Chapter 559
But only he knows his suffering, and Van Gundy knows that he does have a good hand in his hand???? ?? Not only is it Lamar, the popular fried chicken in the NBA today, but the other players are also well-known young talents. However, the younger you are, the more you are immature, and your state will fluctuate greatly.
The best example of this is last season's Knicks, and at the end of the day, the only thing Van Gundy can rely on is Lamar. But Lamar is human and he can also be plagued by injuries. Who can guarantee that Lamar will not fall at the most critical moment?
Rubbing his increasingly swollen head and staring at the shiny baldness, Van Gundy said a little tiredly: "Lamar, do you think we should bring in one or two more experienced veterans? I'm afraid I'll repeat the same mistakes I made last season in the playoffs!"
Lamar disagrees with Van Gundy's statement: "Jeff, have you forgotten what our goal is?
"You also think these people have a lot of potential, but it's not enough to have potential, each of them needs a chance to prove themselves, they need to play to improve themselves. Veterans will only squeeze their living space, in that case, I think it is better to rely on these people to fight the world, don't you trust me?"
Van Gundy quickly shook his head: "Of course not, Lamar! Maybe you're right, I'm thinking too much!"
Van Gundy was about to continue supervising the players' training, but he found Lamar changing clothes: "Lamar! What are you going to do?"
Seeing Van Gundy so nervous, Lamar smiled and comforted: "Of course I'm going to compete with these young people, if I don't let them see how powerful I am, how will they obey me in the future?"
"But your body!"
"Don't worry! ”
Van Gundy couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Lamar's words: "If you were really measured, you wouldn't be so seriously injured!"
Seeing that Lamar had made up his mind, Van Gundy couldn't say anything more. It was at this time that he noticed that the newly signed Serbian and Montenegro big man was a little tired, so Van Gundy took advantage of the situation to send Lamar on the field.
The new arrivals were very excited to see Lamar play, especially the two rookies Nenê Hilario and Salmons. Although Lamar is extremely adored in his heart, there will always be the strength of young people who do not admit defeat in their hearts. Seeing Lamar on the field, these two rookies naturally had the idea of competing.
"Sean, give me the ball!"
As soon as Lamar came on the pitch, he reached for Sean Battier to ask for the ball.
When Antonio Davis saw Battier obediently throwing the ball to Lamar, he began to mumble: "Be careful! If your old waist breaks again, I will notify the garbage truck outside to get you out, and you will not want to come back in the future." ”
"Don't worry! I'm not as soft as you think. ”
After saying that, Lamar took the ball and attacked.
"Nenê Hilario, where is your place! This is not the time for you to show your prestige. ”
When Van Gundy saw that Nenê Hilario actually threw away the original defensive Damppot to defend Lamar, he immediately became anxious and shouted.
However, Nenê Hilario, who is usually in awe of the head coach, was unmoved, and still stood still and stared at Lamar motionless.
Lamar looked at Nenê Hilario's serious face, and turned to Van Gundy, who was jumping up and down in a hurry, "It's okay, Jeff!"
Then Lamar changed his playful expression and said to Nenê Hilario: "Rookie, are you ready? If you lose too ugly, it will reduce Jeff's impression of you!"
A simple tease from Lamar whitted up Hilario's fighting spirit, and the Brazilian half-crouched over in a look of readiness.
"Look! I'm going to break through to your left. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lamar took a step towards the left side of Nenê Hilario's body.
Although Lamar's starting mode has been seen countless times on TV, it is only when he actually faces it that he clearly understands how difficult Lamar is to defend.
Hilario instinctively backed away, but before he could get his footing, Lamar's whole body had already broken into his defensive area.
In just two seconds of contact, the two sides were decided. Lamar used his absolute strength to completely crush the immature Nenê Hilario.
Jeff Van Gundy was also secretly happy when he saw this scene, and he could tell that Lamar was really almost recovered. Maybe by the time the regular season begins, Lamar will be back in action.
The battle on the field continued, and Nenê Hilario, who had lost his defensive position, was not discouraged, but followed closely behind Lamar.
Seeing that Lamar had broken through to the vicinity of the 3-second zone, Nenê Hilario no longer hesitated and shouted and pounced.
