Chapter 408: The team is boundless, the cancer has no guts(1/2)
(First update)
"Jerry, are you still watching videos of last season's game?"
On March 31, 1995, in the head coach's office of the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, as the team's assistant coach, Phil Johnson saw his old partner, and the team's head coach Jerry Sloan was still staring at the TV screen in front of him. The team's assistant coach also sighed helplessly.
As the team's assistant coach, he is certainly very clear about what happened to the team in recent times. Not long ago, the team challenged the Los Angeles Lakers away and was killed by the Los Angeles Lakers four times. In that game, Lin Han used his ultimate cancer-like style to destroy the Jazz almost alone, and the entire Jazz team changed greatly. The team's fans lost all their confidence in the team. The team's general manager Scott Rayden was forced to quit his position as general manager under extremely huge pressure.
Serving, you should know that Scott Reeden is not an ordinary general manager. This guy is the son of Jazz godfather Old Reeden. If he doesn't resign himself, even the boss of the team, Miller, will not be able to drive him away, because the entire team, including Jerry Sloan and himself, are both Old Reeden's people. However, when the fans of the entire team have this kind of resentment towards the team, either he or Jerry Sloan will leave. In the end, Scott Reeden took the blame for Lin Han's departure for the sake of the team's stability and chose to resign himself.
The Jazz players would never want to see Scott Rayden's resignation. Although Rayden's ability is average, compared to the big guys like Jerry West, his ability is really average. But Rayden is the team's direct descendant. Although this guy has not been the general manager for many years. However, because of his father, he was very familiar with Malone and Stockton at a very early age. Because Malone and Stockton are both players selected by Lao Rayden, it can be said that Lao Rayden cultivated them. Everyone's relationship is very strong, at least compared with Lin Han, Ma Long
The relationship with Stockton and Rayden is really strong. Even if we don’t mention the big guys of these two teams, even other players on the team, such as David Wesley, Polynis and Russell, although their relationship with Lin Han is quite good, there is no doubt that Scott Rayden is the one who brings them a rebirth. Scott Rayden brought these two to the Jazz at the lowest point in his career. It can be said that although this guy is average, his reputation in the team is quite high. His departure can be said to have broken the Pandora’s box of the relationship between the Jazz and the fans.
After losing to the Lakers and being killed by the Lakers, the entire Jazz team was in a bad condition, and the players completely lost their fighting spirit. It can be said that they were humiliated by Lin Han and almost lost confidence. In that situation at that time, the team that was snatched third in the West by the Lakers and then regained third in the West, even the fourth in the West could not be saved. Because of the stimulation of Rayden's resignation, and the pressure of Jazz fans almost reached the extreme unhappiness, the Jazz finally broke out after a slight decline. The originally shaky position of fourth in the West was also re-stabilized by this team.
Time has an advantage in the competition with the Supersonics' fourth place in the West, and even in the match against the West's first Rockets not long ago. The Jazz, full of hatred, even defeated the Rockets. After the team defeated the West's first Rockets, the team seemed to be developing in a positive direction. It seems that fans will slightly ease their relationship with the team due to such a huge change in the team. However, what makes Jazz players like Stockton and Malone speechless is that their performance has been so outstanding, but they still receive no applause from the fans, but still boo from the home team fans in every game.
It's not because of anything else, but because while they performed well, Lin Han performed even better with the Lakers. When they were happy to once again consolidate their fourth position in the Western Conference, the Lakers actually ranked first in the Western Conference under the leadership of Lin Han!
The first in the West, the Lakers and Lin Han actually defeated the Rockets and reached the first in the West, and Lin Han once again scored 96 points with his own strength in the game!
Therefore, when the game between the Lakers and the Rockets ended, the most painful thing was definitely not the Rockets players, but the Jazz players, because they knew very well what Lin Han would bring to score 96 points on his own in the game. They also knew very well how insignificant the fourth in the West of their team was in front of the Lakers and Lin Han’s first in the West.
