The rest is just noise

Louis didn't know what the schedule makers were thinking in order to arrange for them to have strong opponents like the Trail Blazers and Celtics in the first and second regular season games.

They will take care of what has come, and they will not complain about things that have been decided.

The Celtics' opening game was against the powerful Utah Jazz in the Western Conference.

They almost reached the finals last season, and their strength is definitely not bad. Coupled with the successful extension of Alvin Robertson's contract, it ensures that they are still a strong team.

Under this circumstance, Larry Legend, who had been out for a season, had a disastrous performance and failed to stand up against one of his maids, Tom Chambers, which resulted in the Green Army having a bad start and losing the first game⑴.

The Celtics brought back Bird, but lost Ron Harper.

This is an offseason subplot that Louis didn't pay attention to. The Celtics' contract extension focused on Sampson, but unexpectedly Harper's contract also expired. Although the Celtics have the right to force matching, if any team is willing

What can they do if they give Harper a four-year, $8.5 million contract?

Although Harper has the shadow of Jordan in all aspects, he is not Jordan after all...

Moreover, the Celtics bench still has a promising newcomer, Reggie Lewis, waiting to take over.

Re-signing Sampson already caused them a lot of blood, so they sent Harper away for nothing.

The person who did this was none other than the Detroit Pistons.

Since Mark Aguirre's contract expired, leaving a lot of salary space, they tried to pursue Harper.

In the end, the Celtics really let him go, so they let Aguirre go.

Aguirre didn't expect that he would become a spare tire. After all, he entered the league as the No. 1 pick, but now he is disliked by the Pistons. Although he was given freedom, it is too shameful to think about it carefully.

He was so angry that he wanted to go to Boston to join Isiah Thomas.

Aguirre and Thomas have been die-hard brothers since they were young. Since they are here to prove themselves, sacrificing a little money is nothing.

Although he was willing to take a salary cut, the Celtics did not accept him because of his style and style of play.

Aguirre is an unconventional low-post threat.

Most of the low-post killers are inside, and Aguirre, like Jordan's generation, is proficient in low-post operations. At the same time, he prefers McHale's low-post finishing point and doesn't like to throw the ball.

The Celtics didn't need more low-post threats, so they didn't accommodate him.

Aguirre became even more angry and secretly vowed to make both the Celtics and Pistons pay the price.

He diverted to the West and joined another good brother, "The Tragedian" Johnson.

Aguirre's asking price is not high, only 2 million for two years, and there is a team option at the end of the first year. If his performance is not good, the Lakers can get rid of him next summer.

This attitude is low enough.

With the tragedy master here, the Lakers are not afraid of him causing trouble.

In this way, Aguirre was forced from the east to the west, adding another strong player to the already very strong Lakers.

A big drama unfolded, which actually resulted in the Celtics compromising the depth of their lineup and sending Mark Aguirre to the hands of their old enemy.

Although the Celtics' Big Three are all here, their lineup depth is no longer comparable to that of the dynasty.

In addition to the Big Three, the Celtics also have 32-year-old Laimbeer on their books, Jim Peterson, the last player Louis introduced to the team before leaving that year, and John Long (33 years old), Louis' stepping stone into professional basketball.

and Reggie Lewis.

Overall, the Celtics still have seven players who can fight tough battles.

But if you are against a super team like the Knicks that frequently rotates 12 players, such a shallow lineup will be exhausted.

In the long run, the decline of the Green Army is irreversible. Not only compared with the Knicks, but also compared with the Lakers, they are too old.

It took the Lakers two years to change the team for Tragedy. Now standing next to Tragedy is another Russell II David Robinson, the fast-growing Scottie Pippen, and the bench tough Kevin

·Johnson, Mark Aguirre who took a super low profile to prove himself.

There are also high-quality power forward A.C. Green, two-way wing Derek McKay, and young fox Vlade Divac.

The Lakers, who were suppressed by the Celtics and found it difficult to raise their head, had only one tragic figure left.

Others are old people replaced by new ones.

November 3

madison square garden

When Larry Bird last came here, there were only two old flags above MSG's arena. Now, there are four.

One side should belong to them. If they didn't meet the Knicks, the Celtics could have won five consecutive championships.

Now the Eastern Conference is dominated by the Knicks, and the Celtics have transformed from overlords to challengers.

Benjamin Wilson, whom he had beaten many times, now dared to say in front of him: "I hope your condition will be better tonight."

Did he think that after winning two championships, he could speak to him like this?

Louis met with current Celtics head coach Jimmy Rodgers.

Rogers had worked for Greencaps as early as the Fitch era, but the year he became the head coach, Rogers was away.

After K.C. Jones took over, he came back to assist K.C.

Last year, K.C retired after success, and it was his turn to take over.

"K.C is really irresponsible, leaving such a big stall to you." Louis joked.

Many rookie coaches who have been in the game for a year or two are in awe of Louis. Even though he is not yet 30 years old, what he has accomplished is something that many coaches would find difficult to achieve in their lifetime.

