Chapter 2101: Larry's Headache (continued)
Aaron was angry. If nothing else, just the current record.
Larry's training tactics were correct, but it was terrible when his record fell.
In the twelve games that Larry scheduled, that is, after defeating the Boston Celtics, Larry began to hide Luke, intentionally or unintentionally. Luke's playing time has dropped from about 30 minutes to less than 12 minutes, and he hasn't even played as much as Reeddo. The most terrifying thing is that at the critical time, Larry directly replaced Luke with other players, which is the most incomprehensible. So in those 12 games, the 76ers lost 8 games. Two of the four games won were narrowly won, and the remaining two were also tailwinds at the beginning and almost overturned in the end, and it was Allen's game-winning goal that saved the team. Seeing such a record, at the beginning, almost all the commentators who supported the 76ers to win the championship began to turn their guns and began to mock the 76ers, who had revealed their original form and were a pseudo-strong team. And those commentators of the Black 76ers were even happier, so that the 76ers players were also shot while lying down. In these games that the 76ers lost, there were some strong teams, such as the Utah Jazz, the Toronto Raptors, the Milwaukee Bucks, and of course, Theo, who wanted to take revenge on the 76ers? Ratliffe's New York Knicks. These are all strong teams, while the 76ers are using an incomplete set that is not complete, but they are not yet proficient, and it is normal to lose. But there are four games that should not be lost: against the Indiana Pacers, against the Houston Rockets, against the Seattle SuperSonics, and against the Phoenix Suns. These four balls. The best record is the Phoenix Suns, who are sixth in the West, followed by the Indiana Pacers, who are seventh in the East (now the Miami Heat have dropped to eighth), and the other two pairs are not on the playoff list. Losing these games, doesn't that no longer say that the No. 1 in the East is not as good as the one that didn't make the playoffs in the West? Isn't this a living slap in the face for Aaron?
And when the 76ers lost, the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks behind them were on a crazy upward trajectory, and in their last twelve games, contrary to the 76ers, they have only lost 2 games, winning 10 games. The gap with the 76ers has narrowed further, and the second-place Milwaukee Bucks are only nine wins away from the 76ers. And they're still catching up. The win rate is also gradually rising. And the 76ers are still losing ground. In the most recent game, the 76ers played against the San Antonio Spurs, and Luke still only played 12 minutes, not a minute more. The 76ers lost by 30 points, 97-127. This made Aaron completely angry.
"What are you doing?" Aaron was angry straight in the locker room. "It's a team that can beat in the first half of the season. Not at all in the second half of the season! What are you doing eating? I still want to make it to the finals! Dream on! After saying that, Aaron slammed the door and walked out!
The others listened silently afterwards, drank water silently, and had nothing to say. After all, they themselves didn't do very well. No one else can be blamed. Luke was also silently drinking water on the side.
Luke didn't have much to do either. Luke didn't dare to speak about Larry's command, after all, he was not Allen, and he didn't have that much team power, not to mention that Luke knew why Larry did this. So Luke didn't say anything. For Luke, it doesn't matter if he is the first in the West or even the first in the league, as long as he can enter the playoffs, everything is simple, strength does not depend on rankings, if the league ranking is the championship, then the future Zhan Huang should be full of rings.
But that's not the case, many teams didn't finish first in the league when they reached the finals and won the championship, such as the Los Angeles Lakers this year. Until the end, they are still second in the West, behind the San Antonio Spurs. But when they made the playoffs, O'Neal really came into play, and the Los Angeles Lakers lost just one game in the entire playoffs, and it was an overtime game, and Allen ended the Lakers' winning streak. Of course, it was swept by the Lakers 4-1 after that. The Lakers are quite strong.
And why Luke had to come to the Philadelphia 76ers without a draft is to help Allen win this year's championship, this is Allen's most recent, as long as Luke is not traded and the 76ers do not fall out of the top eight, then Luke will not say anything. So, Luke just had to keep silent for now. Luke didn't have to worry about the rest of the matter, and he didn't want to worry about it.
Besides, now there's Aaron. Aaron doesn't like to lose the most, especially such a loss, it is very aggrieved, and it is also what Aaron hates the most, as the boss of the team, Aaron has many rights, one of which is to force the palace!
Aaron can force the team or the coach to force the palace, as long as he wants! Although this right is very much and annoyed by everyone, whether it is the players or the coach, it is also a way to put pressure on the coach, especially in this situation where it is not the fault of the players, but the fault of the coach.
Allen went straight to the team management. Immediately after that, the team management approached Larry and explained to him what Allen meant.
But Larry also made his intentions clear to management. "Don't you have to renew Luke's contract? By doing so, I'm doing what you wanted! Larry said.
"Coach Larry, we have this wish!" Said a senior member of the team's management. "However, the main purpose of our keeping Luke is to keep Allen, he is the center of gravity of this team in this city, nothing else matters, your goal this year is to bring Allen to the finals, so that he can feel that Liu is still very interesting in this team, stay and continue to play for this team, stay in this city as a hero, and nothing else!" Do you know? Aaron is the point! Nothing else matters! Leaving Aaron, we have a future, you know? ”
Although Larry wanted to refute, he still held back his words, Larry knew that it was completely unwise to compete with the team management, especially at this time, although Larry does not value false fame, but one is better than nothing. Larry shut up.
"Okay, BOSS, I know what to do!" Larry thought for a moment and said.
"It's good to know," the executive said, "and our management is very optimistic about you!" You have to do it! ”
"I understand, and I'm very grateful for the support from the top management." Larry replied.
"Good job!" The executive patted Larry on the shoulder and left.
Larry watched in silence as he went. To be honest, if it weren't for Allen and the chance to enter the finals this year, maybe Luke would have turned against him on the spot. Larry doesn't like the top of the professional league, and Larry has always liked coaching like the college league, or the NCAA. In the college league, the coach is the boss of the whole team, and he has the final say on everything, including which player he wants and which player he doesn't want. It's useless for other people to speak, even if the principal comes, it's the same, and the treatment is good, but it's not as well-known as the NBA. And Larry still wants to mix here. At least not yet, I don't want to go to the Collegiate League.
So, what Larry needs is that kind of high-level, that is, like the Pistons, like Dumas. As long as the team can get the record and win the championship, then nothing else will be asked. Moreover, a super manager like Dumas has an unconventional vision, and basically every transaction is very good, except for this time, the transaction was cut off by Luke's proposal. Of course, Rashid is no different. Taken away early by Larry. Each of the others is quite valuable, and each one consumes the team's non-necessities in exchange for the team's hope. Each one is very valuable. That's what Larry likes, too.
Larry's contract is just over a year, which means that after this season, after the next season, Larry is free. In other words, after the end of next season, Larry can do what he wants, whether it's being an NCAA coach or changing teams, it's up to him. At that time, I don't have to suffer from this bird anymore.
However, Larry has a work ethic, and even if he doesn't like the team owner in this situation, he will insist on leading the team well. That's what makes a good coach.
So Larry found Luke. (To be continued......)