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Larry Hughes is on the team's trade shelf.Keyan's requirements for trading chips are not high, the starting price is "do not accept any long-term junk contracts", on this basis, the highest price wins!

Larry Hughes' performance this season is not bad, and his contract is only one year. For the team that intends to grab people in the 10-year free agent market, it will not affect the long-term team building plan, so once it enters the market, it is still very popular. of.

Mo Yutian, the general manager of the Rockets, was the first to call and put forward the proposal of "McGrady for Larry Hughes + Brad Miller".

Good guy, he is a "garbage replacement", and Mo Yutian wants to lure an important rotation player from the Knicks. This guy really opened his mouth.

This trade is beneficial to the Rockets and harmless.McGrady performed minimally invasive knee surgery in the summer, which affected the interests of the Rockets. The Rockets then took McGrady's No. 7 jersey and gave it to Ariza, and set a "7-minute restriction order". The relationship between the two parties has broken down. In exchange for Larry Hughes is tantamount to "a dead horse as a living horse doctor".Even if Hughes returns to the "glass true color" after joining the Rockets, there is no loss, at most [-] minutes of Tracy McGrady can be given to other players.

And how bad Yao Ming's physical condition is, the Rockets are also clear, and by the way, they want a Brad Miller, who can fill the vacancy inside.

"Last season, Tracy's performance was plagued by injuries. But after surgery in the offseason, his physical condition is recovering. I think in Kimi's hands, he has a good chance of returning to a better state." status." While Mo Yutian facilitated the deal, he also gave Ke Yan a boost by the way.

"If Tracy McGrady is in good condition, the peak Hughes and the peak Miller can't be exchanged!" Ke Yan slandered in his heart, and turned to ask Mo Yutian to make an offer with a first-round pick!

"..." Ke Yan's asking price was also ruthless, and Mo Yutian was struck by thunder.

The Rockets were "ridiculed" by Barkley as the worst team of the season. Although they are now in seventh place in the Western Conference thanks to the unity of the players, this is the start of the season and the sample is short.In terms of hard power, the Rockets are not good after all, and the team has a high probability of entering the lottery zone. This is a high probability event.

Damn Larry Hughes and Brad Miller want a lottery pick, isn't that a robbery?

Mo Yutian hung up the phone, and Pat Riley came to the door again. The goals of the "magic operator" are also Larry Hughes and Brad Miller, and he is even willing to trade the 10-year first-round pick to the Knicks, but he asks the Knicks to swallow Eddie Curry for 2 years and 2000 million and James Jones 4-year 1800 million contract.

At this moment, Pat Riley is already preparing for the formation of the Big Three in the summer of 10. If this deal is completed, it means that the Knicks have completely given up the competition in the free agent market in the summer for a 10-year first-round pick. strength.Keyan's series of operations in the past summer were all in vain.

What a mess~!

Lazily managing two "notorious" trade partners in the league, Ke Yan led the Knicks to the challenge of the Phoenix Suns.

The first round of the 0708 playoffs was easily eliminated by the Spurs. The Suns fired D'Antoni, hired Terry Porter as the team's head coach, and sent Marion away. The ranks of the playoffs; fortunately, after the All-Star Game, the offensive master Gentry took the lead, turned the tide and dragged the team into the playoffs.

During the offseason, the Suns acquired Sean Battier, who was given up by the Eagles due to salary pressure, which greatly improved the defense and size of the team's wing position; Gentry tailored a pick-and-roll attack system for the team , Nash's go-between and Stoudemire's face-to-face offense supported the team's more stable offensive routine, supplemented by Richardson, an efficient scorer who can hold the ball or not, the Suns' offense Not as gorgeous as D'Antoni's period, but still ranked in the top five in the league; and the two defensive champions Battier and Robin Lopez also made the Suns' defense rise to the middle of the league.

No joke, the current strength of the Suns may only be inferior to the Lakers and stronger than other teams in the league!

Facing such an opponent, Keyan directly rested O'Neal.The Sharks may be dissatisfied, but seeing Ke Yan put Larry Hughes out of the rotation without saying a word, it is hard to say more.

In this way, the Knicks' starting lineup will have one more space point, and the defensive rate will be higher, and it will become slightly more balanced.

"Reggie, Charles, what do you think of Kimi's change?" Kenny Smith asked.

"I should be concerned about the speeding up of the Suns~. Frankly speaking, the Knicks will not get up this year, which also makes Kimi quite a headache." room for.

