Late at night, or early in the morning, it was already three o'clock in the morning in New York City.
In the Brookland District of Boston, in a two-story apartment building, after the piercing alarm clock rang, in the room with floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor, Lin Yu jumped up from the bed like a carp.
Open the heavy curtains, and there are stars outside the window.
Lin Yu, however, had already rushed to the bathroom that came with the room and started washing up.
Looking in the mirror, Lin Yu's face was full of fatigue, but after washing his face with cold water, he suddenly woke up and looked energetic.
Breakfast is a huge sandwich with a huge chicken breast inside and a glass of milky white milk.
While biting into his sandwich, Lin Yu pushed open the study door and sat in front of the computer.
The computer screen lit up with a faint blue light. Lin Yu first looked at the time. It was still more than half an hour before four o'clock in the morning.
The "Boston at four in the morning" meme needs to be maintained. In other words, in the next one to two seasons, as long as it is a training day, Lin Yu will have to get up at three in the morning and go out for training at four in the morning...
He opened the American basketball forum and started surfing.
As usual, he didn't see a single post about him. In the United States, no one paid attention to a water cooler player who sat at the end of the bench and never played.
After clicking the cross in the upper right corner, Lin Yu connected to a domestic website, entered a domestic portal, clicked on the sports news category, put down the sandwich in his hand, and took a sip of milk.
"Dayao scored 8 points and 8 rebounds, the Rockets lost to the Suns."
This is the headline on the homepage of the website, with the word "hot" written behind the huge red letters.
Lin Yu clicked on the news, scanned it around, and then read the comments behind the news.
"With McGrady gone, there is no one to pass the ball to Dayao."
"The Rockets' defense line really needs to be improved. As a star player, Dayao only took 7 shots in the whole game, which is too much."
"With Stoudemire on the opposite side absent, the ball is not given to Yao, but to those guards who throw indiscriminately? Bald Fan will be fired!"
"..."
There were a bunch of comments that were no different from usual. Domestic fans have always liked to complain about the Rockets' guards for not passing the ball to Dayao. Lin Yu found it boring and clicked back to the homepage.
The row of small red letters below the headline on the home page is a piece of news related to him.
"The Celtics lost to the Eagles by three points, and Lin Yu still failed to make his debut."
There was still the word "hot" at the end, so Lin Yu clicked in and scanned the comments.
"Super Microphone: Dayu should come back and play in the CBA. His ability is not even considered a sparring partner in the NBA."
"Big eggplant with minced meat: Continue to sit on the bench, Dayu's gilded journey is very successful."
"Muzi Yangyang: Am I the only one who thinks Lin Yu can't even win the CBA?"
"Kuaijian Jianghu replied to Muzi Yangyang: You are not alone."
"Rocket No. 11 replied to Muzi Yangyang: You are not alone."
A bunch of negative comments, not a single encouraging comment, this is the same as usual, and there is no change.
But this time, Lin Yu, who had changed his soul, touched the stubble on his chin and suddenly had a different idea.
He quickly created a small account, edited a large paragraph in the reply column, and clicked send.
"Averaging 10 towels per game, 10 handouts of water, 10 applauses for teammates, averaging a triple-double per game, Lin Dayu has completely dominated the bench area!"
Then, he found a few news stories with few comments, pasted and copied them, and sent the comment repeatedly.
Then, all he needs to do is wait for this comment to ferment.
At four o'clock in the morning, Lin Yu went out on time, running towards the Kaili team training hall under the starlight and dim street lights, and the day's training began.
When we arrived at the training hall, it was only five o'clock in the morning.
The entire training hall was quiet. Lin Yu opened the side door of the training hall, went to the locker room to change his jersey, and then headed to the court to start his morning training.
He dragged a basket of basketballs, stood outside the three-point line in the half court, kept picking up the ball, raising his hands, and then jumped up and pushed the ball out of his palm.
After repeating an action until exhausted, Lin Yu would stop and rest for a while.
Then he changed his position, still outside the three-point line, and returned to the bottom corner to continue training.
The morning practice lasted for more than two hours. When the time approached eight o'clock, Lin Yu ended the morning practice and sat on the sidelines, preparing to take a shower after taking a short rest.
He closed his eyes and entered the system again.
After getting the "stealing" system and seeing the attribute map in his personal profile interface, Lin Yu began his experimental journey.
For several days in a row, he continued to practice three-pointers, starting from early in the morning until the team training started at 9 o'clock. When the team training ended at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, he continued to practice three-pointers until 9 o'clock in the evening.
Lin Yu's long-term and high-intensity three-point training was just to verify one thing: whether his crazy additional training could bring about rapid growth in attribute values.
The result was disappointing. Before the additional training, Lin Yu's three-point attribute was 37 points. After the additional training, his three-point attribute is still 37 points today.
"Counting the days, today is already the eighth day. After eight days of special training, the attribute values have not increased at all. It's so real..."
Lin Yu stood up and left the training ground with some helplessness.
The time passed eight o'clock, and teammates gradually arrived in the locker room.
