met free Chapter 322 Bond Aura, that's interesting!
Chapter 322 Bond Aura, that's interesting!
"Congratulations, host, on acquiring a brand new feature!"
"The host has acquired Su Bingtian's explosive talent: the Light of Asia!"
Hey!
Cow breaking!
My idol's traits!
Su Bingtian is someone Lin Tian doesn't need to introduce.
The fastest man in all of Asia, one of the top five fastest men in the world, and once the world's number one in the 60-meter dash!
It's fast! And it's the kind of fast that's explosively fast—terrifyingly fast!
In addition to having slightly less explosive power, Usain Bolt still possesses lightning speed, making him the undisputed number one in history for 100-meter and 200-meter sprints.
Hiss... That's terrifying!
Lin Tian felt that if he trained in sprinting for a while, practiced things like starting posture, reaction time, breathing and breathing techniques, and adjusted his physique, wouldn't he be able to run under 9.4 seconds?
9.4 seconds? Lin Tian thought that was too modest. 9.3 seconds?
Forget it, I might get dragged into this and sliced up.
Regardless, with this talent, next season in the NBA, no one will be able to stop his first step in a one-on-one situation.
To me, everyone is just a target for sale! It's all a matter of one step.
"Host gains Bond Aura (Single Season)!"
"Bond Aura: The host can choose any current NBA player to use this aura on. After use, the host becomes a bonded player with that player and enhances that player's abilities!"
"The deeper the bond, the greater the improvement, but it will never exceed the player's peak ability!"
This synergy aura is quite interesting.
Among the Pacers players, Ben Wallace and Reggie Miller have an extremely strong bond with him, and the others like Webber, Christie, and Carter, even if they aren't at their absolute best, are certainly not far off.
But this halo cannot help this player break through his limits and surpass his peak.
That means that players like Webber and Christie, who are already near their peak, will have no use for this thing at all. Although Carter hasn't reached his peak yet, he hasn't made much progress or improvement in the later stages of his career.
As for Ben Wallace, he could potentially improve from an excellent role player to one of the league's top defenders.
But such a good thing, is it used on the big thing itself?
What a waste!
Even at his peak, he's not Shaquille O'Neal!
The man who was once the most expensive single-digit man in history? That was a joke.
As for Miller, it's not bad to get him back to his peak form. During his peak, he was a top-tier scorer averaging 25 points per game, a roster-caliber player. But that's about it.
No matter how much he improves, he's not MVP level, so using his skills on him would be a waste.
If none of these guys are good enough, then looking at the current Pacers team, who is the most suitable person for Lin Tian to use this aura?
Larry Bird!
Give this thing to old Bird and bring him back. Next season, the Pacers will have a superstar who is among the top ten in history!
The only challenge is how to get this old bastard back into the game? And how to get him to put up historic stats like 25+10+7 at the age of 45, without getting dissected by the FBI, CIA, or some other organization?
It's possible that Bird's sudden comeback in his final year of his professional career will also become the final year of his life.
Forget it, there's no such deep-seated grudge. There's no need to ruin Bird's life.
This is such a filial son.
Let's keep it and see when we can get players like a 38-year-old O'Neal, a Grant Hill with a broken leg, Hardaway, or Mourning who's missing a kidney.
Anyway, the halo effect won't break, there will always be a chance.
What's more, the gift packs haven't all been opened yet.
"Host has obtained a permanent item: Stability Rune!"
"Stability Rune: Increases the host's shooting stability by 20%!"
Stability improved by 20%?
Lin Tian felt that this should improve his ability to maintain a stable posture and make a shot even when he was fouled hard and lost his balance.
Lin Tian felt a chill on his left arm again, and the stamina rune that he had long forgotten flashed back, followed by another completely incomprehensible but very cool and flashy tattoo.
After a brief flash, the runes quickly dimmed and disappeared.
Fortunately, this thing is almost invisible most of the time, otherwise I, Lord Lin, would sooner or later have tattoos all over my arms and back, and a whole tiger coming down the mountain on my chest and stomach.
If that really happened, it would be terrifying. Lin Tian would rather not have this thing.
Otherwise, I won't dare go home anymore; if I do, my grandfather will beat me to death with his cane.
"The host has obtained a one-time item: Horizon Theory (one-time)."
"It can be used on anyone, and after using it, that person will believe for the rest of their life that the earth is flat."
