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Chapter 101 The greatest in history?Not necessarily (145)

In late February, when St. Louis Clippers owner Donald Sterling attempted to move the team to Los Angeles, he adopted an "announcement first, then report later" approach.

But it was sternly rejected by the league.

Because the league believes that Los Angeles does not need a second team, and this practice of blaming local Feng Shui for poor management will have a bad impact.

When Louis worked in Auerbach's office, he listened to a lot of conversations with the general managers of the teams.

Mostly about trading Archibald.

As soon as the Smiling Assassin came, Archibald would either play as a substitute or leave. It is the worst way to hold him, the hero who won the championship for the team, in the starting lineup like now.

Auerbach has the idea of ​​trading Archibald.

However, Louis could not see his sincerity in the deal. The bonus of the deal with the Pistons three years ago allowed him to enjoy it until now, and of course he wanted to continue to eat it.

You know, he traded one Bob McAdoo for three first-round picks.What level is McAdoo? Today's Archibald is not much different from the original McAdoo. Last season, the Elf helped the Celtics win the championship. If you want him, it makes sense not to give him two first rounds?
Just as Auerbach deeply missed the bonus of the McAdoo trade, other teams feared being the next Pistons.

Therefore, when Auerbach wanted the first round, he opened his mouth twice, and basically had nothing to say.

"It's too much to ask for two draft picks." Louis didn't expect Auerbach's appetite to be so big.

Auerbach smiled triumphantly and asked, "Why, you think Tiny is not worth it?"

If you say it's not worth it, you're belittling your own players; if you say it's worth it, you're lying to yourself.

Louis threw a carbine back, "Mr. Jane, do you think Tiny deserves two first rounds?"

The deputy general manager of the Celtics and the popular candidate for the next general manager, Jane Walker, has become accustomed to Louis not calling himself an outsider.

"If he is 10 years younger, he can change to four first rounds." Volker tactfully supported Louis.

"Reed, look at how honest Mr. Jane is." Louis immediately united with Volker.

Auerbach's gaze fell on Volker immediately: "Jane, do you have a better idea?"

According to Louis, Auerbach just asked plainly.

In Volker's eyes, this is as serious as a homework spot check.

He is seen as Auerbach's successor, but even he himself is very clear that he is not a successor, at most he is a puppet pushed to the front of the stage by Auerbach.

He won't get much applause and applause. No matter how many wonderful operations the Celtics' management has, the title will fall on Auerbach's head.

Essentially, Volker's role is no different from Fitch's assistant coach.

But not all are the same.

Fitch's assistant coaches pointed to his reputation as a ladder for their own advancement, and Walker just tried his best to be the most convenient puppet used by Auerbach's staff.

Louis saw Volker's expression change from relaxed to serious: "I have no other ideas, we should really find a way to get more benefits from this transaction."

"What if nobody wants to trade with us because the asking price is too high?" Louie asked.

Before Auerbach could answer, Volker did everything a puppet should do: "Then no deal."

Walker guessed Auerbach's thoughts like the general manager: "We would rather not make a deal than sell Tiny cheaply. He can still play, so we let him play and let other teams see his value before making a deal with us."

"Very good, Jane." Auerbach nodded with satisfaction, "You are a mature manager."

"I still have a lot to learn," Volker said modestly.

This scene made Louis see Auerbach's status in the team.

Like a dictator who is supreme and wise most of the time.

It is in the very nature of a dictator that there is no room for second opinions.

Especially what he has already decided.

Even if he makes a mistake, the people around him will only help.

As long as Auerbach is around, Jan Volcker will never be in the top position.

The same is true for Louis.

As long as Auerbach is around, his ambitions are difficult to achieve, and although he is young, he does not want to work in someone's shadow for long.

In the end, Archibald was not traded.

Isiah Thomas was upset because he couldn't start, and the coaching staff counseled him privately.They want the Smiling Assassin to start off the bench like Sampson did in his first year.

Thomas' response was speechless: "Ralph played as a substitute for a year and helped the team win the championship, and then he is still a substitute. When are we going to play on the bench?"

This is the disadvantage of an overly strong lineup.

On the surface, it is invincible, but the shadow of failure has fallen into the corner of the Celtics locker room.

During this time, Louis seldom followed the team, but his guidance to Sampson did not stop.

After most of the season, Sampson has more or less mastered the entry-level positioning skills, but it will take time to become a positioning monster and rebounding ruler like Moses Malone and Maurice Lucas.

His upper body strength is still weak, and his core strength is lacking.

The lack of both will also affect his control of the rebound.

Most of the time, Louie helped Auerbach with work, handling paperwork and taking phone calls he didn't want to answer.

Therefore, he also took the opportunity to meet some team managers.

