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The latest website: At this year's annual meeting, the Lakers representative Jerry West put forward a proposal for the teams to pay attention to.

West wants to ban Hand-checking in the frontcourt.

This proposal is obviously aimed at the Knicks.

Since its rise in 1988, the Knicks' defense has been imitated and learned by many teams. However, they have been imitated, never surpassed, and murder pressing has become a frightening defensive tactic.

The secret of murder pressing is to be composed of five Spider-men who are good at defense, so as to achieve the effect of single defense, high pressure, and double-team suffocation.

Because the Knicks are involved in murdering pressing players and have good athleticism, they are also unmatched in defensive rotation.

In addition, Hand-checking can be done in the frontcourt, which greatly improves the pressing effect of the whole court.

If the league passes West's proposal, it will greatly affect the Knicks' defense. .

Many people looked at Louis.

"If you have any opinions, feel free to put them up." David Stern said jokingly.

"I don't agree with Jerry's proposal," Louie said, standing up, "but I disagree, not because of the proposal itself, but because it undercuts the defense without facilitating it in other ways. Basketball is It's a sport that is very physical, and if we let the offense blindly indulge it, it will lead to an imbalance in offense and defense. Blindly on offense is not good for improving the ratings of the game. If you don't believe it, look at the Nuggets in the Doug Mo era. ."

"My opinion is that it is desirable to ban Hand-checking in the frontcourt, but we should give the defense some convenience in other areas. The important thing is not to weaken the defense or increase the offense, but to ensure the balance of offense and defense."

Lewis Shafir, the loyal Louie dog, got up immediately after the master's speech and said: "I don't agree with the ban on Hand-checking in the frontcourt. Why? Because it is not in line with the cognition of the fans and the interests of other teams. Jerry, why do the Lakers want to ban Hand-checking in the frontcourt? Because you can't handle the Knicks defense. All the teams in the East are modeled after the Knicks, and all teams want to play like them, What we have to do is surpass the Knicks, not try to weaken them, the Lakers can't beat the Celtics and the Knicks, not because they can Hand-check in the frontcourt, but because you are not good enough."

Even a person so well-kept by West couldn't hold back.

"Lewis, our proposal is from the perspective of the whole league, not for our own interests. You are completely confusing the public by saying this..."

"Okay, then let me say something useful!" Shafir said loudly, "I oppose Jerry's proposal, the game is competition, the Knicks have done their best under the existing rules, what we have to do is not to break the rules, but It's to follow in their footsteps. If we meet a seemingly invincible team and don't think about how to beat it, but use the rules to weaken it, where is the competitiveness of this sport and the league? Besides, I think Not banning Hand-checking in the frontcourt would do us any good. Wouldn’t anyone think that banning Hand-checking in the frontcourt would make the Knicks’ defense bad? No one would think so?”

MSG's top executive, Jack Kruger, heard Shafir's generous remarks and whispered to Louie: "How can he be more excited than us?"

Louie shrugged incomprehensibly.

Shafir bites West, Louis is not surprised.

It is not an act of kindness that he helps the Heat rebuild without asking for anything in return. Shafir must not only cooperate with him when needed, but also help him stand on the stage at the annual meeting.

After all, it's not easy for him to come forward with a proposal like West's.

A third party with seemingly unrelated interests like Deshafir came up and mixed the water, so as to prevent this proposal from entering the voting stage.

Representatives from the East, as well as some Western teams that are going to follow the example of the Knicks, have expressed their opposition to West's proposal.

Stern saw that the opposition was loud, so he did not push West's proposal further.

Besides West, Louie also brought a proposal.

When Louie stood up to make the proposal, everyone at the annual meeting pricked up their ears.

Who has had the greatest influence on professional basketball since 1984?

Perhaps David Stern is the accepted standard answer.

So, who has brought the greatest impetus to the changes in professional basketball in recent years.

Fans will think of many names, but there is only one name in the hearts of insiders.

