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Chapter 920: There is no weirdest thing, only weirder things

Shawn Kemp's contract extension has yet to be announced.

Kemp's agent is pursuing a contract extension with an annual salary of 5.5 million, and Kemp has not behaved inappropriately since being warned by Louis that day.

Louis seemed to wake him up.

Since then, Kemp has become more disciplined, averaging 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal per game.

As a power forward, he may have only one shortcoming, and that is his inability to control the number of fouls he commits.

When did Kemp improve from a player who was limited to 30 minutes per game due to too many fouls to a player who averaged 35 minutes per game without any worries about fouls?

Really evolved.

At this stage, Louis "does not want" Camp to evolve.

Kemp, whose playing time was limited due to fouls, could just share the fourth position with Rodman.

Rodman's arrangement of substitutes has changed from "When I stop causing trouble, the starting lineup will be mine" at the beginning to "Forget it, whoever wants to start playing will play whoever wants to start."

Compared with the starters and substitutes, the emotional state of Rodman and Madonna is what everyone cares about.

Even his teammates would ask him about the gossip in the newspaper, "Dennis, is this true?"

Rodman appeared to be a careless bastard, but he actually used Madonna's fame to his own benefit.

Madonna is a recognized bad girl, and Rodman wants to turn himself into a recognized bad boy.

Although the professional basketball community considers him the second-most asshole after Bill Laimbeer, this recognition has not spread widely.

How can I get out of the circle?

Non-mainstream clothing, colorful hair colors, various nail rings that are neither human nor ghost... In short, he will wear those things that make ordinary people think "this is not a good bird" at a glance.

On the body.

His goal is to become the most famous bad boy in America.

Louie may be his biggest obstacle to becoming a bad boy.

Because a lot of the shit that makes him a bad boy will get him suspended.

Rodman would test Louis' boundaries every once in a while. Whenever Louis got angry, he would kneel down like a dog and "lick his feet": "I won't dare to do that again next time."

Louis "believed" him every time.

The competition between Ewing and Wilson unexpectedly failed to make it into the top three of the Knicks' recent rankings.

Compared with the fight between the two men, some of Mohammed Abdul-Rauf's behaviors are more worthy of vigilance.

During his road trips, he would read the works of Malcolm X to sublimate his spiritual world.

If he just liked reading, Louis wouldn't make a fuss.

What makes Louis nervous is that the more hostility he receives in away games, the stronger the resistance deep inside him becomes.

Rauf began to pay attention to the black civil rights movement and the oppression and systemic discrimination that black Americans have suffered for a long time. He also began to frequently visit the slums at the venue and was concerned about black education and the excessive enforcement of laws against black people in local prisons.

One day, Rauf came to Louis and asked for a separate prayer room in the away game.

Moreover, starting from this year, he will fast during a certain period of every year.

"I can fight for you in the prayer room. Fasting?" Louis hated these trivial things when he was full and had nothing to do. "If I understand correctly, do you plan to go without eating or drinking for a long time during the day for a month?"

Raouf said matter-of-factly: "This is the opportunity the Lord gives us to experience the hardship of life."

Louis laughed angrily.

"Okay, tell me when Ramadan was in 1993?"

Rauf is obviously ready for this: "It will start on February 22 and end on March 23."

"How long do you fast each day during this period?" Louis asked.

"It usually ranges from 11 to 16 hours."

"I just want to know how long you're going to fast."

Louis gradually became impatient, and one bad thing happened one after another.

"I am a devout person." Raouf's words were difficult for Louis to accept. "I will fast for 16 hours every day during Ramadan."

"In other words, during the season, you have to live a life of only eating one meal a day for a whole month? During this period, you also have to participate in training, play games, and travel with us?"

Rauf nodded and said: "If I am not injured, yes."

"Fuck!"

Louis was violent on the spot.

The reason why Rauf fell and why he failed to make a name for himself is already very clear.

An epoch-making player who never received proper guidance during his school days suffered from the same madness as Kyrie Irving after entering professional basketball.

He will definitely do other things in the future.

If such a person can be beaten, then justice will not tolerate him, okay?

"Do you know how much effort the coaching staff has put in to get you to where you are today?"

