The rest is just noise

After breaking the Blazers' undefeated streak, the Knicks' tense nerves relaxed.

They faced Waterloo in the year-end battle.

The team that handed the Knicks their third loss of the season was the Miami Heat.

In terms of the strength of the Heat, this cannot be regarded as Waterloo. But the strength of the Knicks has been recognized by all people in the industry. As long as the team that beats them is not the Lakers, Jazz, Trail Blazers and other strong Western teams that have the ability to reach the finals,

It can all be considered Waterloo.

The only team in the East that can compete with them is the Celtics.

Moreover, it must be a healthy Celtic.

The Heat's upward momentum is obviously very strong, but not many people recognize them.

In the final game of 1991, the Heat defeated the Knicks by 6 points.

Drazen Petrovich and rookie Steve Smith were the main contributors to the Heat's victory.

Louis was not sad about the loss.

For him, if he wants to lose a game in the Eastern Conference, then he most hopes to lose to the Heat.

After all, the Heat can be considered a team indirectly formed by him.

Petrovic was given to the Heat by Louis, and he tricked Steve Smith into the Heat from the Celtics.

Because of the explosion of these two people, Louis was willing to lose.

He especially wanted to know what the Celtics management thought after watching this game.

Although the season is far from over, the elements of Billy Owens can already be seen.

He is definitely not a combination of The Tragedian and the legendary Larry. He is not like The Tragedian and he is not like Bird. At most, he has some characteristics of these two people, which just allows him to perform unscrupulously in the college league.

, so it gives people a false image.

Low level scouting is to blame.

However, the Celtics had already "eluded" Owens, but unexpectedly, they finally made a stupid trade for Owens in team history.

December 31

Bob Ryan, who considers himself an NBA watcher, angrily wrote in his article after Owens finished a 4-for-18 shooting game: "The person who initiated the Owens trade should be fired immediately! He let

The Celtics gave away their future for a college basketball bubble! Trading Reggie Lewis and Steve Smith for Billy Owens? Oh my god, are they still the Celtics? Our decision

When did you become so stupid?"

Auerbach remains tight-lipped about Billy Owens.

Dave Gavitt has not been seen in public for a month.

Jan Walker on the outside is more like a scapegoat.

Auerbach's image cannot be damaged. Gavitt's foundation is not established. If he is allowed to take the blame, his future with the Celtics will be difficult. Therefore, he can only serve the Green Army for decades.

The tool man Volker took the blame.

Louis felt sorry for Walker, but he didn't expect that the complexity behind this matter was far beyond imagination.

While the Celtics were busy catching moles, the Knicks lost to the Heat. Although losing was not good, they could only accept the result.

Two months into the new season, they have only lost three games. If the Blazers in the Western Conference weren't too OB, their record would have led the way.

In fact, it’s not bad to celebrate the New Year in a tourist city like Miami.

That night, the players couldn't bear the loneliness and ran outside to play.

Louis wants to find someone to have a few drinks with, but Zhao Yuanzheng is not here, Mo is old, and Jeff Van Gundy is really boring and has no common language. The only suitable candidate is Rudy Tomjanovich.

Louis and Tomjanovich have known each other for many years and know the ins and outs of each other. Whenever they meet, they have endless things to talk about.

Louis knocked on Tomjanovich's room.

After Tomjanovich opened the door, Louis slipped in directly: "It's so late, do you plan to stay here and do nothing?"

"You and I are both family people, what else do we want to do?" Tomjanovich rolled his eyes at Louis.

"What's wrong with having a family? As a man, you can't have fun when you're away from home just because you have a family!"

Louis spoke so righteously that if Tomjanovich hadn't known him well, he would have thought he was planning some evil plan.

"I don't really want to walk around outside anyway. You don't know that there are many AIDS patients in Miami. What if I accidentally bump into them?"

"Look at you, haven't you read the popular science about catching chickens? He has said it hundreds of times. AIDS will not be transmitted through breathing or droplets. To be honest, even if you are in the same flesh and blood with someone who has AIDS,

It's okay to have a French kiss, as long as you don't ***** her..."

