The rest is just noise

The night after the first game of the season, after training, Louis invited the entire team to his home for dinner.

There is no other reason. Louis just wants to strengthen the connection between the team, enhance mutual understanding, and have an opportunity for face-to-face communication with certain players who need advice. By the way, they can watch the live broadcast of the MLB 1985-86 season together that night.

World Series Game6.

This year's World Series features the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox are one win away from breaking the Curse of the Child.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of the season, Louis' family moved to a mansion worth $400,000, which is why he was able to invite the entire team to his home for dinner.

If it were the original house, it might be a problem whether so many people could find comfortable seats.

That night, Louis first communicated with Dell Curry.

Louis was the first to express regret that he had not brought his son Stephen out.

Curry asked in surprise: "Do you know Stephen?"

No, Stephen is only 2 years old, how could he possibly know him?

"Didn't I know him by bringing him here?" Louis wanted to know if the cute god grew up from a young age.

Next, they talked about last night's game.

Curry is the only player on the team who is not online.

Speaking of this, Curry did have something to say: "I'm not used to the current style of play."

When he was in college, he was a person who liked to dominate the ball. Although shooting was his strong point, he preferred to hold the ball and shoot at two 45-degree angles to the left and right sides.

"I understand the problem you are facing, but we don't have enough space for you to hold the ball now." Louis enlightened, "Sometimes, you have to try to adapt to the changes in the team."

Curry asked: "What should I do?"

"You are good at shooting, which is an advantage. If you can develop shooting from beyond the three-point line, you will find a foothold whether you are in the Knicks or another team in the future."

Curry was justified.

Louis went to chat with Song Tao again.

Song Tao has been doing well recently. He scored 10 points in his debut, which directly attracted the attention of the domestic media. Some domestic reporters are already preparing to apply for assignment to the United States to interview him.

The Knicks may be the team most suitable for Song Tao's development.

This team focuses on pick-and-rolls, and the ball is very mobile. Stockton and Hornacek on the bench are both ball-handlers who can find opportunities and seize them. It doesn't matter if the inside players can't post up.

It doesn't matter if you don't shoot. The pick-and-roll and screen are effective. If you find the right angle to cut inside, it's really not difficult to score.

These are also two things that made Louis satisfied with Song Tao.

His size is sufficient, his physical fitness is at the top level among yellow men, and his screen quality in pick-and-rolls is very good in China. When he went to the Knicks, he directly amplified these two advantages. Because of his good quality in pick-and-roll screens, many times, he looks like

More useful than Manute Bol, who can only protect the basket. Moreover, he likes to explode the basket and dunk the ball when he gets the ball. He is also loved by his teammates.

"Director Lu, do you think it is necessary for me to develop my shooting?" The reason why Song Tao is struggling with this is that Bol has recently started practicing shooting.

Moreover, Bol practiced the most difficult three-point shot.

"It's not necessary. Rather than this, you should do a good job in positioning and defense."

In this era, if the inside can't shoot, at most it means there are less changes in tactics. Anyway, the Knicks already have Ewing and McHale, so they really don't need a substitute on the bench to be good both offensively and defensively.

Insiders who can't shoot will have no role at most on the offensive end. Insiders who can't defend and get stuck are likely to be unemployed.

This is also what Louis worries most about Song Tao.

His positioning, defensive positioning and skills are not very good.

"Also, don't call me Coach Lu. I'm a few years older than you. Call me coach." Louis always felt awkward every time he heard Song Tao call him Coach Lu.

"Great, Coach Lu Zhi."

Louis basically chats with people when he meets them, talking about problems when there is a problem, and making awkward conversations when there is no problem.

For example, Bol, when I heard that this guy was practicing three-pointers recently, Louis asked him: "Do you want to switch to the second position?"

"Can you look at me, coach?" Bol asked seriously.

"I think it's okay. Next time something happens to our No. 2 position, I'll let you take the No. 2 position."

One dares to say it, and the other dares to believe it.

The general atmosphere was quite good, and in the end Louis came to the room where he usually reviewed the video tapes.

Benjamin Wilson is here watching game highlights.

This was also Louis' arrangement to let Wilson watch highlights of Larry Bird's off-ball offense.

"Did you see anything?" Louis asked.

Wilson asked: "Am I going to fight like this in the future?"

"Not playing like this all the time, but playing like this under normal circumstances. Although you are from UCLA, you have too many privileges on that team. I hope you integrate into us instead of letting us adapt to you."

