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Chapter 60 The time of accumulation, and the future

The Celtics' first loss of the season came sooner than expected.

In the second game of the new season, they suffered a defeat.

Lambiel was injured in the second quarter, Bird felt bad, and Sampson's 26 minutes off the bench was the only bright spot for the Celtics in this game.

The young man once again showed a variety of skills, shooting high, breaking the free throw line, reserving alley-oops and scoring multiple offensive rebounds per game.

Fitch wasn't happy with him because he didn't seem to know how to use his strengths to create damage in the paint.

Despite being dissatisfied by the head coach, Sampson still took center stage with 18 points and 7 rebounds.

After the game, Laimbeer was diagnosed with a calf strain.

Fitch euphemistically expressed the hope that Laimbeer can carry forward his style and play with injuries.

"Working here, that's the difficulty you have to face, you can't say no to a job for a little trouble," he said.

Louie objected to Fitch's point of view. Ranbir was not a fool. He wouldn't make jokes about his future. Therefore, if he said a truce, he would have a truce. Until the doctor said he could come back, don't let him play basketball even if his own father came.

Laimbeer couldn't play, and Fitch wanted to put Sampson in the starting lineup.

The move led to Auerbach's intervention.

It was a sharp confrontation between Fitch and Auerbach, with Fitch asking Auerbach not to interfere with his work, while Auerbach insisted that Sampson come off the bench.

"He's not physically fit enough to deal with the pressure of starting!" Auerbach said sternly. "You'll kill his future by doing this!"

Even if Fitch has thousands of dissatisfaction, he can not ignore the threat of Auerbach and let Sampson start.

This incident will naturally increase the contradiction between Fitch and Auerbach.

But long before that, Fitch and Auerbach had a deep conflict.Fitch disagrees with some of Auerbach's notions and doesn't take pride in coaching the Celtics.He also hated that Auerbach was behind the scenes and took all the praise.

As long as the team's record improves, it must be Auerbach's signings.

Even, when Fitch's contribution on signings was also detained by the media on Auerbach's head, the differences between them were even greater.After Andrew Toney was selected by the 76ers, the Celtics started the B-plan trade for Randy Smith. This plan was provided by Fitch and the Clippers were also contacted by him.The only thing Auerbach did inside was to fax the deal to the league office.

But everyone will only say that Auerbach's means are heavenly.

Fitch is going through what Tom Heinsohn was going through.Even with the Celtics winning two championships in the 70s, Heinsohn lived in the Cardinal's shadow.Applause doesn't belong to him, praise doesn't belong to him, if something goes wrong, it's him who takes the blame.

Next, the Celtics encountered the same as the Bulls, the new season was drawn into the Eastern Bucks.

The Bucks are also strong and strong, and there are strong players in every position.

Bucks star forward Marques Johnson SF (Marques Johnson SF) and Bird formed a mutual explosion.

Moreover, Bucks coach Don Nelson and the Celtics still have a deep relationship.Under his leadership, the Bucks have turned into a steel division with both offense and defense, leading the league in defense last season, top-three offense and top-six defense this season.

Against the Celtics tonight, it's obviously hard work.

A surprising defensive pick, Sidney Moncrief SG/PG, interfered somewhat with Bird.

And, Nelson creatively encouraged players to switch in a way conservatives would not tolerate the Celtics' passing.

Once in a man-to-man state, the Bucks' athleticism and long arms are enough to limit the Celtics' offense.

Fitch was always one beat behind Nelson in his response.

The third quarter was pulled by 12 points, and Fitch was furious when he called a timeout.

Louis waited for him to get angry and said to Bird: "Larry, don't be so rigid, tactics are important, but you can't get caught up in tactics, Sidney Moncrief is good at defending your bottom, but he can't. Threaten your height and take him out with a shot!"

"Ralph!" Louie has passed Fitch for a time-out deployment, "Marquese Johnson was very active in the local run tonight, Larry has a lot on his shoulders, you should share his pressure on the defensive end, you have to Limit your opponent's movement around the paint area!"

Louie knew he couldn't steal all the limelight, so he left a sub-question to Fitch: "Bill, we need to increase the defensive intensity on the back line."

Fitch named Randy Smith.

In addition to Smith, there was ML Carr, who told the pair: "I don't want to hear excuses to kill these bastards!"

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics put out a lineup without a pure point guard.

With Carl, Smith, Bird, Maxwell, Sampson as the team.

As Louie expected, Bird was no longer obsessed with execution, but instead shot at his height, ignoring Moncrief's defense.

