Chapter 133 Lin Han's Diaosi teammates(1/2)
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What is it like to have your own signature sneakers in NBA?
Lin Han didn't know what it felt like to other players who had their signature sneakers, but when he came to the jazz training hall with his latest style of "Miracle Generation" sneakers, he was surrounded by almost all the jazz players!
Lin Han’s special pair of Miracle Generation sneakers is a jazz blue and white color scheme. According to Adidas, this pair of basketball shoes that use shock-absorbing elastic gaskets is the first pair of sneakers designed using patent leather design. As for the soles of this pair of sneakers, the soles are added with full palm fiber carbon plates, and the soles also use a very gorgeous crystal sole design. Lin Han really doesn’t understand these professional terms, very little.
Lin Han really doesn't know anything about carbon fiber, crystal bottom, shock-absorbing elastic gaskets, but after trying it out at home in the morning, he likes these sneakers very much.
The sneakers Lin Han wore are now Jordan's seventh generation, which are relatively outdated sneakers. However, compared to the eighth generation of Jordan who was snatched across the United States, Lin Han likes Jordan's seventh generation more. Although it is necessary to talk about performance, the newer the time, the better the performance. Jordan's seventh generation is naturally not as good as Jordan's 8 in performance, but not to mention the performance, whether it is beautiful enough is also important. As a basketball newcomer at that time, Lin Han didn't know how much the performance of sneakers was. In this case, he was naturally a person of appearance.
Now, the pair of sneakers designed by Adidas for Lin Han, whether in terms of appearance or comfort after wearing it, Lin Han thinks it is perfect for Jordan's seventh generation, which is really perfect. Therefore, since getting these sneakers from Adidas, Lin Han knows that Adidas is really very attentive to Lin Han's Miracle Generation.
Instead of what these guys said, otherwise even the two jazz elders Malone and Stockton, who were used to seeing the world, would not have held Lin Han's sneakers with surprise and looked left and right for a long time, and they even felt a little unwilling to let go.
"Lin. Your signature sneakers are really beautiful. Can you lend them to wear for a few days?"
At this time, Ma Long was almost about to let go while holding Lin Han's sneakers.
As the Jazz's leading player. Not long ago, after Laguerre, whom he treated, withdrew from the NBA, this miserable Jazz's leading player, NBA star, has always spent money to buy sneakers, and does not even have his own signature sneakers.
Don’t think that every superstar in NBA has his own basketball shoes. This idea is very wrong. There is a common sense in NBA, that is, "the insiders don’t sell shoes." In this case, even insiders of Malone, Ewing, Olajuwon and others, Nike will not look at them. In the current NBA, insiders sell the best shoes and the highest salary is New York Knicks Gorilla Ewing. The contract with Adidas has an annual salary of one million. For insiders, the contract with an annual salary of one million is the highest. As for Adidas, it is not because of anything else, but because he is in New York, the capital of the world!
If Ewing was not in New York, this guy is like Olajuwon or Malone, 300,000 is not worth 300,000, Nike or Adidas are really unwilling to give these inside superstars 300,000. Isn't this an exaggeration? Isn't it a lot? Isn't it even a tenth of the endorsement fee of Hardaway?
Ewing is very miserable as an inside player. Other players are not much better. For example, Stockton, this super point guard of NBA, is wearing a pair of tennis shoes. Although tennis shoes and basketball shoes are actually in the same direction as basketball shoes. However, in order to maintain the characteristics of his small slimness, he has better running requirements, higher anti-slip ability and faster start, he finally chose tennis shoes with better concepts. Why not design a basketball shoes that include these advantages and more suitable for him?
Stockton also thinks so, but someone needs to help him design. Although Stockton is a superstar, the Utah Jazz is not New York. There are only more than 2 million people in the state. The popularity of Malone and Stockton can be regarded as the foundation of superstars. Which company will be full and spend millions of dollars to design a pair of special sneakers for Stockton?
