In the afternoon, Doug tried to talk to Jeffries. But it did not achieve good results. He still didn’t care: "Snoopy, I respect you very much. But you have to understand that I don’t have to be respectful to the idiot Herb Williams. It was the credit of our players who made the Eastern Conference finals last year. He just stood pretendingly. On the side of the court, even... there are a lot of tactics that are arranged by you."

"Are you going to a party with us?"

Jeffries asked Doug.

Doug shook his head and refused.

He returned to the arena to practice, and then watched Jeffries, Eddie Curry and Zach Randolph leave.

He can realize that the authority of the coaching staff is out of control, and they cannot form effective constraints on senior players. Over time, this will inevitably destroy the current positive atmosphere in the dressing room.

Doug didn't want to describe it as a mouse **** that would ruin a pot of soup, but he had to worry about it.

In the evening, he had the first formal meeting with Jeff Van Gundy. Donny Walsh accompany him.

Jeff Van Gundy was once the iron-blooded coach of New York, and he created many brilliances with the Knicks in the 90s. This year, the New York media has been rumored throughout the summer that he will reconnect with the Knicks. But as of now, no consensus has been reached on this matter.

Because there are different voices within the team, D'Antoni and Isaiah Thomas both disagree with Jeff Van Gundy's entry into the coaching staff.

Isaiah Thomas pointed out in an internal meeting that Jeff Van Gundy is too rigid, his tactical play is dull and lacking in creativity, and he will make Snoopy's infinite possibilities a possibility.

D'Antoni emphasized that Jeff Van Gundy's style of play is out of fashion, and his tactical system has been eliminated by history.

Their statement does have some truth.

However, everyone knows that they have another layer of thought in their hearts. Although the head coach of this season has been identified as Herb Williams, they all think they have a chance to take the pointer from Williams, because he really looks too weak. However, Jeff Van Gundy is different. He is the head coach who has proven himself in the NBA. Moreover, he still has some support in New York. If he is in charge of the coach and has a good record, it is almost impossible for the two of them to return to the front desk.

"I don't want to be a head coach. This is no longer a suitable job for me."

Jeff Van Gundy’s first sentence when he saw Doug turned out to be this: "I have been reflecting on my coaching style for the past two years. I am too rigid."

This surprised Donny Walsh next to him. He thought Van Gundy was tactfully rejecting his offer.

"However, I can accept a job as an assistant coach. As long as your salary is higher, I don't mind becoming a full-time defensive coach." Jeff Van Gundy smiled and looked at Donny Walsh next to him.

To be honest, Walsh was stunned.

He didn't expect Jeff Van Gundy to be willing to return to the Knicks as an assistant coach.

While he was stunned, Dugge stretched out his hand: "It's really an honor to be able to work with you. I believe the Knicks will achieve even more brilliant results under your leadership."

Van Gundy smiled. He made no secret of his appreciation for Dugge. He emphasized: "You are the biggest reason why I joined the Knicks. Your talent on the defensive end makes me unable to help but jump from the sofa, and you are on the offensive end. You also have top talent. You are one of the few players I want to actively cooperate with."

"But, please rest assured, I will never let you increase your weight and focus on the inside. In fact, I will not intervene in any offensive matters."

Jeff Van Gundy made Donny Walsh a sigh of relief when he said this. The problem he worries most is Jeff Van Gundy's fixed Doug play...just like Yao Huang in those days.

At this time, Jeff Van Gundy took the initiative to mention Du Ge's compatriots. Yao Huang's style of play is determined by him. He allowed Yao Huang, who could have attacked from the outside, to gain weight and focus on the restricted area. This allowed Yao Xing to quickly adapt to the NBA and become the only heavy center that can compete with the Sharks. But... also made Yao Huang lose more possibilities. And... many fans are saying that Yao Huang's stress fracture is caused by blind weight gain.

"I'm sorry." Jeff Van Gundy looked very upset about this matter.

But at the beginning of the century, gaining weight was indeed the best way to focus on the inside. Who can imagine Yao going back to frequently play various national team invitational games in the summer after playing the fierce NBA season? For the Giants, they need a longer rest period than the forwards and guards.

Downey Walsh and Jeff Van Gundy carefully confirmed the details of the contract that evening. The annual salary of 4 million US dollars exceeds 60% of the league's head coach.

It is worth mentioning that Jeff Van Gundy added a clause in the contract details that is almost identical to that of Stephen Marbury's contract renewal. If within the three-year contract period, Snoopy leaves the Knicks, he will get the right to terminate the contract unconditionally.

