The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 1080 From frugality to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to frugality is difficult

Just when people were speculating about where Sampson would go, his agent Falk said: "After friendly negotiations with the Celtics, Ralph decided to test the waters of the free market this summer. This does not mean that Ralph The window to return to Boston is closed forever to explore more possibilities, and in any case, Ralph's 14 years in Boston have been remarkable and great..."

Sampson's choice is truly beyond reproach.

He's 34 years old and has five championship rings in his hands.

If he only had himself in his eyes, he might have chosen to leave last year or even earlier, but he didn't.

When Isaiah Thomas jumped, he chose to hold on.

He stayed until Bird retired, and held on for another year in isolation.

Last season, Sampson was sure that he had lost the strength to lead a weak team to play competitively alone.

If you want to win the championship again, you have to switch teams.

The fact that Mr. Only is leaving the team breaks the hearts of fans.

But very few expressed anger.

Sampson's departure, the fans more with a blessing mentality.

Even management felt that Sampson had done all he could and that he only needed to fight for his legacy after retirement.

Then, Miami announced that they would sign Sampson at any cost.

"We have the determination and the ability to bring the One and Only Mr. back to Miami," said Lewis Shafir.

Shafir's confidence was given by Louis.

Louie promised that if Sampson hesitated between the Heat and other teams, or considered joining the Heat but didn't know whether to join, Louie would come forward and give the Heat an assist.

At the same time, Louie also began to contact negotiators from various NBA teams.

Except for the Heat who were not in the mood to recruit him at all, the first team Louis met was the Sacramento Kings.

This team has sucked since reaching the Western Conference Finals in 1981.

And they weren't even in Sacramento at the time.

Now it seems that they probably shouldn't move. Kansas is a city with more basketball soil than Sacramento.

Although the Kings were sincere and presented Louis with the three-piece godfather of the president, general manager, and head coach, Louis was not at all tempted.

Louis has a set of criteria for choosing his next home.

First of all, the team owner must be the kind of person who is willing to spend money.

Louie doesn't want to be rejected by the boss with "No, this is too expensive, let's find a bargain instead" when he negotiates a deal or wants to sign someone to enhance the team's strength in the offseason.

There are many stupid bosses in the history of the Kings, but they are not too lavish bosses.

They are penny-pinching, always trying to get the maximum return for the least investment.

Louie rebuffed them kindly.

Then there's the San Antonio Spurs.

General manager Popovich wants Louie to go to the Spurs as head coach.

Although they did not give Louis any management authority, all operations of the management will be based on his will.

Leaving aside the various problems of the Spurs, this kind of rhetoric made Louie sound insecure.

Sounds like drawing a pie.

After all, he is just a coach, and he really has a disagreement with Popovich at that time. Could this guy with a strong personality who is also a vice president and a general manager bow his head?

"Coach Lu, please believe our sincerity, San Antonio is a wasteland, only you can bring an oasis."

The young Popovich made the last effort.

"Thank you for your kindness, Greg, but Texas is not a good place for my family." Louie always finds the perfect excuse when he wants to turn down a team. "The race is there. The discrimination is huge, and I know you want to say it's the past, but I don't want to take any risks with it. I want my kids to grow up in a more culturally diverse city, and so does my family."

Popovich sighed, knowing that Louie wasn't interested in the Spurs.

If Louie can come and join him, maybe in a few years, the Spurs will be able to return to the top of the league.

Now, all good fantasies must be put on hold.

Popovich has to seriously consider the team's coaching options.

When it comes to rebuilding a team, a good coach can do more with less, and vice versa.

After the Spurs were out, the Mavericks and Rockets were also out on the same day.

The stupid Mavericks thought Louie could make peace with Dick Motta.

They want Louie to be the team's general manager.

Then, got stuck with a question from Louie.

"Does Coach Mota really want his general manager to be the guy who once led the team to a merciless 81-point rout in Dallas?"

Mavericks negotiators were stunned.

It took him more than ten seconds to restart his head, and he said with great difficulty: "To be honest... Coach Mota respects you very much, he thinks you are the best general manager, and will not hold grudges about what happened back then. "

"If it were me, I would curse the whole family to death every night that led the team to 81 points," Louie said narcissistically, "I don't think Coach Mota is a better person than me, so I don't Go on an adventure."

Mavericks out.

The reason for the Rockets' exit is simple.

They want Louie to be the team's president, chairman, head coach... Whatever Louie wants, he can give, even if he wants to set up a position called God in the management.

The scale they give Lou is undoubtedly the best of the Texas Three Bears (that's right), but it's less attractive when it comes to money.

After making such a big commitment to Louie, they gave Louie a contract of $5 million for 5 years.

Louis had an inexplicable feeling at the time.

Are the Houston gangsters kidding him?

"Are you correct in the numbers above?" Louis asked politely.

Their answers will determine Louis's.

The representative of the Rockets smiled like a spring breeze: "That's right, Coach Lu, you will become the highest-paid administrator in the history of Houston."

"So I'm honored?"

"No, it's an honor for the whole of Houston to have you join us. The entire Rockets team is waiting for you to join us."

Some licking dogs will not only have nothing in the end because they are not forced to count, but will also get a hurtful evaluation of "even the sword can't turn you".

Louie was not so rude. He directly put the draft of the 4-year, 24 million contract that he rejected from the New York Knicks on the table, and then amicably asked the representative of the Rockets to take the contract back and appreciate it, and let him People should think about it before looking for him next time.

After the representative of the Rockets left, Louie couldn't help complaining to his wife.

"I really don't understand why the idiots in Houston think they can sign me for 5 years and 5 million? Do they think they are too generous?"

Lorraine was open to it: "Every team's financial situation is different~www.wuxiaspot.com~ They are stingy! Even Sacramento's bid is 2 million a year!"

Louie was indeed a little angry, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Just like high-quality men/women entering the blind date market, they will always encounter very individual oddities.

This can be regarded as a reminder to Louie that the subsequent negotiations should look at their offer before starting.

Anything like the Rockets, just let him climb.

Just imagine that even the money to hire the only godfather in active duty is out of money. How can you expect them to give financial support when they need to spend money to strengthen it?

Louis suddenly discovered that the conditions in New York were really good.

He has no scruples about financial spending, no one has a long arm over his head, and he can manage everything according to his own mind.

Even if the peak of Auerbach is parachuted to a bull and polo team like the Rockets, will it work?

Financial constraints are often the biggest obstacle to success for teams in small markets.

This is also the reason why Louis resolutely does not consider that kind of place.

From frugality to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to frugality is difficult.

Just when Louie wanted to stop meeting representatives of other teams and let his mood slow down, Sampson actually came to New York.