If it weren't for Lin Han's sudden rise, perhaps the two Utah elders wouldn't have been ignored this season. Under such circumstances, Stockton had his own exclusive sneakers as soon as he entered the league. His eyes could kill people. Damn it was so envious and jealous.
I have to say that although the Jazz is a team that is not short of superstars, these guys are really pure ** [Silk] teams throughout the NBA. Of course, this was before Lin Han came.
So when Malone wanted to take Lin Han's sneakers for himself, Stockton's eyes lit up wildly. At this time, he even began to think about how to get the shoes over.
You should know that Lin Han’s current game characteristics are definitely not bad in terms of accelerated start and friction, as well as emergency start and stop. And he just tried the feel, and the conceptual design of these sneakers may really be suitable for him.
But when facing the Jazz's hungry wolf, Lin Han was really not afraid at all, because Lin Han was confident that these guys would definitely not be able to wear his sneakers.
"If anyone can wear these shoes properly, I will give them to anyone. If you can't wear them, I'll send them back to me quickly."
Looking at Ma Long, who was holding Lin Han's sneakers like a child, Lin Han glared fiercely and said, "When Lin Han yelled, Ma Long, who was extremely aggrieved, reluctantly handed the basketball shoes in his hand to Lin Han's hand.
"Be good, is this right? In two days, I will have someone custom-made a pair for everyone."
"Really? Lin, you won't lie, are you? Can you make the decision?"
"Don't worry, it's absolutely fine"
When Lin Han finished speaking with a smile, his group of Jazz teammates were really excited. Lin Han is now a man of his own brand. How could he let his teammates continue to wear Jordan or Nike sneakers? How inappropriate?
Since the design concept has been completed, it will not cost much to redesign a pair of sneakers according to their personal special requirements. After all, although such a secondary design is not simply to enlarge and reduce the sneakers, it will not be difficult. As one of the bosses of this brand, Lin Han still has such privileges.
And after being able to occupy the Jazz, even if Utah is too small. However, with the current Jazz's crazy popularity in Utah, Lin Han thinks that there is a lot of potential. As long as every two families can own a pair of Lin Han's sneakers, Lin Han's sneakers can be sold for 200,000 to 300,000 pairs in Utah alone. Of course, some families will definitely not buy it, but most families will definitely not buy only one pair. This number is not an exaggeration or conservative. According to the price of Lin Han's sneakers, each pair of 120 US dollars.
The price is 12 million US dollars to sell for 100,000 pairs, and 200,000 pairs are 24 million US dollars. This is not a small amount. In addition, the United States supports Lin Han very much and almost the hundreds of thousands of Chinese who support Lin Han. Lin Han thinks that Adidas is not a loss to choose to cooperate with him. But Lin Han is a little worried about whether the price of this sneaker is a bit high, although according to Adidas's meaning, these sneakers are all high-tech. There is no way. Even Jordan's 8th generation is not a match at all. The design cost and cost are very high.
In fact, Lin Han agrees with Adidas' explanation. Although he has not worn Jordan 8, Lin Han thinks that he can beat Jordan 7 in terms of performance, he should be better than Jordan 8. Moreover, compared with Jordan's sneakers, Lin Han doesn't think the price is really expensive. Everyone is of the same level. Although Lin Han's popularity is not as good as Jordan. But sneakers are better, aren't they?
A popular superstar appeared in the Utah Jazz. Such a popular superstar can still bring great benefits. In this regard, Stockton and Malone cannot do what Lin Han can bring to everyone, so the Jazz were extremely excited at this time.
"Lin, this miracle brand of Adidas belongs to you, but the trademark silhouette of your brand may have problems, you must be mentally prepared."
Finally, Stockton looked at Lin Han, who was slowly wearing his new shoes, reminded him.
After being reminded by Stockton, all the other players with a slightly lower IQ also changed their faces. They always felt that this silhouette was familiar, as if they had seen it again. Isn’t this silhouette the back of Lin Han who performed a miracle at home in New York again?
