Lamar interrupted him before he could finish: "Antonio, it's nothing! Don't forget what you said about the championship when you joined the Knicks when you were fighting for control of the team!"

"You said you're going to win a championship! If you're scared of a little trouble, ?a? ? n?en? ??? ．?ｒ?ａ?ｎ?? Or are you already thinking about making a fool of yourself and then taking the money to retire?"

The more Lamar spoke, the more excited he became, and finally he couldn't help but start reprimanding. He felt that someone still needed to knock him at this time.

Sure enough, after listening to Lamar's words, Antonio Davis's emotions suddenly became a little excited.

Davis looked up at Lamar, gritted his teeth and said, "No, Lamar, I'm not what you think, I'm not going to give this guy a chance to taunt me." ”

"Then you can do something practical to show me that everything I just said is wrong! You can still be a fighter on the court, and you can still be the All-Star who can beat Elton Brand to the north. ”

Lamar's agitation, full of flavor, immediately made Antonio Davis's eyes light up. The latter could not help but recall the scene described by Lamar.

"Lamar, do you think I can do it now?"

Seeing that Antonio Davis became less confident again, Lamar couldn't help but burst into flames: "You should tell yourself that you can definitely do it! As long as you can be good enough for yourself, I think 10 pounds is not a problem for you at all." ”

Despite his words, Lamar is not sure.

He doesn't know if Antonio Davis will be able to lose 10 pounds in the next half a month. But at least when he was reborn, Antonio Davis ended up well. At least for the next few seasons.

"You're right, I'll be able to do it!" It was clear that Antonio Davis, the ruthless guy, had been fooled by Lamar's success.

Seeing that Antonio Davis finally regained his confidence, Lamar was also a little relieved: "Antonio, I know what you are most worried about now. Every basketball player will encounter a variety of problems in their life, and being overweight is not a big problem. At the beginning, Shaq would soar dozens of pounds after the offseason every year, and then that guy still dominated the basket?"

"The most important thing is not to heal the scars and forget the pain, it is a man who has to do something to himself! At least after setbacks, a man can really mature, if you can't overcome the psychological barriers, you can't do anything if you have a lot of worries on the field. ”

"Remember, brother, you have to be yourself so that your opponents are afraid of you. Let your opponent be scared when he sees you, because the guy who is hard enough on himself will definitely be even harder on the enemy!"

Regardless of whether Lamar's words will work in the end, at least he has done everything he should have done. The rest is up to Antonio Davis.

Of course, for Davis to regain the strength of last season, the necessary work must not be left behind.

For this reason, Coach Van Gundy brought in a trainer to develop a training plan for Antonio Davis.

He also instructed the assistant coach to ramp up the amount of training for Antonio Davis to get rid of his damn fat before the regular season began. To make Davis a little stronger, at least get him up to preseason level.

"Jeff, how's it going? Antonio is back, so we shouldn't have any problems with our lineup, right?"

Lamar is on top of mind right now, and he doesn't have the patience to wait for these talented young players to mature as the pundits out say he should be.

Lamar is desperate for a championship right now, and everything else is. Although Lamar thought this way, he believed in the young people.

Lamar believes that as long as the rookies are given enough playing time, they can grow at a rate that no one can imagine.

Jeff Van Gundy also looks confident after watching the training in the past few days. Now Van Gundy has also learned what it's like to have a good hand, and he's now fantasizing about how many championship rings the Knicks can win in the next decade. Perhaps he could become one of the most famous decorated coaches in Knicks history.

Hearing Lamar's words, Van Gundy turned around and smiled and made an OK gesture to Lamar. Everything is ready, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!

"Run all now, don't you have the strength now? Look where you're now? This is the territory of the New York gangs! To survive here, each of you has to come back at a price. ”

"If you can't even withstand this kind of intense training, then leave! The New York gang doesn't welcome soft bones, show your courage, and use your strength to prove it to me! Look at your current appearance, it's really home, open your legs and run for me!"

