Chapter 82: The Bottom Line of Selfishness
"Hey, Lin, can you sign it?"
On November 25, 1993, on the bench of the Jazz at Delta Center Arena in Utah, Lin Han was watching the game on the court a little aimlessly, and at this time, some Jazz fans in the front row would squeeze towards Lin Han's side from time to time.
In the NBA, some players have no way to sign autographs for fans casually, such as Jordan, Jordan's signature is an important commodity with a number and certificate, but Lin Han has no such concerns now, although there are many manufacturers in contact with him, but he still has not signed a contract with any commercial company.
It's just that at this time, Lin Han signed autographs for the Jazz fans who came around from time to time, and watched the game on the court from time to time, which really made him very embarrassed.
From the beginning of this game, Lin Han was very unhappy with Barkley, and his mentality was completely messed up by this big fat man, in this case, although Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan was still using him normally in the first half of this game, but after the start of the second half, Lin Han sat on the bench as soon as he came up in the third quarter, and it was obvious that Sloan meant to let Lin Han sit on the bench and calm down.
This is also the first time that Lin Han has been in such a situation since he became the Jazz, although Lin Han's first NBA game he was also placed by Sloan for a long time, but it was not because Lin Han's appearance was too bad and impatient, but because Lin Han's appearance was too good, of course, whether it was the first game or now, Sloan's approach is indeed protecting him.
It's just that even so, Lin Han is still very embarrassed at this time, of course, but what surprised Lin Han was that the Jazz fans at the scene didn't have any opinions about him for the ghost he played like this in this game.
"Lin, don't take it to heart, no one in the NBA can sum up the incomparable Xiàn, we will always support you, can you take a group photo?"
Now because Lin Han is sitting on the sidelines, the Jazz's bench has become very lively, as NBA fans, they are very professional fans know when to find players and when not to find, if Stockton and Malone are sitting on the sidelines at this time, then this is really the team's rest time, they are not allowed to disturb, if there is only Lin Han, obviously, Lin Han may be difficult to play again in this game, then there is no such care.
So after Lin Han was surrounded, other Jazz players stayed away from Lin Han whether they were willing or unwilling, and even Jazz players like Humphries and other teams who were unhappy with Lin Han would taunt Lin Han for a word or two, and this Chinese rookie was taught a lesson by Barkley today, which made them very happy.
As the head coach of the Jazz, although Jerry Sloan is also paying attention to the game, he will also look at Lin Han from time to time, as if he wants to find out what Lin Han's current psychological condition is, Jerry Sloan is not a very inspiring head coach, he is strict and even very rigid at times, this time Lin Han is still on the bench, he also has a lot of worries in his heart, he is not a confidant sister type head coach, he does not know whether Lin Han's psychology understands his intentions.
At the same time, in his heart, he is looking forward to Lin Han being able to mature a little, although in the first nine games, Lin Han's performance is very good, and even has a feeling of being out of control, although Sloan is very relieved and happy, but he has been full of worries, Lin Han's rookie season is too smooth, and it makes people feel terrible, if Lin Han does not have a strong mental adjustment ability, he will encounter difficulties sooner or later, today he met Barkley, In the future, he may meet Drexler or Scott Pippen and so on.
and wanted Lin Han to return to reality after a little setback, and didn't want Lin Han to affect his confidence too much because of these things, Jerry Sloan was really a little unsure, after all, whether it was Stockton or Malone, although these two had been with him for a long time, these two had never made him so worried, to put it bluntly, Sloan was also the first time to cultivate this kind of team core player.
"Hahaha, boy, what's the matter, aren't you ready to come up in the second half? I'm still waiting to fight you alone, come on, I want to play with you again."
Because of Lin Han's appearance in this game, the atmosphere on the Jazz bench is very special now, even if they don't like Lin Han's Jazz players, they didn't expect such a thing to happen in today's game, and at this time, Barkley, who had just completed an offense and directly pushed Jeff Malone into the interior and completed the layup, actually didn't forget to provoke Lin Han on the bench when he retreated.
And at this time, Lin Han looked at this arrogant big fat man and hated itchy, this big fat man was not only shameless but also very underbeaten, when he was on the court in the first half, Lin Han wanted to kick the big fat man's buttocks a few times more than once, but in the end he held back, and now Lin Han feels a little regretful that he didn't kick this dead fat man before.
"Hahaha, boy, we're going to win this game"
Win your sister, in the end, Lin Han scolded secretly, his face was not very good-looking, although Lin Han's performance in this game was very bad, but I have to say that Jazz's strength is not so fragile, although the Jazz team that plays the three major centers may be suppressed greatly, but playing the Suns, a team with no center in the Suns, Jazz has never been afraid, even if Lin Han's appearance is bad, isn't there still Jeff Malone on top?
For Jazz, Lin Han has never been an irreplaceable player, of course, without Lin Han, Jazz is at most three points, and the scoring explosion is not so strong, but Jeff Malone is also an All-Star player with still strength, and his style is the same as Lin Han, so at this time, although the Suns have the upper hand in the score, it is really not that simple to win.
Moreover, both Stockton and Malone are indeed in good shape in this game, especially Stockton, this Jazz point guard rarely suppressed the Suns' point guard Kevin Johnson, you know, this Suns point guard has been one of Stockton's sufferers in previous seasons, I have to say that after the start of the new season, the Jazz leader really seems to have a little bit of the first point guard posture, and it is not so bad in the strong dialogue between point guards.
"Lin, don't be influenced by others, it's also a very rare thing to have the opportunity to sit on the field and watch your teammates play, you need to observe the dynamics and thoughts of your main teammates on the court, which is important for your future"
Just when Lin Han thought that Barkley's provocation was a little gritted his teeth, the assistant coach of the team on the side, Phil Johnson, gently reminded Lin Han, and it was obvious that Lin Han was a little more stable after listening to the reminder of his team's assistant coach.
