The Rest, Only Noise

In the preseason training camp, the Greek Academy was completely turned into a slaughterhouse for Bill Fitch.

His will is everything in it.

Bill Laimbeer didn't get Fitch's face for his performance in the Eastern Conference finals last season.

In fact, Fitch doesn't look good on anyone.

Ranbir was his main target.

On the first day of training, he roared at Ranbir more than once: "Bill, you run as slow as an elephant. Can't you run faster! Are you hungry! You sissy!"

Exhausted and frustrated, Ranbir knew that Fitch was making things difficult for him, and he complained: "I can't run!"

"You're such a useless bastard!" Fitch scolded.

Ralph Sampson has watched these things happen, and the young superstar has clearly received the message: Feige and the Celtics are serious.

"If you don't want to be scolded, you have to work harder than anyone else."

Louis reminded him.

Sampson was enlightened, and from day one he ran faster than anyone and fought harder than anyone else.

Under Louis's suggestion, none of the team's veterans competed with Sampson.

Although Sampson's talent is so blind that he can see, he's not the kind of big man Fitch likes.

For him, the Sampson model is too "trendy".

It's just that Sampson joined the team as a rookie at the same level as Bird. He didn't make any mistakes, but he didn't like his style of play, and he couldn't really torture Sampson because of his own preferences.

So he imposed his will on Ranbir and Dave Cowens.

Ranbir was a piece of dead pigskin, no matter how much Fitch put pressure on him, he never frowned, just kept swaying the negative energy on him.

Cowens was strong, with a strong ego, and often fought with Fitch on the training ground.

Several times Fitch's words touched Cowens' bottom line, and it seemed that the fight was about to start, and it was only when Louie and Bird and others came forward to pull people away.

Louis could see that Cowens' patience with Fitch had reached the limit.

Fitch didn't take the old Celtics in the slightest. No matter what, it was Laimbeer and Cowens who were the first to scold.

Cowens decided that Fitch was taking this opportunity to get revenge on him, because he was the one who led the team to end the Ridgefield miracle.

Over time, Fitch himself felt bored.

Teaching Ranbir a lesson is like punching a punching bag.

Against Cowens, although the scene was very hot, he couldn't get anything cheap.

But he is angry every day because players often run the wrong tactics, which makes him angry, and he needs to get out of the air bag.

Amazingly, Fitch turned his ire to one of the greatest players in NBA history, and perhaps the greatest college basketball player of all time, Pete Maravich.

Before the start of the new season, Maravich had just finished his summer training.

His body is in the best condition. Although Fitch scolded Fitch to lose confidence in basketball last season, the superstar who was sought after by fans across the United States still wants to go all out for the dream of the championship.

He didn't just come back, he wanted to compete for the starting lineup.

Maravich can play two guard positions, and if he wants to fight for the starting lineup, he has two chances. The starting No. 1 belongs to Archibald, the starting No. 2 belongs to John Long, and the team traded for Randy Smith in the offseason, making the competition even more intense.

Maravich is in a tough competitive environment, he is strong and his competitive state is thriving. Even if he fails to make the starting lineup, he can create a lot of unexpected value for the team. Last season, when Archibald, Maravich and Bird were on the floor at the same time, the Celtics' positional offense was a delight to watch.

They don't need tactics, they just look at each other to get the ball rolling.

Life wasn't always good for Maravich, and suddenly Fitch was taking all his anger out on him.

He called Maravich a "long-haired freak" and a "leper."

Harshly asking Maravich to do what he can no longer do.

K.C. Jones was saddened to see Fitch treating Maravich like that.

"Pete works **** offense and defense, he shouldn't be treated that way," K.C said to Louie.

He wants Louie to stop Fitch.

However, Louis could see that Fitch's trouble with Maravich was purely to vent his personal anger, not to dislike Maravich. Maravich is wronged, but he is one of the few rootless trees on this team.

The Celtics won him in a bidding war with the 76ers last season. He is an immediate force, a mercenary, and is here to help the team compete for the championship. There are no friends of his here, maybe Cowens is one. But Cowens himself is a thorn in Fitch's side, so how could he be able to protect him?

