Chapter 128: [Rotten Realm]
The last away game was the Knicks, and the Warriors felt like they saw an oasis in the desert, and they were all confident of winning the game.
Before the start of the season, there are still many people who are optimistic about the Knicks, because they signed former Suns head coach Mike with a four-year, $24 million contract? D'Antoni.
The Suns were originally a fish belly, since D'Antoni became a coach and brought in Steve? Nash immediately became a powerhouse in the West, not only winning the best regular season record, but Nash also won the MVP. A lot of this is due to D'Antoni and the run-and-gun tactics. New Yorkers don't want to win championships, they just want to make the playoffs, they just want to play beautifully.
However, since the start of the season, the Knicks have not played the style of a strong team, such a team with garbage contracts, the famous coach Larry? Brown can't be saved defensively, and neither can D'Antoni anytime soon.
The ignorant are fearless to the point where they spend their money in a way that is awe-inspiring, and the Knicks are such an alternative team.
Actually, the Knicks just hired the wrong manager. Since Thomas became general manager, a series of failed trades have left the team in a complete quagmire of junk contracts, high salaries, and a luxury tax that has not made the playoffs.
Thomas himself is a garbage contract. $24 million for 4 years, signed in 2003. Even hiring a cheerleader girl to be the general manager is better than him, at least the cheerleading girl is poorer and must know how to save money.
If there was to be a starting point for the Knicks' tradition of sending money, the moment Thomas became the team's general manager was well deserved. He received the highest salary from the general manager of the league and gave the most heavyweight contract, but the team's performance still ranks at the bottom of the league, and the team has been rumored from time to time with scandals such as player fights, discord between generals and coaches, and off-court incidents.
The only thing Thomas is worthy of New York is that he came to the Knicks two years late. Houston's contract wasn't given by him. Houston became an All-Star before signing a big contract and averaged 22 per game the following season. 5 points are credited. But starting in the third year of his contract, Houston began to suffer from knee injuries, playing 50 games in 2003-2004 and 20 games in 2004-2005 before retiring in October 2005, and his second-highest contract in the league after Garnett at the time did not expire until 2007. Because of this "tragedy", the alliance even issued the "Alain? The Houston Rules, which states that any team can cut a player in the offseason and no longer count toward the team's salary space.
Still, Thomas did a lot of amazing things.
The first is the five-year, $50 million signing to head coach Larry? Brown, what is this salary for coaches? After Brown led the Pistons to a championship, Thomas managed to convince the former to join the Knicks. However, the Knicks are not the Pistons, with a record of 23 wins and 59 losses, tying the worst record in team history. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement to buy out the remaining four years of Brown's contract for $18.5 million. In a year of Knicks travel, Brown ended up earning $28.5 million, and on average, he took $1.24 million in wages for every game he led the Knicks to win, and he couldn't take that much money away from 23 bank robs with a gun.
After 4 years, $76 million to bring in Stephen? Marbury, the hopeless poison of the team, is at odds with team managers and coaches, and the Knicks have to pay a salary of about $20 million a year if he doesn't play a game when no team in the league wants to take over Marbury.
Eddie? Curry has 6 years and 60 million US dollars, and all his basketball skills have been regressing since he arrived at the Knicks, and he is a fat man who has height and weight but can't grab rebounds.
Jerome? James, who is this brother? Not many people have seen him, and he averages 4 per game. The mystery man with 9 points and 3 rebounds, 30 million in 5 years.
Jarled? Jeffries, 5 years and 30 million, 5 points and 4 rebounds, played as a bench in the Knicks, many people have seen him, but it is better to miss each other......
Quentin? Richardson, 6 years and 43.5 million, this gentleman won a big contract by winning a three-point king at the All-Star Game. That year, he defeated his teammate Joe Johnson in the Suns in a three-point game, and the asking price was cheaper than Joe Johnson, and Thomas immediately decided that Richardson was better value for money than Joe Johnson. As a result, the Hawks poached an All-Star, and the Knicks poached a blacksmith.
Malik? Ross is 42 million for 7 years, which doesn't seem too expensive, but isn't it too outrageous to give so much money to a person who is responsible for guarding the water dispenser and handing out towels?
There is also an average of 11 per game. Francis, who scored 3 points and had a very low shooting percentage, although it was not a contract signed by the Knicks, but the trade came, fortunately, it was given to the unjust Trail Blazers and Zach? Randolph, just saved some money.
And the most awesome contract is something that even New Yorkers can't tolerate. This man's name is Morris? Taylor. is the rocket forward who has fought with Yao Ming for two years. In 2001, Taylor got a 6-year 48 million contract with the Rockets, and in the 2004-2005 season, the Rockets traded Taylor to the Knicks, and only a year later, the Knicks couldn't bear it anymore and bought Taylor outright, averaging 6 per game. 3 points 3. 4 rebounds, it seems to be a bit useful, but the Knicks bought him out because the defense is too bad! New Yorkers, who have never defended collectively, say that Taylor's defense is too bad, so how bad does that have to be? Did you sit on the sidelines and chat with people during the game? The Rockets used Taylor to trade for the old drunkard Wenbeck, which is classic enough.
