The rest is just noise

May 6, 1984

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Pistons were defeated by the Celtics in three straight games. In Game 4, at their home court, they were eager to defend their dignity.

Daley fed them the strongest chicken soup.

Otherwise, it would be unimaginable that a team would try their best to narrow the gap to 11 points before giving up when they were 15 points behind with only one minute left in the game.

They stop fighting because time is up, not because they accept defeat.

If this Pistons team were regarded as the Celtics' long-term rival, they would undoubtedly be terrifying.

No one wants to continue to fight against such an opponent who refuses to give up.

It can be seen that even though the personnel structure of this team is completely different from the Pistons that Louis knew, they still have the unique temperament of that Pistons.

Even if Thomas and Laimbeer, the core players of that Pistons team, are now part of the Celtics, the Pistons are still Pistons.

Daly brought them a certain belief in never giving up and never giving up.

It's also 4-0, and the piston deserves more respect than the bullet.

When Louis came to the midfield to shake hands with Daley, he joked with him: "Although it is 4-0, the game is like 4-3. You are the best opponent."

Dalillo said with some regret: "Until the end, I still didn't see you letting Larry go to the low post to get the ball to attack."

Hearing this, the corners of Louis' mouth twitched.

Letting Bird catch the ball in the low post and attack is the Celtics' bottom-line tactic, and it is also the trump card when the team is at the end of its rope and has nothing to do.

When Louis temporarily took over the team last season, he relied on Bird to play in the low post and managed to win two games.

Unexpectedly, Daley actually knew about this.

"No one is willing to bet the success or failure of the game on a certain player unless they are forced to do so," Louis said truthfully.

Daley looked even more melancholy.

"Alas, my players have worked so hard, but they haven't forced you into a 'helpless' situation."

Daley's words definitely came from the sincerity, and he spoke from his feelings.

The gap between the Pistons and Celtics is wider than he thought.

Not only after four games, the difference in each game was less than double digits, but also because they did not play the Celtics' trump card.

When Daly wanted to make some small plans to defeat the Celtics, Louis used his tricks to counterattack.

This team is top-notch from staffing to coaching.

Daley was one of the first coaches in the league to recognize Louis.

"Your performance is outstanding enough." Louis didn't expect that he would have to comfort Daley.

Daly chuckled, like a declaration of "Don't bully young people who are poor": "Give me three years, and the Pistons will replace the Celtics and become the strongest in the Eastern Conference!"

"I look forward to that day coming."

Louis doesn't even know if he will still be with the Celtics three years later.

Regardless of whether he is there or not, it is best if there is a team in the Eastern Conference that can play the role of the 76ers in previous years. A dominant team can easily make other teams in the same region lose their desire to compete.

Once you accept the setting of "you can't beat them no matter what", there is no better way than waiting for the super team to disintegrate on its own.

Sweeping the Pistons, the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Their final opponent has not yet been announced.

The winner between the Bucks and Nets will be their opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The first four games were tied.

The 76ers' abandoner Darryl Dawkins performed amazingly, averaging 22+12 per game, completely suppressing the Bucks' inside line.

Louis was not concerned about the outcome of this round.

As soon as the semi-finals were over, he asked Auerbach for public funds for the business trip.

The total is a check for $10,000.

He will go to Indiana for a "vacation" with his girlfriend Lorraine, and will also visit the training camp of the Olympic selection team.

As the most famous professional basketball coach this year, Louis' arrival has attracted the attention of many people.

"I heard there is a lot of corn here. If they all grew up eating corn, how could there be so many muscular men?"

Lorraine said something that would be misunderstood by many people.

"What you say seems to be regional discrimination..." Louis paused, "Indians also eat meat."

"Oh...really?" Lorraine said innocently and confidently, "I thought they only ate corn on the cob...Don't look at me like that, the local station in Boston told me."

Louis explained speechlessly: "As long as you are in the United States, you can only believe half of the news on TV, and then doubt the other half, unless it is a scandal about a celebrity, dirt on a politician, or a shooting. You can selectively believe these news, because there is no

The media will spread this type of fake news."