???
What is this thing?
After seeing this, Lin Tian felt that his system wasn't just being unorthodox anymore; it was starting to become completely abstract.
"Host has obtained a one-time item: Iron Man Green (one month)!"
"Iron Man Grimm: Can be used on anyone, granting the user AC Grimm's willpower. The user is unable to interact with any living being or object!"
abstract!
That's way too abstract!
When Lin Tian first saw those words, he thought it was something good that would grant immunity to injuries and allow him to play continuously, but it turned out to be something else entirely.
This thing is something that carbon-based life forms couldn't possibly come up with!
But this system...
Living thing? Or object?
Dirty! So dirty!
The creator of this system is utterly shameless! They have absolutely no bottom line!
Despite his shamelessness, Lin Tian declared: I like this thing!
It's a pity there's only one, and it's a pity there's only one month, otherwise, tsk tsk tsk, we could have used it on the entire league!
Tut tut...
After these two very abstract things, the S+ level gift pack has finally been opened. Massive amounts of experience, top-tier traits, plus a one-year aura and stable runes—the S+ level gift pack is indeed incredibly generous! Those low-level things like trial cards don't even deserve to be in here!
After opening this big gift package, Lin Tian now has more than 22000 experience points thanks to the income from that 35-second 13-point game and the last two games, plus the experience points from the team's joy after winning the championship!
Then, after looking at his system, Lin Tian realized just how much he had gained this time!
This achievement, of course, comes from the pride of Asia!
After acquiring Su Shen's explosive power, Lin Tian's explosiveness and jumping ability both jumped two levels, and his breakthrough ability increased by one level. All three attributes simultaneously reached S+.
At the same time, his dunking and strength have also risen to the S level!
Other attributes such as blocking, help defense, and rebounding, which are also related to explosiveness, jumping speed, and acceleration, have also been improved to varying degrees!
This characteristic brought Lin Tian tremendous gains and improvements!
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Tian did not use all his existing experience to improve his abilities.
As usual, we'll go all in when we need it!
Now is the time to enjoy and celebrate!
After all, Lin Tian has been extremely busy this summer!
He probably won't have much rest during the entire off-season. The national team sent an invitation to Lin Tian a month ago, hoping that he would return to the national team for joint training as soon as the season ends to prepare for the Olympics to be held in Sydney in August.
Therefore, after winning the championship, he can only rest for a maximum of half a month before he has to set off to return home.
Then, at the training base, he would work with his teammates, train, and play warm-up matches. After the whole process, by the time the Olympics ended, it would be the end of August. Then Lin Tian would have to go to New York, where the recording of the second season of Produce Camp would begin.
Dolan said that this time the event will be even bigger!
His professional team opened the registration channel as early as March after the NCAA's March Madness ended, inviting players of all levels across the United States to participate in this talent camp.
The show's immense popularity last year brought benefits and advantages to many players. They went from being unknown to being known throughout the United States, and they also honed and improved their skills. It can be said that participating in Lin Tian's Produce Camp was a win-win situation!
This time, the reason why Dolan scheduled the registration period after March Madness is obvious to everyone!
His goal is to reach the star players in the NCAA!
Playing with high school students is no longer enough for him.
As is well known, the NCAA is a stingy, stubborn, and unreasonable league. They protect their players extremely well and do not allow them to participate in any commercial activities.
Of course, this excludes NCAA's own.
They also forbid players from accepting a single penny from agents, coaches, or any other organization or individual; they want to concentrate all the profits in their own hands and thoroughly exploit the interests and value of every student player.
Although the NCAA has given their domineering behavior and model a very good name: for the healthy growth of students, so that they are not disturbed by external temptations.
Under this high-sounding pretext, the NCAA has indeed helped many players, preventing them from taking detours, avoiding being deceived by unscrupulous agents, and protecting their future careers as much as possible.
But everyone also knows that the NCAA rules are entirely for the benefit of the league.
Even under these circumstances, when faced with a bunch of stingy misers, Dolan still demonstrated his business acumen!
Dolan told Lin Tian that after several rounds of arduous negotiations with those old men in the NCAA, the stingy guys finally relented and agreed to let their current students participate in this talent camp!
Of course, Dolan has really gone to great lengths for these college players! The price he paid must have been enormous.
But this also means that this year's Produce Camp will inevitably have stronger players, more intense competition, and be more entertaining!
