the great gatsby

Chapter 246 The new season begins!
The three-point shooter group is the most important tactical point for the Knicks in the new season. Gatsby came from the small ball era, and his emphasis on court space and obsession are not comparable to this era.

Every team attaches great importance to space in later generations. Whether it is a breakthrough or singles, only good space can exert its strength to the greatest extent. This season, the Knicks have Stoudemire and want to play the role of Stoudemire. It is necessary to ensure the space on the court.

Stoudemire and Gatsby's pick-and-roll and Stoudemire's singles must ensure that the space is not crowded. If the players on the court can guarantee three three-pointers, then the offense will be very smooth. In today's very mature offensive skills, singles In fact, it is difficult to defend against real offensive masters.

After the Heat made up the Big Three, their defensive strategy was to force the ball holder from the outside, and then make up the defense on the weak side and rotate quickly. The key to defeating them is to conduct the ball. The Heat can only swallow the bitter fruit of failure.

Once there is a threat on the three-point line, the space of the Heat's rotation defense needs to be expanded. At that time, there will be a lot of space to break through and shoot. This is why Gatsby must let the two rookies practice three-pointers. reason.

After a season of hard training, Gatsby's foundation is terribly solid. Gatsby's style of play does not look gorgeous, even a bit simple, but it is extremely practical. This is due to his solid foundation. Under the influence of Betty, Stephenson is also getting rid of his fancy moves. This change makes Gatsby very satisfied. After such an offseason, Stephenson's bad habits can be corrected in sevens and eighties.

Under the guidance of Gatsby, Jeremy Lin and Stephenson's three-point shooting has gradually become stable. Three-point shooting is a systematic project, and it is difficult to improve qualitatively without guidance. Under the guidance of this top shooter in history, Jeremy Lin and Stephenson's three-point ability has been steadily improving.

The reason why Gatsby is so anxious is because the Big Three of the Heat made him feel the pressure. Even the time traveler, the pressure brought by the Big Three is very great. The combination of James and Wei is really too strong. He has to do more things. The odds of making the Knicks break out of the East increase.

In the first year, the Heat were in the running-in period, and they were not yet really strong. At this time, it was relatively easy to beat, but in the second year, the defects of James' post-up singles exposed in the finals last year were made up. Can launch an offense inside, one mile and one outside with Wade, this has won the championship twice.

So the new season is the best time for the Knicks to hit the championship. For the first championship of his career, Gatsby tried every means to improve the strength of the Knicks. In the first month of the year, Gatsby greeted his teammates first, and anyone who was willing to come to training could come.

So a large number of Hula Hula people came, Stoudemire, Bogut, Tyson Chandler, Gallinari, David Lee, these cores all arrived one by one, and the rotation players dare not not come, so in A month before the start of the season, the Knicks have already begun to run in.

The Knicks have not changed much in the new season:

Point guard: Gatsby, Chris Duhon, Jeremy Lin;

Shooting guards: Kevin Martin, Lance Stephenson, Tony Douglas;

Small forwards: Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler;
Power forwards: David Lee, Amare Stoudemire;
Centers: Andrew Bogut, Tyson Chandler.

The Knicks achieved a record of 5 wins and 3 losses in the preseason. The starting lineup is to hone the lineup, mainly because the rotation players are playing. Jeremy Lin and Stephenson played very well.

Douglas also played very proactively this season. Gatsby's rise made him very excited. In the same year, Gatsby was still an undrafted pick, so he became the leader of the team. , but he was a first-round pick after all. By the end of the season, he was not even in the regular rotation. This greatly stimulated Douglas.

Douglas, who was ashamed and then brave, practiced the hardest in training, saying that he should practice better and more than the rookies, which made the atmosphere of the team look new.

Gatsby has always been the hardest in training. Now Jeremy Lin and Stephenson are training with Gatsby. They don't have the ability to cheat like Gatsby. They even practiced half of Gatsby's training volume and collapsed to the ground. Bo Gu Te and David Lee were just watching Jeremy Lin and Stephenson's jokes—this is beyond self-control. Who doesn't know that Gatsby's training volume is an abnormal level, so you dare to learn from Gatsby?
Although the others didn't practice as well as Gatsby, but the boss of the team worked so hard, the others didn't dare to relax, as long as they had to practice enough.

After getting along for more than a month, Gatsby found that Stoudemire was actually a pretty good person. Although he kept a distance from his teammates off the court, he was quite enthusiastic, but he seemed a bit independent when he was off the court. , so some things don't fit in.

Gatsby is not surprised or rejected. Playing basketball is not just a dream. For most players, it is a passion but also a job. You can’t ask your colleagues to have a close relationship with you outside of work. necessary conditions.

As long as you train seriously and have a tacit understanding during the game, it is enough. Everyone has his own life. Gatsby likes to go home and stay after training, and David Lee likes to go to nightclubs after training. Douglas likes to hang out with friends and friends. There is no problem with this. As long as you are dedicated enough when working, then the rest is acceptable. After all, life is not just about basketball.

The reason why Gatsby thinks Stoudemire is not bad is that Stoudemire respected him after he came to the Knicks, but he didn't feel that he had a higher status and qualifications than Gatsby after he came, so he regarded himself as the boss of the team. .

On the contrary, Stoudemire also recognized Gatsby's leadership status. This may be due to the role of D'Antoni, Stoudemire's mentor, and Gatsby's performance last season.

Of course, the most important thing is strength. In training, Gatsby's ability to sort out offense and personal extraordinary ability made Stoudemire amazed. He called Gatsby one of the top point guards he had worked with, and the other was Steve. Nash.

On October 2010, 10, the opening game of the 26-2010 season of the NBA regular season began. Four games were arranged for the opening game. People against the Heat, the Knicks against the Magic, they are all old friends gathering together, and they will not stop until they play a dog's brain!
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