The rest is just noise

Falling in love with you, the rest is only noise

After the territory in all aspects has been clearly divided, next, everyone has to discuss the issue of profit distribution.

Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Charles Grantham, a committee officer for USA Basketball and president of the NBA Players Association, advocated that all revenue generated by the Dream Team

, the Dream Team players should get a commission of 33%.

This view offended two groups of people.

Representatives of the American Basketball Association firmly disagree because they feel that players should not receive commissions. Fighting for the country and representing the Dream Team is a matter of honoring one's ancestors. If they still ask for money, is the motive still pure?

The players' agents don't buy it either. They think the players deserve 50%.

Louis was also present. He saw Grantham being besieged by two groups of people, and felt that this guy had good intentions and did bad things.

He proposed to let the players get 33% commission because he did not want the players to look greedy. He is the chairman of the players union and he must take care of the players' public image. At the same time, this can also ensure that the players are not working in vain.

.33% is an appropriate ratio in Grantham's eyes.

Louis didn't want them to argue over money before the US Championship started.

Therefore, he approached Bird and hoped that he would give up the money. Athletes from any country who represent the national team do not compete for the purpose of making money. Even in the United States, if this kind of thing spreads out, it will be poked in the back.

This amount of money is about 600,000 when divided among everyone. If a miser like Bird is asked to give up 600,000, Louis feels like he is a beginner in "Dark Souls", but he is asked to pass the test with one life.

Louis thought Bird would reject him outright.

"I won't be a problem." Bird's intention to play for his country is pure, "but it's best to ask other people's opinions first."

Then Louis found the tragedian.

The tragic man continued to "play" Louie football. He said: If Bird, Wilson, Jordan, and Sampson don't want the money, he won't.

Louis spent an evening lobbying.

In the end, an agreement was reached with everyone. Except for some players who wanted a small amount of money, most of them gave up the money. Louis really wanted to expose the die-hard among them, and that person was Ewing.

This guy's brain circuit is different from ordinary people.

He believes that as a privileged player, he has not received any privileges since joining the Dream Team. Therefore, he wants to keep the most money to prove that he is a special member of this team.

Do you see it? This is the consciousness of "naturalized foreign aid".

After the private matters are settled, it becomes the official matters.

The U.S. Championship press conference was held at Nike's base camp.

The party arranged a beautiful fireworks show, delicious seafood and red wine.

The party provided almost everything, half-price Jordan brand sports products, and a joyful atmosphere. Louis enjoyed it all.

At this grand event, Louis had a rare opportunity to sit down and chat with Barkley.

In Louis' eyes, he is the most suitable person to be a friend in the dream team.

If Barkley becomes an executive in Year 2, he will definitely have an "outspoken" label.

It was precisely because he was too bold to speak that he lost Jordan's friendship. How can you say that the best player in history is also the owner of the worst team in history? For Mr. Joe, who is extremely conceited, this kind of evaluation is unacceptable.

accepted.

Louis asked Barkley why he and Wilson got along so well.

"Because he is the second most cruel and cruel turtle bastard I have ever seen!!!" Barkley said unhappily, "I still think of the three-pointer he made in Game 7."

Louis didn't ask who was the first cruel person, because the answer was most likely Jordan.

"But I'm much better than the big-eared bastard."

Barkley actually felt a little gloating when talking about Jordan's misfortune.

“A few days after the finals, the guy had insomnia, so he had to stay up late playing cards, and then he got really fucking bad luck. He lost the championship and millions, and he didn’t fucking commit suicide because of it.

I have to say the big-eared bastard is the most fucking cruel turtle bastard!!!”

Barkley just won't show up.

If you ask him whether it is easy to catch the ball from the tragic player, he will answer that it is not easy because he does not know when the ball will fly.

The next day, when the Dream Team arrived at the game, the tragic figure was holding an American flag, with Bird beside him and Jordan and Wilson behind him.

This is the first time the Dream Team has appeared on stage in an official game.

Movie-like scenes flashed in the minds of the audience. Those were various wonderful moments of these stars on the B-field.

On the court, the players of their opponent, the Cuban team, were not in the mood to continue warming up. They stopped everything they were doing and, like pilgrims, watched the American team walking toward them.

Suddenly, everyone in the arena became pilgrims.

Louis and his coaching staff walked into the field wearing serious black suits.

Lorraine had suggested that he wear a dark blue suit, but Louis preferred to look like the kind of evil behind-the-scenes boss.

