the rest, only noise

Chapter 921
For Louis, it is more important to test the strength of the opponent in this game than to beat the Blazers.

Although almost no strong team will go all out in the regular season, the Trail Blazers feel differently about the Knicks.

The Knicks eliminated them twice in the Finals and were the biggest obstacle to their ascension to the top of the league.

Even if it is to let the world know that the era of Portland has arrived, they have to take this game seriously.

In contrast, the Knicks, who clearly have the upper hand in the history of the battle, although Louis has verbally instilled "to fight the opponent to the end" as chicken blood, but the actual effect is greatly reduced.

Jordan came up and showed the results of his offseason special training-accurate wing three-pointers.

In last season, Jordan's wing three-pointer was still a point that could be emptied.

"I am not surprised to see Michael like this. He is such a player who can turn all weaknesses into strengths. He is a 'phoenix'. Every time he is destroyed, he will nirvana and correct his own defects!"

Hubie Brown praised Jordan as if Jordan were a Knicks player.

Brown has always been a snobby commentator.

His characteristic is to look at the dishes.

On the surface he supports the Knicks, but in fact he supports the strong and the traffic on the strong.

Both the Knicks and Jordan have huge traffic, so neither side can be offended. It is the best solution for him to have both.

On the court, the two new players of the Trail Blazers began to perform.

First up is Sabonis.

Before Louis crossed, he usually compared Sabonis and Jokic, thinking that they were the same kind of players.The result was a big mistake. Jokic is the unique inside ball-holding core in the small ball era. There is no second insider in history who can digest the ball like him.

Although he and Sabonis have some similarities in play, Sabonis is a traditional insider. For him, passing is like the son of Anzhai Lala, a skill that distinguishes him from other peers.

Sabonis catches the ball in the low post.

Ewing jammed his body.

Ewing vs Sabonis?

"Two super centers are about to start a duel! Many people say that the Lithuanians' joining will bring qualitative changes to Portland's inside. It is no longer possible to be exploded by Patrick Ewing like Patrick Ewing last season! But Youu has always been the best center for the whole league, and Sabanis is also the best player in the world outside the NBA. The game proves that he can achieve the same results as Europe in the NBA. But, is he really the answer to the Portland line? "

Just as the narrator spouted these words.

Ewing's defense made the roof of the world feel great pressure.

Louis nodded in satisfaction.

Although he doesn't have good things to say about Ewing, this orangutan has been cultivated by him for many years.

He is no longer what he was in his previous life.

Now Ewing is a super center who can drill inside and shoot outside (one step inside the three-point line), has no opponent in the same position defensively, and has strong rebounding power.

The uninjured version of Sabonis in the early years may be able to fight him [-]-[-], but at this stage, Sabonis, unless he is in good condition, it is difficult to have an advantage against Ewing.

Sabonis arched all the way in.

Ewing stuck him uncomfortable, but Sabonis' offense didn't stall because of it.

For him, it seems that there is only one purpose, and that is to get to the basket.

Even if Ewing was hit to the basket by Spot Webb, as long as he can't score, it doesn't matter to Louis.

If only the game were that easy.

Louie saw that the Blazers' perimeter players weren't standing and watching Sabonis play alone.

They run fast.

Jordan sets an off-ball screen for Thomas.

Nance rolls on a fake screen -- Nance's chance.

Watching Sabonis, who was about to attack dystocia under Ewing's defense, grabbed the ball with his right hand and sent the ball into the air like magic.

Nance received a dunk in the air.

"Ugh……"

It's no surprise that this happened.

When Ewing ran to the frontcourt, he noticed that Louis was looking at him strangely.

"Don't look at me like that!" Ewing said angrily, "It's not my fault that Lithuanian bastard played the ball like a monkey in a circus!"

"Did I say it was your fault? Look at your virtue! I did it because I thought you might never be able to pass the ball like him..."

Louie looked up at the sky in pity.

"Some things are given by God, such as golf quotient, such as appearance, some people look as handsome as me, some people look like a ancestral orangutan, some people play without brains, and some people are as smart as Sabonis, what can I do!"

