Chapter 229: Never Back Down!
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Although Lin Han can now use his fingertips to dribble, it has to be said that this skill is more effective in the hands of the point guard than in the hands of a scoring guard, and now the biggest effect of Lin Han being able to use this skill is to reduce the center of gravity of his dribbling and the stability of his own control, as for the confusion of this skill on the opponent's defense, so that the opponent's defense misjudges, although this offense can also be used, but it is obvious that this effect is more beneficial to the point guard's passing after deceiving the opponent's defense, If Lin Han can use this effect perfectly, and can still hand the ball to Malone after using this skill to mess up the Knicks' interior defense in the first few games, I'm afraid Malone won't have so many reasons to play blackface on him.
Although the whole world knows that the Knicks are no threat to the Jazz, when the Jazz team must win the finals, Lin Han and Malone will definitely have conflicts for the most important MVP trophy in the finals, unless one of the two is willing to give up this honor, but it is obvious that Malone cannot give up this honor, and Lin Han will naturally not give up this honor, this is not just how the honor itself is, but both of them know that in the second half of the regular season, although, Ma Long forcibly stabilized his position as the leader of the team with the regular season MVP, but in the playoffs, Lin Han is a real dominant, and Ma Long can't compare with Lin Han in terms of table.
Otherwise, Malone would not have gotten to hide his excitement about Lin Han being banned in the third game with the Rockets, that was because he wanted to suppress Lin Han too much, but the final result was that although he worked hard, he didn't do it When Lin Han didn't do it, Lin Han couldn't win Olajuwon with the team alone, and he didn't prove that he could win Olajuwon, plus Tomjanovic in the back, although Lin Han and Malone forcibly endured that breath in order to defeat the Rockets at that time, But whether it is Lin Han or Ma Long, the breath of the two has not disappeared.
In the past, the two had a common goal, and it was a common goal with consistent interests, although the two were funny, but they were not stupid, so they didn't want each other to become their own obstacles and drag themselves back, both of them knew that if they wanted to get the highest honor in the finals, they had to enter the finals, and to enter the finals, they needed to beat the rockets, and now, the rockets also beat the finals and entered, and even in the first game of the finals, the team laid a situation that was almost sure to win, After two consecutive wins in two games, all public opinion in the United States now tilts the balance on the side of the Jazz.
Knicks want a comeback? Joke, the Knicks lost by more than 4o points in the first two games, and none of the games can make people see the hope of winning, whether it is using the original tactics or using the changed tactics, this team is not the opponent of the Jazz, in this case, unless the team will be black after returning to their home court!
It's just that although the Knicks are the biggest black team in the league and are known as gangsters, don't forget that although the Jazz team does not have the name of gangsters, whether it is Malone or Stockton or Lin Han, which of these three is not a famous 'fierce general' who plays ruthlessly with these three people? You can take a look at the two regular season games of the Spurs' Rodman and Lin Han, Rodman wants to abolish Lin Han, and the final result is that the two of them are really going to abolish each other on the court, and in the end it was Rodman who couldn't survive instead of Lin Han!
In this case, even die-hard Knicks fans would not think that their team could turn the tables and beat the Jazz at this time, and even at this time, the Knicks media and fans have already shouted at Pat Riley, making it clear that the season is over and it is time to settle the score.
And when the Knicks are no longer a threat, and the championship is already a thing to explore, the common goals of Lin Han and Malone have changed, if everyone can help each other to win the championship together or the goal of helping each other, then going to the finals MVP is not a complementary goal.
And this finals MVP is not only the honorary significance of Malone winning the Grand Slam, nor the practical significance of Lin Han getting the system reward, but also a direct final review of the two for the status of the team's boss, Ma Long wants to use the Grand Slam to press Lin Han under him for a few years, so that Lin Han can be his little brother for a few years, and Lin Han wants to be like Jordan, like magic, like Larry Bird, and other legends to directly establish his league status.
Everyone knows that when a player sits in the position of the second brother for a long time, even if his honor is against the sky, no matter how much he wins the championship, that's it, when Malone retires and Lin Han retires, when someone says who is the greatest player on the Jazz team, the person who wants Hei Lin Han only needs one sentence, no matter how strong Lin Han is, he is not also Ma Long's little brother, and Ma Long is still obedient when he is there.
