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Chapter 610 The person who was highlighted

Ewing thought he was working very hard, but his level of effort was not like that of Wilson, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to one point.

Wilson was more in line with Louie's needs than he was, and this will prove time and again in the future.

Halfway through training camp, the Knicks held a media day at SUNY.

Players posed in new season Knicks jerseys, were interviewed, and everyone was welcomed like a big star.

"What makes the 70 Knicks special is not the first championship, but the second championship. Therefore, we will go all out to chase the second championship and continue to win like the Celtics."

Wilson was ambitious when it came to his goals for the new season.

Ewing was, as usual, unkind.

Louie had told him to make a joke when he didn't know what to say.

As a result, he really tries to tell bad jokes.

But every bad joke he made was as awkward as Leonard's first triple-double with the Clippers.

Over time, he himself gave up on doing so.

So, when the CBS reporter put the microphone in front of him, he asked the following questions:
"Patrick, it must feel great to be a champion, right?"

"It's always been a great feeling to win."

"What adjustments did you make after losing Dale Ellis?"

"No adjustments, Dell was not a starter last season."

What he meant was that Ellis wasn't a starter, so the Knicks' lineup didn't change much.

But the media doesn't think so.

When the media heard this, their first reaction was "What kind of rookie is Ellis, we don't need to make any adjustments for him."

"Coach Lu said that you are becoming the Bill Russell of this era, what do you think?"

"Russell has won 13 championships in 11 years. I am far behind and don't deserve it."

This is Ewing trying to show humility.

The modesty in his cognition is obviously different from others.

This tone sounds very arrogant.

Every time he faces reporters, it is Ewing's moment of losing fans.

The Knicks who became champions are not the same as in the past.

Louie noticed that everyone was being interviewed.

Even Brad Rohaus has endless questions to answer.

After the Knicks won the championship, the basketball-loving New York media was completely revived.Obviously before winning the championship, they were in a state of corpses, with no enthusiasm in sight.

Louie meets his old friend Dave Anderson.

Knicks fans can show explosive potential, and Anderson has made great contributions.

His book detailing Ewing's rookie season has become a favorite in the circle.

Many new Knicks fans read that book before going to Knicks games.

"Did you feel that after you won the championship, the outside world's expectations for New York basketball suddenly became out of control?" Anderson asked.

From Louie's point of view, this is normal.

It's not that New York fans don't like the Knicks, they just don't like Luthor.

Like Luthor more than any other pro sports team that can win.

If the Knicks can win, the situation will naturally be different.

"Fans are one of the most disloyal groups in the world, but as long as the situation changes, they change their minds very quickly." Louie replied, "So, I am not surprised."

What sets Anderson apart from other reporters is that he doesn't ask frivolous questions.

He hopes that every question he asks is valuable.

In front of him, Louis didn't need to waste his tongue to answer those commonplace questions.

Today, Anderson's last question is: "Coach Lu, do you think it is more difficult for a team to chase the championship from scratch, or is it more difficult to defend the championship after winning the championship?"

This question was too good for Louis to explain in simple words.

"Dave, you speak to the essence of a professional sports operator."

"Rebuilding and maintaining the status quo, we all face difficult choices."

"It wasn't difficult for me to build a team from scratch. I did some of it with the Celtics, and all of it with New York. The Knicks won the championship, and I'm honored as a designer, but I'm also thinking about a question, how do I keep this group of people competitive?"

"Just like the Celtics, what is the secret behind their eight consecutive championship favorites since 1980?"

"For a lot of people, it's a secret."

"For me, it's very simple, I just need to gather players who are willing to sacrifice themselves in order to win."

Louie's answer stunned Dave Anderson.

He didn't ask any other questions.

Media day, overall a success.

The Knicks showed their commercial value, and every player on the roster got a feature article.

This phenomenon, Louis has not seen in other teams.

Even if it is the Celtics united as one, only the Big Three and Lambiel and other main players have received attention.

