The Rest, Only Noise

At the end of the year, the Knicks fought the Pacers.

Danny Manning officially entered the discussion of superstars this year, averaging 28 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 36 minutes per game so far this season.

As a trumpet Ralph Sampson, he is improving every year, and his growth now proves that the Pacers' plan to learn from Louie's training Ewing and Sampson is successful.

Manning is now the type of player Louis has never seen before.

Saying he looks like Sampson is not.

He's a 4 on defense and a 3 on offense, which looks a bit like Bird, but the problem is, he's not Bird's full-time small forward.

He's a full-time power forward, but the offense is completely small forward.

This distinguishes it from Sampson again.

Sampson's characteristic is that he can attack with the ball at a height of 2.2 meters. This is a characteristic, not his main means. Manning is more than a dozen centimeters shorter than Sampson, and has more speed, agility and athleticism, so when he plays with the ball like a small forward, few power forwards in the league can stop him.

The two best power forwards to guard him are in the Knicks.

Rodman and Kemp.

Now that Rodman is suspended, Kemp will face Manning in the next two games.

In the first game at the Pacers' home court, Manning scored 45 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the team to let the Knicks suffer another defeat.

Kemp was blown up by him, and the audience played mediocre.

"Is Sean Camp worth 5 million?"

After such news broke, Camp's agent, Tony Dutt, rushed to public relations.

The excuse he made for Kemp was that he wasn't feeling well that night, so he didn't perform well.

This kind of excuse can only last for a while, and it can only be fulfilled when Kemp hits back on the pitch.

December 31

On the last day of 1992, Camp was on the rise.

Limiting Manning to 24 points, scored 28 points and 14 rebounds himself.

But the key players in this game are not Kemp and Manning, but Wilson and Miller.

Wilson has 0 possessions in the game, and all of his points come from catch-and-shoots.

With this move alone, the Pacers can't do it.

And then there's Louie's favorite NTR episode.

Miller, wearing a Knicks jersey, hit 6 3-pointers in a single game to put the Pacers on the ground.

The Knicks entered 1993 with a 21-5 record.

At the beginning of the new year, another defeat was encountered.

Let them lose is the Clippers ranked second in the West.

It stands to reason that the stronger the opponent, the more focused the Knicks should be.

But in fact, the only people who can focus on the game are Kemp and Wilson, and everyone else's state is a bit strange.

Rodman continues to be suspended, and the Knicks seem to be missing an emotional person on the court.

Ewing cleared his IQ when he saw Olajuwon, and always wanted to crush the other party.

At the beginning, Olajuwon was crushed by him because the team was too weak. Now Mutombo is escorted inside, Sprewell helps outside, and Drexler feeds the ball on the flank. Sitting with Harper and Horry, I'm not afraid of the Knicks.

Kemp continued to be brave, and his contract renewal negotiations have also launched more than a dozen rounds.

Kemp's agent Tony Dutt believes that with Kemp's current performance, a contract extension of $5 million a year is a matter of course.

However, the Knicks have a bottom line.

That is Kemp's salary cannot exceed Wilson's.

No more than Wilson means that at least next season, when Kemp's new contract takes effect, the annual salary must not exceed $4.5 million. For Duter, whose starting price is $5 million, it is like a never-ending game. There will be battles with results.

Either declare the talks bankrupt, and Kemp entered the market as a restricted free agent this summer to ask for a price.

Either give in and accept the Knicks' undercut -- for them, less than $5 million a year is undercut.

On the night of the loss to the Clippers, Louie locked the players in the locker room for a lecture.

"I found that I was too indulgent to you bastards. There is no curfew, no restrictions, and no coercive measures to force you to play hard. Since some of you don't want to play well, I have to make a rule."

"Starting today, we will implement a curfew policy for all games that are lost on the road!" Louie glared at Ewing coldly, "Go and say goodbye to those watches waiting to ride on you!"

"I have no objection to the curfew imposed on losing, but you have to respect my woman."

Ewing looked like he was going to be angry with the crown.

"Respect your woman? Which do you mean?" Louie sneered. "The Detroit Rose, or the Chicago Thorns, or the watch of every gold club in America? I respect *****!"

"If you're going to be like this **** in the next game, I'll put your head under those watches' skirts!"

Louie scolded Ewing's face for a while, and then turned white for a while.

Every time he was yelled at by Louis, he was worried that he would really be beaten.

