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"Coach Lu, do you have anything to say about the accusations that you deliberately favored your players during the All-Star Game to help them get better data and win AMVP?"

"A little disgusting."

"nausea?"

"Yes," Louis said aggrievedly, "the arrangement of playing time depends entirely on the performance of the players themselves. Moreover, many teams do not want their players to play for too long in the All-Star Game. This is a rare rest.

Opportunities, and we are a favorite team to compete for the championship, what reason do you think I have to let my players play more?"

"For AMVP?"

"Haha!" Louis laughed disdainfully, "When you discuss the legacy of a great player, will you take the honor of AMVP into consideration?"

AMVP is a moderate bonus for Wilson.

There was almost no bonus on the court, but off the court, his commercial endorsements increased several times during this period.

Like when Ewing won the AMVP last year, there were almost no off-field bonuses.

It was only after he achieved 3 MVPs in a single season for the bonuses on the court that anyone thought he would be another Knicks center to win a Grand Slam in a season after Willis Reed.

Nothing major happened on this year's trade deadline.

What deserves attention is that Joe Barry Carroll was traded again, and the talented guard Rod Strickland from New York was foolishly sent to the Phoenix Suns by the Rockets in exchange for Byron Scott...

The rest is nothing to see, and the strong teams are satisfied with the status quo.

The Knicks are holding back, quietly waiting for the holiday to be over.

Rudy Tomjanovich is very happy these days.

Because his lifelong enemy Michael Tyson suffered a big upset during the championship fight in Japan. He was technically knocked down by Buster Douglas in the tenth round.

Ever since Tyson took out Spinks in less than four minutes in 1988, Tomjanovich and his rival have been officially linked.

As long as Tyson has a match, Tomjanovich will definitely support his opponent.

As a "winner", Louis doesn't like Tyson, but he likes strong men. So of course he has to support Tyson.

Private bets surrounding the Tyson boxing match, Louis won consecutively against Tomjanovich.

But this time, Tyson finally lost.

Tomjanovich won $3,000 in cash from Louie, which was nothing compared to the money he lost to Louie.

But it was enough to make him happy.

When Tyson lost the game, Louis was attending the All-Star Weekend in Miami and he didn't even have time to watch the game. However, Tomjanovich reminded him of this fact with 20 phone calls.

Louis was surprised by Tyson's failure, but he was relieved after learning the inside story.

It's the 90s now, and the invincible Iron Fist Tyson is a thing of the past.

More importantly, there are influences from off the court.

Tyson parted ways with his mentor, and then there was some negative news every month. He had less and less time to practice boxing, and was unable to concentrate on preparing for competitions. He partyed day and night, and lost his aggressiveness and hunger.

What is the situation of his opponent Douglas? He lost his mother before the match with Tyson. He regarded this match as the most important fight in his life. He wanted to comfort his mother with victory, so he insisted on training.

, watch Tyson’s game videos every day and study his weaknesses.

In the end, with a few flaws⑴, he won a fight that will surely go down in boxing history.

If the inspiration behind Tyson's failure is not profound enough, then the story of his opponent Douglas's sudden rise and then his fall at the speed of light will surely serve as a warning to later generations in professional sports. Douglas, who defeated Tyson, is considered

He will become the Tyson of the 1990s, but he only wore the crown for less than a year before he mastered all of Tyson's negative BUFFs: pride, complacency, neglect of training, forgetfulness, endless debauchery, and eight months later ended up being very bad.

In this state, he was easily dethroned from the throne by challenger Holyfield (the man whose ear was bitten by Tyson).

Compared with the boxing ring, professional basketball has more participants.

There are many people like Tyson and Douglas who are willing to fall for themselves. Louis has been trying to avoid this happening.

Therefore, when he drafts, he will prefer players with less off-court troubles.

This is why he was so hesitant to choose Camp in the first place.

Because he knew Kemp had the same talent and self-destructive tendencies that Tyson had.

February 13

The Knicks played against the Hawks with all of their players healthy.

Currently, the Hawks rank at the bottom of the league.

This team, whose future was indirectly ruined by Louis, is still looking for their future.

The Knicks' ruthless style of play allowed the Hawks to score only 79 points.

