The rest is just noise

"Jimmy Rogers, you can't master the leader's exposed motivation method", "Patrick can endure the whipping, but Ralph can't bear the slightest injustice."

The next day, the New York media played their role and used their influence to amplify the Celtics' contradictions.

The New York Post, under the guidance of an expert, sharply pointed out that the reason why Sampson was dissatisfied had nothing to do with his teammates, but because Jimmie Rodgers suddenly bit people like a mad dog.

There is nothing wrong with motivating players. All coaches will motivate players, and the reason why Louis' method of motivating players is famous, or infamous, is because he targets his own core players.

It stands to reason that core players will receive special privileges and more tolerance.

Instead, role players often take the blame and get scolded.

With Louis, it's the complete opposite. He gives the greatest tolerance to role players and is extremely strict and strict with the core, especially Ewing and Wilson.

Someone has calculated that Louis will "scold" players on the sidelines every two rounds, and Ewing is responsible for 50% of it.

Later, when Isiah Thomas participated in the show, he was asked who was the toughest coach he had ever encountered in his career.

Everyone thought he was going to say Bob Knight, but he didn't even think about it and answered directly: "Coach Road from New York."

He also used several stories from the time when Louis coached the Celtics to support it.

And that was still the first year of Louis' coaching career.

Just imagine that he was like this in his first year. Wouldn't it be even more terrifying after he came to New York?

Louis is notorious for this, but the Knicks under his command are a ferocious iron army. Even if some people do not agree with his way and attitude towards core players, they have nothing to say in the face of the Knicks' results...

Now someone has done the same thing as him and got the natural result. The core players can't stand it.

Therefore, the Post took this opportunity to set the pace, belittle Rogers, elevate Louis, and whitewash Louis in the article.

The article boasting about Ewing's displeasure with Sampson came from the New York Times. They didn't have "expert" guidance, so the entry point of the article was not as accurate as that of the Post, but it was enough to stir up a wave of vicious public opinion.

Ewing was suddenly blown to a height above Sampson.

As a contemporary Bill Russell, he fully lives up to his reputation.

On the other hand, Ralph Sampson is as arrogant as Chamberlain. Didn't he just get scolded by the coach? Why are you aggrieved? Flies don't drill into seamless eggs. If there is nothing wrong with you, why would the coach scold you? Scold you.

There must be a reason. If you don't look for the reason within yourself and you still act weird at the press conference, alas, the Green Army is unlucky.

The power of the media is powerful, and the Celtics' internal problems and Sampson's mentality became the focus in the following days.

The East's off-court rhythm attracts a lot of attention, but the West's rivalry is just as fierce.

The first game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers went into overtime. The tragic midfielder's low post game, facing Jordan's defense, used a beautiful little skyhook to beat the buzzer.

The Tragedy's sky-hook win earned him a Sports Illustrated feature article.

But at the end of the article, the pictorial was extremely disrespectful to the Lakers.

They used a euphemism to say that no matter who rushes out in the West, they will not be able to match the Knicks.

Fortunately, both sides are very focused.

The Eastern Conference focuses on off-court rhythm, while the Western Conference focuses on on-court competition. Everyone has something to be busy with.

Even Louis is very busy.

In the days before Game 2, he was mainly involved in the civil rights movement off the court.

He is not a social activist, but as an Asian who has been very successful in the United States, he cannot put it aside when encountering relevant matters.

He didn't want to leave either.

The cause of this incident lies in a passage by Jim Breslin, a columnist for the New York Daily News.

He said that his nephew is getting married next week, but unfortunately, his wife is Korean and he may not attend his nephew's wedding.

Forget it, he also called the Korean female reporter of "Newsday" a "yellow dog" and "slant-eyed", which aroused the anger of the Asian community in New York.

Koreans have always been active in social movements among Asian Americans, and now they naturally unite with other Asians to complain against Breslin.

As a representative figure of Asians in the New York area and even the entire Midwest, Louis certainly has to stand up and speak out.

Louis participated in the Asian marches, spoke as a representative in Times Square, and put pressure on the New York Daily News through friends in the news media.

In the end, Breslin could not withstand the pressure and came out to apologize to Louis in person.

This is quite funny. Louis is not a person involved, nor is he of Korean descent. He is just one of the Asians involved. Breslin apologized to him, which seemed to give in to Louis' personal power, rather than feeling that he had done something wrong.

Louis refused to accept it and asked him to make a public apology to all Asians.

In order to calm the boiling public dissatisfaction, the Daily News announced that it had terminated its contract with Breslin.

For Breslin, he will definitely not be able to survive in New York. It is too late for him to apologize. Even if he apologizes, few people will accept it. Moreover, the personal harm to him has been done.

With this matter over, Louis must return his focus to the Eastern Conference Finals.

May 22

Eastern Conference Finals Game2

Louis wanted to know how the impact of Jimmy Rodgers' prank on the Celtics, especially Sampson's personal impact, would be reflected.

Louis originally thought that Sampson would be passive and sabotage his work. Unexpectedly, instead of being passive, he showed extraordinary motivation.