When I thought of this, these Jazz players were really excited. Lin Han was fined by the league. This was Lin Han's business, but if Lin Han really dared to wear these sneakers on the court, it would be a slap on the Knicks in the face. Is there anything there? When I thought of this, these unconventional Jazz players were all excited.
"Boss, it's really okay to do this."
At this time, Lin Han's two younger brothers, Aaron Williams and Brian Russell, were a little worried about Lin Han, but Lin Han really didn't care at all at this time.
Because Adidas had prepared a fine check for him long ago, it was not a big deal to have less than five million!
"Don't worry, no problem, Jordan is not afraid of being punished, I am not afraid of"
Lin Han finally said with a smile on his face, extremely domineering. Anyway, money is not his, so what is he afraid of? With Lin Han's "bitter" personality, he himself wants to see what the expressions in New York are like, so don't react too fiercely.
Because Lin Han has a brand new pair of sneakers and Lin Han promises to design a pair of basketball shoes with the same concept as Lin Han for every Jazz player, all the players on the Jazz were very excited at this time and could not wait to wait for training to come, let Lin Han try all the performance of this pair of shoes.
At this time, the Jazz was extremely excited, but the Jazz's head coach, Jerry Sloan and his assistant Philip Johnson, were not so relaxed at this time.
The current situation of the Jazz team is that the players are overly excited. Because they want to continue winning streaks, everyone is now like a tense clockwork and no longer cares about their current physical condition. Not long ago, the team doctor sent the report on the current physical condition of all the players in the team to Jerry Sloan.
It was simply shocking. The player in the Jazz's physical condition and game condition is Lin Han, not the two Utah elders. At this time, both Utah elders were already feeling a little difficult, which was simply unbelievable. These two people had extremely historical control over their own bodies. Even these two people were not controlling their bodies and physical fitness. Instead, they were crazy during the game. It is easy to imagine what the Jazz was like at this time.
Almost everyone is fighting hard now. As the team's players are striving for victory, you should be happy as the team's head coach. But this is the regular season. What if you tie the 33 consecutive wins or break the 33 consecutive wins?
Basically there is not much meaning. At most, it is just that the Lakers celebrate 33 consecutive victories every year, moving from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. The Lakers still hold celebrations for the team's 33 consecutive victories every year, which has lasted for more than 20 years. There is really no way. The fans are too excited. For the team, in fact, this is the case. Can a big team like Los Angeles attract some fans with this history. Can Salt Lake City use this history to attract fans? Of course not, without this foundation, just like the effect of the Lakers winning three consecutive championships is different from the effect of the Utah Jazz winning three consecutive championships.
Therefore, for the coach, although this is an opportunity to leave a name in history, Jerry Sloan is not excited by the players. After all, this is just an opportunity to leave a name. In addition to a chance to leave a name in history, the players also have many interests. With such a resume, for role players, it is equivalent to having an iron rice bowl. For core players, MVP, All-Stars, and other honors will come one after another. This is the temptation of Hongguoguo. Even when Jerry Sloan was a player, he did not think he would miss such an opportunity.
But at this time, the Jazz really entered the Devil's schedule, playing the Mavericks on January 2. The Blazers were opened on January 3, playing the Heat on January 5, playing the Bucks away on January 7, playing the Cavaliers away on January 8. The Phoenix Suns away on January 10, and what's even more terrifying is that after playing away, they will play the Supersonics on January 11.
Your sister, seeing this schedule, Jerry Sloan really wants to cry. After walking like this, even if the Jazz wins all, more than half of the players will be ruined. The future will be really miserable.
"Jerry, don't think so much. Haven't you said that this kind of thing should be done. They naturally decided to do it. They naturally thought about the consequences. Let them go crazy. Now I think the problem I want to solve most is not the problem of the team wanting to win. Spencer and Aaron Williams have some problems that need to be dealt with now."
After Phil Johnson finished speaking, Jerry Sloan fell into deep thought again.
