the rest, only noise

Chapter 274
June 1984, 6, the opening day of the NBA Draft.

This year's NBA draft is the first ever to be broadcast live on television.

"What are we eating today?"

Louis decided to watch the draft while having dinner in Lorraine's apartment.

"Spaghetti?" Seeing Louis' face collapse, Lorraine said with a smile, "Come on, spaghetti is the most famous Italian food in the world."

"Are you sure it's food?"

"That's it, I haven't eaten pasta for a long time."

Since Louis is now a character who stretches out his clothes and opens his mouth, he naturally has no right to choose.

So, pasta is pasta.

Louis believes that, including the Italians themselves, do not like pasta.Their favorite words are "maccheronui" and "spaghetti" in proverbs and biting jokes, such as "Guaje e maccarume/Se magnano caude" from the Neapolitan dialect, which means both noodles and noodles should be eaten while they are hot.

Once a certain kind of food and troubles are brought together, it will be like all scenes related to yellow hair in "In the Name of the People", which is not a good thing.

Before Lorraine showed her face, USA TV first warmed up for the draft.

The hosts are Groom Albert and Lou Camesecca. The former is the most famous announcer in NBA history and the idol of many legendary commentators. The latter is obviously hired on a temporary basis. His voice sounds very much like the kid with kidney deficiency played by Mr. Multiplayer Sports in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Louis named him the Kidney Deficiency Host.

Albert called this draft the best ever, with six true superstars.

They introduced several important players, Olajuwon is a Nigerian who is interested in becoming an American, and his talent has been proven in the NCAA arena.

Then they talked about Sam Bowie.

A section of Bowie's game highlights was broadcast on TV. It can be seen that Bowie is an insider full of fighting spirit and fast mobility, who can fully adapt to the game of any era.

Albert introduced Bowie to everyone like this: "Sam Bowie, this promising young man once suffered a stress fracture in his left tibia. After resting for two seasons, he successfully returned and returned strongly in his senior season."

In Louie's memory, only after Embiid experienced a similar offseason did he achieve a strong comeback.

To do that, what you need is 21s medicine, and "no back-to-back" load management with the will to survive.

Too bad Bowie played in the 20s.

These were the quaint times when people grew up with stories about "Reid is back" and "Havlicek played the Eastern Conference finals with one hand" and "Chamberlain's foot injury midway through Game 1969 of the [-] Finals proved he was a total loser."

So as long as you don’t suffer a serious injury that prevents you from playing the game, it’s usually a minor injury that won’t leave the line of fire. So there will be Bird who finished the season with a glass-like back; Thomas scored 25 points in a single quarter with one leg in the Finals;

In no way can this behavior be said to be right, it is a personal choice at the cost of betting one's own future.

After Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, McGrady and others forcibly played with injuries and ruined their own greater future, everyone realized that this was wrong.

However, even if everyone knows that this approach is wrong, you can't prevent Ibaka from playing closed in the 2014 Western Conference Finals; you can't prevent Durant from rupturing his Achilles tendon with his body that has not fully recovered in order to help the Warriors complete three consecutive championships.

Bowie wouldn't have had such a great story, and he wouldn't have been remembered so deeply just because he was drafted above someone.

Looking at Bowie's injury history, Louie is increasingly confused by the Blazers' insistence on drafting him.

Why would a team that lost its core center six years ago to back-to-back stress fractures in both legs take a center who missed two college seasons with stress fractures?
Damn, does Bill Wharton PTSD really exist?
When the highlights of Bowie's game were played, Albert suddenly said: "In order to avoid accidents, Sam rejected the call for the Olympic selection team."

Except for Bowie, all qualified players of the right age have been called up. This is a rare opportunity to show their abilities in front of scouts, general managers and coaches across the United States.

All S-level college students participated, Bowie being the only exception.

Doesn't this look like a red light with an alert tone?
Bowie's reel ends, his picture pops up on the screen, and then his 1983-84 season averages: 10.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 52 percent from the field, 72 percent from the free-throw line.

