On September 30, 1997, the Knicks' training camp officially began.

Door-slamming Jeff Van Gundy drove his Toyota car to the training gym in Oster's Upper County.

Just looking at the various luxury cars in the parking lot, the bald young marshal subconsciously grinned, his own car, it is really not enough to see...

Even if it's the atmosphere group in the team, for the sake of face, I will buy a decent second-hand car, and the book's car is parked here, which is the biggest outlier.

Just looking at the neat suit on his body, Jeff Van Gundy was in a good mood again, and his contract was renewed for two years, and he won the league's best coach award.

There haven't been many changes to the coaching staff in the offseason, and his assistant Thibodeau is still on the team:

"Jeff, the players are in good shape, and we should be able to get good results in the new season."

After the start of the training camp, Thibodeau watched the players complete the physical examinations, except for a few veterans who lost weight, the new signings were in excellent physical condition.

The atmosphere in the training hall gradually became lively, with the players farting each other and sharing their off-season experiences.

"It's good, the offseason with the addition of big men and forwards, both more experienced players, which will help us go far in the playoffs!"

Jeff Van Gundy put on a "new signings are all in line with my heart", and Don Channey on the side raised his eyebrows, in fact, everyone knows that Grunfield didn't consider the bald young marshal's opinion at all...

It stands to reason that the general manager needs to consider the head coach's arrangement, but on the Knicks' side, even if he is the "best coach in the league", Grunfield did not say hello in advance, but simply strengthened according to his expectations.

This season, the Knicks' salary came to 53.97 million US dollars, which ranked second in the league.

The first place is 61.33 million US dollars from the defending champion Bulls.

With the second-highest salary in the league, Jeff Van Gundy is fake when he says no pressure!

Salary is a sign of strength, and the Knicks are the second-best team in the league, and the goal this season is to win a championship.

There were also some changes to the Knicks' stake in the offseason, with Charles Dolan's CableVision buying all of the shares and now owning the Knicks outright.

Considering this advanced age, James Dolan is likely to take over in the future.

Jeff Van Gundy is not stupid, there will definitely be a change in management at that time, and if he, the head coach, does not get good results, he will probably be fired!

A two-year contract extension is considered time for management to give Jeff Van Gundy to prove himself, leading the league's second-highest-paid team, and if he can't win a championship, the only result is to get out of class.

"How's the pat status? Don't tell me there's bad news! ”

Jeff Van Gundy asked about Ewing for the first time, and Don Chaney shrugged and replied casually:

"It's still the same, but considering that I'm a year older, it's inevitable that my physical condition will decline."

Ewing, 35, has a whopping $20.5 million salary this season, which is almost half of the Knicks' salary.

As one of the big four centers, the Gorillas do have a rank, and there aren't many players in the league who can get this salary.

'Lee is in really good shape, the lad is a little bit stronger and obviously spent a lot of time polishing his body in the off-season.

Don Channy introduced Li You's situation, Ewing may decline, but Li You is on the rise, so that the strength of the Knicks will not be reduced, which can be regarded as a kind of replacement of the old and the new.

Jeff Van Gundy nodded, then followed the coach to the center of the field, clapping his hands and greeting everyone:

"Alright, guys! It's great to see everyone in the camp in good health. ”

"There's a new face here, welcome to the Knicks!"

"We have only one goal this season, and that is to win the championship, so I'm going to be very strict with everyone."

"After the training camp starts, don't let me see the news of you guys in the nightclub, we have to get nervous at the beginning of the season!"

“...”

Li You, who was wearing a white training uniform, watched the bald young marshal ramble endlessly, and shrugged helplessly for a while, and Starks, who was in a good mood, patiently listened to the chicken soup before whispering:

"The contract has only been renewed for two years, and it seems that the coach has not earned the trust of the management."

The best 6th man in the league, Starx completed a contract extension with the Knicks in the offseason, and his salary this season also came to 5.11 million US dollars.

"It's not a trust issue, it could be that the next boss doesn't like Coach Van Gundy!"

Hearing Li You's words, Alan Houston on the side added:

"It's not just that they don't like the manager, but the future owner doesn't like the way the team is playing."

Perhaps he took the "Show time" proposed by the New York media seriously! ”

Larry Johnson felt his chance had come, the gorillas were a year older, and "Big Mom" was expecting Van Gundy to change tactics:

"It's time to adjust in order to show off against the new owner, and to be honest, I don't like to play positional offense, and it's best to play like the Jazz."

The back injury made "Big Mom" lose a lot of explosiveness, and the previous style of playing on the inside line has completely failed.

The more the transition offense, the better the stats, and easy scoring is Larry Johnson's biggest pursuit at the moment.

Li You and the others were chatting on the side, and Ewing was also communicating with the coaching staff on the other side.

In this year's offseason, the New York media did not reorganize or consume gorillas, but kept praising them, almost blowing Ewing into the sky!

Stats and team records are on the rise, and the media that likes to watch Excel are naturally singing praises.

Oakley's contract is in its final year, and the veteran was planning to sign a big contract with the Knicks early in the offseason, but the two sides didn't negotiate.

