The rest is just noise

Because it was a tough game against the Rockets, Fitch became even more severe during the next day's training.

He made his players miserable, and something magical happened.

The Celtics' chemistry is fueled by a shared desire to win and a shared dislike of tough coaches.

Next, the Celtics played against Fitch's former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In the two games, the Celtics scored 136 and 127 points respectively, and Bird entered the state.

He began to become the leader of the team.

In another offensive battle, the Celtics were defeated by the Pacers.

Pacers' backup power forward Mickey Johnson played the most important role in this campaign.

He came off the bench and showed off his versatile inside offense. Cowens couldn't guard him at all. This former MVP is really in decline now.

During this period, Louis suggested letting Laimbeer deal with Johnson.

But Fitch didn't like Laimbeer's casual attitude. He would rather let other players who had proven themselves unable to guard Johnson, who was in full form, be abused on the court than give Laimbeer a chance.

Although the team's play did not go as Louis expected, they still started the game off an 11-2 start.

The reason why Louis was dissatisfied with the Celtics' performance during this period was that Bird's immediate combat ability was not maximized.

Fitch doesn't seem to know how to make Bird specialize in his specialty, since he can do it all.

Also, Fitch fixed Bird at the third position. Thanks to the fact that there are not many modern forwards with fast athletic ability in the current league, otherwise Bird's defense would face a severe test.

In the first 13 games of the season, Bird averaged 18.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game. This is certainly a gratifying performance, but Louis feels that if he plays normally, it should be more than this number.

So like a repeater, Louis suggested more than once that Fich give the ball to Bird more and let Bird play the ball more. To this end, he creatively came up with a data called "ball holding time".

Data shows that Bird's ball-holding time ranks third among the starters.

For this data, Louis spent several days and nights making videos. Later, when he couldn't do it alone, he asked others to record the players' ball holding time with him. Only then did he come up with a very crude "ball holding time" data.

Fans in the 21st century are not surprised by this kind of data. Both Paul and James were cited by fans because they did not hold the ball for a long time to break the erroneous impression that "the two people who stick to the ball for a long time are actually ball dominance".

And Louis is doing this just to let Bird get more balls.

Fitch is a rigid conservative. When the Celtics were doing well, he didn't want to make changes.

On November 11, 1979, in a very meaningful game, the Celtics faced the 76ers.

The reborn Celtics faced off against the peaking Philadelphia 76ers. This game was hailed as a preview of the Eastern Conference finals. The two teams were ranked among the top two in the Eastern Conference.

The respective teams have famous names like Bird, Dr. J, Dawkins, Maxwell, Cowens, Bobby Jones, and Doug Collins, but CBS did not broadcast this game live.

The doctor showed no mercy to the young bird. He seemed to want to establish his authority in front of the future stars.

Looking at the Doctor, Louis seemed to be looking at another version of Moses Malone, or a smaller version of the Greek monster.

He knows everything, and his style of play is amazing to watch. In the third quarter, he completed a one-handed continuous pull-up shot that made Louis almost suffer from diabetes... But just because he can do such extraordinary tricks, you don't think he is a genius.

The most powerful player of all time.

Like Malone and the Greek Monster, he is a qualified cornerstone of a team, but neither of them has reliable means of attacking difficulties.

What surprised Louis the most was that he saw Maurice Cheeks on the 76ers.

Isn't he with the Clippers? Why did he go to Philadelphia?

But when he connected Cheeks with Philadelphia, he knew why the name Cheeks sounded familiar.

After Cheeks retired, he served as the coach of the 76ers, and it was during his tenure that Iverson was traded to the Nuggets.

Now, he knows the source of his impression of Cheeks, but he just doesn’t know why Cheeks returned to Philadelphia. But considering that the Clippers didn’t want Bird’s signing rights, it’s not surprising that this cheating team did anything.

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Cheeks' performance in Philadelphia proved Louis' vision.

As a substitute, he averaged 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.1 steals per game. How can this be a substitute? This is a tough guy on the bench!

