The rest is just noise

Pretending to be confused?

Louis can't pretend to be confused, that's the way to go, he won't do that.

But he does feel that the countdown to his coaching career in New York has begun.

However, before that, he has to accompany this team until the end.

This year's regular season lasts until the end of April.

On April 25, the Knicks ended the regular season with a big victory.

68 wins and 14 losses

Although many people were not optimistic about the Knicks at the beginning of the season, in the end, they entered the playoffs with the second-best record in the league.

Unless they meet the Heat in the playoffs, they have home court advantage in every series.

At the same time, many people are optimistic about the Trail Blazers.

The Knicks' combat effectiveness seems to have declined, but in fact, it has always been stable.

The Trail Blazers had the potential to sweep the world at the beginning of the season, but as the season progresses, the league's generally competitive season increases the risk of losing.

In the second battle with the Knicks, the Trail Blazers' system was dismantled and major problems were exposed.

Riley can not solve the problem and just rely on the team's talent to crush the opponent. The Blazers can undoubtedly lead the league in record.

But in this way, the team's problems have not been solved. When the playoffs come, opponents will seize this problem and target it.

In this way, they become passive.

Riley would not allow this to happen under any circumstances, which is why the Blazers lost consecutive games in the closing stages.

The Trail Blazers ranked third in the league with 67 wins.

Although it is uncomfortable to fall from first to third, Riley has his own opinion: "Losing within our control is better than being caught in the playoffs and being chased and beaten."

At this point, the regular season ends.

Weak teams that have not made the playoffs should prepare for the draft. If they want to make great achievements in the offseason, they must find ways to clear their salary space.

The strong teams whose journey is not yet over must also brace themselves for the upcoming playoffs.

The Knicks, ranked second in the Eastern Conference, will face the incomplete Detroit Pistons in the first round.

In the last training before the start of the playoffs, Louis had no other arrangements and only one request: don't get injured.

During the playoffs, non-combat attrition due to excessive training intensity is the stupidest thing.

When it comes to the team that is most vocal about integrity, it is the Pistons this season.

They keep talking about rebuilding, and except for super rookie Steve Smith, there are trade rumors among everyone else on the team.

But this group of people only wanted thunder but no rain.

Except rumors are still rumors, no rumors are true.

Although they sent away Joe Dumars last summer, the Pistons still have strong players such as James Worthy, Parish, and Bowie.

In terms of lineup, they are definitely not bad, they just lack a commander to string the team together.

Therefore, they originally had the financial strength to hit the top five in the Eastern Conference, but they ended up seventh in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, they met the Knicks in the first round.

When Chuck Daley, a potential victim of the time traveler's butterfly effect, met Louis in Madison Square Garden, he was filled with emotion: "Detroit has risen in the East since I came here, but this time, it's really going to end."

What Daly calls "the end" means not only that the Pistons want to change the status quo, but more importantly, Daly also wants to leave.

Daley will not renew his contract with the Pistons after this season.

He will not lead a reconstruction team, nor does he want to lead a reconstruction team.

The butterfly effect caused by Louis changed so many things.

Needless to say, there are players who have suffered, as well as famous coaches like Daly - he could have led the Bad Boys to defeat the Magic Birds, achieve his own glory in the late 1980s, and lock in the dream team captain.

Coach's seat.

However, that team was torn apart by Louis.

Although the Pistons management changed their fate against fate, and with a series of good operations, they managed to create a lineup that allowed the Pistons to maintain competitiveness in the Eastern Conference for many years.

But over the years, the Pistons have become more and more like the Raptors in the Cavaliers LeBron 2.0 era.

They looked poor, especially in the regular season, often losing games to their main rivals.

This created two illusions for them and the fans.

One is to make them mistakenly think that they are very strong, and the other is to make basketball fans mistakenly think that they are very strong. Only in the playoffs, when they are treated like pigs by James, will the fans understand what dimensionality reduction is.

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Compared with the Raptors in the era of the Garbage Brothers who suffered from a strong James phobia, the Pistons in this dimension are obviously much unlucky.

