Chapter 274: Building the New York Gentlemen Team

"Kevin, welcome to the Knicks."

Ignoring the madman for now, Zhao Dong then said hello to the veteran Kevin Willis.

This veteran's strength is not bad. In his opinion, he is more reliable than Barkley, who is constantly injured. His body is more durable than a postman, and he is a real iron man.

"Feilong, having the opportunity to win the championship is the biggest reward for my career. I will do my best." Kevin Willis smiled.

"You will feel comfortable in the Knicks. We are the most united team." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"Of course, the whole league knows this." Kevin Willis laughed.

When Zhao Dong said this, Willis immediately thought of what happened in the Knicks' away game against the Bulls last season.

Jordan made a flagrant foul on Zhao Dong, and then was punched by Zhao Dong. In the end, Zhao Dong got a T, and Jordan just committed a common foul. The result was that all the Knicks players stood up and threatened to destroy Jordan, and finally forced the referee The verdict was changed and Jordan got a T.

After that incident, the entire league knew that the Knicks were the most united team and were monolithic.

At the same time, there is also a legend circulating in the league that Zhao Dong, a wealthy boss, leads the entire team to invest and makes a lot of money every day.

Who wouldn’t want to come to a team like this? Who doesn't like such a team leader?

"Charles, there are several newcomers joining this season. You and Kevin are both veterans. You have to help me manage the locker room."

After glancing at Kevin Willis, Zhao Dong said to Barkley.

This statement has a hidden meaning, that is, other people aside, you two can't show off your seniority, you have to listen to me, and you can't break my rules.

Although the words were very euphemistic, he believed that the two of them could understand what he meant.

"Of course, we guarantee there won't be any problems in the locker room." Barkley smiled.

"No problem." Kevin Willis also nodded.

Zhao Dong nodded with satisfaction and looked at Cardinal Mobley again.

This teammate of Dayao in the previous life had a good relationship with Dayao. He had trained Dayao in the locker room and also stood up for Dayao.

This rookie can still be used. He is relatively comprehensive offensively and defensively. His strength in his rookie season is good, and he will be an immediate combat power when he debuts.

Seeing Zhao Dong looking at him, Mobley was a little nervous.

In fact, he is the same as Zhao Dong. The University of Rhode Island where he was born is not strong and has little influence. In addition, he did not participate in the draft until he was a fifth-year senior. Otherwise, he would not have fallen into the second round in his previous life. A lottery pick is eligible. Yes, many of this year's lottery picks are not as good as him.

Knicks boss Zhao Dong was a famous and shining figure to him. When Zhao Dong looked at him, his body trembled obviously.

"Cardino?" Zhao Dong shouted.

"Yes, yes, boss!" Mobley stammered.

"Train well and you must strive to become our main shooting guard." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"Huh?" Mobley was dumbfounded.

Zhao Dong looked at Billups again. This guy can no longer be called a rookie. He is a sophomore, but he doesn't know how long it will take to mature.

"Boss."

Billups shouted nervously.

He has been with the Knicks for half a season and won a championship, but he still feels nervous facing Zhao Dong.

This boss is so powerful. He led the team to defeat Jordan and win the championship for two consecutive years. Then after not seeing each other for a few days, he actually ran into the boxing ring and beat Michael Tyson's head off. Then the boss's wife bought the NBA. The biggest sponsor, Nike, is such a boss, which makes him very nervous.

To be honest, the boss doesn't care much about him and is not very harsh on him. His living environment is much better than McGrady in the Bulls. But he heard that McGrady was often scolded by Jordan.

Moreover, the boss also helped him make a fortune and made his economic environment very good. Such a boss is hard to find in the world.

But precisely because of this, he was afraid of being traded and that his boss would be dissatisfied with him. He didn't want to leave here.

"Chauncy, if you don't perform well this season, you will definitely be traded." Zhao Dong said.

He didn't hold back when dealing with this big-hearted person and directly applied pressure.

If you don't squeeze this kind of person, he will have no motivation and will have to be whipped from behind with a whip.

In fact, in terms of personality, he thinks Billups is suitable to go to the Bulls and suffer Jordan's torture, and McGrady is suitable to come to his side.

"ah?"

Hearing these words, Billups' scalp almost exploded.

"Ben." Zhao Dong looked at Ben again.

"Boss."

Ben Wallace practiced for an extra offseason and only took half a month off after the finals. He has been practicing from July to now. In eight months, his body has truly become a black iron. Look. It's full of power when you go up.

"This season, we have to hold on to our penalty area. You are our gate inside, do you understand?" Zhao Dong said.

"Understood, boss." Daben patted his chest vigorously.

"Danny?" Zhao Dong looked at Fordson, who had the biggest headache.

"Boss, I trained with Ben during the offseason, so don't worry. In the new season, I promise to average 15 rebounds per game, make sure I don't commit more than three fouls per game, and make sure I don't get a T."

Boom, boom, boom, Danny Fortson shouted, slapping his chest hard.

"Stop bragging, as long as you can do it. The efficiency is too low, no one can keep you, you know?" Zhao Dong said angrily.

"hey-hey!"

Fordson laughed sheepishly.

