The Phoenix Suns are currently in 10th place in the West, and this is their worst season since the turn of the century.

Management's vision of trading Shaun Marion for Shackle O'Neal to make the team more competitive in the playoffs has long been shattered. The arrival of the sharks did not increase the competitiveness of the Suns, on the contrary... He dragged down Phoenix's tempo, and Stoudemire repeatedly pressured management, saying the presence of the sharks interfered with his dealings.

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

But Ben Wallace is no longer the strongest defensive center of the Pistons era, his athleticism has declined rapidly, and his defensive deterrence has also declined. And, due to his height disadvantage, he can barely play as a starting center on any NBA team, even though he has a whopping fifteen million salary this season.

When the Knicks entered the West Jersey Arena, D'Antoni received a loud cheer from the audience.

This made the mustache raise his head triumphantly and wave around.

Then, Gentry, who had been his assistant coach, walked 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 departure of Coach Portterry, who pursued a positional offense. D'Antoni's popularity in Phoenix is growing, and countless people have called on him to return to the Suns and return to the helm in various ways on the Internet or in the media!

Nearly every basketball pundit is saying that D'Antoni's breakup with the Phoenix Suns was a lose-lose decision, that Phoenix landed on a bad team, and that D'Antoni could no longer prove himself.

But D'Antoni was not convinced, he thought he could. He doesn't think he's a head coach with Stephen Nash or Stoudemire, and he's full of real stuff.

Now, his eyes were on Snoopy. He thinks he and Snoopy can still break new ground, but only if they ...... Hurry up and empty all the bastard players who are addicted to nightclubs and mess up the Knicks' locker room.

This afternoon, he was furious again in the dressing room. The reason was simple: Zach Randolph was pulling Snoopy in the locker room and trying to get him to taste the red wine he had brought.

But he apparently didn't want Snoopy to be too close to Randolph. He took out the brawl the night before again and used it as an excuse.

This sparked blatant protests from Zach Randolph, with the two sides stalemate in the locker room.

Eventually, it was Dugg who walked over and pulled Randolph away.

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

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

D'Antoni didn't play a supporting role in the 'brawl', he brought Quentin Richardson, Jared sister Jeffries, Eddie Curry and others together.

Dugg realized that this would turn into a locker room coup because he discovered that the shadow of Isaiah Thomas was always looming.

Like what... While D'Antoni was purging internal discipline, Isaiah Thomas defied the world's condemnation and openly spoke out in an interview with 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 online and my players don't deserve the slightest accusation. ”

His remarks certainly brought him more infamy.

But, obviously... He wasn't afraid of that.

D'Antoni spoke to Duge again before the start of the game, and he said a lot of things that he hoped Dug would put an end to his dealings 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'm going to build a whole new lineup around you. ”

Doog kept smiling.

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

The courtesans on the left and right, or the two teams competing for the sky and the dragon?

He was a little vague about his position.

However, there is something to celebrate...... His progress has been very 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 stretching when performing jump shots.

The most significant results of this are...... Hit rate increased. Before jumping a hundred, I could score seven or eight. Now it has been able to rise to the level of fifteen or sixteen. Although compared with his teammates, it is still extremely 'eye-catching', but the longitudinal comparison is already fast.

At the same time, as the torso becomes more flexible, this allows Duge's breakthrough movement to lower the center of gravity, 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 blew, D'Antoni arranged a new line-up.

Snubiddou, Chris Duhon, Gallinari, David Lee, and Milisizzy became the starting lineup for the Knicks.

As soon as this starting list came out. The Knicks' bench was noisy. For veterans like Quentin Richardson, it's nothing short of utterly humiliating and isolating.

They were already suspicious of the 'brawl incident', and they suddenly became even more angry with D'Antoni.

And D'Antoni didn't want to be attached to these old fritters, his biggest hope was to clean them all up, and then set out to build a green, healthy, and command-friendly quality running team around Snoopy.

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

After the trade window opened this season, the Suns made two trades. The first sent away Shark O'Neal, and the second, sent away Boris Dior, Ragabel and rookie Singleton.

The attributes of these two transactions are diametrically opposed.

Is trading Sharks to speed up, while trading Dior and Bale to get Jason Richardson is about better positional offense? Jason Richardson isn't really a fast-break player, he's a traditional defender who excels at shooting from the ground, even though he's had a history of success under Nelson Sr. But... That doesn't mean he fits perfectly into Stephanash's attacking system.

Backbite!

The whistle blew and point guard Snoopy jumped to beat Stoudemire in the middle line, and the basketball was slapped into the hands of Chris Duhon.

Dujon then passed the ball to Snoopy... He is now very clear about his role.

Defended by Stephen Nash, Dug quickly arrived in the frontcourt. Milichyczi then mentioned the high post to block him, and he quickly stepped into the paint zone...... Stephen Nash's defensive level is well below his offensive level, and on the offensive end he is very good at creating pick-and-roll offense. But on the defensive end, he always seems half a beat slower in the face of opponents' pick-and-roll combinations.

So, Dugg rushed into the paint zone almost without hindrance.

Ben Wallace's help defense at the free-throw line was directly broken by Dugg with a quick turn, and when the aging Wallace turned around, Dugg had already smashed into the paint area with one hand.

By this time, Doog was able to easily complete the one-handed split between the marching jumps.

Albeit... When bouncing with the ball, the height is still lower than the vertical jump on the spot.

"You should follow in his footsteps."

As Dugg turned back to defend, Stoudemire loudly questioned Ben Wallace, whom he thought was worthless.

Ben Wallace kept a calm face and did not speak.

But he was very unhappy with Stoudemire's style, defense is not a matter of one person, defense is a system.

At this time, he missed his old partner Rasheed Wallace immensely. If it's Rashid, then even if Snoopy breaks through himself, he will be inside the box. But just now... Stoudemire's position is at the bottom corner of the three-point line...... The only defensive move he made was to turn around and see if there were any rebounds to pick up.

Watching the Suns' defense not make any progress.

D'Antoni was relieved.

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