freeallnovels Chapter 238 How to choose him
Chapter 238 How to choose him
Chapter 238 How to choose him
1984/5/6
In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Pistons were defeated by the Celtics in three straight games. In Game [-], at their home court, they were eager to defend their dignity.
Daly poured them the strongest chicken soup.
Otherwise, it is unimaginable that there will be a team that has only 1 minute left in the game and is 15 points behind, and will go all out to narrow the point difference to 11 points before giving up.
The reason they stop fighting is that the time is up, not accepting defeat.
If you think of this Pistons team as the Celtics' long-term opponents, they are undoubtedly terrible.
No one wants to keep fighting against this kind of opponent who won't give up.
It can be seen that even though the personnel structure of this team is completely different from the Pistons that Louis knew, they still have the unique temperament of that Pistons.
Even if Thomas and Lambiel, the core players of the Pistons, are now members of the Celtics, the Pistons are still Pistons.
Daly brought with them a certain never-to-rest, never-to-give-up belief.
Also 4-0, the Pistons deserve more respect than the Bullets.
When Louis came to the midfield and shook Daly's hand, he made a joke with him: "Although it was 4-0, the game process was like 4-3. You are the best opponents."
Dale said with some regret: "Until the end, I still didn't see you let Larry go to the low post to ask for the ball to attack."
Hearing this, the corners of Louis' mouth twitched.
Letting Bird catch the ball in the low post and attack is the Celtics' bottom-line tactic, and it is also the hole card when the team is at the end of the road and has nothing to do.
When Louis temporarily took over the team last season, he relied on Bird to play the low post and won two games.
Unexpectedly, Daly knew this.
"If it is not forced to help, no one is willing to bet the success or failure of the game on a certain player." Louis said truthfully.
Daly looked even more wistful.
"Alas, my players have worked so hard, but they haven't pushed you into a 'helpless' situation."
Daly's words are absolutely from the heart, and he speaks with emotion.
The gap between the Pistons and the Celtics is bigger than he thought.
It's not just that after four games, none of the gaps were lower than double digits, but also because they didn't play the Celtics' cards.
When Daly wanted to play a few small schemes to deflate the Celtics, Louis countered the generals with all his tricks.
This team is top-notch from staffing to coaching.
Daly was one of the first coaches in the league to recognize Louie.
"Your performance is good enough." Louis didn't expect that he would have to comfort Daly.
Daly chuckled, like a declaration of "Don't bully the young and poor": "Give me three years, and the Pistons will replace the Celtics as the strongest in the Eastern Conference!"
"I look forward to that day."
Louie doesn't even know if he's still with the Celtics three years later.
Regardless of whether he is there or not, it is best to have a team in the East that can play the role of the 76ers in previous years. A dominant team can easily make other teams in the same area lose their desire to compete.
Once you accept the setting of "you can't beat them no matter what", there is no better way than waiting for the super team to disintegrate on its own.
Sweeping the Pistons, the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Their final opponents are yet to come out.
The winner between the Bucks and the Nets is their opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The first four games were tied.
The 76ers' abandoned player Darryl Dawkins played an amazing performance, averaging 22+12 per game, completely suppressing the Bucks' inside line.
Louie wasn't interested in the outcome of this round.
As soon as the semifinals were over, he asked Auerbach for public funds for his business trip.
In total it was a check for $10000.
He will go to Indiana for "vacation" with his girlfriend Lorraine. During this period, he will also visit the training camp of the Olympic selection team.
As the most famous professional basketball coach this year, the arrival of Louis has attracted the attention of many people.
"I heard that there are a lot of corn here. If they all grew up eating corn, how could there be so many muscular men?"
Lorraine said something that many people would misunderstand.
"You are suspected of regional discrimination when you say that." Louis paused, "Indianans also eat meat."
"Oh yeah?" Lorraine said innocently and confidently. "I thought they only ate corn on the cob. Don't look at me like that. The local station in Boston told me."
Louis explained speechlessly: "As long as you are in the United States, you can only believe half of the news on TV, and then doubt the other half, unless it is a celebrity scandal, a politician's scandal, or a shooting case. These news can be believed selectively, because no media will spread this type of fake news."
