"I wish you could do that??? ? Huo Ran ?Wen ?? ??? ．?ｒ?ａ?ｎ?? Arenas, who dared to point a gun at his teammate's head in the locker room, was completely indifferent to Davis's verbal threats: "Then I won't have to listen to your nagging anymore, and it's still that dirty nag." ”

Ignoring the quarrel between the two, Lamar walked straight to Tom Thibodeau's side and sat down: "Tom, congratulations!"

Coming from a previous life, Lamar knew very well that Tom Thibodeau had always wanted to take charge of a team. Thibodeau's coaching ability is also very high.

However, compared to Thibodeau's arrangement of defensive tactics, he is a bit conservative in attacking and rotating players on the court. Everyone knows that this guy likes to use starters and is always full of distrust of the bench.

Hearing Lamar's congratulations, Tom Thibodeau didn't feel very happy. He knew very well that he was sitting in this seat because Van Gundy was lazy. Although he would love to coach a team, he also knows that his current level of coaching is not enough.

"Lamar, I didn't hear you were coming back before, why didn't you give me notice in advance, how is your body now?" Tom Thibodeau barely squeezed out a smile: "Chris Anderson, I really can't help it." I'm sorry Lamar! When he told me he was going to China, I told him. ”

"Needless to say, Tom!" Lamar knew what he was thinking as soon as he heard Tom Thibodeau's tone, "Don't worry, this guy knows what he's doing now." Tom, I'm here to see your debut today, you're not going to mess it up, are you?"

Tom Thibodeau quickly reacted that Lamar was supporting himself! In a good mood, Tom Thibodeau couldn't help but laugh: "Lamar, you're all right! I think preseason is still a piece of cake for me." ”

"Haha, I think so too!" Lamar also laughed happily: "Jeff and I both know your abilities, and I believe that in the near future, the alliance will add another young marshal." ”

For Lamar's overtures, Tom Thibodeau is certainly not a fool who doesn't understand human feelings. The sedan chair is carried by everyone!

Tom Thibodeau was not at all embarrassed: "Of course! I believe that sooner or later I will become a great manager." ”

Lamar smiled and didn't speak, stood up and clapped his hands and said, "Okay, guys, do your best to win, I'll watch you from the stands." I hope you will remember that only those who can play a role in the team will stay! And I'm not here to see that you want to be prestigious, so you'd better be smart when you're on the field for a while!"

Lamar then turned to Tom Thibodeau and said, "Tom, I'm recovering well, I'll be back in the team for recovery training from tomorrow." ”

Thibodeau smiled and said, "Lamar, congratulations! I'm always ready to welcome you back!

"Of course!" Lamar waved at everyone in the locker room, "Alright, guys, let me see if you're qualified to stay in New York?" Mr. Antonio Davis, welcome back! Haha, I wonder how good you are now?"

"Don't worry, bastard! I won't fall down easily until I win the championship. ”

In the preseason game with the Wizards, the Knicks ultimately lost, which was actually expected by Lamar.

Although the records of the two teams last season are very different, after all, the real strength on the Knicks' side in this game is Antonio Davis and Arenas, who returned from injury. The Wizards, on the other hand, have fielded most of their main players, and they have completely treated this preseason game as if it were a regular season.

Although the game was lost, Lamar also got some information from the game that he wanted: first of all, Antonio Davis was in good shape, which put Lamar's hanging heart down a lot.

Originally, I thought that Davis, who had not been exposed to official games for a long time, must have had ups and downs in his form, and it may take a long time to adapt to the game. But judging from the performance in this game, Davis is ready to play in the regular season.

Lamar believes that when the time comes, Antonio Davis will surprise people. His defense remains rock solid and his offense looks to be improving. In a game, Davis threw five mid-range shots alone. In less than 33 minutes, Davis scored a game-high 32 points and contributed 13 rebounds, making the Wizards' parallel champion desperate.

General Arenas also played very well in this game, although when playing shooting guard, his height suffered a bit. But after a summer of training, the general's body is much stronger, and he is not completely inferior in the duel with the opposing star defender Hamilton.

