Stephen Marbury has had a good time lately.

Since June, he has claimed to have been reborn. Although he said something similar when he joined New York. When he returned to the Knicks, he was also a sensation, and as a son of New York, he was expected to excel as a representative of the 96 Golden Generation.

Now, they dislike each other.

"I'm grateful to Susie the Sheep, if he doesn't come to the Knicks, my career will be ruined."

"I'm looking forward to my Indiana career, I'm going to reduce my personality, I'm going to fit into the system, I'm going to help the Pacers fight for a third straight championship, and I'm sure I can do it."

"Thanks Jack! He was my savior. ”

When Stephen Marbury was interviewed, he praised Suhi very sincerely. He is not yin and yang, but grateful from the bottom of his heart to get rid of the sea of suffering. "For me, the Knicks were a nightmare, dark, hopeless, and there were arrows hurting people everywhere."

When asked by reporters if he had any advice for Suhi, he said: "Don't be friends with anyone in the locker room, and if you have the privilege, let the team trade everyone inside." The Knicks' locker room culture is broken. ”

"Don't listen to any media hype right now, and don't heed the praise of New York fans. New York is the most capricious place in the world, and they will blow you into the sky when you are doing well. When you don't behave well, they'll step you to the bottom. ”

“……”

Suhi was watching Stephen Marbury on a Los Angeles flight to New York, and of course he was watching interviews with other Knicks players. Like Eddie Curry, Jamal Crawford... et al.

Suhee travels to the Knicks this time, and his mission is significant.

No one was optimistic about him.

At Indiana, he led a team that already had the ability to compete for championships, and the internal struggles were not complicated, and even the locker room atmosphere was extremely tough.

But the New York Knicks?

Just from Stephen Marbury's description, it can be seen that this team has long been in trouble.

And, Eddie Curry said there: "I don't think Sushy the Sheep is short of honor, he came to New York to make money." He needs such a big city. So, if you're asking if anything will change next season, I don't know. ”

When asked about Stephen Marbury's impression. "This guy always feels like he's superior and he likes to use his skills and credentials to force people to listen to him," he said. In fact, he is a selfish man who always goes it alone on the pitch. The Knicks are the way they are, and he must be most responsible. He's a son of New York. ”

Enigmatical.

Jamal Crawford didn't say anything good either.

"Of course I welcome Suhi the Sheep to the team, he is a superstar who rose to fame at a young age and now he has a lot of prestige. I hope he breathes some new spirit into the team. If we can get stronger from there, it must be a good thing. ”

'But we have a lot of issues to solve now, ball possession, tactical distribution, defence, tacit understanding, trust.

Jamal Crawford said a lot.

He's the Knicks' de facto second man on the perimeter, and he's often dominated the game because of his scoring prowess and continuity. It's just that his defense is terrible, and when his hand is hot, he only has basketball in his eyes.

Suhi rubbed her temples.

The problem was more complicated than he thought.

He looked through the Knicks' roster, and except for a few rookies, he felt that every player was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and every player had a thorny side.

It's hard!

When Suhi met Isaiah Thomas at the airport, Thomas gave him a warm hug, and he said in a tone full of sincerity: "You're finally here!" ”

Suhi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's not talk about anything else now, hurry up to your office and talk about the team." ”

Suhi is non-stop.

He's a man of action.

When he came to Isaiah Thomas's office, Thomas closed the door and didn't say anything.

"Right now, it's more difficult for us to trade, Jack. As you know, all of the balls we have now are premium contracts. Unless it's a buyout, basically none of them will be traded. ”

Isaiah Thomas looked at the mess and had a headache, saying: "These players are not without ability before, they have all had highlight moments. But who knew that when they came to New York, they all fell asleep on their paychecks. ”

Alas!

Isaiah Thomas sighed.

Suhi flipped through the list of players.

Inside: Eddie Curry, Jerome Rose, Channing Fry, Tony Barty, David Lee, Morris Taylor, Turiaf, Antonio Davis.

Defenders: Quentin Richardson, Jamal Crawford, Trevor Ariza, Marik Cross, Jalen Rose.

Point guards: Suhi, Nate Robinson.

In this lineup, Jerome Rose can't play the ball, and Eddie Curry is also fat into a ball. Antonio Davis is in retirement status, and Morris Taylor is about the same. The only one who can really play on the inside is Tony Barty, who came over from Indiana.

Tony Barty is a veteran.

Then there are three newcomers: David Lee, Channing Frye and Turyaf.

Among the guards, Jalen Rose was a former Michigan Five Tigers, but now he is wandering around, he has some strength, but now he is also at the age of retirement. Quentin Richardson, as a former Clippers four-man and Suns shooter, is in and out of shape. He doesn't seem to be much on basketball, and the most famous thing in his life is not the basketball court, but the first time he spent $1 million to buy a diamond ring to propose to a little female star after getting a high-salary contract.

People who can buy a diamond ring for $1 million can have a smart brain.

Jamal Crawford has a certain fighting ability, and his quality is above the elite players, below the all-star players, and he can bring an impact on the court at some point. Marikrose is also basically out of the league.

At point guard, Suhi is the only seed left, and Nate Robinson, who was just traded from Phoenix, is also a rookie this year, and his height is only about 175, which means that his passing vision will be greatly limited.

That's ...... lineup.

Hiss!

Suhi gasped.

Isaiah Thomas hurriedly comforted: "Jack, don't worry, take your time." It doesn't matter if you don't make a name for yourself this season, Roma wasn't built in a day. We don't aspire to win the championship in our first season......"

Su Xi gave him a blank look: That's it? Do you want to win the championship in your first season? Why?

By virtue of you, you can open a garbage contract? Do you fantasize?

