Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

They lost three games in a row in the preseason, losing by an average of nearly 20 points per game. The Knicks' state has attracted the attention of basketball fans around the world.

Yang Yi commented after the third game: "This is not the Knicks, or in other words, the real Knicks have not come back yet. I don't believe this is the competitive state of a team that wants to defend the championship."

ESPN said more directly: "Maybe winning the championship has made them slack off. You know, the Knicks are a young team, and young people are most likely to lose their cool in front of honors. Maybe they still need time, and there will be no preseason games."

It’s not important, but if it continues like this, maybe they will be in big trouble this season.”

Of course, amidst all the criticism, it is not that no one speaks for the Knicks. For example, A. Smith believes that it is too early to say these things.

"This is just the preseason, isn't it? It's not time for real guns yet. Besides, the Knicks are obviously training. Zuo Li only averaged 15 minutes per game in the three games, and Curry, who just came back from the World Championships,

They didn't appear in three games. Obviously, they were just training to find their form."

Smith's words are not unreasonable. After all, everyone knows the role of Zuo Li on the Knicks. Last season, many people said that without Zuo Li, the Knicks would not be able to win the championship.

There is nothing wrong with this, just like if you take away Kobe, the Lakers will be third-rate, and take away James, and the Cavaliers will not be first-rate at all. Therefore, the influence of a central core on a team is obviously greater than everyone imagines.

Then in the fourth game, Zuo Li played 30 minutes, twice as many as before, scoring 22 points. However, the Knicks were still defeated by the Boston Celtics in the away game. Except for the first half, the Knicks were able to compete with their opponents.

It went back and forth, and the second half was purely one-sided.

After four consecutive losses, Knicks fans finally couldn't sit still.

After the game, D'Antoni's frown seemed to tell everyone... the development of things was not only beyond everyone's expectations, but also beyond his expectations as the head coach.

"I'm afraid the Knicks are in big trouble." After the game, Barkley said with a frown.

According to his experience as a veteran, if a strong team loses like this when it shouldn't have done so, it must be because their team has encountered some trouble that they don't understand.

"Did...the Knicks locker room also exploded!?"

"But it doesn't look like it..."

The most common reason immediately came to Barkley's mind, that is, the locker room was out of control. For example, the Lakers' F4 in 2004 is still a piece of cake when talking about it now.

But the Knicks are different, because even if they lose miserably, everyone looks serious, but their actions are orderly, and they still respect each other. Zuo Li is still the big boss in New York.

So...what exactly went wrong...Barkley was puzzled.

Barkley never dreamed that the Knicks were just taking this opportunity to frantically rehearse their lineup.

If you take out four games and analyze them together, you will find that all 15 Knicks players appeared, Battier played a long time, the purpose is to run in.

Moreover, the Knicks have changed a total of dozens of personnel combinations. Sometimes they have to change several types in one quarter. The purpose is to continuously practice the lineup and adjust the lineup...

As for winning or losing, they didn't take it seriously. Even losing was expected by them. As for the expressions and so on... it was purely an act.

This is Zuo Li's plan, to show off first and then surprise everyone in the opening match.

Of course, it is impossible to lose them all. Eight consecutive losses would be too ugly.

So, in Game 5, the Knicks, who faced the Timberwolves at home, used 12 players for the first time, and each player played an average of 15 minutes to defeat the opponent.

124-100, the Knicks won their first victory of the preseason.

The 24-point advantage also made the outside world exclaim, the Knicks are finally back!

However, the Knicks lost again to the Hawks in Game 6, defeated the Bobcats in Game 7, and lost to the Hawks again in Game 8...

With 2 wins and 6 losses, the Knicks' preseason record made countless Knicks fans unhappy.

With such a performance, even the most confident person cannot be confident again.

There is another episode here. Zuo Li did not appear in the eighth game, but was absent from the game. After the game, Zuo Li was picked out and appeared in Long Island, a famous wealthy area in New York.

Then some media broke the news that Zuo Li was not going to compete because he was finally moving!

Yes, everyone knows that Zuo Li still lives in an apartment two years after entering the league, which is completely out of tune with the stars in the entire league.

If I had known, the first thing Marbury did when he won the big contract in New York was to buy a big house, and he also changed his property.

This is nothing in the NBA, not even material. After all, why come to the NBA if not for this?

But gradually everyone got used to it, and gave Zuo Li'an the title of being diligent, thrifty, and informal, and even made up a story, which meant something like "If you don't win the championship, you won't move."

In fact, Zuo Li just didn't have time.

As early as last season, he had already had the idea of ​​changing his house, but he had shelved it because of non-stop games.

It was not until this summer, after returning from his trip to China, that Zuo Li finally had time to look at houses.

When he buys a house, the first thing he needs is to have it be big enough. Although land is very expensive in New York, a big house is still Zuo Li's first choice. He needs his own basketball court, outdoor swimming pool, a large enough lawn, and more bedrooms.

Secondly, of course, it’s safety. After all, it’s quite shameful that a beautiful country can always buy it for zero yuan.

The third factor is location. Zuo Li hopes to be closer to the arena.

Unfortunately, the villas in the city could not meet Zuo Li's needs. He originally wanted to go to Tribeca, a recently developed wealthy district in New York, but the houses there were luxurious, but they were really not big enough.

After all, the so-called luxury houses in New York are large flat-floor apartments of 200-300 square meters in the city center.

Only then did Zuo Li understand why many players would rather go further and buy a house in the suburbs.

Therefore, he chose another wealthy area, Long Island.

After selection, Zuo Li finally chose Sandpoint as his new residence. Sandpoint is located on the north shore of Long Island, New York. It has a long and beautiful coastal line and is surrounded by the sea on three sides. His family's average annual income exceeds 200,000 US dollars, which is the average family in the United States.

More than 4 times the annual income. The proportion of whites is 84.7%, the proportion of Asians is 8.2%, and the proportion of blacks is only 0.7%. In 2011, the crime rate index was only 11.6, and the American average was 319.1. The crime rate is extremely low, public security is very good, and the climate is mild.

, suitable for living.

The most important thing is that there happens to be a 3,000-square-meter villa for sale here. The huge garden, private arena and private beach are the reasons why Zuo Li chose it.

And Aomei also likes it very much. After all, she likes the large villa with three floors, as well as the first floor below, as well as the surrounding environment very much.

So Zuo Li no longer hesitated and bought it from the Qualcomm executive for US$85 million.

The day of the eighth game was indeed the day for Zuo Li to move. It was said to be moving, but in fact it was just to put some things in. Zuo Li also invited a designer to renovate it. It is estimated that it will take another three months to move in.

Unexpectedly, he was photographed by reporters, and then Zuo Li was ridiculed...

"It seems that losing will not affect Zuo Li's move to a new home." A Miami reporter commented with gloating.