the rest, only noise

Chapter 485
Next, the Knicks faced Mark Eaton's hot pot feast in Utah, losing by 6 points and swallowing their second loss.

The next opponent is the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Lakers are rebuilding, and Scottie Pippen's style of play is obviously in conflict with the Magician. Therefore, it is safe to say that there is no team in the West that can prevent the Blazers from reaching the top.

Focusing on defeating the Celtics, the Knicks naturally have to find an imaginary enemy that they may meet in the West.

The Blazers are the ones with the most potential.

As in years past, the Blazers triumphed with unrivaled athleticism during the regular season, and the only team to beat them was the Phoenix Suns.

The game between the Knicks and the Trail Blazers will start in three days.

In these three days, the Knicks welcomed back Dell Ellis, the starting No. [-] in the past few years.

At that time, Louis was in the office, and after Ellis returned to the team, he was of course the first to say hello.

Alice didn't greet anyone before returning, so Louis didn't know about it.

His sudden appearance made Louis a little at a loss.

"Are you fully recovered?" Louie asked.

Ellis told the truth: "The doctor said that I will lose part of my athletic ability, which is irreversible, but I will find a way to overcome this problem."

Seeing him like this, Louis thought a lot.

When Ellis first arrived, and for the next few years.

It is undeniable that Louis is very comfortable with the player Ellis.

However, under his taciturn appearance, there is a devilish soul.

Louie wasn't sure he wanted to get a taste of what it was like to coach the Devils before Rodman's dark side awakened.

"I believe you can recover, but, during your absence, Reggie Miller -- our rookie this year, played as much as you in the starting position, and he and Benj have a good chemistry. I can't let you replace him just because you recover."

Alice was silent.

"And, seriously, Dale, you've let me down."

Louie once considered Ellis part of the Knicks' long-term plan, but not anymore.

Unless he can prove that he can also do well off the bench.

"I know, Coach."

"No, if you knew, you wouldn't do those bastard things!" Louie said sternly, "You think you know everything, you think you know everything, but you know shit, you don't know anything. I gave you a lot of opportunities, and you didn't take them, and you ignored my words! I don't care if you have any psychological problems. This is the last time I warn you."

"If you commit another crime." Louis said mercilessly, "I will trade you."

The return of Ellis made Louis need to readjust the lineup.

In fact, it turns out that this rotation schedule has played a good enough chemical reaction.

Maybe they didn't need Dale Ellis at all.

But Ellis was one of the first Knicks to be identified by Louie as the team's future, and Louie would still give him a chance to prove himself.

It would be best if he can continue playing on the bench.

If not, the transaction schedule has to be moved up.

In any case, Louis has to make two-handed preparations.

He called Baylor and informed him that starting today, put Dell Ellis on the shelves and use the Knicks' publicity department to let other teams know that Ellis is no longer a non-sale item.

The day after Ellis returned, Louis asked Tomjanovich and Phil Jackson to organize a match.

It's still Ewing's team vs. Wilson's team.

Louis specially came to the sidelines to watch the battle.

This game is very interesting, and the state of Ellis and his chemistry with others can be seen in full view.

After the captains of the two teams took turns selecting players, the rosters of the two teams came out.

Ewing's team preferred Stockton, Wilson's team preferred McHale, and Hornacek second-this selection round was set up by Louis based on the BP link in the LOL game.Ewing chose Miller second and Ellis third. He was a very thief and pulled the two best shooters in the team to himself.

"I bet, Patrick is shooting himself in the foot." Louis is really not optimistic about the combination of Miller and Ellis.

If Ellis can affect Wilson's running position, shouldn't he affect Miller.What's more, Miller also took away Ellis's starting lineup. If the two get together, can there be any cooperation and chemical reaction?It's good enough without infighting.

Ewing is a good seed as a coach. He played under Louis for several years and tasted the sweetness, so when forming a team, he directly pulled the best shooters in the team to his team.

However, he only knows one thing and doesn't know the other, after all, he is too immature.