Unlike many teams with strong defenses, the Knicks' offensive firepower is equally strong.

Their points per game average is second only to the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors. Once they encounter a team like the Hawks that can't attack or defend, it will most likely lead to tragedy.

131 to 79

With a 52-point gap, Eagles coach Mike Fratello said connotatively: "I feel sad about this game, but, walking out of the court, I thought that Little's team once beat another team by 81 points.

Thinking about it this way, the 52-point gap is not so unacceptable⑵.”

Ewing efficiently scored 22 points, 23 rebounds and 4 blocks.

This year, the Knicks' offensive focus has obviously shifted outward.

The wing core and shooters headed by Wilson and Miller shoulder more of the burden.

This is inevitable, because Kai Hu is the main enemy of the Knicks. The two teams are very strong inside, and Ewing cannot have the advantage like last year or the year before.

After a few days of rest, they played against the Rockets with Olajuwon.

The dilemma of Olajuwon and Barkley is the same. They both have superhuman strength, but the quality of their teammates is too poor, causing them to struggle painfully in the middle and lower reaches of the division.

Tonight, Ewing and Olajuwon compete fiercely.

Ewing scored 32 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks. Opposite Olajuwon responded with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocks.

In terms of match-ups, the two are equally good.

Judging from the performance, Louis thinks Ewing played better.

Under his leadership, Ewing has turned into a selfless championship core center that is both offensive and defensive. Has Olajuwon changed in any way from his days at the University of Houston?

I'm afraid the only change is adapting to the professional arena.

In other aspects, not only has it not improved, but it has also worsened in some aspects.

His temper, and the black hole problem of not wanting to pass the ball out after receiving the ball.

The former not only affects his own performance, but also affects the state of his teammates.

For example, when a veteran like Byron Scott asked him to come out and play a pick-and-roll, he insisted on catching the ball in the low post.

If Scott didn't give it, he would yell on the spot.

In this case, can the team's chemistry still be good?

Ewing is different from him.

Ewing only does what he does. If Louis needs his defense, he will defend. If he needs his offense, he will attack. Occasionally, he wants to recall the passionate years of college with Olajuwon. As long as he can

The ball was scored, and Louis could let him do as he pleased for a few minutes.

But after a few minutes, without Louis reminding him, Ewing would let go of the mentality of looking back on the past and play the game.

What to do is good for the team and what to do to make teammates comfortable, Ewing knows it very well.

What scares many teams is that the Knicks, who are chasing three consecutive championships, have no obvious internal conflicts.

All of them are cards in Louis' hand, to be played when the time comes.

If Louis insists on holding them in the palm of his hand, they have no objection.

After Ewing went down, Sam Bowie came up to support the second team.

Bowie's outstanding performance has made fans forget about Song Tao.

Even though Song Tao performed well as a substitute inside player for the 76ers (averaging 8+7 per game).

In this game, Bowie played 17 minutes. Although he only scored 2 points, he had 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Just as Louis envisioned, he became the Knicks' aging version of Bill Walton.

Unlike the old Walton in the Green Kai era, Bowie is glass, but he is not in a state where Walton may be scrapped at any time. As Ewing's substitute, he performed with ease, and his brilliance from time to time made Louis feel good to a certain extent.

I understand why Jack Ramsay insisted on drafting him.

Ewing and Olajuwon renewed their relationship, but it made people see how deep the Knicks' lineup is.

Except for Ewing, the other Knicks players only played a maximum of 25 minutes tonight.

MVP favorite Benjamin Wilson only played 22 minutes, scoring 19 points and 4 rebounds before clocking out.

All 13 players on the activated roster got a chance to play. Except for rookie Doug West, all players scored points, assists and rebounds.

Louis had never been so satisfied.

"I saw a perfect team."

After the Knicks defeated the Rockets, Louis happily told the media.

⑴Tyson knocked Douglas down in the 8th round. The referee counted Douglas for a few seconds. It was around the 9th second that Douglas started to stand up. By the time he stood up, it was already 12 seconds, exceeding the 10-second limit.

⑵In 1984, Louis led the Celtics to a bloodbath against the Mavericks with 81 points. To provide you with the fastest remaining, only noise updates, Chapter 697 I Saw a Perfect Team is free to read.