Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven: [Snoopy, the Core of the Two Factions' Competition]

The Phoenix Suns are currently ranked tenth in the West, and this is the worst season since the new century.

The management's idea of ​​improving the team's playoff competitiveness by trading Shawn Marion for Shaquille O'Neal has long been shattered. The arrival of the Sharks did not increase the competitiveness of the Suns. On the contrary...he dragged down the rhythm of Phoenix, and Stoudemire repeatedly put pressure on the management. He said that the existence of the Sharks interfered with his right to shoot.

So, in this season... the Sharks left early. Phoenix traded him for another veteran center...Ben Wallace.

But Ben Wallace is no longer the strongest defensive center during the Jagged Pistons period. His athletic ability has declined rapidly, and his defensive deterrence has also declined. Moreover, due to his height disadvantage, he can hardly serve as a starting center for any NBA team, even though his salary this season is as high as 15 million.

D'Antoni was greeted with loud cheers as the Knicks entered the Westside Arena.

This made Mustache proudly raise his head and wave his hands around.

Then, Gentry, who had served as his assistant coach, came over and shook his hand respectfully. Then, both Stoudemire and Stephen Nash came up to say hello.

With the fall of the Suns, and the dismissal of coach Porterley who pursued positional offense. D'Antoni's reputation in Phoenix is ​​growing. Countless people have used various methods on the Internet or in the media to call for him to return to the Suns and regain control of the running and bombing!

Almost every basketball expert is saying that the breakup between D'Antoni and the Phoenix Suns is a lose-lose decision. Phoenix has fallen to a bad team, and D'Antoni can no longer prove himself.

But D'Antoni refused to accept it, he thought he could. He thinks that he is not a head coach set off by Stephen Nash or Stoudemire, and he is full of real materials.

Now, his eyes were on Snoopy. He believes that he and Snoopy can still create a new peak, of course, the premise is... quickly clear out all the bastard players who are obsessed with nightclubs and mess up the Knicks locker room.

This afternoon, he threw another tantrum in the locker room. The reason is actually very simple. Zach Randolph pulled Snoopy in the locker room, trying to make him taste the red wine he brought.

But he obviously didn't want Snoopy to have a close relationship with Randolph. He used the brawl incident of the night before to make use of it again.

That sparked a public outcry from Zach Randolph, and a stalemate in the locker room.

In the end, Doug walked over and pulled Randolph away.

D'Antoni announced on the spot that Zach Randolph would not enter the rotation tonight, and Zach Randolph turned around and left with his bag.

This cast a shadow over tonight's game, and Doug could clearly feel that the team was separating.

D'Antoni did not play the role of supporting players in the "brawl incident", he united Quentin Richardson, Jared's sister Jeffries, Eddie Curry and others.

Doug realizes this will turn into a locker room coup as he sees the shadow of Isaiah Thomas looming throughout.

For example... While D'Antoni was cleaning up internal discipline, Isaiah Thomas publicly spoke out when accepting the New York media: "I don't care how famous the New York Yankees are, but they owe my players an apology. Everyone can see the facts on the Internet, and my players should not receive the slightest bit of blame."

His remarks, of course, brought him even more notoriety.

But, apparently...he wasn't afraid of it.

D'Antoni talked to Doug again before the start of the game. He said a lot of words with high expectations. He hoped that Doug could put an end to contacts with Randolph and others. And he promised: "You must be the absolute core of my tactical system, and no one can shake your position. I will build a new lineup around you."

Doug kept smiling.

At this time, he suddenly found that he had become the center of the storm, and Isaiah Thomas also regarded himself as the core, and now D'Antoni also has the same attitude. So... what am I?

A courtesan with both sides, or a battle between the two teams?

He is a little vague about his position.

Still, there's cause for celebration...his improvement has been noticeable.

When he returned to the court, he found that his torso was more flexible, and he was more stable in terms of coordination and body extension when executing jump shots.

The most notable result of this is... the hit rate has increased. He made 100 jump shots before, but it looked like he could score seven or eight. Now it has been able to rise to the level of fifteen or sixteen. Although compared with his teammates, he is still extremely 'stunning', but compared vertically, he is already considered extremely fast.

At the same time, as the torso is more flexible, this enables Duge to place the center of gravity relatively lower in the breakthrough action, which to a certain extent enhances the ability to get rid of the breakthrough and change the route.

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Before the whistle sounded, D'Antoni arranged a new lineup.

Snoopidoo, Chris Duhon, Gallinari, David Lee, and Milichic became the Knicks' starting lineup.

As soon as this starter list comes out. The Knicks' bench was buzzing. For veterans such as Quentin Richardson, this is downright humiliating and isolating.

They had already had a rift because of the 'fight incident', and they suddenly became even more angry with D'Antoni.

And D'Antoni originally didn't want to be close to these old fritters. His greatest hope was to clean them all up, and then set about building a green, healthy, quality running and bombing team around Snoopy.

At the same time, the starting lineup formed by the Phoenix Suns are: Stephen Nash, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill, Stoudemire, Ben Wallace.

After the opening of the trading window this season, the Suns made two deals. Shaquille O'Neal was sent away for the first payment, and Boris Diaw, Lagabel and rookie Singleton were sent away for the second payment.

The properties of the two transactions are diametrically opposed.

The purpose of trading the Sharks is to increase the speed, but the purpose of trading Diaw and Bell to get Jason Richardson is to better play offensive positions? Jason Richardson is not a fast-break player in the true sense. He is a traditional defender who is good at attacking the ground, although he has achieved success under the old Nelson and even created a historical-level black eight miracle. But ... that doesn't mean he's a perfect fit for Stephen Nash's offense.

beep!

The whistle blew, point guard Snoopy jumped the ball over Stoudemire at the halfway line, and the basketball was slapped into Chris Duhon's hands.

Duhon then passed the ball to Snoopy...he is now very clear about his role.

Under the defense of Stephen Nash, Doug quickly reached the frontcourt. Then Milichic mentioned a high pick-and-roll for him, and he quickly stepped into the paint... Stephen Nash's defensive level is far below his offensive level, and he is very good at creating pick-and-roll offenses on the offensive end. But on the defensive end, he always seems to be half a beat behind when facing the opponent's pick-and-roll cooperation.

Therefore, Doug rushed into the paint area with almost no hindrance.

Ben Wallace's help defense at the free throw line was directly broken by Doug with a quick turn. When the old Wallace turned his head, Doug had already entered the paint and successfully dunked with one hand.

At this time, Duge has been able to easily complete the one-handed split buckle during the jump.

Although... the height when bouncing with the ball is still lower than the vertical jump in place.

"You should follow in his footsteps."

When Doug turned back to defend, Stoudemire was loudly questioning Ben Wallace, who he thought was useless.

Ben Wallace was sullen and didn't speak.

But he was very dissatisfied with Stoudemire's behavior. Defense is not a matter of one person, but defense is a system.

At this time, he missed his old partner Rasheed Wallace very much. If it was Rashid, even if Snoopy broke through himself, he would still be inside the penalty area. But just now...Stoudemire was standing in the corner of the three-point line...the only defensive action he made was to look back to see if there was a rebound to pick up.

Watching the Suns' defense go nowhere.

D'Antoni was relieved.

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