The rest is just noise

Jordan and Olajuwon teaming up really makes people unhappy.

This is the best help they can find for each other.

Olajuwon believed that Jordan was the greatest among the greatest, and besides being Jordan, the player he most wanted to be was Olajuwon.

They appreciate each other enough.

Although Olajuwon didn't have the deep friendship with Jordan that Barkley did, he was a better player.

Especially considering that the upcoming 1994-95 season is one of the two peak seasons of Olajuwon's career, his collaboration with Jordan becomes even more terrifying.

Jordan and Barkley are two unsolvable entities on the offensive end.

Jordan and Olajuwon are two existences with no solution for offense and no solution for defense.

However, Olajuwon has the inherent flaws of inside players.

Once he encounters a large-scale wing group, his game will be very difficult. The Warriors, Knicks and Heat all have good enough wing lineups. Therefore, the Trail Blazers cannot return to the top with the addition of Dameng.

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Because Thomas and Sabonis' injuries are irreversible, they are destined not to return in the new season.

From an overall perspective, it is foreseeable that the 95 Blazers should be similar to the 92 Blazers.

The former has Jordan and Olajuwon who are 3 years older, while the latter has Jordan and Barkley in their heyday, and the Trail Blazers' wing group has not yet shown significant aging.

Sampson, Barkley, Olajuwon, Drexler, Wilson.

These five big fish made waves this offseason.

Danny Manning, who was already dissatisfied with his situation, began to dislike the small Indiana temple.

Since there is still one year left on the contract, he feels that now is a good opportunity to force him out of the palace.

Manning's team gave Donnie Walsh an ultimatum.

Either make Wilson change his mind and join the Pacers, or trade him.

Manning suddenly became the most hated superstar by home fans since Magic Johnson in the 1981-82 season (then called Magic).

The impact of this incident on out-of-town fans was comparable to that during the 2017-18 season, when no one expected that WoJ, who had never exposed false news, suddenly revealed that Kawhi Leonard had a estrangement with the Spurs and wanted to

leave.

All non-Spurs fans were shocked.

In those years, everyone accepted the "robot" and "Duncan II" persona that Spurs fans created for Leonard.

We all thought Leonard would live forever like Duncan, neither humble nor arrogant, listening to Popovich's words like a dog.

Later we learned that Spurs fans' good expectations for Leonard were originally unrealistic wishes.

Leonard is not Duncan. He has greater ambitions. For example, he prefers to play in a team that can take shots casually and score 30+ in a single game without being scolded by the coach.

Manning's situation is exactly the same, but his methods are much uglier than Leonard's.

After WoJ broke the news, Leonard also appeared and told the media that he did not want to leave, but it was not until Popovich and Duncan personally lobbied but could not even see him that Spurs fans gave up.

Manning did not take these steps at all. What he did directly increased the hatred value, making him the most hated sports star in Indiana in recent decades.

"Today's players are so messy. They make a lot of money and get everything they want, but they are still not satisfied!"

Pacers general manager Donnie Walsh complained about the incident.

They knew Manning had decided to leave.

Louis, who was far away in New York and was hesitating about his next stop, didn't think Manning's approach was wrong.

Perhaps, he is the culprit.

Louis made the Celtics in the 1980s a team that monopolized the championship, and then made the Knicks an even stronger team.

To shake such a rule, a team of the same level is needed.

Therefore, the Trail Blazers and other teams will try every means to strengthen and absorb a large number of talents, which makes the small teams led by Indiana see no hope.

Manning acted so ruthlessly because he knew he would get nothing by staying in Indiana.

There is absolutely no need for him to waste his prime years here, and then regret the choices he made when he was young when he is old and frail and feels that he can no longer do anything.

Of course, the signing of major players was also the main reason that pushed Manning to extremes.

Louis thought about it for a moment. If he were Manning, what would he think if he saw that great players like Sampson could not drive the Celtics and therefore chose to leave the team?

When Manning saw that Drexler failed in the battle with Jordan, he joined forces with his college buddies to create a career with the Clippers. As a result, he wasted another two years because of his incompetence, and finally had to give up.

What should I think if I try to follow in Sampson's footsteps?

While you can still control your own destiny, explore more possibilities. This is a responsible attitude toward yourself.

But the fans are still innocent...

Louis will not despise Manning because of this incident, but he just feels that some things can be done more tactfully.

What happened this summer is destined to go down in history.

This has undoubtedly been the most amazing offseason in NBA history, with many transfers that have changed the league.

Just like in the summer of 1984, the Pan-84 generation began to enter the league, and Louis moved to New York - the former will bring many young talents to the league, and the latter will change the history of professional basketball for decades.

The changes triggered by that offseason were not broken until the summer of 1994.

