In the Knicks' victory over the Bulls, at the end of the third quarter, Channing Frye held the ball at the top of the arc, raised his head to pay attention to the dynamics on the court and the position of his teammates, but no one had the opportunity to shoot easily, and the time slowly passed, and the fans in Madison Square Garden began to heckle and encourage him to shoot, so Frye decisively shot the basketball against the defense and hit a difficult three-pointer.

Everyone cheered, and those sitting on the sidelines, if careful, could find that Wu Huang suddenly got up from the bench and yelled excitedly in the direction of Channing Fry.

Normally, when the starters make such a performance, it must be the icing on the cake from the bench.

The Knicks' bench has always been good, and Channing Frye, Danny Green, and Bill Walker are all hard-working players who don't necessarily make a difference in the game, and Wu Huang understands this, and he always encourages these benches.

"I was encouraging him and telling him what he could do best, like scoring. Defensively, we'll try to help him and he's trying to improve. As for the attack, we've always wanted to get the most out of them and we don't expect him to play Harrington as soon as he comes on the pitch, but we'll try to get them to do the best they can do what they're good at. ”

From Emperor Wu's words, two meanings may be read.

First of all, when Wu Huang talks about giving full play to the maximum potential of players, he is talking about "we".

This "we" represents the Knicks coaching staff, and can also represent everyone up and down the Knicks, and maybe think like this: "I, Wu Huang, am the most important member of the Knicks, and to some extent, even the coach on the court." ”

Recently ESPN reported. The top teams in the league have a complete "system" that allows coaches and players to define themselves. But not every team has such a system, the Knicks seem to have it, and from Wu Huang's words, we can also know a thing or two, now everyone has a role and a position in this team.

Emperor Wu's words also indicate. He is well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of his team-mates, even the substitutes.

Frye is not good at defending, he knows that, but it's not that he doesn't train hard, it's that he's naturally strong on offense and not good at defending.

As the core of the team, Wu Huang can clearly realize that his teammates around him cannot reach his own level, which is a very valuable place.

When Jordan and Kobe Bryant were young, they both eagerly hoped that young players would grow quickly. Hopefully, his teammates will train as hard as he does, and hopefully they will improve as fast as he does...... Therefore, they are extremely demanding of their teammates, which naturally backfires in the end.

Jordan had a big fight with Kerr, and Kobe Bryant also turned against the team because of Bynum's poor performance, and they didn't know at the time that everyone was different, and not everyone in the league could be as hard as they did. Not everyone has the talent they have.

Emperor Wu's words did not mean that Frye could not do it, this was a purely objective fact. But he also illustrated what Frye can do for the team, and he praised Frye's performance and hard work, which is a clever way to put it.

Wu Huang already understood this as soon as he entered the alliance, which meant that he was mature, and he had become more and more competent in the role of leader.

Speaking about the game after the game. Wu Huang also said that he was very satisfied with the performance of his teammates, but also pointed out the team's habitual carelessness in the fourth quarter. 'We played a good game, but that's not a measure of the team's performance yet. We did really well in the first three quarters, we played three good quarters, especially in the second quarter of the first half. We increased the intensity of our defence and that gave the opposition problems as well. But in the fourth quarter, we didn't do well, the 18-point advantage was almost gone, we couldn't let the opponent play a scoring climax in the fourth quarter too often, we needed to stay focused throughout the game. ”

When asked by the media about the Knicks' defensive methods, Wu Huang immediately said: "Sometimes it is to use the height advantage, but sometimes it is to use the footsteps to disrupt the rhythm of the opponent and make them more hasty in the game." When we try to defend, the opponent loses the perfect position and feel on the offensive end. And when they were forced to adjust, the 24-second attack was almost at the end and we kept doing that. ”

In the end, in the face of the problem of the Christmas war two days later, Wu Huang couldn't help but with a hint of longing, and said with a smile: "This is a big deal, it is an honor to be able to participate in the Christmas war, the Knicks often participate in the Christmas war, but over the years, there are more losses and fewer wins, I want to change this phenomenon." ”

Wu Huang's words are not arrogant, the Knicks are indeed the team that participates in the most Christmas games, but the record is 18-26, especially in recent years, they have always lost on Christmas Eve.

He didn't know that although the Knicks were the team with the most Christmas games in the league, last year was the first time in nearly 15 years that the Knicks missed the Christmas games, because their previous season's record was so bad, with only 23 wins.

