The rest is just noise

Ewing thought he was working very hard, but his efforts were not as dedicated as Wilson's.

Wilson is more in line with Louis' needs than him, and this will be proven repeatedly in the future.

Halfway through training camp, the Knicks held a media day at the State University of New York.

Players posed in new season Knicks jerseys and were interviewed, and everyone was as popular as big stars.

"What makes the 70 Knicks special is not the first championship, but the second championship. Therefore, we will go all out to chase the second championship and continue to win like the Celtics."

Wilson was ambitious when talking about his goals for the new season.

Ewing was, as usual, inhumane.

Louis once told him that when he didn't know what to say, he could just make a joke.

As a result, he really tried to tell bad jokes.

But every cold joke he makes is as embarrassing as Leonard's performance when he got his first triple-double with the Clippers.

Over time, he himself gave up doing this.

So, when a CBS reporter put the microphone in front of his face, he asked the following question:

"Patrick, it must feel great to be a champion, right?"

"Winning always feels great."

"What adjustments have you made since losing Dale Ellis?"

"There are no adjustments, and Dell wasn't the same last season."

What he means is that Ellis is not, so the Knicks' lineup will not change much.

But the media doesn’t think so.

When the media heard this, their first reaction was, "Alice is a noob, we don't need to make any adjustments for him."

"Coach Lu said you are becoming the Bill Russell of this era. What do you think?"

"Russell won 11 championships in 13 years. I'm far behind and don't deserve it."

This was Ewing's attempt to show humility.

His cognitive humility is obviously different from others.

This tone sounds very arrogant.

Every time he faces reporters, it's the moment when Ewing loses his fan following.

The Knicks as champions are different than they were in the past.

Louis noticed that everyone was being interviewed.

Even Brad Rohaus has endless questions to answer.

After the Knicks won the championship, the basketball-loving New York media was completely resurrected. It was clear that before the Knicks won the championship, they were in a state like a corpse, with no enthusiasm at all.

Louie meets his old friend Dave Anderson.

The Knicks fans can show explosive momentum, and Anderson has made a great contribution.

His book, which details Ewing's rookie season, has become a legend in the industry.

Many new Knicks fans went to watch Knicks games after reading that book.

"Do you feel that after you won the championship, the outside world's expectations for New York basketball suddenly became out of control?" Anderson asked.

To Louis, this is normal.

It's not that New York fans don't like the Knicks, they just don't like Luther.

Instead of liking Luther, I'd rather like other professional sports teams that can win.

If the Knicks can win, the situation will naturally be different.

"Fans are one of the most disloyal groups in the world, but as long as the situation changes, they change their minds very quickly." Louis replied, "So, I'm not surprised."

What makes Anderson different from other reporters is that he doesn't ask boring questions.

He hopes that every question he asks is valuable.

In front of him, Louis didn't have to waste his time answering those commonplace questions.

Today, Anderson's last question is: "Coach Lu, do you think it is more difficult for a team to chase the championship from scratch, or is it more difficult to defend the championship after winning the championship?"

This question was so good that Louis couldn't explain it in simple words.

"Dave, you have revealed the essence of a professional sports operator."

"We all face difficult multiple-choice questions about rebuilding and maintaining the status quo."

"It's not difficult for me to build a team from scratch. I did some of it with the Celtics and all of it with New York. The Knicks won the championship, and I'm honored as a designer, but I'm also

Think about the question, how do I keep this group of people competitive?"

"Just like the Celtics, what's the secret of being the favorite for the championship for eight consecutive years starting in 1980?"

"To a lot of people, it's a secret."

"For me, it's very simple, I just need to gather players who are willing to sacrifice themselves to win."

Dave Anderson was stunned by Louie's answer.

He didn't ask any other questions.

The media day was, overall, a success.

The Knicks showed their commercial value, and all players on the roster received feature articles.

Louis has never seen this phenomenon in other teams.

Even if the Celtics are united, only the Big Three and Laimbeer and other main players receive attention.

