At the end of September 2002, with the United States losing back-to-back basketball tournaments in Indianapolis, the sports media exploded.

If the last Olympics won a lack of dominance, this World Championships is a disgrace to the world.

The arrogant sports media borrowed the gold medal early, and as a result, the United States team was defeated by Argentina 80-87 in the group stage;

1/4 finals, 78:81, lost to the three-point shooting Yugoslav team;

In the qualifying match of 5~6 places, 75:81, the American team lost to the Spanish team of Navarro, Gasol, and Calderón.

In the end, the results of this men's basketball world championship were fixed at 6th place.

Head coach George Karl is to blame, ostensibly taking the blame, but he should have something to say in his heart:

"Who am I bringing with you? Can I be blamed for losing? ”

Although the team has the best team players and All-Star level stars, the hip-pulling performance on the international stage also illustrates a problem:

"NBA league players are declining!"

On Thursday, September 26, on TNT's program, the trio began to denounce the performance of the men's World Men's Basketball Championship.

Charles Barkley, as always, stuck to his point and once again nostalgically blew X:

"6th place? It's unthinkable! ”

"You know, when we were in Barcelona, we played cards and went shopping every day, and then we won the gold medal!"

"As a result, a few years have passed, and these guys can get a higher salary, but their strength has slipped like this!"

"Maybe they should give their salary to McSui, who created the most brilliant NBA in the 90s, but the players behind him seem to have lost motivation and only know how to get a high salary but don't want to polish their skills."

"They're not Lee, they've only missed one Finals in their careers, they have more time and they should use more time to train hard."

"Look at their lame shots! I wouldn't blame Reggie Miller because he's so old and if this team is going to count on him to open things up, what are the selected youngsters doing? ”

Charles Barkley put on another angry look, Kenny Smith snickered on the side, and then asked rhetorically:

"Chuck, have you been training hard all the way in your career?"

"Hey! I've won the MVP! I don't need to train like a normal player to beat them. ”

"Don't compare me to these soft eggs!"

Charles Barkley is naturally not a training maniac, and after saying this, Ernnie Johnson on the side also laughed, and played him a round by the way:

"The objective fact is that our best players didn't make it to the national team, but the sixth-place finish was really not ideal."

"I've been thinking about what I'd have achieved if Lee had joined the team."

Kenny Smith immediately picked up when he heard the topic:

"At least we don't have to worry about projection, international competitions, the field is smaller, although the game time is less, the pace is relatively fast, but Li should not be a problem to score 30 points in a game."

'Theoretically he could have more than 10 more assists, provided coach George Karl gives him the game, of course.'

As if hearing the loopholes in the opinion, Charles Barkley pretended to be puzzled and deliberately asked rhetorically:

"I'd like to hear the definition of handing over the game to Lee!"

Kenny Smith glanced at his partner helplessly, and finally repeated the old words:

"Coach George Karl isn't a good talker, and Lee likes to be in control of the game, so I wouldn't be surprised if the two were working together and there was a disagreement in basketball."

Pouting in boredom, Charles Barkley only felt that his partner was getting less and less courageous, and finally said with a big mouth at the camera:

"I'm too lazy to talk about the results of the U.S. team, and now I'm more interested in how Lee and coach Mike D'Antoni get along."

"The best coach in the Italian league, who hasn't made it in the NBA yet, it's an interesting set of partners!"

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Due to the Knicks' change of head coach and the departure of two assistant coaches, the coaching staff is currently hiring.

The curly owner doesn't care about this, and for the Knicks' management, the changes in the broadcast side of the new season will affect the local broadcasters.

MSG is haggling with the three broadcasters who have gotten the broadcasters, just as TNT and ESPN both ceded Saturday prime time to ABC, and some of the favourites are not wanting to give up.

If there is an exclusivity agreement, the three broadcasters will definitely use it!

New York fans have also recently received good news, with the return of Marf Albert as MSG's commentator for the new season, alongside Walter Fraser.

The hapless Mike Brin has become a broadcaster again, and New York fans can only hear "Bang" on the radio for the time being

ABC is also hiring, and in the first season after striking a broadcast deal, no one wants to drop the chain.

However, the current situation is a bit chaotic, ABC and ESPN have not merged at this time, which has led to the emergence of two versions of the pre-game show "NBA Countdown".

Bob Costas ultimately opted to stay at NBC, while Marf Albert signed a six-year contract with TNT in addition to returning to New York.

The broadcasters are chaotic, and the NBA league is also a bit big, and if the game ratings are low, it's not just the league's problem, everyone is responsible.

