Chauncey Billups' words immediately drew a burst of laughter from many young players, and the atmosphere in the dressing room was a little lighter. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Lamar smiled too, nodded and said, "Very well, your wish will be granted, but what about you?"

With that, Lamar looked at Olajuwon, who was sitting in the corner of the dressing room, and since Olajuwon arrived, they had been communicating with each other frequently. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, coupled with Lamar's initiative to show goodwill, of course, Olajuwon can't ask for it. Although he is a veteran, Lamar's authority is unshakable at the Knicks.

Olajuwon smiled without thinking, "I have played basketball for more than ten years, and I have won a lot of honors, and now I am close to ending my career with a championship ring! ”

"That's right, we're here in New York for the championship, and we have a team with unparalleled talent, a lot of tournament experience, an unstoppable determination, and a passion to make a splash. Remember, in the NBA, we're the best! Any team has nothing but trembling and begging for mercy in front of us. ”

"Now there is a team out there waiting for us to destroy, they have a glorious history, but we have a bright future! Brothers, let's fight side by side, let all the guys who despise us and treat us as rookie legions see our power! All the teams that stand in our way, they can only end up being ruthlessly destroyed by us. ”

Lamar shouted, kicked the locker room door open, and pointed out, "Brothers!

The Knicks players, who have been teased by Lamar, are shouting and rushing out of the locker room like a bull in heat at the moment, although there are many rookies among them who have no experience in even a professional game, but at the moment they are fearless and just want to try their skills on the court.

Jeff Van Gundy walked at the back and said to his assistant coach with a smile: "Tom! It seems that our ace players have become accustomed to his role, and I don't think I will have to try to motivate them anymore, Lamar will do better than me." ”

Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau has been an assistant to Jeff Van Gundy since his time as Gorilla Ewing, and Thibodeau knows a lot about his partner. Although Jeff Van Gundy seemed to speak very easily, he could hear the faint bitterness in Jeff Van Gundy's words, and he has been a very controlling and very strong person for more than ten years as a coach. Now that there is a more appealing person standing in front of him, Jeff Van Gundy will inevitably be a little disappointed.

"Jeff, don't impose too much responsibility on yourself, the best position for you is the dugout. There are some things I think you can let go of, and that doesn't make you any less important. ”

"Maybe you're right!"

The New York basketball fans outside couldn't wait for the moment, and when the Knicks were on the stage, nearly 20,000 fans in the Madison Square Garden arena erupted in earth-shattering cheers.

They shouted the name of every Knicks player to their heart's content, even if it was just a rookie who had never played a game for the Knicks, and now became a hero in their eyes.

Of course, it is no surprise that Lamar, the new team leader, has been regarded by New York fans as the cornerstone of the Knicks' championship.

Jeff Van Gundy was not in a hurry to put his designed starting lineup on the field, although it was lively in the dressing room, but in his mind it was just an inconsequential preseason game, and the most important purpose was to train the young players.

Therefore, in the starting lineup, he fielded center Samuel Dampoter, power forward Antonio Davis, small forward Sean Battier, scoring guard Alan Houston, and point guard Chancey Billups.

If nothing else, this lineup will be one of the Knicks' main rotation lineups in the new season, with Chauncey Billups as the main playmaker, Alan Houston and Davis as the main attacker, supplemented by two rookies, I believe that the impact of these young people will definitely create a lot of trouble for the opponent.

Lamar has no objection to head coach Jeff van Gundy's plan, and instead he is willing to sit on the sidelines like this and watch the rookies perform up close. Although in the previous life, these rookies have created a world in the NBA in the future, but there are also variables.

Maybe in a different environment, these potential calves who were supposed to become stars and wrists were stillborn all of a sudden. Of course, Lamar definitely didn't want that to happen, so watching the players' performance more intuitively through the game became the best way for him to assess the potential of these rookies at the moment.

"Lamar, which of these young men do you like the most?" Olajuwon, who was sitting next to Lamar, took the initiative to talk to Lamar.

"Shaun Battier and Samuel Dampoter! Of course Arenas and Simmons are not bad either!"

