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Chapter 152 The old man is domineering and unreasonable

Louie hung up the phone.

He did not have a verbal agreement with John McLeod.

Because McLeod finally said: "It's not that I don't believe you, Coach Road, but I know that the Celtics' affairs are not up to you."

He was right, even if Louis made a good deal, he had to ask Auerbach to look it over, and the deal would only be completed if he agreed.

The deal he reached with McLeod was that the Celtics sent Cedric Maxwell and Gerald Henderson and two first-round picks to get Larry Nance and Paul Westphal from the Suns.

On paper, the Celtics are at a disadvantage.

Neither Maxwell nor Henderson have big contracts, and although Nance is also on a rookie contract, Westphal has a maximum salary close to $40.

Although Westphal was once a superstar, he is no longer good now.

For Nance and Westphal, sending the team's merits and an energetic backup guard, plus two first-round picks, anyone who reads it will feel that it is a disadvantage, but Louis knows that the rewards brought by Nance are enough to offset the immediate loss.

This is a long-term investment.

Westphal's contract, while large, ends this year.

With Nance and Sampson, the Celtics could dominate the league until 1992.

Compared with such a prospect, is it not worth paying $40 to a retiring veteran, sending away a sullen and quasi-All-Star, a good backup guard and two first-round picks that are destined not to be too high?
If Louie were the one running this team, they could fax the trade to the league right now.

Unfortunately, he now has to go to Auerbach's office and report the matter truthfully.

When Louis went, Jane Walker was there.

"Yo, here comes the pompous young man!" Volker quipped.

"Mr. Jane, you seem to be in a good mood." Louis said.

Auerbach snorted, "If you make 10 yuan in stocks, you'll be in a good mood."

"If I tell you now that if you lose 10 in the short term, you will return 500 million in the future, will you accept it?"

Louis asked.

"Listen to Inchs!" Auerbach put down what he was doing, "Let's listen."

"I just got a call."

Auerbach's cheek twitched when Louie mentioned John McLeod's name.

Apparently, Auerbach, who has cheated countless people, thought of the name and recalled the past of being cheated by the opponent.

Those who deceive people will surely deceive them. If people can't deceive you, God will do it too.

It is well known that Auerbach was trapped by the old tiankeng, but not much is known about the fact that he was trapped by others.

In 1970, Auerbach disliked superstar guard Charlie Scott, who was recognized as a star prospect.Scott also doesn't like the NBA, because the ABA can offer him a bigger contract, so he announced early on that he would not join the NBA.Therefore, he fell to the seventh round before being selected by the Celtics.As a result, he played for the Virginia Squires for two years, and found that the ABA game and life were too impetuous and empty. He couldn't find himself, so he wanted to join the NBA team.

Auerbach made a mistake. He thought the ABA was a flashy league. He was right to a certain extent, but he shouldn't be too contemptuous of Scott's two great seasons in the ABA -- 27+5+5/34.6+5+4.8 (average) -- at the same time, the Suns proposed a deal.Auerbach agreed, and the deal indirectly led to the Celtics' 1973 championship.

Silas is really solid and fits well for Cowens.

However, the arrival of Silas also gave the Celtics the shortest inside lineup in the league.Short insiders pay attention to hard work and ingenuity, while Cowens and Silas only have hard work, so they both burst out with infinite strength in the short term, but in the long run they will be unsustainable due to injuries.Therefore, although the Celtics won the championship, the Suns took advantage of this deal in the final analysis.

In 1975, the two poles reversed. In order to increase the firepower of the outside line, Auerbach decided to send the rising Paul Westphal away and replace him with a mature immediate combat power.So the sun came again, and took out Charlie Scott, who averaged 25 points per game in Phoenix.

After the transaction between the two parties, although Scott was still a high-quality player averaging 18 points per game under the Celtics system, Westphal soared into the sky. After that, he was selected to the All-NBA Team four times and was selected as an All-Star five times.

And these two deals that made the Celtics suffer a lot, both have John McLeod.

In particular, the Scott-for-Westphal deal was concocted by McLeod.

So when Louis informed Auerbach of the trade plan he and McLeod had made.

Auerbach said viciously, "Just tell that bastard without even thinking about it!"

