This Forward is Not Serious

Chapter 330 [MVP is not important, championship is more important]

After social media recovered, voices complaining about James continued one after another.

And these voices slowly became unified, and began to point their spearheads uniformly at... Lin Ying.

This seemingly nonsensical result seems to be an inevitable outcome.

The normal logic would have been to say that Kobe is not worthy of MVP, but the number of Kobe fans is too huge, and "6 billion" Komi can't afford to offend him.

And Nowitzki probably felt uncomfortable not winning the MVP in 69 wins, so there is nothing to say.

The two people in front are not easy to mess with, so what should I do? Mess with the third one!

And why did Lin Ying get more votes than James!

The Knicks' record is better, and James' statistics are even better!

As for the record improvement, last year when James arrived in the Knicks, the Knicks' record also changed qualitatively, and they even won the championship!

This sound is getting louder and louder.

This is because Lin Ying didn't win the MVP. If he did, he would probably be flooded with saliva in minutes.

However, what happened next was completely unexpected.

Originally, these fans were very vocal on social media, but suddenly, some fans couldn't stand this kind of voice and began to refute.

James fans didn't pay attention at first. They thought it was just some sporadic resistance and some unimportant voices.

Until finally they discovered that those voices formed a force strong enough to confront them.

They also discovered that Lin Ying had more than 100 million fans!

Chinese fans, Nets fans, Suns fans, Nuggets fans, Iverson fans, Duncan fans, Kobe fans...

This feels like the Battle of Nomenkan between Japan and the Soviet Union. The Kwantung Army tried its best to destroy the enemy's tank troops. They were cheering and celebrating when they suddenly discovered that Soviet tanks appeared all over the mountains and plains on the hillside in front.gif!

Although Lin Ying was traded twice because of his outstanding playing temperament, fans of every team he went to loved him, not to mention his good popularity.

Soon, the situation on social media reversed, especially when Comey joined, and the James and others began to fall into a disadvantage and retreat.

However, they did not remain silent, but changed their direction and made another statement.

[MVP is not important, championship is more important]

It feels like you have finished speaking.

However, this view is also well-founded, and the biggest basis comes from James' own experience.

Although James didn't win the MVP last year, he finally won the championship and FMVP!

The remarks of some James fans are even more exciting.

"Let us once again win the championship trophy to respond to this greatest injustice and tell the world, whether you like it or not, the era of LeBron James is coming!"

Time passed, and the Eastern and Western division semifinals ended one after another.

In the East, although the Pacers' strength was greatly reduced after Granger was kicked off, their resistance was more intense than imagined.

This is actually completely understandable.

Although the cause of the matter was Hansbrough, it would be too damaging to waste the core, and the Pacers themselves play more tough games.

So this game is not only intense, but also has the flavor of a UFC arena.

Moreover, James was suspended for one game after the game, and the Pacers also seized the opportunity to win.

Young player Paul George has shown full potential and talent.

The two sides once fought on Tianwang Mountain.

The Pacers did not fight at Tianwang Mountain. James was dragged directly from the air to the ground by Hansbrough, which almost caused another big brawl.

However, James' body is indeed strong, and he was not injured after a hard landing.

This boosted the morale of the Knicks, and the whole team was motivated to win Tianwang Mountain.

By G6, the league whistle was very tight, and the Knicks relied on their strength advantage to defeat the Pacers 4-2 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Despite the bumps and bruises, the Knicks still made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they will have the final showdown with the Bulls in the Eastern Conference.

The fight in the east was full of topics, but the fight in the west was really intense.

The Mavericks were tied by the Spurs in G2, but then the Twin Towers came out strong and took away the Spurs 4-2.

At the end of G6, the commentators at the Spurs' home court couldn't help but sigh.

"This team is one of the best teams in NBA history."

The Mavericks won relatively easily, but the Lakers and Thunder fought fiercely.

The Lakers have been slowing down the entire series, trying to use the triangle offense to suppress the Thunder's speed.

The Thunder continued to use the impact of Westbrook and Harden to speed up the tempo, hoping to use the impact to wear down the Lakers' old arms and legs.

Like G1, the Thunder won, but in G2, after the Lakers suppressed the rhythm, the Lakers won.

Slow, fast, slow, fast...

This alternating scene continues throughout the series as well.

The Thunder defeated the Lakers by 20 points at home in G6. Harden's ease in and out of the Lakers penalty area once made fans think that the Lakers had been overwhelmed by the Thunder.

However, in the tiebreaker, Paul's control of the court and Kobe's white-hot space allowed the Thunder to experience what it means to be "younger than old."

The two sides played a wonderful battle, and in the end the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

In this way, the matchup of the Western Conference Finals is also announced, and fans have been looking forward to the long-awaited Lakers-Culture battle!

The divisional battle of this super season has finally reached its climax.

It's a pity that Lin Ying is just a bystander this time.

Of course, he wasn't actually watching. A few days after the conference finals started, he went with Deron to... Utah.

Previously, Delong asked Lin Ying to help him go to Sloan to apologize, and Lin Ying agreed.

After the efforts of Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, Sloan finally agreed to meet Deron at his estate.

Delong was so excited that he didn't sleep all night after learning the news, and then the next day he took Lin Ying with him and got on the plane to Utah.

On the plane, Delong kept communicating with Lin Ying about what to say when he saw Sloan, and asked him to say a few words for him at some point.

Lin Ying nodded while listening, but in his mind he recalled the scene when Dean Walken communicated with him not long ago.

Just as outsiders speculated, after firing Avery Johnson, the Nets quickly started the coaching process.

According to the team management's thinking, they need to determine the new head coach candidate before the draft.

The reason is simple. Who you select in the draft and who you sign in the free market all depend on what system the new coach plays.

