the rest, only noise

Chapter 1379 There is only one way

Open all year round?Li Yuanhei's heart sank. He believed that Louis was a person with family and country feelings. Otherwise, a person who was so successful in the Lighthouse Country in the 80s would go back to China to run a basketball school when he was full?
More than ten years ago, an NBA player was an honor to Chinese sports.

Nowadays, the number of active NBA players in China has reached double digits, but no one will feel extra about it, because no amount of NBA players can change the fact that the men's basketball team is the eighth of ten thousand years.

The men's basketball team deserves a higher ranking. They have many strong players. If the problem is not with the lineup, it is with the coaching staff.

Can Louie watch the players he brought out still fail to help the men's basketball team make a breakthrough?

This is the reason why Li Yuanfei chose to launch this surprise attack, but he did not expect that Lorraine's "all year round" theory was very likely to make him frustrated.

"It's an exaggeration to be open all year round." Li Yuan said, "There are still a few months of leisure time every year."

Lorraine said seriously: "Mr. Li may not know that NBA teams will start training camps in September, and there will be preseason games in mid-October. After the preseason games, the regular season will begin. According to your Arrangements, my husband may not really have time to rest throughout the year."

"Marlena, Director Li is just talking, don't take it seriously, try this pig face." Louis pointed to the hardest dish on the table, "This is a delicacy that you can't enjoy in other places."

"It looks terrible."

"It's really delicious."

Louis diverted the topic away, and Li Yuanhui followed what Louis said about "pig lying on his face". When he talked about how troublesome this dish was and how complicated the production process was, Lorraine was very surprised.

As for the topic of coaching the men's basketball team, it did not continue.

After the meal, before leaving, Louis said to Li Yuanhe meaningfully: "Director Li, I will seriously consider what you said."

After saying goodbye to Li Yuan, Louis and Lorraine returned to the hotel.

Lorraine could feel that her husband's mood was very different from before going out.

"Honey, what are you thinking?"

"I was thinking, it's really embarrassing that I can't help Director Li after such a big meal."

"Is that a big meal?"

Lorraine has no concept of Chinese food.

Louis absolutely believed that a lot of money was spent on today's meal, and hard dishes like "pig lying face" were not something Li Yuan could afford.

"Absolutely."

Lorraine hugged Louis' face with both hands, "Honey, you have everything. Coaching the Chinese team is an unnecessary thing for you. There are many Chinese players playing in the NBA. It will be a matter of time before they achieve results."

"Yeah, I thought so too."

When Louis saw the men's basketball team hate Atlanta last year, he did have a strong desire to coach the national team.

Once people's emotions are on the rise, they will have many irresistible impulses.

In hindsight, those impulses were foolish.

To become the head coach of the men's basketball team, Louis can't say that he doesn't want to at all, but he really doesn't have an urgent desire. As Lorraine said, as a coach, he has everything, and there is no need to go into this muddy water.

"Dad, what do you think of me?"

Lu Wuxia appeared wearing the outfit Lorraine designed for him.

Seeing that he was dressed like a little adult, Louis shook his head helplessly: "It's not very good."

"But my mother said it looks so pretty."

"I mean, it's not very good to find fault," Louis said against his will. "It's beautiful."

"Really? But Wuyan said I look ugly dressed like this."

Among other things, the daughter has a fatherly style in her upright temper.

Louis said seriously: "What does she know as a little girl, good-looking is good-looking."

"Then I'm going to wear this tonight?"

"Ah."

For the evening party that night, Louis and his family were arranged in the cultural and sports area, and the people sitting here were mainly sports bigwigs.

Louis just sat there, and then people kept coming to say hello and say hello.

These people are warm and sincere, like old friends you haven't seen for many years.

In fact, Louis and most people are meeting for the first time.

Louis took it lightly, after so many years, he has long been used to it.

Throughout the evening, he weighed coaching the men's basketball team.

At first, he considered letting the men's basketball team go back to the route of his previous life, such as recommending Del Harris to be the coach of the men's basketball team.

This idea was quickly dismissed.

In Louie's previous life, it was very appropriate for Harris to coach the men's basketball team.Because the men's basketball team at that time was a team that could make fans celebrate by reaching the top eight in the world.