Did Sampson forgive Rogers?

No, he was angry, disgusted and disgusted by Rogers' neurotic mood swings.

One variable brought about by these emotions is that Sampson is no longer willing to be a green leaf as Rogers said.

Because the Knicks didn't guard against Sampson suddenly holding the ball a lot, the first goal scored by the latter looked like this.

Sampson accelerated directly to the midline, received a pass from Thomas on the way and ran towards the basket. Helping Ewing to defend was Wilson from 45 degrees, but the two of them really couldn't hold back the only man who rushed up.

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Stockton and Rodman, who were standing in the corners, should have stepped in to help defend, but they didn't move.

This has nothing to do with attitude or golf intelligence, it's just unexpected.

Four minutes into the first quarter, the Knicks were beaten 12-4 by the Celtics, but Louis did not rush to request a timeout.

Because, judging from the scene, the problem is not that big.

Since Sampson wants to hold the ball, there are naturally ways to prevent him from holding the ball.

What the Knicks do is that the moment he takes the ball and starts to speed up, the defenders at 45 degrees to the left and right should follow him. Sometimes, these people will directly help defend, and sometimes, they will just be a bluff and fake help.

However, Sampson opened up his posture and attacked fiercely, and the Knicks' defense encountered a lot of trouble.

In the first half, everyone saw the upper limit of Sampson's offensive end, and how strong he was in pressing the opponent's defense when he got the ball.

Allowing such a person to serve as a support player is simply like asking Curry to play until death on the off-ball end. It is not such a waste.

In the first half, the Celtics were forced to use Sampson as the core and scored 58 to 54.

For the first time since the series started, the Knicks were suppressed.

Jimmie Rodgers didn't look happy with the outcome.

Because the game was out of control, he was not in control of the process. It was Sampson who led his teammates against the Knicks.

"Is this what an honest person looks like when he's angry? It's really scary."

Louis seemed to be frightened, but he was glad that he had not chosen the wrong attitude towards Sampson.

"Coach, aren't you worried that Patrick will do something like this in the future?" Zhao Yuanzheng asked with a smile.

"He is the only one with such courage and ability?" Louis ate Ewing to death, "He won't be able to do it even if I give him another 100 years!"

Louis returned to the locker room and adopted another plan based on Sampson's changes.

The defensive strategy remains basically the same, but the focus is different.

Sampson was the tool before, so he had to keep Thomas quiet and let Bird beat him at will, because he couldn't beat the Knicks alone.

Now it's Sampson's turn to lead the offense, which is naturally a big difference.

Neither Sampson nor Bird can be completely restricted through defensive strategies. Even Thomas, who has fatal perimeter shortcomings, can hardly prevent the Knicks' shooting tactics as long as he lets go and chooses to use mid-range shots to sanction the Knicks.

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Therefore, when dealing with the Celtics' Big Three, Louie's strategy has always been to compress Sampson's space for movement and give Bird physical confrontation. Thomas can challenge him one-on-one if he wants.

In the end, three lines may be lost, but as long as these three lines are not connected together to cause greater damage, it is acceptable.

Once Sampson has to hold the ball, there is little point in designing tactics on the defensive end.

Louis' focus turned to the offensive end.

In the second half, the Knicks focused on using the mid-range behind the screen and directly attacking the basket. Moreover, the outside players took more determined three-pointers, as well as Wilson's flaming aggressiveness.

The Celtics' defensive posture from the beginning was to switch defenses on every screen and try not to give the Knicks an open shot. Therefore, the Knicks' first two offenses were Wilson's misplaced singles against Laimbeer and Thomas.

Later, Jimmie Rodgers played a role and asked players to go around the screen, so Wilson, Miller and Stockton took advantage of the screen to shoot in the second half.

The person who ultimately affected the entire game was regular season MVP Benjamin Wilson.

Sampson was proactive, and Wilson also switched from Durant's mode of catching and shooting to Tracy McGrady's mode of attacking with a lot of ball. Moreover, he intentionally caused physical contact and fouled many Celtics insiders.

crisis.

Facing Wilson's unstoppable impact, Bird seems to be unable to resist at this stage.

His speed and athleticism were not as good as Wilson's, and Rogers firmly placed him at the third position.

The reason is very simple. His back is not good and it takes a lot of energy to play the 4th position, so he plays the 3rd position.

The consequence of playing the third position was that Bird felt more and more old and frail, and was beaten by Wilson in two consecutive games.

Especially in this second game, Wilson only scored 12 points in the first half and scored 36 points in the second half. He scored 48 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. He led the Knicks to a 4-point victory over the Celtics and defended their home court.

The Knicks lead 2-0.

"Benj~"

"Benj"

"Benj~!!!"

The entire audience shouted his name.

Marv Albert said exaggeratedly: "As long as Benj opens his mouth, thousands of people will die for him. He is a combination of Willis Reed, Walter Frazier, and Dave DeBusschere."

Body, the greatest King of New York ever!"