Of course, Lin Han didn't think about it so much, and he didn't think about it that far, because Pippen's poor vote rate in this year's regular season MVP selection has made Lin Han understand one thing very clearly, he doesn't have so much time to wait for Malone and Stockton to grow old, if he just pursues the treatment of an ordinary superstar, he can wait until Malone and Stockton grow old, and then take over their class, and it doesn't hurt to be the second child for a few years, if his target is Jordan, a legend at the level of Magic and Laborard, Then you can't stare at Pippen, Pippen has worked so hard this season, Jordan has retired, he has not been able to change his status and opinions in the hearts of experts and fans, the hat of the second millennium can't be taken off if you want to, and Lin Han is different, Malone is not as strong as Jordan, and he is not as 'weak' as Pippen Of course, Pippen is not weak, but Jordan is too strong, so Pippen did not succeed in usurping the throne does not mean that Lin Han cannot usurp the throne successfully.
Similarly, Lin Han does not have the same opportunities as Magician and Jordan and Chamberlain, Jordan and Chamberlain are the bosses as soon as they come in, and the Magic is injured as soon as they come in and their bosses are injured at critical moments, the luck of these guys is the protagonist template of Hongguoguo, Lin Han doesn't have such good luck and opportunities, so create your own zĂ o, just like Larry Bird back then, but Lin Han didn't think about being as ruthless as Larry Bird, and Lin Han didn't think that he would drive Malone away after he succeeded in the competition, the same, Ma Long didn't think that he would drive Lin Han away after he succeeded, but whether Ma Long would want to drive Lin Han away or go by himself after he failed, and whether Lin Han would drive away Ma Long and go with himself after he failed, I don't know.
Anyway, for these two teases, neither of them thought about what they would do if they failed.
Both of these people thought that after they succeeded, they would make a lot of efforts to keep each other and be their little brother with peace of mind, Jordan didn't want to be able to envelop Pippen and let Pippen feel at ease as a little brother, didn't Pippen give whatever he wanted? Lin Han and Ma Long thought that they could also have such a device.
Of course, after defeating the Knicks in two consecutive games, the Jazz team should be very happy at this time, but obviously, because Malone and Lin Han are now clearly in a posture of grabbing the MVP of the finals, there is a sense of saber rattling within the team, and even when the Jazz team is over the second game on June 13, when the whole team flies to New York, when the Jazz get on and off the plane, the team's saber-rattling atmosphere is even more distinct. He has the status and right to sit with Malone and Stockton, generally speaking, Lin Han usually chooses to sit with these two when he goes to the away plane to take a plane, but this time, when the players got on the plane, one side of the other, the two didn't even look at each other.
This made the staff of the Jazz team and the flight attendants on the plane a little surprised, after all, Lin Han and Ma Long are not a wise choice, although this is a charter flight of the Jazz team, but after all, there are many people, in the locker room, the two of them will make trouble, now outside, even if the two don't look down on each other, they need to maintain a superficial love for each other, didn't the two do well for a while ago?
Of course, at this time, Jerry Sloan was not very satisfied with the confrontation posture of the two bigwigs of the team at this time, but fortunately, the team's current situation is very good, even if the affairs of these two people are made public, it will not have much impact on the team's record, after all, the basic goal of both of them is the championship, and the pursuit of both is based on the championship, and the two have never thought of going to the point of life and death, nor have they reached the point where no one can tolerate anyone.
It's just that as a head coach, he can't pretend to be invisible, after all, no one can guarantee that the confrontational relationship between the two will not change?
"What a hassle?"
In the end, after Jerry Sloan sat down in his seat, he also thought with some sighs that a team that can have three superstars like Malone, Linham and Stockton is really very happy, but since he has endured so much happiness, he naturally needs to bear some troubles, which is inevitable.
For the Jazz, there is no difference between Lynham Malone and Stockton, and all three are the team's most important players.
