The Rest, Only Noise

Remember [New] for a second,! At first, the talk of the two sides made Louis find it interesting.

But gradually, this incident took over their lives and became a part of it, and reporters asked Louis-related questions every day. . .

No one cares that the Knicks have won 20 straight games.

Everyone wants to know the further response from the Knicks team to Chamberlain's outrageous remarks.

When Louis went back to what Chamberlain had said, he felt it was not worth refuting.

So, when Louie was asked this question before the next game, he rhetorically replied: "Listen to this, Wilt seems to think he is the greatest player of all time. Well, the statistics may be true. , but if he's really as good as he says, shouldn't he have won a few more rings?"

"It's incredible, littlelu has joined the war!"

The news spread by the media and quickly caused a thunderous response.

"I don't know, I didn't watch the game back then, all I know is that Patrick has just played professional basketball for five years, but he has as many rings on his hands as Wilt. Since Wilt is so strong, why does he Playing professional basketball for 14 years and only winning two rings?"

After Louis got involved, he stopped talking about strengths and weaknesses with Chamberlain, and went straight to the core of the problem.

How many times have you won?

Number of champions?

Such as slander?

"littlelu should know that one person can't win the championship, no matter how powerful the individual is, but basketball is a team sport!"

Chamberlain officially responded: "Russell has a lot of great players around, Kareem has Erwin, they are all great players, and I have some great teammates, but compared to my opponents, it's not enough. , that's the truth."

But Louis had long imagined that he would say so.

"Sounds like Wilt is complaining that his teammates aren't good enough? Is that true? Maybe, I repeat, I didn't watch the game at the time, I can only prove me based on stats and solid facts. Viewpoint - Russell has better teammates in Wilt's opinion. So what's the truth? Russell's teammates are 27-time All-Stars and Wilt's teammates are 25-times All-Stars. I think, from In this regard, there is no obvious difference between the teammates of the two sides, but Russell has 11 championships and Wilt has only 2. Then he felt that his teammates were not good enough. Why did this happen? Did his teammates fail him, or did he Letting down my teammates, I don't know, I said I didn't watch the game, but I know that basketball always objectively reflects the strength of the two teams.

If two equally-matched teams meet repeatedly in the playoffs, reaching the tiebreaker and fighting to the last minute, the stronger player will often lead the team to win the game. Russell has had 10 tiebreaks in his career, winning every one of them. Wilt's tiebreaker record is 4-5; if that's not enough for you, Wilt is 10-11 and Russell is 16-2 in games where the team is about to be eliminated. After I said it, I thought the result was obvious, don't take it seriously, I just said it casually. "

The addition of Louis made this war of words a debate of Chamberlain's historical status.

In 1990, there were still many people who witnessed Chamberlain's playing career. The same people who chose Bill Russell as the best in NBA history on the 30th anniversary of the NBA, they all stood up to answer Louie's doubts about Chamberlain.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chamberlain turned the conversation around, made a super drift, and fired at Kareem.

This is his repertoire. Every few days, he complains about Kareem Kareem on the show. Fortunately, he played professional basketball, otherwise I don't know what it will be like.

From Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's private life, to his playing style, to his cookie-cutter hooks, to his impersonal public image, to his long career.

Especially in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career, in the mid-to-late 1980s, every time Chamberlain mentioned Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, it was a face of "why is this guy still fighting".

In the past, Chamberlain's attacks on Abdul-Jabbar did not get a response, but this time, it was different.

On March 20, 1990, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar officially announced his retirement, ending his long career.

He wrote an open letter for the Los Angeles Daily News.

The letter, like his Hall of Fame speech, thanked many people and gave a comprehensive response to Chamberlain's ten-year attack.

"Wilt Chamberlain belittled my honor and my career in a Los Angeles Herald column yesterday, probably the millionth time he's done it.

