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Chapter 696 I saw a perfect team

"Coach Lu, what do you have to say about the accusation that you deliberately favored your players in the All-Star Game to help them get better numbers and win AMVP?"

"A little disgusting."

"nausea?"

"Yes," Louis said aggrievedly, "The arrangement of playing time depends entirely on the performance of the players themselves. Moreover, there are many teams that don't want their players to play too long in the All-Star Game. This is a rare opportunity to rest, and we are the favorite team to compete for the championship. Do you think I have any reason to let my players play more?"

"For AMVP?"

"Haha!" Louie laughed disdainfully, "When you discuss the legacy of a great player, do you take the honor of AMVP into consideration?"

AMVP is a big plus for Wilson.

There are almost no bonuses on the court, but off the court, his commercial endorsements have increased several times during this period.

Like when Ewing won the AMVP last year, there was almost no off-court bonus.

The bonus on the court was not until he achieved the achievement of 3 MVPs in a single season. No one thought that he was another Knicks center who had a Grand Slam season after Willis Reed.

This year's trade deadline, nothing major happened.

The ones to keep an eye on are Joe Barry Carroll being traded again, and talented guard Rod Strickland out of New York being sent to the Phoenix Suns for Byron Scott, a foolish Rockets trade.

The rest is nothing to watch, and the strong teams are happy with the status quo.

The Knicks stood still and waited quietly for the holiday to end.

These days, Rudy Tomjanovich is very happy.

He was technically knocked out by Buster Douglas in the tenth round as his nemesis Michael Tyson suffered a major upset in his title fight in Japan.

Since Tyson killed Spinks in less than 1988 minutes in 4, Tomjanovich and his Liangzi have been officially tied.

As long as Tyson has a fight, Tomjanovich will definitely support his opponent.

As a "winner", Louis doesn't like Tyson, but he likes the strong.So of course he has to support Tyson.

Louie wins streak against Tomjanovich in private betting around Tyson fight.

And this time, Tyson finally lost.

Tomjanovich won $3000 in cash from Louie, which was nothing compared to the money he lost to Louie.

But it was enough to make him feel good.

Louie was in Miami for All-Star weekend when Tyson lost, and he didn't even have time to watch the game.Still, it took Tomjanovich 20 phone calls to remind him of that fact.

Louis was surprised by Tyson's failure, but he was relieved after learning the inside story.

It's the 90's and the invincible Iron Fist Tyson is a thing of the past.

More importantly, influences from off the field.

Tyson parted ways with his mentor, and there was some negative news every month. He had less and less time to practice boxing, couldn't concentrate on preparing for the game, held parties day and night, and lost his aggressiveness and hunger.

What about his opponent Douglas?He lost his own mom before his fight with Tyson.He regards this game as the most important battle in his life, and he wants to comfort his mother with victory, so he insists on training, watching Tyson's game video every day to study his weaknesses.

In the end, with a little flaw ([-]), he won a fight that will surely be recorded in boxing history.

If the enlightenment of why Tyson failed is not deep enough, then the story of his opponent Douglas’s short-lived rise and then his fall at the speed of light must be a warning to later generations in professional sports. The challenger Holyfield (the man whose ear was bitten by Tyson) was easily dethroned.

Professional basketball has more people involved than boxing.

Like Tyson and Douglas, there are not a few self-defeating ones, and Louie has always avoided this kind of thing from happening.

Therefore, when he drafts, he will favor players with less trouble off the court.

That's why he was so hesitant about choosing Kemp.

Because he knew that Kemp had the same things as Tyson - brilliance and self-destructive tendencies.

April 2

The Knicks played against the Hawks in a healthy state.

Currently, the Eagles rank last in the league.

This team whose future was indirectly ruined by Louis is still looking for their future.

The Knicks' ruthless style of play allowed the Hawks to score just 79 points.

Unlike many teams with strong defenses, the Knicks' offensive firepower is also vigorous.

Their scoring average is second only to the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors. Once they encounter a team like the Hawks who can't attack or defend, there is a high probability of disaster.

