Three Three Seven: A Jokeful Promise
337: A joke-like commitment
The next day, Richardson sent the cleaned car back to Doug Rachel's villa, and during the training that day, he completed 1,000 three-pointers in a quality and quantity. This made Isaiah Thomas next to him secretly amused, and at the same time, he also dispelled the transaction that had just formed in his mind.
After a week of training, the preseason began. The New York Knicks played against the Lakers at home. The dispute between the two major cities on the east and west coasts of the United States was actually a continuation or an outbreak, because the two cities had a legitimate platform to compete with each other. Therefore, New York fans attach great importance to this game. Even if it was just a preseason, Madison Garden was still filled with people, which made Knicks president Walsh start to calculate in his mind whether he wanted to increase the price of tickets, even if the tickets are now very expensive than other teams.
The game that night made Madison fans very excited because New York beat Los Angeles. But it was not so exciting for Doug Rachel because he suddenly felt that he was back to the feeling of being a younger brother back then - rebounding, defense, and blocking.
Although his final data is 11 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, he is still extremely comprehensive, but he has only seven shots in actual shooting. Although Marbury promised to Doug Rachel to shoot 18 times in each game, how many shots are there in a game? Even if 110 times are good! Marbury takes at least 25 shots, Francis takes at least 18 shots, Crawford takes at least 18 shots, Eddie Curry takes at least 15 shots, Jeffries is about five or six times, Channing Frye is about seven or eight times, and David Lee, Nate Robinson and Barkelman and they average four or five times. How much is Doug Rachel left in the end? The remaining Ken is probably only about the same level as Channing Fryee!
After the game, Doug Rachel walked straight back to the locker room and took a shower. Looking at the empty locker room, she suddenly realized that this place was just a station for me, and I didn't need to put all my efforts into it.
After figuring it out, Doug Rachel called Kobe Bryant, and then the two of them got together at a Western restaurant. They sent Kobe to New Jersey early the next morning, and it was already morning when he came back, so this became the first time Doug Rachel was late for training since she came to New York.
Isaiah Thomas said nothing about Doug Rachel's late arrival, nor did Doug Rachel explain anything.
In the next seven preseason games, the Knicks won all the games without surprise, even if their opponents were Texas' traditional top three. Doug Rachel averaged 27 minutes per game, scoring 9.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals.
This data surprised many experts. After experiencing Doug Rachel's thrill in the playoffs last season, they even set the initial line of Doug Rachel's data this season at 20 plus 10. Unfortunately, a surprising Doug Rachel was once again unexpected.
"Although Doug Rachel's data is not very good this year, he is indeed lacking a lot of lubricants for the New York Knicks. If Doug Rachel is missing, I dare to guarantee that the Knicks will immediately drop two levels. Doug Rachel successfully blocked most of the defensive pressure for Eddie Curry on the defensive end, and his assisted defense was very good, which also made the defense of the back line, which was originally a bit clumsy due to his height, less obvious with the help of him and Jeffries. In addition, we can see that Doug Rachel successfully played the role of a center axis on the offensive end. Although he only had 3.2 assists, I think if that fat man Eddie Curry could get rid of the problem of catching the ball and taking it, Doug Rachel's assist data would definitely exceed Stephen's 6.9 times." The poisonous Bill Simmons analyzed Doug Rachel's preseason data.
Due to the strength of the New York Knicks in the preseason, ESPN ranked the New York Knicks in the fourth place in the league, ahead of them were Miami, Dallas, and San Antonio. The Pistons, who lost Ben Wallace, ranked below New York. It is also worth mentioning that Sutermento, who did not successfully renew Doug Rachel last season, was ranked fourth from the bottom because Michael Bibby was injured, and Bonchiwells' contract negotiations collapsed and joined Houston with a small contract.
Doug Rachel never made a single word in front of the media about his old club's experience, even though the Kings fans kept cursing and insulting him on his website.
