The Rest, Only Noise

Louie didn't call Reed directly. It was inappropriate. For this kind of thing, old Nick had to be invited.

Louie first called Phil Jackson, who was planning to backstab Doug Collins with the Bulls, and asked him to help test Reed's plans in the near future.

The camaraderie between Jackson and Louie is still there.

Although he did more optional things like psychological counseling when he was an assistant coach at the Knicks, Louie never disliked him because of it.

Louie gave Jackson a chance to prove himself in this world.

He still went to the Bulls, but there was no Jordan, only Barkley, can he still be a championship coach? If not, it will affect the ownership of the next 11 championships.

Afterwards, Louie called Dave Debusschere and asked him to be a go-between about Reed coming out to dinner.

Jackson brought back information for Louie. Reed has been busy with various speeches recently. A celebrity like them in the NBA can earn around $1,000-1,500 per speech. Although it is much more than ordinary people, if he can Working in professional basketball, even as an assistant coach, will make you much more.

Therefore, Louis believed that Reed would accept his invitation.

At the dinner party, which was both an interview and a chat, Louie explained his thoughts on Reed and expressed his desire to have him on the coaching staff.

"Me? Join the Knicks' coaching staff?" Reid said incredulously. "They say New York has the most professional coaching staff. Do you really need a rude like me?"

Old teammate Debusschere laughed and scolded: "You are so **** humble, even Truk Robinson can be an assistant, why can't you? Haven't you been an assistant before?"

Reed smiled embarrassedly: "It's because I don't know much about tactics, so I can't do it for a long time in this industry. Coach Lu, I'm not the person you need."

"No, Willis, I don't need your tactics, but your technique," Louie explained, "We do have a lot of assistants, but they have different responsibilities, some are in charge of training, some are in charge of In the draft, some are mainly about developing the potential of the players. Like Dave said, Truk Robinson is a very solid interior player. He has been our team's interior development coach for the past few years. Now he is going to Los Angeles to find another job. That's it, we need someone reliable to take his place."

"Truck Robinson?" said Reed, surprised. "The kind of guy who can teach technique?"

He didn't know what to say to Louis.

Ewing has been practicing diligently under him for four years!

"I think I can do it." Reed was moved, "The salary..."

Debusschere smiled at Louis: "President Lu, the rest is your job."

"Like several other assistant coaches who specialize in developing player skills, the base salary of 100,000 does not include bonuses. We have a lot of bonuses, such as winning bonuses, playoff bonuses, championship bonuses, and business bonuses."

Even though Reed was an old man out of New York, he was shocked by the wealth of the Knicks.

Giving a physical trainer-like assistant an annual salary of 100,000 is not considered a bonus?

In Reid's day, the Knicks already had a reputation for being stupid and rich. They liked to throw money at players who were full of negative energy, but they were not generous to those who were secondary.

Now...

"Coach Lu, don't say anything!" Reed said boldly, "I'll report to your place tomorrow!"

Debusschere jokingly said: "You guy is really open to money, and Louis came to see you today as president, you should call him president Lu!"

"Yes, yes, I'm confused, President Lu!"

Things went so smoothly, beyond Louis' expectations.

He didn't expect the old Nick's relationship to be so good, and the brother-like friendship between Debusschere and Reed really made him appreciate.

The next day, when Reed appeared at the Blue House, the scene was completely different from when Truk Robinson was there.

Robinson looks like a villain, but his heart is soft as cotton, and he is not fierce enough for his players.

Reid is different. The player era is the bodyguard, the most feared enforcer in the league. Since he wants to help players practice basic skills and improve inside skills, he has to be ruthless, otherwise how can he remember?

Louie took him to say hello to the rest of the team.

Finally, he pointed to Kemp and said, "This is the very talented high school student I told you about."

"Looking at this body is a good material for playing inside." Reed patted Kemp, "I will be in charge of your training from today."

"Uh..."

Kemp was too frightened to speak by the aura of the mafia boss on Reed.

"That's it, I wish you a good time together." Louis finished flashing.

Camp's good days are over, and Reed is not a gentle person.

Phil Jackson once said to Louie that Reed was the toughest man he had ever met.

And Debusschere has his own take on Reid's sternness.

He thinks this is Reid's only way of supervising, he will not give up any of his teammates, as long as you are still on the team, he will let you keep up.

