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Chapter 111 Offensive and defensive poles (546)

Chapter 1 Attack and Defense Pole (5/46)

Who are the beneficiaries of the NFL lockout?
There is only one answer, the NBA.

In recent years, the player unions of the four major leagues have been fighting for more income. The NHL in the past few years, the MLB last year, and the NFL this year have all reached the point of suspension.

The lockout is not only the loss of income of the players, but also the loss of the team. Even the TV stations that signed broadcast contracts with them will also face problems.

The NFL lockout has CBS allocating more live-streaming quotas to the NBA.

And, after several rounds of publicity, the ratings are not bad.

According to statistics, during the NFL lockout period, the live broadcast of NBA games added by CBS averaged 500 million viewers per game.

It was an accident and a surprise.

In late November, the NFL is back.During the nearly two-month lockout, the players lost 7200 million yuan in income, while the teams lost 2.4 million US dollars in income. The two sides did not reach an agreement, but were forced to muddle along due to financial pressure.

But for the owners, no agreement is a success, which means they can still continue the season on the old collective bargaining agreement.

The NFL's players union lockout was a complete failure.

Their failure will undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the NBA, which is also negotiating a collective bargaining agreement.

If the lockout cannot solve the problem, the union really has no other effective weapon to influence the decisions of the bosses.

Larry Fleischer, who has never played a second on the field but has contributed more to the union and the players than any other player, asserted: "The failure of the NFLPA (NFL Players Association) stems from their lack of unity and determination."

This is Fleischer's response to whether the NBAPA is determined to use the lockout to fight for rights after the NFL returns.

From the summer to the end of November, NBAPA only fully exchanged opinions and appeals with the league and the owner, and the negotiation process was tense.

In the end, Fleischer said that if an agreement cannot be reached before the end of the season, the players union will retain the possibility of strike during the season.

This is a powerful deterrent to bosses.

If the players union chooses to strike at the end of the season, it will deal a heavy blow to the teams, because that is the season with the highest income.

The communication between the two parties was therefore interrupted from November.

Because they didn't want to see each other's face for a short time, they had to wait until the anger subsided before restarting the negotiation.

The Celtics have the second-best record in the league, second only to the 76ers.

Their strength is surprising, because anyone with a certain level of basketball knowledge can see that they have no tacit understanding on the court, and they do not implement the tactics of the coaching staff. Three of the five starters are fighting independently. Except for Bird, Danny Ainge and John Long, everyone else does not follow orders.

For a time, Fitch punitively took Isiah Thomas out of the starting lineup and played eighth man in order to make Isiah Thomas fear authority.

This is simply adding fuel to the fire.

Thomas played for Bob Knight in college. He has seen the most brutal head coach in the basketball world. Fitch's methods can't make him obey.

It's just that the Celtics' book lineup is too strong, even if they play indiscriminately, they still win more and lose less.

"Unless University of Houston's Akeem Olajuwon, North Carolina's Mike Jordan, Georgetown's Patrick Ewing participate in the draft, next year's draft should have no newcomers worth focusing on."

Ever since he came to work under Louis, Rudy Tomjanovich hadn't had a single day of comfort.

The Celtics require top scouts, including the chief scout, to submit at least 20 scouting reports a month.

Louis basically stopped running around outside now, leaving all the tiring work to Tomjanovich.

In return, Louis will help him apply for more funding than others every time.

Hearing his conclusion, Louis smiled lightly and said, "Are you so sure?"

"If Steve Stipanovich (Steve Stipanovich C) can regain his dominance in high school, he will be the only S-share in this draft." Tomjanovich casually said a name that was unfamiliar to Louis.

He saw a long-haired white center on the scouting report.

When he was in high school, he was hailed as the best center in the country along with two other centers.

If you're interested, the other two centers are Ralph Sampson and Sam Jordan under Lord Bowie.

"Whatever, we don't have such a high draft pick anyway."

Louie put aside the reports of these popular rookies, and then found a familiar name among the piles of reports submitted by Tomjanovich.

Doug Rivers.

