NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 127 Barkley, the king of brainstorming, forms a team next season!
"Didn't he miss it?" Jackson glanced at the court and found that Barkley was sitting on the bench just as he had guessed. Then he realized that he had been tricked by Lin Tian!

When he wanted to make trouble for Lin Tian, ​​he found that Lin Tian had actually run to the end of the bench and started chatting with the two water cooler players on the team!

In the rest of the first quarter, both sides were playing a little uncomfortable after missing a very important point in their respective tactics!
The Rockets only have one inside twin tower left, and the inside advantage is no longer so obvious. Without Lin Tian's advancement, the Bulls can only play a positional offense with the Rockets that they don't like.

Under this situation, both sides were not very efficient in the second half of the first quarter. At the end of the game, the two sides only reached a score of 21:24.

The Bulls relied on the advantage accumulated by Lin Tian's fast breaks before leaving the field. At the end of the first quarter, they were slightly ahead of the Rockets by 3 points!
In the second quarter of the game, the Rockets' Olajuwon and Drexler both took a rest, but they still sent Barkley and Kevin Willis to maintain their advantage in the paint. At the same time, Eddie Johnson, who was hired from the Pacers, was also on the court, serving as an important firepower point on the outside and providing support to the two inside players.

Then, the team's backup defenders Brent Price and Mario Elie partnered in the backcourt.

For the Bulls, Jackson once again showed off the thickness of his lineup.

Put on a five-man combination of Lin Tian, ​​Rodman, Cole, Hubble and Wennington.

In this combination, the three of them are pure defenders. Although Rodman is at the No. 4 position, he is only slightly taller than Barkley. The only true pure insider is Wennington!

"Lin, you go to deal with Charles, Bill deals with the other one, Dennis, you defend and wait for their weakest player with the worst offensive ability, and then be ready to help defend inside at any time! No matter they continue to play Olajuwon and Barkley or Willis and Barkley, you are responsible for assisting in defense and providing backup for Lin and Bill!"

"On the offensive end, Lin is the core. If he tells you to run, you can run. If he tells you to shoot, you can shoot! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

With a sound of understanding, all members of the Bulls team walked onto the court, and the game continued in the second quarter!
The first offense was the Bulls'.

Lin Tian dribbled the ball and gestured calmly to direct the movement of his teammates.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Lin Tian faced Price's defense. Instead of rushing to attack, he waved people again and asked Wennington to come forward and cover him.

After the two people exchanged positions in the high post, the 35-year-old Willis was indeed unable to defend him and huddled near the free throw line, obviously focusing on defending against Lin Tian's breakthrough!

Put in shots to defend against breakthroughs?
Then let you prevent yourself from being lonely!

Lin Tian took one step inside the 3-point line and immediately stopped, picked it up and threw it away!
"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, Tomjanovich couldn't help but shake his head.

What's going on with this kid today?

Obviously, mid-range shooting is just that, it's not perfect, but it's not very good either. Why is he so accurate every time he plays against his own team today?
After Lin Tian easily scored the ball, the defensive end once again met Barkley. With this lineup, Barkley was the team's first offensive point without any suspense, and he was still determined to kill. Go inside and block Lin Tiansheng in the low post to get the ball.

"Let me tell you, Charles, you are more suitable as a substitute! Look at how happy you are with the substitute players. No one will compete with you for the ball, and no one will compete with you for the space inside. You can play how you want. ! If you ask me, just play as a substitute, playing as a substitute suits you!"

"Shut up! I will never play as a substitute in this life!" Barkley cursed, then suddenly became fierce and bumped into Lin Tian again!

"Boom! Boom!"

This time, Barkley no longer had to force his way to the basket before taking a shot. This time, he reached the edge of the 3-second zone and then suddenly turned around, and then shot an extremely fast throw at high speed!
"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Barkley looked at Lin Tiandao: "Do you think you can guard me every round? Do you think you can handle me at will? Dream! No one can stop Charles Barkley!"

"idiot!"

Lin Tian will not be chatty with Barkley at this time. He has already started running towards the frontcourt. And because Olajuwon is not there, no one from the Rockets will interfere with the Bulls' baseline ball. They have a tacit understanding with Lin Tian. Of course Wennington knew what his sinister partner was going to do. He gave the ball out immediately and let Lin Tian dribble forward!
When Lin Tian quickly pushed the ball into the frontcourt again, the Rockets' Eli and Price both stood in front of him to prevent him from breaking through or shooting again.

