The rest is just noise

Another victory.

When the referee blew the final whistle, Louis sat there indifferently.

He has no intention of savoring victory, because winning is a matter of course. Unless the state is too bad, they cannot lose to the Trail Blazers.

Is this what it feels like to hit the max level right from the start?

Since the Celtics' configuration is strong enough, it has become Louis' mission to lead them to win. Once he fails, he should get out like Fitch.

Balancing the needs of all parties and carefully touching each other's self-esteem is a difficult task.

In order to maintain his authority, Louis needs to do something every day to consolidate his position.

He stood up and, per post-match etiquette, he had to shake Jack Ramsey's hand.

Dr. Ramsay walked to the center of the field, and Louis adjusted his clothes. He hoped that he looked decent.

When you are facing a peer, and a highly respected peer, you must be cautious.

Louis has heard many legends about Ramsey. Before his death in 2014, he served as a consultant for the Heat and designed a tactic that increased the Heat's scoring average by 4 points. His passion is boundless and he has a lot of enthusiasm for the players.

Provocative, like Kevin Garnett as a head coach.

Ramsey would often do boxing stances in the locker room to heighten players' concentration, and when he lost a game, like tonight, he would take a long walk outside to get rid of all the negative emotions before going home.

He is 57 years old and can still complete a triathlon. His physique is amazing.

If Louis' team and Ramsey's team were swapped, the result would not change. The result of this game itself is not the gap in coaching ability, but the gap in hard power between the two sides.

Louis just didn't simply and crudely use the player's individual ability to defeat the Trail Blazers.

"I often see news about you in the news," Ramsay said with a soft expression as he shook hands with Louis. "Unfortunately, more than 95% of it is false news."

"Wrong, Jack." Louis smiled, "100% false news."

"Including those who praise you?"

"Yes." Louis said confidently, "Only people who know and understand me can praise me correctly. The Little Lu seen by the media is just a phantom that I deliberately showed to them."

Ramsey has no complaints about tonight's defeat.

"If we had a Bill Walton-type center, the outcome would be very different." Ramsey said later.

Louis didn't expect that Ramsay hadn't let go of Wharton yet.

Just like when Larry Weinberg, the original owner of the Trail Blazers, saw Louis, he also talked about "the big red-haired guy".

He doesn't watch much of Walton's video. He is not the kind of player with a strong sense of presence, but he is the kind of player who serves the team wholeheartedly and is willing to sacrifice himself to help his teammates.

If you look at his data and resume, you will see that he missed a lot of games, was constantly injured, and had statistics that were not very impressive.

Those numbers will hurt fans' evaluation of him.

It's unfair to use statistics to evaluate Walton and imagine that he is just an ancient player who has been overhyped, just like fans in 2020 pointed at Duncan's career average of 19+10 per game and ridiculed him.

"No, we will still win."

Even though Walton could turn things around, Louis still didn't believe his team would lose.

This was the first official meeting between Louis and Ramsay, and they left a good impression on each other.

Louis discovers that Ramsay's inner demons of Wharton are very deep and extraordinary.

In order to find the next Wharton, he will do whatever it takes.

Because only Walton can bring the team in memory back to the world, but there is only one Walton, and there will never be another player like Walton.

Now, Louis knows why they missed Michael Jordan.

If they get the first pick, they will choose Olajuwon. This is a decision they will not regret.

However, if they were not the first pick, they would choose Sam Bowie.

Because Bowie is generally regarded as Wharton II.

Even if there is only a 1% chance that he will become Walton, Ramsey will ask the management to get him at all costs.

From this point of view, maybe Walton should take the blame for this matter?

No, the team doctor who suggested that Walton take painkillers and continue playing should be blamed.

It was his stupid advice that caused Walton's injury to worsen and eventually leave the team. This sowed Ramsey's inner demon, and his desire for the second Walton continued into the 1984 draft. In this draft, "You may only be the best player in your life."

In a "once" draft, I missed the best in history and chose Bowie, who was very capable but was forced to become a joke.

