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Chapter 866 The Frightened Coach Lu

The seven bloody battles between the Knicks and the Trail Blazers were the best in terms of topicality, spread rate, commercial value and even the content of the game itself.

After watching Benjamin Wilson's "The Shot", many observers invariably left a line in their observation notes: "Is this the best basketball game ever?"

Whether or not basketball historians agree on whether this series qualifies as the best ever, more than 5100 percent of the [-] million Americans who watched the game thought it was a series comparable to last year's MLB World Series.

The tiebreaker pushed the legend to the peak, and the storylines needed by any group of audiences can be found in the game.

The dynasty that the Knicks built with blood and tears was finally able to continue.

帕特里克·尤因得到26分18篮板7助攻10盖帽，丹尼斯·罗德曼拿下6分24篮板4盖帽，其中有14个进攻篮板，肖恩·坎普拿到16分7篮板2盖帽——这内线三兄弟为波特兰人联手送上一顿火锅盛宴。

But in the end, the FMVP of this round of the legendary series belongs to the "hero" in the world's population-"Conqueror" Wilson.

In the seventh game, Wilson was injured at the beginning of the third quarter and did not reappear until the last six and a half minutes of the fourth quarter. He hit five three-pointers 5 minutes before the end of the game and scored 32 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. He averaged 35.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2.5 steals and 1 block per game in the series, and was elected FMVP.

This is Benj's third Finals Most Valuable Player trophy in six seasons.

In addition to these three FMVPs, he also has an MVP, was selected to the All-NBA Team five times (2 first-teams), and was selected to the All-Defensive Team four times (3 first defenses). For a 25-year-old superstar, he has already stood at the top of basketball history.

I can pat my chest and say that the players who are greater than him in NBA history are nothing more than Big Dipper (data), Lord of the Rings (championship), Bird (honor), and Skyhook (career length).

What if it's another six seasons?How many of these people can rank in front of him?

This is the reason why the Knicks have never been stable inside.

In the eyes of the world, Wilson deserved the FMVP, but Louie found that Ewing was not very happy.

His excitement level has dropped a lot, but he has nothing to complain about.

Strictly speaking, in the seven games of the finals, he only played a good game.

The other six games were below average, and Wilson has performed at a high level in seven consecutive games. It is normal to win the FMVP.

Wait until the summer, there will be "controversy" in FMVP.

Ewing's camp will let people know why this uncontroversial matter is suddenly controversial.

Louie can now let it go for a while.

After the finals, Louis and all the people selected for the Dream Team had only 8 days to rest.

On June 6, they will go to UCLA University in Portland for the first training session of the Dream Team.

In other words, Louis has 8 days to set the tone for the Knicks' offseason reinforcement direction.

The reason why the Knicks were forced into such a dangerous situation by the Blazers is because of injuries and the depth of the bench is no longer as thick as it used to be.

If he hadn't met the Blazers, maybe even Louis himself hadn't noticed that the Knicks had many players who couldn't fight the "bloody battle" without knowing it.

Like Brad Rohaus, Angie, Maxwell, Sely, Jake Sikma.

There are 15 critical moments in the 5-man roster. If you encounter injuries like this year, the rotation will continue to be shortened. This is torture for Louis, who likes to play long rotations.

Fortunately, Wilson's injury, who persisted with the injury, did not escalate, which is fortunate.

"Both" Reggie will be back in the new season, if the Knicks can stay healthy, their rotation is enough, I'm afraid it will be like this year.

So Louis must introduce at least two reliable players.

The Knicks have the 5th pick in the first round (from the Sonics), the 22nd pick in the first round (from the Jazz), the 13th pick in the second round (from the Spurs), and their own 27th pick in the second round this year.

Like last year, this year is also a draft year, and the media frequently compares it with 1985 and 1984.

April 6

The Knicks began a massive rookie workout.

Louis is most worried now, will they fail to choose Yu Tianchan?

Teams with top-four picks, like the Magic and 76ers, have predictable picks, with O'Neal and Mourning both booked.

The Timberwolves will probably not give up Laettner, the best college player after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Then it's the fourth pick, will the Clippers choose Yu Tiancan?
If you change to another team, Louis doesn't think he will choose.

The Clippers themselves don't need Yu Tiancan, they already have twin towers (Mutombo and Schmitz), as long as they choose a good perimeter core, they can complete the hell-level task of professional basketball-leading Donald Sterling's team to the playoffs.

