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Chapter 926: Rodman is a different kind of firework

Putting Jordan's right hand away was a bad idea.

After Louis adopted Zhao Yuanzheng's decision, he had a hunch that they would be defeated.

The result? Of course they were blown away.

This is like not banning Mammoth. Jordan's breakthrough is unparalleled in the world, and he has the best mid-range shooting ability in history and an inside-level finishing at the basket. If you let such a person break through with his dominant hand, are you not seeking death?

Except for those who want to die, all those who want to die have their own purposes.

Louis' purpose is to see clearly the essence of the pioneers.

Was Jordan willing to sacrifice or did he compromise for victory?

It turns out that the best player in history in his previous life is not essentially the kind of player that Louis appreciates most as a basketball coach.

He has a need for data, is greedy for scores, and desires to control everything, but he knows that he cannot win everything, so he needs help from others.

Sabonis and Thomas are the keys to the Blazers' victory.

However, once he entered his comfort zone, the feeling was different.

Louis watched as Jordan trampled the Knicks' penalty area, drew Ewing's fifth foul, and scored at will.

Then, Riley reminded him to pay attention to his teammates.

A word woke up the dreamer, and Jordan began to look for Thomas.

Jordan is a player with his own ego, but his ego is not so big that he doesn't take his teammates seriously.

As a core player, he is outstanding.

The Knicks experiment ended, at the cost of failure, with disappointing results.

114 to 102

The Trail Blazers defeated the Knicks by 12 points.

Jordan scored 34 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and expressed satisfaction with the victory in the Christmas game: "We have prepared for this game for a long time, and this is the result we want to see."

As for the Knicks, Ewing declined a postgame interview.

Louis and Wilson attend the press conference.

Talking about the losses, Wilson said: "We lose a few regular season games every year, so I don't take it to heart."

Talking about the duel with Jordan, Wilson said: "I know a lot of people are saying that we are 'lifelong rivals,' but I am just a member of the Knicks. All non-Knicks players are my opponents. I have many opponents.

Michael is just one of them."

Portlanders thought Wilson was an arrogant bore.

Jordan repeatedly claimed that Wilson was "the Larry Bird of my life", but Wilson didn't regard him as "the Earvin Johnson of my life"?

From this little thing, we can also see the difference between Jordan and Wilson.

Jordan is "me first".

Wilson is "focused on my team."

This is the reason for the huge gap in their popularity off the court. Although Wilson is also a global sports icon, he does not have the influence Jordan has in the pop culture world.

Fans like Wilson's Converse shoes, but Jordan's AJ is the most popular brand.

The self-centered Jordan is in line with the American love of "individual heroism".

Wilson's team-oriented approach is an advantage that is not so cool in the eyes of passers-by.

Rather than comparing "this generation's Bird and Tragedy Division", Louis believes that Wilson and Jordan are more like this generation's Chamberlain and Russell.

However, this generation of Chamberlain does not suffer from blight.

However, Chamberlain, who has no blight, has been in the league for nine years but has gained nothing. What is the problem?

Louie was asked about Shawn Kemp's recent performance.

Including tonight, Kemp's performance so far in the new season has been ranked second among the Knicks.

Thanks to Rodman's trouble-making, Kemp would play longer in the games he was absent. Playing and playing, Kemp's average playing time increased to 29 minutes per game, and he averaged 22 points per game.

Rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

You know, due to the division of ball rights in the team and Ewing's own condition not being particularly good after the start of the new season, his average data has dropped to 21 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.

His scoring is a new low in the past five years, and his rebounds are lower than in his rookie season.

Kemp's contract extension touched the hearts of many people.

"We have been advancing the contract renewal." Of course Louis would not tell the truth. "We have reached some consensus, but further discussions are needed."

The reporter who asked the question said: "However, Sean Kemp's agent Tony Doute said that there is a huge gap between the price you gave Kemp and their psychological expectations."

"This is part of the negotiation and we will get it done."

Louis did not answer the other party's words.

Just by turning the conversation around, the problem was thrown away.

