On the second day of the game, major media began to report on Lin Yu's self-made nickname - "Backboard Man".
Major forums, including Reddit, are also discussing this middle-class nickname that fills the screen, and most of them are joking.
The reason for the joke is also very simple. In terms of rebounding, Lin Yu is not yet at the level of a superpower.
Dennis Rodman made a splash when he participated in a show: "Rebound Man? Is this my new nickname?"
It sounded like a joke, but he won a lot of approval.
If I had to choose a rebounder, Rodman would be the strongest contender.
And if Lin Yu had to be given a superpower nickname, the most appropriate one would be Three-Point Man.
In Lin Yu's first season in the NBA, he already ranked first in the league in three-point field goals made.
In the following full season in Cleveland, his season three-point field goals set a new high in league history.
Compared with the future Curry, Lin Yu's three-pointer only lacks a little bit of visual impact, and the data level is not much different.
Therefore, except for those fans who made fun of Lin Yu, the remaining serious fans all believed that Lin Yu should be nicknamed "Three-Point Man" or "Mr. Key" by many people.
No matter what the outside discussion is, the rising popularity has helped Lin Yu.
He quickly received feedback from the system, and a new system prompt sounded.
On the training day, because Gang was not well-known, Lin Yu was not in a hurry to enter the system to receive rewards. Anyway, Gang had already been obtained and the rewards could not escape.
Against the Spurs, the handicap tactic was so successful that Lionel Hollins suddenly began to pay attention to this new style of play that did not conflict with his defensive philosophy.
In addition to letting the inside practice blocking and reducing the pressure on Lin Yu's defensive end during team drills, Hollins also asked Wilson Chandler, Backman and Lowry to increase the training of rushing to the basket and grabbing rebounds.
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But after practicing for a while, Hollins discovered that not all players are suitable for adding this training of rushing for rebounds. For example, Shannon Brown, who entered the rotation due to a shortage of manpower and became increasingly important, rushed for rebounds.
The effect is very average. First, he cannot grab the rebound when the team rushes for rebounds. Second, the advancement speed after getting the rebound is too slow. Finally, even if he advances to the frontcourt, there is no threat.
So, at the end of the practice, Hollins came to the conclusion: "The handicap tactics still need to be planned in detail and cannot be used without thinking."
Then, Hollins took some time to explain in detail the usage and strategies of this style of play.
At the end of the training, Hollins also found Lin Yu and chatted about tactical ideas.
"If everything goes well, next season, our main offensive tactic will be the pick-and-roll offense between you and Zach. Of course, our focus will still be defense..."
Defensive?
After finishing the exchange, Lin Yu pondered for a while. It had to be said that certain trends in later generations would interfere with Lin Yu's thoughts.
Hollins insisted on defending, which made him understand why such a coach with an outstanding coaching resume was completely unemployed after coaching the Nets.
The trend of the league is to attack, and if Hollins goes against the trend, he will definitely be eliminated.
"Calculating time, Leon's set can still be used for two or three years."
Two or three years later, the league's style began to shift toward offense. Even the Spurs, under the guidance of Popovich, slowly transformed their offense.
"Two or three years later, this set will be outdated, but it is not unusable."
Lin Yu thought a lot, but at the end, he shook his head.
Attack or defense sometimes doesn't decide anything. What really determines the outcome of the game is the players on the court.
"No matter what, I must build a dynasty with the Knicks this time before I leave. I can't boast that I have to recruit other teams to build a mobile dynasty in the next few years, right?"
Back in the locker room, his teammates were taking a shower. Lin Yu was not in a hurry. He went to the trainer and asked for a piece of ice. He pretended to wrap his wrists, then closed his eyes and entered the system.
[Congratulations: The host has successfully stolen Kawhi Leonard’s “Backboard Man” meme, and the system will reward you with a “gift package”! 】
Xiaoka got the "Rebounder", and Lin Yu was also thinking about what kind of reward the system would give him.
Crossing out the prompt, what he got was a cyan gift package, a color that had never appeared before.
"Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple...so this color gift bag is only slightly better than purple."
Lin Yu has figured out the rules of this color grade. The best is red, followed by orange, and the worst is purple. The cyan obtained this time is naturally worse than orange and better than purple.
"Purple is only for time-effective props. I don't know about cyan."
While my head was thinking, I didn't stop moving my hands and opened the gift bag directly. The screen shook for a while, as if the world was spinning.
Then, a tool bar appeared in front of Lin Yu's eyes.
"A reward?"
Without opening it and looking carefully, Lin Yu knew that what he got this time would most likely be a permanent bonus item, because if it was a time-effective item, what was the difference between this cyan gift bag and the purple one?
[Congratulations to the host: I got a "Kawaii Optional Attribute Potential Bonus Card". 】
As expected, it was the first time that Lin Yu got a bonus card with optional attribute potential of a small card. This type of bonus card with optional attributes was something Lin Yu got, but he already roughly understood it just by looking at the literal meaning.
["Kawaii Optional Attribute Potential Bonus Card": The system will give five groups of attributes, and the host can select one group from them as a potential value, which will be added to the host's own attribute bar interface. 】
Soon, Lin Yu saw the five sets of attributes given by the system:
[Interferenced mid-range shot: 90; steals: 97; single defense: 98; assist defense: 90; mid-range shot after dribbling: 92.]
The two mid-range shooting attributes were first eliminated by Lin Yu, because these two mid-range shooting attributes were slightly lower than the attribute values that Lin Yu currently possesses.
Single defense has also been ruled out by Lin Yu. As of now, Kobe's single defense attributes are still sufficient. Even if it is increased to 95 points, it will not make a qualitative difference.
In the end it's a choice between stealing and helping to defend.
Because of the bonus of single defense, Lin Yu can make more steal attempts, and his steal data will already be outstanding.
If you think about it this way, the best option is naturally to assist in defense.
Kaka's help defense has reached 90 points, which is still a little behind the inside players, but when it comes to outside players, this value is already top-notch.
"89 points of single defense plus 90 points of assist defense, what did I think of?"
Lin Yu's brain was very flexible, and he suddenly thought of a joke outside the basketball circle, and maybe he could use it to create a joke...
"I don't want to think about it anymore, so I'll help with the defense!"