Guard With a Knife

Before the game, the atmosphere in the Knicks locker room was a bit dull. A six-game losing streak in the preseason left the players with massive self-doubt. They even started to believe the nonsense of those media. Several players on the newly joined team were even more anxious, worried that their own existence would cause damage to the original chemical reaction of the players.

Especially Hinrich, he was very sorry to talk to Doug about this matter two days ago. Quentin Richardson, who was far away in Chicago at the time, said something that didn't make sense. He played good numbers in the preseason, which made him feel that he could find food anywhere, and last year the Knicks played well. The illusion that he has contributed a lot to the finals.

Doug patted him on the shoulder and told him firmly: "No, you are very suitable for our team. We will create new brilliance together."

Doug's tone was very affirmative.

Although he suffered a six-game losing streak in the preseason, everyone in Dugby knows that the three deals he facilitated during the offseason are all having positive effects.

James Johnson has shown amazing physical fitness, and Doug even thinks he can be at the same level as LeBron James in some respects. Moreover, his defense is very brave, and it is very different from Jeffries. He is a representative of the hardliners, and can even reach the power forward position. On the defensive end, he has shown talent in fast breaks, pick-and-rolls and basket protection. On the offensive end, he is a very spiritual pick-and-roll player. After the pick-and-roll, his shooting percentage can reach 46%, and the follow-up cut-in percentage can reach 51%. Moreover, his three-point shooting percentage is 35%, and there is absolutely no problem in becoming a qualified 3D player in the future.

The same is true for Matthews. Although his physical talent is not as good as that of James Johnson, he is also as strong as a bull. He runs and jumps but is extremely stocky. At the same time, his three-point shooting rate is not much worse than Quentin Richardson, but he lacks some experience. And compared to Richardson, he never grabs the ball, and his tactical execution is very strong. Moreover, he is extremely hard on the defensive end. Although there is no way to expect how brilliant a person with his talent is, he will definitely not add to the chaos on the court, plug and play.

As for Kirk Hinrich, after six games, he left a very deep impression on Doug. His basic skills are very solid. Can break through and shoot, has a certain mid-range and long-range threat, and has a very fast shot, but the stability is slightly insufficient, and it has a slightly 'convulsive' attribute. Due to his medium physical fitness, he likes to use cross dribbles to get rid of the defense. The first step is not fast, but the fake moves are realistic. Although his breakthrough dribble is completely different from Doug's gorgeous and fancy, he may never be able to score the top ten goals, but it is enough to complete the tactical intention.

Moreover, he is very good at using teammates to cover, and the grasp of "throw/pass/burst" after the cover is very reasonable.

At the same time, the style of play is extremely tough, and he is not afraid of physical contact under the basket. The free throw accuracy rate is stable at around 80%. The running and jumping ability is superior among white players, and he can easily end the fast break with a dunk (the big windmill is a fantasy). Straight-line speed is mediocre, but the direction of the ball is very comfortable.

Strong confrontation ability. After breaking through the inside line, he can maintain his body balance under the collision and complete the layup.

Although his defensive ability is limited by his physical fitness, his ability to defend against offense with the ball is still considered excellent, and he is extremely tough. In the 2007 playoffs, he once locked Dwyane Wade to death. This is why the Bulls were able to sweep and advance. reason. (PS, Wade was injured back then.)

During this period of time, although the public opinion of the outside world made Chrome a bit battered, in fact Dug has been thinking about the team's tactical system. There was a concept of "Five Deaths" in his head, but it was not clear enough so far. He decided to talk about it after further training.

And that's why he let Zach Randolph rest three games first. Randolph has been in terrible shape lately, and...his style of play doesn't fit the tactical model in Doug's head. The current Randolph is very obsessed with post-up singles in the penalty area, and he doesn't like passing the ball after double-teaming very much. This often results in four players watching him play alone.

"Hey guys. Are you going to take our first win of the new season with such a sad face?"

