Compared to the Duke's almost masochistic self-discipline, the rest of the Knicks players obviously didn't have the awareness to train well in the offseason to improve themselves.

As Eddie Curry walked into the locker room, the hollowed-out floor shook. After an offseason of indulgence, he once again surpassed the 300 mark and was heading all the way to the 350.

Although he repeatedly stressed that he was trying to control his weight, as he sat down, a folding chair that was already a little loose was instantly straddled by him, and he fell to the ground, causing wild laughter in the locker room.

"It seems that you did step up your training in the back-to-body singles in the offseason. Your buttocks are getting more and more destructive. Dugg couldn't help but tease him.

This made Curry both embarrassed and embarrassed.

Zachrandorf, who was on the side, quickly learned his lesson, and he did not go to the folding chair and sat down safely.

However, judging from his fat face, he will even swing when he speaks, and he is probably not much different from 300 pounds.

"You know what? Snoopy, I've been through three painful breakups, and my spirit has been humiliated this summer. I can only ease my mood by eating. Love makes me fat. Zach Randolph told Duge: "Those women are too ruthless. They always pushed me down and moved away from me quickly. ”

He looked sad.

But Duge is very helpless, it has been less than three and a half months since June, and you have actually broken up three times? And you are still a family man, so why should you be affectionate? And you can't act in a romance drama with this face.

"Is it because after sleeping with you, they found that you couldn't meet their other needs except money, so they offered to break up?" Nate Robinson was a bastard, he didn't care about Randolph's status on the team, and pointed the finger at Randolph's crotch, and he made a conjecture that Randolph would try to strangle him with his hands outstretched.

But Nate Robinson raced out of the locker room. The obese Randolph was out of reach and only emphasized that I would definitely shove the little potatoes in the trash.

Then Milicic and Jeffries walked in. Their body shape is well controlled, and they should have some muscle training in the summer.

Interestingly, Milicic walked in and bypassed Randolph directly, giving Doug a high-five, and then a high-five. Jeffries, on the other hand, gave Randolph a high-five, and then a high-five.

Although the club has been careful to emphasize that the Knicks are currently a two-core team, in fact, there are some details that Dugg has become a privileged leader. Although the Knicks' makeup photos have not yet been taken this season, on the team's official website, Dugg is already in the absolute C position, and his portrait is 1.5 times larger than others, including Randolph, which is extremely prominent.

"I'm finally seeing you again, idol. I recently moved to your neighborhood. ”

Rookie James Johnson walked in, he greeted Dug directly, and he hugged Dug hard: "In the new season, I will do everything you need me to do for you." ”

He was very excited and made a gesture of total allegiance to Duge.

But this move made Zach Randolph frown, and when James Johnson just walked to the locker with his name on it, he quickly shouted: "Hey, rookie." Now go to Gotan Coffee Shop at Franklin-St Exit on Metro Line 1 and buy a cup of freshly ground artisanal coffee from Counter Culture, half sugar. Then go to Ground Support opposite Ladurée-Soho and buy a cheese dessert instead of cheese. ”

He was clearly trying to make things difficult for James Johnson.

But that's the NBA's locker room culture, where veteran players take pleasure playing rookie games.

Although James Johnson has some success in the UFC, he may even be the best player in the NBA. But... Faced with the demands of the old team in the dressing room, he could only comply.

He turned around and was about to walk out when Dugg said, "Buy more coffee." But don't want dessert, Zach is kidding you. He's been going to have to lose weight lately for the All-Star Game. ”

Randolph glanced at Duge, he knew that Dugg was helping the poor rookie, but he couldn't say no, he could only impatiently shout at Johnson: "I need to see your coffee in thirty minutes." ”

Gotan wasn't far from here, and thirty minutes was enough for a round trip. But GroundSuppor is a forty-minute drive away.

Sitting in the corner of the locker room, Donnie Walsh had been calmly watching the development of the situation, and from this small incident, he could clearly feel the gap between Randolph and Snoopy's emotional intelligence. Snoopy in this matter, four or two thousand pounds, not only gave Randolph enough face, but also rescued James Johnson without a trace, I believe that after this incident, Johnson will be more 'loyal' to him.

"Heh, playing locker room politics, ten Randolphs tied together are not Snoopy's opponents."

He sighed as he finally understood why Isaiah Thomas and D'Antoni had been completely cleared out of the locker room.

At half past eleven in the morning, the Knicks were all in line.