Before the end of the game, Arenas successfully blocked Hamilton's shot and then went down quickly, beating the Wizards' parallel center Kwame Brown and shocking the audience.

Apart from these two guys, Lamar's biggest discovery in this game was rookie Salmons. This rookie player is not only sharp in his breakthrough, but also has a good shooting technique. Unfortunately, while the characteristics are distinct, Salmons's shortcomings are also obvious.

When the team held off the Wizards under Antonio Davis, Salmons was outstanding. But as soon as the Wizards fought back, his performance immediately withered. Play inconsistently!

And compared to Salmons' job, Lamar feels like he's a better fit for the shooting guard position. However, the team now has not only Houston at the shooting guard position, but also the old Yizhuang Shanton Anderson, if Salmons can't do more at the small forward position, his playing time this season may be difficult to guarantee.

Lamar hid in a corner of the stands for the entire game, and no one knew he was back except for the Knicks players on the court.

Lamar's main task now is to recover. Lamar didn't want to get in trouble, and he knew he was a figure of media concern right now. Whether it's the wedding of the century with Vanessa in the Maldives or the bizarre act of not accepting any endorsements in the offseason, it's enough for the media to let their imaginations run wild.

Lamar doesn't want to talk about these things yet. Lamar did not return to the locker room after the game, but waited in the parking lot outside the stadium for Darrell Morey to come out.

The team ended up in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and although there were many unexpected reasons, there was one thing that Lamar couldn't help but pay attention to, and that was the team's bench depth!

It's hard to keep a team out of thirteen people for the entire season, and the team is too bloated in some positions, such as small forward and shooting guard, and too thin in others, such as point guard and center.

Billups, the team's main point guard, is at his peak and very competent. He will remain a regular for at least the next few years. But Chauncey isn't Superman after all, and he needs to rest, and his replacement, Arenas, is clearly not a competent replacement. Let him score, Arenas is a kid who rushes better than anyone else, but it is difficult for him to organize the team's attack.

When Darrell Morey came out, the two of them rode back to Darrell Morey's house together, and Van Gundy showed up shortly after.

When he first entered the league, Lamar would be angry about Chris Anderson's layoffs and the team's top brass such as Dr. Buss, but now Lamar understands a lot.

If you want to succeed in this alliance, you have to talk about feelings, but you must not be angry!

Lamar, Van Gundy and Darrell Morey spent the night discussing who in the squad could use as leverage.

But at the end of the discussion, Lamar looked at the team's current personnel list for a long time, and came to the conclusion that he didn't want everyone in it to leave.

Darrell Morey and Van Gundy couldn't help but smile wryly as they looked at Lamar. Although Lamar tried to put on a cold face when he first discussed the issue, as if everyone could give it up, once it was time to get real, Lamar began to waver.

So much so that Morey and Van Gundy put forward several candidates who could be traded, but Lamar found reasons to veto.

"Lamar, I know everyone in this room, you see them as brothers. But this is the league, no one is a philanthropist, you want to make up the global team lineup, but if you don't pay the price, no one will take the initiative to send players to you! ”

Lamar rubbed his head, he wanted to agree with Darrell Morey, but looking at the names on the list, it was still difficult for him to use them as bargaining chips in exchange for his own success.

I have to say that there are times when Lamar still seems indecisive. He can be a tyrant on the court, but once he leaves the court, he is just an ordinary person and has his own feelings.

Looking at Lamar's embarrassed look, Jeff Van Gundy said his opinion: "Lamar! I'll tell you what I think, and each of us can circle some players on this list now." Leave some of those who must stay, and leave those who aren't ultimately circled to Darrell to deal with!"

Lamar hesitated, but nodded.

The trio first circled last season's five starters, and then some of the main substitutes they considered important began to be circled one by one.

But looking at those who seemed to be about to be abandoned, Lamar began to waver a little again.

Darrell Morey and Van Gundy glanced at Lamar's appearance and then looked at the circled list. Finally, Van Gundy picked up the pen and put a large red cross on a person's name. (To be continued.) )