When there is a choice, it is natural to let the chef choose the ingredients.

After knowing that Lin Ying would go to Utah with Deron, Walken Dean approached him and asked him what he thought of Sloan coaching the Nets.

Lin Ying did not express his opinion, but said that if the management decides on Sloan, he will have no objection.

This is a polite statement.

The reason why he said this is also very simple. He doesn't know enough about Sloan's real situation, so he can't talk about support or opposition.

In the end, Walken Dean did not express his position. Instead, he asked him to take this opportunity to get in touch with Sloan and then give him an attitude.

Walken Dean represents the management and seeks his opinion on coaching matters, which shows that the Nets management attaches unprecedented importance to him.

This is understandable. After all, Lin Ying reached the top three MVPs in his first season with the Nets. This is not appropriate as a treasure.

The plane arrived in Utah, and Lin Ying and Delong took a car to Sloan's home.

It was an ordinary three-story building in the suburbs of Utah, and the location was a bit out of the way.

If we didn't know that Sloan lived here in advance, it would be hard to imagine that this was Sloan's home.

Especially when he was guided into the house by Lindsey at the door and looked at the clean house but basically couldn't see anything of value.

This should be the kind of place that thieves would not want to visit!

Although the salary of NBA head coaches is far less than that of players, they are still among the American elite.

This quality of life is indeed a bit inappropriate and even arousing suspicion.

After all, the money can't be taken into the coffin.

They waited in the living room for a while, and Lindsey went in first to greet Sloan.

After a while, Lindsey came out and said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "He went to the field, let's go to the backyard and wait?"

Go to the ground?

They followed Lindsey to the backyard and realized what it meant to go to the ground.

Sloan is planting corn in the field far away...

And it's not the mechanical work as expected, it's just digging there with a hoe.

It's like an old farmer left over from the last century.

Lin Ying had only heard that Sloan liked to grow corn before, but he didn't expect to see it with his own eyes today.

Delong also watched carefully.

Although he had cooperated with Sloan for many years, it was on the court, and it was the first time he had seen Sloan like this.

"Jerry is like this. He told me before that he feels like an outdated antique. If it weren't for his height, he would be an authentic American farmer."

Sloan would not finish for a while, and Lindsey also talked to them a lot.

He also came to the Jazz later and worked with Sloan for just over a year.

But Sloan did refresh a lot of his knowledge this year.

Forget it if a head coach doesn't use computers and mobile phones, doesn't even read newspapers, and has no interest in the media.

Apart from the tactical board in his hand, the only thing left was his home.

A true antique and a true "weird".

Lin Ying listened carefully and also increased his understanding of Sloan.

When they were done talking, Sloan finally came down from the field.

He glanced at Delong and the others, then went to the sink to wash his boots and hands. After putting on clean shoes, he motioned for them to go into the room to talk.

Sloan's room is even simpler than the living room outside.

There was an old sofa that looked very old, and a bed that was equally old.

The only thing that looked new was the curtains that looked like they had just been replaced.

However, Lin Ying noticed that there were some basketball-related books on Sloan's desk, with a tactics board on top with new tactics drawn on it.

Noticing Lin Ying's gaze, Sloan went over and turned over the tactical board, then motioned for Deron to sit down and let Delong speak.

He did not let Lin Dexi and Lin Ying go out, perhaps because he felt that it would be awkward for him and Delong to be alone in such an occasion.

Then, under the gaze of the two of them, Deron began to apologize.

Deron apologized a lot. The first thing he said was that he should not have played according to Sloan's tactics and should not have thought he could handle everything.

He even said that he didn't realize all this until he got to the Nets. What Sloan taught him was far more than what he learned in the Nets.

"I'm like a child who hasn't grown up. It wasn't until I grew up that I realized that although my elders' words were harsh, they were really for my own good."

When Delong said this, Lin Ying noticed that Sloan's eye circles were a little red.

Sloan's heart must be in turmoil, or Sloan has been waiting for Deron's words, but his character is destined not to let him say it.

Originally, according to the normal development of the plot, Sloan should have accepted Delong's apology, and the two of them would have settled their differences.

But Sloan's next reaction surprised no one else present.

"So what does that change? You messed up everything and now you come back and say you're sorry."

Sloan couldn't hide the disappointment in his words.

But what he said made sense.

Deron's apology was more about reassuring himself and easing the deteriorating relationship between him and Sloan.

But to Sloan, it all meant nothing.

"I reject your apology because you know me very well, but you personally wiped out my last hope. You know what basketball means to me, but you completely ignored it when making your decision, so Deron , I am very disappointed in you, and I do not accept your apology."

After Sloan said these words, Delong looked ashen.

Lin Ying also felt the truest side of Sloan.

Sloan is not a nice guy, but he is a very real person who expresses his thoughts very directly.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward.

Sloan had stood up by this time.

"Go back. It's a good thing that you know where you made a mistake, but I don't want to forgive you like this. Maybe I will never forgive you in this life."

Sloan's words were ruthless.

Delong had slumped down on the chair.

He had been nervous and excited when he came, but this result hit him harder than ever.

At this time, Lindsey wanted to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, but found that nothing seemed appropriate.

Lin Ying was thinking about the pros and cons of Sloan coaching the Nets.

The only way to get Sloan to forgive DeLong is if they try again.

But can Sloan help the Nets win the championship?

Lin Ying must consider his own career. He is not a saint who can gamble his career for others.

A lot of information flashed through his mind.

There is a scene where Delong becomes his loyal follower and even his little brother;

There is a scene where Sloan’s long arm kept roaring when he was fighting against himself on the court;

There are scenes of Avery Johnson hanging up on the sidelines again and again.