NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 175 [175] Lin Fei and Riley have a feud, the crazy 05-06 season, the stage for the kings!
Regarding Pat Riley's wishful thinking, Lin Fei and his agent Qin Dongmei have long been aware of it.

As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not do what you want. As the general manager of the Heat, Pat Riley will naturally do whatever it takes to make the team strong.
If Lin Fei hadn't shown certain talents in passing and organization in the last one or two months,
I believe that the Heat management and Pat Riley will not decide to sacrifice Wade so early to correct their own plans.

But fundamentally speaking, Pat Riley is still threatening Lin Fei by doing this. Signing Lin Fei with a maximum salary in advance is their biggest purpose.

In fact, before the start of the new season, the Heat management and Pat Riley have made it clear that they can give Lin Fei a maximum salary contract and hope that he can complete the contract extension in advance.

In this way, the team will feel at ease and put more effort and resources into cultivating Lin Fei.

It's just that Pat Riley didn't make it clear at the time that he could straighten himself out and let Wade be the team's second choice.

Lin Fei is very aware that the Heat's choice between Wade and himself is very risky, and Pat Riley is also working hard to minimize this risk.

The reason why Lin Fei did not choose to renew his contract with the Heat in advance is because he knew very well that the current development of the team and the next few years did not meet his needs.

Although Wade and O'Neal are very good teammates and friends who talk about everything, they have also established a deep friendship during the game.

But Lin Fei knew that he, Wade and O'Neal were not perfectly compatible. If he really squeezed out Wade for the top spot,
So whether Wade is willing to be an assistant or is ruthlessly traded by the team, the impact on his future reputation will not be very good.

Furthermore, the 33-year-old O'Neal signed a five-year, US$5 million contract with the Heat. In Lin Fei's view, this contract is not cost-effective and will even become a drag on the team in the next few years.

This season, O'Neal's laziness in training and lack of self-discipline have left him still on a truce.
Winning the championship and winning the FMVP in 05, in a certain aspect, accelerated the end of the Shark's peak.

Lin Fei has long thought carefully about whether to renew his contract with the Heat, and his agent Qin Dongmei also gave some suggestions.
During this process, Lin Fei and his agent Qin Dongmei were also secretly contacting other teams in the league, hoping to try their best to sign with the Heat after their two-year contract expires.

Choose a team for Lin Fei that is most suitable for his future development, and build a group of perfect teammates around himself.

After all, Lin Fei is still very young now, and he must make a more perfect plan for his career.

No matter from any aspect, renewing the contract with the Heat is not a wise choice. Not only may the relationship with Wade be broken, but

He will even be stigmatized among the anti-fan community for seizing military power.

As the "peerless twins" of the 03 generation, Lin Fei and Wade have enough ability to become the absolute core of a team and create their own brilliant careers.

There is absolutely no need to fight for the Heat boss.
What's more, Wade is a hot-blooded Heat draft pick. He has deeper feelings for Miami and is more suitable to become the soul of this team and city.

You must know that in today's parallel world, Wade won the regular season MVP in the second year, plus a championship, which is obviously a higher starting point than the original world.

You must know that in the original world, Wade had three championships in his career, but his historical status was quite embarrassing, and he could only be ranked around 30th. On the one hand, this was influenced by James, and on the other hand, it had a lot to do with his lack of regular season MVP. .

But now Wade already has a regular season MVP, coupled with the successful knee surgery in advance, his personal style of play is influenced by Lin Fei.
All of this is likely to allow Wade to have a more brilliant career than in the original world, and even stay with the Heat forever, fulfilling his dream of one man, one city.

Lin Fei originally came from the Timberwolves. Whether in Miami or Minnesota, he has loyal fans.

Next, choose a third team to create new glory.
This may be a more suitable path for Lin Fei.

Since he has no plans to renew his contract with the Heat, Lin Fei is not afraid of falling out with Pat Riley.
Especially the sentence "After the contract is renewed, the team will do its best to help you win the regular season MVP", in Lin Fei's view, it really has a strong sense of threat.

Pat Riley is indeed an excellent general manager, but in Lin Fei's view, the players on the NBA court will always be the stars.

As long as you are strong enough, you will never be afraid of any threats or challenges.

In front of the cold-blooded Pat Riley, Lin Fei also likes to get straight to the point.

Facing Lin Fei's direct rhetorical question, Pat Riley suddenly darkened his face and said coldly:

"Lin, you have to understand that the team and I have given you the greatest sincerity. Both you and Dwayne have enough potential to become the leaders of a team, but in the end we still prefer you!"

"I hope you can think carefully and don't make fun of your own future!"

Pat Riley tried hard to hold back his temper and just said:

"If you don't sign in advance, the team won't guarantee your playing time in the future!"

