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Chapter 486 Tall figure
Although the idea of ​​trading Dale Ellis dominated Louie's mind, he decided to give the youngster, who had been with the team since the 1984-85 season, a chance.

Besides Stockton, Ellis was Louie's earliest identified player.

When Louie first arrived, the team was a mess, with no future in sight for any player other than Stockton.

In that failed season, Louie traded continuously, and all the old people who played were sent away for draft picks and young people who were unsuccessful in other teams.

Ellis is the most eye-catching one.

Of the 1984-85 Knicks, only Stockton and Ellis are still on the team.

For this original intention, Louis will give him a chance.

After Ellis came back, the Knicks' rotation time has undergone large-scale adjustments, mainly on the back line.

Louie scrambled the rotation on purpose to increase the amount of time Ellis played with Wilson/Miller/Hornacek.

However, the effect is not good.

The Knicks have lost four of Ellis' eight games since his return.

The most unacceptable loss was the 135-141 loss to the Nuggets.

A team known for its defense was allowed 141 points in regulation.

Fans can't understand that the Nuggets and Doug Mo have been demonized by the media, as if losing to them is a shameful thing.

In these few games, Ellis performed well, averaging 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and scored at least two three-pointers with a 40% shooting rate per game. It can be said that he still has a very high level.

However, in addition to Wilson, Miller and Hornacek's performance has declined to varying degrees.

Meanwhile, "Resurrection Season," by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times sports columnist Dave Anderson, was released.In order to write this book, Anderson spent the entire 1985-86 season with the team, and then spent a year compiling the data to complete this book detailing everything that happened inside the Knicks during Ewing's rookie season.

The theme of this book is "Messiah", and the cover is Ewing, which makes people think that Ewing will be the protagonist.

However, if you open the book, you will find that the real protagonist is the Knicks coach Little Lu.

Anderson vividly described the image of Louie, especially those scenes where he lost his temper, all of which were written into it.

The novel topped the bestseller list in the New York area.

Even the things that have made the Knicks in a bad state recently have been suppressed.

From December 12st to 21nd, the Knicks did not play.

Madison Square Garden was also used to host another game.

Surprisingly, it was a high school game that was going to be held.

Both teams are from New York. One is Abraham Lincoln High School, which has risen strongly in the annual New York City Challenge, and the other is Archbishop Molloy High School, one of the high school basketball powerhouses in the New York area.

The reason why Abraham Lincoln High School has attracted attention is that there are three international students from China in their first team and three more in the reserve team.

Because of the special relationship between these high school students and Louis, no one was surprised when Louis came to watch the game.

Even when Louis spoke to them, no one accused Louis of serious violations.

"Xiao Yu, no one knows you, this is your chance." Louis pointed to the camera not far away.

Apparently there were local TV stations broadcasting the game live.

Yu Tiancan glanced at the camera position, and said excitedly: "Then I must perform well!"

Hu Weidong also came to say hello.

He was the fastest matured player in the first phase of Luyuan's trip to the United States. He became the starter of Lincoln High School in the first year, averaging 16 points per game, and ranked second in the team.

Moreover, he got offers from two universities in the first year, so it can be said that he has very bright prospects.

"Coach, do you think it makes sense for me to give up college and sign up for the NBA draft?" Hu Weidong asked seriously.

Louis must have said something in his ear, and immediately said: "It's no use, you should get rid of this idea as soon as possible."

Hu Weidong returned to the arena angrily.

Louie looked down at the Lincoln High bench.

At the end of the bench, 15-year-old Liu Yuqing was sitting there.

He is the youngest player in the first period of his stay in the United States, and he is also Deng Shimo's most promising child. He has grown to 195cm. Moreover, when he first came to Lincoln High School last year, he was transferred to the first team at the same time as Hu Weidong.

Lincoln High School is a strong school in the New York high school basketball world. When Liu Yuqing came to the United States, she started studying in the first year of high school, that is, the ninth grade.In the ninth grade, he was able to enter the first team of Lincoln High School. To some extent, it can be said that he has the potential to play in the NBA.

According to the coach of Lincoln High School, there are three reasons why Liu Yuqing is not the starter. His body is still relatively thin. 191 cm is enough to play a small forward in high school, but his confrontation can only be played at the second position.Lincoln High's second and third positions are all core players, so it's not appropriate to squeeze anyone out of them.Last but not least is his communication skills.

