The Rest, Only Noise

"I said so much, do you understand?"

Louie explained exactly why he supported the 10-year, 30-million-dollar come and go.

"You know what? This year's salary cap is 4.23 million." Baylor said unacceptably, "If we sign this contract, Ewing's salary alone will occupy 3/4 of the salary cap, and he will become the new The highest paid player in the season, for a rookie, this is too..."

Louis wasn't worried at all.

"Since he's the best rookie ever, what's the big deal?" Louie asked rhetorically.

Baylor looked at him suspiciously: "You don't really believe he's the best ever, do you? I've played 'not long', but I've also played against Wilt, Bill, Kareem and others. ."

"It's only a few seasons, and you have to focus on the future, Elgin." Louis said confidently, "It won't take three years, and Patrick's annual salary is just an ordinary max salary."

In this matter, Baylor has no right to decide.

He could only listen to Louis and draft the contract.

Louie then informed the upper management about the matter, explained the benefits, and let them know that this contract, which would cause earthquakes like the 25-year, 25 million yuan contract of the Magician back then, was not as scary as it seemed.

The Knicks now have a lot of new players. Even if Ewing has such a big contract alone, as long as it works well, it will be difficult to exceed the salary cap.

After about a week, David Falk gave up the struggle.

Ewing signed the largest contract in NBA history with the New York Knicks: 10 years, $30 million.

Incredibly, Ewing's $30 million is fully guaranteed.

On the day of the signing, the media was shocked that the Knicks and Ewing reached a consensus so quickly.

Then I was relieved when I saw the number of contracts signed. At this price, anyone can sign.

"Patrick, this contract makes you the highest-paid player in the league, will that put pressure on you?"

"The New York Times" famous Ewing boast, from "Illustrated" young writer Robert Dundee raised this question.

"I'll prove I'm worth so much money."

Regardless of whether Ewing can prove himself or not, his contract has **** off both active stars and retired seniors.

Because the Lakers lost two straight finals, Chamberlain mocked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a summer without shame.

Now he wants to change things up and take a look at the young player who has earned more in one year than his entire career.

His words sounded reasonable: "My father didn't play very well in his first season, averaging only 38 points and 27 rebounds per game. If you want to say that your league level was average at that time, well, then you should lower your requirements. That kid in New York can achieve 2/3 of his data, so he will admit that he can earn 3 million a year. By the way, let me add that his annual salary was $30,000."

(I'm too lazy to forget, please help me calculate 2/3 of Chamberlain's rookie season's average data, good people have a safe life)

Abdul-Jabbar did not want to comment.

However, the media in big cities has a characteristic, that is, they must get the answers they want.

Abdul-Jabbar was overwhelmed and could only respond: "It's a bit too much for the rookie, he hasn't proven himself in the professional arena."

Rick Barry said grimly: "New York spent a whole castle in the hope that they didn't end up with a leaky hut."

The only one to give a positive review was Bill Russell.

Whether he supported Ewing for taking so much money or deliberately disgusted Chamberlain is a question worthy of further investigation.

"Since Ewing is taller and can dominate the game on offense, it's not unusual for him to make so much money."

Ewing suddenly became the target of public criticism.

The negative impact of this contract on him cannot be overstated.

Even "Sports Illustrated" published a magazine with Ewing wearing the No. 33 Knicks jersey as the cover, and wrote the words "The greater Russell, or the unique Ewing? Book 11 championships?" The words.

When Louis heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or react differently.

He didn't expect the contract to have so many negative impacts on Ewing, and it definitely affects him.

Once people find out that Ewing is not as good as he thought, not only is he not in the top five in the league, he is not even in the top fifteen in the league, his contract will become a joke for countless people.

Being attacked by public opinion was an accident that Louis did not expect.

He liked the accident and everything went according to his plan.

The strangulation of public opinion will make Ewing more determined. Perhaps, bad things will turn into good things in the end.

Before the draft, Louie was faced with the question of "Ewing/Stockton or Malone/Stockton" at all. If Malone comes to the Knicks, it is bound to squeeze Ewing's room for improvement. The chemistry between him and Stockton would make it difficult for the latter to spark with Ewing.

