The Rest, Only Noise

On February 2, 1985, the Knicks played back-to-back home games against the Warriors.

Before afternoon practice, Pat Cummings was told by assistant coach Sharif: "Messiah is here."

"Oh my God, am I in trouble?" Cummings remembered what he didn't do last night.

"I don't know." Sharif is a cold assistant coach. He doesn't know how to get along well with people. He only adjusts players' shooting movements in the same way.

Some people are willing to be instructed by him, such as Stockton, while others are not. After all, he is a coach from the second-level league. How can he teach NBA players to shoot?

Cummings walked to Louie's office and signed for New York, one of his biggest regrets. The team had no future.

They have a self-righteous young coach who loses on purpose, and the Knicks can now win at least 10 more games if Louie is going to win.

But he just doesn't want to. He wants to fight for the Ewing award more than winning.

Cummings hated it but never said it, and he didn't intend to make a career with the Knicks anyway.

When he came to Louie's office, he saw that this **** was drinking Coke again. Didn't he know that he couldn't have children after drinking too much? Oh he already has a baby, so whatever.

"Pat, it's been more than half a year since you came to New York?"

"Yes."

"Are you still used to it?"

"OK."

"Have you considered changing the environment?"

"Coach, speak up."

"Well, actually, I came to you with bad news and good news to tell you."

Louis ended the awkward chat.

"Oh... what's the bad news?"

"I'm officially letting you know on behalf of the team." Louie looked into Cummings' eyes, "You've been traded."

Cummings blinked: "Okay, what's the bad news?"

Man, Louie's face was green.

In early February, the Knicks, who traded again and again, made a big news again.

They sent starting power forward Pat Cummings to Boston in exchange for unhappy wing Cedric Maxwell from the Celtics, plus a 1986 first-round pick, a 1985 A second-round pick and a 1987 second-round pick.

Shockingly, Maxwell was traded just after passing the medical examination, before reporting to New York, and reconnecting with Louis.

This time, the Knicks traded Maxwell to Detroit in exchange for Antoine Kyle and Tony Campbell (SF/SG) and a 1986 first-round pick.

Equally, Louis used one Cummings in exchange for Kyle, Campbell, two first rounds and two second rounds.

Moreover, the Knicks, Celtics, Pistons, are satisfied with this transaction.

Probably only the Celtics will feel a little bit of a pain, but after all, they have dealt with the cancer in the locker room, so it is worth being happy.

The Pistons got a strong starter wing that was no match for the playoffs, most of the time, so James Worthy didn't have to always go to the top four, he could free himself to the best three. , using his speed and height well against other small forwards.

"Pat Cummings is a player who can satisfy three teams at the same time."

The New York Times sent a diabolical review of the deal.

That night, the Knicks, who lost a leading big brother, turned grief and anger into strength under the leadership of Louis.

Dale Ellis's three-pointer was blocked by blood, and the audience 30 points, the Warriors were helpless, 114 to 90, the same as the tank team, the Knicks did not show mercy.

Then came the All-Star break.

This year, the Knicks have no All-Star selection.

Bernard King's numbers are okay, his attendance is too low, and he's been injured lately.

Others are even less qualified.

Many people were expecting the Knicks' management to make a big move on the whole, but he didn't make any moves during the All-Star weekend.

The team welcomed two young new aids, Kyle and Campbell.

This time, in addition to the king of New York, the Knicks are already the world of young people.

Stockton, Ellis, Bannister, Kyle, Campbell five young seedlings represent the future, Louis believes that they will make their old club regret, even if the future is not for the Knicks, they will grow into a good one player.

On February 9, the first game after the All-Star break, the Knicks' opponent was the Portland Trail Blazers.

Right now, they are second in the Western Conference with a 34-16 record, behind the Lakers.

"Airman" Jordan and "Glider" Drexler turned this team into the second team in the West to be able to play ShowTime.

Bernard King takes a group of young men out tonight.

In addition to gold, the Knicks starters are Stockton, Ellis, Kyle and Bannister.

In the Blazers' home Memorial Coliseum, Jordan was chewing gum, wearing an AJ1 and wearing a dazzling Blazers jersey.

Just like many fans are not used to Jordan wearing a Wizards jersey, it is even more inconsistent for Louie to wear a Blazers jersey when he is young.

This is not the jersey color that a protagonist should have.

After the game started, Jordan scored 6 points in a row.

Feeling the challenge of the young man, Bernard King responded firmly, and he played well.

Louis was going to win this game, and before the game, he made some plans.

