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Chapter 1034 Lorraine's Critical Strike

"I don't like Chris Webber."

Phil Jackson is probably the only one of all the eager teams who don't like Webber?
Louis didn't answer.

"I don't think he's a basketball player." Jackson said amazingly. "He's at best an athlete with excellent athleticism, a perfect body and great talent, but he's not a basketball player."

Louie teased: "So are you going to pick Sean Bradley with the first pick? If so, then I have to thank you for Chicago."

The Magic have the No. [-] pick this year, and after losing Drexler, the Bulls started rebuilding. After a poor season, they got the No. [-] pick in the first round.

Louie's joke made Jackson frown: "Coach Lu, you know we can't afford this price."

Yes, no matter how bad Webber is, a rebuilding team like the Magic is not qualified to say no to him.

Just like the Knicks in 1985, Louis knew that Ewing was a difficult player to train, but he had to choose.

But in Louis' previous life, Magic really said no to Weber.

Since China's reports on the NBA increased significantly after Wang Yao went to the United States one after another, domestic fans did not have the feeling of "why is this okay" about the exchange of draft picks between the Magic and the Warriors.

It was actually a big deal in professional basketball in 1993.

It's as thrilling as the Kings took the second overall pick in 2018 and did not choose the recognized No. [-] Doncic, but made a big bet on Marvin Bagley's "historical continuous jumping ability".

"Phil, I'd like to help, but I need a little time."

Louis reorganized Weber's information to see what kind of quality this guy is.

"Coach Lu, I can't thank you enough for that."

Louie hung up the phone and found Weber's scouting report among the mountains of scouting reports.

In this draft, Zhao Yuanzheng only made scouting reports for two people, namely Webber and Hardaway.

Although the Knicks couldn't pick those two, he went for it anyway.

Zhao Yuanzheng felt that if Weber hadn't become the No. 1993 pick in [-], then the general manager of the Magic might have been sent to a lunatic asylum for observation for a period of time.

(At the same time, he also thinks Hardaway is a combination of Jordan and Magician)
He believes that physical talent alone is enough to make Webb the No. [-] pick.

Among the players in the same class, those who are faster than Webb are not as strong as Webb, and those who are stronger than Webb are not as fast as Weber. Coupled with top-notch athletic ability and pass control ability that does not match his body size, Webb has the potential to become an epoch-making player like Sampson.

Louie has always known that Weber is hanging.

It wasn't until after he traveled that he realized that Weber was "so hung up".

Players who also gave him this feeling include Ewing and Sampson.

But the reason why they are "so hanging" is not their own strength, but the hype surrounding them in the media.

If we start from the 80s, the only players with similar hype are Sampson, Ewing, David Robinson, Danny Manning, Billy Owens, Sharks, Webber, Duncan, James, Oden, Durant, Wiggins, and Zion.

Almost every ten years, there will be 3-4 such players.

The media identified them as future superstars.

Then I started to imagine their performance in the professional arena.

But in the end, the only ones who lived up to the hype were James, Duncan, Sharks, and Durant (all of whom surpassed the hype).

Louie doesn't believe in hype, seeing is believing after all.

To give Jackson the right advice, he watched a few tapes of Michigan State games.

Louie flipped through the notes from the first time he watched Webber play:

"Perfect height and wingspan for a four;

Strong body and soft touch;
One-handed guard-style coping ability;
superior athletic ability;
impeccable technique;
This is a player who only played two years in college but already had all the goodness as a freshman. "

This is a very superficial note, if it was a young Louis, he would have recorded more details.

For example, Webber's style of play is slightly exaggerated in the professional arena.

The more he looked at Webber, the more Louie felt it was a mistake to compare him to Jokic.

Weber's support, or organizational ability, is different from Jokic's organizational center-like instigation.

Most of his passes are for the cool.

There are some balls that he throws with a normal pass and a fancy behind the ground pass, and the effect is the same.

But he often chooses the latter for visual effects.

That's the ailment of the AAU generation, who play games all over the country with pack-able teams at a young age.

Screaming and cheering is what they want, so they like to mess around with technology.

Like many coaches of the older generation have said, the AAU simply doesn't teach kids the right way to play.

If Webber comes to the Knicks, just attack him for his stinky hand, and Louie will spray him at least 3 times per game.

However, apart from this, Weber's criticisms basically come from his spiritual level and off-court.

He is unreliable in critical moments.