All the teammates had chatted, and Zhao Dong finally looked at the somewhat uneasy Madman.

"Latrell?" he shouted.

The madman opened his mouth and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Boss, boss."

"Um."

Nodding, Zhao Dong said: "This is the Knicks, my team, and my locker room. It is absolutely forbidden to do what you did in the Warriors. Do you understand?"

The madman lowered his head and was silent for a while, not knowing what to say.

"If you don't understand, I believe you won't get even one minute of playing time here." Zhao Dong continued.

"Latrell, you have followed me and know my temper. Of course I will not use a player who does not respect the coach."

At this time Old Nelson said.

"agree."

Van Gundy and other coaches also nodded in agreement.

The madman had a face as pale as pig liver and wanted to turn around and leave, but he knew that once he left, his career would be over, so he couldn't leave.

But he didn't know what to say and was very embarrassed.

At this time, Zhao Dong said: "Now, give me, give the coaching staff a guarantee that you will be the most obedient boy here."

"Pfft!"

Someone laughed.

Zhao Dong glared at him fiercely, it turned out to be Danny Fortson, this brainless thing. Don't you know I'm training someone? You idiot.

In fact, not only Fordson, but also several guys were lowering their heads and laughing secretly.

For example, Barkley lowered his head and didn't know what he was doing, and his shoulders kept shaking.

"What do I do? How do I be a good boy?"

Zhao Dong's words made the madman want to dig a hole in the floor and crawl in. He groaned for a long time, not knowing how to ensure that he would be a good boy.

"Why are you so stupid?"

Zhao Dong said unhappily: "Follow me."

"Oh." The madman nodded quickly.

"Starting from today, I swear to listen to the boss, follow the boss, respect the boss, respect the coach, and love my teammates. I swear to be the most obedient kid in the New York Gentlemen. I will hit whoever the boss says to hit, and I will choke my opponent. Not the coach’s throat…”

Zhao Dong started to read seriously, and the madman with a dull expression also started to read.

"Ha ha……"

Barkley and the others beside them couldn't bear it anymore and fell down laughing.

After reading, Zhao Dong patted the madman on the shoulder and said: "I'm not teasing you, you have to understand this. Then you have sworn an oath now. If you violate it in the future, don't blame me for being rude. I will Beat the hell out of you and kick the Knicks out.”

"Yes, boss." The madman nodded numbly.

"But if you do it, you will become a member of this team, understand?" Zhao Dong finally said.

"Understood."

The madman nodded, and after hearing these words, his face regained a little life.

"Boss, is this a new season gift?"

Seeing Zhao Dong finish training the newcomers, Danny Fordson ran up to him with a smile and asked: "Boss, hehe, where are the gifts for the new season?"

"Don't worry, it's being customized and I'll give it to you at the new season press conference." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"custom made?"

Everyone's eyes lit up. Can customized items be bad?

From now on until February 4th, it will be training time for each team. Without preseason games and after such a long break, these ten days of training time are particularly important.

Zhao Dong focused on the performance of Ben and Danny Fordson, as well as Billups during training.

Big Ben's performance satisfied him. His defense in the low post has improved a lot, his ability to protect the basket has improved a lot, and his ability to help defend has also improved a lot.

In addition, Ben's passing ability has indeed improved, but it is not to the point that satisfies Zhao Dong.

Firstly, he has no height, secondly, his hands are not big, and his ability to pass the ball with one hand is weak. Thirdly, he has too much strength and poor ability to control the passing force.

Nelson also said that in the new season, fast break passes still have to rely on point guards. Ben is definitely not a passing center and does not have that talent.

Danny Fordson's old problem is fouls and mistakes. His problem of too many technical fouls was eliminated by Zhao Dong last season.

After a few days of observation, Zhao Dong discovered that Fordson had indeed improved, mainly because his judgment of rebound placement was better.

This ability can help Fordson correct his problem of excessive movements when grabbing rebounds.

This improvement allowed Zhao Dong to see the hope of Fordson transforming into a real rebounding monster.

At the same time, reducing the intensity of fighting can also reduce the possibility of injury. Injury was also one of the important reasons why Fordson died midway in the previous life.

As for Billups, his shooting and organizational skills have improved, and the balance between the two is also biased towards organization.

On February 2nd, the Knicks were having a team training game. Zhao Dong did not play. He asked Barkley next to him: "Charles, do you think we have hope to defend our dynasty this season?"

"Of course there is hope."

Barkley's mood suddenly became excited. He looked at his teammates on the court and said excitedly: "We have rebounds, the strongest interior defense, you and the Madman guy on the outside offense, the outside defense is also good, and the bench is also deep. We can beat any team."

Van Gundy came over at this time and said: "The fifty regular season games this time will be completed in three months, with an average of seventeen games per month, and one game in less than two days. The schedule will be very tight. Back-to-back games are very common and players are prone to injuries, so everyone should pay attention to this."

"The coach is talking about you, don't let us win the championship and you watch from the bed. A championship like that will have no value to you."

Zhao Dong said to Buckley.

"Pfft!"

Van Gundy and Thibodeau, who had just walked over, laughed.

"..."

