Chapter 269: The Strongest Signing! Straight Man of Steel

After "Shark" O'Neal and the Knicks signed a one-year contract worth 8 million US dollars, Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh can finally shout loudly: The Knicks have finally reached the NBA minimum wage standard line!

However, O'Neal's joining is not only not favored by people, but also makes the Knicks continue to be looked down upon by people, especially after O'Neal missed joining the Celtics, Garnett complained: "'Shaq's ambitions have been consumed by women's belly Come on, he went to New York just to fuck!"

Garnett was of course half-joking, because even David Stern, who was about to praise Lin Yi, was dumbfounded. What's wrong with New York!

The big luxury tax households suddenly became the league's subsistence allowance households, and everyone knows that O'Neal's current improvement to the team is limited!

What is Nix trying to do?

What about ambition? What about Top Gun?

Even D'Antoni, the coach of the Knicks, couldn't understand the operation of the management. If Lin Yi hadn't called and communicated with Lao De in time, and Lao De was a person who knew the ball, he would have figured it out after careful analysis. The key point is that Lao De's mentality has also collapsed.

Lin Yi knows that it’s no wonder that the Knicks’ lineup is not underestimated. The main purpose of the Knicks signing the Sharks is to find someone to make up for salary space. The 76ers will do the same in the future. Dick took the opportunity to pick up a big deal.

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Closer to home, when Lin Yi was continuing his special training in Los Angeles, he received a call from his agent Zhong Muchen. This World Cup in South Africa made Lin Yi a net profit of 7.35 million US dollars. Lin Yi's statement was appropriately lost a lot.

Lin Yi originally thought that Zhong Muchen called to discuss the endorsement with him, but it turned out that Livingston did not have Lin Yi's contact information, so he asked his agent to contact Lin Yi.

"What's the matter? Sean." Lin Yi asked after receiving a call from Livingston.

"Lin, the Knicks made me gain weight, but I've been injured before, so I want to listen to your advice." It turned out that Livingston came to complain.

"Sean, you must gain weight. With your small arms and legs, any defender will blow you up. Of course, you need to gain weight properly," Lin Yi said.

"But my knees couldn't bear my weight," Livingston said.

"Just change your style of play!" Lin Yi smiled, and that's right, the current Livingston is not the future Livingston, the current Livingston is also a macho man who flies into the sky and escapes from the ground.

And they are all rushing inside, and the first-hand small mid-range shot has not been fully developed yet.

During this period, Livingston was called a defensive colander by many people, but the future Livingston will often come up to help mark the opponent's core players at critical moments. To put it bluntly, Livingston has height and wingspan, as long as he is not strong Lost, how could it be a defensive colander?

Lin Yi had seen Livingston's weight, and he didn't dare to gain weight after the injury. Now he only weighs about 78 kilograms, which is too light. You know, even Dodge, who is 180 centimeters tall, weighs 83 kilograms!

Livingston will basically stabilize between 90 and 95 kilograms when he was in the Warriors in the future. Not only was he not injured, but his attendance rate has always been guaranteed.

To put it bluntly, there is a problem with Livingston's style of play. After suffering from that horrible injury, it is a miracle that Livingston can return to the NBA, but in order to be truly healthy, Livingston must change his style of play. Law.

"Xiao En, it's fine not to change direction after gaining weight." Lin Yi said.

"But, I'm a defender, how can I break through if I don't change direction?" Livingston was even more puzzled.

"Who asked you to break through? Dribble the ball across the half court, give the ball to the playmaker, and then go off the ball to cut, practice the mid-range shot, you have good jumping ability, have height and wingspan, and you have practiced the jump shot Who can cover you? If you need to attack, you can go back and play your steady characteristics." Lin Yi knew that Livingston's jump shot was different from others, he was a second attack after staying in the air, very Difficult to block shots. During the Warriors period, Livingston’s shooting percentage was above 50% all the year round.

Livingston's shooting method is destined to not be able to practice three-pointers, and DeRozan is also for this reason, so Lin Yi asked DeRozan to change the way of force, otherwise the "King of the North" would be difficult to practice three-pointers.

Livingston's talent is absolutely rare. If he didn't practice crookedly, he should develop in the direction of Durant. The Clippers are not only blind, but also have problems in training new players.

This is also the reason why Lin Yi suggested that Yi Jianlian learn to fight while retreating. Livingston's frame is small, and he is destined to be a slender template. Appropriate weight gain can increase his confrontation. The advantage of wingspan can be brought into play.

Not everyone can get inside the NBA. Fighting inside every day, you will get injured sooner or later. Livingston has no healing skills. He is only 25 years old now. If he is no longer injured, the Knicks will introduce a strong support.

Lin Yi will not bring a substitute in the new season. When Livingston appears on the bench, not only can he stabilize the rhythm, but once Louis Williams cannot start the situation, even if Livingston is defended by the opposing super giant, Livingston will still Stable output can be produced with a back hit.

Now Livingston has been calmed down by injuries. After the phone call with Lin Yi, he felt relieved a lot. The Knicks asked him to change his style of play, which shows that the Knicks will reuse him.

Speaking of which, D'Antoni doesn't like Livingston very much. Old De prefers a guard who can shoot and shoot, but Livingston is a very important part of this Knicks team in Lin Yi's view.

