The rest is just noise

The Celtics ended the 2009-10 season with a record of 73 wins and 9 losses, and during the playoffs, they defeated the Bulls and Heat with 4-0, 4-1, 4-1, and 4-2 performances respectively.

The Knicks and Warriors won four consecutive championships and established the third dynasty.

At the end of the season, ESPN reporter David Aldridge asked Louis: "Will you come back and continue coaching?"

Louis, who is about to turn 50, just smiled and shook his head and said: "No."

Aldridge didn't ask why, because Louis himself gave an explanation: "Even if the worst coach in the league is to coach the Celtics, we are still the favorite to compete for the championship. Coaching has lost its challenge for me, 15

The resume looks pretty good with three championships and I don't need any more rings because I can't put the extra rings on my feet. So, yeah, I'm not coming back and I've decided to retire again."

In this way, Louis retreated behind the scenes with 15 rings.

Moreover, the Celtics quickly launched a successor.

Bill Laimbeer, the chief assistant coach who has served as an assistant for Yinsaiah Thomas, Larry Bird and Louis for more than ten years, will become the new head coach of the Celtics.

Laimbeer said: "Coach Lu said that anyone can succeed in this position. I don't believe it. I must be the worst head coach in the league, so if I succeed in winning the championship, it means he is right."

Then, Mike Budenholzer was promoted to chief assistant coach, and Steve Kerr became second assistant coach.

The Celtics' coaching staff quickly completed the replacement work.

In July, personnel changes occurred within the Celtics.

Patrick Ewing relinquished his position as president of operations.

Ewing's position was replaced by Bird.

Bird's original position was taken over by Pat Riley.

Since then, Laili has completely withdrawn from front-line coaching and became one of the senior executives of the Celtics management.

Some people still wonder if Louis will come back.

He looks still young.

Whether as a team GM or a coach, 50 is a golden age.

Bird explained for Louis: "Everyone on the team wants him to come back. He is indeed still young and energetic, but since he entered professional basketball 32 years ago, everything big and small has changed.

After countless experiences, there is nothing on the basketball court that can arouse his interest - if he has to say one thing, it is to lead the Celtics to teach Wish's team a hard lesson. This year he also fulfilled his wish.

He has lost all enthusiasm. Regardless, I respect and support his decision."

Then, 37-year-old Dejan Bodiloga also announced his retirement this summer.

In just two seasons with the Celtics, Bodilloga was selected to the first team twice and was elected MVP in the 2009-10 season, taking the title of the oldest MVP winner in NBA history to himself. In the past two years,

He perfectly filled Lu Wuxia's vacancy, winning two championships with the team and establishing a dynasty.

Bodiloga's retirement is a signal.

This may not be the end of the Generation of Miracles, but it is definitely the beginning of their end.

The following 2010-11 season was regarded as the beginning of a new era.

At the beginning of the season, David Stern announced that he would retire at the end of his tenure - that was 2013. It was still three years away, but it wasn't too far away.

The Celtics dynasty, which has won four consecutive championships, started with a 20-game winning streak under the leadership of Laimbeer.

Then, a wave of injuries hit, and the Celtics' championship prospects became clouded.

Kirilenko suffered a fracture and was ruled out for the season.

Yao Yue had no major injuries, but minor injuries.

There was a period of confusion about the role positioning between Ginobili, Luo Yin and Curry, and the uneven distribution of ball rights.

Then, Curry continued to suffer lower limb injuries because he had not yet learned to "use his hips instead of his ankles to exert force."

The Celtics won 65 games in a chaotic state, entered the playoffs and stumbled to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they met the Knicks again.

The Knicks are in great shape this year, with James and Wade both on offense and defense.

After the first three games of the series, the Knicks lead 2-1.

Then, something strange happened.

The Knicks became incredibly frustrated. James was restricted by the Celtics' zone defense. Wade worked hard alone but was unable to survive alone.

In the end, James scored 8 points in a single game, but the Knicks lost a very crucial game.

In the next two games, the Knicks seemed to have lost their souls. James responded passively and Wade was irritable and restless. Hill's temperament became the key to burying the team. He was too innocent and didn't know to use vulgar words at this time.

The sound of curses wakes up the players.

On the contrary, McGrady is the player besides Wade that the Knicks want to win the most.

In the fifth and sixth games of the Eastern Conference Finals, McGrady scored 24 points and 26 points, and burst into tears at the end of the sixth game, "If we can be of one heart and one mind, if we don't have so many personal disputes, if some people

You can concentrate..."

4 to 2

The Knicks are out.

James and Wade teamed up in the Knicks for three years without success.

The two people's accommodation and concession to each other has reached its limit.

James is still the same James, but Wade is not the Wade in his previous life.

The time is wrong, the timing is wrong.

At this time, Wade was full of great ambitions, and his physical function and competitive ability were at their peak. He had no consciousness or willingness to abdicate in favor of others.

And James needs a Wade who is willing to be a loyal dog. His 8-point performance in a single game is his psychological projection.

He can also kill everyone like Wade, but he doesn't want this unclear status in the team. He wants to know who he is and who Wade is. If he can't figure it out, then stop playing and let others know who he is.

