Four Hundred and Fifty-Three: The True King Is Back

Two more rookies.

Isaiah Thomas sighed to Fan Xi, he really couldn't understand Fan Xi's thinking logic, he said, I feel like I am the principal of a kindergarten now.

He rarely attends media meetings, and he doesn't go to the team locker room. He just carries out Fan Xi's instructions with great complaints.

He feels very uncomfortable.

But he has no intention of leaving New York.

Because he is smarter than Gary Payton, he knows that New York can give him everything he wants. For example, last season, he became a champion coach. He became the only player in the history of NBA to win the MVP of the Finals in the player era and the champion in the coach era.

This once again made him overshadow Michael Jordan.

He has a well-known obsession with surpassing Jordan, and Fan Xi is the only person in his mind who can help him achieve this goal.

So, he complains and is unhappy, but he will never leave even if he is beaten to death.

The three-way trade of the Knicks was ridiculed by the basketball media for a while. Those experts were like flies smelling rotten meat, swarming in, talking about it in various media, and expressing their "unique" opinions.

Fan Xi has never cared about these whining dogs.

He didn't even let the website he invested in ban such remarks.

He allowed the criticism and attacks to grow wildly.

Time quickly came to February.

At this time, the Knicks were already at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks have won a total of 8 games so far this season, 18 wins away from the eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The competitiveness in the Eastern Conference this year is very strong and the competition is quite fierce.

Although Fan Xi's comeback has entered the countdown.

However, few people dare to guarantee that Fan Xi can definitely lead the Knicks back to the playoffs.

In fact, the most discussed topic about Fan Xi at this time is "Why Jack Fan was elected All-Star". Fan Xi was suspended, but he was still included in the All-Star voting list. With Fan Xi's amazing popularity, he is naturally the All-Star vote king.

There is no suspense at all.

This makes many people question the fairness of the league.

This year, the competition in the Eastern Conference backcourt is very fierce, with Wade, Van Hee, Iverson, Marbury, Kidd, Carter, Pierce, Arenas, etc. competing for one.

Because in the forward position, Grant Hill, who has been very popular and has become more and more eye-catching in the Pistons, occupies one position.

Although Grant Hill's strength has fluctuated, his popularity has always been high.

In addition, LeBron James also firmly occupies another position. As the son of heaven, his popularity has long been fully ignited.

In this way, there are only two guard positions left.

One carrot, one pit.

Van Hee, Iverson, and Carter are relatively popular.

Although Vince Carter has moved to New Jersey, he can still make exaggerated flying performances in the game, and fans hope to see him fly in the All-Star Game.

Iverson, he is a trend-setter leading the black street culture. He ranks first in the scoring list this season.

Originally, the two of them occupied the position.

With Fan Xi's name appearing on the voting list, Fan Xi naturally took a position.

Others also had one less slot correspondingly.

This is the source of complaints about unfairness in the media.

"I don't know why this happened. He obviously did nothing, and the few games he played were not very impressive. Moreover, his team has always been at the bottom. I don't understand why fans voted for him, just because he is Jack Fan?"

Arenas is a super combo guard who emerged this season. He averaged 25+5+6 per game. He has been signed by Adidas. Because he was a second-round pick, his story is full of legends, and Adidas is promoting him.

So, this season, both he and his sponsors hope that he can become an All-Star.

However, the competition for the guard position in the East is too fierce, it is simply a Shura field.

His voting data is far behind other competitors. Washington is not a big ball city, and their games are not broadcast nationwide, so the influence is very small.

Although Arenas is a big mouth.

But what can a big mouth solve?

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Fan Xi had a team practice a week before his return. Before that, he had been practicing alone or with Iguodala, Ariza, and Tony Allen.

The team atmosphere is very good.

It doesn't matter if they don't practice together.

As soon as they practiced together, Fan Xi found that these young guys had already flourished after more than half a season of disorderly growth.

Generally speaking, NBA teams are very cautious in training rookies.

Even when rebuilding a team, they will be cautious.

But the Knicks are completely free-range here. Everyone has unlimited firing rights, and internal competition is encouraged, and they are encouraged to find their own advantage areas.

Originally, it was a group of dragons without a leader.

But Fan Xi returned strongly and immediately burst out with strong fighting power.

It only took Fan Xi one day to find the advantage areas of each player and understand their playing style characteristics.

Fan Xi is a perfect commander and a selfless ball distributor.

Under his distribution, the players entered a reasonable and efficient mode.

