This Forward is Not Serious

The NBA headquarters is located in the center of New York, on the 14th to 20th floors of the landmark "Olympic Tower".

Because there was a phone call before he came, after he took the elevator up, there was already a staff member with a sign waiting for him at the door.

Without his request, the staff took him around.

6 floors, including office area, studio, conference hall, alliance merchandise area, restaurant, etc.

Posters and paintings can be seen everywhere on the walls of the aisle, Kobe’s paintings are printed with 2K labels, basketballs and jerseys are also everywhere.

If you really like basketball, this is definitely a palace.

When I walked to the alliance product area, an unexpected thing happened.

He saw his No. 9 Nuggets jersey there!

There are only two Nuggets jerseys, and the other is Iverson's No. 3.

Well, no No. 15 for Anthony.

"Don't be surprised, your jersey is selling right now."

Seeing his unexpected eyes, the staff explained.

And what he didn't say was that this was even a prerequisite for Lin Ying to win the best rookie of the month.

Any award in the league is to give exposure, which is equivalent to praise.

If you don't have enough popularity, even if your statistics are good, why don't I give Durant, who is also not bad?

In the end he was taken to the 19th floor, where league vice president Mark Tatum presented him with the trophy.

Well, he had seen it in the draft before, and he was also emotional.

Tatum was very enthusiastic, and Lin Ying was the first Chinese player to come to the headquarters to receive the trophy.

After the awards were presented, Tatum took him to chat for a while.

Basically, it is to praise his role in promoting the NBA's Chinese market, and then expect him to continue to perform well.

During the speech, Lin Ying could clearly feel that Tatum is a staunch implementer of Stern's overseas plan.

And after hearing it, he felt even more regretful, it would be great if this person really took over.

Bloody blood!

Cursing inwardly, Lin Ying glanced again at the smiling Tatum, who was also of Chinese blood, and suddenly had a bold idea.

...

In the first game in December, the Nuggets challenged the Knicks away.

The on-site attendance rate was full.

Before the Nuggets played the Rockets, the stars were shining and the fans were enthusiastic, but the attendance rate was only 90%.

But Madison Square Garden is full at any game.

If you don't know what it's like to lie down and make money, just ask Knicks owner James Dolan.

Even if the Knicks' record is the worst in the league, it will not affect the attendance rate of Madison Square Garden at all.

Speaking of which, the Knicks are really bad at this stage.

The Knicks finished last season with 33 wins and were fourth in the East, and this season looks even worse.

And this phenomenon, which is worse than the Kings, is really puzzling.

In terms of team lineup, there are Marbury and Jamal Crawford on the outside, and "Big Q" Quentin Richardson on the front line.

The inside line is even richer. "Little Shark" Eddie Curry, who averaged 19.5 points per game at the peak of his career last season, and Randolph, who has just traded from Portland and averaged 20+10 per game.

The bench is also rich, with "little potato" Nate Robinson on the outside, David Lee on the inside, Wilson Chandler as a rookie, and Fred Jones in combat power.

But they now have a record of 4 wins and 10 losses. They have already experienced a wave of 9 consecutive losses. The last game they lost to the Celtics was 59 to 104.

No matter how you look at it, this is a game that the Nuggets should easily win.

But after four quarters, the Nuggets lost.

112 to 119.

The fans were all taken aback.

They have just welcomed Anthony, whom they have been thinking about!

But in fact, Anthony, who has just come back, has a strong desire to attack and is still addicted to individual singles.

They said they wanted to win the championship together, but they didn't say to change their style of play!

As a result, his touch was mediocre, which actually destroyed the team's chemistry.

The Nuggets played all of a sudden and returned to the previous rhythm.

Before Lin Ying played in the fourth quarter, the team was already behind by as much as 15 points.

He fought hard to defend and led to a wave of counterattacks, but the Knicks' side played out, and in the end it was still a little bit worse.

Lost to an opponent who shouldn't have lost, and ushered in a wave of four consecutive losses. After the game, the fans were fried on social media.

It is said that Anthony is a cancer and should be traded immediately;

It is said that Iverson's ups and downs are due to being with a group of friends;

It was even said that Karl gave Lin Ying too much possession of the ball, causing the team to lose consecutive games.

In short, there are all kinds of sounds, nothing you can't think of.

This wave is in stark contrast to the previous three-game winning streak.

