The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 1031 Stockton is not the only John

Louie didn't expect that he would spend his spare time on the last offseason of the season reading the book that nearly destroyed the Knicks.

It has been a month since it created a social hot spot and shook the hearts of the Knicks. Louis can finally calm down and look at this book with an objective attitude.

Leaving aside all the insider information in the book, there are three things that matter most to a sports book.

Narrative angle, credibility of information, and selection of materials.

William Roden (the author) is uniquely positioned to take some of the most high-profile teams in contemporary sports and dive into it from a very interesting angle.

When Louie looked at the book from a neutral point of view, he finally knew why the book had long dominated the Times' new book bestseller list.

Despite hiding a lot of bootlegs, Roden pinpointed that the Knicks' strength lies in Louie's dominance, Wilson's humility and Ewing's sense of competition.

Ewing's internal rivalry with Wilson runs through the book.

Roden believes that if Wilson is not humble enough, the Knicks dynasty will end after three consecutive championships, because the conflict between him and Ewing has become sharp since then; and if Ewing is not competitive enough, the Knicks will not. Win those teeth-sucking games. At the same time, he also knew that the basis of all this was Louis.

Without Louie, there would be no Knicks.

"No matter which team you're a fan of, I'm sure you'll agree with my next point. The Louis-era Knicks were the greatest team of all time,

That's why you're reading this book right now, we're watching the greatest game of basketball, where every player is looking for an open space, everyone wants to pass the ball one more time, try their best in the game, and always win the big game. In the end, they also turned the world's most demanding spectators and the most famous gymnasium into a Garden of Eden.

I still miss 1988, the year of the revival of professional basketball in New York, remember Game 7 against Boston? If someone tried to make a layup, they would be blown away by a mad bull like a bad matador. If someone sneaks up on a big man trying to steal his rebounds, he's going to be knocked down with an elbow. If anyone tries to dribble in a crowd, Isiah Thomas is their role model. If you want to make a foul? Can only wish you good luck, will we see a game like this again?

Never again. "

The book has 421 pages, and Louis runs from one o'clock in the afternoon to six-thirty in the evening.

At first, he just wanted to find faults with the book so that the next time a reporter brought up the book, he would pick up on those faults to embarrass ctmd William Roden.

But good books always have a magic power that makes you accept the author's private goods.

You'll come to not care how personal and inaccurate the stuff he leaves in the book, and just want to immerse yourself in the other person's words.

Roden's words have such power.

How good is this book? Good enough that Louie wants to have a meal with each other and have a serious talk about the Knicks.

He really knows this team.

Louis put down the book, and by now, the training was over.

He didn't show up for a day, and I don't know if there was any unscrupulous guy who secretly spoke ill of him.

Louie walked out of the office and found that there were still people training.

And it's two.

One is John Salley, and the other is Yu Tiancan.

Yu Tiancan is training one-on-one with Willis Reed.

Critics say the selection of Yu Tiancan was Louie's biggest draft mistake.

Laettner is a better option for the Knicks.

This is of course an afterthought, but it can also be seen that Yu Tiancan's performance did not meet the expectations of the outside world.

Especially since he has two Big Macs in his class—O'Neal and Mourning—compared to those two, Yu Tiancan's rookie season with the Knicks can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

There is no problem with his technique and his style of play, but it just gives people a feeling that the future is unpredictable.

Then, Reid pointed out that Yu Tiancan lacked the ruthlessness of the other players on the team.

He's too soft, kind of like Artis Gilmour, so he needs special training.

So Louis handed him over to Reed.

But the effect is not good. Yu Tiancan is not like Camp's immature high school student. He has been in college for four years, and he has already learned the skills of the club, and there is no problem in body and mind. Reed greets the child. One set won't work for him.

For example, when Reed was dissatisfied with the strength of his card position, he would shout, "You're **** hard, like a bitch!"

Yu Tiancan would say, "I'm afraid of hurting you."

"Scared ass, come!"

Then Reed was really knocked down, and Yu Tiancan was stunned: "Are you alright?"

"Fight like this!"

The follow-up of the matter was not as smooth as Reed thought. Yu Tiancan didn't change his style of play as he thought, and it was the same way.

If the Knicks just want to find a qualified backup for Ewing, Yu Tiancan is more than enough.

It just so happens that this kid is also a pure character like Ma Daha, that's just right.

But Louie felt it was a crime against Chinese basketball.

So we can only let Reid continue to train him. If there is improvement, it is naturally the best. If not, find a suitable team for this kid as soon as possible.

Yu Tiancan is different from Song Tao back then. He belongs to the inner core level seedling. Even if the training quality of the Knicks team is high, it will be difficult for this kind of potential stock to play in the first few years of entering the league. Elevate yourself.