"Stop it!" Tomjanovich said angrily, "I think you are just too idle. I really admire you for being so relaxed even after losing."

"What's wrong? You're going to die if you lose a game. Rudy, I think you're putting too much pressure on yourself."

"How do you know my pressure..."

Tomjanovich suddenly discovered that there was another sensitive object on the table that had been confiscated.

By the time he found out it was too late.

Louis discovers a fax on Tomjanovich's desk.

He picked it up and saw "Invitation Letter from the Houston Rockets" written on it.

This triggered many memories of Louis' past lives.

In his previous life, Tomjanovich was a Rockets star and spent his entire career there. After retiring, he originally wanted to stay and work for the team, if the Rockets had given them, the handymen of the coaching staff, a higher salary.

Now, the timeline seems to be wrapping up.

The Rockets are at a crossroads.

Olajuwon was dissatisfied with the team's competitiveness and demanded drastic changes. The Rockets fired their head coach and are currently led by an acting coach.

They need a new coach.

There are many coaches in the league who are unemployed, but which coach can change the Rockets? If those people are really capable, they will not sit at home.

So the Rockets thought of Tomjanovich.

He has worked with Louis for many years, and his vision and ideas are beyond those of his contemporaries. There are also highlights in the few games he has coached as an acting coach. It can be said that he is ready to serve as the head coach.

"When did this happen?"

Louis didn't even finish reading the fax, so he raised his head and asked.

"These past few days." Tomjanovich had no intention of hiding it, but he just didn't know how to tell Louis.

Louis asked: "What are your plans?"

"I feel very mixed." Tomjanovich said honestly, "Let's go, I don't want to, and you can see that those stingy bastards in Houston don't pay me as much as you. Stay...

…There seems to be no room for improvement.”

This is a real problem.

At this point in Tomjanovich's career, he has to think about more than just money.

Room for improvement is the only thing the Knicks can't give him.

As an assistant coach, he has reached the position of chief.

Head coach? I dare not think about it.

Louis is too young and too successful. He has achieved so many achievements, and now he is only 31 years old. There are many Hall of Fame coaches in history who were still helping others at his age.

And he has built two dynasty teams and has rings on one hand.

As long as Louis himself does not want to step down, his position as head coach will be secure.

If he continues like this, Tomjanovich himself will become old.

After all, he is 45 years old this year.

"You don't have to worry about the salary issue. I pay you more than most coaches in the league." Louis affirmed Tomjanovich's achievements over the years. "You and I have worked together for so many years. I know you very well."

Yes, Rudy. You are fully capable of running a team, which I cannot give you for the time being, so if you want to change the status quo, I will definitely support you."

Tomjanovich thought Louis would persuade him to stay.

Unexpectedly, Louis seemed to encourage him to leave?

"What do you think of Houston?" Tomjanovich asked seriously.

"From the perspective of team building, it's pretty good." Louis said rationally, "There is a ready-made core player there, and Hakeem is both offensive and defensive."

"However, Hakeem seems to have problems all over his body as long as he leaves the court." If Tomjanovich chooses the Rockets as the starting point of his coaching career again, Louis is not optimistic about his achievements there. "You may need to face a

A player who is more difficult to deal with than Isiah Thomas. Of course, this may not trouble you, but the key to the problem is that Hakeem is not young anymore. Players in his generation have more or less achieved results

, only he is always struggling in a weak team. At first, he may obey your arrangements, but as time goes by, when he finds that you do not have the magic to change the team, you cannot lead the Rockets to compete with the Lakers and Trail Blazers.

When the Suns, Jazz and other teams gain an advantage in competition, he is likely to do some drastic things."

In this life, too many problems have been changed.

If Tomjanovich went to the Rockets.

Louis can be sure that he has no chance to say "never underestimate the heart of a champion".

After listening to Louis' analysis, Tomjanovich's mood sank to the bottom: "What should we do?"

Louis immediately smiled: "Don't leave."

After doing this for a long time, this guy still couldn't let me go.

Tomjanovich laughed.

⑴In the 1990-91 season, Olajuwon changed his name to Hakeem.