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The latest website: "Coach Lu, we want a three-year contract, and Patrick should have an option to jump out of the contract in the second year of the contract."

Louis wasn't angry.

Up to now, if Falke does not know how to make a fuss about the number of years and insists on a long-term contract, then there is something wrong.

Remember the contract Wilson signed?

Wilson's first extension was a multi-year contract, but there was an option to opt out the following year because the salary cap would skyrocket in 1990 with the signing of a televised deal with NBC. After that, Wilson signed a four-year, $18 million contract with the Knicks in 1990 with no options. After this contract ended, it happened to be the summer of 1994. At that time, if nothing else, the NBA will usher in a new TV contract, and the salary cap will increase significantly.

In order to eat the dividends of the skyrocketing salary cap, it is most appropriate to choose to sign the contract every four years.

Falke wants a three-year contract with a second-year player option, and the same is true.

Ewing still has to execute his rookie contract this season. From the new contract starting next season to the activation of the player option after the end of the second year, just in time to usher in the next salary cap surge.

Player options for the second year, which is what Falke wants most.

Louis did not refuse.

The initiative in this matter actually lies with the players.

Ewing has a player option to jump out of the contract this summer. If he chooses to jump out, the situation will be out of control.

Louie gave Ewing player options to ensure that Ewing would still play for the Knicks for years to come.

By 1994, Ewing's contracts with Wilson and Louie will expire at the same time, and who knows what will happen?

On December 2, 1991, the Knicks announced that they had re-signed a contract with Patrick Ewing at a price of 3 years and 20 million, which will take effect next season.

Ewing's contract is staggering.

You must know that Wilson only signed 18 million for 4 years last year. Now, it is a very high maximum salary, but compared with Ewing, it is much worse.

Ewing will be the league's first Mr. 6 million.

Compared to his last contract, the annual salary has doubled.

People began to discuss whether Ewing was too greedy, and from his rookie season, he was particularly concerned about whether his annual salary ranked first in the league.

Fortunately, 6 million (actually 6.6 million) is shocking, but not so hard to swallow.

If the world knew that his agent's original asking price was 8 million, all kinds of doubts about him may come.

Those in Wilson's camp were outraged.

Wilson's brother told reporters: "If Patrick's contract can be re-signed, then Benj should have the same rights."

However, despite the existence of this voice, Wilson's agent has never approached Baylor or Louie.

No dissatisfaction could be seen on Wilson's face, he said he was not jealous of Ewing, he said that 6 million was what Ewing deserved.

Louis believed what he said, and others might not.

Like Rodman, he laughed directly in the training hall.

"Patrick is already making 6 million a year, does Ralph get 10 million a year?" Rodman asked worriedly.

Ewing was upset, but on the surface he was calm: "If Boston is willing to give it, he can take so much."

"I really don't think Elgin wants to give you that much." Rodman's words were so sour that he could melt one's teeth.

His sour grape psychology is not difficult to understand.

Ewing is also an indispensable player on the team. It is understandable that Ewing has more money than everyone else, but Rodman can't understand that he has so much more than Wilson.

In Rodman's eyes, Ewing and Wilson are players of the same level.

Even if Ewing is the leader of the team, it is understandable to take a little more than Wilson, but now, he is not just taking a little more. As long as the new contract starts, Ewing's annual salary will be $2.2 million more than Wilson's. .

Then, Rodman took another look at his contract.

He signed a five-year, $8 million deal in the summer of 1989, when he was still excited for several months.

Looking at it now, this contract is not much better than a rookie.

Rodman never thought about signing a contract as big as Ewing and Wilson, but no matter how bad it is, it should be Stockton's standard (six years, $21 million).

Even worse, it has to be at the price of John Seley (8 million in 3 years).

8 million in 5 years really makes him sicker the more he thinks about it.

After Ewing signed a new contract, Rodman's mentality was not right.

In six straight games, Rodman scored and averaged 19 rebounds.

Moreover, he deliberately grabbed a lot of Ewing's defensive rebounds.

In those six games, Ewing averaged only eight rebounds per game.

Rodman's scramble for rebounds successfully reduced Ewing's rebounding average from 10 to 9.7.

Ewing's rebounds per game dropped below 10 for the first time since his rookie season.

Fortunately, Rodman is normal except for not attacking. He devotes more energy to rebounding with Ewing, in order to ridicule when Ewing's rebounds per game drop to single digits.

"If I earn 6 million a year and don't grab 20 rebounds per game, I'll definitely have trouble sleeping."