"However, the current record of the Knicks who have slowed down is 8 wins and 4 losses! Stephen Curry played a very wonderful performance. Kimi is really good at training point guards." Reggie Miller also praised.

"Reggie. So far this season, Curry has averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game. According to this data, Curry can hit 270 three-pointers this season, breaking the records of you and Ray Allen." Barkley cheap Xi Xi looked at Reggie Miller, "Do you have anything to say?"

"Ray Allen is a type of shooter like me and Michael Redd, Curry is totally different. He 'knows' shooting more than us, and I think a lot of [-]-point records would go to him if he didn't get injured. " Reggie Miller said without hesitation.

When he was a player, Reggie Miller was the No. 1 "stinky mouth", and his competitive spirit was talked about; after retirement, he became a bit of a "good old man", and he did not hesitate to praise his juniors.

The three of them joked and laughed for a while before turning their attention to the competition.

At this time, players from both teams had already stood on the field. Stoudemire bounced faster and gave the ball to Richardson. The Suns launched the first wave of offense.

The Suns quickly poured into the Knicks' half, Nash centered the ball, Battier and Richardson separated the two wings, and Lopez sank behind the baseline, waiting for an opportunity to get up.Stoudemire took the initiative to pull to the line and do a pick-and-roll for Nash.

With the help of Stoudemire's cover, Nash held the ball and dribbled inside. Curry, who was defending him, was blocked by Stoudemire and fell behind Nash by more than half a body. Miller could only step up. , stuck between Nash and Stoudemire, forming a one-defense-two situation. Mike Miller in the left corner quickly moved to the penalty area, interfering with Stoudemire's pass, but also left Battier The chance to get an open shot.

Nash was always paying attention to the changes in the Knicks' defensive formation during the entire offensive process. When he saw Miller shrinking to help defend, he immediately distributed the ball to Battier.

Curry's defense was very active, but Battier's three-point shot was very resolute and he seized the open opportunity. (0:3)

The Knicks attacked, Brad Miller and Kevin Love all pulled out of the penalty area and evacuated the Suns inside.

Curry dribbled the ball back and forth, and after his teammates settled down, he suddenly accelerated, and the whole person rushed to Nash's left side, and Nash quickly moved his feet to defend.At the moment when the two bodies were about to meet, Curry yanked his right hand and dribbled the ball under his crotch. The distance between him and Nash, which was less than half a meter, instantly became more than one meter.

Glancing at the three-point line under his feet, Curry smoothly completed a whole set of shots, while Nash, whose center of gravity had shifted back, could only stay where he was, watching Curry complete the shot.

"Shh!"

There was a clear sound of wiping the net, and Curry raised his right hand high.

The three-point gesture under the spotlight is so dazzling.

"This is Curry's three-pointer. It's a crazy guy, a guy who doesn't follow common sense at all, but I just love this guy." Reggie Miller said excitedly.

According to the media, the newly appointed Suns general manager Cole once wanted to exchange Stoudemire for a high draft pick to get Curry, and let Nash and Curry partner in the backcourt.Even Ke Yan couldn't imagine how these two people would work together in the backcourt.But at this time, Nash understood Cole's intentions.

After wiping his hands, Nash continued to hold the ball across the half court, still launching the offense through the pick-and-roll; this time, the Knicks' defense changed a bit, and the person who helped defend became Love.

The Knicks were heavily defended, Stoudemire chose to roll out, Love sank to contain Lopez, the Suns failed to play a threat in this round of pick-and-roll, Nash handed the ball to Stoudemire, who Shen shoulders pushed towards the old Miller, and pushed against Miller abruptly to the inside.

Brad Miller was very steady, but couldn't bear the suspicion of Stoudemire's foul, so he took two steps back, still raising his hands to interfere with Stoudemire's sight.

Stoudemire pushed off Miller's defense and shot a fadeaway jumper from close range. He missed, but the referee called Miller's foul.

"I bought a watch last year~" Without further ado, Ke Yan got up to protest to the referee.

Miller gave the ball very cleanly. Although the physical confrontation was in the reasonable collision zone, it was pushed in by Stoudemire's shoulders. If a foul is called, Stoudemire should be called first!

Ke Yan is now considered a famous coach in his size, and he is still an academic, and he understands it better than a referee in a serious way.As long as it doesn't go too far, the referee turns a blind eye to some of his "greetings".

