svetikya Chapter 669 I will recommend Wang Gou Dan to him!
Chapter 669 I will recommend Wang Gou Dan to him!
"Our priority is to win! If we win, it doesn't matter if I break Chamberlain's record; if we lose, those records are even less important! I've never been someone who plays for statistics!"
Lin Tian laughed and said, "If I cared about stats, I probably would have scored 100 points in a single game long ago! Stats are the last thing I care about; I never look at the statistics!"
"I'd even say that if Tang hadn't kept reminding me, I wouldn't have even noticed that I was close to 100 points!"
"Are you serious, Yao Lin? You really didn't realize you're about to get 100 points? You really don't care at all?"
"Of course it's fake." Lin Tian shook his head directly. "I felt like I could give it a try when the third quarter ended! Of course, the most important thing was to win! I was in good form, and the Bobcats didn't fall behind. At that moment, I knew it was time to break the record!"
"I have to give the Bobcats credit; their tenacity gave me the opportunity! If they had been blown out early on, I would have only scored 70 points at most tonight before having to go to bed, and there wouldn't have been any of the later parts!"
"I was very impressed with many of their players! Felton, Okafor, Carroll, and so on. This team is already well-formed; what they need next is to accumulate experience and build confidence!"
"I believe they'll be back on track soon! I think they'll be in the playoffs within three years!"
"We heard that you recommended LaMarcus Aldridge, the Bobcats' talented rookie this year, to Jordan, but his performance since joining the Bobcats has been quite poor and mediocre, and he may become the biggest bust among rookies in recent years! What do you think of his situation? Are you deliberately messing with Jordan?"
"Of course not! I would never jeopardize a young player's career like that with Michael! The young man is innocent!"
"However, when I made the recommendation, I didn't know that Michael would hire Larry Brown as head coach! Larry is certainly a good coach, but everyone knows that he's not good at mentoring rookies."
"Larry, who is not good at coaching newcomers, will obviously have a hard time helping young people grow."
"If I had known that Michael would choose Larry as the team's head coach, I would have recommended another player to him."
"Wang Gou Dan!"
"Who is he? Is he a prodigy with exceptional combat skills?"
"Is he a superstar in your CBA league?"
"What position does he play? Could you tell us about his playing style?"
Good news: Reporters could tell it was a Chinese name.
Bad news: They don't understand what "dog egg" means.
So the reporters couldn't wait to ask questions, thinking that Lin Tian was seriously recommending players to the league!
Unfortunately, Lin Tian shrugged and said, "Gou Dan is the neighbor of my neighbor's brother's uncle's sister's wife's third aunt. He can't play ball at all. He even has some sequelae from not receiving timely treatment after a fever when he was young, which is commonly known as intellectual disability."
"The reason I recommend him is that he will definitely not waste his life because of meeting Larry, he will not be at a loss because he was chosen by Larry, and he will not let his good youth be completely wasted because of it."
Lin Tian's words were quite blunt!
This is actually not in line with Lin Tian's usual style. Although he has a sharp tongue, he rarely names and criticizes someone like this.
The reason for this is quite simple.
Well... of course it's not to avenge Aldridge; Lin Tian isn't that close to him.
It's mainly about saving face for myself!
This Aldridge was recommended by my esteemed Mr. Lin, and you, old man, actually didn't use him?
If you don't use him, that's disrespecting me!
If you don't give me face, then I'll just yell at you, you old bastard!
You didn't use the person I recommended properly. You kept him on the bench for a whole month, and gave him DNP (Did Not Play) in half of the games!
Honestly, if Brown were still leading the Pistons, and the team had a top record and was aiming for the championship, then it would be fine if you did this!
But what team are you leading now, and what are their results?
If you're on a bottom-ranked team in the league, instead of putting your most talented and highest-potential player in the starting lineup so he can play 30 minutes a game to gain experience, improve his skills, and learn various details, you're just putting him on the bench and letting him languish.
Even if it were just a chance encounter and Lin Tian had no connection whatsoever, let alone Aldridge being suggested by Lin Tian, Lin Tian would still have to speak up and make his position clear.
Besides, this is a newcomer recommended by Lin Tian. What's the difference between you DNP him and DNP me? If you, Brown, bully him and prevent him from playing and showcasing his talent, isn't that targeting me?
I can't stand it! I have to expose him!
So... under Lin Tian's complete impatience, the hot topics of the night became two.
One story that undoubtedly deserves to be headline news: Lin Tian scored 102 points and led his team to victory.
As for the other one, it was Lin Tian's angry rebuke of Brown, showing no respect whatsoever to the old man, which made Brown quite embarrassed.
Unfortunately, Brown couldn't do anything about Lin Tian either.
Anyway, the two teams will have to play each other again, so let's settle the score then!
Although it's highly likely that the Bobcats will still be the ones getting beaten, and although the Bobcats will most likely still be unable to beat the Knicks, a top team in the league, the best outcome for the Bobcats when they meet Lin Tian next time might just be that Lin Tian doesn't put up any more explosive stats.