"So..." Lorraine looked directly at Louis, "Cleveland is the greatest city in the world and it's false?"

"Cough cough cough~~~~"

Cleveland is his second hometown, and he won't say too many bad things about that place.

The deteriorating economy, increasingly confused residents, the first to embrace the fitness trend and the emergence of a large number of strong men who train their muscles to their brains, cursed professional sports... No matter how you look at it, Cleveland is the same as the greatest

The word insulation.

Even at its peak, it is not the greatest.

"It doesn't matter whether it's great or not. What matters is what the people there think." Louis had to use interruptions to divert Lorraine's attention.

When they arrived at their destination, Lorraine was surprised: "Is this really Indiana? Why does it seem more prosperous than Boston?"

"Don't worry about this, let's go to the hotel first."

In order to avoid suspicion, Louis will have to enter the selection camp with Lorraine.

The league under David Stern is very different from the league under Larry O'Brien.

Stern did not like professional teams to have contact with campus basketball, so he established a blackout clause that prohibited people in the NBA from having contact with students.

This provision was just introduced last month.

Therefore, Louis had to "take care of his family", and in the name of coaching work, he could get close to the players in the selection camp.

Many teams that have been eliminated have set their sights on the Olympic selection team, and their general managers and coaches have been here for many days.

The nice hotels near Indiana University are filled with clients from around the league.

Louis finally secured a spot with Bird's signature.

That afternoon, they came to the Indiana University Chapel Stadium.

Normally, this is where Indiana University trains, and now it is the training camp for the U.S. national team.

74 young talents from all over the United States were invited, and 72 people finally showed up.

Among these 72 talents, 4 were locked into the national team roster early. They are Ewing, Jordan, Perkins and Tisdale.

This means that there are only 8 seats left in the 12-man roster of the US men's basketball national team.

In addition to the elites from various universities, there are also two talented high school students.

"Little Bird" Danny Ferry, and "the next Elgin Baylor" Walter Berry.

Ferry's name seemed familiar to Louis, but Berry was a complete stranger.

Just because Louis was completely unfamiliar with his name, he dared to conclude that this was "Shang Zhongyong". Even if the opponent had not played a game in college, he was sure that this guy would completely destroy him after he went to college.

If you lose in the market, you may still be able to enter the NBA, but you will definitely be mediocre.

Because if a player of his age really becomes talented, he should be able to reach the All-Star level in the 1990s.

The fringe All-Stars of the 1990s are far more famous to future fans than the players before the 1990s.

"Little Lu, I didn't expect you to come too."

Trail Blazers general manager Stu Inman said hello to Louie.

Louis joked: "I'm on 'holiday' just like you."

Inman smiled awkwardly. The Blazers also made it to the playoffs, but were sent away in the first round.

"Any new discoveries?" Louis asked.

"Sigh... we actually know enough about the players in the training camp. The only purpose I came here is to inspect Sam Bowie." Inman said disappointedly, "But Bob just told me that Sam

Wanting to focus on preparing for the draft, he has no intention of participating in training camp because it would add additional risks."

Bowie was one of two players who declined a call-up to the national team.

"Ha, he must not have confidence in himself." Lorraine wanted to act professional, but she said something very unpleasant, "You must not choose him."

These words were absolutely harsh to Inman's ears, but they suited Louis well.

Inman smiled and said, "You are Lu's girlfriend, right?"

"Yes, am I as professional as him?" Lorraine didn't know how rash her words were.

Inman did not deny her directly, but asked Louis: "Lu, what do you think?"

"If I were you, I would seriously consider Sam." Louis knew that the Blazers' coaching staff and management had a strong desire to choose Bowie. "He didn't even come to the selection camp. This is not a positive move."

Signal, only people who are not optimistic about their physical condition will give up such a good exposure opportunity."

At this time, Lorraine saw a strong young black man on the court taking off from the free throw line and dunking.

"How about choosing him?" Lorraine pointed at the black flying eagle.