"you this……"

The word "racist" Ewing did not utter.

He knew Louie wasn't a racist, the bastard was just being mean.

And Louis knew very well that although Ewing was angry, he would not take it to heart.

Sabonis' performance was predictable.

Louie just can't figure out how he'll fit into the Blazers' offense.

Judging from the player configuration of the Blazers, they can no longer accommodate an axis center forward.

Jordan and Barkley can handle all teams' defenses.

Nance, a blue-collar player who doesn't occupy the ball, is very suitable to be a green leaf next to the star. The other two starters Porter and McDaniel last season were only supporting roles.

Now here comes Thomas and Sabonis, two stars who can be the core and must consume some ball rights to play a role, how to allocate them?
The answer given by the Blazers is that Jordan sacrificed part of the ball, Barkley remained the same, and Sabonis absorbed the ball that Jordan gave up. As for Thomas, he came under the banner of "I want to bring my championship experience to Portland".

I think he had to fight Bird and Sampson when he was the strongest, but now that his peak has passed, he naturally has to fight Jordan.

This is the realization he has had since the day he decided to join the Trail Blazers.

So, these things seem weird, but the Blazers finally found a way to play the quad-core lineup.

The core of this gameplay is Jordan sacrificing his ego and Thomas sacrificing his ego.

After realizing this, Louis was confused.

He didn't know whether his presence was a good thing or a bad thing for Thomas.

On the plus side, Thomas was a more successful player in his day.

He has four championship rings in his hands.

"Best Teammate I've Ever Played With" by Larry Bird.

Sampson personally certified "my big brother, the Celtics rely on him for four consecutive championships."

Uncontroversial Dream Team member — That's probably the best thing Louie has ever done for Thomas, who made the Dream Team, loved him, and thought he was one of the seven most important guys on the Dream Team because he was selfless enough to have no objection to his status on the team.

Selfless, popular...are these words really appropriate for him?

Louis dared to say that he had seen Thomas' true face, but he did not dare to say that it was the truest side of Thomas.

Because he only worked with Thomas for a year.

What happened in the next seven years?
This is where Louie benefits Thomas.

So what did he lose for this?
Strictly speaking, there is only one.

There will be countless fans in future generations who will question his leadership as the team leader.

Because he has never led the team to success alone.

In the golden decade of his career, he was the shadow of Bird, the one who passed the ball to Mr. One.

During his year in Charlotte, he failed to tame the youngsters.

After coming to Portland, he did the same things as he did in Boston.

And this decision is enough to seal his coffin.

He has no chance to prove his leadership.

This is what he has proved many times in Louis's previous life. In Louis's previous life, he was the most dangerous core guard ever. He destroyed Bernard King's Knicks, crushed Jordan's Bulls, and personally ended Lake Kai's rule over the league.

How tough is this?
Just for this, when Scottie Pippen said in an interview that "No one in the Dream Team wants to be teammates with Thomas", he can publicly reply on TNT, "Bird Jordan and the others said that. I admit it. What kind of rotten fish is Pippen?"

Pippen couldn't respond to this, he could only pretend not to see it.

That's what Louie lost to Thomas forever -- recognition as a key player.

Ironically, this Thomas was exactly what Louie wanted to see in the first place.

Now that Thomas has accepted his fate, happily in front of the green leaf of the superstar, the instigator who pushed Smiling Assassin to make changes has an unspeakable bitterness in his heart.

If Jordan can give up the scoring title, if Thomas won't be a problem for the Blazers, if this team can run into the Finals for a season in this united and friendly way...

Can any team really beat them four times in a series?

That's when Sean Kemp dribbled high and dunked Sabonis past Nance's defender, sending the Madison Square Garden fans into a frenzy.

Louis is not so pessimistic now.

We also have a bunch of good players...

Then he heard Kemp turn around and yell at the audience, "Give me the money!"

Heaven and hell are just a thought away, and Louis' mood fell to the bottom again.

Damn it, the contract extension hasn't been done yet.

(End of this chapter)