The rest is just noise

In addition to watching Notre Dame's training, Louis later successfully connected with Notre Dame's head coach Phelps.

This is very coincidental. Phelps likes to play squash. Louis does not have this hobby. But for information, he can even sell his buttocks (customers are only women), let alone learn to play squash?

They got to know each other through the sport of squash.

Louis took the opportunity to ask Phelps about his evaluation of Laimbeer, and was surprised.

Phelps spoke highly of Laimbeer, describing him as "the most winning player I have ever seen."

It's one thing to have a high rating, it's another thing not to use Ranbir.

In addition to recognizing Laimbeer's desire to win, he has some concerns about Laimbeer's mental attributes: "Influenced by his father, he feels that playing basketball is not a decent job, which may affect his professional attitude."

This is undoubtedly a heartfelt statement.

Phelps left a good impression on Louis. He is not the kind of coach who talks all about the future of his students. He can point out the strengths of his players and also knows their shortcomings.

Considering his use of Ranbir, it can only be said that those who know others may not make good use of them.

In mid-July, Louis returned to Boston.

He stayed in Indiana for more than half a month and spent less than $1,200.

The remaining funds do not need to be handed over, and they do not belong to his personal income. Each scout's funds are received every six months. Only top scouts like K.C. Jones and John Kirilla can spend the funds as they wish.

Prepare.

Louis' life returned to peace, and he still sent his salary home.

At the end of July, he pretended to go home, and Li Xuanbing thought he was going to his sophomore year.

It's not good to hide it from your mother, but it's definitely even worse to let her know the truth.

So Louis continued to hide it. Anyway, there was no risk of exposure in the short term. After these four years, he should be able to tell her that he couldn't get into medical school.

As the new season approaches, Louis' work becomes busy.

The NBA is still at rock bottom, desperate to be rescued.

Last season, the Trail Blazers took a mid-range shot and Bill Walton's knee exploded, ruining the momentum the league had built for them. The subsequent impact of Walton's injury was underestimated by many. Imagine that Jordan suffered a serious knee injury during his 72-win season.

, and then without playing a game for three consecutive years, what kind of NBA will we see? The finals in those years will be the Heat vs. SuperSonics and the Pacers vs. Jazz for two consecutive years. As a fan, do you find this interesting?

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The most popular team suddenly collapsed, poisonous dogs were everywhere, color discrimination caused white audiences to refuse to watch the NBA, and the Knicks were called the Niggers for having an all-black lineup. Then there was the league's indulgence in fighting (fines

Low, the number of suspensions is small (no more than 1 game at most), and sports reporters appreciate this kind of physical conflict.

Maurice Lucas was dubbed "The Enforcer" for his fights in the Finals that turned the tide of the series, and Rockets' Calvin Murphy (PG) was praised for his various bullying behaviors.

.This ethos implies to players that fighting is worth encouraging.

Look at Murphy, look at Lucas, they both get praise for it.

In an era when the influence of print media is infinite, in an era when cable TV is not developed, and TV channels show boring programs all day long, making everyone feel serious when watching TV, in a "Sports Illustrated" columnist

In an era where fighting is cool and it doesn't matter if you hurt someone if you have a good reason, on-court violence has had a terrible negative impact on the NBA - fans widely believe that professional basketball is a bunch of stupid guys with violent tendencies.

Poisonous dogs, made up of spoiled young people.

All this negative energy completely exploded during the game between the Lakers and Rockets last season.

In that game, which was broadcast nationally by CBS, the league's No. 1 player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, punched the Rockets' white center Kevin Kunnert, breaking his jaw and breaking his finger.

The few rare injuries he suffered in his career were all additional injuries caused by hitting others - and this scene, in the eyes of the audience and sensitive sports reporters, is a black star with strong racial consciousness who has a strong racial consciousness in the country.

Beating up a white man on live broadcast.

A more terrifying thing happened. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's knife-wielding bodyguard, Washington, who played a role as a thug for the Lakers, came to calm the situation. The Rockets' star player Rudy Tomjanovich wanted to calm the matter, but he chose to come from behind Washington.

Running. At the time, this would have been considered a sneak attack. Therefore, Washington turned around and punched as an instinctive reaction, and that punch caused irreparable consequences.

Tomjanovich spent two weeks in the intensive care unit with a broken jaw, a broken nose, a smashed face and a cracked skull...this is what black players do to white star players.

