Chapter 70: [The beginning of the new season doesn't seem to be so bad]

When Suhi saw Eddie Curry in the season training camp, he was numb, and he felt that this guy was here to be a bodyguard... Usually only black bodyguards are of his size... It's easy to block bullets.

"Eddie! Are you sure you can wear a goal shirt? ”

Suhi asked him.

Eddie Curry said: "Absolutely. ”

Then, he did everything in his power to turn the jersey into a tight vest.

Su Xi looked uncomfortable.

Then, they took photos of the new season's makeup.

Reporters poured in to interview a wave.

Suhi was asked a lot of questions by New York reporters. Like where did you go in the off-season, like how it felt to beat the Dream Team and win the gold medal at the World Championships...

Suhi was a little surprised when answering the second question, saying, "We beat Germany to get the gold medal. ”

This made the reporters at the scene somewhat embarrassed.

After all, the World Championships have become a disgrace to American basketball, and they have tried their best to avoid it.

Now, revisiting the old story, in addition to making everyone feel uncomfortable, what else can be gained?

New York reporters are most concerned about Suhi's five championships.

Suhi said: "The commitment remains the same, the pursuit remains the same. ”

"Will we be able to defend our title this season?"

"Of course."

"However, there are all kinds of negative news about the team everywhere, such as... Eddie Curry ......"

"I think he'll regain his ...... body"

Before Suhi could finish his sentence, Eddie Curry, who had just warmed up over there, suddenly fell to the ground.

Then, the team doctor quickly went to give him first aid and sent him to the hospital as soon as possible.

That afternoon, he was declared to have had a heart attack, and it was congenital.

The season is reimbursed.

Whether we can return to the field in the future depends on the recovery.

This has brought a huge shadow to the Knicks' new season, and who can accept such a thing on the first day of training camp?

Isaiah Thomas was silent in front of reporters for a long time before replying, "I wish him good health." ”

What else can be said? You can't blame anything.

Can only be accepted.

Fortunately, the Knicks' current roster is quite complete.

Gary Payton, Kyle Lowry, Suhi, Crawford, Novak, Ariza, Stephen Jackson, David Lee, Channing Fry, Millsap, Zach Randolph are some of the Knicks' current players with stable contracts this season.

Eddie Curry is out for the season and the Knicks must sign a new player.

Suhi's advice is to sign a big center.

Last season, the Knicks were stretched thin on the guard line, and this season, there are fewer big centers.

This lineup is not good in the league.

However, it's not that bad.

Moreover, you can't define the Knicks with a pure lineup, and with Suhi's team, normal basketball logic often doesn't work.

Due to Eddie Curry's reimbursement, many media reports have emerged to 'care' about the Knicks, and they began to worry about whether the Knicks can successfully defend the title, and whether Suhi the Sheep's five-consecutive championship rhetoric will fall through in the second season.

This kind of concern is actually another kind of 'downfall', because they no longer dare to blatantly despise the Knicks, let alone blatantly mock the Knicks.

As a result, this kind of 'care' became a trend.

Suhi completely ignored these false concerns, and for him, it didn't affect his mood at all.

The Knicks' training has instead become more rapid with the departure of Eddie Curry.

Although Zach Randolph spent the entire offseason pursuing art and philosophy, he maintained his body shape very well and exercised every day... Stay in good shape.

Crawford has gotten worse, and his decline has been more severe.

So, he was put on the bench and he had no problem with that. He was more than willing to obey any arrangement made by Suhey, and he only wished that his song would be allowed to play in the locker room.

In the Knicks' fourth training session, Kyle Lowry was announced as the starting point guard for the new season.

Because Sushi came to the position of shooting guard.

But in fact, Suhey is the commander of the team, and he has a crush on Kyle Lowry, who is a complete little steel cannon.

Also promoted to the starting lineup are David Lee and Ariza, who have worked hard in the offseason, and they have improved dramatically. David Lee, in particular, has a full lap bigger than last season.

Ariza has improved his shooting ability, and although he said he failed to learn three-point shooting with Reggie Miller, he also figured out his shooting style, a bit like a crooked trebuchet.

The Knicks' other starter was Zach Randolph.

