On February 3, 1999, the regular season will officially start the day after tomorrow, and the Knicks' uniform team is busy preparing for the championship medal ceremony.

Jeff Van Gundy has been a bit of a big head these days, and although he has become the youngest champion coach in the NBA league, Sprewell, who came to the team, didn't buy it.

The 29-year-old Sprewell is in the prime of his career, having been suspended for a long time last season and has slipped in form, but still has the level of an All-Star guard.

Joining the Knicks, Sprewell was not happy, and even publicly shouted to the media at the press conference of joining the team:

"Have you ever seen an All-Star guard on the bench?"

The New York media was also not polite, and gave an example with a smile:

"Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, an All-Star guard, was off the bench last season."

Choked at the press conference, Sprewell was in a particularly unbeautiful mood:

"Who is Kobe Bryant? Is a rookie also eligible to be compared to a three-time All-Star? ”

The two sides broke up on their first meeting, and the New York media wanted the replacement for Starks to serve as a super scorer on the bench.

And Sprewell didn't like to play on the bench at all, and vowed to ask the coaching staff for a starting position.

It's just that after coming to the Knicks locker room, Sprewell is also honest, except for pulling a face every day, the training is not discounted.

The players are not stupid, they were suspended for so long last season, and this season they have to take some more beautiful stats to earn trust.

General manager Grenfield's trade was unanimously praised, with a slumping Starks and rotation players in exchange for an All-Star guard of the year, this deal is simply bloody!

As for whether the players are suitable, that's the manager's problem, and in this regard, Jeff Van Gundy is already numb, looking at Sprewell's stinky face every day, and he doesn't know what chicken soup has an effect.

The Knicks also had some issues with their roster, with veteran Buck Williams eventually opting to retire, which left only Chris Dudley and Ben Wallace in the interior rotation.

In the afternoon training session, Li Youzheng was helping Ewing lose weight, and the fat gorilla was about to take a break after a few fast breaks.

"Speed, Pat! Hurry up, and after the block, go down immediately! ”

Quickly holding the ball to advance to the half, Ewing just stood at the top of the arc, Li You, who held the ball in his right hand, quickly exploded the ball, and turned around with his left hand to squeeze past Ewing's left side.

Sprewell made full efforts to chase the defense, taking advantage of the gorilla to go down, and went straight to Li You's side.

Carrying the defense, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, saw that Ewing could not be in place in time, and he paused slightly on the free throw line, leaned on Sprewell and went straight to the inside, broke through to the bottom left of the basket, and easily picked up the basket!

After several rounds of rapid turnaround running, the gorilla was so tired that he was panting for breath and took the initiative to stop:

"Take a break and let me have a drink, Shet! I need to rehydrate. ”

Last season, Ewing completed a high block at the top of the arc, and Ewing was able to quickly go down to the basket and get stuck in crazy positions, but now he is directly pulling across.

has grown a body of meat, not only did the low-post offense not come back, but even the finishing under the basket did not improve, Ewing has a salary of up to 18.5 million US dollars this season, and such a performance shows that Jeff Van Gundy has recently begun to lose his hair.

The longer the training session, the more physically exhausted the gorilla becomes.

Ewing is most likely to be sucked dry by the female goblins in the offseason, and the training in the past few days has been particularly booing, and the phenomenon of fatigue often appears.

Assistant coach Thibodeau immediately called a halt, and everyone on the Knicks didn't care, and comforted the gorilla's state:

"Don't worry, Pat! We're at home against the Bulls the night after tomorrow, you know, they've broken up and you've got time to get back into shape. ”

Oakley grinned at Ewing as if he felt the Knicks had won the game.

Due to the shrinking season, the schedule was not only extremely tight throughout the season, but many times some teams did not look at each other at all.

Theoretically, these situations do help the Knicks, but Li You looked at Sprewell, who turned his head to practice, and then looked at Ewing, who was still laughing, and was speechless for a while:

"The atmosphere in the team is extremely "harmonious"

The Bulls were completely dissolved, and before the regular season began, many sports media outlets were talking about the operation of general manager Klaus.

