I really play basketball

Chapter 28 The First Signature

In the broadcast room of NBC Sports, the staff who were always watching the ratings of the game stared wide-eyed.

"Old... boss!"

The editor-in-chief of the sports channel who was nervously directing the camera cut was stopped.

He turned around and asked angrily, "What's wrong?"

"The ratings have plummeted..."

"what?"

The editor-in-chief immediately went to the computer, as the staff said——

The ratings of this game, from the moment the game started, climbed to the peak, almost one of the highest ratings in the NCAA preseason.

But just the moment before, the ratings plummeted, leaving only half of what they were before.

"Why did you suddenly dive into the water?"

"Because those penny fans can't stand it anymore..."

Another staff member in the broadcast room told the truth in one word.

Pence's loyal fans couldn't watch it anymore. They sat in front of the TV and locked on the Long Beach vs. Oregon State University game. What was it for?
To see Lin Xing's jokes!
But the result?

Lin Xing started his performance at the very beginning, three heavy dunks, each dunk showed a different style.

Coupled with a steal that completely suppressed Brent Barry, Lin Xing has dominated the opening stage of this game.

Oregon State has sent their best perimeter defender, and it still gets beat up.

The joke is that they can't see it anymore, and even now, they themselves have become a joke.

Faced with such an embarrassing situation, they chose to be ostriches and quit the live broadcast of the game.

The crotch is on fire-of course, there are fans who have not quit, and their thoughts or reasons are different.

Some are fans who really love basketball, and they can only be regarded as penny passers-by fans at best.

Before the game, the Orange County Register and NBC TV station mocked Lin Xing overwhelmingly, leading this group of passer-by fans to stand on the opposite side of Lin Xing with a clear banner.

But now, their minds have changed.

"Boston Herald" sports reporter Bill Simmons is one of them.

Before this game, Bill Simmons, who was in Boston, hadn't seen any of Lin Xing's games.

So he sided with Penny in a dispute that looked a lot like hype.

But now, Bill Simmons' eyes are shining.

"John Bayless is not exaggerating, the guy is a genius!"

Bill Simmons thinks he knows the ball very well. After watching these few rounds, he is sure:

"Both are tall point guards with a height of 2 meters. Compared with Penny, Stalin's style of play is a little more explosive, but a little less spiritual. The two have their own strengths. It is absolutely no problem to say that they are shoulder to shoulder!"

The rest are the die-hards among Penny's fans, whose minds are full of: wait, Oregon State should adjust the defense later.

Soon, as the die-hard Penny fans thought, Oregon State called a timeout after Lin's fourth and fifth dunks.

On the sidelines, Oregon State coach Jim Anderson smiled bitterly.

After calling the timeout, he turned his head, and the first thing he said to the assistant coach next to him was: "This guy was supposed to be a member of the Beavers, but it's a pity..."

Of course the teaching assistant next to him knew what Jim Anderson was talking about, and he also smiled wryly.

But my heart is full of fantasies: If McKinney is replaced by Stalin, will this year's Oregon State Big Beavers rule the Pacific Ten?
Jim Anderson doesn't have so many fantasies. He only knows that now, defensive adjustments must be made against Lin Xing.

As for how to target it, do you still need to ask?
"Every defensive round in the future, Brent, your position must be shifted to the strong side. I need you to cooperate with Mustafa to lock Stalin..."

After the timeout, Lin Xing enjoyed the highest courtesy of defense, all kinds of defenses.

In the first offensive round, he broke through as usual, but Brent Barry rushed over to pinch the defense immediately.

Lin Xing didn't even think about it, and directly distributed the ball to one side.

A mediocre pass found Lucios.

Lucios also lived up to expectations, received the ball and rushed two steps, stopped and shot, and successfully scored two points.

Lin Xing also scored an assist from this.

In Boston, Bill Simmons looked at Lin Xing's pass and became more certain:
"Pennie's every ball is elegant and smart, and Stalin, on the contrary, every ball is simple and direct, directly to the point of rough and wild."

To be honest, Bill Simmons is not too cold about Lin Xing's style of play.

Because of the 90s, the so-called rough style of play, or violent aesthetics, was the norm.

In the NBA, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Shaquille O'Neal, who is not a representative of violent aesthetics?

