the rest, only noise

Chapter 718 Lao Tzu is the greatest basketball player in Indiana
"You have chosen this path, you must go to the end!"

Chris Ford rants.

Head-to-head with the Knicks is not what he wants, it is the players' own decision.

Now, the Knicks have proved that they can withstand the confrontation brought by the Celtics before, and with an almost impossible defensive strategy, they have brought huge trouble to the Big Three of the Celtics.

"We can do it!" Bird yelled, "That's it!"

"That's right, their pincer attack is no threat!" Thomas encouraged his teammates loudly.

There was something unexpected on the Knicks side, and Bowie told Louis that his feet were a little uncomfortable.

"How long has this been going on?" Louis asked with concern.

"Just now, when I was grabbing a rebound, I didn't stand firmly on the ground." Bowie said uncertainly, "It seems to hold on."

"If the team needs it, I can stick with it."

"The team needs it, but I won't let you take risks for a game." Louis said softly, "Rest."

Louis looked back at the players off the court, and there were not many people who could replace Bowie.

Now that the Knicks lead by 12 points, maybe they don't have to be so nervous.

At this time, Louis' eyes locked on the person who had been avoiding his gaze.

"Pin Xiao," Louis asked with a smile, "do you want to go up and play for a few minutes?"

At that moment, it seemed that someone pressed the pause button for the time of this world.

Kemp's world stopped turning, Louie's words echoing in his head.

Do you want to go up and play for a few minutes?
Yes I do!Who wouldn't?Kemp's generation grew up listening to the stories of Bird and the Celtics. As the greatest basketball player Indiana has ever produced, Kemp has been targeting Bird since he was a child.

How could he not want to fight Bird in the playoffs?But can he do it?
He is a rookie, a brat, making an appearance on this occasion?

Does the coach think highly of him too?

"Louis, what the fuck are you kidding?" Willis Reid instantly forgot who the head coach was.

"Willis, I'm not asking you." Louis looked at Kemp, "Pin Xiao, do you want to go up and play for a few minutes?"

Kemp was struggling. He wanted to fight, but he was afraid of disappointing Louie. At the same time, he was very afraid of Reed. If he didn't play well, he might have a hard time in the next few days.

Rodman saw that he was not looking like a man, so he patted his head unhappily: "You are hesitant to fuck your mother! You can talk if you want to hit, and no one will laugh at you if you don't dare!"

Kemp looked at Reed carefully: "I will do my best."

"At your level, your full strength is not enough!" Reed roared like a devil, "If you get on, I will fight like hell!"

"Yes, Sir!"

Louie often makes incomprehensible rotations, some to humiliate his opponents, some to have fun, and some to hide deeper intentions.

"Willis, you taught Sean very well."

"what I should do."

"No, it's beyond my imagination. Training under you for one year is more valuable than going to university for four years."

Just as Reed was about to float up, Louie's voice changed: "But I want you to remember that in this team, no one can say the word 'fuck' to me."

Reed felt like he was being watched by a ghost: "I see, sorry."

Camp's strengths are as glaring as its weaknesses.

He is very talented and can surprise people in every round. The loose attitude developed in high school has also been changed under Reid's training and the Knicks' terrible introversion state.

With Reed training specifically, Louie wasn't worried about him picking up bad habits.

After a season of practice, many of his problems have been corrected, and the rest is the direction of his technical development.

In Louie’s memory, Kemp on another timeline, the one he knew, reached its peak in 1996. Under normal circumstances, his defense was like Anthony Davis, and he had a Siakam-style destructive turning and attacking basket skill when he was in a back-up state. Unlike Sika, he could turn left and right hands.At the same time, CIC has also developed to the point of proficiency. He can shoot anywhere within the three-point line with a very high hit rate.and.He also mastered a lot of throwing hook skills under the basket.

There is always a difference between fixed impressions and facts. After a year of contact, what is Louis' blueprint for Kemp?

Take Wilson as an example, Benj is Durant without the ball and McGrady with the ball. Although he has not yet reached this level, he already has [-] to [-]% of his skills.

Kemp is a perfect power forward seed, and Louis has a very ambitious career plan for him.

He hopes that Kemp's ultimate form will be a power forward who attacks like Towns and defends like thick eyebrows.

Kemp's defense is already in its infancy. Compared with Towns, on the offensive end, he lacks the top-level ball-handling ability in the same position, but has more historical-level explosive body. Towns has better shooting touch, but Kemp's touch is also considered excellent.

In order for Kemp to progress in the direction he designed for him, he must be given enough opportunities to test.

Let him have the desire to compete.

Reed grinds his nerves, it's time for the bastard Byrd to treat Kemp the way he treated Wilson.

It was not long ago that Louis discovered that Bird's stinky mouth could actually have this effect.

After Kemp played, he often had to switch defenses against Bird.

In the previous game against the Celtics, Kemp could only play in garbage time or was DNP. Even if he started, he would graduate with six offenses at the speed of light.

After playing, Kemp reflected on the pain of the regular season.

Rodman's double-team came a little late, and Bird swung him around for the basket.

