the rest, only noise

Chapter 1643 Hall of Fame Speech

Springfield, Ohio, USA, is the hometown of James Naismith, the father of basketball.

The annual Hall of Fame event is held here.

This year, the Hall of Fame ushered in a "guest".

Although the Hall of Fame Committee stated that all Hall of Fame inductees are worthy of being remembered, but if even the NBA championship has to be divided into three or six grades of gold content due to the change of narrative style, the Hall of Fame inductees must of course be divided into gold content.

In terms of players, the biggest player inducted into the Hall of Fame this year is Heat star Clyde Drexler.

Glider was active in the 80s and 90s, but he wasn't the brightest one compared to others of his time.

Compared with those super giants that make the Hall of Fame shine, the glider is obviously less star-like.

However, the coaching staff is enough to make up for this gap.

The greatest coach of all time, Legend Lu, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.

After the careful arrangement of relevant personnel, Louis was placed in the finale position.

Following Louie was the late Maurice Stokes.

On that day, the Naismith Museum of Celebrity was full of Uranus superstars from the NBA.

Benjamin Wilson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Ralph Sampson, Bill Russell, Magician, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan. Few Hall of Fame events can gather so many "big names" at once.

Everyone knew they weren't here for the glider.

Therefore, the glider who was in line to speak in front of Louis also made a joke to amuse the audience before the start: "I won't keep you waiting too long, otherwise Ralph may rush on the stage and drive me off."

The most impressive part of Glider's speech was when he talked about himself and Jordan.

Back then, Glider and Jordan were called the Trail Blazers double stars, and they were the core players who helped the team revive.But Jordan's strong rise blocked the glider's edge.If it weren't for Jordan's injury in the 1988-89 season, which gave the glider the opportunity to play alone, the world would never know that he is also a superstar player.

Later, the Blazers chose the former between Jordan and the glider.

This is the worst thing about a glider.

"To this day, I still won't say I'm better than Michael, but "everything that is flat in the world can be stormed because of a "but", "at least I proved in Miami that I can win the championship as a major part of a super team."

The glider didn't say at least half a word.

That half sentence is not suitable to say here.

The half-sentence that was left unspoken was—on the other hand, Mr. Dadan, as the first core of a super team, although he is stronger than me in hard power, he did not win the championship.

Glider's words won a lot of applause, and people are happy to see him take this opportunity to do secondary damage to the Blazers and Jordan.

Louie couldn't help feeling sad for Jordan.

Isn't it just that he didn't win the championship, why can any cat or dog come to bite.

When Boss Lu felt compassion, he didn't realize that he was the reason why Jordan's life became so sad.

Although complaining about Jordan and the Blazers aroused a good response, looking at the entire speech of the glider, it can only be described as flat.

In the end, everyone applauded him politely and sent him into the Hall of Fame.

Then, after a little preparation on the scene, the camera was aimed at Legend Lu who was sitting in the center of the front row.

The big screen on the stage began to play a tribute video.

Louie is the only Hall of Famer to receive this treatment today.

The video was interspersed with blessings from Wilson, Ewing and others, and then, under a magnificent soundtrack, the host said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, please let us welcome the 1989 Hall of Famer KC Jones and the 2004 Hall of Famer Legend Lu to the stage!"

The wife kissed Louis.

Lu Wuxia and Lu Wuyan gave their father a big hug.

His mother whispered a few words in Lu Yi's ear, and then he put away the familiar face full of warmth from his family and replaced it with a smile that belonged to Legend Lu, which was familiar to most people.

Before Louie stepped onto the stage, the Wilsons rose to their feet and applauded. Not since Larry Bird has anyone received such a welcome at the Hall of Fame Museum.

After Louis took the stage, the noise at the scene did not stop.

He tried to interrupt the deafening noise, but the makers of the noise wouldn't stop.

In the end, Louis could only wait for them to calm down.

This process takes more than a minute.

"Before the speech begins, I want to pay tribute to Reed Auerbach and his family. Although Reed was not able to come to the scene today, I have already received his blessing in private. Of course, I know this is not enough, so I hit him hard—" Louis said with a faint smile. "He will miss the opportunity to be my Hall of Fame recommender. You know, this is an honor that Larry can't ask for."

