The Knicks' training camp came a little earlier than the other teams, which was requested by Chick.

On the day of training camp, a flood of media poured into the Knicks' arena...... The start of training camp means the start of a new season, and although there is no official competition yet, it is inevitable that some expectations will come to us about the season.

Xiao Shao except for a glance in front of the media when he took photos, and when it came to the interview stage, he disappeared, and he went to the office for tea.

He always had nothing to say about this kind of interview. As for basketball, he told the world when he won the championship last season...... Defend the title, three times in a row! Anyone who pays a little attention to basketball knows this.

Xiao Xiao was reluctant to talk to the reporters who flocked to him.

But the newcomers are willing. Whether it was the newly drafted rookie, or the newly traded Stoudemire Anthony Randolph Ragabel, or the newly signed Roger Mason, Murphy Mozgov plus charity world peace, they were all extremely shocked and shocked by this big scene...... It turns out that this is New York, and this is the treatment of the Knicks...... Compared to the crowds on other teams, New York is like a movie show. There were at least five or six microphones in front of each player, and people like Stoudemire were surrounded by reporters, and the inside and outside were three layers of water!

Looking at the new players flattered one by one, the old players, such as Milicic, Tyson, Chandler, Stephen Marbury, they are a 'hillbilly' who has never seen the market!

While it's normal for NBA players to come and go with each other, it's fair to say that these guys still miss Nate Robinson and Eddie Curry even more, and that fantastic season last year has made them think of each other as family, and no one can replace them! But this is a business alliance after all, this is a business field, and even Xiao Xiao can't stop it, what else can he say? Accept it silently, and hope that these new guys can fit into their own rhythm of play!

"Of course, I don't have any integration with the Knicks' style of play, and I'm able to give the team enough strength with or without the ball. I hope I'll be the transmitter in the box, and I'll smash every pass he makes into the basket with precision! I'm ready, and yes, it's time for my first career championship ring! ”

"I didn't think life would be too good for me, and I would always take one thing and take another, but after this summer, I seemed to believe that life was as sweet as honey, and I got a good salary and joined a championship team. I don't have any regrets in my career! ”

“……”

Stoudemire was very excited to say this to the media, and he was very submissive to Xiao Xiao in his words. But on the other hand, he seems to have established himself as a second-in-command!

However, what he didn't know was that in the Knicks' locker room, except for Xiao Detached, the rest of the players were equal, there was no class here, and Nate Robinson could make any joke about any player at will, even joke about it, and there was no problem. Everyone gets along very well, and in the locker room, there is no such thing as who has a higher salary, who has more say and who has more influence, except for chic... There are no privileges!

But it's clear that Stoudemire isn't ready for that yet.

In addition, Charity World Peace also said proudly: "It was definitely a win-win situation for me to come to New York, the Knicks got my defense and experience, and I got the championship." I don't like to play against Chi, so I chose to join his team, which was a smart decision, and I've always been a smart guy! ”

Charity for World Peace is clearly an attempt to show off one's intelligence, but it has not had a positive effect.

In addition to Stoudemire and Charity World Peace, the rest of the players also talked about their feelings about joining the championship team and their majestic vision for the future!

However, before the afternoon training began, Xiao Shi gave them a shocking education.

At this time, there are no reporters roaming around the training hall anymore, and behind closed doors, they are all players.

"The new season is coming, and I don't know why you're here for the Knicks, whether it's because of the high salary, or the high exposure, or to return home, or to compete for a championship...... I don't care about any of these purposes. From now on, I just want to tell you the ...... You have to be aware that if you want to be comfortable in this team, you have to obey the will of the team. The Knicks' style of play is simple, it's about doing the right thing at the right time, and that right thing means you have to lose your old style of play in many moments!! ”

"In this team, everyone's strengths are brought to the fullest. At the same time, they will be subject to the most brutal constraints. ”

"Please be prepared."

"Next, the group match!"

