Guard With a Knife

In the afternoon, the Chicago Bulls held a unique group confrontation within the team at the United Center Arena.

Under Thibodeau's arrangement, Derrick Rose led the original Bulls team, Ronald Murray, Luol Deng, Ty Gibson and Joakim Noah to become the red team.

Snoopy led Stephon Marbury, James Johnson, and Quentin Richardson who followed from New York, and Hakeem Varik, who had just been traded from the Bucks, came out to meet the enemy.

Thibodeau's coaching style is known for his iron-blooded discipline, and he is more enthusiastic about training than his teacher Jeff Van Gundy. Ordinary coaches fight against the whole court in one class a day, and he has three classes a day, or even more. Moreover, he will stop the game at any time and call the players aside for reprimand or education.

He pays great attention to detail and requires the defense to be machine-like.

Now, he wants to give the new guy some shock education. He hopes that players other than Snoopy can be embedded in his system like screws.

However, in this training session that lasted only ten minutes.

What he expected didn't happen, although... the Bulls did a great job defensively. However, Snoopy and Stephon Marbury showed this group of tight-knit workers what it means to have a wild imagination.

For two consecutive rounds, the Bulls' old team showed a strong sense of steampunk on the defensive end. Their aggressive defense made the newcomers a little confused.

However, as Stephen Marbury and Snoopy completed the classic pick-and-roll double pass at the top of the arc in the third round, Snoopy received a pass from Marbury at the free throw line and went straight into the penalty area to attract Joakim Noah's defense. With long eyes in the back of his head, and a No-look-Pass behind his left hand, he threw the basketball directly to the bottom line. His former teammate Quentin Richardson received the basketball, raised his knife and dropped it, and set off a counterattack with a three-pointer.

Back at half court, although Derrick Rose made a kill with a sprint to the basket.

But soon, Snoopy retaliated. He made an assault from outside the three-point line, used a lateral swing to dodge a trace of Luol Deng's tracking defense, and quickly cut to the left. Jokinoah and Ty Gibson rushed to the strong side almost at the same time, trying to trap Dug to death.

However, alas...they underestimate the creative ability of top business school students. Especially when his left hand is so flexible that he can do a lot in such a small space. He hit the ground with a wonderful back turn and passed the ball to James Johnson who cut to the penalty area from a weak reverse run. After Johnson caught the ball and stepped out, the eagle spread its wings... Boom!

Then... Snoopy repeatedly showed his creativity in positional warfare,

James Johnson, Quentin Richardson, and even Warrick were all activated by him one by one.

This made Thibodeau, who originally wanted to give some "shock education" to the new players, dumbfounded, and he had to terminate the training game early.

When he blew the whistle, 20:19. The red team leads by 1 point, but the white team holds the ball.

The two sides were evenly matched.

This made Quentin Richardson very excited, and he finally found a sense of elation.

So far this season, his situation with the Bulls has gone from bad to worse. At the beginning of the season, he was able to enter the rotation steadily, and even occasionally appeared in the starting list. But then, as he could no longer meet Thibodeau's requirements on the defensive end, coupled with Mr. Thibodeau's style of leaving the main force. He is only half a step away from the title of the living dead on the bench.

Since the opening of the trading window, he has become the gossip actor in many trading rumors, including the deal with New York this time, and his figure has been lingering in it, because his expiring contract has indeed been approved by many managers. favor. As for why Quentin Richardson was not traded back to New York in the end, it was probably because Donnie Walsh didn't want to slap himself in the face.

In fact, Quentin Richardson has long been ready to carry his luggage on his back and embark on the road of no return to collect stamps' colorful rainbow jerseys.

When he realizes that his current value to any team is only in his contract that expires in the summer of 2010, he can't help but think of the madness of last summer. At that time... everyone no longer thought of themselves as garbage contracts, and many teams offered olive branches.

At that time, he thought it was his own ability. But now, he realizes... This is Snoopy's help. Without him leading the team to organize the ball, it would be impossible for him to get so many open shot opportunities, and it would be difficult to make such beautiful statistics.

So when Chicago struck a deal with New York, his stagnant heart began to rippling.

Sure enough, the first training session that Snoopy participated in today gave him a chance.

He made three of four three-pointers in this game and scored nearly half of the team's points. He felt the efficiency of last summer returning, and he realized that he had to hold on to Snoopy's thigh.

He doesn't dare to have the attitude of any veteran player anymore, he just wants to make himself able to secure a bowl of rice at the end of his career, and don't let it go.

then.

"You have to admit that Snoopy is the star on the planet who can create opportunities for his teammates. No matter how fierce and tough the opponent's defense is, he can always give incredible conduction in the cracks, allowing the team's offensive firepower to enter To the unbelievable realm..."

When Snoopy, accompanied by Gary Foreman, walked out of the stadium to find the small room not far from the visiting team's dressing room and set about transforming it into an exclusive lounge, Quentin Richardson was already changing for the home team. The room boasted about the Duke's creative ability.