There was laughter at the scene, and Bird's vulgar mouth shape greatly increased Louis's desire to express.

"However, I think that even if Reed comes, I will choose KC as my recommender for the Hall of Fame." Louis glanced at the big brother beside him, and his thoughts were instantly hooked back to 26 years ago. There was a lot of preparation, but it didn't seem like my application was serious enough for the Cavaliers, and I still remember the guy who turned me down for Coach Bill Fitch, and his name was Dick Nordy."

"I don't know what happened to him, but I believe that with the help of this wise reviewer, the Cavaliers must have a bright future, so I can only put my last hope on Boston." Louie said nostalgicly, "At that time, Boston was the only club I could think of that didn't look at seniority, skin color, and talent. But I still needed a stepping stone. So I found KC, who was an assistant coach of the Celtics at the time, and sent him a scouting report."

"Everything after that is history." Louie laughed, "So, I have to thank KC. Without him, maybe I wouldn't be where I am today. He is more worthy of my Hall of Fame recommender than anyone else."

Then, Louis' speech stopped for 5 seconds. Due to his long career, he didn't know where to start.

Then, he found a way out.

"I would like to thank Mr. Irv Levin, this is a strange name for you, but in the 70s, this name was not unfamiliar in the NBA. He was the owner of the Celtics. When Mr. Levin sold the team in 1978, he invited me to join his new team, the San Diego Clippers. He promised me a good position. It meant a lot to me at the time, but I ended up not going to San Diego because I was 19 [-] years old, nobody in pro basketball, leaving Boston for San Diego is definitely not a good idea. Especially considering that team called the Clippers, you know, even today, that's the only team I don't have the confidence to save."

Louis hacked the Clippers, and there was a happy laugh at the scene.

Immediately, Louis said: "I would like to thank Jack McMahon (Jack McMahon). When I first entered the industry, Jack was definitely a great scout. Although we didn't have much contact with him, I was deeply impressed by every communication with him. When I first met him, he sold me more than a dozen scouting reports, which was not common at the time. His experience and insight benefited me a lot."

After that, Louis said a few more names that most people hadn't heard.

Suddenly "I want to thank John Selley,"

The scene was very quiet, because no one could have imagined that Sely would be on Louie's thank you list.

"I'm sure you all know that the Knicks in 1993 were my favorite team. There are a lot of people who have learned about that team through documentaries. But I swear, you don't know enough. It was a team full of conflicts and dangers. Benj and Patrick stopped talking to each other. Dennis disappeared. MAR's radical religiousism was a problem at the time. Sean's big contract was enviable. Many people were not satisfied with their playing time. Every problem you can think of, the Knicks have. We are a gunpowder Barrels, and everything that John revealed in that book [When the Garden Becomes Eden] as that damned unnamed insider destroyed the team from the outside in."

More than ten years have passed, and the anger can still be seen on Louis' face.

"Since then, the team has been completely torn apart, and we have become a mess. Although we caught the mole in the first place, the gap has been torn open, internal conflicts have become public, and the Knicks are finished—" Louis finished, looking at the old subordinates off the court, "We should be finished, shouldn't we? But we are not finished. This team was miraculously healed in the finals. They want to maintain the dignity of the championship. They are eager to overcome the selfishness that has been stifling the championship since ancient times. Overcame the self who was greedy for more and hated less, and finally became the best team in history."

"That's the best team I've ever owned in my life. Even though I only owned it for one night, I'm satisfied." Louie's anger had already turned into a relieved smile, and the members of the Knicks dynasty in the audience fell into nostalgia for the past. "For that, I have to thank John Selley, you're the best mole ever."

The Hall of Fame is usually a stage for praise.

People with good eloquence prepare a bunch of jokes to open up the scene. Louie did make jokes, but that was not his main purpose.

The blatant execution of John Selley in a Hall of Fame speech may seem unnatural, but anyone who knew Louie knew that it was him.

Do not forgive, do not forget.

"I worked in New York for [-] years, and that was the decade where my career took off. That was the decade that I went from being a kid on Reid's shoulders to being a so-called messiah. But I couldn't do that work alone, so I have a lot of people to thank."