He hardly communicated on the court and played with his head dull.

Even so, Liu Yuqing averaged 6 points per game last season.

It can be said that all three have bright prospects in professional basketball.

As for their opponents, they are also unusual.

Molloy's ace was No. 14 guard Kenny Anderson (PG), a [-]-year-old prodigy who made headlines.

Also, he has much more momentum than DePaul's Rod Strickland PG.

He is considered to be the best player produced in the New York area after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.He has been selected to the All-American team for three consecutive years, and will be selected next year without accident.

Prior to this, New York State had produced more than 250 NBA players. I dare say that he is the best after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. One can imagine how optimistic the locals are about him.

Louis, however, sees it differently.

First of all, he doesn't know Anderson, and this alone is enough for him to look down on the other party's subsequent development.

There is a high probability that he entered the league in the draft in the 90s, and if he developed normally, he should have reached his peak in the late 90s and early 20th century, but he doesn't know him. What is CJB?
Moreover, New York is indeed rich in talented point guards.

But you have to add an appropriate adjective, they are full of talented guards with questionable brains.

No matter how you look at it, Anderson doesn't look like someone with a good brain.

"Coach Lu, can I sit next to you?"

A young white man greeted politely.

Louis had no airs, nodded and said, "Please go ahead."

After that, the other party introduced himself to Louis.

His name is Dave Odom (Dave Odom), he is currently serving as an assistant coach in Virginia, and he usually helps the team recruit high school students.

Oh. Virginia?

Isn't that Sampson's school?Louie knew Terry Holland.

But Holland didn't like him, or rather, he was very hostile to Louis.

"Is Coach Holland okay?" Louie asked.

Odom said with a smile: "It's good, I often hear your name from him, but most of them have swear words that you definitely don't want to know more about."

"Understandable."

In 1980, Louie stole Sampson from the University of Virginia.

Looking at it now, what Louis did back then completely changed the structure of the alliance.

At this time, Sampson was already a top 20 player in history. He established the league's first center position in the 1984 finals. He also showed his power in the 1985 finals, won the FMVP and became the second player in the league.

What if he stayed at the University of Virginia for four years?

Just because Louis was puzzled by Sampson's name when he crossed over, it can be concluded that Sampson has fallen.

Therefore, in the eyes of Louis, the University of Virginia and Trend are no different from Georgetown University and John Thompson and his like.

A waste snack that misunderstood your children, you should die early and be reborn early.

After the game started, Anderson really played dominant outside.

His ability to handle the ball, and his silky dribble, let Louie see the shadow of future guards.

In the Hand-checking era, it is rare to end the ankle. It is far from the post-Hand-checking era where a guard with fast speed and excellent dribbling can knock people down casually.

What is the limitation of the Hand-checking rule?From a big concept, it is a breakthrough for outside ball holders.It allows the defender's hand to come into contact with the attacker, which virtually creates a fulcrum for the defender, making it difficult for you to shake him.Therefore, only unreasonable and large changes of direction like Allen Iverson can frequently end the opponent's ankle.

This way of finishing pays too much attention to talent, so everyone who has watched Iverson at the peak has a certain degree of contempt for Irving, the number one ball handler in the small ball era, because they are sure that the kind of showy operation It is difficult to have the same effect in the hand-checking era.

Anderson, Isiah Thomas, and later Tim Hardaway and others, their swaying, the core goal is not to end the opponent's ankle, but to "freeze the ankle".They swayed the ball to keep the opponent's center of gravity in place, as if the ankles were frozen, and it was difficult to move, and the attack was completed instantly.

Each frozen ankle moment, when it happened, caused as much buzz as a future terminating ankle.

Anderson started tonight, playing one-on-one at Lincoln High's guards.

In terms of ball possession alone, among active guards, only Thomas may be comparable to him.

However, it didn't take long for Anderson's light to be taken away by another person.

I saw him swinging back and forth, using the crotch to freeze the opponent's ankle with the dribble, and then rushed to the basket for a layup.

A shadow appeared, and his ball was slammed out of bounds.

Yu Tiancan's figure became taller, not looking like 215cm, but more like 315cm.

(End of this chapter)