The rest is just noise

Springfield, Ohio, USA, is the hometown of James Naismith, the father of basketball.

The annual Hall of Fame event is held here.

This year, the Hall of Fame welcomed a "distinguished guest".

Although the Hall of Fame Committee stated that all those inducted into the Hall of Fame are people worthy of being remembered, but if even the NBA championship has to be divided into thirds, sixths and ninths as the narrative changes,

Of course, the inductees to the Hall of Fame must also be ranked according to their gold content.

In terms of players, the biggest player inducted into the Hall of Fame this year is Heat legend Clyde Drexler.

Glider was active in the 1980s and 1990s, but compared to others of his generation, he was not the most eye-catching.

Compared with those super giants who have made the Hall of Fame shine, the glider's star flavor is obviously not as good.

However, the coaching staff is enough to make up for this gap.

Legend Lu, the greatest trainer of all time, will be a member of the Hall of Fame this year.

After careful arrangements by relevant personnel, Louis was placed in the finale.

Following Louis was the late Maurice Stokes.

That day, the Naismith Museum of Fame was filled with superstars from the NBA.

Benjamin Wilson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Ralph Sampson, Bill Russell, Magic, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Gareth

Nate, Tim Duncan... It's rare that a Hall of Fame event can gather so many "big names" at the same time.

Everyone knows that they are not here for the glider.

Therefore, the glider who was queuing up to speak in front of Louis also made a joke that amused the audience before starting: "I won't keep you waiting too long, otherwise Ralph may rush on the stage and drive me off."

The most impressive part of Glider's speech was the part where he talked about himself and Jordan.

Back then, Glider and Jordan were known as the two stars of the Trail Blazers, and they were the core players who helped the team revive. However, Jordan's strong rise blocked Glider's edge. If Jordan hadn't been injured in the 1988-89 season, Glider would have had the opportunity to stand alone.

, the world has no idea that he is also a superstar-level player.

Later, the Trail Blazers chose the former between Jordan and the Glider.

This is the most unpleasant thing about gliders.

"To this day, I still won't say that I am better than Michael, but..." All the flat talk in the world can usher in a storm because of a "but", "At least I proved in Miami that I can be a good player."

A major component of a super team that wins the championship."

Glider didn't say at least half of the sentence.

That half of the sentence is not suitable to be said here.

The half-sentence that was left unsaid was - On the other hand, Teacher Dadan, as the first core of the super team, although his physical strength is stronger than mine, he did not win the championship.

Glider's words won a lot of applause, and people were happy to see him take this opportunity to inflict secondary damage on the Blazers and Jordan.

Louis couldn't help but feel sad for Jordan.

Isn’t it just that I didn’t win the championship? Why, cats and dogs can come and take a bite.

When Boss Lu felt compassion, he didn't realize that he was the reason why Jordan's life became so sad.

Although complaining about Jordan and the Trail Blazers aroused a good response, looking at Glider's entire speech, it can only be described as mediocre.

Finally, everyone applauded him politely and sent him into the Hall of Fame.

Then, after a little preparation, the camera focused on Legend Lu, who was sitting in the center of the front row.

The big screen on stage began to play the tribute video.

Louis is the only Hall of Fame inductee to receive this honor today.

The video was interspersed with blessings from Wilson, Ewing and others, and then, under a magnificent soundtrack, the host said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, please let us welcome the 1989 Hall of Fame members K.C. Jones and

2004 Hall of Famer Legend Lu takes the stage!”

The wife kissed Louis.

Lu Wuxia and Lu Wuyan gave their father a big hug.

His mother whispered a few words in Louis' ear, and then he put away the warm face that his family was familiar with, and replaced it with the smile that belonged to Legend Lu, which was familiar to most people.

When Louis walked onto the stage, the Wilsons stood up and applauded. No one has received such a big welcome in the Hall of Fame and Museum since Larry Bird.

After Louis came on stage, the noise at the scene did not stop.

He tried to interrupt the deafening noise, but the noise maker would not stop.

In the end, Louis could only wait for them to calm down.

This process takes more than a minute.

"Before the speech begins, I would like to pay tribute to Reed Auerbach and his family. Although Reed was not able to come to the scene today, I have received his blessing in private. Of course, I know this is not enough.

So I hit him hard -" Louis smiled sadly, "He will miss the opportunity to become my recommendation for the Hall of Fame. You must know that this is an honor that Larry can't ask for.

.”

There was laughter at the scene, and Bird's vulgar mouth movements greatly increased Louis' desire to express himself.

