the rest, only noise

Chapter 432 Defense is the answer
At the end of January, the Knicks ranked first in the league with a record of 37 wins and 6 losses.

The team behind them is the Boston Celtics, who have lost just one game since Bird returned.

It was the game the Knicks won in mid-January.

Before the arrival of February, the NBA officially announced the list of candidates for this year's NBA All-Star Weekend.

The Knicks have multiple All-Star selections.

Patrick Ewing, Kevin McHale (starter), Benjamin Wilson (controversial), John Stockton (huge controversy) and Louie, once again the head coach of the Eastern Conference.

Ewing and McHale were selected without any problems.

Those two are why the Knicks are doing so well this season.

麦克海尔场均24分10篮板4助攻1.4抢断1.7盖帽，尤因场均18分14篮板3助攻4.4封盖。

The two of them, plus Oakley, made the Knicks the second only to the Pistons in rebounding rate, and the number of offensive and defensive rebounds is the league's first team.

Wilson and Stockton are somewhat controversial.

威尔逊作为尼克斯的二号得分手，场均21分6篮板4助攻，居然压过了场均24分7篮板5助攻的詹姆斯·沃西。

而斯托克顿则以场均13分13助攻的数据，压过了场均20分5篮板6助攻的莫里斯·奇克斯。

The media in Detroit and Philadelphia basically thought they had been "robbed".

The Knicks shouldn't have so many All-Stars.

The New York media has never lost a quarrel.

They analyzed one by one why so many Knicks were selected, and the result was another scolding battle.

When the Knicks became a strong team, the strength of the New York media was undoubtedly the number one in the United States.

They can set the tone in public opinion as they please.

Louie and Lorraine spent the day picking out their All-Star Game day outfits.

This is Lorraine's forte, and Italians seem to have an innate sense of style.

Louis still can't forget that when he went to Italy, he was discriminated against by the locals because of his overdressed clothes.

That kind of discrimination is not based on your skin color, but because you dress too low.

So Louis suffered a double blow that day.

His aesthetics are different from Lorraine's. As long as he is comfortable and comfortable, he wants to buy it, while Lorraine hopes that the man around him is a dazzling gentleman.

This is the same as shopping for women.

Men always go shopping with a purpose, where to go, what to do, in one step, without wasting time.

Women like to run around in the street, they enjoy the process, but men are tortured, they don't know what it's all about.

Louis felt that they had visited all the suit shops in Manhattan, and Lorraine barely found a few suitable clothes.

According to Louis, she picked ten pieces.

Because Louie has to fly all over the United States to play games in addition to attending the All-Star weekend, basketball coaching is undoubtedly one of the most in-demand jobs for suits.

Louie had no idea he would spend $50000 on suits in one day.

"If mom knows about this"

"Just don't tell her." Lorraine coquettishly.

Louis basically had no resistance, and nodded in agreement.

Time to enter February, the Knicks overturned in front of a team that did not appear to be a threat.

washington bullet

This is a team that confuses New Yorkers because they consistently lose to the Bullets.

Today's Bullets are just an average strong team with a 50% winning percentage and a chance to play in the playoffs, but at most it's only one round. The Knicks should easily beat them.

But in the capital, the Knicks generals have shown varying degrees of malaise.

It feels like the Warriors in the Curry era would go to Staples every year to go crazy.

Louie couldn't figure out what the magic was here, just as his team members couldn't figure it out.

The next day, the Knicks headed to Milwaukee for back-to-back games.

They suffered a bitter battle. Although the Bucks continued to have internal conflicts, Don Nelson was a prestigious coach.

The league's top defensive team faces the league's third defensive team, what will the game look like?

That infamous Finals run between the Spurs and Pistons was the answer.

The Knicks are a bit better. Their defense is strong, but their offense is very methodical. When Louis studies offense, he always has a bit of manly romance. He hopes that the Knicks' offense can have basketball aesthetics.

The offense under the N.UCLA system, if it goes well, is really beautiful.

In the second half of the game, a troubled Dell Ellis made seven three-pointers and silently reaped the game.

112 is better than 110
The Knicks narrowly beat the Bucks.

When Nelson said goodbye to Louie, he repeated his point: "I really don't like you. The defense is the way to go. In the end, it's like that. It's not far from beating the Celtics."

"But Reid said that we are on the right path." Louis smiled complacently.

"Can you believe the old man's words?" Nelson couldn't help but cry, "The old guy just wants you to go down this road, because he knows that this is a dead end, and you can't win Boston with defense."

"I know."

"Then why are you...?"

"But I know better that this road has not been taken to the end." Louis said affirmatively, "Believe me, defense is the answer."

In an era of weak three-pointers and no malicious fouls, there are only two referees on the court. Although zone defense is prohibited, the pocket formation is a typical pseudo-zone defense. Before three seconds of defense, the center can squat in the penalty area as he likes, and after halftime, he can hand-check the ball holder as he likes. Who dares to say that this is not an era that emphasizes defense?Who's to say defense isn't the answer to this era?
Nelson is limited by the lineup, and the Bucks' defensive ceiling is like that.

Nelson might really think Louie went into the pit, but sooner or later he found out that the pit ended with the Temple.

Then, the Knicks ushered in the last battle before the All-Star weekend.

At home, against the New Jersey Nets.

On the day of the game, Bernard King's agent, Bob Wolf, called Louie.

Wolff made it clear on the call that King is healthy and he wants to play.

Louie almost forgot that there was Bernard King on the Knicks.

Since he suffered from ACL two years ago, King has disappeared from the public eye. Now he is still recovering from his injury, but he is in a contract year.

The Knicks basically believe that he has been reimbursed for the season, but Wolff suddenly called and asked King to come back, obviously wanting him to prove himself in the contract year, so that he can sign a good contract in the summer.

"However, our staff is full." Louis does not want King to join the current Knicks.

"I don't believe that everyone on the Knicks roster is stronger than Bernard. You must make room for him, or trade him!"

"That's a good idea, and I'll consider it."

Louie responded with a smile, then hung up the phone.

Louis seriously considered the possibility of trading Bernard King, but it was not difficult.

King still has three years left on his salary-year deal, but with a team option for the first year, it's a sweet treat for some teams looking to clear space.

The problem is that the Knicks have to swallow $80 in space.

In terms of the current expanding salary cap, even if it swallows another $80 in space, the Knicks' future salary space is still considerable.

What's more, there are many young people in their team, and it's not time to renew their contracts.

It's just that if you want him to send Bernard King away, you can't do without some sweetness.

Not to mention that he still has a Manute Bol who is eager to deal with.

That night, against the Nets.

The Knicks generals are very hungry, because after playing this game, they will be able to take five consecutive days off.

Everyone is as energetic as the last class.

Facing the Knicks with full firepower, the Nets were powerless to parry.

They don't even have the strength to resist.

141 is better than 100
The 41-point victory made Nets coach Dave Wohl very unhappy: "They are killing us!"

"New Yorkers think it's funny what they do, it's good, I hope they never become a mediocre team, otherwise, there will be a lot of teams that they bullied to collect debts with interest."

Louis wasn't interested in listening to these people's complaints, he was ready to go on vacation.

If you have the opportunity, negotiate the Ball trade during the All-Star break.

Keep it covered, and the trade deadline will pass.

If Ball fails to be traded, two new expansion teams will enter the league next June. At that time, Ball will be taken away for nothing, and the Knicks will get nothing.

(End of this chapter)