the rest, only noise

Chapter 422
In early December, the Knicks played against the second-ranked Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference.

The Pistons are known for their interior depth.

Anyone who can start with the twin towers of Parish and Moses Malone, the double wings of Dantley and James Worthy, and Rick Mahon on the bench can play the best rebounding data in the league.

The Pistons rank first in the league in rebounding rate and have a grade advantage over the No.2 Knicks.

The Knicks lost just three games in November, a record so impressive that people forget that this is an extremely young team.

The Pistons are also a meat grinder-style defensive team. Wilson feels knocked out, Dell Ellis is still suspended, and the Knicks' N.UCLA system can't play an advantage without space.

It's hard for Louis to imagine that they will lose to a team that doesn't even have a serious point guard or shooting guard.

But if someone steals 60 rebounds in a game, 15 of which are offensive, it could happen.

In the first game in December, the Knicks encountered a black door.

That night, Louie called Ewing to his side and yelled at him because he was so bad at rebounding tonight.

"Why don't you tell about Ma Long's little tricks?" Ewing was so sprayed that he couldn't stand it, and asked back.

"What about your little tricks?" Louis asked, "Is the little tricks the old bastard's patent? Where did your little tricks go? Truk didn't teach you on weekdays or something?"

Ewing said aggrievedly: "If I do small tricks, the referee will blow the whistle."

"Damn it, John Thompson didn't even teach you how to do tricks in the paint." Louie said sadly, "I'm so tired, obviously we chose a 22-year-old No. [-] pick, why should I teach you like teaching a child to use the toilet?"

Ewing was furious: "You didn't have to choose me at the beginning!"

"You're standing up and talking without pain in your back!" Louie snorted. "If you choose you, I may one day be pissed off by your rubbish rebounding, mindless defensive attacks, strange butter hands, and fouls that the home referee can't control. If I don't choose you, I may be shot dead by the fans that day."

Ewing's eyes drifted away: "I don't care about it."

"What can you do? You're useless. It's the second year, and the slot is still a mess. How can I believe that you will be as good as Ralph in the future?"

Louie was puffing hard when McHale came over.

"Excuse me, coach, you are also quite tired, don't you want to go out and relax?" McHale asked.

"This is Detroit." Louis is allergic to Detroit.

A few years ago, the Chen Guoren case frightened Asians across the United States. Although people staged demonstrations and protested, Louis also participated in it, but this did not change the stereotypes of Asians in the United States.

The location of the incident was Detroit.

Therefore, every time he came to Detroit, Louis would not go out without going out.

"No." Louie said to Ewing unhappily, "Go ahead, find a few more watches to dance on your body, you'd better have some physical reaction, put some checks in their underwear, and show a side of you that you can't see on the court."

Ewing blushed: "I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

"Don't pretend to be pure with me, I don't know what you do every day?" Louis only had one request, "I don't care what you do, there are only two, don't fight, don't make news, don't make a fuss like that bastard Ellis."

"That's three requirements, right?"

"roll!"

After losing to the Pistons, the Knicks faced several contenders for the No. [-] pick in a row.

There are the San Antonio Spurs who are lying flat, the Los Angeles Clippers who have never been better in Louie's impression, and the Kings who are not acclimatized in Sacramento.

Before the arrival of the Christmas game, the Knicks lost two more games.

One was a double overtime battle and was revenged by the Lakers. At the last moment, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky hook opened the Lakers' lead to 4 points and sealed the victory.

The other was much stranger, beating the Knicks by the Phoenix Suns.

In this game, the Suns had 50 free throws.

All the insiders of the Knicks averaged more than 5 fouls.

After the game, a Phoenix reporter asked Louie sheepishly what he thought.

"Will I be fined for scolding the referee here?"

"Probably"

"If I scold the referee here, will you beautify my foul language as a compliment to the referee because of my incompetence?"

"I'm afraid not."

"Then I have nothing to say."

In this way, the Knicks have lost six games.

But in terms of competitiveness, it is still very strong.

The only team that can threaten the Knicks' leading position is the Portland Trail Blazers in the West. At the same time, they are also one of the teams that most want Manute Bol.

There are two principles for Louis to trade Ball, not to a strong team that may cause him trouble, and not to a team that Ball does not want to go to.

Those who meet these two requirements have the best chips and the best chance to get Ball.

The Blazers are obviously not in line, and they don't have enough good chips.

It is impossible for the Knicks to be absent in the Christmas game. The opponent arranged by the league for them is the Detroit Pistons who played once at the beginning of the month.

