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Chapter 349 Invited to watch the game
At first, Louie had in mind just giving George Johnson and Alex Stevens a few games to prove themselves.

As a result, it dragged on for half a month.

Louie first put Johnson on the DNP list permanently until the end of the season, when his contract expired, and then called Stevens into his office.

Louie will notify Stevens that the Knicks will not execute the remainder of his contract and he will become an unrestricted free agent.

In terms of style of play, Louis likes a desperate player like Stevens.

He was like a mad dog, biting people as soon as he came on the court. Although the details of offense and defense were a mess, Louis gave him half a month, giving him about 10 minutes in each game.

But Stevens is not suitable for them. He averaged only 3 points, 1 rebound and less than 1 assist per game, and his shooting percentage was less than [-]%.

This is Zhou Qi's NBA data.

Even Louis suspected that if Zhou Qi was given the same chance, he would be able to play better.

When Stevens came to the office, Louie made some polite remarks.

Then Stevens tensed up: "Coach, am I being traded again?"

"No, you don't have to worry about that." What you should worry about is whether someone will want you later.

The pity on Louis' face flashed away.

"In the next few days, we will conduct a transaction, but you are not in it." Louis paused, "The transaction involves many players, but our roster is full, so we need to clear a position."

Stevens' heart sank.

He knew that in this team, apart from George Johnson, his position was the most insecure.

"After several days of discussions between the management and the coaching staff, we have made a difficult decision."

Not me not me not me not me not me. Stevens already knew he was the chosen one, or Louie wouldn't have had him in the office for a one-on-one chat.

"We decided to end your contract early, Alex." Louie said helplessly, "I really like your drive on the court, but..."

A fourth-round pick like Stevens has only a handful of opportunities to prove himself.

In all fairness, Louis gave him enough opportunities.

Half a month, more than 10 minutes per game.

Louie valued his height and length and boundless energy, as well as his willingness to fight for the ball.

However, he is not up to the NBA level at all now.

Stevens could do a little bit of everything when he was in college, long-range shots, breakthroughs, rebounds, passes, steals, blocks, defense... So, a teammate with historical literacy called him the "universal spider", he can fill every column of the data sheet.

"Coach, I understand the team's decision."

After all, Stevens walked out of Louis' office.

Watching one's dreams shatter was cruel, and Louie didn't want to think about it.

He had thought that this was the end of the matter.

But that night, when he got home, he got a voicemail from Stevens.

"Coach, I will do anything you ask me to do. No matter what you ask me to do, I will do it with all my strength. Fouls, fights, conflicts, swearing, defense, offense, rebounding, serving tea, being everyone's sandbag. Whatever you need me to do, I will do it. I just want a chance."

If you're a Spurs fan, you're automatically reminded of Danny Greene's life-changing text messages.

Louie is not one to be easily persuaded.

He thought about it carefully, and finally decided to keep Stevens.

Maybe Stevens will let him down, maybe Stevens is just a dreamer with empty words, but the Knicks' bench is not crowded enough to accommodate him.

Louie opted to waive George Johnson and keep Stevens.

In this way, the Knicks have one spot left on the roster and one injury exception that can be used to sign people.

Throughout December, the Knicks maintained a 12% winning percentage and firmly occupied the top four positions in the Eastern Conference.

On the night of December 1985, 12, at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Ewing played the best performance of his rookie season.

That night, his crazy performance came from a lucky three-pointer.

Tactics kill, the ball stays in his hands, there is no time, throw it casually, and score.

Stockton found that he felt good and fed a few balls.

The more you feed, the better he feels.

The Nets still had an undefended attitude towards him, and Ewing played tons of output because of this.

With 45 points, 22 rebounds and 3 blocks, Ewing made the headlines of the major media with this performance.

The New York media is the most popular, they "discovered" Ewing's fame is not in vain.

However, Ewing's attitude towards this matter was very indifferent.

The reporters originally planned to take advantage of this rare explosion to build momentum for Ewing, to see if they could take the bird spot from Moses Malone, kill the starting position of the Eastern Conference All-Star, and be their own masters.

As a result, the reporter asked Ewing: "This game must feel great, right?"

"Not at all, my opponent doesn't care about me at all." Ewing said angrily, "I was offended."

He avoided all the correct answers in the interview, and chose the one that made the media most uncomfortable.

Indifferent, cold, careless, disdain to look back on his wonderful performance.

You can train a dog to call you "250," but how do you get a misfit to fit in?

Being out of gregariousness and not being able to cater to the media is also Ewing's problem. Is it because of his personality or the sequelae left by his four years at Georgetown University?Louis thinks this should have nothing to do with John Thompson.Not to excuse him, there are many stars who came out of Georgetown University, except for Ewing, only Iverson has a bad relationship with the media.

If the players who come out there are all of this kind of virtue, Thompson will definitely not be able to shake off the blame.

But if there are only a few isolated cases, it is not appropriate to blame Thompson.

When the time came to 1986, Louis did not expect that in a blink of an eye, he had entered the professional basketball circle for almost 10 years.

The summer of 1978 seemed like yesterday.

In the first game of the new year, against the Washington Bullets, the Knicks' old bitter master, they fought hard and lost in four quarters.

Lose one game first, then win three consecutive victories to consolidate the ranking.

Between January 1 and 7, the Knicks have a four-day offseason.

Louie is invited by Jennifer Beals to a college game in Los Angeles.

Jennifer picks a match that Louie can't refuse during the break.

UCLA vs Arizona.

The two schools are bitter rivals, and both teams have unmissable players.

UCLA junior guard Reggie Miller is an All-American pitcher. Although his reputation is not as big as his sister who is as strong as an alien in the women's basketball game, his own strength is also favored by the NBA and he will definitely become a member of the league in the future.

Miller was regarded as a player not to be missed by Louie.

Besides Miller, it was another player from UCLA that really made Louie and Jennifer both have to come to the game.

Super freshman Benjamin Wilson.

When Wilson was a freshman, he started in UCLA, which has many strong players, and can play three positions. His personal performance has repeatedly surpassed Miller, but because of his too strong personality, he had conflicts with the coach.

"Coach Lu, Jennifer, I'm really glad to see you!"

Wilson came over to say hello.

"If you're happy, let's have a good fight," Louis said.

"Must, please wait and see!"

Jennifer said excitedly: "Score at least 40 points?"

"This is a college game, and it's not that easy to score." Louis didn't want to put too much pressure on Wilson.

"As long as you want to see it, I will definitely get it!"

Wilson returned to his teammates full of fighting spirit and talked non-stop. Presumably, he must be talking about how many points he wants to score.

Jennifer gave Louis a white look, "Look at Benj, and then at you, if it wasn't for his face, I don't think you would even come out to watch a game, would you?"

"How come, I really don't have that much time usually, it's just that this time you invited me during our break"

"So, as long as you don't have a game, are you free?"

"maybe."

"Why is it not sure?"

"Let's watch the game first." Louis said sadly.

The University of Arizona is not only UCLA's sworn enemy, but also one of the most competitive teams in the Pacific Ten.

Among them were two acquaintances of Louis.

The core player Sean Elliott is a well-known Spurs legend.

Chief guard Steve Kerr, a name that is too familiar.

(End of this chapter)