They almost started out together with the Knicks.

In Louis' first summer in New York, the Pistons formed the league's best frontcourt lineup in response to the Celtics' weak frontcourt.

Since then, the Pistons have embarked on the wrong development path.

Moreover, they have made the playoffs every year for eight years and have either become the Celtics' punching bag or the Knicks' toy.

The only purpose of their existence is to perform well in the regular season and establish an image in the hearts of fans that "we are no good either".

But that's all.

Originally, they could have consoled themselves by saying, "I am one of the top three in the Eastern Conference."

But with the rise of the Hornets, Heat, and Pacers, this self-comforting rhetoric has become unrealistic. Except for the Knicks, these three teams are sure to defeat the Pistons.

During the regular season, the Pistons only defeated the Hornets once against these three teams.

That game was won because the Hornets underestimated the opponent.

Now they are timid before they fight. Even though the game has not even started, they feel like they are destined to lose.

Daley began to confide in Louis, and Louis listened quietly.

"I won't let my team members show mercy just because you told me this," Louis joked.

Daly caught Louis' joke: "Great, if we can't make them go all out against the defending champions, it means we're too bad."

Before the game started, Bowie, who played in New York and won the only NBA championship in his life, came to say hello to his old teammates.

Although the great 1984 diamond generation was full of talents and produced three undisputed superstars, none of them had a championship.

On the contrary, Stockton's championship ring can be worn on one hand, and Bowie, who is recognized as a "parallel import" in the top five picks, also has a ring that can show off to future generations that "I was also a winner back then."

"Coach Lu, my experience in New York has reshaped my career." Bowie said gratefully, "You can't overstate your help to me."

Louis felt that Bowie's reaction was a bit excessive.

If Ewing said that, it would be excusable.

This orangutan is one of the players whose life has truly been changed by him.

"Don't be merciful on the court, just give it a try." Louis laughed.

Louis underestimated his influence.

Although Bowie only played for one year in New York, he won not only the championship, but also the baptism of the Knicks' advanced tactical system.

In terms of technical characteristics, Bowie is a modern center.

But in this era where center players work in three shifts (attacking in the low post, protecting rebounds, and protecting the basket), his strengths have not been properly utilized.

But when Louis coached him, he used every inch of his strengths.

Bowie gained a new perspective on the game and proved himself to be a valuable player both in Miami and in Detroit.

In the game against the Knicks, because they have a special lineup, they must be prepared for mismatches throughout the game.

In this era when most teams are following the Knicks and Trail Blazers, and the teams are all hard-core, the Pistons do not have the capital to play hard-core basketball.

Their core player, James Worthy, is an authentic gentleman who can't even call a call girl.

Bowie already has the properties of glass, so he can't make a big move.

Therefore, although the Pistons have a good lineup, they rarely show strength.

As the core of the team, Worthy averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game this season.

His prime has passed.

The impact of Dumars' departure has exceeded Detroiters' expectations.

In Game 1 against the Knicks, the Pistons were beaten and beaten throughout the game.

Wilson made Worthy understand what it means that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead.

Although Worthy is larger than Wilson, his core strength is not superior.

When Wilson beat Worthy, there were not many steps, just a catch and shoot.

Although this attack method is single, it is difficult to be restricted as long as there is clever tactical coordination.

Worthy's inability to guard Wilson shouldn't surprise anyone.

Because Worthy is not a great defender.

Louis is more concerned about the chemistry of the team itself.

After the "Garden of Eden" incident, the Knicks' overall tacit understanding declined significantly, and the team's core players, Wilson and Ewing, became increasingly estranged from each other.

They had almost no communication on the court.

Ewing still picks and rolls and screens businesslikely, while Wilson doesn't need to use his screens if he can.

They are vindictive.

Louis understands Wilson's dissatisfaction with Ewing, but what is there to be angry about, Ewing, a bastard?

Isn't it you who slaps people indiscriminately without asking the truth? Aren't you the one who fucks me? Are you angry with your father?

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The next chapter will be late, the typos haven’t been corrected yet

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