"Starting Delonte West, Jamal Crawford, LeBron, David Lee, Ben Wallace, and substitutes Daniel Gibson, Ben Gordon, Damian Weir
Kings, Jared Dudley, Big Z, Anderson Varejao..."
"The starting fourth position has been improved, the second position has not been weakened even if it is a substitute, the fifth position has been improved, and the outside defense has become weaker, but the overall defense has improved, and the strength of the bench has also improved..."
Lin Yu got into the Reddit forum and looked through the Cavaliers' current lineup.
Lin Yu knows that James is a superstar who is extremely good at improving the performance of role players. Most of the star players who partner with him will experience a decline in statistics.
But most of the role players who partner with him, especially those who are good at shooting, are able to perform at their best in their careers.
Based on this point, Lin Yu made a latecomer's judgment: "In the two transactions, the Cavaliers raised the lower limit, but lost the upper limit."
The lower limit means that no one in this Cavaliers team can threaten James. He can lead the team with confidence and nothing will happen again.
But after all, the upper limit has been lowered a bit. Unless Jamal Crawford and Ben Gordon, the two crazy players, can continue to be crazy in the playoffs, otherwise, the two of them together can't compare to what one can do.
Thinking of Lin Yu who broke out whenever he wanted.
Compared with the Celtics, another powerful team in the East, Lin Yu is still not optimistic about the Cavaliers.
When it was confirmed that he would join the Knicks, Lin Yu's plan was to use time-effective items to crush the Celtics, and then allow the Cavaliers to break through from the East without any extra items.
The previous Cavaliers team had always been ignored by him, thinking that even if they made it to the finals, they would be a loser against any strong team that broke through in the Western Conference.
But the problem is that after the second transaction, the Cavaliers have greatly raised the minimum limit. Compared with this year's somewhat stretched Western Conference, they are not far behind.
——The Lakers have been unable to make the most critical trade reinforcements. The Spurs lack key wings. The Suns have finished themselves after trading Marion for the Sharks. The emerging Hornets still lack a lot of hard power. The Mavericks won the championship in 2006.
It's more like a breakthrough. Now the regular season is good, but there is still something missing in the playoffs...
Facing such a group of opponents, it seems that once the Cavaliers break through from the East, their chances of winning the O'Brien Trophy are very high.
Alternatively, Lin Yu can choose to kill the Cavaliers, but in turn, the Celtics will break through from the east and win the championship even more unrivaled.
After comprehensive analysis, Lin Yu had his hands spread out, helpless.
What can he do? Even the time-sensitive items planned to kill the Celtics are still unknown.
After thinking about it, he came up with a brand new plan——
The first step is to urge Steve Mills to confirm the new coach first, then complete the transaction as soon as possible, and first determine the general framework of this season.
The second step is to list the stalks that he can steal now and use various methods to speed up the progress of stealing stalks.
Stealing tricks not only allows him to obtain time-effective props that are of great use in the playoffs, but also directly improves himself, both of which Lin Yu urgently needs at this moment.
The last step is to lead the team to win. If you want to use props to defeat the Cavaliers or Celtics, the prerequisite is to bring the Knicks, who are currently second in the Eastern Conference, into the playoffs.
"It's too difficult..."
Even leading the team into the playoffs is quite difficult. Many people think it is an impossible task. However, Lin Yu believes that there must be a way to the mountain, and even if there is no way, he has no choice but to do it.
Just sit back and watch the Cavaliers and Celtics fight.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu dialed Steve Mills' phone number to urge the new coach and the progress of the transaction, and soon received a piece of good news.
"The new coach has been confirmed and will take office the day after tomorrow."
According to Lin Yu's request, Steve Mills contacted several current assistant coaches from other teams, commentators working on TV stations, or head coaches who were unemployed at home.
As a result, Mark Jackson and Frank Vogel clearly rejected the invitation. One focused on his work as a TV commentator, the other preferred to stay with the Pacers and continue to improve himself, and the remaining few were interested in taking over.
The difference is that Rick Carlisle asked for a higher price and made a series of demands that Steve Mills could not provide. Mike Budenholzer hoped to wait until the end of the season to take over. These two people were also
Excluded.
In the end, it was Lionel Hollins and Terry Stotts. According to the order given by Lin Yu, Steve Mills quickly confirmed that Lionel Hollins would
Become the Knicks' new coach.
"We will sign a contract with Leon for two and a half years, and he will bring two assistant coaches. When communicating about the signing, he, like you, put forward the request that the team can introduce a center that focuses on defense."
On the phone, Lin Yu smiled: "He is a defensive coach, and a defensive center is too important. So, Steve, how is the deal going?"
Lin Yu asked about the deal, and Steve Mills quickly gave Lin Yu another piece of good news.
"The transaction also went smoothly. First of all, the defensive center was rejected by the Trail Blazers and Hawks. The Pistons were willing to give us Nazr Muhammad for a second-round price."
"On Kyle Lowry's side, the Grizzlies learned of our willingness to trade, and they wanted to pull us into a multi-party deal."
Lin Yu thought for a moment and analyzed the two transactions: "A second-rotation Nazr Mohammed? It's too expensive. A center who averages 3 points and 3 rebounds per game and can hardly play, the driver's contract still has 4 years.
Over $27 million, this is a garbage contract, not worth a first-rounder at all."
"Tell Joe Dumars that if Malik Rose is traded alone, or if he brings up one or two bench players who can't play in the Knicks, there is no chance of draft picks."
Malik Rose is another bastard in the Knicks. He has something in common with Nazr Muhammad, that is, he played his best seasons with the Spurs and then received a high salary.
The difference is that Lin Yu knows that Malik Rose has completely fallen and will retire after earning a high salary in the last season next year.
Nazr Muhammad was different. This guy didn't want to mess around. He was just suppressed by the Pistons and had no playing time. He then left the Pistons and had the second spring of his career with the Bobcats and Thunder.
If this deal goes according to Lin Yu's idea, it will be Malik Rose's two-year contract to help the Pistons get rid of Nazr Muhammad's four-year contract.
"What happened to Lowry's deal?"
Regarding Lowry's trade, Lin Yu had speculations. He felt that it was most likely related to the Pau Gasol trade.
The Lakers are chasing Pau Gasol. This rumor has been circulating for almost two months. It seems that it is almost time to reach an agreement.
"It's related to the Lakers. The Lakers want to get Pau Gasol, but the chips have never satisfied the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies hope that we can join, take over Kwame Brown's contract, get Kyle Lowry at the same time, and then send the Grizzlies
The young players the Bears want plus draft picks."
Sure enough, the transaction was related to Pau Gasol. Lin Yu found a place to sit down and looked at the Empire State Building not far away through the window of the hotel room.
