You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 441 put pigeons

There are four names in front of Mo Mengchen.

They were leftovers from the 1998 draft.

They are: Ricky Davis, Cuttino Mobley, Rashad Lewis and Al Harrington.

With the draft picks of the Pistons, without other transactions, they can only get two of them. If they only rely on draft picks, they can only choose one of Lewis and Mobley.

As a time traveler, Mo Mengchen knew the potential of these four people better than anyone else, but it wasn't as simple as making a few deals and taking all four of them into account.

Absorbing too many talents at once is not necessarily a good thing. Considering the team's flaws and compatibility, choose the best two.

Davis?This guy has a lot of tags on him, and everything is very interesting.The status of "the only boss" in James' career alone is worthy of being recorded in the annals of history, and there are several main points of separation: let the phenomenon-level top pick LeBron James lift his shoes, and the sentence that broke out when he was traded later " I thought the team drafted LeBron to help me."Of course, there are more negative news, the most typical is the famous "fake triple-double" incident.

This person is too arrogant, not good at taking responsibility, unable to improve the team, obsessed with statistics, and even messed up off the court. If he is recruited into the team, it will be a test for the team's ability to restrain.

This is not a problem for Mo Mengchen, he only has one question.

"Do we need him?"

For the first time, the answer is no.

So he asked himself again: "We don't need him?"

Yes.

"You really don't need it?"

Considering that Hill is in his prime, and there is such a high-quality 3-D player as Don Reid, the Pistons really don't need Davis very much.

Mobley, a top-notch attacking guard. Judging from his height of 193 cm, this is the perfect height for a combo guard. Unfortunately, he lacks vision and has never averaged more than 4 assists per game in his career. In terms of offensive firepower alone, he is very Fits the piston.

Considering that he can finally grow into the old cat that Chinese fans are familiar with, the leader who dares to reprimand Yao Huang in the locker room will take a few years. If he can be recruited into the team before then, Alan Houston will not have to Played more than 38 minutes per game.

Choosing Mobley was a no-brainer decision.

Of course, he cannot help the management make decisions, he can only provide suggestions, but he has proved his vision, and Osgers will consider it carefully.

Al Harrington?Skipping, one of the leaders of the Warriors Black Eight that year with strong offensive ability but defensive sinkholes, one of the leaders. Although he had the ability to average 20 points per game in his peak period, the Pistons did not need a scoring expert in this position.

Rashard Lewis?Disadvantages: Weird shooting posture, limited athletic ability, not active style of play.Difficult to attack independently.Can't pass the ball or make free throws.He can't even guard against chairs on the outside, and he can't rebound at the same height.He's a liability on the defensive end due to knee issues, can't keep up with faster bigs, doesn't rebound well for his 208cm size, relies entirely on his teammates to create shots, and isn't mobile enough to provide other value .

Advantages: Tall combo forward, accurate three-pointers from the left and right corners, capable of low post on the left side, more efficient as a shooter-type power forward, good team defense.

An Al Harrington with a single offensive method, more accurate shooting, and a height more like an insider.

Look at the Pistons' inside reserves: Ratliff, Wallace, Barkley, Jerome Williams, Pollard and Lauderdale.

"Do we need him?"

Mo Mengchen didn't want to say that, but they needed Lewis.

They have a strong inside reserve, but at a glance, among these people, Barkley has the most stable shot, followed by Ratliff, but none of them can stretch the space beyond the three-point line.

Moreover, Barkley is getting older and his ability is fading. Since he lost to Jordan again, he learned from the pain and used overeating to fight against this result. Too much is an excuse for overeating-they may not even be able to start next season, and their playing time will be greatly reduced. They need a new starter. The arrival of Lewis will strengthen the competitiveness of the inside, and his growth will also It will greatly deepen the team's lineup depth.

Lewis is more important than Mobley.

Mo Mengchen delineated the name and closed the file.

After the draft was over, the lockout was about to begin officially, Mo Mengchen squeezed his trigeminal nerve.

At this time, Ephraim walked into his room and leaned gently on him: "I have already asked for leave."

"En." Mo Mengchen put the documents in the drawer, and asked Ephraim in his arms, "Why is the firm willing to let you take a one-month vacation?"

Ephraim guessed, "Maybe it's because my abilities are too outstanding?"

This joke successfully made Mo Mengchen laugh.

The next day
Mo Mengchen went to the Henry Ford Training Center, and a group of rookies were coming today, including Rashad Lewis who was circled by him.

