The rest is just noise

Returning from the interview, Louis glared at Ewing.

"What's wrong?"

Ewing asked strangely.

"What's wrong? You ask me?" Louis said angrily, "You ask me what's wrong? What happened to you just now?"

Ewing was even more puzzled: "I'm fine."

"Are you very good? What do you mean by that? They've given you a stage. Can't you show off your black sense of humor?"

"Why do you think black people must have a sense of humor?" Ewing said dissatisfied, "This is racial prejudice."

"Stop fucking calling me a racial slut, I won't accept it!"

"Doesn't racial discrimination exist?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Louis said unhappily, "Any black man in the United States can say that he lives under systematic discrimination, but you, an immigrant black man from Jamaica, you have no right to say that. You have been living under systemic discrimination since you were in high school.

With all the attention of the United States, who doesn't pamper you like a treasure, and who dares to discriminate against you? Where did you get all this bitterness and hatred to be so cold-blooded with the media?"

What Louis said was both reasonable and unreasonable for Ewing.

"I'm just not used to being around them."

"Then change it for me, you big stick!"

"I'm changing it, you have to give me some time."

"I don't have that much time for you, next time you put on a mournful expression and talk to the microphone, I, I" Louis realized awkwardly that he had nothing to threaten Ewing, "I want you to look good, you know?"

"

Louis finished his threat without any confidence and entered the dressing room out of breath.

Ewing looked at Stockton who was suppressing a smile, Ellis who was stunned, and Stevens who didn't know how to react.

"Did he take gunshot?" Ewing asked.

Ellis suddenly said: "Isn't the coach like this every day?"

"Yes, coach does this every day." Stockton, who had never been hurt by Louis' passion, nodded in agreement, "I can testify."

Originally, Stockton was also a media-shy person.

He is a Bird-like being who doesn't like the media.

However, it was different when he attended the press conference with Ellis and Ewing.

Both of these two people are the nemesis of the media.

When Ewing was interviewed by the media, he always regarded the other party as an enemy that must be defeated, and guarded his fortress carefully without saying a single unnecessary word. He also had an inexplicable "I know you want to harm me, and I'm telling you, don't even think about it."

alert attitude.

When it comes to people like Ewing, the media will always criticize him.

Ellis was at his wits end. He always had a constipated expression, and coupled with his tone of voice as if he was about to belch at any time, he successfully created an aura that no one liked, and no one wanted to get close to.

With these two weirdos, Stockton's shyness has almost become cute in the eyes of the media.

On the bus back to the hotel, there was no sign of Louis. He had another appointment.

Jennifer Beals treats him to a snack.

By chance, Louis was a little hungry, so he came.

"Am I late?" Louis asked.

Jennifer was surprised that Louis realized this and had a question: "Coach Lu, when do you think you were on time?"

"I'm sorry, I'm so angry with my team members, that dog"

Louis thinks that Ewing is more like a cross between an orangutan and a human than a dog bastard, but isn't it too convoluted to call an orangutan bastard? And the smell of racial discrimination is too strong. Not to mention, calling any "X bastard" in front of a lady is too harsh.

This is a very bad behavior.

"What's wrong with your players? Didn't they play very well tonight?" Jennifer said unhappily, "They beat all my favorite Lakers!"

Louis sat down, not expecting that she liked the Lakers so much.

“What’s good about the Lakers?”

"It's great for viewing, isn't that enough?"

"Okay, that's a reason, but if they keep losing the finals, will it be useful to watch?" Louis asked.

Jennifer smiled and said: "So, if you can choose Benj, I will support the Knicks."

"It's too early to say that. Let's order first."

After ordering, Jennifer brought the topic back.

"what happened?"

Louis talked about Ewing's performance in front of the media.

When Louis acted out Ewing's behavior in a doubly ugly way with a bit of hate, Jennifer lost her ladylike image and laughed.

Fortunately, in Louis' eyes, she had nothing to do with being a lady.

"Why do you also have this kind of trouble?" Jennifer thought NBA players just played basketball.

"If he played in a place like Cleveland or Utah, this problem would be irrelevant." Louis smiled bitterly, "But he played in New York. You know the New York media. I still remember how they evaluated your movie last year.

The movie is called The Artificial Bride, right?"

"stop!"

Jennifer covered her ears.

"I don't want to hear it again."

"So, you also know the strength of that group of people."

Jennifer asked: "Is it really that serious?"

"If he continues like this, when the media can't stand him anymore, it will be more serious than imagined." Louis found that he had too much to worry about.

