The Rest, Only Noise

While many were speculating about whether the Celtics would be swept by the Knicks, the day after Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals shook the league: Celtics coach Jimmy Rodgers ended his career in Boston for personal reasons. coaching job!

Ralph Sampson, who has been in the league for ten years, is diligent and has almost no negative news, has stigmatized for the first time in his life.

Coach Killer

The good New York media, excited to find another piece of iron evidence that Sampson is the contemporary Chamberlain.

He, like Chamberlain, has a tendency to murder his own head coach.

All kinds of news, gossip, and gossip are constant. The New York media thinks that what they do will disturb the Celtics' military heart. When the Knicks cross the Celtics, they will also have a credit.

Louie, however, did not see Sampson as a singular individual like Chamberlain.

Sampson was pure, he had a problem with Rodgers but never made it public. Now that Rodgers is suddenly dismissed, the high probability is that the Celtics executives are dissatisfied with the record. .

After all, losing to the Knicks last year can still be used as an excuse for lack of personnel.

This year, the Big Three are all there, and they were beaten 3-0, one step away from being swept away.

As long as they have a little idea about the results, can they not be in a hurry?

It just happened that Sampson and Rogers had previously disclosed their differences, and now Rogers suddenly dismissed the get out of class, and it was normal to suspect Sampson.

Louie knew what was going on without having to call and ask his friends in Boston.

The New York media thinks they can play the Celtics mentality, but Sampson is a person who doesn't pay attention to the news media.

If he cared what the media said, he would have been sick like Isiah Thomas.

Now that Rodgers is out of class, although I don't know who the new head coach is, no matter who succeeds the coach, he should never make the big mistake of "letting Sampson use tools just for Thomas".

That afternoon, Reed Auerbach and Jane Walker, along with the Celtics' acting coaches, held a press conference.

Louie watched live on TV in the hotel.

The new Celtics coach is also an acquaintance of Louie - Chris Ford.

Louie remembers this soft-touch white man. In the 1981 Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics first fell behind the 76ers 1-3, and then with the help of Louie, they won 3 consecutive games to complete the big reversal.

In the legendary Game 7, the Celtics and 76ers hit the final ball, and a three-pointer from the top of the arc killed the game.

That was the starting point of the Celtics' revival in the '80s, and it was Louie's first game to prove his coaching ability.

Since then, all roads have been paved.

In 1982, Ford retired and chose to stay with the Celtics. After four head coaches, Fitch, Louis, K.C. Jones and Rodgers, he finally ushered in an opportunity similar to that of Louis in the 1983 playoffs.

The team collapsed, the coach was dismissed, he took over temporarily, and he needed to keep the Celtics decent and dignified in a series that was impossible to win.

"Xiao Zhao, if you were the head coach of the Celtics, what would you do to win us a game?"

Louis asked.

After thinking seriously, Zhao Yuanzheng replied: "Actually, the Celtics have been going the wrong way for the past two years. They have had brilliant victories and mature systems, and it was not that they lost to us in 1988. Because we broke their system. As a result, when K.C. Jones stepped down, they foolishly replaced the system they played for years, struggled for two years, and now it seems that if they want to win, there is no other way but to turn back. "

Louie asked with a smile, "You mean, Dr. C will return to K.C. Jones' system?"

Zhao Yuanzheng said; "It's the system you left behind, coach."

The reason Louie calls Ford "Dr. C" comes from an anecdote from the opposing player era. He had dunked in front of Dr. J, and although that dunk ended up in the neck of the basket, it was still a dunk. He thought so himself, so his teammates at the time occasionally called him Dr. C. This is because there are not many interesting people in that Celtic team. If Louie could take power early, the nickname of Dr. C would have spread long ago.

"The system I left didn't allow Ralph to play." Louie said modestly.

"Yes, letting Larry and Isiah transfer the ball to Ralph, so that Ralph becomes the core of the Celtics' offense and defense is the most correct decision made by K.C. Jones." Zhao Yuanzheng paused, "But it's still within the framework you left behind, and there's no room for all three to play at the same time without the coach honing in on the best system for the Celtics."

Louis did not want to forcibly take credits that did not belong to him.

In the 1985 finals, Sampson turned the tide in the downturn of Bird and won the FMVP of that finals. Only then did Bird give up part of the ball to Sampson.

The reason why the Celtics three giants can guarantee harmonious coexistence is that Bird is willing to give up, Sampson knows satisfaction, and fame and fortune are no match for honor after all in Thomas' heart.

