The Rest, Only Noise

LATEST WEBSITE: Dave Debuschell suffers from a congenital heart condition, which Louie knows for the first time.

Doctors say he can't do intense jobs, such as staying on as the Knicks' general manager.

As funny as it sounds, will Debusschere, who has played in the nba for 11 years, experience less intense and intense sports than his management period?

Debusschere was the least likely person Louis had ever met to have a heart problem.

He looked like a wife--no amount of wives was enough to describe the stalwart feeling he gave.

If Louis were a woman, he'd love to snuggle up to Debusschere's chest, provided he gets divorced first.

The sense of security he gives is indescribable, which is one of the reasons why Louie enjoys working with him.

He's not a brilliant executive, and the wisdom of his playing days didn't carry over to management.

However, he is definitely a good colleague.

"What's next?" Louis asked.

The doctor said: "Mr Debusschere has to rest, he can no longer continue his current job."

"Fart!" Louie burst into a rude sentence, "He's so sturdy that he needs to rest? I think he can work for the Knicks until he is 100 years old!"

The doctor said displeasedly: "Mr. Lu, can you be responsible for Mr. Debusschere's health? I mean, are you sure you will challenge my professionalism with your irrational first judgment?"

Louis was silent, and Debusschere patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go."

On the way out of the hospital, Louie asked Debusschere about his next plan.

"I resigned, although I like this job that brings me hundreds of thousands of dollars in income every year, but I have to be responsible for my family." Debusschere said with a hearty smile, "I think I will have the opportunity to see Nick in the future. win the championship."

Debusschere's resignation was the last thing Louis wanted.

The two of them worked well together, and Debusschere was willing to cede the running of the team to him.

Many times, Louie is doing the general manager's activities in the identity of the coach.

Louie negotiated most of the Knicks' trades last season, and Louie couldn't imagine what a new general manager would do, assuming he was a stinky, arrogant, stupid and ignorant person.

More painful than working for Auerbach is having a stupid and confident colleague.

"The team can't do without you." Louis suggested, "Otherwise, you can continue to do this job and leave the transaction and negotiation to me in the future, and you will..."

"I will be responsible for picking up your fruits of victory under the tree and faxing the alliance?"

"That's right."

Debusschere laughed at himself: "I think, this is everyone's dream job, where you don't have to do anything, you don't have to worry about anything, but it earns hundreds of thousands of dollars a year."

Louie could tell that he didn't want to.

"Rest assured, Lu, no one will be a stumbling block for you." Debusschere seemed to see the future, "You will be the next general manager of the Knicks."

"But I'm still the coach of the team..."

"Didn't you keep saying that? You should get two salaries." Debusschere laughed. "I think you should get two salaries too."

Louis remained uneasy, and Debusschere assured him that he would not leave hastily until his next candidate was confirmed.

The next day, news of Debusschere's illness spread like wildfire, and New York City had no secrets.

After the draft, what the Knicks need to do is to sign players and then patiently prepare for the new season.

When the news of Debusschere's illness spread to Wu De and Kruger, their first reaction was to let Louis also serve as the general manager of the team.

They saw how Louie was dealing with the old foxes in the league on draft day.

Against Jerry Krause and Jerry West in a row, he didn't get a suit, and he also brought the Knicks the biggest gain possible.

Moreover, he was only 25 years old, when he was full of energy.

For Louie, that's an extra few hundred thousand dollars a year.

Although he has no intention of taking Debusschere's place, his plans have not kept pace with the changes.

Louie pretended to resign a few times, and then became the only head coach in the league today who also serves as the general manager of the team.

The New York Times, which likes to join the Knicks most, listed the Knicks' operations last season in a feature article on Louie.

I don’t know which insider leaked the secret, but they actually swore that every operation of the Knicks last season was directed by Louis, and Debusschere completed it on his behalf.

As a result, Louis traded all kinds of players with immediate combat power, and a plan to deliberately rotten came to the surface.

Instead of criticizing him, The Times said happily: "Would you rather watch Pat Cummings and an injured Bernard King lead the Knicks to the playoffs, or watch the Knicks with Patrick Ewing future?"

Normal people know how to choose. Although the process is painful, the result is sweet.

For the New Yorkers, getting Ewing is no less than winning a championship.

As for Louie's prospect of becoming general manager, Times columnist Bill Wallace said: "I'm not optimistic about littlelu. However, there are many people who are optimistic about him, this list includes Pat Riley, Jerry West , Reed Auerbach, Jane Volcker, and Reed Holzman (the Godfather of the Knicks). So, our opinion is insignificant, littlelu's part-time general manager may be Madison Square Garden's dismissal Best decision since Sonny Webblin."

