The rest is just noise

The 1993 All-Star Weekend was held in Salt Lake City.

This may be the greatest sporting event in Salt Lake City history.

Nearly 1,000 media people from all over the world flocked to the event.

As hosts, Karl Malone and Mark Price shoulder the hopes of the entire Utah professional basketball community.

Let the Western Conference win and Malone and Price win AMVP together, this is the best script.

These include the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Contest and Legends Game, which features many stars of the past, as well as off-court events such as the first-ever celebrity singing session at the NBA Jam at the Salt Palace.

At the same time, this year is also the year when the alliance announces its renewal.

Among the superstars active in the last 10 years, only Thomas, Sampson and Bird were selected.

The rest, such as Wilson, Ewing, Kemp, Stockton, Manning, David Robinson, Pippen, Aunt Johnson, Dumars, Kevin Johnson, etc., are either Mesozoic or Newborn. generation.

What's more, a player like O'Neal, who is regarded as a future ruler, was selected as an All-Star in the first season of his career.

The stars from the East and West who visited Salt Lake City did not leave a good impression on the local area.

For example, the famous Spicy Chicken Jordan complained because he could not find a place to play golf in Salt Lake City: "Salt Lake City is very good, but I prefer to hold the All-Star Game in a warm city."

Because it's too cold in Salt Lake City now, and he's afraid he'll freeze if he goes out to play golf.

Jordan may not have thought that his words would have any impact, but the local residents were very dissatisfied with them.

Ewing was more direct: "No offense, but I don't like Salt Lake City because it's too 'white' here. I'm sure all the black people in Salt Lake City are on the Jazz."

This kind of talk is just a matter of talking to yourself behind closed doors on weekdays, but say it outside in front of the media.

Louis was unable to complain, so he only sent the word "Silly Beep" to Uncle Ewing.

The most watched event of this All-Star Game is not the All-Star Game. Although this may be Larry Bird's All-Star farewell game, fans are looking forward to the Slam Dunk Contest.

Shawn Kemp participated in the Slam Dunk Contest for the second time since his rookie season.

Three years ago, his performance shocked the league and won the Slam Dunk Contest with unparalleled dominance.

Now that I’m participating again, it’s highly anticipated.

Kemp stated that no matter what the result was, this would be his last time participating in the dunk contest.

What Louis is looking forward to most is not the dunk contest.

Because Kemp has no opponent, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, he will definitely win the championship.

What Louis is looking forward to is the three-point contest.

In addition to last year's champion Miller, there is also Wilson, Bird and Jordan.

A three-point contest gathered Wilson, Bird, Jordan?

Coupled with Miller, one of the top three shooters in history, the participating players have both status and strength.

Louis never imagined that Jordan would participate in the three-point contest.

In Louis' previous life, Jordan participated in the three-point contest because of pressure from the league. The league wanted him to participate in individual events to expand the influence of the All-Star Game, but he was tired of the dunk contest, so he participated in the three-point contest. Have fun.

Unexpectedly, one mistake would lead to eternal regret.

He only participated in one three-point contest and left the worst record that may not be broken by anyone.

Because the three-point shot is the only skill that Jordan has not mastered before this season, except for the three-pointer, Jordan's skills have reached a perfect level.

But in fact, before Riley's football strategy came to Portland, Jordan was about to develop his three-point shot.

It was because Riley's strategy affected Jordan's muscle memory that a series of subsequent problems arose.

In last year's Finals, although the Trail Blazers died from three-pointers, it was not because they couldn't shoot three-pointers, but because Wilson's three-pointers in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter were too deadly.

For the second time since the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals, the three-point shot has shown its fate-changing power in basketball.

Wilson's three-pointers prevented the Trail Blazers from defeating the Knicks, which also led to the final defeat.

This undoubtedly stimulated Jordan.

He chose to practice hard and participate in this year's three-point contest to prove that this skill is no longer his shortcoming.

Before the three-point contest started, Louis had a hunch that Jordan would not set the worst record in the previous life.

As a result, Wilson suffered a defeat with 14 points and was eliminated in the group stage.

"We can't tell from Benjamin's stiff shooting touch that he used a three-pointer to help the team defend the championship in the finals."

"Yes, is it really the temperature in Salt Lake City that affects his feel?"

The privilege of being a popular player is that no matter what you do wrong, there are always people who will make excuses and reasons for your mistake.

However, the participants in this kind of match were just having fun, but it was the local fans who were injured.

