Guard With a Knife

The Knicks kicked off their first preseason game in Louisville, Kentucky, against the San Antonio Spurs, who lost to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals last season. At that time, many commentators claimed that the Western Conference Finals were the Finals.

In this game, both sides used their main players cautiously.

But the result was that the Spurs slaughtered the Knicks with a score of 139:89.

The Spurs' players are obviously in better shape. They made 19 three-pointers, while the Knicks only had 4. Gallinari has not found the touch for a long time, and James Johnson and Matthews are still trying to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA-level game.

But this is not the main problem. The main problem is that the Knicks' main players have not played a role in turning the tide. They even played worse than the bench players when they came on.

Zach Randolph's state was extremely bad. He made 13 shots and 0 of them. Milicic is also trying to find his pre-injury form. As for Doug, he's still having an important run-in with Kirk Hinrich. In the game, he tried 3 post-up singles, but they were all unsuccessful.

After this game, ESPN played the headline: After the false bubble was pierced, the Knicks showed their true colors!

Last year, the Knicks counterattacked all the way to the finals, invisibly slapping many basketball experts who rely on predictions for food. Now that the Knicks have shown their flaws, of course they have to sarcasm to the end.

In a sense, after experiencing the madness of last season's playoffs, the Knicks have become a villain in the eyes of the media and a public enemy that everyone in the East can punish.

The preseason continues.

The Knicks flew to San Diego, where they lost two more games in a row. Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers.

Then in Satmento, lost to the Kings and Warriors.

In the end, he flew to Colorado, and in the game against the Nuggets, he also lost.

Six consecutive defeats!

The average loss is 14.5 points per game.

Although this is only a preseason game, it will not be included in the regular season results.

Although it is said that since the Jordan era, the west is strong and the east is weak, which has become the league structure.

But such a performance is really difficult to equate with the Eastern Conference champions. ESPN quickly lowered the Knicks' ranking in the combat power list, from the league's 14th to the league's 21st, which is already the ranking in the lottery zone.

for a while,

Countless basketball experts jumped out to sarcasm. Such results seem to validate their comments and make them extra motivated.

"Now the Knicks are like a gambler who has overdrawn all their credit cards. They have lost everything and are surrounded by creditors who are watching. The Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, and even the Cleveland Cavaliers, they all Waiting to kill the Knicks."

"Zach Randolph, who claimed the Knicks were invincible, averaged 9.8 points and 6.6 rebounds in six games, shooting 32 percent from the field, and combined with Milicic to contribute 0.2 blocks per game. Honestly, even now Charles Barkley would be better than them all on the court."

"Kobe Bryant must be very proud at this moment, because his favorite student Snoopy has indeed learned his Mamba spirit. In six games, he hit 42 irons and averaged 7 irons per game. Maybe you think this is nothing, But he averaged less than 11 shots per game. If you dig deeper, you will find that he only hit 2 mid-range and long-range post-ups. So? Are you sure Snoopy has been practicing with Kobe Bryant all summer Ball instead of doing something else??"

"..."

When the Knicks returned to New York, Doug even saw veiled criticism in some New York media.

"The Knicks now need a good head coach to stabilize the morale of the army. Herb Williams and his coaching staff have limited talents. If D'Antoni, who is good at training offense, returns to the court, things will definitely have some completely different effects... "

When Duge saw the news, he threw the newspaper into the trash can the next second.

Then, he turned on the TV, and the figure of Devon Harris appeared on New York TV. He is talking about the upcoming New York derby. The New Jersey people have always been obsessed with Brooklyn, and they plan to move the team to Brooklyn in the past two years. In order to gain a higher reputation in New York State and open up the ball market, they have recently been touting the core of the team, Devin Harris, hoping to create a star effect.

Devin Harris has been very keen on touching New York Superman balloon star Snoopy in the recent landing promotion. Consciously or unconsciously, he always reveals that I am stronger than Snoopy and more suitable to be a basketball hero in New York State.

He emphasized more than once that ESPN's ranking is not fair: "My strength is definitely not at the level of 63. I can at least squeeze into the top 30 in the league."

When asked whether Snoopy's ranking is accurate, he said in another tone: "He is still a rookie, 62 is already a very good ranking. And as the leader of the team's second overall pick, it happens to be in the 60th place. about."

"I think the night after tomorrow, we're going to win the game. We're better off, we only lost one game in the preseason. But the Knicks..."

His rhetoric made Doug feel bored, and he immediately changed the channel. The local Chinese channel has already started warming up for the upcoming Chinese Derby. Yi Jianlian, the captain of the Chinese men's basketball team, has been playing for the Nets since last season, averaging 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, neither good nor bad.

