The Rest, Only Noise

On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Knicks played against the Celtics again and were beaten mercilessly.

This time, Bird is back.

Also, the Celtics won't allow themselves to lose to the same opponent three times in a row.

"The Celtics played championship basketball, and they all played well, while the Knicks were swaying off the court and trade rumors."

Marv Albert is talking about Bol's trade rumors and Dale Ellis's off-court troubles.

The other day, Ellis got into a fight with several Cavaliers fans in a bar in Cleveland.

Several teammates were present at the time, and Rodman unexpectedly played the role of a persuader, but he couldn't stop Ellis from attacking the fans with a bottle of wine in a fit of rage.

He managed to get a fan into the ICU with an empty wine bottle.

Now, he faces charges including intentional injury, and a settlement could cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars.

For him, that's a lot of money.

He had reached a four-year, $2.4 million extension with the Knicks six months ago, but if he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a fight, it would also be a major blow to him.

Fighting is always wrong, regardless of the cause of the incident.

Ellis brought a serious negative impact on the Knicks' image, and Louie announced that he was punished with an eight-game suspension from the team.

The Knicks responded quickly. Seeing that Ellis was suspended by the Knicks for 8 games, the league did not respond.

Careful people can find that Ellis was suspended for eight games, but his salary for these eight games was not deducted.

He just can't play.

Ellis will be suspended from Nov. 22 to Dec. 9, during which time he will rotate back and forth between Rodman, Curry and Corbin.

Ellis' fight has brought a certain impact to the Knicks.

The ripple effect of Ball's trade rumors is exaggerated.

Bol asked Louie in person if it was true that he was being traded. Louie acknowledged that the team might trade him because the coaching staff couldn't keep up with his desire for more minutes.

As a result, Bohr hurriedly said: "I just said it casually."

"Manute, you are right, if you are in other teams, you will get more opportunities." Louis said frankly, "if the time is right, I will trade you. Before trading, I will ask you If you don't want to go to that team, we will stop trading. You have a choice in this matter."

Bol clearly likes playing in New York.

"Coach, do I have to be traded?"

"There is no certain thing in the world, I can only say that there is a possibility." Louis laughed.

The reality is that when the Knicks put Bol on the tradable list, Elgin Baylor's phone was blown.

Auerbach also personally called Louie's house to ask what kind of chips the Celtics would have to make to get Bol.

Louie doesn't want to send a top-three rim protector to the league's No. 1 center as a backup.

So, he made an impossible asking price for Auerbach.

Classic three first round.

Moreover, in addition to the three first rounds, but also Ron Harper, if Auerbach can agree, Louis will definitely send Bol.

Olba was furious.

"You bastard, just say it if you don't want to trade!"

"Pay attention to the quality, Reed, buying and selling can't be done with benevolence and righteousness."

"I have no kindness and righteousness, you bastard, go to hell, kid!"

Then he hung up the phone angrily.

It was under these circumstances that Louis ushered in Thanksgiving.

That morning, the phone at his home was one after another.

It's all general managers or coaches with whom he has a personal relationship.

Lakers head coach Pat Riley expressed for Jerry West that the Lakers want Bol.

Moreover, the Lakers are willing to play two first rounds for Bol.

Blazers general manager Stu Inman wants to use Kevin Duckworth + Bol in the first round.

Warriors general manager Jack McMahon, a longtime friend of Louie's, has been a scout and assistant coach for the Sixers for decades. They talked a lot when Louie was a scout.

McMahon came up with an exciting deal.

Use Joe Barry Carroll, Greg Ballard (SF/PF), 1989 first-rounder Bol, Oakley and an injured Bernard King.

It would be a lie if Louie said he wasn't tempted.

Ballard is a wing swingman he admires very much. Most of the time, he averages 7 rebounds per game as a small forward and has a tough style.

But he's a veteran and won't play for a few years.

Carroll has averaged 22+8 per game so far this season, and belongs to the quasi-All-Star insider at his peak.

The lack of determination might agree, but Louie thought for a few minutes and said, "Jack, let's do this, let's trade Manute Bol, Dale Ellis, and a 1988 first-round pick for Your Greg Ballard and Chris Mullin."

