the rest, only noise

Chapter 879 Eat, Drink and Have Fun
As the US Championship continued, the days of the Dream Team became dull.

In six games, the Dream Team outscored their opponents by 64 points per game, and they got bored with one win after another.

In the final, the Dream Team played against Argentina.

Even the tragedian, who normally smiles, grew impatient as opposing defenders kept pleading to swap jerseys with him after games.

The tragedian has no such interest.

Argentina was eventually beaten by the Dream Team with 52 points.

As a result, their coach said: "We really enjoyed the game."

"I feel like it's just okay," Louie said in an interview. "In our hearts, each of us is a competitor, but these games don't have the slightest taste of competition."

There is no suspense to win the US Championships, and the Dream Team will get a few weeks of rest before the start of the Olympics.

During this period, they have to choose a place as a training location.

In fact, when they arrived at the so-called training camp, they only had two hours of training time a day, which was unanimously requested by the players.

The coaching staff disagreed, but Louis did not object.

Although the function of the coaching staff is to coach, the composition of the dream team is too special. If they are really treated like players in the club or school, there will be problems.

But some people insist on thinking that the big names in the Dream Team are just athletes at best, and it's no big deal.

So they privately solicit autographs for sponsors, charities, auctions, officials, politicians, fans, friends, friends of friends.

The lives of stars worth tens of millions are suddenly occupied by autographs.

The intention of doing this is good, and the proceeds generated by the Dream Team will be used to help athletes who have no money to live in star hotels and live in poverty.But the officials of the American Basketball Association negotiated with the players in a tone of "what's the big deal about you, just work hard".

Jordan values ​​personal time very much, and Wilson has no other bad hobbies except for business activities. When he is free, the only thing he wants to do is play.

The arrangement of the American Basketball Association screwed them up.

Louis didn't want to cause other moths before going abroad for training, so he negotiated with the American Basketball Association on behalf of the team, asking them not to dictate the players' private lives. If it continues, the players may quit the team.

"I believe you should know what the problem is," Louie told the officials of the Basketball Association. "It has become a serious offense to the players. You make it seem like they are just ordinary athletes, but in fact, the wealth you have created with their fame and status shows that they are not ordinary, they are special, but I feel no respect in what you have done."

They took Louie's words as a threat.

At the same time, Louis is regarded as an accomplice of the players.

Louis' attitude made the American Basketball Association extremely dissatisfied, but they did not dare to turn against Louis.

They've seen Louie's energy since the Dream Team coaches were hired.

That is to say, Louie's mentality of just wanting to play the full-level number and leave when he is finished. Any coach who wants to maintain a long-term relationship with the American Basketball Association will not fight against them like him.

It is better for Louie to come forward than to let Jordan or Wilson come forward.

Once they come forward, the media will brand them as a self-serving group.

If it were Louis Lai, the media would not have so much to say.

Louie's approach shocked the American Basketball Association, helped the players reduce trouble, and improved his prestige in the team.

The training location of the Dream Team was determined later.

During this period, two major events occurred in the league.

Free agent Isiah Thomas was traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Portland Trail Blazers in a sign-and-trade.

To this end, the Hornets got Terry Porter and Blue Edwards.

Suddenly, the Blazers had a luxurious Big Three: Jordan.Barkley, Thomas, they were all selected for the dream team.

And, it was Porter and Edwards who paid for it.

It is equivalent to upgrading Porter to Thomas, and Edwards is the only one who lost the luxurious wing group.

Then came the amazing move of the Clippers.

They asked Olajuwon to lobby Drexler. The two were members of Phi Slama Jama and had a brotherhood. Now they are middle-aged and empty-handed.

They were all sent away by their old clubs as misfits and cancerous people.

While Drexler was intimidated by the notoriety of Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Mutombo and Olajuwon had his heart set on him.

Today's league is an era where insiders are king.

It is impossible to win the championship without a good insider.

Drexler finally chose to sign a five-year, $5 million contract with the Clippers.

At the same time, Olajuwon also renewed his contract with the Clippers for four years.

In this way, Olajuwon and Drexler will be bound to each other for five years.

The Blazers completed the upgrade of the lineup, and the Clippers also turned into a Phoenix from a bird in one summer.

The news that Thomas is going to the Blazers has been out for a long time, so Louie is not so shocked.

It just feels that the Blazers have become stronger. If they meet in the finals next season, it will definitely be another round of deathmatch.

It’s just that he didn’t expect that in addition to wanting Thomas, the Blazers would also be brooding about the reason for their loss last season. Although Wilson was the FMVP, if Ewing and Rodman hadn’t dominated the rebounds in Game [-], facing the Knicks with a weak front line, the Portlanders would definitely win a big victory.

If the inside hole is not filled, just upgrading the strength of the first position may not make the Knicks feel scared.

So even the New York media got nervous when Blazers executive Geoff Petrie announced that he would do whatever it takes to bring Lithuanian center Ardavis Sabonis to the United States.

Over the years, the Blazers have suffered from the inside. Larry Nance has a balanced ability as a power forward, but he is not the opponent of the super centers in active service.

Before the 40-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smashed the Portlanders, then David Robinson crushed Nance like a toy, and now Ewing, Rodman, and Kemp smashed the Blazers.

"I don't know how many times Portland has tried to bring Sabonis to the United States. Can they succeed this time?" - The New York Times.

Louie's fear of the Blazers lasted for several minutes.

He will not add some unreasonable pressure to himself.

If the Blazers really intend to build a frightening galaxy battleship, the Knicks can't stop them.

Since nothing can be done, just wait and see.

The training/holiday location of the Dream Team is set to be Monte Carlo in the Principality of Monaco.

"Why did you choose this kind of place for training?" Lorraine said incomprehensibly, "I don't believe you will play basketball honestly there."

Louie laughed, "There's always a gym there, isn't there?"

"I don't believe they will train honestly. You only go there to gamble and race horses, just like we go to Las Vegas."

Although the professionalism of very few players in the dream team is a problem, but with a large team in charge, Louis believes that no one will mess around.

Of course, Lorraine's worries are justified.

But going to Monte Carlo for a training camp/holiday was David Stern's idea.You know, before the new century, Stern was famous for his opposition to gambling.He saw firsthand how gambling ruined professional basketball in every city in the 50s.So in Louie's previous life, it was rumored that Jordan retired for the first time because he was secretly banned by Stern for two years because he gambled too much.

Although this speculation is stupid, there are still many people who are willing to believe it.

It is a special project to choose a training place before the start of the Olympic Games.

You can't choose a place that is too good, you can't choose a place that is too bad, and you can't choose a place that is too inclined.

Especially the third one, if the training location is set in a good place in Indiana in order to cater to Byrd, Jordan, the tragedy teacher, and Wilson will not agree.Conversely, if the training camp is set anywhere in North Carolina (Jordan), Michigan (Tragian) or Chicago (Wilson), others will object.

So the training location was set abroad from the very beginning.

Monte Carlo was chosen because Stern's friend had a luxury hotel there.

After the Dream Team signed a contract with Stern's friends, everyone from the coaching staff to the players was allowed to bring their families to Monte Carlo for vacation.

For this result, the Dream Team collectively applauded.

Although it was called a training camp, Louie knew very well that it was more like a mini-vacation.

2 hours a day for training, and then others can freely play golf, gamble, visit places of interest, swim, and wait for beautiful models to arrive in bars in the remaining 22 hours.

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