On December 14, the Knicks faced the Celtics for the second time.

Sampson delivered a superb performance, scoring 59 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks, hitting Ewing with 6 fouls, and limiting Ewing to only 16 points and 5 rebounds.

But Rodman's rebounding was not affected, he still scored 0 points, but the audience 23 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds for the Knicks to win a valuable second offensive opportunity.

Unfortunately, Ewing was completely blown up, Bird also performed well, and even Billy Owens, the famous parallel trader, scored 20 points.

The Knicks broke their 19-game winning streak at the start.

They suffered their first defeat against the Celtics.

The next day, when Louie summed up the game, Rodman got angry with Ewing again: "If the opponent's center scored 59 points with a 60% shooting rate, and our center was called six fouls and only scored 16 points, If the shooting percentage is less than 45%, isn't it inevitable to lose?"

Unable to bear it, Ewing stood up and roared, "You're no better!"

Rodman choked back fearlessly: "At least I grabbed more rebounds than you all."

"You don't take me seriously anymore?" Louis shouted with a livid face.

Rodman immediately shut up.

"How many times has he troubled me these days, do you want me to endure it all the time?" Ewing said in disapproval.

"When you signed 30 million for 10 years, how many people troubled you? Did you forget? The world is such a rude person, if you earn more, you have to show the corresponding strength to convince you, what, you I've been playing professional basketball for seven years, don't you understand that strength is the last word? If you keep playing as bad as last night, let alone Dennis trouble you, I won't let you go!"

There was silence in the review room.

Louie didn't intend to get angry. Sampson was so amazing yesterday, and it was reasonable to be blown up, but Ewing and Rodman, two **** who didn't know much, actually quarreled in front of him. Not killing the monkeys at this moment to set an example for the monkeys will be the next time.

"No more words? If you don't have words, get me out and run seventeen times! Follow Portland's standards!" Louie roared, "Willis, you supervise, who the **** dares to give me a discount , don't fight next time!"

Ewing and Rodman leave the review room.

Reed followed.

"Where did you say it?" Louis asked.

Zhao Yuanzheng reminded: "About how to defend against Ralph next time I meet the Celtics..."

"Fuck it!" Louie roared, "Next time he plays like this, anyone of you will foul me hard. I'd rather watch him take 100 free throws than see him like last night. Bombing our defenses in a different way! I'm sick of thinking about it! It's disgusting!"

"The meeting is over, what should I do!"

"CJ, you come with me!"

Originally, Louis was not so angry, but he was forced out by Ewing and Rodman.

After the Louis left, Tomjanovich said with a wry smile: "I don't think even he would have thought that Ralph would become such a clueless player."

"I have the impression that Ralph has always been strong." Zhao Yuanzheng can't remember the time when Sampson was not strong.

Tomjanovich has seen it all the way. He knows that Sampson was like Ewing in his rookie days in his early years, and he didn't understand the card position.

but now...

The Knicks poured all their anger on the New Jersey Nets.

In the four quarters of the game, he kept a quarter-and-a-half full-court press, and maintained a very high level throughout the game.

In the end, the Knicks beat the Nets 141-73 by 68 points.

Christmas is still a while away, but Louis is already focusing on the Christmas fight.

The league arranged the best Christmas opponent for the Knicks - the Portland Trail Blazers.

What Pat Riley did with the Blazers shook the league.

He did several things. First, he suppressed Jordan's desire to score and made him give up the scoring title to activate the team's offense. As a result, Jordan is currently averaging 28 points and 13 assists per game, ranking third in scoring and first in assists. Second, take the initiative to imitate the Knicks' game, but do it more extreme, and widely implement the "no layup principle".

Anyone who attempts a layup in the Blazers' restricted area ~www.novelmt.com~ will be brought down by them.

This is what Riley learned from Louie's game.

Louie usually only does that when he has unrestricted players, and Riley normalizes it.

There is also Riley's personal brand of high-intensity training.

Through the league's largest training volume, the Blazers' technical and tactical level has been significantly improved.

At the same time, Riley also vigorously promoted football tactics, forcing the entire team, including Barkley, to wash off the fat on the body and practice a reinforced iron body, so that he can fight with the opponent passionately during the game.

Barkley thus ushered in the best body shape of his career, and the Blazers also completed Nirvana from the inside out.

So far this season, the Blazers have been undefeated, with the fewest points per game in the league, with an average net advantage of 17.4 points per game, which is even more brutal than the Knicks.

This time, the wolf really came.