The rest is just noise

Everyone wants to play, but an NBA team with 15 registered players only has five spots.

Every strong team has an inevitable hierarchy.

The coach is the authority, the core players have privileges, and everyone else must cooperate with the core players and obey the coach's authority.

Having the most opportunities and being able to play in the NBA means you are one of the dozens of best players in the world.

Playing in the Knicks has a different meaning.

If this opportunity were to happen to Kemp, he would be so surprised that he would cry.

But when Rodman heard this, there was no movement on his face, and he just said suddenly: "I don't agree."

"This is not the time to be selfless," McHale reminded him.

"I'm not saying I don't want it." Rodman's lips trembled because of emotion, as if someone was threatening his life.

These words were difficult for him, but he had to say them.

"I want to, but I want other people's consent." Rodman said to Louis. "If there are people out there who don't want me to be in the lineup, I won't accept this arrangement."

Louis immediately looked at the others.

Mainly Ewing, Wilson, Stockton and Miller.

"Do you have any other opinions?"

Wilson, who was close to Rodman, was the first to say: "I agree to let Dennis in."

If anything, Rodman was a staunch supporter of Wilson.

Then Stockton is a solid ally of Ewing.

Although Stockton doesn't hate Wilson, the latter's style of play will take over the ball in extreme situations, and then he has nothing to do.

And Ewing will always need his help if he wants to perform.

Still, Stockton wouldn't consider Ewing and Wilson's struggles on this matter.

"It doesn't hurt us," Stockton said.

Miller followed up by saying, "I've been saying Dennis can fight."

"Okay, are you glad to see that I didn't hit you?" McHale looked angry.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was," Miller forcefully explained, "I listen to the coach, and I will let whoever the coach wants."

"Tch, you hypocritical bitch, I've seen through you!" McHale rolled his eyes at him.

Ewing is the only one who needs to make a statement.

"Pepsi spokesperson, what do you say?" Louis asked.

Ewing wondered how long it would take Louis to let go of his Pepsi endorsement.

He didn't want Rodman, but with everyone's support, his opinion didn't matter. Louis just needed his approval.

He knew that even if he didn't agree, Louis would do everything possible to let Rodman in.

"I don't think Dennis can play power forward, but if you think he can, I don't have a problem with that."

"good!"

Louis said loudly.

"The result is already very clear, and I will announce it again now. Starting from the next game, Dennis will enter the team's starting lineup and serve as the fourth position. I would also like to emphasize that although our lineup is fixed,

I will still be flexible and adjust according to the opponent's style, and any of you may suddenly enter the list, so be prepared!"

Louis asked everyone to disperse, and McHale stretched himself and said confidently: "I will be free from today!"

For McHale, it's not like he became a backup.

After losing, he has to compete with Kemp.

With Kemp's current strength and his continuous improvement in growth, McHale is absolutely unable to compete with him.

McHale is ready to be like Alex Stevens and not get playing time in a game.

Rodman's entry was a landmark event within the Knicks.

It symbolizes the official transition of the Knicks dynasty from the 1980s to the 1990s.

The current five-person team are all direct descendants who were trained and experienced through drafts during the Louis era.

Although McHale was also acquired in the Louis trade, he was already a finished product when he came from Chicago.

His aging and fading out represent the overall succession of the Mesozoic era.

At the same time, Rodman's presence also benefited Ewing on the road to competing for the team's scoring title.

Before McHale was there, McHale was always responsible for part of the "2High" series of tactics that were the signature inside routine under the N.UCLA system.

Rodman's offensive ability is completely incomparable to McHale.

The ball rights left by McHale were naturally absorbed by Ewing.

Since McHale came on the bench, Ewing's average shot attempts per game increased from 19 to 22.4.

He broke the tacit understanding with Wilson.

Since he maintained his efficiency, Louis didn't say anything about his increased shot power.

On January 14, the Knicks played against the Celtics again.

This is the fourth meeting this season, and Sampson is eager to continue the glory of the previous game.

But Rodman's defense was unmatched by McHale. He tried his best to hit Sampson's lower body. The Knicks applied the Jordan Rules prepared for the Flyers back then to Mr. One.

Intense defense and physical contact greatly reduced Sampson's number of attacks.

Although he was able to find open teammates through his height and got a game-high 11 assists, Sampson, who got 11 assists, was like Miru Sakamichi who was forced to play the role of an innocent girl by the plan, even if she didn't complete it

The acting skills of character setting are also a serious waste of talent.

The Knicks are not afraid that Sampson got 11 assists, they are afraid that Sampson will play 64+29+9 again.