Louis currently has no desire to find the legacy, because no matter how good the players are, they will strengthen the team and make it easier for Fitch to win the championship.

As long as the team can win the championship, even if Fitch legally kills the Auerbach family, Auerbach can't fire him.

The Celtics are judged internally by winning.

Winning is truth.

But Louis still found familiar names from the reports sent by a large number of scouts in the team.

Craig Hodges PG, Cal State Long Beach.

He's not a star, he's not a great defender, he's been a role player for a long time in the NBA.Louis knew him because of a Japanese named Mitsui Shou.

Before becoming a professional scout, Louie's interest in basketball originated from SD.There have been many SD fans who have studied the prototypes of the characters in it. The longer the time, the more outrageous the new fans' research results will be.In 2020, there have been outrageous conclusions that Xiandou is James, Shinmune Ichiro is Thompson, Rukawa Kaede is Kobe, etc.Judging from the characteristics of the characters and the time of creation, the prototype of Mitsui Shou, at least the prototype of his shooting action, is Craig Hodges.

It's a pity that Hodges is a shooting No. [-], which is the type the Celtics lack most at present, so he didn't recommend him to the team.

Time flies, the NFL season is over, and their collective bargaining agreement will be over.The NFL's players' union is also rumored to want a contract that would share TV rights with the owners.

When the NFL season ends, the NBA season is drawing to a close.

Louis didn't like working for Auerbach at first, but later he fell in love with the job, which was simple and easy, and he could learn a lot of inside stories along the way.

By the way, systematically pay attention to this year's NCAA March Tournament.

In addition to those veterans who are about to graduate and talented players who may join the NBA early, this year's freshmen are also the focus.

John's Chris Mullin, Auburn's Charles Barkley, Houston's Akeem Olajuwon, Georgetown's Patrick Ewing and UNC's Mike Jordan.

They are all "acquaintances" of Louis!

Among the freshmen, Auerbach is most optimistic about Ewing.

He saw Bill Russell's temperament in Ewing, aggressive like crazy, mad dog attributes, tenacious will and determination to defend the basket to the death.

"His positioning is terrible."

"He didn't rebound very well either."

When Ewing took Georgetown to the finals and met Jordan's North Carolina, neither of them was the focus of the stage.

They represent the future.

And Louis pointed to Ewing, whom Auerbach is optimistic about: "He has a lot of defensive problems."

Auerbach didn't expect Louis to belittle his favored Ewing so much, and asked angrily, "Then who do you favor?"

"North Carolina's No. 23." Louis had to pretend this comparison, but he couldn't do it, and finally there was a player who could make him a prophet with peace of mind, "He will become the greatest of their generation!"

"the greatest?"

Auerbach smiled contemptuously, "Not necessarily."

In the final few minutes, both Louis and Auerbach became silent for this intense game.

James Worthy is the undisputed ruler of the game.

But his performance alone is not enough.

At the final moment of the game, Georgetown fell behind, and their ace player "Sleeper" Floyd leaned on the defender's left shoulder and advanced to the middle.

Worthy jumped to his feet, but missed.

This was a bloody throat moment. When Floyd tricked Worthy into taking off again, Mike Jordan was standing a step away from him. He didn't step forward to block it, but stood still and watched the ball hit the edge of the frame with a slightly higher arc than the usual shot, and wobbled into the net.

Can you believe this guy was what fans would call "The Goat" 40 years later?He was dumbfounded.

Just 12 seconds later, North Carolina handed the fate of the season, the curse of three consecutive championship defeats, and the hope of breaking the curse to first-year freshman Mike Jordan.

Louis saw Jordan bend his knees nervously, which seemed to be a fake action, but it was actually a subconscious reaction of the body. He slid and adjusted, and then came into the air with a visibly trembling posture. Before the moment when he would stab the dagger into the opponent's heart vein for countless times in the future, this was the first time and possibly the only time he was afraid of such a moment.

"Shh!"

A whole new era has arrived.

Mike Jordan died on a shot that killed Georgetown's championship dreams.

Michael Jordan was born under pressure and walked away with victory.

"This young man is indeed extraordinary." Auerbach said softly.

Louis just watched in silence.

Jordan is indeed the best in history that he recognized, but now, the 80s have completely changed because of his appearance.

If he wants to realize his ambition, he has to keep going, and in doing so, he will destroy the dreams of many people.

Including Jordan's dream.

In this life, will Michael Jordan still be the greatest in history?
Not necessarily.
The surging ambition caused Louis's thoughts to wander to this point, and a cruel smile flashed on the corner of his mouth.

　Recalling the last time I owed 45 chapters, a full day has passed.Hee hee hee
　　
　
(End of this chapter)