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On the third day of the All-Star weekend, Louie met with Elgin Baylor in San Antonio.

Louis came to the Holy City not to attend the All-Star Weekend activities, but to attend the annual league mini-summit.

Normally the league summit will be held after the season.

Before the annual meeting, the league will hold a small, informative meeting during the All-Star Weekend.

Under normal circumstances, the spokesperson of each team will not participate in the small meeting. It is enough to send a representative.

But this year the league pays special attention to small meetings.

Louis originally didn't want to come, but Stern called him five times to let him know the seriousness of the matter.

Louis did not realize the seriousness of the situation, but sold it to Stern to save face.

And he also knew that there was no big deal at all, it was just that Stern needed someone to take the lead in echoing his policies.

Over the past few years, the league has had two main concerns.

The first concern is that violence occurs frequently in stadiums, but there is still no proper solution.

In this case, there is nothing much to say except increasing the intensity of punishment, but it just so happens that the teams do not even support increasing the intensity of punishment.

Because there are many teams who want to follow the Knicks' template to achieve success.

How did the Knicks unseat the Celtics back then?

Knicks supporters will say they won based on their strength.

The Knicks haters believe that if Bird and Thomas were not injured, the Knicks would have been taken away in Game 5 and would not have been able to reach the seventh game.

Although Knicks supporters have been claiming that Thomas' injury has nothing to do with the Knicks, one thing they can't avoid is that Bird's back injury did occur after McHale's clothesline, and it never happened again.

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Therefore, the Knicks can be said to be one of the sources of violence on the court. But this name is actually a bit unfair.

Then there are the league's concerns about super teams.

From the Celtics to the Knicks, and now several super teams are competing for hegemony.

Invisibly, the NBA is conveying this concept to people-only super teams can win the championship.

Why is the NCAA's March Madness popular? Because even the top favorite in the national polls before the game may inexplicably lose to an inferior horse before the finals.

There are actually very few favorites who can win from start to finish as public opinion indicates.

And this is where the NBA is far inferior to the NCAA.

The teams competing for the championship have had a rough outline since the beginning of the season.

Unless there are serious injuries, those teams can't go wrong.

But this is also related to the competition system. The playoff series system is conducive to strong teams and is not as prone to upsets as the NCAA tournament.

Stern does not want to change the playoff format. He does not want to see teams like the Knicks, Heat, and Trail Blazers amass a large number of elite players through ball markets and seemingly flawless operations, leaving other inferior teams behind.

The team has completely lost its dream.

Of course, the favorites for the championship should and must exist.

But it shouldn’t be the kind of situation where you have your own gear, with an empty slot in the middle, and then other teams are the favorites to compete for the championship.

This gap means that the non-favorite teams have no chance.

So he didn't say that this trip would be in vain. He came with an idea. Whether he can use it or not depends on the situation.

Before the meeting, I got together with Baylor.

Who knew that the old boy from Baylor didn't come alone, he also brought the team's small owner, who is currently in charge of the marketing department at Madison Square Garden Entertainment... James Dolan.

Just like old Buzz wants Louis to take care of little Buzz.

The elder Dolan also hopes that the younger Dolan can understand the company's business as much as possible before taking over MSG.

"Coach Lu, why did you abandon us?" Little Dolan complained, "After we lost to Miami last year, I didn't dare to appear on the streets of New York. The people hated us. They felt that we drove you away.

This is so unfair!"

In the eyes of Louis, little Dolan is a stupid, glass-hearted, arrogant, controlling person who is not very good at employing people. He is willing to spend money but cannot use the money in the right way.

Such a person must adapt to him in his early days of taking charge of the team.

Wait until he gets frustrated and understands that professional people should do professional things, then go work for him.

But Dolan always seems to have a way of screwing things up.

Hearing what the other party said at this time, Louis was also helpless.

"This is normal, Mr. Dolan. In fact, what the fans miss is not me, nor is it you or your dad that they hate. What they miss is the glorious days of New York basketball, and what they hate is the fact that the Knicks are no longer the champions.

." Louis knew the character of those people in New York too well, "As long as you can help the team win the championship, the citizens will naturally support you."