"Coach Lu, our training has already ended, why are you here now?" Yu Tiancan asked.

This silly boy thought that Louis had just arrived at the Blue Palace.

However, Louis said unreasonably: "I have worked diligently for this team for nearly ten years. What's wrong with being lazy now? Take care of yourself!"

As for Sally, Louis still chooses to ignore it.

He could forgive William Roden, but he couldn't forgive Sally.

June 20

Battle Day

Today is the last day of the season.

The Knicks and Trail Blazers are going to battle it out at Madison Garden, and there's no bigger stage than this.

But on this afternoon, Louis got bad news.

Yu Tiancan sprained his knee.

What made Louis even more angry was that Yu Tiancan said that the discomfort in his knee had been present for a while, but he felt that he could persevere, but he woke up today and found that the pain had intensified, and it felt wrong when jogging to warm up, so he confessed to the team doctor.

"What are you thinking? That's a knee, do you know it will ruin your future?!" Louie exclaimed angrily.

Yu Tiancan said simply: "If I don't fight, the boss (Ewing) will have no substitute."

"Why are there no substitutes? We have so many insiders, who can't be a substitute?" Louis is most angry that Yu Tiancan always has a peaceful attitude of "why are you so anxious/angry?" no matter what happens.

Yu Tiancan said the key point: "But, there is no center."

"What doesn't have a center... Sean can play a center!"

"Too short for him."

"Do you dare to say that in front of him?"

"No, but I'll say it in my heart."

"Grass!!"

Louie was so angry that the corners of his mouth twitched: "Do you want to be mad at me? Don't interrupt, now you can heal me well, and you don't need to worry about the substitute!"

"I'll have a good rest..." Yu Tiancan seemed to be obsessed with the matter of being a substitute, as if he was also a member of the coaching staff.

Moreover, he pressed the thorn that no one dared to touch in front of Louis at the moment: "If I don't fight tonight, will you give John a chance?"

"John is the No. 1 position, it's none of your business whether he starts or not!" Louis deliberately took the topic away.

It happens that there are old goods that I don't know.

Reed interjected with a soft cough: "Harold should be talking about another John..."

Half a second later, the second center in the history of the New York team was glanced at by the president of the Knicks with murderous eyes.

Reed, the best enforcer of his generation, panicked at the moment. He patted his mouth: "Look at my **** memory, there is only one John in our team."

Yu Tiancan didn't want the topic to be detoured: "Coach, I'm talking about John Salley, if I don't play tonight, will you let him be on the active list?"

Louis said angrily: "It's not your turn to care about others, you go to the infirmary for an examination now!"

"Coach Lu, we are in the infirmary now..."

Louis was so angry that he had no choice but to turn around and leave.

The news of Yu Tiancan's injury spread quickly, which was a disadvantage for the Knicks, but not decisive.

Because Yu Tiancan is not a key player for the Knicks.

He was injured. The big deal was that Ewing played a few more minutes. Rodman Kemp and the others made a temporary cameo at the center. It was just this game, and it was not in the way.

Louie walked to the court with a displeased face, and even Wilson dared not say hello to him.

He looked ready to scold anyone who came up to him at any moment for any unreasonable reason.

John Sally was unaffected, he knew that Louie had lost sight of him.

As a result, Louie walked directly behind him and looked at him sweating profusely: "Training so hard, aren't you going to play tonight, right?"

Sally turned around in astonishment, and said with difficulty as if he had not yet learned to speak: "I... can I still... play?"

"I swore I wouldn't let you play in a Knicks jersey again, but someone got injured, and tonight's activation list is vacant, I've been thinking about it, and I can't find a suitable candidate, so I'm asking for your opinion. , do you want to play? Are you ready? You should know that being on the active list doesn't mean you have a chance to play, right?"

Seyy nodded vigorously, and he was almost kneeling in front of Louis: "Coach, I'm ready! Even if it's only for one minute...even if I don't play for a second, I will give my full strength off the court!"

Louis turned to look at the others.

"If anyone doesn't want to play with this guy~www.readwn.com~ tell me right away, as long as one person objects, I won't put him on the active list, you have five seconds to decide."

Actually only a second passed.

"time up!"

With that said, Louie went upstairs like a ruthless monarch, and Salley's teammates congratulated him.

Teammates are easier to forgive Sely than Louie. Because they get along day and night, Sely is a person with high emotional intelligence and good manners, and it is not difficult to get the forgiveness of his teammates.

The hard part was pulling out the thorn in Louis's heart.

Although Louie was still unhappy with him, it was still a good start. In any case, Sally vowed to himself that if he had a chance to play tonight, he would give his life to play.

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