The rest is just noise

The few games after the victory over Croatia were lackluster.

Fans in the United States can definitely say: "Do you still need to watch the Dream Team's game? When you wake up, it will be another wild victory."

In every game, the cheers of the fans, the opponents taking photos, the admiration of the media...the same old content is repeated in a cycle.

As a coach, Louis hopes that the difficulty of the Olympic Games should at least surpass that of the US Championships, but this wish is far out of reach.

Any opponent in the Olympics will appear small and fragile in front of the Dream Team.

Defeating the German team 132-68, Sampson scored 41 points and Bird scored 29 points, seeming to have regained his youth.

Defeating Brazil 127-83, Brazilian star Schmidt finally got the opportunity to compete with his idol (Bird). In that game, he took 24 shots and scored 25 points. Previously, "Schmidt is a bird."

"It makes me tremble." Barkley, the Dream Team's top scorer in international competitions, only took 14 shots and scored 30 points.

Beating the Spanish team 132-81, even Laettner became nervous and scored 14 points.

In the knockout stage, the Dream Team defeated Puerto Rico with a score of 125-77. Wilson used ten three-pointers in a single game like a shooting training to score the Dream Team's highest score in a single game - 45 points.

Regarding this kind of game, Jordan gave a vivid metaphor: "It's like a game between college students and high school students. We know we can win. The question is how much we win and how much pain we want our opponents to suffer."

No one cares about statistics, they never look at the numbers. So nothing happened in the game that made Louis sick.

That's not to say that Dream Team games are a waste of time for them. As teammates, they can observe these people in more detail than they could in the NBA.

Everyone learned something from each other's games.

Malone boasted that he learned leadership from the tragedy master and learned how to concentrate on the game from Jordan.

Pippen said he learned the importance of physical exercise from Malone, which may be why he was able to stay in shape until he retired.

Robinson learned leadership skills from Wilson, something Louis was deeply skeptical of.

Robinson's theory is that without Wilson, Ewing wouldn't be such a good center. If Ewing heard this opinion, he would definitely go crazy.

Does Ewing think his growth has anything to do with Wilson? Saying that Louis is pretty much the same, who is Wilson?

But Robinson just dared to tell Sports Illustrated reporter Jack McCallum: "When I went to Barcelona, ​​I had not won the championship, so I wanted to know how to be a real leader. My body and fighting spirit

I'm ready, and now, I learned from Benj how to be the leader of the team, that is, sometimes you have to lead by example, otherwise you won't win the championship."

McCallum asked: "Do you still pray every day?"

"Yes, I pray to God every day and I hope God will help me become a better leader."

Louis was there at the time, and he almost taunted - Don't be ridiculous, God doesn't care if you are a leader.

For Wilson, it was equally significant.

That game in Monte Carlo made him see the gap between himself and Jordan.

This is an objective fact that is not difficult to admit.

Jordan is the best player currently active.

Then, his relationship with Bird miraculously improved.

Before joining the Dream Team, Wilson and Bird were rivals who were hostile to each other, but when the two came into close contact, that hostility disappeared.

Wilson and Bird got on well.

The advice Bird gave Wilson on many matters not only helped his career, but also had important guiding significance for his life.

For example, when Wilson complained to Bird about Ewing's jealousy, Bird asked him, "How do you think I get along with Isiah?"

"As patient as I am?" Wilson asked back.

"No." Bird should be glad that Louis was not present. "Tolerating blindly will only make him worse. If you think you are the owner of the team, you should declare your sovereignty loudly. You don't have to swallow your anger for the sake of the overall situation. Then

It does not apply to all situations, unless you really feel that you are not a qualified leader, otherwise, fighting for leadership is your unshirkable mission."

If Louis heard such violent remarks, he would definitely throw Coke in Bird's face on the spot.

You really want to see the Knicks infighting, right?

Wilson did not fully absorb Bird's words, but he will seriously consider the connotation of Bird's words and how they are useful to him.

What surprised Louis most was that the relationship between Ewing and Bird progressed even faster than Wilson.

What kind of guy would be friends with a guy like Ewing?

Ewing and Bird became friends early because of Louis' relationship. After arriving in Barcelona, ​​because they rarely went out, the two had more contact and became very good friends.

The team building between Bird and Ewing that impressed Louis the most was on the training field.

Although the Barcelona Dream Team rarely organizes training, there are still people on the bus who voluntarily form small groups and make appointments to practice the next day.

On such an afternoon, Ewing and Bird played a game of h-o-r-s-e.

"Larry and I shoot for $100 a shot!" Ewing yelled.