This is the status improvement brought about by qualifications and honors.

Stoudemire made two free throws and the ball returned to the Knicks.Curry continued to seek opportunities to single Nash, taking advantage of Nash's slow lateral movement and poor explosive power to easily complete the breakthrough, and after attracting Lopez's help in defense, he assisted Love to score easily.

Without Bell and without Marion, Nash's defensive weaknesses are more obvious.Richardson can't wipe Nash's ass, and Battier can't guard Curry, who is a little fast.

After a simple test, the attacks from both sides poured out crazily like a reservoir with its gates opened.The Knicks chased Nash to play, and the Suns took advantage of the Knicks' vacancy inside defense to make a fuss.

Although the Knicks are not as strong as the Suns, Ke Yan is really not afraid of a team like the Suns whose offense depends on Nash alone. When he coached the Hawks, he had a relationship with the Spurs and the Mavericks. Back, the advantage against the Suns has always been relatively large, not without reason.

At the end of the first quarter, Nash was replaced due to physical problems and Dragic came on the field, which can still continue the vitality of the Suns.

Lopez, Yi Jianlian, and Dragic replaced Barbosa and Marion with three players on rookie contracts, which also freed up more salary space for the Suns to strengthen the flanks.Among them, the most surprising thing is Dragic, whose impact after the pick-and-roll is still higher than Nash.

After the first quarter, the Suns led by 38 points at 33:5 away, and the confrontation between the two sides made the fans hooked.

After the short inter-section break, the battle was rekindled in the second quarter. The two teams sent substitute players respectively, and the pace of the game also accelerated.But as the game progressed, the Knicks gradually fell behind.The team's bench lineup can be played in the East, but compared with the top Suns in the league, it is still "immature".In addition, Ke Yan intends to cultivate Holiday, and he does not hesitate to "pay tuition fees" for him and insists on giving him opportunities to exercise, so it is inevitable that he will have to pay some price.

Reflected in the score, the Suns extended their lead to double digits.

"Before the start of the game, the Knicks officially put Larry Hughes on the shelf. Maybe it is also a good attempt to let Hughes bring a substitute?" Kenny Smith put forward his own opinion.

"It's more difficult. Kimi's tactics require a lot of shooting space. It is difficult for him to put Holiday and Larry Hughes at the same time." Barkley said, "I think he should replace Curry in advance, because Duhon today It doesn't feel too good."

After the words fell, Ke Yan made corresponding adjustments as expected, replacing Du Hong with Curry and liberating Holiday.

Curry's debut has largely torn the Suns' defensive system.In the first quarter of the game, he scored 11 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, blowing up Nash; the Suns will inevitably focus more on him, so that the offensive environment faced by other players on the field is not good Few, Holiday scored three consecutive offenses and scored six points in a row, helping the team chase the score to 43:49.

Afterwards, the main players of both sides returned one after another, and Ke Yan left Holiday on the court to assist Curry to defend Nash.

However, compared to the Knicks, a pair of rookies, Nash's performance is more mature.After returning to the court, not only can he continue to use his wonderful passes to assist his teammates to score, but he can also "hide" himself on the defensive end against Holiday, so that Battier's defense can cover him.

Before the end of halftime, Curry hit a super long three-pointer from his own half, which shocked everyone.But even so, the Knicks are still 61 points behind the Suns 69:8, and the situation is still not very favorable.

"This is a good matchup. Compared with the Suns, the Knicks still have fewer people who can play. With an outstanding young man like Dragic as his substitute, Nash can give full play on the court, It's more comfortable to perform." Kenny Smith commented.

"It's really admirable that Kimi can bring such a Knicks to such an attacking force. But the young people of the team still need time to grow. This game has been played so far. I can say that the Suns are A more mature team," Barkley commented.

"Frankly speaking, I am optimistic that Curry can do something, especially in the hands of Kimi." Reggie Miller supports Curry and the Knicks.

"Would you like to bet?" Barkley suddenly said with interest.

From time to time, Barkley would play some "small games" to create some hot spots and stimulate ratings; the most famous one bet on Yao Ming, and was forced to kiss the donkey's ass.

Hearing Barkley say that, both Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller laughed.

"If the Knicks win this game, I'll go swimming in the Hudson River in winter!" Barkley boasted.

"You probably just want to go swimming, right?"

"Give me Siney!"