The rest is just noise

When Louis was just an ordinary young scout, he came up with a concept for himself - the perfect team.

He wanted to know what the perfect team was, and the Celtics as of last year, Louis was willing to call them the only perfect team in the 1980s.

After all, four consecutive championships are the first since the 1960s.

The talented Celtics understand that they have three franchise players on their team, and others need to deeply understand this power hierarchy and cooperate with them.

Many people think that building a championship team means assembling the best lineup.

The thoughts of the players and their actions on the court are not important. In other words, no one wants to pay attention to this detail. Suddenly, those teams that cannot complete the defense of the title, or reach the finals and are defeated, and then fall within a year, and

Those teams that successfully built dynasties, why they failed, why they succeeded, and why they crashed at the speed of light.

Things that all practitioners should seriously consider have become a forbidden area.

Few people study it.

Louis is very sensitive to this issue because he comes from modern times. He saw with his own eyes that the 12 Thunder were a flash in the pan. Because of money, they did not keep Harden. This changed the history of the next eight years and was the hidden danger for Durant to finally leave the Thunder.

The Warriors born after 17 years old have obvious greed for too much, and the emergence of Green's formula makes people excited. But they survived the law that greed for too much will lead to death, and survived the blockage of the Rockets tailor-made for them, and in 2019

Leonard's playoff performance became a god in the most brutal way in history.

After traveling through time, he saw more things.

Fans who know something about the fall of the 75 Warriors will say that Barry was responsible for the loss because he was beaten and had no teammates to help him, so he refused to take action in the second half.

But some people forget that the Warriors have two young and energetic stars-Jabbar Wilkes and Gus Williams. They need to perform well to sign big contracts in the offseason. This is inevitable

This triggered a fight for the right to take action.

The main blame for the 1977 Trail Blazers' fall can be placed on Walton's legs, but Lionel Hollins and Maurice Lucas were not satisfied with their salaries and were the reason the 1977-78 Trail Blazers were in such disarray.

reason.

79 SuperSonics, for the same reason, Dennis Johnson, who won the finals MVP, and Gus Williams, who made the second mistake, had conflicts. They were dissatisfied with the arrangement and contract of shooting rights.

Louis watched the Lakers fall in 1981. His teammates were dissatisfied with the attention Magic received, as well as his sky-high contract, and internal conflicts ended the Lakers' season.

Almost every season a championship contending team crashes on its own.

So when this kind of problem appeared in Charles Oakley, Louis thought keenly, is this a problem that belongs to Oakley alone?

Doesn’t anyone else on the Knicks have a similar idea?

Louis' eyes fell on three people who might have the same problem.

Rodman, Hornacek, John Salley.

Louis is reassured by Rodman and is currently satisfied with his level on the team.

He is Wilson's main substitute. Sometimes, Louis will let him play the fourth position.

It is difficult to understand the thoughts of Hornacek and Selly.

Playing time is not a problem for Hornacek. He can substitute for the first and second positions, and his playing time is only slightly less than that of the starter.

Selly is more unique.

He plays as a backup at the 4 and 5 positions, but Louis only uses him when using a murderous press.

In the offseason, he retained Salley at the expense of Ellis and Cooper. If he develops the same problem as Oakley, all his efforts will be in vain.

Louis stood up, leaving a piece of hamburger on his desk.

He only took one bite.

The match has reached a critical moment.

The Jamaica Stars asked Song Tao to replace McHale, and the Big Shoulder Wind asked Sali to replace Oakley.

There is one thing about Selly that Louis appreciates more.

When he plays in intra-team competitions, he never uses dirty tricks on the court.

He can distinguish teammates from opponents, and he also knows what actions to use against whom.

On the other hand, Hornacek doesn't have the power-grabbing behavior that Oakley does.

The calmness he showed when facing Stockton made people think that they were competitors.

Rodman's aggression was like fire, and he sent out big shots one after another.

The game between these two teams was very tense.

Louis said that the first one to score 70 points would win. In order to get the game to the critical moment quickly, the intensity on the defensive end was intentionally lowered.

