The Rest, Only Noise

Louie finally decided to leave New York.

But making this decision is not so easy.

After the finals ended last year, Louie thought about it for a whole year.

Until tonight, he watched the Knicks beat the Blazers in the most correct way, Ewing acted like a perfect leader, and there was nothing uncomfortable in the team atmosphere.

Louie knew that his mission was over.

The Knicks' roster is almost perfect, and several of the key players he values ​​have thrived.

All that was left for him was a multiple-choice question.

Whether to lie on his own merits and become New York's Auerbach, or leave here for a new challenge.

He is not Auerbach and does not want to be Auerbach, he has the right to make this choice.

Few people can say no to such a big temptation, but he can.

Because that's who he is.

After getting what he wanted, that satisfaction receded faster than he imagined. He knew he would never get this satisfaction again in New York, and to keep it going, he had to let himself go again. start.

Rudy Tomjanovich, who helped the Knicks reach seven consecutive championships, said in an interview with the media: "This honor should have been done by Louie, and I'm not excited now, because the victory is a matter of course. If I If I can lead them to eight or even nine consecutive championships, maybe I will celebrate."

Tomjanovich has a big tone, but the goal doesn't look impossible.

Because their No. 1 competitor, the Blazers, has reached the top.

Sabonis and Thomas' ACLs doom their competitiveness to decline, not growth.

One of the hardest things about the night was the FMVP selection.

There are three main finalists, namely Ewing, Kemp and Wilson.

Wilson has the most points, Ewing has the most rebounds and blocks, and Kemp is not dominant in either, but they are all in the middle.

Previously, Wilson had been elected Finals MVP for four consecutive years.

Later basketball historians suggested that if Wilson hadn't ruthlessly undermined his public opinion during the year, perhaps he would have achieved five consecutive Finals MVPs.

After voting, Ewing was elected FMVP by a very narrow margin.

Ewing, who combines MVP and FMVP, enjoyed the joy of being embraced for the first time.

This is the support he has personally won for himself.

The last time he won the MVP was six years ago, the last time he won the Finals MVP was five years ago, and then he went the wrong way, competitive but lacking warmth.

This year, Ewing's changes have changed many people's perceptions of him.

But in fact, his overall personality has not changed much.

In Zhao Yuanzheng's words, in the past, Ewing was like a dumpling filled with meat, but now, he has added leeks and other things into it.

New Yorkers celebrated with excitement.

This year is a bumper year for professional sports in New York. Not only is the Knicks still dominant, the New York Rangers, which are affiliated to the NFL, also won the Stanley Cup final, ending a nearly 60-year championship drought.

The city is immersed in joy.

On the night of the finals, Louis responded to the fax (intentional contract) sent to him by the head office.

Louie didn't accept the contract, but he didn't die.

It's just that he doesn't want to block the possibility of the future now, and he's open to all options.

Although such a statement is very euphemistic, but experienced people know what he means.

If you want to stay, you will make your attitude clear.

Instead of being so confused as it is now.

Louie has no other requirements for his contract, no additional conditions, just doesn't want to be bound by the Knicks, which is enough to say.

For this matter, Jack Kruger, who has been promoted to the head office, called Louie's house overnight to find out what he really thought.

"Louis, what do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything, Jack," Louie said. "I just think I'm done in New York."

"What nonsense? You've only been in New York for ten years, and Reed Auerbach has been in Boston for over forty years!"

Louie said arrogantly: "I don't want to spend most of my life defending a team like that old man. You know, I'm a man like the wind."

"Don't talk nonsense, Louie, tell me all the conditions you have!" Kruger said seriously, "Anyway, I will fight for you, the people on the board know your value, without you, the Knicks wouldn't be shit. !"

"Take that back, Jack." Louie paused for a few seconds. "They just won the championship with me watching. You can't judge them that way."

"That's your team!"

"Once it was mine, now it's Rudy and Elgin's, maybe Charles Dolan's in the future."

"That's why you're leaving?"

Louie didn't want to tell Kruger the truth. Although the other party was his good friend, he couldn't understand it.

For business elites like Krueger, doing the best job can lead to promotion. So in his eyes, Louis just wants more power. That's fine, as long as he can stay.

Kruger couldn't understand what it meant for someone like Louis to stand on the top of the mountain and dare to come down from the top and climb another peak.

So Louie needs an excuse.

Charles Dolan is a good excuse.

Kruger brought him up, and Louie said, "Yeah, I really don't want to work for someone I don't know at all."

"Mr. Dolan is a good man, and he only owns 50% of MSG."

"He might be a good guy, but certainly not a good guy like you, because he's interested in the Knicks, and Mr. Davis would never be interested in the Knicks."

The Davis mentioned by Louis is Martin S. Davis, CEO of the parent company to which MSG belongs, that is, the parent company (Gulf Western Industries) mentioned by Kruger.

Dolan cares about the Knicks, and if he wants to get involved, no one below, including Louie, can resist his will.

Kruger was silent for a while.

"I really can't assure you that everything will be business as usual after the equity transaction, as you said, Mr. Charles Dolan has a strong interest in MSG's business and more importantly, he wants to give this thriving company to his precious son Practicing hands~www.readwn.com~ I guess, is his precious son James Dolan?"

"You know him?"

"He tried to start his music career in the 70s, but instead of writing a good song, he learned to be independent like the band members of that era. He encouraged the wise Mr. Charles Dolan to open a chain in the 80s, It ended up costing his father $200 million. Last year, he spent a month in a solitary retreat in Minnesota.”

Louis deliberately stopped for ten seconds.

"I'm done."

Kruger was stunned.

He believes that Louie will not leave the team for no reason. After all, this is the team he has worked so hard to manage for ten years.

But Louis is also a very strong man who longs for autonomy and does not like to be tied down.

And the Dolans obviously put him in a very uncomfortable position.

"I understand your difficulty, Lu, I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."

"I know you did your best, Jack, and I'll miss this time forever."

"Me too, good luck."

Louie hung up the phone, but the Dolans weren't that bad.

Not even James Dolan is a bad guy to get along with.

What's more, with the success of old Dolan in business, he should not be stupid enough to let his precious son airborne as soon as he took over MSG.

Everything has to be done gradually, and little Dolan should eventually show up in some important part of MSG to learn how to manage, and then gradually take power.

But now, Louis, who has decided to leave, does not need to consider the influence of Dolan and his son.

He has already explained to most people.

Only the players don't know about it yet.

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