Chapter 448: All-powerful Zhan? All-powerful Lin!
"This feeling is indeed wonderful. Three months ago, I was still a knight, but now, I am their opponent..."
At the New York Airport, there was plenty of time before boarding the plane, so Lin Yu did not refuse interviews from the media reporters gathered here.
Regarding the dramatic and anticipated battle between the Knicks and the Cavaliers, the questions raised by media reporters naturally focused on Lin Yu’s relationship with the Cavaliers, his relationship with LeBron James, and Cavaliers general manager Danny.
The relationship between Ferry, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown and others.
For this series of questions, Lin Yu just gave a general answer, which felt amazing. As an opponent, he will do his best to lead the Knicks to defeat their opponents.
But obviously, the airport was gradually surrounded, and the increasing number of media reporters were not satisfied with Lin Yu's haha-like answers, and quickly asked some detailed and targeted questions.
Lin Yu, on the other hand, responded without hesitation.
"Danny Ferry's choice? In fact, everyone knows very well that it was not Danny's choice alone. I can understand him."
"Conflict with LeBron? No, no, no, that can't be regarded as a conflict. It was just a small difference. As teammates, we had some differences, but after the trade, those differences disappeared. Now we are still very close.
Good friends."
"For the Cavaliers, for Cleveland, I achieved success there. I was selected to the All-Star for the first time, the best team in the regular season, the first O'Brien Trophy, a Finals MVP trophy... I gained a lot there,
I’m grateful for everything there…”
For some reason, Lin Yu suddenly became very emotional, and he began to be grateful for everything.
Perhaps, before the playoffs started, he was still thinking about killing the Cavaliers and Celtics on his own, so that all his former teammates and partners would realize their mistakes and his own importance.
But when he really met the Cavaliers, he realized that he was different from the Cavaliers and the Celtics.
The problems between him and the Cavaliers and James existed when they were teammates, partners or collaborators. Now that they have become opponents, all the problems no longer exist.
In fact, Lin Yu should thank the knight.
It was the Cavaliers and Danny Ferry who helped him leave Boston, which was full of human and animal flavor. It was James who gave Lin Yu a loose space for development. He was able to develop from a top role player to a top supporter, and now
A superstar with strong team leadership ability relies not only on himself, but also on James.
If there were no Cavaliers and no James, he would still leave Boston, but the process would be very different.
It is very likely that he will go to a bad team, with a gorgeous appearance but full of bad data inside, a bad record, and the stain of not making the playoffs in his career...
It will take him a season or two to get out of the above struggling environment.
Obviously, that was not the process Lin Yu wanted to see.
Because he joined the Cavaliers, he now has an extra trip to the playoffs, became the all-star extra vote leader ahead of schedule, and also won a championship and FMVP trophy. Everything is perfect.
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The reporters returned disappointed because Lin Yu did not give them the answers they wanted, so they could only devote all their energy to Cleveland on the other side.
It was still a long time before the battle between the Knicks and the Cavaliers officially started. This group of reporters found Danny Ferry, found Mike Brown, and also found LeBron James.
Facing reporters' questions, Danny Ferry's answer was full of helplessness, but he tried his best to defend the Cavaliers and himself.
"(Trading Lin Yu) We just made a more common-sense choice. This choice is not about who is better, Lin or LeBron, but that LeBron is more suitable to stay in Cleveland than Lin."
"Furthermore, I never think letting go of Lin was a wrong choice. We finally entered the playoffs as third in the Eastern Conference and successfully passed the first round of the playoffs. Now what is in front of us is a
The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference, and we are confident that we can continue to win and enter the Eastern Conference Finals."
"The Knicks are indeed very strong, but obviously they have many problems and we can easily defeat them..."
Unlike Danny Ferry, Mike Brown avoided the topic of Lin Yu's trade: "The transaction is not something I can decide. I admire Lin very much. He is a very rare star who can adapt to any system.
Player, losing him is indeed our loss, but I said, this is not something I can decide."
Regarding the upcoming playoff showdown between the Knicks and the Cavaliers, Mike Brown said rudely: "We will beat the Knicks, there is no doubt about it!"
When reporters asked him to elaborate on why the Cavaliers would undoubtedly beat the Knicks, Mike Brown shook his head: "Before the game starts, I won't talk too much about the technical and tactical topics of the game."
Finally, reporters found LeBron James.
Unlike James who later joined the Heat and was able to face reporters with ease without giving any space for imagination, James at this time was still quite young and energetic.
"Regarding the transaction, Lin and I have the same view. We just had some differences at a certain stage. Now, the problem has been resolved and we are still good friends."
"Under this situation, the playoff encounter will only make us look forward to it. This will definitely be an exciting series."
James slowly led the discussion of the series to a direct confrontation between the two, which is what reporters are happy to see. It seems that James intends to create a focus matchup that will be discussed in the future.
"The result of the series? You know, I usually don't predict the outcome of the game, but for this series, I just want to say, I will not lose!"
Of course, many reporters also raised some rather difficult questions. For example: After Lin Yu and James separated, Lin Yu went extremely smoothly in the Knicks, with various winning streaks and a miraculous late-season comeback, while the Cavaliers led by James failed.
After struggling very hard and losing their No. 1 spot in the league, even No. 2 in the Eastern Conference was taken away by the Pistons.
With such a clear contrast, what does James think?
Faced with such a question, James during the Heat era and Cavaliers 2.0 era would definitely wave his hand and refuse to answer.
But at this moment, James said carelessly: "The regular season is just the regular season. In the playoffs, everything will be different. For example, in the playoffs, I will go all out to control both offense and defense. This is what is called
Playoff mode.”
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When the reporters' interview ended and it was uploaded to the front page of the media, Lin Yu arrived in Cleveland with the team.
He noticed the speeches of Danny Ferry, Mike Brown and James, especially James——
"All-out James? All-out James?"
He immediately realized that this was a joke!
It seemed that this meme was about to be taken away by its original owner, but it seemed that Lin Yu had no chance of grabbing this meme again.
Because of the first round of the playoffs, Lin Yu has started his own playoff mode. The offensive end continues to explode, and the defensive end dominates the assist defense and supplementary defense. It also means Lin Yu is full of strength.
Chapter completed!