Chapter 435: The New Knicks (Part 2)
Stockton's departure has been a habit for Yang Mo, since the first day, Stockton has not guarded him for a whole morning, so Yang Mo is the same whether he is there or not. Not to mention speculating on the reasons for his departure.
Yang Mo has practiced for nearly half a morning, and has made little progress, but he has been able to stabilize at the level of hitting three each time, and occasionally throwing in four. Five are not unprecedented, but the only time Yang Mo feels like shit luck.
And just as he was ready to make steady progress, head coach Stein and general manager Thomas walked in with a couple of new players. In fact, on the day that Yang Mo and Girls' Generation collectively had a relationship, New York vigorously launched two transactions, plus the previous transaction with the Rockets, directly replaced more than half of the original lineup. Thomas's methods cannot be described as fast and accurate.
In addition to Maddy, who was traded in the previous trade, there were also Turyaf and Anthony Randolph of the Warriors, and David Lee and a draft pick were traded. In addition, the Celtics also sent bench gangsters Tony Allen and Bill Walker, and the Knicks paid only for new dunk king Nate Robinson and a draft pick. Poor Nate Robinson, before the glory of the three-time slam dunk king could be achieved, the news came from the rear, 'Please pack up and go straight to Boston.'"
"Yang, come over here and get to know your new teammates." Isaiah Thomas hooked Yang Mo's hand and warmly called him over.
As the leader of this team, Yang Mo really needed to welcome the new members of this team, so he immediately put down the tennis ball in his hand and walked over. After passing, he warmly high-fived his new teammates. Although Anthony Randolph's expression was a little embarrassed when he high-fived Yang Mo, Yang Mo was not unnatural at all.
Although Anthony Randolph had provoked Yang Mo before, Yang Mo cleaned him up at that time, so for him, there was no such thing as an overnight feud at all. But Anthony Randolph was a little worried. He thinks that Yang Mo may wear small shoes for him because of this. But the fact is that with Yang Mo's current level, why should he be as knowledgeable as him.
After the high-fives, Yang Mo praised them one by one: "I know, your name is Tony Allen, and every time I fight with you, you can impress me." You're like a mad dog on the pitch, very tough, I like your style of play and I like your defense even more. Your arrival will definitely inject a strong spirit into us, welcome you to join, and be happy to be your teammate. ”
Yang Mo's words of praise were sincere and beautiful. When Tony Allen heard this, his whole heart was filled with joy. He quickly said: "I am also very happy to be Super-Yang's teammate, and I will do my best to be a good assistant to you." ”
"Thank you." Yang Mo shook his hand warmly. Then he said to Turyaf next to him: "You are also a tough player and I appreciate every jump and every physical contact in your box. Your muscles will give us power throughout the forbidden area, man, welcome to you. ”
"Thank you, I'm happy to be Super-Yang's assistant." Turyaf also expressed his follow-in in Yang Mo's footsteps for the first time.
After Yang Mo shook his hand. He also said to Bill Walker: "Come on, rookie, you will get more opportunities to play here, I hope you can use these opportunities to play memorable games, welcome to join." ”
"I'll definitely try my best."
"And you, Anthony. I'm amazed by your talent, and I hope you can unleash your talent here completely, and you'll have a flying sky in our forbidden area. Come on, I'm very optimistic about you," Yang Mo patted Anthony Randolph on the shoulder. A word of encouragement,
Yang Mo cheered himself up like a boss, Anthony Randolph accepted it humbly, he didn't know why he suddenly 'fell willingly', obviously this guy was still his opponent before, why did I become his little brother in the blink of an eye?
No way. Who made his progress too slow? In the first month or two of his rookie season, he may be able to compare with Yang Mo, but as time goes by, he has long been dumped by Yang Mo and can't even see the taillights. Now, being traded to the Knicks, who should be the younger brother if he is not the younger brother? Who made him not know to be aggressive.