"First of all, I need to thank the late Hall of Fame player Dave DeBusschere." Louis said, "At that time, Dave was the general manager of the Knicks. As early as June of that year, I had decided to join New York, but you know, it was difficult to win the championship with the Knicks at the time. Some unpleasant things happened to the media, so if I joined New York as a champion coach and chose to play badly, the public opinion would put a lot of pressure on me. So we postponed the signing until August, and I signed it, and Dave didn’t make any trades during the offseason, and the Knicks had to start the new season with a mediocre lineup, so that even if the team has a poor record, the media can’t blame me.”

"If there is no Dave, can I bear the criticism of the media? Maybe, but it is definitely not so easy. I want to thank David, he won me a one-year window period, and also laid the cornerstone for the future Knicks dynasty." Louie sighed.

Speaking of De Buschel, Louis felt a little depressed, because it was impossible for the other party to come to the scene to congratulate him.

Then, Louis glanced at Tomjanovich, relieved, and then said: "And then. Rudy, I don't think I need to thank you. It's you who should thank you. And what I'm going to say next may annoy a group of people, but I decided to say it-Rudy, you are the best head assistant I have ever met. I still remember the days and nights we spent in Boston sorting out the scouting reports. I still remember the baby carriage that we could never fix. I still remember Mike Tyson in 91 seconds Destroyed your beloved Spinks. We had so many good times together, you are the best, thank you for going through this with me."

"I would like to thank Mr. James Dolan"

There were boos for the first time.

What Dolan Jr. has done in the post-Louis era seems to be the wrath of God and man.

Louis smiled and waited for them to finish booing, and then continued: "I know people have been complaining why Mr. Dolan never tried to get me back to New York. In fact, he tried, and more than once. So, you really can't blame him for this matter, and even without me, the Knicks have developed well under his rule."

Boos again.

"Okay." Louie calmed down his boos. "Now that I have become the owner of the Celtics, it is meaningless to talk about this matter. I don't think the Knicks' setbacks over the years can be entirely blamed on Mr. Dolan."

And Louis also threw out his baggage when the boos faded away: "Please believe me, I am definitely not saying this because Mr. Dolan is going to build a statue for me at Madison Square Garden."

"!@%@%"

Later, Louis mentioned an unfamiliar name: "I want to thank Jack Kruger, he is like a boss who came into reality from a dream. Without his tolerance and understanding, I couldn't even join New York in 1984."

Few people remember him anymore.

Louis did not continue to talk about Kruger, but ended the speech naturally: "Finally, I would like to thank Bernard King. He donated a year's salary to the Louis Basketball Academy in the 1984-85 season (the scene began to lose control due to violent laughter), so that more hopeful stars from China landed in the United States, received the best training and competition in the world, and finally became the top talents that Chinese basketball needs. For this, I must solemnly express my gratitude to you on behalf of the Chinese Basketball Association, the Chinese national team and countless Chinese fans!"

Bernard King was not present.

He can't come either.

The fact that he lost to Louis in 1984 for a year's salary was revealed by the media, but it was still the era of paper media at that time, and this kind of story had not spread so far. As Louis' status in the world rose steadily, this kind of joke-like story began to be widely circulated, but now fans can no longer tell the truth of the story.

The mention and confirmation of Louis, the protagonist of the story, is a flogging of Bernard King.

Of course, people who don't know the inside story will believe that Louis is really thanking Jin, and witnesses at the scene like Tomjanovich are already laughing out of breath.

"After working in New York, I was looking for a breakthrough. I wanted to achieve the greatest offense on the basketball court. At that time, Mr. Buss came to New York with his negotiating team to find me."

"We reached an agreement after three days of negotiations, and after that, it's history," Louie said. "Just like my ten years in New York, I loved my six years in Los Angeles. We succeeded again, and in this process, there are many people I have to thank."

"First of all, I would like to thank the general manager of the Lakers, Zhao Yuanzheng."

"He is not a good coach, but he is a great general manager. You can see that the Lakers have never fallen from the ranks of championship contenders for so many years under him. Similarly, he has worked with me for many years, and he may have given me the most help, but... But I still don't like him letting the phrase 'coach, my coach' become the Knicks home cheering slogan." Louis said disgustedly, "This is the most annoying thing he has ever done!"

Someone with good intentions played a coach trick on the spot.

