Zach Randolph was on the news.

It's not just basketball news, it's social news.

Open any TV channel and you can see righteous and awe-inspiring people attacking him. He is no longer what thousands of people are referring to, but thousands of people scolding.

None of the media have expressed understanding of his actions, and under no circumstances can a player blatantly overthrow a manager to the ground on the bench is unforgivable.

Coupled with the fact that Randolph himself is not a positive image, all the bad negative news about his past has been turned over, drag racing, alcoholism, brawls within the team, going to nightclubs to attend his aunt's funeral... Everything points to the fact that this is a notorious person with a bad record.

Angry Portland fans also called him a cancer on the team and blamed him for the Trail Blazers' failures over the years.

Trail Blazers management also quickly came forward to announce that the team would suspend Randolph for 10 games.

But this obviously did not quell everyone's anger.

Randolph has been described as a heinous scum, an unprecedented villain in NBA history.

Suhi frowned when he saw the news on TV. He even went to look at the games at the time.

He realized one thing, and that was that McMillan's decision was indeed wrong at the time, and that Zach Randolph had been single-handing Tim Duncan, and he had put Duncan under pressure like never before: although it was a ridiculous thing. No one will believe it, how can a notorious scum make the number one striker in history fall into passivity?

But that's the way it is, Randolph is restraining Duncan.

It has no logic to speak of, and it is not divided according to moral standards.

In fact, Duncan's technical style of play is a bit of a disadvantage in the face of this kind of wide range and short fat man, and the Kings' Bunchwells is not as tall as Zach Randolph, and his skills are not as good as Zach Randolph, but he can also make Duncan uncomfortable.

McMillan sticks to his dynamic attacking tactics, and he wants to start from the outside and not give Randolph a chance to single out Duncan in the box.

Randolph certainly could not accept such tactics.

And then the conflict broke out.

Randolph's speech must have been unpleasant, but McMillan didn't control his emotions either, and he shouldn't have thrown a towel at Randolph, who had already sat down to show his resignation.

This way of dealing with it is stupid and disastrous.

What's even more catastrophic is... He didn't decide to deal with the matter internally.

Normally, no matter how big the fuss is, the manager can cover up the past with a sentence of 'we're just kidding'.

But McMillan did not follow the unspoken rules of internal resolution of internal incidents, and he opened fire openly at the post-game press conference, like a wronged girl.

He was the one who made this thing go now.

Randolph's reputation was completely ruined.

It's almost impossible for him to get on his feet in this league, because the Trail Blazers certainly won't see him as a core anymore and could even trade him out after a suspension.

Randolph may wander from team to team in the future, or he may be more self-willing, but it is certainly impossible to get the next super cap salary, and no team will give the thorns a top salary... Just look at Sprewell.

Sprewell is strong. He hasn't been publicly exposed, he just pinched the head coach's neck in the training gym. It's such a 'rumor'. Even if he plays well with the Knicks, he plays well with the Timberwolves. But he just didn't get the maximum salary. I didn't even get the last money to support my family.

Now Randolph is being attacked by a group of people with a degree of intensity rarely seen in the world. He may not even be treated like Sprewell.

Alas!

Suhi sighed.

Character determines fate.

…

New York fans bemoaned Randolph's violence while frantically anticipating their 19th straight victory. The whole of New York City is filled with an 'only one side of the view' vibe.

Many New York media outlets even bluntly stated: This is the best time in the history of the New York Knicks.

Moreover, they began to calculate the probability of the Knicks winning the championship this year: because the Knicks won the championship in the last season with 18 consecutive wins.

Speaking of which, it was in the distant 1970s.

Although, many national basketball media still believe that the Knicks are not strong, and the championship is just a joke. But in the Big Apple, people are becoming more and more convinced.

The rise of the Knicks is already a foregone conclusion in their opinion.

It's a big deal for the New Jersey Nets, a small-ball city team that has been aggressively expanding into the huge market in New York, and they've even been planning to move the team to New York City.

They had coveted the Knicks for too long, too long.

