Guard With a Knife

On September 19th, when Kobe Bryant said to the Los Angeles media that "Snoopy has returned with a full load, although I am not sure whether he has learned the complete Mamba technique, I can be sure that he has mastered all the Mamba techniques." Ba spirit! Just wait and see, he will kill in the new season! ’ By then, Doug had arrived at JFK Airport in New York.

For Knicks fans, Bryant's remarks undoubtedly boosted their confidence in the new season. Although they have been worried about Doug and the Black Mamba being inseparable before, they are afraid that Doug will be traded to Los Angeles. But now, hearing the news about Doug's game improvement from Kobe's mouth, he still can't help being shocked. After all, the words from Kobe Bryant's mouth are still much more credible than O'Neal, Barkley and his like.

Also excited are Chinese fans.

In China, Kobe Bryant is the third most popular player. Of course, the person who hacked him may also be the highest in the world.

But in any case, after hearing the affirmative words from his mouth, everyone still has more expectations for Dug's performance in the new season. This summer, Chinese fans can be said to be heartbroken. First of all, Yao Huang suffered the most serious injury in his career, and the injury is extremely pessimistic. He is very likely to withdraw from all future national team games.

Secondly, the Chinese national team lost at home. The Chinese team, which lost Yao Huang, suffered a humiliating defeat in Wuhan, where they were massacred by the Iranians. Even the snickering incident broke out on the podium, all of which made Chinese fans feel angry and ashamed.

And Doug almost became their only hope.

When he stayed away from the basketball media for almost the entire offseason, he finally heard the exact news, and it was an affirmation from Kobe Bryant, which made them not boil over.

Still, it's worth mentioning.

Kobe Bryant's affirmation did not make fans of other NBA teams take it seriously. Almost 80% of the voices on the fan forums were ridicule: Mamba spirit? oh god. If the Mamba Mentality is singles, then the Knicks will definitely usher in a disaster-like season.

While the Internet was raving about Kobe Bryant talking again, he specifically talked about his friendship with Snoopy in an interview with ESPN.

"I like him very much. He is not a smooth talker, but he can always find the key points in the conversation and analyze it accurately. He makes our communication extremely efficient, which is something I have never done before. The experience I got from other basketball players. And, he is also the only player who can agree with me on the intensity of training, and I appreciate his attitude towards training.”

"This creates a fact that I can't help but accept that this summer he has unknowingly learned a lot of experience in dealing with the game and offensive skills from me.

Especially the technique of post-up singles on the two wings. "

When asked about Doug’s scoring statistics in the new season after learning offensive skills, Kobe Bryant said in a positive tone: “If he sticks to 20 shots per game, I think he has a chance to average 16 points per game. "Kobe Bryant said: "Of course, my suggestion is that he averages 30 shots per game. You know, he has received a very short period of systematic basketball training, and his game experience is pitiful. He needs to find an offensive feeling from the game , Training with combat, this is the best way to improve."

The host McBrin who sat across from him was dumbfounded at the time.

Subsequently, this passage became widely reprinted by the basketball media, because it sounded a bit sensational: Kobe Bryant suggested that Snoopy averaged 30 shots per game! !

The focus of discussion among the fans is: only 16 points in 20 shots?

This sparked ridicule.

"30 shots per game? That's the Mamba mentality! Kobe is as honest as ever. Like when he claimed Shaq did it too."

"If you average 16 points on 20 shots per game, I can guarantee that Snoopy will be traded in the middle of the season. But ... the Lakers will never take over, because the Staples repairman will definitely resign en masse. They can't accept two at the same time. With the Mamba destroying the rim, it will double their workload. But Jeremy Buss will definitely not give them a raise."

"The Lakers deserve to be one of the teams with the longest history in the league. They are better than any team at destroying potential threats. Look, they only took one offseason to destroy the core players of the finals opponent .”

"Oh. No. Maybe it's just the Lakers' way of lowering the price. After all, they traded Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol. Maybe under this kind of operation, only one Jordan Farmar was used to trade Snoll Than traded back to L.A. . . . they're players anyway, aren't they?"

"..."

Sarcasm on the Internet roared like thunder.

Doug didn't bother to pay attention.

He played his first ticketed concert at the new Yankee Stadium, and Spears' team handled it. In fact, the team of the concert all came from Britney, and Britney also attended as a guest.

After she learned that Doug actually spent 1.2 billion US dollars to buy the equity of an Internet company from an organization called the South African newspaper industry, and was burdened with huge debts. As the Duchess's sister, after Doug refused her check, she managed and facilitated it.