"Hahaha!" McMahon burst out laughing, his laughter was so hearty that Louis could imagine the fat trembling on his rich face, "Lu, you are planning to take our bottom line!"

If the Knicks didn't have Kevin McHale, perhaps Louie would agree to McMahon's proposed trade.

Being able to take out Carol shows his sincerity.

However, McHale was the Knicks' No. 1 offensive player, and until Wilson grew up, his status was unshakable. There are also Ewing and Oakley, who have combined for nearly 50 points per game.

Louie doesn't need Carroll, who has a bad reputation and a reputation for "don't care about anything", to increase internal risk.

After all, Louie never imagined that the Pistons would swarm the frontcourt.

If Carroll is traded, the Knicks will have four insiders who can start. How to do this rotation? It won't take long for the locker room to blow up.

Therefore, Louis backhanded the recent troublesome Ellis into the transaction, and wanted to replace the shotgun with Mullin.

Of course McMahon wasn't stupid, he knew there was no drama, so he made a haha, and the two sides hung up the phone amicably.

Louie's constant phone calls made Lorraine very unhappy.

Originally, Thanksgiving was a holiday, but I didn't expect to be uneasy at home.

By the time Louie and McMahon had finished talking, Lorraine had decided to unplug the phone.

Unexpectedly, just as she was about to start, the call came again.

This time it's Bill Fitch of the Houston Rockets.

Fitch is Louie's old superior. They have been working together for four years. Although there are good and bad, but now each has a team, there is no need to look at Auerbach's face. behind the head.

Just as Fitch was about to make an offer, Lorraine said on the phone in the living room, "Today is Thanksgiving, can you stop talking about work, Mr. Lu?"

The phones at Louie's house are connected in parallel, so that's what happens.

"Cough cough...Isn't it the right time for me to call?" Fitch asked embarrassedly.

"It's too late."

"Okay, Lu, let's talk next time."

Fitch hung up.

Lorraine hurried into the room and said, "You promised me not to talk about work today."

"I don't want to either, but this call... it's endless, endless..." Before he finished speaking, the phone rang again.

"You let me come!"

Lorraine answered the phone, "Hello."

"Is LittleLu at home?"

"I'm Jane Walker from Boston, and I'm looking for him."

"He's on vacation today, and he won't talk about work. Goodbye."

Lorraine hung up the phone abruptly and unplugged all the phone lines in the house.

After doing these things, Lorraine asked, "Do you think I'm too rash?"

"It's a bit rash, but it's not too rash, it's too outrageous for these people to call to talk about work even during the holidays." Louis said and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, who is the person who just called? ?"

Lorraine asked cautiously: "You don't want to call back, do you?"

"No, I just want to know who the caller is."

"He called himself Jane... Walker."

Next, what Louis has to do is much simpler.

He pretended to be going to the Blue House to deliver Thanksgiving gifts to his colleagues, when he actually went straight to the office to call Walker back.

Volcker wants to continue negotiations on behalf of the Celtics, but they can't give a good bargaining chip.

Louie also didn't want to add to his troubles by giving Ball to those competitors.

This time, every club in the league called to ask for a price.

Players like Bol~www.novelmt.com~ are good and cheap, and they will fight for them if they can get them, so Louis is not in a hurry. Even if he doesn't have a good chip in the end, he will send Bol to one that will not cause any harm to the Knicks. Threats are good for him.

Compared to these negotiations, giving Thanksgiving gifts is much easier.

Last year, Knicks players raised money to buy Louie a purple suit.

This year they changed their tricks. They also raised funds, but they bought a golden whistle.

The gift looks small, but the price is expensive. The whistle is made of real gold, which is very valuable.

This time Louis was also prepared and gave everyone a gift.

There was only one person who didn't receive the gift, and that was Dale Ellis.

He was busy dealing with his own troubles, and Louie showed the team's attitude by suspending him without pay. He was disappointed, but the suspension for so many days was to give him enough time to wipe his **** clean.

Whether he understands it, I don't know.