Perhaps Mo Mengchen is the only player who participates in team operations during the offseason.

This matter is not a secret in the industry. After Doug Collins left office, although he was not ruined—because Mo Mengchen didn’t reveal what he did—no one asked him to coach again, so he had to go to TNT as a commentator , While explaining the game, he intentionally or unintentionally revealed that Dor.Mo is the actual controller of the Pistons.

Many people naturally didn't believe it, but people from the Pistons said so, and the more they said it, the more mysterious it became. Some people began to regard Mo Mengchen as the ruler of the team.

Today, he came earlier than the team's scouts.

"Mo, why did you invite Rashad?" asked Nick Aderson, the Pistons' chief scout.

"why?"

Because I guess he's going to drop to the second round?Mo Mengchen smiled and said nothing.

Aderson doesn't like Mo Mengchen even though they play for the same team.

The existence of Mo Mengchen made scouts like them worthless, because in the past few years, the team always chose the former's will first, and whoever he liked, he would directly call for a trial training, even if the trial training results If it's not good, they will try their best to select people in the draft.

Instead, the scouts' suggestions became a reference, obviously they are the most professional.

If you want to know what is Adelson's masterpiece?Well listen, his masterpiece was suggesting that the Pistons take Grant Hill with the third overall pick.

The cats and dogs in your home can make this decision too.

This time, Aderson didn't think Lewis was a bad candidate, but that the Pistons probably wouldn't be able to choose Lewis.

why?Lewis is not an older rookie without a draft offer.

The Green Room list for the 1998 NBA Draft, announced last week, included Lewis.

What does it mean?Only players with lottery prospects were invited into the Green Room, meaning Lewis was considered to have lottery-level potential.

Lewis, who was born in high school, refused full scholarships from the University of Houston and the University of Florida in order to become a millionaire as soon as possible to subsidize his family. He resolutely participated in the 1999 draft. His talent attracted the attention of countless scouts. The question is his mentality and character.

This was the least important aspect of early scouting.

With more and more talented guys like Derek Coleman, but with a personality disorder, everyone from scouts to NBA management attaches great importance to the mental state and personality of rookies.

After all, no one wants to use a precious lottery pick to pick a player who is late for practice and then takes out a pen and paper and yells: "You write how much you want."

Lewis' size and shooting skills make him a prospect, and sloppy scouts will give him the false name of Black Bird because he is tall and can shoot.

He himself and the team behind him like this false name very much, and use this false name to hype wildly.

What is Black Bird coming to the NBA, what is the person who will rule the league for the next ten years, what is the peerless talent that comes out every ten years
His team doesn't seem to know what it means to go too far, and sooner or later something will happen to such a publicity.

Moreover, Lewis himself was very high-spirited. After announcing the draft, he let out the rumor: "Don't contact me if the team is not in the top ten."

When Mo Mengchen informed the team that he was invited to try out, the team hesitated.

"What if you don't come?"

"Not coming?" Mo Mengchen smiled lightly, "It's easy."

The draft has never been a face-off of workouts, draft picks, and front-office deals.

The draft is a skirmish.

The Pistons extended an invitation to Lewis. They didn't refuse or agree, but they missed the workout.

Aderson was happy to see Mo Mengchen's joke: "Mo, I like Rick LaFrentz better than Rashad, but we can't get him, so, man, we have to be more realistic."

"How do you know we won't be able to choose him?" Mo Mengchen asked back.

Adelson smiled: "Do you think we can choose him?"

"Want to bet?" Mo Mengchen said, "Bet on your and my salary this year."

This is a profitable business. Although Aderson is the chief scout, his salary is far worse than that of Mo Mengchen. Hearing him say that, not only can kill this bastard's spirit, but also earn a huge sum of money ?Is there any reason not to agree?

Aderson said: "Okay, I will wait and see how we get Rashad Lewis!"

In fact, Mo Mengchen doesn't need to do anything, Lewis will also fall to the second round, and now this gamble forces him to do something to ensure that there will be no accidents, so that he will definitely fall to a higher position than the one we know. low position.

Missing the tryout?It shows you are arrogant.

If you don't want to come but refuse clearly, it means that you don't have confidence in yourself.

Bragging about being Black Bird all day long, Bird is so good at it?My big Bird is a well-known draft board.

In Mo Mengchen's heart, a plan to discredit Lewis in the draft market has quietly started.

(End of this chapter)