The rest is just noise

Wilkens couldn't figure out how Louis knew his sideline tactics so well.

Even the changes in tactics and paths were guessed.

Wilkens did not underestimate Louis like other coaches. He served as coach when he was still a player. Basically, except for Bill Russell and the 76ers in the 1972-73 season, that team was extremely bad.

Some teams can't even hire a coach (so they can only hire player-coaches), and other players-coaches are all for the sake of saving money.

After retiring, Wilkens continued to coach.

He was also discriminated against and suppressed by many old coaches, but he gradually picked up based on his true talents and established himself in the league with a second and third system.

So not only did he not underestimate Louis, but after watching the Celtics' record, he felt that Louis was not an ordinary person.

The Celtics under Bill Fitch have never looked better.

But today, the feeling Louis gave him was no longer as simple as good or bad. It was like the roundworm in his stomach. After each timeout, he could always accurately predict his changes and take countermeasures.

Unfortunately, the Celtics are in very good shape today.

This led to another problem for Wilkens.

They may be ruthlessly slaughtered by the Celtics at home.

In the first quarter, the Celtics had a strong offense, scoring 38 points in a single quarter, especially the big three of Bird, Thomas and Sampson.

The three of them scored 26 of the 38 points.

Of the remaining 12 points, 6 were scored by Ainge, who was temporarily transferred to the starting lineup.

Laimbeer also wanted a piece of the pie, but his three-point touch was poor today, and he was always interfered by Chambers when he wanted to finish at the basket.

Seeing the gloomy look on his face, Louis was afraid that he would cause trouble again, so he replaced him halfway through the first quarter.

"Unless the other side takes the initiative to provoke us, I don't want to see any violent conflicts today. Do you understand?"

Louis stared at Ranbir with a sullen face.

Ranbir didn't dare not understand, and licked his face like a dog and said: "Coach, today I am a righteous messenger of peace. Anyone who dares to fight will have trouble with me!"

John Paxson on the side shook his head and said: "I almost forgot that he is the person who has fought the most this season."

What Ranbir and Louis didn't say was that he was quite powerful when dealing with a rookie.

After he walked away from Louis, he directly used his identity as an old bird to order Paxson to get him a glass of water.

Paxson didn't dare not agree, and it's hard to say whether he spit in Ranbir's water or not.

In the second quarter, Louis changed his formation.

Let Thomas lead the team, with Karl, Guy Williams, Maxwell, and Laimbeer playing in the second quarter.

There is a problem with this lineup.

Williams, who plays the small forward position, is obviously not on the same level as the others on the court.

He was a rookie, but Louis gave him many opportunities.

More than half of the season has passed, and Williams has no stable playing time in this strong team. In some games, he can't even play, and most of the time he just waves the towel off the court.

He is a passionate and soulful dancer, and every time there is a wonderful scene on the field, his reaction is worthy of a close-up.

But, having said that, his strength is just not enough.

Not up to the level of a championship team.

Louis still gave him a chance, just to see if he could choose a specific direction to work towards.

If you can defend, switch to defense. If you can shoot, switch to shooting. If you can switch to the post, switch to the post. There must always be a strength.

Matt Bonner, the Spurs' famous human victory cigar, is good at three-pointers, otherwise it would be difficult for him to receive the basic salary in San Antonio for so many years.

The NBA's basic salary is already a huge windfall for ordinary people.

Moreover, the longer you stay in the NBA, the wider your network of contacts becomes. These are millionaire-level relationships that cannot be bought with money.

As a result, Louis observed for most of the season and discovered to his embarrassment that the only thing Guy Williams was good at was fighting on the court...

When Bird and Dr. J were fighting, Louis had already sensed something was wrong in advance and asked Williams to come up and protect him.

His first NBA game was an instant success.

Just like Laimbeer, he broke up the fight and locked up Dr. J, allowing Bird to hit the latter with several bird punches.

Afterwards, he served Ranbir tea and water, and spent the whole day asking for advice on how to create conflicts on the court.

After coming in tonight, he quickly angered Fred Brown (SG/PG), Seattle's backup guard and a team hero who has stayed in Seattle his entire career.

Brown was also a famous player when he was young. He was famous for his accurate shooting and could play a role in stabilizing the locker room in the Sonics. At that time, the Wizards were dissatisfied with Dennis Johnson's FMVP and envied the latter's big contract.

Any conflicts in the locker room were suppressed by him.