On Friday, Sept. 27, the Knicks' training camp has been open for more than a week.

At the end of the season, the team's head of the medical department, Mr. Norman Scott, is about to retire.

The medical department is actually not complicated, mainly composed of team doctors, physiotherapists, sports doctors, and chief trainers.

Scott has retired and will be replaced by Lisa Callaghan, but the internal personnel changes will have little impact as the team's current head trainer, Greg Brittenham, is the one responsible for developing the players' training plan.

The chief trainer will follow the professional advice of the team doctor, but the team doctor can only give some reference advice for the specific plan, and the implementation still depends on this one.

Being able to serve as the head of the team doctor naturally has a lot of fame in the medical community, like Mr. Scott, the sports league that almost monopolizes New York.

There is no doubt about the professionalism of the medical team, and the reason for the "veterinarian" situation is largely related to the chief trainer.

After joining the Knicks in '95, Greg did a great job, Ewing was still healthy at the end of his career, and as for the decline in athleticism, no one could save it.

The only real assistant coaches at the moment are Steve Crawford and Andy Greer.

These two also joined the Knicks team in 2000, and the bald young coach is still very attractive as the head coach of the four consecutive championships!

The first Knicks assistant coaches have all found better jobs, and several have returned to college basketball.

Greg's best skills as the head trainer are core strength and physical fitness, and Tim Grover gave direction to the development of Li You's body, and Greg also gave great help in daily training.

At the Tarrytown Training Centre, Mike D'Antoni is talking to the assistant coaches to get a glimpse of the players' physical condition after the week's training camp in preparation for the pre-season in October.

Approaching the preseason, the Knicks' 15-man roster also saw a lot of changes.

Luke Longley was completely in a mess, and in desperation, the team had to buy out the last year of his contract.

The champion centre-forward returned to Australia with a knife to enjoy life.

Last season's atmosphere group Antonis Forteses also chose to return to his hometown in Greece, where it was too difficult to play in the NBA, but it was still comfortable in the Euroleague.

Jeron Collins got a job with the Jazz after being dropped by the Knicks, and his salary went up a lot, and the agent is said to have almost broken his leg.

The only one who is still holding on to the atmosphere group is Trenton Hassell, but this one is about to die, according to the Knicks' convention, the last rookie in the first round will automatically give up in the second year.

This season is his contract year, and if he still can't play, without a guaranteed contract, he will probably have to find a job again.

The Knicks are a rookie graveyard, and so far, the only one who has been drafted to establish himself on the team is Rashad Lewis.

The other first-round rookies left the team in two years, and the second-round rookies were eliminated in one year, and the reason why the last rookies didn't like New York was largely because they would probably sit on the bench when they came to play here

General manager Grenfield is used to this, with rookie players not liking New York, but veterans who have been beaten up want to make a living.

It's a pity that Li You is not interested in cooperating with the old guy, and these people are not even qualified to hug their thighs.

At present, the Knicks' 15-man roster is also temporarily confirmed, although there are many new ones, but the talent is not bad:

Backcourt: Lee You, Braven Knight;

Frontcourt: Grant Hill, Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, Tyshawn Prince;

Kurt Thomas, Pau Gasol, Glenzen Wright, Amare Stoudemire;

Atmosphere group: Trenton Hassell, Matt Barnes, Dan Gazuric, Rasol Butler, Randy Ho Ercombe.

There is a high probability that players in the atmosphere group will not get any playing time, and it is not easy to get into the 12-man squad.

There are divisional championship flags and championship flags in the arena, and D'Antoni, who previously worked as an assistant coach with the Trail Blazers, naturally noticed the difference between the two teams.

Playing in the championship team, the players automatically roll in, which is also related to the personality of the team boss.

Li You is too lazy to get close to the surface brothers, since the good big brothers left the team, the Knicks team has taken on a new look, although the turnover is a little bigger, but after the new team joins, he can also have some illusions.

The Trail Blazers have entered a state of "money is available, what are you afraid of", old Pippen did not become the boss, and after losing for a few years, he has begun to lie flat with his younger brothers.

D'Antoni was wearing the training uniform of the Knicks, watching the newcomers run hard, and couldn't help but praise again:

"The Knicks are definitely the team with the most enthusiasm for training I've ever seen!"

Ewing made his way into the coaching staff this year in a low-key manner as an honorable assistant coach, shouting from the sidelines and directing Gasol's position.

