The rest is just noise

In the opening game of the 1998-1999 season, the league arranged for the Lakers and Celtics, their old rivals, to win the jackpot.

Before the game starts, in addition to holding a flag-raising ceremony and a ring ceremony, the Lakers will also start a retirement ceremony to recognize the ancient giants. Starting this season, the Los Angeles Lakers will officially recognize the Minneapolis Lakers' team history and all their honors.

This means the Lakers' championship total is +5.

According to Louis' suggestion, the team should retire several legendary players from Clear Lake to show its legitimacy. Originally, the first person to retire was George McCann.

But the old man has a personality. He actually doesn't want to join the Luohu family tree. But no matter what, he, as a basketball player, is destined to shine in the long river of basketball history, while no one cares about the old players who fought bloody battles with him.

Except for the current Luohu team, no team will recognize their glory.

Therefore, McCann agreed to retire his jersey in Los Angeles, but the premise was that he must first retire the jerseys of several of his old teammates. The Lakers made some internal calculations and decided to first retire the legendary power forward of the 1950s, Ferson Miko.

Vernmikkelsenpf's No. 19 jersey.

This old man spent his entire career in Minghu. In the era when Zhang Liyi claimed not to bleed or blow the whistle, he played in 699 of the 705 games in his career. He was regarded as the first generation of iron men, with a cumulative score of more than 100 points in his career.

Wan, a four-time All-Pro second team selection, was one of the main contributors to that Clear Lake dynasty.

The most important thing is that the old man is still alive and can come to the scene in person. So we decided to be the first to return his jersey.

Mikkelsen gave a touching speech, highlighting how difficult the conditions were and how deep the bonds between him and his teammates were, and now that they are so successful and will shine in professional basketball alongside the great names of the Los Angeles Lakers, but

But many old brothers who have shed blood and sweat together cannot be seen.

Speaking of the emotional part, the old man hugged and cried on the stage with McCann who could no longer stand up.

Finally, Mikkelsen announced that although his jersey has been retired, anyone who wants to wear the Lakers' No. 19 in the future does not need to ask his opinion and can just wear it.

Because if the jersey is not worn, it will be meaningless.

Louis admires Mikkelsen very much. Although this old gentleman may not be able to play in the NBA with his physical condition and would have to take his talents overseas, he is a good person.

But although his last words opened the door for future generations, they were too much to worry about.

No. 19 is such a biased number that no dog can wear it. He dared to bet on Ewing's sexual happiness in the next ten years that there would not be a second Lakers player wearing No. 19 in the next twenty years.

The scenery belongs to the Lakers, but the pain belongs to the Celtics.

The failure of last season proved that the transaction of Hill for Pippen was wrong. But, the transaction has been done, what can they do?

Since Pippen believes that he deserves a higher tactical status, the Celtics have decided to design a tactical system with Pippen as the core of offense and defense starting from this season.

After receiving this instruction, Chuck Daley proved its difficulty with practical actions.

Daley chose to resign before the start of the preseason training camp and had no intention of being a coach again. He slipped directly to the TV station to be a guest. The current head coach of the Celtics is... (Are you ready?

?Deep breath)….

——Isiah Thomas!

Louis really didn't have much to say except shouting "Jue Jue Zi".

He remembered that Thomas was responsible for the Hill-for-Pippen deal, right? What's this called? No matter how unpalatable it is, you have to eat it!

Louis will never forget the feeling of shaking hands with Thomas before the game.

Thomas had such a proud look on his face that Louis wanted to remind this kid how he was imprisoned back then. "Coach Lu, long time no see."

Thomas asked.

"Stop saying anything, Isiah, your becoming a coach is simply the greatest miracle in modern NBA. Coach, I can only wish you to become stronger every year."

After Louis finished speaking from the bottom of his heart, Thomas was even happier.

Sure enough, distance brings beauty. After not seeing each other for a long time, even Louis can speak human language.

