the rest, only noise

Chapter 725 Outrageous Rumors
Before the second game of the NBA Finals, a strange rumor appeared in New York.

"Leader Lu is going to be the general manager of the New York Yankees because the messiah of basketball is the messiah of baseball."

This news is outrageous because the probability of it becoming true is not even 0, but a negative probability.

The reason for this news is that the current Yankees general manager Bucky Dent (Bucky Dent) is out of class.

It doesn't sound logical.

Why is there gossip about Louie and the Yankees?Not to mention that Louie has done a good job in the Knicks, and it is impossible to change him for anything. He is an expert in the field of basketball, and he is not necessarily more professional in the field of baseball than the Yankees on Madison Avenue.

It’s just like those people who heard that a certain female star got divorced and were overjoyed and threatened, “Then I have a chance?” Kind netizens will verbally announce that they will wake you up with urine; kind and considerate netizens will lie that they have diabetes to let you know that they wake you up with urine while taking care of taste; there are also some netizens who are not kind enough. "

Although disrespectful to Louis, in this matter, the logic is interlinked. Rumors that he is the new coach of the Yankees are indeed incredible rumors.

Outrageous is outrageous, no matter how outrageous the rumor is at this moment, the reason why this kind of rumor can spread is because the Yankees have been outrageous enough in recent years.

After capturing the last world championship of the Bronx Zoo era in 1978, they changed 12 general managers in 17 years.

It can be said that fat, short, tall, thin, beautiful, ugly, handsome, smart, stupid, self-contained, Hall of Fame, potential cutting-edge... All kinds of talents, any posture-this greatest giants team in the history of Major League Baseball has resorted to all means to wave the pennant again, but it just can't stand on the highest podium again.

The boss is impatient and high-level changes are frequent, so it is difficult to have a stable long-term plan.

The nickname "Bronster's Zoo" became a living moniker.

In the 80s, the Yankees were not without competitiveness. They built a strong lineup and won 1980 regular season games in 103.

But year after year, the Yankees live like the New York Knicks of the '70s.

The era of the 40s-60s that spent big money poaching good players from other teams to form the Galaxy Fleet to sweep the league is over.

They were still rich and powerful in the 80s, but they spent the most money and suffered the heaviest beatings.Every year they look good, but not the best year.There will always be one or two teams like the Red Sox or Blue Jays that are better than them.

In recent years, the Yankees' desire to become stronger has grown stronger.

The New York Islanders created a dynasty in the NHL in the early 80s, but the Yankees at that time still had the power of the old dynasty in the 70s, and the base of fans was very solid.In recent years, the Yankees have been getting worse and worse, but the Knicks have risen strongly, getting stronger every year.

The Yankees' home attendance dropped by 35%, and the Knicks' season tickets were sold out every season. No matter who they played against, tickets for home and away games were hard to come by.

The Knicks will not fly out of thin air. Anyone who has followed them can clearly tell where the dividing line is.

That is, in 1984, the moment Louis transferred from Boston to New York.

"Messiah", which was originally a black name like "Bronster Zoo", has now become a nickname that is so noble and grand that it will only be mentioned on a very important platform.

Therefore, such outrageous rumors spread.

Since the Knicks marketing department intended to use this hype, they chose to fuel the flames in private. The rumors became more and more outrageous, making Knicks fans really think that Louie would go to MLB to become the king of crossovers.

What really caught Louis' attention was Jerry West's call.

The other party asked Louie seriously whether he would go to the Yankees to apply for the general manager job.

Louis held a press conference to refute the rumors before the start of the second game of the finals.

"About me going to the Yankees to apply for a job is purely a rumor. Please stop spreading it. I don't understand baseball. I can't even understand curveballs and curveballs. This kind of rumor embarrasses me and the staff of the Yankees." Louie didn't want to offend the Yankees. .

The rumor, embarrassing for both parties involved, ended with the Yankees rushing to announce their 12th general manager in 18 years.

1990/6/7

In the second game of the finals, the Knicks, who had already lost home court advantage, could be said to have lost their retreat.

The second home must be won.

Pat Riley demanded humility from his players, insisting that the Knicks didn't do their best in Game [-] for some reason, but his players didn't think so.

Scottie Pippen said after Game 1: "I believe that anyone who watched this game will no longer be afraid of the Knicks. They, like us, played the game with fear and then lost."

The super sixth man of the Lakers, Kevin Johnson, was completely excited: "I have said that they can be defeated. Many people are not optimistic about us. The more we do this, the stronger we will rebound. We will beat the New Yorkers in the series. You better remember my words!"

The three referees who are enforcing the law tonight are an old man, a Mesozoic and a young man.

The referee is former referee union president Darrell Garretson, the assistant referee is Hugh Hollins, and the young referee is Jack Madden.

Louis is not familiar with Madden, and the other two are old acquaintances.

Garretson is a typical bureaucratic referee. He has a strong momentum on the field. He does not accept protests after a penalty is given. If someone protests, he will decide whether to send a T or not according to the opponent's attitude.Hollins' reputation is even worse, known for stealing the show at critical moments.

"I hope this game is exciting enough."

Louie and both have had bad pasts, but that bad life was often the fault of the referee himself.Although they didn't think so themselves, they only felt that Louis was ignorant.

But Louie is not the kind of performance coach who will only grin his teeth and scream when he is called a technical foul. Garretson and Hollins have both experienced his methods.

If their law enforcement content cannot be approved by Louis, Louis will give up control of his players if he cannot stop them.

The consequences of giving up control will naturally lead to scenes of conflicts that they don't want to see.

This is a potential threat, and it is also the way Louis and the referee game.

Either they unify the standard, or relax the standard. They want to control the field, want the game to be good, and want to make him or someone suffer, but they can't think about it.

It's okay for him to suffer from someone's boredom, but don't try to look good in your game, and it's even more impossible to control the field.

Therefore, Garretson didn't have a good face when he heard what Louis said: "I hope your players will be more honest in the finals."

"Isn't that too idealistic, Your Excellency?" Louis yelled for the players, "If you think my players are dishonest before the start, when the game starts, no matter what happens, as long as something goes wrong, won't you make inappropriate accusations against my players without evidence?"

"Joke! I have been in this industry for more than [-] years, and I have never been ashamed of my heart. As long as you are honest, I will not make things difficult for you!"

Garretson made a statement, and Hollins did not come to communicate with Louis.

As for that Madden, he even took an attitude of keeping Louis at arm's length.

Before the start, Louie called the main players to his side.

"Looks like we're not going to be able to get a lot of physicality against the Lakers tonight as planned."

Louie had no confidence in those two referees.

"Changed plans?" Stockton asked.

"The plan remains the same, but the plan belongs to the plan. Even if the coaching staff thinks of all aspects when making the plan, there are many accidents in the game. I allow you to play by ear. As long as there is an accident, you have to make changes. You have to make changes to let the plan catch up with the changes!" Louis said heavily, "A few minutes before the opening, we increased the intensity according to the original plan, and first tested the scale of tonight."

After all, the Knicks' starting five, the classic Stockton, Miller, Wilson, McHale, and Ewing debut.

(1978) "Bronster's Zoo" is actually a book that chronicles the 1978 New York Yankees season, including the conflict between players in the 80 World Series.Because of its excellent writing and high degree of dissemination, the Yankees were once called "Bronster Zoo" in the early [-]s. Later, due to the confrontation between the appellation "Zoo" and the bleak reality, this appellation became more and more black, and gradually no one called it anymore.

(End of this chapter)