As soon as Xiao gave the order, the team was divided into two groups, and then the game started directly, without any extra nonsense.

For this kind of practice, the old players are very adaptable. The new players were obviously a little unresponsive, but they quickly got involved.

Xiao Dash joined the side of the bench...... Raymond Felton, Artest, Anthony Randolph and Murphy Mozgov take on Stephen Marbury, Roger Mason, Jeffries, Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler.

It's almost like a pre-school exam.

After playing for almost 20 minutes, most of the players had started to have problems. Xiao Sa stopped the game, about the general situation of the players, Xiao Sa has figured out that the problems of the main side in the offensive coordination are not big, and the final problem is the defense...... The arrival of Stoudemire has made the defense an island, and the weak side is no longer implicated.

It's a flaw in Stoudemire, he's not a guy who loves to defend. At the same time, the defensive quality is not high, after all, he is a high school player, and he has been playing in an atmosphere like the Suns, and it is obviously not easy for him to improve his experience on defense.

Therefore, after this investigation, Xiao Shi said directly to Stoudemire: "In the new season, you have to start from the bench!" ”

"What??" When Stoudemire heard this, he was stupid, he asked himself that the performance just now was still very good, even successful, and the blocking data, although it was not perfect, but the state was also excellent.

However, why does Xiao Po now say that he wants to start as a substitute? Is this a joke? I'm the highest annual salary on the team!

"You're not qualified to be in the starting lineup yet." Xiao Sao reiterated very seriously: "I'm not joking, I'm serious." ”

"I can't agree with you, I'm not here to play as a substitute, you know, I haven't played off the ......bench since my rookie season," Amaresstadmeier argued.

"I'm sorry, but your qualifications don't work for me, I'm just thinking about the big picture. If you don't think it's acceptable, or think I'm targeting you, you can submit a trade request, and if you can get Eddy Curry and them back, I don't have a problem at all. "Xiao Shi is very frank, and his confession is very hurtful.

So, Amarestadmeier soon couldn't stand it anymore, and he roared hard, "Who do you think you are? Are you God? You're not the only one in the world who can play basketball!! ”

Amarestadmeier's roar quickly attracted him to the dashing hardcore little brother Milicic, who rushed over and gave him an elbow: "What are you yelling at?" This is not Phoenix!! ”

Dacomilišić's elbow struck Stoudemire's face, and Stoudemire's face swelled.

At the same time, there was an irrepressible anger, and Stoudemire felt that Xiao was too deceitful, so he rushed over and grabbed Milicich by the collar with both hands: "Do you have a part in talking here?" Parallel imports!! ”

Milicic hadn't heard this word to humiliate himself for a long time, and when Stoudemire mentioned it, the painful memories of the past came to his heart, so he grabbed Stoudemire's neck with both hands even more angrily, and the two formed a strong confrontation~!!

Very quickly, the players rushed over and they tried to separate the two. The violent Artest was even there to teach them that young people should be calm and pay attention to unity!!

Under the persuasion of the crowd, the two glared fiercely and parted their hands from each other.

Stoudemire went to Donnie Walsh's office in a rage after withdrawing, he was furious, he was here for the championship, he wasn't here for the bench. He thought that his low voice in front of Xiao Sa had given Xiao Sa enough face, but he didn't expect Xiao Sa to be so self-righteous and actually pinch himself as a soft persimmon.

"Donnie. Has the Knicks become a stage for a dashing man now? He can do whatever he wants, right? He could have indulged his men in waving their elbows at me, or he could have let me sit on the bench, right? Stoudemire was furious.

When Donnie Walsh heard this, he asked his secretary to pour Amare a cup of coffee, and then said slowly, "Theoretically, that's the case. ”

Stoudemire was instantly dumbfounded when he heard this, is this what a general manager should say?

His eyes widened in shock.