"However, I think that even if Reid comes, I will choose K.C as my Hall of Fame recommender." Louis glanced at the big brother beside him, and his thoughts were instantly brought back to 26 years ago, "The summer of 1978.

, I was just a college student on summer vacation, but I didn’t know how to enter professional basketball, which was not as popular as it is now. My first stop was not Boston, but Cleveland, which is where I grew up and was my life.

My second hometown, my initial idea was to work for the Cavaliers. I made a lot of preparations for this, but my job application seemed not serious enough for the Cavaliers. I still remember the coach who replaced Bill Fitch and asked me to

The one who was turned away, his name was Dick Noddy."

"I don't know what happened to him later, but I believe that with the help of this wise reviewer, the Cavaliers will definitely have a bright future, so I can only put my last hope in Boston." Louis said fondly,

"At the time, Boston was the only club I could think of that didn't look at seniority or skin color, but a meritocracy, but I still needed a stepping stone. So I found K.C., who was the Celtics assistant coach at the time.

Sent him the scouting report."

"Everything after that is history." Louis smiled, "So, I have to thank K.C. Without him, I might not be where I am today. He is more worthy of being my Hall of Fame recommender than anyone else.

"

Then, Louis' speech stopped for 5 seconds. Because his career was so long, he didn't know where to start.

Then, he found a way out.

"I want to thank Mr. Irv Levin. This is an unfamiliar name to you, but in the 1970s, this name was not unfamiliar at all in the NBA. He was the Celtics player at that time.

Owner. When Mr. Laiwen sold the team in 1978, he invited me to join his new team, the San Diego Clippers. He promised to give me a good position. For me at the time

, it meant a lot, but I ended up not going to San Diego because I was only 19 years old and a nobody in professional basketball, and it was definitely not a good idea to leave Boston and go to San Diego. Especially considering that the team was called the Clippers, you know

's... Even to this day, that's the only team I don't have confidence in saving."

Louis hacked the Clippers, and the scene burst into laughter.

Immediately, Louis said: "I want to thank Jack McMahon (Ja). When I first entered the industry, Jack was definitely a great scout. Although we didn't have much contact, he taught me every time I communicated with him.

I was very impressed. When I first met him, he sold me a dozen scouting reports, which was not common at the time, and I benefited a lot from his experience and insight."

After that, Louis said a few more names that most people had never heard of.

Suddenly... "I want to thank John Salley,"

The scene was very quiet because no one could have imagined that Selly would be on Louis' list of thanks.

"I believe you all know that the 1993 Knicks were my favorite team. Many people know about that team through documentaries. But I swear, you don't know enough. It was a team full of contradictions and crises.

The team, Benj and Patrick stopped talking to each other, Dennis disappeared, MAR's radical religiousism was a problem at the time, Sean's big contract was jealous, many people were unhappy with their playing time...you name it

The Knicks had every problem imaginable. We were a powder keg, and everything John revealed in that book ("When the Garden Became Indian") as that damn unnamed insider,

Destroyed the team from the outside in."

More than ten years later, the anger can still be seen on Louis' face.

"Since then, the team has been completely torn apart, and we have become a mess. Although we found out the traitor immediately, the gap has been opened, the internal conflicts have become public, and the Knicks are finished -" Louis said

Finished, looking at the old subordinates off the court, "We should be finished, right? But, we are not finished. This team was miraculously cured in the finals. They want to maintain the dignity of the championship, and they are eager to win.

The selfishness that has been killing championships since ancient times, they overcame the doubts from the outside world, defeated their own greed for more, and finally became the best team in history."

"That was the best team I have ever owned in my life. Although I only owned it for one night, I was satisfied." Louis' anger had already turned into a relieved smile, and the members of the Knicks dynasty in the audience fell into it.

Remembering the past. "For this, I have to thank John Salley, you are the best mole ever."

The Hall of Fame is usually a stage for praise.

People with good eloquence will prepare a lot of jokes to warm up. Louis did make jokes, but that was not his main purpose.

It may seem inhumane to publicly execute John Salley, but anyone who knew Louis knew that it was him.

Don't forgive, don't forget.

"I worked in New York for ten years, and that was the decade when my career took off. It was in those ten years that I went from a kid standing on Reid's shoulders to the so-called messiah. But, just by me

No one can do that work alone, so I have a lot of people to thank.”

"First of all, I need to thank the late Hall of Fame player Dave DeBusschere." Louis said, "At that time, Dave was the general manager of the Knicks. As early as June of that year, I had already decided to join New York.

