The Rest, Only Noise

On the third day of the All-Star break, Louie met with Elgin Baylor in San Antonio.

Louis came to the Holy City not to attend the All-Star Weekend activities, but to prepare for the annual league summit.

The General League Summit takes place after the season.

Before the annual meeting, the league will hold a brief meeting during the All-Star Weekend.

Under normal circumstances, the people of each team will not participate in the small meeting, and the meaning of sending a representative is almost the same.

But this year, the league attaches great importance to the small club.

Louie didn't want to come, but Stern made five calls in a row to let him know that it was a big deal.

Louie did not realize the seriousness of the situation, but sold Stern a face.

And he also knew there was no big deal at all, just that Stern needed someone to take the lead in echoing his policies.

The league has had two major concerns over the past few years.

The first worry is the frequent occurrence of violence in the stadium, but there is still no proper solution.

In this case, there is nothing to say except to increase the punishment, but each team does not even support the increase of the punishment.

Because there are a lot of teams trying to follow the Knicks template to succeed.

How did the Knicks pull the Celtics off their horses?

Knicks supporters would say they won by strength.

And the haters of the Knicks believe that if Bird and Thomas are not injured, the Knicks will be taken away in the fifth game and will not be able to drag the tiebreaker at all.

While Knicks supporters have been arguing that Thomas' injury has nothing to do with the Knicks, they can't avoid the fact that Bird's back injury did come after McHale's clothesline and never again. Back to peak state.

Therefore, the Knicks can be said to be one of the sources of stadium violence. But this name is actually a bit unfair.

Then there's the league's concerns about superteams.

From the Celtics to the Knicks, and now several super teams compete for hegemony.

Invisibly, the NBA is conveying to people the idea that only super teams can win championships.

Why is the NCAA's March Madness so popular? Because even the No. 1 contender, ranked No. 1 in pre-match national opinion polls, could inexplicably lose to a lower horse before the final.

There are very few big favorites that can win from start to finish as public opinion suggests.

And that's where the NBA is far inferior to the NCAA.

The title contenders have had a rough outline since the beginning of the season.

Unless there is a serious injury, those teams can't go wrong.

But this is also related to the competition system. The series system of the playoffs is conducive to strong teams, and it is not as easy to upset as the NCAA tournament.

Stern doesn't want to change the format of the playoffs, he doesn't want to see teams like the Knicks, Heat, Trail Blazers assemble a lot of elite players through the ball market and seemingly innocuous operations, and make the other inferior horses. The team completely lost its dream.

Of course, the title contenders should and must exist.

But it shouldn't be the kind of title contender with a single gear, an empty gear in the middle, and other teams.

That disparity means that non-championship favorites have no chance.

So this time, I didn't say that I had to come here for nothing. He came with an idea. Whether it can be used or not depends on the situation.

Gathered with Baylor before the meeting.

Who knows, this old man Baylor didn't come alone. He also brought the team's small boss, who is currently in charge of the marketing department at Madison Square Garden Entertainment... James Dolan.

It's like old Bass wants Louis to take little Bass.

Old Dolan also wanted Dolan Jr. to learn as much as possible about MSG's business before taking over.

"Coach Lu, why did you abandon us?" Little Dolan complained. "After we lost to Miami last year, I didn't even dare to appear on the streets of New York. The citizens hated us. They thought we drove you away. This is so unfair!"

In Louis's eyes, little Dolan is a foolish, glass-hearted, arrogant, controlling person who is not very good at employing people, willing to spend money but unable to put money in the right place.

Such a person has to conform to him in the early days of his management.

When he has a bad nose and understands that professional people should do professional things, then go to work for him.

But Dolan always seemed to have a way of **** things up.

At this time, hearing the other party say so, Louis is also very helpless.

"It's normal, Mr. Dolan, the fans don't miss me, they don't hate you or your dad. They miss the glory days of New York basketball, they hate the fact that the Knicks are no longer a champion. "Louis knows the behavior of the people in New York too well, "As long as you can help the team win the championship, the citizens will naturally support you."

Little Dolan suddenly swelled up: "That's right, I am an outstanding New Yorker, I have everything, and I don't need money. Sooner or later, I will make a comeback!"

