"There are only two kinds of players in this world, one is Ralph Sampson and the other is other players!"

Louis didn't expect that the famous saying about the Magician kneeling down and licking Jordan would be used on Sampson.

However, Sampson deserves it.

If Magic praised Jordan like that in order to distinguish him from other players and to show the certainty that he is the best in history, Heinsohn said this entirely because Sampson is a unique player in the world.

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David Robinson, Kevin Garnett, Durant, Anthony Davis, all insiders who play like guards, have a common learning object.

The former Sampson was lost in history, but in this life, his career trajectory has been changed by Louis.

In the basketball world of 1984, Sampson was the only No. 5 position who could hold the ball and attack the opponent's penalty area like a forward, protect the basket like a center, and shoot like a guard.

That's right, there are only two types of players, Sampson and others.

Isiah Thomas watched the game silently. He wanted to play, but Louis did not allow him to destroy Sampson's state. It was as if he was a selfish man who would take the ball away from himself when he saw his teammates were in such good form and did not want to cooperate.

Play.

Is he that kind of person? He's a selfish person, but he's not a selfish player.

He's silly in life and smart on the court.

It was impossible for him to ruin Sampson's performance moment. Louis' doing so was an insult to him, but Thomas thought about it for a moment. Louis might not be worried that he would ruin Sampson's good things, and had other motives for letting him sit down.

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This is something Thomas has experienced once, and now he will experience it a second time.

While Louis drank Coke, Tomjanovich watched anxiously. He memorized Sampson's offense and offensive methods in each round.

"None of his balls are typical 'inside balls'!" Tomjanovich said incredulously, "It's like a two-meter-two defender!"

Sampson rose up, and Bird's arrival added a reliable long shot to the Celtics' outside perimeter and another player who could dominate the ball. At the same time, he was very willing to give up the stage to Sampson to perform on his own.

The magician tried to regain his composure several times, but every time he rushed inside, Ranbir stared at him with a terrifying look that said, "If you dare to come, I'll kill you."

Magic reminded himself countless times to move forward bravely, but when he really got inside, he always passed the ball out before Laimbeer's help arrived.

Passing the ball is the right choice in most situations.

Why does James have the most buzzer beaters in playoff history, but his fans still use his habit of passing the ball to criticize his responsibility? This is not a problem for James alone, this is a consistent pattern for players of their type.

The problem.

Basketball games are different in the eyes of Jordan, Kobe, and James. Jordan has the confidence to tear anyone apart in 1V1; Kobe only has two options, 1 vs. 1 or 1 vs. 5; in James's view, the game

Just like playing chess, every time he attacks, he will anticipate the changes in the situation in advance. It can be said that his passing is all logical. He just knows where the opportunities appear. If you ask him to let go of those good opportunities to achieve personal success.

Heroism means that he goes against his own instincts and game philosophy. In his long and magnificent career, he only showed his irrational side in 2018 and very few other games.

Tonight, the magician had the same problem.

From a player's perspective, Magic's retreat is even more unforgivable. He didn't see a better opportunity, he lost the courage to challenge everything.

Fortunately, Wilkins was braver than him, and he kept attacking the Celtics' basket. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar kept getting stuck, asking for the ball, and no one on the Celtics could guard him.

Magic turned into a passing machine with no offensive threat, but the Lakers' offense did not fall behind at all.

90 to 92

The Celtics led by 2 points. Sampson set a screen for Bird and stretched outward.

He stopped at the three-point line and Bird passed the ball over.

"No way?" Rambis, who was facing him, saw him catching the ball from the outside and was trembling in his heart.

Sampson doesn't have three-point range, that's the consensus.

However, Sampson stood at the top of the arc, held the ball, and shot, oh!

"Ralph Sampson has scored 28 points, in addition to 11 rebounds and 6 blocks. What he has done in this game cannot be praised enough!"

"When a seven-foot giant plays like a six-foot guard, the Lakers' defense becomes ineffective every day, and the ground becomes inoperable!"

95 to 90

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Louis looked back at Isiah Thomas: "Have you rested enough, Isiah?"

"My shooting will affect Ralph." He was even more hypocritical.

"It's okay, he has already activated the master." Louis said something that confused Thomas.

Louis continued: "If you are only thinking about your three-pointer, it means you don't know why I let you sit off the court. In this case, I might as well let you play, and you can go on the court to find the answer."

Thomas hesitated to speak. He thought he knew the answer, but he didn't dare to say it. He didn't dare to face the answer.

He walked to the sidelines and the Celtics quickly fouled.

John Paxson came off the court. He scored 5 points and 2 assists, completing his task well.

"Isiah, let's leave the forum with 3-0!" Paxson said excitedly.

Thomas nodded lightly, walked onto the court, and every teammate high-fived him, except Bird. He would also high-five, but he wouldn't go out of his way to high-five, he would always let things take their own course.