The last time they played against each other was in Detroit. The referee obviously had double standards, but Louis would not blame the referee for the loss.

I didn't play well, and the referee's double standard was just one of the many chain effects that led to the loss.

This time, Dell Ellis came back, and Ewing has been in hot form since losing to the Pistons.

单算这个月的数据，他场均得到23分14篮板4助攻4.8盖帽2.1抢断。

The 6.9 cap-grabbing data is already beyond Louie's cognition.

Whenever Louis asked why he suddenly seemed to have changed, McHale always showed a knowing smile.

"It must be the Detroit Rose, he liberated Patrick's soul!" Rodman mouthed.

Detroit Rose?
Louie memorized the name and asked his friends in Detroit to check.

As a result, as soon as the name was mentioned, the other party said: "Detroit Rose, a very hot and unrestrained call girl, I heard that Ewing of your team is having an affair with her."

"This lecherous gorilla!"

However, when I thought about it, I was in such a state after only being served a few times. Wouldn't Ewing go against the sky if he was served a few more times?
"Ahem. Please ask Ms. Rose of Detroit if she is interested in expanding her business to New York."

Louis just mentioned it as a joke.

It is impossible for him to help Ewing match up, this kind of thing is illegal.

Louis doesn't care how Ewing messes around in private, as long as it doesn't affect the state of the game.

Tonight, against the Pistons, the Knicks' state is different from the sluggishness of the Motown battle at the beginning of January. Everyone has a kind of ferocity that wants to kill Detroit people alive.

Moreover, the role of Dale Ellis cannot be reflected by many statistics.

If he is not there, the outside space point of the Knicks' N. UCLA system is actually left with Wilson.But he is still getting used to the three-point line in the NBA, and he is thin and can't stand the toss of the chainsaw killers of the Pistons.

Without Ellis, the opponent's defensive focus would all fall on Wilson, and it would be difficult for him to perform.

With Ellis, that's very different.

The starting lineup for the Pistons is Dumars, Worthy, Dantley, Malone, and Parish.

The terrible big four and one small lineup, in this era when the team has only one or no shooter, the rebounding advantage is magnified, and Worthy playing the other second positions in the league is an astonishingly big dislocation.

However, the Knicks start with two shooters, and their defense becomes a problem.

Leakage is almost the norm, and the phenomenon of being unable to keep up with others happens every round.

If the Knicks can't make a three-pointer, that's fine.

But tonight, the Knicks looked like they were going to make all the shots they didn't make in that game at the beginning of the month.

Both Wilson and Ellis went berserk.

The two scored 74 points together, plus McHale's 24 points and Ewing's 16 points, the Knicks just added up to as many points as the Pistons.

In the whole game, 134 to 114, the Knicks beat the Pistons by 20 points and achieved perfect revenge on Christmas Eve.

Chuck Daly walked up to Louie worriedly, and had only one sentence: "I hope I don't meet you too early in the playoffs."

"Me too." After all, the Pistons were carefully prepared for the Celtics. If the Knicks blocked the Celtics, the Bostonians would laugh and cry.

The reason why Daly doesn't want to touch the Knicks is very simple. Tonight's game proved that the Knicks' style of play is very restrained by the Pistons' big four and one small system.

Once they made a three-pointer, the Pistons couldn't match up, and the rhythm pulled their hips.

Ellis's activity on the court is reminiscent of those off the court.

The matter between him and the Cleveland people has not been resolved. The other party seems to be dissatisfied with the settlement money and is determined to appeal.

If it really turns into a lawsuit, Ellis has no chance of winning, and he may go to jail for a short time.

This is what the Knicks do not want to see.

"Dell is a person who will ignite himself on the court, especially when he encounters those things off the court, he will perform better than usual." Louie told reporters.

Back in the locker room, Ellis barely high-fives anyone.

He is more silent than ever.

"I hope you can handle that," Louie said.

Ellis was silent for a while, and said: "I will be absent from time to time. I have a lawsuit to fight."

"You should be very clear that if you go to court, you will lose." Louis believes that the only way for Ellis to avoid prison is to reach a settlement with the other party.

Ellis didn't answer, and he quickly disappeared in the locker room.

A weirdo, but a useful weirdo.

It's a pity that this weirdo is restless, he is as dangerous as a time bomb.

If Ellis can't get this sorted out, all Louie can do is trade him, and he can't have such a dangerous insecurity in his starting lineup.

If he hadn't been forced to do so, Louie wouldn't have done that, because it's hard to find another off-ball marksman who integrates so well with the N.UCLA system.

(End of this chapter)