The Knicks have adopted a fast run-and-gun style in training camp, and they are like a fish in water, and the offensive wave is pushing wave after wave.

It's ferocious.

It's smooth.

Suhi was delighted.

He even felt that if the defense improved, this season would at least be better in the regular season than last season.

I practiced in the training camp for two weeks.

The outside world is becoming more and more concerned. Because Crawford had an accident on the first weekend of training camp, he was injured and twisted his ankle, and the ligament was torn, but it was not ruptured, but he still had to miss the game, most likely a month.

Crawford was the Knicks' No. 2 outside scorer last season, and he played well in many key games.

But now, he's injured.

Eddie Curry was reimbursed as a key title-winning member last season.

In addition, Jerome James retired, Hardaway returned to Orlando, Jalen Rose retired, Tony Barty went to China... Can the Knicks still pull off last season's miracle?

It's the equivalent of a different team.

When the outside world is talking about it.

Pre-season is here.

The first game was against the New Jersey Nets next door.

The Nets are still the same as the old three, Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson.

The troika made the playoffs last season and is expected to make it this season.

The pre-season itself has not received much attention, after all, it is not included in the official record, and most of it is here to restore the players.

However, the Madison Garden arena was still flooded with pit and valley crowds, and the love of New York fans for the Knicks was reaffirmed with the championship.

Of course, James Dolan has also sublimated the price of tickets, and at the same time, the cost of various sponsorships has also sublimated.

Businessman!

James Dolan is now called a business elite, who would dare to say that he is a loser?

He went to his father's grave.

It may be that his father has some last words, on the day of the Northern Expedition in New York, the family sacrifice did not forget to tell Na Weng.

The match did not disappoint the fans who were there.

Originally, everyone thought that the Knicks must be in a sluggish state, and their spirit must be inferior to the Nets, after all, the Nets are still a normal team, and the Knicks are not normal anywhere.

However, as soon as the game began, the newcomers of the Knicks came alive.

Suhi charged with the ball, and David Lee, Channingfly, Ariza, and Kyle Lowry followed quickly, and they were very disciplined.

All of a sudden, the offensive was in full swing.

The Nets were defeated almost instantly, and they still had a slow and leisurely rhythm, as if they were recuperating.

The Knicks kicked over their classic cars, smashed their wolfberry-soaked thermos cups, and shouted together.

The Nets can't get high.

So, they watched as the Knicks pressed them and whipped them repeatedly.

The Knicks are too fast, the Suns attack in seven seconds, and the Knicks are definitely a model of five-second offense.

They don't give the Nets time to react at all, and they shoot when they receive the basketball.

And in such a short period of time, they were able to run out of some tactical positions.

David Lee has also shown some talent as a pick-and-roll forward, and Suhey often plays around him.

After the first game, the Knicks effortlessly pushed the Nets to an easy 28-point victory.

The second game was the Detroit Pistons, who came from afar.

The piston is now Wang Xiaoer's New Year, and every year is not as good as a year.

After Larry Brown left last season, they even lost to the James-led Cavaliers, and the overall strength has weakened again this season.

Their hearts have long been crushed by Su Xi.

Now that I see Suxi again, plus it's a preseason, I don't have any heart.

After a fight, he surrendered cleanly.

The Pistons lost by 21 points.

Then, the Knicks went to the West to play on the road. At the Golden State Warriors, the Knicks faced a head-to-head battle, with mad scientist Nelson leading the team by leaps and bounds, and they advanced quite quickly.

However, the Knicks are faster.

And their new core Byron Davis was even a little uncomfortable by the little steel cannon Kyle Lowry.

The Knicks won easily. The same is true in Satmento.

Then he came to Los Angeles, and after the victory over the Clippers, he faced the Lakers.

The Lakers have had an epic boost this season.

Kobe Bryant reached the pinnacle of his career last season, averaging a terrifying 36 points per game to become the scoring champion and lead the team to the playoffs alone.

This season.

Yao Ming announced his joining the Lakers after winning the gold medal at the World Championships.

The news became the hottest news of the offseason.

Because the Lakers got a super center again.

Based on the Lakers' long history, as long as they get the league's No. 1 center, they will definitely win the championship.