Louis praised Paxson's performance, and then handed the paper cup in his hand to the other party: "Can you pour me a Coke, thank you."

How dare Paxson refuse to agree.

"Lu, don't you have anything else to explain to Isiah?" Tomjanovich asked.

Sampson is in hot form, so he should at least tell Thomas to give up the ball, right?

Louis smiled and asked: "Rudy, have you ever seen a perfect team?"

Tomjanovich hesitated for a few seconds, shook his head and said: "The 1977 Trail Blazers were very close to this concept, but not even close. Other than that, I have never seen a team closer to perfection."

"You may not believe it," Louis said proudly, "but I've seen it."

And there’s more than one:

The 1996 Bulls will let you understand what it is like to have an angry king in killing mode throughout the season; the 2014 Spurs, you can find another team that more perfectly explains "failure will make you" than them.

A team that means "better" in all its meaning? The 2017 Warriors, the best team in history on paper; and the 1981 Celtics. The only one that Louis lived through, not

The team witnessed from the perspective of fans.

Louis promised Auerbach and the writers at Sports Illustrated that he would make this team what it should be.

The arrogant and ruthless Bird, the selfish and selfless time bomb Isiah Thomas with constant petty thoughts, Laimbeer who only avoids trouble when sleeping, Sampson who has great talent and longs to change the game of basketball, and Marks who is unwilling to be substituted.

Any coach in Ware can lead this team to win the championship. The question lies in the process, whether it is difficult, gorgeous, wonderful and enjoyable, or painful and full of struggle.

Louis could have been a coach like Tyronn Lue and Mike Brown, putting aside conflicts, setting goals, and coaxing the core, but he chose another path, a path that once you go on the road, you are not allowed to look back.

If he fails, he will be stigmatized for ruining the Celtics' chemistry and beating him to a pulp.

If he succeeds, he won't be remembered, time will forget him, sportswriters will double down on praising all the Celtics players, and he's just a 24-year-old sitting on his laurels, becoming a great player just because he has a great team.

Great part for the head coach.

Louis solved 99% of the problems except one thing.

Thomas and his wavering, restless heart.

He was jealous of Bird, he longed for attention, and he thought it was unfair that he had contributed so much silently but could not receive a few words of praise. To be fair, his thoughts were excusable, and there was absolutely no problem. It was human nature.

Louis couldn't change the general environment. He couldn't make the Boston reporters suddenly change their gender and devote some of their efforts to praising the great white hope to the niggas. So he could only change Thomas. Words and deeds were useless, and vulgar reprimands were useless.

, even Russell’s enlightenment was of no use.

Well, if all else fails, let Thomas keep his eyes open and take a look at his teammates.

You are not the only one who makes sacrifices but is not remembered or praised.

Sampson spent half a quarter bursting out with energy that had been stored for many years, proving to people that he was the one who sacrificed the most for the Celtics.

After Thomas came on the court, Sampson gave up the ball and gave him a pick-and-roll, returning to his original role again.

Thomas took the ball in his hand, handed it back to Sampson, and yelled, "You hit it, Ralph!"

In the second half of the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the 1984 NBA Finals, the Celtics played their best half of the season so far.

The movement of the ball, the movement of people, the cooperation between players.

Bird's pass was as beautiful as a gorgeous piece of music, Thomas' ability to tear the ball apart was so strong that the Lakers were unable to react, and John Long's three-point threat deeply troubled the Lakers.

In the end, Sampson became the Lakers' unsolvable Achilles heel.

If a defender is guarding him, he will just start to pull out, and the effect is like standing on the second floor and throwing a stone into a swimming pool; if an inside line is guarding him, he will attack with the ball like a guard, get rid of it gracefully, and rush to the inside line.

He can also use various outrageous defender techniques to score the ball.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is too old, Rambis is too slow, and no other Lakers insider or wing can match him.

The Celtics had a great chemistry on the court, while the Lakers fell into deep self-doubt and collapsed on the court.

117 to 104

"3-0!" Heinsohn shouted inspiringly, "The Lakers performed very well, but unfortunately, they encountered the greatest team in history. This Celtics is invincible.

!No team comes close to them!"

Louis sat in the audience, as if he didn't know that he had completed a job that would go down in history.

He breathed out softly: "These bastards finally look decent."

Tomjanovich had never looked down upon Louis because of his age, but during this year, he was surprised by Louis again and again.

The 24-year-old knows the steps that drive a team to perfection. He pinpointed the contradictions and problematic players in the team and spent an entire season solving them.

It wasn't until the third game of the finals that he completed all his work.

The Celtics entered a perfect state, leading 3-0, with the championship in sight. Louis looked relieved and his pressure was released.

Tomjanovich also aims to become a professional coach. He hopes that in the future he can at least be like Louis, pushing a team that has superior strength but does not know how great it can be to achieve perfection.

As a coach, you will have no regrets if you can coach such a team for the rest of your life.
Chapter completed!