They also know very well that for Jazz fans, these fans are absolutely not so rational when comparing the performances of the Jazz and the Lakers, Lin Han and Malone, etc. In this case, when the Lakers topped the West, it is easy to imagine what crazy things Jazz fans did in Salt Lake City. After the Lakers and Rockets game ended, the team no longer booed the team at home, but shouted Lin Han's name, holding a poster of hope that Lin Han would return. Even two days before the game between the Jazz and the Lakers, Jazz fans were ready to greet Lin Han in the grandest way.
There is no doubt that the behavior of Jazz fans really stimulates the Jazz players. The respected general manager of their team was driven away by them. Their team performed so well, it would be fine if they could not get applause, and it would be fine if they booed the sky. Now, they actually shouted the names of other team players at their home court and were preparing to hold a welcome ceremony for other team players. What does this mean? This is the rhythm of not treating their own people as their own people!
So soon, a huge conflict broke out between Jazz players and fans. At the beginning, Malone, Stockton and others only complained to Jazz fans during an interview. Later, after the media reports in Salt Lake City, the Jazz players did not even hide their aggressiveness and directly cursed the Jazz fans in various small and medium newspapers in Salt Lake City. When this scene appeared, it almost caused an uproar in the entire NBA and the entire United States.
Among them, a report published directly by a small newspaper called Salt Lake City People's Newspaper, which was called "Salt Lake City is Salt Lake City's Salt Lake City people', after being interviewed by fans, caused an uproar in the whole United States.
Utah and Salt Lake City have always been xenophobic, and the whole United States knows this. But everyone has never thought that Salt Lake City fans would shout such slogans. It seems that this is a slogan of ethnic discrimination. In fact, as long as you are not a fool, you know that this is a slogan forcing the Jazz. Who is the Salt Lake City man in the Jazz? Malone is a Louisiana, Stockton is a Washington man, and Jerry Sloan is a Chicago legend. The entire Jazz, including last season, only Lin Han and Chambers are Salt Lake City man, and these two Salt Lake City man were all traded by the team last season. Lin Han went to the Lakers, and Chambers retired directly after the trade!
Generally speaking, the team's transaction is actually very normal, and it is very normal for players to be traded away. Fans generally do not attack people by region. However, this time, after the players and fans fought each other, when the entire team had no one in Salt Lake City, the Jazz fans were a little irresistible. In the eyes of many fans, you have no reason to get Lin Han away last season because Lin Han is from Salt Lake City and is afraid that Lin Han will get the support of these fans to affect the status of some big tigers in the team. So I tried my best to bring Lin Han, the son of Salt Lake City to the dark side.
Of course, the conspiracy theory such as Jazz fans is of course very incorrect, and can be said to be very far-fetched. But at this time, Jazz fans who had already been stimulated by Lin Han's crazy performance and had lost their minds. Rumors are not just the people of the Celestial Empire. The people of the Celestial Empire love to spread rumors and believe rumors, and regard rumors as truths that can improve their own elegance. In fact, most people in the world are the same. When a person mysteriously creates a seemingly noble rumor, it will soon have a huge influence. Even if this rumor is all loopholes once it is pondered, no one will think about it at this time. In this case, Lin Han's conspiracy theory that was taken by outsiders of the Jazz quickly became the focus of the battle between the two sides. In the end, even some Salt Lake City media were supporting the view that "Salt Lake City is the Salt Lake City of the Salt Lake City people".
For slogans like Jazz fans, ordinary Jazz players really don’t care, and the damage will not be that great. For example, Stephen Smith, David Wesley, or even Polynes, who have not been with the Jazz for a long time, they will not care about the slogans shouted by fans that obviously have the idea of ‘populism’ and ‘fascism’. To be honest, they don’t have much feelings for the broken place of Salt Lake City. You don’t welcome us outsiders. At worst, we can just get out of here after the contract expires. Everyone has to play it.
But for Stockton and Malone, the two leading players in the team, such slogans are hurt. Damn, we have been working as a cow and horse here for more than ten years, but do you still regard us as outsiders?
And that bastard who has only worked in the team for a year, do you actually treat him as your own?
In the end, you actually wanted to get that bastard back to the team and become the master of the team, and get us two of us who have been in the team for more than ten years?!
When Malone and Stockton heard the fans shouting this slogan, they almost fainted by the fans.
