The Rest, Only Noise

In the preseason this year, the Knicks were arranged to compete with the Heat.

As a high-level team with close contacts with the Knicks, since the Heat entered the league two years ago, its rocket-like rebuilding speed is impressive.

Heat general manager Lewis Shafir also entered the discussion of the best general manager of the year for two consecutive years.

This past summer, Shafir went one step further and became president of basketball operations in addition to serving as general manager of the Heat.

Affectionately called Shafir the godfather of professional basketball in Miami and the founder of the Heat's future dynasty.

But it made him proud.

"Coach Lu, what kind of godfather am I? You are the godfather, you are the best godfather in the league, no, the best ever, compared to you, I am just a ray of light under the full moon, not worth a second. It's not worth mentioning!"

Shafir was sincere because Louie joked about the Miami media blowing him up.

When Louis said, "You are the godfather, you shouldn't need my help in the future, right?" Shafir was in a hurry.

The Heat's signings this summer can also be considered effective.

In the draft, after Louie's suggestion, the third pick was replaced with the fifth pick to select Kendall Gill, and in the second round, he won the bead Antonio Davis, and Tony Cuco was also selected in the first round. strange.

Originally, according to the plan, Kukoc's signing rights were sent to the Knicks as the main part of Bowie's signing. Later, Louis was afraid that someone would gossip, and Klaus had also retired from the Bulls. Kerr retains Kukoc's signing rights.

The Knicks and Heat played a preseason game in Las Vegas on the night Louie and Shafir called.

Both sides made their debut in the new season, and the Knicks played a little more seriously.

Heat inside core Hank Gaithers plays with ease and efficiency.

However, the Knicks, whose lineup depth is far stronger than the Heat, have always been in control of the game situation. After Sean Kemp took the second team to the court, he established an absolute advantage.

Ewing scored 26 points in 19 minutes.

After the game, he said frankly: "I hope to lead the team to defend the championship and become the team's scoring champion."

Ewing is about to enter the sixth season of his career, and he has not led the team in scoring in the previous five seasons.

Dale Ellis, McHale and Wilson have swept the Knicks' scoring titles for the past five seasons.

Why is Ewing suddenly interested in scoring?

Louie knows with his toes, Ewing believes that the reason why Wilson is more popular than him and is considered stronger than him is because of scoring. The scoring has always been a statistic he ignored. Before last season, Louis would not deliberately give him the opportunity to attack with the ball.

Now that he has strengthened his attacking ability, he deserves more possession of the ball.

The Knicks ended the preseason with a 100% record. Ewing averaged 24 points per game. As the player with the fewest minutes per game, he won the team's scoring title.

Although the preseason data is a "for reference" thing, it can also be seen that his game tendency has changed.

Louis deliberately asked him to chat.

"You want to win the team's scoring title, I have no objection, but if your efficiency is not high, I will stop you."

"You think I'm the type of person who ignores the bigger picture for his own data?" Ewing looked at Louie angrily.

"You're not, then who is?" Louie looked at him suspiciously. "I think you've been so irritated by Benj's contract now that you've lost your mind."

"Stimulation? What can I stimulate?!"

Ewing got excited.

It's that kind of unspoken excitement.

"Isn't he the highest salary in the league in the new season? What's so great? I have won the highest salary in the league for several consecutive seasons before, what's the point?"

"I will be stimulated? You really like to joke, hehe! ￥@%"

There is a large section of Jamaican dialect that Louis does not understand and does not want to understand.

Louis looked at him suspiciously: "If you're not provoked, why are you fighting against him all day long? Didn't you find that he was giving in all the time?"

"Who is against him all the time? Isn't this the competitiveness you want? Or do you like to train with the team in a friendly way? If you like it, I will not fight from tomorrow."

If Ewing insists that his rivalry with Wilson is their pre-existing rivalry, Louie really has nothing to say.

He doesn't admit that he has a problem with Wilson, what can he do?

"Okay, you can say whatever you want. I won't stop you when it comes to winning the scoring title, but I warn you to pay attention to the distribution of the ball. If your chemistry doesn't come out because of your massive shots..."

Ewing said tacitly: "You can't spare me."

