The rest is just noise

Before Game 2 of the NBA Finals, a strange rumor emerged in New York.

"Leader Lou is going to be the general manager of the New York Yankees because the Messiah in basketball will be the Messiah in baseball."

This news is outrageous because the probability of it coming true is not even 0, but a negative probability.

The reason why this news came out was because the current general manager of the Yankees, Buky Dent, was fired.

It sounds like this has no logic.

Why are there rumors about Louis and the Yankees? Not to mention that Louis has done a good job in the Knicks. It is impossible to replace him with anything. If he really needs to be replaced, he should not be replaced. He is an expert in the field of basketball and in the field of baseball.

Not necessarily more professional than the Yankees on Madison Avenue.

This is just like those people who are overjoyed when they hear that a certain female star is getting divorced and say, "Then don't I have a chance?" Kind netizens will verbally announce that they will wake you up with urine, and kind and considerate netizens will

He lied about having diabetes to let you know. He used urine to wake you up while also taking into account the taste. There are also some netizens who are not kind enough. They are not sophisticated enough to see that your self-righteousness is just a common protective color among contemporary second-girl netizens.

, so he would say: "What's the matter with you?"

Although there is no disrespect to Louis, the logic is the same in this matter. The rumor that he is the new manager of the Yankees is indeed an incredible rumor.

It's outrageous. Regardless of how outrageous the rumor is, the reason why such rumors can spread is because the Yankees have been outrageous enough in recent years...

After winning the last world championship of the Bronx Zoo era in 1978, they went through 17 general managers in 12 years.

It can be said that all kinds of talents, fat, short, tall, thin, beautiful, ugly, smart, stupid, European-style, Hall of Fame level, potential new talents, in any pose, this is the greatest wealthy team in the history of Major League Baseball.

I have tried every means to wave the pennant again, but I just can't stand on the top podium again.

The boss is impatient and senior management changes frequently, so it is difficult to have a stable long-term plan.

The nickname "Bronster Zoo" became a well-deserved nickname.

In the 1980s, the Yankees were not uncompetitive. They had assembled a strong lineup and won 103 regular season games in 1980.

But year after year, the Yankees live like the New York Knicks in the 1970s.

The era of spending big money to poach good players from other teams from the 1940s to the 1960s to form a Galaxy fleet and sweep the league is over.

They were still rich in the 1980s, but they spent the most money and got beaten the hardest. They looked good every year, but they were not the best that year. There were always one or two teams like the Red Sox or the Blue Jays.

Better than them.

In recent years, the Yankees' desire to become stronger has become even stronger.

In the early 1980s, the New York Islanders created a dynasty in the NHL, but the Yankees at that time still had the power of the old dynasty in the 1970s, and their fans' base was very strong. In recent years, the Yankees have been getting worse and worse, while the Knicks have been strong.

Rise up and get stronger every year.

The Yankees' home attendance dropped by 35%, and the Knicks' season tickets were sold out every season. No matter who they played, tickets for home and away games were hard to come by, and team merchandise was sold out.

It has taken off, and its commercial value has achieved unimaginable growth just like professional basketball has taken off.

The Knicks will not take off out of thin air, and anyone who has followed them can clearly tell where the dividing line is.

That is, from the moment Louis transferred from Boston to New York in 1984.

"Messiah", which was originally a black nickname similar to "Bronster Zoo", has now become a nickname that is so noble and solemn that it is only mentioned on a very important platform.

That's why such outrageous rumors spread.

Because the Knicks marketing department wanted to use this as a hype, they chose to fuel the flames in private. The rumors became more and more outrageous, and Knicks fans really thought that Louis was going to MLB to become a crossover king.

What really drew Louie's attention was Jerry West's phone call.

The other party asked Louis seriously if he was going to apply for the job of general manager of the Yankees.

Louis held a press conference before the start of the second game of the finals to refute the rumors.

"About me applying for the Yankees, it's purely a rumor. Please stop spreading it. I don't understand baseball. I can't even understand a curveball or a curveball. Such rumors embarrass me and also embarrass the Yankees."

