readytorunbook Chapter 208 A Reckless Man Can't Last Long (382)
Chapter 208 A Reckless Man Can't Last Long (382)
Chapter 208 A Reckless Man Can't Last Long (382)
Wilkens couldn't figure out how Louis knew so much about his sideline tactics.
Even the changes in tactics and paths have been guessed.
Wilkens does not underestimate Louis like other coaches. Back then, he served as a coach when he was still a player.Basically, except for Bill Russell and the 1972ers in the 73-76 season, that extremely bad team couldn't even hire a coach (so they could only find a player-coach), and the other players-coaches were all for saving money.
After retiring, Wilkens continued as a coach.
He was also discriminated against and suppressed by many old coaches, but he got up slowly with his true talents and knowledge, and gained a foothold in the league with a set of two and three systems.
So not only did he not underestimate Louis, but after watching the Celtics' record, he felt that Louis was not an ordinary person.
The Celtics under Bill Fitch have never been better.
But today, Louis made him feel that it was not as simple as good or bad.Like the roundworm in his stomach, after each timeout, he can always accurately predict his changes and take countermeasures.
Unfortunately, the Celtics are in very good shape today.
This brought Wilkens to another problem.
They may be ruthlessly slaughtered by the Celtics at home.
In the first quarter, the Celtics had a strong offense, scoring 38 points in a single quarter, especially the big three Bird, Thomas and Sampson.
The three of them scored 38 of the 26 points.
The remaining 12 points and 6 points were taken by Angie, the guy who was temporarily transferred to the starting lineup.
Lambiel also wants to get a share, but his three-pointer feels bad today, and he is always interfered by Chambers when he wants to finish at the basket.
Seeing his gloomy face, Louis was afraid that he would mess up again, so he replaced him more than halfway through the first quarter.
"Unless the other side takes the initiative to provoke us, I don't want to see any violent conflict today, do you understand?"
Louis glared at Lambiel with a sullen face.
Ranbir didn't dare not understand, and licked his face like a dog and said, "Coach, today I am the messenger of justice and peace. Anyone who dares to fight will be against me!"
John Paxson on the side shook his head and said, "I seem to have almost forgotten that he is the person who fought the most this season."
Lambiel didn't say anything to Louis, but it's not bad to deal with a rookie's coercion.
After he walked away from Louis, he directly ordered Paxson to pour him a glass of water as an old bird.
Paxson didn't dare not agree, but it's hard to say whether he spit into Lambir's water or not.
In the second quarter, Louis changed his formation.
Let Thomas lead the team, with Karl, Guy Williams, Maxwell, Lambiel playing the second quarter.
There is a problem with this lineup.
Williams, who stands at the small forward position, is obviously not at the same level as the others on the field.
He is a rookie, but Louis gave him a lot of opportunities.
Halfway through the season, Williams hasn't seen consistent playing time on a team that's packed full of players.Some games he can't even get on the court, and most of the time he just waved the towel off the court.
He is a dancer with passion and soul. Every time there is a wonderful scene on the court, his reaction is worthy of a close-up.
But, having said that, his strength is not enough.
Not enough for a championship team.
Louis still gave him a chance, just to see if he could choose a specific direction and work hard.
If you can defend, you can switch to defense, if you can shoot, you can switch to shooting, if you can transform to the inside, you can play inside. There must be an advantage.
Matt Bonner, the Spurs' famous human victory cigar, has a three-pointer, otherwise it would be difficult to receive a basic salary for so many years in San Antonio.
The basic salary of the NBA is already a huge windfall for ordinary people.
Moreover, the longer you stay in the NBA, the wider your network will be. This is a millionaire-level network, which cannot be bought with money.
As a result, Louie watched most of the season and found, to his embarrassment, that the only thing Guy Williams was good at was fighting on the court
When Byrd and Dr. J were fighting, Louis had already smelled something wrong in advance and asked Williams to go up to escort him.
His first NBA clash was a blockbuster.
Like Lambiel, he tried to persuade the fight, locked up Dr. J, and asked Byrd to throw a few bird punches at the latter.
After that, he brought tea and water for Lambiel, and asked for advice on creating conflicts on the court all day long.
After going up tonight, he quickly pissed off Sonics backup guard and franchise hero Fred Brown (SG/PG) who has spent his entire career in Seattle.