They'll talk about it after they figure it out.

James is still young, Wade still has a future, but McGrady and Hill's final hope of winning the championship has been ruined.

In the finals, the Celtics faced the Lakers again.

This time, the Celtics, who had defeated the Lakers in the Finals for many years in a row, were at a disadvantage throughout.

Yao Yueban's injury, Luo Yin being suppressed by Kobe Bryant, Ginobili's abnormality, and the chain reaction caused by Kirilenko's season reimbursement - the collapse of the defensive system.

Al Horford is the only Celtics player to perform well in the Finals.

Kobe knew this was their best chance to beat the Celtics.

In the sixth game of the finals, Kobe Bryant gave a speech before the game, led the way during the game, and scored several fatal fairy goals at the end of the game.

114 to 105

4 to 2

The Lakers, who had been resisting the Celtics for many years, finally won in 2011.

Kobe won his sixth championship trophy and specifically said in his FMVP acceptance speech: "Now, I have six rings."

That's Kobe trash talking to Garnett.

Since the two separated, they have been secretly competing to prove that they are better off than the other, and the only way to prove this is to win the championship.

For several years, Garnett in the Suns was like Bodilloga in the Mavericks era, unable to take the final step, while Kobe Bryant suffered repeated defeats and finally succeeded this year.

The ensuing offseason is filled with more suspense.

But the biggest suspense has nothing to do with basketball.

The collective bargaining agreement interrupted the 2011 offseason.

In the 2011 draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers won the No. 1 pick for the second time in three years and selected the man they were destined to be - Kyrie Irving.

At this time, Irving still looks like a bright boy with star status. He can promise fans that he will never leave. He is also full of expectations for the future, saying that he will revitalize the Cavaliers with Blake Griffin, the 2009 No. 1 pick.

But plans cannot keep up with changes. No matter how perfect the young man's plans for the future are, they cannot keep up with the interference of external forces.

That's a story for another day.

As negotiations between labor and management collapsed, the lockout officially began.

A few months later, Louis celebrated his 50th birthday in Los Angeles.

In the past year, Louis basically ignored the team. All matters concerning the Celtics were decided by Bird and Larry without even having to report to Louis.

Louie is definitely tired of basketball-related things.

But he was not idle.

He has made several guest roles in TV series, participated in celebrity interviews, collaborated with writers to create personal autobiographies, business investments, and travel.

One year has passed just like that.

He is very satisfied with his life. Sometimes, he misses the stadium, but only for a short time.

He was very sure that he would not come back again, but it was a pity that he did not quit at the most appropriate time.

Thinking about it now, maybe it was more appropriate for him to announce his retirement from basketball after leading the Chinese team to win the Olympic championship in 2000.

But in the next ten years, he bounced back and forth in the NBA and won five championships.

That's fine, it's the age of social media.

This resume can at least have some weight in the eyes of future fans who have no respect for their predecessors.

But when you think about it carefully, this idea is ridiculous.

Who is he and why should he care about the future?

Will Benj care if some short-sighted fans say he left Louie in the future?

Will Ewing care if some fans in the future say that he is not worthy of being the number one center in history because of his matchup with Sampson?

This childish view is not important at all.

In October 2011, as the impact of the shutdown continued to spread, Louis invited Wilson, Ewing, McHale and Miller to lunch at a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles.

Wilson and Ewing, the two men who became bosses, both gained weight, especially Ewing. Back then, he often teased Louis about his fatness and vowed that he would never look like that.

As a result, Louis is now thinner, but Ewing's body shape is heading towards a fat pig.

"If your face wasn't so distinctive, I would have thought it was Chuck's genetic mutation that caused him to suddenly grow taller."

This is called reincarnation. The person in the Knicks dynasty who is least qualified to laugh at other people's weight is now directly commenting on Ewing.

"Patrick, how did you become like this? How did you do it?" Miller, who was serving as a live commentator for TNT, was very surprised by Ewing's change.

Ewing said harshly: "You think I want to do this? Isn't it because I am too busy at work and have no time to exercise? Isn't Benj also fat?"

"No, no..." Wilson shook his head, "I just have a rounder face. Unlike you, I have increased a few sizes in all directions."

McHale took the opportunity to compliment Louis, "The coach is still great. He looks so strong, how can he look like a 50-year-old man?"

"Nonsense, if you ask me to do nothing all year round, I can still be very strong. Kevin, stop flattering him. Even if you lick his feet, he won't teach you how to turn a team from a weak team to a strong one."

Team!"

"It's simple, don't mess up the draft, just make a few good trades." Miller's age-old tongue is well versed in explanations.

Nothing else, just talking nonsense.

"Oh, if I had known that coaching was difficult, I wouldn't have left a good GM to work in Houston!" McHale complained.

"I'm afraid I can't help you with the draft, but if you want to talk about a deal, I can tell you a story." Old God Louis sat there comfortably and asked in a calm tone: "Have I ever talked with you?

You guys told me how I traded Kevin from Chicago?"

From that day on, Louis had his own luncheon party.