The rest is just noise

Of course West knows that David Robinson has not re-signed.

Now Robinson himself called and explained the urgency of the matter.

West appeased him and promised that the team would start early contract extension negotiations as soon as possible.

This led to West's hesitation in the forum the next day.

After the start of the new season, Louis seemed to have forgotten Robinson's existence and completely treated him as if he did not exist.

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West notifies Robinson of any team activities.

Louis acted like he didn't care at all.

This makes West think that Louis may not want to keep Robinson?

West advocated keeping Robinson.

No matter what, Robinson is the league's top center. Although he suffered an ACL, who can be sure that he will not recover?

Letting Robinson go for nothing was unacceptable to West.

"Jerry, do we have to ask the president for instructions on this matter?"

Mitch Kupchak is completely West's little follower. He knows very well that for such a big matter as renewing Robinson's contract, it is impossible to bypass Louis.

"Yes, I'll inform him."

Kupchak looked at the phone on his desk and thought, why not make a phone call instead of having a face-to-face interview?

Then, Kupchak thought that Louis didn't like Robinson. If West didn't make things clear in person, maybe the other party would think this was a good opportunity to get rid of Robinson?

It takes two minutes to walk from the vice president's office to the president's office, and the two sides are not far apart.

Along the way, many people said hello to West.

West just nodded slightly in response.

He came outside the president's office and knocked on the door gently.

"What door are you knocking on? There's nothing shady inside, just come in!"

It was the voice of that dandy Jim Bass.

West really doesn't understand why Louis can tolerate Jim for so long?

Dr. Bass also thought about letting his precious son come to West to learn something, but unfortunately, their tempers were not compatible, and their perspectives on things were completely different.

West is gloomy, dull, and pessimistic.

Little Bas is cheerful, active and optimistic.

West will consider the consequences and costs of failure in everything he does.

No matter what little Bas does, he only thinks about success and what to do after success.

To a certain extent, little Bas is the second-generation Bas who is most like his father.

No matter what he does, Dr. Bass believes that his choice is right. He has the judgment ability that a businessman should have.

This is also Bass's problem, he doesn't have these things.

So, West can't teach him anything.

Louis has been in Los Angeles for a year, and West has never heard of any conflict between him and Jim.

If there are two people with incompatible personalities, they may become incompatible within a few days of contact.

If they can still maintain harmony after getting along for a year, it means they are the same.

They will maintain this harmony forever.

Doesn't Louis know that little Buzz is a fool?

There's no way he doesn't know!

That's the difference between West and Louie.

Louis can get along well with idiots, but West can't.

He cannot see fools or hear foolish words.

West walked in.

"It's actually Jerry!" Jim actively welcomed West's arrival. "Jerry, it's true. Can't you just make a phone call? Why go there by yourself? If it doesn't work, you can just ask that guy Mickey to come."

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West said seriously: "Mitch is our deputy general manager. He has done a lot for the team. You have to respect him."

"Okay, okay..." Jim was too lazy to listen to the big ideas, "Jerry, are you okay?"

West glanced at Louis who was reading the documents: "I have something to do with the president."

Louis then put down the documents and sent little Buzz away: "Jim, go downstairs and see how my boy is doing."

"okay!"

After Jim left, West didn't bother to pretend anymore.

"It's hard for you to tolerate him."

Louis smiled and said: "Jim is a good boy."

"Yes, he is a 'good boy', but unfortunately, he is just pretending." West had no kind words for little Bass. "Everyone knows that he only inherited the bad side of Dr. Bass."

Louis said indifferently: "If you mean that women are always welcome, then it is true..."

West suddenly thought that he was not here to criticize how miserable that young man was in front of Louis.

No matter how unbearable the young master is, he will no longer work under him.

"Jerry, you didn't come to my office just to scold Jim, did you?"

"of course not!"

"It's David..."

Louis asked: "Which David?"

"Which one?"

"The one we all know."

"David Stern?"

"David Fincher?"

"It can't be David Schwimmer, can it? You know, my son's favorite is not Ross in "Friends" but Tribbiani."

West's patience was exhausted by Louis.

"I mean David Robinson."

At that moment, West saw the expression on Louis' face: "Is there still a man named David Robinson in the world, huh?"

Louis doesn't like Robinson.

This is not a secret, because Robinson is a very loyal Christian. Not only is he willing to dedicate his life to God, he also likes to mention God in front of others N times a day.

When a Christian makes a mistake, Robinson would say, I pray for him and ask God for forgiveness.

When a non-Christian makes a mistake, Robinson will say that because he has no faith and has never given his soul to God, his soul cannot find a home. I will pray for him day and night.

He always tries to save the people around him like a self-righteous saint.

This is what bothers Louis the most.

He is a good man, but so good that it makes people uncomfortable.

"Oh, it's David..." Louis asked half-heartedly, "How is he recovering?"

West replied: "The hospital said everything was going well."

"Well, isn't that a good thing?"

"Yes, but David called me last night. He was very anxious."

Louis said carelessly: "This shows that he is not pious enough. He needs to pray to God more so that God can restore his inner peace and there will be no anxiety."

"God can't solve this problem."

“Is there anything God can’t solve?”

"God will just let nature take its course."

Louis discovered that he didn't hate Robinson, he hated those who attributed everything that happened in the world to God.

If a miracle occurs, they say it is a manifestation of God.

If everything happened naturally, they would also say it was directed by God.

If things turn out badly, then of course God wants to give mortals some training.

In other words, the reason David Robinson turned soft in the playoffs was because God didn't want to see him look tough.

Anyway, no matter what happens, it is God's will.

West is a little bit like that now.

"So dear Jerry, can you tell me what are these things that even God can't solve and that make David very anxious?"

"It's about contract renewal."

West hates this feeling. Louis obviously knows everything, but he pretends to know nothing.

"David's contract will expire next summer, but we haven't talked to him about a new contract yet, which makes him very anxious." West explained, "David is a traditional person.

I am eager to play for the Lakers until retirement, and most of the teams that have won championships in history have a reliable center, so we need to keep David."

Louis asked: "Is it that necessary?"

West said angrily: "Unless you can find a better center than David in the free market."

"Don't we have David's successor in our team? He looks good."

"Kevin's not ready yet."

West wants to keep Robinson. Is this because Robinson is one of the last remaining achievements of the previous generation of Lakers or is there some other reason?

"Jerry, I don't see the need to keep David." Louis said ruthlessly, "You know I don't like David, but I won't give up on him hastily because of this matter. I admit, healthy

David was an unstoppable player, but after he suffered the ACL, nothing was ever the same."

"Why would I take the risk to keep a player who has suffered a serious injury, is not likeable, and does not have enough basketball IQ to enter the 'Temple'?" Louis asked dully, "Tell me why."