Before the first game of the U.S. Championship, the coaches and players of the Cuban team actually approached the on-site coordinator and made a bold request.

The coaching staff wanted to take a photo with Louis, and the players wanted to take a photo with the Dream Team.

P-J Carlesimo, assistant coach of the Dream Team, objected: "Before the game is over, we are enemies. How can we take a photo with the enemy?"

"Don't be so serious, pj." Louis agreed, "As long as the players have no objections, I have no objection."

The coach of the Cuban team walked up to Louis in a friendly manner and greeted him in loose English.

Louis kept smiling the whole time.

He can understand what the Cuban team is doing.

The Cubans are destined to be severely defeated in this game, and taking a photo with the dream team is a bonus. None of them has played in B, or even played in Europe, but in the future they can point to it and hang it at home.

The photo tells his descendants: I played a game with the Dream Team back then, and we were evenly matched...

In the end, the Dream Team defeated the Cuban team 146 to 57. This may be the most disparity in strength that the players of the Dream Team have ever played.

During the game, when Louis was sitting on the sidelines doing nothing, he couldn't help but think of a famous quote by Oscar Wilde:

When God wants to punish us, He will grant our prayers.

Faced with such an embarrassing score, the coach of the losing team made a very interesting comment. "For me, this was a great game. At least we can return to Cuba with those beautiful photos."

Louis has long said that there is no fixed dream team, everyone is equal, everyone has a chance, it all depends on the opponent's style.

But in his heart, there is a way.

The game against Cuba is the first official game of the Dream Team. Louis will naturally put on the lineup in his mind in this game. They are: Tragedyman, Jordan, Wilson, Bird, and Sampson.

For the world, the most satisfying thing about the U.S. Championship is not only that the Dream Team is as good as they imagined, but also that the two old enemies, Tragedy Johnson and Bird, have the same chemistry when they are on the same team.

It's unforgettable.

In the game, as long as Bird and Bird are present at the same time, the tragedy master only has eyes for him.

But Bird only has eyes for the basket.

But he knew the Tragedian would keep feeding the ball to his hand like a country boy feeding a duck.

At one point in the game, the tragedy maker made an elegant behind-the-back pass and delivered the ball to Bird.

Bird raised his arm and shot, as if he had returned to his youth. The arc of the ball flying in the air was as beautiful as the arcs he created in those great critical moments.

When Bird made the shot, there was an expression of great satisfaction on his face.

Louis wasn't sure Thomas ever made such a pass to Bird.

The US Championships brought not only joy and laughter, but also some pain.

Canada, a country that Louis regarded as a colony of the United States, was as tough as a savage in the U.S. Championships.

What they want to convey to the dream team is not smiles, but black feet and elbow strikes.

Although the results were not affected, the process was very worrying.

Stockton collided heavily with an opponent during the game, directly injured his knee and was taken off the field on a stretcher.

Stockton knew he was out.

Louis' tolerance for injuries is 0. He will not allow himself to play in the national team with injuries. What's more, he can't compete with Pippen.

After the game, Louis told New York Times reporter and writer Dave Anderson with a gloomy face: "I don't want to judge Canada, because we really can't expect a country with a pathological obsession with ice hockey to play an elegant basketball game.

"

If he was not too angry, Louis would not attack a country in front of all the major media in the United States.

He originally wanted to use his connections to get Stockton selected for the Dream Team.

As the head coach of the dream team, he can at least get a spot for his players.

In this way, the Knicks will have three members of the Dream Team, and he, the head coach, will have a bright face.

Then, the plan was ruined by the damn Canadians.

Stockton was diagnosed with a broken bone in a Portland hospital.

After discussing with Louis, the American Basketball Association decided to let Scottie Pippen join the Dream Team.

At this point, all members of the dream team are in place.

"Playing with these teammates is like living in paradise." Stockton, who has social autism, recalled his days in the Dream Team to the media. "When I dribble on the court,

I would feel that someone should be in position somewhere, and then I would pass the ball over, and someone would actually run to that position. No matter where the position was, they would always score the ball. It was like a song about basketball.

poem. No matter what, I will never pass the ball wrong."

"Unfortunately, I will be leaving this team starting tomorrow."

Louis also had strong regrets and unwillingness for Stockton's unexpected departure, but he never told Stockton this feeling.

The day Stockton left, he just said: "Recover from the injury, I still need you to help me win six consecutive championships."