In this world, the men's basketball team is a team that has the strength to enter the semi-finals, but is always in the top eight.

Harris is good, but the difficulty of coaching the men's basketball team has exceeded his ability.

So, is anyone else besides Harris?

Several candidates appeared in Louis' mind for a moment.

Unemployed Jeff Van Gundy?No, he is rigid in coaching, and the response is too poor.

Rudy Tomjanovich confused about the future?Also not good, Rudy has no experience coaching FIBA ​​games.

Don Nelson?Whether it is ability or experience, Louis is very assured, but he is not sure whether he is interested in sacrificing his vacation and going abroad to coach in the summer.

After thinking about it, Nelson is the only one who meets the requirements, but he probably won't be able to persuade the old man.

The main reason is that the men's basketball team is not attractive.

Louis's mind wandered, but it didn't affect his enjoyment of the party.

If someone came to greet him, he could also mechanically nod and smile.

Li Xuanbing was very involved in the whole process. Although she couldn't empathize with the "greatness" and "glory" promoted by the party, she was inexplicably excited. Even if she became the president of the Chinese American Mutual Aid Association, she would not be more excited than she is now.

Lorraine is very interested in culturally rich Chinese operas, but he has no interest in the performances of the so-called Anita Mui, the Princess, and the Four Heavenly Kings, who are very popular in Asia.

Wuxia and Wuyan feel a bit bored, the only thing that attracts them is the snacks that are constantly being served.

Only Louie is in it, but not in it.

Whether it was Anita Mui who sang four consecutive songs at the Hong Kong branch venue, or Andy Lau's "Chinese", or the cooperation between Faye Wong and Ye Qianwen, they could not "lightly wake up" Louis's soul that seemed to have fallen asleep.

After attending the party, Louis wanted to go back to the courtyard to have a look. He hadn't been back for several years.

During the period, he also made an international long-distance call, cryptically asking Don Nelson if he had any plans to coach abroad.

"Whether it's the US team or a foreign team, I will never consider coaching abroad until I win the 'world championship'!"

This sounds strange, shouldn't you have to coach the national team to win the world championship?
Forgive the arrogance of the Americans who call every sports league champion in their country a world champion.

Nelson's so-called world champion actually refers to the NBA championship.

Since Nelson has no intention of this, Louis has no idea of ​​recommending a coach to Li Yuanfei.

There are only a few coaches who have the ability to perform stably in any environment. If you can't invite them, it's better to get on your own.

In the past few days, Louis has suffered from insomnia for a long time.

Even when he fell asleep, he would dream about his previous life.

This is rare.

Because he has already integrated into this world, if the things in his previous life were not related to basketball, he would hardly think about it deliberately.

Since he came from decades later, he probably has some understanding of international trends, but he has no ability to change those major events, so he only wants to live his life well within his professional scope.

The desire of the current life collided with his own life, and he inevitably fell into spiritual internal friction.

Was Louis' ideal in his previous life to coach the national team?Of course not, but he hopes that the men's basketball team will have good results. This is also his original intention for establishing the Road Academy. But now, the Road Academy is flourishing, but the national team's performance has stagnated. Only a wise and courageous coaching staff cannot sit in charge.

Then, Nightmare found Louis.

In 2019, a beautiful year, China hosted the Men's Basketball World Cup on its own soil.

group stage against poland
The first three quarters were full of momentum, the exciting fourth quarter, and the heart-wrenching last minute.

The man stood on the sideline, almost fumbled, took the second serve, fumbled straight away, and then it was over.

Compared with the 2008 BJ Olympic men's basketball group match overtime defeat to Spain, the king of Europe, which is more painful?
Everyone has a different opinion, but for Louis, the 2019 loss was the most painful loss he has experienced in his life.

He woke up from that nightmare.

"Hoohoo."

Louis exhaled a few breaths, trying to get rid of that angry and worrying emotion.

It's been a long time since this feeling, that game was many years ago, but thinking about it now, I still can't let go.

It's stupid to dwell on a game from a past life, it can't be changed, in the present, it hasn't even happened yet, Louie can't be affected by a game that hasn't even happened yet, but the memory won't fade away, no matter how much time has passed, he Will never forget that game.

This is the worst nightmare in his heart.

There is only one way to untie it.

(End of this chapter)