Chapter 135： Set sail, the Knicks team gathers!

"The genius of the basketball fanatic is on the left (

New York calls for a savior!

There is a saying that the world's major events must be united for a long time, but for the Knicks, the end of New York's troubled times is a bit longer.

As one of the first 112 teams in the NBA, the Knicks also had a glorious history as a participant in the first game of the NBA. In the ancient times, they met the Lakers led by George McCann three times in the finals. .

If it is now you will say, how can the Knicks be.

But at the time, the Knicks won twice in 3 encounters, defeated the Lakers 4-3 in the 1969-70 season, and the New Yorkers finally ushered in their first championship in team history.

In the 1972-73 season that followed, the Knicks beat the Lakers 4-1 to win the second championship in team history.

How should I say, you have one crown and I have two crowns, and everyone has a bright future.

Maybe even the old rival Lakers at the time could not have imagined that the future development would be like this.

It's been almost 40 years since then, the Lakers have become one of the league's icons, and the number of titles won is not enough, and the Knicks are not even worthy of their opponents.

Seriously, good fortune fools people!

The story of the Knicks in the past few decades is too tortuous and too bizarre to be told.

As far as the new century is concerned, the Knicks finally brought Ewing in with a burst of character, but they failed to win the championship for various reasons, but this is indeed a rare revival stage for the Knicks in so many years.

As a result, because of his own slapstick operation, he swept the twilight Ewing out of the house and ruined his reputation.

We all know the final result, there is no winner.

The Knicks ruined their reputation, were slammed by fans, and made future stars dare not come to New York. Ewing lost the opportunity to one person, one city, and became the only one of the four major centers to retire without a championship.

I haven't mentioned it in recent years, and everyone who knows it understands it, otherwise the Knicks fans wouldn't be so excited after Zuo Li joined.

This sentence from Sports Illustrated can be said to be in the hearts of New Yorkers. They hope so much that Zuo Li can stand up and save this team.

However, Zuo Li's answer to this is...

"Huh? Savior?"

"No, no, I'm not, I don't have you, don't talk nonsense!"

Zuo Li replied solemnly, although Zuo Li is also here to do big things, but FALG can't stand indiscriminately.

Low-key, low-key is king, in the first season, wretched development is king.

"I'm just a rookie, and I haven't felt the intensity of the NBA yet. I came here with a learning attitude. The Knicks are a team with a rich history, because we once had players like Ewing in our team. superstar."

"And, where is the savior, the game is played one by one, I believe that we will work together to reproduce the glory of the Knicks."

As Zuo Li expected, these remarks won the favor of many famous Knicks, right, we have also sweated and shed blood for this team!

And Dolan is also very satisfied with the words behind Zuo Li, how hard he is!

The fans are even more satisfied. Look, we Knicks still have players with high emotional intelligence and strong ability. The Knicks are expected to revive!

Except for Marbury, who is still chattering in the media, the world where everyone is happy is complete.

Poor Marbury, who criticized Zuo Li for half a month in the media, has no trouble at all, and basically no one pays attention to him. In the NBA, Marbury's team has cancer, and the title of low emotional intelligence and low IQ can be regarded as solid.

For Zuo Li, this summer is not destined to be calm, but Zuo Li's plan is still in progress. After the Knicks' medical examination was completed, Zuo Li also started his own training plan again.

Since Zuo Li is not ready to participate in the summer league, he can rest until September to report this summer. In the past two months, his training plan is very clear, that is to continue to follow Ewing to hone his inside skills, while continuing to maintain his shooting training. .

To that end, he dragged Curry and his younger brother out of college to practice shooting with him.

Of course, hard training will lead to harvest. In mid-August, Zuoli's various values ​​have arrived:

Height: 216CM

Weight: 109KG

Arm span: 251CM

Vertical bounce: 88 cm

Approach bounce: 109 cm

Speed: 80

Confrontation Ability: 93

Three-point ability: 54

Mid-range shooting ability: 60

Free throw ability: 57

Field of View: 55

Passing Ability: 45

Dribble Ability: 97

Anyway, it's strong.

Dribbling and confronting these two people are not to mention. What makes Zuo Li most happy is that his shooting ability has greatly improved, which proves that his training is on the right path.

Especially in the middle distance, it finally reached 60 points, which is a pass. For a center, having a mid-range distance is simply a tiger with wings, which undoubtedly makes Zuo Li look forward to the new season even more.

The steady increase in speed has allowed Zuo Li to still maintain the ability to hold the ball and attack. Who doesn't love Zuo Li like this.

"Phew, it's finally time to report." On August 26, Zuo Li, who had been packing up in the apartment for a long time, looked out of the window on the 16th floor.

This apartment is near Madison. It only takes 15 minutes to walk to the arena. Dolan's sincerity is very strong. Zuo Li has already moved in in July.

Originally I wanted to give Zuo Li a car, but Zuo Li refused. With such a close distance, Zuo Li was going to walk every day, just to warm up As for the car, Zuo Li was going to buy a few by himself. He's not short of money.

And tomorrow is the day the Knicks will report, and he will finally see his teammates in the new season.

History has not changed. After the Knicks selected Zuo Li, they completed several transactions. These transactions were inconspicuous in the chaotic free market, but Ewing returned to the place where his father fought and caused some discussion.

Before the team reported, the Knicks' 15-man roster was finally in order.

The personnel are as follows:

Guards: Chris Duhon, Jamal Crawford, Marty Collins, Nate Robinson, Fred Jones.

Small forwards: Wilson Chandler, Quentin Richardson, Malik Rose.

Power forwards: David Lee, Jared Jeffries, Ewing Jr.

Centers: Zuo Li, Zach Randolph, Eddie Curry, Jerome James.

Looking at the list from the left, there are quite a few acquaintances. In addition to the Wannian water dispenser with soy sauce, the lineup also includes the future **** bear Zach Randolph, two pairs of data brushes David Lee, and the dunk king Richard Desen, the best sixth man is 6 grams, the strongest 175 Nate Robinson, and Ewing's youngest son...

How should I put it, the talent is really good, but it is a bunch of thorns.

But the most incomprehensible thing is that such a group of people, plus Marbury who was still last season, actually played the second-to-last in the league...

No wonder people say the Knicks are cursed.

But Zuo Li, who is familiar with history, understands the reason. Apart from the fact that there are too many nightclubs in New York, the most important reason is naturally that they all want to be the boss. Can it be good.

And Zuo Li also had a hunch that it would definitely be very interesting to go there this time.