Grenfield refused to offer a big contract to the short, 34-year-old insider, and as the team's general manager, he had to save money for the owner.

The current salary space is almost on par with that of the Bulls, who have won two championships recently and the Knicks only won the Atlantic Division once last season.

As the general manager of the team, he built the lineup single-handedly, and if he can't win the championship again, the result of waiting for Goldenfield is also a dismissal.

"Charles, don't worry about the contract, as long as our results are good enough, the team will give you a big contract, and I will help you with this!"

Ewing gave his old partner a reassurance, the gorilla still took good care of his old teammates, and Starks' contract, he also contributed.

"I really don't want to leave New York, but I really want to get a bigger contract, and at our age, it's time to think about life after retirement."

Oakley watched several new signings energetically show their physical condition, and felt a little depressed for a while.

The Knicks didn't put him in the plan, and signing an interior player was just to make the old guy look good:

"No one is irreplaceable!"

“...”

In the afternoon training session, Li You once again showed his excellent physical condition, and he did not miss a shot in the routine practice.

Jeff Van Gundy nodded his head again and again, and this state can be managed again.

On the first day of the training camp, most of them were moving their bodies, playing a few simple confrontation games, and the running tactics were over.

Ben Wallace has become Oakley's henchman at the moment and has been particularly active in training, but the coaching staff has not paid much attention to him, and new signing Chris Dudley will be the backup center for the new season.

Ben Wallace, who realized he had been neglected and entered the team through the back door, was depressed after the training session and sat alone on the bench.

In order to earn an extra $200,000, choosing the Knicks doesn't seem to be the right choice...

"Gone, Ben! Do you want to stay and mop the floor? Rest assured, as long as you can grab more rebounds, I guarantee you'll get playing time. ”

Li You, who had changed his clothes, patted Ben-Wallace and encouraged this budding newcomer by the way.

The old guy might still take care of Ben Wallace on the team, but everyone else is interested in isolating the guy who went through the back door.

Several new additions to the team are even more inaccurate to Ben Wallace:

"If you lose the draft, you want to play NbA?"

Thankfully smiling at Li You, Ben Wallace got up and whispered:

"Thanks, Lee! Next time I come for a treat, there's no need to help me pay the bill. ”

Despite the small salary, Ben Wallace spends his money very happily, and the face of black players cannot be lost!

Li You shook his head, most of the players spent money lavishly, and when he saw that the other party was depressed, he joked:

"Actually, our salaries are about the same, and this season, I can only receive 900,000 US dollars, don't look down on yourself."

“...”

Entering October, the Knicks have to prepare for the next preseason in addition to their daily training.

There was no overseas training this year, and the preseason was based on the principle of proximity, and most of the Knicks' opponents were Atlantic Division teams.

After the training session on the 3rd, assistant coach Don Chaney looked at the latest physical test data in his hand and said with a smile:

"Li has grown a centimeter taller, and his arm span is almost 2 meters, 199.5cm, it's good to be young!"

Jeff Van Gundy also noticed the change in Lee, but what he saw was the confrontation and shooting consistency:

"It's a good thing, PAT is in good form and maybe we have a chance to go further this year than last season!"

Hearing the words of the bald young marshal, the coaching staff followed suit, Pippen had just undergone foot surgery, which meant that the opponent would miss multiple regular season games.

Seeing such news, everyone knows that the infighting in the Bulls team is getting more and more serious, and there is a high probability that the salary increase will be fruitless, and Pippen will throw face at the management.

The championship no longer seems out of reach, the Bulls are unanimous, and teams across the league see their chances.

After the training session, Li You didn't go anywhere, and soon returned to the apartment, the atmosphere of the team was a little wrong, Oakley was not in a beautiful mood before he got a big contract, and Ewing was also unhappy.

This allows everyone to go home early after the training session every day.

The contract, Li You will not follow the blind mixing, play for another two years, his rookie contract will also expire, and wanting a big contract is destined to compress the salaries of other players.

General manager Glenfield naturally took this into account, and the Knicks' roster is gradually getting younger, and Lee Woo benefits the most.

After an offseason, Li You looked at the golden [Allen Iverson's excellent physical fitness] on the humble talent panel, and he was quite comfortable.

As soon as his mind moved, the value of [Stamina] also appeared on the panel: 97.

Other attribute values also surfaced one by one, and Li You quickly noticed the change in himself:

[Movement] rose from 84 to 88,

[Breakthrough] rose from 80 to 86,

[CIC] has risen from 90 to 91.

Touching his chin, Li You felt that his speed had not changed, and the [movement] value had risen, which should have been a change brought about by agility;

The three abilities of breaking through layups, breaking through slam dunks, and making fouls are improved, so that the [breakthrough] value increases;

The final shot is a natural feedback.

Last season's extensive play, combined with the off-season physical training, was finally positive.

"Before the All-Star break, Scottie Pippen will be traded!"

The voice of the ESpN ball critic came from the TV, and Li You leaned back on the sofa and happily ate melons.

"Michael Jordan's era is over, and the Bulls will rebuild this season..."

qAq tossed for an afternoon, and Dianniang finally blocked me!

And it can't be unraveled!

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