Veterans tend to be at odds with each other, but he didn't expect that little bastard Williams would come up and greet him with all kinds of little tricks.

He warned repeatedly, but Williams refused to listen.

Finally, a vicious elbow from Williams aroused the veteran's anger.

He grabbed Williams by the collar, his lips were only five centimeters away from Williams, and he spouted trash talk, the content of which was offensive.

"Here we go again!" Louis was going crazy, "Can you guys finish the game well?"

Ranbir stood at a distance and spread his hands to Louis: "It has nothing to do with me now, coach?"

He thought Louis would be reasonable.

"Bill, you damn evil dog, you are definitely inciting trouble on the field!"

"How else would that rookie have the guts?"

Louis saw Wilkens expressing dissatisfaction and became even more angry at Laimbeer and Williams' various trouble-making actions.

Even if this incident is not directly related to Laimbeer, Williams' packaging of himself as a thug was also inspired by him.

He is a good young man, a small forward who is just over two meters tall. He is strong and has decent speed. Why should he not do anything else but be a thug?

In this kind of job, you either beat people or get beaten, and you have to pay fines at every turn. Maybe half of your hard-earned money every month has to be given to the league.

The most amazing skill of Ranbir, this bastard, is to cause trouble without taking the initiative. He always seduces others to beat him.

But he also has the best dodge ability in the league. Even if he is hit, he will capsize in the gutter, which is acceptable, but making his opponent angry and unable to hit him is what happens every day.

Louis is not sure whether Williams can evolve into a guy like Laimbeer who is so mean that even he wants to beat him up.

Louis called a timeout and replaced Williams.

He was replaced by Bird, John Long is away, and the Celtics' rotation at the third position has a slight problem.

Then, Louis called Williams to his side and asked with an ugly face: "What do you want to do? Become a bastard like Bill? Do you think anyone can become such a bastard? Do you know how difficult this road is?"

Williams was silent for a few seconds, "Coach, you inspired me."

"Wha...what?" Louis couldn't believe he was responsible for this.

"I inspired you? I asked you to provoke people everywhere, to make trouble for others, and to force people to throw their fists at you? If Fred Brown hadn't restrained himself just now, you would have been punched in the face by him.

rotten!"

In the final analysis, Williams is just a rookie, at best a confused rookie.

It's like just entering college, leaving your family for the first time to live independently, facing unpredictable roommates, and trying to find your role in an unfamiliar environment.

His choice was to become a thug.

Because in this team, his basketball skills cannot replace anyone. The only thing he can do is to step forward and help them fight or block their fists when the main players conflict with other teams.

, or like Ranbir, they actually fight in the name of breaking up the fight.

"I know what I will encounter... I have been mentally prepared before this."

Louis sneered: "You are young and don't learn the right way. You only think about fighting with others all day long?"

"No matter how bad it is, it's better than being kicked out of the league!" Williams said confidently, "I just want to play in the NBA!"

"Do you think it's enough to just fight?" Louis told him a cruel fact, "I'm not being alarmist. Even if you want to be a fighter, you must be a useful fighter on the court. No coach will trust you.

A person who can only fight. Do you think Bill can only fight? Did you know that his average data per game is close to a double-double? Or, I can count the thugs in the league one by one. They all have their own skills. Then

It's the key to them staying in the league, fighting is secondary."

Louis' words broke Williams' defense, as if telling him that there is no point in what he has been working hard for.

"What should I do?" Williams asked.

"If you think about fighting every time you go on the court, then I and others will never see what you should do." Louis turned away and stopped looking at him. "At the end of the first half, you have to ask Fred Brown

Apologize, otherwise I won't let you play again."

Does Louie object to players fighting? No.

What he objects to is mindless fighting.

When the situation is deadlocked, Ranbir goes to tease his opponents and make them angry. If they can't restrain themselves and punch Ranbir or others, it will be Ranbir's success.

Louis appreciates this method of using psychological warfare to destroy opponents.

But is this game worth it? Louis just wants to coach a good game, but there are always a few fools who make things worse.

At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the SuperSonics by 17 points.

Louis took Williams to the SuperSonics bench and asked him to apologize to Brown in front of everyone.

"Get out of here when you're done. Do you think they really want to see you?" Louis scolded with a smile.

Williams ran away in embarrassment.

Louis nodded to the SuperSonics crowd and went to be interviewed without saying anything else.