The rest is just noise

Louie and Tomjanovich couldn't let a pram get in their way.

Since one foreign aid is not enough, then hire another foreign aid.

Louis called John Stockton at Tomjanovich's house.

Louis didn't say what he was doing, only that the situation was urgent, and then Stockton hurried to Tomjanovich's house without much preparation. He thought he was going to have a meeting here to study how to beat the Celtics, but he saw his respected

The head coach and his second most respected assistant coach were stumped by assembling a stroller.

"God! Oh! My God! John, if you can help me get this done, you are my goat!" Louis said as if he saw a savior.

Stockton picked up the manual and looked at the half-finished product Louis and Tomjanovich were tinkering with.

"Uh, did you pretend to be wrong?"

"Huh?" Louis said in disbelief, "You mean Rudy and I spent half an hour trying to make it look like a stroller, and then we got it wrong?"

“It seems like it was wrong from the beginning.”

Louis naturally gave up his position as assistant.

Due to poor performance, Tomjanovich was demoted from the chief engineer who installed the stroller to assistant by Louis, and Stockton took over his position.

Louis drank a Coke while watching them reassemble the stroller.

They dismantled the pre-formed stroller and, under Stockton's wise and correct leadership, assembled it in less than 25 minutes.

"Wow, it makes me want to sit in it."

Louis nodded with satisfaction, as expected, this kind of thing had to be done by Stockton, a famous craftsman.

Strictly speaking, Stockton belongs to the kind of people of Louis' father and grandfather's generation, who can do any job.

"Don't leave tonight, have dinner at my house." Tomjanovich left Louis and Stockton behind.

Louis naturally agreed. They had dinner at Tomjanovich's house and watched the Celtics and Pistons series together.

Stockton got serious because Isiah Thomas was in great shape.

"Don't worry too much, the worst thing is just losing." Louis said simply.

Stockton asked, "Coach, don't you want to beat them?"

"I think so, but I'm not the one playing in the game. It's useless just thinking about it. Moreover, even if you think about it, the strength gap must be taken into consideration." Louis looked at it openly, "Our team is too young.

Although you are all improving very quickly, Boston is still at its peak and will remain at its peak in the next few years. Whether you can knock them down at their peak depends on your growth rate."

Stockton is a player that Louis won't worry about, but won't expect too much either.

He is very stable and can get a beautiful double-double every game. He is also an excellent single defender and an extremely agile high-post defender. His prediction of passing routes is particularly tricky.

However, it is unrealistic to expect him to provide contributions beyond expectations.

In Louis' eyes, Stockton is becoming more and more like Zhao Jiwei. The team can't function without him, but when playing at the highest level, we can't expect him to stand up and take charge.

Therefore, the performance of Ewing, Wilson, McHale, and Ellis is crucial.

Only when they are all open can Stockton perform well.

That night, Louis took his "leader" Stockton, Tomjanovich's assembled stroller home with him.

Louie's family isn't curious about how the stroller is put together, as long as it's done.

Louis is still the reliable man, and his macho dignity is barely intact.

In the Western Conference semifinals, the battle between the Lakers and the SuperSonics ended unexpectedly.

Although the Lakers have huge internal problems, and Wilkins selfishly ignored Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic and just wanted to be happy, there is a gap in quality between the Sonics and the Purple and Gold after all.

No matter how they play, as long as the Lakers themselves don't suffer serious injuries, the SuperSonics' chance of creating a miracle is infinitely close to zero.

122 to 101

With a 21-point gap, the Lakers held the match point.

Basically everyone is sure that the Lakers can advance. Therefore, the media's attention is more on the selection of the most valuable player of the regular season.

In terms of reviews, McHale before the injury was the top favorite.

Jordan is second, Magic and Sampson are third and fourth respectively.

Double standards are a problem that the media can never change.

Bill Walton was elected MVP after playing only 58 (58??) regular season games that year. When it came to McHale, his attendance rate was even higher, but the media discussed that Jordan's attendance rate was much higher than his.

In terms of strength, both of them are very strong. Jordan may be stronger, but McHale is the Knicks' most reliable player.

In the more than 20 games after his injury, the Knicks only achieved a 60% winning rate.