And all of this means greater profits and benefits!
Dolan believed that even though he had given up a lot of benefits and abandoned many principles, his concessions and sacrifices would bring him even greater benefits!
Simply put: No matter how you do it, this project will make you a huge profit!
After Dolan and the NCAA reached an agreement, it means that all of them, whether they are current NCAA students, prospective students, graduates, or top talents who are about to be drafted, or even those talents who have already been selected, are within the recruitment scope of the talent show!
If they are strong enough, they have a chance to shine in Produce Camp and become famous throughout the United States!
For those players who have been selected but haven't played in the NBA yet, if they perform well in the talent show, they can immediately sign contracts with sponsors and monetize their talent instantly!
For top students who haven't yet participated in talent shows, this opportunity can increase their fame, improve their chances in talent shows, attract more attention, build more fans in advance, and earn more money.
This is a great opportunity for players who are unlikely to be drafted in the future, or who have already gone undrafted or whose draft position is uncertain, to showcase themselves in front of everyone.
In short, it's a win-win situation! An absolute win-win situation.
However, unlike last year, this year's competition format will definitely undergo significant changes.
Because Lin Tian is really busy, he has to go to the Olympics in the summer and also has to return to China in advance for training and a series of warm-up matches, so he definitely won't be able to participate in the recording of Produce Camp during the summer vacation in July and August.
However, if the talent show is moved to the end of the Olympics, it's one thing for high school students and undrafted players, but those already selected rookies will have to participate in team activities, and colleges will have already started classes, and NCAA games will have already begun. Obviously, the timing doesn't match up at all.
Ultimately, after a long discussion with Pelinka and other people, Dolan could only choose a compromise.
This time, Lin Tian's role in Produce Camp changed from one of the four mentors to "Chief Initiator". He only appeared at the opening ceremony, said some encouraging words, announced the start of Produce Camp, and then went about his business.
Even if there's not enough time, Dolan said: "Just record a video, appear briefly on camera, and that's it."
Then Lin Tian will not appear in almost any of the activities of Produce Camp. Well, except for showing his face again at the closing ceremony, sending a video message and a blessing from across the ocean.
As for how to play it, whether to follow last year's four-team PK battle mode or to come up with something brand new, that was all left to Dolan and his team to handle.
In addition, Spike Lee is, after all, a great director. After having a good time with it last year, he has lost all interest in repeatedly filming this kind of reality show.
He had already told Lin Tian and Dolan that he would no longer be in charge of filming and directing. So this year he only held the title of art director. As for the actual filming, it was all handed over to people from Dolan's MSG. Anyway, it was a TV station, and there were plenty of talented people there.
They may not be innovative, but they have absolutely no problem imitating others. So even without Spike Lee, the quality and excitement of the second season of Produce Camp will only be more exciting and anticipated than the previous year!
In short: This year's Produce Camp has changed from last year's three giants working together to Dolan being in charge alone. Of course, the money-sharing ratio among the three has also changed significantly.
Spike hardly takes any money; he's just a figurehead. So almost all of Spike's money goes to Dolan's team. As for Lin Tian, although he doesn't appear often and is practically a hands-off manager, this thing is still his copyright, and he built it up based on his reputation.
Therefore, he can still get about 33% of the profits.
And this money has already begun to be continuously deposited into Lin Tian's account.
This is the advantage of doing reality shows: quick money and even faster returns!
Various forms of sponsorship, product placement, and copyright auction revenue came flooding in even before filming for Produce Camp began.
For example, the show's main sponsor changed from AND 1 last year to Coca-Cola, a giant company with more financial resources and a good relationship with the Dolan family.
Originally, Lin Tian refused to let Coca-Cola become the number one sponsor and angrily denounced them for wishful thinking. After all, of course, his own program should use his own brand!
Dolan: "But they gave us so much!"
Lin Tian: "Bullshit! The real purpose of this show is to sell shoes and promote my sneaker brand. I wouldn't pass up such a great promotional opportunity even if you gave me a lot more!"
Dolan: "They offered $5000 million! Their demands were that their logo be displayed on the court, training ground, dormitories, and other places, plus things like voiceovers and intros."
Lin Tian: "James! They're so sincere, how can we let them down? I won't let my friends down! How about I give them a few lines of promotional material, or maybe they can just sign me! Let me join the Coca-Cola family and become one of their brothers!"
