the rest, only noise

Chapter 1418 The rest is not important
In the opening game of the 1998-1999 season, the league arranged for the Lakers and Celtics, the rivals, to win a jackpot.

Before the opening, in addition to the flag-raising ceremony and the ring ceremony, the Lakers will also start the retirement ceremony for the recognition of the ancient giants.

Beginning this season, the Los Angeles Lakers officially posthumously recognize the history of the Minneapolis Lakers and all of their honors.

This means that the championship in the history of the Lakers +5.

According to Louis's suggestion, the team should retire several legendary players of Minghu to show their orthodoxy.

The first person to retire was George McCann.

But the old man has a personality. He doesn't really want to be included in Luohu's family tree, but no matter what, he is destined to shine in the long river of basketball history as Mr. Basketball, but no one cares about the old players who fought bloodily with him back then.

Except for the current Luohu, no team will recognize their glory.

Therefore, McCann agreed to retire the jersey in Los Angeles, but only if he returned the jerseys of several of his old teammates first.

The Lakers made internal calculations and decided to return the No. 50 jersey of the legendary power forward Vern Mikkelsen (PF Vern Mikkelsen PF) in the 19s first.

The old man spent his entire career in Minghu. In the era when Zhang Lili claimed to be bloodless and whistle-free, he played in 705 of the 699 games in his career.

The most important thing is that the old man is still alive and can visit the scene in person.

So it was decided to be the first to return his jersey.

Mikkelsen delivered a moving speech highlighting how tough the conditions were and how deep his bond with his teammates was, now that they've made it, they'll join the Los Angeles Lakers big names in professional basketball, but there are plenty of older brothers who've bled and sweated together that won't be seen.

Speaking of emotion, the old man hugged and wept with McCann who could no longer get up on the stage.

In the end, Mikkelsen announced that although his jersey has been retired, anyone who wants to wear the Lakers' No. 19 in the future does not need to ask his opinion, just wear it.

Because, the jersey is meaningless if you don't wear it.

Louis admires Mikkelsen very much. Although the old man's physical condition may not be able to play in the NBA in modern times, he has to take his talents overseas, but he is not bad.

But although his last words opened the door for future generations, they were too much to worry about.

No. 19 is such a biased number that even dogs don't wear it. He dared to bet Ewing's sexual fortune in the next ten years. In the next 20 years, there will be no second Lakers player who wears No. 19.

The scenery belongs to the Lakers, but the pain belongs to the Celtics.

The failure of last season proved that Hill's trade for Pippen was wrong.

But, the transaction has already been done, what can they do?
Since Pippen believes that he deserves a higher tactical status, the Celtics decided to design a tactical system with Pippen as the core of offense and defense starting this season.

Getting this instruction, Chuck Daly proved its difficulty in action.

Daly chose to resign before the start of the preseason training camp, and had no intention of being a coach anymore, so he slipped directly to the TV station as a guest.

The Celtics' current head coach is... (Are you ready? Take a deep breath)...

— Isiah Thomas!
Louis really has nothing to say except shouting the best son.

He remembered that Thomas was responsible for the Hill-for-Pippen deal, right?

What is it called?No matter how unpalatable your own papa is, you have to eat it!
Louie couldn't forget how he shook Thomas's hand before the start.

Thomas looked smug, and Louis wanted to remind this kid how he was PUA back then.

"Coach Lu, long time no see."

Thomas said hello.

"Don't say anything, Isiah, you can become a coach is simply the greatest miracle in modern NBA, coach, I can only wish you better every year."

When Louie finished speaking from the bottom of his heart, Thomas was even happier.

Sure enough, distance creates beauty. Long time no see, even Louis can speak human language.

Thomas is even more proud. If the result of this game does not end in a 46-point defeat by the Celtics, he will be even happier.

Thomas copied the four-corner offensive tactic that Louis designed for him back then and used it for Pippen.

Soon, Thomas ran into a problem.

As a forward with the ball, Pippen has impeccable athletic ability, physical fitness, vision and ability to play the ball. He is definitely a good material for playing the core.

However, Pippen lacks the offensive backing ability that the ball-handling core should have.

When encountering a stalemate, Pippen has only one trick, and that is to pull away and shoot.But his shooting is like a big movie star who patronizes the TV circle, and his performance is extremely unstable.

Pippen dawdled all night, and finally scored a quasi-triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, but the team failed miserably. Apart from basic data, other high-level data reflecting player performance were terrible.

Thomas looked gloomy, not knowing what to think.

In addition to knowing that Pippen is impossible to be the core of the offense, Louis also knows that it is difficult for the Celtics to make other changes.

Because Sampson is 38 years old, he is much older than two years ago, and now he can only play 20 good minutes per game.

If he focuses on offense, he can easily average 20 points per game, but in the Celtics, he has to take care of defense, it is difficult to say.

Although Malone can still swing, and his pick-and-roll ability is also top in the league, he needs to pick-and-roll with a ball-handler who can shoot.

A ball-handling core like Pippen who can split but not shoot is not suitable for partnering with any pick-and-roll finisher who likes to split things.

After the game, Louis gave advice to Thomas with a good-natured appearance: "Isiah, listen to my advice, trade Scotty, the Celtics still have hope of turning around, otherwise..."

"What else?" Thomas asked.

"Otherwise..." Louis said hurtfully, "The only meaning of your existence is to create a good offensive environment for Ralph, so that he can surpass Kareem in total points as soon as possible and become the NBA's all-time scoring leader."

Thomas said, "Ralph said that he doesn't plan to quit the playoffs. If the only meaning of his career is to break those so-called records, then he might as well retire!"

Louis smiled sarcastically: "However, if you continue to coach like this, Ralph may not be able to participate in high-level confrontation in the end, and he may even have no hope of surpassing Karim in total points. Look at what you have done. I have thrown away the old routine of four-corner attack decades ago. You are still a baby..."

"This is our internal affairs and has nothing to do with you!"

"Then I wish you luck one last time."

"Goodbye, Isiah, I hope you can manage at least one full season."

The relationship between Louie and Thomas can never be repaired.

The events of that year will only become more and more irreparable for people like Thomas as time goes on.

Now, Thomas wants to prove that he can do better than Louis back then, but his first move was completely denied by the opponent.

This hit Thomas hard, he calmed down and thought for a while, and then came to a conclusion.

As a coach, he is wise and will never be wrong, so who is wrong?Of course it is Pippen, a waste who needs and needs but is useless.

But then again, who traded the waste to Boston?
The matter must not be pondered over, or Thomas' pride would be overwhelmed.

The new season begins here.

Louis feels that this year will be a sad one. The Lakers have won two consecutive championships, and all teams chasing three consecutive championships will encounter a bunch of shit.

And the Lakers have the best breeding ground for such a business.

Especially when they have a large number of young people who want to prove themselves, the friction between the self and the team, the contradiction between individual will and collective needs will spark intense sparks.

This is destined to be a troubled year, and Louis is ready to accept the challenge.

He can't solve conflicts, and it's difficult for young people to settle down, but he can be confused.

This skill has been honed to perfection as early as the late New York Knicks.

For him, it doesn't matter what kind of problems the Lakers have, he has only one thing left to do here.

Run in the chemical reactions of Bodhi Loga, Garnett, Kobe, Duncan, Nash, and Wilson, play perfect and beautiful basketball, and see the real temple before this contract ends.

The rest are not important.

(End of this chapter)