Early in the morning, the Knicks' training hall rang out with Jeff Van Gundy's shouts. I have to say that Van Gundy, who turned on the championship mode, has completely become a devil in his usual training!

"Samuel, what are you doing? This is the result of your summer training camp? What kind of offense is this? Are you bullying Hilario for not being as strong as you?"

"Oh, damn Haitian idiot! Crack your goddamn legs and crouch down! You don't have to worry about that thing in your crotch hitting the floor. ”

Van Gundy said it funny, but no one dared to laugh.

At this time, if you offend the demon Van Gundy, then you will have to suffer. The light ones will be punished for running laps, and the heavy ones will wait to be silently mourned!

"Shoot, damn it! Alain!" Van Gundy roared again, slamming the tactical board in his hand to the ground: "What are you waiting for? I told you that you must not hesitate when it is time to shoot! If you are afraid to do it again, you can give me a substitute this season, maybe until you retire!"

Maybe he was scared by Van Gundy, or he was stimulated by Van Gundy. In the next three attacks on the blue side, Houston fired a series of shots from the outside, blasting the black side's basket to the ground.

"That's pretty much it!" Van Gundy's face showed a rare smile, but just as the players breathed a sigh of relief, his roar rang out again: "Sean, do you also call it defense? Did you eat poop when you were banned? Your brain is all! You can leave Alan with a cup of coffee first." Pressing a little harder, it's uncomfortable to get him on the ball. Got it?"

It's the middle of October, and by this time the Knicks players have been returning to practice for a long time. The undrafted players who tried out with the Knicks are pretty much gone. In the end, only one person received a base salary contract with the team, and they will become regular members of the team in the regular season in the new season.

When there is really no one available, this can only be regarded as a short man pulling out a big one. At least with this little guy on board, the Knicks' water cooler is guarded.

Van Gundy's next task is to train all the old men and newcomers to the death, at least before the start of the new season, to get them in the best shape possible.

During this time, the Knicks also played several preseason games.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, and Sagramento Kings respectively, but lost to the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls again.

In a total of six games, the Knicks have a record of three wins and three losses, which is not stellar. But in the absence of Lamar and the fact that the form of the players has clearly not yet adjusted, such results can also be reversed.

What really excites Van Gundy is not the half-dead state of the players in these preseason games. What really made Van Gundy decide to let go of his arms and go big was because the team owner James Dolan had announced that he had renewed his contract and raised his salary.

Of course, what really made Dolan decide to renew Van Gundy's contract was because of Lamar.

Now, to the whole of New York, Lamar is a god-like being. Although the team ended up in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the entire New York City, from the team's management to the average fan, is full of hope for the Knicks' new season.

Dolan, the owner of the team, in particular, believes that as long as Lamar is around, he will definitely taste the championship. So James Dolan decided to renew Van Gundy's contract when he saw that Van Gundy and Lamar got along very well and became more and more tacit.

When James Dolan was in contact with Lamar, he learned that Lamar is a person who attaches great importance to feelings, and the renewal of Van Gundy is not only because Jeff and Lamar have a tacit understanding! More importantly, in order to renew Lamar early in the season, you must know that Lamar's rookie contract expires next summer. In order to renew Lamar's contract early in the season and prevent Lamar from testing the free market, James Dolan also worked hard.

Renewing Van Gundy's contract is a two-pronged affair, and the shrewd and wise Dolan certainly won't let go of such a good opportunity.

Van Gundy was still working his players when Lamar came over. Lamar had finished his morning recovery training and couldn't help but smile as he watched Van Gundy stand on the sidelines of the court with a tyrant look.

"Hey, Jeff, aren't you afraid you're going to get them all tired before the regular season starts?"

Seeing that it was Lamar, Van Gundy's originally nervous mood couldn't help but relax. Ever since Lamar joined the Knicks, Van Gundy has been under a lot of pressure as head coach.

Now almost all Knicks fans are pinning their hopes on him. Fans know that Van Gundy has a good hand in his hand, and if he doesn't get a good result, Van Gundy can really hang himself. (To be continued.) )