This is a matter of habit and appropriateness. Fukada Eimi has performed countless times, but according to the statistics of boring people, he has cooperated with an actor named Yuzuru Yuzuru 22 times (3). why is that? You have to know that actresses have choices in this regard, especially Fukada, a James-level actress in the industry (1), who can choose partners according to her comfort level. The fact that she's working with the actor so often can only say one thing, the chemistry on their part is great.

In the same way, as a point guard, who is more comfortable playing the pick-and-roll with, it only takes a few times to confirm. Malone was a natural pick-and-roll player, Ewing played in the low post at Georgetown, and John Thompson didn't make any effort to make him more comfortable, so his pick-and-roll went down, dismantled Catching the ball has to be learned from scratch.

If Ewing and Karl Ma Yuxian were placed in front of Stoy Yongmei, Mr. Stowe would definitely decide that Mr. Ma was the person who best suited his body after trying the depths, and he would hit Ewing in pick-and-roll tactics from now on. In the cold palace, Louis, as a coach, can remind him, but he can't interfere, or he will be "you do it" sooner or later.

Of course, the above ideas are all Louis's *** after missing Malone. He has to tell himself this, because Ewing's inner strength is extremely powerful, which is a great intangible asset. Although he's 22 years old, the four years of being abused by John Thompson have lowered his ceiling from a pantheon of supergiant potential to a superstar/normal supergiant. Louie is confident that he will use the remaining time to keep him on track, not only because he knows what to do, but because Ewing will find a way to bounce back whenever he gets hit.

He's an incredibly competitive player, which is important.

Ewing's signing was finalized, and Louie set about doing two things.

One is the expansion of the coaching staff. Veteran Truk Robinson officially retired and had a new job on the first day of retirement.

Louie hired him as an inside coach for the Knicks, specializing in card positions, key positions, pick-and-rolls, and screens.

In addition, Louie also used a "big money" of $50,000 to invite a former World Bodybuilding Competition contestant with knowledge of sports science. Now that he has retired, the Knicks couldn't have hired him anyway, but they gave him too much money.

At $50,000, no club would pay that much for a trainer who helps players gain weight.

At present, the league is still in the era of "strength training affects shooting feel".

Coincidentally, Jordan, Stockton, and Malone (2) are the players most enthusiastic about strength training in contemporary times. At the same time, it is also rare. After 1995, the superstars of the 1980s who can still guarantee a high level of competitive strength.

Professional teams are very taboo about strength training. Louie's $50,000 annual salary to hire a strength trainer is seen by others as a behavior like a garbage show making fans pour milk in order to hit the charts. The difference is that one goes against common sense and the other violates the law, which are all outrageous.

Dennis Dillon, the strength trainer that Louis hired for a lot of money, looked at each other's arms carefully when he signed the contract.

It feels like this one punch can kill a Bol.

After signing the contract, Louie reported the height and weight figures of Ewing and Bol to him: "I need Ewing to gain 6 pounds before the start of the new season. I need Bol to gain 20 pounds in the next year. . Is this a problem?"

"Do you want medication?" Dillon asked a straightforward question.

In recent years, steroids have become popular in the NFL, causing concern and criticism from many people, but there are only a few more users.

Louie didn't know much about the drug: "Are there any side effects?"

"I don't know yet, but some medical scientists say it may put some burden on the heart," Dillon replied.

"Then don't ~www.readwn.com~ Louie doesn't want them to take risks. "I want real muscle, especially Bol. "

"Indeed, the height of 7 feet 7 is only 200 pounds (90KG), which is simply vulnerable."

Louis couldn't help but glance at his arm again.

He was right, Bol would literally be punched to death by him.

(1) The advantages of Mr. Fukada are not limited to subject matter, any script can be controlled, his acting skills are excellent, and the plot is stress-free. In any company, any director, and any actor can play his own "system". So versatile and stable, there is no second in the entire industry, and more importantly, she is the best actor in the history of the industry to manage her own image. The argument is still in Chen Kun!

⑵According to a story learned from Stockton's autobiography: After Malone arrived in the Jazz, he and Stockton continued to compete for the title of the lowest body fat percentage in the team for more than ten years. Stockton wins every time. And these two just happened to be the youngest players in the 80s and 90s. Is this a coincidence?

⑶ When writing this chapter, who is Fukada-sensei's favorite opponent has not yet been determined, but a few days ago, she said in her YouTube channel that the most pleasant opponent to work with is Yuzuru Yuzuru, oh yeah yeah~~~