The rest is just noise

At the end of the game, when Louis was about to leave, Weinberg asked meaningfully: "How many years has Reed signed with you?"

If a normal friend asked this, there would be no need to think too much.

But Weinberg is the owner of the Trail Blazers, and for someone like him to ask this, his intention to solicit is obvious.

Louis laughed; "I just signed a new contract, which won't expire until the summer of 1983."

"Don't think that this period of time is very long. For many people, three years may pass in the blink of an eye," Weinberg said.

But Louis knew that three years was indeed a long time for the Blazers.

In just three years, they went from winning the first championship in team history, to failing to defend the championship, to the Red Giant breaking away from the team and signing a huge contract with the Clippers, thus turning the Blazers into what they are today.

Three years can change the destiny of a team.

Louis is eager to learn all the secrets about professional basketball operations.

The Trail Blazers are definitely a perfect example.

Louis said hello to Weinberger and left.

A few days later, he met with the team in Portland.

The Celtics' current record is 34 wins and 11 losses, and their winning rate is basically the same as at the beginning of the season. Although Maravich has joined the team, the situation is not as expected by the outside world.

"You are back!"

Laimbeer misses the days when Louis was with the team.

Although Louis can't help him escape from Fitch's clutches, Louis is a person who can talk and chat.

"Miss me?" Louis smiled.

After a brief chat, Louis was called to his room by Fitch.

"Lu, I heard that you are on a business trip this time to scout players?" Fitch was not in a hurry to ask for Louis' scouting report.

This is no secret.

"Well, Reed has some college students who are interested in him," Louis said.

"Then you must have gone to see Ralph Sampson." Fitch seemed to be just one of the many NBA coaches who coveted Sampson.

Louis nodded and said, "Well, he was the first person I looked at."

"How does it feel?"

"It's all here." Louis knew that Fitch wouldn't mention this for no reason.

However, his evaluation of Sampson was different from other scouts.

I wonder if Fitch will think he doesn’t understand football after watching it?

Fitch could still maintain a relaxed expression at first, but the more he read this report, the more serious his expression became.

After reading the scouting report, he asked in a soft tone: "Why do you think Ralph's future is limitless and then add the word unpredictable at the end?"

"Maybe I'm being too bold... I will consider removing this sentence." Louis was really worried that Fitch thought he didn't understand football.

Fitch is a well-known coach in the industry, but he thinks he doesn't understand football, which is detrimental to Louis' coaching plan.

"No, you don't have to do this. This is your job and your opinion. Every scout has his own opinion. I just want to know what you think of Ralph's future." Fitch said seriously.

Louis had no choice but to express his opinion.

"Ralph certainly has the highest ceiling on paper."

On paper... Fitch twitched the corner of his mouth, Louis' meaning was clear, but it wasn't enough.

Louis continued: "In order for Ralph to realize his talent, he first needs to develop a reliable offensive skill, like Kareem's skyhook. This is not easy. If he cannot do this, he will just

He can rely on his body to play. Since his altitude is so high, the probability of injury is much higher than other players. Once his body is injured, his talent will be damaged, and that will be the beginning of his immediate decline in combat effectiveness."

"So, he can't be injured until he masters one and a half moves. This is a very luxurious condition."

"To give him enough time, we need to increase his muscle mass."

"Then get rid of some of his bad habits and find the pitch that suits him best."

"However, out of awe of the 'Celtic Glory', I don't think he has the conditions to find his own position. Based on his talent and the media's expectations of him, in the eyes of the world, he should be a star as soon as he enters the league.

Become the absolute master."

Louis spoke very loosely, and he hoped Fitch could understand.

"And this is absolutely impossible."

"In the final analysis, he is not a traditional center, nor should he be a traditional center, but no one knows how to develop a new type of center like him." Except me. Well, Louis smiled proudly.

Fitch didn't entirely agree with Louie's views on Sampson, but he respected Louie's views on Sampson to a certain extent.

He's right, Sampson is a new type of center.

No one knows how to coach a player like this to grow, so they can only repeat the same old tactics and try to turn Sampson into a traditional center.

After all, to some die-hards, it is an unforgivable act of a weakling for a center to run up to the high post and shoot the ball.

"By the way, I asked you to scout the Trail Blazers game in advance. Do you have any results?"

Fitch didn't press on with Sampson and got down to business.

Louis then took out his brand new notebook, "This is a reconnaissance report on the Trail Blazers, and another one on the Lakers."

"You really know my way." Fitch smiled slyly.

Louis gave the Lakers' offensive system high praise. Among their several shortcomings, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the top priority in the report.

Louis emphasized that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did not like confrontation, and especially hated defenders who liked to attack the attacker. Therefore, he suggested sending Laimbeer to harass him during the game against the Lakers.

Seeing Louis pushing Ranbir, Fitch smiled.

Louis is still too young. Can that bitch Laimbeer match up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? If he does, will Kareem Abdul-Jabbar not be able to turn the world upside down?

"Very good, this report is very valuable." Fitch tore out Louis' reconnaissance report on the Lakers and handed the notebook back to him. "You have been out for so long, it's time to return to the team."

Louis agreed: "It's okay, this way I can save money on air tickets back."

"You still save money? Reid always said that you misused funds." Fitch joked.

Louis could only smile bitterly. He was well known in the team for spending a lot of money.

Although he is a famous money addict, he never saves money when he goes out. He has to spend some money when he needs to, and he never hesitates, as long as it is worth the money.

The longer he lives in this world, the more Louis becomes able to blend into it.

In addition to his own work, he often thinks about how to make money in his spare time. Since he is a time traveler, he should do what a time traveler should do. It is just routine to buy player cards of Bird and Magic before they become famous.

Operation. He also thought that Microsoft seemed to have just started at this time. Although he had no investment connections or connections, and did not have enough funds, it was still okay to spend some money to buy their stocks.

After returning to the team, Louis' life rhythm became more compact again.

In addition to helping prepare game plans, I also have to lead team training.

Fitch's temper became increasingly violent. In the words of those around him, when he looked like a devil, the coach who led the Cavaliers to create the Miracle in Ridgefield truly joined Boston.

Everyone except Bird lives in fear.

Cowens, Maravich and Laimbeer were particularly focused on by Fitch.

Cowens has the self-esteem of a superstar. He does not accept Fitch's reprimand. In his eyes, Fitch is just a former defeater. The more he refuses to give in, the more Fitch wants to suppress him. This 100% Hall of Famer will

The tough guy is getting tired day by day.

Maravich was disappointed with what he experienced with the Celtics.

He chose Boston between Philadelphia and Boston because Fitch was a friend of his father. However, Fitch did not consider his friend's face and used Maravich very cautiously. He was worried that the pistol's fancy style of play would affect the team.

The chemical reaction. This disappointed Maravich and even more disappointed Auerbach.

Letting Maravich play like a traditional guard was definitely not the team's original intention of bringing him in.

To this end, Auerbach specifically put pressure on Fitch in the media: "If I were the coach, I would let Pete have more playing time, but I am not."

This worsened the relationship between Fitch and Auerbach, who completely disagreed with Auerbach's statement.

No matter what great achievements Auerbach has achieved, he has not coached in almost 20 years.

His style has long been outdated.

Fitch would never let anyone influence his judgment.

The Celtics won 62 games in the regular season, ranking first in the league, even though there were internal minefields.

Behind them are the Los Angeles Lakers, followed by the Philadelphia 76ers, then the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns.