Larry Bird's hometown is Indiana, in the east-central United States, and there is also a team called the Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers in the early 90s, who make first-round playoff trips every year, are not strong. But in the 93-94 season, a generation of famous coach Larry Brown came, and the team was immediately reborn and became a super strong team!

That year, they went all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they eventually met the New York Knicks, led by Pat Riley.

After seven bloody battles, New York won miserably!

In the following 94-95 season, Larry Brown regrouped and met the Knicks led by Pat Riley in the playoffs.

The enemies were very red when they saw each other, and after seven bloody battles again, the Pacers won a miserable victory!

Since then, the Knicks and the Pacers have become a pair of enemies in life and death!

This season, the Pacers were surprisingly left out of the playoffs, and Larry Brown blamed himself for the team's failures, believing that he had not fully exploited the potential of his players.

After the departure of Larry Brown, the team quickly announced a new coach, and he is the famous Larry Bird!

Pacers President Donnie Walsh excitedly said at a press conference, "I want our high school, college and professional basketball careers here to grow together and complement each other, and Bird is such an iconic figure." Everything I think about every day, this guy has it all, and I have every confidence that he's going to be a good manager. ”

Larry Bird took the microphone, first thanked the team owner Simon and President Walsh, and then said calmly: "I'm very happy to be back in my hometown and coach the team in my hometown. I'm still new to coaching, but I feel like I'm capable of doing the job well. I have a lot of experience and knowledge in basketball to lead people to do the right and necessary things to win the game. ”

An Indiana Star reporter asked, "Larry, welcome back home." What are your goals for the new season? ”

Bird smiled: "I always had one goal, and that was to win the championship. If I can't lead this team to the championship in three years, I'm going to resign! ”

The reporters in the audience were stunned, and then applauded together!

Larry Bird really deserves to be Larry Bird, the Pacers didn't even make the playoffs last year, and everyone is discussing whether the lineup is aging, otherwise how could it have regressed so much.

But as soon as Larry Bird took over, he announced that he was aiming for the championship, and he resigned after three years of not winning the championship!

What a heroic!

When the Pacers announced their new coach, the Philadelphia 76ers of Pennsylvania also held a press conference.

Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the United States, having served as the capital of the United States before the city of Washington was founded.

The Philadelphia 76ers are a team with a glorious history, and the 76ers do not mean 76 people, but commemorate the great year of American independence in 1776, when the capital of the United States was Philadelphia.

In the 60s, a generation of superstar Wilt Chamberlain won his first championship ring with the 76ers, and in the 70s and 80s, famous names such as Dr. J. Irving, Moshe Malone, and Charles Barkley once again shined the city into starry lights!

However, in the summer of '92, after the Phillies traded their superstar Charles Barkley to the Suns, the team became a fish belly, and everyone saw it!

Fortunately, the rules of the NBA dictate that the worse the team, the more likely it is to bounce back. Last summer, the 76ers, who had the second-worst record in the league, were the lucky ones in the Swing Tournament, and they won the first pick!

Allen Iverson, the shortest all-time champion, arrives in the city, with unrivalled speed, dazzling dribbling skills and the ability to score as he pleases. In his first year as a rookie, he averaged 23.5 points per game!

Although the 76ers still have a poor 22-60 record this season, Iverson's performance has convinced fans and the team that they have found the "answer" they have been waiting for for many years, and the team's revival is just around the corner!

What the 76 team is short of is just a famous coach who can lead the team to win, and now, that famous coach has come!

He's Larry Brown!

"I've been in this league for many years and I know how to make a team win, so let's wait and see!" Larry Brown said.

The Philadelphia press gave Brown a round of applause!

The next day, Pacers coach Larry Bird and 76ers coach Larry Brown participated in Turner TV's basketball show hosted by Kenny Smith, a recent Rockets legend who retired this year.

"Mr. Bird, I heard that you went to the Knicks for an interview before you returned to your hometown?" Smith asked.

"That's right." Bird nodded.

