The rest is just noise

Chapter 650: Emotional intelligence was improved by Coach Lu

When Stern spoke, he briefly politely summed up the league's various achievements in the past year.

Such as ratings, such as audience interest, and praise for the commercialization of the New York Knicks.

The Knicks' geographical advantage was fully reflected when they were strong.

Their product peripherals, sponsors, and various income combined are more than twice that of the second-place Lakers.

"It doesn't make much sense if there's only one company that dominates instead of making money together."

Nets general manager Harry Weltman poured cold water on the situation.

"No, this still makes sense." Stern ignored the undercurrent in front of him, "This proves that when a team becomes stronger, their commercial value will increase rapidly, thus attracting more fans, thus making all

The team benefits."

Stern has undoubted data: "This past season, the Knicks ranked first in the league in average ratings per game, and half of the teams attracted more fans after playing against them."

"As long as you continue to play wonderful games, these fans will become real NBA fans, and then influence their children and the next generation. We can definitely have more generations of fans like the NFL."

Weltman stopped talking. As usual, after Stern praised his achievements, it was time to summarize the various operations of each team.

Praise when it's time to praise, scold when it's time to scold.

This is a boring segment, because Stern can't really curse, he will only encourage others to "do better next time" like a kind elder.

The highlight is the proposal part.

Louis has not prepared any proposals this year. He has been in the limelight enough in the past few years, and he will not seek any policies that will benefit the Knicks and other teams in the short term.

First, Stern proposed a policy that would need to be voted on by all teams.

"In the past year, we have introduced many young referees, and many college league referees are very interested in working in the NBA." Stern's smile was as friendly as if everyone would support him, "So, after discussion by the league committee,

We hope that starting from next season, the number of referees in each game will be increased from two to three. I wonder what everyone here thinks?"

This incident triggered a group discussion on the spot.

Increasing referees will increase the financial pressure on the league. They need to hire more referees to ensure that there are three referees in every game.

It may be harmful to the game, or it may be beneficial.

The harmful side is that the third referee can see corners that the two referees cannot see, and the frequency of the whistle will increase.

This will affect the flow of the game, there will be more dead balls, and it will bring a lot of uncertainty to the game.

The good thing is that it makes the game more formal, so that those who like to play dirty tricks can no longer easily take advantage of the blind spots of the two referees.

Many people glanced at Louis.

Because the Knicks' style of play has become notorious due to the publicity of many media.

For Louis, this kind of slander has long been accustomed to him.

"I support it." Louis stood up and spoke. "Although adding more referees will bring changes, it can ensure the fairness of the game and prevent individual players from taking advantage of blind spots on the field. For those highly professional teams,

For us, they don’t need to use this method, so this is a very good policy and I will strongly support it.”

Lewis Shafir, Louis' follower who was hiding at the annual meeting, saw his support and immediately followed up: "I support it too."

Volker looked at Auerbach, who nodded slightly.

"We have no objection."

For some people, this may be a targeted policy.

In fact, it's not the Knicks who will really be hurt by this.

What scares people about the Knicks is their ferocity, not their filthiness.

Although Rodman famously took away Bird's elbow, it was not a common phenomenon.

Kevin McHale's infamous clothesline on Bird was a sign that the Knicks were desperate.

When they do whatever it takes, they won't trick you.

They will attack you directly, like McHale's clothesline or the elbow that brought down Big Bird, and make you fearful.

If you simply think that the Knicks only rely on this method to establish an advantage, that is childish.

Those scenes were the outbursts when the Knicks were pushed to the extreme. They were the most extreme phenomenon. The most common Knicks are a team that loves confrontation and physical combat. They are uncomfortable without knocking down their opponents in every positional battle.

The bandits team.

Louis brought a little rhythm, turned passivity into initiative, and helped Stern pass this policy.

Then, it’s time for each team’s proposal.

Louis was as quiet as a virgin and made no movement. Stern looked at him in surprise.

He thought Louis would bring unexpected proposals again, but this year, he did not plan to do that.

Until the end, Stern specifically asked Louis: "Lu, don't you have any plans for this year?"

"No, sir."

"All right."

If it weren't for the purpose of finding out the details of Chicago, Louis might have asked Baylor to attend the annual meeting in his place.

