freeallnovels Chapter 287 The old man is crying
Chapter 287 The old man is crying
Chapter 287 The old man is crying
"That's 'I come, I see, I conquer' for Louie."
In the future, Rudy Tomjanovich recalled what happened in the Knicks' preseason training camp in 1984.
Just like in 1983, the Celtics lost to the Bucks and were eliminated from the playoffs.
He went into a rage after that game and tore apart the self-esteem of every Celtics player from top to bottom.
He justifiably stands on the moral high ground overlooking everyone, and no one can refute him.
The Knicks are a completely different battlefield. They don’t have the solid contacts and foundations that they have in Boston before taking office. It is by no means easy to establish their own prestige, especially when the core players take the lead against you.
Louie did it neatly.
He humiliated Bernard King in the three-point contest, earned him a year's salary, and built an inviolable majesty in the hearts of all Knicks.
Not to mention that after he won the game, he said to the media at the scene: "I haven't taken a good shot for more than a year, otherwise the first ball would not be missed."
The media had no choice but to take his words seriously, forcing themselves to forget that Louie's first goal was missed because of his left-handed shot, which made the game a process of first down and then up.
Bernard King's face has never been so ugly.
He quickly disappeared in training camp and didn't show up until the next day.
Louis did not let him go, and insisted on asking for his annual salary for the next year.
In other words, in the next year, Louis will receive a salary of $90 from Bernard.
After taxes, that's still close to $50. (PS: I don’t understand taxation in New York, welcome to provide the correct after-tax figures, so I can modify it)
The chain reaction of that incident made it difficult for Jin to hold his head up in front of Louis.
As long as he thinks that he lost to Louie with a three-pointer, he is so ashamed that he wants to go underground.
In the next few days, the New York media who witnessed the game tried their best to restore the game to basketball fans all over the world.
Even the Times, which had a confrontation with Louis, wrote of Louis as a positive image.
In that story, Bernard King was an asshole who deserved what he deserved.
Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Anderson even left this comment in his column: "Little Lu is a pragmatic person. Unlike his predecessor, he is not as good at getting along with the media as Hubie. In front of him, you can feel an uncomfortable pressure. He is so confident. He refuses to make uncertain promises, asks everyone to lower their expectations for the Knicks, and when Bernard provokes him, he responds subtly. $90, what you should remember is what Little Lu said after the game. He hasn't practiced shooting in over a year, and that's the coach I remember being able to run a proud Celtics team. Maybe, he really is the messiah of New York pro basketball."
Louie didn't like his new nickname, the word Messiah, which sounded too cheesy.
He doesn't need to give himself a lofty title like James, nor does he need to hang a "KING" prefix on his social media accounts to remind others who he is all the time.
He likes the nickname "Little Lu", literally translated as Xiaolu, implying his youth.
That's fine, at least it's an approachable title.
Messiah?
Are people going to kneel to him?
On the third day after the media conference ended, Louie gathered the players and officially decided the team's style of play for the new season.
The main offensive formation is two inside and three outside.
To put it simply, two stand at a low position, and the three form a triangular outside line.
But the Knicks don't have that many shooters, so the one who pulls away, pulls away according to his own range, and doesn't have to stand outside the three-point line.
The two down low, mainly Bernard King and Bill Cartwright.
As for the tactical variant, Louie opted for a "double stack" formation.
Double stacked positions, except for the point guard, the other four players need to have more running positions.The tactic of double stacking was left by Hubie Brown, and Louie decided to continue it.
And then there's the point.
Second team play.
Louis holds a chess piece and compares it to the ball handler of the second team: "I need the second team to play concisely. The ball handler and the inside or small forward pick and roll, and make a decision within two or three steps of dribbling. Either the ball handler shoots, or, find an opportunity to pass the ball, and don't waste time."
This original pick-and-roll tactic was actually prepared for Stockton.
Louie hasn't announced who the second unit guard will be, but in his mind, Stockton is the only one.
The second-team tactic is the only one the Knicks will keep as they transition from rebuilding to rising.
After all, with Stockton, the best pick-and-roll initiator in the history of the big ball era, not arranging a pick-and-roll system is a waste of talent.
Under Sloan, Stockton is the historical double stat king (steals + assists). Louis doesn't say whether he can coach Stockton for such a long time, but just says that Stockton will retire in the future.
Therefore, no matter what it is for, Louis has to find a way to bring out Stockton's ability.
I think when he played 2K, he loaded the historical draft list, and the most beastly player simulated was Stockton⑴.
He has averaged 15+30 assists per game for 10 consecutive years, and Jordan has to lift his shoes.
When Louis finished making arrangements, he saw that Bernard King was a little distracted.
"Bernard, you don't have to be so depressed even if you're broke," Louie said lightly. "It's going to get better."
The King of New York said dejectedly: "Since August 8rd (the day Louis signed with the Knicks), everything can't be better."
"I sympathize with you, Bernard, but my life has gotten better since two days ago, and I can't help laughing even in my dreams." Louie was already laughing now.
When he smiled, everyone laughed.
There is only one person who can't laugh, and that is the Knicks' number one player.
He walked out of the video room with an angry expression on his face.
The Knicks trained as usual, and Louis thought they could get through the training camp safely.
Unexpectedly, the retribution for disobeying the doctor's orders would come so quickly.
On this day, Bill Cartwright broke his leg in practice.
His screams became a nightmare that Louis could not get rid of in the next few days. He had never heard of a man who could scream like him.
Before Cartwright was injured, the Knicks still had 0.1% of their thoughts. After he was injured, the Knicks' fate could not be changed.
"No matter how good a coach is, it's impossible to deal with this situation."
"Looks like Little Lu's luck ran out in Boston."
"On the bright side, the Knicks are the first team in the league ready to embrace Patrick Ewing."
Another bad reaction to an injury to Cartwright is to scare the veteran.
Veteran Truke Robinson, who was taken away by injuries in his prime, worried that he would also suffer a serious injury before retiring, and then need a wheelchair to travel in his later years like George Mikan.
The tragic fate made him shudder, and he arrived at Louie's hotel the night before training camp ended.
His serious expression once made Louis suspect that he wanted to anal himself.
"Coach, I don't want to play basketball anymore."
"If you give up, it will be over."
That's right, Louie is Anzai's coach in Cosplay.
"I played an All-Star, was selected for a while, and was once one of the five best players in the league. But now you see what I am like. I can't run or jump. I am afraid of this and that. I am no longer worthy of playing in this jersey."
Cartwright, oh Cartwright, what have you done?
Louis secretly scolded the bastard who broke his foot against the doctor's advice. How could he have thought that his broken leg might end the career of "Truck" by the way?
Louis asked boldly: "Have you been selected for a while?"
"It happened in 1978." Robinson looked like he was about to escape into Buddhism, "It's been many years."
"Brother, it's only been six years since I was a scout for the Celtics."
"Has it only been six years?"
Robinson's emotions stagnated for a moment, and then he burst out: "It's only been six years! What has this damn sport tortured me into! How did I become like this? Woohoo!"
In the middle of the night, outside Louie's room, a former macho was crying.
"If you want to retire, then retire, don't howl at me, you will make others misunderstand what I did to you."
⑴In fact, the victim is not me, but the owner of the book club. He once formed a lineup of Jordan + Mullin + Sabonis in 2K, which was ruled by Stockton in the simulation.
Today is Lorraine's birthday, don't you care about it?
(End of this chapter)