After the end of the 98~99 season, the 37-year-old Patrick Ewing officially entered the "peak of his career".

After winning the second championship of his career, the gorilla, which has gone downhill, has been blown into the sky by the New York media!

In August, Ewing frequently appeared on some talk shows, and with the promotion of the New York media, the "No. 1 center in the league" became well-deserved.

The offseason MSG-produced New York Basketball documentary was a huge hit.

Unlike the previous days of looking back at the glorious days of the 70s, this documentary is mainly from the beginning of '96 to the team's two consecutive championships in '98, and most of the content is the original soundtrack.

Fans can watch the '98 Eastern Conference Finals from a different perspective.

Before Li You completed the counter-lore of the whistle, he calmly arranged the sideline ball tactics, and the documentary truthfully restored the situation at that time.

New York fans are addicted to watching it, even if they are loyal fans, the details of the game are sometimes not visible, and documentaries can make fans know more about the team.

On the morning of Sunday, September 5, ESPN's "The Sports Reporters" featured local New York sports reporters Mike Luca and Mitchell Abramowitz on the show.

In addition to host Dick Sheap and two New York sports reporters, the program team also invited Ewing, which is a Knicks feature.

The four sat in front of the stage, and the topic of discussion was whether the Knicks could achieve a three-game winning streak.

The hot topic in the recent half a month is the salary issue of the Knicks, and when it comes to salary, Ewing is still unceremonious:

"There's nothing wrong with a player getting a high salary, you know, last year, we won the championship again!"

"It doesn't matter how much the league has in prize money, it's what we deserve."

The gorilla's answer left two local reporters in New York speechless, and high pay and low ability are Ewing's current situation.

When talking about the championship later, Ewing was also very confident:

"The Knicks have no opponents at the moment, and with a championship roster and plenty of bench depth, it's not a problem to complete a three-peat."

The Gorilla took the opportunity to give a brief introduction to the Knicks' tactical play, and in summary, each position has a huge advantage, which is combined in one word:

"Win!"

After the show aired, Ewing brought a huge advertising effect!

Many players don't believe Ewing's boasting Knicks prowess, but what everyone sees is that New York does treat meritorious players well.

Ewing, who is fat and has suffered a major injury, can still get the highest salary in the team at the end of his career, and this pension state has made many veterans red-eyed.

Since the freeze period lasted for a month, the time came to September, and many teams were still in the state of trading.

The Knicks started training camp in mid-September, and the goal of the new season is naturally to defend the title, and training earlier will help the players get into better shape.

The shortened season also had a big impact on Lee, and when he returned home to Tarrytown, his talent progress still didn't meet expectations:

[Michael Jordan's extraordinary core strength] and [Michael Jordan's extraordinary coordination] turned golden;

[Anfernee Hardaway's Remarkable Bullet Speed] turned silver, and [Anfernee Hardaway's Remarkable Explosiveness] turned gold.

Tim Grover thinks Lee You's body is almost at his limit, he doesn't need to continue to gain weight, and he is in his current form, which is enough to cope with any competition.

On the talent panel, the values have not changed, which also proves Tim Grover's conclusion, Li You looked at [Carl Malone's extraordinary physique] is still golden, and suddenly a bold idea popped up:

"Maybe you haven't practiced hard enough!"

In contrast, the metaphysical [Tim Duncan's superior sense of location] has improved the most, from gray to silver.

It's just that Li You doesn't feel much, most of the offseason games are abuse, except for being able to predict the position of the rebound more accurately, there is no other feeling.

It's still not easy to completely digest these excellent talents, and Li You knows that it will take a lot of high-quality games.

On September 15, at the Tarrytown Training Center, the Knicks players began a simple physical test early in the morning.

Ron Artest looked curiously at everything in the training center, he was the first to arrive, and had already seen two laps inside and out.

Most of the young players are in very good shape, and both Ben Wallace and Rashard Lewis can see obvious signs of training.

Kurt Thomas has made a lap stronger, apparently gaining weight and sharpening his muscles in the offseason.

