"Antoine Walker. He hasn't come to pack his things yet." Billups stood up. He had made up his mind that if this old guy dared to cause trouble for Lin Long, he would not care if Barkley was the former MVP.
Barkley shook his head." Then throw away his things. Things that don't belong to this team shouldn't be in this locker room."”
"And then?"
Billups was still hostile. He felt that Barkley's next words were to occupy the locker.
"And then?"
Barkley said as if he had heard a joke,
"Then, you have to quickly find me a new cabinet. I want to change my clothes and train! I think your current one is not bad. Why don't you and Linlong move one to the left? I want the one you have now."
Billups was stunned for a moment after hearing Barkley's words. Then he realized that Barkley wanted Lin Long to use the locker in the middle. This also meant that Barkley was not here to fight for the boss! He had given the position of boss to Linlong!
Barkley looked at Billups 'suspicious eyes and clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.""I know what everyone is thinking. You can rest assured that I have discussed with our coach before coming here. This team belongs to Lin Long, and I will fully support and help him! Anyone who wants to challenge Linlong's position will have to ask my fist first!”
Barkley paused for a moment before continuing,""Also, believe it or not, Mr. Auerbach promised me the championship, and I'm here for it! Therefore, I will also supervise everyone's training. We will carry out daily training at the level of a championship!”
When Barkley said this, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
No one liked to stay in a chaotic and infighting team. Everyone preferred a simple and united locker room.
Since even Barkley, who was the most qualified to challenge Lin Long, had recognized the boss of the team, the others naturally had nothing to say.
Only Curry raised his hand and said," My wife hasn't come to Boston for the time being. I'm taking care of the children alone. Can I bring my two sons to the training ground?" I promise they won't affect the training.”
"You're the boss, you have the final say!" Barkley smiled at Linlong.”
With that, he urged Billups to move to the side and clear his closet.
Lin Long thought of Curry's two sons. Stephen Curry had become a figure that changed the entire league.
He had started a new era of small balls and three-pointers almost by himself!
As for his younger brother Seth, although he was not as crazy as his older brother, he was also one of the top shooters in the league. He had three stars in one goal, and all of them were shooters!
It would be fun to bully the childhood versions of them!
Thinking of this, Linlong smiled and said to Old Ku Li,"
"Of course, they can come at any time, but let me say this first. If the two brats want to challenge me to a one-on-one fight, I won't go easy on them! I will end their basketball dreams ahead of time!”
Lin Long's words made Old Curry heave a sigh of relief and the atmosphere in the locker room completely relaxed.
Everyone laughed as they changed their clothes and prepared to participate in the training later.
Under Barkley's adjustments, the arrangement of the entire locker room also underwent a huge change.
As the boss of the team, Lin Long sat in the middle without any suspense.
Billups, as the number one henchman, sat to the left of Linlong, followed by Old Curry, Diana Barros, and Teus Edney.
On Linlong's right were Charles Barkley, Kevin Willis, Andrew Dellkler, Tyrese Knight...
As for Bowen and Big Ben, they sat side by side in the corner. They needed to work hard for their playing time.
Auerbach also began his own experiment in the training that followed. He put Willis, Barkley, Lin Long, Barros, and Billups in the same group.
They were basically the starting lineup in Auerbach's mind.
This was practically the strongest and highest combination in the entire Alliance.
On the other side were Bruce Bowen, Dleckler, Curry, Theus Eider, and Terrence Knight.
In the five-on-five confrontation, Lin Long worked hard to adapt to his new identity. He played more on the periphery, shooting more threes and long-distance two-pointers. Occasionally, he would switch positions with Barkley and come to the low post.
During this period, Barkley taught Linlong everything he knew.
He taught all his experience and skills to Lin Long without reservation to make up for Lin Long's lack of offensive skills.
However, the playing style of the third position still made Lin Long make more mistakes and lower his efficiency. However, Lin Long knew that the team had just welcomed four newcomers. Naturally, they had to play in a new system and needed a long time to get used to it.
This was also why many team management did not like to make big deals during the season.
There was no time in the middle of the season for them to readjust their lineup. They had to use battle to nurture battle and use competition to practice.
This would inevitably affect the team's results and cause dissatisfaction among the team.
In the next few games, the Celtics did not perform well.
They were in the throes of grinding, and they had only won less than half of their consecutive home games.
Lin Long also lost his efficiency because he gave up the lane to Willis and Barkley and shot more three-pointers. He was pulled away by the fiery Shawn Kemp in the All-Star voting.
Fortunately, a week before Christmas, Lin Long and the Celtics seemed to have finally found their form and completed their running-in.
They had achieved a beautiful four-game winning streak, pulling their record back to more than 50%, maintaining their position as the seventh in the Eastern Conference.
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