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contract of intent

This kind of thing, in the ranks of professional sports, is like the first step in our daily life.

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If the other party gives it, although it does not mean that it will be successful, at least there is a probability of success.

If you put it in the SP field, the contract of intent is like all kinds of unspeakable GIFs all over the Internet, and there are many people who will ask around to find the source of the GIF - but in the end those who have made the effort to find the source will be disappointed. Discover the essence of the entire content in those few seconds of GIF, in a nutshell - you're being tricked, idiot.

Louis took a look at the intended contract and found some interesting information.

It was the board of directors who drafted the contract.

If the Knicks hadn't become a brand name, the people in the head office should not care about the appointment and removal of personnel in this agency.

Now that they have taken Kruger away, but directly overstepped the level to Louis's intended contract, it can be proved that the Knicks are indeed a high-quality industry under the company.

But they are also very clear that if there is no Louie, the Knicks may still make money, but it will not be as good as it is now, so they want to find out Louie's mind before making the next step.

In addition to the board, there are a few more points.

They wanted Louie to run both basketball operations and a role in the Knicks' superior, Madison Square Garden Entertainment.

At the same time, they promised to give more autonomy to basketball operations.

Louie can see full sincerity in this contract, they really want to keep themselves.

But the contract was a bit surreal and impractical for Louie.

His main business is professional basketball.

Away from professional basketball, he may not be better than those professionals in other areas, so it is almost meaningless to refer him to the decision-making level of MSG except to give him more power.

At the same time, if he comes to the decision-making level of MSG, he may have to be involved in big and small matters, which will seriously distract his energy.

So, it's a sweet trap, tempting for Louie, but unnecessary.

That night, Louis lost sleep.

Although the intention contract was written in hype, he was not tempted.

Louie is pretty sure he won't get a better offer than this intentional contract from another team, but a contract extension with New York means he's completely tied to the city, locked up, and he'll be the Midwest's Reed Auerbach, as the latter is for New England.

Becoming Auerbach is a very attractive goal when Louis is 20 years old.

Because at the time he was just Bill Feige's assistant.

But now, being the second Auerbach isn't so much fun anymore.

Because this is Louis's bag, and if that's what he's after, then his quest has come to an end.

Could it be that at the age of 34, he has reached his personal peak here?

Louie opened his eyes and went for a run again.

Fortunately, Lorraine was not awakened this time.

June 12, 1994

The entire Knicks team took a special plane to Portland.

They are already familiar with Portland.

They've come here to play three Finals games in the past two years.

At present, the big score is 2-0, and the morale of the team is high.

It is the supporters of the Blazers who lack confidence in the team.

An air of pessimism hangs over the Ripped City.

Jordan felt he had to do something to not let the team collapse like this.

As a result, this generation of geniuses who was running along the path of the tragic master held a player meeting on the afternoon of the Game3 match day.

This meeting is very personal.

Jordan didn't let -- or rather, didn't allow the coaching staff to participate.

This annoyed Pat Riley.

At the meeting, Jordan told his heart and soul about all the failures he had experienced since he joined the NBA, and then asked Barkley: "Did you escape from Chicago to taste failure like a tragic master?"

Barkley was furious: "I'm here for the **** championship!"

Jordan then yelled, "That's playing like a **** champ!"

The atmosphere was thus brought up.

Finally, Isaiah Thomas asked sarcastically, "Do you know what a championship is? Have you ever won a championship?"

Barkley said with difficulty: "The Olympic champion...and the champion."

Thomas sneered: "The glory belongs to America, no one cares about the Olympic champion on our resume."

Barkley was anxious: "That's why I **** want to win an NBA championship!"

Thomas exclaimed, "Then stop fighting with the coach and do what you have to do."

It could be said that this was the turning point of everything.

The Blazers were lifeless and lacking connection between players, and if it wasn't for Jordan's superb performance in the Western Conference Finals, they wouldn't even be able to play in the finals.

Now, it's Jordan again, using a player meeting to unravel the internal conflict, bring everyone together, and restore the Blazers to a menacing team.

The only one to complain about it was Pat Riley, who and the coaching staff were left out by the players. Before the start of the game, he was completely unable to grasp the mental state of the players.

The only thing he knew was that something had changed.

Like Barkley, the son of a bitch, no longer fighting him.

That's a good thing, of course, but Riley still wants to know what happened at the players' meeting, but no one's going to tell him.

Riley is very worried, he is afraid that the players have reached a tacit understanding and consensus such as "let us concentrate on playing first, wait for the offseason to change a coach".

After all, the players are the most closely linked. Jordan and Barkley are as close as brothers. Although the three views of the two are seriously different, can Jordan really break with Barkley because of the disagreement?

It turns out that Riley thought too much.

Because players don't have time to think about it right now.

That night, Jordan, Barkley and Thomas showed the world a vicious team.

They took advantage of the home-court advantage of the Memorial Coliseum and adopted an unreservedly violent basketball game against the Knicks.

Every round, someone has to fall to the ground.

This inevitably brings injuries.

Reggie Williams fell victim to violent basketball, his layup was forcibly blocked in the air, he broke his arm on the ground, was diagnosed with a fracture after the game, and was out for the season.

An angry Rodman wanted to avenge his teammates, and he took aim at Jordan and did the same.

But Jordan's core strength allows him to stabilize his body's center of gravity even under violent attacks.

This horrific match made many spectators feel disgusted.

For this reason, many people gave up to continue watching the game.

This clearly affected the ratings.

But Portland doesn't care about it. It's not their obligation to play a good game. Their obligation is to satisfy their fans. How can they satisfy the fans? Of course it's a win.

As long as they can win, they will do anything.

"Portland is crazy enough to accept that they lose to New York again."

At the end of the game, the score was 98-94, and the Blazers held the first home game with a 4-point advantage, with a big score of 2-1.

The media slammed the Blazers for their rough play.

Riley dismissed the criticism: "The Knicks did the same thing with the Celtics in 1988, I don't want to tell you what's right and what's wrong, I just want to say that basketball is always It's cycle over and over, rhyming the same rhymes like a rookie rapper."

"We don't make excuses."

Tomjanovich tried to be open.

"The way the Blazers play has a big impact on us, but we will definitely adapt."

Encountering such a dilemma for the first time, Tomjanovich was very immature~www.readwn.com~ so that fans could not wait to replace him with Louis.

At this time, Louis had already turned off the TV and was ready to rest.

He could see that Portland had gone mad, as the Knicks did in 1988 when they fell 3-1 to the Celtics, determined to do whatever it took to create their own chances.

This round of the series is still playing.

The Blazers have a lot of faith to win.

That's not to say they didn't have the conviction to win the previous few meetings.

For a variety of reasons, the Knicks were at a disadvantage in their first two meetings with the Blazers.

The Blazers are the team that has the upper hand.

You know, belief only matters if you fight against the wind.

If you have the upper hand, then why do you need to believe in it? You deserve to win, and you can find the reason for losing.

That's why the Blazers went crazy, they missed two chances.

That same night, in a luxury residential area west of Los Angeles, a dog was barking nonstop, drawing the attention of the neighbors.

Someone went to check, only to find two people lying in a pool of blood in front of the house - a shocking case that is about to shake the country, and at that time, other than the case itself, nothing else matters to people.