In fact, there is no need for Malone and Stockton to take this matter too seriously. Jazz fans finally played this slogan in the same way as some places called "oppose nuclear power, use love to generate electricity" or "I am a hero, a reactionary bastard". Most people actually don't believe the slogan they put forward. The reason why everyone shouted is because this slogan is catchy and very "heroic". If Malone and Stockton really leave, I'm afraid the Jazz fans will be reluctant to leave.
It's just obvious that the two sides who have completely lost their calmness at this time could consider so much? Jazz fans will not think about the truth or falsehood of the rumors. I believe that the Jazz are persecuting their sons of Salt Lake City. Stockton and Malone also believe that Jazz fans really don't welcome their arguments. In this case, Malone and Stockton, who had some bottom lines, really had no bottom lines at this time.
Don’t Jazz fans miss Lin Han’s goodness, and how Lin Han is in the team? These two Jazz players directly fired Lin Han, not only did they not train in the team, for example, and never practice defense in training, especially when Stockton taught him to pass the ball. This kid deliberately pretended that he could not do anything so that he could do whatever he wanted on the court.
Among them, Stockton deliberately pretended to be without passing talent in training, and wanted to play more singles in the game. As for Malone, Lin Han clearly had many pass opportunities to pass him in the finals, but Lin Han didn't pass the ball, so that he lost the MVP in the finals. It was obvious that when Stockton and Malone were almost fighting to the death, Lin Han would not fight back, especially when Malone said Lin Han did not pass him in the finals, these Jazz fans directly produced a video of Lin Han passing the ball to Malone in the finals, and Malone kept hitting iron. Lin Han still passed the ball to Malone without hesitation, and also brought the video to a small local TV station in Salt Lake City for broadcast. For a time, the video was almost popular all over the United States.
"Carl's memory has never been so good. In just less than a year, he forgot how Lin Han helped and trusted him in the finals. I think he should not put the blame for losing MVP on Lin Han, but should look for the reasons for himself. I heard that before the finals, Malone asked Lin Han to pass the ball to him in the finals, and even Jerry Sloan made such a request, which is very unfair to Lin Han. Therefore, Carl's argument really means that he can't afford to lose."
When that video became popular throughout the United States, even the United States Today, which has been following Lin Han’s 96 points and 20 consecutive victories in recent times, stood up and laughed at Ma Long.
It's just obvious that when Malone and Stockton's situation became worse and worse, it was impossible to make the Jazz continue to guard the reason why he traded Lin Han.
Soon why Lin Han was traded and why the Jazz kept Malone and Stockton behind was exposed. This was what the Jazz said, including Lin Han and Malone's bet before the finals, and the team's head coach Sloan still helped Malone. Even in the end, Malone and Stockton cheated and refused to admit it. Until Lin Han was traded. When the inside of the Jazz was exposed by some insiders in the Jazz last season, Malone, Stockton and even Jerry Sloan almost became the existence of everyone in the entire Salt Lake City.
"Now that the team has done this, will you regret losing Lin Han? I don't regret it at all. Even if he scores 100 points in every game in the Lakers, we will not regret losing him. John and I know very well that we will never be able to attack this guy. He has no sense of passing the ball and team consciousness at all. He will not sacrifice for his teammates. If we become his assistants, we will no longer be superstars, but role players who are not even as good as CBA. Therefore, even if the Jazz are at the bottom of this season, we will not miss Lin Han. He is destined to be a player needed by the Jazz. I think so, John thinks so, and Jerry thinks so. All of us don't want to be a tool for Lin Han to brush data, so it is only him who leaves the team. No matter how he is in the Lakers now, John and I will become the final winners!"
Faced with the pressure from almost all Salt Lake City fans, in the end, Malone was in an interview and faced with the fact that Lin Han was forced to leave, this guy answered very frankly. And when Jazz fans miss Lin Han very much, and when the Jazz fans were asked whether they would miss Lin Han, the head of the Jazz team had no intention of regret, and even ran and shot Lin Han to make data on the team. Of course, this data included scores and assists, etc., and a speech like Malone called "We Don't Regret" really caused a thousand waves. You know, at this time, the entire Salt Lake City was missing and regretful. Well, the Jazz had been exposed to the fact that Lin Han was forced to leave. These guys were still stubbornly apologizing, and even said such words. Even the team's head coach Jerry Sloan agreed to Malone's speech!
