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Chapter 344 [I want to help the Knicks return to first place]

Suhi is a person who does what he says. In the first game back in New York, the Knicks started Milicic and sent him a lot of basketball, allowing him to play singles and connect in series. Let him use his talents.

To be honest, Milicic was indeed a little timid and did not let go of his technical movements.

The first game was terrible.

It's like a rookie who has just arrived in the NBA. Although his physical confrontation ability has adapted to the NBA, his mental and technical aspects have not yet adapted well.

In this game, the Knicks won a difficult victory. They defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, a team competing for the No. 1 pick.

Milicic was beaten by Bogut in the matchup.

Bogut scored 22 points and 15 rebounds. Although Bogut has become a blue-collar player now, he still has the advantage in the matchup with Milicic.

Milicic only had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Although it was also a double-double, he took 22 shots and ranked first in the team in possession ratio.

After the game, Milicic blamed himself very much. He apologized to his teammates during the halftime break. However, what he didn't expect was that his Knicks teammates did not blame him, and even did not severely criticize him during the criticism and self-criticism session. Instead, they said that his cooperation with his new teammates was not good enough.

"You played well." Su Xi said to Milicic: "At least you have always dared to take action and give you the ball, and you can continue to deal with it. If you don't dare to connect the ball or are unwilling, then that is the real goal. It shows that you still want to be a better player."

Bogut has always been a loudmouth, and he likes to brag.

It's just that in the past, the team either only let him specialize in one thing, or they didn't give him the opportunity to make mistakes.

But...he still saw the bright spots.

Compared with the Knicks, the two previous teams looked like gangsters.

He saw Milicic's potential, despite the poor performance in this game.

Su Xi's words are a blessing to Milicic.

Isiah Thomas did not forget to put some gold on his face.

He was severely beaten by Su Xi several times, but now he is very honest on issues related to Su Xi and does not dare to bare his teeth at Su Xi. However, as always, he bullied the weak and feared the strong. This time he pointed his finger at Milicic, thinking that he had pinched the soft persimmon.

But Isiah Thomas heard reporters describe it after the game. He raised his eyebrows: "Bogut? Who is he? What qualifications does he have to be compared with Darko? Eagles sometimes fly lower than sparrows, but sparrows can never fly higher than eagles."

And my body is stronger than when I was 17 years old.

He missed three and a half precious years, but fortunately he is still only 21 years old.

Hardaway, Hill, Turkoglu, Millsap plus Warcraft Howard.

"The Knicks can really beat Cleveland if they get me."

Moreover, when Bogut mocked Milicic after the game, the Knicks, from Isiah Thomas to the bench players, uniformly supported Milicic.

He even said to Milicic: "Forget that you were the second overall pick in 2003, forget everything that happened in the previous three and a half years. You are the player that the Knicks selected with the second overall pick in the 2006 draft. We I will also give you the training treatment you deserve as the second pick.”

In the next game, the Knicks completely gave up running and gunning in the first half. They asked Su Xi, Randolph, Stephen Jackson and Gary Payton to accompany Milicic to practice.

"Of course Darko is an eagle flying in the sky. Andre Bogut? He's just a low-level blue-collar player."

How many people can have another chance?
How many people can still be cultivated as rookies or even super rookies after three and a half years?
When the Knicks used the mentality of developing rookies to develop Milicic.

Throughout February and March, the Knicks always implemented the spirit of cultivating Milicic.

Moreover, the Knicks have Suhi, who is a strong and versatile player who can tolerate Milicic's immaturity.

This is something Milicic has never felt in the previous two teams.

Milicic has the ability to handle the ball, and his dribbling is even very stable, which means that he can actually trade the ball at the three-point line. He also has excellent passing vision and passing ability. He can even He can make jump shots from the high post, and he also has post-up skills from the position.

Isiah Thomas had many bright moments tonight, and he even believed that as long as Milicic is fed out, the Knicks will enter an unprecedentedly powerful situation.

He even hopes to use this to send a signal to the Knicks: Trade me, I am very willing to play in New York, and I am very willing to help you defeat the Cavaliers.

"The Knicks must have made a mistake with this deal. Milicic can't even stop me. How do you expect him to fight against Shaquille O'Neal? Funny!"

Su Xi patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, take your time, you will succeed."

In this process, Millsap has gradually established himself as the starter for the Magic. He is playing very, very well. Jeff Van Gundy has also switched to a four-forward tactic as everyone speculated.

The role of one Milicic will exceed that of Eddy Curry, Tony Barty, and Jerome James combined last season.

He realized that he really came into a big loving family and a united team.

However, his words were not without purpose.

Suhi gave Milicic great encouragement.

Su Xi also discovered this, so he encouraged Milicic.

"Because now he comes to Suzy the Goat and his great mentor Isiah Thomas."

Everything changes.

This nanny lineup is simply amazing. Looking at the entire league and the entire long history of the NBA, it is impossible to find such a lineup.

The Knicks are willing to give him the ball and build his confidence.

If you don't play well, you will be thrown to the bench. No one will forgive you, or even care about you.

Bogut said after the game: "Milicic is just a parallel import. The Knicks tried to use him to stop me. This is stupid behavior. And even if he is not a parallel import, I was the first pick in 2005. He I was only the second overall pick in 2003. In the field of white centers, I am the supreme god in the NBA, and I am even the number one in NBA history!”

"Time will tell clearly what kind of player Milicic will be. He was just delayed for a few years and he will get to where he should be."

Milicic is a highly sensitive person, and he came to the league at the age of 17. He didn't speak English at the time. He suddenly went from being a favorite to being ignored. His mentality of showing off and escaping is very normal.

After the trade, the Magic were 19 wins and 2 losses.