After encouraging Anthony Randolph, Yang Mo looked at Maddie with a smile on her face and said with a smile: "Tracy, welcome to the Knicks to coach us young players, I grew up watching your ball." So, where am I qualified to comment on you? ”
Yang Mo's words of respect made Tracy McGrady very useful, he nodded again and again, and then said a little flutteringly: "I'm here to lead everyone to the playoffs and even the finals, I hope everyone can be closely united." Come on!! ”
Maddie was so praised by Yang Mo that she subconsciously entered the super core mode, with a master's posture. This made Yang Mo a little stunned, and Isaiah Thomas next to him frowned, he almost wanted to remind Tracy Maddy: Man, if it weren't for why your expiring contract could save $20 million in salary space next year, you really wouldn't be of much use to our Knicks, after all, we already have Super-Yang at the small forward position.
At this time, Stein said very darkly: "Tracy said very well. Next, I will focus on our tactics for all new players, our tactics are based on defense, which is why we brought you defensive giants to the Knicks, so next I will focus on your defense, if the defense is not active enough, there is a drag on the team, I will never put you on the court, understand? ”
"Understood!" Several people answered at the same time, and the rest were full of momentum, but Maddie was a little lacking in confidence.
Although he started from defense, so many years of super core play has made him forget what defense is, and he has become accustomed to others making up for him and wiping his ass for his leakage. And now, he wants to be the one who wipes the butts of others, and the gap is obviously a little too big.
At this moment, Stein began to explain other tactics: "As for the offensive side, our first choice is Yang, and you must cooperate carefully. I've sent you the specific tactics to your mailbox, so I hope you read them more. It's directly tied to your playing time. ”
After Stein said this, Isaiah Thomas added two more points: "You are now Knicks players, and I hope that with everyone's efforts, the Knicks can return to the playoffs this year." Come on! ”
Isaiah Thomas finished filling up and went to the office.
At this time, Stein immediately gathered the players, and then fought in groups to practice tactics.
While all the players practiced their tactics, Yang Mo was still throwing his tennis ball on the side. For him, joint training is obviously more important than not uploading tennis, after all, he has already memorized his team's tactics, and with his tactical literacy, his own set of playing styles on the court will not necessarily be worse than the current set of tactics. Besides, as the core, his tactical set-up is always the easiest one, because all the players revolve around him, and he just needs to manage his own rhythm.
Yang Mo does not practice tactics, Maddie naturally became the actor of Yang Mo, in the joint practice, his performance is more eye-catching, so that Stein is very surprised, he originally thought that Maddie after minimally invasive surgery will become very bad. But the result is that in addition to the scum of physical fitness, the offensive awareness and passing awareness have been greatly improved. Although there is a distance between the hard power and the peak, at least in the time that Yang Mo is no longer there, he can temporarily withstand some firepower.
In other words, Yang Mo no longer has to be sloppy.
So, just like that, in Stein's heart, Maddie was directly equated with the sixth person.
And Yang Mo occasionally watched the duel on the court in addition to practicing. He wasn't surprised by Maddie's eye-catching performance, a skinny camel bigger than a horse, and Maddie used to be one of the best superstars, no matter how bad it was. He was pleasantly surprised by the fact that the team's interior defense was a notch stronger, and the problems at point guard were greatly alleviated by the arrival of Tony Allen. Overall, this lineup has improved a lot from before, after all, the people who were traded away by Isaiah Thomas are some people who are not needed.
And now, although there are still some overlapping people in the team, and Chris Dujon has not been traded, there are many people who can play.
During the lunch break, Yang Mo went to Isaiah Thomas's office. As soon as he entered the office, he praised Isaiah Thomas: "Man, all three deals are very good deals, constantly cleaning up a portion of the junk contracts, and sweeping out all the players that don't work. ”
"That's what I'm supposed to do." Isaiah Thomas said proudly.
"Hmm." Yang Mo nodded, changed his words, and continued: "Then when will you trade Larry Hughes, Chris Duhon, Wilt Chandler, and Gary Nani who have overlapping positions?" While this deal has enriched our interior a bit, the offensive power on the interior has diminished, and the point guard is still weak. So, let's talk about our next steps. ”
"This..."Isaiah Thomas said with a slight embarrassment, "The trading window has just closed, let's wait until the summer." ”
"You should also prepare well because we are heading for the finals. Now you're looking for inside offensive players and playmakers, the trade market is going to be chaotic this summer, and we have to plan ahead, otherwise we won't have a big fish to catch. ”
"Well, I understand, I'll start planning." Isaiah Thomas nodded like garlic, unconsciously, he had regarded Yang Mo as the boss, and he was only as pious in front of James Dolan.
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