What is the problem with Spencer and Aaron Williams? The problem is big. After the last game, Lin Han and Malone and Stockton forced him to the palace. It's very simple. The three team players really can't stand Spencer, a guy who has nothing to do except height and size. Now the team is striving to create history. Well, at this critical moment, there is a player like Spencer. Basically, the Jazz are four to five in every game, which is almost making Lin Han, Malone and Stockton crazy.
Although Aaron Williams is not very good, he is brave enough to fight and fight. He is brave enough to fight and fight. Even if his strength and potential are really bad, it doesn't matter. Just use it. Even if the effect is worse than Spencer, it doesn't seem that bad [thin], right?
It can be said that the requirements of these three Jazz players are very emotional, that is, they have had enough of Spencer pulling their legs on the court, so no matter who they are, as long as they are center forwards, it doesn’t matter if they are not as strong as Spencer, but as a head coach, Jerry Sloan cannot be so emotional.
"We have never been worried about the team's center in the past 10 years."
When he thought of this, Jerry Sloan remembered the greatest center in the history of the Jazz, Mark Eaton, a super strongman who can stand up to the top and beat the three centers even if he stands. However, such a strongman retired after the end of last season, which directly led to the Jazz introducing potential newcomer Spencer to fill his gap. This draft-leading young center has no problem with potential, but even if he has potential, his old club is unwilling to train him again after two years of training. Which team is Spencer's old club? The Minnesota Timberwolves, a player who can't even stand the Minnesota Timberwolves, can see what kind of character this player is. Therefore, the Jazz who wanted to pick up a bargain finally picked up an outrageous trick.
But although Spencer is useless. At least he has a big shot, and it is not very good to face the All-Star Center, but it is still useful to face the role player center. If this guy is really removed from the starting position, would the Jazz be facing the opposing role player center. The opposing role player center is likely to play like the All-Star Center? To be honest, although Aaron Williams dares to fight, his height and strength limits everything to him. Such a player can only use one or two games. If he uses it every game, it will be really tragic.
So, at this time, the Jazz really couldn't find a player who could replace Spencer, and they couldn't even trade. Now there are only four players on the Jazz who have trading value, Lin Han, Malone, Stockton and Jeff Malone, Lin Han, Malone and Stockton cannot trade. Even if Jeff Malone wants to trade, he still has to trade a very good sixth person. If he goes to the center, the Jazz will be even more uncomfortable. As for other Jazz players, even if they are sent out, they will lose money and trade, and they will not trade anything valuable.
This is also the reason why the Jazz is seeking a deal, but the transaction cannot be made. Other players want Lin Han and Jeff Malone, but the Jazz is unwilling to do so, so they can only drag it.
Is it possible to let Ma Long reach the center position now? Although Ma Long is not very tall, this guy is absolutely not at a loss in his strength. Even O'Neal from the Magic wants to fight Pegasus. Although Ma Long's height is a flaw, there are not so many centers in the league who can use his height to play Ma Long. In addition to those European centers who are invincible in the mid-range shot, there are only a few of the three centers. So although Ma Long is not top-notch on the defensive end, it is still pretty good and can get by. It's just that Ma Long plays the center, so who can play the power forward?
When Jerry Sloan thought of this, he became speechless again. When he thought about it, he found that his team was really in a mess now.
Malone is OK to play center forward, power forward Chambers is too old and will kill Malone. Russell is on the way, and he doesn't have the skills in the inside. Malone Isaac Austin is a very good person, but this guy is still lying on the hospital bed and seems to be able to make a comeback until before the playoffs.
As for Aaron Williams, if Aaron Williams can play as a starting player, why would Malone play as a center?
So after a round, Jerry Sloan found that the team could not even find a qualified starting lineup. I have to say that this team is too shabby and cannot be compared with the Trail Blazers.
Therefore, at this time, Jerry Sloan and Phil Johnson were almost worried.
"Jerry, how about you let Lin Han reach the inside line? Let him play guest appearance for a while?"
In the end, Phil Johnson couldn't stand it anymore and gritted his teeth and said to Jerry Sloan.
