NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 643 The lone hero Iverson!

"I will come here sooner or later." After all the championship ceremonies and links were over, the ten starting players from both sides all walked onto the court.

This was the first sentence Iverson said after seeing Lin Tian.

"If you want, just come to us when your contract expires in three years." Lin Tian said easily, "I'll reserve the position of best sixth man for you."

"I'd rather die than do that." Iverson rejected Lin Tian without even thinking about it.

"If you don't come here, how can you win the championship? Win the championship in Orlando?" Lin Tian said this and couldn't help but make a mockery: "Let's be honest, with the current lineup in Orlando, can you beat Florida?"

It’s no wonder that Lin Tian is so mean-spirited, it’s just that the Magic team’s lineup is so bad!
Apart from Iverson, the number two player on their team is Hedo Turkoglu. Objectively speaking, Turkoglu definitely has the ability to be the number two on a strong team.

But, apart from these two, the team's third player is DeShawn Stevenson, and below him is Tony Battie.

Count down further?

I can’t count them all.

Lin Tianzhen doesn’t know him!

Oh, no, there’s someone else I know.

Kevin Cato.

This guy has been a substitute for Yao Ming, but his level is quite worrying. Even after playing for just 5 minutes in a game, Yao Ming's fans disliked him: How can this guy be so bad?
With just this Magic team, can they win the championship?
Go to sleep.

Lin Tian wasn't exaggerating when he said they couldn't beat Florida.

Florida is the champion of this year's Big Three. Having retained all their main players, their goal is to win two consecutive championships!
In the NCAA, where one game decides the outcome and upsets are easier to happen than breathing, what does it mean to win two consecutive championships?
It means that this team has absolute strength and terrifying stability!
Looking at the entire NCAA league, except for teams like UCLA in ancient times, no team has been able to defend the title in the past 30 years!
This shows how difficult it is to defend the title in the NCAA.

But despite this huge uncertainty and a competition system and league that is full of variables, the current Florida team was able to defend its title, becoming the first college team to defend its title after UCLA!

The top five starters in their lineup would also participate in the 2007 draft, and three of them would be selected in the lottery: Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, and two others would be selected in the second round.

To be honest, it is really hard to predict the outcome of a team like this against the current Magic team!

It's true that they don't have a superstar like Iverson, but they have top-notch tacit understanding, a balanced lineup with almost no weaknesses, and the players are of one mind. You know, these five people were lottery prospects last year!

Even guys like Noah and Horford, if they had participated in the draft a year earlier, many people would have thought they would be the favorites for the No. 1 pick!

The reason why 06 is called a super weak year has a lot to do with the fact that the Florida lottery trio did not participate in the draft!
As for who is stronger between the Magic and Florida, and when the series will start, Lin Tian is actually not sure.

But when an NBA team is compared with an NCAA team and it is really worth discussing, it is enough to show how bad the team is now.

What's worse is that the Magic didn't even think about team building, team culture, winning atmosphere, or trying their best to win.

Their head coach Brian Hill didn't practice many useful things in the training camp. Simply put, he has two tactics on the offensive end.

When Iverson had the ball, the whole team screened him and created opportunities for him to shoot.

When Turkoglu had the ball, the whole team provided screens for Iverson who was running without the ball, giving him opportunities to shoot.

Basically, there are only two tricks.

The reason why Brian Hill made such arrangements was because this was a task assigned by his superiors.

"We don't care about winning percentage and results, but you have to make the team play well and give the fans something to look forward to."

So how can the current Magic team play in a way that will give fans hope and make them willing to come and watch the game?

Iverson brush up!

It doesn't get more attractive than this.

This situation can actually explain two things.

1. The Magic are very self-aware. They know the level of their current lineup and simply choose to lie down.

2. In such a place, let alone winning the championship, even making it to the playoffs would be a sign of Iverson's continued success and unrivaled in the world.

The Magic have two goals this season: to get Iverson to win the scoring title and to get fans to buy season tickets.

It’s that simple!
In response to Lin Tian's doubts and ridicule, Iverson rarely said any trash talk, nor did he say anything like "wait and see" or "I can beat those college students to death."

Because Iverson also knew very well: when his team was competing with a college team, there was really no need to continue this topic.

What is there to go on?
Are you asking for humiliation?
"Dudu!"

What helped Iverson ease the embarrassment was the referee's whistle. When the referee blew the whistle, the game began!
Okur easily defeated that guy, giving the Knicks their first offensive opportunity of the night.

Lin Tian held the basketball and couldn't help but curl his lips.

He felt a wave of relief in his heart.

This season, the title of the worst defensive team is likely to change hands!
We, the Knicks, will most likely not be ranked last in defense this season!
He didn't defend the Magic team at all!

At least the Knicks can still provide some intensity through man-to-man marking, but on the Magic team, no one is marking anyone at all.

The moment Lin Tian got the ball, he found three open spaces!
Anthony, Stoudemire and Barnes, who was successfully promoted to the starting lineup this year, all got an open spot.

There was no one defending in front of them.

But how to say it?

Faced with this happy trouble, Lin Tian was actually stunned, and this distraction caused him to lose his opportunity.