"Ahem...Mr. Dolan, it's not that simple." Baylor hoped that the young man would not be too frivolous.

Little Dolan said dissatisfiedly: "Elgin, don't you think we can't win the championship this year? We have Ewing, Miller, Stockton, and Sean Kemp of God's Coming..."

"Pfft..."

Coming of God? ? ?

Where does this come from in the late stage of secondary illness!

And what about Camp's bear-like return to the coming of God?

He was the worst player in the division finals last year!

Ewing was only slightly behind Sampson, but Kemp was really blown away by Mr. Indiana Jones.

It's not that Louis looked down on Kemp, but the opponent's performance in the Eastern Conference finals last year surprised him.

Manning is really a very ruthless player.

Whenever he encounters players who are not as good as him, he will use 100% of his strength to beat his opponents.

It stands to reason that Kemp shouldn't be beaten so badly, but the playoffs are really uncertain.

Just like when Teacher Bo gambled on her career, she felt that her career had come to an end, but because she looked like Chiling Kurosawa, it happened that the movie "Red Cliff" was all the rage in the island country. Even with her, she has been running from time to time, not only did not disappear, but also fought a beautiful turnaround and entered the peak directly, and the peak lasted for more than ten years, and until 2022, she is still a rare famous player in the world.

Has the development of Camp encountered a bottleneck? Louis is unknown.

At this time, seeing the confident look on Little Dolan's face, Baylor was distressed.

Beautiful scenes can be said casually in the Blue Palace, but it's fine outside.

It's okay to win, but to lose, I can't imagine what little Dolan would do to save face.

Although Little Dolan can't directly intervene in the decision-making level, he can ask his father to take care of it. After all, the Knicks' current salary structure ranks second in the league. Putting aside the fact that the team makes money every year, such a big If you invest in it, it is too unreasonable to not win the championship, right?

"Mr. Dolan, the Knicks are not the league's number one favorite at the moment." Louis smiled lightly. "You vowed to win the championship now, but it will bring a lot of unnecessary pressure to the people around you."

Little Dolan asked stupidly: "How can you show your determination to win the championship if you don't even dare to say a slogan?"

"With all due respect, to show the determination to win the championship, you can't rely on calling empty numbers." Facing Baylor's grateful eyes, Louis helped the opponent hold down the impetuous son, "After all, the person in charge of the team building is not you, play on the court. It’s not you, you don’t know the team’s situation, and you don’t understand the difficulty of winning the championship, so instead of shouting slogans on the sidelines, it’s better to do more things that can really help the team.”

If little Dolan knew what to do~www.wuxiaspot.com~ he wouldn't have to shout slogans, right?

Little Dolan asked like a curious student: "So what should I do?"

"Elgin, when you're playing, what do you most want a smart boss like Mr. Dolan to do?"

Louie kicks the ball to Baylor.

If he didn't know what to say, Louis could only suggest that Baylor reopen.

"Well...this is really quite a lot..." Baylor recalled that Ewing complained that the locker room was not good enough some time ago, "It would be great if more physiotherapy equipment could be added to the locker room. For a long time, our players can only finish the game. It's not a long-term solution to soak your feet in an ice bucket, but teams all over the league do this, and it seems that it can only be done."

Hearing this, Little Dolan said excitedly: "Fuck, we are the New York Knicks, can we be treated like other country teams!?"

The biggest difference between James Dolan and Jim Buss' equally pampered dude is that he has a heart that wants to do things.

If little Bass was like him...

Louis would have trouble sleeping and eating.

Incompetence is not a problem, the real problem is incompetence without knowing it.

So, from a long-term perspective, Louie still thinks the Knicks will be destroyed in the hands of the Dolan family.

Even if the management has Baylor and Buford.

After not seeing Baylor for a long time, Louis chatted with him a lot.

Especially after talking about the Knicks, the couple began to recall the past.

Thinking about the difficulties when the Knicks dynasty was in its infancy, recalling the excitement of their first championship, and lamenting the extraordinary championship in 1993.

Wherever Louie and Baylor were, the memories of those years hit them at some point.

That is a unique connection that will stay with them until the end of their lives.