The Knicks have been rotten like that before, and they still make a lot of money.

Now the Knicks have got Suhee, the pride of basketball in New Jersey, and they are rising strongly. How will there be the influence of the Nets in the future?

Moreover, the Nets are also well aware of the thoughts of the Knicks' top management, they want to break the team record by defeating the Nets to get the 19th consecutive victory, and announce that they will set things right, and from now on New York is the world of the Knicks, and the Nets don't want to share another half of the pie.

Therefore, the Nets are also actively mobilizing, and they are going all out to snipe the Knicks, and they must not let the Knicks' dream come true.

…

Vince Carter is still in peak form this season, averaging close to 25+5+5 per game.

That's a bit better than last season, which shows that he's still in the Big Four sequence.

But now the league isn't hyping up the big four points too much.

After losing O'Neal, Bryant worked offensive skills, and this season showed signs of being alone, averaging more than 35 points per game and increasing his offensive record almost every game.

Tracy Maddy has been a bit tepid with the Rockets and is still a top guard, but he's now far more popular in China than in the United States.

Although Allen Iverson is closely following Kobe Bryant in the scoring charts, he is now deeply involved in trade rumors, and his unruly popularity in his early years is now used as a spurt in the criticism of him.

The current popular traffic in the league is: Kobe, Suhi, Jade.

It's almost impossible for Vince Carter to get back to center stage.

In addition, two other important players for the Nets, Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd, have also had a second spring this season.

So, that's why some basketball pundits believe the Nets have a chance to stop the Knicks from breaking the all-time record.

It's just that they don't dare to say anything.

The number of times I was slapped in the face by Suxi was too much.

The tournament officially began at 7:30 p.m. on December 21.

Madison Garden was in full swing half an hour earlier, and the volume was at its highest when Sushi took the stage.

The MVP is overwhelming.

It proves Suhi's absolute dominance in the Big Apple basketball field.

Isaiah Thomas stood proudly on the sidelines, Antonio Davis's revelations did not affect him, and even after returning to New York, he was widely praised for his high profile and the few right decisions.

Backbite!

The whistle blew.

The Knicks' lineup for this focus battle is Anfernee Hardaway, Suhi, Trevor Ariza, David Lee, and Eddie Curry.

Such a lineup arrangement did not cause any waves either for Knicks fans or within the Knicks.

Everyone is used to it.

The Knicks don't have a fixed starter, and there is no difference between starters and bench players, all of them are for the basketball career, and each has its own division of labor.

The idea of collectivity is ingrained in the hearts of the players in a subtle process.

The Nets are still in a fixed mindset, and their starters are: Kidd, Carter, Jefferson, Collins, and Cristie.

Eddie Curry beat Christie on a jump ball and the basketball was passed to Hardaway, who dribbled across the halfcourt.

Give it to Suhey.

Suhey pulls away the singles Vince Carter on the flank.

Vince Carter's defense is mediocre.

Suhi used strong strength to carry out a back-to-back single, he squeezed two steps inward, and while pushing Carter away, he suddenly shook his shoulders, this delicate feint made Carter fooled, Suxi turned around and jumped and threw a shot, very easily...... Swish!

Hit.

Suhi's singles level is no longer his weakness, although he has not improved to the point of strength.

But a defender of Vince Carter's level alone is more than efficient.

Back in the backcourt, Kidd also let Vince Carter single Suhey.

Facing this former half-human and half-god, Suhi was preoccupied.

Carter's offensive firepower has been unleashed by a full-blown defensive policy this season, and the scoring of the four quarterbacks has increased to varying degrees this season, as the league does not allow defenders to take over.

This is a godsend for Vince Carter, a scorer whose explosive power has declined due to injury.

But in the face of Suxi's defense, he still couldn't get rid of it smoothly, and when he stopped and jumped, Suxi flew up and almost blocked the basketball.

Carter had to duck with a bigger recline.

Bang!

Striking iron.

In just one round, the high and low have been scored.