After winning two consecutive games against the Knicks, Celtics coach Chris Ford claimed that the team had found the secret to defeating the Knicks.

"The Celtic secret formula is failing faster than the Iraqis are being driven out of Kuwait."

Sampson still performed well. When Bird and Thomas both misfired, the Celtics lost by 26 points.

After defeating the Celtics, the Knicks' internal competition for the team's scoring leader once again kicked off.

Since Ewing's field goal attempts increased to 22.4, his scoring numbers also increased to 30.8 points.

Wilson didn't increase the number of shots he took.

If you want to score from the outside, there are always better ways than from the inside.

Wilson made a smart choice.

As the core of the Knicks' offense, he does not intend to admit defeat in terms of scoring, nor does he want his competition with Ewing to affect others.

So he can only make changes while keeping the number of shots unchanged.

His changes include two things: increasing the number of three-point shots and causing opponents to foul as much as possible.

By accurately setting his shooting area, Wilson learned a set of magic ball theory without any teacher. When unnecessary, he no longer shoots long two-pointers from long distances, dribbles a lot to break through, creates fouls, and uses N.

The superiority of UCLA's system allows him to take more open three-pointers, and his enthusiasm for fast breaks has increased several levels compared to before.

In 10 games from January 19th to February 4th, Wilson averaged 34 points per game. In one game, he created a god-level performance of 30 points in a single quarter.

There is no doubt that his offensive ability is better than Ewing's.

While averaging only 19.2 shots per game, he averaged 28.5 points per game.

Ewing's extra shots gave him almost no lead.

This competition came to an end in the final battle before the All-Star Weekend.

The opponent in that game was still the Celtics.

This is the fifth meeting between the Knicks and Celtics this season and the last time in the regular season.

Both sides did not take the upcoming All-Star Weekend seriously, and took a break before finishing the game to relax and compete like enemies with all their strength.

At the beginning of the game, Bird gave the Knicks 16 points in a single quarter.

Wilson woke up immediately and scored 14 points and 5 assists in the second quarter. In the third quarter, he silenced Bird on the defensive end and fired continuously from the outside. He hit five three-pointers in a row and scored 18 points in a row to lead the Knicks ahead of Kyle.

Special 11 points.

Every time Wilson scored, he would glare at Bird.

His anger, his fighting spirit, and his fighting spirit were so strong that even Louis standing on the sidelines felt the same.

Louis put himself in his opponent's shoes. Who would want to compete with such a person?

To others, it is just a game, but to him, every game is a war.

When he meets Bird, he will be even more extreme.

To this day, he has never forgotten the spit that the other party spat on his face.

That incident has been a shame to him to this day. Whenever he meets Bird, he will fight with all his strength.

In the fourth quarter, Bird obviously couldn't keep up with his rhythm.

After all, he is 35 years old, covered with injuries, can no longer play the third position due to his pure speed, and his skills have reached an advanced level, but in addition to skills, basketball also involves confrontation and rhythm.

Tonight, Bird was completely beaten by Wilson.

Wilson was not satisfied, he wanted to dominate Bird from the beginning of the second half to the last second.

He cares a little too much.

When he used his low center of gravity to play with Bird, knocking him to the ground, and when he reached the penalty area with the ball and dunked Laimbeer successfully, he actually stepped on his teammate's foot (Ewing) and fell immediately.

"Benj, me"

Ewing didn't expect that Wilson's foot would step on him. Although it was an accident, he felt guilty.

The Knicks team doctor quickly came forward.

Wilson's expression was twisted in pain, and he tried not to scream.

"Does it hurt?" the team doctor asked.

"It doesn't hurt."

"Then why are you crying?"

"It just doesn't hurt."

The team doctor smiled: "It doesn't look serious, but if it hurts a lot, you still have to go to the hospital for a check-up."

The team doctor had Wilson put on a stretcher.

Wilson never said a word to Ewing, maybe because he didn't care, or maybe he didn't say it on purpose.

Ewing knew that Wilson's retirement from injury was an opportunity for him to improve his statistics, but he couldn't be happy.

"You little bastard, you show off your strength all day long!" Louis angrily scolded Wilson on the stretcher.

Wilson closed his eyes and gave himself a thumbs up.

In the last game of the season against the Celtics, Wilson scored a season-high 54 points against Bird. Although he was injured, he felt that he was very good.

"You little bastard!" Louis looked at the dazed Ewing in displeasure, "What the hell are you thinking about? You have to wait until Boston is buried. You are the one to end this game!"