Let Lin Han hit the inside to play power forward, this is a crazy proposal. Is Lin Han Buckley the second?
When Jerry Sloan thought of this, he had a headache again. Lin Han's skills are very comprehensive and his back-to-back jump shot is very powerful. If this kid is willing, his frontcourt rebounds and backcourt rebounds seem to be good, and he is also extremely outstanding in terms of strength. Among the NBA outside players, he is first-class. Although his strength is not very strong in the inside, he is also considered second-rate, barely enough.
Moreover, even his most criticized defensive ability in the past, the last game proved that he was still good at defending the outside players. As for whether the defensive inside line is enough, Jerry Sloan didn't know. This kid was hiding too deeply, who knew how much he would live in his hands.
As he thought about it, Jerry Sloan found that such an offer was really good. Even if Lin Han and Malone were really short in the inside, they could not play running and bomb like the Suns, and the Jazz had played it before.
And more importantly, Jerry Sloan is really watching Lin Han like him the more he likes him the more he watches him, and he becomes more and more unhappy. This kid is always so lazy and not doing his best to the team. He always hides it. Maybe it's good to continue to abuse him again.
What kind of method is the most abuser in the NBA? Naturally, it is to throw an outside player into the inside and let him be rotated by a group of all-star insiders in the league. That's all.
So, as he thought about it, Jerry Sloan actually found himself excited and even developed a sense of [perversion].
While seeing the strange flushing and shiny eyes on his old partner's face, Phil Johnson subconsciously retreated his chair.
At this time, the head coach of the Jazz was considering Lin Han's future "Bright" again, and Lin Han and the Jazz players had already started playing on the court.
At this time, these guys wanted to accompany Lin Han to try out the latest "toys" they bought. There is no way, according to Stockton and Malone, this is the best sneakers they have ever seen. The design, weight and internal construction are excellent. Let's take a look at the specific performance now.
"So amazing. It's really amazing. The starting speed of these sneakers is really good, and the quick start and stop are very beautiful, and the friction of the steering in place is also very good. Although these sneakers do not use air cushion design like Nike, but use shock absorbers, but the effect is also very good and have little impact on bounce. It's great!"
"Now let's see how Lin Han protects his ankle after using it. Will it cause burden and protection to his ankle? According to the weight of these shoes, it is difficult to have any burden on his ankle. Perhaps, this is the most perfect sneaker on the market so far. Adidas is indeed Adidas, and it is incomparable to Lagail or Converse that I signed before. I am really envious and jealous."
"Hahaha, can Carl Lagayle and Converse compete with Adidas? If Nike had no Jordan, it wouldn't be able to compare. Although Adidas looks a little lonely in the United States. But after all, they were the number one sports brand before, and their foundation is still very strong."
"It's just that I'm a little curious about why Nike gave up Lin Han, they might have done something very bad."
"That's right, just like Adidas gave up Jordan back then, but this has nothing to do with us. I'm still waiting for Lin Han's new shoes."
"So too, hahahaha"
At this time, the other Jazz players stood aside with excitement and cheered for Lin Han, but at this time, Lin Han was having fun on the training ground. It was very fun, really good. The stadium brought by these sneakers was not comparable to that of Jordan's seventh generation, perhaps because wearing new shoes has psychological bonuses. But Lin Han is sure that even Jordan's eighth generation is definitely not as good as this pair.
In this regard, Lin Han is already looking forward to the reaction of this pair of sneakers in the market. Although the price is a bit expensive, it will definitely not be sold to about 10 million US dollars as Lin Han originally thought!
Of course, at this time, the Jazz players were very excited. When Jerry Sloan and Fier Johnson came to the stadium, they saw the group of kid-like players sweating all over their faces. What are these guys playing now?
Finally, they realized that it was Lin Han trying his new shoes, so they felt a little more at ease.
After the team's morning training class began, the Jazz players had already finished warming up, and Lin Han was sweating all over now.
To be continued...