The Rest, Only Noise

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"Why should I jump from the promising Celtics and join the Knicks?"

Louie asked a pointed question, and before the restaurant's food was served, they entered a state of negotiation.

Weblin and Debusschere exchanged glances.

By Webblin: "New York is a city full of possibilities, we have the world's largest stage and the most passionate fans."

Louis agrees with the first half of the sentence, but not the second half.

The city of New York has fulfilled the dreams of many people, and buried the dreams of thousands of times. It is true to say that it is full of possibilities, but it has the most enthusiastic fans?

Louie has seen fans in Boston, fans in Los Angeles, and even those in small cities. There is no fan in one family who would cheer for the opponent as long as the home team's performance was not to their liking, like the New Yorkers.

Honestly, this is more disgusting than the future Miami people who will leave the game and abandon the team when they see the team is going to die.

"Sonny, I want to hear some truth." Louie laughed.

"Don't worry, Lu," said Webblin slowly, "you are a true genius, and Boston has given you a stage to show your talents, and you have done a great job of doing the work they gave you. But, do you think How much of the media will give you the credit for the Celtics winning the title?"

In an instant, Auerbach held the championship trophy and shouted to Brent Musberg: "The dynasty is here! The dynasty is in my hands!" The picture flashed before Louis's eyes.

"I led the team to 87 wins and 12 losses, history will give the answer." Louis said insincerely.

"Will it be?" Webblin had done his homework before he came. "If it's what you said, Tom Heinsohn wouldn't be just a commentator now."

Webblin said what Louis feared most, he didn't want to be another Heinsohn.

Mr. Celtic, forever shrouded in the shadow of Auerbach and Russell.

"If you stay in Boston, I'm sure you'll win more championships, and one day you'll be in the Hall of Fame with a ring full of one hand, but Reid will definitely be on your medal. Auerbach's fingerprint, before everyone mentions you, he will be mentioned first. He is the one who runs the Celtics, he selects the players, and he is the one who controls the team from start to finish. ."

"You're just a lucky guy who came in at the perfect time and led the perfect team that Reid built to a championship."

Very well said, Louis has begun to be reconciled.

Webblin perfectly articulates why Louie is leaving Boston.

"So if you ask me why we let you leave Boston and join New York, my answer is very simple."

Weblin said confidently: "Here, you will get everything you want."

"Do you know what I want?" Louie asked.

Debusschere said: "I will fully cooperate with your work."

"You can build a team the way you envision it, and it may take years, but when you get out of the comfort zone of Boston and into a rebuilding New York, once you're successful, no one will question you." Webb Lin said, "You will not only get the maximum authority, but also have the largest coaching contract in the league, the largest fan market in the United States, the immeasurable commercial value, and many other things that are indescribable. Also, MSG's conditions Far better than a garden."

Well said, Weblin is like a roundworm in Louie's stomach.

The Boston Garden trash facility was definitely a potential factor in Louie's choice to leave.

At this time, the waiter brought what they ordered.

Louie eats dumplings first and then drinks Coke. When eating, the central nervous system will pay more attention to the instructions to chew food, and it is difficult to be distracted to think about other things.

Louie emptied his mind and didn't think about it.

New York wasn't an option for him, but now it is.

Originally, the city of New York had two major disadvantages for him. The media hated him, and Bernard King, the core of the team, publicly announced after the All-Star Game that he would never play for him.

He didn't even go, and there were two icebergs waiting in front of him that would sink the Titanic. Everyone should think twice.

2.2 million is good, but Louie doesn't want to ruin his future for the 2.2 million in front of him.

"Lu, do you have any ideas?"

Louis’ silence left Debusschere scratching his head. Before setting off, the Knicks internally analyzed various possibilities that might prompt Louis to leave Boston.

They made all preparations to come here. Now, Wei Blin has released his ultimate move, but Louis is silent.

"I've seen your sincerity. To be honest, I'm very tempted, so I want to share my thoughts on the Knicks."

"That's great," Webblin said happily. "I'm afraid you're not interested in the Knicks."

