The rest is just noise

Chapter 340 Ewings all over the world

The tragedy caused by the Boston Celtics in Madison Garden occurred on the same day as the tragedy of the hijacking in Egypt.

This hijacking incident did not last long, only 24 hours before and after, but caused serious consequences of 60 deaths and 28 injuries, making it the most tragic hijacking case to date.

The New York Times bravely compared last night's fiasco with the tragedy: "When I saw Larry Bird playing with Patrick Ewing like a toy, I was deeply saddened. New York basketball has been in the past

Being able to be strong for a while, Willis Reed and Walter Frazier are indispensable. As their successors, especially the baby boomers, they should take it as their own responsibility to restore the glory of the old era. However, from last night's

Judging from the results of the game, we are still a long way from this goal.”

Compared to the Times' criticism, several Celtics players were less polite to Ewing.

"My salary this year is 1.8 million U.S. dollars. I think I have done a pretty good job. If I get 3 million U.S. dollars a year, I will be ashamed to death if I cannot lead the team to win the championship."

Bird's plain words angered the media throughout New York.

But this is just the beginning.

Isiah Thomas said sarcastically: "He can't rebound, he can't attack, he can't even do basic defense well, and then you tell me that he gets the most money in the league, what else can I say?

Woolen cloth?"

Sampson was the most polite. He did not take the opportunity to step on Ewing. He just said: "Patrick still has a long way to go."

"If he can get 3 million, Ralph can get 5 million," Thomas interjected.

The scorn of a famous star dealt a heavy blow to Ewing's reputation.

Naturally, the Knicks officials severely refuted this. Some time ago, when the Knicks had a good record, Ewing had a tendency to be ranked among the top five in the league.

Recently, he has been losing consecutively. In the games he lost, Ewing didn't perform very well, and the rumors became uncontrollable.

On the night of the loss, Louis returned home and re-watched the game tape twice.

Although he asked Tomjanovich to cut out all Ewing's possessions, he did so mainly for the review tomorrow. He had to remember every detail, especially the details of Ewing's mistakes.

Originally, he was in the mood for a little entertainment and taking notes, reviewing the test while taking care of his children.

As he watched, his mood rose.

"What is he doing?"

Almost every few possessions, Ewing would give him such a moment on the court.

It's not that he has no merit, but he has never had a game in which his shortcomings were highlighted like tonight.

The Celtics must have something against him, just like Jordan and Pippen teamed up to kill Kukoc in the 1992 Olympics.

Given the level gap between Kukoc and Choppi at the time, it was normal for him to behave that way.

Ewing shouldn't be. Although he is not among the top five in the league, in terms of strength, he should be considered a second-tier player in the league.

As a result, being beaten like this is a bit like the game where SKT was beaten 1557 by IG.

What's even more ridiculous is that Lu Wuxia, who is not yet one year old, clapped his hands to the camera of Ewing giving a French military salute during the game while watching Bird's layup.

Child psychology experts say that the action of clapping is related to babies' coordination and creativity. Babies who master this skill at a younger age tend to be smarter. Louis doesn't know if this is considered smart, he just reads it from the child's actions.

There was a hint of irony.

"You think orangutans are stupid too, don't you?" (Chinese) Louis asked.

Then he started clapping again, and Louis took it as if he approved of what he said.

Lorraine found out that Louis was taking his children to watch the game and was very angry: "How old is Michael? Is it time?"

"I think he responded quite well to the game." Louis said expectantly, "Maybe he can inherit my wisdom and your beauty in the future."

Lorraine has been in a bad mood recently, and the school curriculum is very tight. As a foreigner, she can't keep up with the pace.

Louis himself was also busy with official duties and there were not many places he could help.

Like tonight, Lorraine put the child to sleep and wore sexy lingerie to seduce him into bed.

Louis said that a woman would only delay the progress of his review, "You go to sleep, I will come later."

The length of this game, if ads are removed, is about 80 minutes.

However, Louis was like a policeman investigating a case, not missing every detail, paying special attention to Ewing.

So I often go back to the previous round and watch it again.

He reviewed it twice and made 1/3 of the notes.

When he finished his work, he felt that he was no longer on earth, but in hell.

Endless fatigue poured into his nerve center. He pinched his trigeminal nerve, walked to the refrigerator, and took out a bottle of beer from it.

He doesn't need coke now, coke is useless, he just wants to drink some wine to help himself fall asleep better.

He took a sip of wine and saw that the TV was still on. Since the video hadn't been taken out yet, the post-match session was being played.

