The Rest, Only Noise

Update: This year has been a promising year for the Indiana Pacers.

They got the biggest prize in last year's draft (Manning), and sophomore Horace Grant did a great job.

This raises a series of questions.

The Pacers have too many good insiders, but they only have two people who can start, and the other two can find a foothold in most teams, and naturally they will not be willing to play as substitutes in their current year.

But the Pacers didn't manage their players' emotions well, and so, aside from the occasional flash of inspiration from Manning, they didn't perform well most of the time.

The team's chemistry went wrong, and it was the coaching staff who bore the brunt.

Halfway through the season, the Pacers have already replaced Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsey (0-7), team-best center Meldaniels (0-2), and a multi-year Indiana veteran. Veteran assistant coach George Irving (6-14).

If a team changes three coaches before the season is over, and the team's chemistry hasn't improved, can it still be a problem with the coaching staff?

In this case, the Pacers' fourth head coach Dick Versace's coaching position is preserved.

His predecessor earned him tolerance at the expense of his career.

Since the coaching staff can't find the source of the chaos, it's looking for it in the players.

The young and strong former starting center Herb Williams (herbwilliams), he openly expressed his dissatisfaction.

He thinks that he can coexist with Manning, and the team should play two towers, not let Manning dominate the five position.

After several seasons of 17+7 ineffective output, Wayman Tisdale, a super brush in the same class as Ewing, was confirmed by the Pacers to be mediocre and impossible to bring about qualitative changes to the team.

The Pacers will be happy if he can honestly be a backup slasher. But now, he's entering the fourth year of his career and his contract year.

He has to work hard for his next contract, so he doesn't want to come off the bench, he wants to be in the starting lineup to brush up the numbers.

This time, the Pacers went to the hospital in a panic, and found two people who seemed to be the most dissatisfied with the status quo.

Walsh openly touted Tisdale and quietly asked for Williams.

These two things are not rumors among the general managers of each team.

Just as Walsh hung up on Bill Russell and was thinking about a deal, his phone rang again.

"Hey."

"Which one?"

"Is it Bill?" The other party's tone was as happy as if he went out to pick up 5 million today, "It's me, Elgin."

Walsh's mind instantly sketched the image of Baylor.

He knew who Baylor was and that he was the general manager of the Knicks, but everyone knew that he was just a tool for littlelu to speak out.

A few years ago, Louie was still able to manipulate everything behind the scenes.

Now, with more and more rumors, those rumors related to Louis have been confirmed by the parties concerned, so everyone suddenly realized that it was him who was behind the scenes.

"Elgin, why do you have time to call me?"

Walsh asked knowingly.

"It's boring for you to say that. What can I do on the phone? Who doesn't know that you have business talks here."

Walsh asked with a smile: "The Knicks' current chemistry is perfect, you want to make a deal with us?"

"You might not believe it, but, yes, that's what I'm calling for."

"Well, who does littlelu want?"

"What littlelu, we're talking about it." Baylor seemed to want to use this rhetoric to prove his weight in the Knicks, "How about it, Bill, aren't you guys selling Tisdale everywhere?"

Walsh doesn't deny it.

"Yes, are you interested in him?"

"Who is not interested in an insider who can get 17 points and 7 rebounds per game?" Baylor said with a smile, "You can make a price."

Walsh asked tentatively, "Dennis Rodman?"

"Are you serious?"

Walsh thought he was serious, but it would be crazy if the Knicks were really willing to play Rodman for Tisdale.

Walsh smiled bitterly: "Well, why don't you give me an offer and see what littlelu is willing to pay for Tisdale?"

"I told you, there is no littlelu, just you and me, don't keep mentioning that kid!"

"Okay, then please give me an offer."

"Charles Oakley."

Baylor said directly: "Oakley for Tisdale, one for one."

Walsh responded with a thoughtful response and hung up.

New York, Blue Palace

Baylor frowned. Louie was putting coins in the vending machine in his office.

He bought a bottle of Coke and a bag of bagels.

"Why are you like a child." Belle spit out.

"Elgin, I'm just trying to get inside a kid," Louie said, holding the bagel. "It's said to be the most popular snack of the year."

