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"Yes, I am old, but I can still contribute. Do you expect a 46-year-old to play thirty minutes per game?

Five minutes per game is enough. The rest I will use to train the defense and rebounding of these little guys. Their defensive aggressiveness and ability are really poor." Dennis Rodman interviewed reporters after the game.

So said.

Indeed, as he said, Stan Van Gundy originally did not expect him to play long minutes in each game, but his performance tonight has completely exceeded his expectations.

But in these less than four minutes, what he contributed to the Magic was definitely not as simple as the 6 rebounds shown in the data, but also the team's morale and the attitude of the team on the defensive end. This is the most important thing.

For others, Rodman was the biggest surprise. For Stan Van Gundy, what excites him the most is undoubtedly the fact that as many as nine players on the team scored in double figures in this game. This is what he values ​​most.

If a team really wants to make a difference, it cannot rely on just one or two players. Originally, in his mind, Lin Sen and Howard were the team's first and second scoring points, while Grant Hill and

Turkoglu is the team's third and fourth scoring point, while newly joined Chris Webber is the team's starting power forward.

The starting five all have the ability to score in double figures per game, especially with the presence of three people who can pass the ball, Linsen, Turkoglu, and Weber. Scoring in double figures is not a problem at all, even without any tactics.

Don't worry that there will be too many problems with the offensive fluidity of the team's starting lineup.

Who on the bench can stand up and score is what he is most worried about. Any competitive team has a good sixth man. At the beginning, as the media said, Orlando's substitutes are unavailable, which will directly lead to the ball.

The team's defeat.

So he considered whether to put one of Turkoglu or Grant Hill on the bench to serve as the team's sixth man.

Stan Van Gundy would be a little reluctant to let Turkoglu be the sixth man. After all, the existence of Turkoglu can increase Linsen's lethality to a greater extent. Then Grant Hill will be left.

When Grant Hill was young, there was no doubt about his ability. He was the closest person to averaging a triple-double in the league after Big O. However, due to injuries and team tactical needs, the Magic have basically no requirements for his passing ability this season.

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If Grant Hill is placed in the sixth man position, then who will start in Grant Hill's place.

Stan Van Gundy looked at the statistics of this game. In addition to the starting five, there were Chris Webber, Kenyon Dulin, Kelana Azubuike, and Devin Brown on the bench.

They all scored in double figures.

"It would be nice if every game was like this." Stan Van Gundy said to himself.

Chris Webber is destined to replace Tony Barty as the team's starter. The remaining three people, plus Carlos Arroyo and Rashad McCants, who was traded from the Timberwolves, will become Stan.

What Van Gundy needs to consider most.

After thinking about it, among the five, although Rashad McCants is a top student at North Carolina and a former teammate of Lin Sen, he is not bad in terms of physical fitness and offensive ability, but his defensive attitude is too negative. Even if I say it,

Still not much has changed, so McCants, who he was originally optimistic about as a starting candidate, was directly ignored by Van Gundy.

Among the remaining players, Devin Brown, Arroyo, and Kenyon Dulin all need to have the ball in their hands. If they are allowed to serve as pitchers, it is not a good choice. In contrast, he is more optimistic about the players from nbdl.

Signed rookie Azubuike.

In the last game, he played poorly at the beginning but played very well later. He scored 9 points. In this game, he scored 12 points, tied with Lin Sen for the second highest score on the team, second only to Howard's 14 points.

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In addition, what he values ​​​​more is Azubuike’s attitude besides his ability to shoot, cut and move. Although the defense is not very good and his height is only considered low for the shooting guard position, the key is to have a positive defensive attitude.

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In Stan Van Gundy's opinion, attitude is the most important thing. Whether it can be achieved is another matter.

Thinking again about Lin Sen's encouragement to Azubuike in the last game and Azubuike's response as a rookie, Stan Van Gundy thought about it and decided to put Azubuike in the starting lineup.

Grant Hill, Sixth Man.

Azubuike never expected that he would be put into the starting lineup by Stan Van Gundy because of his positive attitude.

The media didn't pay much attention to the Orlando Magic's rout over the Hawks the next day. After all, the Hawks are a team chasing the No. 1 pick.

They were more concerned about the performance of Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen, but after Rodman's speech after the game, they realized that the Magic's main priority was not to let the two leave the league.

People come back to play ball.

Rather, they are expected to bring more experience to the players, and even this contract is purely to win over each other. After all, Rodman and Pippen are both in bankruptcy.

Another important point is that Rodman and Pippen can bring additional financial profits to the Magic. After all, the two were once one of the favorite players in the hearts of fans.

On the last day of December, the entire Orlando Magic team flew to Seattle. Starting from Seattle, the Magic will usher in a four-game Western Conference schedule.