After the annual meeting, as usual, everyone has a meal together.

Louis stayed away from Jane Walker who missed him and reminisced about the past, and came to Lewis Shafir.

"Coach Lu, I really admire you for taking the lead in agreeing to the league's policy." Shaffir obviously felt that the policy was detrimental to the Knicks.

Gene Littles, the general manager of the Hornets, laughed: "Who doesn't know that Coach Road is a loyal person? He will not make it difficult for the president."

"Long live understanding." Louis asked with a smile, "Is there anyone in this position?"

"Please take a seat, Coach Lu."

At this table, there are Heat general manager Shafir, Hornets general manager Littles, and Bullets general manager Bob Ferry.

Afterwards, Jerry West asked for a chair and sat down.

"Jerry, why do you follow me wherever I go?" Louis joked, "I can't even get rid of you!"

West said calmly: "Everyone knows that following Coach Lu will make you rich."

"This is wrong. What virtues and abilities do I have? All of you here are my seniors."

Shafir asked tentatively: "Coach Lu, what do you think of this year's draft?"

Louis glanced at Bob Ferry specifically and said, "I see the shadow of Larry Bird in Danny Ferry."

Louis skillfully defused Shafir's question and made Ferry very comfortable. Because this year's top three favorites, the first Bird II in history, Danny Ferry, is his son.

"Really?" Shafir asked uncertainly.

Louis smiled and winked: "Of course, if I have the first pick, I will choose him."

The first pick in the first round of 1989 was in the hands of the Miami Heat.

What's outrageous is that their record is not among the bottom five.

This year, the Heat relied on their excellent operation in last year's draft to obtain a very comprehensive lineup. They only lacked one star player to lead this group of players to take off.

If the league wants to gain greater promotion, it needs the Heat to become a strong team.

As a holiday destination, Miami doesn't have many die-hard fans, but there are definitely many who are willing to watch the game. If there is a good team there, just selling the team's peripherals and player jerseys can make a lot of money.

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So, this may be the reason why the Heat got this year's No. 1 pick.

Louis blinked at Shaffir, wanting to tell him, "We'll discuss this in private," but Shaffier gave a dubious hum.

Bob Ferry smiled modestly and said: "Coach Lu, can you talk about Danny's shortcomings from a coach's perspective?"

To be honest, if the situation were different and the person was not the father of the person involved, Louis would be merciless.

But now, since he has chosen to take the route of high emotional intelligence, he must keep it high.

"He's really the most Larry-like player I've seen in years, and if you ask me, there's only one problem with Danny."

Shafir seemed more anxious than the client's father: "What is it?"

Louis winked at him again: "He looks like Larry, but he is not Larry after all."

After that, he added: "Larry should be his template, but he doesn't have to follow Larry in everything. The best way is to be himself and be the unique Danny Ferry."

What Louis said made Ferry feel happy. He nodded happily and said, "I will definitely convey your words to him. This is very important to him."

West believed the joy on Ferry's face was not fake.

If Louis praised his child so much, he would be extremely happy.

You must know that the other party is the best coach in the NBA, has a sharp eye for drafting, and the players he can pick are extraordinary.

"By the way, I have something to ask you. If it involves your agreement with other teams, you don't have to answer. If there is no interest and you know some information, please let me know."

West could see through Louis' little thoughts at a glance.

"Lu, you want to ask about the tricks behind the expansion draft, right?" West said with a smile.

"The reason I don't like Jerry is that he understands me too well." Louis teased the LOGO man and said frankly, "I was prepared in advance to lose Ronny Seikali, and I also reached an agreement with Orlando.

Agreement, but Minnesota's No. 1 choice messed up my whole plan."

"I heard there was a connection to Chicago," Hornets general manager Littles said.

Another one heard?

Louis really wants to go back to Baylor and ask what happened to his source?

Even a newcomer like Littles has a source in Chicago, but he doesn’t?

Ferry confirmed the authenticity of the news.

"I have an old friend who works in the draft department of the Bulls. He told me that the Bulls and the Timberwolves have some agreements, and there will be trades between the two parties in the future." While taking advantage of the opportunity, Ferry, an old man like Ferry, will do his part.

"If the news is true, we will see the results within a week."