So the Knicks are the most unreliable team in the league, with a lot of bad contracts in their hands, and they rely on a few newcomers to play the world. If the Warriors can't even beat the Knicks, Jackson will definitely not have surgery, and he will have to fight with bone spurs piercing his sneakers. The Knicks also want to win this game, and D'Antoni knows that the Warriors are also a poor defensive team, and of course he wants to win a game and take advantage of your illness to kill you.
As a bustling metropolis, New York has a high level of consumption. Despite the Knicks' huge play, Madison Square Garden was still full that night, and some entertainment stars were in attendance.
New York is also a place where Chinese people gather, there are a large number of immigrants, and most of the Chinese who came to watch the game today supported Zhou Xuan, and when he played, he received the warmest applause among the away players. Randolph came out, and the fans booed as if he were a traitor. Randolph was depressed again, he only played in New York for one year, and he obviously scored beautiful statistics, but he was unpopular.
Zhou Xuan looked around and found a lot of celebrities, Arnold? Schwarzenegger, Robert Jr.? Downey and Olson's sisters' nemesis, Paris? Hilton was there, waving and smiling at him.
Zhou Xuan was startled when he saw Hilton's eyes squinting, with an expression that he had just taken an aphrodisiac and was ready to take off his clothes at any time. He immediately thought that the game was broadcast live on CCTV5 and TNT radio, and the Olsen sisters would definitely watch it, so he hurriedly turned his head and ignored Hilton's overtures.
Before the game began, Harrington came over to greet his former teammates and greeted Jackson on the sidelines.
Randolph also greeted his acquaintances in New York, but he didn't bother with the dunk king Nate? Robinson, they had a falling out last season and almost got into a fight.
After Zhou Xuan warmed up and threw a few balls, he began to observe his opponent Chris? Duhon. Similar to the information given in the information, Du Hong was a little shorter than him and not strong. Du Hong's scoring ability is not strong, he does a good job of launching a fast attack with a pass in the run-and-bomb tactics, and the ball after blocking and dismantling with David Lee is also okay, and he can score an average of 7 per game. 7 assists.
Before the game, some people also said that Du Hong and Zhou Xuan were somewhat similar, both were traditional defenders with limited ability to attack with the ball, and today the two were opposed, and they should rely on assisting teammates to decide the outcome. But Zhou Xuan was ready to attack.
After Nelson Sr. talked to him, he talked to the assistant coach. And emphasized before the game that if you can't play a fast-paced game, you can play a positional battle, if the Knicks play fast, they will be compared to them, and Randolph and Biedrins should pass the ball as soon as possible after winning the backcourt rebound. Nelson Sr. has always felt that D'Antoni has stolen his tactics, achieved his reputation and the Suns, and was also elected the best coach, as the originator of the run, if he has been playing the position, he will be uncomfortable.
Old Nelson is a stubborn person, even if he is old, it is difficult to change his stubbornness. Before going on the court, he stopped Zhou Xuan and said: "Zhou, you haven't made many shots in these games, if you have a good opportunity, you have to shoot boldly, Stephen is no more, you must also take on the task of attacking outside, understand?" ”
"Understood!" The coach said that he made a bold move, which was exactly what Zhou Xuan wanted.
The elder Nelson said to Azubuke again: "Corunna, you have to strengthen the defense, their forwards are good at shooting three-pointers, the breakthrough is not very strong, you have to defend him." ”
Azubuike also nodded, he has to start today and he will play a long time, which is a good opportunity for him to show himself.
On the Knicks' side, D'Antoni didn't even use the tactical board, which was to emphasize that Dujon should speed up the offensive tempo, leave the opponent's interior behind him, and play a fast attack. Positional battles rely on blocking and dismantling, and the periphery should shoot boldly and play as fast as possible. When defending, just follow your own people, and don't ask too much. These are the things he says every game.
Players from both sides played. The Warriors' five-man Zhou Xuan, Moreau, Azubuike, Zach? Randolph, Biedrins.
The Knicks Five, Duhon, Crawford, Richardson, Harrington, David? Plum.
Biedrins jumped the ball to win, and the ball was directly dialed to Zhou Xuan in the backcourt. Zhou Xuan waved after halftime, and Biedrins came out to cover.
Zhou Xuan said to himself in his heart: "Don't be afraid, you can't pass the ball as soon as a big player blocks, I want to be a top defender like Paul, not Blevin?" Knight! I'm going to play to my speed advantage! ”
He's figured out how to attack, unlike before, in the past he would think about how to pass the ball if he was blocked, today he thinks about how to pass quickly against big players after blocking.
Biedrins blocked Du Hong, and Zhou Xuan had already observed David Lee's position and chose to break through from the right side.