The first game was against the Seattle SuperSonics, and the second game was back-to-back against the Portland Trail Blazers led by rookie Brandon Roy who performed equally well.

The third game will be the first time Lin Sen faces his old club, the Minnesota Timberwolves, after being traded to the Magic. This will also be the last time Lin Sen faces the Timberwolves in his first regular season.

The importance of this game to Linsen is self-evident, and Kevin Garnett also returned after Christmas. The Timberwolves' first game after his comeback continued Linsen's state before Christmas.

Garnett, who returned, scored a game-high 28 points and 14 rebounds, while Ricky Davis, the second-leading player last season, also pushed Jaric to the bench after Lin Sen left.

In the whole game, he used his excellent form to score 22 points and contributed to the Timberwolves' victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. After the game, Ricky Davis even bluntly said that Lin Sen's presence made him feel extremely uncomfortable. Lin Sen left him.

Only then did I feel the fresh air.

In addition, Jamal Nelson, whom the Timberwolves acquired from the Magic, also performed well in his first game with his new club. He proved himself with a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists.

"This is a win-win!" After the game, Devin Casey commented on the team's trade of Linsen for the first time.

This game has also made countless people look forward to it. The Las Vegas bookmaker even opened the market for what kind of data Lin Sen will produce in the first game against his old club.

It is enough to show the fans' expectations for this game. ESPN also defeated the three major radio stations Fox, TNT and ABC to get the rights to broadcast this game in the United States. It seems that the opponents in the first two games, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Portland Trail Blazers, have

Subconsciously ignored by fans.

"Wood, playing well is the most important thing. You will have three days of vacation after playing against the Denver Nuggets, and you need to spare these three days of vacation."

"Why should it be vacant?"

"Oh, have you forgotten that you once promised Steve Jobs? At the beginning, he said that he wanted you to be the spokesperson for Apple's new products. Now Apple's new product launch conference will be released on January 11th. You must know the past

They rarely hire spokespersons for Apple, so you need to spare three days to shoot the commercial."

If David Falk hadn't told him about this, he would have forgotten about it, but this time Lin Sen also remembered that night.

It was also that night that he met Adriana Lima. Thinking that he had not seen Lima for a long time, he was also looking forward to the filming of this advertisement.

On January 2, despite hitting 83 three-pointers this season, Allen was the second-best shooter in the league after Lin Sen. Allen beat Azubuike, who was starting for the first time, and made all three-pointers.

He scored 34 points with 6 three-pointers, but still failed to help the team defeat the Orlando Magic in the away game.

Grant Hill, who served as the sixth man for the first time, scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. More importantly, after serving as the sixth man, Hill controlled the ball for a long time and sent out 7 assists. It was as if he had nine assists.

The full-body style of the 1900s.

Chris Webber, who also started for the Magic for the first time, scored a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, which effectively shared the pressure for Howard.

Although Lin Sen still failed to score more than 20 points. He only scored 17 points in the game, which was far behind his average of 24.1 points per game. However, he once again sent out 13 assists in the game and successfully revitalized the team.

In back-to-back games against the Trail Blazers, a young team with the third-worst record in the Western Conference, the Magic scored a double-double. In addition to Lin Sen, who contributed 18 points and 12 assists, Dwight Howard scored 23 points and 14 rebounds.

Kaoglu also scored 13 points and 10 assists.

Although Brandon Roy performed well and scored 24 points and 7 assists, he still failed to defeat the Magic.

Seven members of the Magic team scored in double figures, and finally won back-to-back games with a huge advantage of 113:91, 22 points.

The Orlando Magic achieved five consecutive wins for the first time in the new season, and the Magic also relied on this five-game winning streak to climb to sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

"This is Orlando, which has been in hot form recently. Orlando's outstanding form has surprised everyone. Although their opponents are currently ranked somewhat low in the east and west, what Orlando has shown still shocked the league.

I think what fans are most looking forward to is the next game in Orlando against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This game will be the first time Wood Lin returns after leaving Minnesota. I think countless fans will already be looking forward to this game. Please

Remember to tune in to our live broadcast."

Looking at Erin Andrews on the TV screen, Lin Sen smiled and turned off the TV, stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window is Minneapolis, which he is very familiar with. It is still so cold here, but it is no longer his home court. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!

ps: Thanks to my old friend Shuai Feiyan for the monthly ticket and thanks to my new friend Sui Feng 222 for the big reward! I feel so uncomfortable after catching a cold. I find that it’s really hard to work like yesterday without saving the manuscript. Even if I write it, the quality is not good. See the fans Those familiar figures in the area feel so sorry for your support. I will continue to update later!

In addition, I finished the penultimate exam of my college career this afternoon, and the last exam is four days away, so let’s see if we can break out tomorrow and strive to reward everyone with a quality breakout!