And what's more terrible is that the opponent of the Nuggets in the next game is last season's Eastern Conference champion, the Cavaliers led by James!

If there is no adjustment, they will be greeted with a five-game losing streak!

A team that was aiming to win the championship played like this. At that time, either the team suffered a major earthquake, or Karl wanted to pack up and leave.

The Nuggets have reached a crossroads earlier than in history.

...

After returning to Denver after the game against the Knicks, Lin Ying continued her training plan.

The Nuggets are a bit turbulent now, and internal conflicts may erupt at any time.

But these are beyond his control.

Although the team's two core relationships are very good with him, no one will listen to him when it comes to sensitive topics such as ball possession.

All he can do is continue to improve himself.

You need to be hard on your own to strike the iron. Only when you are strong can you have more say, and even if you are traded to another team, you can survive.

After the training was over, he suddenly found that there was an extra person in the training hall.

He stared at the man with wide eyes.

He wouldn't be surprised by anyone who came to the training hall, except for... Iverson in front of him.

Do you think training memes are just memes?

In fact, Iverson does take time off from team practice from time to time.

Although this is actually not too special for the Nuggets, because he has not seen anyone else come for so long after extra training...

He wiped his sweat with a towel and went to sit next to Iverson.

He felt that Iverson might be looking for someone to chat with.

Speaking of which, most people in the Nuggets respect Iverson, but if you really want to say something in private, it seems that he is the only one.

"Do you remember when I said earlier that we were one of a kind?"

Sure enough, after Lin Ying sat down, Iverson followed suit and spoke.

Lin Ying nodded.

"I didn't see my dad when I was born, and I lived with Freeman when I was a little older.

In order to support his family, he often sold drugs and was thrown into prison from time to time. I don't blame him, he just wants to support his family.

But at that time I already had two younger sisters, and Ann was running between several jobs every day to maintain the family, but the family was still a mess.

I always remember that the sewer pipes in the house often burst, the house was full of dirty water, and Brandy and Lisa had to wear overshoes all day long. "

Iverson seems to be talking to himself, and most people may not understand it.

But Lin Ying knew that Freeman was Iverson's stepfather, and Ann was Iverson's mother.

And at the end, Iverson choked up unconsciously, and his eyes were a little red.

This is not a glamorous past, and even possible, Iverson will basically never mention it.

Most of his reaction came from his mother.

It is very difficult for a woman under the age of 30 to support four people.

"A lot of times, we just ate the last meal without the next meal. Without the help of these friends around me, I, Brandy and Lisa might have starved to death at home, so you say that Allen Iverson is now Now that you have money, why not treat them well?"

Iverson said in the end, he emphasized his tone.

It can be heard that he should be dissatisfied with the voices from the outside world.

Even this is not the first time, just like the training question, it is the Nth time.

Lin Ying understood after listening.

Although his childhood was also very tragic, his close relatives have been working hard to protect him and keep him safe and healthy.

So they are the same kind of people, but Iverson is worse than him.

He wanted to give Iverson a hug, but in the end he decided that Iverson might not like that.

He could only try to comfort him.

"Allen, we are not banknotes, we cannot be liked by everyone, Michael is even questioned by some people, right? But I believe in one thing."

Speaking of this, Lin Ying looked at Iverson sincerely,

"There are far more people who love you than there are people who hate you."

In fact, those who are talking about Iverson now, they don't necessarily know the importance of Iverson's friends.

But people don't think so much when they release their emotions.

Iverson froze for a moment, then nodded.

"Maybe I've just held it in my head for too long."

"I know."

This time, Lin Ying answered from the bottom of her heart.

He really does.

Iverson had a psychological test when he went to the 76ers for trial training, and he also had a withdrawn personality.

So he can understand Iverson's feeling of suppressed emotions.

"I think all the noise from the outside world is because we have been losing. If we win, those voices will naturally become cheers."

Lin Ying continued.

It's not that he has experience, but the reaction of the fans from the three-game winning streak to the four-game losing streak is like this.

"I know we played the right way before, but I can't convince Melo."

Iverson said,

The Nuggets won three consecutive victories before, which shows that they are on the right path.

The following three-game losing streak was due to opponents and schedules.

If it weren't for Anthony's comeback and obsession with singles, they would definitely be able to end the losing streak on the Knicks.

"Melo is unwilling to share the ball too much, he only believes in himself."

Iverson's next words were straightforward.