, but you know, it was difficult for the Knicks to win the championship with the lineup they had at the time, and we had to screw up in order to select that bastard in the draft who did not accept my advice and went back to college for his fourth year." The audience burst into laughter, Lian You.

Because I couldn't help it, "But you know that I had some unpleasant things with the New York media when I was in Boston. So, if I join New York as a championship coach but directly choose to mess up, public opinion will be negative."

I caused tremendous pressure. So we delayed the signing until August, and I didn't complete the signing. Dave didn't make any trades during the offseason, and the Knicks had to face the new season with a mediocre lineup. In this way,

Even if the team's performance is poor, the media cannot blame me."

"Without Dave, can I withstand the criticism from the media? Maybe, but it's definitely not that easy. I want to thank David, who won me a one-year window and laid the foundation for the future Knicks dynasty.

." Louis sighed.

Speaking of DeBusschere, Louis felt a little depressed because it was impossible for the other party to come to the scene to congratulate him.

Then, Louis glanced at Tomjanovich, felt relieved, and continued: "Then... Rudy, actually I don't think I need to thank you. It is you who should thank you, and what I want to say next

This sentence may annoy some people, but I decided to say it anyway - Rudy, you are the best head assistant I have ever had. I still remember the days and nights we compiled scouting reports in Boston,

I still remember that stroller we could never figure out, and I still remember Mike Tyson destroying your beloved Spinks in 91 seconds... We had so many good times together, and you were the best

Great, thank you for going through this with me.”

"I would like to thank Mr. James Dolan..."

There were boos for the first time at the scene.

What little Dolan did in the post-Louis era seems to have outraged both humans and gods.

Louis smiled and waited for them to finish shushing, and then continued: "I know some people have been complaining about why Mr. Dolan never tried to let me return to New York. In fact, he tried, and more than once. So, this matter

You really can't blame him, and even without me, the Knicks have developed well under his leadership..."

The boos started again.

"Okay..." Louis calmed down the boos, "Now that I have become the owner of the Celtics, it is meaningless to talk about it anymore. I don't think Dolan can be entirely blamed for the Knicks' setbacks over the years.

On Mr.’s head.”

And Louis also threw out his baggage when the boos gradually disappeared: "Please believe that I am definitely not saying this because Mr. Dolan wants to build a statue for me in Madison Square Garden."

"!@%@%"

Later, Louis mentioned an unfamiliar name: "I want to thank Jack Kruger. He is like a boss who walked from a dream into reality. Without his tolerance and understanding, I would not even have been able to join New York in 1984." . ”

Not many people remember him anymore.

Louis did not continue to talk about Kruger, but ended the speech naturally: "Finally, I would like to thank Bernard King, who donated one year's salary to the Louis Basketball Academy in the 1984-85 season. .(The scene started to lose control due to violent laughter) This will allow more hopeful stars from China to land in the United States, receive the best training and competition in the world, and eventually become the top talents that Chinese basketball needs. For this reason, I must represent China The Basketball Association, the Chinese National Team and countless Chinese fans solemnly express their gratitude to you!"

Bernard King did not come to the scene.

He can't come either.

The fact that he lost one year's salary to Louis in 1984 was revealed by the media, but it was still in the era of print media, and this kind of story was not spread that far. As Louis' status in the world rose steadily, this kind of joke Stories like this began to spread widely, but now fans can no longer tell whether the story is true or false.

Mentioned and confirmed by Louis, the protagonist of the story, it was a whipping of Bernard King.

Of course, people who don't know the inside story will believe that Louis is really thanking King, and witnesses like Tomjanovich are already laughing so hard that they can hardly breathe.

"After finishing my job in New York, I was looking for a breakthrough. I wanted to achieve the greatest offense on the basketball court. It was at that time that Mr. Bass came to New York with his negotiating team and found me."

"We reached an agreement after three days of negotiations, and what happened after that is history." Louis said, "Just like my ten years in New York, I also enjoyed my six years in Los Angeles, and we once again Achieving success, and in this process, there are many people I have to thank.”

"First of all, I would like to thank Zhao Yuanzheng, general manager of the Lakers."

"He's not a good coach, but he's a great general manager. You can see that the Lakers have never fallen from the ranks of championship contenders under him for so many years. Likewise, he has worked with me for many years and the help he has given me may be It's the most, but... But I still don't like that he made the phrase 'coach, my coach' become the Knicks' home cheering slogan." Louis said with disgust, "This is the most annoying thing he has ever done. thing!"

Some good people started making jokes about coaching at the scene.

