Time moved forward rapidly, and January 2008 passed in all kinds of turmoil.
At the end of January, the Cavaliers played two more games, both at home, against the Clippers and Wizards respectively.
In both games, Lin Yu, who got the ball back to himself, performed outstandingly, which made his trade value even more popular.
"The MVP of last season's Finals, the 26-year-old who ranks first in points per game, the league's top shooter, and the top outside defender, would actually be put on the trade list. This in itself is a very outrageous thing.
Already."
"Teams that are in the rebuilding period or need to be rebuilt have begun to take action. Except for those teams that are competing for the championship, almost all other teams have asked for prices, either resolutely or vaguely. Of course, there are also some
Just asking for a price and giving it a try, what if Danny Ferry's brain breaks?"
"What the person above said is wrong. Just in case, the listing of China Lin shows that Danny Ferry's brain is broken."
"Danny Ferry only did one thing wrong, and that was not respecting Lin Yu during the summer transfer period, which made Lin Yu no longer believe in the Cavaliers, but when Lin Yu was listed for trade, he did not
Any questions.”
"As a team in the Cleveland area, if I have to choose between China Lin and Akron's LeBron, I would personally choose LeBron over China Lin."
"Even if China Lin is replaced by Michael Jordan, Danny Ferry can only choose LeBron."
"The Cavaliers chose LeBron between Lin and LeBron. There is no problem, but in the future, they will definitely regret it."
"..."
Discussions on Reddit continued for days and nights, and as January came to an end, Lin Yu resumed his outstanding personal performance, and the conflicts between him and the Cavaliers gradually came to light.
"Obviously, the conflict within the team that China Lin has been avoiding talking about is actually the battle between him and LeBron for the ball. But the problem is that LeBron has not proven that he can lead the team to win after taking away China Lin's ball.
ball……"
"How come the Cavaliers, who have lost Rashard Lewis and Drew Gooden, are at the top of the Eastern Conference at the beginning of the season? Because of Lin Yu, because of Lin Yu's outbreak; what is the Cavaliers' record since January?
Started to decline? Because LeBron took back Lin Yu's ball rights and prevented Lin Yu's explosion."
"But the problem is, LeBron's ball rights have not increased. Is it really LeBron who steals the ball?"
"It is true that James' ball rights have not increased, but people watching the ball can clearly find that starting in January, the Zhanlin connection no longer exists. This is actually an operation to take back the ball rights."
"So, it is now clear what happened within the Cavaliers. LeBron James was dissatisfied with China Lin's momentum and reputation gradually surpassing him, and started fighting among himself."
"And in the end, he successfully won the internal fight and drove away China Lin as he wished. He could even get new capable teammates through China Lin's transaction."
"..."
In terms of public opinion, Lin Yu has always had the upper hand, but there is always a kind of argument emerging in the forum——
"Since the beginning of the new season, China Lin has been restless, and his departure has been planned for a long time!"
"When he was with the Celtics, China Lin was clamoring to leave. Now with the Cavaliers, he is clamoring to leave again. He is already a habitual offender!"
But obviously, this argument is difficult to resonate with the mainstream.
Whenever Lin Yu saw such speeches, he would always rub his chin and make up his mind: "This time we must find a team where we can stay for a long time."
It is easy but difficult for Lin Yu to find a team where he can stay for a long time.
The easy part is that as a time traveler and latecomer, he has the memory of the future. He only needs to get the corresponding team building rights from the next team, and he can smoothly build a team that truly belongs to him.
's team.
The difficult thing is that many teams find it difficult to accept Lin Yu's request.
Because the right to build the team should belong to the team's management, and the team's management is the one who decides whether to trade Lin Yu, the two are actually contradictory to each other.
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At the beginning of February, the results of the second phase of the All-Star voting were also released. Added to the results of the first phase, the final result was obtained.
"The voting stage of the 2008 All-Star Weekend in New Orleans ended. China Lin, who was in the stage of being traded, was elected as the final voting king. The final number of votes was 2.54 million votes. In the first stage, he won 1.58 million votes. He should have won 1.58 million votes.
In the higher second stage, he only received 960,000 votes."
"The second-ranked player is Kevin Garnett, who received 2.4 million votes. He almost overtook China Lin, but unfortunately, in the first stage, China Lin's lead was too big."
"..."
Lin Yu also saw the results of the All-Star voting, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Although Garnett, Kobe and others were chasing after him, he still relied on his huge advantage in the first stage to retain the top spot in the voting.
For Lin Yu, being the first vote-winner in the history of his career is a big honor.
"I have a question, Amanda, what if I'm elected as the first-choice pick, become the starting guard of the Eastern Conference, and then get traded to the Western Conference before the All-Star Game?"
"The All-Star appearances are all decided in early February, and there will be no changes later. Therefore, even if you are traded to the West, you will still be the starting guard in the East."
Amanda Gray's popular science was very reasonable, and Lin Yu nodded.
As long as he remains the starting guard for the Eastern Conference, the All-Star starting spot in the Eastern and Western Conferences is set.
"Then, the starting five of the Eastern team will be Dwayne (Wade), me, LeBron, Kevin (Garnett) and Dwight (Howard)."
When talking about James, Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh. The various disturbances of the January Cavaliers not only affected Lin Yu's votes in the second stage, but also affected James's votes in the second stage.
James, who originally received very low votes, received even lower votes. He was almost surpassed by Bosh behind him. He was only 100,000 votes away, and Bosh could usurp James' starting spot.
And if James is placed in the Western Conference, his starting position will definitely be gone, because the competition for forward positions in the Western Conference is too fierce. There are two old guys like Duncan and Nowitzki, as well as Carmelo Anthony and Boozer.
There are even new generations like Durant in this Mesozoic era.
"The starting lineup for the Western Conference team is the two guards Kobe and Iverson, the two forwards Duncan and Nowitzki, and the center is Yao."
Amanda Gray kept smiling as she listened to Lin Yu's summary. After a long silence, she suddenly asked: "Besides the main competition, do you have any intention of participating in other events this year?"
Lin Yu shook his head: "There are too many things to worry about. Let's talk about it next year."
If there is no such thing as a trade, he can try to sign up for the slam dunk contest this year, not to win the championship, but just to have fun.