When he saw a double team, Lin Tian didn't look away and seemed to still be aiming at the basket, but the basketball in his hand had already flown towards the 45-point line at a 3-degree angle.

"Shoot! Steve!" Lin Tian shouted, then lowered his head and rushed into the Rockets' interior.

"Bang!" Cole didn't hesitate after catching the ball, he just picked it up and threw it!
But he was unlucky today. He failed to hit this wide-open 3-pointer!

But Lin Tian has already rushed into the inside line now!He took advantage of Willis and Barkley before they reached the basket, and after holding the basketball in his arms, he did not attack himself, but found Cole again.

"There's a board! Shoot!"

"Shh!"

This time, Cole did not disappoint Lin Tian again!

The second 3-pointer from the same position was accurately pocketed!
Bulls, continue to open up the score!

"Boy! Do you have any manners? Has no one ever taught you what the most basic manners are?" Buckley looked at Lin Tian angrily and said, "I'm talking to you!"

"When you jammed Bird's arm with both hands and asked Irving to punch him in the nose, did you ever think about what respect and politeness were?" Lin Tian smiled and said: "When you left Philadelphia and Phoenix, did you think about it? Have the local fans been polite to their teammates?"

"Have you agreed with them? Have you fulfilled the promise you made to them at that time? Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot." At this point, Lin Tian suddenly smiled brightly: "The people of Philadelphia agreed, and you almost They were the ones who drove him away! What the Phillies like is a handsome backcourt player who can fly, dunk and dunk. They would rather be in the lottery for ten consecutive years than let a fat guy be their leader!"

At this moment, Barkley finally realized one thing——

bicker?Even if I have played in the NBA for more than ten years, I am still no match for this second-year kid!
This guy's mouth is too poisonous!And every word goes straight to the heart!

What does it mean to only slap someone in the face when you hit someone, and to curse someone when you curse them?

Lin Tian is it!

Barkley, who decisively chose to shut up and be quiet, once again came to the basket, held up Lin Tian with his back, and launched a strong attack!

This time, Barkley once again chose to suddenly turn around and throw after the confrontation to avoid Lin Tian's defense and block. However, this time the basketball failed to hit, but bounced out of the frame.

"Snapped!"

Just like before, Lin Tian took up the position first and blocked Barkley so that he could not take off. His hands wanted to tear the hem of Barkley's jersey to pieces. Then Lin Tian Tian easily jumped up and put the rebound into his arms in absolute safety. middle!
Who said you have to be good at rebounding?
Third-rate rebounders rely on bounce, second-rate rebounders rely on height, first-rate rebounders rely on strength, and top rebounders rely on positioning!

"FUXX! Who did you learn these dirty things from?" Barkley shook Lin Tian's hand away unhappily. He really hated these little moves.

"Learned from Dennis, you go and trouble him." Lin Tian did not hesitate and sold Rodman out.

"Nonsense! I never taught you such a dirty trick as pulling someone's clothes! I always asked you to pinch someone's butt, pinch someone's waist, or use your knee to hit someone's thigh!" Rodman immediately protested, saying that he had never had to do this. Dirty tricks.

"You guys! Don't discuss foul tactics in front of me!" Crawford looked at Lin Tian and others with a gloomy face.

What's wrong with these guys?
Discussing this in front of me?
Yes...the league now encourages confrontation, and I can pretend not to see these minor fouls.

But you can’t treat me like a blind person and a deaf person again!That’s too much!
In this round, due to Barkley's interference and on-the-spot pressing, the Bulls' fast break did not start. Lin Tian was not in a hurry and dribbled slowly to the frontcourt.

Then he reached out and called for cover.

This time, it was Rodman who came to cover for him!
After another cross, Lin Tian faced Barkley!

"Boy, do you want to challenge me? If you have the guts, come inside and let's compare our strength!" Barkley clapped his hands, looking very motivated.

"Shh!"

Lin Tiancai ignored him. After walking into the 3-point line, he picked it up and threw it away!