After swearing a few times, Dolan hung up the phone with a grin, and the disagreement with the main sponsor was resolved so easily.
After all… Coca-Cola gave us too much!
Besides the main sponsor, other sponsors such as sports equipment, venues, various merchandise, clothing, beverages, sports protection brands, and all sorts of other things have also contributed to the success of the "Produce Camp" project, which has been making a lot of money since it was just launched!
However, Lin Tian's involvement in the initial preparations ended there. He left the rest to Pelinka and the team he had brought in. After recording a completely insincere video message and sending it to Dolan and the others, Lin Tian left the rest to them.
Let's talk about it after the Olympics are over!
This year, Lin Tian gave up more than just the opportunity to easily make money in the talent show and continue to build his reputation and fame.
He also gave up countless opportunities to make money!
Official announcement: Lin Tian has joined the national team and will fight alongside them to achieve another breakthrough at the Olympics!
Lin Tian's summer schedule revealed: He will finish the finals in mid-June, return to China at the end of June, and join the national team for training in early July!
What does joining the national team mean for Lin Tian? Just look at his business arrangements over the past two years to find out!
Lin Tian cancels his world tour and other business cooperation plans again, choosing to serve his country. This summer, Lin Tian may have lost over 1200 million US dollars!
Selfless! Lin Tian actually gave up the "Produce Camp" program he created himself! He may lose hundreds of millions of RMB as a result!
"His goal is to win a medal! Lin Tian frankly states that all worldly benefits are fleeting; representing his country on the Olympic podium is his lifelong dream!"
Yes, the above articles are all from Basketball Pioneer!
Anyway, after Lin Tian participated in the championship parade and rested for about a week in Indiana, when he returned to China at the end of June, he felt a little embarrassed while reading these reports in a club arranged by Su Qun.
"I had no idea I could earn this much in just one summer."
"What should I do then? Should I issue a statement saying that there was a mistake in the previous calculation?" Su Qun has been riding high for the past two years. The explosive growth of Basketball Pioneer has made him one of the top sports figures in the country, and his status in the sports world has risen even higher!
Those who used to call him Xiao Su now respectfully address him as Editor-in-Chief Su.
"Forget it." Lin Tian's skin was incredibly thick. After blushing slightly just now, he immediately said, "We can't let Reporter Su's reputation be damaged."
Lin Tian wasn't lying; he genuinely didn't know how much money he would lose after participating in the Olympics. However, after reading these articles, one thing became very clear to him—
That means no matter how much money he loses, the Chinese fans will make it up to him!
His sneaker and merchandise sales are likely to see another surge!
Lin Tian knew very well that the titles of Su Qun's articles could be changed to be more straightforward.
"Make up for everything Lin Tian lost for us!"
Losing tens of millions participating in the Olympics? Buy! Buy out all of AND 1's stores! Let them make it back!
Yes, it's that simple and straightforward!
"How's the result?"
Lin Tian took another sip of tea and looked at Su Qun.
Su Qun knew exactly what Lin Tian was asking: "Your sneaker sales have increased by an incredible 42% in the last two weeks! It's unbelievable! Of course, my numbers may not be entirely accurate, but sales in the last two issues of the Vanguard newspaper have seen a surge, increasing by about 21%."
"Then we can't let the fans down," Lin Tian said, stretching. "I was originally planning to rest for a few more days before going to report."
"They've invested money and effort in supporting us, so we have to achieve our best historical record and make some progress."
"Shall we go now?" Su Qun's glasses lit up as he looked at Lin Tian and said, "We can drive there directly. It's only a few hours' drive from the capital to the Olympic team's training base. If we go now, we can still make it in time for a late-night snack."
"You're crazy." Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "Of course I'm going home first! Besides, I just got off the plane this afternoon, aren't you going to let me adjust to the time difference?"
"I only go home once a year. If I were to emulate Yu the Great, passing by my home three times without entering at this time of year, wouldn't my grandfather take my head off and use it as a football?"
About an hour later, Lin Tian and Su Qun stood outside their villa, looking at the lively and brightly lit interior, both of them completely bewildered.
"How about we knock for a while longer?" Su Qun suggested tentatively.
"I've been knocking for 10 minutes, and the doorbell is out of power." Lin Tian said as he pressed the doorbell again, but there was no response or sound.
