The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 793 Celtics betting on the future

Last URL: November 1, 1991

The 1991-92 NBA regular season opener was played at Madison Square Garden.

The two sides are the two most concerned teams in the East.

On one side is the New York Knicks, the defending champion last season, who completed four consecutive championships, and the other side is the Boston Celtics, the former king before the Knicks reached the top.

The Celtics are looking forward to the new season.

This summer, they traded away Isiah Thomas and got two talented rookies.

They are No. 2 pick Billy Owens and No. 11 Doug Smith.

A lot of people are looking forward to Owens as the new era Bird, he will be stronger than Bird, because Bird can't play like the Tragic, but he can use Bird's skills to play like the Tragic.

Only Louis saw the results early.

In 1986, because of Louis, the Celtics missed Len Byas, and the dynasty continued for a few years. But five years later, they traded No. 2 at an unimaginable price because of Louie and looked to Owens to usher in a new era.

If the death of Prejudice has given him more room for imagination, then when Owens "realizes" his potential, Celtics executives may wish he was dead.

Even crueler than the unattainable "what if" is reality, and reality will tell you if it's all bullshit.

Tonight's opener, Bird hung the free card.

Affected by the butterfly effect, Bird did not carry the injury that made him have to retire to relieve in this life.

He still has injuries, but how many 35-year-old athletes are not injured? The Celtics didn't let him play, on the one hand, to let him rest. After all, the Knicks' game intensity was too high, which was not good for Bird's body. On the one hand, it is also to test the weight of Owens.

Not only Bird, but Bill Laimbeer is not starting.

The Celtics have come up with a roster that doesn't look very competitive.

Their starters today are Cheeks, John Long, Billy Owens, Doug Smith, Sampson.

Cheeks and Long at the end of their careers, two fledgling rookies, and the league's first man last season.

"Poor Ralph." Louis smiled wryly.

Louie lured the Celtics into a deal for Stud Owens, and the consequences were far beyond imagination.

You know, they could have added at least one All-Star seed - Steve Smith, and Reggie Lewis with All-Star potential.

These two were supposed to take over when Bird grew old.

Now, they're giving their entire future to Owens with a higher ceiling.

If Owens fails, after a few years, Bird is older, Laimbeer may retire, and when Sampson is older, what competitiveness will he have?

In turn, the Knicks' starters are full of youthful energy.

Ewing, 29, Rodman, 29, Wilson, 24, Miller, 26 and Stockton, 29.

None of the starters are over 30 years old. Although there are veterans such as Ainge, McHale, and Shikma on the bench, they are no longer a pivotal role in the Knicks team.

"A lot of people think that the Knicks, who have won four consecutive championships, will go to ruin like the Celtics. This group of people ignores a problem. The Knicks still look young as a whole."

"After four years of **** on this team, they're still young."

Young can be equated with the future. The Knicks were the team in the 1990s before they reached the top, but they rose too fast, and in 1988 they overturned the Celtics at their peak.

Domination for too long has led many people to misunderstand their age structure.

Also, Ewing's mature looks also influence people's perceptions of him.

So it's Ewing's fault.

Sampson easily won the ball for the Celtics, the first attack of the Green Army, clearly looking for Owens.

Forty-five degrees on the left wing, Owens confronts Wilson.

"Billy Owens is a great talent, and many league professionals feel he'll be as great as Larry Bird!" shouted NBC's Bob Costas.

However, Owens' dribble was difficult to get rid of Wilson, he chose a jumper after continuous shaking.

Louie didn't think Bird and Tragic would score that way.

"boom!"

Did not enter, Sampson will rebound the ball out.

The ball came to Doug Smith, another rookie favored by the Celtics.

He seems to have lost his college composure in the NBA. He got the ball, didn't look at anyone, shot from the start, and was blocked by Rodman.

Stockton picked up the ball, and the Knicks counterattacked like a whirlwind.

Stockton hit the ground and passed the ball to Miller, who followed up with a three-pointer.