The 12 players who have signed official contracts and have been selected for the team's squad are: Eddie Curry, Milicic, Zach Randolph, David Lee, Dugg, Jeffries, James Johnson, Gallinari, Matthews, Nate Robinson, Kirksynridge, and Stephen Marbury.

The strength of this lineup is definitely not weak, and it has not made a big move to split the team that made it to the finals last season, and even strengthened it to some extent.

However, in ESPN's new season team power rankings, the Knicks are ranked 14th in the league and 6th in the East.

In the specific list, the Celtics, who introduced Rasheed Wallace in the offseason, returned to the first place in the East, the Orlando Magic who introduced Vince Carter in the second, the Cleveland Cavaliers in the third, the Atlanta Hawks who introduced Jamal Crawford in the fourth in the East, and the Miami Heat in the fifth.

Honestly, it's a bit of black humor. To know... The top-ranked Celtics were swept out of the playoffs by the Knicks in the first round last season. The Orlando Magic, who finished second in the East, were swept in the Eastern Conference Finals. Although the third-place Cavaliers did not go head-to-head in the playoffs, the Knicks' win over the Cavaliers at home in the regular season sounded the clarion call to the playoffs. The fourth-place Atlanta Hawks, who were also eliminated by the Knicks. As for the Miami Heat, their feud with the Knicks could almost be a book, and Snoopy, the core of the Knicks, was traded from them.

It's all enemies!

In an interview with reporters after taking makeup photos, Duge answered positively about ESPN's combat power list.

"It's not going to bother the Knicks players. The teams ahead of us are the ones who should really be worried, even though they are all saying that the most important thing this season is to encircle New York. However, seeing this list, aren't they worried about a repeat of last season's story? Dugg smiled.

It's hard to see his angry face on camera, and it's hard to see him saying tough things like Kevin Garnett.

"So, you mean the Knicks will still represent the East in the Finals this year?" The journalist dug a hole.

It's not an easy question to answer.

However, Dugg avoided the important and even made a joke with a humorous quote: "I think all NBA players have championship dreams in their hearts, and my teammates and I are no exception." An NBA player who doesn't want to lift the O'Brien Cup is not a good player. ”

The answer even drew applause from some New York reporters, who applauded Snoopy's emotional intelligence.

Because Knicks officials strictly controlled the number of reporters in the stadium and emphasized that only basketball-related questions could be asked. So, Dugg stood there and talked to the reporters for nearly half an hour.

They talked about the team's run-in, the expectations of new players, and... Thoughts on Kobe Bryant and a response to Lakers trade rumors.

"Kobe Bryant is a good friend of mine, and arguably my best friend in the NBA other than the Knicks and his former UCLA teammates, he helped me a lot technically, he taught me a lot of the philosophy of the court."

"My attitude towards deal rumors is that as a player without a veto on a deal, as a student at UCLA Business School, I abide by all contracts and abide by the spirit of the business community. That's my reply. ”

Dugg replied calmly. For the Chinese, this kind of kicking the ball is the first in the world.

Subsequently, another reporter asked Duge about offensive techniques.

Dugg's answer is 'Go-and-see', and we'll see!

Compared to Dug's calmness and intelligence in the face of reporters, the responses of other Knicks players are much simpler and more crude.

For example, Zach Randolph, when faced with a question that is not much different from Dug, gave an answer that made the troubled reporters very happy: "The people who made this ranking are absolutely confused, they are strongly humiliating the dignity of the Eastern Conference champions." We don't care who is in front of us. Our goal is to surpass last season's results. Listen! I'm completely 100 per cent back from injury and the Knicks will be invincible this year!! ”

Zach Randolph is a typical black mindset, they don't know what convergence is and have never wanted to.

And this really won the Knicks several major basketball media headlines that day.

At the same time, he also won a series of labels such as "no one in sight", "arrogance" and "self-inflicted humiliation" for himself.

In this era when NBA stars are increasingly restrained in their words and deeds, Zach Randolph's words undoubtedly gave the media a lot of excuses to play on the topic.

Randolph, however, did not take any of this seriously. Although he can only be regarded as a Mesozoic player in the league, he is actually tainted with many of the customs of the stars of the last century.

In some deliberately created saliva, pre-season followed.

While all of the teams' preseason games have been focused on building their rosters and finding form for their main players who have just come out of a long offseason, the Knicks have received special attention because of Randolph's ambitions.