Nenê Hilario jumped up with his arms raised as Lamar jumped. At this time, the Brazilian rookie wanted to give Lamar a big hot pot to wash away the previous humiliation.
At this time, Nenê Hilario didn't care about any idols or not, he just wanted to win, and if he could beat his idol, it would be great for him.
However, things did not go as smoothly as Nenê Hilario imagined, and it was only when he and Lamar's bodies collided that Nenê Hilario realized how naïve he had been.
"Boom!"
"Bang!"
The basketball was smashed into the hoop, and Hilario fell to the ground in embarrassment.
Lamar picked up the basketball and threw it into the arms of the stunned Nenê Hilario, and said with an encouraging tone: "Rookie, if you want to challenge me, you are still a hundred years early! But you have to be good-willed, work hard, and there will be a place for you in the NBA." ”
After saying that, Lamar also took off the basketball shoes on his feet and threw them to Nenê Hilario: "If you lose, you must have the consciousness of losing, bring me back tomorrow! ”
At this time, Nenê Hilario was holding Lamar's basketball shoes, and his face was feverish. He felt not only humiliation, but more shock.
As the regular season approached, the Knicks were in full swing in training, and the staff at the league headquarters were also busy at this time.
Since China's big man became the champion of this year's show, the league can be said to have tasted the biggest sweetness since Jordan's retirement. Looking at the piles of cooperation documents from China in front of the desk, Stern, the old Jewish man's chrysanthemum face also smiled.
At this time, David Stern, who was full of ambition, sat in the boss's chair and smoked a cigar, and began to think about his global strategy.
Looking at the cooperation documents from China on the table, Stern knew that mysterious China would be the second-largest basketball market after the United States. As for Europe, it's the world of football!
When thinking of China, Stern has to take into account Lamar's unruly wild horse! To be honest, Lamar's popularity in China today is not inferior to that of superstars such as Garnett and Iverson, and it is estimated that he is second only to this year's Chinese champion drug name. If Lamar and his Knicks can be successfully operated in China, and then complement the Houston Rockets with the drug name, Stern believes that the benefits that the NBA league with these two powerful engines will get from China is absolutely conceivable.
Therefore, Stern didn't care about any face, picked up the phone in his hand and took the initiative to get in touch with Dolan, the owner of the Knicks.
Both Stern and Dolan hope in their hearts that they can succeed in making this happen. Of course, Dolan has also coveted the huge market of China for a long time, and he is also excited about the economic benefits that his team can bring to the huge Asian market.
Although James Dolan is very excited about Stern's plan, he still has his senses. There is a key factor that the Knicks have to consider if they want to enter China.
Since Stern has been operating in the dark against Lamar and his Knicks before, will Lamar have any resistance in his heart? Is he willing to cooperate with the alliance?
If Lamar doesn't want to see Stern, there's nothing Dolan can do if he has to screw his temper. After all, Lamar's importance to the Knicks has reached an extremely high level. If Dolan doesn't care about his own behavior and provokes Lamar, the evil star, it will really be a mistake to steal chickens.
For this reason, James Dolan specially invited Lamar to his office to discuss. Whether it works out or not, at least Dolan feels like he needs to show that he values Lamar.
Now everyone in the league knows that Dolan's love for Lamar has reached the point of going crazy, and he often refers to the Knicks as "my team with Lamar" when interviewed by the media.
"Lamar, I'd like to hear your opinion on this matter!"
After briefly telling Lamar about Stern's connection with himself, Dolan couldn't wait to ask Lamar's opinion.
In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Dolan still hopes to facilitate this, after all, the benefits of the team's entry into the Asian market are obvious. It's not just economic interests, if the team can really be operated in China, it can expand the number of Knicks fans to a very terrifying number all of a sudden.
In that case, the Knicks' influence will not be limited to the United States, but will truly become a world-class team like the Chicago Bulls.
Lamar thought about it briefly and analyzed the pros and cons of this matter. He also knew that on the one hand, this would allow the team's influence to expand to Asia, and on the other hand, he would get a lot of benefits himself. The most important thing is that Lamar has a good impression of China's maritime affairs, when his marriage to Kardashian failed, there were still many Chinese fans who were upset about themselves, and even one fan wrote a book about his rebirth "Odom's Nirvana" for him. (To be continued.) )