Chapter 4: Recasting the Glory of the Michigan Tigers
"Weiss, this four-game losing streak is special."
"George Muresan was injured suddenly, even if the injury was not serious, we had to be out for a week, we didn't have a starting center, and the overall strength was greatly affected."
"In addition, our opponents are generally stronger in this wave of road trips, including the Bulls."
Head coach Jim Linam's exculpation did not calm the anger of the old bone crusher, but added fuel to the fire.
"Excuses! Another excuse! ”
"My team doesn't need a manager who only makes excuses for failure, Jim, you've been fired!"
The old bone crusher became more and more furious, and the green tendons on his neck flare.
Lin Yu, who was outside the door, had a cold back and fired people at every turn, which seemed to be the tradition of Washington's bullets.
Lin Yu carefully searched for memories of the Washington Bullets in his previous life, and after a while, he really found some useful information.
Normally, this is the last season for the Bullets, and starting next season, the Washington Bullets will be renamed the Washington Wizards.
Because it was the last season, Lin Yu was very impressed with the bullets this season.
The Bullets have had three coaches this season, the first being Jim Linam, who was just fired, and the second being Bob Stark, who replaced Linam, who coached only once, and then the third coach Bernie Biskeduff.
Stark and Biskeduff are both Linam's assistant coaches.
At this time, both of them were also in the office, standing next to Linam, and they didn't dare to take a breath.
Lin Yu's eyes lit up when he thought of this.
The two of them are assistant coaches, they can take over the coaching whip of the team's coach, and they are also assistant coaches, does it mean that they also have the opportunity to compete for the coach's position?
In terms of qualifications, Lin Yu is certainly not as good as these two old assistant coaches, they have been with the Bullets for at least five years.
But Lin Yu also has his own advantages, he has a good relationship with the helmsman of the team, the old bone crusher, and he almost wears a pair of pants, and Lin Yu's vision and insight in the future are definitely stronger than those of this era.
"Bang!"
"I'm gone!"
Linam is very old, he was an assistant coach in the league in the seventies, and he became the coach of the Clippers in 83.
"Lin Yu? Come on in. ”
The old bone crusher happened to see Lin Yu outside the door, his expression softened a lot, the green tendons dissipated, and he opened his hand to greet.
Stark and Biskduff looked at Lin Yu with immature faces, their hearts were full of doubts, they didn't remember that the bullet team had such a number one person, and he could calm down the angry old bone crusher.
"Bob, Bernie, I'm just going to introduce you, this is your new partner, our team's new assistant coach Lin Yu."
'Now that Linam has left, we need to find a new manager as soon as possible.
"You two, no, you three, come to my office at two o'clock in the afternoon, and the boss will come over and decide who will take Linam's shift."
The role of "Brotherhood" is reflected, with Lin Yu's qualifications, it is impossible for him to be included in the candidate for coach, and the old bone crusher may have given him a chance to take care of Lin Yu's face.
The old bone crusher didn't think too much, even if he was very optimistic about Lin Yu, he wouldn't think that Lin Yu would really be able to impress the boss Bolin.
He had known Pauline for more than 20 years, and knew that Pauline was an extremely traditional businessman, and that it was impossible for a 26-year-old to be in charge.
He gave Lin Yu this opportunity, more because he wanted Lin Yu to be familiar in front of the boss.
Lin Yu didn't think so, he had a hunch that his chance to soar into the sky had come.
If he were the owner of another team, Lin Yu's thoughts would be the same as the old bone crusher, 26 years old is too young, let alone the coach, even the assistant coach is not so young.
But Polin is different from other bosses, and his personality fully explains what it means to be mercenary.
A few years later, Jordan retired for the second time and then returned to join the Wizards, which is certainly no stranger to fans.
Jordan spent money to buy 5% of Pauline's team equity and became a minority shareholder of the Wizards, and seeing that the Wizards couldn't support the wall, he simply rolled up his sleeves and made a comeback.
Because the player could not hold the stake in the team, Jordan agreed with Pauline that he would sell the 5% stake to Pauline first, and then sell the stake back to Jordan at the original price after he retired again.
Then in the two years since Jordan's comeback, the market value of the Wizards has doubled, and when Jordan wants to get back the 5% stake at the original price, Pauline directly turned his face and denied anyone.