After all, it's an NBA team. No matter how bad they are, there won't be three or four empty spots on the court at the same time, and they won't last for several seconds.

That's outrageous.

But what was even more outrageous was that when Lin Tian did not make a pass and dribbled the ball quickly, he found that he not only easily passed Iverson in one step, but also easily broke into the Magic team's inside line in the blink of an eye.

Who is that in front of him?

right!

Kevin Cato, this guy didn't even turn around, he was facing Lin Tian sideways, after all, he was too slow!

"Boom!"

Faced with this absolute open basket opportunity and a defense that was even looser than that of a streetwalker in Queens, Lin Tian was careless and his layup missed.

This ball was so easy that even Lin Tian couldn't grasp it.

He even looked back before making the move.

It's so easy, he must be cheating!
Of course there will be no fraud. The current Magic team has no money to play such a high-level game as "fraud".

Their defense is really bad.

But even though the defense is bad, this team is not completely useless!
For example, Turkoglu grabbed the rebound, and then used his high basketball IQ to make a one-handed long pass to Iverson who was about to dunk. Looking at the position of this bastard when he received the ball, Lin Tian suspected that this guy was already about to dunk when he broke through.

This quick move reminded Lin Tian of an old friend. This style of play was really fucking shameless!

Iverson held the basketball and no one could catch up with him. He easily made it to the frontcourt and then made a layup, scoring the first goal for the team!

The Magic lead by 2 points!
"Do you have any shame?" Lin Tian couldn't help but complain during the second push: "You were just bad at defense before, but at least you looked desperate. Now you don't even pretend to do anything?"

"Does it make sense?" Iverson was unmoved. He looked at Lin Tian's expression, which even had a bit of a sad and despairing expression.

No, wasn’t this guy just shouting with confidence that he wanted to win the championship?
It's only been one round, why does it look like your wife has died?
No, considering the relationship between this scumbag Iverson and his wife, if his wife died, he would probably be popping champagne right now.

But anyway, Iverson's attitude at this moment says it all.

This guy has also given in, at least this season.

He has made up his mind to 'brush' this year!

No matter if it's for the scoring title, team season ticket sales, or to let those strong teams take a look at you, see if you can still play and quickly buy you over.

Anyway, Iverson is definitely planning to attack with all his might this season and not defend at all!
The following games basically proved that Lin Tian’s ideas were all correct!

Although Iverson couldn't defend against Lin Tian before, he was always fierce when fighting against him, and he never knew what it meant to surrender or give up.

But Iverson played so cunningly tonight.

On the defensive end, he was almost standing there with his hands on his hips, watching the show. As soon as he saw the Knicks shoot, he immediately ran to the front court without looking back. If he could get the fast break pass, he would take it directly. If not, he would find a way to catch the ball as soon as possible and then continue to shoot!
To put it simply, Iverson's playing style is: go all out to score points on fast breaks, stay still on defense to save energy, and in positional battles constantly look for teammates to cover him before taking his own shots, playing very independently.

As for playing alone, it is understandable, as Iverson has been criticized for playing alone all his life. But as for not defending and going on fast breaks, Lin Tian really remembered an old friend!
Like, so similar!

Everything is for data. All decisions and choices when playing are for data. There is no face at all.

He would even rush to the basket and score a tough 4 points when the team was trailing by 5-2 points with only a dozen seconds left.

It's exactly the same!
cough cough.

Of course, Lin Tian was not talking about that old friend, he was talking about his father.

He had seen his father and his employees perform in the "Employee Cup".

Defense? His father would like to be in the midfield, and the forwards in football games usually stand further back than him.

Offense? Anyway, as long as the opponent shoots, his father will run to the opposite basket.

His opponents were also clever enough to never catch up with him, and of course his teammates were always able to pass the ball to him.

The game that Lin Tian watched was truly an eye-opener.

His father made 50 consecutive fast breaks, took 45 shots, at least 40 of which were absolutely open layups, and made 30 of them. Even so, his opponents saw that Lin Tian's father was about to miss the shot and "cleverly" rushed forward to commit a few fouls.

In short, Lin Sen seemed to have a hit rate of about 15 out of 5 at the free throw line that night. Although his free throw touch was not good, Lin Tian still scored 65 points in the Employee Cup final, not only leading the team to victory, but also winning the MVP.

This is basically the style of play of Iverson this year.

Lin Tian likes to call this move CEO basketball.

But obviously, with the Magic's current lineup and this rather outrageous style of play, they can indeed allow Iverson to score a lot of points, but the team cannot score too many points. When they face most teams in the league, I am afraid they will not be able to fight back.

At the end of the first half, the Magic only scored 46 points facing the Knicks' defense!

Iverson himself scored 19 points in the first half.

But the Knicks scored 61 points in the first half, leading the Magic by 15 points, and the whole team played in a very relaxed and carefree manner.

Their sharing of the ball, passing, and all-out offensive attack really opened the eyes of the Magic players.

In the second half, when the Knicks began to adapt to the Magic's outrageous style of play, the Magic's fast break began to fail, and Iverson's efficiency and opportunities of receiving the ball and directly rushing to the basket decreased.