The basketball hit the net again!
Again, the strongest mid-range shooter among all the post players in the 90s, he was just awesome!
"Next time, next time I have a chance, I will definitely hit you in the paint!" After Lin Tian scored, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Wait until I score 10 more mid-range shots."

"Damn it! Charles, charge forward, Charles! Damn it!" Tomjanovich couldn't sit still. What happened to Lin Tian today?The power surges and the feel explodes?How come we can encounter anything?
The angry Tomjanovich vented his anger on Barkley: "You still want him to make a few more shots! Go ahead! Don't let him make any more shots! He has already made 100 mid-range shots! Are you all blind? Can't you see that his touch was explosive today?"

"You are a lost dog, you are being scolded again." After Tomjanovich finished spraying, Lin Tian smiled and said to Barkley: "After the game is over, I will buy you a scapegoat. You should carry it well and get used to it. You’re going to love this feeling of taking the blame!”

"By the way, I guess your head coach arranged it like this before the game, right? Let me shoot and not let me break through? Huh? Did you do what he said, but he sprayed you wildly? Charles, I said, You won’t get any respect here!”

"Do you think you will get respect if you win the championship? The fact is: you can't win the championship, let alone respect! You are just a mercenary!"

"Shut up! That's enough!" Barkley finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stepped forward and put his head on Lin Tian's head, yelling at him: "I don't need you to teach me how to play! I don't need you to teach me how to play!" I don’t need you to tell me anything, I can play wherever I want! You can’t control it! You can’t control it!”

"Beep beep! beep beep!" The referee's whistle immediately rang wildly, and he rushed over quickly to separate the two people. Crawford looked at Barkley angrily and said: "Charles, you want to destroy Are you going to ruin Christmas for all of us? Are you going to ruin Christmas for all of us? You idiot!"

Compared to Buckley's angry glare, Lin Tian looked indifferent. He had no intention of fighting back, but took two steps back with a smile.

There are two reasons why he is so calm.

The first is that his purpose tonight is to destroy Barkley, but he is not prepared to do it at all.

This is the Christmas war, and this is broadcast live across the United States!
At this time of All-Star voting, Lin Tian knew how much trouble getting suspended for fighting tonight would bring him, and how much fan votes it would cost him. American fans don't like guys who hit people on Christmas.

On the contrary, if fans across the United States can see how calm and rational Lin Tian is on this night, it will definitely bring a lot of All-Star votes to Lin Tian!

As Crawford said, fighting will definitely ruin Christmas for everyone!

As for the second reason, at the moment when Buckley took action in anger, Lin Tian's system started to move!

"Charles Barkley had mood swings and dropped a permanent function: Flying Pig LV1 (0/2000)."

"Flying Pig LV1: Strength increased by 10%, rebounding ability increased by 5%, and jumping increased by 3%!"

Tsk tsk tsk... another good thing!

The supplements are all the shortcomings that Lin Tian is currently not very good at, and the skill introduction is clean, simple and direct, clear at a glance, and the bonuses are well-founded and effective!

What are good skills?This is the best skill!
After obtaining the flying pig, Lin Tian thought about it and used a one-time experience card that he had kept since the All-Star season last season.

Flying Pig (Part 5): Increase the bounce by 90%. If the weight exceeds 2 kilograms, for every additional kilogram, the bounce will be increased by an additional [-]%!
After being pulled away, Barkley slowly calmed down. Although he was whistled for a technical foul, he was not ejected.

And the way this guy looked at Lin Tian now... was a little strange.

Buckley was a little confused.

This guy can KO Malone in one second, kill three New York villains in one second, and chase and beat up Sonics players. Why didn't he fight back just now?

Afraid of yourself, shocked by yourself?What nonsense!

He's not even afraid of Malone, how can he be afraid of me, Barkley?
Barkley couldn't understand why Lin Tian didn't take action just now. He certainly couldn't imagine that Lin Tian would deliberately tolerate it in order to get votes for the All-Star starter.

After all, for a veteran like him who has been playing for more than ten years, being an All-Star starter is really dispensable and something that he doesn't care about at all.

I heard that this guy has the same attitude towards Michael?He squirts to death every day and almost gets into a fight several times during training?

