The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 281 All encounters in this world are reunions after a long absence

After that, Rudy Tomjanovich was in place.

According to Louie's plan, he became the Knicks' chief scout, and the annual salary also rose from the Celtics' $60,000 to 150,000.

Louis asked Debusschere to inform the official players to come to the Blue Palace for the meeting, some people responded, and some people did not respond.

Bernard King declined the invitation, citing ill health;

Bill Cartwright appears to be really ill and is being checked at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota;

Pat Cummings sees no need for a meeting, and his virtues cannot be seen at the meeting.

The three biggest players in the team all refused to attend the meeting.

It's like a proof of identity, only those who didn't come are the most important.

They didn't respect Louis, just as Louis didn't respect them either. From the beginning, he treated every member of this team as a commodity or trash.

Players who are eligible to be treated as commodities can be traded.

Players who are not qualified to be treated as commodities are the kind of things that have to be posted upside down when they are traded before anyone wants them.

This view is ruthless, but Louie is new here too, and he hasn't made a connection with the people here, so, until they become friends, they can think of Louie as the Hubie Brown second—another bombastic coach.

Louis can also treat them as commodities and trash.

On the day of the meeting, Louis had to interview six people.

Six would-be Knicks assistants, including Phil Jackson.

The first person Louis interviewed was Jackson.

He was wearing a formal suit, and even his beard was neatly groomed. Louis had never seen a Zen master without a beard on his face.

"Phil, I know you played for the Knicks, it's your stepping stone, but if you want to stay here, you have to tell me what you can do for me." Louie needs a reason.

After Jackson retired, the argument that he was a charlatan and opportunist continued because he always coached the best players. When he was president of the Knicks in his later years, running a team, he did a terrible job.

But this failed experience will not make Louis look at the Zen master with tinted glasses, it can only show that the other party is a great coach, not a godfather. That's all, just because he can handle Rodman and control Kobe, you can't call him a speculator.

"I could be your K.C. Jones in New York."

Jackson definitely came prepared, he knew what Louie needed.

He believed Louie was eager to replicate the Boston success, so he brought Tomjanovich over.

K.C's role in the Celtics' locker room is well known, and Jackson is well aware that his coaching ability isn't enough to impress Louie.

Therefore, he is willing to be the stabilizer in the locker room and the peacemaker who regulates the players' emotions.

Louis' face became serious a few levels, like a lion lying in ambush under the grass, bloodshot eyes appeared in his murderous pupils.

For a split second, Jackson thought he had screwed up.

"There's no better reason than this, Phil." Louie's deep-sea expression was incomprehensible, and a playful smile suddenly appeared, "Welcome to my team."

Jackson let out a long breath as if he had successfully defused a bomb.

"thanks."

"Dave is waiting for you in the office with the contract right now, go ahead," Louie said.

Jackson nodded, "See you later."

Then, Louis called in a second person.

He is the only Chinese on the list, a fresh graduate student named Zhao Yuanzheng.

The name sounds very domineering, but he has no basketball resume in China, nor does he have a basketball resume in the United States. It seems that he only came here with a passion.

Zhao Yuanzheng is about 1.8 meters tall, wearing glasses, and his appearance and momentum are very elegant. But as long as Louis looked at him a few more times, he thought of Qin Hao in "The Hidden Corner", feeling that if he went climbing with him, he would be pushed down the mountain in minutes.

"Since you are Chinese, speak Chinese." Louis said naturally.

"Your Chinese is as good as the legend." Zhao Yuanzheng said.

Louis smiled, "Mr. Zhao, although you are Chinese, I can't give you the green light. If you want this job, you must first prove that you are competent. Unfortunately, I did not find you competent in your resume. information about the job."

"Coach Lu, my situation is the same as yours." Zhao Yuanzheng seemed to plan to use Louis' resume as a cover for himself.

Louie smiled and said, "I have been on the school team at least in high school and have a basic understanding of basketball, and nothing on your resume is related to basketball."

"I said basketball is a sport where talent decides everything, do you agree?"

"How about someone like Larry Bird?"

Zhao Yuanzheng teased: "He is not human."

"That's an answer that will give you a lot of points, go on," said Louie admiringly.