Tonight, the 76ers used their athleticism to destroy Boston.

Even if Doc made 14 of 34 shots, the inside advantage was still an important factor in the Phillies winning the game.

"Chocolate Bomb" Daryl Dawkins abused the basket many times, and Cheeks' defense made every Celtics defender very embarrassed. For a while, they had to let Bird dribble the ball through half court.

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In this battle, the doctor completely defeated Bird in terms of statistics.

"He is very good!" The doctor was very personable today, and he will probably be as energetic as he is when he greets Bird in the face with his fist in the air one day in the future. "I mean, Boston has dug up a diamond."

Next, they met the Pistons, who had 5 wins and 10 losses.

There is no hope for this miserable team. Their first-round draft picks for the next two years are in the hands of the Celtics.

And Dick Vitale, who was responsible for this evil outcome, was kicked out by the belated management after leading the team to a record of 4 wins and 8 losses.

This is a backup that cannot produce any effect. If they cannot strengthen through the offseason, they will have to play with the worst lineup in the league for two seasons and give it to the Celtics, currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference, for two consecutive years.

50% chance of being picked first and 100% chance of being picked first.

This is no longer an operational error, this is a crime against other teams in the league.

Although the content of the game is not what Louis thought, he is not the head coach and cannot decide how the team plays.

During this period, he read many coaches' books.

It’s basically about how to be successful, but can this be taught?

If this could be taught, Bill Russell, Jordan, Isaiah Thomas and others would not have suffered repeated setbacks in management operations after they retired.

Instead of annoying Fitch by constantly giving him advice, it would be better to shut up and concentrate on studying.

He noticed that there are several teams in the league that play a fast-paced offense, such as the San Antonio Spurs, which ranks first in points per game.

Led by crazy coach Doug Moe, they averaged 119 points per game.

Their game left Louis scratching his head. Their tactics were changeable and their play was random. Everyone made a decision within two seconds after getting the ball, whether to shoot or pass.

The Spurs have no set tactics.

Coach Mo has also been telling the media that they have no tactics at all.

He is a deviant guy who is not liked by conservative coaches. The media just finds him interesting.

After Louis carefully studied the Spurs' style of play, he discovered that Mo may not be lying.

The Spurs really have no tactics.

Considering that they were able to achieve a 50% win rate without any tactics, and everyone was happy, Doug Mo never took the credit for himself.

This man is not simple.

Louis left such an impression on Mo, and then the Los Angeles Lakers, who ranked second in points per game.

Unlike the Spurs' messy yet smooth offense, the Lakers' style of play is a typical fast-break team.

This is the style that their new boss Jerry Buss likes, gorgeous, fast-paced, exciting and beautiful.

This style was established by Jack McKinney, who led the team to a 10-4 record and then suffered a car accident. Paul Westhead took over the coaching job and basically

It's Xiao Gui and Cao Sui.

He played how McKinney used to play, and he got better and better as he played.

Louis likes the Lakers' unrestrained style of play, but this team has several concerns.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a ticking time bomb, but a magician's smile might cure him.

Magic has to share the ball with Norm Nixon (PG). He is currently a rookie and can tolerate it. How can he be willing to do this in the long run? Every point guard is a mad dog who protects his food. Who wants to steal their ball?

, they will go crazy.

Louis looked around and simply wrote down scouting reports on several strong teams.

But it was written more for himself.

If he wants to coach in the future, what kind of team does he hope to build.

What is certain is that the team he wants is not the rigid running tactics under Bill Fitch, where almost everyone is depressed and cannot allow a monster like Bird with infinite possibilities to unleash his energy.

Law.

But he is still figuring out how to fight specifically.

The only advice he can give right now is to give the ball to Bird.

Coaching is really not a simple subject. If you have good players, you may be able to win the game by just using simple tactics. If you don't have good players and you need to guarantee a certain level of record, it will be a great test of your coaching skills.

In Louis' mind, he had a prototype.

But it also requires a lot of expertise.