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Chapter 240 is very boring

".You should be more humble and listen to the advice of experts!"

Ewing was taken aback by Lorraine's angry voice.

He looked at Lorraine carefully, and he dared to say that this was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen since he came to America, prettier than Madonna.

However, this does not mean that she can criticize him from Louis' standpoint.

"I play hard to improve my life and realize my talent. I will not accept any groundless accusations." Ewing said firmly.

"Unwarranted accusations? You don't understand the NBA or basketball at all!" Lorraine said without hesitation.

Ewing sarcastically said, "So, do you understand, ma'am?"

"Okay." Louis didn't get involved in the debate, nor did he talk to Ewing, but just said to Lorraine, "Let's go, Marlena."

And then they're gone, leaving America's young talents behind.

After watching the play, Jordan asked with a smile, "Patrick, what's going on?"

"It's nothing." Ewing didn't want to say more about this matter.

Louie met many people who offered to greet him, and he responded with nods and smiles.

After a while, he came to the temporary stand built for the Olympic selection team in the church gymnasium.

Louie had last seen Knight a few years earlier when he had visited Isiah Thomas at Indian University.

At that time, scouting work was still the focus of his life, and he only heard about Knight but didn't see what he did.Now, he has a better understanding of Knight's personality.

He had a long and wildly indulgent career, known for smashing chairs on the field, choking a player by the throat, downplaying violence, and lashing out at players with a whip to show his toughness.

"Coach Knight, we meet again."

Louis introduced Lorraine beside him.

Knight nodded slightly: "If you told me that you would become the head coach of the Celtics in a few years, I would definitely think you were playing me. Things are unpredictable, Lu."

"Indeed, I didn't expect to become the head coach so soon." Louis acted like a good boy.

Knight snorted softly: "Are you here to give me advice on my work, or are you like everyone else, using this as a cover to get close to the players you are interested in?"

"Neither." Louis refused to admit, "I'm here on vacation."

Knight jokingly asked back: "Going on vacation with $10000 in public funds? Are the Celtics so nice to people who go out? Maybe I should have accepted Reed's invitation."

Louis did not expect that Knight even knew about his business trip expenses. It seems that his relationship with Auerbach is not so good.

"Well, Coach Knight, to be honest, I'm here to investigate this group of young people." Louis said that the group of people who are generally 1-4 years younger than him on the court are young people, but they don't feel disobedient at all.

Knight was not surprised either.

He asked, "What do you see?"

"Since the Soviet Union has decided to boycott the Los Angeles Olympics, the gold medal is already in the hands of the American team." Louis said affirmatively, "They will definitely keep the championship in the United States."

What Knight wants to listen to is not this kind of scene talk, but what is useful to him.

"If you were the coach, how would you design this team's play?" Knight asked.

"It's hard to say, I'm lazy." Louis joked, "If I have an overwhelming advantage, I might not even call a timeout."

Next, their eyes turned to the pitch, where another rivalry began.

The list of participating personnel can be described as star-studded.

Jordan, Perkins, Ewing, Stockton, Malone, Barkley, Danny Ferry, Turpin, Alwan Robinson.

Louie also saw Bulls general manager Rod Thorn (Rod Thorn), he looked eagerly at Jordan, eager to write down every wonderful moment of the Flyer on the court.

However, Barkley is the most dazzling person on the set.

Especially in the confrontation with Ewing, he has the upper hand. His strength, skill and maturity are all stronger than the gorillas who have been cared for in the "greenhouse" for three years.

He grabs an offensive rebound, sprints to Karl Malone, knocks him over, and dunks.

It's almost like watching a Zion Williamson who is more mobile, explosive and jumping a notch.

Next, he ravaged Danny Ferry, a talented high school student with the reputation of "the second Bird".He probably flipped Ferry four or five times, knowing that Ferry's father was there.

He made no accusations of Barkley's atrocities, and accepted the fact that his son was tortured by Barkley on the court with some calm.

Louis knew that a misplaced monster like Barkley had the power to dominate the game in FIBA ​​games.

When he was working in the CBA in his previous life, he had seen many big foreign players who were eliminated by the NBA.

The most typical example is Jared Sullinger, who did not stay in the NBA due to injuries, and then became an impeccable monster when he came to the CBA.Unfortunately, injuries prevented him from achieving results in the CBA.

As the extreme existence of this type, Barkley will have greater power.

The problem is, Knight doesn't like him.

"I saw in Charles the strengths and weaknesses of Marvin Barnes and Spencer Haywood."