Baylor didn't want to discuss what food was most popular with him this year.

"Don't forget the business, what about the deal?" Baylor said dissatisfiedly, "That **** Walsh didn't show any idea of ​​wanting to deal with us at all."

Louie smiled and said, "I bet he will call over."

"why?"

"The Pacers need the Oaks."

Louis is 100% sure about this.

If the Pacers want to rise, they must ensure that Danny Manning grows smoothly.

Manning's current style of play is different, sometimes like a small forward, sometimes like a center, but in stature it is closer to a power forward.

As long as he can play, he will definitely become a generation of wonderful people like Sampson.

If you want him to play, there must be a strong thug around him.

For the first two years of Ewing's career, Oakley was pivotal, doing most of the dirty work, making sure no one dared to attack Ewing as long as he was around. Now that Ewing has become a villain himself, he has taken the initiative to protect others. Coupled with the evolution of Rodman, and the changes in the Knicks team after last year's Eastern Conference finals, things have changed.

Oakley is still the best player on the Knicks team and the most intimidating person in conflict, but now people fear and hate the entire Knicks team, not Oakley alone.

Those who need Oakley's protection have grown up.

This is the plight of the thugs.

Louis believes that Oakley is the league's top hitter and bodyguard, and, if the team needs it, can consistently contribute 17 points and 12 rebounds in the starting position.

If the Pacers really want Manning to grow, they have to get Oakley.

Louie explained why the Pacers had to ask Oakley, and Baylor understood.

He had great admiration for Louis.

No matter the trade or the draft, Louie's meticulousness is something he has only seen in his life.

For Louis, the superficial glitz is just an illusion, and he has a pair of eyes that can see through the essence.

On the trading floor, as long as he knows what the other side wants, he will find a way to come up with that chip. In the draft, his 100% shooting percentage since he entered the industry in 1978 is a legend in the professional basketball industry.

"Do we need Wayman?" Ewing asked, puzzled.

Louis smiled: "Actually, it's not that necessary."

"Then you want him to..."

Louis said slyly: "I don't need it, but there is always someone who needs it."

About half an hour later, Walsh volunteered to call Baylor back.

They decided to accept the Knicks offer to send Tisdale to New York.

The trade between the Knicks and the Pacers is progressing very quickly. After the negotiation was concluded, a fax was sent to the league for confirmation.

It only took less than two hours from the beginning, to the agreement, to the confirmation of the alliance.

Even before the league announced the details of the deal, Louie called Bill Russell's office.

"Russell, shall we talk again?"

Russell has a bizarre fascination with Tisdale, who he believes is a selfless player who can play three years off the bench in Indiana as a high-profile super freshman.

As a substitute, he scored 17+7 year after year. What if he became the starter and the core?

Louie couldn't understand his appreciation for Tisdale, but since someone had come to his hands, the Knicks didn't need Tisdale, and it was certain that they would take it.

Russell already knew what was going on in Tisdale, and he knew New York had it.

He didn't expect Louie to call himself.

He thought he and Louis "see the same thing as a hero" and wanted Tisdale, but New York had better chips and he lost his temper.

Now Louis is calling, actually posing as if he is going to hand the treasure in his hand?

Will there be fraud?

"what do you want from me?"

Russell asked warily.

"Russell, you know we already have McHale, so there's no place for Tisdale. Also, you don't have a player on the roster that I desperately need, so I'm going to have to go with Joe McHale to match the salary. Klein."

"Who?!"

"Joe Klein~www.readwn.com~Joe Klein, a white parallel trader who was raised in the draft because of his skin color and so-called skills. He entered the league as a lottery in 1985 and signed a contract of 4 million yuan for 4 years. The contract is worse than the 4-year 400,000 second round.

"One for one?"

"Russell, you have been with Reed for a while, you should know how to do business." Louie completely agreed with Russell, "I can give him to you without affecting the strength of your team, but you Gotta give me some future potential stocks."

Russell laughed, reggae-like laughter.

"Potential stocks in the future? Whoever you think has potential will be taken away! hihihihi~~~~"

"Really?" Louie's words stopped Russell's laughter. "I think your future draft picks have potential."

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