The rest is just noise

On January 27, Louis, Bird, Thomas, Sampson, and Laimbeer set out from Boston for Denver.

"Everyone, what are your plans when you arrive in Denver?"

Louis didn't let Lorraine get on the same plane as them because he didn't want to make anyone uncomfortable.

Lorraine was so beautiful that she would attract a lot of attention wherever she went. The last thing Louis wanted to see was that his team members couldn't help but glance at her out of the corner of their eyes while they couldn't help but look at her.

Although he is from the future, he does not want his girlfriend to attract too much attention.

"What else can we do if we go to the mountainous area? Just finish the game in accordance with the league's regulations!" Laimbeer was selected to the All-Star for the first time.

He felt bad about being selected as an All-Star. He didn't like the title and honor because his contract didn't include any rewards if he was selected as an All-Star.

To be precise, after being selected as an All-Star, his salary is only twice that of Louis.

If you can't make more money, being named an All-Star is no more worthy of pride than showing off to your teammates the number of at-bats you've made this month.

"You are open-minded." Louis said happily, "I hope you are all like him."

Bird said harshly: "If I want to live like him, I might as well die."

"What are you talking about, Larry?" Lambir said unfairly, "We are close comrades-in-arms."

"Not intimate at all, thank you."

"Well, that may be true, but we have many interests in common."

Sampson said with great interest: "How many can you tell me?"

"We all like to drink Heineken."

"Agreed." Bird had to say.

Ranbir smiled and said: "We all love money."

"Nothing wrong." Bird had to say.

"We all like to win."

Ranbir said with certainty.

"It's true." Bird nodded without doubt.

Louis followed up: "You missed the most important thing. You all have bad mouths. You usually look like rogues. You have major flaws in your moral cultivation but never reflect on yourself."

"Agreed!" Thomas and Sampson responded together.

"QNMD!"

Louis laughed: "Look at the amazing qualities of the country bumpkin. It perfectly proves that I did not slander him."

They arrived in Denver without incident.

This is the Mountain State. People in Colorado always say, if you think today is the worst day of your life, don’t be discouraged, because no matter what, the worst thing is always when you live here and open your eyes only to find that there is something else.

tomorrow.

Louis doesn't know how these Americans, who have no worries about food and clothing, can live like users on NetEase Cloud.

However, every time he came to Denver, he felt bad.

Although there are tall buildings, the mountains are still there, and I feel like I am living in the shadows.

This sense of depression is determined by the environment.

A bit like people living in Hong Kong, Louis used to feel a burst of pressure every time he went to Hong Kong. Although everything he saw was high-rise buildings, it made people feel dull and hard to breathe, because when he looked up, what he saw was not the blue sky and white clouds, but the blue sky and white clouds.

It's a tall building that blocks out the sky and the sun.

They went to the hotel first.

Arriving at the hotel, there was another dinner party arranged by the alliance.

The head coaches of the East and West star teams will formally meet with their players.

During the All-Star Weekend in 1984, players were not yet the kind of stars who would need to distance themselves from fans in the future, and there were not that many commercial activities.

But starting this year, everything will be different.

Because it has been confirmed that David Stern will officially succeed Larry O'Brien as president.

There has been no suspense about this matter since O'Brien stepped down. Stern is the favorite because he maintains good cooperative relationships with cable companies, an area of ​​interest to the bosses.

Cable television can increase their revenue, increase the league's visibility, and allow all teams to receive publicity.

Louis met his players.

In addition to his own, there are also the Bucks' Sidney Moncrief; the 76ers' Dr. J, Malone, and Andrew Tony; the Pistons' Worthy, Kate Tripka, and Robert who was just traded to Detroit.

· Parish; there are also two Otis Birdsong from the Nets and Wizards respectively, and Jeff Luland (Jeff RulandPF/C).

They are basically all old rivals, but many of them lack understanding of Louis.

Moreover, the star players in the Eastern Conference mainly come from the Celtics, 76ers and Pistons.

The star players of the three teams combined include four or nine All-Stars.

In the playoffs, they fought each other to the death, so it's not easy to be friendly when they meet now.

The All-Star Game is on January 29th.

In addition to the main game, there will also be the first slam dunk contest in NBA history.

With a master like Dr. J, who left a legend in the slam dunk contest, taking the lead in participating, the enthusiasm of others was naturally high.

After all, no matter how strong Dr. J's dunking ability is, he is already very old and cannot be as good as he was in his prime.

"Little Lu, after you defeated Dallas by 81 points, I suddenly felt relieved about that game at the beginning of the season." Dr. J smiled.