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you make the playoffs or not. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Isaiah Thomas said: "In the first season, there were so many amazing deeds that had an immediate effect. ”

"What about Anfernee Hardaway?" Su Xi suddenly asked, "How is his condition?" Can I still play? ”

"I've heard that the recovery is good. But, as you know, he's from a previous era. ”

Isaiah Thomas waved his hand, he never included Hardaway in the calculation of combat power, and even complained: "Few of those who are called Jordan's successors have a good end." ”

"It's best to call him over at training camp. We need him. Sushi said.

Thomas was puzzled, but he was not discounted in the face of Suxi's request.

Subsequently, Suhi said: "Can Jerome James be traded?" And Eddie Curry. There are also players who have a lot of willpower, you can get them done, try to get them done. ”

'We want to make sure there's a heart in the dressing room.'

Isaiah Thomas nodded.

Then, Suhi asked: "Who is our head coach for the new season?" ”

The Knicks' head coach question has been up in the air, with some saying they want to bring in a thousand wins and some saying they want to bring Larry Brown over.

The entire circle of public opinion in New York is permeated with a momentum of going all out.

However, Sushi believes that the head coach is precisely the least important link. Solve the problem in the dressing room first, and then invite the good manager to come over. Sweep the house before having a treat.

If the problems in the dressing room are not solved, it is useless for the best manager to come.

"Who do you wish for?"

Thomas said to Suhi very seriously: "Whoever you want, we will invite whomever you want." Jack, you know. The boss has a lot of trust in you, and the only task for our team is to follow your orders. ”

'I just want a manager who thinks the same way I do. Sushi said.

Isaiah Thomas pondered a little, he patted his chest and said, "Then what do you think of me?" ”

Suhi looked at Thomas, he thought for a while, and he said, "Yes." ”

Isaiah Thomas is a man of great habits, but his tactical thinking is very clear. Under his coaching, Indiana has become a powerhouse in the East, and his precise gaze has also paved the way for the Pacers to win the championship later, and O'Neal Jr. was dug up and pulled up by him.

Moreover, he is certainly unconditionally aligned with Suhi.

They are now in a relationship of both prosperity and loss.

If Suhee doesn't play well with the Knicks, Isaiah Thomas is also inseparable.

"Give me all the numbers of the players and I'll talk to them on the phone."

Suhi continued.

Although it's a long offseason, Suhi's work has already begun.

Now the whole basketball world is waiting to see him laugh, and everyone says he made the worst choice.

He didn't want to be looked down upon by anyone, so he had to do more work in advance.

Suhi made the first call to Eddie Curry.

At this time, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, but the phone rang for a long time before it was connected, and the voice from the phone was also muffled, and it looked like it was woken up by the phone.

"Hello Eddie Curry, I'm Jack Sue." Sushi told the other side of the phone.

Eddie Curry was stunned on the other end of the phone for a long time, and his voice was much clearer: "Jack Sue? Suhi the Sheep? Finals MVP? The Knicks' new core? ”

"You're right, these are my identities." Sushi said.

"Is there anything you want me to do?" Eddie Curry asked, "Do you want me to take you to New York?" I'm good at that. ”

Eddie Curry uses this as a way to show his closeness, and he likes to use actions like this to bring new players closer.

"No, I can't even watch what you play, you should have seen my rank on TV. I'm calling you just to let you know. Here is my phone number. I'm in New York for the next while, so if you need some basketball practice or if you don't know anything about basketball, you can call me. ”

Suhi told Eddie Curry.

"Basketball? Training? Eddie Curry was puzzled: "Isn't it offseason?" Hey, Jack, don't tell me, you're just posturing to show how professional you are, don't do that, bro. You know I'm not that kind of person. ”

"Only you know who you are, I'm just offering you a choice. Goodbye, now the call time is 2 minutes and 38 seconds, and the scientists say that the sleep is intended to be 3 minutes and still be able to continue, and have a good dream. Bye! ”

Suhi hung up the phone.

Eddie Curry threw away his phone and lay down on the bed.

After about an hour, he sat up: no, he was sick, right?

And in the process, Suhee calls Quentin Richardson, Jalen Rose, Marik Cross.

The communication was smooth, but it was obvious that they were resisting. They obviously regarded Su Xi's phone call as a 'demonstration', as the leader's first condolence call to his subordinates, they have been in the alliance for many years, and they are not the kind of character who casually bow down to their subordinates.

Isn't it just a game of basketball?

Su Xi finished the phone call and completed the task.

He wasn't going to have more emotional exchanges with them.

Suhi then calls Jamal Crawford.

The surprise thing is that Jamal Crawford is training and he is the only player who does.

Suhi told him on the phone: "Do you want to be the most improved player in the new season? ”

Jamal Crawford asked Suhi, "It's not something I think, or you can arrange." ”

"Give it a try, if it happens."

"You called me because you wanted me to follow you?"

"Yes. I need a scorer. ”

"So what do I get?"

"There's nothing good, it's just winning."

"Okay, see you at the bootcamp."

Suhey and Crawford's call went more smoothly than expected.

Isaiah Thomas sat next to Suhi, and he asked Suhi, "Who is next?" ”

Suhi thought for a moment and said, "Call Hardaway." ”

The phone went through.

Suhi introduces herself.

The other end of the phone smiled: "I've been waiting for your call." ”

"I know. You probably want to retire with a championship. Suhi said: "Reggie Miller and I talked about you, and he said you still have gas in the tank. He also said that you thought about buying out a contract to join Indiana last year. ”

"I still can't bear this salary." Hardaway said.

"Now here's your chance. How's your recovery going? We need a solid backup point guard. Suhi said to him.

"I tried a dunk last night." Hardaway said confidently.

"Good. But don't buckle it in the future, I need a floor stream. ”

"Hahahaha."

The laughter was hearty.

(End of chapter)