Chapter 30: The Opening Battle

The first game against Pascolotto was played at Madison Square Garden Arena, and although it was only a preseason game, the fans who had suffered months without a game showed a tsunami of enthusiasm. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Wang Zhuo sat on the team's bench for the first time as a tactical assistant coach, wearing a dark blue suit and a blue and white checkered tie.

However, Wang Zhuo's adaptability is very strong, and he quickly adjusted, no longer affected by external factors, and his eyes always looked at the rapidly changing situation on the court, when the Knicks played a gorgeous offense and won, Wang Zhuo did not say much, with his identity is not qualified to accept media interviews, so after the game, he went directly back to the locker room through the player tunnel.

Before the start of the preseason, the Knicks' 15-man roster was not finalized, through the first game, the bench performed well with Jerry Grant, Kevin Serafin, Derek Williams and others, Wang Zhuo especially noticed a center player named Kyle O'Quinch, O'Quinn is 6 feet 10 inches tall, not particularly tall as a center, but his arm span is close to 2.26 meters, and he is physically strong, fighting aggressively, although the offense is slightly rough, But the rebounding and blocking ability on the defensive end is amazing.

Wang Zhuo did not hesitate to put him on the first bench squad, even earlier than Jerry Grant, not only because he had 14 points and 8 rebounds, but more importantly, he was able to deliver 4 assists, which is quite rare for a center.

Wang Zhuo is not a person who is aware of data flow, but everyone who plays in the NBA understands that it is impossible to leave data, data can not only intuitively reflect the value and ability of players, but also represent the size of the next contract amount, so player data is often the most intuitive reference for team management to the value of players.

After determining the first person on the squad, Wang Zhuo did not rush to make other choices, but began to prepare for the next second preseason game, the Knicks will face the Washington Wizards away from the MCI Center Arena, when the Knicks players wore blue jerseys with orange and black lines and fonts to the MCI Center Arena, they were greeted with boos, which is completely different from the screams and cheers of the home audience, which is the most intuitive difference between the NBA home and away.

From the moment the referee blew the whistle, the Knicks dominated the game, continuing the smooth offensive mode of the first game, hitting frequently from the outside and constantly attacking the inside to fight fouls, and finally the Knicks won the second preseason game with 115:104.

After the game, Wang Zhuo added the name of the second player to the roster, Derrick Williams, not only because of his excellent hand, but also because he dared to frequently impact the Wizards' interior line, and stood on the free throw line to show composure in the 9 free throws.

It is worth mentioning that O'Quinn once again had 14 points, 10 rebounds and two assists, which made Wang Zhuo start to look at this little-known interior player differently.

To Wang Zhuo's slight disappointment, Jerry Grant's performance can only be regarded as mediocre, although he can burst into bright spots from time to time, but this obviously does not meet Wang Zhuo's expectations of him, because in Wang Zhuo's tactical system, he is the team's starting point guard with high expectations.

Finally in the third game of the preseason, after the Knicks repelled the visiting Philadelphia 76ers at the Madison Square Garden Arena, Wang Zhuo added Jerry Grant's name to the squad, and his performance in this game was still tepid.

In the next home game to beat the Celtics and lose to the Hornets and Celtics away, Wang Zhuo added the names of Cleion Anthony Early, Lance Thomas, Louis Arunderson and other names to the squad, plus Sasha Vujasic, who was signed by the Zen master before, and finally set the list of players on the court for the Knicks this season.

If it weren't for the Zen master who signed Afflaro and Lopez in the free trade market, and picked Porzingis with the No. 4 pick, with such a lineup full of rookies and lacking talent, even if Jordan in his peak joined, the Knicks would definitely not go far in the new season.

When Wang Zhuo handed over the list of 15 people he had selected to the Zen master, the Zen master seemed to be accustomed to the surprise that Wang Zhuo brought him, and threw the list aside, but he was still quite shocked in his heart, because it was exactly the same as the results of the research of scouts and data analysts.

The preseason ended quietly, and no one paid any attention to his final result, just as no media cares about a piece of news that is already a thing of the past, and they are eagerly looking forward to the upcoming regular season, which is the time to put the long season on track.

The Knicks' regular season opener was on October 28, New York time, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, away to challenge Jason Kidd's Bucks.

Compared to the head coach of the Bucks and former NBA legend Jason Kidd, Rambis's light is much dimmer, except for the famous "clothesline" foul, there may be no memorable moments, and it is still at the Bradley Center, the home of the Bucks.

There is still a big gap between the hard power of the two teams, and in the first season of his tenure, Kidd led the Bucks to the playoffs, while the Knicks were the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, so the media generally believed that Kidd's defense before the game would make the Knicks taste the bitter fruit.

When Rambis asked Wang Zhuo for tactical advice, Wang Zhuo only wrote the word "run and bomb" on the tactical board, and then, except for the symbolic standing on the sidelines as the interim head coach and shouting a few times, the rest of the tactical arrangements and player deployment were controlled by Wang Zhuo.

From the moment the referee threw the ball in the middle circle, Wang Zhuo made Jason Kidd realize what it is to push the back waves of the Yangtze River forward, and the overall offense of the Knicks team is like a tide of waves, making the defense that the Bucks rely on to support become useless, and in the end, the Knicks scored a double-double, slaughtered the Bucks with a large score difference of 122:97, won a hearty victory at Bradley Center, and made a good start to the new season.

In this big win game, no player has a super performance, whether it is scores, assists or rebounds, they are very average, showing a good situation of all the people, which is exactly the result Wang Zhuo wants, everyone is an offensive weapon, and everyone can go into battle to kill the enemy.