The Magic's already poor offense became even more lost because of Iverson's loss of direction.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks once again beat the Magic by 14 points in a single quarter, and the difference between the two sides had quickly reached 30 points!
In the fourth quarter, old Nelson decisively replaced all his main players and let them sit on the bench to have a good rest. It was the opening game, so that was enough.

The Magic are such a bad team that even old Nelson is worried that if he plays with them too much, he will be infected with bad habits from TV.

Playing chess with a bad chess player will definitely make you worse and worse!

Change people quickly.

He made five substitutions, and the players he put on were not Smith, Houston or Hill, but players like Shannon Brown, Nate Robinson and Vinicius.

As I said, I’m afraid of being infected with bad habits!
But when all the main players of the Knicks were sitting on the bench, Lin Tian found something abnormal.

"What is that bastard doing?" Lin Tian pointed at Iverson and said, "He really has no shame at all. He has to fight back no matter what, right?"

"Just let him do it. What's the point of saving a piece of meat?"

Old Nelson shrugged his shoulders and was too lazy to pay attention to Lin Tian.

There was only one quarter left, and the team was 30 points behind. What could Iverson do? Could he score 50 points?

Iverson: OK! 50 points then!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Iverson actually only scored 37 points, which is not low, but that's it.

Then in the fourth quarter, while the Knicks were playing with all their substitutes, Iverson immediately took action and made a quick and fierce attack.

In less than 6 minutes, he made 14 of 5 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and 1 free throws for 2 points, bringing his score to 13 points. Then Iverson took advantage of a dead ball and chose to go off the court to rest.

Iverson, who scored 13 points in half a quarter, also successfully narrowed the 30-point gap between the two sides at the end of the third quarter to 27 points!
absurd.

Lin Tian just thought it was ridiculous.

It's not like he hasn't scored 50 points before, and it's not like he lacks such an achievement in his career. Why is he coming out in the fourth quarter to score? Is he really desperate and wants to start beating people up to get revenge on society?
With this incomprehensible feeling of absurdity, Lin Tian finally waited until the end of the game, then he quickly found Iverson and started chatting with him.

"What are you doing?" Lin Tian was extremely curious. "You don't have a terminal illness and will retire after this season, so you are risking your life to leave more data here, right?"

"Get out." Iverson cursed. It seems that he does not have a terminal illness.

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I want data!" Iverson lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally chose to tell the truth: "I want to use the best data to get more attention. I want to use my explosive data this year to seek some opportunities and trades, so that those strong teams will see me!"

"I can still play, I can still contribute to the championship, and I hope to get some offers and then leave."

"I can only play here for one year at most. If I'm lucky, I'll leave on the trade deadline. A three-year contract? Impossible! I can't let my remaining youth waste three years here!"

“But if you keep playing like this, you might not even win 10 games this year.” Lin Tian was still a little worried about the mental state of this good friend.

"What does it have to do with me? Anyway, the Magic hired me for the data rather than the record, so I will satisfy them and give them the data! Besides, I said that I will definitely leave at the latest during this offseason! I will definitely join a truly strong team and seek a championship."

Hearing this, Lin Tian wisely chose to shut up. He patted Iverson on the shoulder and said nothing more.

Everyone has their own aspirations, and it has nothing to do with you.

As for whether Iverson's trick would work, Lin Tian didn't know.

Then?

Then all major media outlets started to report on it!

"Facing the defending champion, Iverson scored 50 points but couldn't save the team!"

"Iverson scored 50 points in the opening game, a new career high in the opening game!"

"Lin can't stop Allen! The elves on the court are dancing again!"

"Even after trying his best, the team still suffered a crushing defeat. Perhaps Iverson and Orlando were doomed from the beginning!"

"No one fought harder than him! Iverson, who would rather die than surrender, still couldn't get past Lin Tian!"

"Iverson: If 50 points can't win the game, then I'll score 60 points! I'm still me, and that will never change!"

《Iverson: I won't give up! I will do my best to bring the team into the playoffs!》

"Iverson: I will never give in! Whether it's the 76ers, Timberwolves or Magic, all I see is victory!"

"Score or not give in? In the fourth quarter, the Knicks bench kept missing shots. Is the inefficient 50 points really worth bragging about?"

……

Right after the game ended that evening, topics and reports about Iverson were everywhere, and more than 90% of the comments were positive!
Lin Tian just watched the reports one by one, as well as the most popular videos on YouTube, all of which were clips of Iverson rushing, falling, getting up, and then continuing to fight hard tonight.

After adding these things together, Lin Tian felt that he had gained enlightenment!

He called Pelinka immediately.

"I found you a new assistant. Although it's a part-time job, you will definitely be satisfied! So can you please not call me in the middle of the night in the future?" Pelinka answered the phone and started wailing.

He was truly desperate.

Who is such a good person who always calls people in the middle of the night?

"I'm not letting you work this time because I'm curious." Lin Tian ignored Pelinka and said directly: "Allen is your player, right? Allen Iverson."

"Yes."

"You helped him with this tonight, didn't you?"

"Yes, he added money, so I came to help him with it."

(End of this chapter)