the rest, only noise

Chapter 815

After entering the New Year, the Knicks and the Trail Blazers both lost more frequently.

As of the All-Star break, the Knicks had a record of 39 wins and 6 losses, while the Blazers had a record of 40 wins and 5 losses.

For these two teams that have remained competitive all year round, how to strengthen their beliefs in the long regular season is a question worthy of serious consideration.

The Knicks have been through a lot, from the internal turmoil caused by Ewing's contract extension to the Dream Team.

Now, Louis was elected as the head coach of the Dream Team, and New York is also proud. Ewing and Wilson were selected for the Dream Team. The Knicks marketing department seized the opportunity and launched a variety of commemorative peripherals to make a lot of money.

The 1992 All-Star Weekend was held in Orlando.

The host Magic has no All-Stars, and they are occupying the bottom-most position in the league with an awesome decline.

Since the league has not changed the lottery rules for a long time, the bottom ranking does not increase the probability of the Magic winning the No. [-] lottery.

But many people think that if the Magic wins the No. 1992 pick, Shaquille O'Neal will choose to sign up for the [-] draft.

Louie and his family arrived in Orlando a day early.

This year he did not refuse the invitation of the head coach of the Eastern Stars, because every year during the All-Star weekend, the league will hold a mid-term meeting at the venue.

For example, this year is the year of the Olympics, and if we want to form a dream team, there are more things that need to be discussed.

Louie, as the head coach, must be present.

After all, there are still four vacancies in the name of the Dream Team roster.

After arriving in Orlando, Louis and his family split into two groups.

Lorraine and the others are having fun casually, while Louis is going to attend the mid-term meeting.

There are many new faces in this year's mid-term meeting.

In the past, representatives of the league and clubs participated in the mid-term meeting. This year, there are more members of the selection committee represented by Rod Thorn and Dave Gavitt representing the American Basketball Association.

Louis originally thought that with Gavitt around, he probably wouldn't have a better day today.

Unexpectedly, Gavitt was full of enthusiasm the first time he saw him: "Coach Lu, how are you recently?"

Is he not clear about the situation, or does he really think that the "festival" between the two of them is unimportant?

Is the fallout from the Chris Jackson trade over?

For the Knicks, it might be over, but for the Celtics it's far from it.

Realizing that he had been cheated, Louis would rather cut some meat (send Doug West) and get revenge. As a result, the Celtics gambled on team luck and sent two future All-Stars in exchange for Billy Owens, the biggest bubble in the 90s.

It can't be said that Owens is a complete parallel importer, but just think about the price the Celtics paid for him, and the lovable content he showed is not worth mentioning.

"I'm fine, especially after seeing what CJ is doing."

Louie looked at Gavitt warily, assuming that the other party had malicious intentions.

"I'm really happy to see CJ come back to life in Appletown, that's why we made that deal, it's good for both of us." Gavitt seems to really think that Louie is so tolerant that he can be played for a fool and still be okay.

Louis smiled sarcastically: "Yeah, it would be better if he didn't have that problem."

"No one is perfect, Coach Lu." Gavitt naturally asked Louis to take a seat, "Please, Coach Lu."

Gavitt really gave Louie a weird feeling that he didn't seem to see himself as an enemy or that he had a problem with hiding CJ's weirdness in the Chris Jackson trade.

Besides, he didn't seem to know that Louie had a lot to say about it.

They didn't even know that Lu Yi set up a trick to make them make the deal that bet on the team's luck.

This made Louis think a lot, maybe this incident was not planned by Gavitt?
Could it be Auerbach?
Would Auerbach really plot against him for that petty gain?After all, those are just a few draft picks that aren't enough to change anything.

Louie didn't believe Auerbach would backstab him for this benefit.

But now, Louis can only wait.

I believe that when the Celtics come back to their senses, they will find that Louis is a bastard who will definitely count back after being calculated. They will find that this green-blooded man who made great contributions to the rise of the Celtics in the 80s only paid Doug West to kill the future of the Celtics.

At that time, they must have something to say to Louis.

Until that day comes, Louis can only wait.

At the midterm annual meeting, Garcia Lynn, David Stern's assistant, announced last year's league revenue and overall game ratings.

Due to the rise of the Knicks, a large amount of capital has poured into the league, and the Lakers have played against the Lakers in the finals for three consecutive years. The two media-developed regions have also attracted the attention of the whole United States.

