This Forward is Not Serious

"what is that?"

Durant didn't react the first time.

Because he had never heard of that brand before.

But after getting along with Lin Ying for a long time, he knows Chinese more or less.

"Chinese brand?"

So the next second, he followed suit and spoke again.

Lin Ying nodded.

"Why did you choose a Chinese brand? They have no market here!"

Durant reminded.

Even if Lin Ying chooses Under Armor, it is better than choosing a Chinese brand of sneakers.

Lin Ying smiled and said nothing.

There is actually nothing wrong with what Durant said, and the reminder as a friend is also very timely.

But in fact, there is a problem with this sentence itself. Why does it have to have a market in the United States?

The most important thing about sneaker endorsement is nothing more than price, where to sell shoes is not to sell.

"But who knows what will happen?"

But he spoke again.

The choice of Anta was the answer given by Durant after he questioned him and analyzed his identity as a time traveler.

Anta is willing to invest in sneakers. The quality of the sneakers will be good in the future, and the price will be relatively cheap.

And at one point he and Durant wanted to go together.

Anta is not listed yet!

It is difficult to take shares directly, but it is not impossible to cooperate first like Jordan did at the beginning, and then develop a sub-brand in the future, and then get high dividends.

This is something that brands such as Nike and Adidas cannot provide.

Of course, these things have not been written yet, and there are still many things that must be considered.

For example, the domestic shoes of this period, whether it is Anta or Li Ning Peak, the quality of the sneakers is almost meaningless;

Another example is the matter of shares. He just thinks about it now. He still doesn't know how far he can play in the NBA, so why would he give it to him?

It may even be that they didn't give as much as Nike in the end!

He will be relatively short of money when he first enters the NBA, and money is more important!

"And we haven't even signed an agent yet."

Lin Ying continued.

Durant smiled and nodded when he heard it.

This is true, they are not professional in the matter of sneakers, and they will definitely need an agent to talk about it.

"However, I will definitely sign New Balance!"

Durant still said firmly.

...

In the new draft prediction list updated the next day, Lin Ying went from the original 33rd pick to the 29th pick!

He is expected to be picked by the Phoenix Suns!

Although it is only 4 picks higher than before, the first round and the second round have different meanings.

And the reviews given by the website are also in place.

"He can shoot the 3, pass the ball well, and shows the defensive talent that the Suns are sorely lacking."

From this comment, it can be seen that it was not the triple-double that made Lin Ying improve, but his defensive ability in the game.

This actually fulfills what Barnes said before, challenges mean opportunities.

Lin Ying seized this opportunity.

The United States is still relatively calm, but the domestic side has already exploded.

"Three-doubles in a row, the door to the NBA has been opened to him!"

The headline of the latest issue of "Basketball Pioneer" is very eye-catching.

There is also a picture of Lin Ying's back on the cover, facing the slowly opening NBA gate, which is full of imagery.

In the article, Yang Yi reported the facts relatively objectively:

"What is the third person in history? In other words, Lin Ying is the third person in the NCAA to do it in 68 years! He stands side by side with the two legends of 'Magic' Johnson and 'Big O' Oscar Robertson!"

"In an arena with more than 70,000 people, Lin Ying is like the hardest city wall in the world. No matter how many troops you have, the boats are strong and the guns are strong, you just can't cross the city wall."

"I saw some Texas fans holding up the flag of the Lone Star Republic. If you have an interesting understanding of history, then you must know that at that moment, Lin Ying was the most powerful cowboy in the hearts of Texans!"

"I can say with certainty that Lin Ying will definitely enter the NBA this year, and he may even be selected by the lottery. He fully possesses this potential."

...

This is called objective?

The lottery has been arranged, God Nima is objective!

But this really counts, because whether it is objective or not depends on the overall environment.

After a certain wave broadcasted the first NCAA game, the evaluation of Lin Ying on the Internet has already risen.

This wave of consecutive triple-doubles made the media directly enter the carnival mode.

Then after you finish reading the news reports on a certain wave, you feel that Yang Yi...is already objective and can no longer be objective.

"Durant made way for him tonight, who else is the strongest rookie this year!"

"The strongest insider in the NCAA, Oden is already trembling."

"Anthony watched the game on the spot, and bluntly said that the Nuggets must win against Lin Yingzhi!"