If it was just shooting, there would be nothing unusual about it. What Ewing and Bird were doing was letting the ball bounce off the wall and then fall into the basket.

Louis didn't expect that Ewing actually won $900 from Bird.

"How many bottles of wine can $900 buy in Barcelona?" Louis asked provocatively.

Just like that, the others stopped training and stopped to watch the two men compete.

"Patrick, did you really kick Larry's ass with that shot?" the tragic actor asked unexpectedly.

Seeing his old enemy, Bird's fighting spirit suddenly rose: "Huh, he's still a hundred years early!"

From then on, Bird caught up little by little.

Until the end, he tied the score. Then he threw the ball to Ewing and said: "I never lose this kind of game."

After saying that, Bird turned and left, and the game ended in a tie.

Because the Dream Team was invincible, the game became dull, and reporters began to be more inclined to report stories off the court.

So the public activity area on the second floor of the hotel where the Dream Team is located came into everyone's sight. It is the place where the Dream Team and their families hang out the most, and it is also the place where various small stories happen.

In the evening, the ping pong table enters Jordan's moment.

This is Jordan's latest hobby. Playing with him is a painful experience. If he can't win, his opponents won't get anything good either.

His skills are good, but not to the point where he can sweep the entire team.

Two people challenged him.

One is the rookie Laettner. When he defeated Jordan, Jordan's performance was at best a result of his competitive nature, and at worst it was because he couldn't afford to lose. He asked Laettner to stay with him and continue to play until he won.

"Why bother, Michael?" Louis could see that Laettner's rank was obviously higher than Jordan's. "You are no match for him, and the result will be the same if you fight a few more times."

Jordan actually said: "I will not let him go back to sleep easily, otherwise rumors will spread in the activity area tomorrow that I can't beat college students."

Louis' face was full of black lines: "First of all, this is not a rumor, and secondly, you really can't beat me."

Jordan ignored the facts and truth stated by Louis and glared at Leitner fiercely: "Unless I beat you, you don't want to go back to sleep."

Laettner, who was so cruel that he was bored, played the only match-fixing match in his career.

He was swept by Jordan.

"Michael's skills are obviously better than mine. He just let me win on purpose." Laettner's high emotional intelligence speech made Jordan agree to let him go.

"Yo yo!" Louis couldn't help but act like a hermaphrodite, "You actually let our college students lose ten times in a row. You are such a good person, Michael."

Jordan stared at Louis sharply: "Are you not convinced? You can come and try."

"I can't fight."

Louis really wants to win glory for his country, but let alone table tennis. As the best basketball coach in the world, he can't even play basketball well. Anyone who knows him knows that he can only play one kind of ball, but this

Planting bulbs is only convenient in beds...

"I know a little bit about it." Louis' assistant Zhao Yuanzheng was eager to give it a try.

Louis grabbed him righteously and said, "Goodbye, Yuanzheng, this guy can't afford to lose. If you beat him, you won't be able to sleep tonight."

"It's okay, I often stay up all night." Zhao Yuanzheng came on.

Jordan's nightmare begins.

Zhao Yuanzheng doesn’t just know a little bit? He knows a lot.

Moreover, he is a chipper. This style of play is like those teams on the basketball court that focus on defensive counterattacks.

No matter how Jordan attacks, Zhao Yuanzheng will fight back with force.

If there is a flaw, just hit the ball directly into the dead center.

For 10 consecutive games, Jordan was beaten by Zhao Yuanzheng.

Moreover, Jordan's score was within 5 points in each game. Due to the characteristics of a chipper, Zhao Yuanzheng's way of defeating Jordan was not cruel, but it embarrassed Jordan as the loser.

Because the chipping style lacks aggressiveness, many points are scored by the opponent's mistakes in counterattacks.

Jordan made many mistakes when playing life and death ball...

"That's enough!" Jordan put the racket on the table, "I'm not your opponent for the time being! But remember, I will beat you before leaving Barcelona!"

Zhao Yuanzheng said unfazed by honor and disgrace: "I am willing to accompany you at any time."

Jordan left the table tennis room angrily and asked someone to build a table tennis table in his room. He had to practice day and night.

"Well done, Yuanzheng, I've long disliked Mickey!" Louis happily patted Zhao Yuanzheng on the shoulder. "If you dare to play table tennis with us Chinese, I really don't know how to write the word "death"!"

Zhao Yuanzheng said modestly: "Actually, he plays well. If I practice for a while, I probably won't be able to beat him."

"How long is a period of time?"

"Three to five years."

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