On the other side, assistant coach Steve Crawford touched his bald head, followed with admiration, but secretly complained in his heart:

"Those who don't work hard are traded."

The team's training hasn't changed much, D'Antoni has done his homework for a long time, and the Knicks are the league's most frequent use of the "V" offense, which is exactly the same as some of his tactical philosophies.

Standing on the sidelines, watching Gasol receive the rebound and immediately give the ball to Hill, Artest and Li You accelerated along the left and right sidelines, quickly rushing across the half court to the bottom corner.

Hill, who quickly rushed across the halfcourt, just slowed down on the three-point line, and Gasol, who was behind, took advantage of the situation to make a high block at the top of the arc.

In the face of the big man Wright's retreating defense, Hill accelerated with all his might after the ball changed direction to his left hand, and while he went straight to the basket, Gasol followed suit.

Stoudemire was originally parked at the left elbow area, but at this time he began to follow his body's instinctive reaction and suddenly contracted to the basket.

As soon as he moved his feet, Grant Hill took advantage of the situation to return the ball to Kurt Thomas at the free-throw line, who received the ball and hit an easy mid-range jumper.

The two assistant coaches on the sidelines began to shake their heads, and the high school student had poor basketball habits and ran with the ball without paying attention to the defense.

It's the same on the offensive end, Stoudemire always likes to lunge to the basket after blocking and pick-and-roll, but when he encounters Kurt Thomas's defense and Gasol's help defense, the offense always misses the basket.

This choice to complete the offense with a two-man defense is really bad, and it doesn't fit the Knicks' basketball philosophy at all, and even the atmosphere team can see the flaws in this high school student.

As for the pick-and-roll, Lee Woo used Kurt Thomas to cover and get rid of Knight on the left flank.

There was still half a step away from the three-point line, and Li You, who had adjusted his pace, immediately stopped and made an easy jump shot!

Stoudemire, who watched the shooting throughout the whole process, could only subconsciously scratch his head, fighting, and the coach's anti-blocking and dismantling was delayed and invalidated.

D'Antoni clapped his hands with a smile and signaled that the training was over, and then encouraged the newcomer:

"Very good, it seems that everyone has memorized the tactical requirements, you must pay attention to the space when you attack quickly, and the big man must follow up in time."

"After the pre-season, everybody gets a chance!"

Hearing the head coach draw a big pie, the rotation lineup and atmosphere group players finally breathed a sigh of relief.

D'Antoni's tactical demands are not complicated, and the young old man who has been successful in Italy is more disciplined.

In the fast break, two players must run towards the bottom corner, the player who advances with the ball must watch his teammates in the middle, the big man who follows up needs to block in time, and the other player needs to open up space.

This kind of functional movement can seem a bit rigid, but it's useful for new players, as the whole team has a clear division of labor.

For players who have been in the team for a season, this tactical routine is very familiar to everyone, and they don't feel that the requirements of the head coach are very new.

In the past, the Knicks didn't have much system, and Li You said that everyone would follow what tactics they played.

Basic UCLA cuts, basic Flex, and more basic continuous pick-and-rolls, with some Princeton highs and lows in individual rounds, and "V-shaped" offenses and three-man pick-and-rolls that are often used by big teams.

After the new coach arrived, he was still unable to change this style of play, and there were not even many substantial changes.

Basketball tactics are like this, especially after high school and NCAA polishing, most of the basic tactics are naturally clear as long as the players have brains.

This kind of seemingly blind and unstructured offense is often the secret of the Knicks' victory, and the players don't know that they will get a chance, and there are empty spots anyway

D'Antoni naturally found Li You's strong control on the court, but he didn't have a problem with that, because in the NBA, he hasn't really led a team to a high-end game.

Everyone dispersed in a hurry, all prepared lunch, and by the way, they had a good rest, and there was a training session in the afternoon.

"Lee, what else do you think the team should improve? I mean winning the championship! ”

D'Antoni asked the question with a smile on his face, and at the same time handed out the kettle, and the whole person looked amiable.

Li You briefly replenished the water, then touched his chin again, and finally said seriously:

"I don't expect the team's shooting to improve, but I want to be able to make the opponent's shooting percentage go down by defending."

"The truth is, the regular season projection stats don't make a lot of sense when it comes to key games, but when you put your energy into defense, the offense goes wrong."

"The loss in the finals was like that, we didn't consume O'Neal, in other words, we consumed too little for him."

"Every round, he always gets to his favorite position with ease, and although there are some minor problems when receiving the ball, he can still easily get to the sweet spot he is best at."