Of course, it is true that Lin Han will not pass the ball when he is in the Jazz team without team spirit. This is true that he likes to swipe data, so Jazz fans have no intention of really standing up to clean Lin Han. However, not cleaning Lin Han does not mean that he will agree with Ma Long's so-called Lin Han is destined to leave, and we will definitely not regret it.
How old is Lin Han? Lin Han was only 20 years old last year. Even though Lin Han had various shortcomings, who can guarantee that Lin Han will not make progress and will not change? OK. It would be fine if Lin Han was taken away for your selfishness. Now, he is still criticizing Lin Han like this. Lin Han’s average of 42+12+7+2+3 per game this season is much more beautiful than Ma Long’s data, and it is beyond all aspects. What qualifications does Ma Long have to say that Lin Han cannot play the team and pass the ball, and he can only swipe the data. If you have the ability, you can also swipe a 40+10+5 yourself!
Faced with the rebound of the entire Jazz fans, Malone was already in a state of being a dead pig and not afraid of boiling water. Jazz fans talked about growth with him. He said that Lin Han’s dog could not change his shit, and the fans talked about Lin Han’s future. He said that Lin Han was a single-celled, stubborn animal like Paramecium, and had no future.
The internal strife between players and fans of one team was actually the players and center of another team. When the Jazz's almost soap opera-like farce came into being, the whole of the United States and the NBA were almost stunned.
Not to mention that the whole of the United States was stunned, even as the head coach of the Jazz, Jerry Sloan was stunned at this time.
He really didn't want to see the team becoming like this. Although he also agreed with what Ma Long said, he did not regret Lin Han's departure and Lin Han's performance this season, because he firmly believed that he had made the right decision. But obviously, he was also very afraid that Lin Han would intervene in the already extremely popular Jazz civil war at this time.
You know, the news of the Jazz's internal strife is so big. And it is a weird internal strife between fans and players. It is impossible for Lin Han to know whether or not. And he also knows that many Salt Lake City media have always hoped that Lin Han can speak up and criticize the Jazz. If the Jazz fans really get Lin Han's support, then the team that was already a little out of control may really explode at this time.
Jerry Sloan was full of uneasiness and uneasiness about Lin Han, the fuse that could ignite the Jazz's big bomb. He even didn't dare to read newspapers recently, and did not dare to read any bad things about the Jazz's current situation. Based on his understanding of Lin Han, Malone and Stockton both said that he was like that. This guy would definitely fight back. But what surprised Jerry Sloan was that in the face of Malone and Stockton's ridicule, Lin Han had almost no response, which made the Jazz's head coach quite confused.
"Jerry, you don't need to be so nervous. I've told you a long time ago that Lin Han is not that kind of person. He won't take the lead when the Jazz are bad. He has feelings for this team."
After Phil Johnson brought a bunch of newspapers to the coach's office, Jerry Sloan, who was still watching the video of the Jazz game last season, took the newspaper's title from Phil Johnson's hand and breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Feier and Johnson said, Lin Han still has no statement on the current situation of the Jazz. You must know that he is very clear about how many people went to pick up Lin Han last night. He is also very clear about how many Salt Lake City media reporters asked Lin Han about his views on the Jazz in recent times last night.
It can be said that if Lin Han wants to revenge him, Malone, Stockton and others, he just needs to pretend to be sad and cry in front of the media and fans. He can even imagine that as long as Lin Han does this, they may not even dare to leave the door of their home today. The fans of Salt Lake City are not a group of gentlemen and good people. These guys are guys who really dare to do anything.
But in the end, Lin Han still thanked the fans for thanking the team during the interview, and did not say anything dissatisfied with him or with the team, which also touched Jerry Sloan very much.
"Phil, compared to you, I really don't know Lin Han."