Barkley was speechless. He was indeed in poor health. He was a little annoyed and said: "Don't worry, Feilong, I will crawl on the field even if I crawl."

"Haha..." Zhao Dong and others laughed.

The next morning, Zhao Dong went to the headquarters.

Following him was a truck, a gift from him to his teammates.

Today is the Knicks' media conference for the new season. Before the conference, his gifts will be delivered to his teammates.

"I bet there's a beauty in a bikini in there."

"If it's a beauty, I hope it's Big Mouth Roberts."

"Is it a monster?"

The Knicks players looked at the row of more than a dozen black suitcases in front of them, and they all guessed what Zhao Dong had given them this time.

"Open it and put it on." Zhao Dong shouted.

"Put them on? Are they sneakers? Are they the newly launched Silver Devils II?" Fordson shouted.

"The second generation of Silver Demon is not at your feet, do you still need me to send him away?" Zhao Dong said angrily.

"What is that? Oh, it's clothes? Boss, why did you give me this? I'm not used to wearing suits."

Fordson opened the suitcase and saw a black suit, a red tie, a white shirt, black leather shoes, and even a belt.

Others opened it and saw that they were all the same thing, with the same color and everything.

"Put it on, put it on, put it on, we're a team, the New York Gentlemen."

Zhao Dong urged: "Quickly change these messy things on your body. Change all the hip-hop, rock and roll, and cowboy things."

"Do you want to change them all?"

Many people are dumbfounded. Most people don’t like wearing suits.

"Change." Zhao Dong said.

"Just change it when the boss says." Fordson said dejectedly.

"Change it."

Hu Weidong likes to wear suits. It looks like a good thing. Zegna, it should be a brand or a customized product. It is definitely not cheap.

Old Nelson came over to take a look and praised: "Zegna is one of the best suit brands in the world. I heard that if you buy his tops, you will buy his trousers, and if you buy trousers, you will buy his shoes." .”

Van Gundy smiled and said: "I heard that the Pope in Rome buys his suits."

When everyone changed into black suits and a dozen giants in black suits stood together, the aura was completely different.

The team that was just in disarray immediately became a whole, and a unified temperament emerged, a strong and gentlemanly temperament.

"Here, put this on."

Zhao Dong opened a suitcase, which contained a pair of sunglasses.

"Oh, I like this." Fordson ran up immediately.

Well, after a dozen people put on sunglasses, their temperament immediately changed again, giving them a mysterious feeling.

“Oh, we’re so cool!”

"I like this."

"No one in the league is cooler than us."

“We are the New York Gentlemen.”

The players got excited and shouted.

Several coaches looked at each other, New York Gentlemen Team? No, when you put on those sunglasses, you're the Gangs of New York.

They looked at Zhao Dong, who was standing at the front. Well, he did feel a bit like... a godfather.

"This, this is? Are you in the wrong place?"

Grant, who had just come in, and the management were confused. Has his team been occupied by a gang?

"Kacha kacha kacha..."

At the beginning of the press conference, when Zhao Dong and more than a dozen people came in, the media didn't recognize them at first. They didn't realize it until Zhao Dong and others took off their sunglasses, and then they started pressing the shutter frantically.

"Fei, Feilong, your look, was this prepared by the management?" a reporter immediately asked.

"The management doesn't care about this. This is what I prepared." Zhao Dong said.

"Why do you do this?"

"Because I want my team to be a real team, and I want this Knicks to be a team with its own unique style."

"What style?"

"Gentleman style, we are the New York Gentlemen."

"Will you always dress like this in the future?" a reporter immediately asked.

"This is the case for all group activities." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

After taking pictures, it was time to ask questions.

"Feilong, the new season will be a highly condensed one. How confident are you that the Knicks can complete this feat in defending their three-peat dynasty?"

The first person to ask a question was team reporter Thomas.

"One hundred percent."

Someone among the reporters shouted loudly.

"Look, he answered you for me." Zhao Dong smiled.

"Haha..." The conference hall burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, I admit that I asked nonsense."

Thomas himself laughed and changed the question: "In the history of the NBA, there are three teams that have won three consecutive championships. The Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950s and the Celtics who won eight consecutive championships. , Chicago Bulls.

But in fact, the era of the first two teams was too old. The NBA was too small in that era. Chicago is the only dynasty team in modern basketball that has won three consecutive championships.

So, Feilong, who do you think will be greater, the Knicks or Michael Jordan's Bulls? "

This question involves greatness, and Thomas' question has classified this Knicks as great, putting them on the same level as the Bulls dynasty of 1991/92/93, so it immediately attracted the attention of all media reporters. Look at Zhao Dong to see how he answers this question.

Zhao Dong also noticed that Thomas put the Knicks and the Bulls dynasty on the same level. This is a trap. If he ignores it and directly answers which of the two teams is greater, that is to admit that the current Knicks are already a great team. team.

Of course, he will not be arrogant enough to put his team on the same level as the dynasty Bulls right now. Without three consecutive championships, he will not be qualified. This is not a question of self-confidence, but because the basis of this problem is three consecutive championships. , without three consecutive championships, there is no condition for becoming a great team.

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