But as soon as Louis disappeared in front of him, he became angry. He was angry at why he was so weak and didn't dare to argue with reason. He stood there like a nerd and let Louis scold him.

Damn, why are you scolding me like that? Is it my fault for the loss?

Of course he would think so, of course.

Ewing could never have imagined that after years of getting along with Louie, he had subtly developed several habits.

Obedient, do not talk back, carry out orders, no discount.

Louie is both the person he hates the most and the person he respects the most.

Ewing hadn't thought about why Louie would fire at him, he would go back and sulking.

But watching Louie put his foot on Ewing's face and scolded the player, he knew that this was killing a monkey. If even Ewing is scolded like this, others must know for themselves.

After Louie walked out of the locker room, Kemp tried to console Ewing with a joke.

"Uncle Ewing, although you were scolded for everyone, Kelly will heal your wounds. The coach said that there is a curfew tonight, but the curfew should not prohibit women from delivering to the door by themselves, right?"

Everyone was about to make fun of Ewing's affair, but Ewing said with a dark face: "You, the guy who hasn't settled on consecutive appointments, still has time to take care of me?"

Reggie Williams said: "That's right, Sean, don't be too greedy, just look at the situation and set things up."

Kemp looked at Williams, also from Georgetown. "It's not a question of greed."

"Indeed, I heard that Sean's psychological expectations and the team's offer were a million dollars away, and that was a million dollars!" John Salley returned the question to Williams, "Ruth (nickname) , do you have an annual salary of $1 million? Haha~~”

Seley's joke touched on another topic within the team that was too sensitive for anyone to discuss.

Growing pay gap.

Reggie Williams was a sought-after player when he joined the Knicks, but because he is too glassy and cannot guarantee attendance, there is no room for improvement. It is very useful as a role player, but it must be cultivated as a core. Much worse.

Therefore, everyone's offer for him is not high, and Williams defected to his elder brother Ewing among the many offers.

The Knicks weren't the team with the highest bid, but they were the team Williams wanted most. After fulfilling the championship dream, Williams and the Knicks signed a long-term extension contract that was not considered a basic salary at the time - signed in 1989 for 6 years and $3.4 million - however, the Celtics, Lakers, The rise of the Knicks, Blazers and other teams has made the commercial value of the league rise again and again, the TV contract has become larger and larger, and the salary cap has also skyrocketed.

$3.4 million in 6 years was considered middle-class at the time, but now, in a word, it is close to the basic salary level.

Salley didn't know how big Williams' contract was, but his joke hurt Williams.

"Do you make $1 million a year?" What makes Williams angry is that he doesn't even make $1 million a year.

"You think this is funny?" Williams' face sank.

Sally didn't mean to embarrass Williams, he sensed the other's displeasure and said, "That's not what I meant, Ruth."

"I really hate you bastards!" Williams said angrily. "Some of the money in your contract belongs to me, but some of you are not satisfied! QTMD, I've had enough!"

That night, Williams told his agent that he would ask the team to re-sign the contract.

However, the agent was told that under the existing collective agreement system, the team is not allowed to jump out of existing contracts and sign new contracts for players.

Unless the Knicks have enough cap space, they can't do that.

But the Knicks' salary cap is too full, and re-signing Reggie Williams is out of the question.

You can think of this as one of many rifts within the Knicks.

It's unremarkable, but it's there.

Williams isn't the only victim of a salary cap hike. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

In addition to him, the Knicks also have Rodman's five-year $8 million (since 1989), McHale's five-year $6 million (since 1989), and Ainge's three-year $3 million (since 1990). , Stevens' 5 million over 4 years (since 1991).

It's a phenomenon unique to the league's rapid expansion, and the tears of a generation of professional players.

The same problem is not only in the Knicks, but also in other teams, but, under certain circumstances, the problems within the Knicks are always more conspicuous than other teams.

Like what happened in the locker room tonight.

Louie's imposition of a curfew, the Seley-Williams quarrel, Williams' anger, and even Williams' attempt to re-sign but being told it wasn't feasible by agents all made the news the next day through various channels.

New York has no secrets.

As long as they are willing to dig, fans may know more about his situation than Ewing himself.

Disgraceful public opinion is an overwhelming force when the Knicks need positive coverage.

But when the media people use traditional skills to stab the home team in the back, the damage and impact it can produce are equally far-reaching.

It's the curse of big city teams.

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