The news of D'Antoni's dismissal shook the basketball community.

Although the conflict between Zach Randolph and D'Antoni was well known, the basketball media did not speculate that this would be the outcome.

Even New York fans were a little intimidated.

D'Antoni.

A generation of running and bombing masters, the hottest head coach in recent years. When he joined the Knicks this summer, he was said to be condescending, and now he has been swept away.

Did Zach Randolph really have that much charm?

All of a sudden, the media raised question marks.

At the same time, it expresses ridicule and falls into the well.

"I don't think any of the top head coaches will want to go to the Knicks in the future, and with Isaiah Thomas at the helm, it's almost a black hole for head coaches. From Wilkins, to Larry Brown, and now D'Antoni... None of them gained respect in New York, and even became a laughing stock, and their prestige was swept away. ”

Bill Simmons, a venomous commentator known for his basketball commentary, published an eloquent article on EPSN that day.

At the same time, there is a lot of public opinion that is about the same. The act of firing D'Antoni has brought an even worse effect to the already discredited Knicks.

Especially in the afternoon, after D'Antoni announced his departure and took away the assistant team.

Things are going to be precarious for the Knicks.

"There's no team better at killing than the New York Knicks, who always have a good hand and can't wait to destroy everything after a few good days. A new bloody drama has begun, and the disaster has begun. ”

There is also increasing cynicism in the media.

It's as if the Knicks have fallen into hell in the blink of an eye.

Later in the day, Isaiah Thomas stepped up to stabilize the team, saying that he would be acting as head coach for the time being, hoping to help the team stabilize the current situation.

But this did not make the doubts and ridicule of the outside world less, or even more pervasive. Because Isaiah Thomas is not a good coach who can be trusted by everyone, he is still a long way from even the standard of a qualified coach.

However, for cynicism, Isaiah Thomas showed the strength of 'Ren'er's southeast and northwest winds'.

"I know there are a lot of people who are questioning our decision, and we are very grateful to the team of Coach D'Antoni for their dedication and hard work during this time, and their professionalism and masterful command skills are admirable."

"We're going to keep going, we're going to keep winning. We will continue to move forward with Mr. D'Antoni's expectations to new achievements. I believe that under the leadership of Bruce Lee, the Knicks will be able to achieve new and greater achievements. ”

Isaiah Thomas's speaking style involuntarily moved closer to Stephen Marbury, there was no way... This style of propaganda has been tried and tested for a long time.

"Knicks fans, don't linger, don't worry. New opportunities have arrived, and we must open our hands to meet our golden future! ”

Thomas spoke calmly and with great courage.

It's no wonder that James Dolan was furious and did not hesitate to resign D'Antoni, who tried to usurp the throne.

Poor D'Antoni still doesn't understand why his boss wants to fire him, and he even says there that sooner or later they will regret this decision, and Zach Randolph is not a man who can take on the big job.

However, this statement is also making Zach Randolph's loyalty even higher.

He is even more combative because of the cynicism of the media, the kind of stinging player who is naturally rebellious, maverick and mostly unwarm.

Well, now, the mass attack of the media has stirred up Randolph's rebellious heart. The team's expulsion of D'Antoni activated his human warmth, and he was almost on the verge of tearful declaration of allegiance to the Knicks.

However, Li Zhen stopped him.

He still hopes that Randolph can be more restrained, and at this time he runs out and makes a big noise, with Randolph's IQ and broken mouth, he can't start a fire and make a thunderstorm.

Of course, the most important thing is that D'Antoni took the middle three of the assistant coaching team. Now only Jamie Lin is left on the Knicks' coaching staff, as well as shooting assistant coach Alan Houston and physical trainer Bob.

It is imperative to hurry up and mention it again, because the Knicks' next second home opponent is the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons eliminated the Knicks last season, which has kept Lee and the veteran players haunted.

And in that series, the two sides were full of gunpowder, and Hamilton is still talking about it, saying that Lee is really fancy and unworthy of the name. Every once in a while, he also commented on Li Zhen's scandal. Two days ago, he also liked Scarlett Johansson's Facebook, and spoke out in front of the media: My favorite female star is Scarlett Johansson, she not only has a beautiful face and sexy body, but also has a crystal transparent heart, she can always see through the fragile behind those glamorous.

Li Zhen laughed at this. He sometimes thinks in his heart that if Hamilton knew that Scarlett Johansson had sent me a picture of the maid last night, he wouldn't have to cry to death.

Oh, how can this kind of person understand women?

However, although this kind of person doesn't understand women, he is very good at doing it.