Although this height cannot double the revenue of the league like the 1991 MLB World Series (80), compared to the Lakers-Kicks matchup in the [-]s, the game between the Lakers and the Knicks has brought more commercial value and audiences, which is what the league values.

These are things club representatives like to hear, but everyone knows what the focus is today.

The biggest issue is of course the dream team. There are currently 8 players in the team. Excluding a college student quota and a tragedy teacher with many uncertain factors, there are only two quotas left for everyone.

The reputation of the Dream Team was nearly ruined some time ago, but now, with Louie taking over as coach and superstars returning, everyone is eager to be a part of it.

Almost all star players have expressed their intention to join the dream team.

"I want to hear everyone's opinions first."

Louie did not specify who he had in mind.

As a result, the meeting became chaotic, with everyone trying to stuff their own star on the team.

Jazz representatives believe that their head star Karl Malone deserves to join this team.

"Carl is the best pick-and-roller in the league, and he's a dominant force in any game."

Bulls general manager Clyde Gooden thought it absurd that Drexler wasn't drafted to the Dream Team.

"Looking at the league, I don't think there are any other wings that are better than Clyde, other than MJ and Benj."

There is nothing wrong with Gooden saying that.

The most outrageous thing about him is to praise and step on one. Of course, it is understandable, after all, he was sent to Portland not long ago because he couldn't stand Barkley.

Gooden looked at Louis. He knew that Louis had the right to decide: "If even Charles Barkley can be selected for the Dream Team, why not Clyde? Coach Lu, you keep talking about respect. I want to know if Clyde is worthy of respect?"

"John, if you say that, I disagree!" Blazers general manager Bucky Buckwalter (Bucky Buckwalter) had to speak for their inside core, "Clyde is good, but his style is replaceable. We have MJ, Benj, and Larry. What Clyde can do, they can do, and they can do better. At the same time, they can do things that Clyde can't do. You say that Clyde is better than Charles, I don't agree, at least on the wing offense, Charles It has irreplaceable value, let Clyde learn how to shoot first, and then talk about it!"

The Blazers happen to be Drexler's old club again. The biggest commonality between him and Barkley is that they both broke up with their home team.

After listening to Craig Gooden, he was broken and said without hesitation: "You also said before that allowing athletes to represent the national team will disrupt their vacations and affect their preparations for the new season. I think you have never thought about playing for your country. This kind of opportunity should be given to those who want to represent this country more!"

Yo, it's noisy.

"Coach Lu, what's your opinion?" Lynn motioned for Louis to smooth things over.

Louis asked with a smile: "Are there any players from other clubs to recommend?"

A representative of the Pistons said: "Joe Dumars deserves to be on the Dream Team. He is the best combo guard in the league."

Pacers rep scrambles to his feet: "Danny Manning can play five spots in the international arena!"

Heat godfather Lewis Shafier said: "I think Hank Geithers and Reggie Lewis should join the dream team, but no matter what the result is, I will respect Coach Road's decision."

Louis said with a smile: "Right now, the dream team has MJ, Benj, Patrick, Larry, Ralph, Isiah, David, and Charles on the roster. Among them, the pure point guard is Isiah, there are a lot of wing players, including Benj, Larry, MJ, and Charles, and Ralph, David, and Patrick are inside. Since both Charles and Larry can play the [-]th position, I think we can at most add a full-time [-]th player and choose a ball handler. For the rest, I think we should wait for Irwin's test results. As long as there is a chance, we will let Irwin go to Barcelona. Only with him can the dream team be considered a real dream team."

⑴ The 1991 MLB World Series is recognized as the best series in history. The two participating teams were at the bottom of the division in the previous year, but they joined forces in the World Series in the next year. This kind of storyline and drama is really unique.The second is the content of the game. Imagine what it would be like in the finals in 2009 when the soul-stirring first-round bloody battle between the Celtics and the Bulls took place in the finals.Therefore, this is the time when the world is united. The final battle of the World Series in 1991 set a ratings record of 5000 million viewers.

⑵ In the first round of 2009, the Bulls and the Celtics played seven games, and the difference in five of them was within 3 points.The tone of the entire series was as if the game would never end if only a few extra seconds were added out of thin air.

(End of this chapter)