The rest is just noise

In the opening game of the 2003-2004 season, the league arranged three sets of matchups. One of them was the Celtics and the Knicks.

This is Benj's first game back in New York and Lu Wuxia's first game in his career, so the significance is naturally unusual. This game is scheduled to be at the home court of the Celtics.

The Fleet Center was packed with seats, and all the spectators who came to the scene were holding exquisitely crafted tickets. Whether it was the colors or the copywriting on the tickets, they were different from the pragmatic and somewhat rustic style of the Celtics in the past.

"Welcome to the place where legends and dynasties are born." This is the text on the ticket.

It can be said that everything about the old Celtics is quietly changing.

Twenty days before the start of the regular season, Louis hyped up the team's exclusive website and the upcoming online community at the new season's media day. The media wanted to know how this community was different from the common news communities nowadays.

Louis said mysteriously: "I can't say too much yet. I can only say that it is more open, tolerant, diverse, free, and democratic than any community you have ever seen."

On September 5, 2003, the online community "Upvote" (which can be understood as Reddit that went online in advance/if you don't know what Reddit is, just think of it as an American post bar) created entirely by Louis went online.

This ambitious online community currently only has a Celtic community. Louis is the moderator of the Celtic community. He introduced the unique features of this special zone in various ways.

One point that Louis emphasized was the Upvote feature.

Unlike those communities that focus on discussing news content in news groups, the main driving force of Upvote comes from the creativity of users. Users can submit news links, original articles and various pictures, and other users can vote and participate in discussions. This makes Upvote a

A highly democratic platform where users have great control over content and discussion topics.

At present, this is only the first version of Upvote, and many features have yet to be updated, but this special zone, which is different from the news group, has attracted the attention of many Celtics fans.

One week after Upvote went online, the number of registered users exceeded 1,000.

Fans from other areas noticed this special community and posted a post with emotion: "I really envy Celtics fans for having such a good community."

So Louis pointed out another feature of Upvote to him in the post: "Don't be discouraged, you can also create your own community. Please tell me how to do it."

Moreover, Louis also made it clear that new communities do not have to be related to the NBA. In fact, you can create a community on Upvote on any topic. Here, there is nothing you can't think of.

Upvote maintains a very fast user growth rate. When the new season comes, the number of registered users has reached 5,000, and nearly a hundred new communities have been established.

In order to enhance the Celtics' commercial value and expand the team's influence, Louis has done a lot of work, but these things will only show their effect in the future, not in the short term.

Currently, he is committed to enhancing the user experience of Upvote and launching as many features as possible, so he is meeting with the product project team every day.

Today's opening game, if Lu Wuxia hadn't strongly requested his father to come to the game, he might not have come to watch the game. Since Wuxia asked, Louis had no choice but to dress up with his wife and daughter and come to the Fleet Center.

This is also Lu Wuyan's first time to watch a game at Celtic's home court. Although she is only 16 years old, she is already in a state of disrepair.

Since she has a flawless future, Louis has always hoped that the little girl will ruin the family in the future. Unfortunately, Lorraine won't let him. She thinks that her daughter is an actor's material because of her appearance, so she has taken her everywhere in her own dramas since she was a child. Now,

He is also a well-known child star.

"Dad, this place is far worse than Los Angeles."

What Wu Yan said was entirely based on on-site experience.

"Baby, you should be glad that you never went to the original home of the Celtics." The environment of the Boston Garden was something Lorraine would never forget.

Committed to being a good person who considers the fans at all times

Louis, the boss, takes his daughter's opinions very seriously.

The location they are in is already the best front-row viewing area besides the VIP boxes. If you can't watch the game comfortably here, you can imagine the viewing experience of the spectators in the back row.

"Tell me, how is this place worse than Los Angeles?" Louis asked with a smile.

Wu Yanzhi said: "The chairs are not comfortable, and the audio of the live DJ is also problematic. I remember that Los Angeles used surround audio very early, and this big screen looks like a mosaic from a distance."