The Jazz are different from the Lakers or other NBA teams, Salt Lake City has a population of only 180,000, for NBA teams, the biggest income of a team is the income from broadcast fees and tickets, the NBA's bonuses are very small, and the surrounding income is not much. After all, the NBA has 82 games for a team, and even if the Lakers live broadcast the game in the United States will not go through 4o games in a season, what should I do if there are no live games in the United States, fans want to watch it naturally from other TV stations and channels, generally speaking, they are charged, such as Los Angeles and New York, which have a large fan base, and there are many people who are willing to spend money to watch live broadcasts, and the selling price is naturally high, According to Aili's meaning, the Lakers seem to sign a 25-year 5o contract in the future, Lin Han was shocked when he heard it, of course, this income is counted as the team's extra money, not included in the league's total income, naturally it will not be reflected in the salary cap, it is also reflected in the difference between the big team and the small team, if it is a small team, the extra money is less, as long as the salary is higher than the salary cap, then the team is a loss, and the boss needs to pay money, Bosses who don't have money will naturally try their best not to make the team's salary higher than the salary cap, while the big teams don't have that scruples, like Los Angeles and New York, the next year's extra money income is close to 200 million, even if they pay 100 million a year in luxury tax, they will not lose.
Therefore, in the case of Lin Han, Malone and Stockton, the three of them have little significance to the team to sell the broadcast fee, even if the Jazz team has Jordan, how much can he sell the broadcast fee for the 180,000 population of Salt Lake City, and the 260,000 population in the state? Another big income, the team's tickets, the regular season ticket income 6 is owned by the league, the playoffs are 45 owned by the league, this part of the income is also counted as the total income of the league, is to be calculated into the salary cap, the league will 6 regular season tickets and 45 playoff tickets together, the average distribution is the fixed ticket income of each team, as for the regular season 94 and the playoffs 55 are also the team's extra money.
Cities like New York and Los Angeles, when Jordan went to New York to play away games, the average ticket for a regular season game in New York could be as high as more than 1ooo dollars, it is estimated that in this year's playoffs, don't look at the Knicks lose like this, the next game Lin Han goes to Madison Square, the ticket is probably more expensive than 1ooo dollars, even if the ticket is expensive, New York does not worry about no fans watching live, but if it is the Delta Center, as long as the ticket is raised to 1ooo dollars, I'm afraid there won't be many fans who are really willing to come into the stadium to watch, even if the Jazz team has Jordan Gallingham, there is no way, the population is 180,000, but fortunately, the Jazz fans are loyal enough, even if the population is 180,000, the tickets are actually not at the bottom of the NBA, the real bottom is the Charlotte Hornets and the Atlanta Hawks, these two teams are too sad, they are in the control range of the NCAC League, the strongest league of the nnetnetcaa, even if the tickets are free, they may not be able to fill the fans.
Therefore, don't look at Lin Han's popularity is so high, the Jazz team can reap limited benefits from Lin Han's popularity, because now the Celestial Empire is too poor to even sell much home advertising, in this case, the Jazz and other NBA teams are completely different.
Just like Salt Lake City, Utah, and the rest of the United States, the Jazz are different from other NBA teams, and they generally don't talk about money here, because everyone knows that there is no money, there is really no money, if you really want money, then leave, and the team will not stop it, and the team owner does not run the team to make money, but if it is really to make money, the Jazz can move to Miami back then, and don't talk about any commercial value with the team, because even if Jordan comes here, there is no commercial value.
In this case, the Jazz team pays more attention to feelings than other NBA teams, is more pure, but there is a lot less copper smell, and everyone is more willing to talk about feelings, just like the previous Jazz coach Raidon Sr. gave his position to his student Jerry Sloan and his son, the son is the general manager, and the student is the head coach.
Therefore, Lin Han never thought of threatening the team in terms of his commercial value to press Malone down and help him get on the horse, and talking about money without talking about feelings in Jazz is doomed to failure, of course, since he wants to play feelings in Jazz, and Lin Han wants to suppress Malone and Malone wants to suppress Lin Han, this kind of thing is destined to be impossible to talk about feelings, so what should I do? Then naturally it is strength to speak, whether it is Lin Han or Ma Long, they are very clear.
Now that the two of them have come to this point, it is strength to speak, it is useless to play those crooked and boo things, Salt Lake City and the Jazz are so simple.