Lin Fei smiled. He was certainly aware of Pat Riley's skills, but he was also confident enough in his own influence.

Joking about the Heat's championship goal this season, Lin Fei believes that Pat Riley will not be so stupid, not to mention that there is a boss behind the general manager, and the team's most fundamental goal is to make profits.

Compared with the rookie who was threatened by McHale in Minneapolis two years ago, Lin Fei now has enough qualifications to challenge the team manager.

Two championships, a double team, two All-Star all-time voting champions and a new season scoring champion, plus a single-month champion in jersey sales,

Lin Fei has always been steady and steady in competitions and training, working hard and never complaining, but he will never be threatened by anyone in the face of his personal interests and future.

"Mr. Riley, I still say that before the end of the season, I will not consider renewing my contract with the Heat in advance!"

"I sincerely hope to spend two perfect seasons in Miami, where I have the honor to play with Dwayne, Shaquille, Wang and Jason, etc. This will be the glory of my career forever!"

"But even if the management wants to trade me, I will not change my decision!"

Lin Fei looked directly into Pat Riley's eyes, and his words were firm and decisive, neither humble nor arrogant, with an invisible majesty and gravity.

Pat Riley breathed a long sigh of relief, hid his sinister aura, picked up the contract on his desk, and tore it into pieces directly in front of Lin Fei:

"Lin, I admire your courage very much, but I hope you can understand that without me and the Heat, you would never have achieved what you have today!"

Lin Fei stood up from the sofa and said confidently and calmly: "I deserve all the achievements and honors I have obtained!"

The conversation between Lin Fei and Pat Riley ended on bad terms, and the relationship between the two was completely at loggerheads.

Pat Riley, who has always been resolute, even considered sending Lin Fei away before the trade deadline, but finally calmed down.

Defending the Heat's championship this season is the top priority. At present, it seems that Lin Fei has no intention of staying with the Heat, so they can only try to squeeze out the last value from him.

If Lin Fei can be persuaded to sign and then trade after the Heat win another championship this season, it will help the Heat achieve maximum benefits.

For Pat Riley and the Heat, it's perfect among imperfections.

Although Akari did not publicly punish Lin Fei internally, nor did he limit his playing time in the game,

But Pat Riley always reminded Stan Van Gundy's coaching team that Lin Fei is destined to fly away, and Wade is the most suitable leader of the team.

At the 2006 All-Star Weekend in Houston, Lin Fei easily won the three-point contest again with 28 points in the final.

But in the All-Star game, Stan Van Gundy secretly reduced Lin Fei's playing time, intending to let Wade win the All-Star MVP.

As a foreign player, Lin Fei has been elected as the historical vote leader for two consecutive years. His huge popularity and influence will inevitably make these local stars jealous.

Coupled with the covert targeting of Pat Riley and Nike Group, Lin Fei only played a total of 21 minutes in the main game, got 9 shots, hit 6 three-pointers, and scored 21 points and 4 assists.

In the end, the Eastern Stars narrowly defeated the Western Conference 137:134.

韦德29分7助攻5篮板2抢断，凭借17投12中的高效命中率，险胜詹姆斯的31分8篮板，

Won the 2006 Houston All-Star Game MVP.

As last year's All-Star MVP, Lin Fei has long had no interest in this performance award.

Seeing that his teammate Wade was able to beat James to win the AMVP, Lin Fei was also happy to stand in the front row and applaud his friend.

The super new stars of the 03 golden generation, Lin Fei and Wade, the "unparalleled twins", are once again one step ahead of the "little emperor" James.

Lin Fei is magnanimous and has long been prepared to be secretly targeted by Pat Riley.

However, many Lin Fei’s loyal fans, especially the tens of millions of Tianchao fans, couldn’t help but publicly attack the NBA’s fandom culture and xenophobic intentions on major online forums:

"My brother Fei has been the vote leader for two consecutive years and the first in the regular season MVP list in the new season, but he only played 21 minutes in the main game? He only took 9 shots, which was less than Iverson and Carter on the bench?"

"This is obviously aimed at my brother Fei. Isn't Stan Van Gundy his own coach? He is so obviously trying to help Wade step on Fei Ge?"

"I seem to have heard that Lin Fei and the Heat management have had their caps flipped. Now Pat Riley is secretly targeting Lin Fei. His shot count is likely to be further reduced in the next game!"

"Holy crap, is Pat Riley so cruel? Does he not want the Heat to defend the championship?"

"Is Fei Ge's regular season MVP being hacked again this season? This NBA league is so hacky!"

"After this season, Fei Ge should leave this mess like the Heat as soon as possible and go to the Suns or Knicks to be the absolute core boss!"

