Chapter 179 If You Don't Praise You, Who Will You Praise?

After the "Gun Gate" incident broke out, NBA President David Stern has been sitting on pins and needles. In order to restore the image of the NBA in people's hearts, Stern simply didn't think about tea or food.

Just when the exhausted Stern felt that his blood bar was about to bottom out...

The energy drink +10000HP sent by Lin Yi!

The medical kit sent from the Chinese market +10086HP!

Adrenaline +10010HP from positive energy public opinion!

full HP resurrection!

Stern felt like he was resurrected!

The "gun door" incident had relatively little impact on the Chinese market. Lin Yi's quadruple doubles immediately turned the tide of public opinion. People seem to have forgotten about the "gun door".

Stern now sees how Lin Yi sees and is pleasing to the eye.

Why is this kid so fond of him?

You know, Stern is committed to making the league's games better. It is true that defense won the championship, but you all go to play defense and play hugs. What about the fans? Do fans still want it?

How hot was the Suns?

Moreover, New York is the largest city in the United States, and the appeal of the Knicks is not getting worse every year because New York is not attractive, but the Knicks themselves are not attractive.

However, with the appearance of Lin Yi, the Knicks' salty fish turned around, and this city, which was originally extremely passionate about basketball, was reborn.

Even if the professional circle looks down on Rock Park, you have to admit the status of Rock Park in the hearts of the grassroots!

New York has a unique basketball atmosphere, and the owner Dolan is rich, but the Knicks have been dying, constantly dying.

Well now, the Knicks have achieved results, and Lin Yi, the No. 1 pick from China, has made the Knicks team full of potential and plasticity.

If it was in the 1990s, Stern would definitely not choose to praise Lin Yi so much, because it is very simple, there was Jordan at that time.

After entering the new century, Kobe Bryant, whom Stern strongly praised, was plagued by negative news. In the past two years, he finally recovered his momentum.

Popularity is back at its peak.

LeBron James is a good boy, but the Cavaliers have not won the championship and are killing his enthusiasm. If you want to blame it, blame the "old hooligan" for being too ruthless. Even after retiring for so long, people think that Jordan is insurmountable .

It's really not that the old is overvaluing the present, but that the "old hooligan" is really too much.

So after entering the new century, Stern has been committed to developing overseas markets.

Nash is also Canadian, and Nowitzki is German. Even if Yao entered the All-Star game in his rookie season, Stern did not impose interference, because Stern knew that the American market is always limited, and basketball is played like this If it continues, it will become a sport played by Americans themselves.

Lin Yi's potential in the Chinese market is too scary. Let's see how that stingy guy in Alexander kept making money after the financial crisis?

Why was Alexander refusing to sell the Rockets when Dayao was there? Once Yao left, Alexander didn't want to play.

To put it bluntly, people are also businessmen, and those who do business for that kind of sake may die like Sterling, but when the real business opportunity is in front of them, they will not miss it.

Alexander is very clear that the Rockets only need to hype and strive for the championship every year. As for the real championship trophy? That's not important, let's make money first.

So after Lin Yi's fierce operation, Stern felt that it was really dawn!

Is New York boss Dolan short of money?

Dolan is obviously not short of money!

If the Knicks win the championship in the future, once Lin Yi is held up, Stern feels that the picture is as beautiful as it is!

Don't look at Lin Yi who has been instilling "poisonous chicken soup", but in the eyes of many American teenagers, Lin Yi is synonymous with positive energy!

"Poisonous Chicken Soup" has the effect of reversely transporting positive energy. In this era full of "soul healing methods" and people have already vomited "Chicken Soup for the Soul", sometimes motivation and encouragement may not be as good as a painful meal. Scolding can make people full of energy.

So the day after Lin Yi got a quadruple-double, Stern called a meeting of the league's top management.

The focus and theme of this meeting revolved around how to support Lin Yi.

It's a pity that Lin Yi's "enemy of life" Griffin in college is still on the sick bed, otherwise Lin Yi and Griffin's grievances in college will be hyped to the NBA.

If Stern just tilted resources before, then the most important thing now is how the alliance will protect Lin Yi, a rising star of hope.

"I think first of all, Lin Yi should finish this season in good health. As you all know, January and February are the period of high incidence of NBA injuries." A senior league executive believes that Lin Yi is indeed worthy of praise, but the premise of his praise is also It must be that Lin Yi can continue to fight in good health.

It's impossible for the alliance to praise a glass man, right?

When Stern decided to support Lin Yi, many people raised objections. The reason has nothing to do with Lin Yi's popularity and strength. The most important thing is whether Lin Yi's style of play will hurt his knees. ?

The top management of the league is not a group of people who don't understand the game. The reason why Stern is willing to praise Kobe and James has something to do with his tolerance.

Just imagine, the league has finally concentrated its resources to win a super giant, but the super giant is reimbursed every year, so what's the point of winning.

"I agree, I think we should give this little guy some help appropriately, don't look at him not like to fight in the low post, when he broke through, just take the game against the Bobcats as an example, I couldn't help but hug and throw me several times Worrying about him getting hurt." Another league executive offered his opinion.

