The rest is just noise

May 25

Tomorrow is the game day of Game 5, and Louis did not expect to come to Boston to visit him.

Moreover, this person was not a stranger to him, but they met very rarely.

Willis Reed can still be called the greatest player in Knicks history. Although Reed's career was short, he was the core of the Knicks' two championships and won all the honors he could win in 1970.

(All-Star, First Team, First Defense, AMVP, MVP, FMVP).

After he retired, things didn't look right for the Knicks.

This man's name resonated loudly in Louis' ears.

Every once in a while, someone tells him stories about Old Nick, with the intention of inspiring them, the New Nicks, to guard against arrogance and impetuosity and to remain humble.

"Willis, let me tell you the truth..." Louis was so unfamiliar with Reed that he didn't even know where to start with his polite words, "What's the purpose of you looking for me?"

Reed's answer shocked him: "There is no other purpose, I just feel inexplicably that you may need me..."

"Uh uh uh………?"

The two rarely meet, and suddenly someone comes to visit. There is no specific purpose, just because he has a narcissistic attack and thinks that others need him?

Louis discovered that Reed was really stupid. It was normal for such a person to be unable to produce good results as a coach.

Louis smiled bitterly: "Why do you think I need you?"

Reed corrected: "No, it's not you, it's you."

"us?"

"Yes, you guys."

…

That afternoon, Louis showed up at the training ground with Reid.

"Uh this..." Of course Tomjanovich knew Reed, they even played games together.

What he couldn't understand was: "Why do you appear together?"

"Boxes, boxes, boxes!" Reed's smile was contagious. "Louis and I are friends. I think he needs me now, so I'm here. And as a Knicks legend, I should stand up at this time.

Show the way forward for the younger generations!"

Tomjanovich looked at Louis in surprise.

He and Reed are actually friends?

Louis said helplessly: "He suddenly showed up early this morning, insisting on being friends with me, and insisting on giving a free lecture in our team..."

"You must know that my usual appearance fee for a speech is US$3,000, but I will not charge you." Reed's various careless performances made Tomjanovich doubt the effectiveness of the speech.

Tomjanovich was like watching a prisoner being led to the execution ground: "Do you really think this will work?"

"I don't think this will work, but let's give it a try." Louis had 1/10000 hope.

"That's right!" Reed leaned on Louis familiarly, "We are friends, and friends have to be at each other's throats. It's up to me today!"

Louis kept an awkward but polite smile: "I have begun to regret it."

"Give me some confidence, Louis!"

In order to listen to the speech of the Balloon Star... oh no, the first person in the history of the Knicks, Louis forced all the players to gather at the training ground an hour in advance.

As a result, as expected, Reed told everyone the behind-the-scenes story of his famous "Reed Returns."

Regarding the Knicks championship, writers in the New York area have written about 10,000 books about it. There is absolutely no detail that fans cannot understand. Even the water coolers who did not have a chance to play have published autobiographies.

Reed's story is not new.

Pre-game gossip: Chamberlain questioned him in the aisle if he was acting.

Preparation before going on the field: How can a player who has suffered a serious foot injury return to the field to play? The answer is to inject three doses of powerful antibiotics into the injured foot.

Subplot: Phil Jackson had a quirk at the time. He liked to use a camera to take pictures of other people getting injections.

The result of that game: Reid made two goals with one foot, igniting his teammates and stealing Frazier's FMVP. Frazier admitted that he was angry at the time, but said that without Reid's encouragement,

, he was unable to defeat Jerry West in the most important game of the entire season, who had previously pushed him to the ground and rubbed him until his shit came out.

When Reed finished speaking, Jackson was very excited, as if he had returned to his youth.

The response at the scene was... very average.

The story is a classic, but they have heard it too many times. Asking the person involved to retell the details of that year does not increase the sense of motivation. After all, Reed is a terrible speaker, which must be taken into consideration.

After listening to Reid's speech, Louis knew the reason why he failed to become a coach after retiring.

He doesn't know how to talk nonsense at all, and he is a terrible speaker. The appearance fee for such a person to attend a speech is 3,000? 300 is too expensive for him.

"It's really useless..." Louis sneered and walked into everyone's sight, raised his voice and shouted, "Everyone, get off the court!"

Louis suddenly changed his face, like a chameleon that had become a spirit.