Ewing's weight, Ewing's strength, Ewing's blocking habit, Ewing's defensive positioning, Ewing's foul problems, how come it's all you?

Why can't there be a player like Olajuwon who is basically a complete player in addition to playing alone and having a bad temper and also loves to criticize his teammates?

Otherwise, a finished product with serious character flaws like Larry Bird would be "barely" acceptable.

"I think he is just too nervous, not necessarily because he doesn't like the media." Jennifer analyzed.

Louis asked: "How to say?"

"How did he behave when he was interviewed privately?"

"I didn't notice this. Oh, he is quite normal in front of our team reporters."

"That's right. He hasn't learned how to relax in front of the media. Once he can't relax, he will talk nonsense under the pressure and even say some uncomfortable words. This is normal." Jennifer.

He asked with a smile, "Would you like me to help you teach Patrick a few lessons?"

"you?"

Louis looked at her suspiciously.

"Don't underestimate me. Coping with the pressure of the media correctly is a required course for actors."

"Well, how did you cope with the media's reaction to your movie last year?"

"Shut up! I won't listen!" Jennifer covered her ears and kept saying, "Don't listen, don't listen!"

In fact, it’s not that bad. The New York media just cut dozens of Jennifer’s emotional scenes in the play into small photos and combined them into one large photo in the newspaper. The headline read: Why hire a facially paralyzed protagonist?

?

The entertainment industry is unfair. Sometimes people can be the protagonist just by their looks.

Although Jennifer became famous in 1984 with a small-budget movie, if she wants to remain popular, she needs the support of subsequent works.

"Actually, I think you acted pretty well."

"Really?" Jennifer asked happily, "Did you watch it?"

"It's just that his expression is a bit lacking."

"Go to hell!"

"No, Patrick is still waiting for you to give him lessons."

"I won't fall in love with you, whoever falls in love will fall in love with you!"

Louis accidentally lit the gunpowder, and it took a lot of effort to coax it out.

Jennifer promised to give Ewing a few public relations lessons, but it depended on time and mood. Ewing had no choice. She had to decide when.

Louis is an open-minded coach, but there was no need to discuss this matter. He agreed on behalf of Ewing.

Louis had a reasonably pleasant late-night snack and took a taxi back to the hotel.

On the way, he stopped thinking about Ewing.

He was thinking about tonight's game, the full-court press that helped them seal the victory.

Looking at it now, it must have been a wonderful stroke.

However, until they have seriously practiced a full-court pressing system, they can no longer use this tactic easily.

The problem with their full-court press was noticed by Magic on the spot. If Stevens hadn't worked hard enough and the Lakers, except Magic, were a little confused, there would have been no good results.

But this game also showed Louis the value of a full-court press.

If he wants to build a strong defensive team, full-court press is a necessary skill.

He now has an idea, but he still needs to consult an expert.

Back at the hotel, he carefully looked through the memo and finally found the person's contact information.

Louis didn't know if it was appropriate to call this point.

He decided to try his luck, and it would not be too late to apologize if he disturbed others' rest.

The phone beeped several times, but fortunately, the other party answered the call.

"Hello, who's there?"

"Rick, do you remember me?" Louis introduced himself, "I am"

On the other end of the phone, Rick Pitino, the current head coach of the University of Providence men's basketball team, asked unexpectedly: "Lu, why did you call me so late?"

Louie didn't have the arrogance to ask Pitino if he was watching tonight's game.

He briefly talked about the game between the Knicks and the Lakers. The key point was the full-court press at the beginning and end of the fourth quarter.

"Beautiful, wonderful tactics to win." Pitino smiled, "Congratulations, Coach Lu."

"Rick, this game has given me a lot of inspiration, and I would like to ask you a question about this matter."

"you say."

"If I select five suitable players to practice full-court pressing, and then substitute them all at certain points in the game, do you think it will work?"

Pitino was silent.

"Rick?"

"Coach Lu, I really suspect that you sneaked into my mind and stole my ideas." Pitino said excitedly, "I'm just thinking about doing this. You know, the talent pool in college is even lower, and senior players

It has a confrontation advantage against younger players, and the full-court press is more lethal."

"It's such a coincidence. Why not, you test this tactic in college basketball, and I test this tactic in the NBA. We can communicate regularly and find each other's strengths and weaknesses."

Pitino was clearly more excited than Louie.

"Great! I have been studying the full-court press and the half-court press, but I have no one to share my experience with as a coach. I am willing to cooperate with you!"