The Knicks had a worse record last season, but they were lucky enough to pick the top pick, and the Big Apple was once again selected as one of the 10 cities to participate in the Christmas game this year.

Less than an hour after the Knicks' game, the Rockets and Clippers in the Western Conference were also tied for the winner.

"Will you like my current supporting role?" After the Rockets' 108-99 win over the Clippers, Maddy sarcastically said after the game, "It's time for me to play longer, and to send me on the court is to put a player who is extremely hungry for the game on the court." ”

Since minimally invasive surgery on his left knee in February, Maddy returned to play six games since the Dec. 16 game against the Pistons. However, even though he said before today's game against the Clippers that "it's time to increase his playing time," his wish still didn't come true.

Maddie still played the final seven-and-a-half minutes of the first quarter, scoring just four points on 2-of-4 shooting; In the last game against the Thunder, Maddy played 7 minutes and 30 seconds to get six points and two assists, and those times were also in the first quarter of the game.

"It's frustrating for me because I know I can contribute more, but they want to do it and I'm still going to be tied to more than seven minutes of playing time and doing what I can and then going off the court as a cheerleader for the team."

Maddie will be a free agent next summer, and his $23.2 million salary this season is the highest in the league.

"I don't know what to think about right now, and if I'm not in the rocket's plans, why just give me seven minutes? If they want me on the court to show that I can play (for trade), then why not give me 15-20 minutes? ”

After the game, when Rockets coach Adelman was asked if Maddy's playing time would increase, Adelman said with a gloomy face, "Let's talk about the game, we've been talking about this for six games," Adelman said, "I want to see how he plays, that's what I want to do." ”

For what Maddie wants, the Rockets don't have much interest.

According to a Rockets insider, the Rockets' reluctance to add Maddy's time is because he hasn't proven himself to be better than the rest of the team. The source also revealed that the Rockets have now received offers from a lot of teams looking to trade Maddy, but those teams have only bad contracts and some bad players, which doesn't interest the Rockets.

However, as the trade deadline draws closer, other teams will make higher and higher offers.

He's right, the Knicks are indeed courting the Kings for a multi-team trade, and the three-way negotiations are coming to an end.

The current trading options for these three teams are:

The Knicks sent Larry Hughes + Jeffries + Bill Walker + a 2012 first-round pick, as well as a 2011 first-round pick (i.e., when the Knicks' pick was before the Rockets, the Rockets could be exchanged) to get Maddy.

Rockets send - Maddie + Joey Dorsey + Landry, get Hilton Armstrong + Kevin Martin + Jeffries + Sergio? Rodriguez.

Kings send - Kevin Martin + Hilton Armstrong + Sergio? Rodriguez, get Landry + Joy Dorsey + Larry Hughes + Bill Walker.

If this deal is genuine, it is not clear who suffers.

The Knicks cleaned up Hughes and Jeffries' bad contracts in this deal, and although Maddy doesn't know how much strength he still has, at least his contract will expire next summer, and the Knicks will have $23 million in space at once, which is enough to sign any superstar in the league.

The Kings paid the price of Kevin Martin and only got Landry a decent player, which on the surface seemed to be a loss. But it's also important to consider that Martin has been plagued by injuries over the past two seasons, and at the same time they have a more potential core for the team - Tyrek Evans.

Evans is the second-best rookie this year, currently averaging 20+5+5 data per game, and is known as James Jr. by the media. Although only a rookie, Evans has been a great help to the Kings this season, especially after Martin's injury, Evans has taken on leadership responsibilities, which has made Kevin Martin no longer for sale for the team.

However, while it doesn't hurt the team, the Knicks coach doesn't really value the deal because Maddy isn't the player D'Antoni wants.

The deal was brokered by the Knicks' general manager Donnie Walsh, who still seems to be a thief for James, even though the New York media and fans are no longer eager for the gorillas, but he, the general manager, still wants to bring James to the Big Apple, which should be his life's pursuit.

Of course, Emperor Wu also knew about this, but he was not worried at all.

If he doesn't want anyone to come to the Knicks, he just needs to find an excuse to make trouble with this person temporarily, and the easiest way is to find a reason to fight with James, which will lead to a decline in the relationship between the two, then this gorilla will naturally not come to the Knicks.

All of Donnie Walsh's operations are actually not as bad as his actions, so Wu Huang is not worried that these outside stars who will steal the ball with him will come to the Knicks. (To be continued.) )