In this year's NCAA Finals, Weber dribbled the ball in a panic at the last moment, almost making a mistake, so he lost his mind and asked the referee for a timeout, but was told that their timeout had been exhausted, so he was sentenced to a technical foul, sent two free throws and one throw, and gave up the national championship.

That timeout was the epitome of Webber's normal game.

Throughout the game, Webber struggled.

And off the court, Webber is known as a cool guy, there is nothing he dare not do.

In fact, from this perspective, he and the sharks are quite a match.

Both of these two belong to the kind of optimist players who are more tolerant of themselves and will not impose their personal will on others.

There will never be a problem with character.

If it's a style of play, it's no problem.

Webber is the [-]th and the Sharks are the [-]th, both of whom are talented.

When it comes to the Magic, Webber only needs to develop mid-range and long-range shots, lose weight appropriately, bring his defense at the University of Michigan to the NBA, and help the Sharks clear the miscellaneous fish outside the paint area like what Kemp of the Knicks did for Ewing.
The more Louis watched, the more he felt that Weber and O'Neill were a good match.

In Louie's previous life, the best power forwards that O'Neal had partnered with at his peak were the old Horace Grant and the 40-year-old Malone.

If they partner with a power forward like Webber, what will they do inside?

The next day, Louie responded to Jackson, saying that O'Neal's idea of ​​partnering with Webber was feasible.

With Webber assisting the Sharks, the Magic will not have any problems inside. As long as they find another wing who is responsible for holding the ball at critical moments, Orlando can take off like Miami.

"And who's this wing?" Jackson asked.

Louie teased him: "Anfernee Hardaway."

"Hey, Shaq really likes Anferney."

This is normal. O'Neal is an insider himself. He certainly doesn't want the team to choose another top insider. That would make people think that the team is worried about him.

But this kind of small bump will disappear as long as O'Neal and Webber play a game together, or even finish a team match together.

Great centers long for a great power forward to share the load, but that's often hard to come by.

Because the team's resources are limited, since there is a great center, then relying on him can naturally cover the penalty area, and the rest have to go all out to chase the great perimeter.

What O'Neal is about to get is the dream partner of countless legendary centers.

On this day, Louis put down his work and invited the Tomjanovich family to visit his home.

Lorraine was delighted to hear that Tomjanovich was bringing his wife.

She and Rudy's wife Sophie are good best friends, and they have endless conversations as long as they meet.

However, they obviously talked too much today.

After seeing Lu Wuxia's size, Sophie said in surprise, "My God, Monica, Mike has grown so big."

Lorraine smiled: "Yeah, I almost forgot the pain of pregnancy."

The two then began to discuss the inconveniences and pains of pregnancy.

Lorraine’s speech is a classic, not only vividly expressing what happened to her, but also with splash damage: “Hey, I felt that my body was not my own at the time, and I had to waddle when I walked, looking fat and stupid, especially in the elevator, I felt like an elephant, occupying the seats of four or five people by myself. Sweating. But after having that experience, I understand Louie better, and his life has always been like this."

"Pfft~~~!!!"

Louie squirted.

He didn't know if Lorraine was trying to say euphemistically that he was fat, or if he was trying to express that he was having a hard time.

Rudy grinned from ear to ear.

"Let's change positions." Louis had to shoot R to make a big move [Hero exits].

Louis' embarrassed appearance made Tomjanovich feel even more amused.

"Is Monica always like this, exposing your embarrassment inadvertently." Tomjanovich asked.

"It's been like this ever since she took on the role of Daphne Moon [in 'Family']."

Louis said helplessly.

"Women, it's all like this. They always like to talk about this and that, and inadvertently embarrass you." Tomjanovich laughed, "But you don't seem to be very motivated these days."

Finally someone saw it, Louis was only grateful.

"Is there anything going on in the team these days?" Louis asked.

Tomjanovich said: "Does Benj volunteer for Patrick's party?"

"I'm guessing the party was held at Patrick's family's Jamaican deli."

"you guessed right."

"Oh, poor Benj, Patrick will definitely use the spiciest ingredients to make him feel the greatest malice in the world."

Tomjanovich and Louis were chatting, which was the most comfortable mode of getting along between them.

But what Tomjanovich didn't expect was that Louis would suddenly turn the topic to a direction he didn't even dare to think about: "Rudy, do you want to be the head coach?"

(End of this chapter)