Could it be that this kid has this kind of personality, the more he respects someone and the more he treats someone as a human being, the more he likes to dance in front of him!
He looked down on Malone, Ewing and Kemp, so he beat them without batting an eye, but he respected Michael, so he only spammed them without taking action.

So he... also respects me?
I heard that young people who have traveled across the ocean and have no relatives around them all have this kind of character. They long to be noticed by respected people, long to be discovered, and long for a sense of existence, but they are also sensitive and fragile. He is so good at fighting, so he must be the same. I was bullied when I was in school, so I practiced boxing hard...

When Cole, the Bulls' top free throw shooter, stood on the free throw line, and when Lin Tian stood there with his neck shaking, he never imagined that Barkley had already imagined a whole section of Lin Tian's thoughts in his mind. The whole process, and even why Lin Tian was so good at it, he had figured out a complete and incomparable story.

If Lin Tian knew that Buckley had such a rich imagination, he would definitely introduce Buckley to Spike Lee and ask Buckley to work as a screenwriter and write a script for him.

"Lin, why didn't you fight back just now? Don't say nonsense like you were afraid of me or that I was Michael's friend. Patrick is also Michael's friend. You were merciless when you beat him!" After hesitating for a long time, Buckley finally said I couldn't help it anymore, and took advantage of the gap between Cole's free throw and the Bulls' serve to ask the question.

Even if he has imagined a 90-episode urban emotional drama, he still has to confirm it himself before he can trust his judgment!

"Because I respect you, Charles! I regard you as my mentor and idol! My dream is to play like you! Like a man! I admire you for being brave enough to choose your own path, regardless of other people's opinions. For the sake of the championship, you You have taken the most difficult road! I know it!” “I also know that what you joined is not a super team at all, you just joined an ordinary team that won 45 games the year before and was eliminated in the first round. That's it, Charles, you have been misunderstood too much by the world! What's wrong with joining the opponent if you can't beat him? A real man is a man who can bend and stretch!"

"So what if we change three teams? Taking your talents to different places is a charity!"

Lin Tian swore that his call was all nonsense, and most of it was ridicule and irony. He felt that any normal person would be able to tell that there was no hint of praise in his words.

But Buckley just didn't hear it!

There was actually a little splash of water in his big eyes!
"Lin! No one has ever said this to me! Really, I am really tired! Everyone is mocking me, calling me a softie, and saying that I ran away again to seek shelter from others. But I didn’t! I really didn’t! If I wanted to find someone else’s protection, wouldn’t it be better for me to join the Bulls? Wouldn’t it be better for me to join the Sonics or Jazz?”

"Why should I choose a 45-win team? Just because they won the championship two years ago? Lin, your words, every word of yours, speak to my heart. I have indeed taken the hardest path. way!"

Lin Tian was stunned!
Lin Tian was completely confused!
WTF?

Has Barkley lost his mind?

Even if he couldn't hear anything in his own words, why did he still act like he was a soul mate between life and death?

This guy's brain is not the same as his appearance. He is really that stupid...

However, no matter what Lin Tian thinks in his heart, Lin Daguan has always been a person who sticks out his hand and does not hit the smiling person.

Seeing what Buckley said, he simply added: "Charles, what I said to you just now is actually a bit of a grievance for you. I feel a little sad. I can't bear to see you like this. Think about it. Even if you win the championship in Houston, what will you gain? Can you imagine what those who don't like you will say about you?"

"Houston won the championship before you came! What if we didn't win the championship? Since you came, we have never been able to win the championship again!"

"You will have to live with such public opinions and doubts for the rest of your life! Charles, if you believe me, if you treat me as a friend..."

When Lin Tian said this, the person disappeared again. He suddenly accelerated and shook off Barkley, rushing towards the Rockets' inside line. Cole, who was sending the inbounds ball, saw the right time and passed the ball directly into the inside line. Lin Tian After receiving the ball, Tian jumped up against Willis who was unable to react quickly and made a huge pull-up layup, scoring another 2 points for the team!
"Charles, where did we talk just now? Oh, by the way, if you treat me as a friend." Or does it mean that Lin Tian is thick-skinned?He had just made a sneak attack, and within 3 seconds, his face immediately changed again, as if the person who had just made a sneak attack was not him.

