The rest is just noise

Chapter 1,137 Jiang Duo, Tan Hwa Lang and the talkative Greg

In September, Louis made a decision.

In the past, the Lakers' preseason training camp was divided into three stages and held in three places.

Louis doesn't want that much trouble, so starting from this year, they just stick to one place.

Louis knew what the players were thinking, so he simply chose the Palm Springs Resort with its beautiful environment and still beautiful scenery.

The tragedy maker has not signed a contract with any team, but he has been confirmed to participate in the Lakers' preseason training camp.

In addition to the Lakers matters, Louis also has some family matters to deal with.

To be precise, it is about Wang Zhizhi.

He has graduated from high school this summer and entered the stage of college selection.

Wang Zhizhi caused a recruitment boom just like Yu Tiancan back then.

He is basically the No. 1 center in the country among his peers.

Wake Forest wanted him, but Louis turned him down.

Because Duncan will not participate in the draft until 1997, if Wang Zhizhi goes, he will definitely have to play as a substitute.

Duncan was a full-time center in college.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Wake Forest University will let Duncan play power forward and Wang Zhizhi play center.

But school choice is related to a player's future. A good choice can make people improve quickly, while a bad choice will lead to lifelong regrets.

Going to Wake Forest has certain risks. After weighing it, Louis recommended Connecticut to Xiao Wang.

In order to get Wang Zhizhi, Jim Cahoon, the head coach of UConn, was not only willing to offer two scholarships, but also personally came to Sunset Hills to present the training plan they specially designed for Wang Zhizhi.

Kahun said seriously: "I will make him the Bob McAdoo of China."

"Don't worry about McAdoo, I prefer him to be his own unique self." Louis was actually persuaded, but it still depends on Wang Zhizhi's opinion.

Xiao Wang is a typical person who has no idea, so the thoughts of people around him will directly affect his decision.

This is also why Louis ended up in that situation in his previous life.

Since Louis agreed and Wang Zhizhi had no objection, the two parties reached a consensus on this.

However, to be on the safe side, Louis suggested that Wang Zhizhi pay an official visit to Cornell University.

Kahun agreed immediately.

There is no doubt about what happened next. After Wang Zhizhi visited UConn, he felt that it was like his second home, very friendly, and he also met a particularly powerful player.

"Uncle Lu, I'm not lying to you. That guy is really good. He can shoot three-pointers from NBA distance..."

"Do you know what his name is?"

"Rui...Oh...that's right, Lei! His name is Lei!"

"Ray Allen?"

"Yes, yes, Ray Allen!"

Louis felt a little dazed. In the blink of an eye, the 1996 generation was about to enter the league.

By 1998, Duncan, Carter, and Nowitzki were all here.

But there is only one reason why Louis will be deeply impressed by that year. It was his 20th year in professional basketball.

September 15

Louis and the coaching staff set off for the Palm Springs Resort.

Although this place is called a village, it is actually a highly modern small town.

People who can buy houses and open shops here are either rich or noble.

Bath has the most luxurious villa in town, which is enough to accommodate the entire team.

The villa has an amusement park, a cinema, a basketball hall and a gym, as well as a Japanese-style hot springs and a European-style sauna. It is next to a golf course and a rugby field, and is connected to the most famous nightclub in the town a hundred meters away.

It can be said that one step is in place.

The coaching staff arrives one day earlier than the players.

Basically, everyone has a family to support, but Louis is a loner.

Lorraine is filming a new movie recently, and she can't get away from it. In addition to attending various cram schools, Lu Wuxia also has to participate in various competitions.

Lu Wuyan has never been interested in her father's work.

As long as Louis brings her a gift every time he comes home, she will kiss her father with a happy face.

She was too easily satisfied, which made Louis worry that she would be abducted by some scumbag in the future.

"It seems like you and Coach Zhao are the only ones here?"

Nelson picked a topic at random.

Louis smiled and said: "Karim also came alone."

"This incident fully demonstrates that all three of you have problems." Bird speculated maliciously, "I think you want to have fun in a nearby nightclub."

"Hillbilly, what qualifications do you have to speak against me? You are the most outrageous among the entire coaching staff. I feel like you brought the entire town here!"

This is really not Louis wrongfully wronging Bird.

Hearing that he was coming to Palm Springs, Byrd brought his brother, wife, children and all relatives who wanted to take a vacation.

So when Bird brought his entire family, the waiter at the resort thought the entire Lakers team had arrived.

"Do you want to take care of it? Dr. Bass has already said that you can bring as many people as you want. The most important thing here is beds!"

"Ha, you are still the same careless country bumpkin you used to be. Is there any advantage you won't take advantage of?"

"Stop talking nonsense, you are a bastard if you don't take advantage of it!"

Nelson waited for the two to finish their comments before getting down to business: "How are you going to build the 'temple'?"

"It's too early to say this now." Louis leaned comfortably on the stone beside the hot spring. "We must first find out which of the players on the list can enter the 'Temple'."

