Chapter 092: Let's Have a Confrontation Match! Donaldson Sand
Because today is a media day, the Knicks' coaching staff has not arranged any technical and tactical training.
Today's main content is to take pictures, chat and see if everyone has practiced hard in the summer.
Lin Yi saw Eddie Curry, who was almost fat, in the basketball gym of the Knicks, who was also called Curry, why is the gap so big?
Eddie Curry is now not to mention running, Lin Yi feels that he has a hard time walking.
There is also the blind-eyed Daco Milicic, after the trade came to New York, Milicic couldn't get excited at all, and the 03 golden generation of the top eye show has long been smoothed out by time and time.
Although he has not yet switched careers to become a boxer and a farmer, Milicic is already in a very Buddhist mentality.
Jalaid Jeffries is very familiar with himself, and he chats with Lin Yi whenever he has the opportunity. Jeffries is a blue-collar worker, but if it is matched with his salary of $6.47 million, you will feel a loss.
At this time, the salary risk is no better than a few years later, and Jeffries's contract is overflowing no matter how you look at it.
Lin Yi is curious whether the butterfly effect he brought will change the trade in New York this season, according to Lin Yi's memory, New York will trade Jeffries and Curry for Maddy this season, because Maddy's contract is an expiring contract, and New York hopes to free up salary space to prepare for fishing big fish in the free market for 10 years.
Although there is no longer the courage of the past, after all, Maddie is also the star that Lin Yi has chased.
The Knicks played with Lin Yi when they just signed Elbaron in the summer league, and the two are not strangers to each other.
Looking at these insiders of the Knicks, Lin Yi was sincerely aggrieved for D'Antoni, in his previous life, D'Antoni could still play 29 wins with such a lineup, it was not easy!
Or do they all say that the Knicks are rotten apples?
However, this Knicks is not without highlights, Danilo Gallinari is a good outside shooter, Lin Yi remembers that Gallinari, who adapted to the NBA three-point line in the 09/10 season, can contribute 15.1 points per game, shoot 6 three-pointers per game, and can hit 2.3, although he is not good at defense at the small forward position, but his height is there, and he will not suffer too much.
In addition, there is David Lee, if you don't look at the defense, David Lee is a big forward with very good offensive ability, and his ability in all aspects is very balanced, which can be called the "offensive kaleidoscope" in the big forward position, Lin Yi remembers that David Lee played a 20 plus 10 performance in the 09/10 season, and is one of the most reliable teammates of this Knicks.
Then there's Al Harrington, who can swing at the forward position, has a three-point shot that can be used as a single shooter with the ball.
Coupled with the athletic Wilson Chandler, Chandler listened to D'Antoni and worked two bottom-corner three-pointers this summer in the hope of transitioning to a high-quality 3-and-D to play a big contract.
New York can play only the above few, what else Larry Hughes, Tony Douglas, Chris Duhon, Lin Yi heard it and had a big head.
Gallinari is the hardest working performer on the media day, there are not many outside strongmen in New York in the new season, and he is eager to get on the top, but Gallinari's English is not as good as Lin Yi's.
However, sometimes it is good to be handsome, at least in addition to Lin Yi, who is one of the Knicks players that the New York media is most interested in.
When the whole team took a group photo, D'Antoni arranged for Lin Yi to stand in the middle, there are no big stars in New York, and New York general manager Donnie Walsh wants to catch big fish in the free market next year, so David Lee and Harrington don't want to stay.
David Lee and Gallinari stood next to Lin Yi on the left and right, David Lee didn't say anything, he was not favored when he entered the NBA, and as a white man, it was not easy to achieve today's results.
Gallinari is very happy, the handsome Italian likes to play under D'Antoni, international players tend to stay easy, Gallinari has fallen in love with the city of New York and wants to stay here.
After the group photo, the reporters surrounded Lin Yi.
Lin Yi simply answered the questions of the media, although the Knicks finally traded for Lin Yi in the draft, many media still look down on New York.
After all, not everyone is a traverser.
On paper, this New York team does suck.
During the media day, Lin Yi also met Javier Stanford, the number one Lin Mi has accepted Donnie Walsh's offer, when New York owner Dolan chose Thomas over him, and now hiring him as the team's deputy general manager is also a compensation.
Lin Yi communicated with Javier, and for Lin Yi, Javier's entry into the management of New York is very good news, and he can help Lin Yi interfere with the future selection of the New York Knicks.
The most obsessive in the current management is Isaiah Thomas, Donny Walsh has stripped him of all rights, and now he is a soy sauce player in the Knicks uniform team.
And the fans and media of the New York Knicks hate Isaiah Thomas to the core, and if it weren't for Thomas's bunch of bad contracts, New York wouldn't be so miserable.
On the 11th, the Knicks organized fans to watch the team's first training session of the new season.
"Don, I'll pick 7 players, you choose 7 players, how about we have a 5-on-5 match? Let me see if your coaching skills are improving. Mike D'Antony was in a good mood and patted the team's third assistant on the shoulder, Donaldson, on the shoulder.
Donaldson, the third assistant coach, thought to himself, aren't you trying to abuse me, then Donaldson suddenly recalled Lin Yi, who performed well in the summer league, and the assistant coach with little hair turned his brain: "Okay, Mike, but I'm going to pick someone first." ”
D'Antoni spread his hands and said OK.
D'Antoni wasn't surprised that Donaldson picked Lyne first, followed by Gallinari, Dodge Norris, Earballon, Tony Douglas, Daco Milicic, and Marcus Landry.
After reading Donaldson's picking, D'Antoni frowned, "Are you deliberately letting me?" Tang Dynasty. ”
David Lee, Al Harrington, Wilson Chandler and Chris Dujon were among last season's main Donaldsons.
Donaldson shook his head, "No, I just picked a lineup that I was more familiar with. ”
Donaldson relied on his advantage of bringing Lin Yi in the summer league to choose Elbaron and Dodge Norris, who had played with Lin Yi in the summer league.
Tony Douglas is the best three-point player in the Knicks' guard group, Donaldson knows that if he wants to play the role of Lin Yi, he has to be paired with a pitcher, as for Milicic and Landry, they were selected to play soy sauce.
D'Antoni felt that he was being underestimated by the third assistant coach and decided to teach him a good lesson.
"Listen, our tactics are to fight around Lin." Donaldson pulled his chosen team aside.
Dodge Norris and Elbaron nodded vigorously, they are marginal people, and what the coach says is what it is.
Milicic spread his hands, his attention seemed to be off the game, and Marcus Landry lost interest when he heard that he had not scheduled to start.
Tony Douglas wants to compete for the main point guard in the new season, and he knows the importance of having a good relationship with Lin Yi, the new favorite of the Knicks, so he has been communicating with Lin Yi about how to play the block after the team.
Danilo Gallinari feels like he has a lot of energy to do right now, and he can't wait to start the game right away.
Once the tactics were arranged, the training match began immediately, and D'Antoni wanted to educate Donaldson, so he asked the staff to have the scoreboard ready.
Strength and conditioning coach Mike Roberts and second assistant coach Joseph were in charge of blowing the referees.
The white team started five people: center Lin Yi, power forward Earballon, small forward Gallinari, scoring guard Dodge Norris, and point guard Tony Douglas.
The blue team started five: center Jared Jeffries, power forward David Lee, small forward Al Harrington, scoring guard Wilson Chandler, and point guard Chris Duhon.
The New York Knicks fans who came to watch in the training hall cheered up, they wanted to see if Lin Yi was really as strong as rumored.
After all, whether it's a video or a news, it's not as good as what you see with your own eyes!