Wilt and I have known each other for a long time. When I was in high school, I had two role models in mind, Wilt and Bill Russell. I have a scrapbook full of pictures of the two of them in action. Wilt was living in New York at the time, and I found his place and went out to the street to say hi. But as I got older, I strongly disagreed with his positions on certain things, like supporting Nixon for president in his autobiography and slandering black women. But I've never really hated him, I've always respected his professional achievements. He's one of the best centers of all time. So, I decided to take this opportunity to respond to all the slander he has made against me over the years.

This is an open letter to Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt, you and your media friends have been criticizing my career for several years. Since there doesn't seem to be any end in sight for this sort of thing, I feel I have the right to have an opinion on this.

Most people with achievements like yours will be satisfied with their past. Some of the things you have done in your time are quite admirable. So why are you jealous and envious of me?

To figure this out, I started looking for things about me that would make you jealous, and that's when things started to clear up. Many people remember how upset you were when your team lost the ncaa tournament. You are so talented and capable that everyone thinks the ncaa national championship is yours. But after three overtime in the National Finals, your Kansas team lost. After that, you complained about the referees, your teammates, and other things, and then chose to run away, leaving college early for the Harlem tour. This seems to set the tone for your career. If you lose, you blame the people around you and run away.

When you join professional basketball, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics give you a lesson in competition and teamwork every year. You end up saying your teammates suck, you did your best, the referee favored the Celtics, and everyone was blaming you for not being responsible. Oh poor Wilt.

In 1967, you finally had a breakthrough. But the next year, you lost again, and as always, you fled Philly, came to Los Angeles, and joined the fantastic Lakers. The biggest shortcoming of this team is the center. Your arrival should fill all the gaps. The result? The Bills and the Celtics took a title from you in 1969, and then the Knicks took a title in '70. People are still trying to figure out why you disappeared in those two series. After the Knicks beat the Lakers to the world championship in 1973, you ran away as always and haven't been on the court since.

Over the years, you have often come out and made irresponsible remarks about me. In the 1988 Western Conference finals, you said, "Kareem should have retired five years ago. I understand now why you said that. If it were you would do it, you wish I was like you.

You have never had my stability, you envy my longevity and persistence, so you wished me to leave early like a loser, sorry to disappoint you 1.

I can understand, considering all the things you've been through in your life. So when I officially retire now, one thing will be part of my legacy: People will remember me working and winning with my teammates. And people will remember you as a whining underdog and a give up, no matter how good your stats are. above. "

Abdul-Jabbar used his method to quell the war of words that lasted for more than half a month.

Chamberlain didn't jump out and tangle again.

Louie and the Knicks won 30 consecutive victories in peace. This was a great achievement, but it was taken away by all kinds of off-court attention. It was not until they lost the game that people realized that the Knicks had won the game unknowingly. 60 wins and only 9 losses.

For Louie, this is the best way to end this nonsense war of words.

He didn't expect Kareem to jump out. This person who never played cards according to common sense chose the most direct way to refute Chamberlain.

Louie likes these people and things, because something like this is impossible to happen in 2020. In an era where players are full of hypocritical Respai, it is difficult for fans to see the grievances between players that have lasted for decades~www .novelmt.com~ They will never let go of each other until they are old, and then use this extremely disrespectful way to make young people who do not know the inside story happy.

Abdul-Jabbar was undoubtedly wrong, though. Years later, fans have forgotten that Chamberlain "was a whining weakling and a give-up", but remembers his stats more profoundly than any of his contemporaries - and at the same time. , Everyone still remembers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the lucky guy who hugged Magician's thigh, and the stereotype that Russell's teammates broke Chamberlain. Therefore, data is still easy to use, and it will be new with time. There is absolutely no harm in brushing more when you can.

After that, the Knicks' winning streak ended.

Not being able to break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak is a pity, but compared to breaking the regular season record, the Knicks' goal is still the playoffs.

The three-peat is the most important thing.

There are only a dozen games left in the regular season, and they have to take it easy.

1 Except for this paragraph, the other texts are all edited by the translator. This paragraph was written by myself, because the original release conflicts with the worldview in the book. Why am I posting such a big paragraph? Water number? There are reasons for this, of course, but not the main reason. The real reason is my attribute: Zhang Hei. Kareem Kareem's words to Chamberlain won my heart.