The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 1045 Draft at the Palace of Auburn Hills
Louis still needs to get the consent of one person to be dismissed from the position of head coach.
That person is his boss, Jack Kruger, president of msg.
Louie and Kruger came to the window for a private chat.
When Louie said he was resigning, Kruger was as excited as if someone was flicking his dick.
"No! Absolutely not! I don't agree!" Kruger shook his head vigorously, "Lu, this team will never work without you!"
Kruger immediately thought of many possibilities.
Why did Louis suddenly not want to do it? Definitely not a problem within the team. Even if it is an internal problem, as the president of the team, he also has the power to deal with it first.
No one should dare to make trouble in front of him. He has the support of the entire group's top management behind him.
So, the problem is definitely not from the inside, but from the outside.
Kruger must have someone poaching them.
After all, Louis' contract expired in 1994. Although he still can't leave now, he can still be relieved of his power little by little.
"Louis, I don't care who gave you the contract in private, I will give you double the price!" Kruger felt that he was a boss who was willing to delegate power. Since he was transferred to msg president in 1986, he had never rejected Louis. The cooperation between them has always been a good story in the industry.
Louis smiled bitterly: "No one gave me a contract, Jack, I just feel too tired and want to take a break."
"You have a lot of vacation now."
"Not enough." Louis shook his head. "From 1984 to today, I think about how to manage this team every day. For nine years, I wandered back and forth in coaching, operation, and trading. These things are driving me crazy. Yes, Jack. A few months of rest is not enough, I need more time."
Hearing this, Kruger was relieved a lot: "So, you just don't coach anymore?"
"Of course, I'll still be in New York." At least until the summer of 1994.
As long as Louis is still around, Kruger doesn't care who will be the coach of the Knicks. That's what Louis should care about. Who made him the president of the operations department?
"Who do you want to take over from you?" Kruger asked.
Louis glanced at Tomjanovich not far away.
"Rudy," Louie said with certainty, "it must be him."
"Okay, I trust your vision." Kruger breathed a sigh of relief, "Louis, you really scared me to death."
You are lucky to have a boss who takes you so seriously.
Louis' thoughts were also shaken at this moment.
He really has too many reasons to stay in New York.
At the same time, he couldn't find a reason to leave New York.
However, if he still wants to let go even though he has many reasons to stay, it means that there is no reason for this matter at all.
Louie was not Auerbach's kind of hero who aspired to rule a place until he was old.
Especially what he experienced this season made him feel that staying for a long time would be a kind of harm to himself and the team.
There are many emperors in history who would have had a much better evaluation if they had died a few years earlier, and Louis didn't want that.
His accomplishments in New York thus far have been great, remarkable, unassailable.
That was enough, he had nothing left.
One thought collided with another, creating a whirlwind of communication in Louie's mind.
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June 29, 1993
This year's NBA Draft was held at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.
Also today, Knicks veteran Danny Ainge announced his retirement. In a 12-year career that was neither long nor short, Angie was undoubtedly a winner. In these 12 years, he followed the Celtics and the Knicks to win 10 championships.
His championship ring can be worn on both hands.
In history, only Bill Russell has won more titles.
Angie said he already has a new job.
At the beginning of the new season, Angie will become the Knicks announcer, partnering with Knicks star Walter Frazier.
Louis originally wanted to keep Angie in the team as a shooting coach, and see if he can be pulled to the management in the future.
But now he seems to be focusing on broadcasting, so let him go.
However, Louis feels that the job of announcer is overqualified for Angie, and he will definitely follow the old path of Pat Riley in the future.
When the draft began, Louie was in the Knicks' draft war room as usual.
This year's draft is not easy. The Knicks need to use limited resources to obtain the most suitable goals for the team.
NBC broadcast the draft live.
After the league has promoted commercialization for more than ten years, the draft has inevitably become part of the business.
Take tonight's draft at the Palace of Auburn Hills, for example, the ticket farthest from the scene alone costs $10.
NBC has produced an exquisite promotional video for this draft, and the copywriting makes people laugh.
"Viewers in front of the TV, you are very lucky, because the NBA has a good harvest this year, with many beautiful 'crops'."
Doug Mo complained: "Is there no one in tnt? I even found a farmer to write the copy."
Baylor added: "Isn't it a bigger problem for a producer who passes this kind of copywriting?"
Louis said nothing.
The pattern at the top of this year's draft bears some resemblance to last year's.
For example, there is no doubt about the first and second picks.
The first pick went to Webber, and the second pick went to Sean Bradley.
It's been a bit unpredictable starting with the No. 3 pick, Anfernee Hardaway, Jamal Mashburn, Isiah Ryder, Calbert Chaney (calberteysg/sf).
If there are no surprises, these people will be the top six picks.
After that, it depends on whether the sharp eyes of the scouts work well.
Host Bob Neal is introducing this year's rookies.
The commentators are the familiar Hubie Brown and Doug Collins.
According to the usual practice, in addition to introducing this year's rookies to the players, they also talk about the deals made by the teams in recent days and the potential deals that may occur.
Collins was the first to deliver his scoop: "The Warriors are selling their No. 3 pick."
As a strong team in the West, it is very strange that the Warriors have this year's No. 3 pick.
But it's like last year's Knicks who obviously won five consecutive championships but still had the top five picks.
You can do what you want, and some teams' general managers are still banging their heads against the wall.
The Warriors' No. 3 pick came from Atlanta. A few years ago, they made a deal, and one of the bargaining chips the Hawks paid was the 1993 first-round pick.
Collins mentioned that Hardaway had a fabulous workout in Orlando.
"Did that kid hit the ball into the basket ten times in a row with a chicken from beyond the three-point line?"
Lao Mo's sudden vulgar joke made Baylor laugh out loud.
Then, Stern stepped onto the stage and announced without emotion: "In the 1993 NBA draft, the Orlando Magic selected Chris Webber with the first overall pick, from the University of Michigan!"
"It seems that even if Anferney can use a chicken to drive the ball into the basket from the midfield, it can't stop the Magic from picking Webber." Lao Mo's joke continued.
Louie noticed Webber's bald head, which seemed almost reflective in the light.
The current Webber has not yet grown into the appearance of the black handsome guy who will occupy the first place with an absolute advantage in the various voting posts of "Who is the most handsome player in NBA history?" on the Chinese Internet in the future.
"Except for free throws and low-post skills, he really has no flaws." Zhao Yuanzheng was full of praise for Weber.
Lao Mo's joke continued: "How about things like calling timeouts at the last moment?"
Zhao Yuanzheng excused Weber: "Everyone makes mistakes."
They were chatting about Weber~www.mtlnovel.com~ Louis watched the live broadcast in silence and waited patiently for the call.
Before the start of the draft, they had already let out the news that they wanted to trade John Sely and Wang Mukong.
The former is immediate combat power, and the latter is a small lottery that has been scratched in half. It is expected to bring the Knicks a first-round pick and some cash in return.
1 Riley's road to the godfather also started as an announcer, partnering with Chick Hearn in the Lakers. In 1980, Jack McKinney, the founder of the Lakers' showtime style, suffered a car accident. The Lakers had to let assistant coach Paul Westhead go on top, and Westhead went to find Riley to be his temporary assistant. Riley eventually helped Westhead lead the Lakers to a title in 1981, too. This is sure to be one of the underrated "what ifs" in NBA history. If McKinney hadn't been in a car accident, would Riley have really been buried in the commentary booth?
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