But when both sides scored 60 points, the action became bigger.

Starting from the 61st point, every goal was difficult.

The key player in this game is Alex Stevens.

Louis was surprised to find that Stevens developed a three-pointer from the left corner.

Looking at the statistics, he made 4 of 5 three-pointers in this game.

Moreover, his three-point shooting percentage has remained above 40% since the start of training camp.

This change has special meaning to him.

In the eyes of the outside world, he may be the person with the most inconsistent playing time and the lowest tactical status in the Knicks' entire murderous pressing group.

Because his playing style is like a mad dog that is ready to bite anyone at any time, but he is useless on the offensive end, his shooting is poor, and his finishing rate at the basket is not high. He is a purely defensive player.

Therefore, Louis believes he will not be selected in the expansion draft.

Actually, Stevens is important.

He was the inspiration for the murderous tight end. Louis loved watching him play and hoped he would remain a member of the Knicks until he retired.

Today, his corner three-pointer was very good.

Wilson shoots the ball to the corner every time he is flanked.

At the critical moment, Stevens hit two corner three-pointers in a row.

Ewing made a mistake in a low post, and Wilson scored the game-winning dunk.

71 to 66

Big Shoulder Wind won by 5 points.

"Benj, Patrick, come to my office."

For others, Louis can't see any specific thoughts for the time being. Ewing and Wilson are the core of the team and have the highest power level. They should be consistent with him.

Ewing and Wilson looked at each other before entering Louis' office.

"Are you causing trouble?" Ewing asked.

Wilson laughed and said, "I thought you were the one causing trouble."

The two came in with questions.

They found Louie eating a cold beef burger.

"Coach, is it difficult to lose weight?" Wilson wanted to start with a light topic.

"Actually, it's not difficult. I used diet pills from the 1970s, and it was very difficult." Louis found that cold beef burgers also tasted delicious, and he was really hungry.

Ewing asked: "What's the matter?"

"I asked you to come. There is nothing else. I just have something to inform you." Louis said.

When other players heard Louis say this, they probably wondered if they had been traded.

Ewing and Wilson wouldn't, they were convinced they were tied to New York.

"Oak just made it clear in my office that he wants to start, even if it means changing teams."

Wilson asked unexpectedly: "Is Oak going to be traded?"

"No, he will finish the season in New York." Louis mentioned Dale Ellis, who has left. "Just like Dale, he wants to leave with a ring, so try to cherish the years with Oak.

Bar."

Oakley leaving is indeed a big deal.

But Ewing didn't think he needed to make a special trip to talk to the two of them about this matter.

"Anything else?" Ewing asked.

"Patrick, you are truly my soul mate."

Louis' disgusting words made Ewing feel uncomfortable.

Louie ate half of the beef burger, mainly the beef part.

He picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, cleared his throat and said: "In my eyes, you are not great players yet, you are just two very talented young people who still need to work hard to find your own way in the league. However,

Starting today, I need you to establish your identity."

A great and enduring team always has a figure around whom they can build a championship-winning team.

Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Magic, Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe, James, Curry... But in Louis' view, these people are all iconic. Sometimes, what is needed is not necessarily the above group.

A human-level superstar.

What Louis needs is one or two people who can lead by example and dedicate themselves every day on the training field and on the court, who can arouse the competitive spirit of their teammates and make them better players.

"We have 11 or 12 guys playing every night and they're all good, and there's always someone like Oke who wants to move up to a higher position. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's always those who work together that win championships.

, a team that plays its best on the defensive end, is willing to sacrifice personal success, and ignores statistics."

Louis looked at Ewing and Wilson seriously.

"I want you two to set an example."

"Don't answer me. What I need in this matter is not your answer, but practical action."

"Go ahead."

Ewing believes that he can achieve the targets provided by Louis because he works hard every day.

Wilson felt that his current performance was not enough to accomplish what Louis said.

Only when he completely surrenders himself on the court will others be impressed by him.

With this thought in mind, he secretly made up his mind.