The rest is just noise

After entering the new year, both the Knicks and Trail Blazers lost more frequently.

As of the All-Star break, the Knicks have a record of 39 wins and 6 losses, while the Trail Blazers have a record of 40 wins and 5 losses.

For these two teams that have maintained competitiveness all year round, how to strengthen their beliefs in the long regular season is an issue worthy of serious consideration.

The Knicks have been through a lot, from the internal turmoil caused by Ewing's contract extension to the Dream Team.

Now, Louis is elected as the coach of the Dream Team, New York is also proud, Ewing and Wilson are selected for the Dream Team, and the Knicks marketing department has seized the opportunity and launched a variety of commemorative peripherals to make huge profits.

The 1992 All-Star Weekend was held in Orlando.

The host Magic has no one selected as an All-Star, and they are occupying the last place in the league with an awesome decline.

Since the league has yet to change the lottery rules, ranking at the bottom does not increase the Magic's probability of winning the No. 1 pick.

But many people feel that if the Magic win the No. 1 pick, Shaquille O'Neal will choose to sign up for the 1992 draft.

Louis and his family arrived in Orlando a day early.

This year he did not refuse the invitation to be the head coach of the Eastern Stars, because every year during the All-Star Weekend, the league holds a mid-term meeting at the venue.

For example, this is an Olympic year, and if you want to form a dream team, there are even more things that need to be discussed.

As the head coach, Louis must be present.

After all, there are nominally four vacancies on the Dream Team's roster.

After arriving in Orlando, Louis and his family split up.

Lorraine and the others were having fun, while Louis was going to attend the mid-term meeting.

There are many new faces at this year's midterm meeting.

In the past, mid-term meetings were attended by representatives of the league and clubs. This year, there were more members of the selection committee represented by Rod Thorn and Dave Gavitt, who represented the American Basketball Association.

Louis originally thought that with Gavitt around, he would probably not have an easy day today.

Unexpectedly, Gavitt was enthusiastic the first time he met him: "Coach Lu, how are you doing lately?"

Did he not understand the situation clearly, or did he really think that the "little holiday" between the two of them was unimportant?

Is the fallout from the Chris Jackson trade over?

It may be over for the Knicks, but far from it for the Celtics.

Realizing that he had been cheated, Louis would rather cut off some meat (send away Doug West) than get revenge. The result was that the Celtics gambled on the team's luck and sent out two future All-Stars in exchange for the biggest player in the 1990s.

Bubble Billy Owens.

It cannot be said that Owens is a complete parallel import, but as long as you think about the price the Celtics paid for him and the lovable content he showed, it is not enough.

"I'm fine, especially after seeing CJ's performance."

Louis looked at Gavitt warily, convinced that the other party had evil intentions.

"I'm really happy to see CJ reborn in Apple City. That's why we made that deal. It's good for both of us." Gavitt seemed to really feel that Louis was so tolerant that he could be treated as a fool and still act like nothing.

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Louis smiled sarcastically: "Yeah, it would be better if he didn't have that problem."

"No one is perfect, Coach Lu." Gavitt naturally asked Louis to take a seat, "Please, Coach Lu."

Gavitt really gave Louis a strange feeling. The other party didn't seem to regard him as an enemy, nor did he think there was a problem with him hiding CJ's strange illness in the Chris Jackson trade.

Moreover, he didn't seem to know that Louis had opinions on this matter.

They didn't even know that Louis had set them up to make that bet on the team's luck.

This made Louis think a lot. Maybe Gavitt didn't plan this?

Could it be Auerbach?

Would Auerbach really plot against him for that little profit? After all, those were just a few draft picks that didn't change anything.

Louis didn't believe that Auerbach would backstab him for this benefit.

But now, Louis can only wait.

I believe that when the Celtics come to their senses, they will find that Louis is a bastard who will definitely plot back after being schemed against. They will find that this green-blooded man who made great contributions to the rise of the Celtics in the 1980s only paid

Losing Doug West would kill the future of the Celtics.

By then, they will definitely have something to say to Louis.

Until that day comes, Louis can only wait.

At the mid-term annual meeting, David Stern's assistant Garcia Lynn announced the league's revenue and overall game ratings last year.

Due to the rise of the Knicks, a large amount of capital poured into the league, and they faced off against the Lakers in the Finals for three consecutive years. The two developed media regions also attracted national attention.

