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Chapter 1045 Mentor Rodman

After Tomjanovich led his team to four consecutive victories in the new season, they were defeated by the Warriors, a newly promoted super team in the West.

Moreover, it was a very dishonorable failure.

The Warriors scored 133 points on the Knicks.

Payton scored 21 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 6 steals. Mitch Richmond made Wilson feel uncomfortable in the low post, and he felt hot from the outside. The audience scored 35 points. Super rookie Penny Hardaway became a difficulty that the Knicks could not solve.

He had no fear when facing Wilson, scoring 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

"Don Nelson can breathe a sigh of relief, he got all the pieces of the puzzle."

"Anfernee Hardaway is the Benjamin Wilson of Golden State!"

Some of Tomjanovich's moves on the court were panned by critics.

"Can we play four quarters with the same strategy? I mean, would Leader (Louie) do that?"

"Compared to his predecessor, Rudy was very naive in many things."

"With Leader, we'd see immediate change after a timeout, and Rudy was just doing what he wanted to do, not what he needed to do."

"My Thanksgiving wish is to have Leader back."

The New Yorkers are like this, Rudy only wants to get Louie back after losing a game.

Louie didn't want this to affect Rudy, so after the Knicks lost, he took part in a local TV show in New York and talked about the team's recent situation.

"Rudy takes a while to get started."

"Nobody can do a good job right from the start."

"I started coaching in the Eastern Conference semifinals in 1983, won two games, lost Game [-], and Rudy didn't lose until Game [-], and he did a better job than me."

Louie's excuse for Tomjanovich had glaring holes.

Not to mention familiarity with history, anyone who knows Louie's resume will know that Louis took over a team that fell behind 0-3 in the playoffs, like a patient with terminal cancer.

What can Louie do?All he can do is to delay the death of this team, but it will die after all.

However, after Louis appeared, people's criticism of Tomjanovich stopped.

It's as if these criticisms are designed to lead Louie to the bait.

New Yorkers were pleased to find Louie still cared about the team.

This kind of thinking is really incredible, because although Louis is no longer a coach, he is still the president of the Knicks. How could he not care about the team?

On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Knicks started an early contract extension plan with Ewing, Wilson, Rodman, and Reggie Williams.

The first person to get a contract extension was Williams.

He signed a new five-year, $5 million contract.

Ewing refused to renew the contract early because David Falk thought it was not a good time to renew the contract.

The details of the negotiations between the league and NBC have not yet been exposed, and no one knows how big the next TV broadcast contract will be. It is undoubtedly rash to renew the contract now.

Rodman wanted a four-year, $4 million contract, but Baylor rejected it on the spot.

The reason is simple, they can't give the team's sixth man an annual salary of $800 million.

"So there's nothing to talk about?" Rodman walked away like a bastard, "Okay, let's not talk about it!"

The Knicks and Rodman's signing plan was suspended.

According to Baylor, Rodman didn't look like he wanted to negotiate at all.

He deliberately set a price that the Knicks couldn't afford, bringing negotiations to a deadlock.

This year's Thanksgiving, Louis invited Rodman to come to the house to celebrate the holiday together.

Rodman brought his casual girlfriend and his daughter who was in foster care with his ex-wife.

Louis also took this opportunity to ask about his plans for the future.

"Benj hasn't renewed his contract." Rodman said, pausing for a few seconds, "You haven't either."

Louis smiled: "What does this have to do with you?"

"As long as I want to go, some teams are willing to spend 800 million a year to invite me to go. The reason why I stay in New York as a substitute is because you and Benj are here." Rodman said firmly, "I will not lock myself in New York until things are unclear. You know I hate Patrick that idiot!"

"He's our leader."

"I hate Clinton too, but that doesn't prevent him from being the leader of the United States."

Louis said lightly: "You can indeed get an annual salary of 800 million in other teams, but only a place like New York will make you a household name."

"I can go to Los Angeles or I can go to Miami, it doesn't have to be in New York to be famous."

This is not bad.

Rodman reminded Louie indirectly.

Next summer, it's not just Wilson who's contract expires, but him as well.

At that time, he will also become a free man, how to do it?

Stay in New York and perpetuate the dynasty, or start a new career in another city?
"Coach, will you stay?"

Rodman wanted to know Louie's answer.

Louis didn't answer.

It was his hesitation that gave Rodman an answer.

"You're not staying, are you?"

"I didn't say that."

"If you wanted to stay, you would Rick say, you're going to stay, but you didn't."

"Is there a possibility that I did think about leaving, but I'd rather stay now?"

"Then why didn't you tell me the answer?"

"You're going to leave, coach, just like you left Boston in 1984." Rodman brushed off his thoughts like a roundworm in Louie's stomach, "because you've never been a nostalgic person."

Louis rolled his eyes.

"You make it sound like I'm a heartless person, but I miss my days in Boston."

"I'm not saying you're ruthless, Coach, being old and being ruthless are two different things." Rodman, unaware that he was playing a role that never existed in Louie's life—a mentor—he gushed, "I had fun every day with Madonna, she brought me into the world of flamboyance, inspired the real me, and I started to be the real Dennis. The real Dennis belonged to no one, I mean, no one. I've thrown parties in Beverly Hills bars, with hundreds There were a lot of women in the 'adult industry', and a couple of women fell in love with me, and we did what we were supposed to do, and then Madonna showed up, and from then on, I screwed everything up. I regretted it, I felt guilty, I tried to get Madonna back, but I couldn't, and then I went to those women, I love Madonna, but that doesn't mean I won't see other women, that's two different things."

Louis was very upset. Did Rodman combine his complicated and unspeakable thoughts with his bad business?

"The story you just told is regrettable, but I want to say that you deserve it. Madonna really shouldn't be with you, you scum." Louis growled, pointing at Rodman's nose, "Also, not only are your affairs and mine irrelevant, but they have nothing to do with you at all. Don't compare me to you!"

"That's right, that's it, coach, you finally recognize yourself, that's right, that's right!"

At this moment, Louis didn't know whether he was crazy or Rodman was crazy.

From that day on, Rodman ended negotiations with the team.

Because he believed that Louis would leave New York.

If Louie doesn't want to go, he will give a clear answer, because he definitely wants to keep himself.

That's what Rodman thinks.

But in fact, Louis is far less certain about his future than Rodman.

This is not the same as 1984.

Louis in 1984 wasn't even married, just a young man picked up by Auerbach with nothing but a championship.

Of course he wanted to leave the castle ruled by the cardinal.

Now, he has his own castle in New York. He has absolute control over the castle, and his family is used to life in New York. His wife has started a successful acting career here. If he wants to leave, there are many things to start from scratch, and the impact on the family has to be considered.

Once a person has a family, he cannot do whatever he wants, and he must consider the feelings of his family in everything he does.

It's just resistance from the family, New York on the other hand treats him like a god.

Bosses regard him as a treasure, and fans regard him as a god.

Louie's poster is the best-selling sports poster in New York.

Fifty percent of Knicks fan homes have a painted Louie mural on their yard wall.

95% of his and his family's purchases in New York will be free.

The next day, Louis drove out and met Hollywood director Curtis Hanson (Curtis Hanson) who was walking his dog on the street. He directly asked, "Coach Lu, you really shouldn't have thrown such a good team to Rudy. That guy doesn't have the qualities needed to control the team."

"Give him some time, Curtis."

"We really need you back, Coach Lu."

"Goodbye, Curtis."

Every day, double digits of people want Louie back.

Right now he's just not coaching.

As the president of the Knicks, he is still on the team.

If one day he wants to leave New York, what will the city do to keep him?

That is unimaginable.

(End of this chapter)