If it is not the main force, there will be fewer people willing to pay attention.

This is the most unique thing about the New York media. If they like you, they will like everything about you, whether you are the most important star player on the team or the water cooler attendant sitting at the end of the bench.

After the media day, the Knicks conducted another half-month training camp.

During this period, both Song Tao and rookie Ronny Sekali were injured due to too fierce confrontation inside.

One of Song Tao and Sekali sprained his foot, and the other had his ribs broken by Oakley's elbow. They were really miserable brothers.

Song Tao missed the preseason because of this, and it is unknown when Seikali will recover.

The Knicks' preseason games were held in Las Vegas, and the opponent in the first game was the Chicago Bulls.

This summer, the Bulls sent away Joe Barry Carroll and re-signed Barkley and Dennis Johnson.

Obviously, Klaus still wants to give it a try.

Stars of Barkley's caliber are rare, and in their prime, it would be a crime not to fully support them in the playoffs.

Louis changed people like a revolving door.

As soon as the time comes, rotate decisively.

The outcome of the preseason games is not important at all, but the Bulls are far more serious than the Knicks. This can be seen from the 39 minutes Barkley played.

Miller, who struggled in the playoffs last season because he was not used to confrontation, began to show the style of being the third top scorer in history.

Non-standard shooting posture, but able to hit accurately.

The integration into N.UCLA is also much faster than expected.

The teammates' screens were of high quality, and the Bulls couldn't find a way to prevent Miller from scoring throughout the game.

124 to 105

In the 19-point victory, Miller scored a team-high 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the second game of the preseason, the person who broke out was changed.

Because Miller's performance against the Bulls was so exciting, he was heavily targeted by his opponents in the next game. Miller was restricted. In order to defend Miller, the Knicks' opponents gave up double-teaming McHale.

If Louis is the head coach, double-teaming McHale will definitely be a reservation clause for the team.

McHale sometimes just refuses to pass the ball, and his possession of the ball is obviously a black hole.

The opponent suffered a small loss, but McHale easily scored 30 points and led the team to victory.

"Kevin's performance was the key to this game," Louis told reporters.

Then, the reporter asked Ewing what he thought of Miller's death.

The reporter may simply want to hear a joke.

As a result, they did not expect Ewing to perform at a super level today: "Only paying attention to Reggie's statistics shows that you don't understand the game at all. Those who really understand the game should be able to see how much it affects Kevin's offense."

The help. Those one-on-ones were not created by Kevin himself, but they had to give those opportunities in order to chase Reggie."

Therefore, there is no one who cannot speak, there are only those who want to speak well and those who do not.

If Ewing could talk properly, his popularity would definitely be much higher than it is now.

The opening game of the 1988-89 season started between the Knicks and the New Jersey Nets.

Louis was surprised to find that Joe Barry Carroll was on the team's roster.

Until September, he was working in China, so he didn't know much about what was happening in the trading market. Moreover, the Knicks had basically stopped operating on the trading floor by that time.

Carroll's appearance in the Nets can only mean one thing: Nets general manager Harry Weltman is an idiot.

It happened that this idiot sent Wilson and Reggie Miller to the Knicks, so Louis really didn't know how to thank him.

Maybe, a 40-point victory over the Nets?

Gaining weight has brought obvious positive effects to Wilson. In the first game of the new season, in the away game, his high-position ball-holding offense almost hit every shot.

The Nets tried every means to stop him, but to no avail.

He is the best player in the game and the hardest-working player in the game. When he scores 30 points but is willing to throw himself on the floor for an out-of-control ball, this person's character is highlighted.

Same.

Louis believed that Wilson was the person he was looking for.

This genius who unexpectedly died in his previous life has become the Knicks' most valuable asset.

Louis believes Wilson will do to the Knicks what Duncan did to the Spurs.

Wilson came off the field 4 minutes before the end.

Louis patted him on the back with emotion: "Great fight, Benj."