Another solo performance scoring over 100 points?
Even if everyone in Charlotte were to see Lin Tian from now on, they would have nightmares.
But what the Bobcats and Charlottes think is nobody's concern right now. What everyone notices is that Lin Tian has once again broken a super record that is considered the most unbreakable in NBA history.
100 points in a single game!
Even in high school, scoring 100 points in a single game is an incredible and crazy statistic.
Or to put it another way, among the Cavaliers players who are currently Wade's backup, there is a sickly guy named Dajuan Wagner. Because of injuries, he hasn't really played any serious basketball since entering the NBA.
Even during his year in Memphis before entering the NBA, he failed to lead his team to March Madness.
This guy was a pure stat-padder in college, breaking all sorts of team records for shots, points, and various inefficiencies during his freshman year.
Simply put, it's a lone wolf with a big brush (referring to a powerful, aggressive player).
But this guy, who could only attack and not defend or organize, was selected sixth overall in 2002.
Why, you ask?
Because he scored 100 points in a game during high school.
This one game made him famous throughout the United States, and he became the new generation's war god in the hearts of American fans.
This one game made him known to countless fans, who gave him all sorts of nicknames and compared him to players like Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury, and Lin Tian, who had already become top NBA stars at the time.
This achievement of scoring 100 points in a single game earned him the sixth pick in the NBA draft!
Even now, when Wagner is plagued by serious injuries and can hardly play anymore, many fans still call him "Mr. 100"!
Wagner's Wikipedia entry further illustrates just how incredible that 100-point performance was.
"I once scored 100 points in a game against Gloucester College during my senior year of high school."
His Wikipedia page contains almost only this one sentence about him.
The rest of his entry states that he is the son of Milt Wagner, who played in Louisville (1981-1986), winning the national championship in 1986, and later became a member of the Lakers, who won the NBA championship in 1988.
Well... the rest of the content is about his father, a former Lakers player.
A perfect 100-point performance, that's terrifying!
And this was just a high school competition.
Even if the game was held in New York, which gave it extra attention, it shouldn't be this exaggerated.
All I can say is that 100 points on the basketball court really means a lot, and has many effects that exceed your imagination!
For example, AND 1, those three incredibly cunning bosses designed all sorts of patterns and designs almost overnight, printing them on their T-shirts in preparation for sale.
Their factories went into overdrive, and within three days, the most prominent spots in all the AND 1 stores were filled with all sorts of brand-new T-shirts.
"Mr. 102!"
"102 points of spirit!"
"The 102 Divine Qualities of God!"
"God created me on the 102nd day after He created the world!"
……
As for the outcome?
The result was that even though AND1's factories worked overtime to print brand new T-shirts, the supply still couldn't meet the huge demand from fans across the United States!
And this is only within the United States.
Fans in Asia, Europe, and South America could only watch helplessly as North American fans snapped up the clothes.
In their area, this thing hasn't even started being sold yet.
This isn't a problem of insufficient production capacity; the main issue is authorization and processes, which prevent them from quickly following up immediately, leaving them with no choice but to wait helplessly and anxiously.
But the frenzy sparked by Lin Tian's 102 points was clearly just the beginning.
Because Pelinka's phone was immediately bombarded with calls again!
Those business partners who already had agreements with Lin Tian and were working together all said, "We want more money! Now we need Lin Tian to say 'GG' again!"
Those business partners who hadn't reached an agreement with Lin Tian also expressed their willingness to pay more! We desperately need Lin right now!
In addition, Nike quietly made several personnel changes.
The director who failed to win over Lin Tian back then was fired because he stepped into the office with his left foot first. Although he will definitely receive a huge amount of compensation, no one can be sure whether this personnel change has anything to do with Lin Tian, but at least everyone thinks: it definitely does!
This is envy, this is anger!
Everyone knows that if Lin joins Nike, who knows how much more profit Nike, already a behemoth, could gain.
Unfortunately, they can only watch as AND 1 rises rapidly. Although AND 1's brand positioning is too street-oriented and they have not covered major sports, AND 1 is not yet able to surpass Nike in total market value.
In other words, AND1's model makes it impossible for it to surpass Nike in terms of market value or influence. Just one football has locked down AND1's ceiling.
But within AND1's own territory, nobody can interfere!
Whoever comes will die!
In recent years, whether it's Nike, Adidas, Reebok, or Converse...
They all wanted to try their luck on AND1's exclusive track, but without exception, they all suffered a crushing defeat!
On this exclusive track, AND 1 is godlike!
Furthermore, not only is no brand able to compete with AND1 in the "street" arena, but thanks to Lin Tian's success and relentless efforts over the years, AND1 has made rapid progress in the entire "basketball" arena.
Whether it's the number of star players they sign, shoe sales, or total revenue, they have far surpassed brands like Adidas, Reebok, and Converse.
The current basketball market is a two-horse race between Nike and AND1!
