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Chapter 351 Warmth from San Antonio
After watching the game, Louie and Jennifer broke up after eating something nearby.

He didn't go to say goodbye to Wilson, because of the league's new regulations, his status is special, and he can't approach college students with draft prospects.

Back in New York from California, Louie's vacation is over.

On January 1, they played against the Portland Trail Blazers, who had already forged a beam last time.

The Blazers who came to Madison Garden seemed to have changed the team, and Jordan scored 50 points.

Seeing Jordan's 50 points, Louis remembered that the trapeze player who should have been reimbursed for most of the season due to a fracture in the second season was still healthy.

Moreover, he is in good shape and leads the scoring list with an advantage of 34 points per game.

The Knicks lost this game and started another winning streak.

One-third of the season has passed, and some of Ewing's problems are gradually showing signs of being cured.

在路易的手下，他的场均出场时间只有30分钟，场均得到19分12篮板3助攻和3.3次封盖。

The most important transformation Louis made to Ewing was to spend more than [-] games to make Ewing realize the importance of blocking positions, and then develop the habit of blocking positions.

There is no need to worry about the skill of the position, the strength of the position or other things, and the key is to develop a habit.

In mid-January, the results of the All-Star voting came out.

Ewing was named an All-Star and Stockton narrowly lost to Jeff Malone.

On January 1, the Knicks fought against the 20ers three times, and Ewing completed his revenge.

Louis took advantage of the home court and the referee's distaste for Malone, allowing the guards to go to the basket many times and cause fouls.

Ewing used the ability to block and grab rebounds after half a season of hard training on the No. [-] frontcourt king in history.

He achieved a not many people know, but a very commendable achievement-let Malone not grab 1 offensive rebound in the game.

Because Ewing has been practicing too much recently, he has no shooting touch that night. He actually scored 10 points, 22 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 blocks, which is a Bill Russell-style data.

This delighted The New York Times, and the next day it published a magnificent piece, "The Revival of a Great Tradition, Bill Russell in New York."

This battle is a qualifying battle between the Knicks and the 76ers.

If you win, you will be fourth in the Eastern Conference, and if you lose, you will be fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks won the game, so the 76ers dropped to fifth in the East.

At this time, the Knicks' record was 27 wins and 14 losses.

During the same period, there was good news in the free market.

Louis, who has been paying close attention to the movements of the teams, found that the Spurs came to send warmth again.

In the 1985 draft, there were several players that Louis must win.

Among them are Ewing, Ball, AC Green and Tyrone Corbin.

Due to the deal with the Cavaliers, the Knicks got Oakley, supplemented four insiders through a draft, and then found that there was no suitable pick in their hands to draft Corbin, so they had to miss it.

Unexpectedly, Corbin was frustrated in the Spurs.

He has only played 16 games so far this season, averaging 4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game and shooting 40% from the field.

This data should indeed be cut.

When Louis contacted Corbin's agent, he also asked Zhao Yuanzheng how he viewed the latter's performance in the Spurs.

Zhao Yuanzheng's opinion is the same as that of Louis.

"San Antonio wants to turn Tyrone into an offensive swingman, but defense is his strength, and he can perform better on a team that focuses on defense."

Louis waived George Johnson some time ago, so the Knicks happen to have a vacant roster.

According to the rules, in the next three days after the player is waived, if he is claimed, the new team can inherit the player's original contract with the old team.

Because Corbin was unilaterally given up by the Spurs, the Knicks don't need to activate the compensation system yet.

News of Louie's signing of Corbin came out.

Ahead of the next game, the media wondered why the signing of a player who didn't look like he'd have much use for him.

Louie told them a story: "Mario Elie was also a player that San Antonio gave up, but he was a reliable rotation player on our team. I believe the same story will happen to Tyrone."

After signing Corbin, the Knicks' book lineup is all rookies and second-year players.

Ewing, Oakley, AC, Antoine Kyle, Ball, Stockton, Webber, Dale Ellis, Gerald Wilkins, Campbell, Ellie, Stevens, Corbin.

Only one Ellis was in the third grade, and the others were all in the second and first grades.

Especially the 85th grade has the largest number of first graders.

Ewing, Oakley, AC, Ball, Webb, Wilkins, Ellie, Stevens, Corbin, a total of nine.

At least half of these people are not in the Knicks' future plans.

Before the All-Star weekend, the Knicks' record fluctuated. Although Ewing showed defensive performance at the defensive level, Ellis was accidentally injured, which brought a chain effect.