It's just that although Lin Han and Ma Long really don't talk about their feelings and speak with strength, it doesn't mean that others are willing to do this.
In the eyes of the Jazz team, these three people are really equally important, Stockton and Malone loved each other so much when they were in the past, there was no contradiction, why couldn't they love each other after adding a Lin Han?
For a team like the Jazz, it is not easy to get these three people together, especially now why so many people in the league are staring at Lin Han, many people in the league think that Lin Han can't stay in the Jazz for three years, just because after Lin Han's rookie contract expires, the Jazz really don't have the money to keep three superstars, even if the Jazz boss forcibly lasts for a year or two for the team's results, until Malone and Stockton retire, with Lin Han's growth, At that time, he was a popular candidate for the first person in the league, and the first person in the league was not to be put on the table, and a huge amount of money was needed to build a lineup for him.
The Jazz team does not have the capital to have the league's popular superstars, so in the recent period in the league, since the end of the regular season, the Lakers have publicly shown their love to Lin Han, including the Trail Blazers and many other teams have publicly shown their love to Lin Han, and everyone is not stupid.
Therefore, the team really hopes that the three of them can grasp the best time of the team, create a real legend for Salt Lake City and the Jazz, and even the old Miller has thought about selling the team at a low price when his financial resources can't support it, hoping to find an owner to take over the team, this boss must have the financial resources to build a lineup for Lin Han, and also be able to keep the team in the Jazz, but obviously, the old Miller is a cute fool, but there are not many such cute fools in the capital world of the United States, With a cash cow like Lin Han, who doesn't move to New York and Los Angeles to stay in Salt Lake City? Even if moving to New York and Los Angeles requires a $100 million 'contribution' to the rest of the league, it's worth it.
Therefore, since the owners are so 'cute' and even think about the future design of the team, they have already made the consciousness of bankruptcy, and Jerry Sloan can't watch from the side, so recently, the head coach of the Jazz team really wants to settle the dispute between Lin Han and Malone.
Just think about it, unless there are two MVPs in this year's finals, I'm afraid it's really hard for these two people to stop, even if there are two MVPs this year, these two can't stop, and they always have to separate a winner or loser.
How to solve the problem of Lin Han and Malone is the most important and headache in front of the Jazz owner, general manager and head coach, so when everyone in the Jazz team got off the plane, the Jazz owner Miller Sr., who came to New York with the team, can be said to have not acted alone but has been discussing this issue with the team's head coach and general manager.
It's just that the three of them are a little speechless that they haven't discussed something yet, and the news that Lin Han and Ma Long have torn their faces apart has already spread outside.
Although no one on the Jazz team has ever thought of completely hiding the problem of Lin Han and Ma Long, it is impossible, in the regular season, in the Finals, when the media in the United States and the world are staring at the Jazz, they want to hide this extremely obvious thing unless everyone is a fool, in fact, after the second game between the Jazz and the Knicks, Malone was absent from the post-game press conference, and many reporters from local media in Salt Lake City already knew very well what happened to the team.
It's just that at this time, for the sake of the overall situation of the team, the media in Salt Lake City did not report the news, and now, what happened to Lin Han and Ma Long on the plane is so obvious that it is impossible for people not to know.
"Did Carl and Lin have a conflict because of the Finals MVP? No, that's not true at all, as you know, the finals have reached a very critical period now, and while we don't try to guess anything with very shoddy means, I think we need to be wary of a lot of media malice."
In the face of the news of the infighting between Lin Han and Malone, which has almost instantly boiled the whole United States, Jerry Sloan is having a headache with the team's owner and general manager at this time, and Phil Johnson, as the team's assistant coach, directly denied it, and even directly pointed the finger at the New York media, saying that the New York media was playing tricks, of course, if it was before, there was indeed such a possibility.
Lin Han has contradictions with Malone and Stockton, this kind of news is not the first time, the New York Post also reported that the three of them fought because of playing 4P with a cheerleader player because of the uneven splitting of the hole, the news of the breakdown of the relationship, such lace news, even if it is a fool, it must be nonsense, and everyone can be small after reading it.
And this time is different, and this time the media that reported the feud between Lin Han and Malone was not the New York Times or the New York Post, but the media of the capital, the Washington Post!
