The rest is just noise

For Louis, more important than defeating the Trail Blazers is to test the opponent's strength in this game.

Although almost no strong team will go all out in the regular season, the Trail Blazers feel differently about the Knicks.

The Knicks eliminated them twice in the Finals and were their biggest obstacle to reaching the top of the league.

Even if it is to let the world know that Portland's time has come, they have to take this game seriously.

In contrast, the Knicks, who have a clear upper hand in the history of competition, although they have the motivation of "fighting their opponents to the end" verbally instilled by Louis, the actual effect is greatly reduced.

Jordan showed off his offseason training results with accurate wing three-pointers.

Last season, Jordan's wing three-pointer was still a point that could be left open.

"I'm not surprised to see Michael like this. He is such a player. He can turn all his weaknesses into strengths. He is a 'Phoenix'. Every time he is destroyed, he will reach nirvana and correct his flaws!"

Hubie Brown praised Jordan as if Jordan were a Knicks player.

Brown has always been a snobbish commentator.

His characteristic is that he just takes care of the dishes.

On the surface, he supports the Knicks, but in fact, he supports the strong and the traffic of the strong.

Both the Knicks and Jordan have huge traffic, so neither can be offended. Taking advantage of both sides is the optimal solution for him.

On the court, the Blazers' two new players began to perform.

First up is Sabonis.

Before Louis crossed over, he usually compared Sabonis and Jokic, thinking that they were the same kind of players. The result was completely wrong. Jokic is the unique inside ball-holding core in the small ball era. There is no second inside player in history who can

Digest the ball the way he does.

Although he and Sabonis have some similarities in their playing styles, Sabonis is a traditional insider. For him, passing the ball is like Anzhai Lala's Naoko, which distinguishes him from other peers.

skills.

Sabonis catches the ball in the low post.

Ewing stuck his body.

Ewing VS Sabonis?

"Two super centers are about to compete! Many people say that the addition of the Lithuanian will bring qualitative changes to Portland's inside line. Things like last season when Patrick Ewing was defeated by one person will never happen again!

But Ewing has always been the best center in the league, and Sabonis is also recognized as the best player in the world outside the NBA. He proved in the more than 20 games after joining Portland that he can play in the NBA.

Achieved the same results as Europe. But is he really Portland's answer inside?"

As the narrator gushed out these words.

Ewing's defense put great pressure on the roof of the world.

Louis nodded with satisfaction.

Although he usually has no kind words for Ewing, this orangutan was cultivated by him after years of hard work.

He is no longer the person he was in his previous life.

The current Ewing is a super center who can drill inside and shoot outside (one step inside the three-point line), has no opponent in defense at the same position, and has strong rebounding power.

The injury-free version of Sabonis in the early years might be able to compete with him 50-50, but at this stage, unless Sabonis is in good condition, it is difficult to have an advantage against Ewing.

Sabonis arched all the way in.

Ewing stuck him uncomfortably, but Sabonis' offense did not stall due to this.

For him, it seems that there is only one purpose, and that is to score at the basket.

Even if Ewing is hit by Spot Weber, as long as he can't score, it doesn't matter to Louis.

If only the game were that simple.

Louis saw that the Trail Blazers perimeter players did not stand and watch Sabonis play alone.

They run quickly.

Jordan sets an off-ball screen for Thomas.

Nance faked a screen and the chance came to Nance.

Seeing that Sabonis was about to attack under Ewing's defense, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and sent the ball into the air like magic.

Nance made an alley-oop dunk.

"well……"

It is really not surprising that such a scene occurs.

When Ewing ran to the frontcourt, he noticed that Louis was looking at him strangely.

"Don't look at me like that!" Ewing said angrily, "It's not my fault that Lithuanian bastard hit the ball like a monkey in a circus!"

"Did I say it was your fault? Look at your virtue! The reason why I did this was because I thought you might never be able to pass the ball like him..."

Louis looked up at the sky with compassion.

"Some things are given by God, such as golf intelligence, such as appearance. Some people are as handsome as me, some people look like atavistic orangutans, some people play without brains, and some people are as smart as Sabonis. You say

what can I do!"

"you this……"

The word "racist" was not spoken by Ewing.

