The rest is just noise

"Coach Lu, what are you looking at?"

John Salley liked to come to Louis' office to eat and drink.

Because Louis has the most diverse range of self-service vending machines in the United States.

In Louis' office, there are two main things that take up space.

One is the TV and the other is the self-service vending machine.

At this time, Louis turned on the TV and watched the news.

On the news, his wife Lorraine Molina was attending a press conference for "Family".

As the latest confirmed main role (female lead), Lorraine and producer David Angell accepted interviews with the media and answered questions from major media.

"Wow, does Mrs. Lu have a new movie?" Selley is also a "media person". He is the most enthusiastic player on the Knicks to participate in TV programs.

Moreover, he is indeed very qualified as a media person.

Not only does he have a natural camera sense, excellent expression management, but also has a good appearance.

"It's a TV series." Louis smiled. "It has been booked by NBC and will probably be available for viewing at the end of next year."

Selly guessed: "Comedy?"

"Yes, a sitcom," Louis said. "The writer is David Angle."

"I know him, he participated in the creation of "Cheers"."

Only Celine and Louie were able to discuss "Cheers" in the team.

Selly shook his head and said: "I don't like that TV series. It's too straightforward and not as full of life as "The Cosbys."

Uh-huh, "The Cosbys" has a sense of life?

Living in an elite black family in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970s, the father is a doctor and the mother is a lawyer. There is no sense of violation even if the protagonist is made white. Where does this come from?

Of course, it's not that Louis can't understand that this is the most ideal life for black people.

Just like "Black Panther" will become a hit in Europe and the United States in the future, since old black people can find resonance with the elite African American families in the 1970s, they can naturally have a climax for Wakanda, which masters alien technology but lives like a primitive tribe.

"Come on, I doubt your ability to appreciate it."

Although Louis himself doesn't like "Cheers", being together with "The Cosbys" as the two masterpieces of sitcoms in the 1980s must have some advantages that Louis doesn't understand.

Selley's tactical status within the Knicks is getting lower and lower, but his status outside is rising.

This is also in line with his own pursuit. Louis doesn't know whether this pushy personality is a good thing.

At least he hasn't caused any trouble yet.

"How is the atmosphere at today's training?"

"Same as usual."

"Where are Benj and Patrick?"

"It's the same thing," Sely complained. "They just like to compete with each other."

Selly is basically Louis' spy, but he doesn't know it yet.

Before leaving, Selly picked up coins from Louis' table and bought a few packs of snacks from the self-service vending machine.

December 3

Knicks vs. Cavaliers at home.

Entering the 1990s, the Cavaliers were still a pile of mud.

Except for Clevelanders, outsiders are almost unaware that the Cavaliers have been rotten for more than ten years.

From the year Bill Fitch jumped ship to Boston, they welcomed Steppi, the worst sports owner in the 1980s. After he spent several years destroying the Cavaliers, another businessman took over. This should have changed.

Destiny was blocked by Louis.

The fallout from the Bill Cartwright trade continues to haunt the Cavaliers.

Benjamin Wilson and Reggie Miller, the two fearsome Knicks starting two and three who should have been on the Cavaliers, are now wearing Knicks jerseys and have brought five championships to New York.

In this year's draft, the Cavaliers used the sixth pick to select Jim Jackson, plus power forward Charles Smith, who was selected with the third pick in the first round in 1988, in an attempt to achieve certain results in the new season.

But now, their winning rate is only 40%, ranking tenth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference. If this continues, they will spend another hopeless season in decadence.

How bad are they?

It was so bad that Louis, a man who considered Cleveland his second home, had no interest in going back to save them.

Louis looks at the Cavaliers from the same perspective as fans in 2021 look at the Timberwolves and Kings.

Being bad has become a habit, why not let them continue like this?

Why stop them?

If things go bad for another ten years or so, the Chosen One will arrive, and won’t Kecheng’s future be guaranteed?

If he suddenly rises now, he might miss James in 2003.

There is a detail worth remembering in tonight's battle.

The 27th pick in the second round of the 1992 NBA Draft, Chinese player Wang Mukong played his first regular season game for the Knicks.

