However, the criticism and abuse from the outside had no impact on the inside of the team. Instead, it formed a centripetal force with the same hatred and hatred.
Yang Mo clapped his hands and said to his teammates before training every day: "Guys, do you hear that? Fans all over New York think we are bad boys. They think we will be worse than the Knicks led by Steve Marbury.
.Come on, let's do something fun."
"Come, let's fight the whole world together!"
Yang Mo always keeps this sentence on his lips and constantly reminds his teammates. He enjoys the feeling of being the enemy of the world. Under his leadership, the ragtag group in New York gradually developed a bit of team spirit.
, they began to transform from a gangster gang into a disciplined team. Of course, their temperament is still a bit gangster, and the topic in the locker room is always whether the girl from the East Coast is whiter or the Mexican woman from the West Coast has a perky butt.
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Yang Mo did not change his hooligan habits. Instead, he believed that the team needed this kind of reckless mentality, as long as the gun did not go off.
For Yang Mo, it is not very difficult to control these guys. Since the last time he defeated Jeffries and Larry Hughes at the same time, no one dares to look down on Yang Mo anymore. Of course, there are still
There are some players who have ideas. Among them, Harrington and Chandler's emotions are the most obvious.
It's not that they are dissatisfied with Yang Mo, but Yang Mo's arrival will inevitably weaken their performance. They were the two best players for the New York Knicks last season. They are both in the forward position and have a lot of shots.
But now, the New York Knicks' era of stragglers has ended with the arrival of Yang Mo. From now on, they will no longer be able to obtain such high shooting rights, and they will even be traded due to positional reasons.
This is the origin of the emotions in their hearts.
Yang Mo also caught this, but did not talk to them because he had no way to solve the problem. He still needed to observe. If there was indeed a conflict, then he would definitely exchange the names of these two people without hesitation.
Put it in the transaction list without any unnecessary hesitation.
Because Yang Mo's goal is to lead the Knicks to win the championship, he is not here to have a sorority party in New York. Sometimes, you have to be more ruthless.
D'Antoni has also been wandering about Yang Mo's position in the team. His idea is to arrange Yang Mo at the fourth position. After all, in the Knicks' lineup, Yang Mo has the most reliable rebounding ability.
Although Milicic and David Lee have good physical hardware, they are far inferior to Yang Mo in terms of strength and rebounding awareness.
However, Yang Mo's idea is to position himself at the second or third position. The starting lineup he arranged for D'Antoni is: Chris Duhon, Yang Mo, Wilt Chandler, David Lee and Milicic.
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D'Antoni simply couldn't understand this lineup. Because he was born in a run-and-gun background, and the lineup proposed by Yang Mo was unable to fully unleash its speed advantage because of the presence of Milicic. And his thoughts
Milicic was removed and replaced with Galinani.
Regarding this disagreement, Yang Mo did not immediately ask D'Antoni to do what he said. Instead, he asked him to use more half-court offensive tactics in the preseason. He also needed to test this lineup in the game to see if it was the right one.
He has a certain level of immediate combat ability. After all, although Milicic is a genius, more of his talent has been squandered on eating, drinking and having fun. His love for basketball seems to be limited to the fact that basketball can provide him with a generous job.
His annual salary is then provided to him to pick up girls.
Yang Mo originally didn't have much affection for this guy who squandered his talent. As the second overall pick in 2003, Yang Mo really had nothing to say to him. However, the day after Yang Mo held a party, he
Sticky with Yang Mo, he shouted super-yang enthusiastically before and after riding. His words and actions were full of admiration.
Regarding his admiration, Yang Mo knew without guessing that it came from outside the court.
After some conversation, he found that it was indeed the case. He was very envious of Yang Mo's quality in spreading scandals, and at the same time briefly expressed his willingness to become good friends with Yang Mo, because he knew that Yang Mo was the boss of an entertainment company, and he was the boss of an entertainment company.
He has collaborated with many big-name Hollywood stars, and he has countless third- and fourth-tier beauties.
After understanding what he meant, Yang Mo didn't say too much, but kept just the right distance, preparing to whet his appetite for a while.
While the Knicks were undergoing earth-shaking changes, ESPN ranked the team for the new season. Among them...the Knicks were ranked 25th, and their comment was: a bad team.
After getting a bad movie star, there's no way it could be anything but worse.
This ranking was quickly reprinted by the New York sports media, citing classic examples to criticize Yang Mo and the Knicks.
In response, Yang Mo simply responded: "Twenty-five? I know!"
Anyone who knows Yang Mo will definitely know what this simple statement means.
At least the Knicks players can clearly find that Super-Yang is more active in training their physical fitness. After a week of high-intensity training, most of the fatigue and fat left by them in the offseason have disappeared. And now
By now, preseason has arrived.
"Come on, guys, let's fight some bullshit rankings!"
In the first preseason game, Yang Mo appeared in front of his teammates in a suit and tie. Although he cheered for the team, he did not intend to play. He still needed to know more about this team.
In the first preseason game, the Knicks' opponent was the New Jersey Nets. The Nets ranked 24th in ESPN's new season prediction rankings, just one position ahead of the Knicks.
That night, more than 20,000 fans poured into Madison Garden. The scene didn't look like a preseason game at all, but more like... well... a superstar's solo concert, because more than 80% of the audience were women.
They all wore red cheering robes and looked very energetic. And their shouts were even more powerful. They fully proved the status of New York as a city in North America with their voices.