After glanced at these newspapers, Jerry Sloan also looked at his friend with some frustration and said. After Jerry Sloan finished speaking, Phil Johnson shook his head with a bitter smile. He was not smarter than Sloan. The reason why he knew Lin Han better was because his love for Lin Han was far higher than Jerry Sloan. If the senior management of the entire team did not regret that deal, he might be the only person who regretted it after the deal was completed, but he just didn't say it.
"Jerry. Do you really don't regret trading Lin Han away?"
Looking at his junior brother, Phil Johnson seemed to ask seriously. After Feier and Johnson asked, Jerry Sloan fell into silence. His eyes looked at the TV screen in front of him again. Seeing Lin Han facing the three outsiders and Malone had cut into the empty basket, Lin Han still chose to shoot, and ignored the slap of Malone, who had dropped the basket and slapped his palm and shot it directly. After Malone grabbed the frontcourt rebound and completed the final kill, Jerry Sloan almost subconsciously shook his head.
No regrets, Jerry Sloan does not regret trading Lin Han, even though Lin Han is almost at its peak at this time.
Seeing Jerry Sloan's answer without saying anything, Fei Er's eyes were a little dim, and at the same time, he shook his head with a sigh and left Jerry Sloan's office.
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"Boss, you have left the Jazz. According to me, you should shoot directly at those guys. There is no need to tolerate them. Why do those guys say you are not a team player, why do you say you can't pass the ball, why do you say you are destined to be a loser? Humph. If it were me, I would kill these guys until they are ruined."
On the afternoon of March 31, 1995, when Lin Han took Lakers players to the Jazz home court to adapt to the field training, there was no need for anyone else to lead. Lin Han was even familiar with most Jazz players in the Salt Lake City. After all, this is where he has lived for more than ten years, especially when he brought Lakers players to the outside of the stadium. When he saw almost thousands of fans waiting for Lin Han in the square outside the stadium, even other Lakers players were shocked.
The Jazz's internal strife was very hot for a while, almost the entire league knew it, and of course they also knew that this was a big fight around Lin Han. These Lakers players also knew quite well about Lin Han's influence here, but when they came to the scene and actually saw Lin Han's influence, they still felt how conservative their previous ideas were. According to the Magician's joke, if Lin Han announced that he would elect the governor of Utah, he would probably be elected without any suspense.
Therefore, with so many fans' support, Lin Han was afraid of being furious, so he directly criticized Ma Long and others, regained everything he had lost, and took away Jerry Sloan, Malone and Stockton. It was so cool. This was the most exciting plot of the protagonist in a typical Cavalier novel slap in the face and revenge.
But what surprised Eddie Jones and many Lakers players was that since they came here, Lin Han never said anything about the bad things of the Jazz or the bad things of Sloan, Malone and Stockton. Instead, he kept talking about many interesting stories about his Jazz last season, his teammates and fans.
"Eddie, Lin did this not because he was weak to Malone and the others, but because he needed to consider the Jazz fans who supported him. If he really did what you said, he would really harm those Jazz fans who supported him, because after driving Malone and the others away, Jazz fans would probably have to guard a team that is at the bottom every year, unless Lin himself is willing to return to the team."
When Eddie Jones kept chattering in Lin Han's ear and saying that she wanted to kill Malone and others, the Magician also looked at Lin Han, who was expressionless at this time, and sighed. After that, Eddie Jones, who had been persuading Lin Han to play Malone, was almost shocked at this time. Not to mention that he was shocked, even other Lakers players were the same. In fact, most Lakers players who were not afraid of trouble when watching the fun support Eddie Jones' approach. There was no discussion on killing Malone, but they really didn't think that the final result would be like this after killing Malone.
"Boss, I don't want you to return to Jazz. Although Malone hates it, I'd better not kill them."
"Boy, you say you hate it!"
Just when Lin Han brought the Lakers up and turned a corner to the locker room, Lin Han and the Lakers didn't expect to meet with the Jazz players like this. Obviously, the Jazz had just completed home training. Although it was extremely normal for the two NBA teams to meet in the stadium before the game, the players on both sides of the Lakers and the Jazz players would never want to meet with each other before the game, especially Eddie Jones who was almost going to kill and stare at Eddie Jones.
