Chapter 358 Marshal Yang
D'Antoni inexplicably cut off his pinky finger by . Once this incident was exposed, everyone was shocked: Is this possible? How can someone peel an apple and cut off his pinky finger? Was it because his knife was too sharp, or because his brain reaction speed was too slow?
This is a ridiculous and darkly humorous thing, but some unscrupulous media have proposed another possibility. They believe that Yang Mo may have used witchcraft to deliberately keep D'Antoni away from the game in order to achieve his goal of controlling the entire team.
In response to this statement, Yang Mo, who was reminded by Lu Xueman to keep her mouth shut, couldn't help but stand up and respond: "First of all, I express my condolences and sympathy for Mr. D'Antoni's injury. I hope that next time, such knife-wielding can be handed over to his nanny. Secondly, regarding the shameless slander of some media, I want to say that if I really have the ability to manipulate others to cause injuries, I will definitely slap those guys who write nonsense news about me one after another. So, if you don't slap yourself in the face when you see this news, then it proves that this apple peeling incident has nothing to do with me."
Although Yang Mo's response was a bit sharp and caused a lot of ridicule, it was more of a joke, which you can completely understand as humor, so it did not attract a large-scale siege. In fact, what the media is concerned about now is whether Yang Mo can win the game in the next week, especially the upcoming opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Before the game started, Knicks General Manager Isaiah Thomas announced in front of the media: "In the next week, Super Yang will serve as our executive coach on the court, and assistant coach Thomas will fully assist him."
Isaiah Thomas' words were equivalent to telling the media that the next game would be handed over to Yang Mo. Didn't you say before that it was wrong for him to challenge the head coach's authority? Now the team has made it clear that we are still on the side of the players.
Instantly, it attracted a lot of attention. Everyone was waiting to watch this game, because those hateful media wanted to see how Yang Mo could not command the team and then lead the team to three consecutive losses within a week. For them, three consecutive losses were almost a foregone conclusion, because the Knicks' next opponents, in addition to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, would challenge the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks in turn. These were the three major powers, how could the weak Knicks win? Yang Mo was not a god.
Another point of interest for the Knicks vs. Lakers game is the bet between Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley on TNT. After all, the bets made by these two guys are very perverted and evil, either licking ass or licking toes. However, although it is very perverted, the audience still loves it, because it is really interesting to watch two grown men licking toes and ass on the TV screen.
When the Los Angeles Lakers arrived in New York, the New York media heard the news and interviewed Kobe Bryant as soon as possible. Kobe faced the camera and said with a smile: "I heard about Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. In comparison, I like Kenny more, and it would be very attractive and interesting if Charles' huge body squatted down and kissed Smith's toes."
As soon as Kobe said this, a reporter immediately asked knowingly: "So, what you mean is that you can definitely beat Yang up?"
When the New York reporter asked this question, Kobe Bryant was a little unresponsive. He didn't expect that the New York reporter would use such words to describe their home team leader. But he thought again and felt that it was very likely that these reporters were trying to use this method to trap him so that he could say something arrogant.
So, his face straightened slightly, and he said very seriously: "There is no doubt that Super Yang is a very powerful and respectable opponent. He can do many things on the court, even some impossible things. For example, last season, he led Wade without Dwyane to beat us at home. That time, we lost unclearly. But this time, we have prepared a helmet for Phil. Even if this guy plans to dunk Phil's nose with a basketball again, we have prepared fortifications. So, our chances of winning are definitely greater."
Kobe Bryant was so conservative that the New York reporter couldn't help but frown, and then asked again: "So, what you mean is that Yang used despicable tricks to defeat you last season, right?"
"Huh?" Kobe Bryant frowned when he heard this, thinking, what does this mean? Why does it feel like New York reporters hate Super Yang so much? It stands to reason that this guy is very popular with fans. When he was in Miami last year, the whole city treated him as a darling. Why is he not welcomed here?
Although Kobe was surprised, he finally answered seriously: "It was just an accident on the court. I think Super Yang didn't mean it. He is not the kind of player who always wants to destroy his opponent on the court. I think you may have some kind of prejudice against him."