Louis naturally put on a mask for himself and responded kindly: "Actually, that was not my intention. You know there are many militants in the Celtics, and I really can't control them."

"!%￥%#..." Ma Long commented a few words.

Louis kept smiling, confused.

Dr. J translated: "Moses said, You are too humble."

"Thank you for saying that, Moses." Louis smiled, "Everyone says that."

Ma Long took a sip of wine and his voice seemed to be much better. What he said, Louis finally no longer had to ask the doctor to translate.

"Moses doesn't like your insincerity," Malone said.

Louis asked, "Would you tell the truth to someone you met for the first time, Moses?"

"We have met several times, and you are indeed very insincere." Malone said.

Several other star players in the East were watching Louie with equal caution.

The Bucks' only star player, Moncrief, was very awkward and had a bad relationship with Bird.

To be precise, there are no players who have a good relationship with him in this room. Because his defense is too strong, he is a ghost in the game. No one wants to see him. Except for his teammates, there are very few peers who like him.

The two Pistons are doing their jobs in a very orderly manner.

People like Birdsong and Luland are basically invisible.

The only ones who were willing to communicate with Louis were the 76ers' old rivals.

At the end of the banquet, Louis talked about the arrangements for tomorrow: "Although we are only playing one game, since everyone is here, we have to play a wonderful game to entertain the audience, so I will hold a training session tomorrow.

, I hope everyone will come.”

Dr. J immediately said: "I can't, I have many activities to participate in."

"Understood, doctor." Louis seemed to be talking easily.

Just as the doctor was about to laugh it off, Louis continued: "If your sponsors and agents think those activities are more important than your playing time of less than 15 minutes in the All-Star Game, I will definitely support your absence from tomorrow's training.

.”

The elegant Dr. J is not a good-tempered person.

When he heard Louis' words, his expression changed instantly: "Lu, are you threatening me?"

"How can you call it a threat? It's too ugly." Louis smiled lightly, "This is a kind reminder."

Dr. J said angrily: "I can't just fight for 15 minutes!"

"No, you heard wrong. I mean, if you don't come to training, I will limit your playing time to within 15 minutes." Louis' suddenly strong look made his players feel comfortable.

Bird and others have always been curious about what Louis will do when he coaches the Eastern Stars. Will he use the same attitude he treats them to challenge other teams' leaders? For example, Dr. J is obviously a player.

But there is a guy who acts like a boss?

Now they see it.

Louis punched hard internally, and bared his teeth externally, refusing to give in an inch.

Dr. J believes that his style is irreplaceable: "Okay, if I play less than 15 minutes, I want to ask you who can please the fans?"

"What's so hard about this?"

Louis looked at Malone and teased: "We will let Moses show the Denver people how to grab offensive rebounds."

"Moses doesn't like it!" Malone defended his teammates excitedly, "Ah Gulu#%@#%!"

Louie continued: "We can also have Sidney show everyone how to keep the magician from getting shit."

Moncrief had a grimace on his face and said in his heart, "I can't help it."

"Then I will ask Ralph to play the No. 1 position. You don't know he can play the No. 1 position, right?"

Sampson's expression changed greatly.

"Let Isiah play the second position. He is the most deadly shooter on our team."

Thomas suddenly realized that his anus was getting cold.

"By the way, I'm going to let Andrew Toney be our rusher and let him beat the Western Conference like he beat us in the playoffs the last few years."

Laimbeer asked interestingly: "What about dunking? This is Boster's repertoire!"

Dr. J nodded, knowing that his most irreplaceable value is dunking.

"Don't worry, I've already prepared."

Everyone saw Louis pointing at Larry Bird in disbelief.

"You may not know that Larry is a one-of-a-kind dunking prodigy. In my eyes, his dunking is no less than that of a doctor. It's just because you are too prejudiced against his skin color and think that white people must not be able to dunk. If you can

If you look back at Game 7 of the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals, you'll see Larry blowing Doc's tail with a killer dunk."

After Louis finished speaking this time, he successfully hypnotized himself.

"Wow, we actually have so many talents. If the doctor doesn't even participate in training, I think the most suitable job for him is to throw towels for us at the end of the bench." Louis was a real threat this time, "By then, there may not even be 10

He didn’t even have minutes of playing time.”

The doctor didn't believe Louis would do that: "I was elected by the fans."

"I'll let you play for a few minutes and then change." Louis threatened blatantly, "What do you think, doctor, do you want to take this opportunity to have a good rest?"