The Rest, Only Noise

On March 11, 1990, Lithuania seceded from the Soviet Union and declared independence.

Yet stubbornly high inflation and unemployment have left the young country precarious. Eventually, divisions emerged within the country. In January 1991, Soviet troops suddenly appeared in the capital of Lithuania.

Nominally, they came to mediate civil unrest in Lithuania. But in fact, they want to take advantage of the civil strife in Lithuania to regain control of the land.

In Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, the locals were equally excited. People even took to the streets with homemade weapons to confront Soviet Army tanks. On January 13, 1991, the conflict between the two sides escalated: 13 Lithuanians were shot and killed in a disaster known as "Bloody Sunday".

At this time, the Lithuanian basketball star Sarunas Mathilionis has become famous in the NBA and has become one of the most well-known figures in Lithuania. He and another basketball star Sabonis hope to form a team Basketball team, qualifying for the Olympic Games.

The suggestion was quickly adopted, but problems followed. The country was bankrupt and there was no money to support teams traveling to other countries.

This is the opportunity the Portland Trail Blazers have been waiting for.

Sabonis got a call from Blazers owner Paul Allen a few months ago.

Allen said on the phone that he was moved by the actions of Sabonis and others and wanted to pay for them.

Sabonis was impressed by Allen's sincerity.

From then on, he began to seriously think about landing in the NBA.

On the night that the Dream Team made their Olympic debut — they smashed Angola by 80 points — things took a break.

As long as the Blazers can provide Sabonis with a 50% buyout fee, he can release his existing contract and land in the NBA.

That certainly won't be a problem for the eager trailblazers.

The news that Sabonis is about to land in the NBA has naturally attracted a lot of attention.

The Americans first recognized his power when he represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, beating David Robinson's U.S. team.

Although he is no longer in his prime, but with his addition, coupled with Thomas, Jordan, Barkley, Nance and the Blazers' flanking flank, Louis seems to see an 82-win team in front of him. established.

Although Sabonis was under 28 years old in 1992, due to long-term unscientific training, his knee and Achilles tendon were injured to varying degrees.

He's a lot less athletic than what Louie saw on TV (the 1988 Olympics), but he's still an influential giant.

Louis does not know what kind of impact such a person will bring to the Blazers, but he knows that the Blazers in the new season will become like the Lakers in 1969, the Celtics in 1981, and the Lakers in 1985. That way, a team that doesn't win is a loser.

As you know, in Louie's world, only the 1981 Celtics managed to win the title.

The Dream Team's game is basically no suspense.

Louie is known for not calling timeouts during games.

Every substitution of the Dream Team is five up and five down.

Every game, they start different people.

The superstars, who were thought to not cooperate well before the game, let go of their pride and become part of the team.

The only opponent in the group stage to cheer the Dream Team up was Croatia, led by current and future NBA players such as Petrovic and Toni Kukoc and Dino Raja.

Speaking of which, Louis inadvertently changed Kukoc's fate.

In Louie's previous life, Jordan and Pippen teamed up to block Jerry Krause's beloved Kukoc, which is a "tragic story".

Kukoc and his two future Bulls teammates don't know each other, but he shouldn't have the slightest enjoyment in the game.

Jordan hated everything Krause liked, and Pippen was driven by self-interest -- Krause wanted to use some of the salary cap space that should have belonged to Pippen to sign Kukoc -- so Kukoc was defeated on the spot.

But today, Kukoc doesn't have that experience.

Jordan and Pippen were not interested in him, but Wilson heard that the Knicks had selected Kukoc in the draft a few years ago, so he tested him many times during the game.

After the game, Wilson amicably exchanged jerseys with Kukoc.

Impressed by Kukoc's several passes, Ewing did not forget to ask Louie, "When did you sign him?"

"It depends on him." Louis was also satisfied with Kukoc's performance tonight, "New York has his place at any time."

Ewing disagrees with Louie's so-called position at all times.

He questioned with reason: "What if the quota is full by then?"

"I'll cut Kevin," Louie quipped, "so we'll have him on the roster."

Ewing heard Louie was joking and pretended to say, "I really feel sorry for Kevin."