The New York media were all criticizing Pat Riley at this time, and they never thought that the Jazz would play this play, so when the Washington Post broke the news, these media in New York were moved, and the Knicks, who had already entered a dead end, actually became bright again, if Lin Han and Malone really had a problem, then wouldn't the Knicks' opportunity come?
This directly led to the fact that when Johnson put all the blame on the New York media in an interview, it caused the dissatisfaction of almost all the New York media at the scene, not to mention the dissatisfaction of the New York media at this time, in the face of the Jazz assistant coach's secrecy at this time, and evading the responsibility of evading the serious, these guys are quite dissatisfied.
It's just that Phil Johnson doesn't want to say more, that's okay, this can be regarded as a side confirmation that Lin Han and Malone do have a problem, since you don't say it, they can dig it themselves, for these guys, they can get out of the scandal of the President of the United States, not to mention a small Jazz infighting.
Soon, on the second day of the Jazz team coming to New York, that is, on June 15, the key battle of the third game between the Jazz and the New York Knicks, as long as the Jazz team wins, then they can already announce that they have won the championship in advance, and if they lose, then there is suspense.
It's just that at this time, in the entire NBA and the entire American public opinion circles, there are not many people who pay attention to the outcome of this game, and the front page headlines of almost all large and small media are a bloody news for Jazz fans.
"Lin Han Malone fought because of the MVP of the finals, and his relationship broke down!"
"Whose team is the Jazz? Marlon Linhan locker room roars! â
"The content of Marlon Lin Han's infighting was exposed, Malone angrily scolded Lin Han for being too alone, and the best rookie shot back: soft egg!"
"The Knicks are bright, and the Nuggets miracle is back?!"
"Chance, big chance, Knicks head coach said he's going to stick to Game 3! The Grand Finals aren't over yet! â
On the day of the game between the Jazz and the Knicks, such a thing happened, the Jazz fans were really confused, although most of the Jazz fans were in Salt Lake City at this time, but whether it was the fans with the team or the fans who stayed behind at this time, after the news of Lin Han and Malone's infighting was exposed, it was basically all one sentence.
"Why is this happening?"
Why is this so, that's the question for all Jazz fans!
Of course, at this time, the Jazz fans who were already celebrating the victory were asking why this was happening, and for the Knicks fans, it was naturally impossible for them to ask such a question, and these New York fans, who had almost no hope, had even played all kinds of slogans at this time!
"It's God's will, Madison Square will be the grave of Lynham and the Jazz!"
It's hard to say whether Madison Square will be Lynham's grave, and the words of New York legend Willis Reid are now a favorite among New York fans anyway.
Even Lin Hei, the biggest player in the league, stood up at this time and confidently said that the Knicks' chance of reversal had appeared.
For a while, two completely different groups had a huge reversal because of the problems of Lin Han and Ma Long.
Of course, now that things are so lively outside, it is naturally impossible for Lin Han and Ma Long, who are the parties concerned, to hide, although they will be surrounded by reporters after every training, although Lin Han and Ma Long will express their appreciation for each other after being besieged, indicating that there is no problem between the two at all.
But although the two said so, they really didn't want to do it in action, even if the two of them finished training at the same time, there was no interaction, obviously the reason why they said this was because of the arrangement and needs of the team management, so at this time, neither Lin Han nor Ma Long felt that there was no need to hide it.
Do what you have to do, there is no need to consider the feelings of the other party and the feelings of the team like you did with the Rockets, neither Lin Han nor Malone has put the Knicks in their eyes now, even if Knicks fans think they see hope at this time.
Of course, Lin Han and Ma Long don't have so many scruples now, as the head coach of the team, Jerry Sloan, he still needs to pay attention to some influences, so he will arrange the code of conduct for the two disciples to the two disciples, hoping that even if the two of them pretend, they must pretend that there is no problem, but these two comics are simply yang and yin, even fools can see that these two guys are pretending.
So, at noon on June 15, after the team finished their morning physical training, Lin Han was called into his room by Jerry Sloan.
"Lin, thank you really for your contribution to the team this season, we all know that if the team doesn't have you, we don't want to make it to the finals and win the championship, even if we can make it to the Western Conference finals, maybe we will be out of the same round as last season"
"As the head coach of the team, I really appreciate the words you have done to the team."