"Shall we make a phone call?" Su Qun continued to ask.
"In this situation, if I call, no one will answer! I bet you." Lin Tian said, but still took out Su Qun's phone and dialed.
He didn't have time to buy a phone card yet.
"Feed? Editor-in-Chief Su?" Lin Tian's father, Lin Sen's voice quickly came over.
"Open the door, Dad, I'm at our door," Lin Tian said helplessly.
"Editor-in-Chief Su, I can't accept this. I only invested a small amount of money in you, and it's almost backed up. It's a huge profit, I can't accept this! It's unnecessary, really unnecessary. Even if you wanted me to invest in you again, we could talk about it, but I can't accept being called 'Dad'!"
"Lin Sen, have you no shame?!"
Lin Tian couldn't take it anymore. He had taken a flight that took more than 20 hours to get home, but even though there were people at home, they wouldn't open the door for him.
What kind of behavior is this?
Aren't you afraid of severing your father-son relationship with him and making this old bastard childless?
"Xiao Tian?" Lin Jun's voice came through: "You're back in China?"
"Grandpa!" Lin Tian exclaimed as if he'd found a savior, "Your son won't open the door for me!"
"Hey, it's not your dad's fault," Lin Jun said. "We really weren't home. Anyway, since you can't go home and have nowhere to stay, why don't you just go to the resort and meet up with the team there? They'll surely provide you with accommodation."
"Stay overnight, and go to training tomorrow. Your dad and I are doing great, don't worry about us. Go on, go to training! Go on, go on!"
"What's not home?"
Lin Tian watched as two figures appeared on the second floor of the villa, looking at him through the curtains, and was utterly speechless.
These two are really something.
Lin Tian suddenly had a feeling.
Could it be that my being so despicable isn't because of being reborn at all, but because of my mother's genes?
These two really have absolutely no bottom line!
What's wrong with reporting to the national team two days late? If I'm a day late, the team's ranking will drop by one place, right?
"What should we do then?" Su Qun asked, holding her phone, genuinely at a loss. "How about you come to my place for the night?"
"Deal with it? It's impossible to deal with it. There's no such thing as dealing with it." Lin Tian waved his hand and said, "Reporter Su, you go home first. I'll go upstairs."
"Go up?"
Su Qun was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what Lin Tian meant by "going up".
This guy has already climbed up the water pipe to the second floor.
"Go on, Reporter Su, see you in a couple of days." Lin Tianren waved his hand in mid-air and said, "Just leave your luggage there."
"Bye-bye." Su Qun pouted, looked at Lin Tian's agile hands, which resembled those of a city Spider-Man, shook his head, and turned to leave.
This is the drama of wealthy families!
We ordinary citizens can't get involved, so we're out of here.
Then, less than three minutes after Su Qun got into his car, his phone rang again. He glanced at it and saw that it was Lin Sen.
"Mr. Lin, what's the matter?"
"Reporter Su, you haven't left the residential area yet, have you? Come back, come back."
The person on the phone wasn't Lin Sen; instead, it was Lin Tian's voice: "I'll have to spend the night at your place again tonight."
"Mr. Lin, what's wrong?" Su Qun asked, looking at Lin Tian's dejected appearance.
"The devil is always one step ahead of the saint!" Lin Tian shook his head and said, "Who would have thought that the old man could hide a grenade? He told me to get lost with a grenade in his hand, what could I do but leave?"
"A hand grenade?!" Su Qun swallowed hard. This was not something you could say out loud. He could only tentatively ask, "Grandpa, you wouldn't dare throw one, would you?"
"He wouldn't dare throw it away, but who knows how many years that thing has been stored? What if it accidentally goes off? What if it explodes while he's holding it?" Lin Tian leaned back in his chair and said, "Do I really think I can gamble with the lives of two old people?"
"Then why don't you just go straight to the training base?"
"No way! We're targeting a rebel!" Lin Tian snorted.
At this moment, in the Lin family villa, Lin Sen looked at the rusty grenade in his father Lin Jun's hand and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of saliva, saying, "Dad, is this thing safe? It's over 50 years old. Is the quality up to standard?"
Lin Sen is now a little envious of Lin Tian.
He wanted to run away; he wanted to leave.
Unfortunately, they couldn't leave.
"Here you go." Lin Jun snorted and tossed the thing in his hand to Lin Sen like a toy.