Louie gave a brief live interview.

Return to the locker room and attend the press conference with Bird and Thomas.

Bird, as usual, received many questions.

Including tonight's game, the Celtics currently average 121 points per game, second only to the Spurs and Nuggets.

Among them, Bird averaged 29 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Because Louis creatively allowed Bird to play the four position for extended periods of time, his defensive agility and inability at small forward were masked.

When he faced the orthodox No. 4 position, his defense was quite impressive.

If you keep it up, let alone the second defense, you can expect the first defense.

Although Thomas is not as comprehensive as Bird, his personal data also averages 22 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists per game, and he has a clear division of labor with Bird.

A reporter from The Oregonian asked Louie: "How do you balance your internal conflicts?"

His question is quite interesting. If Louis does not correct his question, it will be tantamount to admitting that there is a conflict within the Celtics.

Louis really didn't correct him.

"Even family members who are related by blood will have conflicts. Therefore, the size of the conflict and how to transfer the conflict are actually important topics for me."

Louis faced the reporter's questions directly and did not hide them.

"So do you have any tips?"

"Of course!" Louis said proudly, "Whenever I want to establish authority, I will attack Larry. You may find it incredible, but Larry is scolded by me every day. He is used to growing up in the scolding. He is

Our number one player, if he gets scolded, the others will have nothing to say."

The other party didn't believe what Louis said at first and asked Bird to verify it on the spot.

"Little Lu lied, he didn't scold me." Bird paused, and everyone was about to see Louis' joke, "He just humiliated me in different ways every day, making fun of my origin, accent, style and cautious spending."

Because Bird's answer was so explosive, the Celtics took over the headlines of "The Oregonian" the next day.

"Boston Celtics generals are at odds, Larry Legend bluntly said he was ravaged by Little in the open air."

After this headline came out, it became popular and provided strong evidence for the "Larry Bird is underrated" movement.

This movement and its origin will be discussed later.

But after the press conference that day, Louis couldn't believe that Bird would say that in front of reporters.

"Thanks to you, starting tomorrow, the media across the United States will exaggerate the reports on the small friction between you and me!"

"You exposed our affairs, and now you still blame me for restoring the truth?" Bird asked dissatisfiedly, "Who troubles me every day? Who calls me a country bumpkin every day? Who makes fun of my hometown every day? Who blames me?

Are you making a fuss over a $10 drink?"

Thomas has a big head. The two of them won't quarrel in the corridor, right?

"Okay, if you think this is humiliating you, then it is humiliating you." Louis smiled, "Do you know what I will answer next time a reporter asks me how to humiliate you?"

"I will say that I just told you what you have done, and it was regarded as humiliating you." Louis mocked in a sinister way, "He is indeed the legendary Larry from French Lick Town, dare to do it

Don’t let anyone tell you yet.”

"Who didn't let you say it? Don't you say it every day?"

"Since you can accept what I say every day, why do you still tell reporters that I am humiliating you?" Louis said angrily, "You have simply redefined the word humiliation!"

"Ahem"

Thomas interrupted: "Although I really want to see you continue to argue, we have already reached the door of the locker room."

At the last second, Louis' face was full of anger, his eyebrows were curled up, as if he were alive, and his eyes were filled with fire, intending to burn Bird.

Suddenly, the anger disappeared.

He opened the locker room door with a smile.

"Don't you control your expression, Larry?" Thomas thought Bird was about to change his face too.

Bird thought, but how could he be as professional as Louis? He forced himself to laugh without even thinking about it, twisting his face as if he was constipated.

"Larry, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Some of them were teammates greeting Bird.

It took Louis just a few seconds to make his smile as bright as a summer flower. Perhaps he is more qualified than Nicolas Cage to star in "Face", so that he can not only use this film to break into the entertainment industry, but also work with actresses for free

Tongue/kiss, by the way, it proves that his ability to change faces is not unfounded, and he can completely surpass professional actors.