Zhao Yuanzheng continued: "I didn't join the school team because basketball in China is not popular, and, rather than playing basketball, my parents want me to be admitted to a good university... When I came to the United States, I had already I don’t have the foundation to get into the school team anymore.”

He was right, and Louie especially understood that he couldn't play because of his parents.

"In that case, why are you qualified for this position?" Louis asked directly.

Zhao Yuanzheng smiled and said: "I have a good ability to coordinate data, and I usually play football and have a good sense of space. I can often see the flaws in the defense line in advance when I watch the game... I don't know if this can provide Help. I passed the assessment with a paper before I can stand in front of you, have you read my paper?"

Louis remembered that the person in charge of the assessment was Tomjanovich. Since Zhao Yuanzheng passed the assessment, it means that the quality of his thesis was passed.

"Well, you go back first, and when the interview is over, I will look at your paper, and then, if I want you, someone will contact you."

Louis cannot give the green light because of the identity of the other party.

"Thank you, Coach Lu."

"fine."

The next four are serious college coaches.

There are two good resumes, but their attitude is too arrogant, as if they came to New York to point Louis.

It took Louis twenty minutes to get them both out of the way.

The other two, Louis was a bit tangled.

Bobby Sheriff, the coach of the Division III league, has nothing to do at the tactical level, but he has one thing that makes Louie very concerned. He was good at shooting when he was in college. After he became a coach, the players he brought out were also good at shooting. This is obviously a mistake. He should not be an assistant coach, but a shooting trainer.

Another is Ian Hart, an assistant coach at Georgetown University, who is good at tuning players' defenses and has met with Louie a few times.

Louis wants both of them, but in this way, the cost of the coaching staff will be huge.

In the first two years, the Knicks are going to be rotten. After such a big battle, the record is a mess, can the media spare Louis?

After thinking seriously, Louis left Sharif.

These days, full-time shooting coaches are hard to find.

After the interview, in the evening, Louie took Tomjanovich, Jackson, and Sharif to the meeting at the Blue Palace.

It was actually a party. It was originally intended to be a barbecue party, but there was no barbecue place in the Blue Palace, so I prepared some food and drinks.

Among the players in attendance were Rory Sparrow PG, a fourth-round pick in 1980, a player who has built a foothold in the league from the bottom, often with a strong character.

Sparrow was one of the players who impressed Luigi the best of the day.

Halfway through the party, Sparrow was obviously drinking too much. He held a bottle of wine and shouted: "LittleLu is here, and the future of New York is here!"

In good conscience, Louis is not so arrogant yet.

Sparrow's touts made Louis unable to restrain himself.

Another impression on Louie is Trent TuckerSG, the Knicks' backup No. 2, whose shooting is extremely standard and has the potential to continue to develop.

Louie promised him more minutes if his outside shooting became more consistent.

The last one who left a good impression on Louie was veteran "Truck" Robinson (TruckRobinsonPF).

When Louie first entered the industry, it was Robinson's heyday. He averaged 23+15 rebounds and 24+13 rebounds in his peak two seasons in New Orleans.

Although he is only a little over two meters tall, he is very strong, so he is called a truck. He has a very gorgeous jump shot, and he turns over and shoots at 45 degrees on the left and right wings in the low position.

Robinson made the first team in 1978, then got knocked out by injury and never was a star.

But it's him ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ that the Jazz treasure Karl Malone.

He was Karl Malone before Karl Malone.

It is very difficult for him to play professional games now, and he has the last year left on his contract. Not surprisingly, he will retire after the new season.

His cheerful and heroic personality made Louis like it very much, which is also the value of the meeting.

He used one night to determine the quality of the Knicks.

Except for Bernard King, Cartwright, and Pat Cummings, who haven't seen him yet, but who basically won't surprise him, no matter who brings this team, it's a team that swoops into the lottery. Teams competing for the Ewing Cup.

Think of Ewing's return in history;

Thinking that I suggested Ewing to run for election in advance, and he would not hesitate to have a bad relationship with him;

Thinking that he is likely to coach Ewing in the future, fate is really wonderful.

Mr. You, all encounters in this world are reunions after a long absence.