He knows that Louis is not a racist, this bastard is just a bitch.

And Louis knew very well that although Ewing was angry, he wouldn't take it to heart.

Sabonis' performance was predictable.

Louis just can't figure out how he would fit into the Blazers' offense.

Judging from the Blazers' player configuration, they can no longer accommodate an axis center.

Jordan plus Barkley can handle any team's defense.

Nance, a blue-collar player who does not occupy the ball, is very suitable to be a green leaf next to the stars. The other two players Porter and McDaniel last season were only supporting roles.

Now Thomas and Sabonis are here. Both of them can be core players and must consume some ball rights to be effective. How to distribute them?

The answer given by the Trail Blazers was that Jordan sacrificed some of the ball rights, Barkley remained the same, and Sabonis absorbed the ball rights given up by Jordan. As for Thomas, he said "I want to bring my championship experience to Portland."

The pioneers came under the banner of.

I think when he was at his strongest, he had to fight against Bird and Sampson. Now that his peak period has passed, he naturally has to fight against Jordan.

This is the realization he had from the day he decided to join the Trail Blazers.

So, these things seem weird, but the Blazers finally figured out how to play with a four-core lineup.

The core of this gameplay is that Jordan sacrifices his personal self and Thomas sacrifices his big self.

After realizing this, Louis was confused.

He didn't know whether his arrival was a good thing or a bad thing for Thomas.

On a good note, Thomas is a more successful player today.

He has four championship rings on his hand.

Larry Bird personally certified "the best teammate I have ever played with."

Sampson personally certified, "My big brother, the Celtics relied on him for four consecutive championships."

The undisputed member of the Dream Team. This is perhaps the best thing that Louis has brought to Thomas. Thomas was selected for the Dream Team. Everyone likes him and thinks that he is one of the seven most important people in the Dream Team because he

Selfless enough to have no objection to his team's status.

Selfless, popular...are these words really appropriate to apply to him?

Louis dared to say that he had seen Thomas' true face, but he dared not say that that was the most real side of Thomas.

Because he only worked with Thomas for one year.

What happened in the next seven years?

This is where Louis benefits Thomas.

So what did he lose for this?

Strictly speaking, there is only one.

There will be countless fans in future generations who will question his leadership as a team leader.

Because he has never led a team to success alone.

In the golden decade of his career, he was Bird's shadow, the one who passed the ball to Mr. Only.

In one year in Charlotte, he failed to tame young people.

After coming to Portland, what he did was no different from what he did in Boston.

And this decision was enough to seal his coffin.

He has no chance to prove his leadership.

This is something he has proven many times in Louis' previous life. In Louis' previous life, he was the most dangerous core defender in history. He destroyed Bernard King's Knicks and suppressed Jordan's Bulls. He ended it with his own hands.

Hu Kai rules the alliance and is the recognized leader of the Bad Boy Legion. He is the only person in history who has defeated demons, birds, and gods.

How hard is this score?

Just for this, when Scottie Pippen said in an interview that "no one on the Dream Team wants to be teammates with Thomas", he could publicly reply on TNT, "Bird Jordan and they said that, I admit it, Pippen

What kind of stinking fish and shrimp is Peng?"

Pippen could not respond to this and could only pretend not to see it.

That's what Louis cost Thomas forever, his recognition as a core player.

Ironically, Thomas looking like this is exactly what Louis wanted to see.

Now that Thomas has accepted his fate and is happily standing in front of the superstar, the initiator who pushed the Smiling Assassin to make changes has an unspeakable bitterness in his heart.

If Jordan can give up the scoring title, if Thomas will not become a problem for the Trail Blazers, if this team can reach the finals in one season in this united and friendly way...

Can any team really beat them four times in a series?

At that moment, Shawn Kemp dribbled past Nance's defense and dunked on Sabonis, sending the Madison Square Garden fans into a frenzy.

Louis was no longer so pessimistic now.

We also have a bunch of good players...

Then he heard Kemp turn to the audience and yell, "Give me the money!"

Heaven and hell were just a thought away, and Louis' mood hit rock bottom again.

Damn it, this girl's contract extension hasn't been finalized yet.