Thomas was even more proud. If the result of this game did not end with the Celtics being defeated by 46 points, he would be even happier.

Thomas copied the four-corner offensive tactic designed for him by Louis and used it for Pippen. Soon, Thomas encountered a problem.

As a ball-holding forward, Pippen's athletic ability, physical fitness, vision and ball-playing ability are impeccable, and he is definitely a good core player.

However, Pippen lacks the offensive backing ability that a ball-holding core should possess.

When faced with a stalemate, Pippen had only one trick, and that was to open up and shoot. But his shooting was as unstable as a big movie star who frequents the TV industry.

Pippen struggled all night and finally scored a near-triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. However, the team suffered a disastrous defeat. In addition to his basic data, all other high-level data reflecting the player's performance were terrible.

Thomas' face was gloomy, he didn't know what he was thinking.

In addition to knowing that Pippen could not be qualified as the core of the offense, Louis also knew that it would be difficult for the Celtics to make other changes.

Because Sampson is already 38 years old, he is much older than two years ago, and now he can only play 20 minutes per game.

If he focuses on offense, he can easily average 20 points per game, but with the Celtics, it's hard to say if he has to take care of defense as well.

Although Malone can still swing and his pick-and-roll ability is also among the best in the league, he needs to pick-and-roll with a ball-handler who can shoot. A core ball-handler like Pippen who can pick-and-roll but not shoot is not suitable for finishing with any pick-and-roll who likes to pick and roll.

Hand partner.

After the game, Louis acted like a good old man and gave Thomas advice: "Isiah, listen to my advice and trade Scottie. The Celtics still have hope of turning around, otherwise..."

Thomas asked, "What else?"

"Otherwise..." Louis said hurtfully, "the only meaning of your existence is to create a good offensive environment for Ralph so that he can surpass Kareem in total points as soon as possible and become the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

"

Thomas said, "Ralph has said that he doesn't plan to quit playing at the playoff level yet. If the only meaning left in his career is to break those so-called records, then he might as well retire!"

Louis smiled sarcastically: "But if you continue to coach like this, Ralph may not be able to participate in high-level confrontations in the end, and he may not even be able to surpass Kareem in total points. Look what you did, four-corner attack."

I have thrown away this old routine from decades ago, and you are still treating me like a baby..."

"This is our internal matter and has nothing to do with you!" "Then I wish you good luck for the last time."

"Goodbye, Isiah, I hope you can coach at least one full season." The relationship between Louis and Thomas can never be repaired.

As time goes by, what happened back then will only become more and more irreparable for people like Thomas.

Now, Thomas wants to prove that he can do better than Louis back then, but his first step was completely rejected by the opponent.

This shocked Thomas greatly. He calmed down and thought about it for a while, and then came to a conclusion.

As a coach, he is wise and will never make mistakes, so who is at fault? Of course it is Pippen, a waste who wants and wants but is useless.

But then again, who traded the waste to Boston? We can't dwell on this matter, otherwise Thomas' self-esteem will not be able to bear it. The new season begins.

Louis thinks this year will be a sad one. The Lakers have won two consecutive championships, and all teams chasing three consecutive championships will encounter a lot of bullshit.

The Lakers have the best breeding ground for this type of thing.

Especially when they have a large number of young people who want to prove themselves, the friction between self and team, the contradiction between personal will and collective needs will create fierce sparks.

This is destined to be an uneven year, and Louis is ready to accept the challenge.

He can't solve the conflict, so let

It is also difficult for young people to settle down, but he knows how to frame. This skill has been honed to perfection as early as the late New York Knicks.

To him, it doesn't matter what kind of problems the Lakers have, he only has one thing left to do.

Get the chemistry between Bodilloga, Garnett, Kobe, Duncan, Nash and Wilson right, play perfect and beautiful basketball, and see the real temple before this contract ends.

The rest is not important.

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