Knight was straightforward about what he thought of Barkley.

For a talented guy who hasn't even made it to the NBA, it's kind of dangerous if someone puts you with those two.

Just like before Cousins ​​entered the draft, everyone would compare him with Michael Beasley, Derek Coleman and Zach Randolph and Rasheed Wallace before he was good.

Whenever you put these people together, you will naturally think of a few words.

Unprofessional, immature, restless, capable of causing trouble off the court as much as his potential.

"If I wanted to secure a gold medal, I'd put him on the roster," Louie said matter-of-factly.

"No, if he's still like this, I won't put him on the roster." Knight said firmly, "I just want obedient players."

After Barkley abused his opponent, Jordan also hit a beautiful high jumper.

"How about Michael?" Louie just wanted to reconfirm the top coach's judgment on Jordan's potential.

Knight said with a smile: "He should be the No. [-] pick in this class."

"How?" Louie asked. "Is he better than Patrick?"

"It's much better. He can show value as soon as he enters the league, and Patrick is still a gem that needs to be carefully polished by experienced coaches." Knight is a potential Joe. "Michael will rule everything."

The recognition of "Sports Illustrated", the recognition of scouts second only to Ewing and Olajuwon, and the appreciation of a coach with countless people like Knight-probably, the Portland Trail Blazers is the only team that doesn't want Jordan when they can't get Ewing and Olajuwon?

Louie's mind was very tight, and he wanted to change the 1984 draft, especially the second pick.Because as long as the Blazers' choice is changed, the subsequent series of drafts will change.

Regarding this year's draft, the more he knows, the more he feels that the Blazers' management has a pig brain.

Especially when Stu Inman came to the scene in person, how could he ignore Jordan's performance in the selection camp?Did he think this behavior was common?
This is really incomprehensible.

Louis stayed in Indiana for three days, and in the afternoon, he would enter the camp to observe.

Unexpectedly, those few days were the time when the training camp began to lay off workers.

Karl Malone and Antoine Kyle were both cut.

Next up is Stockton and Kevin Porter.

The last thunderstorm, Barkley, who ruled the selection camp, was laid off!
This was the biggest news that broke out during the US team's training camp at Indiana University. With his performance in the training camp, Barkley's market soared from the top ten to the top five.

What Louie couldn't understand was that he knew exactly who was talented and who wasn't, who could play and who couldn't -- just because he had a solid four-man roster from the start: Jordan, Perkins, Ewing and Tisdale.

However, when the final roster came out, Louis saw many strange white players.

From the perspective of talent and strength, except for Mullin, other white players are almost inferior.

As soon as the roster is released, they will start a closed training camp, preparing for the warm-up match in June and the match against the NBA All-Star team in July.

Louie should also go back to prepare for the Eastern Conference Finals.

Not surprisingly, the opponent of the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals is the Milwaukee Bucks. The opponent who eliminated them last year has now reached the Eastern Conference Finals again.

All Louis has to do is to eliminate them and avenge last year.

Before that, he had to report to Auerbach what he had learned and gained from his trip to Indian University.

"If we get Clyde in last year's draft, the Celtics can be strong until 1995; if you listen to me and complete the deal with Phoenix, I believe that at least until 1992, the Celtics will be the strongest team in the Eastern Conference. Now I will recommend another person to you. If you get it, then the Celtics will be the top team in the Eastern Conference until the 21st century."

Louis whetted Auerbach's appetite.

"Do you mean Patrick Ewing or Michael Jordan?"

"No, neither." Louis said the name, "Karl Malone of LSU."

Auerbach was smoking a cigar, like Marlon Brando, in order to play the godfather well, squeezed out that voice, and deliberately put something in his mouth when he said the lines, "Is he related to Moses Malone?"

"No, they have nothing to do with each other."

"If he's that good, why haven't I even heard his name?" Auerbach asked.

Louis said arrogantly: "If everyone can discover a genius, how can I have a bright future?"

"Okay, go get busy. I will pay attention to the person you mentioned." Auerbach didn't seem to be that concerned.

It's a pity that Louis recommended to him this time someone who can play for 20 years.

He didn't expect Auerbach to listen to him, but just reported his work as if it was homework.

It doesn't matter what the result is.

He still said that the Celtics are very interesting to play at the full level, but if he leaves this team in the future and finds that they are so strong that no one can play even with a dog on the court as a coach, it will be boring.

Very fucking boring.

(End of this chapter)