Zhao Yuanzheng, the initiator of this stalk, smiled not far away.

"I want to thank Jim Bass." As soon as Louie finished speaking, Bass received no less boos than Dolan. "While a lot of people were upset with him, I see it differently. I can safely say that without Jim, my six years with the Lakers would not have been as smooth. He was the one who discovered Kobe, he was the one who got us the No. 1997 pick in [-]. Now, that 'Miracle Lakers' team has become the best team in many people's minds. Without Jim, these things may not have happened."

"So I want to thank him for his luck, his jokes, his never-ending 'little stories.'"

Hearing this, Jim Buss couldn't help saying to Zhao Yuanzheng beside him: "Zhao, why have we never considered retiring the jersey for Coach Lu, or building a statue at Staples?"

Zhao Yuanzheng guessed: "Because Coach Lu didn't stay in Los Angeles long enough?"

"Shit!" Buss snorted, "Coach Lu has done more for the Lakers in six years in Los Angeles than Jerry has done in 40 years."

Zhao Yuanzheng couldn't help lamenting that this is the death of a cunning rabbit and the cooking of a running dog.

It is true that the Lakers under West have repeatedly suffered failures, but those failures are not meaningless, but for Buss Jr., Louis's six years are greater than West's 40 years.

This makes sense. Louis brought four championships to the Lakers in six years, and his Yuze has influenced the Lakers so far. West, except for one championship in his player career, can be said to have nothing after turning into a coach and administrator.Not to mention the two championships in 1980 and 1982, the general manager at the time was Bill Sharman, and West didn't officially take office until 1983.

Everything after 1983 need not be repeated.

"So, we're retiring the jersey for Coach Lu?"

"Of course, it must be done."

When Bass threw West's achievements to the ground and cast aside, Louis on the stage also mentioned West.

"Jerry West is the reason why I decided to go to the Lakers. Jerry is a member of the negotiating team led by Dr. Buss. I chatted with him in a Chinese restaurant in New York for a whole day. We talked about many things, past, present, and future." Louis said with a lot of emotion, "I still think Jerry is the smartest GM I have ever met. I have benefited a lot from working with him in those years."

"And then, I'm going to tell the story -- the story of how I got Larry from Boston to Los Angeles."

When Louis talked about this, the live camera was given to Bird.

Byrd just shook his head and smiled.

"A lot of people think it's a very complicated story, but it's not complicated at all," Louie said. "Larry today has proven that he's an outstanding coach who can lead a good team to a championship. The Celtics didn't think so. They just wanted to use Larry's influence to attract tickets and maintain the Celtics' tradition of always being kind to their own people. Larry didn't want to be a symbolic idler, which was one of the two main reasons he left Boston."

"The other main reason is that he couldn't resist the temptation to play for me, yes, he desperately needs me!"

There was a lot of laughter at the scene, and the camera showed Bird again, and he laughed too, but the mouth shape was an obvious "F".

"Looking back on my six years in L.A., it was the most relaxing six years of my life," Louie says. "I had a good group of people, a very professional owner, great players, and even our announcer was the best we've ever had (applause for the late Chick Hearn). the dynasty."

"So, I want to thank everyone on that Lakers team."

"After finishing my job with the Lakers, as you all know, I led the Chinese team to beat the US team in Sydney, realizing the consummation of my coaching career. For a while, I lost my goal on the basketball court, because I no longer know what else can excite me on the court."

"One day, I was at home watching TV with my daughter, and I suddenly realized that she was 12 years old. But, I couldn't think of any good memories of what I gave her in the first 12 years of her life. That's when I decided to retire. It was not easy to return to life. I tried to enter a new life, and I did a lot of other things, but in the end I went back to basketball, back to where my dream started—"

The sound and applause at the scene interrupted Louis again.

"The person who drove me to make that decision was Reed."

"It's really funny, Reid is the reason I left Boston in the first place, and even though he wanted me to stay in Boston to succeed him, you know, no ambitious young man is willing to wait for a successful old man to give up his position. For me, there is no position that can be given up. You have to compete, you have to fight, you have to prove that you deserve it."