Fan Xi was pleasantly surprised to find that everyone here was talented, and all of them were at the elite level. Iguodala, El Jefferson, and Milicic even surpassed the level of elite players, although they were still a little far from being All-Stars.

Kwame Brown can definitely burst out the strength of an elite player in the right way.

In addition, Ariza, Tony Allen, Varejao, Haslem are all plug-and-play functional players, and they are also very strong.

Van Xi is happy.

Reggie Miller is even happier.

He is in a good mood now.

Miller is extremely glad that he was not deceived by Gary Payton. Although he has been slightly shaken, he still firmly believes in Van Xi's ability. Now, his determination has been rewarded.

Miller even thinks that this team is stronger and more capable of fighting tough battles than the Knicks last season.

Although the Knicks had a smooth sailing last season, they won the championship with a winning streak. But every step, Reggie Miller felt terrified. Once he failed, he would be in a desperate crisis.

But now this Knicks makes him feel very tough. He feels that even if he fights seven games with any opponent, he has a chance to win.

Because youth is full of energy and youth has unlimited possibilities.

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This season, the competition for the top spot in the Eastern Conference is quite fierce. After Shaquille O'Neal arrived in the South Coast, he and Dwyane Wade quickly developed a good chemical reaction. O'Neal proved his dominance. As long as he was given an All-Star guard, he could make the team a candidate for the championship. From Anfernee Hardaway in the past, to Kobe Bryant later, and now Dwyane Wade.

After O'Neal arrived in Miami, he became more tactful.

Maybe it was because of his age.

He repeatedly emphasized that this was Wade's team, and he kept claiming that he was here to assist Wade.

Moreover, he kept saying that Wade was the strongest guard he had ever partnered with.

These words had a profound impact on Kobe in Los Angeles.

However, Kobe did not sink this season. Although the Lakers' record was not as good as Miami, they were also in sixth place in the West. He and a group of elite players built a new system for the Lakers, and he played the role of leader and glue in the system.

He was visibly mature. This season, he was second only to the killer Iverson in the scoring list, and he could also be seen in the eleventh place in the assists list.

He is heading for an unprecedentedly powerful road.

Miami is currently the first in the East, and the second is the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons have become even more powerful after acquiring Grant Hill. Although Larry Brown's reputation has collapsed among superstars after the Olympics, the Pistons are not a team with superstars as their base.

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Fan Xi's first game after his return was at home against the Indiana Pacers, who are ranked seventh in the East. The Pacers welcomed the full return of O'Neal this season, and under the leadership of Rick Carlisle, they are getting better and better.

Reggie Miller was somewhat reluctant to face his old team, so he chose to hang up the card.

However, Fan Xi went on a killing spree in front of more than 20,000 home fans.

He was still brave after leaving the court for nearly four months, and the happiness of his family did not dull his knife.

He rushed to break down the Pacers' defense line. Today, no one in the league can stop his pace. He is still the one who goes wherever he wants.

In the first quarter, Fan Xi scored 17 points.

Then, he started to assist.

Those experts who criticized the Knicks for being disorganized were dumbfounded. When the basketball was handed over to Van Xi, the Knicks' restless newcomers took off instantly, and their offense was as smooth as silk.

The Pacers surrendered after only three quarters. Rick Carlisle is a sober head coach. The huge gap between the two teams made him not want to waste too much energy. Compared with the New York Knicks, who are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, he wants to defeat the New Jersey Nets, who are eighth in the Eastern Conference. This is more realistic.

132:101.

The Knicks won without bloodshed.

33 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Van Xi announced his strong return with a super triple-double.

He is still the man who dominates the court.

In contrast, Chris Webber, who was also suspended for more than 30 games, has become as fat as a ball after returning to the court a few days ago. Basically, his career ended because of that fight.

After the Knicks slaughtered the Pacers, the NBA league was in a state of panic.

Those comments that once belittled the Knicks disappeared without a trace.

On the contrary, many comments praising Van Hey for turning decay into magic continued to emerge.

Reggie Miller called Gary Payton after the game and joked with him: "Do you regret it?"

Gary Payton sat in front of the TV and watched the game. It was impossible for him not to regret it.

However, Miami's market is also very good now.

It is the first in the East.

Logically speaking, the first in the East has no reason to be afraid of the bottom in the East.

So, he forced himself to be brave and said, "Let's talk about it when you make it to the playoffs."

Reggie Miller smiled. "Gary, the most terrible thing for a person is not to make the wrong choice, but to change the answer halfway after making the right choice."

"I believe that from today on, you and the Detroit Pistons will no longer fight to the death for the title of the first in the East."

"The real king is back."