The rest is just noise

"I don't like Chris Webber."

Phil Jackson is probably the only team that doesn't like Webber among all the teams eager to get him?

Louis didn't answer.

"I don't think he is a basketball player." Jackson said shockingly, "At best, he is an athlete with excellent athletic ability, perfect body and great talent, but he is not a basketball player."

Louis teased: "So you are planning to select Sean Bradley with the first overall pick? If so, then I have to thank you for Chicago."

The Magic have the first pick this year, and after losing Drexler, the Bulls began to rebuild, and after a bad season, they got the second pick in the first round.

Louis' joke made Jackson frown: "Coach Lu, you know we can't afford this price."

Yes, no matter how bad Webber is, a rebuilding team like the Magic has no right to say no to him.

Just like the Knicks in 1985, Louis knew that Ewing was a difficult player to train, but he had to choose.

But in Louis' previous life, Magic really said no to Weber.

Since reports about the NBA in China increased significantly after Wang Yao left for the United States, domestic fans did not have the feeling of "fuck, is this okay" about the exchange of draft picks between the Magic and the Warriors?

In fact, this was a big deal in professional basketball circles in 1993.

It would be as horrifying as the Kings holding the second overall pick in 2018 and not selecting the recognized No. 2 Doncic, instead betting heavily on Marvin Bagley's "historic-level continuous jumping ability."

"Phil, I'm willing to help you, but I need a little time."

Louis has to reorganize Weber's information to see what this guy is like.

"Coach Lu, I can't thank you enough for this."

Louis hung up the phone and found Webb's copy from the pile of scouting reports.

In this draft, Zhao Yuanzheng only made scouting reports for two people, namely Webb and Hardaway.

Even though the Knicks couldn't draft these two, he still did it.

Zhao Yuanzheng felt that if Webb had not become the No. 1 pick in 1993, then the Magic's general manager might have been sent to a lunatic asylum for observation for a period of time.

(At the same time, he also thinks Hardaway is a combination of Jordan and Magic)

He believes that physical talent alone is enough for Webber to become the No. 1 pick.

Among the players in the same class, those who are faster than Webber are not as strong as Webber, and those who are stronger than Webber are not as fast as Webber. Coupled with the top athletic ability and the ability to control passes that do not match his size, Webber has the potential to become like Sampson.

An epoch-making player.

Louis always knew that Weber was very cool.

It wasn't until he traveled through time that he realized Weber was "so stupid".

Players who also gave him this feeling include Ewing and Sampson.

But the reason why they are so "famous" is not their own strength, but the media's hype around them.

If we only count from the 1980s, the only players who have experienced similar hype are Sampson, Ewing, David Robinson, Danny Manning, Billy Owens, Shaq, Webber, Duncan, James, Oden,

Durant, Wiggins, Zion.

Almost every decade, there will be 3-4 such players.

The media identified them as future superstars.

Then I started to think about their performance in the professional arena.

But in the end, the only ones who lived up to the hype were James, Duncan, Shaq, and Durant (all of whom exceeded the hype).

Louis doesn’t believe in hype, after all, seeing is believing.

In order to give Jackson the right advice, he watched several Michigan State game tapes.

Louis opened the notes he left when watching Webber play for the first time:

“Perfect height and wingspan for the 4 position;

Strong body and soft feel;

Defensive support ability;

Superior athletic ability;

impeccable technique;

This is a player who only played two years in college but already had all the attributes as a freshman."

This is a very simple note. If it were a young Louis, he would have recorded more details.

For example, Webber's style of play is a bit exaggerated in the professional arena.

The more he observed Webber, the more Louis felt it was wrong to compare him to Jokic.

Weber's support, or organizational ability, is different from Jokic's organization center-like instigation.

Most of his passes are cool.

For some balls, he used normal passing movements and fancy behind-the-back passes, and the effect was the same.

But he often chooses the latter for visual effects.

This is the shortcoming of the AAU generation. They play games all over the country with teams that are good at packaging at a young age.

Screaming and cheering are what they want, so they like to show off their techniques.

As many older coaches say, AAU doesn't teach kids the right way to play.

If Webb comes to the Knicks, Louis will scold him for his show-off habit at least three times per game.

However, other than this, Webber's criticisms basically come from his mental level and off the court.

He is unreliable at critical moments.

In this year's NCAA Finals, Webb dribbled the ball in a panic at the last moment and almost made a mistake. So he irrationally asked the referee for a timeout, but was told that their timeout had been exhausted. Therefore, he was sentenced to a technical foul and sent the opponent two free throws and a throw.

