The Rest, Only Noise

The latest website: "Bernard is the most unstoppable scorer in the league. As long as he gets to the free throw line, he can score as much as he wants."

On the eve of the media day, Louis asked Zhao Yuanzheng to report to the office.

Zhao Yuanzheng is still in the probationary period, his thesis is very visionary, but having vision does not mean that he is qualified as an assistant coach.

There are many ordinary people in the world who understand a lot of theories and have the same vision as billionaires, but how many years have passed, ordinary people are still ordinary people, and rich people are still rich.

Louie was not surprised to hear Bernard King's report.

As early as the Celtics, he knew that King was one of the most unstoppable attackers of this era, and although the two had a bad relationship, it wouldn't hurt to acknowledge each other's strengths.

"Pat Cummings, a hugely overrated player."

Zhao Yuanzheng pointed out a few points, never played an important role in a strong team; before joining the Knicks, the Mavericks, who were seriously lacking in inside, played mediocrely, and always performed best in garbage time; the talent is average, and he has touched the ceiling ; Attitude is problematic.

Louie interrupted him: "You are, we paid more than two million to sign a **** from Dallas?"

Zhao Yuanzheng implicitly: "I won't do this, but"

Not much, right?

"Doesn't he have any merit?" Louis asked regretfully.

It's too much to ask for an insider who averages 12+8 on a bad team and shoots 48% from the field.

Zhao Yuanzheng: "His offensive skills near the basket are good, and he is very good at cooperating with the ball carrier, that's all."

"continue."

"Bill Cartwright, the team's biggest intangible asset, has a voice in the locker room, has leadership, and is a reliable low post attacker"

Louis interrupted him again.

"Reliable low post attacker?"

"Yes, we can completely design some tactics for him in the low post." Zhao Yuanzheng predicts, "According to my statistics these days, his one-on-one shooting rate in the low post is over 50%."

Louie remembered Cartwright's doctor's order, relying too much on the words of such a person, there is no guarantee.

Because I don't know when he will be hurt.

Zhao Yuanzheng conducted a reconnaissance on everyone and learned about their technical characteristics and shooting hotspots, as well as what they are not good at and their personality flaws.

He Roy Sparrow is a leading ball handler and Trent Tucker has a solid perimeter threat.

His assessment of Stockton is what Louie values ​​most.

"Little General is the only person I can't fathom."

Zhao Yuanzheng out of Stockton's nickname in the team.

Although he was humble at the time of the draft, his temperament changed as soon as he got the ball.

The appearance of giving orders is very majestic, like a general. Because he is very young, everyone calls him Little General.

After he has had a few years of experience, the small print can be removed.

"He doesn't do superfluous things. Every day in addition to the competition, he only practices three-pointers and enters and exits in the weight room. He is the only person in the team who is keen on strength training." "If he's going to practice 3-pointers, why should he practice strength? It'll make him do more with less."

Louis refused to comment, then: "How do you think our offensive system should be developed?"

Zhao Yuanzheng affirmed: "It is best to use Bernard as the core of the positional warfare. His and Bill's low attack can solve 90% of the problems."

"I see."

Louis signaled Zhao Yuanzheng to leave.

After Zhao Yuanzheng left, Louis called Lorraine at home to inquire about the current situation.

Training camp was largely monotonous, and Louie was getting used to the mediocre team.

Tomorrow is Media Day, and many media from New York will come to the scene to investigate, and they will ask some difficult questions to answer.

"The New York Times" is the media that Louie hates the most. From tomorrow, they will start to learn how to coexist peacefully.

Louie was the last to leave the gym.

He bought a late-night snack on the side of the road, not expecting to meet Ken Bannister.

This burly big man never lived in Louie's memory, and Louie didn't have an impression of him until the start of training camp.

Bannister was a seventh-round pick in 1984, and Louie had no impression of him, so he was just an ordinary player.

He greeted Louie warmly and asked what he needed to do to gain a higher tactical position in the team.

"Yes, I think about how to improve myself every day." Bannister nodded vigorously.

Bannister is almost 208 centimeters in height, with a stout build, but with rough skills. He is a person who does not have many shining points.