Before his injury, the Knicks' winning rate was 80%.

Whether it is his statistics or the traditional MVP selection of "how much better he has made this team", McHale should be no less than Jordan.

Now, because of his attendance, Jordan, who averaged 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game, is the number one favorite.

Louis admitted that Jordan has the strength and performance to be elected MVP, but McHale is obviously more deserving. For McHale, this opportunity may only come once in a lifetime.

If he is not elected this time, he may be like Paul in 2008 and suffer eternal regrets.

Before the regular season MVP selection, the league first held the 1987 NBA Lottery drawing in New Jersey.

This year's bottom seven in the league are all familiar faces.

The San Antonio Spurs, who are in a state of ruin, have traded all their best players due to the trafficking scandal, the Phoenix Suns, which have yet to recover, the Golden State Warriors, the New Jersey Nets, the Sacramento Kings, the Chicago Bulls and the WannaCry who will never be absent.

Tears for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Louis focuses on the Cavaliers today.

They are ranked sixth from the bottom this year. What if they get another No. 1 pick?

Although it is impossible to have great luck for three consecutive years, you still have to dream.

As a result, Louis' dream was shattered from the beginning.

The first envelope Stern opened meant the seventh overall pick in this year's first round.

The envelope showed the Cavaliers' team logo, and Louis suddenly felt disappointed that he had lost 1 million.

But think about it seriously, the Cavaliers will have to exchange the seventh overall pick in tears in a month for the Knicks' last pick in the first round. Well, if the roles were reversed, Louis would have gone crazy at this time.

What's even more ridiculous is that the Cavaliers representative jumped up happily when he learned that he had been selected with the seventh pick.

Because the higher their draft picks are, the cheaper they are for the Knicks.

Drawing the seventh pick is simply the "best" result for them.

Next, the Bulls received the sixth pick.

Jerry Krause looked unhappy, but if he chooses the sixth overall pick well, he might be able to select a very good player.

Louis looked at Klaus, thinking about the draft in the near future.

The Knicks own the Bulls' first-round picks in 1988 and 1990. Although one is top-three protected and the other is top-five protected, if done well, both picks may be converted into high-level picks.

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Therefore, in the next draft, he not only has to strengthen the team, but also has to find a way to make the Bulls' reinforcement plan fail.

By the way, which year was Scott Pippen drafted?

Louis thought about it seriously. He was really not sure which year Pippen was drafted into the league. Moreover, he checked the list of Arkansas' first-level colleges and couldn't find Pippen's name.

Nowadays, there is no such thing as Google, so he can just enter his name and find the information.

"Isn't it this year?"

The more Louis thought about it, the more he thought it was this year.

In his previous life, many people criticized Jordan by saying, "Without Pippen, Jordan never broke through the first round." Objectively speaking, this is a fact. The careers of these two people are highly tied. But Pippen did not reach his peak when he debuted.

, that is to say, it was not until a few years after he entered the league that he became Jordan's right-hand man. This is a common sophistry among fans.

Therefore, Louis believes that Pippen has either already entered the league, or this year, it is impossible to go further.

If he doesn't do something, the Bulls may still choose Pippen. By then, the combination of Barkley + Pippen can completely reverse the impact of Bias's death.

Next, the Nets got the fifth pick, the Suns got the fourth pick, the Kings got the third pick, the Warriors got the second pick, and the Spurs became the first team in recent years to have the worst record in the lottery.

The team with the No. 1 pick.

At this point, the lottery draw is over. This is also the last lottery draw ceremony in NBA history where the bottom seven are used as the lottery draw.

When this year's expansion is completed, two lottery teams will be added next year. Then, another two teams will be expanded next year. Therefore, the lottery pool will expand from the original first to seventh to 11th.

Almost all experts are not optimistic about alliance expansion.

With the current talent pool in the United States, how can it support so many teams?

Louis has temporarily put down the draft. If nothing unexpected happens, none of these lottery teams will change the pattern of next season. The Knicks still have the playoffs to play, and the Celtics are eyeing it.

This was Louis' third year in New York, and he finally met his old club. Although the situation was grim, he still said that if he wanted to beat the Knicks, the Celtics would have to shed their skin.