Quickly rushed to second place in the Eastern Conference.

At this time, the Knicks fell to third in the Eastern Conference.

They lost a lot of games, especially against the strong teams in the Western Conference. They lost almost all of them.

Because they desperately let Milicic play in singles and let Milicic handle the ball. Suhi even became a pure scorer, walking around without the ball to help Milicic handle the ball.

Milicic has improved, and the progress is still obvious.

And, he gained weight.

He became more 'fat' and his body type tended to be Randolph-like.

His confrontation ability is improving, but his movement coordination has not declined, and is even softer than before. In 16 games in March, he has averaged 16.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.5 steals per game, which is very comprehensive.

Efficiency is also gradually improving.

The most important thing is that his self-confidence is growing. He is more and more daring to fight against powerful opponents, and he dares to use the spirituality given to him by God to do some small tricks to tease his opponents.

This was strictly forbidden before, especially under the tutelage of Larry Brown.

But in the Knicks, he received unprecedented encouragement.

Even if he was intercepted by Parker when he tried to crotch Duncan, the bench would scream.

Milicic was indeed developed as a super rookie.

At 21, it's not too late.

As he progresses, the media's evaluation of him has gradually changed from a parallel import to being useful, to perhaps Milicic's previous training method was wrong, and maybe he can catch up with the footsteps of the 03 class.

Of course, because of the Knicks' decline in record and Millsap's success in Orlando.

Both the Knicks and him have been greatly criticized, and most people believe that the Knicks' transaction was a failure.

The only one with a chance of a comeback is the Orlando Magic's draft pick.

But as the Magic's record gets better and better, the value of this pick will also decline rapidly.

For many people, this is an extremely wonderful and happy thing.

It's time for the arrogant Knicks to finally show their strength.

Many people already hate the Knicks, and they are happy as long as the Knicks are having trouble.

Larry Brown is one of the outstanding representatives.

When he was commentating on Magic games, he was crazy about the Knicks. "Some teams always think they can turn stone into gold, but... the reason why the ugly duckling can become a swan is because he is a swan himself. But you cannot cultivate a duck into a swan. This is a basic fact in physics."

"Basketball is not something to be taken for granted. You can feed him a lot of ball rights and make his statistics beautiful and confusing. However, you can't make him really have combat effectiveness. The statistics that are forcibly whitewashed cannot withstand scrutiny at all. By the end of the season, If you compete, your true colors will be revealed.”

"The whole world already knows whether Milicic can do it or not. The draft is a gamble. When all the cards are revealed, you still think you can win. Either there is something wrong with your eyes or your brain."

"Millsap will definitely be an All-Star. His ability is outstanding. I think he is better than David Lee."

Larry Brown talks.

Reggie Miller, who was next to him, would always mock him: "If Milicic is really proven to be a swan, will the people who previously judged him as an ugly duckling be held accountable?"

His words were directed at Larry Brown.

Everyone knows that Larry Brown did not give Milicic any chance before, saying that championship teams did not cultivate rookies, but they did not win the championship, and instead he left Detroit in despair.

If Milicic is indeed groomed by the Knicks, Larry Brown's reputation will take another hard hit.

His reputation in the basketball circle itself was already declining rapidly, and Su Xi almost lost his authority.

Whenever it comes to Knicks games, any words he says will be used as a counter-beacon.

This is undoubtedly a severe blow to a senior coach who comes from an academy and has a resume that can reach the top in the current basketball circle.

And if Milicic, who was previously judged by him as a parallel import, regained his luster under the hands of Suhi and Isiah Thomas, he became a soaring eagle.

Then, his remaining reputation will also be deducted.

When the time comes for him to sit in the commentary box, he will avoid being ridiculed by Reggie Miller and become the target of criticism from the national audience.

In fact, Larry Brown is already panicking now.

He secretly watched a lot of Knicks games. Milicic is becoming more and more confident on the court, showing more and more brilliant moves, becoming more and more solid and comprehensive, and has begun to use his energy to feed back. Knicks system.

The media also began to praise him.

If this trend continues, Milicic may really break out. There may even be an exponential rise.

Can Larry Brown not be anxious?

But he certainly can't turn his head around and praise Milicic now.

He has only one way to go.

Defeat the Knicks and Milicic to the end.

...

As April rolls around, the playoffs are getting closer.

The NBA playoffs are in mid-April, starting around the 16th.

The Knicks have 8 games left. They are 1.5 games behind the Orlando Magic, who are second in the Eastern Conference, and 2 games behind the Cavaliers, who are first in the Eastern Conference. The gap is not big.

However, the Knicks did not deliberately pursue the record.

Because the Knicks have already won the first place in the league, they never thought about it from the moment they decided to train Milicic.

Because it doesn't mean much to the Knicks.

And it doesn't mean much to Su Xi.

There are unspoken rules in the NBA, even if Su Xi currently averages 41.6 points per game, leading the league. However, it is also difficult for him to win the regular season MVP. The regular season MVP cannot be awarded to a player three times in a row.

Although Su Xi is currently ranked at the top, the ones with the highest voices are Stephen Nash, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

Stephen Nash has been running with him for two terms. Kobe Bryant has led the team back to the first place in the Western Conference this year, and LeBron James has also led the team to hit the first place in the Eastern Conference. There are all good reasons.

On April Fool's Day, the Knicks faced off against Cleveland in their final game of the season.

The Knicks had won the previous three games.

This is the fourth game.

Before the game started, Milicic suddenly found Suhi. He said to Suhi: "Jack, we must sink Cleveland tonight. I feel like I have made a breakthrough. I want to help the team return to the Eastern Conference in the last few games." First, I want to help you get the regular season MVP!"

Milicic's tone was very firm.

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(End of this chapter)