Had they been in their right mind, they wouldn't have picked Dikembe Mutombo with the No. [-] pick last year.

Who would take a center with the No. [-] pick when Schmitz is available?
You know, last year was also the draft, and the top five picks claimed that "there is no absolute No. [-] pick, it just depends on the team's needs." Normal people have to choose Larry Johnson and Schmitz, right?As a result, they chose Mutombo, and then continued to fish and draw cards early this season.

Faced with this kind of opponent, even the Messiah in the basketball world can hardly predict what they want to do.

It was on this day that Louis got a piece of news that disturbed him even more.

Yu Tiancan's trial training in Los Angeles was well received.

Clippers general manager Earl Monroe said, "He's like a taller Bob Lanier!"

In order to confirm the authenticity of this matter, Louis specially called Yu Tiancan to inquire about the results of the trial training.

Yu Tiancan is very modest: "I don't think I play very well."

Is it a smokescreen?Oh my god, will the Clippers set off smoke bombs?

"They put the tall and thin big black stick and the big white stick against me one after another. I didn't suffer much, huh."

"Those two people are called Dikembe Mutombo and Rick Schmitz?"

"Hmm."

Louis hung up the phone, feeling even worse.

Will Yu Tiancan's market rise because of this?
Will it rise to No. [-]?

Will it be targeted by the Minnesota crumbs?

This is an unknown. It stands to reason that the top three picks are as stable as old dogs, but after Laettner, an extremely great college player, enters the field of professional basketball, he is doomed not to be as great as he was in college, which is also a recognized fact in the professional circle.

In terms of upper limit, he is not as good as Yu Tiancan.

Therefore, it is not impossible for Klaus to choose Yu Tiancan.

But various sources indicate that the Timberwolves will select Laettner with the third overall pick.

Louis generally only recognizes the results and does not look at these false and true news sources.

Of the players the Knicks tried out today, three caught Louie's attention.

Two of them are top-six prospects, Notre Dame's LaPhonso Ellis PF/SF and Maryland's Walt Williams SF.

The former is the wing of a small forward with excellent physical fitness but technical skills, similar to Sean Marion, who was a very outstanding player in shooting and defense in college, and his management team hyped him as "The Next Benj".

Let's talk about the results of Ellis' trial training first, which is actually not a big problem.

As a power forward, he must be a little short in height, and his weight is not enough, so he needs to gain weight, but his skills are really impressive.

For scouts, he's that kind of safe pick.

As long as you can gain weight, you can become a talent.

However, his hidden dangers were already obvious during the trial training.

The style of play is violent, and when dunking, it may be more violent than Kemp.

Every time he dunks, he tries to detonate the court and bring shocking effect.

Once this kind of player suffers a serious injury before gaining weight successfully, he will never go back.

As a short power forward, he has the skills of a small forward, and his physical fitness is a selling point, but if his physical fitness is damaged by injuries, a power forward with small forward skills is standard nonsense.

Raffonso is a typical "bust".

Louie was convinced after watching his halftime tryout that this guy was not going to make it.

As for Walter Williams, known as "The Next Benj", when Louie heard this gimmick, he was still looking forward to it.

As a result, during the trial training, he was caught in a panic by Alex Stevens.

If the video of this workout gets out, his draft prospects will plummet, and "The Next Benj" will definitely become a joke.

His shooting ability is good. As a rookie, he has adapted to the three-point line in the NBA. However, as a rookie named "The Next Benj", his outside shooting is only impressive, his ability to hold the ball is mediocre, and his defense only relies on his strong body to bully college students.

"Coach Lu, although I didn't play well today, this is not the real me." Next Benj said smugly.

Louis really wanted to tell him at that time, don't call him "Walt", wouldn't it be more appropriate to just call him "Water" (Water/meaning: water)?

"Okay, I believe you have unlimited potential, don't worry, I will always keep an eye on you."

Louie choked back his discomfort and turned to look at another player he couldn't forget, but this one wasn't a lottery prospect.

To be exact, he might not even be a top-20 prospect in the first round.

That is the famous Latrell Sprewell.

When Louie looked at him, Sprewell was watching him.

The eyes of the two met, and suddenly, Louis felt his neck tighten.

(End of this chapter)