The first game of the New York Knicks was to face Suttermento at home, but Doug Rachel made it clear before the game that he would not play against Suttermento and would not play against Suttermento this season. A reporter even asked: "What if he met Suttermento in the finals?"
"I still won't fight!" - This is Doug Rachel's answer.
Regarding Doug Rachel's remarks, Sartmento fans thought Doug Rachel was a hypocritical mouse, and claimed that Doug Rachel was the most cunning Judas. New York fans believed that Doug Rachel was a person who valued love and righteousness, and believed that he would definitely contribute to New York.
When Sartmento's plane came to New York, Doug Rachel rushed to the airport immediately, greeted her former teammates, and took Kevin Martin to his home and warmly hosted her. Doug Rachel told Kevin Martin to play well and strive to lead the Kings into the playoffs. Kevin Martin repeatedly grabbed Doug Rachel's willingness to return to Sutter Mento next season. In response, Doug Rachel only promised that once Eddie's body could support her leaving the Presbyterian hospital, he would sign with Sutter Mento immediately.
Kevin Martin seemed very happy to get this promise, which is why he scored forty-five points in the next day's game.
The next day, Doug Rachel did not go to Madison, not even the training hall, so she stayed in the hospital to help Eddie take a shower. Then she pushed him around the garden, and at night she took Avril to make some pumpkin pies for Eddie to eat.
Although Doug Rachel tried hard to avoid the game tonight, when he habitually opened espn at around 1 o'clock, he saw the final score of the game - 115:114, the Knicks were in front, and Francis scored three-pointers! Kevin Martin scored forty-five points.
Seeing this result, Doug Rachel became habitually lost. After a while, he recalled that he should be happy, but his emotions would not change just by saying that they would change.
After winning this game with difficulty, the New York Knicks ushered in an almost mortal enemy in the city - the New Jersey Nets.
I really don’t know how David Stern arranged it. This was what Isaiah Thomas muttered when explaining the tactics. Behind this sentence is that more than 20,000 fans will come to our game tonight, so we can’t lose! New York has always beaten the rural area of New Jersey, so we can’t let them shit and piss on our heads.
After a rogue-like training, the players went to find ways to train. Doug Rachel walked straight to the strength room, and after practicing for a while, he went to the stadium to practice free throws.
As I practiced, I saw a familiar figure swaying behind me. I looked back and saw Evangeline Lily.
"Long time no see, Lily! You have become beautiful again!" Doug Rachel hugged her enthusiastically.
In fact, Evangeline Lily has been much more beautiful since she became famous. As the lost heroine, she is now the sexy goddess in the minds of most men.
"You are more handsome than before. Are Eddie okay now?" asked Evangeline Lily. She had also gone to the hospital to see Eddie before.
"It's much better than before, but I still can't be discharged from the hospital."
"Thank God!" Evangeline Lily folded her hands together, prayed for a while and said to Doug Rachel: "How is it, how do you feel about New York? Is it more prosperous than Los Angeles?"
"I don't feel anything about New York, because I haven't been to the training hall, hospital, or outside of home since the summer." Doug Rachel replied with a shrugged.
"Oh, you really should go and relax your depression. To be honest, when I saw the lonely Doug Rachel in the hospital, I really couldn't believe that it was the arrogant and domineering mad dog that used to be." Evangeline Lily said.
"I think I'll go see it, you know, I have a lot of friends here. In fact, since Eddie got ready, I've accepted invitations to more than fifty parties."
"Haha, call me another day and I'll take you around New York. My phone will turn on your phone for twenty-four hours." Evangeline Lily replied temptingly. In fact, if Doug Rachel was not very interested in her, she would have been Doug Rachel's wife now, because she was once crazy about Doug Rachel. At that time, Doug Rachel was just a last-rate player, and she was just a small advertising star.
"Okay!" Doug Rachel nodded.
"You will win tonight, right? I know I'm here to appreciate your game."
"Well, for this reason, you will see victory tonight." Doug Rachel gave a joke, but this promise will definitely come true because it was Doug Rachel who said it.
Chapter completed!