His attitude is clear: I am here for Snoopy.

In this regard, Downey Walsh has no objection. Neither he nor the boss thought about trading Snoopy. Even though it was rumored that the Lakers gave Andrew Bynum as a bargaining chip, they only had two meetings, and the results of the two meetings were rejected.

And Du Ge also made a suggestion in Van Gundy's contract. He hoped that Jeff Van Gundy would be in charge of the training sessions for the players.

He doesn't want things like Jeffries to happen again. The team needs a strict and experienced coach to maintain order. This is an important reason for a team to move forward in a healthy and stable manner.

Jeff Van Gundy did not reject this clause, and Donnie Walsh happily added it to the draft contract.

Since none of the three parties showed obvious differences, the atmosphere of the talks was very pleasant.

After the conversation, Du Ge returned home. Carly Klaus had already left, and the light in the next room did not come on. She was like a snail girl, moisturizing things appeared silently, and then left quietly.

When Doug turned on the ESPN channel on TV, Josh Smith still held an arrogant face and said something that he didn't know so-called: "...To be honest, I don't like to be analogous to him at all. He ranks 62 in the league. And I’m 52. Moreover, this ranking is still in the case that I have not mastered the mid-range shooting. I think that after losing weight, I have been able to break into the league’s top 30..."

To be honest, Dugge is tired of Smith's argument. He turned off the TV and went upstairs to watch the Eagles game video. He was more concerned about how to beat the Eagles, rather than what sensational news Smith made.

...

The next morning, Doug rushed to the Madison Garden Arena in advance. After the warm-up, he quickly went to the arena for shooting training. Huh! Huh! boom! boom! Huh! Huh! Huh! boom! boom!

The hit rate remained at about 50%, which made Du Ge a sigh of relief.

Last night, he carefully watched the video of Atlanta's preseason game this season, and the strength of the Hawks really was better than last season. And frankly speaking, Atlanta's book strength is far better than that of New York, even with Zach Randolph.

This made Doug secretly squeeze a cold sweat, he deduced many tactics in his mind, and finally he came to the conclusion...If you want to win, he must stand up and take over a part of the score.

Therefore, he arrived at Madison Garden early in the morning, and he wanted to confirm that his shooting level really improved.

call!

After 200 long-range shots, Doug sat on the sideline bench and he let out a long sigh of relief.

Although the shooting percentage under training conditions will be greatly reduced in actual combat, this has given him more confidence. As long as he has the ability to hit basketball on the periphery, Atlanta's defense is bound to expand.

When the opponent's defensive attention is partially distracted to shooting, Doug's breakthrough and passing will be more calm.

This improvement is all-round.

"Jennifer and Carly accidentally helped me a lot."

Du Ge murmured.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared from behind: "Hey, hello, Lord Duke. I am a reporter from "Manhattan Entertainment District". Can I interview you?"

Duger was shocked at once.

He glanced up and down at the paparazzi of the street tabloid, wondering how he ran in.

"Did you watch the Kardashian family's reality show last night? They broke the news that you have several girlfriends at the same time through anonymous means. At the same time, they also said that you have had several multi-person gatherings, and they were even cryptic. Pointed out that there might have been behaviors that shouldn’t have happened. What’s your opinion on this?"

what?

Doug stared at the reporter. He even watched ESPN last night for only two minutes, so there was no time to watch the Kardashian sisters' reality show. But this revelation made him inexplicably nervous, similar to the feeling of being a guilty conscience.

"I will not respond to such rumors." Du Ge said without changing his face.

"But... Kim Kardashian said that she wanted to join in. She publicly stated on the show that she hopes to reconcile with Miley Cyrus ~ lightnovelpub.net~ and their little sister..."

The paparazzi of the street tabloid apparently wanted to make some eye-catching scoops, but Lord Duke turned around and asked the security staff to ask him out.

Obviously, he didn't want to be disturbed by this incident to prepare for the game.

But what he doesn't know is that at this moment, the whole North American gossip fans are paying attention to this matter, and the entertainment media is also widely reporting it.

Although many people know that this is an irresponsible ‘breaking news’ just to attract attention. But as long as something has something to do with Lord Duke, it's hard not to become a hot news.

In the afternoon, the Knicks players came one after another. The first thing they saw Doug asked about the accuracy of the news, they also wanted to know who the few female stars that Kim Kardashian was talking about were vague. In addition, Eddie Curry also took out his laptop very ‘caring’ and played the video that had gone viral on YouTube to Dugge.

Accompanied by the entire locker room, Doug watched the episodes of the current program.

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