Zhao Yuanzheng, the originator of this meme, smiled not far away.

"I want to thank Jim Bass..." As soon as Louis finished speaking, Bass received as many boos as Dolan. "Although many people are dissatisfied with him, I have a different view. I It’s safe to say that without Jim, my six years with the Lakers would not have been so smooth. It was he who discovered Kobe Bryant and he was the one who won the No. 1 pick for us in 1997. Now, that ‘Miracle Lakers’ team has become a legend for many. The best team in people's minds, and without Jim, these things might not have happened."

"So I want to thank him, his luck, his jokes, and his endless 'little stories'."

Hearing this, Jim Buss couldn't help but said to Zhao Yuanzheng next to him: "Zhao, why have we never considered retiring Coach Lu's jersey or building a statue in Staples?"

Zhao Yuanzheng guessed: "Because Coach Lu didn't stay in Los Angeles long enough?"

"Shit!" Buss Jr. snorted, "Coach Lu did more for the Lakers in six years in Los Angeles than Jerry did in 40 years."

Zhao Yuanzheng couldn't help but sigh that this was like a cunning rabbit dying and a lackey being cooked.

It is true that the Lakers under West have repeatedly suffered failures, but those failures are not meaningless, but for Buss Jr., Louis' six years are greater than West's forty years.

This makes sense. Louis brought four championships to the Lakers in six years, and his legacy is still influencing the Lakers. In addition to one championship in his playing career, West has become a coach and administrator.

Nothing. Not to mention the two championships in 1980 and 1982, the general manager at the time was Bill Sharman, and West didn't officially take over until 1983.

There is no need to elaborate on everything after 1983.

"So, we have to retire Coach Lu's jersey?"

"Of course, we must do it."

When Bass threw West's achievements to the ground and spat on them, Louis on the stage also mentioned West.

"Jerry West was the reason I decided to go to the Lakers. Jerry was part of the negotiating team led by Dr. Buss, and I spent a whole day talking to him in a Chinese restaurant in New York. We talked a lot.

Things, past, present and future." Louis said with great emotion, "I still think Jerry is the smartest GM I have ever met, and I have benefited a lot from the years of working with him."

"Then I'm going to tell the story - the story of how I lured Larry from Boston to Los Angeles."

When Louis talked about this, the live camera showed Bird.

Bird just shook his head and smiled.

"Many people think this is a very complicated story, but it's not complicated at all," Louis said. "Today's Larry has proven that he is an outstanding coach who can lead a good team to compete for the championship. At that time, Kyle

The Celtics didn't think so. They just wanted to use Larry's influence to attract tickets and maintain the Celtics' tradition of always treating their own people well. Larry didn't want to become a token sinecure, which was two years before he left Boston.

One of the main reasons.”

"The other main reason is that he can't resist the temptation to work for me. Yes, he needs me so much!"

There was a lot of laughter at the scene, and the camera showed Bird again. He also laughed, but his mouth shape was obviously "F".

"Looking back on my six years in Los Angeles, they were the most relaxed six years of my life." Louis said, "I have a group of good helpers, a very professional boss, great players, and even our announcer

All the best in history (the crowd applauded the late Chick Hearn), it was a very strange moment, the Lakers' bad luck was at its peak at that stage, we started to turn around, and I just happened to

Became the leader of that team and then led them to create a dynasty."

"So, I want to thank everyone on that Lakers team."

"After finishing my job with the Lakers, as you know, I led the Chinese team to defeat the American team in Sydney, achieving the consummation of my coaching career. For a while, I lost my goals on the basketball court because I no longer knew what else was going on on the court.

Anything to get me excited about."

"One day, I was watching TV with my daughter at home, and I suddenly realized that she was 12 years old. However, I couldn't imagine what wonderful memories I had brought to her in the first 12 years of her life. That was it.

At that time, I decided to retire. Returning to life is not an easy task. I tried to enter a new life and did many other things, but in the end I returned to basketball and returned to the place where my dream began-"

The sound and applause at the scene interrupted Louis again.

"The person who made me make this decision was Reed."

"It's really interesting. Reid was the reason why I left Boston in the first place. Although he wanted me to stay in Boston and take over his job, you know, no ambitious young man is willing to wait for a successful old man to take the initiative to give up his position.

For me, there is no position that can be given away, you have to compete, you have to fight for it, you have to prove that you are worthy of that position."

"I didn't want to wait, so I was leaving. I had gotten everything I wanted when Reed asked me to come back again, after a break of more than a year, and eventually Reed and Paul Gaston

I was moved by his sincerity. I took the first step towards becoming the owner and completed the team's reconstruction with Reid's support. I believe the Celtics will achieve better results in the future.