Well, Ewing may be an exception, because he is the representative of the aesthetics of violence.

The aesthetics of violence are indeed eye-catching, but if you watch too much, you will get tired.

Suddenly a penny with an elegant ball style appears, can it not attract fans?
But objectively speaking, style of play is not the criterion for judging whether a player is a genius.

The elegant penny and the rough Lin Xing can only be compared in vain before they have a direct fight.

There is nothing wrong with Xu Kong's comparison, let's say a shoulder-to-shoulder comparison.

Thinking about it this way, Bill Simmons felt that this dispute should not go on.

Back to the game itself, Oregon State still has strength.

Even though the outside line has been bombed by Lin Xing, their inside twin towers still played a role.

Scott Haskin blasted Tavor almost at the same time, but his scoring explosiveness was far inferior to that of Lin Xing.

Coupled with Chad Scott's two three-pointers, Oregon State bit the score in a short period of time.

Lin Xing continued to control the ball and finally stopped his offensive pace.

On a sudden point, he passed a wide open pass to Rod Hannibal, and Hannibal missed the three-pointer.

Soon, teammates missing his passes became the norm, as Bill Simmons watched:

Stalin's pass is very common, that is, a simple and direct outward pass. Such a pass is difficult to produce a qualitative change.

There is no qualitative change, only quantitative change. Once the quantity increases, it is difficult to guarantee the shooting percentage of teammates.

Teammates hit the iron several times, so that Oregon State University saw the hope of overtaking the score, and they stepped up their efforts.

On the offensive end, Brent Barry found an opportunity and dealt the card to Haskin.

Then, Haskin turned around and made a layup under the basket. Oregon State quickly closed the gap to only 2 points.

At this time, Boston, Bill Simmons touched his chin: Is the intensity of this game quite high?
In Long Beach's offense, Mustafa Hofer, like the previous rounds, faced Lin Xing head-on, completely ignoring the large space behind him.

Anyway, Lin Xing passed him, and there was Brent Barry behind him.

At the top of the arc, Lin Xing slapped the basketball and looked up at the score.

He wanted a crush, but the opponent didn't cooperate, so he could only use a little more force to force the opponent to cooperate.

A quick cross step at the top of the arc, nothing seems to change.

So did Bill Simmons in front of the TV.

But immediately after, Lin Xing, who dashed forward, unexpectedly continued to speed up.

His strong body bumped into Brent Barry like this, but he kept on charging, and even the sprinting movement didn't mean to deform.

On the contrary, it was Barry who was suddenly hit by Lin Xing and immediately lost the focus of defense.

In the next second, he was also passed.

In a panic, Barry could only turn around and hold Lin Xing.

That's a foul...

But the first time, the referee didn't blow.

Because Barry failed to hold Lin Xing, the strong and powerful Lin Xing rushed to the basket as if carrying Barry on his back.

Finally, under Haskin's futile interference, Lin Xing raised his hand and tossed the basketball obediently into the basket.

"Fuck!"

Boston, Bill Simmons couldn't help but swear, he was taken aback.

Lin Xing's breakthrough directly surpassed his imagination.

"Brent Barry couldn't grab him with all his strength. What kind of monster is he?"

Bill Simmons is not a young reporter who has never seen the market. On the contrary, he graduated from the Political Science College of the Holy Cross and did not enter politics. Instead, he chose to nest in the Boston Herald as a small reporter because of the love in his heart.

He loves basketball and has watched countless basketball games.

He is very clear that there are many stars in the NBA who can do similar operations.

For example, Charles Barkley.

For example, Shaquille O'Neal.

But the problem is that players who can make their opponents unable to pull them are already super giants in the NBA, at least they are the only ones in the NBA.

Lin Xing also did this, doesn't that mean...

"Pennie is just an elegant player, but he hasn't been at least a notch above his peers. The University of Memphis' record speaks for itself, and Stalin..."

"Even Mustapha Hofer, who has proven himself, and Brent Barry, who has great physical fitness, can't stop him."

Bill Simmons was horrified to find that everyone was discussing whether Lin Xing was qualified to compete with Penny.

But perhaps, the fact will be that it is not Lin Xing who is not worthy to stand shoulder to shoulder, but Penny.