Initially, Louie put Ellis in Ellis' place.

It turned out that Eli's three-pointer was not good enough, and he entered the starting lineup. The intensity of the game made him very unaccustomed.

So Louis changed to Gerald Wilkins into the starting lineup.

Suddenly, the Knicks started with two selfish players.

Campbell and Wilkins, they are the kind of brushes who like to shoot by themselves, do not play tactics, and only care about their own comfort regardless of the feelings of their teammates.

Campbell is better at brushing, and Wilkins has defensive attributes, so each has its own strengths.

But the Knicks' current system doesn't need someone in the second position to defend. What they need is someone who can shoot three-pointers to open up the space, so that no matter Ewing, Oakley or Campbell will be very comfortable.

With one less shooter, the Knicks' offense was constipated.

Louis didn't expect that Ellis' absence would cause such a big reaction. They had once reached the third place in the Eastern Conference, but they fell to sixth in the Eastern Conference before the All-Star arrival.

Fortunately, the All-Star weekend arrived in time, and Ellis will return after the holiday.

Louis rarely has a vacation. The advantage of coaching a team that is neither strong nor weak is that when the All-Star Game starts, which entertains everyone, he doesn't have to work overtime.

When he was in Boston, he had to go to the All-Star Weekend to help out, but now he is much freer.

The All-Star Game was being held in Dallas, and Louie, who was staying at home, heard some news about the team.

Like the 76ers, continue to cut expenses.

They sent away Leon Wood, a rare young man on the team.

And, Sam Bowie still hasn't been able to dodge a bullet.

Bowie suffered a fracture and announced that he will be reimbursed for the season.

The Blazers, another team aspiring to compete for the championship, are actively seeking reinforcements inside. Stu Inman once called Louis' office and wanted Manute Ball.

Of course, it is not impossible to ask for Ball. When Louie asked for three first-round picks, Inman said "goodbye" and hung up the phone.

Whether Ball's future is in New York, Louis himself is not sure.

He is too "one move fresh". So far this season, he has not gained much weight, and it seems that he will never be able to complete the weight gain.

Well, even if he can't put on weight, he's a very valuable functional player.

When Ewing's weight reaches the standard and his rebounding ability is as good as Oakley, maybe the Knicks can start with Ewing + Ball, which will turn their inside line into the most suffocating no-fly zone in history.

You know, if Ball's average playing time is converted to 36 minutes, his average number of blocks per game can reach 5 times.

Although the conversion is meaningless, because the efficiency will decrease if the time is too long, Ball did indeed average 5 blocks per game in a single season in Louie's previous life.

As long as the NBA doesn't defend for three seconds, there is room for a rim-protecting monster like him.

Therefore, before the Knicks have a clear future path, Louis does not intend to hand over Ball.

On the day of the All-Star Game, Louis took his children and came to the Blue Palace with Lorraine.

Louie had stopped by here to pick up the files, and hadn't expected to meet Alex Stevens and Tyrone Corbin.

Besides the two of them, Tomjanovich was present.

"Who are you?" Louis asked suspiciously.

Tomjanovich said with a smile: "They asked me to help improve the pace of lateral movement. I have nothing to do, so I came here."

"Practice well, excellent defense will allow you to take root in the league." Louie encouraged.

"Yes, coach."

Lorraine nodded with them, Lu Yi was pushing the baby carriage, and Lu Wuxia looked around ignorantly.

"Is that Coach Lu's wife? Oh my God, it's beautiful!" Stevens exclaimed.

"They're not married yet." Tomjanovich didn't know how to explain, "but it's almost there."

Louis came to the office and took out the documents, which were about the filing of the first game after the All-Star Weekend.

Their opponent at that time will be the Los Angeles Lakers. This is the first time they have played against each other this season, so they must prepare well.

"You promised me not to work today." Lorraine said.

"Of course, I'm definitely not going to work today." Louis took the documents with him, "Come on, let's go to the movies!"

"Take Michael to the movies? No way"

"what do you mean?"

"Let's go to the opera."

When watching a movie, if Lu Wuxia suddenly started howling, it would be an accident.

What if Lu Wuxia cried while watching an opera?That was not only an accident, but also aroused the contempt of various high-quality people on the scene.

So, after calculating various risks, Louis and Lorraine decided to go home and watch a movie in their home theater.

(End of this chapter)