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Chapter 588 I'm Too Difficult
The NBA annual meeting is a place where you can see the quality of everyone.

A mediocre general manager/boss may just sit here, easily led by the nose, and easily fall into the rhythm led by others.

A smart general manager/boss will stand wisely even if he doesn't raise an opinion.The principle of standing in line has nothing to do with personal interests, and is entirely based on profit-seeking.

There are also some people who not only know how to facilitate everyone, but also benefit themselves.

Louie was that kind of guy.

Jerry West shook his head and laughed when he heard Louie's second suggestion.He also voted against it, but only because it was impossible for the proposal to pass.

Louie did not give other teams "advantages".

As long as the people present thought about it carefully, they could see that this proposal was made by Louis for his own convenience.It’s okay for you to make things easier for yourself. If, as in the past, the people who activated the clause were punished with fines, and then other “honest and responsible” teams were allowed to share the fines equally, then everyone might vote for you.

But Louie didn't do that.

Because, the league has decided to advance the agenda of the standard rookie contract.

Once the standard rookie contract is recognized by the union, the Knicks' space should not be a problem.

In other words, Louis' goal has been achieved.

The second proposal may be the one he wants to promote in the future, but right now, he is not interested.

Those who didn't like him thought they were letting Louie down, how foolish they were.

Louis got exactly what he wanted, and the Knicks returned with a full reward at this annual meeting.

West doesn't know whether there is a third professional sports manager in the history of the NBA who can coach, operate, and is good at studying the rules besides Auerbach and Louis.

He was about to ask Louis out for dinner, only to find out that the guy was hot.

Today is "full".

Louie was invited to another dinner by Don Nelson, Pat Williams and Hornets head coach Dick Harter, as well as Jazz chairman of basketball operations Frank Lydon.

"That guy really is a celebrity." Monroe said to West.

"Earl, I have a suggestion for you." West glanced at Louis and his party who were going further and further away, "Get on good terms with that young man."

Although Monroe is a Knicks legend, he was bitter about the fact that the team never invited him to any position after his retirement.

After all, he was traded from the Baltimore Bullets back then, so he wasn't considered a direct descendant of the team, but it meant that the later generations of Durant surrendered to the enemy.

"When I was in this circle, he hadn't learned to walk yet," Monroe said proudly. "You think I'll need his help?"

West has seen too many legendary players with high self-esteem stumble in this line.

"It's just a personal suggestion, please do as you please." West left.

Nelson and Layden discussed how to beat the Knicks with Louie.

Yes, they were discussing how to beat the Knicks.

Nelson believes that the Knicks are the best defensive team in basketball history. Under the current rules, no second team can surpass it.

Therefore, he decided to follow his own ideas and build an offense-oriented Show Time team.

"Show Time has turned to ashes, Don." Lyden teased, "In my opinion, to beat the Knicks, we have to look at Utah. If you don't count defense, we play the same offense, but we are more authentic. The N.UCLA system in New York is a fake UCLA offense!"

Louie doesn't think the Jazz have a chance to break out of the West.

To Layden who was talking nonsense, he said wittily, "If you say yes, then it is."

"I don't think the Knicks' N.UCLA offense has any similarities to the Jazz." The Hornets coach Dick Hart, who Louis just met today, began a long speech.

He is a typical theoretician. If he wants to discuss tactics, no one is his opponent at the dinner table.

As for practice, I don't have a record in the professional field, so it's hard to say, but in college, Hart has a very good reputation.

He took over the University of Oregon in 1971, and personally presided over an 11-man rotation, requiring players to attack quickly and defend with extreme style of play.

Hart's players were dubbed the "Kamikaze Kids" because of the way they played as if they were going to kill their opponents.

Louie has watched the "Kamikaze Boys" game video, and he is pessimistic about Hart's NBA prospects.Because the Hornets are a newly joined team, they need time to be bad, introduce talents, and rise again.

It is Hart who is bad, but it may not be Hart who leads the team to rise.

Moreover, can the method he uses to motivate college students work in the professional arena?

Louis doesn't like to pour chicken soup on the players. When the coaches start to pour chicken soup, it means that the team is at the end of the road, and there is no way to improve the coaching.

So Louis seldom poured chicken soup.

This dinner was a complete success.

Louis knew many coaches in the industry, except for Hart, most of them were college coaches.

When the NBA holds its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. college basketball coaches also hold their annual meeting here.

It was the annual meeting here that Nelson and the others took Louis to.

After the dinner, Louis casually found a hotel to stay and rest. The next day, he flew back to New York alone.

The expansion draft is held on June 6, and the draft is held on June 23.

In the expansion draft, each team has only eight protected spots.

