Chapter 9: The First Friend
After a morning, Leon finally cleaned the large glass windows on both sides of the arena, which were three and a half meters high, so that the summer sun could shine unbridled on the floor of the arena, and in Auerbach's words, a lot of electricity bills were saved.
By this time, the arena had been renovated, the floors had been wiped clean, and there was a reception desk and signage at the entrance to welcome the children and parents who had entered the camp, and the camp had been open for more than 40 years, and even though it was declining with Auerbach, it was still an important activity in Marshfield.
In the arena, Leon lined up the chairs that he had lined up yesterday, and in the middle of the trapezoidal stands, a long table with light green flannel and microphones placed on the podium, Rick Pitino, the head coach of the Celtics and the general manager, the chief executive officer and president of the club, will be here to give a speech for the opening of another training camp.
As the current Celtics' number one person in addition to the owner, Pitino, who combines the titles of the first veteran team in the NBA, and Cardinal Reed Auerbach, who once sat in this position, has a bad relationship, the two represent two basketball operation concepts, Auerbach, who was seized by Pitino, can only stand aside, and finally the contradiction between the two cannot be resolved, and the stubborn old man chooses to resign and leave the green army he has fought all his life.
After clearing Auerbach, the old Celtics, Pitino was finally able to make a big splash and hope to repeat his NCAA glory in the NBA, but it didn't follow the trajectory that Pitino and the Bostonians had envisioned since he lost his overall pick in 1997.
For three consecutive seasons under Pitino, the Celtics have not improved their record, they can't even make the playoffs, and this year is the closest they have come to the playoffs, with a 35-47 record, 10th in the East, and 7 wins behind the Bucks, who are eighth in the East.
There is no glimmer of hope in sight.
The Bostonian's patience has been exhausted in three years, and Pitino is still the most powerful man in the Celtics besides the boss, but everyone thinks the day is not far off when he leaves the Celtics.
Therefore, this time he attended the opening ceremony of Auerbach's children's training camp and gave a speech, which was naturally very surprising, and some media in Boston also speculated that Pitino hoped that Auerbach would be the last straw that could help him continue his coach-manager career with the Celtics.
Pitino wasn't short of a job, but he couldn't accept the defeat he had suffered in Boston that he couldn't erase for the rest of his life, and he needed a last chance.
"Now there are rumours that Gastrom wants to sell the team...... It's just rumours, but it looks like the team is really not in a good situation, maybe it's a good chance for you to get back to Celtic, and Pitino might just want you to go back tomorrow. In the stands at the arena, Danny Ainge sat next to Auerbach and chatted about what was happening to the Celtics.
Angie has just stepped down from the Suns' position, and he is at odds with Jason Kidd, the core figure of the team, and there is often only one result of discord between the coach and the core players, that is, the coach leaves.
Listening to Angie's words, Auerbach didn't speak, he silently lit a cigar, and the current situation of the team reminded him of 1983, when the Celtics were swept by the Bucks in the playoffs, the team's head coach Bill Feige and the team's stars were at odds, and big owner Harry Mangrian decided to sell the ball.
Eventually, that summer, coach Bill Fitch, who led the team to the 1981 championship, chose to leave for Houston, where he and his Houston youngsters were the last standing blocks in the way of the Celtics' dominance three years later. Boss Mangeridge, who single-handedly built the Celtics' strongest frontcourt, sold the team to Donald Gasstone, Paul Depp and Alan Cohen, and the first trade after the three owners took over, gave the Celtics the super backcourt they coveted, Dennis Johnson.
In the following four years, the Celtics entered the finals four times and won two championships, and it can be said that this accident, the double exodus of the coach and boss, instead achieved the new glory of the Celtics and Auerbach.
Now, the same situation is in front of Celtic, this time the Donald Gasstone trio, who after a huge success in the 80s, devastated in the 90s, and the big gamble on Pitino at the dawn of the new millennium is just one step away from losing all the games, and they finally want to leave.
Auerbach took another hard puff of his cigarette, and Angie sat quietly next to the old man without speaking, and when Auerbach smoked vigorously, it was either a victory cigar when he was about to win, or he fell into deep thought.