It seems that after the loss to the Knicks, he and Anthony had already communicated, and the effect was not good.

After hearing this, Lin Ying also sighed.

Anthony is obsessed with scoring. In the first four years of his career, he did not have more than 3 assists in a season.

Although he is a small forward, his possession rate and shooting rights are comparable to Kobe.

However, Kobe, who has always been said to be "independent", has basically maintained 5 to 6 assists all year round after becoming the starter.

And he didn't listen to advice.

Kobe paranoid?

In a sense, he is more extreme than Kobe.

"We just need him to suppress his desire to score."

After a while of silence, Lin Ying spoke.

Since you don't want to share the ball, then take less shots!

Before Anthony was suspended, the Hornets, Jazz and Trail Blazers they lost did not lose much, and the inability to score at critical moments is also a major reason.

In other words, Anthony's singles are indispensable for the Nuggets to win.

It's just that a balance needs to be found between the two.

"He's not going to take fewer shots."

Iverson said helplessly.

Based on his understanding of Anthony, Anthony will not change anything.

Anthony enjoys scoring, enjoys the spotlight, enjoys the media attention.

If you let him reduce his shots, it is tantamount to letting him give up those.

"There is someone who can make him change."

"who?"

Iverson looked at Lin Ying suspiciously.

Don't talk about Karl or anyone, no one on the Nuggets can do it.

"LeBron."

Lin Ying gave Iverson a very unexpected but reasonable answer.

As the 03 generation, from the moment they entered the league, Anthony and James were discussed side by side by the media.

In the 2003 draft, James "robbed" the No. 1 pick, and the two were destined to become lifelong enemies.

To say that the only person Anthony wants to win, the person who wants to win the most is James.

So if he wants to make some compromises, it can only be James.

"If he's going to beat LeBron, he's going to have to suppress himself."

What Lin Ying said was absolute.

Because according to the previous style of play, the Nuggets couldn't even beat the Knicks, so how could they beat the Cavaliers?

And as long as Anthony finds that properly suppressing his desire to shoot can lead the team to victory, they don't need to talk about it at that time.

In the season when the Nuggets reached the Western Conference Finals in history, Anthony averaged 18.3 shots and 22.8 points per game!

You must know that his scoring average was 28.9 points per game two seasons ago! Even last season had 25.7 points!

Then in the second year of reaching the Western Conference Finals, the number of Anthony's shots increased, scoring 28.2 points, and the Nuggets lost another round.

So what he is talking about is not a theory, but a fact.

...

The next night, Pepsi Center.

Tonight's game is a bit special for domestic fans.

Because Yang Yi became a reporter for the Nuggets, and by the way, CCTV also got the right to live broadcast the Nuggets.

This means that starting from this game, fans can really watch the live broadcast of the Nuggets!

And this game is very meaningful, because the opponent of the Nuggets is the Cavaliers!

The Cavaliers have "Little Emperor" LeBron James!

As the next No. 1 player appointed by Stern, James has already demonstrated the dominance of the game.

In his first year as a rookie, he averaged 20+5.5+6 per game. After Oscar Robertson and Jordan, he was the third player to achieve this data. He beat Anthony to be elected as the best rookie;

In the second year of his rookie, he averaged 27+7+7 per game, 50 points in a single game, the youngest player with a triple-double, broke Kobe's record and became the youngest player with 2000 points, half a game away from the playoffs;

In his third year as a rookie, he already averaged 31.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game! 9 consecutive games of 35+, the youngest man with 5000 points, led the team to the playoffs and the second round!

In his fourth year as a rookie, he led a team with Larry Hughes as the No. 2 and Ilgauskas as the No. 3 team to the finals!

This resume is unmatched!

Now, it's his fifth season.

The Cavaliers recruited the strongest helper for James in the summer, "Big Ben" Ben Wallace!

This is another season for him to hit the championship!

It must be mentioned that James at this time was not in the mood to make any character designs. Like many predecessors, he was a dragon-slaying boy who was only thinking about leading the team to the championship.

It's just that the Cavaliers' recent three-game losing streak made him a little depressed.

But when he saw Anthony on the opposite side, he was shocked.

At this time, there were no banana splits yet. Although he and Anthony had a good relationship in private, they were not yet brothers.

Because his winning percentage is much higher than Anthony's when the two play against each other, so Anthony and the Nuggets are undoubtedly the wave of warmth in the losing streak for him.