When Lin Han walked into the team's head coach's room with extremely complicated feelings, Jerry Sloan's first sentence directly stunned Lin Han, but he quickly shook his head a little bitterly.
Jerry has thanked him more than once this season, and Lin Han knows this, just a few days ago when the team beat the Knicks for the first time, Jerry Sloan excitedly thanked him, because Lin Han knew that the big win in that game gave Jerry Sloan the best hope of beating Pat Riley and winning the championship.
It's just obvious that for Lin Han, if Jerry Sloan hadn't given him a chance at the beginning, he might have been able to enter the NBA, but can going to the Lakers be the same as coming to the Jazz? For Lin Han in the first season, the Lakers' help to Lin Han is obviously not as good as the Jazz team, it can be said that Lin Han can have such an achievement today, Jerry Sloan is the biggest hero, so for Jerry Sloan's many thanks, Lin Han has not accepted it.
And this time, Lin Han knew very well that this time Jerry Sloan's thanks were heavier than any other time, because Jerry Sloan was not thanking him!
When Jerry Sloan said these two sentences, Lin Han knew what the head coach of the Jazz team was going to do!
"Lin, you and Carl are the most important players in the team, I really don't want the two of you to have such a thing, you are still young, I hope you can give a little bit to Carl in this game"
When Jerry Sloan finished this request with a wry smile, Lin Han didn't have any surprises at this time, but even if there was no accident, no matter how terrible Lin Han's face was, and seeing this Lin Han whose face was constantly changing but silent, Jerry Sloan was really a little bitter.
When Jerry Sloan finished speaking, even such silence was a torture for the Jazz head coach, he didn't know what Lin Han's decision would be, but no matter what Lin Han's decision was, he knew that when he said this request, his kindness to Lin Han would end!
"Coach, is this your choice?!"
When Lin Han broke the silence and stared at Jerry Sloan, seeing that Lin Han had regained his calm expression, Jerry Sloan did not speak, regardless of the look of shame that could be clearly seen on his face.
"If this is your choice, I won't embarrass you, don't worry"
Looking at Jerry Sloan, who was silent at this time, after Lin Han said lightly, he turned around and left, and looking at the back of Lin Han leaving, Jerry Sloan shook his head bitterly again.
Just before Lin Han came in, the same Malone was also called in by Jerry Sloan, and if Lin Han knew that Jerry Sloan had even made the same request to Malone, the Jazz rookie would have been surprised.
It's just obvious that Lin Han didn't know, didn't know that Jerry Sloan asked for Ma Long, and didn't know what Ma Long's answer was at that time.
"Thank you, Lin"
After watching Lin Han leave, Jerry Sloan muttered to himself with some pain on his face.
And when Lin Han left Jerry Sloan's room, the anger in his heart was really irrepressible, although he knew that as a head coach, he couldn't watch the team's two leading players like this for a long time, although Lin Han also knew that if Jerry Sloan had a choice, he would have a better chance of supporting Malone, because in the design of the Jazz management, it was hoped that Lin Han could wait a few years, and when Malone and Stockton were old, he would take over normally, after all, this is the safest way and the most acceptable choice for everyone in the team, After all, for a player, the biggest pursuit is Jordan and Magic Larry Bird, but as a team, the biggest pursuit does not have to be their own player Jordan is Magic is Larry Bird, as long as the team's players can bring championships to the team, especially the Jazz, isn't Miller old just hoping to bring a championship to Salt Lake City and Utah A real legendary dynasty, as long as it can reach this point, there is no difference whether the player is a composition like the Bulls or a composition like the Pistons.
But hearing such words from Jerry Sloan's mouth still made Lin Han a little angry.
"Coward, are you really ready to give up this year? If you really give up, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get on the top for a long time."
"Give up? How can it be?! â
Hearing Ellie's words, Lin Han said angrily, he can listen to Jerry Sloan's words and let Ma Long go in this game, but the current Lin Han is not the same Lin Han as before.
He's not a scorer, he has a lot of ways to compete!
Now that we have come this far, how can there be any possibility of backing down! r1152
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