K.C balances the needs of many parties, and this invisible merit is often the most overlooked.

Now that he's out of that post, the Celtics, like a convulsion, are bent on erasing his legacy.

It turned out that this didn't work.

Louis built the system according to the characteristics of the Big Three, and K.C spent four years polishing it, enriching the details and perfecting the framework.

The Celtics wasted two years just proving they've been rambling around like headless flies for the past two years.

In Louie's impression, Ford is a very smart guy, and if he is smart enough, he should bring back K.C's style of play.

That's when the Knicks face the test.

It's not difficult to beat the Celtics led by Rodgers 3-0, but the difficulty is how to complete their sweep.

May 28

Game4

Just like what Louis and Zhao Yuanzheng thought, Ford brought back K.C's style of play.

System One, System Two, System Three, and System Four.

Watching the Celtics play a familiar offense, Louie knew that the Celtics would burst out to their full potential in this game.

Because they have no next game, either win or fish.

During the Rodgers era, Celtics frontcourt players like Sampson, Laimbeer and Bird were often hesitant to shoot 3-pointers.

Because Rodgers doesn't like players shooting threes.

After Ford took over, it not only changed back to K.C's style of play, but also accepted the concept of the Louis era. He wants players to emancipate their minds, and resolutely take action when there is space.

So Ranbir came to life.

He made the Celtics' first two three-pointers of the day.

Moreover, the routines are also different. One goal was Sampson's high breakthrough to attract three people to attack, and Laimbeer made a three-pointer at the top of the arc; The defensive line passed back to Laimbeer from beyond the three-point line, and he also hit a three-point chase.

This time, fans can't help but think of the K.C. Jones era, but also the Louis era.

Celtics field commentator Tom Heinsohn said fondly: "When Little Lu and K.C coached the Celtics, we often saw this free-spirited offense, and now Coach Ford has brought it. return!"

The knock-on effect of Laimbeer's ability to hit 3s from the perimeter is that the Knicks will have the paint pulled out of the paint because of his range. From then on, as long as Laimbeer stands on the outside and makes two three-pointers at him, the Knicks must respect the inside and follow them decisively, so Sampson and Thomas have a comfortable breakthrough space.

Moreover, Ford also unrestrainedly came up with the Celtics' bottom-guarantee tactics in the 1980s - Bird sunk low and played the whole team.

In the halftime, Bird scored 11 points and 6 assists. He played the No. 3 position on the offensive end and the No. 4 position on the defensive end. Finally, he no longer needed to force the No. 3 position every game to compete with Wilson.

Even if the old system has not been played for two years, now it is playing again, and it looks very smooth.

Sampson had the most "mediocre" first half since the start of the Eastern Conference finals.

In the first quarter, he only scored 4 points, all of which were obtained in transition. Counting the team's starters, his score was the lowest in the entire first half.

Although there are not many scenes on the offensive end, on the defensive end, Ford has absorbed everything from the Louis era. He boldly allowed Sampson to take the initiative to switch positions on the defensive end. Against Ewing, he only scored 6 points in the half court against Gorilla. He often switched to Wilson to interfere with his offense, even if it was one of the best strikers in the single defense league. First, locally, his length and height have an obvious influence on Wilson.

Louis looked at this set, and there was a sentence in his heart that he didn't know whether to say it or not.

Just **** copy it?

Ford used these tricks, which he showed at the Celtics, and now he just learned to use it on Louie.

And, it worked.

The Knicks are clearly not ready to end the series tonight~www.novelmt.com~ The Celtics' sudden change of play, obviously 0-3 but playing like 3-0, surprised their opponents.

1 to 3

The Celtics pulled an inning at home to avoid being swept, and Chris Ford completed the copy Louis had done in 1983.

Louie could only smile bitterly. The Celtics did all the right things tonight, the players were in good shape, and the Knicks were not used to it. They had all the necessary factors for a loss.

"Chris, I hope you can show me some new tricks when we meet at MSG." Louie said heartily, "You know, I want you to be the official head coach of the Celtics, I believe in this game Can get you a contract, that's why I didn't let the players press you all over the court."

"I'm very grateful, Coach Lu." I don't know if Ford believed him or not.

In fact, after watching the first half, Louie didn't plan to resort to pressing, because neither the state of the Celtics nor the state of the Knicks is suitable.

Louis turned around and went back to his teaching assistant, scratching his head helplessly, "Looks like I have to plan again."