Fortunately, these problems raised by Wu Yan can be solved in the short term. If the chair is uncomfortable, change it.

The live audio is outdated and outdated, so it can be replaced. Change it to a bigger screen!

As long as you have money, you can exchange for anything.

Louis found that his mind was now filled with money. Obviously he was not short of money, but he just wanted to make money from the Celtics.

Based on the NBA's profitability, even if the money he makes with the Celtics reaches the same level as the Knicks, the income will not be as good as if he used his status as a time traveler to open his eyes to invest, but he just wants to make money through this, and he doesn't know why.

What.

The ultimate goal of improving fans' viewing experience is to increase ticket prices.

The Celtics' current average ticket price is $52, slightly above the league average (in U.S. dollars).

NBA ticket prices generally change with the team's record. For teams with a good trend like the Celtics, ticket prices will also increase.

But it’s only $60 at most.

The Celtics' management does not have the guts to raise the average ticket price to $90 like the Lakers did in the short term.

Like the Knicks, regardless of whether the record is good or bad, the average ticket price starts at US$100, which is purely a case of rogues taking advantage of the location and robbing money.

Louie's short-term goal is to raise ticket prices to $70 for Fleet Center specs, which was as close as they could get in the 2000s.

The long-term goal is - if the team develops well, Louis will find a way to build a luxurious new arena so that Celtic fans who have never known what enjoyment is can enjoy it, and then raise the ticket price to the same level as the Lakers and Knicks

The same level.

Louis was in a daze when players on both sides came to greet him. "Coach, congratulations on becoming the boss."

Wilson, like Ewing, wants to start a team after retiring.

Louis knew this, and he felt that Wilson could easily achieve his goal. Both his assets and his popularity were much stronger than Ewing.

"Dad, if I beat Benj tonight, can you promise to come to watch every home game?" Lu Wuxia said whimsically. Hearing this, Benj smiled.

Louis said: "You brat, even though your Uncle Benj is old, he is not something that a recruit like you can handle. He dares to talk about winning before the game starts. So what if I promise you? Benj, teach me a lesson."

he!"

"No problem." Wilson and Wuxia turned around and walked into the field and asked, "Little Mike, it seems like you have never defeated me in a one-on-one match, right?" Lu Wuxia said with a dark face: "Anyone who dares to call me Mike will be counted as one."

Even if it’s Uncle Benj, I won’t let him go.”

At this time, Lorraine stood up and shouted: "Mike, come on, Mommy supports you!" "Thank you Mommy!"

Wilson looked at Wuxia playfully, wondering what he would say. Lu Wuxia said, "Mom has immunity."

Afterwards, the two sides returned to their respective courts to listen to the coach's final instructions.

Since Wilson and Lu Wuxia stole the limelight, few people noticed that this was Bird's first game as the Celtics head coach. Although the first name is precious, it will be useless if it is used too much.

People care.

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From the perspective of immediate combat ability and maturity, the Knicks completely overwhelm the Celtics. Tracy McGrady, Hill, Wilson, and Webb were all selected for last season's best team. Miller is a veteran marksman. This is a

He can crush the entire league's starting lineup based on talent alone.

The only problem is that they don't have a pure point guard to control the court, and they lack a big center to hold the line, but in the face of talent, everything is not a problem. At the beginning, Yao Yueban used his height to capture the ball for the Celtics.

After Parker passed half the court, Lu Wuxia ran from the weak side to the top of the arc to provide an off-ball screen, and then took over the pass. This time, he successfully switched McGrady in front of him.

Lu Wuxia grabbed the ball with one hand, focused on McGrady's defense and released the ball to break through, successfully tearing apart the defense. However, when he encountered help from the defense, he stopped suddenly, stepped back, and an extremely elegant jump shot flew out of the palm of his hand.

"Ugh!"

"Should we say welcome to the NBA? No!" Tom Heinen said excitedly, "We should say, after a long wait, we finally have the next owner to dominate the NBA!"