0433: [D'Antoni is not suitable for the Knicks]
Zach Randolph did not hesitate to sprinkle salt on the wounds of his old boss.
He is now a notorious villain. He has been in the limelight for the past week. He not only threw Tom Brady into the pool, but also said he wanted to face hard steel with Kevin Garnett, but also... he also responded to Terence, a striking striker who is known for his physical condition. If you want to fight, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, whether in Boston or New York, as long as you set up a place, I will go to the meeting at any time.
He was swaying and called Rodman of the new era by many media, while the taciturn Eddie Griffin was called Oakley.
"I raised my middle finger to the Portlanders who said Bruce Lee was just a playboy. They didn't know basketball or what handsomeness was. They only knew that they were hiding in dark corners and picked up paper and pen to write reports of local fans. They never opened their eyes to see the world. They thought that closing their eyes and closing their ears would revolve around them."
"The problem with the Portland Trail Blazers is that they have the worst management and team doctors in the world, but they don't have any self-knowledge."
"I'm grateful for their dealing with me. Without them, I wouldn't have the life I am now."
"Brendon Roy is a good player, but he will never be able to catch up with Bruce Lee."
"Greg Olden would better turn down Portland's medical team, otherwise he wouldn't have a bright future."
"Of course I will show off my power in Sunday night's game, which is simply easy for me."
Zach was talking endlessly in the Portland media, talking about the pain points of the Portlanders, and he was not afraid of angering his old boss at all.
He now completely let himself go and never worry about making too many enemies.
Isaiah Thomas firmly supports this. But D'Antoni has complained that he is a very traditional head coach. He hopes that all players will act in a low-key manner, play well, and not make up some messy news.
In a sense, he even thought he had seen Bruce Lee too many times on the entertainment channel.
So, when Zach Randolph's speech in the media was seen on TV and he found that Portland was in a turbulent mood.
He actually made this decision while the players were having breakfast: "Or... Zach will have a break in this game, we should not focus on the disputes outside the court."
As soon as this sentence was spoken, almost all the players on the table looked at D'Antoni strangely.
D'Antoni realized at that time that he might have said the wrong thing.
The main reason why he made this decision was that he wanted to hone his running and bomb lineup again. As the head coach of the running and bombing, he was not very happy to run with Zach and Eddie Curry. The secondary reason was that Zach made too much noise.
"I'm worried about accidents on the court. It's easy for those angry fans to do irrational behavior."
D'Antoni explained.
Lee Jin frowned. For the first time, he felt that D'Antoni might not be suitable for being the head coach of this team.
The Knicks are now a team of lions and wild wolves, but D'Antoni is not strong enough.
Stephen Marbury stood up and said directly: "No matter what Zach said, what kind of disputes he caused. First of all, he is a Knicks player. What's more... When the opponent wants to humiliate our leader, if no one comes forward, it proves that we are not a team that can fight at all."
"I am firmly opposed to freezing Zach's playing time at this time. This is a surrenderist act and I cannot accept it."
"From the past, it is not advisable to seek unity through compromise. Respect is achieved through fighting."
Stephen Marbury always brings solid theoretical basis to the players.
D'Antoni was a little restless in an instant, especially when Zach Randolph's burning eyes swept over.
He felt... this place was very different from Phoenix. He even dared to say with certainty that if Bruce Lee had not sat here and said that he would have never sat there quietly. He would have slapped the table and jumped up to argue with him.
When D'Antoni was in trouble, Li Zhen finally spoke and relaxed his cheeks: "Zach will play as a substitute."
His compromised words resolved the deadlock.
Now, only he can suppress these hills inside the Knicks.
Although D'Antoni is the head coach, he has no control over Zach Randolph, Eddie Griffin, Eddie Curry, and even Crawford, Marbury, Jeffreys and others.
The only one who obeyed his words was David Lee.
However, David Lee also followed Lee Zhen's instructions.
Essentially, this team is more like Bruce's team than D'Antoni's team.
D'Antoni discussed the deal with Isaiah Thomas two days ago. He hoped to trade Zach Randolph and Eddie Curry, who were not suitable for running and bombing. However, Isaiah Thomas' answer was: We have to ask Bruce's consent. Moreover, we don't want to upset him by trading Randolph.
D'Antoni was a little broken.
As the new season just started, he realized that he was being constrained everywhere. Although he had a very close relationship with Bruce, Li Zhen always maintained enough respect for him and also helped him manage the locker room where the demons danced.
But... this is still far from what he expected to create another running and bomb legend.
Am I not suitable for the Knicks?
D'Antoni had such anxiety for the first time in his heart.
In contrast, Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan has never had this anxiety. The 2-1 record of starting the game made him feel very good. He even believes that Greg Oden's season reimbursement will not affect the Trail Blazers' playoff market this year, because Roy and Aldridge have grown rapidly.
Therefore, he denounced Zachrandov in front of the media, saying that he could not support the mud and would never know how to destroy the team atmosphere and would not have any collective concepts at all.
At the same time, he also mentioned that Brandon Roy and Lee really compare. He repeatedly emphasized: "Roy is shy by nature and doesn't like to be arrogant. He is a completely different player from Bruce Lee, who is a headline every day. But anyone who knows a little bit of basketball knows that Roy's future is brighter than Bruce Lee. Most of his point guards of this type are centers and then quickly fall. And Roy will always be strong, and he is very likely to become a historical shooting guard after Kobe. His current nickname of Huang Mamba is proof that you have heard that someone calls Bruce Lee the second magician? "
Portland always likes to compare Lee Jin and Roy.
But in fact, while Nate McMillan said this, Lee really fought Brandon Roy in Rose Garden.
Their relationship has always been very good.
Chapter completed!