The rest is just noise

On July 20, 2003, the Celtics negotiation team set off from Boston.

There are a total of six people in the entire negotiating team, namely Louis, Lu Wuxia, Riley, Bird, Oakley, and Barkley. Bird is the head coach, and he represents the team's attitude towards Jordan, so he must be present.

Wu Xia is a future star that the Celtics have high hopes for, and can represent the young people of the Green Army to give Old Joe an attitude. "Since ancient times, how can a winner ask a loser for support?"

On Louis' private plane, President Lu said that if Jordan could not hear him, he took a sip of soaked whole wheat oats. Bird snorted, "You still have the nerve to say it? If you hadn't reacted slowly,

Benj has signed a contract with us."

President Lu will not get used to this bastard who has no respect for the president. "Hey, you want to coach Benj so much? Have you forgotten that he is the person who will replace you as Goute? Your fans are eager to

He died, but you still thought about coaching him?"

Bird sneered: "What's the use of a dog? If it was useful, Boston wouldn't use me as its mascot in the first place, and I wouldn't go to Los Angeles!"

"Winning is the most important thing!"

Indeed, Bird was right at all.

Benj's three years in Philadelphia have truly proved that even the dog himself can't win in the end if he can't stay with the right team.

In fact, this is also a reason for the remaining supporters of the former dog to counterattack the current dog.

Bird can still win the championship without LegendLu, but Wilson can't even make it to the finals without LegendLu. Let's judge the difference.

In fact, this is completely sophistry, because Wilson not only left Louis, but also changed the team. Although Bird left Louis, the team is still the original team. The Celtics in the Louis era transformed in the finals.

The result was an overwhelming victory over the Lakers. Can changing the head coach change anything?

But some people don't care about this.

Just like Jordan was often said to be nothing if he left Pippen in his previous life. Don't worry about whether it's right or not, just say whether it's true or not.

There are indeed some people in this world who do not see problems from a development perspective. Understand. At 11 o'clock in the morning, the Celtics negotiation team arrived in Portland.

Then, they went to the agreed-upon location—a Michelin three-star restaurant owned by Jordan. When Louis and the others arrived, they found that a large number of fans and many media had gathered outside.

Recruitment was originally a secret matter, but it was made like a martial arts competition in ancient times. Only a good man with both civil and military skills could marry the flower of Portland home.

Louis also saw many enthusiastic fans holding banners that read "It" (It's okay, Michael, you can go).

"How heartless these fans are, they actually said such things to Michael." This was Oakley's speech that exposed his IQ. Everyone looked at him like a monster.

Bird rolled his eyes at Louis, meaning, why did you bring such a person with you?

Louis smiled lightly and said: "It's pretty good. Even the fans ****, so the chance of winning is even greater!"

After the Celtics negotiating team entered the restaurant, they found that Jordan and his agent David Falk were already there. "Michael, how long have you been waiting?" Barkley asked with a smile.

Jordan said flatly: "It didn't take long, just a few minutes."

"If the fans outside were not so enthusiastic, maybe we would have arrived earlier." Louis smiled, "Your fans are undoubtedly one of the best fans."

Jordan nodded and said: "Yes, they are one of the motivations for me to stay here and play."

At this time, Falk said: "Coach Lu, Michael and I both want to know what the Celtics are going to do to make Michael leave everything in Portland and go to Boston to play for you."

For Jordan and Falk, the Celtics' open recruitment was a surprise and completely changed their offseason plans.

Falk believes that at Jordan's current age, staying in Portland can only be a

His friendship with Paul Allen and the mutual loyalty between the team and its players.

That's a nice story, but is it fair to Jordan?

Even people like Barkley have won a ring, but Jordan, who has guarded Portland for 19 years, has not had a ring? Therefore, Falk is very excited about the Celtics' recruitment plan, but he wants a

A definite commitment.

He hoped that Louis could guarantee Jordan's tactical status and explain the championship plan they prepared for Jordan, but he completely failed to consider that Jordan's current age and strength were not enough to negotiate these conditions with the Celtics.

A misjudgment of the situation and a lack of clear self-understanding led Falke to mistakenly adopt a condescending attitude toward the Celtic negotiating team.

"David, did you make something wrong?" Louis said bluntly, "This is a recruitment, not a request. We are here to talk about cooperation. What we should be talking about is how to join forces to help each other succeed, not us

A unilateral explanation of how to help Michael win the championship. What do you think, Michael?"

Jordan's stance clearly aligns with Falke's.

"I really need you to give me a reason to leave Portland." After hearing this, the remaining smile on Louis' face disappeared.

If the person sitting opposite him is a 35-year-old Jordan, Louis can still bear it. You are 40 years old, why do you put on the face of an active superstar?

Just when Louis was about to have a fit and let the negotiation break up, Riley said: "This is for your posthumous name." "Posthumous name?"

"good."

“How do you want to be remembered?” Riley said. “Whether it’s stupidly sticking to one city for 20 years and ultimately not winning anything, or whether it’s being able to get out when there was no hope and spend the last few years of your career working for the city.

Let’s fight for the championship again?”

Jordan said: "The championship does not represent everything. I have won the respect of many people."

"Really?" Riley's tone was so calm that it was almost indifferent, "I believe you do get that respect, but what's the use of this respect to you? Does it make you feel good when you lose? It

Does it make you feel proud when others laugh at you for never winning a championship? Can it make people in the future respect you decades later? I believe you know the answer. These people who respect you will grow old and be recalled by God.

When the time comes, no one will defend your honor, and the way the world will remember you in the end is the finals you lost."

It can be seen that Jordan's pupils are bloodshot, and Riley's words have penetrated deep into his heart.

Just when Jordan was speechless due to the various thoughts in his mind, Falk laughed sarcastically. He shifted the focus of the negotiation to himself.

"Coach Riley, what you said makes sense. If you hadn't lost so many finals, I would agree with you even more." Falk said venomously, "But, let Michael lose so many finals."

Aren't you the person in the finals? What qualifications do you have to sit here and let him think about his posthumous name?"

Riley was instantly furious, and his seemingly plain face quickly turned red. Just before he exploded, as the youngest person at the table, Lu Wuxia spoke up and said: "I'm afraid Coach Riley can't be blamed for this."

"What did you say?" Falk didn't think it was the right of a junior to speak, "ish, you know nothing about what happened back then." "Hey..."

Wu Xia smiled jokingly.

"Mr. Falk, although I am very young, I have watched many NBA finals." Lu Wuxia said heartily, "MJ was frozen by the "Jordan Law" in 1988. In 1992, only one player could not stop him.

Benj, who could only use his foot, even missed a key attack in the seventh game of 1993. Benj knocked him to the ground one-on-one and made a three-pointer that killed the game. These failures were not caused by Coach Riley.

He is the first person responsible for the failure..."

If there were uninformed spectators at the scene, he would think that the two groups were quarreling rather than negotiating. "You don't understand anything at all!"

Falk loudly defended his employer, but he couldn't stand up to what Flawless described as the most iconic moments in NBA history.

"I really don't understand." Lu Wuxia didn't even look at Falke, he stared directly at Jordan, "But at least I know that if Portland won the finals in those years, MJ would become their number one contributor. Even

, some people will say that MJ is the only reason for their success. In this case, why is MJ not the first person responsible when the Trail Blazers fail? Why can his agent ignore the facts and shift the responsibility to other people?

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Lu Wuxia's words made Jordan's face darken, making Falk furious and roaring helplessly. After a while, Jordan said softly: "You are very similar to your father."

"Very few people say that." Lu Wuxia smiled, "But thank you for telling me this."

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