The rest is just noise

Chapter 1,316 The extinguished heat

".Why did they go to this point?"

Jim Buss unknowingly asked the eternal question of NBA front offices.

Why did a team that was once so brilliant destroy itself in such a disgraceful manner?

"This is a big problem."

Louis explored this issue when he was a young scout.

The 1967 76ers were the best team in NBA history selected for the 25th anniversary. They were the best team across three generations, but they only won one defending championship. Why? Because Wilt Chamberlain was obsessed with something called assists.

, he realized the joy of passing the ball like Sendao, and then wanted to completely possess it.

In less than 20 months, Chamberlain went from being the savior of professional basketball in Philadelphia to being a cockroach. In a deal that was almost like trading Liu Yifei for Michelle Chen, he was quickly sent to Los Angeles by Philadelphia.

In the entire history of the NBA, the 76ers are the team most similar to the recently destroyed Heat.

They succeed quickly and then fall like meteors.

However, there are too many such momentary heroes who are extremely shining and disappear quickly.

The 72 Bucks succumbed to core aging and injuries and Lew Alcindor was no longer Lew Alcindor.

Because the 76 Warriors failed to handle the violent conflict on the court, core Rick Barry directly acted and gave up the victory.

The 78 Trail Blazers were destroyed by injuries, internal conflicts, management mistakes, and team doctors.

80 Sonics evaporated in paychecks and suspicion.

Why are they like this?

It was difficult for Louis to answer Bass Jr.

"Because it is inevitable." Louis said, "Fighting for the championship, everyone will say this. I believe all players are willing to give up one or even two years for the championship, but when championships are no longer scarce,

If they have bad taste, greater demands will occupy their hearts. They will want more ball rights and bigger contracts. They will be dissatisfied with their tactical status. They feel that the team should play around them. Everyone suffers from it.

An insatiable gluttony kills them."

Buss Jr. asked in surprise: "How did the Knicks do it?"

Under normal circumstances, Louis would brag about himself, which is because he leads well.

Louis is serious now and is not in a joking mood.

"That was a very special team." Louis said with strong pride, "It will never happen again."

What Buss really wants to know is, if the Lakers succeed, will something like this happen?

Is internal tearing and collapse inevitable?

Sometimes, little Bas would naively think that just giving him enough money would be enough.

But he's not sure if his dad can withstand the luxury tax bill of hundreds of millions of dollars

Moreover, even if enough money is given, other problems will arise.

The changes in the Heat, and Louis' attitude towards it, let Buss know that what has happened will definitely happen again in the future. The lessons learned by the Heat management will also be learned by NBA management who will be successful in the future.

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Many people say that humans never learn lessons, but at the level of competitive sports, just because you have learned a lesson doesn't mean you won't learn it.

Not everyone is qualified to take this kind of lesson. Only if you are so good that you have achieved the highest level of success, it will come to you. It is a good medicine for losers, a devil's obstacle for winners, and an inescapable disaster.

The Heat suffered a disastrous defeat at Tianwangshan, falling behind 2-3.

The series is not over yet, but no one is optimistic about them anymore.

Both Petrovich and Manning were absent from the postgame press conference.

Donovan and Drexler awkwardly dealt with the media.

One of them said, "We have no problem."

Another said: "I'm sure Della and Danny will take care of this."

The Heat acted like nothing serious happened on the surface.

But articles about the Heat's internal conflicts have filled newspaper headlines.

Lewis Shafir also called Louis for help.

But what can Louis do to help him with this kind of thing?

This is already the worst case scenario.

The situation is out of control and the defeat is irreversible.

"Coach Lu, I have no hope for this season. I just want to know what to do with this team."

Although the Heat relied on Louis' remote control to build the team in the early days, the later Cosmic Heat was built by Shafir's magical operation in the summer of 1994.

The person who is most saddened that this team has become like this is himself.

"What do you mean Mr. Arison?"

Shafir said weakly: "Rebuild."

Louis asked funnyly: "Then why do you have any hesitation?"

"But there must be a direction for reconstruction. I have no clue now." Shafir said helplessly.

Louis made some suggestions: "Danny Manning must be dealt with. As long as this person is not removed, the Heat will not be able to rest for a day."

Shafir agreed.

"To appease Drak, I don't recommend keeping him. He is already 33 years old. If you are determined to rebuild, keeping him will not help. It is better to negotiate with him and make arrangements for the summer signing."

Prepare to exchange as many high-quality chips as possible."

"As for the remaining Reggie Lewis, Randy Brown, and Jaylen Rose, they can be used as the main team for reconstruction."

"What about John Salley?"

Louis smiled softly and said: "John Seeley? Is there anyone on earth with this name?"

"Ah, yes, yes, I made a mistake. Without this person, we wouldn't have such a person in our team."

After talking about it, Shafir found that the team's prospects were not that bad. The main reason was that the family's financial resources were strong enough and there was no shortage of chips if they really wanted to rebuild.

The only difficulty for the Heat is that they can't mess up.

Because when Manning was traded, in addition to players, he also gave Indiana three first-rounders.

However, displaying it badly does not meet their needs.

After all, he is someone who has built a super team. Even if he doesn't compete for the championship in the short term, he won't be able to mess it up. Anyway, with Louis as a noble person here, reconstruction shouldn't be a big problem.

This is what Shafir thinks.

When the call came, he was still depressed. After the call ended, he was able to joke about Louis.

"Coach Lu, if you really hate that bastard Selly, I can trade him to Canada."

Louis simply said: "I don't care about a person who doesn't exist."

"Yes, yes, you see, I forgot again"

Obviously there is no result in the semi-finals yet, Shafir is already making plans for his failure.

However, Shafir will not underestimate his team for no reason.

Because he knows better than anyone how bad the Heat are right now.

Game6

The Heat played like a temporary team of five passers-by on a wild court. They didn't know each other, didn't pass the ball, and played their own game.

Manning's strength is still there, and he scored 27 points and 10 rebounds by relying on this style of play that doesn't connect with his teammates.

Petrovic made a crazy wave of shots, but he hit irons again and again, making 19 of 29 shots in the game.

The Celtics are very calm.

Sampson knew the Heat were in dire straits, and he wasn't going to give the team a chance to breathe.

Tonight, the 37-year-old Mr. Only played 38 minutes and scored 42 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks with a desire for revenge against Manning.

114 to 95

The Celtics defeated the Heat 4-2 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

After the game, the reporter wanted Sampson to talk about the Heat. He thought the latter would use this to rub salt into the opponent's wounds.

Sampson just said indifferently: "I won't talk about things I don't understand. I only know that we won, and that is enough."

In the other two rounds of the series, the Trail Blazers and the Warriors battled for six games. In the end, Jordan's buzzer beater helped the Trail Blazers send off the Golden Staters 4-2 and advance to the Western Conference Finals for the seventh consecutive year.

In the East, the Knicks, who are also suffering from internal problems, have not yet collapsed to the level of the Heat.

With a deep lineup and a high-position dynamic offensive system that eats, sleeps and beats sharks, it was difficult to advance after seven fierce battles with the Magic.

At this point, the divisional finals lineup is out.

West: Lakers VS Trail Blazers.

East: Knicks VS Celtics.