131 is better than 79
With a gap of 52 points, Eagles coach Mike Fratello said contemplatively: "I feel sad about this game, but, walking out of the court, I think that Little Lu's team once beat another team by 81 points. Thinking about it, the gap of 52 points is not so unacceptable⑵."

Ewing efficiently scored 22 points, 23 rebounds and 4 blocks.

This year, the Knicks' offensive focus has shifted significantly outward.

The wing core and shooters led by Wilson and Miller took on more burdens.

This is inevitable, because Hu Kai is the main enemy of the Knicks, and the inside lines of the two teams are both very strong. It is impossible for Ewing to take advantage like last year or the year before.

After a few days of rest, they played against the Rockets with Olajuwon.

The plight of Olajuwon and Barkley is the same. They both have superhuman strength, but the quality of their teammates is so bad that they can only struggle painfully in the middle and lower reaches of the division.

Tonight, Ewing and Olajuwon will compete fiercely.

尤因拿下32分13篮板6盖帽，对面的奥拉朱旺以25分15篮板8盖帽的表现回应。

As far as the counterpoint is concerned, the two are not inferior.

From the performance point of view, Louis thinks Ewing played better.

Under him, Ewing has become a champion core center with both offense and defense and selflessness. Has Olajuwon changed from the time at the University of Houston?

I'm afraid the only change is adapting to the professional arena.

Others, not only did not get better, but some aspects got worse.

His temper, and the black hole problem of the ball that he doesn't want to pass out after receiving the ball.

The former not only affects his own performance, but also affects the state of his teammates.

For example, when a veteran like Byron Scott asked him to come out and play a pick-and-roll, he insisted on receiving the ball in the low post.

When Scott refused, he cursed on the spot.

In this way, can the team's chemical reaction still be good?
Ewing is different from him.

Ewing only did what he was supposed to do. Louis needed his defense, so he defended.When his attack is needed, he will attack.Occasionally he wants to recall the passionate years of college with Olajuwon. As long as he can score the ball, Louis can let him be willful for a few minutes.

But after a few minutes, without Louis reminding him, Ewing himself would let go of the mentality of looking back and play well.

Ewing knows how to do what is good for the team and how to make teammates comfortable.

To the horror of many teams, the Knicks, chasing a three-peat, have no obvious internal conflicts.

All of them were a card in Louie's hand, to be played when the time came.

If Louis insisted on holding them in his hands, they were fine.

After Ewing went down, Sam Bowie came up to support the second team.

Bowie's outstanding performance has made fans forget about Song Tao.

Even if Song Tao performed well as a substitute insider for the 76ers (8+7 ​​per game).

In this game, Bowie played 17 minutes. Although he only scored 2 points, he scored 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

As Louie envisioned, he became the Knicks' older version of Bill Walton.

Unlike the old Wharton in the Green Kai period, Bowie glass belongs to glass, but it is not in the state of Wharton that may be scrapped at any time.As Ewing's backup, he performed with ease, and his occasional brilliance made Louie understand to some extent why Jack Ramsey insisted on choosing him.

Ewing and Olajuwon continued to lead, but let people see how deep the Knicks' lineup is.

Except for Ewing, the Knicks' other starters only played a maximum of 25 minutes tonight.

MVP favorite Benjamin Wilson only played 22 minutes, scored 19 points and 4 rebounds before clocking out.

All 13 players on the active list got the chance to play. Except for the rookie Doug West, all the players who played had points, assists, and rebounds.

Louie had never been so satisfied.

"I saw a perfect team."

After the Knicks beat the Rockets, Louis told the media with relief.

⑴ Tyson knocked Douglas down in the 8th round. The referee counted seconds on Douglas. At about 9 seconds, Douglas started to stand up. By the time he stood up, it had been 12 seconds, which exceeded the 10-second limit.

⑵ In 1984, Louis led the Celtics to bloodbath the Mavericks with 81 points.

(End of this chapter)