In the 1970s, when racial conflicts occurred frequently, this punch was no less than the bullet that started World War I.

The image of the league collapsed as a result, and the Lakers had to give up Washington (the Celtics took him in) who had used him very well.

This is what we will face in the new season.

Although Washington's punch caused the NBA to increase the amount of fines and bans, the violent conflicts were not effectively curbed. In fact, the league never made any efforts to this effect before the 1990s. The league's number one star Walton continued

Truce, Dr. J is a huge disappointment. More and more players are living a life of today and no tomorrow. The 75:25 ratio of black to white continues to block fans. Prejudice about skin color, fear of violence, and hatred of poisonous dogs.

..these unmanageable negative images are destroying the league.

Celtics rookie coach Saatchi Sanders felt that his position was not secure, so he invited Louis to join the coaching staff.

Louis did not refuse, which meant that he could receive two wages.

The position Sanders assigned him was a coaching assistant.

Some people say that Sanders asked an 18-year-old kid for help because he was in a hurry and sought medical treatment, but he had no choice. The Celtics are currently completely uncompetitive, but fans and management require them to be competitive.

The general environment is already bad, and the internal environment is even worse.

Even the overt and covert fighting between Auerbach and the new owner makes people worried about the future of this team.

In an interview with the Boston Globe, Brown said that he wanted to be a positive and proactive owner to help the team regroup.

Before the start of the season, he made a deal with the Pacers without Auerbach's knowledge.

He signed free agent Earl Tatum SG from the Pacers.

Why a deal? This is the legacy of the Oscar Robinson case.

Based on the outcome of the Robinson case, the NBA will abolish the retention rule, but the owners are worried that full free agency will inflate players' salaries to a point they cannot afford, so they ask for a buffer time of several years.

This time period is 10 years.

The reservation clause disappeared, but there was a compensation system.

That is, if team A wants to sign a free agent from team B, then they must compensate team B with corresponding assets. This is a bit like a future sign-and-trade, but it is completely different from a sign-and-trade. The compensation system is mandatory and must be

The free agents of the signed teams must be compensated accordingly. If the two parties cannot reach an agreement on the content of compensation, the league office will decide what to compensate.

Therefore, players have not actually gained true freedom.

The price Brown paid for signing Tatum was to compensate the Pacers with a second-round pick.

Auerbach was very angry, but he didn't give up. After three games of the new season, in response to his boss, he sent Tatum to Detroit in exchange for Chris Ford SG.

As a coaching assistant, Louis has one more scouting job.

He began to record each team's playing style while formulating a game plan for the coaching staff.

As a rookie, this was killing him.

Although he was a successful behind-the-scenes helmsman in his previous life, he has never been on the front line to direct a game.

He found that Sanders only played 10 tactics in each game, and those tactics were often successful. The Celtics' real problem was a lack of internal cohesion and poor defense.

The good news is that John Long, who could be said to be personally introduced to Boston by Louis, performed well in his rookie season. He was designated as a rotation player and performed gratifyingly in the limited opportunities.

Before the fourth game, Louis suggested that Sanders give Long more playing time because the opponent, the New Orleans Jazz, was a poor defensive team.

"John is a newbie, he will not be targeted, so he will get a lot of shooting opportunities." Louis tried to think positively, "If he can seize the opportunity..."

Sanders adopted his suggestion and assigned the running tactics previously assigned to Havlicek to Long.

That night, Long showed off his famous shooting ability.

He frequently played on the left and right wings and scored a rookie season-high 24 points.

However, the Celtics' defense was too poor. Although they played well offensively, they were bombarded by New Orleans with 120 points on the defensive end, losing the game they almost won.

Louis could not speak during the game because he really didn't understand much.

He could see what was wrong with Sanders.

When players are walking on the court to defend, Sanders will just call a timeout, tell the players to defend hard, and then switch to a new group of players.

He just couldn't throw his glasses aside and ask the players why they weren't playing defense.

And this is what a qualified coach should do when encountering this situation.

Louis is pleased that Long has proven his vision, but he analyzes opponents as well as the Celtics.

This is Auerbach's request.

In the first-stage scouting report he submitted to Auerbach, he described the Celtics as a "sewer team with no hope."

Auerbach was furious.

This was the first time anyone told him Celtic should be flushed down the drain, even if Louis didn't mean it.

"This is really shameful!" Auerbach told reporters.

Sage Sanders was under so much pressure that he was about to collapse.

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