"Reid, it's good for us to get Larry Nance," Louie explained. "His athleticism is more suitable for the current game."

Auerbach asked rhetorically: "If Larry Nance comes, do you want him to come on the bench, or do you want someone else to come on the bench?"

"I'll find a way to put Bill on the bench," Louie said.

Auerbach sneered, "Will that vicious dog accept it?"

"Perhaps?" Louis was also not sure, "I can be sure that Cedric does not accept the substitute arrangement from the bottom of his heart."

"At least he hasn't caused trouble yet. He is a successful player and an old man in the team. You shouldn't send him away when he keeps his own place, and you have to exchange for a young player who doesn't know what virtue he is!" Auerbach was extremely disgusted with this deal. "Not to mention, you have to give away two draft picks!"

Louis asked angrily: "Do you feel sorry for the draft picks, or do you not want to make a deal?"

"I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup John gave you, but this deal has no way!" Auerbach's arrogant attitude did not give Louis room to reason.

Louie felt powerless, which is why he never thought of Boston as his ultimate home.

Great players like Kobe, Duncan, James, O'Neal, etc., all have a Chicago ghost floating above their heads on their way to glory.

As long as they can play, the world will keep comparing them.

You can either claim that you are the best in history like James on the show; or you can say that single-handedly can blast Jordan like Kobe; or you can express your respect for Jordan but don’t like Jordan like Duncan;

For any Celtics coach or executive, Auerbach is that ghost.

Bill Russell became the first black coach in the four major leagues. Everyone praised Auerbach's pioneering move. Who cares that Russell was both the core of the team and the coach when he won the last two championships?
Tom Heinsohn was despised by the Boston media. He brought the Celtics two championships to restore the dynasty and was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach. But when he won the championship, it was Auerbach who received endless praise.Heinsohn is just a clown who borrows flowers to offer Buddha.

Bill Fitch saw the essence of the Celtics' glory, so he forced Auerbach out of the team and banned him from most things in the team. If so, he only managed to keep Auerbach out of the game plan.Signing, drafting, etc., all require the consent and cooperation of the other party before they can be carried out ([-]).

"This is just a suggestion. You can agree or disagree. My suggestion is to complete this deal. Even if you hate John McLeod, you should get to know Larry Nance well." Louis did not intend to quarrel with Auerbach, he only said what he wanted to say, "Although Cedric has not expressed his dissatisfaction with the replacement, the outside media has made such a big commotion. Even if it has nothing to do with him, his agent must be involved."

"He can stay out of trouble, but he can also let us all know he's not happy."

"Like Archibald a few years ago, we could have traded him long ago, but the management refused to make this decision and insisted on waiting for a better offer. Now the management of each team is much more professional than in the past. Expecting others to make mistakes is like waiting for pie to fall from the sky." Louis finally said, "We need this deal."

Auerbach's eyes flickered a few times.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about this matter."

His words set the tone for this matter.

"If there is a good deal, I will make a move." Auerbach said, "All you have to do is bring the team to me. I'm not too old to see the pros and cons."

"Ok."

Louie was ready to go.

"Don't you want some Coke?" Auerbach was really not used to Louis not taking something with him.

"Not thirsty."

He is full of anger now, if he drinks soda again, he will explode, right?Well, should be able to blow up Auerbach.

⑴As mentioned above, the most famous robbery in the bishop's career was the 1980 No. 1981 signing for the chief and the refrigerator. After my research, the driving force behind this transaction was Bill Fitch.In other words, he and the bishop jointly contributed to it.The refrigerator belonged to the University of Minnesota, and Fitch coached there before he coached the NBA team. He has a lot of connections at Minnesota and knows the situation of the refrigerator. When the bishop failed to lobby Sampson, it was Fitch who suggested choosing the refrigerator, and it was Fitch who contacted the Warriors to discuss the details of trading the No. [-] pick.When the deal was done and the championship was finally won in [-], the media only praised Auerbach's shrewdness.This is the biggest contradiction between Auerbach and Fitch in reality. Of course, it is another matter in the book.Looking at it now, it makes sense for Fitch to be dissatisfied. How many fans now know that he is responsible for this transaction?One sentence of the bishop's awesomeness is over.

(End of this chapter)