Jeff Van Gundy was relieved to see everyone's physical condition, even if several veterans were not in good physical condition, but with the addition of rotation at the beginning of the season, there is a high probability that they can survive.

Although Oakley is not as fat as Ewing, the old guy is obviously resting, and there is a layer of fat hanging on his belly.

Considering that the finals don't end until the end of June, it's understandable that the veterans don't train.

"Look at my beautiful muscles, I swear I'll get back into shape for the new season!"

Larry Johnson lost a little weight and shouted from the sidelines after completing his physical test, showing off the results of his offseason practice

Alan Houston hasn't changed much, he just kept his shape in the offseason, and most of the time he rested and relaxed:

"It seems that everyone has a good off-season, to be honest, the rest time is still too short, in two and a half months, we are going to start the training camp!"

Li You just finished the physical test, and when he heard Alan Houston's words, he could only shrug his shoulders, and Jeff Van Gundy was under a lot of pressure and started the training camp early, which can be regarded as urging the veteran to actively recover his form:

"Considering there are still some pre-season games in October, it makes sense to gather at this time!"

As a key player in the team, it is natural for Lee to show his support for Jeff Van Gundy.

The gorillas have not been able to lose weight for an entire season, and it is simply unreliable to expect the players to train consciously.

Ewing was in a very good mood, and although the team doctor shook his head vigorously after the examination, the gorilla didn't care, and when he saw his energetic teammates, he kept joking loudly:

"I knew everybody was going to be in good shape and we're going to keep winning the season!"

Oakley, who was in a particularly beautiful mood, was also grinning on the sidelines, and this season there was a new bag.

The big man at the end of this year's second round doesn't look like he can mix in the league, and the old guy decided to squeeze this newcomer this year.

Ben Wallace glared at each other as soon as he saw Artest.

Tony Cookic doesn't seem to be comfortable with the atmosphere of the Knicks, and he hasn't been able to confirm his position on the team yet, and the whole person is a little dull.

The gym was full of bragging, fart, and despite the short offseason, everyone was okay out of the desire for a three-in-a-row title.

The Knicks were the first team in the league to open training camp, and everyone sacrificed their vacation time to naturally get into the groove early!

Jeff Van Gundy took the body test data and looked at it, and was generally satisfied.

The players in their playing years have not relaxed, which is the biggest guarantee for the Knicks to hit three consecutive championships in the new season!

"Two and a half months of recuperation is really little time for us!"

"The finals ended at the end of June, which meant we had a month off than some teams."

"But if you want to be successful, you have to be more demanding of yourself."

'I hope you can gradually get the feeling of the game in pre-season and we have to build up the edge at the start of the season.

"Take a long-term view, we want to win another championship, and this year, in addition to focusing on the opponents in the East, the coaching staff will also collect more information about the teams in the West."

"I hope everyone can take every video lesson seriously, hey, hey, I'm tired of logging, remember, we have to play for each other!"

Jeff Van Gundy began to gush out chicken soup again, Artest listened enthusiastically, and he also watched the Knicks documentary in the offseason, playing for his hometown, and the sense of belonging was indeed stronger.

Assistant coach Thibodeau was pleased with Artest's positive attitude.

In his rookie season, he plans to hone the newcomer, and in his first year, the coaching staff has positioned Artest as a defensive tool.

Rashad Lewis also looks excited, and assistant coach Don Chaney has spoken to him that he will have more minutes to play in the new season.

The Knicks want him to be an endpoint, just get by on the defensive end, open up space for the team on the offensive end, and most importantly hit those open three-pointers!

Although he doesn't know exactly how much playing time he will get, Lewis is also full of motivation, and New York is indeed not short of money, and he will have to fight hard for the new season for a big contract.

Sensing the look of the crowd, Jeff Van Gundy also completely relaxed, although the veterans began to decline again, but as long as the fighting spirit of the young players is used, the team's results are not bad.

The Knicks were the first to open training camp, and soon the Lakers were rallying as well.