"Hi, Paul."
"Ricky, you came early enough."
"..."
Lin Yu greeted them with a smile. This was also a change made by Lin Yu in later generations after he took over this body.
Lin Yu knows very well why Dazhi, Ah Lian and Sun Yue failed more than Dayao in their NBA journey. It is because they are not as good at communication as Dayao.
In the NBA, as an international player, communication is sometimes more important than personal strength.
After some exchanges, Lin Yu sat back in front of his cabinet.
Sitting in the corner of the locker room, Lin Yu observed each of his teammates.
Paul Pierce, Truth, the star of the Celtics. Pierce's most famous joke is that he was stabbed 11 times. This is a joke that has already happened. Lin Yu cannot steal it.
Of course, even if he could steal it, he wouldn't do it. After all, being stabbed 11 times would be life-threatening.
Ricky Davis is the second-best player on the Celtics. "I thought he was here to help me." This meme is probably Ricky's most famous meme.
However, Li Ji just said this not long ago, and it is also a joke that cannot be stolen.
Reeve LaFrentz and Kendrick Perkins are the Celtics' starting interior combination, and there is nothing to steal from these two.
Then there's the Celtics' starting point guard.
Delonte West, this guy has a very famous meme, "The Emperor". This meme can be stolen, but Lin Yu feels that he may not be able to get rid of that thing. It is too harsh when he thinks about it.
Lin Yu, who can't leave the scene, really doesn't have many plots to steal. Counting the plot he prepared early this morning, there are only two plot-stealing operations he is currently executing.
Robert Thackeray's "cheerleader" meme, and Arab League's "angry chop" meme.
He still has to think hard and think of more tricks to steal. Now he urgently needs to improve his personal abilities.
Celtics head coach Doc Rivers appeared in the locker room and announced the start of training day.
The training in the morning was a regular personal training. With the help of the team's assistant coach, Lin Yu once again started training on three-point shooting from the outside.
Doc Rivers stood on the sidelines to supervise the training, constantly reminding the players who were training on the field, urging them not to be lazy and to be very strict.
At the beginning of the new season, the Celtics were in poor condition. After the first 11 games, they had a record of 4 wins and 7 losses, far away from the Eastern Conference playoff ranks. This is a far cry from last season's record of ranking among the top four in the Eastern Conference.
In fact, compared to last season, this Celtics only lacks the fat Anthony Walker and the aging glove Gary Payton.
Rivers was worried about the team's poor record, and he couldn't find the reason for the team's poor record, so he couldn't help but be a little impatient.
The team's training status is very average, and he also attributed part of the reason for the team's poor condition to the team's training.
During the afternoon training, Rivers walked to the sideline.
"Jim, gather everyone, let's play a game."
Jim Braver is the assistant coach of the Celtics and Doc Rivers' uncle. He can be regarded as Rivers' number one assistant.
Brevo nodded, then turned around and walked to the center of the court, waving to summon all the players.
"All players are divided into two groups. The main team wears white vests and the substitute team wears black vests. We play a match..."
Under the arrangement of Jim Brevo, the team's 15 players were quickly divided into two groups. Lin Yu was a substitute for the substitute team. He sat on the sidelines with some anticipation.
Although he was a substitute among the substitutes, Lin Yu knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had appeared. Rookie Kobe's single defense, plus an intra-team competition, this was his opportunity.
It's best to wait until Paul Pierce is still on the court when he plays, so that his defense can be visibly effective.
At the beginning of the match, the main team quickly launched an attack on the substitute team's basket. Paul Pierce made consecutive mid-range singles and hit shots.
The substitute team, with Al Jefferson as the core, played various pick-and-roll offenses.
The main team quickly took the lead. Although the Celtics' record in the new season was poor, Paul Pierce was still the biggest star on the team. With a kaleidoscope of offense, no one on the Celtics could guard Pierce one-on-one.
Lin Yu, sitting on the sidelines, looked at the Celtics' problems from the perspective of a future traveler.
Historically, this Celtics team failed to enter the playoffs, and then the next season, they became the deputy captain of the Eastern Conference and failed to enter the playoffs in overtime.
Then, under the control of Danny Ainge, the Celtics sent away almost all their young players and formed a Big Three combination that shocked the entire league, and immediately won the O'Brien Trophy that season.
There are many reasons why the current Celtics have failed to enter the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, including the lack of peripheral firepower, the lack of a second stable scoring point besides Pierce, and the lack of a mature defensive system.
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Defense is Lin Yu's biggest concern. After Gary Payton retired, the Celtics' defense collapsed.
It wasn't until Tom Thibodeau joined in 2008 that they had a complete defensive system.
Lin Yu's opportunity now is to help the Kai team improve their record through his defense, while also grabbing some stable playing time for himself.
Only by playing steadily can Lin Yu have the opportunity to steal more clues and make greater progress.
The intra-team competition reached its most intense stage. Lin Yu on the sidelines stared closely at Paul Pierce, who was killing everyone on the court, and his eyes became extremely hot.