"After this season, whether you win the championship or not, you will leave the Rockets immediately!" Lin Tian looked at Barkley sincerely and said: "Go play for a strong team that has not won the championship! Only in this way, Only if you win a championship with a new team will people stop talking about you!"

"Only then will people forget the fact that you move around and change teams here and there, and then people will regard you as a real champion! Think about it Charles, I mean what I say!"

After Lin Tian said these words, Barkley fell into deep thought. He stopped talking to Lin Tian. Although he still performed hard on the court, still played seriously, and could score points from time to time, he just couldn't. Talk again.

Three minutes later, the coaches of both sides changed their players at the same time. The starting players of both sides returned to the court. Lin Tian no longer faced Barkley, but returned to the outside.

With Olajuwon on the court, the Rockets once again controlled and mastered the rebounds. At the same time, Olajuwon's tall figure of 213 centimeters could also very well curb the Bulls' quick passing and advancement after grabbing the rebounds. The fast offense that the Bulls had just felt was gone again.

But tonight, whether it is Jordan or Lin Tian, ​​both of them have very good shooting touch. One of them, one of them, and one of me, constantly punish the Rockets' squatting defense in the mid-range, while Tomjanovich watched His team's mid-range has become the Bulls' back garden, but they are still unwilling to change their defensive strategy.

Because he knows that if the defensive strategy is not changed, these two points cannot be defended. If the defensive strategy is changed, the team will be leaked everywhere and be completely defeated by the Bulls!
Just like that, at the end of the first half, the two sides temporarily tied at 51:57!

The Bulls gained a 6-point lead!

In terms of statistics, Lin Tian had a comprehensive performance tonight, scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Among them, he did not fall behind against Barkley in the paint several times, which is even more impressive!
Jordan scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, the highest score in the game.

另外，皮蓬拿下7分3篮板3助攻，科尔也命中2个3分拿下6分！
For the Rockets, Olajuwon scored 17 points and 6 rebounds, Barkley scored 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Drexler also scored 11 points. The Big Three worked together to score 40 points at halftime, once again showing What is the core combat effectiveness of this team?

When the halftime whistle sounded, Lin Tian originally wanted to leave the court directly, but unexpectedly Barkley stopped Lin Tian.

"Lin, do you mean what you just said to me..." Buckley looked at Lin Tian tentatively, waiting for his answer.

What did I just say?Which sentence?

Lin Tian really had no impression of all the nonsense he had just said.

Who can remember the nonsense and rubbish so clearly?

But who is Lin Daguan?Top talent with Oscar-winning acting skills!

So, when he looked at Buckley, the doubts and curiosity in his eyes disappeared in an instant, replaced by firmness and trust: "Yes, Charles, it's what you think! Trust me, you can't be wrong!"

"So, do you really want to team up with me next season to compete for the championship?" Barkley looked at Lin Tiandao with some emotion: "Don't you think I'm a loser and an older and fatter guy who wants to compete with me?" Can we compete for the championship together?"

What?champion?with you?
Lin Tian really couldn't react this time.

"I know it's still early to say this, but Lin, I decided to believe you! No matter whether I can succeed with the Rockets this season or win the championship, I will wait for your news during the offseason. No matter you choose to Whichever team you go to next summer, as long as you still want to team up with me at that time, I will go!"

"I still get a basic salary! I'm not short of money, I've never been short of money! I just want to be respected, and I just want others to know that I'm no worse than Michael and Hakeem!"

Having said this, Barkley patted Lin Tian on the shoulder, nodded firmly to him, and then turned towards the player tunnel, leaving behind a confused Lin Tian.

What the hell?Do I now have an All-Star teammate?Or someone who is willing to only get a basic salary?

"Lin, what's wrong? What did Charles say to you? This idiot won't invite you to join the Rockets!" Jordan also came over with a look of doubt on his face at this time. He knew better than anyone that the Bulls would be in the next break. During the season, Lin Tian will definitely be lost, and he will definitely not be able to match the contract offered to Lin Tian by other teams.

There is no way, the rules are like this, who let the Bulls not have Lin Tian's bird rights?