If Jordan has the ball, he doesn't care about the outside of the three-point line, and immediately flanks inside the three-point line to press the ball;

Stockton and Bannister, one relies on intelligence, the other relies on diligence, working hard to fill positions, not seeking success every time, as long as they are disciplined and can appear in the position where they should appear, it is enough.

Dale Ellis has been in New York for a while, too, and Louie has made him a contemporary Michael Reed.

The offense is basically a catch-and-shoot run, which is worse than Reed's ability to call pick-and-roll with the ball.

Defense is not as bad as expected.

His one-on-one defense is good, he can keep up with people, but he gets dizzy when he encounters pick-and-rolls and screens.

The man-to-man he and the pick-and-roll guard are not the same person.

In order to prevent him from getting too dizzy, Louie let Kyle, who is also not good at preventing pick-and-rolls, delay on the line, and resolutely shorted all of the Blazers' mid-to-long shots.

Adelman is still a rookie, and has not come into contact with Princeton, the basic tactics are one-on-one, amplifying the player's personal ability to the extreme.

The Knicks are reluctantly supported by Louis tactics targeting their vital points.

One trade off and another, Kim, who is not yet full, was gradually suppressed by Jordan, who became more and more hot after the All-Star Weekend.

At the end of the half, Jordan had 23 points and Jin had 17 points.

"Portland found a rare and unsophisticated jade." King complimented Jordan, "It will take about 15 years for an MJ to emerge."

Fans who want to see the old and new generations of scoring champions face off will soon be disappointed.

In the second half, Louis wanted to put up a fake zone defense to limit Jordan's terrifying breakthrough like a ghost.

In less than five minutes, Jordan broke it with a shot, and when Kim was making moves in the low post, he obviously did not collide with the opponent and twisted his knee without confrontation.

He fell to the ground on the spot, his face ugly.

Louis knew at that time that it was over.

Five minutes into the second half, Kim's body was warming up, his muscles were tense, and this time it seemed that he was in a hurry to come back because he had not fully recovered from the previous injury.

An imperfectly healthy body, like a holed egg, may crack a bigger hole at any time.

Jin moved with ten percent of his strength, then twisted his knee.

What is the worst outcome?

ACL.

Even after more than 30 years, the impact of the ACL on players is still huge. There are many people who can recover from such an injury, but not a single one can return to their pre-injury state.

With Bernard King injured, the Knicks are out of competition.

Jordan and Drexler's offense was overwhelming, crushing the Knicks on athleticism alone.

For the Knicks, the only consolation is that the two new players played well.

Kyle scored 14 points and 4 rebounds. Campbell was a pleasant surprise. The two-meter-bare striker has a certain ability to hold the ball.

Huh... aren't the Knicks a bad team now?

Louie looked at Campbell, thoughtful.

That night, Bernard King's injury came to an end.

Unsurprisingly, Louie suffered a torn ACL.

When the Knicks announced the news, the media and fans were extremely sad.

For them, the ACL is an injury that says goodbye to players.

Players in the 1970s who suffered this kind of injury can consider retirement. Even if they recover from injury and persist for a few years, they will definitely be a salted fish.

Putting Bernard King in the history of the New York team, it is not noticeable. A scoring champion who did not lead the team to play any achievements, from the dark era of the late 1970s to the confused early and mid-1980s.

His contract expires next year, and at that time, the Knicks are likely to give up on him after a major injury.

Everyone knows that an era that represents the past, after the 1973 championship, the messy, stupid, and unforgettable old days, is coming to an end.

In front of Bernard King, waiting for the New York Knicks, is a new era.

In Louie's past life, the Knicks of that era were one of the biggest supporting characters.

But this life ~www.readwn.com~ may not be.

After all, there is a traveler who has messed up the league's structure. From 1985 to 1998, the structure and results of each season may be changed.

With everything after 1998, the future of the league will be affected.

The initiator, Louis, leaned on the bus on the night of losing his core players and smiled helplessly: "Our luck is indeed a little bad."

Is he sad for Kim? Not at all. He's sad that Kim, after a major injury, may not be available to him in the trade.

A healthy gold is good gold.

"Yeah, what a pity Bernard," sighed Tomjanovich.

Louie got up on the moving bus, turned around and said to everyone in the car: "There is no Bernard next, we lost the scoring champion, I want to see who can stand up. From now on, we will start from zero, The capable go up, the incompetent go down, there is no absolute starter, in my case, there are only the first and the second, useful and useless, so express yourself to the fullest, and don’t be so **** polite to me!”