"If everyone wants to go further in the playoffs, what you have to do is follow the steps of Lord Duke closely like me."

To be honest, Quentin Richardson's words were not some friendly words for the former Bulls players.

Although Derrick Rose didn't care about these voices, his good brother, Jojinoah, was very annoyed.

He was already a little annoyed because he failed to teach the new guy a lesson, but now Quentin Richardson, the old guy at the end of the bench, is still talking about these remarks without shame, how convinced he is.

At that time, he stood up and pointed at Quentin Richardson: "What are you talking about? This is Derrick Rose's team!! Do you understand??"

When Joakim Noah said these words, all the grievances and sadness of the past six months flooded into Quentin Richardson's heart. And, he decided to do one thing, something that would make Snoopy treat himself as his own.

He rushed up immediately: "I'll give you a chance to reorganize the language, can you say it again?"

Joakim Noah was a little dazed, he didn't expect that the garbage contract at the end of the bench would dare to talk to him like this. Afterwards, he laughed, and he pushed Quentin Richardson away dismissively: "Are you crazy? Old guy..."

However, before he could finish his words, he rushed forward with a fist.

Joakim Noah launched a counterattack at that time, and the two scuffled into a ball. Derrick Rose was about to stop it, but Devon Brown and Ty Gibson rushed up at the same time.

Three people hit one.

This activated the chivalrous heart of James Johnson, who was originally controlled by Stephen Marbury, he rushed up, he shared the same hatred, and he felt that Quentin Richardson was his own.

When a heavyweight professional fighter joins the battle group, when a strong man who can kick the apple off Eddie Curry's head with a roundabout kick goes into battle at any time, the situation instantly becomes one-sided... The brutal Joakim Noah Was backhanded into the locker. Divin Brown was punched in the abdomen, hunched over and could no longer stand up. Tajibson also signed Miss Daphne, and James Johnson gave him a little face, but he was still pushed aside by him.

"Who is not convinced??"

James Johnson was majestic, and he was completely in control of the situation.

There was silence in the locker room.

Stephen Marbury sighed beside his wrists, and he muttered in his heart: It's over! It's over! It was a complete mess.

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At the same time, Snoopy was chatting with Gary Forman and Thibodeau about the team's tactics.

Thibodeau did not treat other players so unsmilingly in front of Snoopy. He gave Snoopy enough face. He got a lot of appreciation and suggestions in the previous call with his mentor Van Gundy. Jeff Van Gundy told him on the phone: On the offensive end, you should give Snoopy plenty of freedom, and he will make Chicago great again.

Thibodeau has a lot of respect for Jeff Van Gundy, and he doesn't think the teacher will deceive him.

Therefore, when Gary Foreman mentioned the team's offense, Thibodeau took the initiative to say: "I hope to hear Snoopy's advice."

Duger was modest at first, and then praised Thibodeau: "The head coach has sorted out the team meticulously. In terms of tactical completion, it is the best team I have ever seen. Our players can control every detail on the tactical board. Show it, and it's not bad. This is something that moved me very much, and Luol Deng, Joakim Noah and others are the smartest and best at understanding tactics. People, and Derrick Rose as the blood engine , we were able to play tough defense and sharp counterattack with ease."

After some flattery and praise.

Duger slightly mentioned: "However, I think the only omission is that we lack some creativity in positional warfare. We should let smart players attack the basket more intelligently, rather than step by step. Execute the tactical board The route. Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson and even Quentin Richardson, once these smart players are activated, the energy they bloom must be undeniable by other teams in the East .”

Snoopy's speech caused the two of them to think in silence for a while. Then, Thibodeau took the initiative and said: "This is what we mean by trading you over!"

He smiled, and Gary Foreman looked at him expectantly.

The three reached a very sincere tacit understanding.

At this moment, Josh Smith shouted from the side: "Hey, Mr. Snoopy, who has changed three teams in two seasons, are you ready? Tonight, we will not let you go."

Doug turned his head, his expression was calm, and his tone was extraordinarily leisurely: "Yes, Mr. Smith. I don't mind at all wearing a brand new jersey and blowing you up in the same way. But actually I can give you a little Suggestion, prepare a mask, your miserable face after failure is like a stray cat with its hind legs broken. It is not elegant at all, even annoying."

Although Snoopy doesn't like to talk trash, his vocabulary is obviously better than that of Josh Smith who came out of the street...Of course, this is based on the fact that Josh Smith doesn't use the slang of the dirty words on the street.

"Hmph! Just wait and see!"

Josh Smith snorted and walked quickly into the visiting team's locker room.

At the same time, the team doctor has entered the locker room of the home team. Gary Foreman also received reports of a fight in the locker room of the home team, and a group of people hurried to the locker room.

This is definitely not good news for tonight's game.

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