In order to give back to these enthusiastic fans, Yang Mo, who did not appear in this game, sang a song before the game so that they would not buy tickets and see nothing. As soon as Yang Mo sang, for these New York fans,
It’s already worth the price of admission!
There was no suspense in the game that night. The Knicks firmly took the initiative from the start. After all, under Yang Mo's training, their physical condition had been adjusted to a better position, while the opposite Nets team was in a better position.
Still unable to extricate himself from the state of the offseason.
Originally, the Nets were pretty bad, but they were still in bad shape. Naturally, they ended up losing miserably, being brutally slaughtered by the Knicks for nearly 30 points.
The preseason record is not important. In fact, not many people pay attention to it. However, Yang Mo discovered two problems from the game. The first problem is that Harrington, who scored the highest score in the game, was the least efficient.
That one, he was always out of touch with the rhythm of his teammates. But Jeffries and Milicic made Yang Mo's eyes shine. The two matched up perfectly on the defensive end, and together they contributed 25 rebounds and seven blocks.
Jeffries was so active on the defensive end. Yang Mo was not surprised, because he had begun to transform since he slapped him that time. However, Milicic was a little incomprehensible. Why did he suddenly have such a correct attitude?
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Yang Mo was confused and went to the second away game with this question in mind. In this away game, Yang Mo still didn't play, and the opponent was the Spurs. In the game that night, Milicic was listless and was burnt out by Duncan. He had no enthusiasm at all.
None. And the team lost the game.
Next up are the Rockets and Mavericks. He is also in a desperate state.
But in the fifth game, he returned to his home court and faced the Bobcats. He showed off his power again and completely dominated the Bobcats' inside line.
Could it be that the defeated team has special experience?
Yang Mo couldn't help but guess this.
But in the next home game against the Lakers, he was still extremely brave. He overwhelmed the penalty area guarded by Gasol Bynum and scored 21 points and 12 rebounds in the game, which was simply eye-popping.
Yang Mo saw Milicic's performance and was very excited: If this guy can really maintain his performance tonight, the insider problem will be solved. After all, David Lee is also a very good insider. In addition, he and himself
As a forward support, he might not be able to enter the playoffs, and he might even make it to the second round.
But, what is this guy so brave for? Does he only like to play home games?
Yang Mo was confused and could only guess this way.
Just when he was extremely surprised by Milicic, D'Antoni made new changes in the seventh preseason game. He directly interfered with Milicic's playing time and focused all his attention on the construction of the running and gunning camp.
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Yang Mo was very dissatisfied with this and found D'Antoni's theory directly after the game. As a result, he got an answer that was difficult for him. D'Antoni told him very simply: "Yang, David Lee, Harrington the day before yesterday,
Chris Duhon, Galli Nani, Nate Robinson, Harrington and Chandler came to me and told me to immediately resume the run-and-gun style. Otherwise, they would passively fight."
When Yang Mo heard this, he was a little panicked subconsciously, but he was more angry.
To be fair, these players are indeed particularly suitable for run-and-gun, which is why D'Antoni recruited them all last year. But...in Yang Mo's plan, run-and-gun tactics are not a tactic for survival. Because he has always
I feel that in today's playoff atmosphere that emphasizes defense, it is impossible for a run-and-gun team to reach the finals.
The names D'Antoni told Yang Mo included almost all the names of the Knicks players. Yang Mo had to face up to this huge force. If it is not handled well, once this crisis explodes, it will definitely bring catastrophic consequences. Yang Mo
After thinking for less than thirty seconds, I had to choose a compromise and replied simply: "Okay, from now on we will fight and bomb!"
In this case, Yang Mo had to compromise, because everyone from the head coach to the players were born for running and gunning. Although Yang Mo is the boss of this team, if he breaks with all of them, the consequences will only be
It's when the team falls apart and everything is over.
After Yang Mo compromised, he immediately walked into Isiah Thomas's office, then wrote down all the names that D'Antoni had reported before, and said: "These people can all be put on the trading table. It's best if they can be traded."
Clean up before the All-Star Game."
When Isiah Thomas saw this list, he was subconsciously startled and said, "All these people will be cleared out? Are you sure?"
"Sure." Yang Mo nodded with certainty and said, "You should also be prepared to take office after the All-Star Game. D'Antoni is always a time bomb. This time it is very likely that he united all the players to play a trick.
This trick."
"What's the trick?" Isiah Thomas said in confusion.
"Today D'Antoni told me that these players came to him to force him, saying that the team must use run-and-gun tactics, otherwise they will all fight passively." Yang Mo said calmly; "Since they want to leave, we will make it happen.
Them, tell them all to get out."
"Well, okay. I'll contact other team managers to see how to set up a trading plan." Isiah Thomas nodded immediately. He admired Yang Mo's ruthlessness. He would silence anyone who said he was going to kill someone, and he wouldn't leave anything behind.
Remaining sins.
Coming out of Isiah Thomas' office, Yang Mo immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The current situation can only be to follow the run-and-gun gang led by D'Antoni. Try to achieve a not too bad record with these guys before the trade window opens.
, we can’t just break up now, right?
In the last preseason game, Yang Mo still did not play, and still chose to cheer on the sidelines. At the same time, there was Milicic beside him. Milicic was declared DNP by D'Antoni before the game started, and was inexplicably banned from the game.
It made him very unhappy. Yang Mo could only comfort him from the side, but it was not easy to criticize him directly. If he knew that he had become a victim of the team's line struggle, he would definitely find it even more difficult to accept it.
There is no other way, this guy can only suffer for half a season. After all the transactions are settled, Yang Mo will definitely promote him.
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