If such a person wants to survive in today's NBA, he can only become a thug.

"Watch more of the Maurice Lucas game." Louie.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Is it strange? Louie bet a dozen Coca-Colas he wouldn't watch.

Back at the hotel, Louis went to sleep after eating his supper.

Most people eat a late-night snack and let their body digest it before going to sleep, but he is different.

Brush his teeth and go to bed after supper, he can sleep more soundly.

September 25, media day.

As the media capital of the world, New York is the world's media capital. Today, when the NBA is gradually entering thousands of households, the media day of its own home team is naturally a must.

Today, as many as 20 New York media were invited to the training camp.

From The Times, The Post, The New York Daily News, Newsday, The New York Observer, From East Of Manhattan, The Long Island Advance, The American Express, The New York Square News , have sent reporters.

Before the start of the media day, Louie, Dave Debusschere and the entire Knicks players and staff took a group photo.

Next, they were interviewed individually.

There were even more reporters in front of Louie than there were on Bernard King's side, acting like he was the Knicks' top card.

Normally, coaches don't get that much attention.

One of the leading reporters seemed to be respected by his peers, and everyone was willing to let him be the first to interview.

Louie looked at his sign, and unfortunately, this well-respected man came from The Times.

He looks like Coach Anxi from the "White Devil" period. Although he has a rich face, he has no kindness. The golden glasses cover the thoughts in his eyes.

He introduced himself: "Coach Lu, I'm dave andeon, a columnist and reporter from The New York Times, and I want to ask you a few questions."

Louie found his name familiar.

He nodded, "please."

Then he remembered that Anderson was a 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner, a rarity among sports writers.

In 1978, when John Havlicek retired, Anderson published an article titled "The End of This Long Road" that was featured prominently in The Times. The paper was also the Times' top-selling newspaper in the Boston area that year.

"What motivated you to move from an 87-12 team to a 30-42 team?"

Unlike other media reporters, Anderson asked Louis if he wanted to change his attitude towards the local media when he came to New York.

He's very sharp, and he asks the Bostonian's baffling questions all at once.

Many people don't understand why Louis did this.

"More money, that's the foundation. Bigger city and stage, that's the motivation." Louie also said, "The Knicks gave me something I couldn't get in the Celtics for a while, it was desire. That's me The reason for being here."

Anderson asked, "What did the Knicks give?"

"Power." Louis answered directly, but implicitly.

There are many kinds of power, and he doesn't know which one.

Anderson dropped that question, and he raised another: "The Knicks didn't make the playoffs last season. What are your goals for the new season?"

"If the goal is to make the playoffs, I don't think the fans will be satisfied, but if we want to pursue the championship, with our existing strength, this is just an empty talk that can't be achieved."

Louie shrewdly avoided some answers that might strike a thunderbolt.

"I'm not going to make any promises, I just signed a new contract, I have five years to change this team, the only thing I need is patience."

Louis has four "Is" in his sentence, which is a defensive mentality.

Anderson's stinky face finally unfolded: "Coach Lu, you signed the largest coaching contract in the history of professional sports, but you can't even give us the promise to lead the team back to the playoffs?"

"I didn't officially take over until August, missed the entire offseason, our only reinforcement was Pat Cummings, and we lost Ray Williams and Sleep Floyd. , The team that only won 30 wins last season has lost two main players but has not been further strengthened~www.novelmt.com~How can you make me promise?"

Anderson smiled: "Okay, I'm done."

Louie's words will put a lot of pressure on Debusschere, and there has been a day in New York over the past few months when sports reporters in New York questioned his offseason maneuvers.

Debusschere is suffering, and Louis is determined to put it down. He naturally finds a way to weaken the competitiveness of the team.

They even planned to sign Louis in August.

As long as the Knicks lineup has congenital defects, even if the record is poor, it is the management who bear the firepower of the media, and Louis can build the team according to his wishes.

Debusschere is a real old Nick, and he is dedicated to this team, even at the cost of infamy.

For him, even if he was scolded to take the blame and resign, it was part of the Knicks rebuilding, and he was ready for it.

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