To put it bluntly, Isaiah Thomas has been living under Chuck Daley's wing.

Everything he has is a pretentious imitation of his godfather. Including, he always told his players that they can win as long as they do three things well: find a good opportunity to shoot, return quickly, and get stuck.

That's what Chuck Daly once told them.

Like Dennis Rodman, he saw Chuck Daley as his father.

He did his best to emulate Chuck Daley's coaching style, such as mingling with the players in the dressing room, such as being informal, hating red tape, and being ready to say two yellow jokes at any time.

But he didn't imitate it to the bones.

Chuck Daley is a crazy perfectionist, he doesn't come from the streets, he's a 'sanctimonious' white guy who dresses like a millionaire every day and is always meticulous in his suit...... Although before becoming Pistons head coach, he worked as a court commentator in Philadelphia. But he's meticulous about tactics and although he gives his players a lot of freedom, he always gets the way he does it.

However, Isaiah Thomas lacks this.

He doesn't have the ability to craft tactics and guide his players to his train of thought, he just paints cakes, even foul words.

This seriously undermines his prestige, and he does not know it.

In the words of Stephen Marbury... Isaiah Thomas did not know the righteousness of Yang Haoran, nor the prestige of Yang Haoran.

However, Isaiah Thomas is a little like his godfather.

He knows how to discern who is the most 'seeded' person on the team and who has the most determined and stubborn killer heart.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to exchange the last bit of credibility of his New York career for Li Zhen with unreserved stud, and immediately established him as the core.

Even if David Li is so tossed now, no matter how much the experts outside sing about Li Zhen, he has not wavered at all.

That's the only thing he's capable of.

It is also his reliance on the gradual reconquest of lost territory.

However, when Li Zhen walked on the court, he couldn't help but secretly clenched his fists, he was worried... After all, this battle is also about his reputation for the rest of his life.

If Lee Zhen played a mess in the second half, he would not only be unable to make it in New York...... Even if James Dolan spoils him again, he will not tolerate him who will lead things to a dead end again and again.

Moreover, without the Knicks, Thomas basically couldn't find a job in the basketball circle.

So, everything has to be left to Li Zhen.

……

Li Zhen walked onto the court, and there was even a smile on his lips, and he greeted Jason Kidd with a smile on his face, and said hello to Vince Carter by the way.

He has always had a good relationship with the two Nets bigwigs, and Jason Kidd has already praised him before he entered the NBA. And Vince Carter is one of the few All-Stars in Las Vegas who supports Bruce.

However, this did not affect their subsequent saber rattling.

After all, personal friendship is personal friendship, and competition is competition.

Even... When Jason Kidd missed a technical foul, Li Zhen didn't forget to joke about his recent chase and beating by the Feminist Athletic Committee. (It's a bit ridiculous, it's clear that Jason Kidd was kicked out of the house by his wife.) But feminist organizations in the United States still threw their fists at him because he had abused his wife. ）

And Jason Kidd gave Li Zhen a 'you're not moral' look at that time.

"I didn't even say that you were chased by so many female celebrities recently, and you actually sprayed me first?"

"Sooner or later, those feminist organizations will find you. The Hilton family will even sponsor them to commit cyber violence against you, unless you stay in the presidential suite at the Hilton hotel and enter three pairs of ...... for Paris Hilton every day."

The superstars who entered the league in the '90s didn't have a fuel-efficient lamp and did a good job of their mouths.

Even Jason Kidd, who was jealous in the nightclub and was beaten by his teammates with bags all over his face.

Lee Jin arrived in the front court with the ball at a slow pace, which made the NBC commentator exclaim: "It's not the rhythm of the blues." He now has to take care of Eddie Curry's nearly three-hundred-pound body. ”

But soon, Li Zhen gave the answer with his unique rhythm.

When he bent over at the top of the three-point arc, he made a quick crossover to Jason Kidd.

There were even some exclamations at the scene.

Bruce rarely does this kind of street-style heads-up, at least not so slowly.

Jason Kidd clearly enjoyed the 'honor' and even spread his hands and said, "Come on, let me see your ......"

The word 'step' is only halfway there.

Li Zhen instantly activated his explosive power of up to 95, and he caught Old Kidd off guard at that time.

Old Kidd only felt a violent howl from his side, and he lost his trace of Li Zhen in an instant.

How does it feel faster than love?

Old Kidd turned his head, and Li Zhen had already made a vigorous move into the free throw line.

Jefferson hurriedly moved sideways to help the defense, but in an instant, Li Zhen completed the ground pass, the basketball whistled away, and Quentin received the basketball and threw it easily...... Swish!

Basketball hits.

Very simple offensive combo...... Get into the box, draw the pack, pass to your teammates, and shoot.

In Chuck Daley's words, it's finding an opportunity to make an easy shot.

Basketball!

It's that simple.

Li Zhen stretched out his palms to Jason Kidd, this old and young. One was chased by the women, and the other was beaten by the women, and it looked quite harmonious.

Jason Kidd quickly returned to color, although the old Kidd was far less explosive than Li Zhen, and his athleticism was greatly reduced. But his stream of consciousness was really vigorous, three times and two strokes, just like Kato-sensei's fingers casually rubbing on the perimeter of the Knicks' defense, and then found an opportunity to get out of the, a flying hang, Vince Carter soared into the sky, and completed the air raid in the restricted area.

