You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 555 When will the sad days end

On the day of the men's basketball finals and the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, Wei Xia did not stay to watch.

As soon as the game was over, he returned to the hotel.

The final match between the Dream Team and Spain was worthwhile.

Before leaving, Wei Xia seriously considered a question.

Obviously, he has no intention of playing for the United States. For various reasons, he does not have a strong sense of honor as an American.

During last season, because he did not stand on the so-called politically correct side on sensitive issues, he was bombarded countless times and had no peace for several months, which made him see clearly that the so-called freedom and democracy and human rights in the United States are just unrealistic lofts in the air.

Those things definitely exist, but not in America.

American society only wants what they believe to be freedom, democracy, and human rights.If he does not agree with your ideology, he will start from the values ​​and criticize your people for not being free, the society is not democratic, and there is no human rights.

Even if he is an influential public figure like him, if he makes inappropriate remarks, he will also be socially excluded by the moulds who have the fourth power.

Wei Xia has no intention of joining the dream team, but keeps thinking about whether to play for the Chinese team. Maybe he already has the answer.

It's just that now, he still needs to wait ten months to recover, and it's too early to talk about playing for anyone.

On August 8, Wesha and Trovis returned to Los Angeles together.

If he is not injured, counting the time, there is only one month left before the preseason training camp, and he should prepare early.

Now, apart from attending various business events arranged for him by his agent, he has nothing to do to make money before everyone forgets that he is an FMVP.

In mid-August, the Lakers officially announced excitedly that they had reached an agreement with the Real Madrid basketball team.

The two players selected by the Lakers in the 2007 draft, Marc Gasol and Rudy Fernandez, will wear the Lakers jerseys in the new season.

The Lakers fans were overjoyed. The just-concluded Olympics had already shown the strength of the Spanish team.

Finally, I know why Pau Gasol is invincible under FIBA ​​rules.

Regardless of the difference in rules, the Spaniard has the best players in the FIBA ​​system. As the core of the system, Gasol's bonus is beyond imagination.The arrival of Gasol Jr. and Fernandez may increase Gasol's combat power. At the same time, their personal abilities can fully adapt to the intensity of the NBA from the perspective of the Olympics.

Coupled with the return of Bynum and Ariza, if Weixia is not reimbursed for the season, the Lakers may really give the new season's NBA finale before the season has even started.

Wei Xia was reimbursed for the season, but the Lakers have a better lineup depth than last season.

On September 9, the Lakers' preseason training camp opened normally.

The season that should usually be busy is now dull.

Wei Xia slept at home and couldn't train in reality. In his sleep, he almost used twice the usual amount of training in another time and space, and he played games one after another.

In just two months, Wei Xia actually finished all the games of the 1965-1966 season.

As in the past, Auerbach made his statement the way he wanted it to be.In the Finals that year, the Celtics met the Los Angeles Lakers for the fourth time in five years.

In Game 1962 of the [-] Finals, the Celtics won in overtime.Lakers head coach Fred Schass couldn't stand Auerbach, and he would openly air his displeasure even years after the two had retired.Schas insisted that Auerbach was not a great coach and that he thought the other side was just lucky.

Auerbach knew what Schas thought of him, and the two had clashed more than once,

In Game 1966 of the [-] Finals, the Lakers won in overtime on the road.

For the Lakers, this is a victory of great significance.After the game, Auerbach, as usual, stood outside the Celtics' small locker room to be interviewed by the media.

In the past, there was no concept of "interview room".Auerbach spoke briefly about the game, praising the Lakers' ability to play plays in crunch time.

Then, he said suddenly: "Oh, everyone, by the way. We will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce the team's new head coach. If you are interested, the new head coach is Russell."

Years later, Auerbach would still be giggling as he retold the story for the camera.

"It's like there's no game at all. All of a sudden, people care about Russell as a coach. Is he still going to play? When is this thing settled? Shas is going crazy. They had a landmark win in Boston, and the next day, there were only a few words in the paper about them."

The Celtics won Game 20 by 95 points and then won Game 93, but Schas and the Lakers dragged the Finals into Game [-].The final result is no different from the past, the Celtics still won.The Celtics won [-]-[-] in overtime.

Auerbach ended his coaching career with nine titles in ten years.

At that time, the Celtics, along with UCLA, New York Yankees (baseball), Montreal Canadiens (ice hockey) and University of Notre Dame (American football), became one of the greatest dynasties in sports.

Some people think that he is going to retire, but he is only the head coach, and he still manages the operation of the Celtics.

Auerbach's laying down of the pointer sparked widespread speculation after the Finals.

Frustrated by the incident was Russell, who tried unsuccessfully to persuade Auerbach to drop the idea, and then contacted Auerbach's wife, Dorothy, to persuade Auerbach to withdraw the decision.

He got the wrong guy.

Dorothy may be the most supportive person in the world for Auerbach's departure.

For many reasons, Auerbach and his wife were separated while working in Boston.

Wife and children live in Washington, D.C., while he works in Boston.The odd schedule in the league's early days often allowed teams to go back-to-back and have multiple days off in a row, which allowed Auerbach to often find time to go home and watch them.Therefore, although the two places are separated, Auerbach spends a lot of time with his family.

If Auerbach is no longer the team's head coach, he can go home more often.

For this, Dorothy will naturally become the number one supporter of Auerbach's departure as head coach.

Even, if Russell managed to persuade Auerbach to change his mind, she would be very angry.

So Russell got the wrong guy and ultimately didn't change Auerbach's decision.

Wei Xia also learned some inside stories because of this.

Before Auerbach announced, the Celtics already knew.

For this reason, Russell approached him to talk about the future of the team.

Russell made it clear that he doesn't want to play for another coach, but doesn't want to retire right now.Therefore, Auerbach's so-called letting Russell take over from him as a player-coach to coach the team is actually Lord of the Rings' own decision.

Russell told Auerbach that if he had to retire, let him be the head coach.

It wasn't that there were no cases of players serving as coaches in that era.Just a few years ago, 24-year-old Dave Debusschere was the player-coach of the Detroit Pistons.

Auerbach agreed without hesitation, but on one condition, he asked Russell to keep it secret.

Don't let anyone know about it until he announces it. As long as Russell can do it, he will make Russell the coach and give him another official coaching contract.

Russell agreed, and then, as mentioned above, the Lakers struggled to win in Boston, but Auerbach took advantage of his resignation and the appointment of Russell as the new head coach to steal the headlines of the Lakers.

Little did Auerbach realize at the time that he was about to make Russell the first African-American head coach in the history of a major sports league.

In Auerbach's view, Russell was the perfect solution as head coach: smart, tough, a natural leader and a role model other players wanted to follow.Later, when the outside world began to emphasize more and more the breakthrough significance of his operation, he seemed unimpressed.

Wei Xia, who is helpless in reality, can only get some comfort in the old days.

He can keep winning games in the old days, get some anecdotes that he has never heard of, and then open his eyes, seeing himself in reality needs tools to get out of bed, and he can't help but feel sad.

When will these dreary days end!
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