"The All-Star MVP doesn't matter, it's not worth much anyway, and I already have one, Fei Ge, but this year's regular season MVP must be my Fei Ge, no one is qualified to take it!" "The Heat currently have the best record in the league. Lin Fei ranks first in scoring, first in field goal percentage, first in steals, and top ten in blocks. Even his worst assists average is more than 4 per game. As long as he keeps it up, this is an absolute MVP. How can Wade compare? ?”

"If the Heat coaching staff dares to reduce my Fei Ge's playing time and shot count, then Fei Ge will directly apply for a trade, Mader, let's see who is afraid of whom!"

"Don't worry, with Lin Fei's current popularity, it is no longer under the control of Pat Riley. He only dares to play tricks in the All-Star Game!"

After the All-Star Weekend, the NBA has also arrived at the trade deadline for the 05-06 season.

Many teams in the league also made certain transactions and reinforcements at the last minute.

Because of the news about the conflict between Lin Fei and the management, various sports media, which did not take it too seriously to watch the excitement, even broke the news that the Heat intended to trade Lin Fei.

Many NBA teams, such as the Knicks, Suns, 76ers, Pacers, Bobcats, Hornets, etc., have sent offers to Heat general manager Pat Riley and want to get Lin Fei at all costs.

But Pat Riley will not act on impulse. He knows very well that letting the Heat win the championship is the team's top priority at the moment, so Lin Fei definitely cannot be traded.

Trading Lin Fei is just a smoke bomb released by the media. Pat Riley also used this to test the sincerity of other teams in the league, hoping that a sign-and-trade deal for Lin Fei can be reached by then.

At the same time, the 76ers also reported news of trading Allen Iverson, which is also huge news for the league.

Although Iverson's personal data this season is beautiful, he ranks third in the scoring list with an average of 33 points per game. It is also the season with the highest scoring average in his career.

However, the 76ers' record has always been hovering outside the top eight in the Eastern Conference, and they even experienced a six-game losing streak before the All-Star break.

The conflict between Iverson and the team has further intensified. Currently, the 76ers management has contacted many teams such as the Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Bobcats, and is conducting final negotiations on trading Iverson.

Although the trade deadline is approaching and Iverson's deal has not really been completed, the countdown to "Answer" leaving Philadelphia, where he has been playing for ten years, may have really begun...

Lin Fei’s strong performance in the new season, especially his comprehensive crushing against the four major shooting guards,
Many NBA experts and team coaching staff began to re-examine the ideas of team building, believing that the four major shooting guards are actually more famous than their strength, and their ability to lead the team is also quite limited.

In addition, the Timberwolves acquired Puerto Rican point guard Carlos Arroyo from the Pistons through a trade. This guy led his team to an upset victory over the Dream Six in the 04 Olympic Games group stage.

Although Arroyo is not a top point guard, his joining has solved the Timberwolves' shortage of guards to a certain extent.
McHale's coaching staff also promised to let Arroyo start the game. The increase in playing time will also stimulate Arroyo's potential to a certain extent.

At the same time, the Timberwolves also used No. 19 center Olowokandi and a substitute to add to their lineup. They traded shooting guard Ricky Davis, who averaged [-] points per game, from the Celtics.

Since then, the Timberwolves have also formed a new starting five-tiger lineup:

Point Guard (PG): Carlos Arroyo,

Shooting guard (SG): Ricky Davis,

Small forward (SF): Gerald Wallace,

Power Forward (PF): Ron Artest,

Center (C): Kevin Garnett.

Elevating Garnett to the starting center position has made the Timberwolves' defensive system more complete.

After all, in this era of declining centers in the league, there are really very few who can compete with Garnett at the center position.

On the bench, the Timberwolves also have outstanding players such as Wally Szczerbiak and Danny Granger, and their overall competitiveness has significantly improved.

In the latest Western Conference rankings, the Timberwolves also surpassed the Spurs and rose to No. 2, second only to the Dallas Mavericks.

The Spurs are really not going well this season. Duncan suffered from plantar fasciitis, lost Stackhouse in exchange for Ginobili, and failed to play an adequate role.

Coupled with the decline in status of veterans such as Barry and Horry, the Spurs' overall competitiveness is far less than last season.

In the latest team strength list,

The Miami Heat are still ranked first, the Dallas Mavericks are second, the Minnesota Timberwolves are No. 3, the Detroit Pistons are fourth, and the Spurs have fallen to fifth place...

Ginobili was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Stars for the second consecutive year and ranked second on the Mavericks in points per game with 19 points per game.

At the same time, in the ranking of the best sixth man, Ginobili leads the way and has a great chance to win the best sixth man award in the 05-06 season.

Many fans in San Antonio have begun to regret it, believing that the Spurs management should not blindly trade away Manu. His poor performance in last year's finals was entirely due to his starting matchup against Lin Fei.

It's because Lin Fei's defense is too strong, not that Ginobili isn't good enough.