The original market value of about 12 million shares, now it is worth almost 25 million, Bo Linli wants to be consumed, how can he lose 13 million in vain, even if the outside world scolds him to the blood, he is unmoved.
Lin Yu knows Bolin's temperament very well, he can not even want his face for 13 million US dollars, if Lin Yu can bring him enough benefits, does he still care about Lin Yu's age?
Not to mention 26 years old, even 16 years old, as long as Lin Yu can make a lot of money for him, he will also appoint Lin Yu as the coach of the team.
……
After leaving the general manager's office, Lin Yu returned to his residence, and began to think about how to impress Bolin with benefits.
"If you want to make a lot of money, you have to have a topic and a gimmick."
"If you want topicality and gimmicks, you have to hype it up, and you have to work hard."
Lin Yu carefully analyzed the existing conditions of the bullet team, and his thinking gradually became clear.
……
At half past one in the afternoon, Lin Yu rushed to the general manager's office of the team, and Stark and Biskeduff had already arrived early.
"Since everyone is together, let's interview one by one, the boss is in my office."
Unseld said to the three assistant teachers outside the door.
The first to go was Bob Stark, who had been with the Bullets for almost a decade and knew each other well, so the "interview" lasted only five minutes.
Then there's Bernie Biskeduff, who came out with a fifteen-minute interview on his face and a happy look on his face, who should have had a good conversation with his boss, or had received some kind of promise from him.
Lin Yu was not in a hurry, he knew that once the next big killing weapon was sacrificed, the position of the coach of the bullet team could only be his own.
"Lin Yu, come in, relax."
Unselde waved at Lin Yu and personally led Lin Yu into the office.
Seeing that it was an elderly white man who was about to die, his hair had almost fallen out, and the age spots on his face were dense, Lin Yu knew that this was Bullet Boss Abi Boleyn.
Pauline spent $1.1 million in the 60s to buy the Chicago Packers, and 30 years have passed, not only has the team changed its name several times, but even the home court has been moved three times, becoming the current Washington Bullets.
After seeing Lin Yu come in, Bolin didn't have any strange expression, as if he hadn't noticed Lin Yu's overly young face at all.
"Son, tell me what you can do for us if you were to be our team manager?"
Pauline asked with a gentle smile.
"Dollars! Lots of dollars! Lin Yu's answer was resounding, making Pauline and Unselde look stunned.
This answer was too fanciful and completely unexpected for the two.
Stark's answer was to lead the team to the playoffs, while Biskdauff's answer was to reach the second round of the playoffs.
It is the coach's job to improve the team's performance, and I have never heard of a coach who can make a lot of money for the team during an interview.
"Lin Yu, be serious, this is not a joke."
Unselde was afraid that Lin Yu's reply would anger Paulin, so he hurriedly reminded him.
Bolin waved his hand, "It's okay, Wes, that's a very interesting answer. ”
"Son, tell me about your plans, Wes said you're an interesting young man, and that's true."
Lin Yu cleared his throat, "My plan is to recast the glory of the Michigan Five Tigers of yesteryear with the Washington Bullets!" ”
"Just imagine the Michigan Five Tigers in the NBA at the same time, what a crazy scene it would be."
"How many die-hard NCAA fans will be waving money to buy our home and away tickets."
"We're going to be able to increase average ticket prices by at least 20 percent, increase attendance by at least 15 percent, and make at least $10 million more a year."
Pauline and Unselde glanced at each other, and if Lin Yu's plan can be successfully implemented, there is no doubt that it will indeed boost the attendance of the bullets.
The Michigan Five Tigers were in the NCAA a few years ago, how popular are they? In the world of basketball, only the current Jordan, Pippen and Rodman trident of the Bulls can be compared.
The reason why it is so popular is that, on the one hand, the NCAA fan base on Lao Mei's side is much larger than that of the NBA, and the finals ratings are not a level of existence at all, and the NCAA beats the NBA.
On the other hand, the Michigan Five Tigers are full of tragedy, reaching the finals for two consecutive years, all of them hated and lost, which made the hearts of fans full of regrets.
At the moment, Webb, the boss of the Michigan Five Tigers, and Howard, the second child, are both in the Bullets, and if the Five Tigers can be put together, there is no need for the Bullets to hype, and those NCAA fans with regrets will naturally come to the door.
The Michigan Tigers, who failed to win the championship in the NCAA, may be able to make up for this regret in the NBA.