The rest is just noise

Chapter 1080: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality

Just when people were speculating on Sampson's whereabouts, his agent Falk said: "After friendly negotiations with Celtic, Ralph decided to test the free market this summer. This does not mean that Ralph

The window to return to Boston is forever closed. This is to explore more possibilities. In any case, Ralph's 14 years in Boston were outstanding and great..."

Sampson's choice is truly impeccable.

He is 34 years old and has five championship rings.

If he only had eyes for himself, he might have chosen to leave last year, or even earlier, but he didn't.

When Isiah Thomas jumped off the bus, he chose to hold on.

He held on until Bird retired, and persisted for another year in isolation and without support.

Last season made Sampson sure that he had lost the ability to lead a weak team on his own to be competitive.

If you want to win the championship again, you have to change teams.

The fact that Mr. One is leaving the team is heartbreaking for fans.

But there are very few people who are angry about this.

When Sampson passed away, the fans felt more blessed.

Even the management feels that Sampson has done everything he can do, and he only needs to fight for his legacy after retirement.

Then, Miami announced they would pay whatever it took to sign Sampson.

Lewis Shafir said: "We are determined and able to bring Mr. One back to Miami."

Shafir's confidence was given by Louis.

Louis promised that if Sampson hesitates between the Heat and other teams, or considers joining the Heat but doesn't know whether he should join, Louis will come forward to provide assistance to the Heat.

At the same time, Louis also began to contact negotiators from NBA teams.

Except for the Heat, who had no intention of recruiting him, the first team Louis met with was the Sacramento Kings.

This team has been terrible since reaching the Western Conference Finals in 1981.

And they weren't even in Sacramento at the time.

Now it seems that they probably shouldn't move. Kansas is a city with more basketball soil than Sacramento.

Although the Kings were sincere and gave Louis a three-piece package of president, general manager and head coach, Louis was not tempted at all.

Louis has a set of criteria for choosing his next home.

First of all, the team owner must be the kind of person who is willing to spend money.

Louis doesn't want to be rejected by the boss with "No, this is too expensive, let's find a bargain instead" when he negotiates a deal or wants to sign someone during the offseason to enhance the team's strength.

There are many idiot owners in the history of the Kings, but there has never been a wealthy owner.

They spend every penny and always want to get the maximum return with the minimum investment.

Louis rebuffed them amicably.

Then there's the San Antonio Spurs.

General manager Popovich hopes that Louis will become the head coach of the Spurs.

Although they did not give Louis any management authority, all management operations will be based on his will.

Putting aside the various problems with the Spurs, this kind of rhetoric makes Louis sound very insecure.

It sounds like pie painting.

After all, he is just a coach. If there is a real disagreement with Popovich, will this guy with a strong personality, who is also the vice president and general manager at the same time, bow his head?

"Coach Lu, please believe in our sincerity. San Antonio is a wasteland, and only you can bring an oasis."

Young Popovich makes a last-ditch effort.

"Thank you for your kindness, Greg, but Texas is not a good place for my family." When Louis wanted to reject a team, he always had the perfect excuse, "The race there."

Discrimination is very serious, and I know you want to say that was in the past, but I don't want to take any risks with that. I want my children to grow up in a more culturally diverse city, and so does my family."

Popovich sighed, he knew that Louis was not interested in the Spurs.

If Louis can come and join forces with him, maybe within a few years, the Spurs can return to the top of the league.

Now, all beautiful fantasies have to be put on hold.

Popovich must seriously consider the team's coaching candidates.

When it comes to rebuilding a team, a good coach can accomplish twice the result with half the effort, but otherwise, accomplish nothing.

After the Spurs were eliminated, the Mavericks and Rockets were also eliminated on the same day.

The Mavericks are stupid for thinking Louie can coexist peacefully with Dick Motta.

They wanted Louie to be the team's general manager.

Then, he was blocked by a question from Louis.

"Does Coach Motta really want his GM to be a guy who led his team to a merciless 81-point victory in Dallas?"

The Mavericks negotiators were stunned.

It took his brain more than ten seconds to restart, and he said with great difficulty: "To be honest... Coach Motta respects you very much. He thinks you are the best general manager and will not hold grudges about what happened back then.

"

"If it were me, I would curse the whole family of the person who led the team to beat me by 81 points every night." Louis said narcissistically, "I don't think Coach Motta is a nobler person than me, so I don't

Going to take the risk.”

Calf out.

The reason the Rockets are out is simple.

They want Louis to be the team's president, chairman, head coach... Whatever Louis wants, he can give it to him, even if he wants to set up a position called God in the management.

The scale they gave Louie was undoubtedly the best among the three Texas Bears (that's right), but it was unattractive when it came to money.

After making such a big promise to Louis, they offered him a five-year, $5 million contract.

Louis had an inexplicable feeling at that time.

Are these idiots in Houston kidding him?

"Are you filling in the numbers above correctly?" Louis asked politely.

Their answers will determine Louie's reply.

The representative of the Rockets smiled like a spring breeze and said: "That's right, Coach Lu, you will become the highest-paid administrator in the history of Houston."

"So, I'm honored?"

"No, it is an honor for the whole of Houston to have you join us. All the Rockets are waiting for you to join us."

Some licking dogs will not only end up with nothing in the end because they don't have enough numbers, but they will also get the hurtful comment that "it won't even be your turn with the sword."

Louis was not that rude. He directly put the draft of the 4-year, 24 million contract with the New York Knicks that he rejected on the table, and then kindly asked the representatives of the Rockets to go back with the contract to appreciate it and let him

Think carefully before people come to him next time.

After the Rockets representative left, Louis couldn't help but complain to his wife.

"I really don't understand why those idiots in Houston think they can sign me for five years and five million. Do they think they are being extra generous?"

Lorraine is open-minded: "Every team's financial situation is different."

"They are just stingy! Even Sacramento's offer is 2 million a year!"

Louis was indeed a little angry, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Just like high-quality men/women entering the blind date market, they will always encounter a very few oddities.

This incident also served as a reminder to Louis that he should look at their quotations before starting subsequent negotiations.

As long as it's like the Rockets, just let him climb.

Just imagine that you have to pay so much to hire the only active godfather. How can you expect them to provide financial support when you need to spend money for reinforcements?

Louis suddenly discovered that the conditions in New York were really great.

There is no scruple about financial expenditures, no one has a long-arm jurisdiction over him, and he can manage everything according to his own wishes.

Even if Auerbach at his peak was parachuted to a polo team like the Rockets, would it be possible?

Financial constraints are often the biggest obstacle to success for small-market teams.

This is also the reason why Louis firmly does not consider that kind of place.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Just when Louis wanted to stop meeting representatives from other teams and calm down, Sampson came to New York.