The head coach of the Pistons' Sanders immediately jumped out to criticize the Knicks' firing of D'Antoni, saying: "This is not in line with the spirit of the contract, and, it is foreseeable that no famous head coach will join the Knicks in the future, and New York is equivalent to imposing a long-term curse on themselves, and they will languish because of it." ”

"I know the Knicks have been unconvinced by the results of last season's playoffs. But, so what, we're winners, we're going to be winners all the time. ”

Hamilton also boasted on TV: "Honestly, I'm losing the fun with the next game against the Knicks, it's not honorable to win, they don't even have a coaching staff right now." Moreover, they will definitely find all kinds of reasons again. You know, finding reasons has always been New York's specialty. ”

These voices soon reached New York.

It caused a strong disgust among Knicks fans, who all believed that the Pistons were falling into the ground. They all expected the Knicks to give these bastards a blow in the next game, but deep down they felt it was too difficult.

After all, D'Antoni took the team of assistant coaches.

And Stephen Marbury is at least four weeks away from returning...... The wounds of the old players always heal more slowly than the younger ones.

Alas!

In the end, an indignation can only turn into a helpless sigh, the so-called house leak happened to rain overnight, probably so.

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Isaiah Thomas did live up to the media's assessment of his coaching prowess, and after he spoke impassionedly in front of the media, he returned to the team's war room and was immediately at a loss.

He doesn't have a clue about the Knicks' current tactics, and he doesn't have a system that works.

He still has the hand-to-hand defense of Chuck Daley in the nineties.

So, the task had to be handed over to Jamielin.

"Jamie, I've always admired you, you're a motivated young man, so, I'm going to give you a chance."

Isaiah Thomas patted Jamilin on the shoulder: "Until the new coaching staff is formed, I want you to show in these games. ”

"I'm already a VP in management after all, and I don't need these things anymore to prove myself, but you, Jamie. You have to go through the test to get to the mentality of being like me and to be a real top coach. ”

"Come on!"

Isaiah punches Jamilin.

Jamilin nodded hurriedly.

He then threw himself into very active work.

Li Zhen also assisted him in letting the players practice collectively, hoping to explore in training.

It is worth mentioning that despite the chaos in the outside world, the Knicks have always been united within the team. The personnel changes did not bring a trace of panic, and did not make the players lose confidence in the future.

After all, everyone knows in their hearts that the backbone of the team is Bruce Lee, not D'Antoni.

In fact, many players believe that Jamilin is more crucial than D'Antony.

The few games in which D'Antoni let go have earned Jamilin a lot of trust and respect in the team.

That's why he's young, yellow-skinned, and can give all sorts of instructions on the training ground.

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The Orlando Magic were the first opponents the Knicks faced after D'Antoni left.

Although many people criticized the Magic for giving Rashad Lewis a super premium contract this summer, they have to admit that although Lewis has a high salary and low ability, his arrival has really reborn the Magic.

The Orlando Magic's one-shot lineup around Howard is gradually taking shape.

Their record this season has been consistent in third place in the East, behind the Knicks and Celtics.

From the very beginning of the game, Magic center Howard showed super aggressiveness, and he was angry about Zach Randolph's self-proclaimed No. 1 center in the East.

The young Superman is actively marketing the position of the league's No. 1 center, and who knows that Randolph is going to cut off his beard in the East ahead of schedule, where can he put up with it.

Even if he is known as a happy beast, no matter how happy he is, he can't watch others pretend to be like the wind.

Syllable!

He came up and gave Randolph's habitual brush board a sturdy cover.

Entering his fourth season of career, the Monster is already extremely strong on the upper body, with peak physicality and defensive experience, and he has dominated the rebounding and blocking positions this season.

Randolph wanted to brush the board in front of him, basically giving the hat.

It's not just Howard who is doing well, their shooters are also firing from the first minute.

Tekoglu's first shot was a pull-up jumper at the top of the three-point line, and he hit it straight away.

This seems to bode well for a not-so-good omen.

Li Zhen hurriedly stabilized the situation with a long-distance layup.

But looking back, Howard snatched the rebounds in the front court again... After Rashad Lewis missed a shot, he slapped the basketball to Nelson, who even smashed the ball to the rebound under Li Zhen's defense, but Howard still beat Randolph and stabbed the basketball to Turkoglou, who finally hit the throw.

When Eddie Griffin was pulled to the perimeter by Lewis, Randolph and Howard were left on the inside, and Randolph's rebounding was no match at all.

That's the magic of Stan Van Gundy's half-circle tactic.

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