Bird was also eliminated in the group stage with 16 points.

After Louis left Boston, the Celtics paid less attention to the three-pointer every year.

Bird once averaged 5 three-pointers per game under Louis. Now, he averages only 2.2 three-pointers per game.

Comparing the shooting percentage, Bird, who averaged 5 three-pointers per game, had a shooting percentage only 3% lower than Bird, who averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game.

So, why not?

It can only be said that traditional ideas kill people, and Louis has shown Bird the correct usage.

But his successors only inherited 90%.

Perhaps the three-point field is too deep for K.C and his successors to grasp, but this is still a pity.

In the finals, the three-point showdown between Miller and Jordan was gripping.

The two tied first at 22-22.

In overtime, Miller struggled to defeat Jordan's 4 points with 6 points and defended the championship.

Miller was happy to hold the cup, but his coach was not.

A Jordan who scored 22 points in the three-point contest appeared.

Does Jordan feel like eating dumplings today?

Louis didn't think he was eating dumplings.

Through the three-point contest, we can better observe the details of Jordan's shooting. Combined with his usual mid-range jumpers, it can be clearly seen that his posture for shooting three-pointers and shooting mid-range shots are different.

In addition to changes in long-range shooting movements, there are more things that can prove the improvement of Jordan's outside shooting.

This season with the Trail Blazers, Jordan averaged only 17.7 shots per game, while his career average has reached 22.2.

He averages 27 points per game despite taking 5 fewer shots per game. What’s the reason?

In addition to free throws, Jordan's average three-point attempts per game soared from 1.8 last season to 5.2, and he averaged 2.3 field goals per game.

This number of shots is 0.3 more than Wilson's, and the same number as Bird in the 1983-84 season.

In this era, with this number of shots and this kind of efficiency, you can see what the Flyers were forced to do by the Knicks.

Or maybe Riley forced him.

Louis believed that Riley must have used similar words to force him: "If you want to win the championship, you have to practice your three-point shooting to the level of Benjamin Wilson!"

But how could someone like Jordan target Wilson alone?

Before he went to North Carolina to study, shooting was a weakness. By the time he entered the draft after his junior season, he had already mastered the deadly mid-range shot.

In the first season, people said he couldn't defend.

Now he has been selected for the first defense for several consecutive years.

Either don't practice, or practice to the best of your ability. This is Jordan's attitude towards technology.

The "Extreme Jordan" that has never appeared in Louis' memory may be prefixed with "perfect" and will appear in front of them as a mortal enemy.

Louis sighed softly, the matter had come to this, there was no point in thinking about it anymore.

We can only look forward.

In the Slam Dunk Contest, Kemp started off at a very slow pace and nearly failed to advance to the finals due to repeated mistakes in the group stage. However, he performed perfectly in the finals, successfully won the championship, and announced his "retirement" from the Slam Dunk Contest.

"I created the kind of noise I wanted to hear, and the fans' reaction told me that I did a good job." Kemp said with a smile, "I hope to use other techniques to create this kind of noise."

"Does this mean you won't participate in the slam dunk contest anymore?"

"I think so."

Then came the last legendary tournament in history.

Starring Dave Cowens, George Gervin, Calvin Murphy, Connie Hawkins, Zelmer Beatty, Ron Boone, "Hot Rod" Rod Hundley and others

composition.

Not surprisingly, Gervin, who was an active player a few years ago, is in the best form.

But Legends is no longer as popular with fans as it was when it was first launched in 1984.

Despite their names and glorious careers, the legends active on the field are no better than the players in the semi-professional league.

As far as the viewing experience goes, it's like a plate of shit-flavored ice cream.

It's great to see those superstars who were once active in the league play again, but their performance hardly makes fans feel "young again."

The more Legends games are held, the way fans feel is completely different from what the league wants them to feel.

"Looking at Connie Hawkins slowly moving on the court, he can't even jump." Tomjanovich said without exaggeration, "Many people's youth died in this game."

Tomjanovich perfectly summed up why the 1993 Legends was the last.

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Skipping a chapter, 939 is a continuation of the restaurant in Jamaica. The specific content is that Rodman and Ainge messed up a good team building with their bad words. I didn't post it because of the disharmony presented in this chapter.

There is no need to write it out specifically. The Knicks already have enough conflicts, they just lack one explosive point that can ignite everything. So let’s end this plot with Louis’ “It’s better to eat spicy food”. If you want to see it, you can watch it in the group.

I'll post it to the group later.