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Chapter 396: The Silent Assassin's Off-Site Trouble

The calm training camp seems to be business as usual, and the Knicks are ready for the new season.

The integration of the newcomers went smoothly, and the murder pressing lineup was formally established.

Even Song Tao played in the confrontation match, and made a deep impression on everyone with a dunk and "fuck" across Ewing.

When the black and white teams in the confrontation match are selected by the head coaches of both sides from the big list, whoever chooses first becomes an interesting link.

Louie would have Tomjanovich and Jackson shoot, or have a one-goal bullfight, or draw lots.

There are many ways, each of which can enliven the atmosphere of the Blue Palace.

Tomjanovich's first choice is often Ewing, while Jackson's first choice is McHale.

The second pick is interesting, as both Jackson and Tomjanovich tend to choose Stockton.

That didn't please Benjamin Wilson, but until he was good enough physically to dominate the matchups, his priority wouldn't be over Ewing, McHale and Stockton.

On the 10th day of the match, Louis launched a trading system.

That is, if both parties in the match are not satisfied with the finalists, they can make a deal with the consent of the other party.

The match between the black and white teams became the most anticipated part of the training camp.

Louis followed up with a number of impressive shows, such as a spot-shooting contest, where the prize for the winner was a $3000 check.

The money was paid by Louis himself.

There is also Louis' private "Most Hardworking Award of the Day".

Whoever worked the hardest in training camp could come to Louie's office the next day and drink whatever he wanted from the vending machine.

This award has been monopolized by Stevens since the day it was introduced.

Excellent chemistry spread throughout the Knicks.

On the eve of media day, Louie gets a call.

Dale Ellis was taken to the police station for DUI.

This matter quickly attracted the attention of the media, and various reports emerged one after another.

When Ellis was stopped by the patrol police, he had already drunk a lot of alcohol. Driving like this was extremely dangerous and violated the law, and he might face short-term imprisonment.

The team behind Ellis managed to get him out on bail, and he ended up staying out of jail.

But this incident reminded Louis that it is reasonable for each team to choose to hold preseason training camps in other places.

There won't be so many things in other places.

What Louis didn't expect was that the perpetrator was Ellis, not anyone else.

He has always regarded the silent and reserved Ellis as a Spurs style player.

Just the type to train hard, play hard and then go home and sleep.

Looking at him now, he might not be. His silence is by nature, which does not mean that he is free.

Louis is at ease with Ellis, not just because of the latter's reliable performance on the field.If it's just reliable on the court, Louis will not regard him as the future of the team.

He knows about Ellis' past.Ellis grew up in a church in her hometown of Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia. In the mighty progressive movement of the 70s, Marietta reluctantly succumbed to what the Yankees called "progress."In the disposable culture of fast food restaurants and "unisex" hair salons, the Confederate flag fluttered in the breeze.

Marietta was not affected by social changes and became one of the 70 fastest growing areas in the United States during the 80s and 24s.

Ellis is one of Marietta's prides.

He went to the University of Tennessee and realized his dream.

He's that rare kid who reads in the library at lunchtime, the perfect player who never misses practice, is never late, and never even argues with the coach.Ellis was one of the first kids to attend an integrated school, and his popularity brought white and black kids together at his school, which is still considered a model for the Marietta area.

This was his public image before entering the league, a model.

In his family, Ellis is also called the pillar.

When Ellis was 9 years old, his father, John Ellis, was shot and killed.When he was very young, he had to go out to work to help his family share the financial pressure.

Ellis found an ingenious solution to every difficulty.He brings his inner emotions to the basketball court. Everyone's ball is the same on the court. The basket is always fair and unchanging. He can control his own destiny.

After Ellis came to New York.Because Louie's system allows a shooter like him to perform, he shoots harder.

Whenever everyone finished training, Ellis would also practice shooting.

At one point, Louie asked him why he was always shooting.

Here's how he responded: "Whenever I have a problem, I just run up the court and shoot until I can't."

He's the kind of guy who keeps everything in his heart.

There are many things that Louis thinks he knows enough, but in fact he doesn't know enough, after all, people will change.