Eddie Jones, who was extremely arrogant before, looked at Malone's vicious eyes at this time. He was almost scared and shivered. Malone was not a good person. This guy's reputation on the court was definitely a level that scared the child to cry.
"Carl, Eddie is my man. Don't stare at your dog's eyes. Don't you know that you look ugly at this time?"
After looking at the younger brother who was hiding behind him, Lin Han looked at Ma Long in front of him with a blank expression, and then said lightly.
Originally, when Lin Han scolded him like this, he would never tolerate Marlon's personality. However, after seeing Rodman take a step at this time, the Jazz's leading player frowned and hummed and prepared to pass by Lin Han and leave.
"I didn't expect that the cancer was supported by you, but you just took on a group of idiots as your little brothers. Do you think this is interesting? Hahahahaha"
Just as Malone and Stockton passed by Lin Han with Jazz players, the Jazz player laughed and said this sentence, Stockton and Steve Smith, who were standing beside Malone, all laughed. The Lakers players standing beside Lin Han were not very good at this time. Even Eddie Jones, who was shocked by Malone before, would have rushed out directly at this time. If it weren't for being held by the Magician, I'm afraid this kid would have gotten started.
"Carl, you said that"
When the magician pulled Eddie Jones, he frowned and said to Malone. After he was about to leave, Malone, who was about to leave, looked at the magician with a smile and stopped.
"Oh. Isn't this Mr. AIDS? Do you have any objections to me?"
Originally, the Magician stood up and pulled Eddie Jones, but after Malone said this, he became other Lakers players pulling the Magician.
The Magician and Ma Long had a grudge. When Ma Long debuted, he was abused by the Magician's Lakers and took his team. He kept holding a grudge. After the Magician got AIDS, the entire NBA forgave him, so Karl Malone kept asking the Magician to get out of the NBA, and even called on the entire NBA and American fans to boycott the Magician. If Malone had not had the same influence as the Magician at that time, the Magician would have been ruined by this kid.
However, even the magician himself did not expect that Ma Long would become so arrogant at this time. Even he, a person who has always had a good temper, was angered at this time.
"Cancer, I say you Lakers are really weird. An AIDS brings a bunch of idiots. No wonder you are even more cancerous in the Lakers than when you were on the Jazz. It seems that you can't blame you, don't you say it, hahahahaha."
Looking at the Magician who was being held tightly by the Lakers players at this time, Malone, who had already stopped, was still mocking Lin Han with unyielding mockery. Just as the Jazz's head player was standing there and laughing, Stockton, who was standing beside him, shouted directly.
"Carl, be careful!"
However, when Stockton, who was smiling, saw Lin Han reminding Malone to laughing to the sky, Malone's chin was already punched by Lin Han, and Malone, who was still laughing just now, was almost hit by Lin Han's body directly on Stockton's body. If Stockton hadn't hugged him in time, the Jazz's leading player would have been knocked to the ground by Lin Han.
Looking at Lin Han who was still standing there coldly after smashing the person at this time, and Ma Long, whose eyes were almost on fire, was almost being held by Stockton, the players on both sides were almost stunned at this time. Even Ma Long was a little confused at this time. He really didn't think that Lin Han would attack him. When he was about to fight back, he was pulled by Stockton at this time. Ma Long looked at Lin Han, and then looked around him, frowned and put away his fists, but the look at Lin Han was even worse.
"Karl, everyone in the world can say that I am a cancer, but you are not good at "the team is infinite, the cancer is not gallbladder"!"
"Boy, what did you say?!"
The team is endless, the cancer has no gallbladder?!
Just as Malone calmly put away his fists, after Lin Han finished speaking, the Jazz player was almost immediately pissed off by Lin Han.
Wuliang, no courage, this is Lin Han's evaluation of Malone. Not to mention that Malone was so angry that she was about to get angry at this time, even the other Jazz players around Malone looked at Lin Han with a complicated expression after hearing Lin Han's evaluation of Malone. Obviously, many Jazz players were afraid that they would like to give Lin Han a thirty-two comments at this time, but because they were Jazz players at this time.
"Lin, everyone used to be teammates, so it's not good to say that Carl"
To be continued...