The rest is just noise

A calm training camp seems to be business as usual, and the Knicks are ready for the new season.

The newcomers integrated smoothly and the Murder Force lineup was officially established.

Even Song Tao appeared in the match and impressed everyone with his dunk and "fuck" over Ewing.

When the head coaches of both teams select players from the rosters of the black and white teams in the match, who chooses first becomes an interesting aspect.

Louis would have Tomjanovich and Jackson compete in shooting, or have a bullfight where the winner was determined by one goal, or draw lots.

There are many ways, each of which can enliven the atmosphere of the Blue Palace.

Tomjanovich's first choice is often Ewing, while Jackson's first choice is McHale.

The second pick is interesting. Jackson and Tomjanovich often choose Stockton.

This makes Benjamin Wilson unhappy, but until his physical game is good enough to dominate the game, his priority will not be higher than Ewing, McHale and Stockton.

On the 10th day of the competition, Louis introduced a trading system.

That is, if both parties are dissatisfied with the selection of players in the match, they can make a deal with the other party's consent.

The match between the black and white teams has become the most anticipated part of the training camp.

Louis later launched many impressive programs, such as a fixed-point shooting competition, where the winner's prize was a check for US$3,000.

Louis paid for it himself.

There is also Louis’ personal “Most Hardworking Award of the Day”.

Whoever works the hardest in the training camp can come to Louis' office the next day and drink whatever he wants from the vending machine.

This award has been monopolized by Stevens since the day it was introduced.

Excellent chemistry is spreading within the Knicks.

The night before the media day, Louis received a call.

Dale Ellis was taken to the police station for drunk driving.

This incident quickly attracted the attention of the media, and various reports emerged one after another.

Ellis had drunk a lot of alcohol when he was stopped by the patrol. Driving like this was extremely dangerous and violated the law, and he may face a short term in prison.

The team behind Ellis successfully bailed him out, and he ended up staying out of jail.

But this incident reminded Louis that it makes sense for every team to choose to hold preseason training camps in other places.

There won't be so many things in other places.

What Louis didn't expect was that it was Ellis who committed the crime, not anyone else.

He always regarded the quiet and reserved Ellis as a Spurs-style player.

He's the type who trains hard, plays hard and then goes home and sleeps.

Now it seems that he may not be. His silence is due to his nature. This does not mean that he can stay idle.

Louis is assured of Ellis not only because of the latter's reliable performance on the field. If he was just reliable on the field, Louis would not regard him as the future of the team.

He knew about Ellis's past. Ellis grew up in the church in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia. During the vigorous progressive movement in the 1970s, Marietta reluctantly moved towards what the Yankees called "progress."

Surrender. In the throwaway culture of fast food restaurants and "unisex" hair salons, the Confederate flag flutters in the breeze.

Marietta was not affected by social changes and became one of the 24 fastest-growing areas in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s.

Ellis was one of Marietta's prides.

He went to the University of Tennessee and realized his dream.

He was that rare kid who could read in the library during lunch, the perfect player who never missed practice, was never late, or even argued with the coach. Ellis was one of the first to attend an integrated school.

One of the children whose popularity brought white and black children in his school together, he is still considered a model for the Marietta area.

This was his public image before entering the league, a model.

In his family, Ellis is also the pillar of support.

When Ellis was 9 years old, his father, John Ellis, was shot and killed. At a very young age, he had to go out to work to help share the financial pressure on his family.

Ellis found a wonderful way to resolve every difficulty. He brought his inner emotions to the basketball court. Everyone's ball on the court is the same. The basket is always fair and unchanging. He can

Take control of your own destiny.

After Ellis came to New York, because Louis' system allowed a shooter like him to perform, he worked harder to shoot.

Whenever everyone finishes training, Ellis will also practice shooting.

Once, Louis asked him why he was always shooting.

Here's his answer: "Whenever I have a problem, I go out on the court and shoot until I can't shoot anymore."

