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Chapter 109 Hidden dangers and tricks

Chapter 1 Hidden dangers and tricks

"I think that the league still wants to promote the implementation of the salary cap by doing this."

Louis believed that this plan was not the work of O'Brien, a politician who was indifferent to professional leagues.

The typical Lu Xun's theory of opening windows, put forward a bunch of conditions that you cannot accept first, and then talk about a milder one when you are hysterical.

"How?" Angie was not worried about his future.

If you can't play in the NBA, you can go to play in MLB, what's the big deal.

"Keep watching." Louis had to appease the players.

Most people don't need his reassurance, they need an explanation. Obviously, the struggle of the union and the union has radiated to everyone.

Anyone in this line of work will be affected.

At the end of September, the elite players of the players union were all present. The current president Bob Lanier, Fleischer, Grantham, Bridgeman and Maurice Lucas all attended.

In the NBA, in addition to presidents O'Brien and Stern, several respected bosses, including Amber Pauline, owner of the Washington Bullets, the landlord of the conference venue, were also present.

Pauline is worried about the league's development, and as the cost of signing players has become more and more expensive, it is difficult for a small individual like him to keep up.

He represents all bosses who desperately want a salary cap to keep operating costs in check.

Pauline spent ten minutes complaining.

After he finished speaking, Lanier, as the chairman of the union, immediately jumped out and asked: "If the league's financial problems are really as difficult as you said, why is Philadelphia willing to give Moses Malone a contract of 200 million US dollars per year?"

The meeting didn't look like a millionaire's negotiation at all, but like a group of uneducated hooligans exposing each other's shortcomings.

Players don't believe the league is in a tough spot.

And those who are really in a difficult situation have to bite the bullet and explain to the teams that spend a lot of money.

Even if they explain that some owners don't care about money, and some owners really don't have money, they still can't explain why Donald Sterling and Ted Steppy, a pair of crouching dragons and phoenixes, should be responsible for the players after destroying their own teams.

Proposals put forward by the league angered the union, and the two sides met in September, also without a little progress.

The media in many places followed up the whole process, and they wanted to know whether the NBA would be shut down like the NFL.

But on October 1982, 10, the opener went on as normal.

Counting down the rosters of each team, many teams did not have enough manpower, and some players who were clearly capable of playing in the NBA were not favored.

After the signings of Moses Malone and Bernard King and others were completed, those teams with economic problems insisted on not signing free agents.

Even many rookies selected in the draft cannot participate in training camp because they have not yet signed with the team.

Louie was with the team for the opener.

The opponent is the San Antonio Spurs, a struggling team that has yet to reach an agreement with Johnny Moore PG, who led the team in assists last season and averaged 9 assists per game in order to save money.

It was the least intense game Louie had ever seen, and it was also the most uncertain season Louie had seen since entering the NBA.

The turmoil outside the field affected the passion of the game.

Players came out to play just to get the job done, and the Celtics won the game easily, but the problems off the court were not resolved.

Fitch wasn't too happy with the team's performance, especially Sampson.

There were a few times when he didn't hit the paint the way the play was supposed to after finishing the pick-and-roll.

"Do you like shooting hoops?" Fitch demanded. "If you like shooting hoops, why don't you fucking play guard?"

Although Sampson was dissatisfied in his heart, there was no other expression on his face.

Fitch threw a tantrum, as in the past, and even if he won the game, he would berate players who didn't perform well.

The strong book lineup allowed the Celtics to start with a four-game winning streak.

But in the fifth game, they met the Philadelphia 76ers, who have suffered in the past few years.

Although they lost Dawkins and Caldwell Jones, the addition of Malone can easily make up for the loss of these two.

When Malone signed with the 76ers, Dr. J was very angry because the team gave Malone a contract beyond his imagination, and some media suspected that the cooperation between Dr. J and Malone would fail like he did with George McKinney a few years ago.

Dr. J was Dr. J, he figured out quickly.

He is sure that there is no conflict between himself and Malone, because one of them is a wing and the other is a center, and they have different functions on the field.

Moreover, Doctor and Malone are both very rare superstars who can bring the team to the finals, but they are not capable of attacking at critical moments.

This is also a problem that the 76ers still have after Malone's arrival.

Offensive ability is still the Achilles heel of the 76ers.

If Andrew Tony can continue to grow, maybe he will become the optimal solution to the problem.

The game was so intense that both sides forgot about the rhythm off the court.

Andrew Toney scored back-to-back singles, and he had an easy shot over Isiah Thomas' face.