After the press conference, Wilson and Louis returned to the locker room together.

On the way, Wilson asked about Kemp's contract extension.

"Is there really a huge gap in the numbers?" Wilson asked.

Louis smiled lightly and said: "It can't be considered huge, it's only 1 million US dollars."

Now, Wilson knows why the Knicks' contract extension with Kemp was so difficult.

If it's 100,000, then you just have to give in. One million is another concept.

Why don't you try to reduce Ewing's 6 million annual salary by 1 million?

Everyone has to fight to the end on this matter.

"What if the negotiations fail?" Wilson asked. "Will Sean be passive in the game?"

"Do you think he can?"

"I don't think so." Wilson said rationally. "Failure to renew the contract will only make him play harder. He has to prove that he is worthy of the agent's offer."

"Yes, so for the sake of our sixth consecutive championship, maybe it would be better if the contract renewal negotiations failed?" Louis joked in a way that made Wilson nervous.

"However, there is a worse possibility." Wilson's words are exactly what Louis is worried about. "He may become selfish due to the bankruptcy of contract renewal negotiations, and be more eager for data and ball rights, thus damaging the team's reputation."

Chemistry. If something goes wrong with Sean, our title defense prospects will no longer be clear."

Among the players, only Wilson could talk to Louis so easily about renewing the player's contract.

Others either find things sensitive or simply don't care.

Like that bastard Ewing, he just needs to make sure his annual salary is the highest on the team.

Louis patted Wilson on the head.

"Silly boy, do you think that by renewing Sean's contract, our prospects for defending the title will be clear? If you don't look at Portland's lineup, maybe we will be killed by them this year."

Louis' tone was relaxed, but Wilson was serious.

"Coach, Sean is a genius with sustainable development. I believe the team will not be short of money."

If the Knicks are short of money, then there should be no team in the NBA that is not short of money.

"This thing has been delayed for too long. Let's get the contract extension done and don't think about me." Wilson said, "I know how this damn salary cap works. It's been increasing significantly every year. For several years

The first 4 million annual salary was the maximum, but now it is just the average. Coach, I completely understand this."

Before entering the locker room, Louis turned back and said: "Benj, you just need to train well and focus on the game. Next time you play against the Trail Blazers, don't let Mickey kick your ass again."

Jordan scored 34+8+8 today, and Wilson scored 30+7+5. Strictly speaking, it cannot be considered as being kicked in the butt.

It's just that the performance is slightly inferior.

Wilson said decisively: "I didn't get my ass kicked by him!"

"His statistics are better than yours, and he also won the game. Is there any more standard butt-kicking than this?"

Louis has always been a good at improving the mentality of his players.

After hearing what he said, Wilson held back his anger and went to Zhao Yuanzheng to ask when the next time he would play against the Trail Blazers.

Losing the Christmas Day game with the Trail Blazers will have no impact on the Knicks' current situation.

They are still fourth in the league.

The record is not as good as the Trail Blazers and Clippers in the West and the Heat in the East.

Even if they win this game, they are only on par with the Clippers and still not as good as the Trail Blazers and Heat.

The next day, the league issued a big deal to Rodman, who was the headbutt referee.

Suspended 5 games and fined $5,000.

Louis did not mention that the bans for various stadium violence incidents generally did not exceed five games. The fine of US$5,000 alone was the largest fine in recent times.

Don’t expect fines of tens of thousands of dollars in the future, but in the early 1990s, fines of US$1,000-3,000 were the most common.

Fine Rodman $5,000, which shows that the league has had enough of this evil king's frowning off-court troubles.

Rodman said about the largest fine in history: "I will give them money, but I am still me, you know, I am me, I will do this, I will do that, I will be the real Dennis Ro

Deman."

The next day, the Knicks announced that they would suspend Rodman for an additional one game because he failed to participate in training on time.

"I let Coach Lu and everyone who supported me down, I'm sorry, and I promise I won't do it again next time."

This kind of face is amazing to see.

Is a one-game suspension from the team more powerful than a five-game suspension plus a $5,000 fine from the league?

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