Of course, Stern also watched the game where Lin Yi got a quadruple double. Can the team coached by Larry Brown play cleanly?

Back then, Stern didn't like the Pistons led by Larry Brown. Of course, if you want to say that Stern has stumbled Larry Brown, it wouldn't matter. The fans are not stupid. Why did the Spurs sweep 4-0 in 2007? Cavalier Stern didn't care?

You must know that if it is "Brother Joke", if it is not good, it will be a tiebreaker in that round.

Box office is important, but word of mouth is even more important. Appropriate help is not black whistle, but some deflection of the ball that can be blown or not, which is also a kind of protection for the star.

The NBA's superstar whistle, to put it bluntly, is also a way to protect the superstars, otherwise those superstars are so reckless one by one, stepping down one by one, and elbowing down one by one, what's the problem?

"Well, we have to say hello to the referees again. I think several fouls committed by the Bobcats in this game can be flagged as flagrant fouls." Stern nodded.

The discussions that followed were much more pleasant.

The first is to concentrate resources. It is impossible for Lin Yi to win the MVP in his rookie season. This season, James and the Cavaliers are dominant, but it is no problem to let him enter the top three. The other is to continue to promote the voting results of the All-Star Game. And let the media report and promote Lin Yi more. His coaches and teammates during the NCAA period can take turns to interview Lin Yi, make a special feature for Lin Yi, and broadcast it at the right time.

The second is step by step to create momentum for this year's slam dunk contest. Anyway, Lin Yi has already stood up many times, so he will publicize that Lin Yi has prepared a big move to participate in this slam dunk contest, arousing people's further attention to the All-Star Game. Yi is also advertised as a violent dunker. Lin Yi's tomahawk-style supplementary dunk can still be used to continue bragging.

The last thing is to invite more celebrities who have a good impression of Lin Yi and have good comments, and let them go on the show to praise Lin Yi. These interviews will also be hung on the NBA's official website in China, so that Chinese fans can feel Lin Yi's role in the United States. Influence.

The meeting went smoothly. Stern's strength lies in that he will not agree to bad ideas from his think tanks. He knows how to balance. Now that Lin Yi's popularity is very high, let's blow it up and blow it up. God is fine.

After the wave of Lin Yi's popularity passes, it is necessary to proceed step by step, because if it is overblown, it will arouse people's disgust. After all, Lin Yi is still a rookie.

In the end, it depends on whether Lin Yi can seize the opportunity.

Every time he thinks of this, Stern is full of resentment towards Vince Carter. The half-human, half-god Carter has not lost resources, but Carter is not Kobe's paranoid. In the NBA at that time, you How can you win the scoring champion without crazy shots?

No scoring champion, no MVP, no championship, no matter how strong you are, no matter how good your character is, the fans will soon forget you.

Carter was just too honest.

Even sometimes Stern doubts whether Carter is so low-key because his cousin is McGrady?

At the end of the meeting, a high-level league executive suggested: "Lin ranks first in the league in the number of ultra-long three-pointers made this season. Do you want a three-point contest..."

Stern nearly sprayed the executive who suggested it to death with a sip of coffee.

Because Lin Yi is a rookie this year, he must participate in the rookie game, and he will also participate in the All-Star Game. It would be great if he agreed to participate in the slam dunk contest now, but you still make him work hard to participate in the three-point contest?

Isn't this killing people?

But what if Lin Yi wanted to participate? Stern thought, what if Lin Yi wanted to participate?

...

On January 9, the entire Knicks team flew to Houston to prepare for an away game against the Rockets. This was Lin Yi's return to his hometown, where he and Curry once led the Davidson Wildcats to the NCAA.

Speaking of which, the primary school students are in good form after entering January. After Old Nelson reprimanded Ellis, Ellis did not dare to play around anymore. You must know that Ellis averaged more than 27 shots per game at the peak of this season. up...

Curry hit a career-high 8 three-pointers in the last game against the Hornets, poor Chris Paul, I also had a face shot in the game after being nearly knocked down by Curry .

The Hornets have let Scott pack up and leave, but unfortunately they have lost too much in front of them. Lin Yi estimated that if Paul plays like this for 44 or 45 minutes, he will have to repeat the injury in his memory sooner or later. .

"Are you in Houston? Haha, buddy, I wish you all the best of luck! I'm in good shape recently. Although I can't compare with your 61 points in three quarters and quadruple doubles, I'm also one of the 'wave brothers'!" Curry excitedly Said to Lin Yi on the phone.

Lin Yi smiled. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I played 2K with Curry. Lin Yi really misses the time with Curry.

The two have common interests and hobbies, and there is no shortage of topics.

It's just... Will the future Clay children's shoes faint in the toilet? Obviously, Curry prefers "Brothers Waves" to "Brothers Splashes"!

In Houston, of course Lin Yi had to pay a visit to Dayao. Dayao directly invited Lin Yi to his house for dinner. Lin Yi also met Ye Li and called her sister-in-law.

Dayao's parents are also giants, and the giants at this table eat together...the picture is really harmonious.