"How could there be a pig like you with a body but no brains in Indiana?"

Kemp was furious and ran to the right side of the front field to ambush.

He tried an air cut, and his teammates also supported him in responding.

Kemp received the ball, and Bird's help defense came up.If it was Kemp in a normal state, he might pass the ball. Now, under his rage, he has forgotten his teammates and even regarded Bird as an enemy.

Kemp held the ball at an exaggerated reverse angle and turned around to pass Bird. If someone else did this step, his physical strength would have been exhausted. At most, he would have ended a dangerous layup at the basket, but he still had the remaining strength in his body.

I saw him bursting up like explosives were placed under his feet.

That is a power that a person like Byrd will never understand for eternity.

In a blink of an eye, Kemp rose to the top, took the ball with both hands, and blasted the basket vigorously.

After landing, Kemp, who was furious, said to Bird: "What are you arrogant? You are not even the greatest Indiana player ever!"

"What did you say?" Byrd asked angrily.

"He's right, redneck." Louis fanned the flames. "The greatest basketball player Indiana ever produced is not you, but Oscar Robertson. How can you compare with Big O? Big O can average a triple-double, can you?"

Today is a day when Russell Westbrook's historical status skyrocketed.

Oh, Westbrook is only 2 years old this year, so it's okay.

"I'll hit the ball in front of you later, you brainless brat!"

Byrd prophesied aloud vulgarly.

With Williams behind him, Bird took advantage of a Jim Peterson screen to get to the rim from the high post and get on Kemp outside the left paint.

Unexpectedly, he actually wanted to attack from a low position.

Kemp has a strong self-confidence, but it seems that there are thousands of obstacles to push Bird away from his face.

His strength was eventually suppressed by Bird.

Bird took the ball from the low post, and Ewing's help defense just got in place when he saw the former's elbow against Kemp's chest, leaning on someone, and forcefully put the ball into the basket.

The extra movement of Kemp's hands also made the referee blow his body hair whistle.

Bird roared, "That's it? Is your defense a joke?"

Byrd was prodding Kemp in a more intense way than Louie had imagined.

Kemp's respect for Bird can be seen fading.

"Fucking useless!" Reed couldn't stand it anymore, "Lu, that kid is no match for Larry now!"

Louis asked with a smile, "You don't think I'm expecting him to blow up Larry, do you?"

"Then why did you replace him?"

"Besides proper coaching and training, Sean needs a goal," Louie said happily. "What goal is better than not being despised by the greatest NBA player of all time? What's more, this guy is from the same state as him, and he used to admire this guy."

On the free throw line, Bird held the ball and glared at Kemp: "I'll still look for you next round, don't hide if you're a fucking man, and..."

"Shh!"

Birdgar made a free throw and said defiantly: "I am the greatest basketball player in Indiana!"

The longer the game, the more Kemp's flaws were exposed.

His confrontation and experience, his offensive methods, his defensive details, and the referee's zero tolerance for him.

When he was off the court, everyone discovered that the slam dunk that turned around and passed Bird, and pulled a green onion under the basket, was his only wonderful moment tonight.

He was humiliated by Bird for a full 5 minutes, made four fouls, and was used as a breakthrough by the Celtics, causing the Knicks' 12-point lead to be chased to only 5 points in the 3 minutes he played.

MSG fans breathed a sigh of relief when Kemp was replaced.

They love Kemp, but Kemp is visibly not at this level of play.

"Coach, don't let me go again"

Kemp lost all confidence.

"Shawn Kemp, I'll give you ten seconds to take this back."

Louis said harshly.

Kemp looked at Louie in horror, "Coach, I mean"

"I know what you went through and why you feel this way. I understand, but after tonight, you have to turn pain into strength. This is your goal. He is not only the best basketball player in Indiana history. He is also the greatest player in NBA history. You should use him as your goal to strengthen yourself."

The game has started, but Louie and Kemp seem to be chatting in a coffee shop.

"I thought I could at least play against him. But I was wrong. I'm no match for him. I'll probably never be half as good as him. He makes me sick. Basketball isn't that fun. It's a painful sport."

"now it's right."

Kemp was dumbfounded by Louie's words.

He didn't know, how could this be right?If playing basketball didn't make him happy, he wouldn't have played basketball in the first place.

"No matter what you do, as long as it's something you love, it starts with happiness, then you encounter pain, and you can't get rid of it in the end. The truth in the world is that happiness and pain coexist. If you want to be close to Larry, you have to adapt to this feeling."

"You have to understand that happy and painful games and training will make you better. You have to cherish this experience and make the most of it. That way, when you reach another level, you will find that everything Larry brought to you today is so precious." Louis said, "Of course, in your eyes, Larry is a shit-like bastard. I agree with you, but shit has value, what do you think?"

Kemp returned to the field and adjusted his emotions for a while.

Then, he changed into his uniform and cheered on his teammates as if he hadn't existed for the previous 5 minutes.

He may not be able to understand Louie's intentions, but fortunately, he is a simple person, and the matter of being shitted on the face by Bird for 5 minutes has been put down.

(End of this chapter)