Phil Johnson is indeed right, since Lin Han entered the team to play the main team, basically he and Marlon Stockton are the same as above, which makes it difficult for him to really sit on the sidelines and watch the game between the two teams, and when Lin Han really began to pay attention to the swing of the two on the court, Lin Han was also taken aback, the cooperation of these two guys is too tacit, and the tacit understanding of Lin Han is unbelievable.
He had never thought that when he was brushing up on the court, it seemed to break the balance between the two of them, or that his crazy brushing made Malone and Stockton unable to really cooperate with each other without gaps as before, because Lin Han's ignorance, Stockton needed to adjust the on-court relationship between him and Malone, in this case, although the Jazz have been winning, they have also sacrificed a lot of things.
"Lin, your style of play can be selfish, but when you stand on the court, your thoughts can't be selfish, you can't think that you are the only player on the whole court who can lead the team to victory, in fact, your teammates are not so bad, even if the level is defeated, it does not mean that the team is defeated, you have to believe in those who stand with you on the court"
Phil Johnson doesn't know if Lin Han can understand this, but he knows very well that the reason why Lin Han is sitting on the bench now is not because he is terrible on the court, but because he is more and more selfish in his thinking because of the excellent table in front of him, and he may even think that Stockton and Malone and even the whole team are not on the same level as him, such an idea is very common for young players, but it is also dangerous, and the Jazz allow Lin Han to play extremely selfishly, Lin Han can also turn on the fire on the pitch at will, but he has to stand with his teammates, and he can't have the idea of being separated from the rest of the team.
But at this time, seeing that Lin Han seems to be really thinking about these things, Phil Johnson can be regarded as a little more at ease, in fact, Jordan and even Olajuwon and many other superstars have had Lin Han's entanglement before, for example, when he was young, Olajuwon once famously said: "My shooting rate is much higher than that of my teammates, why should I pass the ball to them", the focus of this sentence is not to care about Olajuwon's selfishness, but to Olajuwon believes that his strength is much higher than that of his teammates, His teammates don't deserve to stand with him anymore.
This change in mentality, Lin Han is more relaxed than Jordan and Olajuwon, after all, Olajuwon and Jordan's teammates were not as strong as Lin Han's teammates in the past.
"Ah, it's so hard to catch up with the Suns, there's no way this team will have a scoring drought"
"yes, it's really torturous to go back and forth like this"
Lin Han is now on the sidelines by the team's two coaches, and after the end of the third quarter, Stockton and Malone who came down from the court looked helpless, even if they were good, it seemed that they could not pull back the advantage laid by the Suns in the first half.
In fact, the Suns really have nothing to say on the offensive end, and it is almost impossible to make such a thing as a low tide for them, even if the opponent is the Jazz, so when the fourth quarter began, Stockton and Malone continued to play and prepared to start the showdown early, many Jazz fans on the scene did not even think that their team could win.
Even as the broadcaster of this game, at this time began to focus more TV cameras on Lin Han, who was sitting on the bench, and the player who scored 8 points on 3-of-9 shooting in this game did not seem to be ready to play in this game.
"It looks like Lin's love is very good, I think he shouldn't have too many problems"
As the guest commentator of this game, former Bulls head coach Doug Collins also said with a smile that he was different from others, as Jordan's coach back then, he somewhat understood what Lin Han's problem was at this time.
"The Jazz's current situation is very dangerous, Jerry Sloan should not suppress Lin Han, even if Lin Han is excellent, replacing Stockton and Malone as the leader of this team, this is also the benefit of the Jazz, Sloan is too cautious"
"That's right, now the Jazz are chasing points, Lin Han is indispensable, even if he was indeed slightly suppressed by Barkley in the first half, but this does not mean that Barkley is better than Lin Han in normal games"
Of course, Doug Collins seems to understand some of Lin Han's situation, but Su Skirt and Teacher Sun, who are the on-site commentators of the Celestial Empire in this game, don't think so, after they blacked Barkley and Malone in the first half, they have been in Hesloan since the second half, if Sloan knows, I'm afraid the Jazz coach will be depressed to death.
At this time, after the Jazz and the Suns started the fourth quarter, the difference between 5 and 7 points has been constantly seesawing, the Suns want to stretch the difference to more than 10 points, and the Jazz want to shrink the difference to less than 5 points, but both sides can't do it.
And even so, as game time runs out, the Jazz's situation is becoming more and more dangerous.
And just as the game entered the last four minutes, Lin Han, who had been sitting on the bench for half the game, suddenly stood up and walked to the Jazz head coach Sloan in front.
"Huh? Lin: What is this trying to do? ”
At this time, the broadcaster who had been pointing the camera at Lin Han was also a little surprised, of course, the same was true of many fans and commentators at the scene, and even the assistant coach of the Jazz, Phil Johnson, was a little puzzled when he watched Lin Han walk towards Sloan, what does this kid want to do? It's not going to complain to Sloane, is it?
"Coach, I still want to play in this game"
Sloane, who had been completely attracted by the situation on the court, looked at Lin Han who was standing in front of him with an extremely determined expression at this time, and after hearing Lin Han's request, the Jazz head coach was a little stunned for a while.
Play? Right now? Is this a joke? Lin Han's whole body is cold now, right? Phil Johnson, who was about to step forward and pull away Lin Han, was also stunned after listening to Lin Han's words.
It's just that what made Phil Johnson even more surprised and speechless was that Sloan actually nodded after taking a deep look at Lin Han.
"Let's go warm up first"
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