"It had to do with Wright's experience and skill with Gasol, and when we were shooting from the outside at a level like the Lakers, O'Neal's response shot ended up making a huge difference."

"Controlling turnovers, more rebounds, and more pressing defense is the key to winning a championship."

"I never think about attacking because I can support the offensive system, but as long as the opponent can easily score the response ball, it doesn't make sense for me to score 80 points in a game."

D'Antoni was stunned when he heard it, and Li You's words were translated as "I am the system, and the champion relies on defense".

On the other side, Ewing, who was becoming more and more mellow, laughed when he heard it, and proudly introduced:

"We have been playing a "V-shaped" offense since the 96~97 season, and no one is more familiar with this offensive system than the Knicks. ”

"But offense alone can't beat the '98 Bulls, and the pressing defense and quick rotation are the keys to our final victory."

'When the opponent can't easily throw in those response balls, the game goes to our side.

"The secret to the Knicks' victory is to make those softballs misaligned with a strong defense, and Lee's steady offense will eventually lead the team to victory."

The gorillas who entered the coaching staff naturally supported Lee Woo, and D'Antoni made a lot of tactical demands, but the team quickly adapted to it, or rather, they have been playing like this all the time.

After the three of them talked, D'Antoni folded his arms and subconsciously touched his mustache, always feeling that Li You had already eaten through his tactical system, and even led him by a version.

After the "V-shaped" offense, the Knicks will play Flex randomly, a tactic that was frequently used last season and was originally designed by Lee You.

Later, Grant Hill and Artest frequently used this tactic to form a misalignment and cut to the basket.

After a week of observation, D'Antoni felt that the tactics were really working, and he thoroughly understood why the Knicks averaged 104 points per game last season, far ahead of other teams.

Assistant coach Steve Crawford looked at the new arrivals and reminded meaningfully:

"Lee is a real talent, I even think he's faster than he was last season!"

"Over time, you can see that he has an unusually good memory, and he can even determine what kind of combination his opponent wants to play in the offensive round."

"Mike, you have to learn to let go, don't worry about the team's record, if nothing else, our result should still be the first in the East."

"If you have a novel tactic, you can discuss it with Lee, and the combination of the V and Flex is what Chaney originally envisioned, and then Lee perfected."

"Although I don't know what happened to the Knicks in the 96~97 season, Ewing once said that in his rookie season, Lee designed tactics for himself and the team."

"People didn't believe it before, but if you stay with the Knicks for two seasons, you know that the news must be true."

The bald assistant coach patted D'Antoni on the shoulder, and the latter was speechless, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind:

"Is this teaching me to win?"

On Sunday, September 29, the sports media also stopped denouncing the "Dream Five", although they lost a world championship, but as long as the subsequent Olympics earned face.

For the melon-eating masses in New York, the recent hot news is that the street ball king Alston recommended himself and took the initiative to express his desire to play for his hometown team through the media.

Alston was just cut by the Warriors, and Alston is still unemployed, but after this news broke, many streetball players were disappointed:

"The King of Streetball's Force?"

New York fans have a mediocre response to this, and everyone even dislikes Knight in the current bench lineup, and is naturally not interested in Alstom, who can't get a contract.

Alstom, who wanted to play for his hometown team, waited for almost a week, and in the end, the Knicks did not react, and he had to continue to wander.

Despite being a rare Sunday, Kristen Rit was the only one left in the Lee Woo family.

In September Fashion Week, the little follower was completely dead, and he didn't toss during this time, and he was at home at ease when he didn't work.

At dinner, Scarlett's sister and brother also came over to eat, and Hunter didn't care about his sister's mood, and happily shared his senior year of high school life with Li You:

"My teacher thinks that I can get into NYU, and as long as I work hard in these two semesters, I will be able to achieve my wish!"

Hunter's grades have risen, and he has been praised by his teachers after the start of school, and his mood is naturally comfortable.

Scarlett watched her brother talk non-stop, and seized the opportunity to quietly hammer the other party twice to vent the depression in her heart.

Always becoming his sister's angry bag, Hunter complained while cutting the steak:

"Obviously, the box office of "Eight-legged Monster" is very good, but you have been unhappy for the past two months."

The two siblings had similar faces, and when Hunter pouted, Christen-Ritter on the side chuckled, and then comforted him aloud:

"It's amazing to be able to take on so many movies!"

Of course, the little follower is telling the truth, and she has also worked hard for some small roles, but the result is that she can't roll up the competition.