And Donnie Walsh met his eyes and smiled bitterly: "You came to me, what can I do?" The fact that he traded Nate Robinson had already made him a huge distrust of me, and with the whole of New York helping him, I had no say at all. In this matter, I can only express my sympathy and condolences to you, as for the rest, I can't do it. ”

Donnie Walsh puts himself in a very sad position.

He succeeded in making Stoudemire feel like he was the end of the world.

"So you... Alas! Amare sighed.

Donnie Walsh duly said: "But if you can put up good stats and lead the team to victory, maybe my voice will be a little bit higher, at least you have to show the fans that there are other players who can lead the team to win than just the slick." ”

Donnie Walsh's words seemed to be a sweet spring in his heart, and Amare's death-like eyes instantly revealed brilliance!

At this point, Donnie Walsh continued: "I've heard that Cameron wasn't having a good time in Denver, and you have a very close relationship with him. If you can bring him to New York with you two superstars in charge, I think... The voice of the dashing voice will be weakened even more, and at least we will have the strength to speak for ourselves. ”

"You ......" Amarestad Meyer looked at Donny Walsh with some shock, he didn't expect the rumors to be true, it turned out that Knicks management really had a problem with Xiao.

"As long as the management wins, the fans only want the championship. As for who brought them the championship, it doesn't really matter. Xiao Dash has taken the lead, but we can strike later. Donnie Walsh said dryly.

His words were like a sharp knife smeared with honey, and they instantly pierced the deepest part of Amarestadmeier's heart.

If you can isolate Xiao Shi in New York, then your career will definitely go to the next level! The city of New York has such a huge commercial value, if I can replace it, won't money and fame roll in?

Stoudemire didn't have any reason to refuse Donnie Walsh's suggestion, and he quickly nodded in agreement: "Okay, no problem, I'll go get Cameron." He'll be happy to go. ”

"Haha!" Donnie Walsh couldn't help but laugh heartily, and in his opinion, the combined strength of the two superstars, Carmelo Anthony and Stoudemire, was enough to shake and defeat Xiao.

Stoudemire laughed along.

The laughter between the two soon ended with a knock on the door, and Dash led Milicic into Donnie Walsh's office.

"Donnie, Darko's elbow that he just swung at Amare has caused a bad impact within the team and I recommend that he be suspended for two games."

Donnie Walsh obviously didn't expect Xiao Sao to come in with Milicic to take the initiative to receive the penalty, and the two-game ban means two less wages.

After hesitating for half a minute, he said, "Is this good?" ”

"If you do something wrong, you should be punished, and everyone has to pay for their impulses." The chic response is simple, business-like! Although the whole world knows that Milicic is his own man, and Milicic also elbows because of himself, but wrong is wrong, and if a team wants to move forward, it is very necessary to have the same rewards and punishments. Otherwise, it would not be a team, but should be called a gang.

"Okay." Donnie Walsh looked reluctant. Agreed.

Daco Milicic didn't complain either, and then Xiao left Donnie Walsh's office with Milicic.

"Boss, these two people must not have talked much good inside, I can hear their laughter outside." After Milicic left the office, he couldn't help but say to Xiao Sa's side.

"Just play your own game." Xiao Dash doesn't want to get involved in things between them, his task is to play a good game and win the championship, as for other things, Shaw has never had any enthusiasm to participate.

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Pre-season is fast approaching, and what pre-season means for Xiao Po is to watch the quality of the substitutes and gain a better understanding of the technical styles of each player.

Due to the slick view on the wall, the Knicks' preseason record was not particularly good, with half wins and half losses.

Fans don't demand much from preseason either, just be vague.

However, immediately after the preseason, the enthusiasm of Knicks fans was high again. The opening game of the Knicks is not against any other team, it is last year's Finals opponent Los Angeles Lakers, this opening game, the league will hold an award ceremony for last season's champion Knicks at halftime, which is undoubtedly a huge stimulus for the Lakers.

And for the Knicks, it's another reason to have to win!

You can't just sweep people last season, and the opening ceremony of this season was overturned, right?

………… (To be continued.) )