"How about Doug Rivers at Marquette University?" Louis knew that Rivers later became a famous coach in the NBA, but he didn't know how he performed as a player.

Hearing Louis ask about Rivers, Tomjanovich beamed: "A very good player, with outstanding basketball IQ and overall view, he must be your favorite type."

"It's useless for me to like it. Reid likes it." Louis didn't take Rivers' matter seriously. Although he was an acquaintance, the Celtics really didn't need to add any more guards.

What they need is a striker who can give full play to his energy in the third position.

Especially the kind of athletic modern striker with strong athletic ability and excellent running.

"Rudy, have you been on business trips recently, is it too hard?" Louis' expression of concern made Tomjanovich a little uneasy.

Louie, the brat, always thought everyone was as energetic as him.

"Yeah. I ran around. I traveled to half of the United States within a month." Forcibly saying that I am not tired is the way to kill.

"Do you know that there is a saying in China that you use poison to kill poison?" Louis said inhumanely, "Maybe if you are a little more tired, your body won't be able to feel it."

In Tomjanovich's eyes, hope has been disillusioned: "What are your orders?"

"Help me scout the Los Angeles Lakers. I want to know how Dominique Wilkins fits in. Also, don't use some data to prevaricate me. I want things that the data can't see." Louie focused on a few things, "His interaction with other Lakers players, local newspapers in Los Angeles, their post-game interviews, as long as it is news related to them, you have to collect them."

With such a workload, Tomjanovich couldn't stand still just thinking about it.

"Okay!" he said through gritted teeth.

"By the way," Louis took out a few check-like things from the drawer, "The EPCOT center was opened in Florida last month. This is a free play ticket. After finishing this work, go and relax with your family."

Tomjanovich opened his eyes wide. EPCOT Center is the second theme park opened by Walt Disney Company after Disney World. It is not very complete at present, it is a new park after all, but all the children regard it as their promised land, and it is hard to get a ticket in two months.

"Thank you."

Tomjanovich was not polite to Louis.

"You're welcome, this is just compensation to the best of my ability." Louis laughed.

On December 12, the Celtics beat the 10ers at the Spectrum Arena to complete their revenge.

Unlike before, Larry Bird's tactical status has been improved.

This may have something to do with his support for Fitch at the resumption meeting, and he is one of the few Celtics players who can still execute tactics.

Fitch elevates his tactical status, and others will follow Bird's lead.

Thomas' possession of the ball continues to decrease. He is now named a starter, but his tactical status is not as good as that of Lambiel.

As a result, Bird's data has risen, and the Celtics have won consecutive victories.

The collapse that Louie expected did not happen, and he still underestimated the team's book strength.

Even if five of the seven strongest players on the team are dissatisfied with Fitch (Ainge, Thomas, Sampson, Maxwell, Lambiel), as long as Bodken obeys the arrangement, he can mobilize others to play seriously.

For a hall-level superstar like Bird who is entering his peak period, his ability to lead the team is beyond doubt.

整个12月，伯德场均31分12篮板6助攻2抢断2盖帽，如果这种数据能够保持，他入选一防都是可能的。

In Bird's heroic December, the Celtics lost several games they shouldn't have lost.

One was an upset by the Knicks.

The new King of New York, Bernard King, and Bird face off.

Rookie Sleep Floyd became a surprise player.

Another one is the Pistons, who have a deep feud with the Celtics.

According to the people of Detroit, if it weren't for the Celtics, they now have a lineup of Sampson + Thomas + James Worthy at the same time, and their talent and immediate combat power are not afraid of any team.

But that damn trade a few years ago killed Detroit's future.

This is a game of anger.

The Pistons bombarded wildly and scored 132 points, indirectly exposing the biggest shortcoming of the Celtics.

The Celtics may have the best offensive talent in history, but their defense is also relatively mediocre.Sampson has been on the bench for a long time, Bird is used as a pure third position, Lambiel is in a mood, the height of the Smiling Assassin is his dead spot, and John Lang is quite satisfactory.

Their defense isn't that bad, but compared to their peak offensive potential, it's far from it.

(End of this chapter)