The Rest, Only Noise

After beating the Blazers, the Celtics head to the next road.

They arrive in Chicago, where the Windy City faces an important decision.

In the end, with the current lineup, gritted teeth, and finally missed a once-in-a-decade draft, or did you try to lose, lose all the games you can win, and strive for all possible failures, even if it is "degenerate sports", Want to win the top two picks in next year's draft?

The Celtics didn't give them much thought.

In this game, Bird and Thomas did not play more than 30 minutes.

Bird is bored enough to make a bet with Louie.

"I'm going to get 10 assists with a back pass."

"Can't you do it?"

"Whatever you want."

If Bird said 10 assists, Louie wouldn't have a problem. He really wants data, even if he averages a triple-double, he still has a chance, but if he needs to transmit 10 assists from his back, how much more stretched the Bulls' defense can he do?

So Louie made a decisive bet with Bird.

Their wager is $30,000, provided Louie can't do anything tactically to affect Bird's assists.

Bird's request to make such a request clearly distrusts Louis' character.

Louie was disappointed and asked Tomjanovich, "How many games has Larry had assists in double figures now?"

"A lot of games."

"Which game did he spend the least time in assisting in double figures?"

"In his rookie season, he had 10 assists in 25 minutes."

Hearing this, Louis had no worries. Seeing that Bird had 7 assists with a back pass, the Celtics led the Bulls by 20 points.

Louie replaced Bird to rest and said, "The game has entered garbage time, and I can't let you play anymore."

"Damn it, I don't even get 30 minutes of playing time!" Bird protested, "You are using power for personal gain!"

Louie knew he would have such a rhetoric.

At that time, he looked confident.

"You know this is a gamble involving money, but you don't race against the clock to grab data, and now you blame me for power and personal gain? Did you know you've played 29 minutes?"

"It's less than 30 minutes!"

"Really? But did you know you've had 10 assists in 30 minutes over 10 games?"

Data doesn't always work, but when it does, the effect is powerful and can lead to victory.

Bird's face turned blue with anger: "I don't remember I ever used a back pass to get 10 assists in 30 minutes!"

"I don't remember that you agreed with me before that you won't have any restrictions on playing time." Louie's whole rogue face made Bird's lips white with anger.

Bird said angrily, "You shameless bastard!"

"Don't you know that when you told me before that you couldn't set any obstacles for you tactically, you were already questioning my character?" How strong is Louis' revenge mentality, which is fully demonstrated in this matter. .

Louie looked at Bird's livid expression and pale lips, and knew that he was furiously angry with Bird.

But he wasn't worried at all.

He is a very simple person. In fairness and openness, he can communicate and compete with you like a gentleman, but once you have bad intentions or question his character (which is very serious), then he will not be caught by you. Yin, or in order to defend their dignity, they have to take extraordinary measures.

When Americans say your country has dangerous weapons, your country better have dangerous weapons.

In the same way, when others question your character, if you are too lazy to prove your innocence, then you might as well really act like a **** with a questionable character.

For three days, Bird did not say a word to Louis.

But he was willing to admit defeat, and borrowed Guy Williams' hand the next day to hand Louie a check for $30,000.

What's more interesting is that their next away game is Bird's hometown of Indiana, so during the flight, Louie kept talking about inviting everyone to dinner.

Of course, he used the check Bird gave him.

"Larry, do you have any recommendations here?"

"Aren't you talking?"

"Sore throat?"

"Okay, I get it, you Indiana don't have anything good to eat at all, so it's no wonder you're so big and mean as a jerk."

For a while, Byrd wanted to talk back.

Once he talks back, his strategy of deliberately not speaking to Louie is ineffective.

The Pacers didn't know what was going to happen to them.

The Celtics team is in a good mood, Bird is an exception.

He has been disgusted by Louis these days, and he is trying to find a **** team to vent. Now, even if the hometown team appears in front of him, he will not show mercy.

The Pacers lived a melancholy life, returning to the NBA with a commitment to being a top team.

