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Chapter 604 It's all about Thompson
Why did American fans scold the Blazers after the U.S. team lost to the Lithuanian-dominated Soviet team?

Because Sabonis received treatment from a doctor sent by the Blazers before going to the Olympic Games.

Sabonis has been under unscientific high-intensity training for a long time. It is difficult for a 2-meter giant to maintain his health. The environment he is in makes him more likely to be injured.

The Blazers have always wanted Sabonis to land in the NBA, but now, he still needs to play for the Soviet Union.Once you play in the NBA, it means that you cannot represent the Soviet Union in the Olympics, which was extremely sensitive at the time.

Except for Song Tao who took advantage of Louis's internal operations and took advantage of the rules, the top players of other national teams, even if they have the ability to play in the NBA, would not come to the United States.

The Blazers know that the chance of getting Sabonis is slim, but they still treat their players like their own.

When Sabonis encountered any injuries overseas, the Blazers often showed more concern than his old club, and would bring people to the United States for treatment at every turn. By the way, they used the colorful world of capitalist society to corrupt his mind, so that he could fully understand that it was meaningless to continue to work for the Soviet Union. America was the beacon of humanity.

The Blazers have been in touch with Sabonis for a long time, but this time it was more sensitive.

Sabonis and the future superstar David Robinson are evenly matched. Everyone can see his strength. If he can land in the NBA, the last shortcoming of the Blazers will be gone.

However, Sabonis is undoubtedly Lithuania's little Guan Yu. Even though Portland worships gold and sends horses, he just refuses to go to the United States before the Olympic Games lift the restrictions on professional players.

The Blazers were scolded when they were scolded, and Louis himself didn't take it seriously.

This game refreshed his understanding of Sabonis.

He had never seen Sabonis play before, and his impression was that he was a big point forward like Jokic.

As a result, the game told him that that impression was a misunderstanding.

It's like everyone thinks of Bowen and thinks how dirty he is, but in the bloody playoffs, he never hurt anyone.If the concept of "dirty" is marked by injuring the opponent, then the Greek monster must be more dirty than Bowen.

Before tonight, Sabonis in Louie's eyes was almost equivalent to a supporting center. When he was mentioned, he would involuntarily associate him with Jokic, a white center who is also good at organizing offense.But the styles of these two men are very different.

In fact, support is only one of Sabonis's strengths. He is almost a perfect insider with height, strength, and speed. Among all the 2m insiders Louis has seen, he is second only to Sampson, Porzingis and Bradley.

In terms of style, the two have something in common at certain moments, but in fact, they don't have much in common, and the overall style is obviously different.

Sabonis is a very traditional supporting center, and he is the best in the world when he plays the ball in the low post.Jokic basically does not have the appearance of a traditional support center. He is more like a point guard at the center position than a support center.

This solved one of Louie's confusions.

That is, in the modern basketball system, Sabonis will not play like Jokic.The reason why he became an organization center in the NBA later was because he was plagued by injuries and chose to transition.The game against the United States in the Seoul Olympics allowed Louis to see a healthy Sabonis.

He really looks like Yao Huang.

He is proficient in all low-post skills, such as hooks, turnaround jump shots, and step-back jump shots after a fake, and has a coping ability that Yao Huang has never mastered.

Like many people have said.

If he can land in the NBA when he is healthy, there is no doubt that the legend of the NBA's four major centers will become a top five center.

Hearing that Sabonis would not come to the United States until FIBA ​​lifts the ban on professional players to participate in international competitions, Louis felt a cold sweat.

It will be a few years at the earliest.

Louie didn't know that in his previous life, Sabonis didn't come to the United States until the summer of 1995 with legs that allowed him to receive a disability certificate.

What he doesn't even know is that because of his existence, the Blazers have Jordan, and many things have changed beyond recognition.

Therefore, anything can happen.

The U.S. men's basketball team ended their Olympic journey with a bronze medal after beating Australia, a mad dog they raised overseas.

Americans see the progress of foreign countries, especially in basketball.

They used to be able to sweep the world by sending a college student team, but now they no longer have the same advantage.

Seoul's defeat was not the first time, nor will it be the last.

Regarding the journey of the American men's basketball team with many slots, their idea is that they should send professional players to win glory for the country, instead of accusing Thompson of incompetence and reflecting on "Is it a problem to give coaches so much power to choose players?"

Interestingly, John Thompson's failure led to the birth of the Dream Team.

After the Olympics, the Americans began to negotiate with FIBA ​​to abolish the rules prohibiting professional players from participating.

This planted the seeds for an unparalleled summer that followed. The birth of the Dream Team was a major event in basketball history, a tipping point for international basketball, and the first heyday of American basketball.Forcing other countries to start catching up with the United States, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Lithuania and many more places inspired countless young people who were just starting out, which led to a series of humiliating failures in American basketball in the early 21st century.

It all started with John Thompson, an idiot who lost his 1988 gold medal.

Watching the American team being beaten by the Soviet Union was naturally an interesting event in Louis' life.

In addition to basketball games, Louis only cares about gossip and scandals. In addition, women's pole vault and women's diving are his repertoire.

At the end of August, the Olympic Games are basically over.

Louie is still on leave, and all activities are limited to New York State.

He gradually discovered that being the husband of Monica Bellucci was very stressful.

Because he has gained weight in recent years, and he is not as handsome as before.Although he is still a handsome man, he has the flaw of a small belly.

The most insulting sentence he ever heard was "You have a belly, how did Monica fall in love with you?"

Just for this, he decided to lose weight.

First set a small goal, stay away from cola for a month.

During the days when he was away from Coke, Louis became more irritable and impatient than usual. The doctor said it was Coke dependence.The more he had this reaction, the more he should stop his dependence on Coke. Louis believed in the doctor's judgment, but he gradually discovered that losing weight and quitting Coke are two different things.

For example, he quit Coca-Cola for half a month, and finally relapsed, but because he felt sorry for himself, felt that his willpower was too weak, etc., he blamed himself so much that he couldn't even eat, but he managed to lose a catty and a half on the next day.

"Maybe it's because I can drop the scale or drink Coke." Louis said optimistically.

Lorraine asked worriedly, "What did the doctor say?"

"He didn't say anything, just sighed."

⑴Damn Zaan culture, when I see the words "send a horse" together, a burst of "fragrant wind" naturally blows in my mind.

(End of this chapter)