"Fuck you, I will kill you directly!"

Ewing doubts whether Louie has the ability to kill him.

Although Louis had a legendary story of a one-punch KO referee in his early years, it was all 6 years ago. Now, Louis has passed his peak, even if he doesn't have any muscle lines on his body, the small belly that he once worked hard to lose has also recovered and grown stronger through unhealthy eating habits.

"Did you hear that?"

"Um."

"louder!"

"Mmmm!!"

Louie also talked to Wilson.

Ewing and Wilson have different temperaments, but they are both team-first players.

Ewing focuses on personal appearance, and Wilson is the kind of person who can sacrifice himself for the team.

Louie wants Wilson to be mindful of the impact when it comes to competing with Ewing.

As soon as he said the words, Wilson interrupted him with a smile: "Don't worry, coach, Patrick and I will control the scale."

"Don't say it too soon. Once you're in a hurry, I don't think that Jamaican **** knows where the bottom line is."

And, even if Wilson doesn't want to fight, what about the team behind him? Will they not fight or rob?

"Coach, I won't let anything interfere with our title defense."

Wilson said again.

"Of course it's best if you can think so." Louis sighed softly, "Sometimes, I also wonder, where is the end of the road to defending the title?"

"Eight consecutive championships?" Wilson tried.

"That's the end of Reed Auerbach. He lost his motivation after eight in a row, and what about me? I don't know, I'm not a lack of motivation."

Louis didn't say a word.

— but he's a guy who loses motivation when he's not challenged.

Now, the Knicks, like all dynastic teams, have their problems, from outside to inside.

Ball possession, stats, tactical position, big contracts, off-field influence... Only tactical position is something Louis can control.

However, he can control the tactical position of the players, but he cannot control the hearts of those who are dissatisfied with the status quo and self-inflated.

"Coach, have a Coke." Wilson stopped Louis' scattered thoughts.

The Knicks' season debut, the league's opponent for them is the Boston Celtics.

October 29, 1990, New York, Madison Square Garden.

People on Madison Avenue filled every seat at MSG.

This is the NBA's first game back on NBC.

NBC hired Marv Albert, who had previously commented on the Knicks game full-time, as the main commentator for the national broadcast.

In addition, former 76ers head coach Matt Gokas, retired NBA legend center Bill Walton, and former NBA coach Mike Fratello also joined NBC's NBA commentary team.

The garden hosted a grand pre-game show.

The King of Pop Michael Jackson was there.

Former NFL player, retired media personality Ahmed Rashad was the subject of a sideline interview in his first NBA game hosted by NBC.

"Coach Lu, after returning from Team USA, has your view of the game changed?"

"No." Louie shook his head and said, "The rules of FIBA ​​and NBA are only partially different. Basketball is still basketball, and the size and height remain the same."

Rashad asked again: "How do you feel as a participant in the NBA's first live NBA game since returning to NBC~www.novelmt.com~?"

"Fantastic, and I hope the Knicks, along with the league and NBC, will climb higher in a new era."

Louie meets Isiah Thomas, who has had a summer's tantrum.

Thomas waited every day for news that he was being traded, and he didn't.

The Celtics would rather hold him in their hands than trade him for some lower-quality assets.

For Thomas personally, it was a tragic outcome.

He paid everything for the Celtics, created a dynasty with the team as the third-leading family, but did not get the fame and fortune of Bird and Sampson. Now, he will also leave his name in the history of the Celtics team. His name will be equated with Joe-Joe White in the 1970s, a powerful but selfish megalomaniac and selfish ghost who never cared about honoring the Celtics.

"Isiah, how does it feel to be hated by everyone?" Louis asked with a smile.

Thomas smiled and said sarcastically: "How can you ask this question when you angered the whole Boston five or six years ago? Don't you know what it's like?"

"Hey!" Louie laughed, "I didn't spend all my prime in Boston, and I never expected them to like me, you're different, Isiah, you've done so much and never got How do you feel when they forget what you've done for the city and hate you for a legitimate request?"

Thomas's hypocritical smirk gradually disappeared, and his expression became serious and indifferent: "Isn't this what you want to see most, Coach Lu?"