Guard With a Knife

That afternoon, Doug tried talking to Jeffries. But did not achieve good results. He still didn't care: "Snoopy, I respect you very much. But you have to understand that I don't need to pay respect to that idiot Herb Williams. It was thanks to us players that we reached the Eastern Conference finals last year. He just pretended to stand On the sidelines, even... a lot of tactics are arranged by you."

"Are you going to the party with us?"

Jeffries asked Doug.

Doug shook his head in refusal.

He returned to the arena for extra practice, then watched Jeffries, Eddie Curry and Zach Randolph go.

He can realize that the authority of the coaching staff is getting out of control, and they cannot form effective constraints on senior players. Over time, this will inevitably destroy the current positive locker room atmosphere.

Dug didn't want to describe it as a rat droppings ruining a pot of soup, but he had to worry about it.

In the evening, he had his first official meeting with Jeff Van Gundy. Donny Walsh was by his side.

Jeff Van Gundy was once the iron-blooded coach in New York, and he created many brilliance together with the Knicks in the 1990s. This year, the New York media has been rumored throughout the summer that he will renew his relationship with the Knicks. But as of now, there is no consensus on this matter.

Because there are different voices within the team, both D'Antoni and Isaiah Thomas disagree with Jeff Van Gundy's entry into the head coaching staff.

Isaiah Thomas pointed out in an internal meeting that Jeff Van Gundy is too rigid, his tactical play is dull and lacks creativity, and he will make Snoopy's infinite possibilities a possibility.

D'Antoni emphasized that Jeff Van Gundy's style of play is outdated, and his tactical system has been eliminated by history.

There is some truth to what they say.

However, everyone knows that they have another layer of thoughts in their hearts. Although this season's head coach has been confirmed as Herb Williams, they all think they have a chance to snatch the pointer from Williams because he looks too weak. However, Jeff Van Gundy is different. He is a head coach who has proven himself in the NBA. And, he still has some support in New York. If he takes charge of the coach and plays a good record, it is almost impossible for the two to return to the front desk.

"I don't want to be a manager, it's not a suitable job for me anymore."

Jeff Van Gundy's first sentence when he saw Duggar turned out to be this: "I have been reflecting on my coaching style for the past two years. I am too rigid."

This surprised Donny Walsh next to him,

He thought Van Gundy was tactfully rejecting his invitation.

"However, I can accept a job as an assistant coach. As long as your salary is higher, I don't mind being a full-time defensive coach." Jeff Van Gundy smiled and looked at Donnie Walsh next to him.

Frankly, Walsh was stunned.

He didn't expect Jeff Van Gundy to be willing to return to the Knicks as an assistant coach.

While he was stunned, Doug stretched out his hand: "It's really an honor to work with you. I believe the Knicks will achieve even more brilliant results under your leadership."

Van Gundy smiled, and he made no secret of his admiration for Doug. He emphasized: "You are the biggest reason I joined the Knicks. Your talent on the defensive end made me jump off the sofa, and you are on the offensive end. Also has top talent. You are one of the few players I want to actively work with."

"But, rest assured, I will never let you put on weight and focus on the inside. In fact, I will not interfere with any offensive things."

Donny Walsh heaved a sigh of relief when Jeff Van Gundy said this. What he was most worried about was that Jeff Van Gundy fixed Doug's style of play... just like Yao Huang back then.

At this time, Jeff Van Gundy took the initiative to mention Duger's compatriots. Yao Huang's style of play was determined by him alone. He allowed Yao Huang, who could attack from the outside, to gain weight and focus on the penalty area. This allowed Yao Huang to quickly adapt to the NBA and become the only heavy center who can compete with the Sharks. But... It also made Yao Huang lose more possibilities. And... many fans are saying that Yao Huang's current stress fracture is caused by blind weight gain.

"I'm sorry." Jeff Van Gundy looked annoyed at the incident.

But in the time period at the beginning of the century, it was indeed the best way to gain weight and focus on the inside line. Who would have imagined that Yao would go back to play various national team invitational tournaments in the summer after the intense NBA season? For the Giants, they need a longer rest period than forward guards.

Donny Walsh and Jeff Van Gundy carefully confirmed the details of the contract that night, and the annual salary of 4 million US dollars exceeded 60% of the head coaches in the league.

It is worth mentioning that Jeff Van Gundy added a clause in the contract details that is almost exactly the same as Stephen Marbury's contract extension. If Snoopy leaves the Knicks during the three-year contract period, he will have the right to terminate the contract unconditionally.