The Heat also appropriately strengthened their inside line before the trade deadline, trading Tony Allen and Udonis Haslem from the Golden State Warriors for 2.11-meter power forward Troy Murphy.

Murphy's average data this season is 14 points and 10 rebounds per game, which can be regarded as a very good blue-collar insider.

However, in Lin Fei's view, Murphy's upper limit is not high. Using future defensive heroes Tony Allen and Haslem to replace a power forward with limited strength is indeed not worth the gain.

But Lin Fei didn't interfere too much. After all, this is a management matter, and he will most likely leave the Heat after this season.

Tony Allen did not have many opportunities to perform in the Heat in the past two seasons, because the Heat have outstanding players such as Wade, Lin Fei, and Jason Williams at the back.

This has forced Tony Allen to play as a substitute for Lin Fei, with limited playing time per game and insufficient defensive talent.

As a good friend, Lin Fei also personally sent Tony Allen off, hoping that he would develop well after joining the Warriors.

After the All-Star Game, Stan Van Gundy's coaching staff further clarified the Heat's tactical system with Dwayne Wade as the first core.

Because everyone in the team basically knows that Lin Fei will most likely test the free market after his contract expires at the end of the season.
Therefore, the Heat's team resources will naturally be tilted towards Wade to a greater extent.

Good brother Wade also had an in-depth conversation with Lin Fei and expressed his understanding and support for his choice.

At the same time, Wade also heard some rumors and learned that Pat Riley had the idea of ​​​​righting Lin Fei, but Lin Fei rejected it.

Wade was not overly jealous about this. He knew very well that Lin Fei's conditions were not worse than his own in all aspects, and it was reasonable for the Heat to make this choice.

What Wade should do is to impose stricter demands on himself, work hard to improve, truly be a leader of the Heat, and live up to the team's trust.

O'Neal also returned before and after the All-Star Game, and coupled with the tilt of the team's tactics, Lin Fei's average playing time per game has been slightly reduced, and the average number of shots per game has also dropped to less than 14.

But even so, Lin Fei can still maintain an efficient output of 30+ per game, maintain an average of more than 3 steals per game, and always lead the steal list in the new season.

In terms of blocks, Lin Fei also averaged about 2.1 per game, ranking among the top three in the season steals list.

Excellent steals and blocks, coupled with his defensive influence in actual combat, keep Lin Fei in the discussion for DPOY in the new season.
Currently, the only people who can compete with Lin Fei for the Defensive Player of the Season are Kevin Garnett of the Timberwolves and Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons.

The competition for the scoring title became more intense after the All-Star Game. Kobe scored 2+ points in five consecutive games in February, surpassing Lin Fei in scoring average.

Allen Iverson was deeply involved in the trade turmoil, coupled with the disparagement of the four major shooting guards by many media, which inspired this lone hero.

In the 2ers' away game against the Toronto Raptors at the end of February, Iverson took his personal heroism to the extreme. He took 76 crazy shots in the game, hit 39 goals, and made 19 of 26 free throws.

He scored a career-high 61 points, surpassing his previous single-game record of 60 points.

This is also the second time in Allen Iverson's career that he has scored 60+ in a single game.

Just one day later, Kobe also scored 59 points in the game between the Lakers and the Orlando Magic.

In order to help Lin Fei compete for the scoring title, on the same day when the Heat faced the New Orleans Hornets at home,
As good brothers, Wade and O'Neal ignored the head coach's shot restrictions and passed the ball to Lin Fei like crazy.
Lin Fei also played wonderful brother basketball in this game. He made 20 of 14 three-pointers and all 11 free throws. He scored 50+ points for the second time this season.

Unfortunately, despite taking 20 three-pointers, Lin Fei still failed to break his record of 14 three-pointers in a single game. This record seemed to be a barrier in front of him.

Within two days, Iverson, Kobe and Lin Fei scored 50+ points in a single game at the same time. Iverson even scored a career-high 61 points in a game.
This also pushed the scoring feast of the stars in the 05-06 season to a climax. In the following regular season in March,

LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki, "General" Arenas, Stephon Marbury and others,
They have scored 40+ or ​​even 50+ in the game, constantly setting new personal scoring highs in a single game.

In addition to scoring, other data are also emerging with records.

Kevin Garnett grabbed 3 rebounds in a game between the Timberwolves and the Raptors in early March, breaking his personal record of 26 rebounds in a single game set in 2003.

Steve Nash also sent out 22 assists in an away game between the Suns and the Knicks, also setting a new career record of 21 assists in a single game.

As the crazy season comes to an end, each team is also making a mad dash to compete for the playoff spot...

The competition for the regular season MVP, scoring champion and other awards in the 05-06 season has also become the focus of the stars' struggles.

(End of this chapter)