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Chapter 1031 Stockton is not the only John

Louis didn't expect that he would use his free time on the last offseason of this season to read the book that almost destroyed the Knicks.

A month has passed since it created a social hot spot and shook the Knicks' military morale. Louis can finally calm down and look at this book objectively.

Putting aside the shady inside information in the book, the most important points for a sports book are nothing more than three points.

Narrative perspective, information credibility and material selection.

William Roden (the author) has the unique advantage of selecting some of the most compelling teams in contemporary sports and analyzing them in depth from a very interesting perspective.

When Louis looked at this book from a neutral perspective, he finally understood why this book had been on the Times bestseller list for a long time.

Despite hiding a lot of private goods, Rodon accurately pointed out that the strength of the Knicks lies in the leadership of Louis, the humility of Wilson and the sense of competition brought by Ewing.

The internal rivalry between Ewing and Wilson runs throughout the book.

Rodon 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 acute since then; and if Ewing does not have enough sense of competition, the Knicks will not

Win those grinding teeth and sucking blood games. At the same time, he also knows that the foundation of all this is Louis.

Without Louis, there would be no Knicks.

"No matter which team you are a fan of, I believe you will agree with my next point. The Knicks in the Louis era are the greatest team of all time.

That's why you're reading this book now, and we're watching the greatest game of basketball, where every player is looking for an open space, every player is trying to get one more pass, and they're doing their best to win the big game.

Finally, they turned the world's most demanding spectators and most famous stadiums into a Garden of Eden.

I still miss 1988, the year of the renaissance of professional basketball in New York. Remember Game 7 against Boston? If someone tried to go for a layup, they would be hit by a mad bull like a blundering matador. If

If someone sneaks up on a big man and tries to steal his rebound, he will be knocked down with an elbow. If someone tries to dribble in the crowd, Isiah Thomas is their example. If you want to draw a foul? Good luck.

Good luck to you, will we ever see a game like this again?

Never again."

The book has 421 pages, and Louis reads 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 mentioned the book, he would find those faults to embarrass CTMD William Roden.

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

You will no longer care about how personal and incorrect the personal information he left in the book is, and you just want to be immersed in the other person's words.

Roden's words have such power.

How good is this book? So good that Louis wants to have a meal with him and have a serious talk about the Knicks.

He really knows this team.

Louis put down the book. At this moment, the training was already over.

He didn't show up for a day. I wonder if some reckless guy secretly said bad things about him.

Louis walked out of the office and found that someone was still training.

And there are two.

One is John Salley, the other is Yu Tiancan.

Yu Tiancan is receiving one-on-one training from Willis Reed.

Critics believe that selecting Yu Tiancan was the biggest mistake Louis made in the draft.

For the Knicks, Laettner is a better choice.

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 because he has two giants 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's nothing wrong with his technique and his style of play, but it just gives people the feeling that his future is uncertain.

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

His character is too soft, a bit like Artis Gilmore, so he needs special training.

So Louis handed him over to Reed.

But the effect was not good. Yu Tiancan was not like an immature high school student like Kemp. He had been in college for four years, had already learned the skills, and had no physical or mental problems. When Reed greeted the children,

One set doesn't work for him.

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

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

"You're so scared, come on!"

Then Reed was really pushed down, and Yu Tiancan was stunned: "Are you okay?"

"Just fight like this!"

The follow-up of the matter was not as smooth as Reed thought. Yu Tiancan did not change his playing style as he thought, and it was still the same as before.

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

It just so happens that this guy also has a simple character like Madaha, so that's just right.

But Louis feels this is a crime against Chinese basketball.

So we can only let Reid continue to train him. If there is improvement, it will be the best. If not, find a team that suits him as soon as possible.

Yu Tiancan is different from Song Tao back then. He is a core-level prospect. Even if the training quality of the Knicks team is high, it will be difficult for such a potential player if he cannot play in the first few years after entering the league.

Improve yourself.

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

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

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

As for Selly, Louis still chose to ignore it.

He could forgive William Roden, but he could not forgive Seeley.

June 20

decisive day

Today, the season comes to the last day.

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

But that 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 persist. However, when he woke up today, he found that the pain had worsened and he felt something was wrong when he was 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?!" Louis shouted angrily.

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

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

Yu Tiancan got to the point: "But, there is no center."

"What's the point of not having a center... Sean can play center!"

"Too short for him."

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

"I don't dare, but I will say it in my heart."

"Grass!!!"

Louis was so angry at this idiot that the corner of his mouth twitched: "Do you want to piss me off to death? Don't interrupt. Now you can take good care of my injuries. You don't have to worry about the replacement!"

"I will have a good rest..." Yu Tiancan seemed to be obsessed with the 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: "If I don't fight tonight, will you give John a chance?"

"John is the No. 1 player. It's none of your business whether he starts or not!" Louis deliberately changed the topic.

It just so happens that there are old people who don’t know how to count.

Reed coughed slightly to interject: "Harold should be talking about another John..."

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

Reed, the best enforcer among the players of his generation, was actually panicked at this moment. He slapped his mouth: "Look at my damn memory, there is only one John on our team."

But Yu Tiancan didn't want the topic to be avoided: "Coach, I'm talking about John Salley. If I don't play tonight, will you put him on the active list?"

Louis said angrily: "It's not your turn to care about others, you should go to the infirmary for a checkup right now!"

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

Louis was so angry that he had nothing to say and had to turn around and leave.

News that Yu Tiancan was injured spread quickly. This was a disadvantage for the Knicks, but it was not decisive.

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

He's injured. At most, Ewing can play a few more minutes and Rodman, Kemp and the others can temporarily play center. For this one game, it won't be a problem.

Louis walked to the court with a look of displeasure on his face, and even Wilson didn't dare to say hello to him.

He looked ready to curse anyone who walked in front of him for any reason that didn't stand up to scrutiny.

John Salley was unaffected, knowing that Louis could no longer see him.

As a result, Louis walked directly behind him and looked at him covered in sweat: "You are training so hard, you are not going to play tonight, are you?"

Selly turned around in shock and said with difficulty as if he had not yet learned to speak: "I...can I still...can appear?"

"I once swore that I would never let you play in a Knicks jersey again, but someone was injured and there was a spot on the activated list tonight. I thought about it and there was no suitable candidate, so I asked for your opinion.

, do you want to play? Are you ready? You should know that being on the active list does not mean you have a chance to play, right?"

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

Louis then looked at the others.

"If anyone doesn't want to play with this guy, tell me right away. As long as one person objects, I will not put him on the active list. You have five seconds to make a decision."

Only a second actually passed.

"time up!"

After Louis said that, he walked upstairs like a cold emperor, and Selly's teammates congratulated him one after another.

Compared with Louis, it is easier for teammates to forgive Selly. Because they get along day and night, Selly is a person with high emotional intelligence and good interpersonal skills. It is not difficult to win the forgiveness of teammates.

The hard thing is to pull out the thorn in Louis' heart.

Although Louis was still unhappy with him, this was still a good start. No matter what, Selly vowed to himself that if he had a chance to play tonight, he would risk his life to play.

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