That is Louis.

He led the Celtics to the rise, then headed to New York to make the Knicks champions in four years. In the era of all-round commercialization of the league, having a Knicks that dominates the league means a lot of things.

At the same time, he played a vital role in the annual conference and many conferences related to the future of the league.

"I want all teams to come together and create a sub-league that helps veterans looking for opportunities in the NBA, marginalized, rookies who haven't gotten used to the intensity of the NBA game, adjust to the atmosphere of professional basketball."

The NBA has always had a secondary league, but it is not under the jurisdiction of the NBA.

That league is called CBA. Unlike China's future CBA, it is called the Continental Basketball League in the United States.

But there is no affiliation between the CBA and the NBA.

Some rookies who cannot get NBA contracts will go to the CBA to hone themselves and then try to return to the NBA.

The NBA does not have its own sub-league.

"So, don't we sign 30 players a year?" Clippers representative Earl Monroe asked.

Louie knew what he was worried about.

"No, the registration quota for the new league is not related to the NBA. If a team is unwilling to bear the full cost of a team, it can also choose to cooperate with other teams. Our purpose is not to expand the expenditure, but to spend a small amount To find a training platform for players who still have potential and new rookies entering the league. Of course, this is just my wish, and I think the league needs such a league.”

If Louie's proposal is passed, the G-D alliance will emerge ten years early.

This is what Louis desperately wants right now.

After all, the competition in the Knicks team is fierce, and it is difficult for some rookies to have the opportunity to play. If they are allowed to sit on the bench for a long time, even if they are really talented, they may be abandoned.

Might as well let them play in the secondary league to maintain the state.

Representatives for all teams knew it was a mutually beneficial proposition, the only problem being that it would increase spending.

But Louie also put forward a team that can have several teams build a sub-league, and dispelled their doubts.

Stern asked the club's representatives to vote.

The final result was that 17 clubs agreed to create a secondary league, 7 opposed and 3 abstained.

Following the standard rookie contract, another proposal for Louie was passed at the annual meeting.

When all the clubs have finished expressing their opinions and feelings, it seems that the annual meeting is coming to an end.

But, in fact, the reason why the Knicks attach importance to the annual meeting this year is that this year's annual meeting will officially decide whether the league will allow local players to play in the Olympics.

Celtics representative Dave Garvet has a dual identity.

On the one hand, he is a representative of the Celtics' annual meeting, and on the other hand is a member of the USA Basketball Association and the Olympic Committee.

Last year, the U.S. team, dominated by college students, missed the gold medal again.

As the team's chief assistant coach, Louie first got up and talked about his views on world basketball when everyone expressed their opinions.

"The Soviets needed three chances to beat the U.S. in Munich~www.novelmt.com~ Even so, it was the darkest scene in Olympic history, a 1980 'Miracle on Ice' (1)-style upset. But Today, the situation is no longer the same, there are good basketball players all over the world, countries like Yugoslavia even have players like Drazen Petrovic, Vlad Divac. Think about defending the United States with college students The team's gold medal is too difficult for these inexperienced children. Not only in recent years, but for many years to come, it will be difficult for American college students to have an absolute advantage. I think it is time for professional players to let go The world has a taste of the country of basketball."

"Whether it's to develop the game of basketball, or to bring the league to the world, or to defend the honor of America." Under the watchful eyes of "Sports Illustrated" columnist Jack McCallum, Louie said the immortal phrase. Words, "We must form an unprecedented dream team, let the world focus on this (I didn't think about using "us" or "America" ​​or something else. In our words, there are two us in one sentence, the language is not good , using the United States has the taste of kneeling and licking)."

⑴Background: The Winter Olympics at that time did not allow professional players to participate, so the Soviet team was the ice hockey hegemon in the world competition. From 1964 to 1980, they won 47 consecutive victories. Before the 1980 Winter Olympics, they also killed the NHL All-Star United 6-0. Then this invincible team was killed by the American team composed of college students.