Smith said: "What made you choose the Pacers over New York?" ”

Bird said: "That President Li in New York is a layman, and I think it's a disaster for this kind of person to meddle in basketball affairs!" ”

Smith said, "Mr. Brown, I heard you've been to the Knicks too?" ”

Larry Brown frowned and said slowly: "It was a very bad meeting, I have the same opinion as Bird, he doesn't understand the ball at all, but he has an extraordinary self-confidence, if the Knicks are directly managed by him, it will definitely get worse and worse." ”

Smith glanced at the note handed over from the backstage and chuckled, "We just got a piece of news that Mr. Li Wei, the president of the New York Knicks, is also the head coach of the team. ”

Larry Brown's eyes widened: "What, you said that Li Wei, who suffers from dwarfism, is also the head coach?" How is this possible! ”

Larry Bird also twisted his eyebrows and said, "If this is true, then New York is completely hopeless!" ”

Smith said: "The Knicks just held a press conference to announce that Li Wei is their head coach for next season, and that's true. Bird, what you just said, are you discriminating against dwarfs? ”

Bird hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, I have never discriminated against dwarfs, and I personally believe that Mr. Li Wei, the president of the Knicks, is a model of physical disability and determination, which is worth learning from each of us." But in basketball, he does need to improve, and the head coach position doesn't suit him at all. ”

"I think it's a good thing for the Pacers, because you're bitter enemies," Smith said. Bird, against the Knicks next season, are you confident of winning? ”

Bird said dismissively: "Maybe New York and the Pacers were sworn enemies in the past, but now, they can only compete for the top pick." Kenny, I'm a straightforward guy who doesn't beat around the bush, and when I interviewed for the Knicks, I solemnly told Mr. Lee that if he didn't hire a professional to run his team, I could meet him once and abuse him once! ”

"See him once, abuse him once?"

"That's right!" Larry Bird nodded, "I have this confidence!" ”

"Hahaha! Larry Bird really deserves to be called Larry Bird, he is domineering! Smith gave a thumbs up, then looked at Larry Brown and said, "Mr. Brown, what do you think about Li Wei as the head coach?" ”

Brown was hooked by Bird's quick words and couldn't help but say, "I also told that Mr. Lee that my team would make him cry in the locker room!" ”

Smith laughed heartily and said: "It turns out that both of you have had-for-tat moments with that Mr. Lee, next season's Knicks vs. Pacers, or against the 76ers, it seems that there is a good show!" ”

Larry Bird said: "I'm sure my team will put on a massacre!" ”

A man who doesn't know how to play is the head coach, and it's a shame that he doesn't stage a bloody massacre!

"Mr. Brown?" Smith asked.

Larry Brown was also disdainful of Li Wei's own behavior as head coach, but the old coach was still calm, and only said lightly: "The 76ers will win!" ”

Kenny Smith glanced at the note from backstage and continued, "There's one more piece of news, and I have to tell you, Chuck Daley has become an assistant coach for the Knicks. ”

"What, Chuck Daley?" Larry Brown's eyes widened.

Larry Bird said, "What are you kidding? A Hall of Fame-caliber coach going to work as an assistant coach for someone else? ”

Smith nodded, "I also think it's crazy that a peerless marshal would actually be a teaching assistant for that president." Bird, hearing Chuck's name, you don't have the confidence to win? ”

Larry Bird is a bit of a drum in his heart.

Although he has never been a head coach before, few coaches in the entire league can be taken seriously by him. Even Larry Brown next to him, Bird didn't think he was strong!

But Chuck Daley, an absolute exception!

In the Eastern Conference Finals in '87, he was still at his peak, and the Celtics were also in full swing, but it took seven games to pass the ghost gate of the Pistons. In the 88th East Final, the Pistons swept away the leaves with a strong wind, and sent them home 4 to 2, which was an eternal pain in his heart!

No one knows Chuck Daly better than him!

However, Bird has always been known for his arrogance, and he will definitely not show his cowardice at this time, so he can only continue to stubbornly say: "Daley is a great coach, and the Knicks finally made a wise decision." Unfortunately, he's not a manager. A sheep with a herd of lions cannot defeat a sheep led by a lion! ”

"Mr. Brown?" Smith looked at the other handsome.

Larry Brown said, "Bird's words make sense! ”

Smith smiled: "Hearing the words of the two of you, I am looking forward to the Knicks and you guys in the new season."

However, at just 22 years old, Coach Lee broke a long-standing record, making him the youngest coach in history and having never worked in basketball. Even if the two of you can beat his team, if it's not a big win, the fans probably won't buy it! ”

Larry Bird and Larry Brown's faces darkened together.

Li Wei is not terrible, but there is Chuck Daley sitting on the assistant chair!

If you don't win, you won't buy it, are you deliberately hurting us?