Sampson is like a mutated oddball on the court. With a height of 2 meters, he is more agile than any striker on the field.

He can help defend in the paint in under two seconds.

For five minutes after that, Sampson looked like a taller version of Kevin Garnett.

His defense, and Bird's offense, coupled with the mad dog of Karl and Smith's perimeter pressure.

The Bucks' lead evaporated in the fourth quarter.

"Run when you get the chance!" Louie yelled, "Boldly speed up!"

In the fourth quarter, Bird seemed to be trying to prove that he was much higher than Marquis Johnson, and his touch exploded at that time.

The Bucks have double-teamed him many times, which is extremely oppressive, but he always puts the ball into the basket in a calm, light-hearted manner, or assists an offensive player in a very good position, Sampson ate biscuits many times.

Bird's powerful offensive ability can always attract the attention of more than two Bucks' defenses. With the ball to break through and score the ball, coupled with the support of Karl, Smith and others, the Celtics get one chance after another to score.

The Celtics, who once seemed very stiff on the scene, played more rationally and smoothly in the final quarter, and scored easier.

When Sampson met Moncrief's switch, he boldly broke through with the ball. Under Louis's usual instruction, he deliberately made a lot of physical contact with the opponent, and the referee blew the whistle.

The Dinghaishenzhen on the defensive end of the Bucks can only sit off the court and watch the team lose.

It was a fight in which Sampson's talent shone through the field, and it was Bird's manifesto game to establish himself as the league's top five.

112 is better than 106
凯尔特人实现了翻盘，伯德轰下生涯最高的45分，桑普森出场34分钟拿下夺目的22分16篮板7封盖。

Louie decisively asked Bird to change his attacking options and used Sampson as Garnett's approach, which turned the Celtics into victory.

Fitch has completely changed his mind about Louis ever since.

He found that this kid could not only make game plans, watch rookies, become a mood modifier for the team, but also have a talent for coaching.

"No wonder Reed likes you."

Fitch smiled.

"He likes me?" Louie got cheap but behaved well. "If he likes me, he won't be deducted when approving funds."

Unbeknownst to Louie, there were a number of staff members complaining about Auerbach's eccentricity.Louie always gets more money.

Auerbach is a pure pragmatist, he will save all unnecessary expenses, but if you are really talented, he does not mind spending money on you.Louie's achievements made Auerbach allow him to be extravagant outside, at most complaining a few words.

Hearing Louis' rebuttal, Fitch laughed even more happily.

"However, you are still young and need to endure for a while." Louis understood what Fitch meant.

Louis needs to be "patient". In addition to being unable to call the shots in the short term, he has to be willing to stand outside the spotlight.

Fitch received many compliments that night.

Bob Ryan, a famously poisonous tongue in the Boston Globe, wrote in the battle report: "Those who say Bill Fitch doesn't know how to adapt should shut up, look at last night's game, he turned Ralph into a Russell; turned Larry into Jerry West!"

Louis had no time to worry about such things.

As he often said to Sampson - your time has not yet come.

He has a clearer understanding of himself, and his time has not yet come.

Now he can make some adjustments on the spot with the game concept ahead of the era, but if he really wants him to lead a team, what he has in his stomach is not enough.

Although many of Fitch's ideas are different from his, he recognizes Fitch's ability.

The pressure he puts on the players can force out their potential. Although it can't last long, it is the coach's ability to be able to break out the team's potential.

He found some of Fitch's strengths, such as the emphasis on tactical discipline and an accurate grasp of player psychology.

Some of his vulgar remarks always come at the right time.

Almost every player would be irritated by him, and then go on the court with anger, and fight their opponents desperately to stop being scolded or prove Fitch wrong.

Every night, Louie has to sort through the information he gets and study the tactics that suit the team.

At present, 8 of the L series tactics have been used in actual combat, and there are still 8 of Louis's men who need to be polished.

He is also preparing to delve into several other tactical systems.

such as a foul ball;
Local coordination on the weak side;
Defensive trap;

Too much, it will take time, Louie yawns and thinks, let's go to the bar and relax.

(1980) In [-], the deal for Parish + McHale with the top pick was designed and actively contacted by Fitch.Like I said in the article, the Celtics have Plan A, which is to convince Sampson to run. Plan B is to trade with the Warriors.After Auerbach's Plan A failed, Fitch's Plan B was launched.But today, years later, as we've learned, the deal became the most famous heist of Auerbach's career, and no one knew about Fitch.

(End of this chapter)