Therefore, Jordan also knows very well that this season, as long as there is an idea for Lin Tian and the team that wants him to join, they will definitely do whatever they can to find opportunities anytime, anywhere to recruit Lin Tian. Join them!
If those bastards recruiting Lin Tian in front of Jackson and Jordan during the All-Star Game last year were more or less a joke, then this year Lin Tian officially became the starter and his ability was significantly improved. Next, their recruitment of Lin Tian will only become more straightforward and fierce!

Even though he knew that Lin Tian's departure was an unavoidable and unsolvable problem, Jordan absolutely couldn't bear it. Those old bastards were poaching his people in front of him!

At the very least, no one is allowed to blatantly steal anyone before the end of this season!
"No, he didn't let me go to Houston, and unless I was stupid, I would never join a team like Houston with a bunch of old guys and no hope for the future. I'm so young, so of course I'm looking for a young team. Let’s keep playing!”

"Well, that's pretty much it." Jordan nodded, then looked at Lin Tiandao again: "FUXX! Can't you hide it for a while? You won't say that you will never leave the Bulls and will always play for this team. What about your work ethic? Lin?"

"Unless you follow Patrick Ewing's example and sign a one-year, $300 million contract next season to free up salary space for the team to sign me, otherwise, how can I stay? Really sign a one-year contract A basic salary and a child labor contract for another year?"

Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders. Jordan is a smart man. Sometimes, he is too lazy to play tricks in front of Jordan: "Both of these things are impossible to happen, so it is only a matter of time before I leave the Bulls. This matter, We don’t need to discuss Michael, our goal is to win another championship! It’s that simple!”

At this point, Jordan knew that it would be useless to talk any more. He nodded, patted Lin Tian on the shoulder, and walked into the player tunnel first.

What neither Lin Tian nor Jordan noticed was that not far behind them, Phil Jackson was eavesdropping on the conversation between the two.

"These two guys are so honest that you want to curse them." Jackson shook his head. As someone who has the same goal as Riley and wants to have full control of a team, he has extremely strict rules on salary space. learn.

This season's salary cap is 2400 million US dollars. According to the current development situation of the NBA, the NBA's salary cap next season will most likely be between 2600 million and 2800 million.

Even if next season's salary cap is 2800 million, Jordan's 3000 million annual salary contract alone for the Bulls accounts for 120% of the team's salary cap. It is simply impossible to renew Lin Tian's contract.

And what if Jordan really develops his style next season and imitates Ewing and signs a contract with an annual salary of 300 million or even lower?Jackson thinks: It’s still no good!If Lin Tian only wants money, then they still have no possibility of signing Lin Tian!
As of now, the Bulls have six people under contract next season, including Hubble, Rodman and Kukoc. Each of them can take away 6 million, plus Langley's 450 million. Peng's 320 million and Wennington's 280 million. These 180 people alone will use up more than 6 million of the Bulls' salary space next season!

Even if Jordan signs a 100 million-year contract and the team fills up the roster with minimum-salary players to comply with the rules, the Bulls will only have about 300 million in salary space left. With this space, Lin Tian can renew his contract. ?Anyway, Jackson believes that this is a foolish dream!

Players can negotiate a friendly price with the team, or they can lower their value and sign a smaller contract to keep the team competitive, but there are limits to this.

If you ask a person who can receive 1000 million to receive 900 million, that can be discussed, but if you want a person who can receive 1000 million to receive 300 million?Lin Tian has a good temper even if he doesn't slap you in the face!

Of course, the Bulls can also use trades, free gifts, etc., such as sending away Hubble, Kukoc or Longley, etc., to clear salary space for Lin Tian and open a multi-million contract for him.

But if this happens, the team's competitiveness may suddenly fall to the bottom, and it will be even more difficult to win the championship!
In the final analysis, it is a matter of rules. The cap extensions allowed by the Bird Treaty require players to have played for the team for three years before they take effect.

But Lin Tian only played for two years and did not meet the triggering conditions of the Bird Clause.

It would be nice if the rules were changed.

Change the rules?
Thinking of this, Jackson's eyes lit up!
There might be some drama in this!
In order to keep Bird in the Celtics and keep the yellow-green competition popular and topical, Stern added a Bird clause, allowing Bird to renew his contract with the Celtics.

So today, let Stern come up with another "Lin Tian Clause", so that Lin Tian can continue to stay with the Bulls and maintain the intensity and topicality of the Bulls. Isn't that the best of both worlds?

