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Chapter 1143 There Will Be Such a Day
"...Coach, I may really not be able to."

"Then you retire."

"Uh?"

The tragedian is in the most depressing time, what he needs is comfort and encouragement.

Before retiring, he has always been the leader of showtime, this is his style, his style of play, the way he achieves himself.

Now he has to throw away his familiar showtime under Louis' leadership.

Even the most intelligent player can't adapt to the "Meteor" rules and regulations.

The tragedy teacher was on the verge of collapse, although he was willing to persevere in his heart, but he showed weakness in his mouth.

He needs Louie's support.

It would be the best if this could make Louis give up "Meteor".

After all, even he, the smartest player, can't master the new tactics, so how can others?
As a result, Louis had no comfort, no encouragement, and no intention of playing Showtime, but let him retire directly.

Louis said solemnly: "Notify your agent to prepare the retirement speech. It's best not to be too anxious. After we finish the three away games and return to the forum, I will hold a beautiful retirement ceremony for you."

"Coach, I didn't mean that..."

The tragedian was startled.

What's the situation?Why didn't Louis follow his script?
Why do you have to let him retire directly?

He is old, but he still has fuel. Isn't it too heartless to let people retire directly?
Could it be that Louis was disappointed in him?

The tragedy master thought of this possibility, and immediately understood that if he followed Louis' words, maybe he would act out the fake show.

"Coach, I didn't mean that!"

"that's not what it means?"

Louis asked incomprehensibly: "Didn't you say that you can't do it, Erwin? I think, whether it is in the literal sense or in other senses, I think you are expressing your incompetence and your desire to retire."

"If you think so, my answer is yes, I support your retirement, and I will hold the most solemn retirement ceremony for you, but now you say you don't mean that?" Louis asked playfully, "I really don't understand, what exactly are you trying to express?"

Tragedy is hard to come by.

To admit that you can't do it is to retire.

But he doesn't want to retire!What a joke, as long as he doesn't hit "Meteor", he believes that he still has quasi-first-line strength.But Louis was determined to fight, so what should he do? He had to bite the bullet and fight.

Now he was hit, and he said something that sounded serious, but in fact he wanted to get forgiveness.

Let Louis comfort him, try to persuade him, make him feel at ease, and finally express his appeal: let Benjamin stop yelling at me!
But Louis doesn't like that at all.

Hearing that he hinted that he was going to retire, he said "You can retire", what the hell do you take him for?

After all, he is a superstar of the generation. He used to be as famous as Bird, and now he is at least as famous as Baylor. Is he so unpopular?
"Coach...I...I didn't mean that..."

"Then what do you mean?"

If you don't want to retire, the tragedian has to admit that he is hypocritical.

This is also what the tragedian does not want to see.

But he has nowhere to go today.

"I don't want to retire, I just don't think I can play new tactics well..."

"Oh, that's it." Louis' tone was still gentle, "Then you should retire."

"what?"

"You really have to retire. You can't delay this." Louie said rationally, "Everyone says you are the smartest player in the world and have a high basketball IQ. We all know it's not true, but there are many people who believe it, including your teammates. If even the smartest player in the world can't adapt to my new tactics, then others will lose confidence. So, in order to stabilize the morale of the team, Ervin, you must retire."

"No, Coach! I can adapt! I'll prove there's no play I can't play!"

"You prove it? How do you prove it? I saw 1 give-ups on your face. Why do you say I let you continue to play at the risk of demoralizing the team?"

The tragedian said vulnerablely: "I believe I'm still as good as I was before, I just... just need the support of others..."

"Is support all you need, Erwin?"

"I don't think so?"

"You also need higher team status, like being a starter."

"You also need Benj's respect, and you hope he doesn't call out your mistakes as loudly as he did tonight."

"You also need me to give you enough freedom to play the basketball you want to play."

Louie's change of face was sudden.

Before today, in the eyes of the tragedy division, Louis was the best coach who had mastered the password of victory.

Starting today, he'll understand why the Celtics and Knicks have been so successful.

Because they can put up with Louie.

"I can tell you plainly, you can't get any of these things!" Louis and the tragic master had come to the player tunnel unknowingly, "When you behave as badly as you did tonight, I will not encourage you! I will only point out your mistakes, and what you have to do is to avoid making the same mistakes in the next game."

"You will never be the starter of the Lakers again. You no longer have the ability to start the Lakers. Please recognize the reality!"

"I will never let you play your favorite game like you hope. If you want to ask why, you can ask yourself, won seven rings back and forth, would I like the kind of basketball game that makes you go from magic to tragedy?"

"I will not let Benj stop leading you and others. As long as he is still in the team, you must obey his leadership. If you have doubts, go and see how many rings he has on his hand!"

"I will not give you freedom on the court. I am fed up with your undisciplined games and unrestrained performances. In my opinion, the person who should have had enough of these things is you! It is this kind of game that makes you be branded as a tragedy. If you want to come back even at the risk of losing your reputation, you just want to play another game of basketball that makes you the spokesperson of tragedy. I think the only thing I can do is to agree to your retirement application."

The tragedian originally wanted to complain.

He didn't expect that Louis would show his cards directly, and he didn't expect that Louis would tell these difficult truths.

These are all facts, but... why do I have to say it now?

The tragedian is unwilling to admit that his mentality has changed a little compared to the beginning of his comeback.

Louie never wanted his comeback to be a disaster.

If the tragedian cannot accept the status quo, then never will.

And Louis will never allow those who have different intentions to stay in the team.

The tragedian was silent for a long time.

The sunny smile has turned into endless bitterness.

The former superstar is now cornered like a down-and-out wild dog, and he must give Louie an answer.

If the answer isn't what Louie wants, he'll have to retire.

He has lost the ability to determine his own destiny.

"I get it, Coach Lu." The tragedy master bit his lower lip fiercely, "I don't want to retire, and I won't be a problem for the team. I still want to play."

Louis said: "You want to continue to learn my new tactics?"

"Yes."

"You fully accept your substitute status?"

"Yes."

"You have no problem with Benj's leadership?"

"of course."

"You're going to lose your freedom on the pitch."

"I'm ready."

"If your determination is true, if you didn't lie to me, if you really mastered the tactics of 'Meteor' and the subsequent stages." Louis paused, and said softly, "Maybe you will still have a chance to be called a 'magician' in the future. As long as you can do it, I guarantee that no one will call you a 'tragedy' again."

The tragedian gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not a tragedian, I'm a magician. This name has followed me since I was in high school, and I'll take it to the ground!"

"Heh, Erwin, when everyone is willing to call you 'magician', that's your name, otherwise, it's just self-indulgence."

"There will be such a day!" cried the Tragedian, "There will be such a day!"

(End of this chapter)