Guard With a Knife

"Here is my dagger, and I will keep in mind the eight tenets of the thief. I will dedicate my soul and my life, and I will fight for myself. I will fight against the light, and my dagger is here. Unless his Master bows its head, it will never break..."

Westbrook yelled at the computer screen about Rogue's oath.

But Doug saw right away that he was not in his best form today, just like himself last night.

The fact that Derrick Rose won the Skills Challenge spurred him on.

He has always regarded Derrick Rose as his biggest competitor, but now, whether it is the evaluation of the outside world or the tactical status of each other's teams, Derrick Rose is far better than himself. Today, he won the skill challenge again, which made him unable to maintain his mental balance.

Doug had to persuade him: "Listen, Russell. Our career is not a 100-meter track, but a marathon. What you have to do is wait, with your talent, what belongs to you, Time will bring you nothing.”

Russell seemed convinced.

But on the second day, Doug's mood became depressed.

In the morning, when the team was taking makeup photos, he, as the All-Star ticket leader, was arranged by the staff to the far left of the front row, in stark contrast to LeBron James who was sitting in the center and holding the ball.

On the bus to the American West Arena, he was also completely isolated. Except for Dwyane Wade who greeted him, everyone else turned a blind eye to him.

Even Kevin Garnett was still talking loudly in front of him: "I think one thing must be added to being selected for the All-Star Game in the future: at least you have to play in the playoffs."

This sentence made everyone laugh.

Then, Mo Williams started talking about how he was going to Hollywood to find a girlfriend... no, some girlfriends.

This kind of deliberate insinuation made Duge look at them with a cold expression. These guys have stepped over the line.

So, after getting off the bus, he went directly to the arena to rehearse his halftime performance, and he didn't intend to play tricks with them.

Between performances, Isaiah Thomas called him. He hoped that Doug could support him as a member of the coaching staff and veto D'Antoni's proposal to trade Zach Randolph and others.

"OK, I don't care what you do with it.

But now, I have something to tell you all. "

Doug put Isaiah Thomas on speakerphone.

The New York executives over there, including the boss James Dolan, are all sitting in the conference room. They are having heated discussions. The trading window will close tonight. D'Antoni insists on trading away Zach Randolph and others who are against him. , he claimed that these people undermined his new run and gun system and would interfere with Snoopy's growth into a superstar.

And Isaiah Thomas claimed that Zach Randolph and the others can have a good chemical reaction with Snoopy, and they will help Snoopy grow up and become his right-hand man.

When the two sides were deadlocked, Isaiah Thomas called Doug.

He hopes to get Snoopy's support.

But Snoopy told him to go back to the conference room and turn on the loudspeaker.

When all executives and bosses focus on their phones.

Snoopy's firm voice came from the receiver: "I can't give you any advice on trading. I just hope that the team will not compromise any immediate combat power. Next, I will do my best for the playoff tickets. "

"Now, at this moment, I am 100% compatible with the New York Knicks club, and we are suffering from the same negation. The Knicks and I are being looked at with the same eyes, and everyone is mocking us as glamorous 'trash'."

"Engel said that what motivates human beings to move forward is either glory or ridicule. Now, the glory in my heart can no longer tolerate the ridicule pouring in from the outside world, so let's fight back!"

Doug's voice firmly reached everyone's ears.

"After I finished speaking, you guys continue to discuss!"

"goodbye!"

Doug hung up the phone.

The whole conference room fell into silence.

When everyone was thinking about the transfer window in the summer of 2010, Snoopy threw out the "playoffs" remarks, which exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Our current record is 19 wins and 35 losses. According to the reasoning of the eighth place in the East last year, we will win at least 18 games in the next 28 games."

The assistant coach of the team said in a low voice.

This winning percentage is absolutely impossible for the Knicks today.

"I can do it."

The voice of Isaiah Thomas suddenly came out: "If I become part of the coaching staff, I can let Snoopy and Zach Randolph form a new lineup, as long as we are given 20 minutes in each game, we will absolutely We can make it to the playoffs!"

"No, this is my team." D'Antoni retorted very firmly. He must not stand by and watch Thomas insert his hand into his sphere of influence.

"So you dare to commit to the playoffs this season?" Isaiah Thomas asked rhetorically.

The rhetorical question silenced D'Antoni.

However, Isaiah Thomas took advantage of the situation and issued a military order. He promised that if he was given 20 minutes of rotation time, Snoopy and Zach Randolph would definitely help the team return to the playoffs!

He was very full of words.

This made James Dolan, who had no hope for this season, shine again. He immediately made a decision to appoint Isaiah Thomas as the first assistant coach to be in charge of the team's rotation.

At the same time, he also assured D'Antoni. If the team does not make the playoffs this year, Thomas' salary for the next two months will go into D'Antoni's account. And if they enter the playoffs, the two will share a bonus of 1 million US dollars.

The financial compensation made D'Antoni stop talking. Anyway, whether he entered or not, he made a lot of money.

As for this matter, Isaiah Thomas did not have any objections.

After all, he has more shame than Snoopy. In order to wash away his shame, he decided to fight to the death!

Because Isaiah Thomas showed such courage, the transaction case about Zach Randolph and others was shelved.

When Isaiah Thomas, D'Antoni and others walked out of the conference room.

James Dolan was quite pleasantly surprised and said to Donnie Walsh: "We finally look like a serious team."

Donny Walsh nodded.

Whether it is Snoopy's speech or Isaiah Thomas' speech, they are all proving that they have determination and perseverance to fight hard.

It's just... do they have the strength?

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[Thanks to "alloy apostle", "book friend 160503" and "dragon diving into the abyss" for their rewards. 】

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