After all, the Knicks can't rely on Lin Yi to play alone. Apart from themselves, the one who can contribute the most stable output is Livingston. The Knicks don't need Livingston to score too many points. When Stone can score seven or eight points, the rhythm has basically stabilized.

Lin Yi believes that Lao De will understand his painstaking efforts after seeing Livingston after changing his style of play. The most important homework Lin Yi has to do in the new season is to let Lao De rotate. Playing separately, the Knicks' defensive strength will always be higher than that of their opponents.

After unraveling Livingston's knot, Lin Yi also called the Knicks' new players one by one. Stephenson's three-point practice was good. Lin Yi only asked him to practice the two corners and the front. Finsen's physical fitness is good, and he also has certain basic skills in dribbling. If Wilson Chandler doesn't practice hard in the summer, he might be counterattacked by Finsen in the new season.

As for Tony Allen, Lin Yi only asked him to practice the mid-range shot, especially the mid-range shot near the free throw line, as long as he could not be missed by the opponent during the offense. As for his defense? Lin Yi doesn't need to worry about that.

According to Lin Yi, Whiteside strengthened his core strength, and Lin Yi asked him to control his weight to about 118 kilograms. As for defensive skills, "Big White Side" will learn from the water dispenser administrator in the new season.

Danny Green is what makes Lin Yi most satisfied. It is produced by North Carolina. Basically, it will not be too bad. Danny Green's three-pointer is definitely still a little behind compared to "Grimm's Fairy Tale". The playing time must have increased significantly, and the Knicks have sufficient salary space, even if he plays out, the Knicks are not afraid of the issue of contract renewal.

Galinari and Lin Yi asked him to practice back fighting. The "Second Battalion Commander" has good basic skills, and he has grown stronger in Xia Tian. As long as Xia Ji is not allowed to overwhelm him, the current style of play can guarantee him a long life. battery life.

Lin Yi feels that he is not only the core of the Knicks, but also half of the coach of the Knicks...

But it is true that the next few seasons will be the best period to build a dynasty. When the LOGO man takes over the Warriors, Lin Yi believes that even if he dismantles the Warriors to pieces, the LOGO man will be able to create a strong team of warriors.

Lin Yi discovered that the advantage of his "single core" is that everyone listens to him, no matter whether it is the locker room or the management, no one dares to make trouble with Lin Yi at this time.

Even Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, contacted Lin Yi, because Dolan is really not short of money, "Lin, I heard Donnie said that this is all your suggestion, but good boy, I am really not short of money!"

Dolan's meaning is very simple, what teammates do you want, say, as long as the Knicks can get it, isn't it money?

Lin Yi told Dolan that he is very satisfied with this lineup. Dolan has an urge to doubt life. The core of other families is to force the boss to pay luxury taxes. Why is the core of our family thinking of ways to save me money?

In fact, Lin Yi is really not saving money for Dolan, but because it is not time to spend money. To establish a dynasty, you must first have a healthy salary space. Why can't the future Cavaliers be stronger than the Warriors?

To put it bluntly, if there is no JR and TT contract, the Cavaliers will sign a super giant again, which is really not a complaint from the fans, so even if Milicic and El Baron, who have a good relationship with him, leave, Lin Yi does not ask for management layers to leave them.

For the sake of the dynasty, one must know how to make choices, and if they are forced to stay, then it is really letting them take the blame for themselves.

The Bobcats have already fired Larry Brown. As long as Milicic can play like he did in the Knicks last season, it will be much better than staying in the Knicks and sitting on the bench. Big money, and probably not even a chance to see the water cooler.

Lin Yi attaches great importance to feelings, but he is not a philanthropist either, and he will not deliberately create a feeling that he is "justified" for the sake of his "personality".

If there is a better option than O'Neal in the market, Lin Yi will not let the Knicks sign O'Neal.

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Time flies, in addition to gaining weight in summer, Lin Yi also has a compulsory subject, which is physical fitness.

He wants to turn himself into a straight man of steel. The goal he set for himself in the new season is to take no less than 25 shots per game. He has already entered the 180 club. There is no need to dare not take shots just to keep his hit rate. Low, in order to continue next season, he will focus more on his face after being misplaced, and he can't guarantee a shot without physical fitness.

The boring physical training has almost driven Lin Yi crazy. If it wasn't for his love for basketball, he wouldn't be able to persevere.

The group of people who trained together in summer admired Lin Yi even more. Lin Yi is so talented and works so hard. Does this make people play?

It's a pity that the old coach K didn't have time to visit Griffin's private basketball gym, otherwise he would definitely feel that the American men's basketball training camp in Las Vegas is weak, okay?

To be honest, if this group of people really play well, Lin Yi still thinks that the American men's basketball team may not be able to beat this group of people. Are Wall, Griffin, Harden, and DeRozan mediocre?

Not to mention Cousins, Favors, Flynn and others.

Although Yi Jianlian, who trained with Lin Yi, is not good at talking, he also made some friends with Lin Yi. Lin Yi was thinking, if the Nets still traded with the Wizards, would he be helping the Arab League again? a handful?

You must know that the boss of the Wizards next season is now Lin Yi's disciple!

July came to an end in sweat. Spain won the World Cup as it wished, and there were many transactions in the league. In August, Lin Yi successfully gained 1KG, and he was still 2KG away from his goal.

Greater weight also means greater consumption. While Lin Yi was training hard, Donaldson, the third assistant coach of the Knicks, came to him on this day...