"Jordan has never done it before, Lin Ying surpassed the god of basketball tonight!"

...

Fortunately, Lin Yingren is in the United States and cannot see these domestic reports, otherwise he would really vomit blood.

But these reports are more true.

In the first year of Yi Jianlian's entry into the NBA in history, similar reports emerged endlessly.

"With a slight smile, he has won the trust of the coach."

This sentence is simply the standard format of news headlines in this era.

...

After a two-day break, the NCAA eight-to-four games started one after another.

Compared with several other divisions, the attention of this final in the Central and Western Division should be the lowest.

There is no way, the encounter between the two big dark horses, the starlight itself is relatively weak.

After 40 minutes of fierce fighting, the University of Texas defeated UNLV 68 to 58 and advanced to the final four!

After completing this feat, they not only exceeded the goal set by Barnes at the beginning of the season for the elite eight, but also tied the best record in team history in one fell swoop!

However, the process of the game is not as simple as many people think.

For the University of Texas, encountering UNLV in the final is the best result for them, and it is a chance to pick up the miss.

But on the other hand, why not for UNLV?

The University of Texas killed the No. 1 seed University of Kansas in the Midwest, which also helped them get rid of their strongest opponent!

So after the game started, the high fighting spirit allowed UNLV to play a super high-intensity defensive pressure.

Moreover, UNLV also offered the "Jordan Rule" that the University of Texas had never encountered before.

Jordan's Law, which is a strategic law invented by the Pistons in the last century and specifically used against Jordan.

Its core content is: use various methods to defend against Jordan, and use everything to the extreme.

In this game, this law can be called "Durant's law."

Because UNLV really does everything to defend Durant.

Double-teaming is the norm, and even one-on-one will never allow Durant to enter the offensive rhythm he wants.

This strategy of UNLV can be said to be completely fine.

As a team without many stars, defense is the only thing they can rely on.

Their previous upset victory over UCLA relied on a single-handed defense.

Against the University of Texas, they put all their defensive focus on Durant.

Not only the regular season, even after entering the crazy three, Durant averaged 30 points per game in three games!

Limit Durant, they have a chance to win!

This idea is also in line with the central idea of ​​"Jordan's Law".

They would rather be defeated by Jordan's teammates than Jordan.

Likewise, UNLV players would rather be beaten by Durant's teammates than be beaten by Durant.

Then, they asked for benevolence and got benevolence, and they got their wish!

Durant was defended only 11 times in this game, and only made 3 goals. Relying on 8 of 12 free throws, he finally scored 14 points and made 4 turnovers.

His weakness of lack of ball-holding ability and general passing ability was clearly exposed in the game.

This is also the first time since he entered the "Crazy Three" that he scored less than 20 points.

But the rest of the University of Texas combined for 54 points!

This is also the most since the University of Texas entered the "Crazy Three"!

Augustin had 13 points and 10 assists, Abrams had 15 points, Lin Ying had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, and made 4 of 7 three-pointers!

After this game, the outside world's perception of the University of Texas has undergone a fundamental change.

Although Lin Ying has consecutive triple-doubles, the outside world defines the University of Texas as "Durant's team."

But now that Durant is being strictly guarded, other people can stand up and score, and more than one person can stand up.

Taking off the coat of the dark horse, this University of Texas team is full of color.

They seem more like... underrated!

But if you think about it, they don't lack talent!

Speaking of inexperience, isn't it just a process of accumulating experience to fight "Crazy Three" all the way?

Of course, the most intuitive feeling is that Lin Ying's sense of presence is getting stronger and stronger!

...

"Yao, have you read the news?"

In the Rockets locker room, Alston looked at Yao Ming in disbelief.

"What? Was Danny Ainge fined?"

Yao Ming turned around and asked.

There has been a hot news in the past few days. It is that Angie was directly fined 35,000 by the league for sitting and chatting with Durant's mother at the game site.

No one knows what they talked about, but when the Celtics have a high probability of getting the top three picks, it is indeed against the rules to contact Durant's mother.

You must know that Durant is expected to be selected by the Celtics on the current draft prediction list.

"No no, the University of Texas has entered the final four, it's unbelievable, Yao, how do you know!"

Crazy three upset frequently, most of the Rockets this wave of people died.