The concert broke the box office record for a single concert in the United States in 2009.

Doug took in close to $1.2 million.

After the concert, Britney tried her best to persuade Doug to go on a global tour. They all saw the potential in Doug and thought she could become a global superstar like Michael Jackson.

But Duge knows that his musical talent is a gift from heaven, and what he should grasp is his talent on the court... because it is really his own. And those songs that inspired fans all over the world and broke records one after another did not come from my own accumulation, but "suddenly".

So, he headed to Knicks training camp the day after the concert.

At this time, none of the Knicks players with guaranteed contracts have arrived, and they are still on a pleasant vacation. The Knicks' training camp officially opened on October 1. Now there are a bunch of fringe players who don't have a formal contract, or who only signed a two-way contract and a training camp contract, are trying out.

When Doug walked into the gym, all these fringe players were stunned.

They didn't expect that the head star who was shining in the new Yankee Stadium yesterday would appear in the training camp today, and judging by his physique, he definitely did not practice less in Los Angeles.

And Doug also showed an affinity that made them feel unbelievable. He came over to give everyone a high five and told them to cheer: "We still have four vacancies in the Knicks roster. You have a great opportunity to enter." in."

Then, after warming up, he shouted to this side: "Hey, guys. I need a shooting guard as a training partner. If you want, you can raise your right hand."

A guy named Wesley Matthews stood up.

Duge nodded: "I have watched your summer games, and you performed very well."

Matthews is this year's undrafted pick, and he has not been selected by any team. But this summer, he received training camp contracts from two teams, the Utah Jazz and the New York Knicks.

He chose New York with little hesitation.

First of all, the Knicks seem to have more opportunities, second, New York is a mega city, and finally...  

"I'm actually a fan of yours."

Matthews told Doug.

Duger nodded: "Then you have to show a more focused attitude. I am very harsh on my fans. If you don't perform to my satisfaction, I will even speak ill of you on the management side. Understand?"

"clear!"

The voice of the senior from Marquette University is loud and powerful.

Doug called the assistant coach over, and he began to hone his post-up skills on the wings.

Matthews is stronger than expected, with a height of 195, he weighs more than 100 kilograms. Moreover, he didn't give Doug any face at all, his defense was very tough, he hit Doug very actively and put pressure on him.

To be honest, his strength surpassed Kobe Bryant's, which even made it difficult for Duger, who couldn't control all his strength for sports combat confrontation.

However, Matthews still has some deficiencies in defensive experience.

So... the Knicks head coach Herb Williams, who came over after hearing the news, saw an action that made him raise his hands and applaud. Doug shook Matthews' attention with a quick shoulder shake, and then relaxed He took a step forward, slipped his body, flashed past his left side like a loach, and then shot a jumper... Bang!

Although basketball did not enter.

But this back-and-back technique has already made Herb Williams excited as if he drank two bottles of wine. He shouted from the sidelines: "Snoopy, you will definitely play a more important role on the offensive end in the new season."

Doug just smiled at him.

Then, Matthews learned from experience.

He began to recover some of his strength, paying attention to the movement of Doug's feet.

However, he was still confused by the movement of his shoulders. Doug used a continuous counterclockwise and clockwise rotation to get rid of the defense and step back to make a jumper. The difficulty was very high, but... the ball was scored!

At this time, the entire Knicks coaching staff has realized that their team leader is becoming an offensive player, which is a standard move of superstars. Although the fluency seems to be far behind Kobe, Jordan and even Stackhouse, it is at least much better than last season.

Snoopy practiced with Matthews all morning.

Then in the afternoon, Doug played a full-court drill with the players.

In 20 minutes, he scored 14 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks. His strength is outstanding among this group of marginal players, and he dominated the game from three aspects of defense, organization and even offense.

However, this is not Doug's greatest achievement. His biggest achievement is that he found that this Matthews is really extraordinary.

"He's a real sleeper!"

He told Herb Williams: "You should go talk to Donnie, Matthews is worth a first-rounder. He's strong, he's extremely aggressive defensively, and he's an off-the-ball three-point shooter. He can fill the hole at the No. 2."

Doug's words quickly reached Donny Walsh's ears, and Donny Walsh and Isaiah Thomas investigated Matthews the next day. Then signed him with a two-year, $1.8 million contract.

When Duge learned that it was a two-year contract, he immediately sighed. He thinks that Donnie Walsh will definitely regret this contract, because Matthews feels better than Quentin Richardson, who received nearly tens of millions of annual salary here last season.

But, anyway, let him stay.

Time passed quickly, and the New York Knicks' training camp finally officially opened on October 1.

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