He is the kind of person who keeps everything in his heart.

There are many things that Louis thinks he knows enough about, but actually doesn't know enough about. After all, people change.

This incident led Louis to study Ellis' past in more detail. He discovered that when Ellis was in Dallas, he was arrested for drunk driving two weeks after being drafted by the Mavericks.

In addition, this time, this is the second time he has been involved in an accident due to drunk driving.

He was speeding at 60mph in a 35mph zone before being stopped by police last night.

At the Knicks' media day, Louie was evasive about Ellis' drunk driving.

There's really not much to say about him, and Ellis seems to be the least troublesome player on this team.

On the 20th day of training camp, Ellis returned to the team.

Louis immediately asked him to come to his office to explain the problem.

He spoke very little. When Louis asked him why he drank and drove under the influence, Ellis's answer made him angry: "You can drink if you want. I was not drunk at the time."

"Not drunk? Isn't that right? You told the police that you drank five glasses of double vodka, and your blood alcohol concentration reached 0.20%. You said you were not drunk? I am not interrogating you now, I want to find out why you are

Drinking? What's bothering you? Or is it too much pressure? You just signed a big contract. If you die because of a drunk driving accident, you will be fine, but what about your family? You won't think that you are because of this.

After this thing is over, the team's salary will still be paid, right?"

Ellis was taciturn, and no matter how angry Louis was, he couldn't ask any questions.

"Don't think it's over if you don't say anything!" Louis said angrily, "If there is another time, you will be banned from the team."

Ellis left in silence.

This silent assassin, Louis likes his ruthlessness on the court, but once he encounters a problem, his taciturn character becomes a headache.

Louis had no deep friendship with him.

Even if Louis is his Bole, it doesn't mean that he needs to open his heart to Bole.

He is also Louis' most relied-upon shooter.

He only needs to repay Louis on the court and train without compromise. The coaching staff really has no control over what he does after leaving the court.

It's unclear how effective Louis' warning will be.

For the rest of training camp, Ellis stayed out of trouble.

The off-court troubles seemed to have a boost in his performance, and for the next ten days, he was the team's best shooter.

His performance masked his off-field troubles.

Louis didn't ask any more questions, and Ellis didn't go to jail.

His lawyer played the race card because his police department has been criticized by equal rights activists for years of irregularities in law enforcement. Therefore, the evidence provided by the police was not accepted by the jury in court.

Ellis thus avoided jail.

Training camp is almost over, and the Knicks' new lineup has shown the chemical reaction it deserves.

Louis looked at the roster, the rotation schedule, and the playing time settings were almost set.

Lineup: Stockton, Ellis, Wilson, McHale, Ewing.

Connecting segment: Tyrone Corbin, Dell Curry/Hornacek, Rodman, Oakley, Bol.

Murder Press: Corbin, Stevens, Rodman, Oakley, Selley.

Time setting: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5.

The time setting is an approximate value and is not exact.

If Louie plays Murder Press in a game, the five players that make up Murder Press will get more playing time than usual.

Even so, there are still people in this lineup who have made great sacrifices.

Song Tao basically gets no playing time. Stevens was still the team's focus on training as a striker defender last season. Now due to the arrival of Rodman and Selly, his regular playing time will be greatly reduced.

At the end of training camp, Louis announced the Knicks' preseason schedule.

A total of six games, all played in Las Vegas.

The preseason is a good place for training. Louis came up with a small goal: "Since our opponents do not have strong teams such as the Lakers and Celtics, a complete victory is not too much, right?"

After all, they have to play with real guns, because there is no need to examine new players, the players' roles and positions, and playing time have been set, and every game should be taken seriously.

Louis demanded a complete victory in the preseason, and all the Knicks generals responded in unison, as if all of their preseason opponents were competing for the No. 1 pick at the end of the season.

However, having confidence is better than nothing.