It is conceivable that what happened this summer will create a new pattern, which will most likely last until the new century.

The second day of negotiation

The ones negotiating with Louie today are Jerry West and Mitch Kupchak.

Yesterday's negotiation could only be regarded as a warm-up. Both Hearn and Tragedy are big figures in the Lakers, but neither holds real power.

If Louis joins the Lakers, the only ones who can really have an impact on his work are West and Buss.

Only when these three people come to the conclusion can Louis make the final decision.

Louis goes to bed very late these days and gets up very early.

Since he decided to leave the team, his insomnia symptoms have disappeared.

Louis has a long-lost sense of relaxation, and the Knicks are a heavy burden.

How many times has he complained about Ewing in front of others in the past few days? It is actually a form of venting stress.

"Did the negotiations go well?"

The good news is that Lorraine recently finished filming the new season of "Happy Family."

In this case, Louis may not have to make the decision alone.

"Marlena, do you have any plans for tomorrow?" Louis asked.

Lorraine knew as soon as she heard that if she didn't make arrangements, her husband would make arrangements for her.

"Any plans?"

Louis smiled and said: "If it is convenient, I hope you can join me in the negotiations tomorrow."

"Does...do you need me?"

"Yes, don't you know how to read people's eyes best? I need you to help me see how insincere Jerry Buss's eyes are."

Lorraine asked: "But he always wears sunglasses."

"I'll let him take it off, and most importantly, I want to make the decision with you."

Because this is not Louis leaving New York, but their family leaving New York.

The final decision is Lorraine's, and if she doesn't like the decision, just say no.

"If you want me to go, I will go with you." Lorraine said humorously, "There are seven things in a person's body. I probably only know one thing about basketball. I can't help you make a decision."

"I know, so I just need you to help me observe Jerry."

"Then I'm very good at it. You know, I'm the kind of actor who has a strong sense of immersion. I can tell whoever is deeply involved in the play and who is using their skills to get through..."

Yeah, yeah, yeah, although Louis feels that with Lorraine's acting skills, it's not very good to comment on other people's performances, but considering that there are a lot of people on the Internet who haven't even played the entire game, they can use contempt to criticize everyone.

All the stars that can be thought of, so this is not too much.

Louis drove the car, looking forward to today's meeting.

He believes West and Kupchak already have answers to their questions.

But in fact, these answers are not critical, because if he goes to the Lakers, he will have to find the answers himself in the end.

What he really needs to know is whether West and Kupchak are trustworthy.

Kupchak can leave it aside for now. Regarding West, Louis has known him for many years, but has never had in-depth contact with him.

They had the closest contact in 1987, when West robbed David Robinson from the Holy City through the plan provided by Louis, and then took Scottie Pippen in the draft because Baylor failed to keep the secret.

West used this to become a god, making the Los Angeles media believe that he would become an excellent executive like Bill Sharman1.

What then? The Lakers still can't get past the Knicks.

The tragedy maker was infected with HIV, and the Showtime Lakers fell.

Even so, Louis still didn't know West. He once asked Baylor about West.

Baylor said in a joking way: "I don't know why, Jerry is the most perfect person I have ever met, the person who should be happy the most, but never feels happy, and does not feel perfect at all. I think he really

Very inferior."

Can Louis find some inspiration in the banter of a comrade who has been with West for almost his entire career?

There was no revelation, Baylor's joke on West, and no overlap with the logo man in Louis' memory.

West still remembers him as the Lakers legend who showed kindness to him, was smart and cunning, and once lobbied him with Buss, but was rejected.

Some people can see the essence behind the surface. West is not that kind of person.

Louis came to the restaurant.

It was still the same table as yesterday, and the Lakers representative was still earlier than him.

But Jerry West is the only one here today, and Mitch Kupchak is not there. Louis dares to bet on Ewing's luck in love and the success rate of emergency contraception in the next 10 years. Kupchak is definitely not just going to the toilet.

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Because it is enough to have West here, there is no need for him to appear.

"Hey, Coach Lu, are you so punctual every day?"

There was no smile on West's face, but his tone was soft.

"I don't want to be late, but you guys are earlier than me every day. This is not good. I don't like to make others wait for me."

Louis spoke naturally.

West immediately said: "Some people are worth waiting for, just like we are willing to wait for David for two years."

"I know what it's like to wait for someone, and it must be as hard as the year in Boston waiting for Larry to finish school."

There was no smile on West's face to begin with, but Louis' words made his serious face look even more gloomy.

Louis still prefers the West who smiles at him every year at the annual meeting.

1 Green Kai legend, as a coach, he led the team to win NBA and ABA championships. He was the general manager of the Lakers before West and the first generation designer of the Showtime dynasty.

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