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Chapter 1502 Isiah Thomas's Suffering Begins

Media day

There are more media this year than last year.

Because the Celtics reached the playoffs last season, the veteran Sprewell played hard, Yao Yueban and Gasol and other young people representing the future of the team also played well.

Isiah Thomas felt elated.

Although the media scolded him the most during the season, but now, they have to admit that his performance in leading the team last season is worthy of praise.

Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe, who had no interest in Thomas, came straight to Louie for an interview.

Ryan wondered if his plans for the team's future had changed after last season's games.

"In fact, last season's game was just a small game, and the real rebuilding started this year."

Louie's words surprised Ryan.

Are they all in the playoffs or are they just playing around?

To be honest, when I heard that Louis was not going to coach last season, Ryan didn't have any expectations for the Celtics' results in the new season.

As a result, although Thomas still showed incompetence in many losses, he still reorganized the team and let the Celtics return to the playoffs with a new look.

For Louis, that was just the beginning?
"Reconstruction only officially started this year?" Ryan wrote down this sentence, "Coach Lu, how should I understand this sentence?"

Louis said bluntly: "I think you should be able to see a lot of shadows of the past in the Celtics' games last season."

Ryan nodded, "Yeah, I've seen a lot of the old Celtics. It's fun to watch. Watching Yao score with the tactics that Ralph used 20 years ago reminds me of the good old days." time."

The old days are beautiful, but there is a problem, we can only miss it, but we can never go back to the past.

"Your statement is very romantic." Louis smiled, "However, in my opinion, sticking to the tactics of 20 years ago is an old-fashioned mentality that does not want to make progress, and it is not worth advocating."

Ryan knew immediately what Louie meant.

"It means that the Celtics will adjust their style of play in the new season?"

"It's not a tweak, it's a complete teardown and rebuild," Louie said. "Say goodbye to the old days, Bob."

At this time, Thomas was being interviewed by many local media on the field at the Waltham training base.

Among them are Chinese media.

The Chinese media wanted to know if Thomas had any long-term plans for Yao Yueban.

Speaking of Yao Yueban, Thomas is very excited, because that big man has been obsessed with three-pointers for some reason recently.

In his opinion, this is not a good sign.

While it's true that Sampson got better by extending his range beyond the three-point line, Yueban Yao is a very traditional big man in Thomas' eyes.

He was taller than Sampson, but also bulkier.

He is destined to not be able to play like Sampson. As a core center, even if Louis makes it clear that he is not the absolute core, he should specialize in pick-and-roll rolls and low-post play, not all day long like Lambiel. Float outside and shoot.

Therefore, Thomas said bluntly to Chinese reporters: "I have high expectations for Yao, and I think he has the potential to become the top five in the league. But first of all, he must be on the right path. As an insider, he needs to be stronger than in the past. Manly, tough as a leader, only then can he go further."

To the Chinese reporters, Thomas' words were more like good wishes for Yao Yueban.

No one could have expected that Thomas' words contained personal views on the direction of Yao Yueban's training, which ran counter to Louis' thoughts.

For Louis, the whole team is not as important as Yao Yueban alone. If Yao's training path is wrong, it will have an immeasurable negative impact on the future.

Backstage Louie is listening to one last question from Bob Ryan.

"Coach Lu, do you think the Celtics can win the championship under the leadership of Isiah Thomas?"

Louis asked back: "If I answer truthfully, will you include him in tomorrow's article?"

Ryan smiled, "Of course."

"Okay." Louis said seriously, "Our whole team believes that Isiah is the one who can lead the Celtics to win the No. 19 banner in team history."

Combined with the rhetorical question before Louis' answer, this sentence is even more worthy of deep thought.

Is this the truth of Louis, or is it a lie he made up after hearing that the answer would be included in the article?
"Excuse me, Bob, it's time for me to go out and take pictures."

Louis left on his own, followed by Ryan.

After Louis came to the stadium, he greeted the players one by one.

He deliberately walked up to Manuel Ginobili, and said lightly: "Everyone said that I traded Xido from the Lakers for two first-round picks, and you are just a slap in the face. Actually, I All I really want is you."

Yao Yueban immediately raised the atmosphere with a joke: "So Xidu is the extra head? Then he must be the most valuable extra head of the year."

Everyone was amused.

Ginobili also laughed, and he respectfully said to Louis: "Mr. President, you can just call me Manu."

At this time, Ginobili looked handsome. He neither had the flowing long hair in his memory, nor had he encountered Duncan's poisonous hands.No one could believe that the Argentine would be bald in ten years, and of course, no one believed that he would be an exciting player.

"Come on."

Louis patted Ginobili's shoulder lightly, and then sat in the center.

As the crowd uttered "Cheese" in unison, the cameraman snapped a preseason photo of the Celtics in the 2002-03 season.

In the group photo, Louis was smiling, and Thomas beside him smiled brightly, as if he was the happiest person in the world.

Even Thomas himself didn't expect that the good days are coming to an end, and what awaits him is a whole season of torture.

The ordeal started in the preseason.

The confident Celtics coaching staff headed to Las Vegas for a four-game preseason test after training camp.

The test results put everyone in a bad mood.

The Celtics lost all four preseason games.

Moreover, it is not the kind of loss that can be lost casually because the team doesn't care about the outcome.

There were two games that Thomas wanted to win, even in the preseason, losing four games in a row would be too ugly.

But they just can't win, even in the preseason.

Even if Thomas increases the playing time of the main players, it will not change this.

"Boston Globe" young writer Sean Niles angrily criticized Thomas' coaching. He slammed Thomas with the headline "Isiah, please leave with dignity."

The public opinion that Thomas dismissed get out of class in the first game of the new season came earlier than expected.

What makes Thomas unbearable the most is that Niles' criticism of him mainly focuses on the team's use of the new style of play.

Obviously, the old style of play has achieved certain results, so why change it?You Thomas don't have that ability, so don't mess around, just attack your four corners, okay?
After reading this article, Thomas' blood pressure soared, and he wanted to invite that idiot writer into the octagonal cage for a life-and-death duel.

He wanted to see if it was this idiot who was tougher than his own fist.

(End of this chapter)