The Rest, Only Noise

"...I'm going to invite a lunatic to coach the Celtics."

Riley never thought Louis would ask him to coach the Celtics.

Because Louis himself is a better coach than him, there is no need for him to ask his defeated players to coach his team.

However, Louis also said that he has retired and endured people like Isiah Thomas for two years. Maybe he really has no idea of ​​coming back?

"Thank you for your invitation, Coach Lu." Riley shook his head, "But I'm afraid I have to refuse you. I have been away from the stadium for many years, and my current mental state is not suitable for being the head coach of the team. You I'd better invite Gao Ming."

Louis didn't answer.

He just stared straight at Riley.

Riley didn't say anything else, just waited for Louis to speak again. rudder

"I wasn't sure just now, but this time I'm sure, you're not crazy." Louis said lightly, "A lunatic won't have such an accurate perception of himself."

Riley laughed at himself: "Crazy people are not allowed to go out to eat alone."

"But... your wife doesn't seem to want us to meet." Louis said that he wanted to visit Riley's house today but was rejected by his wife.

Hearing this, Riley smiled slightly, "In her opinion, you are indeed a dangerous person."

Dangerous person?

President Lu has been loyal all his life, and this is the first time someone has labeled him like this.

"There's a reason for that," Riley explained. "I've never been able to get over my past failures... Coach Lu, have you seen the Knicks championship documentary?"

Louis Versailles said: "When I was still in New York, this kind of documentary was released every year, and I couldn't finish watching it."

"I can't finish it." Riley said with a hint of envy, "so I only watch the one with the highest rating."

"Which one?"

"1993 championship documentary."

Louis' face sank.

The legend of the Knicks in 1993 is spread in the mouths of every basketball lover. As a witness of that period of history, Louis has more feelings.

Only, he didn't like Madison Square Garden Entertainment's 1993 Knicks championship documentary. rudder

That documentary beautified too many people, and it was completely unable to intuitively reflect the situation of the Knicks at the time.

Take the conflict between Ewing and Wilson that lasted for a whole season as an example. The documentary did not let the public know. After watching "When the Garden Was Eden", Ewing was so angry that he didn't know the truth and rushed to the Blue Palace. Wilson slapped.

All the contradictions between Wilson and Ewing are described by the narration of the documentary as "Benj and Patrick have strong self-esteem as the core of the team. year outbreak" sums it up.

Does it tell the truth? Said.

But the way it's introduced doesn't give much away at all how bitter the feud between Wilson and Ewing was.

Failing to recognize this, one of the climactic moments of the entire documentary—the "collective confession" during the halftime of Game 6 of the Finals—feels a million orders of magnitude lighter.

The audience really couldn't feel how important that moment was to the team from the players who showed their true feelings. rudder

Of course, as a championship documentary reviewing the season, it still reflects many Knicks' internal contradictions, so it is considered the best sports documentary ever.

But Louie didn't like it. He didn't expect Riley to like that documentary.

"I don't know how many times I've watched it," Riley said. "I always thought that we should have won the championship that year. I don't know where we lost. I want to find the answer in the documentary, but no matter what I watch How many times and I still haven't found the answer. I don't know what that fight in the locker room meant to you guys, I don't know why Benjamin Wilson changed his game a few times during the series... I watched Lots of behind-the-scenes stories, lots of interviews, lots of historical recaps, but no one told me what happened to the Knicks."

Riley looked at Louis with fiery eyes, "Can you tell me what happened to the Knicks that year?"

Riley asked a question that Louie couldn't answer in one sentence.

What happened to the Knicks that year?

No matter who Riley asked, the other party could not give an accurate answer. rudder

Neither could Louie.

Thinking of that year, Louis still had a lot of unfinished thoughts. After a while, he looked at Riley and said, "You won't understand."

Riley, who did not get an answer, was not reconciled.

After that, he asked Louis many times about the year, but Louis was always vague.

After the meal, Louie said to Riley: "Things of the year have passed. If you want to know the answer, you should not stay at home. You have to come out and go to the game site to see. A lot of things have happened in the past few years. The league structure is very different from when you left, and my invitation to you remains the same. If you want to return to coach, the door of the Celtics will always be open for you."

Louis said goodbye to Riley, and the heavily hired old bodyguard drove him back to the hotel.

"You are Leader Lu?!" the old bodyguard asked in surprise. rudder

Louis snorted softly, "Did you recognize me until now?"

"Sorry I'm blind...but you look so different from my son's paint job in the yard...you look much thinner."

"Can't I lose weight?"

"Yes...but New Yorkers are more used to your appearance at that time."

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Louie got an answer from Riley on his way back to Los Angeles the next day.

He agreed to come back, but not as head coach. rudder

He is willing to come back as an assistant coach. This is not self-deprecating, but the doctor's advice. His psychiatrist believes that Riley's current mental state cannot withstand the work pressure of the head coach. If he fails, he will have a stress reaction. Even if he is an assistant coach, he does not recommend Riley to be full-time. Assistant coaches are the safest.

Make Riley a teaching assistant? This was something Louie never thought of.

Sounds like a luxury.

However, if Riley is there to assist, no matter who the head coach is, it will not be a problem.

The Celtics' trip to the playoffs this year, not surprisingly, fell in the first round.

Isiah Thomas, whose coaching career is coming to an end, gave the fans a little surprise. The Celtics successfully dragged the series to Game 6 by virtue of their inside advantage.

(PS: It is now the first round of the best-of-seven series)

If Miller hadn't activated the "Noah" BUFF in Game 6, maybe the series would have played seven games.

Regardless, the result was good enough for Thomas ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Louie held a press conference with Thomas on the third day after the series.

At the press conference, Thomas said that he was already in a sub-healthy state due to long-term work pressure, and that the Celtics stopped the first round for two consecutive years, which also made him understand that the team had to make changes.

"I decided to put an end to this journey," Thomas said. "The Celtics deserve a better coach. Starting today, I will spend more time with my family. At the same time, I will continue to pay attention to the team. I love Boston, and I believe that under the leadership of Legend Lu, the Celtics will rise again!"

The era of Isiah Thomas is over.

The live media let out a sigh of relief. rudder

What they are most worried about is that the Celtics management ignored his previous incompetence because they saw Thomas lead the team to a good first-round performance.

It seems that Louis is still wise.

Now they want to know, who will succeed Thomas, is it Louie?

Regarding the candidate for the new coach, Louis said that a meeting is still needed to study, which disappointed the media.

Because this means that Louis has no comeback plan for the time being. If Louis does not come back, no matter who comes, the Celtics will not have significant changes in the short term.

Louis became the antidote, and everyone pointed to him for help.

This expectation also added obstacles to Louie's comeback. If Louis himself is not sure that he can solve the Celtics' problems with one shot, he might as well just stay behind the scenes, so as to give people some hope. rudder