"Hey, hey, hey, no, no, no, catch it, I can't catch it!" Lin Sen shouted, trying to dodge but afraid to let the grenade fall. Finally, he gritted his teeth, clasped his hands together, and caught the thing: "Empty?"
Lin Sen stared at the hollow grenade, which looked like nothing more than an empty shell, over and over, unable to comprehend it.
"Of course it's empty," Lin Jun said, scoffing. "Real stuff is illegal!"
For the next two days, Lin Tian shamelessly stayed at Su Qun's house. He didn't go out, just ate and slept, trying to adjust to the time difference and the local climate.
After spending three days at Su Qun's house, Lin Tian, having regained his energy, headed with Su Qun towards the national team's training base.
This time, except for a very few sports teams, almost the entire Chinese Olympic delegation stayed in a huge summer resort near the capital. The place is beautiful with clear waters and lush mountains, and most importantly, the climate is very comfortable even in the hot month of July!
This Mountain Resort was built 200 years ago after Emperor Kangxi's western expedition, which quelled the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories led by Wu Sangui.
Although it was built by Emperor Kangxi, he himself did not actually enjoy much of it.
The one who truly enjoyed this summer resort was his grandson, Emperor Qianlong, who carried out a large-scale expansion and renovation of the entire resort during his reign.
Then, whenever the sun was blazing and the heat was intense, and when Emperor Qianlong wasn't going to Jiangnan to woo women, he would come here to escape the heat and have children.
Today, this place has long been transformed into a huge comprehensive training base, with training venues for almost all sports and the most advanced supporting facilities in the country, as well as the best and most comprehensive medical rehabilitation system in the country.
After the completion of this huge training center, it naturally became the training base for almost all Olympic teams.
And it's not just the athletes and coaches who will participate in the upcoming Olympics, but also those on the fringes of the national team, talented but not yet capable young athletes, some coaches and staff who come to learn, plus medical staff and other logistical personnel.
The men's national basketball team had already assembled long ago. Back in April, when the domestic league ended, more than 30 members of the Olympic selection team arrived here.
Then, as time went on, players who needed rest after the season ended late, as well as those who were playing abroad, returned one after another.
Furthermore, the national team had already completed a round of selection back in June, with more than ten players being eliminated and bidding a regretful farewell to the national team, temporarily leaving the training base at the Summer Palace.
Lin Tian, as the only player on the team whose season didn't end until June, was naturally the last to report to the team.
Besides Lin Tian, even Da Zhi, who plays in Dallas, arrived here as early as mid-May and has been training with the team for about a month and a half now.
When Lin Tian arrived at the training ground, more than 20 players had just finished a round of training and were resting there. As soon as they saw Lin Tian arrive, they immediately came over to greet him, saying, "Brother Lin, you're finally here."
"Lin, it's been a long time." Yao Ming, who led his team to a disappointing defeat in the finals this year and only won the runner-up title, walked over with his good friend Liu Wei, who was selected for the national training team for the first time.
Yao Ming still had that signature smiling face, and he bumped fists with Lin Tian.
"Young Master Liu has always wanted to fight you one-on-one. He said he could beat you to a pulp."
"You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting!" Liu Wei kicked Yao Ming in the butt, saying irritably, "I did want to spar with Brother Lin, but I don't think I can beat him. I know that much!"
"Hey, Linzi's here." After a few young people came over, Liu Yudong, Hu Weidong, Wu Qinglong and others, who had once dominated Asia with Lin Tian last year, making the entire Asian basketball scene tremble with fear, flee in terror, and crumble, also came over with smiles to greet Lin Tian.
"Want to have a drink tonight?" As usual, the bus driver greeted him with his signature silly grin.
In the current Chinese team, the bus is not the strongest player, but in a sense, he is everyone's hope!
After all, when it comes to playing basketball, everyone on the Chinese team knows that they are no match for Lin Tian!
When Lin Tian is with them, it's no exaggeration to say that he's using a "dimensional reduction attack" technique; the difference between the two sides is enormous.
Of the entire Chinese team, only Yao Ming has a tiny chance of catching up with Lin Tian and becoming a player of the same level as him.
However, while they might not be able to beat him in basketball, none of the veterans on the Chinese team wanted to back down when it came to drinking. Ever since the last Asian Championship, they had hoped to get Lin Tian to have a good drink with them.
