The rest is just noise

Explanation on posting a chapter twice yesterday: At first, the normal update was blocked because the content of the Secret History of Bath was blocked, so I reposted a chapter. Then the blocked chapter was unblocked again, but the author did not have the authority to delete the VIP chapter.

So I can only leave it alone. As compensation, this chapter is free. Finally, I am taking a leave of absence today because of some personal matters.

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When Jerry West learned that Louis had traded Pippen for two first-round picks, and incidentally dealt with Tom Chambers' contract, his reaction was calmer than Kupchak expected.

"Jerry, our President is really extraordinary with his first move." Kupchak said with a smile, "The Lakers haven't made such a big move in a long time. Who do we want to select with the No. 3 pick?"

West actually felt that Chambers was still a usable player, but Louis dealt with him directly and indirectly let him know that this player was not available.

At least Louis can't use it.

Louis didn't have a good impression of Chambers.

The only thing that fans who are familiar with NBA history know about him is probably the vertical dunk that he completed on Mark Jackson's head.

But, in addition, he was a terrible defensive player and one of Bird's favorite players in the 1980s.

Now that his athletic ability is almost gone, he can still average 10 points per game based on his skills, but his personal value will only get lower and lower. Rather than wait until next year to lose it, it is better to give it away now.

West knew Louis' intention to get the No. 3 pick.

Therefore, he said to Kupchak: "He and I have reached a consensus on this."

"Oh, who to choose?"

"You can take a guess."

"Rashid Wallace?"

Westpi said with a smile: "Neither Louis nor I are interested in such simple-minded fools."

"Antonio McDyess?" Kupchak himself denied this conjecture, "No, we don't have to give away Scottie to get Antonio."

Eliminate all impossibilities, and the remaining one is the correct answer.

"You don't want to choose kg, right?"

A strange smile appeared on West's face.

"You don't seem to agree?"

"No... I think... it's too risky." West's expression and answer gave Kupchak a definite answer, but this answer made him tremble, "We really have to use Scottie

To exchange kg? I mean, to exchange a superstar who is in his prime and has completely proven himself to a high school student who cannot meet the requirements of Bill 48 1 and is forced to participate in the draft early? This..."

As the draft approached, Garnett's stock fell out of the top three.

The league suspected he had intellectual problems because his high school grades were so dismal.

West said calmly: "Mitch, you don't have to believe my judgment, but you should believe Louis."

"It's not that I don't believe you..."

Kupchak seemed hesitant.

"If Dr. Bass asks, will we tell the truth?"

"Do you think we could lie to him about this?"

Kupchak said helplessly: "We must at least conduct a formal trial training for kg, right?"

"Of course, but don't target kg. We should send out trial invitations to all the popular rookies in a big way, and don't let people know who we really want."

"learn."

The issues Kupchak mentioned cannot be underestimated.

When it comes to intelligence, West does have his doubts.

In Louis' office, Zhao Yuanzheng, who was back behind the scenes, seemed to be reborn, full of energy.

Knowing that Louis wanted to know more about Garnett, Zhao Yuanzheng went to Chicago to conduct an in-depth investigation.

Zhao Yuanzheng was talking about the key point when West came.

"Jerry, you came just in time." Louis said with a smile, "Our coach Zhao returned home with a full load today."

West asked: "Anything learned?"

Louis motioned to Zhao Yuanzheng to start from the beginning.

"kg lives in a matriarchal family. His mother Shirley is a strong and courageous woman who taught him etiquette and obedience. This makes kg not as ill-educated as our common people without higher education." Zhao Yuanzheng judged.

Said, "I think this has given him the initial obedience required in professional basketball."

Zhao Yuanzheng's choice of words was still euphemistic.

What is a matrilineal family? To put it bluntly, one loses his father at birth.

"What's going on with his high school grades?" That's West's biggest concern.

"According to kg's high school teacher, he has attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, as well as severe dyslexia2."

Zhao Yuanzheng smiled bitterly: "I just think he is real, then he really does not have the innate conditions to read well. Do you know that those who have difficulty reading will generate an irrelevant fantasy in their minds when they are reading, and then

Their attention will be taken away by the fantasies in their minds."

West asked with an ugly face: "Isn't this an intellectual defect?"