The NBA's point guards before Kidd joined were roughly divided into two types, one was to rely on individual ability to create space like Magic and Assassins. One is that Stockton (including the current Nash) enjoys the system aura bonus.

However, this is not the case with Jason Kidd. This guy's offensive ability is basically at the bottom of the food chain of point guards, and if he lets go of shooting, Kobe Bryant may not be able to sit in the position of the league's No. 1 iron king today. Moreover, he has never relied on any tactical system, and with so many team changes, you rarely even hear the news that he complements a certain manager, most of which are rumours that he is playing a head coach in the dressing room.

He is such a school of his own, as if he is a master with his own system, and he unconsciously completes the operation of the general trend of the court.

The same is true for Kidd's liking for Lee Jin, he can see his own shadow in Lee Jin.

Interestingly, Stephen Nash also claimed to see himself in Li Zhen in Las Vegas. This makes Kidd very unhappy, what is he like you? Like you running with your head held high in the wind? Like you're licking your fingers and taking free throws? Or like you throw a basketball two steps from the three-point line?

"It's all about the art of space."

Jason Kidd looked back, not forgetting to educate the rising star, and by the way, he stepped on the same name as himself, His Excellency Stephen Nash: "It takes a little imagination in three-dimensional space. Stephen Nash just learned a little bit from the football field. ”

Three-dimensional space?

Well, you're a master of ball control, you're right about anything.

Li Zhen took the ball and continued to move forward slowly.

And then he made a beautiful pick-and-roll with Swift and distributed the ball to Crawford, who quickly reversed, and Crawford made an easy layup.

The ball left David Lee indignant on the bench, and he felt that Jason Kidd had let the water go.

How could Jason Kidd not be able to defend against Li Zhen? Isn't he the active No. 1 steal king? Why was his ball digging so simply by Li Zhen?

David Lee, as a center, he is indeed a layman.

And Isaiah Thomas, as a point guard at the historic level, what he saw was Li Zhen's skillful control of basketball. While he can't 'fly' like a top guard like Iverson and Paul right now, no one can steal his basketball in a fixed stance, not even Jason Kidd.

Jason Kidd was also quite surprised by this, and even raised his eyebrows to Li Zhen to congratulate: "I originally thought that you would be easily tackled with such a high center of gravity on the dribble." ”

Li Zhen replied: "Many things cannot be inferred by common sense, as if no one would have thought that a strong guard with a height of six feet three would be kicked out of the house by his wife." ”

Forehead....

"Correct, it's six feet two inches."

Mr. Kidd is rigorous.

And his expression was full of indignation, 'You're only six feet three inches, and your whole family is six feet three inches.'"

Li Zhen readily accepted this 'rebound', because his current barefoot height is indeed 191. This is amazing, probably because of the positive energy to make up for his hard training, although there is no way to bless him in the talent attribute, but it has increased his height a little.

The two had a good time running back into the half, and then Jason Kidd handed the ball to Vince Carter.

He told Li Zhen: "I have to let you know what is the highest level of the organization, the ballless organization!" ”

Immediately, he started running, and then blocked Quentin Richardson for Jefferson on the run, and then Vince Carter passed the basketball to Jefferson, who drove straight into the basket and scored easily.

"It doesn't make sense, the whole world knows what the Knicks' defense is like."

Li Zhen told Kidd.

This frustrated Kidd considerably, as if he had clearly demonstrated the most profound swordsmanship to the rising star he admired the most. As a result, the rising star told him: You only cut off a piece of watermelon, and this watermelon is still a crooked melon.

Nothing!

The New York Knicks have always made people so desperate.

But frankly speaking, Li Zhen really admires Jason Kidd's level.

He feels that his style of play is heavily influenced by Kidd, although he says... Your own IQ is also important. But Kidd's diversity has really benefited him.

When he was a kid watching Kidd play in Dallas, Kidd was a fast-break agitator in 3J, and later went to the Suns, where he became the team's commander for mid-range jumpers. Then came the Nets, where he became the overall commander of the team, looking for perimeter shooters, playing long balls for Jefferson and playing through to the restricted area for Kenyon Martin. And now, he's starting to give the ball to Vince Carter again, doing his own off-ball playmaking.

Li Zhen has dabbled in these things.

In some ways, Li Zhen thinks that he is no worse than Kidd.

But without Jason Kidd in front of him, how could he be in his own right.

Two old and new defenders are sympathetic.

It's just that David Lee on the sidelines suffered.

Instead of narrowing, the Knicks' margin narrowed because of Jefferson's cold hand tonight.

Isn't this a tacit ball?

Isn't this a deliberate attempt to kill me?

Jason Kidd, don't you have pain here?

David Lee and Channing Fry clutched their chests, which was uncomfortable.

Time flew by, and soon it was in its cheerful atmosphere that it came to the middle of the fourth quarter.

At this time, Isaiah Thomas even replaced Eddie Curry with Quentin Richardson and Crawford.

Replaced with... Jeffries, Balkman, and Stephen Marbury.

Plus Swift, this lineup, you don't need to look at it to know that you are going to run and hit.

……