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On the other hand, Leon can finally take a break for lunch after cleaning up, his lunch is a McDonald's Big Mac burger, a big bag of fries and a big glass of Coke, typical American fast food, but also perfect for filling up as soon as possible after a physical work.
In his previous life, he relied on his unforgettable memory, super fast mental arithmetic ability and super observation, Leon has always done mental work, he not only completed actuarial work for the investment bank where he worked, but also often took private work to insurance companies, accounting firms to do things with extra money, in the industry he is known for his speed and high efficiency.
After traveling to the United States in 2000, he became a manual worker, and his daily work in prison was indispensable, and he was used as a coolie for two days in a row after leaving prison, but Leon enjoyed this kind of manual labor very much.
Compared with mental work, physical work is hard and simple, there is almost no mental pressure, and every time you finish a period of work, sit down to drink saliva and eat something, the body and mind will have great relaxation.
Leon sat on the ground on the shade side, nibbling on a hamburger and drinking Coke, for the first time he felt that life in this time and space was really good, and if he could never remember the things of his previous life, it was also a good choice to live like this.
A burger was quickly eaten, and Leon was a little unsatisfied, a Big Mac was completely not up to the appetite of the current body.
At this point, a volunteer walked up to Leon and handed him another hamburger.
Leon took the burger and thanked him, but instead of walking away, the volunteer sat down next to Leon, who noticed that it was a young girl with red hair.
"Hi, Khomeenes, Amanda Khomeenes." The girl noticed Leon's gaze, and very actively reached out and introduced herself.
The first thing Leon noticed, in addition to her red hair, was the bright smile on her face, showing white teeth, a typical American smile, bright and open, like the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
"Fox Leon." Leon responded briefly, then opened the paper bag and began to nibble on the burger, taking a bite before remembering and saying, "Thank you for the burger." β
Khomeenez couldn't help but burst out laughing as he watched him speak with a hamburger in his mouth, which was obviously visceral and more natural than the standardized smile just now.
Leon chewed the hamburger in his mouth and swallowed it, turned his head and began to take a serious look at the girl.
The girl was very tall, nearly 6 feet, with fine red hair that hung down to her shoulders and curled slightly inward, a full forehead, large eyes with light blue eyeballs, a small and straight nose, and a much larger mouth in comparison, which made her smile extraordinarily bright. There are small freckles on the tip of her nose and at the base of the mountain, which makes her face more lively. Her neck was long and thin, her wide T-shirt did not cover her collarbones, and she was wearing a pair of denim shorts underneath, and her white dangling thighs looked particularly dazzling together.
Of course, Leon saw more than that, and it only took three seconds for him to calculate the girl's measurements, which was quite a good figure.
Leon's direct gaze made the girl a little embarrassed, and her face was a little flushed, but she was not angry, because as early as the morning when Leon arrived at the arena and began to clean the glass, Khomeenez thought that she must find a chance to have lunch with him at noon, even if it was a burger together.
I have to admit that Fox Leon has a good skin, and more importantly, with his current consciousness, he is more ruthless in temperament, not the kind of coldness that pretends to be cool, but the calmness and peace that he has after seeing through the world, which makes passionate girls like Holmenez curious.
Soon, Khomemenez couldn't stand Leon's gaze, she turned her head, put her hands around her knees, and said, "Are you Puerto Rican?" β
Many people who meet LeΓ³n for the first time will think that he is Puerto Rican, after all, his black hair, eyes, and wheat-colored skin make him look like a guy from Central America who speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
Leon took a sip of Coke and replied, "Not exactly, my mom is from Puerto Rico, and you must be from the North Side of Boston, studying at Boston University." β
"How do you know?" Khomeenez asked with wide eyes, she was indeed from the wealthy area of Boston's North Side, studying anthropology at the prestigious Boston University, and had just entered her sophomore year, which was the most free and carefree time.
Leon smiled and replied, "First, your accent, and second, your shoes." β
Bostonians have a strong English accent, and Khomeenes is no exception, and Leon can tell at a glance that she is from the more affluent North Side, not the South End.
Meanwhile, Khomeinith wears a pair of white sneakers with the letters "BU" sewn with a needle and thread, which is exactly what Boston University shorthand is.