Doug stood up and clapped his hands. He walked to the locker room and told the dull teammates: "Are you scared by the media's remarks, or by the clamor of New Jersey people? Be happy and smile. New Jersey People are not worth our nerves."

"James, do a spin kick. I want to see you kick Eddie Curry's nose off tonight."

Doug suddenly called Johnson's name, and he hoped that the atmosphere in the locker room would be active.

As a man who has won 7 world championships and 10 national championships in judo competitions, James Johnson often plays some difficult moves in the training camp. For example, jump up and kick the basketball directly with a roundabout kick, breaking through the glass on the training hall. Since he showed his hand, even Zach Randolph no longer deliberately find fault with him, but Matthews has worked hard, and he has become the man with the most backpacks in the Knicks in the new season.

"Oh, no! Snoopy! You can't do this, I have a heart problem, and I can't stand the slightest fright..."

Eddie Curry quickly evaded, and the way he was cowardly made the atmosphere in the locker room finally liven up.

But Doug didn't let him escape in the end, but let Milicic and Nate Robinson hug him together, and then put a cigar in his mouth.

Eddie Curry was on the verge of crying.

But at this time... Crack!

A beautiful roundabout kick, the cigar was kicked by James Johnson.

Eddie Curry finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The entire locker room also breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone's emotions were released.

Then, after a while, Stephon Marbury came out and armed everyone. "...At this very moment, we should eliminate all thoughts of weakness and incompetence within ourselves. All views that overestimate the enemy's strength and underestimate our own strength are wrong..."

"...we are not only good at destroying an old world, we are also good at building a new one..."

Marbury has worked hard this offseason, and he has been able to grab content from those reports.

And his remarks also made the new players feel very novel.

Hinrich was almost fascinated, he told Doug: "This is a philosophy that I have never been exposed to. His every word is full of majestic power. I never thought Stephon Marbury would be like this before." A wise man with brilliant thoughts!"

Forehead…….

Doug really didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Hinrich had already clenched his fist beside him, and he said: "I must learn from Marbury."

"Well, then you work hard." Duge smiled in addition to smiling.

Time ticks forward and the opening game is coming soon.

The Knicks made the opening ceremony so spectacular this year that they even invited the hottest songstress of all time, Britney Spears.

After Spears sang "Someone-like-you," she said something that didn't appear in the rehearsal.

"I'm so happy to be here to perform for you that I even turned down two TV announcements. For me, there's only one reason to be here: Snoopy is the most important thing in my life. Even though I'm more I like to call him my younger brother. But everyone knows that I was reborn because of him, he gave me two hit songs all over the world, and he didn't even ask me for any compensation."

"Everyone knows what a good and kind person he is. I firmly believe that he will achieve great things this new season. I have seen a lot of rumors from the basketball media recently. But what I want to say is, fuck him !"

"Some people may say that I don't understand basketball and I am not qualified to discuss this matter."

"Yeah, I don't know basketball. But I know Snoopy!"

"Now, I have something to tell you..."

"When an epoch-making genius stands in front of you and puts on the home team's jersey, what you should do is to stretch out your hands, use your cheers, your screams, and all your strength to support him. Stand up to the bastards who try to discredit and kill him."

"MVP!! MVP!!"

Britney made the whole place boil.

The entire Madison Garden was chanting MVP.

Britney's incitement made Doug feel both moved and embarrassed.

He's not the type to go after big shots.

After the opening ceremony, the game officially began.

The Knicks lined up Milicic, David Lee, Jeffries, Doug and Kirk Hinrich.

The starting five for the New Jersey Nets are: Brook Lopez, Yi Jianlian, Bobby Simmons, Chris Roberts, and Devon Harris.

When the referee blew his whistle, Duge and Yi Jianlian stood at both ends of the center line and took off quickly.

Yi Jianlian's physical fitness is said to be not inferior to black players.

But... Doug's bounce speed is far better than that of blacks.

So... snap!