The NBA has been very concerned about the Chinese market in recent years. With the rapid development of the economy, coupled with the fact that the Chinese men's football team has become increasingly unsatisfactory, basketball has quickly become one of the most popular sports among Chinese young people.

This made David Stern smell money. Especially after Snoopy was born, he has realized that the NBA will usher in a second huge explosion in China.

Therefore, the opening game of the Knicks' regular season this year is to compete with the Nets at Madison Garden.

To be honest, Doug is not at all interested in gimmicks such as the Chinese Derby and the New York Derby.

But he was hungry for victory.

It's time to end this awful situation.

He has had enough of the condescending comments of those commentators, and he can't bear the team's taste of defeat after failure.

So, he approached Zach Randolph for an in-depth conversation the day before the game.

"Zach, you need to lose some weight. I mean, you need to lose some fat before you go back to the court. If you continue to let those critics talk about it, I worry about your soul. After all, you just came from Come out of the shadow of broken love."

Doug was very frank about his thoughts to Randolph.

The ghost knows what Randolph has experienced this offseason. His level has dropped a lot, not only is his hand feeling bad, but his ball quality has also declined rapidly. He stays on the court, you can't not give him full possession of the ball, and now he can't put the basketball in the basket.

Therefore, he has completely become a negative force on the court.

Once, the idea of ​​the coaching staff was to get him back from the game. But after six preseason games, he didn't find his feeling,

Ever since, Doug gave his advice.

Zach Randolph looked at Doug strangely. He thinks the suggestion is kind of ridiculous, I don't play? How can this work?

Duger stared into his eyes very seriously, he was very sincere, and said his reasons: "Believe me, I am thinking of you. I promised you that I will help you enter the All-Star Game. But now you There is no way to get a good number on the court. Your shooting percentage has dropped to less than 30%. This will drag down your average for the whole season. If you can lose 10 pounds in a week, I believe you will Gradually get back the feeling of omnipotence. But right now, you should be in the gym."

Randolph frowned and thought about it... What Snoopy said was indeed reasonable. Now my state is very bad, if this continues, it will definitely be dragged down to the average.

"But, without my help, can you handle the New Jersey people? And the upcoming Atlanta people." Randolph asked with concern.

"Although this will become extremely difficult, I will definitely give 200% of my efforts to this. Yes, and 100% of it will be for you."

Doug told him with a smile.

Randolph nodded. Although he has a headache about the mathematical terms such as 100% and 200%, he enjoys the feeling of talking to Snoopy...he always puts himself in everyone's shoes, and he is a real good person.

Things got a whole lot easier when Randolph decided to hit the gym to cut down on the fat from summer overeating.

Doug turned around and walked into the locker room, where he began to assign tasks to the players.

At the same time, ESPN, which is responsible for broadcasting the opening game, is also conducting pre-match analysis and comments.

"After sending Carter away, the core of the New Jersey Nets is now Devin Harris and Brook Lopez. As early as 2006, Devin Harris has proved that he is one of the fastest running guards in the league. Last season, In Frank's offensive system, he proved that he can be the source of a team's offense. His breakthrough score is the most threatening perimeter attack in the league."

"As for Brook Lopez, he shined in the second half of last season. He made the Nets' penalty area obviously shiny and tough. He is the strongest future for the Nets. If he retires on this team, he can almost hold the team. The best center forward of all time."

"It is precisely because of the excellent performance of these two people that the Nets are confident and bold to send Vince Carter away. In the preseason this season, the two played an amazing chemical reaction, and they won 6 victories. They showed great Good momentum, which gives us every reason to believe that they can achieve far more than last season's results this season."

"As for their opponents, last season's Eastern Conference champion Knicks. They lost all six games in the preseason, and they all lost by huge points. They seem to have returned to the dark days from 2004 to 2008. , I don't think they can go further. I even think they will go to war before the All-Star Game, clear all the team's huge contracts, and even take Snoopy. After all... In 2010, LeBron James is the biggest pursuit of New Yorkers!"

"About Devin Harris vs. Snoopy, I think Devin Harris is the winner. Snoopy didn't improve much this summer, and the offensive skills that the Black Mamba bragged about even made his hits lower."

"..."

Doug didn't watch the show, and fell asleep with his head covered when he got home that night. Then the next morning, he got a call from Jennifer, who told Doug she'd be arriving in New York tonight to cheer on him for his opener.

Doug didn't interpret too much about Jennifer's phone call. During the long offseason, almost all the duchess girls were looking for him, hoping to have some private contact with him. But ... Doug gave Kobe all the time.

Now that Doug finally came out of Kobe Beverly Hills' training hall, it's normal for the duchess girls to be moved by the news.

It's as if the Black Mamba was held back for forty days on the night Dug left Los Angeles, and Vanessa, who was dissatisfied with the ball, worked seven times!

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