3 to 0

"3-on-0 shooting and chasing a three-pointer is too much?" Louie shouted, "What do you think of the game, the shooting game?"

Louie complains and complains, and won't interfere with the players' decisions unless their decisions affect the outcome of the game.

A bout of defeat does not cast doubt on Owens' prospects.

The Celtics continued to give him the ball.

Better than Sampson, the first player in the league, he has to move out of the way and play whatever he wants.

In fact, Louie believes that the Celtics have a good grasp of Owens' ability. After all, there will be countless matches in the preseason training camp.

Does he have that ability, and is it not clear enough in the team competition?

Unless the Celtics' intra-team rivalry has stretched to the level where Owens cannot be tested.

This is Louie's mistake. He thought that all teams were the same intensity as the Knicks, but it wasn't.

The intensity of most intra-team competitions is like the NBA Rookie Challenge in the future. Players have their own ideas and the intensity will be high, but the level is not very high.

So whenever a new assistant coach comes to the Knicks and sees the intensity of their rivalry, they get scared.

Doug Mo was startled when he first arrived.

Watching Owens play is like watching someone play career mode in 2K for the first time.

When I get the ball, I just want to show off my actions. I don't think about operability or rationality. I just want to show off.

In front of Wilson, Owens' explosive power was not enough to complete a strong start-up breakthrough. He could only disrupt the defense by relying on his good ball-handling ability and rhythm.

The outside world blows Owens into the sky, which directly affects the perception of famous superstars like Wilson.

Wilson just wanted to know if Owens had any real material, so he didn't plan to make the opponent comfortable from offense to defense.

Owens reluctantly shot again.

"boom!"

This time, Ewing stuck in position.

But Sampson's core strength is beyond his imagination. Even if the position is unfavorable, he can use his core strength to make Ewing unable to jump up, and then use the unparalleled height to close the rebound.

Sampson, who won the rebound, poked his **** and pushed Ewing away, and turned over with a violent dunk to get the Celtics their first point of the night.

At the end of the 1985 Finals, Louie asked himself.

Can Ewing reach 80% of Sampson's level in the future?

If you look at the level of Sampson's 1985 finals, today's Ewing may not only reach 80% of his, but also 90%.

But Sampson is a player who improves every year.

Sampson last season was the strongest player Louis has ever seen. Maybe someone in history is better than him on offense. It is very likely that there are also very few residents who have a better defense in one year than Sampson last season. Better, but absolutely no one can produce that level of offense and defense in a season at the same time.

If this Sampson is compared to Ewing, how many percent of Sampson's he is?

60% maybe?

Louis did not know that Sampson in the center position was invincible.

When critics talk about centers, they will focus on Ewing, Olajuwon, David Robinson, but not Sampson, who belongs to another level.

In these two rounds today, he made Ewing appear ugly by grabbing rebounds.

That dunk epitomized his role at center.

No one is his opponent, no one is not ruled by him, no one can be decent when facing him.

Even a super center like Ewing is the same.

The Knicks' offensive round, Sampson's rim protection, nailed Stockton's layup.

Owens got the ball, high energy came.

The scout said he could play like a tragic man, and he believed it.

He really doesn't care about Cheeks' position. He will dribble the ball and attack the basket after half court~www.mtlnovel.com~ If Owens is a tragic master, no matter how many people the Knicks come back, they can't stop the Celtics. fight back.

But Owens is no tragic figure.

Owens' counterattack was hit by Ewing's blood cap when he shot.

Ewing's block was to cover his ball with all his strength, and Owens couldn't bear the force, his center of gravity dissipated in the air, and he fell to the ground in embarrassment.

His ball was taken by Miller.

Ewing made a fast break, and the Knicks played five to four in the frontcourt.

No matter how good Sampson's defense is, he has to be taken as a dog by the Knicks' passing.

Transfer from the inside to the outside, and then from the outside to the inside.

Sampson left the penalty area, Doug Smith delusional protection of the basket, was savagely knocked to the ground by Ewing, looking up at the gorilla to hang the basket and dunk.