Louie said directly: "If the Knicks want to return to the championship track, they need to shuffle from beginning to end, because almost none of your entire team can become the main force or puzzle piece of the championship team."

"Including Bernard?"

"I can't think of an example of a mediocre defense and a scoring machine that is not good at instigating teammates to win a championship." Louis asked Debusschere, "Dave, you have a lot of knowledge, can you think of it?"

Debusschere was active in the era of Russell and Chamberlain, and he passed the peak of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He has witnessed the whole process of professional basketball from ancient times to modern commercialization.

Just like Louie said, there is no example in history of a pure scoring machine leading a team to a championship.

Perhaps, George Mikan is the only example.

The problem is, Mikan achieved in the first 24 seconds of the offensive era.

After completing six years and five championships, he announced his retirement and made a comeback in the 1955-56 season. At that time, the league had been updated and entered the era of 24-second offense. Mikan averaged only 10 points and 8 rebounds per game, shooting 38.9%. He is an isolated case that cannot be replicated.

So, only from a historical point of view, Louis was absolutely right.

There's no way that Bernard King will be the centerpiece of a championship team until he's had a major transformation.

"If I join the Knicks, I will spend a year or two accumulating talent. I don't know, will you accept this outcome? Can you support me? Will you be shaken by the media? Are you ready to live? Two years of torment?"

Weblin and Debusschere exchanged glances again.

Rotten in a year or two? Will it be successful if it is rotten? But... they think of Louie's vision of digging out rookies. Maybe it takes two years to get rid of players that are enough for the Knicks to hit the championship?

Last season, the Knicks failed to make the playoffs due to civil unrest.

The fans have no expectations for the Knicks' record. If they are to be ruined at this time, the fans will not react excessively in addition to scolding.

"Since we have chosen to entrust the future of the team to you, whatever decision you make, we will support it," Debusschere said.

Webblin laughed: "Dave's no problem, I'm no problem."

Hearing that, Louis couldn't even find a reason to make things difficult for them, because they completely accepted their demands.

If so, perhaps New York's two icebergs aren't that hard.

From this moment on, New York became an acceptable option.

"In that case, we can have a good talk." Louis smiled.

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This conversation was very pleasant, and Louis exchanged many opinions with them and reached a consensus on the general direction.

The Knicks have gone from one of the selectable teams to one of the top three options in Louie's heart.

Moreover, he has a faint feeling in his heart that there will be no conditions put forward by other teams to be better than the Knicks.

Both materially and administratively.

The Knicks gave him the largest coaching contract in NBA history, and general manager Debusschere promised to do his best work.

Webblin, the team chairman above the general manager, will soon step down as a consultant.

No one else will be appointed as team president by the top brass of the Knicks basketball operations.

In other words, the general manager and the head coach are the first and second leaders of the team.

In this way, Louis is equivalent to getting the power to run the entire team.

What other team can give such conditions?

He doesn't know, but even with a second team offering the same ~www.novelmt.com~ it's hard for him to change his mind.

With success elsewhere, he's a legend at best.

And if he succeeds in New York, his achievements will be as high as Auerbach's 35 years of hard work in Boston. That will be forever, just like the Knicks in 1970 and 1973.

What's more, in New York, if he can really take root, it will not only be a bonus to his career, but also to every aspect he wants to achieve.

Louis thought about it, but couldn't find a reason to refuse.

That night, Louis came to Lorraine's apartment, hugged her gently and said, "Maybe we can go to New York together."

For a time, Lorraine didn't particularly understand what Louis meant.

Lorraine yelled when Louie talked about the contract New York gave him.

A day later, another team came to the door, and they offered Louie the same authority at a lower price than New York.

The team was in Washington, and it was Wes Unseld, a veteran of the Washington Bullets, who lobbied for Louie.

Louie politely shared his thoughts on the Bullets, promising to take them into consideration.

On June 18, the last day before the draft, the Los Angeles Clippers took the initiative to come to the door, Xu Yilui was the head coach + general manager, but the salary given was only 800,000 US dollars.

In 2K, this is an insulting offer.

Louis smiled and let them go.

As more and more teams pursued Louis, he clearly has his own heart, but he has a feeling of choosing a concubine...