The staff is embarrassed." Louis doesn't want to offend the Yankees. No matter how good the Knicks' current development momentum is, the other party's hard work in New York for more than half a century, fan base, and media support are the trademark of the city and even the United States to the world.

One of them is not something that the Knicks can win in the short term.

This rumor, which embarrassed both parties involved, ended with the Yankees urgently announcing their 18th general manager in 12 years.

June 7, 1990

Valley/span>In the second game of the Finals, the Knicks, who had lost their home court advantage, could be said to have lost their way out.

The second home game must be won.

Pat Riley asked players to stay humble, insisting the Knicks didn't give their best in Game 1 for whatever reason, but his players didn't think so.

Scottie Pippen said after Game 1: "I believe that no one who has watched this game will be afraid of the Knicks. They are just like us, playing the game with fear and then losing."

The Lakers' super sixth man Kevin Johnson was completely in a state of excitement: "I have long said that they can be defeated. Many people are not optimistic about us. The more this happens, the more we will rebound strongly. We will win."

Beat the New Yorkers in the series, you better remember my words!"

The three referees who are enforcing the law tonight are composed of one old man, one Mesozoic generation and one young man.

The chief referee is former referee union president Darrell Garretson, the assistant referee is Hugh Hollins, and the young referee is Jak Madden.

Louis was not familiar with Madden, but the other two were old acquaintances.

Garretson is a typical bureaucratic referee. He has a strong momentum on the court. He will not accept any protest after giving a penalty. If someone protests, he will decide whether to send T. Hollins based on the opponent's attitude. His reputation is even worse.

Known for stealing the show at critical moments.

"I hope this game is exciting enough."

Louis and these two have had an unhappy past, but that unhappiness is often caused by the referees themselves. Although they don't think so themselves, they only think that Louis is ignorant.

But Louis is not the kind of performance coach who will just grin and scream when a technical foul is called. Garretson and Hollins have both experienced his methods.

If the content of their enforcement cannot be approved by Louis, Louis will give up controlling his players if he cannot stop them.

The consequences of giving up control will naturally lead to scenes of conflicts that they don't want to see.

This is a potential threat and also a way for Louis to play games with the referee.

Either they unify the standards, or they relax the standards. They want to control the field, want the game to be exciting, and want to make someone suffer in the way, but there is no such thing.

It's okay for someone in the other lane to suffer a loss, but don't think about your game looking good, and it's even more impossible to control the field.

Therefore, when Garretson heard what Louis said, he didn't have a good face at all: "I hope your players will be more honest in the finals."

"Isn't this too idealistic, Your Excellency?" Louis yelled for the players, "If you think my players are dishonest before the game starts, when the game starts, no matter what happens, as long as something goes wrong, will you

Won't inappropriate accusations be made against my players without evidence?"

"What a joke! I have been working in this industry for more than 20 years, and I have never felt guilty. As long as you are honest, I will not make things difficult for you!"

This was Garretson's statement, but Hollins did not come to communicate with Louis.

As for Madden, he even kept a distance from Louis.

Before the game started, Louis summoned the main players to his side.

"It looks like we're not going to be as physical as planned tonight against the Lakers."

Louis has no confidence in those two referees.

"Change of plans?" Stockton asked.

"The plan remains unchanged, but plans are plans. Even if the coaching staff has thought of all aspects when formulating the plan, there will be many accidents in the game. I allow you to act according to the situation. As long as accidents occur, you must make changes and pass changes.

, let the plan catch up with the change!" Louis said seriously, "A few minutes before the start, we will increase the intensity according to the original plan and test the scale of tonight."

After all, the Knicks' five-man team, the classic Stockton, Miller, Wilson, McHale, and Ewing appear.

⑴ "Bronster's Zoo" is actually a book that describes the 1978 New York Yankees season, including the conflicts between players in the 1978 World Series. Because it was so well written and highly disseminated, the Yankees became popular in the 1980s.

It was once called "Bronster Zoo" in the early 1990s. Later, due to the conflict between the title "zoo" and the bleak reality, the title became more and more negative, and gradually no one called it anymore. Provide you with the fastest

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