But NIKE's current predicament is that AND1's area of expertise is a solid, unassailable territory, and despite their best efforts, they still can't penetrate it at all.
Conversely, AND1 has already begun to encroach on NIKE's territory!
Or to put it more bluntly: without Jordan and AJ, Nike would have been crushed by AND 1 long ago!
In today's sneaker world, Lin Tian, along with AND1 and a host of sponsored athletes, has launched a fierce attack on Nike.
Nike is still number one, but it is teetering on the brink of collapse, and it could be overtaken by AND1 at any time.
Or rather, it was inevitable that they would be surpassed by AND1. Nike is currently relying on Jordan's old fans to keep it afloat, but as Jordan's fans age and their purchasing power declines, Lin Tian's fans will grow up and reach their peak, at which point AND1 will overtake Nike.
Unless Nike can find another top-tier superstar to rival Lin Tian, they are bound to start declining in basketball.
If Nike has been pushed to this point by AND1, then other brands like Adidas and Reebok are in even worse shape.
Smart people have already begun a strategic shift, focusing their attention and resources more on sports such as football, tennis, golf, sprinting, or other disciplines.
basketball?
Just keep a glimmer of hope, and ensure a certain level of profitability and influence.
He Lin Tianzheng?
Take a look at Converse shoes from the 90s!
Converse, a giant in its own right, was still at its peak in the 90s and wanted to compete with Nike without Jordan.
The result is that not only did the entire brand plummet from its peak, suffering a precipitous decline and being utterly powerless to fight back, but now the brand and its star player have been packaged and bought out, becoming a sub-brand.
Trying to challenge yourself beyond your capabilities may not lead to miracles, but it could very well plunge you into an abyss from which you never recover!
Lin Tian's 102 points not only energized the entire AND1 team, making them eager to continue squeezing and seizing market share, but also made fans from all walks of life once again haile him as a god-like figure.
The impact and staying power of this match were truly immense!
One of the most obvious examples is that the number 102 has become the most common number on the streets of the United States, especially in areas where street graffiti is ubiquitous. In any city, on any street, as long as there is graffiti, you will definitely see something new related to Lin Tian, the street, and 102 on the wall.
In Asia, the game "Street Basketball," developed by Huanyu Entertainment, which Lin Tian had previously invested in, experienced a new and huge surge in popularity, with more fans and players flocking to the game and participating.
As for their purpose?
Many people simply think the new poster in the game's waiting screen is cool!
Meanwhile, this game, which has almost dominated the Asian sports game market, also announced the opening of European and American servers after this match!
They also want to take advantage of this favorable situation to expand their influence to Europe and America!
That's the dream and ultimate pursuit of every game developer!
After all, the people in these two places are the wealthiest and have the strongest spending power.
With Lin Tian's influence, the insiders of "Street Basketball" believed that this game could compete with EA's NBA LIVE from another perspective!
What if European and American players don't like the extremely cool and overly flashy game style of "Street Basketball"?
Lin Tian didn't care.
Because he has another trick up his sleeve!
In the past two years, Lin Tian also purchased a large amount of TAKE TWO company stock and made a considerable investment. He also funded the establishment of a brand new subsidiary, or studio, for the company.
The renowned 2K Games!
That is, the company that later developed some of the world's best pure sports games, such as basketball, baseball, tennis, and ice hockey.
Of course, in addition to its world-renowned sports games, this company also owns top-tier IPs and highly playable games such as Borderlands, Civilization, and BioShock.
This company is very profitable.
Riding on this wave of popularity, 2K officially announced that they will release a brand new NBA-themed game next summer.
Although the naming convention is exactly the same as the 2K series they've been releasing since 99, still called 2K8, this time there are two huge differences compared to previous games.
First of all, they chose Lin Tian as the cover star, which guaranteed that the game would receive a lot of attention.
Then they adopted a brand new game engine and algorithm, which resulted in a crazy boost to their graphics, motion capture, and gameplay!
The gameplay footage released by 2K alone has shocked all the fans!
The visuals of the brand-new 2K game can be described in a single sentence.
It's exactly the same as watching a game.
It was so immersive, it felt like a real movie!
The release of this gameplay video immediately heightened the anticipation of all fans, and EA was destined to face the biggest threat and challenge in their history.
Of course, Lin Tian knew better than anyone else: EA couldn't get past this hurdle! From now on, 2K would dominate the NBA game market!
As for 2K's lack of ambition, sincerity, self-plagiarism, and releasing the same stuff year after year to exploit fans, that's another matter and has nothing to do with Mr. Lin!
Lin Tian will definitely withdraw his funds before that and sell at the peak.
Mr. Lin, it's all about making money!
Lin Tian's influence has once again reached its peak.
Whether in the real world or the two-dimensional world, his presence is absolutely everywhere.
Then, amidst this frenzy among fans and the continued expansion of Lin Tian's business empire, the Knicks played their remaining two games in December. (End of Chapter)