This Brown was also a famous player when he was young. He was known for his precise shooting and could play a role in stabilizing the locker room in the Sonics.Back then, Wizard Gai was dissatisfied with Dennis Johnson's FMVP, and he was jealous of the latter's big contract, and he suppressed repeated conflicts in the locker room.
Veterans tend to get along with each other, but he didn't expect the little bastard Williams to greet him with all kinds of tricks when he came up.
He warned repeatedly, but Williams just wouldn't listen.
Finally, a vicious elbow from Williams drew the veteran's ire.
He grabbed Williams by the collar, and his lips were no more than five centimeters away from Williams, spouting trash talk, the content was unbearable.
"It's coming again!" Louis was going crazy, "Can you finish the game well?"
Lambiel stood far away and spread his hands to Louis: "It doesn't matter to me now, coach?"
He thought Louis would be reasonable.
"Bill, you damn vicious dog, you are definitely the one who fanned the flames on the field!"
"Otherwise that rookie has the guts?"
Louis saw Wilkens express dissatisfaction, and became even angrier at Lambiel and Williams' troublesome behavior.
Even if this incident has nothing to do with Lambiel directly, Williams was inspired by him to package himself as a thug.
A good young man, a small forward in his early two meters, with a strong body and decent speed, what can he do wrong, why not be a thug?
This kind of work, either beats people, or is beaten, and you have to pay a fine every time. Maybe half of your hard-earned money every month has to be given to the alliance.
Lambiel, the bastard's greatest skill is to stir up trouble without taking the initiative. He always seduces others to beat him.
But he still has the best dodging ability in the league. Even if he is hit, he will capsize in the gutter, which is acceptable, but it is a daily occurrence to make the opponent furious and fail to hit him.
Louie wasn't sure if Williams could evolve into Lambiel so cheap that even he wanted to beat him up.
Louie called a timeout and replaced Williams.
He was replaced by Bird, and without John Long, the Celtics' rotation at the third position was a bit of a problem.
Then, Louie called Williams to his side and asked with an ugly face, "What do you want to do? Be a bastard like Bill? Do you think anyone can be that kind of bastard? Do you know how difficult this road is?"
Williams was silent for a few seconds, "Coach, you inspired me."
"What?" Louie couldn't believe he was responsible for it.
"I inspired you? I asked you to provoke everywhere, find trouble everywhere, and force people to greet you with their fists everywhere? If Fred Brown hadn't restrained himself just now, your face would have been smashed by him!"
Williams is just a rookie after all, a confused rookie at best.
It's like just entering college, leaving your family for the first time to live independently, facing unpredictable roommates, trying to find your own role in an unfamiliar environment.
His choice was to become a thug.
Because in this team, his basketball skills cannot replace anyone. The only thing he can do is to stand up and help them fight when the main players clash with other team members, or block their fists for them, or fight in the name of persuasion like Lambiel.
"I knew what was going to happen to me. Before that, I was mentally prepared."
Louis sneered and said, "You are young, you don't learn the right way, and you only think about fighting with others all day long?"
"No matter how bad it is, it's better than being kicked out of the league!" Williams said confidently, "I just want to play in the NBA!"
"Do you think that just fighting is enough?" Louis told him a cruel fact, "I'm definitely not scaremongering. Even if you want to be a fighter, you have to be a useful fighter on the court. No coach will trust a person who can only fight. Do you think Bill can only fight? Did you know that his average per game is close to double-double? Or, I can count the fighters in the league one by one. They all have their own skills, which is the key to their staying in the league. "
Louis' words broke Williams' defenses, as if telling him that what he had been working hard for was meaningless.
"What should I do?" Williams asked.
"If you think about fighting every time you step on the court, then I and others will never see what you should do." Louie turned away from him. "At the end of the first half, you have to apologize to Fred Brown, or I won't let you play again."
Is Louie against players fighting?No.
What he opposed was mindless fighting.
When the situation was deadlocked, Ranbir went to flirt with his opponents and make them angry. If they couldn't restrain themselves and punched Ranbir or others, it was Ranbir's success.
Louie appreciates this kind of psychological warfare to destroy opponents.
But is this game worth it?Louie just wants to coach a good game, but there are always a few idiots who make things bigger.
At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Sonics by 17 points.
Louie took Williams to the Sonics bench and asked him to apologize to Brown in front of everyone.
"Get out as soon as you're done, do you think they really want to see you?" Louis scolded with a smile.
Williams ran away in embarrassment.
Louis nodded at the supersonic crowd, and went to be interviewed without saying much.
(End of this chapter)