"KG's teacher once thought the same thing, but he is more focused than anyone else on the basketball court. His passing is as good as Bill Walton. I don't believe that such a person has an intellectual disability. He is just

...It’s just not suitable for studying.”

West's hanging heart gradually relaxed.

He and Louie watched Garnett play together.

Garnett on the court is by no means an intellectually deficient person. God gave him talent, but of course he also had to take away some things. In addition to taking away his father's love, he also took away his instinct to study. It's fair, right?

?How many people are willing to trade these two things for the top 30 talents in NBA history?

June 26

With two days left until the NBA draft, the Lakers made a big announcement about Joe Smith, Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Antonio McDyess and Kevin Garnett.

Trial training.

Unlike the popular rookies in the future who only try out for one or two teams, the current popular players are relatively modest and will come as long as they are invited to try out.

And, who wouldn't want to play in Los Angeles?

Smith, the quasi-number one pick, is in hot form, and since all the players in the trial are students of the same grade, his confrontation will not be a problem.

Louis has seen how the 17-year-old Zhou Qi performed at a cross-level U19 level with a dominant performance. Confrontation is really an issue that cannot be avoided.

If this level of competition is maintained, Smith will certainly become a superstar.

But to fulfill his talent in the NBA, he needs to gain 20 pounds (about 18 pounds) of muscle.

However, Smith has publicly stated that he is not interested in gaining 20 pounds in the short term.

So I can only congratulate the Rockets. They are about to select a talented number one pick who is destined to be hindered in his development.

McDyess made Louis' eyes shine.

When Louis in his previous life began to pay attention to basketball, McDyess was already at the end of his peak. The most impressive scene was the "Fight and retreat.gif" that made Garnett laugh. He did not expect that this person would be like this when he was young.

have to.

Judging from the content of the trial training, McDyess may be the safest choice in this draft.

His solid inside skills and excellent athletic ability have almost provided him with the basics of a lower-limit All-Star.

His character, which is too honest to be like a black man, is also very attractive. It is no wonder that he will replace Stackhouse and Wallace as the second choice in the 1995 class.

Stackhouse was the worst performer that day.

He is unlucky.

Benj came to the forum today when he had nothing to do. He found out that the team was trying out popular rookies, so he applied to be a training partner.

Stackhouse exposed his biggest weakness in front of Benj - dribbling.

An offensive kaleidoscope known as Jordan II, but his dribbling ability is so hip?

It is undeniable that he has excellent physical fitness and shooting ability. He is a standard North Carolina assembly line wing, but his ball-handling has locked his upper limit.

An offensive kaleidoscope with major flaws in holding the ball is basically a cancer.

Rasheed Wallace was the most outstanding player today because almost no foul was called, so he could do whatever he wanted.

The emotionally stable Rasheed may be better than Smith, but he is emotionally unstable in most situations.

As for Garnett, under Louis' instructions, he played the third position today, and he showed off his talent - he defended Wilson from the outside and blocked the ball, and he caught the ball out of control and pushed back for a one-stop dunk.

Overall, it's a mixed bag, and no one who watched this workout thought he could become the No. 3 pick.

This workout allowed the Lakers management to make the final decision.

Stackhouse has no future, Antonio is very good but his ceiling is insufficient, and Wallace has a character defect that is not enough to be entrusted with important tasks. Therefore, the decision to select Garnett with the third pick has been officially decided.

1 In 1986, the NCAA enacted Proposition 48, which stipulated the minimum high school grades and standardized test scores that student athletes must achieve to participate in college sports competitions.

2 The alliance suspects that kg’s IQ, kg’s ADHD, and dyslexia are all based on his autobiography. I have to complain about his autobiography here. At best, it is called arbitrary, and at worst, it is called a blind chicken.

I thought that West's autobiography was already the most difficult to read star autobiography in the world, but kg was far beyond this level. The opening chapter was about being smug about the 2008 championship, and the next chapter started talking about how damn harsh he was.

, and then started to complain for Barkley, and then satirized James for pretending to be 13... It’s not that these things are boring, but they are piled together in such a mess, without any sense of hierarchy. Really, I just want to

Knowing why he skipped college and the story of his candidacy, why did he torture me like this?

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