Against a weak team like the Cavaliers, Louie rested Reggie Williams; Ainge was suspended for one game by the team for "confronting the coach", but witnesses claimed that Ainge played a guessing game with Louie to pass the time during the game; John

·Selly was absent due to a cold; McHale was still recovering from injury - the Knicks' roster only had 11 players, and the Cavaliers were still beaten to the clock, trailing by 25 points at halftime.

During garbage time, Wang Mukong appeared on stage.

In the past month, he has played for the Knicks Development League team, averaging 19 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

Wang Mukong is a Hamilton-style shooting guard, with mid-range shots as his strength and excellent accuracy in open shots - Louis has never seen him miss an open mid-range shot.

Because every time he runs out of space, he will slow down his shooting rhythm and find the most comfortable point before shooting.

If he couldn't shoot in the most comfortable way, he would rather not shoot.

In a word, he was so stable that Louis felt sick.

Miller once specifically helped him draw the defender's attention and then gave him the ball.

The birdman had to aim slowly for a long time before the Cavaliers' defense took turns to keep up.

Miller yelled on the spot: "You are hesitant! Why are you so cowardly? If you can't make a shot, Dennis and Patrick will rebound for you!"

"You're telling me, Uncle Ewing and Dennis deserve to be your tools to grab rebounds?" Louis laughed.

Miller was dissatisfied and said: "Coach, you beat him like this and you don't scold him? If it were me, my mother would have been sent to the cemetery for burial by your mouth!"

"What are you saying to your mother? Can't you be patient for a rookie who is playing in the NBA for the first time?" Louis performed the "Double Standard" live, "Our Knicks are still a united and friendly team, just because of you.

There are too many bastards, making the whole team full of chaos!"

Miller didn't dare to contradict Louis forcefully, but he still had the ability to talk behind his back.

"Huh, biased Chinese." Miller muttered.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Louie yelled.

Miller quickly retreated to the backcourt.

The Knicks' attack just now was because Wang Mukong could obviously shoot but was too stable and missed the opportunity, so he had to leave it to Ewing in isolation.

Ewing was forced to take the blame and missed a forced shot.

Rodman grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-in.

Ewing, who inexplicably helped the rookie take the blame, glared at Wang Mukong fiercely: "Rookie, don't you know I only have 19 shots in a game?"

"Xiao Wang offended two starters in his first appearance, which is really extraordinary." Zhao Yuanzheng joked.

Although he redefined extraordinary.

"I think it's pretty good. As a rookie, he doesn't rush forward and doesn't make uncertain shots. I admire him very much," Louis said to himself.

Wang Mukong's debut made Miller angry and gave Ewing a hard time, but overall, he performed well.

Played 11 minutes, made 3 of 4 shots, scored 6 points and 1 rebound.

By the way, his only rebound came from Ewing.

It was an out-of-control rebound. Ewing and Wang Mukong chased the ball at the same time, but Wang Mukong was faster.

"Rookie, slow the fuck down!"

Ewing lost his grace and dignity.

Because his average rebounds per game this season has dropped to 9.6, the reason is very simple. Although Rodman came on the bench, he played with him most of the time and still averaged 14 rebounds per game.

Kemp, who has firmly established himself as the starter, is entering a contract year. In order to sign a big contract with the Knicks, he needs to prove himself with data.

Therefore, he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds in 28 minutes of playing time per game.

Due to the presence of a player like Kemp who is both good at scoring and rebounding, Ewing not only dropped his rebounds, but his points per game also dropped to 19.8.

Although Wilson's scoring average also dropped, he was not kicked out of the 20-point-per-game club like Ewing.

How is Ewing, who averages 19.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, better than Kemp, who averages 18 points and 10 rebounds per game?

Kemp didn't think so, but the media did.

Moreover, the media is hugely available.

Due to his style of play and personality, Kemp's popularity in New York has surpassed his big brother Ewing and is catching up with Wilson.

Although Kemp is his little brother, Ewing doesn't want to be surpassed just like that.

He also wants data, Kemp also wants data, and everyone else also needs data guarantees. The Knicks have unknowingly reached a dangerous state.

Against the Cavaliers, the Knicks won by 32 points.

As usual, the performance of the two Chinese players Wang Mukong and Yu Tiancan is the focus.

For domestic reporters, this is a must-ask question.

Regarding Wang Mukong's debut, Louis had only one sentence: "I never worry about his offense. What he really needs to improve is the defensive end."