And Thomas' offensive ability was a bit sealed by the team.

Louie's impression of Thomas was based on the latter's stupidity in managing a team in New York, exacerbated by his poor player days.

He knew that Thomas was very powerful, but he still had no idea.

At Celtic, he had the opportunity to get to know the man seriously.

Tonight, he was rubbed on the ground by Tony, and Cheeks' offense was uncomfortable.

He didn't release his emotions impulsively because of these problems, and he was willing to sacrifice his data to let his teammates participate.

He will never pass for assist data.

He will pass the ball to a teammate in order to create an open short corner, and then expect that teammate to pass the ball to the short corner as he wants.

If his teammates didn't do that, he'd yell.

He wants everyone involved, he knows he can't win if he's having fun, if he's not happy and everyone else is, it's going to be easy.

There was a sweet smile on Thomas's face, and deep in his dimples, there was a vicious murderous intent that wanted to suck the opponent's blood dry.

When Lambiel faced Malone, he struggled.

Because Malone is not an offensive superstar, you will not feel a sense of accomplishment in defending him once or twice.

The real thing to guard against is his rebounding. There are 100 positioning techniques in a basketball game, and Malone knows 101. He is more obsessed with rebounding than Rodman, and likes to fight in the interior than a bodyguard collar. If you make small moves against him, it will not be difficult for him.

Once you back down, he will humiliate you.

Apart from abolishing him, Lambiel has no way to counter Malone.But it is not so easy to abolish him.Because the matchup with Malone has already made him sore all over.

The 76ers are like the Celtics' nemesis, especially when the Celtics can't make use of their lineup.

In the first quarter, the two sides fought to the death, 24 to 23, with the 76ers leading.

KC Jones asked Louis: "If you were to coach, how would you arrange the matchup?"

"Me?" Louie laughed. "First, I'll put Ralph in the starting lineup."

In the third season, Sampson still did not enter the starting list.

In the past two seasons, Fitch wanted Sampson to enter the starting lineup. This time, Sampson was mature enough to enter the starting lineup, but Fitch forced him to the bench.

Because Sampson's increasingly unorthodox game style is challenging his bottom line every second.

Fitch called Sampson "Son", not "kid". According to the tone he used to call Sampson every time, the correct translation of this title should be "little bastard".

KC smiled wryly when he heard Louis' words.

"Actually, I also feel that the atmosphere in the team is not right." KC said lightly, "Many people are dissatisfied with Bill."

It wouldn't be normal if there wasn't a lot of people upset with Fitch.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Bird's lore failed to hit, and the two sides entered overtime.

The Celtics have only one problem, how to defend against Malone's offensive rebounds, and how to defend against Tony's one-on-one.

Both of these are inevitable.

Is it difficult to defend against offensive rebounds from others?Lock the location.But the guy on the rebound for you is Moses Malone.It doesn't matter how good the card is, he just can grab it.

Single-handed fights are even more unpredictable. Tony would fall into the trap that Louis set for him before, but now he only takes shots from his comfortable position, even if the opportunity is not good, he will pull out.

This person really doesn't pay attention to any defenders, and he just pulls out if he feels good.

In Louie's eyes, Tony is infinitely close to Kobe, who is 5 centimeters shorter and has a better personality.

Hey, isn't this Wade?
After the first overtime, the two sides are still tied.

"We need to increase the vitality of the defensive end!" Michael Matthew, who is in charge of defensive training, said loudly.

Louie laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

"It's nothing, I appreciate your suggestion very much." Louis was like an outsider and didn't make any suggestions.

In the second overtime, Fitch adopted Matthew's suggestion to strengthen the defense. For this reason, Maxwell was replaced and Sampson was replaced to play the Twin Towers.

"Lu, do you have other opinions?" KC asked.

"Do you think our problem is on the defensive end?" As soon as Louis finished speaking, Dr. J missed the attack, and Malone grabbed the offensive rebound.

KC seemed to understand it, but didn't fully understand it.

"Their offensive efficiency is indeed very high, but our offensive efficiency is too low." Louis looked at the statistics table, "We only have a 45% shooting rate, while Philadelphia is close to 50%."

Louis only said this to KC.

"Forcing defensive strength will only get you into the quagmire of inefficiency. After all, it takes a lot of energy to defend." Louis was amused by the arrangement of Fitch and the assistant coach. "If it were me, I would open the position and let Larry and Isiah fight with them!"

(End of this chapter)