His injury history and mediocre stats made Louie think of another guy.

That was a No. [-] center from Ohio State University. From the looks of it, there was no problem being James' father.The most important thing is that he also played in Portland, and the Blazers also missed a superstar who was "destined to play and has no hidden dangers of injury" because of him.

"Baby, here comes my special pasta!"

Although Louis explained that he didn't like to hear others call him Baby, Lorraine couldn't change his words.

She brought the pasta, which was okay in color, with a bright sauce and a lucky double-yolk egg.

"Hey, do I have to eat this?" Louis moved his chopsticks with difficulty.

Lorraine saw Bowie being introduced on TV, and the camera was still on him.

He looks very good, especially compared to other people in the same class, there is no doubt that he is a handsome guy.

Olajuwon's accent is like an old cousin from Guangxi. Although he looks like a star, as long as he speaks, all illusions will disappear.

Jordan still has hair now, not the image of the cold and domineering bald president in the future. His protruding ears are obviously like Mickey Mouse. He has not yet gone through the stage of "this guy is not good-looking, but he plays so well, so he is so handsome", so basically no one thinks he is handsome.

Knowing that Bowie had been rested for two years due to injury, Lorraine asked Louis: "If you were the general manager, what would you think when you saw Sam? I think he is so strong."

Louis: "Don't choose him?"

Albert's partner, Lu Kaneseka, gave the answer: "The experience of the university let us know that Sam is a person who is tenacious and can bear all kinds of pain. There is no mistake in choosing him."

After Bowie, Louie also expected that they would talk about Jordan.

As a result, they seemed to be in the water for a long time. When the time came, the camera cut to David Stern on the stage.

At this time, Stern looked very young, full of vigor, and full of expectations for the future of the league.

He looked at the Rockets' selection on the table.

"Houston selected Akeem Olajuwon from the University of Houston~~~"

The cheers of the audience showed how correct the Rockets' choice was.

In this draft, only Olajuwon's Rockets were selected, and they will not regret it.Given the choice between a sure-fire center and a sure-fire guard, the pros will always pick the center.Always.

In the Portland Trail Blazers' draft war room, everyone was nervous.

Stu Inman, Jake Ramsey and everyone else at the top of the Blazers with that "hope I don't screw up this draft" look on their faces.

When the Rockets chose Olajuwon, for them, the only remaining option seemed to be Bowie.

Jordan may become a very good player, but they can't miss a two-year truce from a serious injury in college and then come back. He is 2 years older than Jordan and has only a 10% chance of becoming a Walton II guy. Let Jordan die with his stupid dunks and inestimable commercial value.

However, when the Rockets chose Olajuwon, countless teams called the Blazers' draft war room and wanted to trade.

Philadelphia proposed to use Dr. J for the second pick alone, or use Andrew Tony + the sixth pick in the first round for the second pick; (historical facts)
The Clippers proposed to use Kaminsky + the eighth pick in the first round for the second pick; (historical facts)
The Bulls proposed to exchange the third pick + cash and the second pick; (historical facts)
The Warriors propose to exchange the seventh pick + future draft pick for the second pick
Suddenly, they felt that the draft pick in their hands was the No. [-] pick...
Especially the option of the Bulls is obviously the most attractive. Everyone knows that they want a player who can definitely play, and Jordan is the one they want. If the Blazers really don't want Jordan, why not change the draft pick to the third pick + cash?Anyway, the Bulls would never choose Bowie.

"Ignore them, proceed as planned!" Inman said affirmatively to the front line.

At this moment, the owner of the Blazers, Larry Weinberg, called and asked to communicate with the people at the draft conference.

He didn't say why, but just raised the matter in an undeniable tone.

No one can say no to the boss.

After 1 minute, Stern returned to the stage.

Louie stared directly at the screen with the pasta in his mouth.

The trend of history, the ownership of the ten championships from 1988 to 1998, is likely to change after Stern's announcement.

"1984 NBA Draft,"

"The Portland Trail Blazers chose."

"Michael Jordan, from UNC!"

(End of this chapter)