"Why do I feel that Patrick is a good choice?" Tomjanovich didn't see the root of the problem.

This kind of opportunity that can deceive people, if you don't seize it, you will go to hell.

"I bet $3000 on Benj's team, who will bet with me?" Louis looked straight at Tomjanovich.

The meaning in his eyes couldn't be more clear, if you think Ewing's team can win, then you can bet with me.

$3000 was within Tomjanovich's reach.

He agreed, but he didn't expect that this would attract other assistant coaches and staff in the Blue Palace to place bets.

Wilson's second and third picks are Oakley and Rodman.

In this way, the starters of both sides are formed.

After that, the choices are the substitutes of the two teams.

Saley and Stevens were selected by Ewing, and Cooper and Song Tao were selected by Wilson.

"Big Bird", "Vanilla Gorilla", "The Only True God of the Knicks", "Outside Big Core Inside Big Killer" Brad Rohaus was too strong and chose to break the balance, so he was banned by both sides and became the referee of the match.

"They also want to play games..." Rohaus complained to Louis.

This undesired outcome was a bit of an ego hit, so Louie deflected his attention with another message: "Because you weren't in it, you can join another game."

"What game?"

Louie told him about the bet.

Rohaus happily placed a $3000 bet that the Ewing team would win, and as a referee on duty, he was likely to blow the whistle during the game.

Louis thought it was wrong at first, but when he thought about it later, he regarded it as a simulation of encountering a referee who gambled in the game... Hmm.

From the selection ideas of the two sides, it can be seen that they have different emphases on the game.

Ewing is the best defensive player in the team. If he is defending, someone will guarantee the bottom line. Therefore, the players he chooses are all inclined to attack.

On the contrary, Wilson's selection is mainly to strengthen the defense, because he and McHale are guaranteed on the offensive end.

These are two very different teams.

At the beginning of the game, Ewing took the initiative in the paint.

Seeing him rule the inside line like an ancient behemoth, McHale and Oakley couldn't defend, and Louie felt that talent can't be fooled.

Ewing basically had no chance to practice his offense under Louis, but he took advantage of the few shots and practiced hard in his daily life to increase his ball-handling threat a lot.

At the beginning, Ewing attacked with the ball himself, and after encountering double-teams, he split the ball to Miller and hit a three-pointer, making a 5-0 start.

Wilson called a timeout.

During the timeout, Wilson reminded his teammates: "The coach is watching on the spot today. If you don't want to leave a bad impression on him, you'd better work hard."

Louis usually doesn't pay attention to player training. Occasionally, like today, when Wilson reminded his teammates, they changed on the spot.

The defensive intensity has increased, and the offense of Ewing's team has gradually changed.

As Louis envisioned, the striker combination of Miller + Ellis is far less powerful than Miller + Wilson.

Ellis was destined to be an orphan off-ball player.

He's the only player Louie has ever seen who doesn't make his teammates better off the ball.

He is also the only player who made Louie realize that off-ball offense does not mean absolute selflessness.

Even if he doesn't mean it himself, it's that style in itself.

In contrast to Wilson's team, Hornacek showed a strong sense of competition.

During Ellis' absence, he averaged 25 minutes per game.

Because he can play both the first position and the second position.Therefore, if Louie needs a reliable first or second position substitute, he will naturally come to mind.

Hornacek gradually found himself more comfortable at the two position.

Now that Ellis is back, his time in the second position will be greatly reduced, unless he can prove that as a substitute in the second position, he is not only inferior to Ellis, but also has a ball-holding organization that the latter does not have.

It was this sense of competition that made Louis fall into contemplation.

Ellis is indeed more comfortable with it, but Hornacek is a player who is more in line with his requirements.Combo guard, able to control, shoot and defend, not as many problems as Ellis, very selfless, very stable team player, with countless advantages...On the other hand, Ellis...

The balance tilted in Louie's heart, just as there was no suspense in this game after Wilson and the others overtook them.

Most of the game went on, the suspense was almost gone, Louis turned and left.

He already knew what he wanted.

(End of this chapter)