Lin Yu admitted that he had no problem with McGrady's response.
In fact, after McGrady received the feedback, he just smiled and replied: "Let's wait until the game starts."
It's just that Lin Yu ignored one point. He responded to Tracy McGrady in an American way, but the media that interviewed him were media from China.
Lin Yu is a Chinese, and his number of fans in China is not as good as Tracy McGrady.
Currently, the basketball player with the most Chinese fans should be Yao Ming, followed probably by Tracy McGrady.
As for Kobe, the season when he really started to harvest domestic fans was the current 05/06 season.
The little emperor of the Cleveland Cavaliers is also very likely to be overtaken by latecomers. Iverson and Carter once reached their peak, but at least for now, James does not have that many Chinese fans.
Shenyang, who interviewed Lin Yu, quickly spread Lin Yu’s response to Tracy McGrady back to China, and Xinhai Sports issued a report that day.
"Lin Yu is not afraid of McGrady and said he will lock McGrady to prove himself."
When this report was published, Lin Yu was already in Dallas.
This game between the Celtics and the Mavericks was a back-to-back game, and the team was exhausted, so they lost this game and ended their winning streak.
Lin Yu's performance in this game was very good. He took 4 shots and hit 2 goals, one was a mid-range shot and the other was a three-pointer. Plus 3 of 4 free throws, Lin Yu scored 8 points, plus 1 rebound and 2 rebounds. Assisted and made 2 turnovers.
On the defensive end, Lin Yu also guarded Jason Terry, who made 4 of 10 shots and scored 12 points, with a shooting percentage of 40%.
It seems that this hit rate is not bad. In fact, what Lin Yu defended against Terry was not Terry's hit rate, but the number of Terry's shots.
This has to do with the fact that different types of players have different defensive effects.
Lin Yu's defensive technical characteristic is his strong ability to entangle people. Therefore, when facing some players with strong offensive ability with the ball, what he can do is to limit the opponent's shooting in an uncomfortable environment. To a certain extent, he It can force your opponent's shooting percentage to drop.
Iverson is this type of player. Lin Yu once guarded Iverson and his shooting percentage dropped sharply during a certain period of time. However, relying on the superstar's self-adjustment ability, Iverson quickly adjusted back.
When facing some players who have average offensive ability with the ball and strong running ability without the ball, what Lin Yu can do is to prevent the opponent from catching the ball and prevent the opponent from catching the ball and taking action at the right place and at the right time.
When facing this type of player, Lin Yu has little effect in limiting the opponent's shooting percentage, but the number of shots taken by the opponent will be greatly reduced.
Regarding Terry, there is a data that can be used for comparison.
Before this game, Jason Terry averaged 14.7 shots per game, but in this game Terry only took 10 shots, which was much lower than the average. This is enough to show that Lin Yu's defense was successful.
After the game, Jason Terry also said in an interview: "It was very uncomfortable for me to be guarded by Lin. He was following me all the time. I had no chance to take action..."
Terry is the first opponent to personally praise Lin Yu's defense in front of the media. This can be considered an achievement. Lin Yu is gradually being recognized by the NBA...
The Celtics, who lost this game, stayed in Dallas, and the experienced drivers on the team who liked to drive did not dare to start consecutively because of the loss.
Everyone just rested in Dallas for the night, and Lin Yu did the same. He stayed in the room, and with nothing to do, he glanced at the white man Barbraine Scalabrian on the other side.
"Are you reading a philosophy book, Brian?"
White Mamba nodded: "Yes, I plan to return to the University of Southern California to complete my studies after retiring, and the subject I chose is philosophy."
Lin Yu gave a thumbs up. He admired Bai Mamba for being able to understand such a profound thing as philosophy.
"By the way, Brian, did you know that you have a nickname in China called White Mamba?"
Lin Yu, who was really bored, brought up another topic.
Bai Mamba did not resist chatting with Lin Yu. He raised his head, smiled and shook his head: "I don't know, I only know that I have a nickname called 'Human Victory Cigar', which is a nickname given to me by American fans.
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Lin Yu knew the nickname Human Victory Cigar.
The reason for this nickname is that due to poor strength, White Mamba does not get a chance to play during regular time. However, when White Mamba can play, it means that White Mamba’s team is not far from victory.
Well, because when the White Mamba comes on the stage, the game has generally entered garbage time.
As for the nickname White Mamba, Lin Yu explained it to Scalabrian: "Because your name Brian is similar to Kobe Bryant's, and Kobe's name is Black Mamba, so they gave it to you."
He was nicknamed White Mamba."
White Mamba smiled: "It's a very interesting nickname. Actually, Lin, I think you can be called 'Yellow Mamba'."
Huang Mamba? Lin Yu was stunned for a moment.
White Mamba immediately explained: "I remember you gave an exclusive interview before, saying that you start training at four o'clock in the morning every day and are the last one to leave the court."
Then, Bai Mamba pointed at himself: "Actually, before you joined the Celtics, I was the hardest-working person in the Celtics training team. I got up on time at 5:30 every morning. I was the first one to go to the court for training, and the last one.
Leaving the court, and then you coming, made me the second hardest working person."
"Kobe once explained the meaning of Mamba. Mamba snakes are creatures that train themselves in cold blood to achieve their goals. Normally, they would lie dormant on their own land. At a critical moment, they would suddenly burst out and kill people.
One hit, and Kobe is such a creature, and in a sense, so are we, although our training results are very unsatisfactory..."
White Mamba laughed, but Lin Yu, who was sitting opposite him, opened his mouth: Could it be possible? Brandon Roy's Yellow Mamba was just snatched away by him?
The system in his mind did not give any hints. Lin Yu knew that if he wanted to truly achieve the purpose of stealing jokes, he must publicize the nickname "Yellow Mamba" to the outside world so that more people would know about it.
Only then will it become a meme.
"If I am White Mamba, you are Yellow Mamba. Welcome to join the Mamba family..."
Brian Scalabrian's words have been echoing in Lin Yu's ears. He knows that White Mamba has done him a favor this time. Next time if a reporter asks him a question related to his nickname, he can tell him
The nickname "Yellow Mamba" was announced.
Another joke, get it!
In the quiet night in Dallas, Bai Mamba continued to quietly read the philosophy book in his hand in the room, while Lin Yu turned on the computer in the room and browsed the news from the United States and the other side of the ocean for a while.
There is still no big news here in the United States, but Jason Terry's words helped Lin Yu, and Lin Yu gained some popularity.
ESPN's Mark Stein commented on Lin Yu in a program: "Lin Yu has grown very quickly. Seven games ago, he was the bench keeper of the water fountain for the Celtics. In the game against the Bobcats, he came on the court.
, he contributed a lot on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, he had no performance.”
"After just two games, Lin Yu developed his long-range shot. After 7 games, Lin Yu is already a qualified role player."
"He is still growing, and perhaps the Kai team will have higher expectations for him in the future."
Then, Lin Yu crossed the wall and browsed the Xinhai Sports Network. As soon as he entered, he saw the report related to him.
"Lin Yu is not afraid of McGrady and said he will lock McGrady to prove himself."
The title didn't seem to be wrong, so I clicked on it and browsed it carefully, and the whole screen was full of praise for Lin Yu.
Why did Lin Yu successfully limit Allen Iverson, and he will definitely be able to limit Tracy McGrady in the next Chinese Derby? What about the fact that McGrady is in poor condition, and Lin Yu is at his peak, Lin Yu will definitely be able to lock down McGrady in the Chinese Derby.
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"You guys, these reporters learn very quickly. They have already learned how to praise and kill..."