69novels Chapter 77 Is this old fat guy gay?
Chapter 77 Is this old fat guy gay?
In the fourth quarter, Lin Tian and others were making a ruckus on the bench. Lin Tian was incredibly efficient in this game, making 11 of 14 field goals, 2 of 2 free throws, and 1 of 1 three-pointers, scoring 25 points, 3 rebounds, and 6 assists. Although Jordan only scored 19 points in this game, he delivered a career-high 22 assists!
This number is not only a new career high for Jordan, but also a Bulls franchise record for most assists in a single game!
After dominating all scoring records in Bulls history, Jordan also set a new record for assists!
It's worth mentioning that 9 out of these 22 assists were directly to Lin Tian, helping him score!
Young Master Lin ate until he was so full he kept burping!
Meanwhile, Magic Johnson, who was also sitting on the bench, looked at the Bulls with admiration in his eyes!
It wasn't because the Bulls' passing and cutting was particularly good, nor was it because Jordan, an old acquaintance, had such excellent passing vision that Magic Johnson appreciated it.
He knew Jordan and Pippen so well that he wouldn't be surprised or show such admiration no matter what kind of game they played.
Because they have that capability!
The magician's gaze was now fixed directly on Lin Tian!
This rookie is so interesting!
Top-tier speed in the league, excellent court vision, and while not exquisite, still great passing skills, coupled with his likable personality and the incredible ability to handle Michael Jordan, arguably the most difficult and obsessive player in NBA history...
This kid is definitely going to be an All-Star!
No, this kid might become my next super point guard! He'll definitely become a superstar and MVP someday!
To be honest, throughout the history of the NBA, there are very few teams that have a point guard as their primary core player, and even fewer that have actually won the championship.
Aside from Magic Johnson himself, only Isaiah Thomas, the "Smiling Assassin" of yesteryear, could be considered to have successfully led his team to a championship.
Apart from those two, neither Bob Cousy nor KC Jones, nor Archibald and Wilkens, were able to lead their teams to victory as the primary core players.
The reason for this is that although point guards sound like they control the court, due to their height and weight, they find it difficult to exert dominance and disruption on the court, especially on the defensive end. They have to supply ammunition to the team's interior players who are better at scoring and defending!
Even if we look 30 years into the future, there will be one more player, Stephen Curry, who changed the way the NBA is played and once again led his team to a championship as a point guard.
Other players, whether it's Kidd, Nash, Payton, or Stockton, couldn't win a championship as the primary core player.
Although players like Billups and Tony Parker have won the Finals MVP award, everyone knows that the Spurs and Pistons, as outliers among championship teams, play team basketball. Their individual abilities don't qualify them for the ultimate honor of "leading a team to a championship".
Simply put, the point guard position is the weakest of the five positions in NBA history!
After all, if we were to rank other positions, only legends like Jordan, James, and Duncan could undoubtedly be ranked number one in their respective positions.
But beyond the top spot, the rankings after that are fiercely contested, with everyone having their own reasons and no one able to truly determine who is superior! This is because in the history of the NBA, there have been countless outstanding stars and elite players shining brightly in their respective positions!
And what about the point guard position?
Magic Johnson is a Mount Rushmore-level figure in NBA history.
Then there's Isaiah Thomas, the "Smiling Assassin," who would only rank around 15-20!
The rest of the people were all historical figures from over 30 years ago, and none of them were worth mentioning!
Other positions are about who is stronger and who should be ranked higher.
Point guards are either individually capable but lead a team to chaos, or they lead a team well but their individual honors and statistics are not worth mentioning. Apart from Magic Johnson and Curry, no one can truly stand out and compete with everyone on the highest stage.
The other positions are fiercely contested for second, third, and fourth place, but whoever plays point guard here seems to fall short...
As Magic Johnson reached the end of his career and was no longer as formidable as he once was, he had a complex and unspoken feeling towards the point guards in the league today.
That's terrible!
Everyone's so bad!
In Magic Johnson's eyes, there was no one who could carry the banner of point guard and become the new face of the league!
But now... Jansen thinks that Lin Tian might be able to take up this mantle!
He can become another player, after himself, to uphold the dignity of the point guard position!
Although Lin Tian was only a second-round pick and a sixth man, and his stats were far inferior to those of Damon Stoudamire from the same draft class, Magic Johnson just had that feeling!
His intuition told him that Lin Tian could definitely do it!
Thinking about this, the magician felt that he should ask Lin Tian for his phone number after the game!
This kid, before the competition, seemed to have said he wanted to train with me?
Let's give him a good boost this summer! Let's train him properly!
The next super point guard will be someone I personally coached, step by step!
The player Magic Johnson coached after his retirement is now the league's best point guard!
Thinking of this, the magician felt his extinguished ambition rekindled!
He felt his blood rushing! He couldn't wait to start teaching Lin Tian how to play basketball right now!
The magician on one side was filled with excitement and his passion was rekindled, while Lin Tian on the other side was suddenly stunned!
Even when Jordan insulted him several times, he didn't retaliate.
Because the system suddenly gave him a notification!
"Erwin Jensen's emotions have fluctuated, resulting in a loss of 200 experience points!"
What's going on?
Why is this fat old man who doesn't understand football having such emotional fluctuations?
Lin Tian turned his head curiously and looked at the magician on the other side.
Their eyes met at that very moment! A collision occurred in the void!
However, their feelings were completely different!
Lin Tian: Is this guy gay? He got AIDS, could it be because of men... otherwise why would his eyes look like that?
Magic Johnson: Look! This is the legacy of a super point guard! This is the connection between super point guards! He knows what I'm thinking! And I know what he's thinking! We can definitely become the best and strongest mentor-student pair in NBA history!