They wanted to get Lin Tian drunk to prove that they were better than Lin Tian in some aspects!
However, Lin Tian knew these people well, especially how much of a drunkard Da Ba could drink; he had heard about it long ago.
He doesn't have any drinking prowess or the ability to drink endlessly without getting drunk, so he's probably just looking for trouble by drinking contests.
Hey, no way! Not even a second thought!
I'm not drinking it, what can you do about it!
"Alright, everyone get back to training." Coach Jiang Xingquan also came over.
Seeing Lin Tian return to the team, the veteran coach was obviously relieved. After all, the return of the team's strongest player meant that the Chinese team's performance in this Olympic Games was finally guaranteed.
Before this competition, Jiang Xingquan was given a task from above.
His minimum goal is not to be worse than the quarterfinals in 1996!
Anyway, Jiang Xingquan felt that this minimum task was like insulting someone!
In 1996, the team had neither Lin Tian nor Yao Ming, and was almost entirely composed of newcomers, yet they still made it to the quarterfinals.
This year, with a strong and well-equipped team, they have largely secured their place in the NBA playoffs. Lin Tian won two consecutive MVP awards and a championship, while Yao Ming has also made rapid progress. This year, he almost wiped out the Bayi team in the league, ending the dominance of this domestic powerhouse.
In addition, China's golden generation of '96 is also at its peak. If this lineup still can't make it into the top eight, then there's no need for anyone in charge to say anything; Jiang Xingquan himself should be so ashamed that he should want to crawl into a hole and hide.
As for higher expectations, there were no unrealistic tasks assigned from above, such as winning the championship.
But the implication was clear: it would be best to get the cards!
However, although the attitude from above was very mild, Jiang Xingquan, a coach who has been leading the team on the front line for so long, was of course very clear about what the higher-ups meant.
Once you get the medal, everything becomes much easier. Whether you want to move up the ranks, continue coaching the national team, or improve your benefits, just ask! You can make any request you want!
But if there's no breakthrough in performance, then let's discuss it again!
Jiang Xingquan didn't have much ambition for power, continuing to lead the team, or getting a raise. But for him, making history in a glorious way and being fired with mediocre results were two completely different things!
Old man, he cares about his reputation!
Not to mention the current public opinion and expectations in China, which are extremely high! Fans are chanting the slogan that a top-four finish is the minimum and that they will go all out for the championship!
So this time, even though the requirements from above weren't high, Jiang Xingquan set very high standards and requirements for himself.
Unless we face the American team, we should at least get a silver medal!
In other words, in Jiang Xingquan's mind, his Chinese team fears no one except the American team!
He has that confidence!
Jiang Xingquan's confidence didn't come from nowhere!
At least in Lin Tian's memory, this Chinese team was fierce, ruthless, and incredibly strong!
With a peak-era lineup of players, a golden generation still in their prime, plus a young Yao Ming and a mature Mo Bateer, the team, despite a minor unpleasant incident before Lin Tian's arrival, was essentially a non-issue.
This Chinese team in history first defeated Italy, the 99 European Championship champions, then thrashed New Zealand, and then led by as many as 16 points when facing France, the eventual runner-up in this Olympic Games!
However, this year's Chinese team was indeed unlucky. When they played against the French team, the French team's star player Ricardo had the craziest night of his career!
This Frenchman made 8 of 9 three-point attempts throughout the game. When the Chinese team was leading by 14 points in the second half, this guy stepped up and unleashed his French cannon, hitting 6 consecutive three-pointers and a layup, leading the team to turn the tide of the game!
Ultimately, the French team's morale soared after this match, and they fought their way to the final, eventually securing second place!
On the other hand, the Chinese team suffered a crushing defeat after this match. Although they defeated the European champions Italy, they lost to their opponents in the tiebreaker and ultimately failed to advance to the quarterfinals.
It can only be said that it was a matter of timing and fate. The Chinese men's basketball team, which was hailed as the most balanced, the most luxurious, and the most vulnerable team in Olympic history, ultimately failed to make it into the knockout stage.
It was bad luck, but also a lack of real strength.
But now, Lin Tian has arrived!
The quarterfinals?
Anyway, Lin Tian and Jiang Xingquan both aim for the top eight. To Lin Tian, that statement was no different from swearing!
Now that we've started, there's only one objective!
Champion! (End of Chapter)