His attitude is very clear: I am here for Snoopy.

In this regard, Donny Walsh has no objection. Neither he nor the boss thought about trading Snoopy. Even though it was rumored that the Lakers offered Andrew Bynum as a bargaining chip, they only held two meetings, and the results of both meetings were to refuse to trade.

And Doug also made a suggestion in Van Gundy's contract that he hoped that Jeff Van Gundy would be in charge of the players' training sessions.

He doesn't want things like Jeffries to happen again. The team needs a strict and experienced coach to maintain order. This is an important reason why a team can move forward healthily and steadily.

Jeff Van Gundy did not reject this clause, and Donny Walsh was very happy to add it to the draft contract.

Since none of the three parties showed obvious differences, the atmosphere of the talks was very pleasant.

After finishing the conversation, Doug returned home. Karlie Kloss had gone and the lights in the house next door weren't on. She is like a snail girl, moistening things silently appeared, and then quietly left.

When Doug turned on the ESPN channel on the TV, Josh Smith still had a presumptuous face and said something incomprehensible: "...To be honest, I don't like to compare with him at all. He ranks 62 in the league, And I am 52. Moreover, this ranking is still in the case of me not mastering the mid-range shooting. I think I can break into the top 30 in the league after losing weight..."

To be honest, Doug was tired of Smith's argument, he turned off the TV, went upstairs and continued to watch the Eagles game video, he was more concerned about how to beat the Eagles, rather than what sensational news Smith made.

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The next morning, Doug arrived at the Madison Garden Arena ahead of schedule. After warming up, he quickly went to the arena for shooting training. Swish! Swish! boom! boom! Swish! Swish! Swish! boom! boom!

The hit rate was still maintained at around 50%, which made Doug heave a sigh of relief.

Last night, he carefully watched the video of Atlanta's preseason game this season. The strength of the Eagles is indeed better than last season. And frankly speaking, the book strength of the Atlanta people is far better than that of New York, even with Zach Randolph.

This made Duge break into a cold sweat secretly. He deduced a lot of tactics in his mind, and finally he came to the conclusion... If he wants to win, he must stand up and take over part of the scoring.

Therefore, he arrived at Madison Garden early in the morning, and he wanted to confirm that his shooting level had really improved.

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After 200 long-range shots, Doug sat on the sidelines bench, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although the shooting percentage in the training state will be greatly reduced in actual combat, it has given him more confidence. As long as he has the ability to hit the basketball from the outside, Atlanta's defense is bound to expand.

And when the opponent's defensive attention is diverted partly to shooting, Doug's breakthrough and passing will be more calm.

This improvement is all-round.

"Jennifer and Carly did me an unintentional favor."

Doug grunted.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared from behind: "Hey, hello, Mr. Duke. I am a reporter from "Manhattan Entertainment District". Can I conduct some interviews with you?"

Doug was startled.

He looked up and down the street tabloid paparazzi, wondering how he got in.

"Did you watch the reality show of the Kardashian family last night? They broke the news in an anonymous way that you have several girlfriends at the same time. pointed out that behavior that should not have occurred may have occurred. What do you think about this?"

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Dug stared at the reporter with wide eyes. He only watched ESPN for two minutes last night, so he didn't have time to watch the Kardashian sisters' reality show. But this revelation made him inexplicably nervous, similar to the feeling of guilty conscience.

"I will not respond to such rumors." Duge said without changing his expression.

"But...Kim Kardashian said she wanted to be a part of it, and she publicly stated on the show that she wanted to get back together with Miley Cyrus. And their little sister..."

The tabloid paparazzi obviously wanted to create some eye-catching scoops, but the Duke turned around and let the security personnel invite him out.

Obviously, he didn't want to be disturbed by this matter to prepare for the game.

But what he didn't know was that at this moment, the entire North American gossip fans were paying attention to this matter, and the entertainment media also widely reported it.

Although many people know that this is an irresponsible 'reveal' just to attract attention. But as long as something has something to do with the Duke, it's hard not to become a hit news.

In the afternoon, the Knicks players arrived one after another. The first thing they did when they saw Doug was to ask about the accuracy of the news. They also wanted to know who those female stars Kim Kardashian was ambiguous about. Moreover, Eddie Curry took out his laptop very "intimately" and played the video that has been virally circulated on YouTube for Doug to watch.

Accompanied by the entire locker room, Doug watched the clips of the current program.

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