"So?" Lorraine looked straight at Louis, "Is it true that Cleveland is the greatest city in the world?"
"Cough cough cough~~~~"
Cleveland is his second hometown, and he won't say too many bad things about that place.
The deteriorating economy, the more and more confused residents, the earliest embrace of the fitness trend, and a large number of strong men who trained their muscles to their brains, and the cursed professional sports. No matter how you look at it, Cleveland is insulated from the word greatest.
Even the best of times are not the greatest.
"It doesn't matter whether it's great or not, what matters is what the people there think." Louis had to interrupt Lorraine's attention.
When they arrived at the destination, Lorraine was surprised: "Is this really Indiana? Why does it seem to be more prosperous than Boston?"
"Forget about it, let's go to the hotel first."
In order to avoid suspicion, Louis will have to enter the selection camp with Lorraine at that time.
The league under David Stern is very different from the league under Larry O'Brien.
Stern didn't like the association between professional teams and campus basketball. Therefore, he established a blocking clause that prohibited people in the NBA from interacting with students.
This clause was only introduced last month.
Therefore, Louie had to "carry the family with him", and in the name of guiding work, he could approach the players in the selection camp logically.
Many teams that have been eliminated have their eyes on the Olympic selection team, and their general managers and coaches have been here for many days.
The nice hotel near Indiana University is full of clients from the Union.
Louis finally grabbed the occupancy quota by Bird's signature.
That afternoon, they came to Indiana University's Chapel Gymnasium.
Usually, this is where Indiana University trains, and now it is the training camp for the US national team.
74 young talents from all over the United States were invited, and finally 72 people showed up.
Among the 72 proud sons of heaven, 4 have locked in the national team's squad early. They are Ewing, Jordan, Perkins and Tisdale.
This means that there are only 12 seats left in the 8-man roster of the US Men's Basketball Team.
In addition to the elites from various universities, there are also two gifted high school students.
"Little Bird" Danny Ferry, and "The Next Elgin Baylor" Walter Berry (Walter Berry).
Ferry's name sounded familiar to Louie, but Barry was a complete stranger.
Just because Louis didn't know his name at all, he dared to conclude that this was a "Hui Zhongyong". Even if the opponent hadn't played a game in college, he was sure that this guy would completely lose his market after he went to college. He might still be able to enter the NBA, but he would definitely be mediocre.
Because if a player of his age really becomes a talent, he should be able to reach the All-Star level in the 90s.
The fringe All-Stars of the 90s, for future fans, are far more famous than the players before the 90s.
"Little Lu, I didn't expect you to come too."
Blazers general manager Stu Inman said hello to Louie.
Louie joked: "I'm on 'holiday' just like you."
Inman smiled awkwardly. The Blazers also made it to the playoffs, but were sent away in the first round.
"Anything new?" Louie asked.
"Well, we know enough about the players in the training camp. The only purpose I came here was to inspect Sam Bowie." Inman said disappointedly, "But Bob just told me that Sam wants to concentrate on preparing for the draft. He has no intention of participating in the training camp because it will increase additional risks."
Bowie was one of two players turned down for national team call-up.
"Ha, he must have no confidence in himself." Lorraine wanted to be more professional, but she said something very unpleasant, "You must not choose him."
These words were definitely harsh to Inman's ears, but they were very much in Louis' mind.
Inman smiled and said, "You are Lu's girlfriend, right?"
"Yes, am I as professional as him?" Lorraine didn't know how rash her words were just now.
Inman did not directly deny her, but asked Louis: "Lu, what do you think?"
"If I were you, I would seriously consider Sam." Louis knew that the coaching staff and management of the Blazers had a strong desire to choose Bowie. "He didn't even come to the selection camp. This is not a positive signal. Only people who are not optimistic about their physical condition will give up such a good exposure opportunity."
At this time, Lorraine saw a strong young black man on the court take off from the free throw line and dunk.
"How about choosing him?" Lorraine pointed at the black flying eagle.
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