Louis asked in a low voice.

"Eating only one meal a day for a month?" Louis said angrily, "You will ruin the training plan Kaminsky has prepared for you, and all the hard work over the past two years will be in vain!"

Rauf said heartlessly: "This is the price in the plan, and the Lord will show me the way out."

Oh, yeah, what did your Lord do when you were being traded around like trash?

Louis did not utter this harsh taunt.

"If you decide to do this, I will let you rest during Ramadan." Louis wanted to let Rauf know what the "price" is. "The team will still pay you a salary, but you don't need to participate in training or

Go to home and away games and just stay home and serve your whatever... Lord."

Rauf quickly said: "I have no injuries. I will find a good state during Ramadan and there will be no problem."

"You have your persistence, and I have mine." Louis said without reservation, "I respect your beliefs and support you in living like a true believer, but as the coach of the Knicks, I will not

Let a player who only eats one meal a day and is bound to have physical function problems participate in high-intensity training sessions and games."

Whenever Louie becomes frustrated with a team riddled with problems, he goes to practice.

At least, he could see six players with good attitudes.

Yu Tiancan repeatedly asked McHale, who had not played a ball so far this season, for advice on low-post footwork.

McHale is idle now, but he is willing to help young players improve

However, Louis didn't think that with a few pointers from McHale, Yu Tiancan's low-post offense would be able to achieve a breakthrough.

Low post offense is not difficult to say, but it requires a lot of talent to practice to the extreme.

There is a simple example in China - there is no Zhou Qi this time.

Xiao Wang, who is now staying at Louis' house, was a powerful player in Asia in his previous life. After returning to the Bayi team in old age, he helped the team defeat Guangdong in its peak period and win the CBA's last supreme ding without foreign aid participation.

.In the years when Wang Zhizhi returned to the CBA, did the Bayi team ever produce a player with excellent low-post footwork? If this thing could really be taught step by step, those players who are born with good low-post feel would not be impressive.

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Everything that can be learned is valuable, but what is truly rare are those innate talents.

If God doesn't give it to you, you won't get it no matter what.

Yu Tiancan trains hard and is the most low-key among the lottery picks in his class.

Because in the Knicks, he wasn't even a starter.

In addition to Yu Tiancan, Wang Mukong also works very hard.

He lives a two-point and one-line life. If the Knicks return to their home court, he will train with them. If the Knicks go away, he will go to the Development League to play games and train.

Only when the Knicks are injured will he have the opportunity to play.

Even so, he still worked hard.

He worked hard to get stronger, worked hard to memorize the system's movement tactics, worked hard to get along with others, and worked hard to gain a foothold in the Knicks.

No one in the Knicks team dares to say that he works harder than Wang Mukong, but it is difficult to say whether he can stay with the Knicks in the end.

The other four people who train hard are Stevens, Wilson, Miller, and Ewing.

Wei and You are used to getting involved with each other.

If Wilson practices for two hours, Ewing practices for two hours plus ten minutes.

In short, he must have practiced more than Wilson.

Miller was driven by pure personal passion.

Stevens' professional attitude has always been a role model for his teammates, and he is worthy of being the soul of the team.

Seeing these people, Louis regained hope. Although this was a 15-man team - only 6 people gave him hope - but at least it was not pitch black, and even Daoguang could not be seen.

The only remaining gimmick in the NBA in 1992 was the Christmas Day game.

The Knicks' opponent is the Portland Trail Blazers, who have only lost one game so far this season.

December 23

The Trail Blazers slaughtered the Bullets 139 to 88. Jordan scored 30 points in 24 minutes, Thomas scored 28 points in 30 minutes, Barkley scored 27 points and 17 rebounds, and Sabonis had a triple-double of 14 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

Plus Nance's "mediocre" 18 points and 8 rebounds.

Portland's Big Five continued their unstoppable momentum with a bloody killing spree.

Regarding the upcoming Christmas game, Jordan, the core member of the team, was so excited that the corners of his mouth raised: "I have been waiting for this game for more than five months."

That's right, the Trail Blazers are ready.

The Knicks are still struggling with all sorts of troubles.

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