However, after missing out on the Indiana Sons in the 1978 draft, they had a tough time.

Missed Bird, sent the No. 1 overall pick to the Blazers for the third pick, then spent two months despairing of the No. 3 overall pick and sent him to the Celtics. In this year's draft, they took Steve Stipanovich, hoping he could bring change to the team.

However, this man is not their real son.

To date, the Pacers have only won 4 games, the bottom of the league.

The good news is that in the 1984 draft, there was a cloud of talent, and as long as you get the top five picks, you can get the core of the team.

But the good news for the Pacers is bad news in bold.

Because the first-round pick in 1984 was already given to the Portland Trail Blazers, who had many friendly exchanges in trade.

Louis found that the pioneers were really unkind, and when he saw a sheep, he slammed it hard.

Bird played with anger, and Louie freed him.

Thomas played 26 minutes today, and he complained a few times, but Louie wants him to figure out who invited everyone to dinner.

is it him? No, it's Bird.

Although the guests were invited in the name of Louis, the money was taken from Bird. If you know how stingy and stingy this country bumpkin is, you know how difficult it is to get $30,000 out of him to treat a guest to dinner.

Otherwise, he would not have resisted the urge not to scold Louis for three days, and he would have to assume a clear line with Louis.

Against his hometown team, Bird hit a career high.

50 points and 10 rebounds in a single game, and pressed Pacers guard Jerry SichtingPG like a murderer: "I'm the best player in Indiana, is there a problem?"

He asked because Hitting was also from Indiana.

Hitting reluctantly asked back: "Dude, is it interesting to ask this question after you have scored 50 points?"

"Whether it's interesting or not depends on your answer." Bird said coldly.

Hitting didn't answer.

The next day, the local Indiana media gave the answer.

"Is Larry Bird the greatest basketball player of all time in Indiana? There are two options on this question, one, yes. Two, only an idiot would say no."

The victory over the Pacers brought the Celtics to a 20-2 record.

Next, they slaughtered the Nuggets and the Eagles in a row, reaching 22 wins.

In the rumor zone, Cedric Maxwell's agent, Kim Zayotti, was venting outside: "Cedric doesn't want to continue playing as a substitute, he wants to be traded."

These days, players rarely let their agents make their case for him.

Think about it, Magic wanted to apply for a trade because he didn't like Westhead's system, but Westhead left the next day. So the fans in Los Angeles regarded him as a devil, and the media no longer favored him. Although the authority of NBA coaches is not as great as that of the NCAA, players cannot disobey the coaches. It is basically a consensus.

The nanny-type coach has not yet appeared. Basically, an NBA coach feels good about himself, treats the players as a puzzle, and thinks that he is as indispensable as the players.

So Maxwell doing this will bring him unimaginable criticism.

Especially when he's playing in Boston.

Fans are tolerant of white players.

And treating black players, what kind of selfishness, disregarding the overall situation, thinking only of yourself, taking money and not doing things, etc.

Russell left without telling the fans in 1969, and they forgot the former's great achievements in 13 years and 11 championships in just a few days. And Cowens, who brought them two championships, chose to take a vacation without pay because he lost his fighting spirit, and retires halfway irresponsibly. Before the start of the preseason, he suddenly announced his retirement... For white heroes, UU read www. uukanshu.com They are extraordinarily tolerant, and when their skin color changes, there will be endless criticism.

Rumors of a Maxwell trade have continued.

Louie wanted a special moment to speak clearly with him.

Now, with his brokers actively promoting his clients wanting to be traded, Louie knew instinctively that the opportunity to fix the problem, or expand it, came.

"Rudy, help me get Cedric to the office." Louie laughed.

Tomjanovich went.

If he persuades Maxwell, he'll still be a Celtics player.

If he doesn't convince Maxwell, maybe a trade should really be considered.

Then he had to convince another guy, a diehard ten times tougher than Maxwell.

Hopefully never get to that point.