Zhao Yuanzheng said the right nonsense: "I believe Benj can do it."

"Any more?"

Not only did Zhao Yuanzheng not answer, but others were also silent.

This is where it gets tricky.

Apart from Benj, the coaching staff doesn't know if there are any players on the roster who can enter the "Temple."

They can be optimistic and believe that there are others who can enter the "temple."

Of course, you can also be pessimistic and be mentally prepared that only Benj is qualified to enter.

Louis was confident and didn't say much about the matter.

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Liu Yuqing is a person who doesn't like trouble.

If someone can help him arrange his itinerary, he is very willing to be the tool to arrange everything.

Preseason training camp was not a fun camp in his eyes.

At least last year's Eagles training camp didn't leave him with any good memories.

Can we train in a place like Palm Springs? Are we here to train or on vacation? It is indeed the Lakers, and Susan Lucci will definitely take the lead in achieving success.

According to the team's arrangements, Liu Yuqing got on the team bus that went directly to the resort.

When he got on the bus, he found that there were not many bumpkin like him who didn't like trouble.

Then, an extremely tall and strong white man entered the bus.

He grabbed the suitcase with one hand and put it on the cabinet, then sat down in the seat in front of Liu Yuqing.

Suddenly, he turned around; "Hello, my name is Greg Ostertag."

"Nice to meet you."

Ostertag did not see anything related to happiness on the other person's face.

Moreover, the other party had no intention of introducing himself to him.

"Hey, you know, it's over a hundred miles from here to Palm Springs. I hope there's no traffic jam."

This is the disadvantage of taking the bus. You can't decide when to leave by yourself, you have to wait for everyone to arrive.

But when everyone gathers, it's the peak traffic period in Los Angeles.

Even if you are God, if you want to pass through Los Angeles highways during rush hour, you will be delayed for an hour or two by the dense traffic on the road.

Liu Yuqing did not respond to Ostertag's words.

Ostertag felt that the Asian was a little cold and stopped talking to him.

Soon, a shining star came to the bus, accompanied by two women who were obviously more mature than him.

One of them, who had a muscular appearance, gave the young man a lot of advice: "Kevin, if you do something that is disgraceful to your family in Palm Springs, you know what I will do."

The young man smiled and said: "You will take a stick and teach me a lesson in front of my teammates."

"As long as you know!"

"Don't worry, Mom, I won't cause trouble."

It's really embarrassing for such a grown man to go out and have his family take him with him.

The silent Liu Yuqing always attacks everything he dislikes in her heart.

"You know, that kid is Kevin Garnett. This year's No. 3 pick, a high school student can actually become the No. 3 pick. It's so outrageous!" Ostertag didn't want to talk to Liu Yuqing.

But he had no choice.

Who told him to like to talk?

Outrageous? Do you know what is outrageous?

Last year there was a No. 11 pick who was isolated from the team when he arrived just because he didn't want to hang out with them, and then the idiot coach immediately excluded him from the core just because he felt there was something wrong with his tactics.

Then he spent a boring year, and then he was played as a football to Canada and then to Los Angeles.

Can you guess who the unlucky guy is?

"Yeah?"

"That's him! He looks so young. It's good to be young. If I participate in the draft after graduating from high school, I might be able to be a lottery pick."

You? Liu Yuqing's eyes are full of contempt, and you won't be able to do it in the next life!

"really."

Liu Yuqing agreed again.

The Lakers' No. 3 pick said goodbye to his family, and then strutted onto the bus singing rap.

"as i walk through the valley of the shadow of death~"

(As I wander the valley of the shadow of death)

“i take a look at my life~”

(Let me look at my life first)

(and realize there"s nothi)

(Discovered that nothing was left behind)

The young man was so proud that he seemed to have the world under his feet, singing the most popular songs in recent times, and like Ostertag, he chose to sit near Liu Yuqing's seat.

He sat in the back seat of Liu Yuqing.

"Man, how are you feeling today? You have to go on vacation with a smile, brother!"

Ostertag was very happy to finally have a team member who was not introverted. He turned around and stretched out his hand, "KG, you just sang so beautifully. I am Greg, and like you, I am also a rookie."

Liu Yuqing discovered that Ostertag's wingspan was very long. Considering his figure, he should be a very safe center.

"Nice to meet you, man, and I have to say you have some big arms!"

After Garnett and Ostertag got to know each other, he patted the speechless Liu Yuqing and said, "Brother, what's your name?"

Before Liu Yuqing could answer, Ostertag said for him: "His name is John Doe1."

The funny thing is that Garnett, who is not well educated, failed to understand Ostertag's word play.

"Hello, Jiang Duo."

Don't give random names to others!

Liu Yuqing glared at Ostertag, then shook hands with Garnett: "Hello."

Since then, "Jiang Duo" (John Doe) has become Liu Yuqing's name in the team.

1 "john doe" refers to an unidentified person in English.

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