All the Dream Team has to do now is enjoy the process of being a part of this collective, and the game is not enjoyable because there is no competition.

In addition to caring about the dream team, Louis is also very concerned about the performance of the national basketball team.

The national basketball team is in Group B, and there are three tough bones in that group, namely Lithuania, the CIS and Australia with Luke Longley.

The first match will be against Lithuania, the strongest team in Group B.

This is the first time Yu Tiancan has played against Sabonis, and Louis will be there to watch the fight in person.

If Yu Tiancan can play well against Sabonis, Louie may increase his playing time against the Blazers.

However, Yu Tiancan was dominated by Sabonis in this game.

It was Lithuania's No. 2 Rimas Kurtinaitis, a player Louis did not know, who scored 31 points.

Although the National Basketball Team included Sun Jun and three other active NBA players scoring in double figures, the inside line was exploded.

Sabonis singled out Song Tao and Yu Tiancan, scoring 19 points, 18 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 blocks.

National basketball fiasco.

This is the gap in hard power, and there is nothing to say to lose.

But in the next game against Puerto Rico, Louie's blood pressure was high.

In addition to Yu Tiancan, Hu Weidong and Wang Mukong, who are also prospective NBA players, did not make the starting list.

Moreover, Wang Mukong has little chance of being pressed on the bench, and Hu Weidong only has 20 minutes of playing time.

On the other hand, Puerto Rico, although they are not active in the NBA, most of their players play in Europe. Their overall level is higher than that of domestic players.

Puerto Rico has a wild game rhythm, and the national basketball team is very uncomfortable. Once the inside line cannot be opened, it will be chased.

In this case, Hu Weidong and Wang Mukong, the two players who were trained under the American campus system - they are very good at playing fast-paced games - stubbornly use the players in the system, Louis can't understand.

109 to 89

National basketball two-game losing streak.

The next game against the Commonwealth of Independent States is still a big defeat.

In this way, the National Basketball Team has been pushed to the brink.

If you want to qualify, you must win both games.

"Xiaoyu, can you be tougher?" Louie shouted.

At one point, Louie was worried that he had picked a parallel trader with the fourth overall pick.

After all, Yu Tiancan was a player who stood out only because of his influence.

In Louis's previous life, Yu Tiancan was unknown, and now he has played, but who can be sure that he will become a talent?

Louis didn't know if his fame would be planted on this brat.

Then in the fourth game, Yu Tiancan 22+20, the Chinese team killed Venezuela on the inside.

Finally met another tough bone in Group B~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Facing the current NBA center Longley, Yu Tiancan and Song Tao played an absolute advantage in the twin towers.

Song Tao's monopoly on offensive rebounds, and Yu Tiancan's post-up singles.

Longley defended with all his strength, but it was difficult to prevent Yu Tiancan from scoring with a big hook.

Hu Weidong also made five three-pointers from the outside.

The National Basketball Team fought with Australia to the end, and Song Tao grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-up.

After this campaign, the group stage ended. Unfortunately, Yu Tiancan's state came too slowly.

Although the national basketball team and Australia both won 2, Australia ranked fourth in the group with a small advantage.

The national basketball team, which has the most active players in the NBA, ended the Barcelona Olympics with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses.

"If only I were their coach."

Louie dares to say that at least he will not let this team fall in the group stage.

Zhao Yuanzheng asked unexpectedly, "Have they never invited you, Lao Lu?"

"I'm not afraid of your jokes." Louis shrugged. "They never told me about this, so they probably don't like me."

Don't like LittleLu?

No basketball team in this world is qualified to say that.

Zhao Yuanzheng asked: "If the Dream Team and the Chinese team invited you at the same time, what would you choose?"

"Actually, from the fact that I did everything possible to run for the head coach of the dream team, you can see that I am a person who loves vanity."

But at the same time, he is also patriotic, has a great sense of honor and national self-esteem, and wants to change the national basketball team.

How will you choose?

"I'll probably give up coaching the Dream Team."

Louis said coldly.

Rather than coaching the Dream Team, he prefers to be the opponent of this group of people.

Who told him to take only the hardest way?