Kobe got into the team bus and the reporters wanted to ask more questions, but the door of the bus slowly closed and drove away quickly, which disappointed the reporters who were ready to dig out some explosive news from their opponents. Kobe was just advertising for Yang Mo, calling her "super yang" all the time. The interview was completely in vain.
The reporters in New York couldn't help but sigh. To them, the truth was not the most important thing. The most important thing was to find evidence to slander Yang Mo. It had to be said that their professional ethics had been eaten by dogs, leaving only a puppet body that acted according to their own likes and dislikes.
At the same time, Yang Mo was practicing new tactics within the team, namely the tactics of Milicic, Wilt Chandler, Jeffries, Yang Mo and Chris Duhon. Under Yang Mo's deliberate running-in, they gradually figured out some fixed techniques and tactics. The tacit understanding between the five people also improved.
Of course, Yang Mo did not neglect other players. He dug out Nate Robinson and made him the main point guard of the second lineup. He led Harrington, Bagnani, David Lee and other players to launch a style of play based on the tactical blueprint of random fighting. Although this style of play seems to be disorganized, there is a force in the middle, which is the force of random punches to kill the master. Nate Robinson is not good at other things, but he is a good player in random fighting, and Harrington is the same. He is not tall enough, and he swings between big and small forwards. Those who are faster than him are not as strong as him, and those who are stronger than him are not as fast as him. Those who are faster and more aggressive than him do not have his offensive skills. Therefore, although he is not a trump player and has a lot of shortcomings, he can always score 17 or 18 points in every game without realizing it. Yang Mo's random fighting tactics are simply tailor-made for them. When they play crazy, Yang Mo's main lineup can't resist.
Yang Mo's two lineups appeased many players, but there were still many players who thought Yang Mo was partial and not as good as D'Antoni. David Lee had the strongest reaction.
David Lee is a good player, but... he can't do Milicic's job. His defense is just average, and his offense is just average. He stood out in the Knicks last season because he was the tallest among the short guys. But now, Yang Mo can do everything he can do, and he does it much better than him. Even on the defensive end, Milicic's role is greater than his.
It is not surprising that he was marginalized invisibly.
Yang Mo didn't take him seriously. Playing for Yang Mo doesn't require you to be good at everything, nor does it require you to score 80 points in every subject, but you must be top-notch in one aspect, you must have something special. For example, Nate Robinson, he is so short and his defense is almost zero, but Yang Mo still uses him because he can fight in chaos and fish in troubled waters.
On the other hand, David Lee can shoot mid-range shots, do some post-ups, do some hook shots, is good at defensive rebounding, and is also OK at positioning. In a fast-paced game environment, it is possible to average 20 plus 10 points per game, but does he have any special skills? No. At least Yang Mo can do most of what he can do better than him, and Milicic is far better than him in what Yang Mo can't do as well as him.
Therefore, Yang Mo didn't take him seriously. She could make trouble if she wanted to, and she could get upset if she wanted to. At best, he was just a spare tire.
Yang Mo didn't take David Lee seriously, but the New York media liked him. In the past, during the Marbury era, David Lee was the only hope for New York fans, who thought he was the only good boy and young man who had not been influenced by those bad guys, and he did have many wonderful performances on the court. So, Yang Mo had a quarrel with the New York media again.
When the overall atmosphere in New York was still developing in a positive direction, the game finally arrived as scheduled.
On that day, every seat in the huge Madison Square Garden was occupied. Unlike the first game, this time half of the New York basketball fans grabbed the seats, while Yang Mo's die-hard fans only occupied half of the seats.
I have to say that basketball fans sometimes get crazy and still have some fighting power. Although compared to fans in the entertainment industry, they are still scum.
When the game started, when the DJ called out Yang Mo's name last, the Madison Square Garden shouted out Super Yang's name in unison. Of course, the half of Super Yang's die-hard fans who shouted out the same slogan were red. The Knicks fans were relatively calm. They were more or less misled by the stupid media and believed that Yang Mo was the initiator of destroying the Knicks' rise to the top.
We have to admit that public opinion guidance is a very powerful thing, because many people accept whatever they see in the reports, their emotions are easily led by others, and they rarely have independent thinking ability.