The incident led Louie to dig into Ellis' past in more detail, and he found out that while in Dallas, Ellis was arrested for DUI two weeks after being drafted by the Mavericks.

In addition to this time, this is the second time he has been involved in an accident due to drunk driving.

He was speeding through the 60mph zone at 35mph before being pulled over by patrol officers last night.

At the Knicks' media day, Louie kept quiet about Ellis' DUI.

He really doesn't have much to say, and Ellis looks like the least troublesome player on this team.

On the 20th day of the training camp, Ellis returned to the team.

Louis immediately asked him to come to his office to explain the problem.

He said very little. When Louis asked him why he was drinking and driving, Ellis' answer made him angry: "Drink as much as you want. I was not drunk at the time."

"Not drunk? Isn't it? You told the police that you drank five glasses of double vodka and your blood alcohol concentration reached 0.20%. You said you were not drunk? I'm not interrogating you now, I'm trying to figure out why you're drinking? What's bothering you? Or is it too stressful? You just signed a big contract, and if you killed yourself in a drunk driving accident, you'd be fine, but what about your family? "

Alice was taciturn, and no matter how angry Louis got, he couldn't ask a fart.

"Don't think it's over if you don't say anything!" Louis said angrily, "If there is another time, you will be suspended by the team."

Alice left silently.

This silent assassin, Louis likes his ruthlessness on the field, but once he encounters problems, his taciturn personality is a headache.

Louis did not have a deep friendship with him.

Even though Louis is considered his bole, it doesn't mean he needs to open up to him.

He is also Louie's most important shooter.

He only needs to repay Louis on the court, without compromising training, and what to do after leaving the court, the coaching staff really can't control him.

It is not known how effective Louis' warning will be.

For the rest of the training camp, Ellis didn't cause trouble again.

Trouble off the field seemed to have given him a boost, and he was the team's most in-form shooter for the next ten days.

His performance concealed his off-court troubles.

Louis didn't ask any more questions, and Ellis didn't go to jail.

His lawyer played the race card because his police station has been criticized by affirmative action activists for violations of law enforcement all year round. Therefore, the evidence provided by the police was not recognized by the jury in court.

Ellis thus escaped prison.

Training camp is almost over, and the Knicks' new lineup is showing the chemistry it deserves.

Louis looked at the roster, the starting and rotation schedules, and the playing time setting has almost been set.

Starting lineup: Stockton, Ellis, Wilson, McHale, Ewing.

Bridge: Tyrone Corbin, Dell Curry/Hornacek, Rodman, Oakley, Ball.

Murder looming: Corbin, Stevens, Rodman, Oakley, Saley.

时间设置：一号位（斯托克顿34分钟+霍纳塞克14分钟）、二号位（艾利斯26分钟+库里14分钟+科宾8分钟）、三号位（威尔逊30分钟+罗德曼14分钟+斯蒂文斯4分钟）、四号位（麦克海尔30分钟+奥克利18分钟）、五号位（尤因30分钟+波尔10分钟+奥克利8分钟）。

The time setting is an approximate value and not exact.

If Louie uses the murder press in a game, the five players that make up the murder press get more playing time than usual.

Even so, there are still people who have made great sacrifices in this lineup.

Song Tao basically can't get playing time. Stevens was the team's focus on training the striker and defender last season. Now, due to the arrival of Rodman and Sely, his regular playing time will be greatly reduced.

At the end of training camp, Louie announced the Knicks' preseason schedule.

A total of six games, all played in Las Vegas.

The preseason is a good place to train troops. Louis made a small goal when he came up: "Since our opponents don't have strong teams such as the Lakers and Celtics, it's not too much to win all of them, right?"

After all, they have to play with real guns and ammunition, because there is no need to examine newcomers, the roles and positions of players, and the playing time have already been set, and every game should be serious.

Louis asked for a complete victory in the preseason, and the Knicks responded in unison, as if all the opponents in the preseason were contending for the top pick in the bottom of the season.

Still, having confidence is better than nothing.

　Last month's monthly pass was 4600+, which is converted to 15 chapters plus changes.And I added 13 chapters last month, this is the first time I have not even finished adding monthly tickets.
　　
　
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