Ewing had a sullen face and reporters wanted to interview him, but he walked away indifferently without even looking at him.

"Forget it, this bastard is already this virtuous!"

Louis went to bed and lay on the bed for ten minutes, then opened his eyes suddenly: "How many times did Ewing use the French military salute to watch the opponent score on defense? No, I have to watch it again!"

So he kicked off the quilt, got out of bed barefoot, made himself coffee and turned on the video tape again.

When Lorraine got up, she saw Louis looking sluggish, his eyes wide open, with a pen and notebook in his hand, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"You didn't sleep all night, did you?" Lorraine asked.

"Slept" for 10 minutes.

"Really?"

"Baby, when have I ever lied to you?"

"A few days ago, you promised to go shopping with me, and then you said you would work overtime, but my aunt (Li Xuanbing) told me that you were watching the game at home."

Louis didn't even have a chance to refute.

Lorraine hit the target with one hit, and Louis had to say: "I can't sleep. Really, look at this idiot Ewing! Is anyone so defensive?"

"Yes, there is this!" Lorraine said dissatisfiedly, "You Ewing Ewing every day, I think you put 95% of your energy into him."

"Sorry, I really haven't cared about you enough recently. I promise, this problem will be solved soon." Louis accepted the criticism humbly, "I will send you to school later."

Lorraine turned off the TV and took Louis' notebook away, "What you have to do now is go back to your room and take a nap. You look very tired."

Louis went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water.

After coaching Ewing, Louis realized how lucky he had been.

In Boston, he has the best team in the league.

Bird is a player who does not need special training. He is complete enough and can give you whatever you need.

Thomas is also a complete player. Apart from his unstable long-range shooting and psychological problems, he has everything he wants.

Sampson is willing to lower his profile to help others. He is an invisible treasure.

Before he shined in the 1984 Finals, Sampson was the Celtics' quietest, most selfless player, and also the player who helped the most on offense and defense.

For Louis, that Celtics team can be compared with IG, the pinnacle of the League of Legends LPL division.

Unlike that IG, this team has realized all its talents. Sampson is the JKL of this team and is called a player with great character by the Korean coach.

A successful team must have players like this.

But what about the Knicks? Louis is now discovering how difficult it is to start from scratch.

Ewing wasted three years. Sampson was 20 years old when he first entered the league. He is now 22 years old, but he has a lot of problems.

He didn't have that much time to waste, and he couldn't make a mistake every step forward.

Because of three years of wasted time, he is destined not to be able to touch his ceiling like Sampson did. However, he still has a chance to realize 80%-90% of his talent.

If you go the wrong way, you may just be like the Ewing Louis knew and give up a passing grade.

If you want to find a player most similar to him in the modern NBA regardless of position, perhaps Carmelo Anthony is the standard answer.

Before entering the league, he was very impressive and dared to compete with James, but he progressed slowly and was surpassed by his peers and rising juniors, and finally became a first-line star who was neither above nor below.

If you have any objections, you can even compare their honors.

11 All-Stars + 7 All-NBA teams + 3 All-Defensive teams (Ewing).

10 All-Stars + 6 All-NBA Teams + Scoring Champion (Anthony).

If you want to give an evaluation to the performance of these two people, it can only be described as disappointing. However, Ewing is phenomenally disappointing.

Louis didn't want Ewing to come under his command and live like the same person in his previous life.

But Louis couldn't tell Ewing what his future would be like. He could only force him to move forward with a whip, but he couldn't push him too far.

So Louis would behave like a schizophrenic husband from time to time. At one time, he would domestically abuse his wife, frighten the man back to his parents' house, and then bring him expensive gifts, and persuade him to go home in a coquettish manner.

If this continues, Louis might go crazy if Ewing has to decide what to do.

The pessimistic and negative thoughts lasted for a while and then disappeared.

Louis washed his face and went back to bed to sleep as Lorraine said.

He set an alarm clock for himself to wake up in four hours.

However, as soon as he went to bed, he started to think about those troublesome things.

So even if he is very sleepy, he is always in a light sleep state, and any movement can wake him up.

Sometimes, Louis didn't know if he fell asleep, because he found himself asking in his mind later: Is the alarm clock broken? Is it four hours long?

Once this happens, there is no need to lie to yourself anymore.

You weren't asleep at all!

The difference is that Louis chose to deceive himself and successfully fell into a deep sleep three hours later.

The kind that can't even set off an alarm clock.