"My dagger is here, and I will keep in mind the eight tenets of thieves. I will dedicate my soul and my life, and I will fight for myself. I will fight with the light, and my dagger is here. Unless his master bows his head, it will never break......"

Westbrook yells at the computer screen for the thief's oath.

But Dugg could see at a glance that he wasn't at his best today, just like he was last night.

The fact that Derrick Rose won the Skills Challenge spurred him on.

He has always regarded Derrick Rose as his biggest rival, but now he is far superior to himself in terms of outside evaluation and tactical position of each other's teams. Today, he won the Skills Challenge, which left him with no balance of mind.

Dugg had to persuade him, "Listen, Russell. Our career is not a 100-meter course, but a marathon. What you have to do is wait, with your talent, what belongs to you, and time will bring you one by one. ”

Russell seemed to be convinced.

But by the next day, Dugg's mood was depressed.

When the team took makeup photos in the morning, he was placed on the far left side of the front row by the staff as the All-Star ticket king, in stark contrast to LeBron James, who sat in the center to get the ball.

On the bus to the West Jersey Stadium, he was also completely isolated. Except for Dwyanwade who said hi to him, everyone else ignored him.

Even Kevin Garnett said aloud in front of him: "I think I have to add one more thing to be selected for the All-Star Game in the future: at least play in the playoffs." ”

This sentence made everyone laugh.

Then, Mo Williams began to mutter, he was going to Hollywood to find a girlfriend... No, it's to find a few girlfriends.

This deliberate insinuation made Duge look at them with an indifferent expression, and the guys had stepped out of bounds.

So, after getting off the bus, he went straight to the arena to rehearse his halftime performance, and he didn't plan to make a fool of himself with them.

In between performances, Isaiah Thomas called him, and he hoped Dugg would support him as part of the coaching staff and veto D'Antoni's offer to trade Zach Randolph and others.

"Okay, I don't care what you do. But for now, I have one thing to tell you all. ”

Dugg asked Isaiah Thomas to turn on the phone on speakerphone.

New York executives, including owner James Dolan, were all sitting in the conference room, and they were having a heated discussion about the trade window closing tonight, with D'Antoni insisting on trading away the likes of Zach Randolph, who he claimed would disrupt his new run-and-gun system and interfere with Snoopy's development into a superstar.

Isaiah Thomas, on the other hand, claims that Zach Randolph can have good chemistry with Snoopy, and that they will help Snoopy grow and become his right-hand man.

In a stalemate, Isaiah Thomas called Duge.

He wants Snoopy's support.

But Snoopy tells him to go back to the conference room and turns on the amplification.

When all the attention of the executives as well as the boss is on the phone.

Snoopy's firm voice came from the earpiece: "I can't give you any advice on trading. I just hope that the team doesn't lose any of my immediate power, and I'm going to do my best for a playoff ticket." ”

"Right now, right now, I'm 100 percent compatible with the New York Knicks, and we're suffering the same denial. The Knicks and I were being looked at in the same light, and everyone was mocking us as glamorous 'trash'. ”

Engel said that what motivates mankind to move forward is either glory or shame. Now, the glory in my heart can't tolerate the shameful laughter poured from the outside world, so let's fight back! ”

Duger's voice was firmly conveyed to everyone's ears.

"After I say that, you continue to discuss!"

"Goodbye!"

Dugg hung up.

The entire conference room fell silent.

While everyone was thinking about the 2010 summer transfer window, Snoopy threw out the 'playoffs' rhetoric, which surprised everyone.

"We have a 19-35 record right now, and based on last year's eighth-place finish in the East, we're going to win at least 18 of our next 28 games."

The team's assistant coach whispered.

This win rate is definitely an impossible thing for the Knicks today.

"I can do it."

Isaiah Thomas's voice suddenly came out: "If I am part of the coaching staff, I can make Snoopy and Zach Randolph form a new lineup, and as long as we are given 20 minutes per game, we can definitely enter the playoffs!" ”

"No, it's my team." D'Antoni retorted very firmly, and he must not watch Thomas insert his hand into his sphere of influence.

"And do you dare to commit to making the playoffs this season?" Isaiah Thomas asked rhetorically.

The rhetorical question silenced D'Antoni.

However, Isaiah Thomas took advantage of the situation and promised that if he was given 20 minutes to rotate, Snoopy and Zach Randolph would help the team get back to the playoffs!

He was full of words.

This made James Dolan, who had been hopeless about this season, shine again, and he immediately made the decision to appoint Isaiah Thomas as the first assistant coach in charge of the team's rotation.

At the same time, he also assured D'Antoni. If the team doesn't make the playoffs this year, Thomas' salary for the next two months will go to D'Antoni's account. And if they make the playoffs, the two will share a $1 million prize pool.

The financial compensation made D'Antoni stop talking, and he made an extra amount of money anyway, whether he went in or not.

Isaiah Thomas didn't even have any objection to this.

After all, he has more shame on him than Snoopy. In order to wash away the shame, he decided to break the kettle and fight against the water!

Because Isaiah Thomas showed such a big force, the deal with Zach Randolph and others was put on hold.

When Isaiah Thomas, D'Antoni and others walked out of the conference room.

James Dolan was pleasantly surprised and said to Donnie Walsh: "We finally look like a team that is serious about playing. ”

Donnie Walsh nodded.

Whether it is Snoopy's speech or Isaiah Thomas's speech, it proves that they have the determination and perseverance to make a big difference.

It's just that... Do they have the strength?

……

[Thanks to the "Alloy Apostle", "Book Friend 160503", and "Dragon Dive Abyss" for their tips.] 】

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