No one dared to disobey, and the players complied.

Louis comforted Reed: "Don't mind, Willis, these guys are at rock bottom, and it's normal for them not to be motivated."

Reed said embarrassingly: "This is the first time that my 'Reed Returns' story will not work. Coach Lu, your people seem to have been really hit hard."

Louis responded with a smile.

There are a few points that he needs to figure out.

First, Reed is not needed to prove that those bastards are depressed.

Second, considering Reed’s speaking ability, is he sure that the response was enthusiastic when he told this story before?

Third, Louis wished he would never tell another story.

Louis only kept these words in his heart.

He came to the court with an angry look: "Now let's play a competitive match without sparing any effort! Listen up, the match between today and tomorrow will decide who will play tomorrow night! I still say the same thing, I don't want the five best people,

I want the five people who dare to fight the most and are the toughest!"

The targeting of the competition groups is more obvious.

Groups of five;

Substitute Hornacek, Rodman, Miller, Oakley, Song Tao.

Players like Brad Rohaus, John Salley, and Billy Donovan were basically not considered.

Stevens is a substitute that Louis will use, and there is no need to doubt his fighting spirit at any time.

As soon as the match started, the substitutes convinced Louis that they really wanted to play.

The five players still used their usual style of play to play in the match. They thought it was the usual lack of confrontation, weak passing, average frequency of physical contact, and not very targeted.

However, when Rodman was defending, he ignored the friendship of his classmates and knocked Wilson down severely.

"Dennis?" Wilson was confused at first.

Rodman ignored him.

"If I were Dennis, I would spit in your face, Benj, you are so disappointing!" Louis said in disgust, "Where did your manhood go? You are so soft like a sissy, so damn

Makes me sick!"

Louis' insulting curse ignited anger in Wilson's heart.

Losing was already yesterday, he had to look forward.

Louis' words reminded him of yesterday's embarrassment.

After Rodman completed an alley-oop dunk, Louis' words completely angered Wilson: "Benj, you are so soft, you can serve as a substitute for Dennis from now on. I believe that with your virtue of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, you will definitely shine in the second team."

!”

"I don't!"

Wilson loudly refused.

"Then just play ball like a fucking mad dog and bite Dennis, do you understand!?"

Stockton was badly beaten by Hornacek. In the entire Eastern Conference finals, he was the most abnormal one in the Knicks. No matter how well-targeted the Celtics are, it is no excuse for him to be invisible on the court, let alone

The reason why data plummeted and efficiency collapsed.

"John, why don't you just stop getting married during the offseason? If your fiancée waits for you for a few more years, I don't think you're ready to be a real man!"

Louie's mouth was shot indiscriminately from the sidelines.

Stockton almost forgot what a reasonable point guard he was.

In order to keep his position, he resorted to the underhand tricks he usually used on his opponents on Hornacek.

Hornacek was furious after being attacked. The intensity of the match was so intense that he couldn't control his emotions and punched Stockton.

That punch landed firmly on Stockton's face.

Stockton's face suddenly swelled, and he did not fight back: "Is it even?"

Hornacek responded: "Even."

"How the hell are you two pretending to be teammates? Those bastards in Boston have gone too far on the court. Whenever I see you acting like this, you will point your fists at your teammates. What a bunch of weaklings!!"

Louis became a provocateur.

All he has to do is make both sides hate each other and play with the intensity of another playoff game.

But this playoff game only lasts 20 minutes.

The one with more talent beat the substitute by 4 points.

Wilson scored the highest score of the game.

"Now let's start personal training." Louis said with a straight face, "Tomorrow we will have another match like this. Those who played like softies today will still have a chance tomorrow. If some people still look like they have been cut off tomorrow,

If you can't be tough even if you're dead, then please use your talents on the bench."

Louis finally taunted Wilson: "Benj, if you had half the power in front of Larry Bird in the game, we wouldn't be so frustrated."

"I…"

"Don't fucking explain!" Louie yelled, "Don't fucking make excuses! You better fucking admit that in the past two games, you were like an impotent loser who couldn't hold your head up in front of Bird! If you admit this, I will

When you have some self-awareness, if you don't even want to admit this, then I really don't know if I can count on you."

"A coward who is submissive and doesn't even dare to take responsibility, can he be trusted?"