Lamar replied without hesitation.

According to the memories of his previous life, Battier finally rose to prominence in the Rockets in the later life, and he was the main small forward that he couldn't beat.

As for Samuel, he is a little inferior, having been the main center of the 76ers for a while.

Arenas is certainly the strongest of the four, but in Lamar's opinion, the rebellious personality is destined for a bumpy road ahead for this guy. Battier will definitely be one of the best pieces of the puzzle in his championship-winning lineup, and Arenas is destined to be just a passer-by in the history of the Knicks, and sooner or later he will leave the Knicks!

"Do you think they can win?"

When Olajuwon was still playing for the Houston Rockets last season, he still had a certain understanding of the players who were on the court at the moment, although they were not very strong, but after all, they were all old rivers and lakes. It's like the one sent out by the Knicks, and the rookies account for 2, and it's still very difficult to deal with.

"Some people are destined to be coolies, while others are destined to become superstars from the start. These things are not something that can be compensated by experience. Now that the Knicks have started, there's nothing to stop him. ”

As Lamar said, the Knicks players on the court are young and far from their maturity, and even Chauncey Billups and Alan Houston, who lead the team, are not over 30 years old. Compared to Lamar, these players need the support and protection of their teammates more than Lamar, and only in this situation can they play to their best.

But these young people who are destined to be chased by various teams startled the Celtic players as soon as they started, and the fierce defense, running at any cost, and gambling-like pressing made the Celtics' old rivers and lakes a little unbearable, and they were in chaos for a while.

Being young and energetic and energetic means that it is not mature and stable enough. After a burst of fierce attacks in the opening stage, these rookies who have not undergone large-scale physical training and professional tactical training gradually began to have various problems, and mistakes gradually increased.

Soon, the more experienced Celtics took advantage of the Knicks' mistake to reverse the score in one fell swoop and take the initiative on the court into their own hands.

Sitting on the sidelines, Jeff Van Gundy didn't seem to be in a hurry as he faced a situation that was spiraling out of control, and he sometimes applauded his players for their occasional brilliant attacks.

For Jeff, years of NBA experience have long kept him entertained. Besides, such an inconsequential game is originally to train young players, and only through real games can players expose their own strengths and weaknesses, so that their strengths can be carried forward, and their shortcomings can be improved in time.

However, Knicks fans don't want to see their team being bullied like this, and in their opinion, after successfully bringing in Lamar, their team should be called the favorite to win the championship. But being bullied by the lonely aristocracy of the Celts like this is really a bit unreasonable.

"We're going to Lamar!"

"Put Lamar on the field!"

"Hurry up and let Lamar play, Lao Tzu paid dollars to buy tickets to come in, not to see the clumsy performance of these rookies, I came to see Lamar. ”

Shouts like this are repeated in the Madison Square Garden arena, where all the Knicks fans are putting pressure on their head coach.

A large part of the reason why they were able to get full in preseason games today was that they came to see Lamar perform, and now in the Big Apple, only Lamar has such a big appeal.

But even though the Knicks fans shouted out their throats, Jeff Van Gundy was unmoved, and he had made all the plans before the game started, even including the allocation of playing time between the main players and substitute players was carefully allocated.

He was already an extremely stubborn head coach, and it was extremely rare to be able to make changes in the defensive tactics he had always insisted on. Now that the plan has been made, there is absolutely no reason to change, and the shouts of those New York fans behind him are nothing to Van Gundy Jr.

Seeing that Jeff Van Gundy had no intention of sending him out, Lamar sat on the bench and watched his teammates' performances, sometimes applauding their brilliant performances, sometimes frowning at their low-level mistakes.

"Lamar!" Jeff Van Gundy suddenly spoke, "I don't know if Mr. Phil asked you to do that when you were in Los Angeles, but now I want you to do your best to observe the habits of the people around you, find out where they are used to running and where they hit the most shots." Imprint all these things firmly in your mind and become a part of you. When I send you on the field, I want you to use your power to turn all your teammates into extensions of your body!" )