Vince Carter is not a superstar anymore, despite his superstar stats.

This is to blame for Bruce Bowen's footsteps. If Vince Carter hadn't been injured, he could have achieved much more with his physicality. But now, he even has to think about the transformation in advance.

Because his offense is far less elaborate than Kobe's carving, and he doesn't have the exuberant fighting spirit of Iverson.

Once his offensive efficiency declines, his ball-holding style of play is something that few teams can endure.

The game continues.

Hardaway dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and he played a block with David Lee, and when he swooped inside, he quickly distributed the ball to David Lee.

David Lee jumper...... Swish! Hit.

Hardaway's physicality was far less than when he was younger, he lost his explosiveness, his speed, and his bounce. However, he hasn't lost his spirit, his passing has become more solid, and his control of the timing of the game has improved.

During this time, he has been constantly recovering his body.

The Knicks' positive vibes have him passionate, and he hopes to win a championship this season.

And he wants to make a difference to the team.

Before tonight's game began, he applied to the team and he wanted to play against Jason Kidd.

He wants to improve himself further through the confrontation with Jason Kidd.

This was a fundamental change for him.

Because in his prime, he actually didn't look down on Jason Kidd. I think Jason Kidd's steady half-court style of pushing is like a snail. It doesn't reflect its own role at all.

At that time, Hardaway was dexterous and elegant, attacking cities and pulling out fortresses, and omnipotent.

How could he possibly look at the 'honest and steady' Kidd.

But now, as long as he can help the team, he feels that if he can learn something from Kidd, it will help the team even more.

Suhi and Isaiah Thomas fully agreed to Hardaway's application and made him a starter.

This flattered Hardaway, who did not expect the team to still take him so seriously. Over the years, he has been scolded for rubbish contracts, and he is afraid.

And, when he found himself on the pitch, there were fans on the sidelines cheering him on.

This moved him even more.

Back in the half, he stared at Kidd and he watched how Kidd worked.

As an opponent before, he didn't know much about Kidd, but he rarely had a learning mentality.

Kidd quickly gave the basketball to Jefferson, who was running back.

Jefferson burst into the box and he was about to make a layup. Ariza, a sophomore who had been passed by him, clung to him from behind, and Eddie Curry was just right in front of him.

He hesitated.

was sandwiched directly between the two of them as a sandwich.

Only then did he realize that he was being used as a door-closing dog.

He was surprised, didn't he say that Eddie Curry was a defensive mascot? Why was he so alert all of a sudden?

Syllable!

The sophomore slapped him directly into his arms and stabbed the basketball hard, and he was about to snatch the basketball when Eddie Curry stepped forward and hit him, his body staggered, and Ariza took advantage of the chaos to steal the basketball.

The two men looked like an experienced gang with a clear division of labor.

Jefferson was killed like this.

He was depressed.

Nets head coach Frank on the sidelines was also depressed.

The fans at Madison Garden were excited, but at the same time they wondered: What was going on? When has Eddie Curry's defensive nose been so good? Why is his cooperation with Ariza so seamless?

Prior to this, it was widely believed that the Knicks' defense was terrible.

Can now?

It feels like a day's rush.

It all changed overnight.

Thanks to the Clippers.

Of course, thanks to criticism and self-criticism.

Without a good atmosphere, without a good 'teacher', it is difficult to produce such an astonishing speed of change.

Ariza passes the basketball to Hardaway, who dribbles the ball across the halfcourt, and he draws a gourd in the same way, passing the basketball to Ariza, who is running back, and Jefferson also pursues from behind.

But Eddie Curry moved to the right spot again this time and he blocked Jefferson.

Ariza cut from the baseline and made a backhand layup under Christie's defense.

Same rhythm, same play.

But the Knicks scored.

Jason Kidd glanced at Hardaway, and he wondered.

Hardaway gave him a warm smile: "Thank you." ”

Thank me?

Thanks for the chicken feathers.

Jason Kidd was depressed.

He inexplicably had a feeling: Why do I seem to be a stand-in?

(End of chapter)