The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 125 - 105: Preparing to Send the Old Thing into Retirement a Year Early_2

Chapter 125: Chapter 105: Preparing to Send the Old Thing into Retirement a Year Early_2

"If I were Dako and I couldn’t focus on my training because of this guy’s personal attacks, I’d definitely record everything with a recorder and make it public, letting him fall into disgrace, I would!"

The reporters were puzzled by this statement, desperately wanting to say:

Buddy, what on earth are you talking about?

Su Wan noticed their expressions and reaffirmed, "I’m just raising a legitimate suspicion and a reasonable suggestion."

This remark, when it reached Detroit, indeed provoked Larry Brown’s fury, "This is slander, this rookie is really cunning, he..." A slew of taboo words almost escaped his lips before he swallowed them back down.

That was a close call, almost revealing his true nature.

His anger was for a simple reason:

Feeling guilty, he became furious.

Those with a strong desire to control often have this problem when facing situations that go beyond their control.

Just like the ominous Michael Jordan in his later years.

The victim was the illustrious "No.1 Pick" of 2001, Kwame Brown.

We can’t speculate whether Brown could have succeeded if he hadn’t met Jordan. But one thing is for sure, Jordan definitely affected Brown’s normal development.

Milicic also heard Su Wan’s advice and felt immediately like he had found a kindred spirit.

He wanted to call Su Wan right away, if he had Su Wan’s number:

How did you know?

Larry Brown has been inhumanely attacking me!

Yes, next time I will definitely record it...

As for when this "next time" would be, Milicic wasn’t sure, as Larry Brown now seemed to have completely given up on him, leaving him to wallow in self-destruction without even bothering to scold him.

I wish I had met Su Wan earlier.

He had thought about exposing Larry Brown’s vile behavior in front of the media, but General Manager Joe Dumars was in cahoots with Larry Brown, and no one else on the team dared oppose Larry Brown. The group didn’t even speak to him during his rookie season due to Larry Brown’s targeting. The first person from the Pistons to actually speak to him was Rashid Wallace, who had been transferred to Detroit from the Hawks after the All-Star Weekend last season.

He was an absolute good guy.

It was quite ironic. Larry Brown was viewed by the outside world as a highly respected head coach, Ben Wallace represented hard work, Billups was the symbol of "living a second life" through persistence, and Rashid Wallace was "Rasheed Wallace," the League’s "Technical Foul King."

Yet, in Milicic’s eyes, Rashid Wallace was the best of them all.

Su Wan had no idea what stir his words had caused in Detroit, well, he could probably guess.

Larry Brown must be furious, as to whether Milicic would take his advice...

To Su Wan, it depended on the timing. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"Little Potato" Robinson publicly lambasted Larry Brown’s "personal attacks" on him in front of the media when Larry Brown moved to New York and the Knicks’ performance remained as poor as ever, ridiculed by the New York media.

His timing was impeccable, coinciding with one of the lowest points in Larry Brown’s career.

Because his departure from Detroit was seen as a "betrayal" to some extent. The Pistons were still in the finals, and he had already agreed on a new contract with the management of the New York Knicks.

Even the New York media were attacking him, leaving him truly "isolated and alone."

Nate Robinson took the opportunity to kick a man when he was down.

If it were Larry Brown from 2004, "Little Potato" might not have dared to bombard Larry Brown in front of the media.

Su Wan estimated that in the end, he would have to be the one to find the opportunity for Milicic.

Now, it depended on whether this "draft bust" could collect evidence of Larry Brown’s wrongdoing during this time. After all, Nate Robinson had the protection of his skin color, and once he cried racial discrimination, the "Brother Ni Association" would come to his defense. Milicic and Su Wan, as outsiders, needed evidence to prove it all.

He hoped Milicic wouldn’t let Su Wan down.

As long as they "collaborated" well across the distance this time, Su Wan was confident he could send Larry Brown, the old man, into retirement a year early.

It would spare the New York Knicks a disaster, too bad the "Big Apple City" didn’t know about Su Wan’s contribution to them, so...

Wouldn’t it be fair to thrash you guys today?

The Knicks currently ranked eleventh in the Eastern Conference, and outrageously, this year the New York Knicks had spent a total salary of $102.58 million!

You read that right, in an era when the salary cap was just $43.87 million, the New York Knicks spent a billion dollars this season to build the team, only to end up eleventh in the Eastern Conference.

Spending the most money, for the worst performance!

Not just this season, but for the past few years, it’s been the same.

The slogan "Dolan is dumb and flush with cash, any brother who wants to make money should come quickly" had also spread over the years.

Speaking of the New York Knicks, they were still a powerhouse in the league in the late ’90s, pulling off the "Black Eight," even making it to the finals, until 2001 when Ewing’s performance declined drastically and was sent away by the management, entering a rebuilding phase.

For the choices of the rebuilding period, Dolan very cleverly chose "Smiling Assassin" Thomas, thinking that the rise of the Pacers was all thanks to Thomas.

As a result, Thomas proved that Dolan was not only "dumb and flush with cash," but also had crappy judgment.

The darkest period of the Knicks in the 2000s was due to Thomas’s mismanagement.

His team-building concept was to "buy, buy, buy" recklessly; anyone with a bit of fame, regardless of their physical condition or age, deserved a contract extension or a purchase. So much so that this season’s New York Knicks were gratuitously paying $17.43 million for Allen Houston and $14.63 million for Anfene Hardaway; just these two injured players’ salaries amounted to $32 million.

What kind of concept is this...

Let me put it this way!

The current starting lineup for the Pacers has O’Neal earning $14.8 million this year, Reggie Miller $5.5 million, Stephen Jackson $5.1 million, Jeff Foster $4.5 million, Tinsley $1.55 million, and Su Wan $1.87 million... adding up the five people, the total salary is just $33.32 million.

It means that just the salaries of these two sidelined players could have paid for the starting lineup of the Pacers.

The extent of Thomas’s incompetence is evident.

Considering the outcomes of Thomas and Jordan managing teams, it seems that even these "Big Blacks" who are calm and collected on the court end up having a sort of beauty to their lack of brains when they reach the management level, including "Magic" Johnson who later proved this point.

Most Black people, indeed, are only fit for jobs related to their physical talents.

Otherwise... they might as well go sing rap.

Given the large disparity in the strength of the two teams, this game should have been one of those that the outside world didn’t care about.

But in fact, it drew a lot of attention.

Not only because of Su Wan, but also because this was Reggie Miller’s last visit to Madison Square Garden in his professional career.

When this former "greatest enemy" of New York walked through the visiting team’s tunnel, the venue erupted with huge cheers and applause, with famous New York fan Spit Lee even hugging Reggie Miller in tribute, as if burying the hatchet — Miller’s notorious "Locking Throat" gesture was made right here in this arena against Spit Lee and all New Yorkers, and he also had an even more legendary moment against the New York Team than the "McGrady moment": scoring 8 points in 8.9 seconds.

Moreover, "McGrady’s moment," no matter how extraordinary, was just a regular season game, while "Miller’s moment" was born on the playoff stage, which is a whole different level of competition.

Just look at the current attitude of New York fans, there are not many players who could make them go out of their way to prepare cheers in the entire NBA.

Although winning the "New York Fan Recognition Award" isn’t anything special, it’s still better than any "Best Calves Award."

In terms of leadership ability, Reggie Miller leaves McGrady miles behind.

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