Now there are only Ohio State University bought by McGrady, the University of Florida bought by Alstom, and the University of Texas bought by Yao Ming!

Those two teams are themselves popular teams. If you buy the right team, you won't make much money, just for a chance.

But Yao Ming's odds are 200 to 1!

Alstom felt that Yao Ming bought less. If it really cost 88,000...

This is more than Yao Ming earned in a year!

The performance of strength is perfect and missed.

"Looks like we could have a big meal."

Yao Ming said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers in the locker room.

Yao Ming's emotional intelligence is high.

Although it has been said before that if you win once, please invite the whole team to eat.

But that can be regarded as a casual remark, and if I repeat it now, it is basically a certainty.

"No, Yao, the University of Texas can't win the next game."

At this time, Maddie leaned over and said with a smile.

McGrady's EQ is of the unstable kind.

When you are high, you can say "he is very good" when evaluating cxk's skills;

When I was low, I could say in front of the media that I had never worked with a superstar.

Yao Ming looked at Alston suspiciously.

"The next game against Texas is Ohio State."

Alston spoke.

Yao Ming nodded after hearing this.

No wonder McGrady said that, because he bought Ohio State and bought a lot.

"It might be difficult, but I'll still send text messages to encourage my little brother."

Yao Ming quickly skipped the topic.

The relationship between him and McGrady is actually not as good as the domestic media made it out to be.

This is actually very easy to understand. Aside from the different personalities shown in this small detail just now, there is another point that is easily overlooked.

McGrady, but the Rockets traded for Francis!

Who is Francis? Yao Ming is the player with the strongest relationship in the NBA.

Back then Francis was furious for Yao Ming. Who didn't glf?

Although from a professional point of view, such personal emotions should not be mixed in, but which player can really do this?

After Yao Ming finished speaking, he took out his mobile phone from the closet.

He read the news first, and then sent Lin Ying a text message after reading it.

Basically some words of praise and encouragement.

Of course, in addition to these, he also added one.

...

After taking a shower after the match, Lin Ying just sat down when she heard her cell phone ringing.

I took it out and saw that it was a text message from Yao Ming.

He wasn't surprised to read the previous content, it was just words of encouragement just like last time.

But there is one last thing.

"If you've decided to enter the draft this year, we can sit down and have a meal and talk."

Yao Ming should be trying to give him some advice as someone who has experienced it.

This seems to be inconsistent with Yao Ming's previous image of being cautious and not a good teacher, but in fact this is what Yao Ming will do.

Because the nature of the two incidents is different.

Giving Lin Ying technical advice, of course, needs to be cautious and consider the consequences.

But to give some lessons in NBA adaptation, it's all good and no harm.

In fact, after Yi Jianlian decided to run for the election, Yao Ming gave two suggestions during media interviews.

One is to let Yi Jianlian learn Western culture and take the initiative to deal with and communicate with the team members;

The second is to allow Yi Jianlian to increase confrontation, especially the training of upper body strength, so that he can adapt to the intensity of NBA games earlier.

Those suggestions are all based on his personal experience, which later proved to be very effective.

It's just a pity that the two didn't have direct contact information at the time, and it's unknown whether the media's message finally reached it.

The end result is that it doesn't work as it should.

For Yao Ming, there is no essential difference between Lin Ying and Yi Jianlian.

And because he had been in contact with Lin Ying before, he had a better impression of Lin Ying.

With direct contact information, he is of course willing to take the initiative to give some similar suggestions.

Lin Ying, of course she would not refuse!

Don't look at his current success, the draft pick is also bullish all the way.

But he knows the difference between the NBA and the NCAA.

Also, unless he really goes to the same team as Durant, a big problem he will inevitably face is communication.

There is no trouble at the University of Texas. On the one hand, this group of teammates is really good. Another important reason is that he brought Durant with him when he came in.

In the team warm-up match, if it weren't for Durant, Augustin would not have passed the ball to him, and he would have no chance to show his organizational skills.

It is definitely unrealistic for you to make him change overnight, maybe Yao Ming can give him some useful advice in this regard.

After all, Yao Ming has played in the NBA for 5 years, and they all took the initiative to find him, so he must know everything.

Of course, these are actually things that come after.

Now he still has one thing to ask Yao Ming in advance.

After sending a text message to confirm that Yao Ming was free, he called Yao Ming.

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