MTL - The Rest, Only Noise-Chapter 34 Prehistoric behemoths at the University of Virginia

Louie has learned a lot from Fitch, but he doesn't agree with Fitch's coaching philosophy and game philosophy.

Fitch puts too much pressure on the players, and it may be difficult for veteran players who have experienced the Heinsohn era to adapt to his style.

Even Cowens, who had the energy last season to be both a player and a coach, complained more than once about Fitch's dominance.

The model of high-pressure leadership is undoubtedly Pat Riley.

Louie doesn't think high pressure can last long, and Riley had nine successful seasons with the Lakers. You know, in those nine years, the Lakers' worst winning year was 65%, and the championship season was more than 70%.

Victory is the antidote to conflict, but players eventually tire of it.

When it didn't lead to victory, Riley's reign in New York lasted only four years, and it wasn't until he took power in Miami that the job settled. Because he is both a coach and a general manager/president, he has the right to retain and dismiss all personnel in the basketball operations department. Even if he retires to the backstage, the coach is just his puppet. Any player who expressed dissatisfaction with his dominance, he would not hesitate to send away.

This kind of sharp coaching method is not pleasing to Louis.

But Fitch is not like Riley, he is more ambitious Larry Brown, short-tempered, mean to the players, but able to make a few witticisms in front of the media that Brown can never say, and at the same time to the management. Operational rights have blatant desires.

Considering that the Celtics' management rights are in the hands of Auerbach, it can only be said that the art masters are bold.

In the opening game, he saw Louis' talent and potential through an observation report.

But as Louie gave him more and more reports, he felt like Louie was coaching instead of him. This was something he could not accept and resolutely avoided.

So when 1980 arrived, Fitch was determined to forge his own style and coach on his own terms.

Louie found that his scouting reports were less and less valued by Fitch, and as an assistant coach, he could provide limited help, and Fitch always valued him tactically and despised him strategically.

On this issue, he asked Auerbach for feedback.

"Everyone knows that you make the game plan. Once you win, everyone will miss you. He is a newcomer, and the first thing he has to do is establish his authority." Auerbach suffocated his Cuban cigar, "You is affecting the process."

If so, Louie has reason to suspect Fitch's tactical contempt for John Long and his complete reluctance to use Laimbeer, simply because he recommended these two to the team.

"Well, I'm really a layman in coaching." Louis couldn't do it anymore, "Give me some work, I want to go on a business trip."

"Cough cough!"

The bishop was choked.

"Business trip?" Auerbach said. "What business trip? You are now a teaching assistant!"

"Since Bill wants to establish his authority, and I hinder him to a certain extent, then I will go on a business trip and walk for a month. When I come back, it should be fine, right?" Louis also said, "I can't just do one job with two salaries, can I?"

Auerbach had to admit that Louis had a point.

"Alright."

"This year's draft will have a very high-ranking pick. You should take this opportunity to see those good seeds, especially the big guy from the University of Virginia." Auerbach agreed.

Louis' eyes scanned around, "Then this funding..."

"You are indispensable!" Auerbach rolled his eyes at him, "Remember, especially the big guy at the University of Virginia!"

Auerbach knows who Louis believes he wants to choose.

It's just that when his old man watches the players, he often goes to the scene to see a few times. If he wants to, he will find various ways to make people think that he doesn't want it, and then start the operation.

"I see that you have been in Boston for so long. If you go out this time, you won't come back if you don't tell me all the popular players!" Auerbach said arrogantly.

"Too much, all the hottest players?"

"What, is there a problem?"

"There is a little problem!"

"what is the problem?"

Louis said sternly: "I have to add money!"

"Get out of my office!!" Louis muttered indignantly as Auerbach walked away, "This **** who sees money!"

In order to get more funds, Louis advanced the funds for two business trips in advance and received $10,000.

At the same time, he already has a list in his hand, which is a list of popular candidates collected by other scouts on the team.

The list is also annotated with a brief feature record.

Among them, one of the names specially capitalized and bolded is Ralph Sampson of Virginia (Ralph SampsonC/PF).

Even someone like Louie who doesn't pay attention to high school basketball has heard Sampson's name.

According to legend, this man is more than 220 cm tall, walks like a fly, has terrible athletic ability, can shoot high jumpers, dribble the ball like a guard, and play like a shooting guard. Wanting to offer him a scholarship, in a news conference with a dozen media outlets, he announced that he was bringing his talents to the University of Virginia.

He is considered to be the best high school player after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, will be the best college player after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the ruler of the next era of the NBA.

Any scouting report or article about him will compare him to big men like Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

This is what Louis is puzzling about.

It is said that such a character is like Zion of Duke University in 2019, Wiggins in 2014, Oden in 2007, James in 2003, Duncan in 1997... Any team that gets the No. 1 pick will be selected without a brain. Player, why is he not impressed at all?

He really had no clue about this guy.

There are times when scouts are wrong, and there are times when the media hype it up, but this kind of hype that everyone wants to blow out of the earth, rarely blows the wrong person.

Is he as greedy as Wiggins? Or did it crash before taking off like Auden did?

Louie looked at Virginia's schedule. They had a game against North Carolina State on Saturday.

He went straight to buy a plane ticket.

Since everyone praises Sampson so much, there must be a reason for it. Everyone can't be blinded together. If there is a lack of "competitive desire" like Wiggins, some scouts will definitely point it out. Because players like this usually show "no strong desire to win", "sometimes in a daze", "unstoppable as long as they wake up" - especially the last one, which is the most dangerous tendency , seems to be touting the player, but it raises strong doubts.

What if he never wakes up?

What is the truth about Sampson, Louis can only know if he goes through it himself.

PS: Regarding the short question, this is a habit of my new book, 2000 chapters, 3000 chapters, and then slowly transition to 3000 chapters when it is about to be released. It's popular to write big chapters now, but I'm not used to it, so please forgive me. As for the rhythm...slow heat is my old problem, in fact, I rarely write fast-paced except in the early stage of the bulls. But when it comes time to add more to ensure the reading experience, trust me, it will be more.