It all started because of Reid. If K.C. was the one who opened the door to professional basketball for me, then Reid was the one who shaped me."

"So, thank you, Reed."

Louis took a look at his family members in the front row, his old mother, his wife who had lost her beauty, and his grown-up children, all of which made him deeply moved.

"I want to thank the Cleveland Cavaliers -- not because they gave me Reggie and Benj for Bill Cartel," Louis said, sparking laughter but without pausing in his speech.

It was the Cavaliers in 1976. Before that, my dad passed away in a car accident. The most important thing he left to me was his love for basketball. At that time, we had season tickets for the Cavaliers. Unfortunately, in 1976,

Before, the Cavaliers were a terrible team. After my dad passed away, my life turned gray for a while, until the Cavaliers made their historic run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1976, and my life took on color again. That was when the Cavaliers made their historic run to the Eastern Conference Finals.

At that time, a seed was planted in my heart that I wanted to become a professional basketball scout."

"However, at that time, being a dentist was more promising than becoming an NBA scout, at least that's how my mother saw it. However, I want to thank my dearest mother, although she once expressed concerns about my basketball dream.

, but she always supports me in pursuing my passion. She is not only the most important person in my life, but also my most solid supporter and role model. Thank you, Mom."

"I also want to thank my wife Lorraine, most of you have seen her movies, but let me tell you, not only is she the best comedian of all time, she is the best wife and mother in the world, and if you don't believe it,

Look at me and look at our children, only the best wives and mothers can take care of their family so well."

"Then, I want to thank my two children. Wuxia and Wuyan, you have always been my motivation to move forward. As a father, I hope to let you live the best life. In the blink of an eye, you have grown up and have

My own pursuit and career. I hope that I can be like your grandma. Even at this age, I can still be your role model. This is the most important job for the rest of my life. I want to be the best father in the world."

Everyone knows that this speech is coming to an end.

Louis smiled and said: "Maybe some people will wonder why I didn't thank any player? Are there no players who deserve my gratitude?"

"No, from this point of view, I want to thank every player I have coached, but I have coached too many players and I cannot name them one by one. And, just now, I suddenly had

They thought differently – maybe I shouldn’t thank them.”

"Coaches and players are complementary to each other. Without players, there is no coach, but without coaches, players cannot move forward alone." Louis said loudly, "I have heard countless coaches thank their favorite players here, but

I don’t plan to do the same thing today. Because, I can proudly tell everyone that every player who plays under me has become better than before, and I have a clear conscience towards them!”

"So, if I have to thank someone, I won't thank a specific person."

"What I want to thank is every player who has worked hard for me since 1983. Thank you for being open-minded and accepting lessons and working hard."

"At the end of this speech, as the most authoritative expert in the basketball world, I will tell you ten facts that have been recognized in the past thirty years and cannot be changed in the next thirty years - I think I am qualified."

Louis smiled playfully, and then said slowly, "The 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers had the best security guard in history, and he single-handedly refused me the opportunity to play for the Cavaliers."

This was the strongest laughter since Louis' speech began.

"The 1993 New York Knicks were the best basketball team ever. If you don't admit it, then you don't understand basketball."

The old Knicks guys stood up and applauded.

"Reggie Miller, Dale Ellis, and Kang Do-ryu are the three most lethal shooters in history. If they are not selected as the NBA's 75 superstars twenty years later, the world must be crazy!"

Miller raised his eyebrows proudly.

"Larry Bird is the player who best combines technology and intelligence in history. I will not accept refutation."

After hearing this, Bird immediately backed away from the tactics.

"Ralph Sampson was the most unstoppable player of all time, you can't argue with that."

Ranbir patted Sampson's shoulder hard and didn't know what he was saying. Sampson just shrugged.

"Patrick Ewing is the greatest center of all time, of course, you can try to argue that."

The smile did not disappear from Ewing's face, but moved to the faces of other people present.

"Michael Jordan is the greatest loser of all time."

"!￥!@#%@#%"

"Benjamin Wilson is the greatest winner of all time."

“!@%@%@#￥%%……”

"Coca-Cola will always, always, always, always be bigger than Pepsi."

At the moment when the noise was the loudest——

"Finally - I'm the greatest coach ever!"

Applause and cheers roared like lightning.

"Thanks."

Louis turned around and hugged K.C. Jones, then walked off the court like a king, agreeing one by one with the greatest players in NBA history, ending the show with deafening noise.