Louis pointed to Bird's offense, "Look at this movement, we have similar tactics. If you can integrate into the tactics, it will be much easier to score than if you hold the ball and hit one after another."

If it were any other coach, Wilson would have a headache.

Louis is an exception.

He saved Wilson's life, and because of this, Wilson obeyed him.

If basketball is not all of his life, it is 90% of his life. He is a basketball fanatic.

Louis asked his off-ball side to learn from Bird, and he offered to take the tape home to watch.

Then, he watched the highlights over and over again in Louis' review room.

When people outside the room focused on Game 6 of the MLB World Series, he didn't come out and was completely unmoved.

Even Louie, who has no interest in baseball, came out.

Because tonight, the Boston Red Sox may be able to break the Curse of the Child that has lasted for half a century.

At the start of the game, the Red Sox took a 2-0 lead with two hits in the first and second innings.

⑴Excerpted from Encyclopedia: The batter hits the ball thrown by the pitcher into the boundary, so that the batter himself can at least reach first base safely.

"Wow, it's serious!" Hornacek sighed, "The Sox team is very impressive."

Most of the Knicks players have played baseball, and those who don't play baseball can understand the game. Louis is the only layman.

"Coach Lu, which team do you support?" Stockton asked.

"Since I now represent New York, I naturally want to support the Mets." Louis also specifically said, "Don't panic, the Mets will win back. You must fully believe in the 'Red Sox in October' (stable hip pull)."

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Mets hit a single and a double to tie the score.

In the first half of the seventh inning, Dwight Evans of the Red Sox hit a wonderful ground ball to take the lead again. At this time, an incident occurred that may have affected the result.

Red Sox superstar pitcher Roger Clemens, known as the "Rocket Man," exited the game because of blisters on his hands.

Clemens has struck out his opponents 20 times in a single game this season. Judging from the process and results of this game, if he can play until the end, he only gave up four hits in seven innings, beating the Mets.

With eight strikeouts, the Red Sox are likely to raise the pennant tonight.

The Red Sox and Mets played nine innings, tied, and entered the tenth inning of extra games.

In the first half of the tenth inning, the Red Sox once again had a 2-run advantage.

But starting from the bottom of the tenth inning, everything changed, and the "Red Sox of October" as Louis called them took the stage.

The Red Sox uncharacteristically replaced veteran Bill Buckner with a foot injury, and then the Mets tied the score. At the last moment, the Red Sox's batter hit the ball, but it was a ground ball.

, it passed through first and second base. At this critical moment, Buckner appeared on the front of the ball. He had every chance to catch the ball to keep the Red Sox's championship hopes alive.

However, he did not catch the ball, but instead let the ball pass between his legs. This moment shocked countless people and broke the heart of a generation of Boston fans. At the most critical moment of the game, Buckner turned around and watched.

When he took the ball, he knew the game was over.

Mets batter Ray Knight crossed three bases and returned to home plate to score the game-winner.

At that moment, Louis' house was full of people who were eating melons, all with shocked expressions: "Holy shit, is this okay?"

Tomjanovich said in surprise: "Is the curse real?"

“As expected of the Red Sox in October.”

This game does not determine the championship, but if you lose the sixth game in this way, how can you regroup and compete in the seventh final tomorrow?

The Mets were originally the stronger team, but now their confidence and momentum have increased, and the Red Sox are in over their head.

The moment the ball passes between Buckner's legs is, from tonight onwards, known as the "Bukner Play."

In the world of sports, if something or a moment is named after a player, it's either honorable or embarrassing.

In Louis' mind, this moment can probably be compared to Game 1 of the 2018 Finals, when J.R. Smith grabbed a key offensive rebound but was so distracted that he dribbled the ball out of the three-point line and missed the winning chance.

Louis drank half the bottle of wine in one go.

He could imagine how heartbreaking this night must be for Bostonians.

"I'm warning you, you have to concentrate on playing the game on the court. If you get injured, just tell me. If you unfortunately make such a mistake, I don't want to hear any excuses."

If someone under Louis made a mistake like J.R., he would never punch the wardrobe like James did.

No matter how you say this punch, it should be called J.R, right? What was James thinking at the time? This was the only opportunity in his career to beat his teammates and get everyone's support, but he, who has always been shrewd, actually missed it.

What a pity, my emperor.