In the case of worry-free food and clothing, in the end, Christen Ritter chose to be a graphic model, and it was over with beautiful photos, and she still had some envy in her heart that Scarlett could appear in so many movies.

"Drought of drought and death of waterlogging", Catherine is 24 years old and is still an 18-line actor on a small screen, and Scarlett, who is about to become an adult, has no shortage of scripts and has already gained a firm foothold on the big screen.

Absent-mindedly cutting the steak, Scarlett said depressedly:

"I only played a small role, and the box office of the movie didn't have much to do with me, but the box office results of the first two movies were very unsatisfactory."

Li You enjoyed the delicious indulgent meal, looked at the big girl with a sad face, raised his eyebrows, and said meaningfully:

"At 18 years old, you must know that some directors are looking forward to your transformation, everyone likes beautiful girls, don't they?"

Coming to Li You's side for dinner tonight, the sisters and brothers deliberately dressed up, wearing black slim denim shorts and a white short-sleeved T-shirt, and the flat-chested big Lori was already a little choppy at this time.

Li You was still eating steak in Meizizi, and Scarlett, who had reacted completely, turned slightly red, stepped on it with her foot under the table, and then scolded with a smile:

"Bastard! I don't want to make that kind of movie! ”

At the age of 18, Scarlett can come alone when she comes to Li You's side in the future, and at the same time, movie shooting can also be more open, and Hollywood LSPs are looking forward to beautiful girls taking off their clothes.

Li You's villa on 82nd Street has a lot of rooms, and friends who usually come here to play will choose to spend the night here.

After chatting in the evening, Scarlett was in a much better mood, and after returning to her room, she waited until the time passed midnight before quietly moving to the room on the 4th floor.

Noticing that the door to the master bedroom was unlocked, Scarlett chuckled as she crept towards the queen bed wearing only her pajamas.

It was only halfway through that she heard some red-faced sounds, and the girl wanted to turn around and leave, but the dim light in the room suddenly turned on.

Looking at the two of them in the "", the girl's face turned red, and she subconsciously wanted to leave:

"I'm sorry, maybe I didn't come at the right time!"

Kristen Rit didn't care about such a scene at all, lay lazily on the big bed, and then pushed Li You under the bed with a coquettish smile.

Looking at Scarlett, who had not moved for a long time, Li You's eyes flashed with inexplicable brilliance, and he walked over and slowly hugged each other, and then leaned into the other party's ear and whispered:

"No, you came at the right time!"

On October 1, the Los Angeles media broke the news of O'Neal's toe injury, and to the helplessness of Lakers fans, the swollen shark did not choose to undergo surgery in the offseason.

Even in an interview with the media, O'Neill was quite complacent:

"I'm a champion! If you are injured at work, you need to use the time you work to heal! ”

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After these words were exposed, Lakers fans were furious, and even if they were detected by the sports media in advance, O'Neal had no intention of changing his mind.

The Lakers will also have a ring in their opener, and O'Neal will most likely miss this game.

Kobe Bryant naturally didn't look down on such an attitude, and he didn't forget to mock the "good big brother" in an interview:

"Shaq seems to have felt satisfied, and it's hard for me to understand such a choice!"

"But Lakers fans don't have to worry, I'm in good physical shape, and I'll lead the team to win the opener!"

"It was a moment of glory for the whole team and no one could take away our victory."

When it comes to championships, Kobe Bryant looks serious and serious, in stark contrast to O'Neal.

It's just that many Lakers don't buy it, in everyone's opinion, the sharks are the well-deserved bosses, and last season, Kobe Bryant's results were not very good.

In contrast, the Knicks are fully healthy, and Gasol has played a lot of games, but there are no physical problems.

The retired Longley was also bought out, and the team returned to involution, and everyone is waiting for the preseason to show themselves well and strive to get more playing time.

October 1 is the NBA's media open day, and the Knicks are also being interviewed on this day, taking makeup photos by the way.

Grant Hill completed the filming task, was also in an interview, was asked about the team's status, and immediately confidently stated:

"I'm really excited that there are a lot of rookies coming to the team!"

"I'm confident that the Knicks can make it to the Finals again, because we're more experienced and have a lot more talent off the bench than we did last year."

As a high-ranking rookie, Stoudemire's crushing summer league performance put him in the spotlight, and he was very excited when he took the makeup photo.

Grinning and posing, Stoudemire watched as reporters in New York surrounded him, and followed the X:

"I love playing in New York and Lee is really incredible, playing next to him makes the game so much easier."

"Yes, I'm ready, I'm going to get the Rookie of the Year!"

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