Although this level cannot double the league's revenue like the 1991 MLB World Series⑴, the game between the Lakers and the Knicks has brought more commercial value and audiences than the Lakers-Knicks showdown in the 1980s.

, this is what the alliance values.

These are things that club representatives like to hear, but everyone knows what the focus of today is.

The biggest topic is of course the Dream Team. There are currently 8 players in the team. Excluding one college student and the tragic star who has many uncertainties, there are only two spots left for everyone.

The reputation of the Dream Team was almost ruined some time ago, but now, with Louis taking over as coach, superstars have returned one after another, and everyone is eager to join it.

Almost all star players have expressed their intention to join the dream team.

"I want to hear everyone's opinions first."

Louis did not specify who he had in mind.

As a result, the meeting became chaotic, with everyone trying to add their own star to the team.

Jazz representatives believe that their star player Karl Malone should join the team.

"Karl is the best pick-and-roll shooter in the league. He is a dominant force in any game."

Bulls general manager Creed Gooden thinks it's ridiculous that Drexler wasn't selected to the Dream Team.

"Looking across the league, other than MJ and Benj, I don't think there's any other wing player better than Clyde."

There is actually nothing wrong with what Gooden said.

The most outrageous thing about him is that he praises and criticizes him. Of course, it is understandable. After all, Barkley was sent to Portland not long ago because he couldn't stand it.

Gooden looked at Louis, knowing that Louis had the right to make the decision: "If even Charles Barkley can be selected for the Dream Team, why can't Clyde? Coach Lu, you keep talking about respect, I want to know if Clyde is worth it

Worthy of respect?"

"John, if you say that, I don't agree!" Buky Bukwalter, the general manager of the Trail Blazers, had to speak for their inside core. "Although Clyde is very good, his style is terrible.

Instead, we have MJ, Benj, and Larry. They can do everything Clyde can do and do it better. At the same time, they can also do things Clyde can't do. You

I don’t agree with saying that Clyde is better than Charles. At least in terms of wing attack, Charles has irreplaceable value. You should let Clyde practice his shooting first before we talk!”

The Trail Blazers happen to be Drexler's old club. The biggest thing he and Barkley have in common is that they both broke up with their parent teams on bad terms.

After hearing this, Craig Gooden was completely off guard and said eloquently: "You said before that allowing athletes to represent the national team would disrupt their vacations and affect their preparations for the new season. I don't think you have done that at all.

If you want to serve your country well, this opportunity should be given to those who want to represent this country more!"

Oh, it's getting noisy.

"Coach Lu, what's your opinion?" Linn motioned to Louis to smooth things over.

Louis smiled and asked: "Do other clubs have any players you would like to recommend?"

A representative of the Pistons said: "Joe Dumars deserves to be on the Dream Team. He is the best combo guard in the league."

The Pacers representative hurriedly stood up: "Danny Manning can play five positions in the international arena!"

Heat godfather Lewis Shafir said: "I think Hank Gathers and Reggie Lewis should join the Dream Team, but no matter what the result is, I will respect Coach Lu's decision."

Louis said with a smile: "Now, the dream team's roster includes M***enj, Patrick, Larry, Ralph, Isiah, David, and Charles. Among them, the only pure point guard is Yi

Saiya has a lot of wing players, including Benj, Larry, MJ and Charles, and inside there are Ralph, David and Patrick. Since both Charles and Larry can play the fourth position, I think we can add more at most.

A full-time No. 4 player, and then choose a ball handler. For the rest, I think we should wait for Erwin’s test results. As long as there is a chance, we will let Erwin go to Barcelona. As long as he is here, Dream

The team can be considered a real dream team.”

⑴The 1991 MLB World Series is recognized as the best series in history. The two participating teams were at the bottom of the division the previous year, but they met in the World Series the next year. This kind of story line and drama are really unique. The second is the content of the game.

, imagine what it would be like if the thrilling first-round bloody battle between the Celtics and Bulls in 2009 took place in the Finals⑵. So, this is the time when the world comes together, and the final game of the 1991 World Series set a record of 50 million

The viewership record of people watching the game.

⑵In the first round of 2009, the Bulls and Celtics played seven games, and the score difference in five of them was within 3 points. Both teams completed evolution, regret and redemption, and wins and counter-wins in the competition.

The tone of the entire series was as if as long as the time was extended by a few seconds, the game would never end.