Thinking of this, Jackson decided that in his free time this season, he would study the strategy carefully and see how to get Stern to agree to add such a clause so that Lin Tian can stay in the Bulls reasonably and legally!
Jackson's wishful thinking can be said to be very good.

But the only thing he didn't expect and expected, and the biggest obstacle to the emergence of new rules, was Stern himself!
Stern is probably the person in this league who least wants Lin Tian to stay with the Bulls!
The reason is also very simple: He believes that the existence of Jordan and Pippen caused Lin Tian to fail to maximize his potential and fail to attract fans to the maximum extent!

As an important step in Stern's globalization plan, Stern dreams of Lin Tian becoming the boss of a new team, to produce as good data and results as possible, and to get rid of the shadows of Jordan and Pippen!Only in this way can Lin Tian's commercial value and popularity be maximized!

Therefore, there is actually ongoing discussion within the league about Lin Tian and the second contract of a second-round pick like Lin Tian who has performed amazingly.

The league must protect the interests of both players and the home teams of these special players. How to balance this and how to specify a new rule has been the top topic in the league recently.

In Stern's mind, he actually had some of the most basic ideas and plans, but he had already made a decision.

Before Lin Tian's new contract is approved, and before Lin Tian makes a decision to complete the transfer, he will never let this new rule come into effect!
He is targeting Lin Tian and the Bulls!

He doesn't want a super team like the Bulls to continue to exist, and he doesn't want players like Lin Tian to remain the third child in the Bulls!

Not to mention that once Lin Tian transfers, Stern will be able to hype him for at least 5 years just because of his grievances with the Bulls and Jordan and his rematch with his old team!
That's all white money!
From Stern's perspective, only by Lin Tian leaving the Bulls can the alliance's interests be maximized!

Therefore, the Bulls can only suffer!

Of course the Bulls players don't know about these little things in Stern's heart. Their focus now is all on the game!
The Christmas Day game with the Rockets has officially entered a fierce stage!

The two sides have now reached the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter!

The score between the two sides is temporarily 89:92, and the Bulls still have a weak lead of 3 points.

But for the Bulls, the not-so-good thing right now is that Rodman just received his sixth foul and was knocked off the court by Barkley, who was in great form tonight!

Barkley, who stood on the free throw line, steadily made his first free throw, narrowing the gap between the two sides to 2 points!
Jackson kept shaking his feet off the court, and then, before Barkley made his second free throw, Jackson made his choice.

"Steve, come on! If you have the chance, just shoot! Then tell Lin, Michael and Scott that next we will shrink the defense and play intensive defense. We will no longer pursue fast offense, but focus on protecting rebounds and inside lines as our goal." The first goal, do you understand?"

"understand!"

Cole nodded and walked straight to the court.

As he came on the stage, many fans at the scene let out an exclamation of surprise!
Because the five people on the court for the Bulls now actually become Kukoc, Pippen, Jordan, Lin Tian and Cole!

Facing the Rockets, who probably have the league's best insider, the Bulls actually released a lineup with five outsiders at this time!

Jackson's boldness is indeed extraordinary!
Tomjanovich on the opposite side watched Jackson make a substitution. After thinking for a while, he also took action. He took Osella Harrington!

A striker who was also just announced by the team this year, is 206 centimeters tall, has great physical fitness but rough skills!

Before that, Harrington hadn't played for even a minute tonight!
After Harrington came on the court, the Rockets' lineup became Olajuwon, Barkley, Drexler, Eddie Johnson and Harrington.

This lineup is a complete top five lineup!Among the five players, the shortest is Barkley, who is 198 centimeters tall. The remaining four are all over 2 meters tall!
Moreover, the Rockets' lineup does not have even one genuine guard on the court. Among the five players, there are four forwards and one center.

However, no one will worry about their organization and passing problems. After all, when a team has the Big Three, many things in their team will become simpler!
In any case, when the game came to the last 5 minutes, the coaches of both sides began to fight head-on!

Jackson's small lineup without a center versus the Rockets' top five lineup without a guard!

At this time, Barkley steadily hit his second free throw, and the point difference between the two sides was only one point!
91: 92!

(End of this chapter)