Chapter 70 New Players Conference
The next day, the Knicks held a press conference to welcome new players.
This time, Anthony is not the only big deal. If there is really only one person, the Knicks and other players will not be able to survive this season. To talk about the players they get, the Knicks are the ones with the most, but they have overdrawn a lot of future draft picks.
Cameron Anthony, Anthony Carter, Brookman, and Cory Brewer. In this transaction, the Knicks traded a total of 4 players.
"I'm very happy to go back to New York and back to the Knicks."
Anthony mentioned this at the beginning, which greatly attracted the favor of New York fans. He used to return rather than come, which means that he had long been in love with the Knicks.
"Now the Knicks have two superstar players, you and Amare. During the season, the Knicks are now joining the Knicks at this point in the sixth place in the East. So what are your goals this season?"
"First of all, I don't think we are two superstar players. Lin is also an All-Star player. In the Eastern Conference, I think he is qualified to be in this year's All-Star. He scored 40 points on my head. So with three star players and a very good team, our goal can only be the championship."
Why did Lin Yang, who was watching off the scene, feel that this guy is more capable of bragging than me?
Even James, Wade and Bosh have been running in 20 games, and only these three of them are... It would be nice if the All-Stars didn't fall into the top five in the Eastern Conference before.
At the end of the press conference, Anthony and Lin Yang, who had replaced the new No. 7 jersey, had already taken a photo of Stoudemire, and this photo even stated that the Knicks' core lineup was laid.
"Anthony calls coming to the Knicks a return."
"The Big Three Lineup, Target Championship."
When the transaction was just completed, the Knicks' local media had already made a big splash, but at that time, no one interviewed Anthony, the core character of the transaction.
At this press conference, it can be seen that Anthony was very satisfied after arriving in New York.
Even Spinach Company couldn't help but raise the Knicks' championship odds. After the Knicks won the Hawks just now, with a scoring champion, how strong can this team be?
Now in the East, the Knicks' odds are in the top four, only under the Heat, Bulls and Celtics.
It is normal for your local media to be optimistic about it, but this does not mean that the four major sports media, the most influential media in the NBA, are the same.
"This is a good deal, provided they will make the next reinforcement." Jeff Van Gundy, who has always liked Lin Yang and is optimistic about the Knicks, directly raised questions in ESPN's own column.
Defensive, the Knicks' defense is a very big problem.
They have Lin, Anthony, and Stoudemire. When these three people are on the same team, they are enough to support the offensive firepower of any team and can defend, the best level of these three people is probably the average level.
The Celtics' Big Three is very strong. They won the championship in their first year of formation. Among them, there is Kevin Garnett, who won the best defensive player of the year.
Let’s take a look at Ray Allen, who defended Kobe in the finals, is an elite defensive player. The Celtics are definitely the top three teams in the year.
Let’s take a look at the Heat, which has formed the Big Three this year, and James, who has won the second best defense player. It can be said that he is the best defense line in the NBA. Wade’s second team in defensive team and Bosh’s assisted defense. In addition to the possible problems facing the big center, the Heat’s defense is also impeccable.
It would be fine if the Knicks had some defensive players besides this Big Three, but in this deal from Anthony, they had already used the best defenders, and none of the players who came back were good at defending.
If a player's defensive ability is insufficient, it does not mean that the team's defense will definitely be particularly poor, but the premise is that they have a coach who can build a defensive system and the players' defensive attitude. Unfortunately, the Knicks do not have these.
They will become a team that scores 120 points and is also scored 120 points by the opponent, becoming similar to the Suns. No, they can't even reach the level of the Suns. Because they don't have the excellent point guard as good as Steve Nash to control the team's offensive rhythm.
Such articles are available in various columns, such as Reggie Miller in TNT's commentary group. He also has a column in Sports Illustrated. After all, both TNT and Sports Illustrated belong to Time Warner Group, and what Jeff Van Gundy said was a little obscure. Reggie Miller bluntly stated that this Knicks cannot enter the second round.
They have no defense, from players to coaches, they have no personal ability, no defensive system, no team defense, and I never think that a team without defense can go far in the playoffs.
On December 29, the day after the press conference started, Lin Yang was one of the earliest players to join the team for the first time, but he usually started working hard on the training ground, and now he has no intention of focusing on offensive training, but wants to become an excellent defensive player.
Among his physical fitness, the biggest shortcoming of defense has been filled with B, and his bounce ability has also reached B. In terms of body templates, Lin Yang is more suitable to be an excellent defensive player than Anthony.
How does offense play to its strengths, and how does defense cover up its weaknesses.
Si's speed and bounce, the offensive skills of the face frame, Anthony's big butt and strength, and excellent singles skills make them powerful on the offensive end. They use their strengths to bully the shortcomings of the opponent's players.
But similarly, Xiao Si's height and Anthony's lateral movement speed are easy to be targeted. In addition, these two guys are both guys with average defensive attitude, so the defense is naturally average.
Lin Yang is different. He has basically no shortcomings in his physical condition on the defensive end.
He has grown to 193cm tall and is wearing 196cm shoes, which is already the standard height of the segment guard. His wingspan has also increased to 213cm, which gives him enough stealing ability. For example, the defense of stealing the Eagles can show that his consciousness is also strengthening.
Chapter completed!