The rest is just noise

At the end of the semifinals, the NBA announced most of the individual awards except MVP.

New Yorkers were furious. The Knicks players, who had always been favored by voters, encountered a rare Waterloo.

Ewing was out of the lineup and was only selected for the second defense.

Wilson's second team and second defense.

Rodman defended.

The only surprise is Shawn Kemp, who was selected to the second team with averages of 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

The five players selected for the first team are Olajuwon, Sampson, Manning, Jordan, and Petrovic.

The other three players selected to the second team are Kevin Johnson, Barkley, and Robinson.

The five players selected to the third team are Payton, Pence, Pippen, Gathers, and O'Neal.

The most controversial thing is that Ewing is out of action.

But there are two main reasons why this matter is controversial.

The Knicks have the best record in the league, and voters have a double mark.

In terms of statistics, Ewing's possession of the ball was largely divided by his teammates, which is indeed not good-looking. He averaged only 18 points and 9 rebounds per game.

Considering that other top insiders have produced extremely dazzling statistics this year - as a star center who does not average 25+11+2 blocks per game and is embarrassed to go out - Ewing's competitiveness is indeed not strong.

If the data is erased, it is not impossible.

But the problem lies in the selection process.

This year, Olajuwon averaged 29 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks per game, leading the team to fourth place in the Western Conference.

David Robinson dropped to the second team with averages of 32.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, which is a bit controversial. After all, his data is similar to Olajuwon, and his record is better.

The controversy comes from Sampson.

This year, as the only superstar of the Celtics, Sampson has been burdened with too much.

When he scores 30 points, the Celtics' winning rate is less than 40%. When he scores 40 points, the Celtics' winning rate will reach 50%.

The Celtics rely on him so much that they have to let this two-meter-two giant play more than 38 minutes per game. This is an excessive loss of him.

In the end, Sampson only played 60 games and failed to lead the Celtics to the playoffs. He averaged 32 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.6 blocks per game, and was selected to the first team together with Olajuwon.

Why is there a problem?

Because Sampson and Olajuwon are both centers.

These two people occupied the fourth and fifth positions for a while.

If according to this standard, why can't Ewing be selected to the third team with O'Neal? Although his statistics are a bit worse, his record is first in the league? Besides, which insider can be teammates with Rodman, Kemp, and Yu Tiancan

Can you guarantee double figures in rebounds? Which big man coming to the Knicks doesn't need to control his shot count so that most people can have the ball?

It has to be said that Ewing's popularity soared rapidly after Rauf's desecration of the Stars and Stripes.

If it were in the past, no one would complain for him.

In comparison, Wilson seemed even more aggrieved.

After all, Ewing was double-marked, but his first team was robbed by Manning, an insider.

Of course, center, power forward, and small forward are all forwards. Manning is also known as Sampson who can play three forward positions. It makes sense if he insists on explaining it.

When the Knicks were screwed like this, the New York media certainly wouldn't give up. They quickly dug up the names of some voters and then conducted a large-scale confrontation.

There is only one voice in the Knicks team.

That was Ewing's voice, saying, "We don't give a shit."

Really? Louis didn't believe it.

If they didn't care at all, they wouldn't have swept the Miami Heat in four games with an average of 22 points per game.

This made Lewis Shafir desperate.

He thought the Knicks would be better without Louis as coach, but the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals were like man-eating demons.

Ewing and Wilson dominated the interior and wings, Miller averaged 5 three-pointers per game, and Rodman grabbed 6 offensive rebounds per game.

The Heat have no backhand power at all.

"The wall in New York is too high and too thick!" Shafir complained to Louis on the phone. "What should we do to tear it down?"

Louis smiled bitterly.

It's normal for Lewis to have such thoughts.

Since 1988, the only teams that have truly threatened the Knicks are the Celtics at the end of their prime and the Blazers during the Flying Pigs era.

What are the characteristics of these two teams?

The first is the Celtics in 1988. Facing the Knicks, who were still very young at the time, the Celtics had a third-line advantage.

The first is the inside advantage. Sampson beats Ewing like he beats his son.

Second was Bird's dominance over Wilson, who almost beat Benj to collapse.

Then there is the advantage of the back line. In his prime, Thomas scored on Stockton as easily as drinking water.

Since then, no team has had such an advantage over the Knicks.

The same was true for the Blazers during the Flying Pigs era. Jordan and Barkley were both single-line players with invincible personal abilities.

This is a bit like IG in the S8 era. The personal abilities of the middle and upper lines can be astonishing to the world. It just so happens that the Trail Blazers have the best wing depth in the league, which makes them look better than the Celtics in 1988, because in addition to

There are super players who have no solution, and there are rotations that can rival the Knicks.

What about the Heat? This is the embarrassing situation they face.

Although there is a Big Four consisting of Petrovich, Gathers, Dumars and Reggie Lewis, none of these four people are unsolvable players.

They all have obvious flaws.

However, if real superstars can join the team and these four people serve as deputy, it will be very scary.

Therefore, Louis said to Shafir: "Be patient, Lewis, you still need a more influential player."

"But, Dras has already been selected for a while, isn't he influential enough?"

"Benj has only been selected to the second team this season. How do you think Drah's influence is compared to him?"

"Uh..." Shafir said suddenly, "I remember Benj's contract expired this summer, right? Has he not renewed it yet?"

"Lewis, what are you planning?"

"No, no... I mean, if Benj wants to change his environment, Miami should be very attractive, hehe."

Louis wouldn't be surprised if Benj goes to Miami in the summer.

Los Angeles, Miami, and New York should be among the top three cities in attracting free agents.

"Then come on, Lewis." Louis said lightly.

Shafir originally wanted to tease Louis, but how could he win someone's love?

Louis' answer was something he didn't expect.

"Coach Lu, you...you don't object?"

"When Benj is a free agent, he can go wherever he wants. If you do nothing when you can get him, it will not only be disrespectful to him, but also a dereliction of duty on your part as the president. You know what I mean.

Right? If benj really goes to Miami, I will only congratulate you and have no other thoughts."

"Coach Lu, I would like to call you the most loyal person in history."

"I wish Jerry Krause thought so."

"Hahaha, that pig doesn't even let go of the bread crumbs, how can he see your loyal heart? It's enough for him to have the bread crumbs."

Shafir is definitely a strange person.

In front of Louis, or when they were talking on the phone, he acted like an ignorant fool, looking like he was easy to talk to.

However, what Louis heard from other people, or what Belle learned about Shafir through his friends, was that Shafir was a very domineering, resolute and ruthless person.

Especially when making deals, Shafir is rumored to be good at exerting extreme pressure, always pushing all his chips in front of the other party and then asking the other party whether the deal will be successful or not.

He has done this many times to make deals, and although he may not have made anything, he got what he wanted every time.

So Louis didn't know what Shafir's true face was.

But he would not believe the rumors because he was also an honest and loyal person in the rumors.

But everyone I know knows that this is fucking bullshit.

Just as the Knicks swept the Heat, two more things happened.

One thing came out of the West, where the Trail Blazers and Warriors were locked in a bitter battle.

The first four games between the two sides were tied. Payton's defense and Penny Hardaway's all-around performance gave the Blazers a tough fight. The public quarrel between Barkley and Riley exposed the Blazers' internal conflicts to the public eye.

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And then there's the biggest black humor of the season.

The undefeated Patrick Ewing defeated the highly popular Hakeem Olajuwon by a 1% margin and was elected as the regular season MVP of the 1993-94 season.

Then, something more magical than the dpoy winner failing to score a defense happened.

The MVP winner has no team.

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