After the away game against the Pacers, the Knicks ushered in a three-day break. They have seven games left on their March schedule, two of which are against the Raptors and old rivals the 76ers, followed by three games at home against the Pistons, Bucks, Magic, and the last game in March against the Hawks on the road. With this streak, the team's record has soared, and the double win against the Pacers has pushed the opponent to the sixth place. Fifth in the Eastern Conference, they also have the Bulls with 37 wins, the Heat with 32 wins, the Magic with 29 wins and the 76ers with one less loss than them.

If all goes well, they will be aiming for a better ranking by the end of the regular season in April.

March is also a key moment in the domestic CBA league, the Beijing team defeated Shanxi at home to reach the CBA finals for the first time in history, and the former New York No. 3 Marbury wiped his tears in an interview after the game, and was quite excited to mention Wang Xiaomu's good results in the United States.

'He's a good coach and I know how hard it is to get along with those talented players, but he did it, better than everybody!'

Poor lone wolf, who won a high salary in the NBA but did not win the hearts of the people, was loved by fans in the capital thousands of miles away.

In fact, Marbury said that Wang Xiaomu was having a headache for the players' playing time.

The most uncomfortable position is the team's starting center! On the one hand, there is a stunning champion, and on the other hand, there is a former champion, in case the situation is not good, but one plus one equals zero;

Secondly, there is also fierce competition for the power forward position, and Scola has begun to openly believe that Stoudemire's play does not match the starting power forward.

"Achievement is 1 percent talent and 99 percent sweat!" Diamond directly tampered with Edison's famous quote.

Fortunately, Stoudemire did not know that this famous saying had ever been grafted by the Chinese. Otherwise, I will definitely add the sentence that makes people squirt: "1% talent is more important than 99% sweat." ”

At last. There was also some instability on the team's bench. As the form of the main players continues, veterans like Jordan, Walker, and Hararlson have not played for a long time. Although it is cool to watch the game and get paid at the same time, they also need data to support the scene, is it just to win that great comment when they retire: they are the loyal patron saints of the water cooler?

After Woodson led the players to conduct video analysis and completed the team's regular training, he also came to Wang Xiaomu's office with a grim face.

"Wang, I think the mentality of the players has been a little impetuous recently." Woodson was serious about his attitude, and his suit showed how seriously he took the conversation.

"Hehe, let's talk about it." Wang Xiaomu poured him a cup of coffee. Take advantage of the situation and sit across from Woodson.

"It's true that we've got a good record, and it's true that we've got a great group of players, Jeremy, Cameron, Alma, Tyson, and now we've got Oden and George Jr., who is back from injury, and even we've got Scola and a couple of high-pick rookies, and it's a luxury to have so many All-Star caliber players. But now the problem is that everybody wants to start, everybody wants more time on the pitch. Their training today almost turned into a boxing championship. Why? Because they need to prove it to you. You can decide their fate. This is New York, a place where miracles work out. When you're watching from the sidelines. The cubs train harder than they do in the playoffs. Woodson said with his hands dancing.

"Haha, that's a good thing. Everything comes at the rhythm of wartime! Wang Xiaomu said.

"But it's so easy to get hurt, and it's only the regular season, so do we have to tighten our players for two months? If it weren't for the miraculous Jenny acupuncture, it is estimated that these bunnies would be able to stand up half of them, thank God. Wang, Magic Johnson was trained to bring him down. I don't want us to repeat the mistakes of the past. Woodson reminded.

Wang Xiaomu patted Lao Wu's shoulder and said with a smile: "It's okay, if there is an injury in training, I will be responsible." You just have to toss so hard that you can't die. ”

Woodson had to smile wryly and shake his head, this is like what the head coach said, which head coach doesn't love soldiers, especially his own stars. But in the Knicks' training, there is no concept of who is a star at all, just tactics and responsibilities. Under Wang Xiaomu's command, it is even more terrifying than the Nazi concentration camp. This kind of training intensity can't create a champion team, and you can't mix in the basketball world.

"Well, I'll just take care of the team's daily training, and as for playing time, you can take care of it yourself. I'm just here to remind you," Woodson flicked his arms and was about to leave.

"No, it's a big deal. You can teach more. Let's talk about it. Wang Xiaomu hurriedly dragged Woodson into the water, the player's starting has always been the most sensitive issue, although he can be suppressed with temporary hegemony, but it is not a long-term solution.

"Hmph. Turns out my old bones are still useful. "Then I'll help you analyze and analyze, first of all, do you want to finish the season, or do you want to really build a dynasty?" ”

Faced with Woodson's excitement, Wang Xiaomu could only stubbornly agree: "Naturally, we want to establish a dynasty." ”

"That's right," Woodson slapped the couch, "then we've got to give more young players a chance!" At the moment, your biggest takeaway is that you have signed Oden for two years with a base salary, which is too good a deal compared to a deal. Although New York is a big luxury tax player every year, it is too much, and it is estimated that those suits will definitely scold their mothers. Secondly, one of the bigger problems you face is Jeremy Lin's contract, and if the Knicks want to keep him, they have to let the suits scold their mothers. ”

Although this problem was thrown to Wang Xiaomu, he really couldn't solve it, should he persuade the boss to sign a player for 10 million, and then pay him a luxury tax fine of 10 million. This method of quenching thirst will only apply next season, and the luxury tax penalty will increase to 3.25 times in the third year. Lin? I'm afraid they will all be sky-high players at that time, and the Knicks can be fined $50 or 60 million for any calculation, which is enough money for other teams to squander comfortably for a season, which will definitely drive any owner crazy.

Faced with this headache, Wang Xiaomu's best way is: let it go first.

No way, who let this be New York, they have been the first in the league in terms of salary for 4 seasons, but they haven't even touched the threshold of the playoffs. What if, when the time comes, the boss is hot-headed again. (To be continued......)