Louie didn't act, like the others who had gotten used to Fitch's tyrannical habit.

As training camp drew to a close, Maravich felt he could no longer bear the pressure Fitch put on him.

He made a call to Jeff Judkins SG, who was nearly drafted by the Celtics a few years ago.

The two were teammates in Utah.

Maravich told his old teammates that he was ready to retire.

This surprised Judkins, because Maravich is in a championship-level team. After the offseason reinforcement, the Celtics have a good chance of winning the championship in the new season.

Becoming an NBA champion is Maravich's dream, how can he give up halfway here?

A desperate Maravich said what Judkins later told a Sports Illustrated reporter: "You don't understand, that guy has taken basketball out of my soul and I don't like playing anymore."

Maravich is not the first player to have this idea of ​​Fitch. Bird, who admired Fitch very much, admitted after his retirement that if Fitch had been coaching the Celtics, he would have lost his rookie contract. Find a way to transfer.

After that day, after a difficult morning.

Fitch presided over a very intense matchup in which Sampson played well and no one could defend his offense.

Maravich quietly came to Louis and informed him of his decision: "Lu, this will be the last training session I attend, and I'm going to retire."

"Wait, Pete!"

Louie didn't think Fitch could really push him to the limit.

"Let's think about it again?" Louis knew he couldn't do much.

Maravich smiled miserably: "I haven't had a happy day here."

Maravich told Louie of his decision because the young kid was the only one on the Celtics who cared about him.

Louie can't change Fitch's iron-fisted style, but he will find ways to ease the pressure of the crowd.

Everyone is grateful to him, including Maravich.

But he had come to an end and couldn't hold on any longer.

Maybe it would have been better to join Philly in the first place, but once someone chooses the wrong path, it's hard to go back.

Louis hurriedly relayed Maravich's decision to Auerbach, who then informed Fitch. Maravich's signing was negotiated with great effort by Auerbach, who didn't expect Fitch to know how to make the pistol at all.

Not only did he not know how to use it, he also used Maravich as a punching bag.

Finally, he broke Maravich.

Fitch seemed to feel that he was too harsh on Maravich, so he asked Dave Cowens, the latter's only friend on the team, to persuade him to change his mind.

Cowens said yes, and everyone expected him to persuade Maravich back.

Then, full of irony, something funny happened.

After Cowens returned, not only did he not persuade Maravich to change his mind, but he was persuaded by Maravich. Like Maravich, Fitch has taken away his enthusiasm to continue playing, and he doesn't want to play anymore.

As the Celtics got on the bus for a preseason game, Cowens announced his decision~www.novelmt.com~ and walked off the bus with his belongings.

Auerbach knew that Cowens didn't care what others thought as long as he made a decision.

Like when he retired for the first time a few years ago.

He is willful and determined.

The two players who will be elected to the top 50 superstars in NBA history in the future are obviously at a fighting age, and both have the will to fight for the championship, but they were both forced to retire early by Fitch's excessive pressure.

Witnessing the two superstars leaving the team in this way, Fitch's actions have dissatisfied many people, but they are still under pressure to win the championship.

In the short term, Fitch's high pressure and iron fist can still dominate the team.

But how long can this operation last?

Louie finds out that this guy is really Larry Brown before Larry Brown. He is better than Brown in that he has the attributes of a godfather. He can find the players he needs, has the brain to make deals, and, like Brown, can take a team out of the hole by giving him a bunch of players who can use it.

But his methods are too rough and harsh, so they can't always last long.

All Louis can do is learn from it.

The departure of Cowens and Maravich has dealt a big blow to the depth of the Celtics' lineup.

However, it also became an opportunity for Laimbeer and Sampson.

In the new season, Laimbeer will be the starting center, and Sampson will absorb some of the time that Cowens has moved out. Maravich's vacancy will be filled by Randy Smith.

Without two of the 50-year-olds, the Celtics' lineup is still at its peak.

If it weren't for Fitch's ability, this team can even be said to have no dead ends.

1 This section is basically historical fact.