, surrendered the national championship.

That timeout was the epitome of Webber's normal game.

Weber struggled throughout the game.

Off the court, Weber is a notoriously cool guy, and there is nothing he wouldn't dare to do.

In fact, from this perspective, he and Shark are quite compatible.

Both of them are the kind of optimistic players who are tolerant to themselves and will not impose their personal will on others.

There will never be any problems with character.

As for the playing style, there is no problem.

Webb is the No. 4 position and Shark is the No. 5 position. Both of them are extremely talented.

With the Magic, Webb just needs to develop his mid-to-long-range shooting, lose weight appropriately, and bring his defense from the University of Michigan to the NBA. Just like the Knicks' Kemp did for Ewing, he can help the Sharks clear the paint outside the paint.

Miscellaneous fish, then the Magic's insider combination may be the most terrifying duo in history?

The more Louis looked at it, the more he felt that Weber and O'Neal matched well.

In Louis' previous life, the best power forwards O'Neal paired with in his prime were the old Horace Grant and the 40-year-old Malone.

If paired with a power forward like Webber, how will they play inside?

The next day, Louis sent a reply to Jackson. He believed that the idea of ​​O'Neal teaming up with Weber was feasible.

With Weber assisting the Sharks, the Magic will not have any problems inside. As long as they find another wing responsible for holding the ball at critical moments, Orlando can take off like Miami.

"Who is this winger?" Jackson asked.

Louis teased him: "Anfernee Hardaway."

"Hey, Shaq really likes Anfernee."

This is normal. O'Neal himself is an insider. He definitely doesn't want the team to choose another top insider. That would make people think that the team is not trustworthy about him.

But this little pimple will disappear as long as O'Neal and Webber play together for a game or even play an intra-squad game together.

Great centers long for a great power forward to share the pressure, but this is often difficult to achieve.

Because the team's resources are limited, now that they have a great center, he can naturally cover the penalty area, and the rest must pursue the great perimeter.

What O'Neal is about to get is the partner that countless legendary centers have dreamed of.

On this day, Louis put down his work and invited the Tomjanovich family to his home.

Lorraine was very happy when she heard that Tomjanovich was bringing his wife.

She and Rudy's wife Sophie are good friends, and they have endless things to talk about whenever they meet.

However, they obviously talked too much today.

After Sophie saw Lu Wuxia's size, she was surprised and said: "Oh my God, Monica, Mike has grown so big."

Lorraine smiled: "Yes, I have almost forgotten the pain of pregnancy."

Then, the two began to discuss the inconveniences and pains of pregnancy.

Lorraine's speech is a classic, not only vividly expressing her own experience, but also showing the sputtering injuries: "Hey, at that time, I felt that my body was no longer my own. I had to waddle when I walked, and I looked fat.

It's stupid, especially in the elevator. I feel like an elephant. One person takes up the space of four or five people. I want to lie down on the chair, but after becoming pregnant, I don't even know where to put my legs, let alone

I have that nagging feeling of hunger. I want to eat anytime and anywhere. I lose my temper and sweat when I want to eat. However, after having this experience, I understand Louis better. His life has always been like this.

of."

"Pfft~!!!"

Louis squirted.

He didn't know whether Lorraine wanted to say he was fat in a tactful way, or whether he wanted to express that he was having a hard time.

Rudy smiled from ear to ear.

"Let's change positions." Louis had to shoot R and use his ultimate move [Hero Exits].

Louis's embarrassed look made Tomjanovich feel even more funny.

"Does Monica always do this, inadvertently exposing embarrassing things about you?" Tomjanovich asked.

"That's been the case since she took the role of Daphne Moon."

Louis said helplessly.

"Women are like this. They always like to talk about this and that, and inadvertently embarrass you." Tomjanovich laughed, "But you don't seem to have much energy these days."

Finally someone noticed, and Louis felt only grateful.

"What's going on in the team these days?" Louis asked.

Tomjanovich said: "Does it count that Benj took the initiative to attend a party hosted by Patrick?"

"I guess the party was held at Patrick's family's Jamaican Deli."

"you guessed right."

"Oh, poor Benj, Patrick will definitely use the spiciest ingredients to make him feel the greatest malice in the world."

Tomjanovich and Louis chatted, which was the most comfortable way for them to get along.

But what Tomjanovich didn't expect was that Louis would suddenly turn the topic in a direction that he never dared to think of: "Rudy, do you want to be the head coach?"