The rest is just noise

The book "When the Garden Was the Garden of Yintian" is destined to be a hit.

It revealed a Knicks team that the world didn't know.

Just like before the "Jordan Rules" came out, people thought Jordan was a perfect person with no shortcomings, like a combination of Magic and Bird.

However, "The Jordan Rules" revealed a Jordan who was crazy about winning and had a pathological fighting spirit. He was fond of gambling and was not easy to admit defeat. Although he was conscientious as a leader, he was not a good teammate.

It can be said that this book destroyed the image of Jordan's team that has been operating for many years.

The damage it caused, like Kobe Bryant's return from vacation in Eagle County, became a permanent stain on the players.

The rumors and various stories revealed in "When the Garden Was Yinden Garden" are half true and half false.

The most crooked thing about the author William Roden is that he takes what happened in reality and writes it into the book in a different way of expression.

The Knicks players gathered here at the training ground arranged by the Spurs for the Knicks.

Except for the new players who joined the team this season, all the old players who were on the team last season are the targets of Louis' suspicion.

But in Louis' eyes, the informer was obviously John Salley.

Because there are many things in this book that would not be known to anyone who has not been in the team for many years.

Besides Selly, there is no other person who has been in the team for many years, is friendly with the media, and likes to be in the limelight.

Judging from Selly's reaction, Louis believed that the person who told Roden a lot of inside information was him, and he was almost the same.

Louis was not surprised that Selly did such a thing. What made him sad and angry was Ewing losing his mind.

When he saw the unfavorable content in the book, he did not even doubt whether there was anything wrong with the book, and directly concluded that Wilson had provided information that was unfavorable to him with the inference of guilt.

After everyone had arrived, Louis took "When the Garden Was the Garden of Indian" and counted out the sensitive passages in it.

"The book says that Benj is self-righteous and thinks of himself as Mr. Perfect. He obeys me every day like a puppy I raise. On the surface, he doesn't care about other people's opinions, but secretly he does more than anyone else."

"The book also said that Patrick is the most promiscuous man in the league. He has an underground lover in every away game. He never leaves his female companion when he goes out. Every time he checks into an away hotel, there are people who take the initiative to invest in him.

Hugs and hugs, and he never refuses."

"The book even said I was a racist because I kept making fun of Patrick's appearance."

"The book says that we are an unhappy team. Everyone has something they can't ask for, such as salary and tactical status. I think this is true." Louis sneered, "But I didn't expect that we

In addition to the unhappy and frustrated people in this team, there is also a big-mouthed person. He can't control his mouth and says everything that can be said and things that cannot be said, things that exist and things that don't exist. I think

Do you know why he did this? What is his relationship with William Roden? In other words, what benefits did Roden give him?"

The atmosphere at the scene was cold, and Louis would not give up until he caught the mole today.

"Only the seniors in the team know about many things here, so those who just joined the team last year can rule out suspicion."

As soon as these words came out, the scope was narrowed to Ewing, Miller, Salley, Wilson, Rodman, Stevens, McHale, and Stockton.

Louis also specifically named them, "One of you is the informer."

Except for Rodman, who was not present, everyone else looked at each other.

The biggest negative consequence of this book is that the Knicks no longer trust each other as they did in the past.

Because their private affairs were exposed by someone.

Although he may not necessarily have malicious intentions, the writer will do anything to attract attention.

"It's not me." Yu Yun denied decisively.

Then there's Miller, who vowed: "I can't control my mouth until I'm on the court."

McHale continued; "I know what to say and what not to say."

Wilson has not spoken since the fight with Ewing and his explanation.

Just like no one believed Ewing would do such a thing, no one believed Wilson would betray everyone.

Stockton did not deny it, but he used another way to show that the matter had nothing to do with him: "Dennis has had a close relationship with the media in the past two years, and he has received a lot of attention because of Madonna."

"Will he?"

"No." On this point, Louis can vouch for Rodman, "Dennis has no precedent of using the team's affairs to attract attention."

When Louis mentioned "precedent", everyone looked at Selly in unison.

The only person in the team who has a precedent for this is Selly.

Kemp's contract extension had been delayed before, and the Knicks had a bet on whether Kemp's new contract would be bigger than Wilson's. Although this kind of thing would not cause negative public opinion, except for Selley,

Outside, no one leaked the news.

