqiu, and it really had nothing to do with cuteness.
In addition, the father of the ball asked the second ball to give him a Chinese name, which made Lin Yu unable to complain. Why choose a Chinese name? Will it be convenient for this guy to become a thief in China in the future?
It was originally stolen by LiAngelo Ball, but now it was stolen by three people.
Before Lin Yu could refuse, Qiu Daddy continued, "Boss, I asked Daba. The strongest man in China is named Xiang Yu."
"Look at my kid, he has muscles at such a young age. He will definitely become the strongest man in NBA history."
"I'm going to give him a surname, just help me choose a name."
Lin Yu was dumbfounded. Can the last name be chosen randomly? And how could Erqiu be compared to King Chu? That would be too disrespectful to the Overlord of Chu.
"Just Xiang Ji." Lin Yu threw out his name angrily, turned around and left.
Dad Qiu was so happy that he didn't even notice Lin Yu's speechless expression. He thought that Lin Yu had left because of something urgent. He hurried to find Daba and Dazhi to ask what the name meant.
"What the hell? Are you sure you heard it right?"
"Xiang Ji? What does it look like? Let me take a look. Does your child really look like that?"
Daba looked confused. He suspected that Daddy Qiu had heard wrongly. Dazhi beside him couldn't hold it in any longer and started laughing so hard.
"Daba, don't worry about what it looks like. Just tell me whether the name Brother Lin chose has depth."
"Huo Qubing, Xin Qiji, no matter what they look like, this name is very cultural at first sight."
"GOOD!"
"GOOD NAME!"
Da Zhi didn't speak much English, but he still gave him a thumbs up and praised him.
Seeing Dazhi's attitude, Dad Qiu was satisfied and felt that his life was complete. One of his two sons was Lin Yu's godson, and the other was even more powerful. Both were named by Lin Yu.
In another twenty years, these two sons of ours will not be able to dominate the entire alliance, right?
"Well, after you said it, it is indeed profound." Daba could only nod his head, and followed Dazhi in praising Xiang Ji's name.
…
Lin Yu didn't take this matter to heart. He was thinking about how to beat the Lakers tonight.
After summoning the generals, Lin Yu thought for a moment and decided to do something different tonight.
If they were to play a normal positional battle, how could the Wizards beat the Lakers who had O'Fatty and Huo Ershu inside the twin towers.
But if it's a run-and-gun fight, there might still be a chance.
"Guys, everyone knows our current situation and there is no way to go head-to-head with the Lakers at the basket."
"In that case, let's do something different tonight."
"On the offensive end, I have to increase my rhythm like crazy. I can play as fast as I can. After I take the shot, don't think about grabbing rebounds. I just start to get back into position."
"With such a super-fast-paced offense, we can at least ensure that Shaq's physical energy is consumed. In addition, if we can take action while he is not in the frontcourt, we can also ensure our shooting percentage at the basket."
"As for the defensive end, try your best to cut off Shaq's receiving route. It doesn't matter if others score or not, as long as Shaq doesn't score."
Lin Yu quickly established his style of play tonight. The Wizards had also tried the Suns' seven-second offense before, but it was not a pure seven-second offense because there was a big player in the team at the time and he did not participate in the offense. Ability, this time will be much more pure, Auntie has three points of ability.
…
At around 7 o'clock in the evening, some reporters entered the locker room for an interview. They originally wanted to interview Kobe.
After all, Kobe Bryant's old club is the Lakers, and the relationship between Kobe Bryant and O'Fatty is not that harmonious.
As a result, they didn't find Kobe, but Ball's father stopped him.
The Wizards are the most watched team in the league today, no one else, and even a little guy like the ball dad in the team has a strong presence.
Ball's father excitedly shared the news with reporters that Erqiu was given a medical status by Lin Yu. He wanted reporters to make the news public and confirm Erqiu's close relationship with Lin Yu.
The reporters were really interested. They caught the ball dad and interviewed him for a long time, and they didn't stop the interview until the game was about to start.
…
Lin Yu led the team into the court and looked towards the Lakers bench.
This look made him look confused. Where is the Silver Fox Harris? The Lakers head coach turned out to be Kurt Rambis.
Lin Yu is quite familiar with Rambis, or any Lakers fan will be familiar with Rambis.
Rambis’s wife is a ruthless person, and she is best friends with Jenny Buss, the daughter of the Lakers Buss family. Later, the Lakers made a series of foolish decisions, and it was revealed that the best friend was involved in politics, which was the bad idea of Rambis’s wife. …
How about it? Is this picture very familiar? It easily reminds you of the female president of South Korea.
As for Lambis himself, although he has eyes and looks shrewd and wise, he has no independent opinions and listens to his wife in all matters big and small.
"Hello, Lin." Rambis took the initiative to say hello to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu also nodded in greeting.
Rambis then looked at Old Joe again, smiled and said hello: "Hey, Joe, I see an old friend, why don't you say hello?"
Lao Qiao said with a cold face, "Fuck you, who is your old friend?"
"go f*ck yourself! motherf*cker!"
Lin Yu was dumbfounded. Lao Qiao always had a good temper. He greeted everyone with a smile and seemed very smooth and sophisticated.
What the hell is this now? You swear when you come up? And it's not just ordinary swear words. How much hatred is this?
What made Lin Yu even more unexpected was that Rambis showed no signs of being angry. He smiled and continued: "Still angry? Joe, you know it's not my fault."
"Go away!" Old Qiao turned his face away, unwilling to continue talking to Rambis.
The fire of gossip was burning in Lin Yu's heart. What was going on? The two are indeed contemporaries, and they both played the power forward position, but they have never been teammates, and I have never heard that Lao Qiao had a fight with others when he was a player. What happened between the two?
Emotional problems like Mavericks 3J? Falling in love with a woman at the same time, and then Lao Qiao lost to Rambis?
Lin Yu thought that after the game started, he would ask Lao Qiao carefully. This matter was worth gossiping about.
Here, Lao Qiao had just finished scolding Rambis. Kobe and O'Fatty on the edge of the court didn't know what was going on, and started to volley and curse each other.
"You damn fat loser, I already have a championship, what do you have?"
Kobe even brought his recent championship ring to the scene today, which shows how much he hates O'Brien.
It's normal when you think about it. He was eighteen or nineteen years old and was bullied like Ao Pang in the team. How could he not hate Ao Pang.
"What do I have? I have the Lakers, you bum who was kicked out of the Lakers!"
O'Pang also laughed loudly. He felt that he had the last laugh in the dispute with Kobe. After all, it was Kobe who was traded.
"Just wait, I will return to the Lakers sooner or later, and your only fate will be to get out of Los Angeles!"
Kobe yelled angrily.
Ao Pang suddenly became happy, "Just you? Are you worthy of letting me leave Los Angeles? Do you have the qualifications?"
"I'm not enough for one, so I'll bring a few more brothers. I'll take the bus and Nash, and we'll go to the Lakers together. I'll see if you get out!" After Kobe became anxious, he really dared to say anything.
Lin Yu was dumbfounded, good guy, you Kobe is really good at allocation. In the blink of an eye, he assigned his generals to the Lakers.
Aopang was stunned, and a premonition suddenly arose in his heart that made him very irritable.
Is this crazy kid really bringing a bus with Nash to the Lakers? Then the Lakers may really get rid of themselves.
He is indeed strong, but no matter how strong he is, can he be stronger than these three people?