Scottie Pippen eventually left the Bulls, and with Barkley opting for a pay cut, the conscience second leader was swapped to the Rockets to play Big Three basketball.

Longley was also traded to the Suns in exchange for a rotation player and a 1999 first-round pick.

The Bulls only had Cookcic and Harper left the main lineup, and the dynasty team eventually disintegrated.

On the evening of February 5th, at Madison Square Garden, New York fans who had been holding back for half a year entered early, and everyone wanted to witness the championship flag raised over the arena.

Due to the great changes in the Bulls' lineup and the fact that everyone did not take the opponent into account, tonight's game has turned into a grand party.

Before the official start of the game at 20 o'clock, the atmosphere became more and more noisy.

Before the official start of the game at 20 o'clock, the atmosphere became more and more noisy.

On the sidelines, Spike Lee is greeting Coach Calhoun and UConn newcomers:

"It's definitely a historic moment, the Knicks fans have waited too long, boys, in the future, you can join the team like Lee."

"Dangerous, tired of logging! The Knicks are the best choice! ”

Coach Calhoun nodded with a smile, and behind him, Hamilton and several newcomers were infected by the atmosphere of the scene and cheered along with the fans.

Charles Sr. invited many New York city officials and celebrities to the box tonight, and he will also be the protagonist tonight, and will be awarding championship rings to the Knicks with President David Stern.

When the time came to 19:30, David Stern, who had just reached a formal agreement with the players' union not long ago, returned to his previous face, shaved off his beard, and appeared on the stage with a smile:

"It's great to be at Madison Square Garden tonight to witness the Knicks' third championship in franchise history!"

"Thank you to the City of New York for their continued support of the league, it's time to welcome our champions!"

The elder Charles didn't steal the show, he stood happily in the center of the field, with championship rings on the table next to him.

The front is spelled with diamonds for the Knicks' team name.

On one side is a 63-19 regular season record, and on the other side is a 15-2 playoff record.

Above the battle records on both sides, there are the names of Li You and Ewing respectively, indicating that this ring is a tribute to the two.

The whole body is mainly gold and white, which is more gorgeous than the rings of the 70s.

When the DJ shouted their names, the players who stepped forward to receive their rings were cheered on by the fans.

Although Ewing became fat and became a ball, no one cared at this moment, the penultimate appeared on the stage, the cheers continued, the old Charles gave a ring, and the gorilla wore it on his right hand, and his eyes were red with excitement.

Li You, who appeared in the penultimate position, smiled, and after receiving the ring, the old Charles hugged and greeted him by the way.

“Wow！！”

Starks was the last player to take the stage, and the Knicks gave a round of applause, and the New York fans in the stadium also stood up to give the veteran the biggest cheer.

Starks, dressed in a formal suit, was also very excited, he didn't want to leave New York or play for the Warriors, but business is business.

As compensation, the Knicks chose to let the veteran last player on the court, and by the way, they said goodbye to the New York fans in attendance.

Starks, who got the ring, finally burst into tears, and Charles Sr. patted the veteran who shaped the Knicks' locker room culture and handed the microphone to the other party:

"John, I'm sorry you're leaving, but I promise you will always be welcome on the Knicks and the New York fans won't forget your contributions."

After adjusting his mood, Starks, who was dressed in a formal suit, took the microphone and said excitedly:

"Thank you all for your best wishes, I love New York, it will always be my home, and I will never forget the experience of winning this championship."

“.”

Jeff Van Gundy watched Starks give an emotional speech, wore a championship ring, and clapped with the coaching staff.

Alan Houston, Larry Johnson, and Oakley joked with each other to show off, and the Knicks crew also received a ring.

On the other side, Sprewell, who was wearing a white training uniform at the Knicks' home court, was also a little envious when he saw this moment, and his heart was sour for a while.

Li You noticed the gaze of the new recruit, and whispered with a smile:

"If you want to win a championship, you have to sacrifice something!"

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