As long as he dared to jump out of the car after winning the championship in 1984, it can be seen that he is not an ordinary person.

"Yes, I have been complaining to him too. He left too suddenly."

"No, you are making it sound like K.C has passed away."

After Louis and Rogers exchanged polite greetings, they returned to their respective players.

Due to Ewing's truce, no one in the Knicks' interior can match Sampson.

Louis simply doesn't want a center, puts McHale at the five, and Rodman at the four.

Because whoever plays against Sampson at the fifth position will be beaten.

Therefore, this point can only be double-teamed, and single defense is useless even with Ewing.

As for the Celtics, nothing has changed.

Thomas, Reggie Lewis, Bird, Sampson, Laimbeer.

If Lewis were replaced by John Long, it would be the Celtics' dynasty lineup that dominated the mid-to-late 1980s.

Being able to ensure the stability of the lineup over the years is also the reason why they can dominate the league.

Before the game started, Louis asked Bird: "How does your back feel?"

Bird said arrogantly: "It's enough to beat you."

It's not unusual for Bird to talk like a bird. If he starts talking like a human being one day, he will probably be preparing to retire.

After all, when a person is about to die, his words are also good.

The introduction before the opening reflected the grievances between both parties.

When DJ thought about Celtic players, the fans could not hide their disgust.

"Even if all the players on the court retire one day, this feud will continue, and I believe that the rivalry over the past few years has created a huge rift between Boston basketball and New York basketball similar to that between Boston and Los Angeles."

"They will always hate each other."

At the beginning, Sampson won the jump ball without any suspense.

Thomas passed the ball to Bird.

Bird stood outside on the left wing, and Sampson asked for the ball in the low post.

Wilson, who was responsible for guarding Bird, stood on the three-point line. He knew that Bird's shooting range was very long. As long as Bird was here, he could not flank.

It seems that this weak-side low-post one-on-one plan will be successfully executed by the Celtics, but things are not that simple.

Sampson just got the ball, and behind him stood McHale, a power forward who was far less tall than him, who could play at any time if he wanted to.

Suddenly, Rodman's double-team approached like a nightmare.

"Bring it to you!"

Rodman yelled and roughly hit Sampson's ball to the ground. If it was in another garden, it would probably be called a foul.

Sampson was double-teamed and made a mistake. The Knicks' counterattack was difficult for the Celtics to stop.

Rodman threw the ball to Stockton, who then threw it to Wilson who was about to enter the half.

The Celtics only have two players who can keep up this pace.

For Sampson and Lewis, the former dropped the ball in the low post and was too far away to do anything. The latter was alone and his defensive awareness needed to be honed.

Wilson grabbed the ball with one hand, took two steps inside the free throw line, and instantly jumped like a detonated bomb.

From a physical point of view, Lewis is a little better than Wilson, but his explosive power is several levels behind.

Wilson knocked Lewis directly in the air, without any extra movement, his long arms stretched out a crescent-like arc with the ball, and smashed it into the basket with overwhelming force.

“BOOM!!!”

Almost at the same moment, Marv Albert roared: "Yessss!!! Benj did an amazing slam dunk for Reggie Lewis!"

Everyone who watched the Knicks game will remember Albert's iconic "Yessss". Any high-light shot paired with his emotional shouting will increase the intensity by several levels.

Fortunately, Lewis was not called for a foul. Wilson ignored his opponent, just turned around and ran past Bird with burning passion: "Your era is over!"

Next round, exactly the same position.

It's up to Bird to pass the ball to Sampson.

Through these two rounds, Louis determined that the Celtics had completed the transition of power status on the court.

They officially established Ralph Sampson as the first core, but at the same time made a stupid decision: taking the ball away from Bird.

Jimmie Rodgers was guilty of Bill Fitch's sin, and these people always took it for granted that Bird was a guy who was so talented that he didn't need the ball to be fully effective.

Yes, Bird without the ball is still great, but this is like Tang Guoqiang's version of Zhuge Liang. Of course you can let him play Zhou Yu, his appearance is definitely worthy of it, but the role of Zhuge Liang brings out his role as a

The full potential of an actor.

This principle applies to Bird, Curry, and many players who are so versatile that they can still shine even if the ball is taken away.

Many coaches just don’t understand that when you take the ball away from the top star and he still performs at the top level, the last thing you should feel is happiness. You must know that you missed his best performance for this reason.

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But a lot of coaches won't understand, like Jimmie Rodgers, who thinks he's doing a good job.

⑴ Anyone who has paid attention to table tennis knows that the men's singles competition is actually quite fierce. Although Ocharov of the German team is a famous player in the world, he has never won against Malone in more than ten games in his career, so he is called the Dragon Maid. In the NBA

Here, Bird has a group of his own maids, headed by white forwards such as Chambers, Vandeweghe, and Tripka. If these guys were all playing in the East, and just beating them, I feel that Bird's per-game average in the early 1980s

The score can increase by 1-2 points.