"I don't want to wait, so I'm leaving. When Redd asked me to come back, I got everything I wanted. I took a break for more than a year. In the end, Redd and Paul Gaston's sincerity touched me. I took the first step in the direction of becoming an owner, and completed the rebuilding of the team with Redd's support. I believe the Celtics will achieve better results in the future. It all started because of Redd. who shaped me."

"So, thank you, Reed."

Louis glanced at the family members in the front row, the old mother, the wife who was no longer beautiful, and the grown-up children, all of which made him deeply moved.

“I want to thank the Cleveland Cavaliers—of course, it’s not because they sent me Reggie and Benj for Bill Cartwright.” Louie provoked laughter, but his speech didn’t stop. After my dad passed away, my life turned gray for a while, until the Cavaliers made a historic trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 1976, and my life became more colorful. At that time, a seed was planted in my heart, I wanted to be a professional basketball scout.”

"However, at the time, being a dentist was more promising than being an NBA scout, at least that's how my mother saw it. However, I want to thank my dearest mother, who, despite expressing concerns about my basketball dreams, has always supported me in pursuing my passion. She is not only the most important person in my life, but also my strongest supporter and role model. Thank you, Mom."

"I also want to thank my wife Lorraine, most of you have seen her movies, but I tell you, not only is she the best comedian ever, she is the best wife and mother in the world, look at me if you don't believe me, look at our children, only the best wife and mother can take such good care of the family."

"Then, I would like to thank my two children. Wuxia, Wuyan, you have always been my driving force. As a father, I hope to let you live the best life. In a blink of an eye, you all grow up and have your own pursuits and careers. I hope that I can be like your grandma. Even at this age, I can still be your role model. This is the most important job in the rest of my life. I want to be the best dad in the world."

As everyone knows, the speech is drawing to a close.

Louis smiled lightly: "Some people may wonder why I didn't thank any player? Is there no player worthy of my gratitude?"

"No, at this point, I want to thank every player I've coached, but I've coached too many players to name them all. And, just now, I suddenly thought differently - maybe I shouldn't thank them."

"Coach and players are complementary. Without players, there is no coach, but without coaches, players can't move forward alone." Louie said loudly, "I have heard countless coaches thank their favorite players here, but I don't plan to do the same today. Because, I can proudly tell everyone that every player who plays under me has become better than before, and I have a clear conscience for them!"

"So, if I had to thank someone, I wouldn't thank a specific person."

"I would like to thank every player who has played hard for me since 1983. Thank you for being open-minded and hardworking."

"At the end of this speech, as the most authoritative expert in the basketball world, I will tell you ten facts that have been recognized in the past 30 years and will not be changed in the next 30 years-I think I have this qualification."

Louie had a hippie smile on his face, and then slowly said; "The Cleveland Cavaliers in 1978 had the best security guard in history, and he single-handedly turned down the opportunity for me to play for the Cavaliers."

It was the loudest laugh since Louie's speech began.

"The 1993 New York Knicks were the best basketball team ever, and if you don't admit it, you don't know basketball."

The old Knicks guys got a standing ovation.

"Reggie Miller, Dale Ellis, and Jiang Duo Liu are the three deadliest shooters in history. If they are not selected as the NBA's 20 superstars after 75 years, the world must be crazy!"

Miller raised his eyebrows triumphantly.

"Larry Bird has the best combination of skill and intelligence ever played, and I don't take that for granted."

After listening to Bird's direct tactics, he fell back.

"Ralph Sampson is the most unstoppable player ever, you can't argue with that."

Lambiel patted Sampson's shoulder hard, he didn't know what to say, Sampson just shrugged.

"Patrick Ewing is the greatest center ever, of course, you can try to argue that."

The smile did not disappear from Ewing's face, but transferred to the faces of other people on the scene.

"Michael Jordan is the greatest loser of all time."

"!￥!@#%@#%"

"Benjamin Wilson is the greatest winner of all time."

"!@%@%@#￥%%..."

"Coca-Cola is always always always always always bigger than Pepsi."

At the moment when the noise was the loudest on the scene——

"Finally - I am the greatest coach of all time!"

Applause and cheers roared like lightning.

"Thank you."

Louie turned and hugged KC Jones, and then walked off the court like a king, agreeing with the greatest players in NBA history one by one, ending this Hall of Fame speech like a performance in a deafening noise.

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(End of this chapter)