At this time, Yang Mo found Emma Watson in the audience. When Yang Mo looked over, she actually waved to Yang Mo generously.
Although Yang Mo was a little surprised, she still smiled and waved at her politely and kindly.
At this moment, Kobe Bryant came over and joked with a smile: "Hey, man, is your mission tonight to play basketball or pick up girls?"
"Of course, I want to win the victory and have sex with the girl at the same time." Yang Mo answered as a matter of course, as if he was having the best of both worlds.
"I don't care whether you pick up girls or not, but I will definitely win." Kobe Bryant replied with great confidence, as if he would never give the victory to others.
"You said the same thing last time." Yang Mo shrugged his shoulders and said something very cocky. Then he walked quickly to the Lakers bench. While everyone in the audience was surprised, Yang Mo had already come to Phil Jackson's side. He smiled, bent down, reached out and touched his nose bridge, and then said: "Phil, the operation was very successful, you look more handsome than before."
"Oh, really? Thank you." Phil Jackson did not feel unhappy because of Yang Mo's action. Instead, he answered very gentlemanly and made a joke at the same time; "But, can you control the direction of the block tonight? I don't want to be carried out of the stadium on a stretcher for the second time."
"I'll try my best." Yang Mo shrugged and said sincerely, "But you'd better ask your players not to shoot at a 45-degree angle to the left. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that the basketball won't be dunked into your face."
Yang Mo spoke seriously, and Phil Jackson also answered seriously: "I'm paying attention, but besides that, I hope to see you surprise me with your tactical arrangements. Like Rivers, I also think you will become an excellent head coach."
"Of course, you will see it!" Yang Mo smiled slightly, patted Phil Jackson's shoulder, then touched his nose bridge before returning to the court.
When the fans at the scene saw on the big screen that Yang Mo actually touched the nose of the legendary coach Phil Jackson, Phil Jackson was not angry but laughed instead, which surprised them. The reporters stationed on the sidelines and watching on TV had already started writing articles, saying that Yang Mo had no respect for his elders and openly challenged the legendary coach.
Yang Mo didn't care at all what the reporters were planning. He had already stood next to Kobe Bryant, staring at the jump ball between Milicic and Bynum, ready to rush out to grab the ball and fast break at the first opportunity.
At the same time, TNT TV station also began live broadcasting: "Tonight, the Knicks actually put out a lineup of Milicic, Jeffries, Wilt Chandler, Super Yang and Chris Duhon. Does Super Yang really want to completely abandon D'Antoni's run-and-gun tactics? This is too shocking. It stands to reason that a mature tactic should be rehearsed at least a hundred times before it can be used in official games. Now Super Yang may not have practiced for two days and he is directly facing the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Is he too arrogant?"
Collins was very surprised by the starting lineup Yang Mo put out.
At this time, Kenny Smith couldn't help but brag: "In my opinion, Yang is simply courting his own death. He actually dared to practice tactics in the game against the Lakers. Doesn't he know that the triangle tactics has brought Phil Jackson ten championship rings? An immature lineup dares to compare with the most mature and successful tactics in the league. There is nothing else to do but court his own death ."
Kenny Smith is so cocky that in his opinion, the victory is already in his pocket and Charles Barkley will come to lick his toes soon. He has given up washing his feet for three consecutive days just to let Charles Barkley feel the most authentic toe fragrance.
Kenny Smith was very proud of himself, and Charles Barkley was even more confident. He spoke enthusiastically to the audience, "Dear audience! Dear audience! Do you know? In the past, I was a bad luck god. No matter which team I supported, that team would lose. I even kissed a donkey's ass because of Yao Ming. I have never won any formal or informal bets. But... since I met Super Yang, since I became his most devout fan. I have never lost again. Every time I bet on Super Yang, I have gained success and happiness. Tonight, of course, I will not lose, because he is still Super Yang, and I am still the most devout fan. Come on, dear audience, join Super Yang's fan team with me."
Charles Barkley's enthusiastic shouting made the TV director unable to bear it anymore, so he cut it off and played a ten-second game preview. When the preview ended, the referee blew the whistle, and Milicic and Andrew Bynum jumped up at the same time and reached out to hit the basketball!
