The rest is just noise

"What do you think I did?"

Ewing asked Louis, with a smug look on his face.

He thought Louis would appreciate his understanding of Wilson.

What about reality?

Louis didn't want to hurt him. Although the perfect leader is a false concept, Ewing's willingness to change is ultimately a good thing.

"Adrian Dantley will definitely regret it if he hears what you said today."

In the end, Louis couldn't hold it in any longer.

"If he can shoot a lot with a high shooting percentage, then New York will be his paradise."

Ewing angrily asked: "How can you compare Benj to a guy like Adrian Dantley?"

Louis noticed that Ewing's nickname for Wilson had changed from "Benjamin" to "Benj."

It appears his Stockton syndrome is in remission.

"Benj is my baby. Of course I won't compare him to Dantley. I'm just pointing out your logical errors. Even if you agree that he took 30 shots tonight, it shouldn't be based on his high shooting percentage.

This doesn't make sense at all. Dantley once averaged 30 points per game with a 57% shooting percentage, but he still can't escape the reputation of being selfish, even if he only takes less than 20 shots per game;

In 1962, he averaged 50 points per game with 50% shooting, which ranked second in the league, but his teammates were despised as his maid, and he was a bastard who didn't care about the team. How can you say that Benj played tonight?

With a 50% shooting percentage, it’s reasonable to assume that he did this?”

However, Ewing did not realize his mistake. In this matter, he had only one standard for judging right and wrong.

"Dantley and Chamberlain only have two rings combined, and Benj has five." Ewing reiterated, "Benj is not Dantley, and he is not Chamberlain."

Louis could see that Ewing actually trusted Wilson.

He believed Wilson would never be the player that Chamberlain and Dantley were.

Because Wilson is as good as he thinks.

If Wilson was not such a good player, he would not be jealous, worry about his position in the team, or behave in such a low-EQ manner.

It is precisely because Wilson has established such a perfect image in his and other people's minds that Louis is worried that his teammates, led by Ewing, will not be able to accept it after the bubble is burst.

Because obviously, that bubble has burst tonight, but Wilson's shooting percentage is high, and Ewing used past impressions to convince himself and his teammates that Wilson was not wrong, his shooting percentage was high, and they just lost to Jordan's

Three point shot.

"Do you trust Benj?" Louis asked.

"Like I believe in you," Ewing said.

"What if he fails you?"

Louis thought to himself that if Ewing's answer didn't satisfy him, he would catch up with Wilson now and tell him how bad the game was tonight.

"I will do what I should do." Ewing didn't want to be too straightforward. "I have let others down. I know what it feels like. When that time comes, I just need to have a 'men's conversation' with him.

' will solve the problem."

Ewing tried to remind Louis of the "men's conversation" they had in the hallway.

And, in a joking way.

But Louis was no longer joking and leisurely. His eyes looked directly at Ewing as if they could radiate power.

Can I trust you, Patrick Ewing?

After traveling through time, Louis rarely placed his hopes on others.

He wants to control his own destiny, but obviously, he has clearly controlled his own destiny, but he cannot control the destiny of others.

And the Knicks' destiny is driven by all of them.

If key people make mistakes, what awaits them is to fall from a high place and die like the Celtics.

If he wakes up Wilson, perhaps the Knicks will regain their strongest strength in a short period of time, but the hidden dangers have not disappeared.

Ewing and Wilson still have a thorn in their side, one that will eventually pierce the Knicks.

Now, the stinger is an obvious problem.

But Ewing doesn't think this is a problem, and if it becomes a problem, he will solve it.

Should Louis believe him?

"Are you really ready to be the leader of all people?" Louis asked seriously.

Ewing didn't know why Louis asked that, he just nodded numbly: "Of course."

"Listen, I believe you!" Louis was like going crazy, "I fucking believe you, you are either the best leader or the worst, show me!"

After Louis said this, he turned and walked out of the locker room.

Ewing could not understand what Louis did and said in a short period of time.

It was as if he didn't realize that he and Louis had completed another "conversation between men."

Ewing saw Stevens walking out of the shower room naked and accidentally heard Louis' crazy words.

"Did you hear that?"

"That's right."

Ewing asked: "What do you think he means?"

"Coach seems to be saying you are the best leader"

"Yes, but why did he say that?" Ewing arrogantly thought that he already was.

Louis' words always give people the feeling that he is convincing himself that Ewing is the best leader and will not mess things up.

"Who knows, our coach is always unpredictable." Stevens didn't care at all that his big bird was exposed in front of Ewing, "We just need to do our own thing."

Stevens is what Louis calls the soul of the team and one of the most respected players in the locker room.

His words made Ewing feel certain.

Yes, Louie won't mess up the coaching job, and they just need to do their job. Wilson is a reliable guy and the Knicks are impeccable.

That's it.

※※※

It is difficult to make a decision, but once you have made up your mind, you should not have any doubts. But Louis was still worried.

Louis wants to see a better team than Celtic.

If anything could satisfy him more than five consecutive championships, it would be this.

He likes complete victory and a perfect team.

This adds obstacles to the already difficult road to victory, but who told him to like to take the most difficult road?

When Louis returned home, most of his family were asleep.

Lorraine knew Louie would work overtime whenever he lost a playoff game.

Because the first thing Louis did when he got home was to review the game.

Therefore, she will not wait for Louis to come back and sleep.

But today, Lorraine guessed wrong.

Louis did not review the game, because looking at the overall situation, the Knicks did not make any mistakes. The reason for the loss was simple. Wilson was obsessed, and Jordan had a dumpling on the outside.

Both of these events are unpredictable and difficult to control, and are accidental events.

Moreover, Louis also played a big trick today. He did not bring Wilson back from the wrong path, but just waited and watched.

But that doesn't mean he didn't do anything.

He still has a heavy burden.

Before Wilson's arbitrary behavior makes his teammates unbearable, and even Ewing can no longer deceive himself and can only have a "men's talk" with him, he has to do his best to stall the series.

Different from the past, Louis has changed from the leader of the overall situation to a promoter who chooses the opportunity.

The more I think about this uncontrollable thing, the more terrifying it becomes. How can I have the mood to review it?

PS: Due to technical reasons, I will discard the five chapters 993-997 in the saved manuscript. However, the progress of the main text will not be affected, and these five chapters can be regarded as scrapped manuscripts.