Phil Jackson, as a championship coach, completely controlled the team after coming to the Lakers.

Although O'Neal was a little dissatisfied, out of the desire for a championship and his trust in Phil Jackson, the Sharks did not complain, but instead performed positively in training and gave Phil Jackson a platform.

O'Neal, who has always been lazy, has started to train hard, and even if training camp is assembled too early, no one on the Lakers team dares to complain.

Bryant was completely brainwashed by Tim Grover's "white hot space" theory, and spent almost the entire offseason in the training gym, and his physical condition was very good.

I wanted to kill all sides after the training camp started, but after the morning training session, in the afternoon, Phil Jackson asked the players to start boring basic training:

"Run-catch-pass."

didn't talk about any tall triangle attacks, and after finishing the boring training, Phil Jackson babbled and stretched with everyone, and finally simply took a relaxing meditation.

Kobe Bryant was uncomfortable, O'Neal was also a question mark, only the veteran Harper seemed to be used to Phil Jackson's sassy operation, and he seemed very calm after a full day of training.

When the evening training session was over, Phil Jackson didn't let everyone go back to their respective homes, but let Harper have a treat, and everyone had a share!

It was also from this day that the Lakers started the team building training mode.

The New York media began to cover Jeff Van Gundy's chicken-blooded training camp, and the Los Angeles media didn't lag behind, praising Phil Jackson's unique way of training.

The two big balls began to compete in the air, and neither side seemed to take the other teams seriously.

On the evening of September 19th, Li You attended Jimmy Fallon's birthday party.

Already established on Saturday night, Jimmy Fallon's popularity has skyrocketed thanks to his brilliant talent.

Deliberately let the party company arrange a single-family villa, and everyone can let go and play.

There was a lot of NBC crew, and Tina Fey also got out of the show on Saturday night, and after the drink, she also heckled the crowd.

Favoring a private party, Lee Woo usually invites a depressed Connelly out for a play.

The cold big beauty has her own aura, but after drinking a few glasses of wine, she basically forgot about some troubles.

"Trust me, you're going to be successful again in Hollywood, and don't forget to thank me after winning the Oscars!"

Connery, who was constantly squirming along with the music, suddenly chuckled when he heard Li You's words, and whispered in his ear:

"Don't expect too much from Hollywood women!"

Li You just raised his eyebrows and let the other party lean on him and shake around.

For every girl he knows, Li You will routinely care about it.

Tina Fey on the side had already drunk too much, constantly complaining that Li You was an amorous seed, and then turned her head and began to complain that Jimmy Fallon was the most incomprehensible man.

Amid the sound of music and Tina Fey's complaints, everyone began to laugh, and Jimmy Fallon didn't care, but took the opportunity to pull his partner who had drunk too much and started singing.

In New York, there is always an endless party.

The advertising effect brought by Ewing has also made some veterans who want to realize their dreams contact general manager Grenfield through their agents.

It's just that the Knicks don't need an atmosphere group at this time, and Jeff Van Gundy is targeting a meat shield type of big man.

The remaining two spots were eventually vacated, and Glenfield plans to see how things go before and after the All-Star break, and then make the final reinforcements for the Knicks.

On the morning of September 24, the team doctor believed that Ewing would need at least two months of recovery before he could officially return to the team in early December.

Jeff Van Gundy patted the gorilla on the shoulder and comforted him briefly, but Ewing didn't care about the return from injury:

"At the end of this contract, it's time to retire, and I'm lucky compared to other people's careers."

The gorilla felt that it was difficult for him to maintain his self-discipline to stay in shape, and his desire for a championship was fading.

This offseason was a bit of a booze, but Ewing knew it was just the beginning, and he did prefer another ball game.

Since joining the Knicks in 1989, Jeff Van Gundy has seen Ewing spend most of his career.

Hearing the gorilla's words, the bald young marshal sighed infinitely in his heart for a while:

"Pat, keep pushing harder! Three times in a row, that's the same achievement as Michael Jordan! ”

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