Lin Xing's ball was naturally singled out by John Bayless to brag about it.

Beside him, Stephen Smith was shocked. What is violent aesthetics?This is called the aesthetics of violence!
Lin Xing's performance is getting more and more explosive. If this game continues like this, I am afraid that he will be like John Bayless, and he will involuntarily blow Lin Xing.

But let him go to the enemy, let him take the most difficult path, he still refused from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Xing beat his chest and roared in a wave of singles that neither of them could hold back, showing off his momentum completely.

He went to the free throw line and hit the extra penalty.

Then turn around and defend the round.

He wrapped around Brent Barry and completed another wave of steals.

Lin Xing showed off a wave of windmills without hesitation after a one-stop steal.

He rounded his arms, grabbed the ball, and pressed it hard into the basket.

Clang!
On the sidelines, Jim Anderson looked up and shook his head helplessly when the score gap was opened to 7 points.

"It exploded, completely exploded..."

"The University of Oregon couldn't stop Stalin at all. Now, the game has been controlled by Stalin alone."

"Although the score difference is not that big, the suspense of this game is really not high."

Oregon State clung to the score, but they have been in a behind position.

Every time I want to have a wave of explosions, approach the gap in the score, and find the hope of winning.

Lin Xing will stand up and pull the score back again and again, destroying Oregon State's extravagant hope of winning.

In this way, Lin Xing almost single-handedly defeated Oregon State University.

On their home turf, Long Beach has another victory.

In this victory, Lin Xing scored 33 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals.

In the NBC commentary seat after the game, Stephen Smith remained silent, and Tony Gay would only say some words about field control.

It was John Bayless, who appeared as a guest, who completely controlled the stage at hand.

He continued to emphasize: "I said that Stalin was a genius, and now he has proved what I said is true!

This dispute is coming to an end, what do you think, Stephen? "

Stephen Smith simply replied, "Perhaps?"

On the court, Lin Xing, who won the game, took Brent Barry to communicate and finally exchanged jerseys.

"A two-time NBA MVP's college jersey, and a college jersey of a representative of 'White Men Can Fly', even if you can't play basketball in the future, just auctioning these jerseys is enough to make a lot of money."

Lin Xing took Brent Barry's jersey and walked to the sidelines, ready to chat with Lao Zhang and Lao Ge.

As a result, halfway, he heard a childish shout from the height of the stands——

"Hey, Lord Tyrant, can you sign for me, I'm your fan..."

Lin Xing stopped in his tracks, and when he looked up, he saw a little black fan.

He was only three or four years old, and when he saw Lin Xing looking at him, he kept pointing at himself in excitement.

Behind him is a smiling middle-aged black man who looks like his father.

Although the little black fan was wearing Lucios' No. 12 jersey, Lin Xing still agreed with a smile:
"No problem, little guy, but remember to wear my jersey next time."

"Obey, Lord Tyrant."

The little black fan bent over and bowed, which was very funny.

Then he trotted over and pulled up his jersey.

Lin Xing thought about it, and decided to send a message to the little guy in front of him. After all, this is his first autograph in the NCAA.

So he asked again: "What's your name, little fellow?"

"Russell Westbrook!"

"what?"

"Russell Westbrook!"

Lin Xing was stunned, wouldn't he?Turtle?

He reacted immediately, concealed his surprise, and pretended to glance carefully at the little black fan in front of him inadvertently.

Although the little tortoise hasn't grown yet, the shape of this face already looks a bit like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

"Long Beach, Russell Westbrook, probably didn't run."

Lin Xing stroked his chin and wrote on Guigui's jersey——

"May my fan Russell Westbrook grow up healthy and become a future basketball superstar, Star Lin!"

After signing, Lin Xing returned the marker and patted the turtle's head.

"Okay, little guy, if you wear my jersey next time, you can come to me again, and I will sign you a better one."

"Thank you, Mr. Tyrant."

The young tortoise felt overwhelmed, and bowed to Lin Xing again.

Lin Xing couldn't help smiling, and raised his hand to say hello to Guigui's father.

Turn around and go to Lao Zhang and Lao Ge.

(It’s still two-in-one today, but the number of words is less, ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket!)
(End of this chapter)