roccoschili Chapter 153 Conservative, Domineering and Unshakable Old Man
Chapter 153 Conservative, Domineering and Unshakable Old Man
Chapter 153 Conservative, domineering and stubborn old man
"Lu, Reid is a very traditional manager."
Not long after Louis returned to the office, Jane Walker came to him on his own initiative.
Louie knew what that meant.
He knows very well that Auerbach doesn't like to trade first-round picks, because the Celtics have traded to other teams' first-round picks many times.And those teams couldn't guarantee their own competitiveness, and in the end there was a tragedy of giving high draft picks to the Celtics while performing poorly.
Even if the Celtics' lineup is so strong that it will be difficult not to make the playoffs in the next ten years, Auerbach doesn't want to trade the first-round pick.
Others bet 50% of the possibility of helping the bad guys to gamble on the 1% possibility of the Celtics becoming a belly, but Auerbach is unwilling to exchange 1% of the possibility for 50% of the reinforcement opportunities.
"I suddenly feel sorry for you, Mr. Jane." Louis laughed.
Volker hesitated, "Have pity on me, why?"
"I just proposed a few proposals at random, but they were all directly rejected. I can't imagine how many good ideas you have been suppressed by Reid over the years." Louis said.
Volker was silent for a few seconds, "Reid will always prove him right."
"His correctness in the past cannot represent the present. There are many famous generals and kings who have succeeded all their lives in history, and they will be lost after a failure."
Walker let Louis see the result of his long-term development in the Celtics.
He knew Walker's resume, he came to Boston in 1976 to run the season ticket sales department.His long-term and stable relationship with Auerbach undoubtedly provided him with a quality ladder from the small department of sales to the key department of management.
Volker had a sharp mind, a deep knowledge of the law, and a relentless work ethic that Auerbach admired.This shows that Volker can accurately understand what he means, can stay up late and work overtime, and can find loopholes in the rules so that the team can take advantage of them.
His value to Auerbach and the Celtics owner has increased as the NBA's growing set of rules and regulations, particularly those related to the salary cap, has grown more complex.
At the same time, Volker is also a basketball expert, but this does not change the fact that, to some extent, Volker was and always will be Auerbach's sidekick.Even if he and Auerbach disagreed on management views -- something that happened from time to time -- Volker didn't have the ability to argue with him or get past Auerbach to the boss.
As a result, other people in the management, to the players, and to the media all felt that Volker was like a pawn, and he had never been respected.
Whenever scandals within the Celtics became public, Volcker was usually blamed, and indeed, Volcker saved a lot of administrative chaos over the years.Beneath the surface, Volker is a much warmer man than he appears.For example, when John Long came to Boston from Detroit, his girlfriend Lena somehow thought Volker was the Celtics' communications director.She called him several times and made some unreasonable demands, which Walker readily accepted and granted her.
The problem is, these little things don't increase Volker's weight in the hearts of players.
He is just Auerbach's little follower.
Volker is a mirror, reflected on the management and coaching staff.
As long as Auerbach is still sitting there, everyone is a pawn in his shadow.
"Lu, do you think you must be right?" Volker asked.
"I've never felt that way." Louis paused, "However, I haven't missed a single thing so far, so I can say that I'm 100% right for the time being. As a coach who has never made a mistake, I solemnly made a suggestion, and Reed rejected it without hesitation."
Volker laughed: "Reid has his own concerns."
"Understood, and please let go, don't wag your tail at him in front of me, and he can't see it." Louis snorted, "He is just a conservative, domineering and clumsy old man!"
"It is because of Reed that the Celtics are what they are today." Walker reminded him.
"Yesterday's achievements are worth commemorating, but what I did was also fighting for tomorrow for the Celtics." Louis was afraid that Volker would not understand, "PS, the time limit for tomorrow is about ten years."
Walker smiled bitterly: "You should know that when you add two draft picks to the deal, it's impossible for Reed to agree."
This is what Louis was careless about.
He didn't expect Auerbach to be so conservative.
Looking at it now, Nance's deal is probably dead.
Then Maxwell must not be able to trade, he must find a way to correct Maxwell's psychology.
Louie first called John McLeod back.
"Coach Lu, how is the situation?"
"Unfortunately, the above did not pass my plan."
"Oh, I think so, the Celtics are Redd's team after all."
Louis' heart tightened when he heard his words, this guy was definitely messing with his mentality on purpose.
"Reid sees the whole situation with his eyes, which is not comparable to young people like me. I understand his decision."
"So what are your thoughts now?"
"I think this matter is likely to leak out. Although we have not reached a deal, there is a saying in China that there is no righteousness in buying and selling. I hope you can calm down the mood of the relevant players in time."
"Thanks for the reminder, you don't look as bad as the media said."
Louie smiled and said, "You don't look as bad as what Reed said."
"What did Reed say about me?"
"You don't want to know (dog bastard)."
"Goodbye."
Louis hung up the phone.
Volker didn't expect Louis to accept his fate so simply: "Reed hasn't given you an answer yet."
"No, it's the same if you wait any longer. I'm actually not sad. It's you who should be sad." Louis said regretfully, "The Celtics could have dominated until 1993. Looking at it now, at most 1990, the country will change hands."
Volker, less visionary than Louie, said pragmatically, "Reed is only concerned with this year and next year."
"That's why I've said it a long time ago, he is a conservative, domineering, arrogant and stingy old man!"
After Louis finished cursing, he took out one of the business cards from the pile of business cards in the drawer.
He called again.
Volker asked, "Who are you contacting again?"
"Shh."
After a while, the phone rang.
"Hi, I'm Louis." Louis introduced himself, "Do you remember me?"
On the other side of the phone, Louis' call surprised the other party.
"Coach Lu, what's the matter?"
"I have an exclusive news here and I want you to expose it for me." Louis smiled, "If you are not interested, then forget it."
"Interested!" The other party said excitedly, "I remember it, please tell me."
Louie sold the Suns in a blink of an eye: "We're negotiating a deal with Phoenix, they want Cedric Maxwell, and they're saying, we want whoever we want."
The other party was shocked: "Is the transaction completed?"
"No," Louie sneered, "I turned them down. How could I give up real champions for the rotten guys in Phoenix?"
"Uh, can I write this sentence in the news?"
"If you don't want to receive calls from me again, you can write the truth." Louis said with a smile.
"I understand, Coach Lu."
"When will this news break out?" Louis asked.
"Er. If you finish the procedure, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"I'm not talking about you. How can you grab the headlines with your efficiency? I can tell you the news, and they can also tell the news to the media they are familiar with. You should know better than me that this kind of news is only valuable if it is released first." Louis said rudely, "You have to eat shit too, right?"
"I will try my best, Coach Lu."
"That's it, I will continue to follow your reports."
Louis hung up the phone, the smile on his face disappeared: "It's a pity."
"What a pity?" Volker felt more and more terrible about Louis.
The expression on the face can change as soon as it is said. It is unreasonable and illogical. He will never be able to figure out which face of Louis is sincere.
"It's a pity that we missed the opportunity to build the strongest team in history." Louie replied.
Volker asked strangely: "Why do you want to tell the news to the media?"
"Because if I don't say it, John McLeod will say that instead of waiting for them to break out, it is better for us to expose it ourselves. The next thing I have to do is to convince Cedric that the report by the New York Post is true."
"The New York Post?"
"Ah."
"Don't you hate the media in New York the most?"
"Big mistake, I love these idiots the most."
Walker left Louie's office with doubt on his face.
(End of this chapter)