If it is not the main force, there will be fewer people willing to pay attention.

This is the most unique thing about the New York media. Since they like you, they will like everything about you, whether it is the most important star player in the team or the water cooler operator sitting at the end of the bench.

After the media day, the Knicks conducted another half-month training camp.

During this period, both Song Tao and rookie Ronnie Secali were injured due to the fierce confrontation inside.

Song Tao and Sekali had a sprained ankle, and the other had a rib broken by Oakley's elbow. They were really miserable brothers.

Song Tao missed the preseason because of this, and it is unknown when Sekali will recover.

The Knicks' preseason game was held in Las Vegas, and the opponent in the first game was the Chicago Bulls.

This summer, the Bulls sent away Joe Barry Carroll and re-signed Barkley and Dennis Johnson.

Clearly, Klaus still wants to give it a go.

Stars of Barkley's caliber are rare, and in their prime, it would be a crime not to fully support them in the playoffs.

Louie changed people like a lantern.

As long as the time is up, turn decisively.

The outcome of the preseason game is not important at all, but the Bulls are far more serious than the Knicks. It can be seen from the 39 minutes Barkley played.

Miller, who struggled in the playoffs last season because he didn't adapt to the confrontation, began to show the demeanor of the third shooter in history in the future.

Not a standard shooting posture, but able to hit accurately.

The integration of N.UCLA is also much faster than expected.

The quality of the teammates' screens was excellent, and the Bulls couldn't find a way to prevent Miller from scoring throughout.

124 is better than 105
In the 19-point victory, Miller scored a team-high 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the second game of the preseason, the players who broke out changed.

Because Miller's performance against the Bulls was too wonderful, he was heavily marked by his opponent in the next game.Miller was pinned down, and the Knicks' opponent gave up double-teaming McHale in order to defend Miller.

If Louis is the head coach, double-teaming McHale is definitely a reserve clause for the team.

Sometimes McHale just refuses to pass the ball, and the black hole attribute of the ball is obvious.

The opponent lost a lot because of a small loss, and McHale easily scored 30 points and led the team to victory.

"Kevin's performance is the key to this game," Louie told reporters.

Afterwards, the reporter asked Ewing what he thought of Miller being prevented from dying.

Reporters may simply want to hear a joke.

As a result, they didn't expect Ewing to perform at a super level today: "Just focusing on Reggie's statistics shows that you don't understand the game at all. Those who really understand the game should be able to see how much it helps Kevin's offense. Those one-on-ones were not created by Kevin himself, but they had to give those opportunities in order to chase Reggie."

So, there is no one who can't speak, only those who want to and don't want to speak well.

If Ewing spoke well, his popularity would definitely be much higher than it is now.

The opening game of the 1988-89 season was played between the Knicks and the New Jersey Nets.

Louie was surprised to find that Joe Barry Carroll was on the team's roster.

Until September, he was working in China, so he didn't know much about what happened in the trading market. Moreover, at that time, the Knicks had basically stopped operating in the trading market.

The appearance of Carroll in the Nets can only show one thing. The general manager of the Nets, Harry Weltman, is an idiot.

It happened that this idiot sent Wilson and Reggie Miller to the Knicks, so Louie really didn't know how to thank him.

Perhaps, 40 points to beat the Nets?
The weight gain brought Wilson an obvious positive effect. In the first game of the new season, in the away game, his high-position attack with the ball was almost a hundred shots.

The Nets tried every means to stop him, but to no avail.

He was the best player in the game and the hardest player in the game. When he scored 30 points and was willing to throw himself on the floor for an out-of-control ball, this man's character was highlighted.

Louis believed that Wilson was the one he was looking for.

This genius who fell unexpectedly in his previous life has become Knicks' most precious asset.

Louie believes Wilson will do to the Knicks what Duncan did to the Spurs.

4 minutes before the end, Wilson went off.

Louie patted him on the back with emotion: "That was great, Benj."

(End of this chapter)