"This must be the third can of Coke you drank today. You still want to lose weight? Haha."

"I'm happy to drink more coke and it's an eyesore to you! Don't you think you played well in the last part and I won't scold you!"

Louis was angry now, and he didn't like Ewing's face.

"Not only in the last period, I played well throughout the game."

Ewing said confidently.

It is difficult for Louis to refute. As far as this game is concerned, Ewing is well deserved and is the best player in the game.

The current Blazers are very much like the Heat during the Big Three era. They will be beaten when they encounter a team with top inside players. Although the arrival of Larry Nance has brought their wing depth and athletic ability to a higher level, regardless of the backcourt

No matter how much addition he can bring to the depth of the lineup and how much energy he can provide on the defensive end, he is just a power forward, not a center. After all, this is an era that belongs to the center.

Fortunately, the centers that can beat the Trail Blazers now are Kareem Ewing, Sampson, Olajuwon and others, while the ones who are beating the shit out of the Heat inside are Hibbert and his ilk.

With 32 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 blocks, Louis decided not to scold Ewing today.

But if this bastard cares about his drinking of coke, he can't stand it anymore.

Everyone knows about Nilian, right?

"You just got a data of 30+15+5+5, isn't it amazing? If it were Ralph or Akeem, would the score be doubled?" Louis said deliberately.

Ewing said brazenly: "If you give me 15 more shots, my score can be doubled, but no matter what my score is, you have already drank three cans of Coke today. Do you still want to lose weight?"

"Damn you! How much coke I drink is none of your business!!!"

Louis scolded him, but he still drank Coke.

"I don't think he will be able to lose weight in his life." Ewing shook his head in disgust.

"Coach Lu doesn't really need to lose weight." Zhao Yuanzheng is very good at protecting his coach's face. "He just has a little belly, but his face is still handsome."

Ewing said seriously: "This is not a small problem. Now he can't even wear the purple suit we gave him originally?"

"Uh...well..."

Louis used the skill of "can't hear, can't hear, can't hear", drank half a can of Coke, and then came to Adelman.

"Coach Lu, how much of the final offense and defense were you expected?"

Adelman didn't believe that Louis had seen through the Blazers' tactics, and he didn't believe that every step in the game was within Louis' plan.

"It's not much, probably the last 25 seconds." Louis said sadly, "It basically went according to our plan. It's just good luck. Don't mind."

Adelman felt uncomfortable instantly.

His current public opinion environment is a mess.

He took over the team from Jack Ramsey three years ago and brought rookie Jordan back to the Western Conference Finals in the first season, which gave the Blazers management hope. Therefore, Adelman is also considered to be Jack Ramsey.

Mzi's successor.

As a result, he got his contract renewed and his position was secured.

The following year, the Trail Blazers reached the Western Conference Finals again, but their inside disadvantage prevented them from restricting the 39-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Then in the summer of 1986, the Trail Blazers made some moves and introduced Larry Nance and James Edwards at the same time, upgrading both the fourth and fifth positions.

Although compared to the top players at the same position, this upgrade is not as extreme as it is, but it is already done well enough.

They can definitely challenge the Lakers.

The so-called inside advantage of the Lakers, strictly speaking, is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is about to turn 40.

However, in last season's Western Conference finals, the Trail Blazers were not at a disadvantage inside, they just couldn't limit Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Although Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was not restricted, the inside was no longer the Blazers' losing point.

The reason the Blazers lost was because the potential of their luxurious wing line was wasted.

Jordan is naturally invincible, but Drexler, McDaniel and others all played awkwardly. They did not have a complete system to maximize the value of the wing lineup.

This involves a very serious issue.

Is it because the players' styles don't match, or is it because the coaching staff has limited abilities?

It doesn't matter if they lose this time. The Knicks are already a top team, and they have an insider of Ewing's level. The win is gratifying, but the loss is normal.

The key is how you lose.

Anyone who has watched the game can clearly see the difference between the outcome and the outcome of the game. The difference between the two teams is not the difference between the two teams, but the gap between the two teams.

The gap between the coaching staffs of both sides.

In the last 25 seconds, every adjustment made by Louis was just one step ahead of Adelman, and the Knicks relied on the strategizing of the coaching staff to win the game without any danger.

The media has already questioned Adelman's ability, and now that he loses in this way, his public opinion environment will become even worse.

So Louis would see Adelman's constipated expression as if he couldn't poop out. Zhang Yishan's expression in "The Deer and the Cauldron" was not as exaggerated as his.

Louis walked towards the reporters at the scene.

The person who came to interview Louis was a black reporter, Harshad Amer. He is a cutting-edge reporter who has emerged in recent years and has gained considerable attention from television stations.

"Coach Lu, tell us what happened in the last 25 seconds."

"This... I can't say it. When we were arranging tactics, we predicted several styles of play that the Blazers might use. Fortunately, our predictions were completely correct. Just like the students who got the answers, they only needed to copy the answers

If you go to the test paper, you will get high scores."

Louis is still modest. After all, Adelman is the future coach of Qian Sheng. He deserves some respect for the hallowed coach who made Princeton popular in the NBA.

"Dale Ellis has been outstanding in two of the last three games. Do you think his presence will affect the growth of guys like Reggie Miller and Jeff Hornacek?"

Isn't this obvious?

As long as you don't ask Louis on camera, his answer will be yes.

When it comes to the camera, he has to protect his image and that of his teammates.

"No." Louis smiled, "They will only promote each other's progress."

In addition to Ewing, Ellis was also one of the three players who performed best tonight, scoring 21 points relying on three-pointers and quick layups.

The better he played, the more troubled Louis became.

Obviously, his current level is far above Hornacek and Miller (as a shooter). But his off-ball offense will conflict with others. This is not the most terrible thing. What is terrible is that he has so many

off-field issues.

If he didn't have those things off the court, just because he was one of the first players that Louis identified as the future of the team, Louis would have explored all possibilities to make him one of the seven most important people in the Knicks.

one.

But now, Louis has been completely disappointed in him.

Even if he is so disappointed, he still wants Miller and Hornacek to suffer some injustice and give Ellis a chance to prove himself.

Now he has proven himself.

His strength is still there, but his shooting accuracy may be far from peak, but in Louis' eyes, he is no longer the future of the team.

Louis first brought Ewing and Ellis to the press conference.

Ellis was asked about the impact of what happened off the court.

Ellis, who is always taciturn in front of reporters and is too lazy to say a word, confided his feelings: "I know that I have disappointed a lot of people, and I also know that these things may ruin my future. I have no excuses, so I just

Play hard and I will use all my strength to help the team win the championship."

When he said these words, Louis kept looking into his eyes.

He could tell that Ellis' guilt and self-blame were sincere.

Just like many people who have made mistakes, they also sincerely apologize.

However, these people often forget their past pain and guilt when they make a mistake again.

Human beings are such contradictory beings.

"I believe in Dell," Ewing said. "He's my buddy. This team is completely different with him and without him."

After he finished, he didn't forget to brag: "Dell is the league's top scorer."

Louis didn't know that Ewing and Ellis had such a good relationship.

"When did you two have an affair?"

Louis asked when he was going back.

"What has a leg?"

"Don't tell me that you just told the reporter that you two were buddies, and then you refused to admit it in front of me. If that happens, it only shows that you are a lying bastard."

"Oh, you're talking about that..." Ewing said naturally, "Didn't you say you should learn to speak nice words in front of reporters?"

"So, it's all fake?"

"That's not entirely true."

Well, that's all false.
To be continued...