According to the previous rules, each team will only lose at most one player in the expansion draft.However, since the 80s, the Lakers and Celtics have dominated their respective divisions. The reason, apart from the fact that they have the best players of their time, is that they have a lineup depth that other teams cannot match.

Therefore, at last year's NBA annual meeting, it was proposed to cancel the rule that "each team will only lose one player at most" in the upcoming expansion draft.And this proposal was approved by David Stern, and was unanimously agreed by representatives other than Los Angeles, Boston, and New York during the voting session.

However, no one thought at the time that it would be the New York Knicks who would be hurt by this proposal.

And Louie is famous for playing long rotations, and the quality of the Knicks' players is also excellent. Therefore, the two newly joined teams will definitely target those who are not on the Knicks' protection list.

In the afternoon, Louis arrived at the Blue Palace.

At this time, except for Phil Jackson, whose contract has expired and whose future is uncertain, the other teaching assistants are busy in the Blue Palace.

"Several draft picks are here, today is very lively." Tomjanovich said.

Louie glanced at the list, Jose Hawkins, Rex Chapman, Tim Perry (PF/C), Mitch Richmond.

These four people all have top ten draft prospects, and the quality is indeed very good.

"What happened?" Louis asked.

"I feel that these players are all yours." Tomjanovich laughed. "Jose Hollins and Rexa Chapman are both good at long-range shots. Tim Perry is very physical. I think he can play the third position. Mitch Richmond is the best performer. I will be surprised if he falls out of the top five."

"What about Xiao Zhao's opinion?"

"His vision is much higher than mine." Tomjanovich rolled his eyes and said, "He doesn't like any of these people."

"Richmond doesn't even like it?"

"He said Richmond was good but not what we needed."

"Strictly speaking, this is the truth."

After a while, Zhao Yuanzheng also came to report on his work.

Louis listened carefully, and soon changed the topic to the expansion draft.

"You should all know that we only have eight protection places."

"Eight is too few." Zhao Yuanzheng shook his head.

"Yes, we will definitely lose two players." Louis took out the Knicks player's player card from the drawer.

Everyone except Billy Donovan had their own player cards, and Louie had each of them sign.

"Let's play a game."

Louie spread out the player cards.

"Start by picking five players we absolutely must not lose."

Wilson, Ewing, Stockton, McHale, Rodman were selected.

"Well, not bad." Louis said bitterly, "There are still three places."

But the list leaves Dale Ellis, Michael Cooper, Reggie Miller, Charles Oakley, John Selley, Hornacek, Stevens, Song Tao, Brad Rohaus.

It's so tempting.

If Louie were the general manager of an expansion team, he'd be tempted to trade his lottery pick for a second pick.

"We were able to win the championship this year, and Dale made a great contribution." Tomjanovich asked, "Keep him?"

Tomjanovich said this because he knew that once Ellis did not enter the protection list, he would definitely be selected based on his performance against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In fact, this is also one of the ways to choose a protection list.

You only need to think about who will be elected if they are not protected, and you will know who to protect.

All other teams are like this, but the Knicks are too difficult.

"Xuanzheng, what's your opinion?" Louis asked.

Zhao Yuanzheng said honestly: "We can't ignore Dell's various problems off the court because of his performance in the playoffs. Moreover, the overlap between him and other players has not been resolved until now. If it were me, I would put Reggie on the protection list."

"Rudy, look at him, this is the roundworm in my stomach." Louis added Miller's player card to the list of "unshakable".

Tomjanovich said distressedly: "Give up on Dell like this?"

"Rudy, we must focus on the future." Louis was also reluctant, but this decision must be made.

In this life, Ellis may have reached heights that he did not reach in another timeline.

But under Louie, Miller's ceiling will only be higher.

Think about those fabulous moments with Miller.

"I may give Honey the seventh protection spot." Tomjanovich said, "He proved himself this year that he can play both the first position and the second position. He is very reliable."

"Yes."

Louie puts Hornacek's player card in the "unshakable" category.

So there was only one spot left.

"Coach, the final list, you decide."

Of the rest, it would be too painful to keep anyone off the protected list.

People not on the list include Ellis, Sely, Cooper, Oakley, Stevens, Song Tao, and Luo Haosi.

The first person to be waived was Ellis. The coaching staff felt sorry for this, but they all knew that it had nothing to do with his strength.Luo Haosi and Song Tao should not be selected, so the remaining list is actually one of the four choices among Cooper, Sely, Stevens and Oakley.

In terms of strength, it should be Oakley and Cooper.

But in terms of lineup suitability, Sely and Cooper are the most important.

But with the Knicks now inheriting the virtues of the bad boy army, how can there be no Oakley?how come?
If he chooses a hammer, he will feel sorry for giving away any one for nothing!
"CTMD!" Louie covered his face after exhaling the fragrance, "It's too hard for me!"

(End of this chapter)