The rest is just noise

Louis finally decided to leave New York.

But making this decision is not that easy.

After last year's finals, Louis thought about it for a whole year.

Until tonight, he watched with his own eyes as the Knicks defeated the Trail Blazers in the most correct way. Ewing acted like a perfect leader, and there was nothing uncomfortable in the atmosphere within the team.

Louis knew that his mission was over.

The Knicks' lineup is almost perfect, and several of the main players he values ​​​​have also thrived.

All that was left for him was a multiple-choice question.

Should he rest on his laurels and become New York's Auerbach, or should he leave here and seek new challenges.

He is not Auerbach, nor does he want to be Auerbach. He has the right to make this choice.

Few people can say no in the face of such a big temptation, but he can.

Because that's the kind of person he is.

After getting what he wanted, the feeling of satisfaction receded faster than he imagined. He knew that he would never get such satisfaction in New York again. If he wanted to continue to maintain this feeling, he had to let himself regain the feeling of satisfaction.

start.

Rudy Tomjanovich, who helped the Knicks win seven consecutive championships, said in an interview with the media: "This honor should have been completed by Louis. I am not excited at all now because the victory is natural. If I

If I can lead them to eight consecutive championships or even nine consecutive championships, maybe I will celebrate."

Tomjanovich is talking big, but the goal doesn't look impossible.

Because their number one competitor, the Trail Blazers, has reached the top.

Sabonis and Thomas' ACLs doom their competitiveness to decline, not growth.

The most difficult thing that night was the selection of FMVP.

There are three main finalists, namely Ewing, Kemp, and Wilson.

Wilson scored the most points, and Ewing had the most rebounds and blocks. Kemp didn't have an advantage in either, but he was average in everything.

Previously, Wilson had been elected FMVP for four consecutive years.

Later basketball historians believed that if Wilson had not unscrupulously destroyed his public favorability during this year, he might have achieved the achievement of five consecutive FMVPs.

After voting, Ewing was elected FMVP with a very slim margin.

Ewing, who combines MVP and FMVP, enjoyed the joy of being supported for the first time.

This was support he had personally won for himself.

The last time he won MVP was six years ago, and the last time he won FMVP was five years ago. Then he went astray, being competitive but lacking in warmth.

This year, Ewing's changes have caused many people to change their view of him.

But in fact, his overall personality has not changed much.

In Zhao Yuanzheng's words, Ewing used to be like a dumpling filled only with meat filling. Now, he adds leeks and other things to it.

New Yorkers celebrated with excitement.

This year is a good year for professional sports in New York. Not only is the Knicks still dominant, but the New York Rangers, affiliated with the NFL, also won the Stanley Cup finals, ending a nearly 60-year championship drought.

The city is immersed in joy.

On the night after the finals, Louis responded to the fax (contract intention) sent to him by the head office.

Louis didn't accept the contract, but he didn't say anything.

It's just that he doesn't want to seal off future possibilities now and is open to all options.

Although this statement is very euphemistic, experienced people know what it means.

If you want to stay, you will make your attitude clear.

Rather than being as vague as it is now.

Louis has no other requirements for his contract, no additional conditions, he just doesn't want to be bound by the Knicks, which is enough to explain the problem.

For this matter, Jack Kruger, who had been promoted to the head office, called Louis' home overnight to find out what he really thought.

"Louis, what on earth do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything, Jack," said Louis, "I just feel like I've done my best in New York."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You have only stayed in New York for ten years, while Reed Auerbach has stayed in Boston for more than forty years!"

Louis said arrogantly: "I don't want to spend most of my life trying to defend a team like that old man. You know, I am a man like the wind."

"Stop talking nonsense, Louis, tell me all your conditions!" Kruger said seriously, "No matter what, I will fight for you. The people on the board of directors know your value. Without you, the Knicks are nothing."

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"Take it back, Jack." Louis paused for a few seconds, "They just won the championship with me watching the whole process. You can't judge them like that."

"That's your team!"

"It was mine, now it's Rudy and Elgin's, and it might be Charles Dolan's in the future."

"Is this why you want to leave?"

Louis didn't want to tell Kruger the truth. Although the other person was his good friend, he couldn't understand it.

For business elites like Kruger, achieving the best performance will lead to promotion. So in his eyes, Louis just wants more power. This is no problem, as long as he can stay.

Kruger could not understand what it meant to a man like Louis to stand on the top of a mountain and dare to walk down from the top and climb another mountain again.

So Louis needs an excuse.

Charles Dolan is a good excuse.

Krueger mentioned him, and Louis used the conversation he started to say, "Yes, I really don't want to work for someone I don't know at all."

"Mr. Dolan is a good man, and besides, he only owns 50% of MSG's shares."

"He may be a good guy, but he's certainly not a good guy like you because he's interested in the Knicks, and Mr. Davis would never be interested in the Knicks."

The Davis mentioned by Louis is Martin S. Davis, the CEO of the parent company to which MSG belongs, that is, the parent company (Gulf Western Industries) mentioned by Krueger.

Dolan cares about the Knicks. If he wants to participate in the operation, no one below him, including Louis, can resist his will.

Kruger was silent for a while.

"I really can't guarantee you that everything will be business as usual after the equity transaction. As you said, Mr. Charles Dolan has a strong interest in MSG's business. More importantly, he wants to give this thriving company to his precious son.

Practice."

"I'm guessing his baby boy's name is James Dolan?"

"You know him?"

"He tried to start his music career in the 1970s, but instead of writing a good song, he learned to be independent like the band members of that era. In the 1980s, he encouraged the wise Mr. Charles Dolan to open a chain store,

It ultimately cost his father $200 million. Last year, he spent a month in a rehabilitation center in Minnesota."

Louis deliberately paused for more than ten seconds.

"I'm done."

Kruger was stunned.

He believed that Louis would not abandon the team for no reason. After all, this was the team that he had worked hard to manage for ten years.

But Louis is a person who is very eager for autonomy and is extremely strong. He doesn't like to be restrained by others.

And the Dolans would obviously put him in an extremely uncomfortable position.

"I understand your difficulty, Lu. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do."

"I know you tried your best, Jack, and I will miss this time forever."

"Me too, wish you good luck."

Louis hung up the phone. In fact, the Dolans were not that bad.

Even James Dolan is not such a bad person to live with.

What's more, with Dolan Sr.'s business success, he shouldn't be so stupid as to let his precious son airborne as soon as he takes over MSG.

Everything must be done step by step. Young Dolan should eventually appear in an important department of MSG to learn how to manage, and then gradually take power.

But now, Louis, who has decided to leave, does not need to consider the influence of Dolan and his son.

He has already given an explanation to most people.

Only the players don't know about it yet.

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