Louie thought that after more than a week, Kemp's lacrimal gland had been physically removed by his teammates.

As a result, Reed scolded him and cried on the first day he came.

It was McHale who came to tip Louie, who thought Reed was too cruel to Kemp: "It was just a distraction, no big deal, but Willis really scolded him to death, too much. Now, Patrick can't even listen."

Louie asked, "So did he stop Reed?"

"No, he didn't want to hear high school students cry, so he went to the weight room."

Louie looked at McHale's rib and flesh: "I think you should go to the weight room to show some senseless compassion."

McHale said coldly: "Coach, you let a vegetarian (1) lift weights? Isn't it too cruel?"

"Don't you think it would be more cruel for him to come to the office to give a small report on your behalf?" Louis said lightly, "If he can't stand it, he will tell me himself, don't mind your own business, captain. It's not like that, you either stop Reed on the spot, or find something to distract yourself like Patrick did."

"Then can I end the training session early?"

"Damn bastard, dare you?"

McHale slipped away, and no one else came to intercede for Camp, who apparently knew who Reed was for.

After Reed came, Kemp was scolded and cried every day.

He was not ready to accept a mentor of this level. Gradually, he stopped crying on the court. He kept his grievance in his heart and cried at home at night.

But every day he walks into the Blue Palace with a stronger attitude.

His performance was in line with Louie's expectations.

Camp's self-control and self-discipline is a real problem, but it won't come to the surface until he's fully established in New York.

Moreover, in such a crazy introverted environment as the Knicks, it is difficult to say whether he will have so much energy to go off the court.

Perhaps he will grow into a new version of the Rain Man that Louis does not know at all, around a group of highly professional teammates.

So, what is his ultimate meaning to the Knicks?

Louie's answer is that his arrival turned the Knicks into a "90s" team from start to finish.

Because of the appropriate tactics and lineup, plus Louie's use of the team's potential and good chemistry, the Knicks, who should have reached their peak in the 1990s, became champions in the late 1980s.

But that's not their cap.

They haven't reached the best time yet. From the perspective of age, the early and mid-1990s were the peak of this Knicks.

There are many teams in history that have not reached the peak, and the Knicks' gluttony was suppressed by Ewing and Wilson and Louie.

But it will come sooner or later, and in a highly commercialized league, having a team that is completely selfless is a pipe dream.

And that's what Camp is about, if he can reach a level that even Louie has never seen, if he doesn't have those vices, if he succeeds in succeeding McHale, maybe the entire '90s will be dominated by the Knicks.

The Knicks' fierce intra-team rivalry doesn't come without a price.

This kind of strength cannot last long.

But everyone is used to this kind of contest, and it is almost impossible to stop them.

The day before the media day, Patrick Ewing injured his foot in a match.

After examination, there are two main problems, knee pain and thigh sprain.

The latter is not a big problem, the former is worrying.

Ewing is out of action indefinitely, and he won't be out for long, but as to when he will return, it will depend on when his knee soreness subsides.

Regarding Ewing's injury, Reed said: "You can see the Knicks' intra-team competition. To be honest, with this intensity, there will be injuries sooner or later, but it is this intensity of confrontation that makes the Knicks. They have an advantage against other teams and they are not afraid to increase the intensity of the game because many high-intensity games are not as intense as their intra-team rivalries."

Camp also received a lot of attention.

The Knicks selected him with the 14th overall pick in the first round this year. If this decision hadn't been made by Louie, it would have been spat out by the mean New York media.

Because of Louis ~www.readwn.com~ no one dared to ask questions.

In New York, when it comes to professional basketball, Louie is the first to be mentioned, followed by Ewing and Wilson.

Everyone knows the Knicks wouldn't be where they are today without Louie.

His draft hit rate is 100%, and even if there is a big problem with this selection, no one dares to say anything.

Even if Camp is really watered down, no one will criticize it.

Louis has become a presence in New York that can only be boasted.

His attitude to the New York press is another matter, though.

"Don't ask Patrick and Pinshaw again, I'm a little tired of hearing it." Louie said impatiently, "Can you guys try something new?"

"Can you do it!" The reporters in New York asked like licking a dog, "Coach Lu, you can talk to anyone you want!"

⑴ McHale was a vegan before he came into the league...I seem to have forgotten to mention this earlier.