With this example in mind, Selly instantly became the number one suspect.

Selly was shaking, heartbroken by the suspicion from his teammates, and that was the truth.

"John, is that you?"

Louis asked in a questioning tone.

Selly felt unprecedented pressure and guilt. None of the things he did were malicious. But in the end, he made a big mistake.

Faced with Louis' inquiry, Selly made no excuses.

"It's me." Selly looked at the floor. He didn't dare to look at Louis. "It's me."

Louis had been 90% sure that this person was Selly.

However, the matter remains unresolved until he admits it himself.

Now, he admitted it himself.

As a professional player, Selly has almost nothing to criticize except for choosing to be a vegetarian.

With his talent, he can play on most teams.

In the Knicks, in order to become a member of the murderous press, he needs to control his weight and focus on defense. He always tries his best in less than 15 minutes of playing time in each game.

He won five consecutive championships with the team, held a cheap contract, and made outstanding contributions. The city of New York has its own charm. What Selly can't get on the court, he can get off the court.

Selina used things in the team to attract attention, and Louis had no objection.

But everything has a degree.

The point is not to have a negative impact on other people.

Selley did something horribly stupid without any malicious intent, and may have caused irreparable damage to the Knicks' locker room.

"Why?" Louis tried to remain calm.

Selly said shakily: "My words were misinterpreted."

Most of the Knicks players have accepted private interviews with Rodon. Whose words have not been misinterpreted?

Louis was once proud of this team. In the beginning, they had nothing and were very close. When they defeated the Celtics in 1988, he believed that this team would achieve greatness.

But now, five years later, the Knicks have surpassed the Celtics, won five consecutive championships, and dominated the league as kings. This is of course great.

However, if you want to compare this Knicks with the Celtics who won four consecutive championships, Louis thinks they are not as good as the other team.

That Celtics team was a perfect team. You wouldn't see Thomas causing trouble because he was jealous of Sampson. You wouldn't see Bird doing whatever he wanted because he was favored by the media. Even Thomas, the biggest time bomb, was there.

It stayed there for ten years.

They also have irreversible conflicts, but they can work closely together for the same goal.

Louis has not felt this feeling with the Knicks for a long time.

Today's incident made Louis completely disappointed with himself and this team.

He didn't completely control the locker room, he couldn't restrain Selley, he couldn't get Ewing and Wilson to work together, he had nothing to do with Rodman, he couldn't completely balance the various contradictions in the team, what he has done in the past few years

All efforts are moving in one direction so that conflicts will break out later.

At the center of the whirlpool, Louis found that he was no longer the same person as before.

The 23-year-old dared to promise Auerbach that he would make the Celtics "become what they should be." But now, facing the Knicks, the 33-year-old has no confidence in what he can do after this.

Later, they can recover.

"John, you owe everyone an apology." Louis looked at Selly, "If the trading window is not closed now, you will be traded. But now I have to keep you, what to do next depends on you.

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Finally, Louis looked at Ewing.

The things he did today, a few years ago, Louis would have been furious and scolded him for dozens of minutes.

But today, Louis only felt powerless and deeply disappointed.

"Patrick, you owe Benj an apology."

Louis calls Ewing "Patrick," not "Patrick." He calls Ewing "Patrick" almost only in front of the media.

"No."

Wilson, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and said extremely indifferent words with a cold expression: "Now that the matter has been clarified, so be it."

What disappoints Louis most about Ewing is that he is always angry when he shouldn't be angry, silent when he shouldn't be silent, and escaping when he shouldn't be evading.

What Wilson looks like now is what he imagined Ewing to look like.

Doesn't Wilson have a grudge against Ewing? Doesn't he mind what happened today?

Wilson now reminds Louis of Dr. J, a man who abandoned his own nature in order to protect something.

However, Dr. J's pretentiousness made Louis sick. The more mature and steady Wilson appeared at this time, the more Louis felt sorry for him.

After everyone dispersed, Louis and the assistant coaches were silent for a long time.

"Why are we like this?" Tomjanovich asked softly.

Zhao Yuanzheng said thankfully: "Fortunately, Benj didn't completely lose his mind."

Really? Is this something to be happy about?

But why did Louis feel that Benj's eyes were so cold as never before?

"I don't know why." Louis said irritably, "Whenever this happens, more sensible people always get the worst feelings and results."