the great gatsby

Chapter 228 Dark Horse! (Happy 520!)
The Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks to enter the second round and are known as the biggest dark horse of the season. At the beginning of the Knicks season, it was considered a bad season, because what the Knicks started last season was to clean up the big players. The contract, Zach Randolph, Quentin Richardson, Jamal Crawford, Steph Marbury, Eddie Curry, these starters were all sent away one by one. It seems that it is their choice to be bad. The only purpose is to recruit big-name free agents in the summer of 2010, and the most wanted one is LeBron James.

I have to say that Donnie Walsh did a great job. The mess left by Isaiah Thomas was cleaned up by Donnie Walsh one by one. Even the bad contracts like Jeffries and Eddie Curry were wiped out by him. Once thrown out, this is something that experts admire quite a lot. New York, as the largest ball market, as long as they clear up the space, they will naturally rise quickly. The attraction of New York to big-name stars is self-evident.

But no one thought that the Knicks could do something this season before the start of the season. Not being at the bottom of the Eastern Conference is already their biggest achievement. Unexpectedly, an undrafted pick that James Dolan signed at will suddenly emerged. Directly let the Knicks have a leader, and Donnie Walsh also took advantage of the trend to bring Tyson Chandler, Andrew Bogut and Kevin Martin to the team. Players who can supplement the thickness of the team directly let Nick Si soared into the sky, causing people's jaws to drop.

This is not over yet, the Knicks rushed into the playoffs with such a lineup. Before the first round, experts from all walks of life predicted that the Atlanta Hawks would sweep the Knicks in five or even four games. At the beginning, the Hawks did have the upper hand , and even led the Knicks by a big score of 2:0, which was in line with people's predictions, so no one was surprised, but the next game became a roller coaster. The Knicks played a wave under the leadership of Gatsby 4:0, directly kill the Atlanta Hawks and enter the second round!
Experts from all walks of life rolled their eyes and carefully reviewed the first round of the series with a magnifying glass, trying to find out why the Knicks were able to beat the Atlanta Hawks, but from the beginning to the end, the Knicks are still an out-and-out single-core team , except for Gatsby, no one else can take the initiative to launch an offense. If Gatsby is removed, the Knicks are a third-rate team. It is estimated that if this team is allowed to play the regular season, it is estimated to be a bottom team, so Before the start of the second round of the playoffs, the experts came out to badmouth the Knicks again.

"As long as the Magic keep Gatsby in check, they're going to win this playoff series, and I'm speaking for myself, Stephen A. Smith."

"The Knicks are facing the Orlando Magic, which has the highest defensive efficiency in the league. Under the leadership of Howard, the Magic swept the Charlotte Bobcats in four games without bloodshed. I don't think the Knicks are much better than the Bobcats. If I defend Gatsby , He may not get 20 points per game, I think Matt Barnes of the Magic will let Gatsby know what tough defense is!" Scott Pippen said.

CBS sports columnist Mike Freeman also wrote an article attacking the Knicks, or Gatsby, who once commented on Yao Ming'except for his height! '

This is what he said: "There is no doubt that the Knicks have become stronger. Gatsby is indeed an outstanding player, but I don't think the Knicks are the opponent of the Orlando Magic. Oh, I can't say that, win or lose. It shouldn't be an issue we need to discuss. What we need to discuss is how many games the Knicks can last.

Let me give my conclusion first. The Knicks played a few games in Orlando, up to five games, and I lost if I played one more game.

The above is my conclusion, the following is my basis:
The Knicks aren't actually a normal team, they don't even have a real leader, oh you say Gatsby?Nor is he, even if he has a high average per game and can win the regular season MVP, I still think he is not a real leader.

He is too young, he does not have the majesty to impress his teammates, he has no passion in playing, he does not have the ability to excite his teammates, he is nothing but a three-pointer!
A weak mid-range shooter who doesn't have a star to survive on, what else does he have besides three-pointers and the basket?
The Orlando Magic are best at blocking the opponent's three-pointers and the basket. Gatsby happened to be restrained by Orlando. How can such a game be played?By mental strength?
The Knicks were able to defeat Atlanta not because of their strong strength, but because of the collective death of the Hawks' boss and general manager. "

Mike Freeman's article made Eagles coach Mike Woodson very dissatisfied. He wrote an article to summarize the season, which listed the progress of the Eagles' young people, team building and management efforts. Finally, a summary of the first round of the playoffs, he said:

"Recently, a lot of people have been discussing the Knicks and our gains and losses in this round of the series. A lot of people have said that our shortcomings have given me a lot of thinking. I will make up for these shortcomings next season, but some people's comments are It is too sloppy, such as Mike Freeman.

He made a prediction before the start of the second round series, saying that Orlando would sweep the Knicks. He felt that Gatsby was not a qualified leader. He also said that our loss to the Knicks was due to the internal reasons of the team that caused the players to not play. And losing the game, what I want to say is that he is farting!

—Gatsby is not a leader? bullshit!I have seen better leaders like michael jordan, like lebron james, like larry bird, like tim duncan, like steve nash, etc but gatsby can definitely join them in the future Among them, the current Gatsby is definitely one of the top ten leaders of active players!

——Gatsby only has three points and layups?I really want to swear, although I have already said it before, it is meaningless to simply discuss Gatsby's three-pointers and layups. We have to see Gatsby's use of his incomparable three-pointers. About half of our team's defensive strength is spent on him. He uses three-pointers to contain our defense, breaks up our defense with drives, and then dismembers our defense with a scalpel pass. Then Mike- Freeman said Gatsby only had threes and layups?

——The last one made me the most angry. He felt that we didn't go all out, and he was full of shit. Our boys almost put in all their efforts and blood. Although they couldn't win the game, it was a problem with my tactics. , it's not the reason why the boys didn't work hard, they are the most dedicated players I have ever seen, please stop insulting them! "

　520!I wish you a happy love!Happy family!I love you all!

　　
　
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