The basketball was shot to Kirk Hinrich without any surprise.

Hinrich quickly reached the front court with the ball, and then passed the basketball directly to Doug.

Hinrich is a very sensible person, the first goal of the new season, of course, had to be executed by the team leader.

When Doug received the ball, 2008 second-round pick Chris Roberts immediately defended. At the beginning of last season, he had a lot of unreasonable things with Brook Lopez. At that time, almost the whole of the United States criticized Miami for using the No. 8 pick to select Snoopy. Many rookies are angry about this, thinking that they are much better than Snoopy, and Pat Riley is simply blind.

However, time passed with the waves, and the aggrieved jealousy of those years had already been washed into the dark and smelly sewer. And choosing Pat Riley at the risk of the world has become a joke.

Things are fickle.

It's like Dug's quick tentative step.

Although Chris Roberts has branded his memory countless times before the game: Snoopy has no long-range shooting ability! Snoopy has no long-range shooting ability! Snoopy has no long-range shooting ability!

However, when he took this step, he couldn't help but take a step back.

This step is the advanced experience Doug has learned from Kobe Bryant.

Although unremarkable, it doesn't look earth-shattering at all.

However, the simplest is often the most difficult.

While Chris Roberts took a step back, Doug quickly changed direction, and the basketball was like a dexterous bobcat, attacking Chris Roberts' left side fiercely. Chris quickly moved sideways, but at the same time as he moved sideways... Phew! !

With his left foot as the axis, Snoopy spun to the right, and easily threw Roberts' defense into the drum washing machine. With a light roll, it disappeared!

The flamboyant move elicited screams from Madison Gardens.

Chris Roberts turned his head and Doug was in the paint trying to catch up...but it was too late.

I agree with the fate of the two, even though they are both players in the 2008 class, even though they both had great hopes for the future when they first walked into the Madison Garden Draft. But when fate scratched off the coating. Roberts got 'Thank you for your patronage' and Snoopy got God's Kiss and kissed him all over his body.

well!

Roberts sighed, he couldn't do anything about it.

However, Doug is already facing another player from the 2008 class, Brook Lopez!

Lopez hated Snoopy far more than Roberts. Because during the NCAA period, Snoopy stepped on the shoulders of their two brothers, which made him and Robin gnash their teeth. They have made countless vows to God, and they want revenge. But God couldn't read it back every time, and...boom!

Doug dunks suddenly.

When Lopez tried to get rid of Milicic's screen and prepared to form a human wall under the basket. A figure floated over the eyes, and then the basket shook violently and surrendered.

Snoopy-Du! Du! Du! ! !

Madison Garden sounded the old DJ's long-lost Gatling strafing sound.

The memory of the fans at the scene was also awakened, and they began to shout in unison: Duke! Duke! Duke!

Suddenly, the entire space was filled with the Duke's voice.

Doug raised his hands high, and he enjoyed the cheers from the entire arena.

And at this moment, a voice sounded in the back of his head: "Hey, Duke Dog. Do you still dare to come to the paint area to fight with me offensively and defensively?"

Duger turned his head and saw that Brook Lopez looked provocative.

He was the center of the All-Rookie First Team last season, and numerous expert commentators believe that he will carry the banner of a traditional center in the future, and many even call him White Duncan.

This allowed him to accumulate enough self-confidence that he believed that his progress over the past year was enough to eat Snoopy alive in the paint.

Doug glanced at him, but ignored him. In his opinion, Lopez was just telling a joke without sincerity... With the foot movement ability he showed just now, he still wants to fight me? ? Brain bag it!

However, Lopez followed closely, with a particularly contemptuous tone: "What? Are you afraid? Are you afraid?"

Doug laughed. He suddenly realized that, isn't Lopez, Bai Duncan, the best prop for him to experiment with the "Five Little Dead"?

So, he nodded: "Okay. I'll give you another chance. For the sake of your Stanford University not even entering the championship this year."

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