Life as general manager was not easy, and Louis was about to start negotiations right away.

He originally wanted to sign Ewing first, however, the latter was still in Washington, and his agent Falk had to wait for the Knicks to sign other rookies before starting Ewing's signing negotiations.

Louis signed his first contract in early July, leading him to suspect he might not be up to the job.

He was negotiating with Oakley and his agent, Ray Daniels.

This Daniels opened his mouth and asked for an annual salary of 500,000.

"300,000." Louie said, "For a player who has not proven himself in the professional arena, I can only give this price."

It seems that Oakley is a little unhappy.

That's exactly what worries Louie, who is both general manager and head coach.

If he's just the general manager, he'll be able to say those hard and straight words. But he's the head coach and has to play with Oakley in the future, and he can't let this guy think otherwise about him.

It was bad enough that Ewing had other ideas about him. If the bandit he had specially chosen to **** Ewing also had a problem with him, would he deliberately let others ravage Ewing on the field?

Wow, it's super double the sourness.

"Would you offer this kind of contract to Patrick Ewing? I don't ask Oak to be the same as Ewing, but you have to give him enough respect!" Daniels said angrily, "Do you think Oak is not worthy of it? higher price?"

Louie was a little dizzy at the time.

Here comes the trouble of dual identities.

He was in a passive situation throughout the whole process, and he finally signed a five-year contract with Oakley with an annual salary of $400,000.

That cost half a million more than expected.

It was this day that convinced Louis that he needed "Debusschere".

It's not that he wants Debusschere back, but that he needs a professional like Debusschere who is open-minded to help him negotiate.

Debusschere can't be brought back now.

Debusschere currently has only one position, which is Jack Kruger's personal adviser, which is regarded as a vacant position for the elderly.

In order to solve the urgent need, Louie suspended the signing of the rookie and applied to his superior Wu De for a position as a deputy general manager.

His application plan is to let the headquarters spend an annual salary of 100,000 US dollars, and then deduct 100,000 from his annual salary, for a total of 200,000 annual salary for open recruitment.

As a result, the Knicks' operation surprised him.

The above directly allocated a quota of 400,000 US dollars to let him recruit people at will.

how to say? The moment he saw the $400,000 limit, for the nth time, he felt that jumping from Boston was the right decision.

If he stayed in Boston, he wouldn't even see $100,000.

Just as Louis was troubled by finding a tool man's deputy who could do the dirty work, the trading market was constantly moving.

The Pistons sent away the unaccustomed Cedric Maxwell in exchange for Rick Mahon.

Then came the Celtics, who traded Pat Cummings for the championship.

Cummings was sent to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Bill Walton.

The deal seemed confusing at first.

Cummings played well in the playoffs last season, serving as a backup for Bird and Sampson, but now he has a Walton who doesn't know if he can still play?

Louie is very clear, the Celtics learned the lessons of last season.

Cummings, like Maxwell, is not a man of his life. It's just that the team he joined at the time was unfamiliar, and the Celtics were the defending champions. For the championship, he will naturally be honest.

Now that the championship has been won, and people are familiar with each other, it is natural to want team status.

The Celtics sent him away before he got into trouble, and even if Walton couldn't play, they had Jim Peterson as a backup.

While the Eastern Conference champs and title rushers were battling, Louie received a fax.

"Coach Lu, Manager Lu, Mr. Lu..."

This title has already made Louis head big.

"Excuse me, I'm one of the many candidates for a deputy general manager, you've definitely heard my name, and I want to say that my career in professional basketball isn't what makes me aspire to be a top executive. Although I'm a player many call a great player, I've never won a championship. My biggest goal is to win it as an executive.

Although I don't have any management work experience yet, please believe that I know too much what you guys do! I fully meet your recruitment requirements, and I am also very good at scouting young players, and can travel like a scout when necessary. "

Omit a lot of the bragging that makes Louie's head hurt.

"I've been a coach in New Orleans for four years and have a lot of experience, and if you have a problem during the season, you can always talk to me, that's the fifth reason you should hire me...

In the end, I'm going to say that before you hired me, I had a general manager contract on the table, I'm not showing off, I mean...my ability has gotten other **** Team recognition, please seriously consider my job application.

bighurt, July 16, 1985. "

"Who the **** is this, such bullshit!" Louie scolded with a laugh.

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