Little Dolan suddenly swelled up: "That's right. I have a lot of people in New York, I have everything, and I'm not short of money. Sooner or later I will make a comeback!"

"Ahem...Mr. Dolan, this matter is not that simple." Belle hoped that this young man would not be too arrogant.

Dolan Jr. was dissatisfied: "Elgin, don't you think we can't win back the championship this year? We have Ewing, Miller, Stockton, and Sean Kemp who came from God..."

"Pfft..."

The coming of God???

Where the hell did this late stage of chuunibyou come from!

And how about Kemp’s bear-like appearance?

He was the worst player in last year's conference finals!

Ewing was only slightly behind Sampson, but Kemp was really blown away by Mr. Indiana Jones.

It's not that Louis looks down on Kemp, it's just that his opponent's performance in last year's Eastern Conference Finals shocked him.

Manning is really a very ruthless player.

Whenever he encounters players who are inferior to him, he will use 100% of his strength to beat the opponent hard.

Logically speaking, Kemp shouldn't have been beaten so badly, but his performance in the playoffs is really unpredictable.

Just like when Teacher Bo put her career on the line and thought her career was over, it turned out that because she looked like Kurosawa Shirei, the movie "Red Cliff" became all the rage in the island country.

Even her fortunes turned around. Not only did she not disappear, she also made a wonderful turnaround and reached the top directly. She has been at the top for more than ten years. Until 2022, she is still a rare star in the world.

Has Camp's development encountered a bottleneck? Louis doesn't know.

At this time, seeing little Dolan's confident look, Baylor was troubled.

If you want to talk about beautiful scenes casually in the Blue Palace, forget it outside.

It's fine if he wins, but if he loses, I can't imagine what little Dolan will do to save face.

Although little Dolan cannot directly intervene in the decision-making level yet, he can ask his father to take charge. After all, the Knicks' current salary structure ranks second in the league. Putting aside the fact that the team makes money every year, such a big

It’s too unreasonable to put in the effort and not win the championship, right?

"Mr. Dolan, the Knicks are not currently the league's number one favorite to win the championship." Louis said with a smile, "You are now vowing to win the championship, but it will bring a lot of unnecessary pressure to the people around you."

Little Dolan asked stupidly: "Then if you don't even dare to say a slogan, how can you show your determination to win the championship?"

"With all due respect, you can't show your determination to win the championship by calling empty numbers." Louis met Baylor's grateful eyes and helped him calm down the impetuous young man. "After all, you are not the one in charge of team building. Go out and play.

It’s not you. You don’t know the team’s situation and don’t understand the difficulty of winning the championship. Instead of shouting slogans on the sidelines, it’s better to do more things that can actually help the team.”

If little Dolan knew what to do, he wouldn't have to shout slogans, right?

Little Dolan asked like a curious student: "What should I do?"

"Elgin, what do you most want from a smart boss like Mr. Dolan when you were playing?"

Louis kicked the ball to Baylor.

If he didn't know what to say, Louis could only suggest that Baylor reopen.

"Well...this is really quite a lot..." Baylor recalled Ewing complaining about the locker room not being good enough some time ago. "It would be great if more physical therapy equipment could be added to the locker room. For a long time, our players only have

Being able to soak your feet in an ice bucket is not a long-term solution, but with teams all over the league doing this, it seems we can only make do with it."

Hearing this, Little Dolan said excitedly: "It's okay, we are the New York Knicks, can we be treated the same as other rural teams!?"

The biggest difference between James Dolan and Jim Bass, the equally pampered dandy, is that he has a heart that wants to do things.

If Bass was like him...

Louis will have trouble sleeping and eating.

Incompetence is not the problem, the real problem is incompetence without knowing it.

Therefore, from a long-term perspective, Louis still believes that the Knicks will be destroyed in the hands of the Dolan family.

Even if the front office has Baylor and R.C. Buford.

Not seeing Baylor for a long time, Louis chatted a lot with him.

Especially after talking about the Knicks, the couple, who had been friends for many years, began to reminisce about the past.

Thinking about the difficulties when the Knicks dynasty was first established, recalling the excitement of their first championship, and lamenting the extraordinary championship in 1993.

No matter where Louis and Baylor are, the memories of those years will always hit them at some point.
Chapter completed!