Yao Ming is undoubtedly the No. 1 center in the league today, although some people will not be convinced, but at least O'Neal is willing to be convinced.

He's very old, he's also gained a lot of weight this offseason, and after losing to Suhey in a row, his morale has been worn out.

If it weren't for the fact that Eddie Curry was too visibly fat, he would have become the most undisciplined player in the NBA.

O'Neal commented on Yao Ming's joining the Lakers: "Although I don't want to congratulate the Lakers, I must say that Kobe Bryant got his most suitable teammate. Yao Ming's personality is very good, Yao Ming will not compete with him for the boss, Yao will also efficiently complete his assist target, and cover for him and open the line. ”

"The Lakers will definitely be the best team in the West this season."

O'Neal, as the player who dislikes the Lakers the most, said so.

You can imagine other reviews.

In fact, the day after Yao Ming joined the Lakers, the Lakers dispatched a luxury team to greet Yao Ming, and asked their center Abdul-Jabbar and others to give Yao Ming special counseling, and their coaching team also sent Yao Ming a tactical style of play.

It's clear that after losing O'Neal, the Lakers have been waiting for a new interior supremacy.

Now, Yao Ming is here.

In order to get Yao Ming, they sent out the rising star Bynum, which can be regarded as a very high price.

But Bryant was satisfied.

He likes Yao Ming, and he likes Yao Ming unabashedly.

"Yao Ming is an honest person, he is not like Suxi the Sheep, who always cheats on my feelings. Now, after I have Yao Ming, I'm going to kick him in the ass. ”

"We're going to compete for the championship and no one can stop us."

And in this game, Yao Ming was suspended.

Yao Ming has played four preseason games before, and the Lakers have outperformed their opponents.

But before this game, Yao Ming felt some pain in his toes, and the Lakers immediately arranged for a full range of examinations.

Throughout the league, no team has more experience in taking care of the Giants than the Lakers.

They have a complete manual for the center forward.

Because there are so many great centers in their history.

And all of these players have basically maintained excellent physical condition during their time with the Lakers.

Due to Yao Ming's absence, Suxi and the Knicks did not relent, and they ran and bombarded down, directly defeating the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant didn't put up a stubborn resistance, and he didn't play long before he went to rest.

"It's just pre-season, let them win. Suhi the Sheep has been chasing this winning record. ”

Bryant said after the game: "When Yao Ming comes back, he will know how good we are." ”

In fact, the Knicks' opener opponent was the Lakers.

They'll go to Portland to play an away game and end the preseason mission.

Then head back to Los Angeles for the first game of the regular season.

This is the arrangement of the alliance.

When they learned that Yao Ming had moved to the Los Angeles Lakers, they immediately arranged for the Lakers' opener to be the New York Knicks.

Meanwhile, the two teams' other regular season matchup is the Christmas Matchup, which takes place at Madison Square Square in New York.

An opener, a Christmas battle.

The NBA knows how to play traffic.

Suxi went to dinner with Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming in the evening.

They have a very close relationship, so they are able to joke as well.

Su Xi said to Yao Ming: "After you left the rocket, Maddie has been complaining a lot lately. He said you betrayed Houston and betrayed him. ”

Yao Ming smiled, after he joined the Lakers, he felt more comfortable than ever.

Although it was also very good in Houston.

But with the Lakers, he gets more.

In all fairness, these two teams are not at the same level in their own right.

"What you said, the NBA is all business, and people have to chase a better future."

Yao Ming said.

Su Xi nodded, he was glad that Yao Ming had figured this out.

"Hey, can you please not speak Chinese in front of me?"

"Okay, Kobe. I just said that Yao Ming made the wrong choice, he and Ling are teammates, and it may be better to be teammates with Maddie. ”

"Hey, what are you talking about? How could I possibly lose to Tracy Maddie? There's no way I'm going to lose to Maddie anytime, anywhere. Whether it's ball skills or willpower, I'm stronger than him. You're waiting to lose in the opener. You'll see Yao, who is more powerful than ever! ”

"Yao is the ultimate version of Yao only by the side of the top defender!"

(End of chapter)