The rest is just noise

In the blink of an eye, the preseason training camp will begin again.

In the new season, the Celtics have announced in advance that Larry Bird will be out indefinitely to treat his back injury.

This means that the Celtics are already in disarray before the season even begins.

Because the Smiling Assassin played Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals last season, although there were certain problems with the ACL, after inspection it was found that there was no structural damage.

However, when the new season begins, it is still unknown how much he can recover and what kind of state he will be in.

Louis' wife Lorraine was forced to stop her studies.

She can no longer go to and from school like a normal student.

"Future" was an unexpected hit in 1988 and made Tom Hanks famous. Although Lorraine only had a few scenes in the movie, it left a deep impression on people.

Just like in "The Flowers of the Heart", the moment Zhang Li got out of the car, all the men in the cinema were attracted by her legs.

Any man who goes to the cinema, even if you are not interested in legs, you will let out a "Wow" with a little awe in the fanatical atmosphere.

This is the skill of a director.

Some rubbish directors can't even shoot Charlize Theron's naked body, but Ning Hao only had to borrow Zhang Li's beautiful legs to set the tone for the movie.

Penny Mitchell, the director of "Future", deliberately gave Lorraine a few scenes where she was most stunningly beautiful. Her appearance in those few scenes was too good.

So Lorraine, or Monica Bellucci, the American student from Italy, became a star.

No matter where she goes, she will be recognized by people. If she shows up at school, she will be watched, asked for autographs, asked for photos, etc., which completely disrupts her life.

Although she enjoyed being a star, being chased by a group of people seriously affected her studies.

For several months, the situation has not improved.

Therefore, after obtaining Louis's consent, Lorraine suspended her studies like Louis and became a full-time actor.

She currently has many film appointments, but what is more embarrassing is that every director hopes that she will play the same role in "Future" in their own movies.

Good roles don't come to her, and those who find her often only need her to play a role in a vase.

Louis doesn't mind her being a vase, as long as she doesn't sell her meat, what if she remains a vase for the rest of her life? She's still a star.

The world is so unfair, some people can become superstars just by their looks.

In order to increase Lorraine's exposure, Louis moved her season ticket seat at Madison Square Garden to the most prominent spot in the entire venue.

As the Knicks once again won the NBA championship, New York basketball declared a revival. They began to have a lot of topics, and the commercial value of the players on the team began to soar.

The direct reflection of the improvement in the team's performance is the number of stars on the sidelines.

When the Knicks were losing power, only stars who really liked basketball would come to watch the game. Now, even stars who are not interested in basketball want to get a front-row season ticket to the Garden.

Just like Hollywood stars want to sit in the front row of the Forum Arena.

Sitting there is not just as simple as watching a game, but also a status symbol.

Therefore, the Knicks' front row season tickets have already been sold out before the season even starts.

In early September, in preparation for the 1988-89 season, the Knicks opened preseason training camp at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

The Knicks' fifteen-man roster is already full, so they will conduct technical and tactical training from the beginning without wasting time testing the strengths of those on the fringes.

It is worth mentioning that Song Tao, who officially returned to the team, signed a two-year, $400,000 contract with the Knicks at the State University of New York.

For several consecutive years, Louis has used this method to sign a two-year contract with Song Tao with an opt-out clause. This maintains the flexibility of the contract and Song Tao's freedom.

When the national team needs him to play a game, he can choose to withdraw from the contract and become an amateur player without a professional contract. After playing the game for the national team, he can return to the Knicks and sign a new contract.

Song Tao's exploiting loopholes in the rules has been complained by other Asian countries for many years, but FIBA ​​has always turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye to Song Tao and Louis' behavior of violating rules inside and outside.

This year, Song Tao's life has been difficult.

Last year he was competing against Brad Rohaus, and this year it's Ronny Seikali.

Louis even wanted Luo Haos to serve as a backup at the second position.

Luo Haosi is really good at three-point shooting, but it is also true that his basic skills as an insider are very poor.

On the first day of training camp, Louis gathered the players on the team.

He was happy to see that no one had gained weight or that no one had done anything unnecessary in the offseason that resulted in injury.

"I'm glad to see you come back in one piece."

"I hope you don't lower your standards for yourself. It's hard to become a champion, and even harder to continue to be a champion. All teams with ambitions will find ways to beat you, just like we thought about beating the Celtics day and night.

Just like people."

"The Celtics have been sitting in this position for four years. We are younger than them and have more potential to rise, so I think I have enough strength and potential to defend the championship. If anyone disagrees,

Stand up now and I promise not to be angry with you."

Not to mention that everyone agreed, even if some people disagreed, they would not dare to stand up at this time. Louis said that he would not get angry, but if anyone believed what he said, it would simply be a problem with his brain capacity.

Louis looked at everyone's high aspirations with satisfaction.

"Now, according to the old rules, Patrick and Benj each form a team. The second draft within the Knicks team has officially begun!"

Since last year, Wilson and Ewing have taken the initiative to form their own teams for competitive games during training.

The two use guessing games to decide who gets the first choice.

Louis walked away quietly.

The State University of New York at Stony Brook prepared a multi-purpose gymnasium for them.

Louis can go back to the office when he's fine.

His assistants were waiting inside for instructions.

This summer, the Knicks' coaching staff has undergone changes.

Phil Jackson decided not to renew his contract with the Knicks and accepted Jerry Krause's invitation to serve as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls.

Zen Master knows that in the Knicks, it will be difficult for him to rise to the top without special expertise.

Rudy Tomjanovich is Steady's head assistant coach.

Zhao Yuanzheng is a resourceful and far-sighted young man who is deeply relied on by Louis. For an assistant coach like Zen Master who is a player, if he doesn't have a lot of money, he will have to rely on luck to get a position.

There was no chance of that kind of luck with the Knicks, so Jackson left.

Initially, his goal was to apply for the job as the head coach of the Trail Blazers. However, which championship team would want a rookie who is neither familiar with nor has any coaching experience? Compared with Jackson, you can vaguely see "Thank you" in this picture.

"Patron" card, they want to chase those famous coaches.

The person who took over the Blazers was Rick Pitino, an acquaintance of Louis.

The Knicks' full-court press is famous in the league, and Pitino was also famous for his 2-2-1 full-court press in college.

What no one knows is that over the past few years, Louie and Pitino have often spoken on the phone to share their thoughts on the full-court press.

Louis successfully implemented the murderous press in the NBA and ended the Celtics' dominance, which made Pitino feel itchy.

No matter how good college basketball is, the talent ceiling and level of competition cannot compare with the NBA.

Even if the NCAA is the white moonlight in the hearts of Americans, success in the NBA means standing at the top of the basketball world.

Basketball fans around the world will never remember the college championships of the past ten years, but they should be able to give a rough idea of ​​the NBA championships of the past ten years.

This is influence.

Except for the Knicks, there is no team in the league that is more suitable for Pitino to use his skills than the Trail Blazers.

If they want to play a full-court press, they have enough personnel reserves.

Therefore, when Pitino joined the Trail Blazers, Louis was not sure whether he changed history or whether Pitino also joined the Trail Blazers in the original history.

What is certain is that the Pitino he is familiar with has never coached a player of Jordan's level.

"Coach, you seem to be very interested in Coach Pitino?"

Louis, who stayed in the office, did not watch movies as usual, but carefully watched Boston University's game video from last season.

That's why the Knicks' new assistant coach Billy Donovan asked this question.

"Billy, what do you think of Boston College's full-court press?"

"A lethal threat in college basketball."

"What about in the NBA?"

"Nothing."

Louis smiled and said: "You are young, but your tone is quite good."