The rest is just noise

Dale Ellis served as Kobe's supervisor during the training camp and reported to Louis a total of 52 mistakes made by the latter in his tactics, as well as the three major reasons why he should never be selected for the Cavaliers.

Ellis believes that Kobe is mentally unprepared. This is the first reason.

Golfers are still at the elementary school level - not even high school - and think that one-on-one can decide everything. This is the second one.

He has a bad personality, is arrogant and arrogant, and has difficulty communicating in most situations, and he himself is unwilling to communicate with others. This is the third one.

Ellis emphasized that until Kobe corrects these three shortcomings, he is not qualified to enter the Cavaliers.

"Dale, doesn't this third flaw sound similar to yours?" Louis teased.

Ellis said without any shame: "If that brat can move like me, it won't matter even if he has a bad personality or doesn't communicate with others, but he likes to 'communicate' with people, but he only

Communicate things that don’t benefit the team.”

"I know, let's do this for now."

Louis accepted Ellis' report.

These days, all the Lakers news involves rookies.

Nash has two disgusting habits that make some veterans frown.

One is that he strictly formulated a diet for himself, which resulted in some food that was difficult to swallow.

In order to distinguish himself from Ewing, Wilson took a people-friendly approach outside the game. Once Barkley mocked Nash for not eating pigs in his diet, Benj stepped forward. He didn't believe that the food was really unpalatable, so

Try it yourself.

The next day, Wilson was removed from the training session by Louis due to loss of appetite and general fatigue and was immediately put on medical leave.

"Steve's recipe" has since become a tool of punishment within the Lakers.

Another is Nash's disgusting free throw ritual.

Before taking a free throw, lick your hands, wipe the saliva off the handle with the soles of your shoes, and then take a free throw.

Dale Ellis called it outrageous.

And then there's Ben Wallace.

His height has always been a focus of discussion among players. Before the start of the season, the league requires each team to submit the player's basic information.

The information that needs to be explained includes the player's age, weight, height, number, position...etc.

Big Ben listed his height as 6 feet 10...(approximately 2.08 meters)

"Where the hell did you get to be six foot ten?"

Seeing this bastard who falsely reported his height, Louis scolded Ben in public.

However, Ben used hypnosis to make himself believe that his height has reached 6 feet 9. Coupled with the height of the sneakers, it is reasonable to report 6 feet 10, right?

"If you can say six feet ten, I will say seven feet!" Barkley suggested, "Someone bring the ruler over, let's measure this kid's height openly today!"

Da Ben started talking nonsense on the spot.

He said "no need to measure your height" and "you wake up and find your height has shrunk". The training ground suddenly fell into a joyful atmosphere.

Unlike Ben and Nash, the most memorable story about Malik Rose is what happened when the Lakers went bowling together after training camp.

Ross was a good bowler, and he won free-flow drinks for the team by bowling that day.

In addition to being picked on by veterans every day, the most talked-about thing about Kobe was that he was provoked by veterans at the dinner on the night after training camp and was forced to show off as a singer and sing for his ex-girlfriend Brandi No.

Songs by Brandy Norwood.

The scene wasn't pretty. Just imagine a person who doesn't fit in with the crowd but has to fit in with the group, forcing himself to be open and enthusiastic. Coupled with the fact that his singing voice is off-key throughout, it's a very embarrassing process.

But Kobe's teammates don't care about this. They want to know how Kobe got connected with a star like Brandy in high school.

In a flash, the regular season opener of the 1996-97 season arrived.

Louis flew to San Antonio.

Under normal circumstances, teams like the Spurs are not eligible to participate in the opening game.

However, the current situation is seriously inconsistent with Louis' understanding.

As for the Spurs, their executive vice president and general manager Gregg Popovich decided to leave a year early because the team's lineup has been assembled.

This means that the Spurs are definitely out of luck with Duncan.

At the same time, the Spurs' lineup looks good.

After several years of reconstruction, they already have a troika consisting of three generations of old, middle-aged and young players including Allen Iverson, Jamal Mashburn and David Robinson, as well as players like Antoine Kyle.

, Byron Russell, Antonio McDyess, Vernon Maxwell and other powerful role players.

From the perspective of the lineup, as long as Popovich's coaching ability in the early stages of his career does not hinder him, the Spurs will at least be a playoff team capable of stably winning 50 games in the regular season.

It is worth mentioning that Louis' son Lu Wuxia was also on the Lakers' special plane. He happened to be going to San Antonio to attend George Gervin's basketball training camp.

Lu Wuxia, now 12 years old, has grown to 1.85 meters tall. As the most high-profile young basketball talent in California, his trip to the Holy City to participate in the training camp has also attracted the attention of many media and universities.

It was also on this trip that Louis unexpectedly learned that Wu Xia had a nickname called "Massimo".

This is an Italian name, which means "the greatest".

This nickname came from an AAU game Wuxia participated in two months ago. The children participating were generally 2-4 years older than him, but he was able to serve as the starting point guard on the team and scored 26 points and 14 points in the finals.

Rebounds and 7 assists.

His passing is as subtle as a mechanism, his offense is full of intelligence, and he can make elegant throws with both hands.

Immaculate mother Monica Bellucci shouted at the scene with a gesture that only Italians can understand: "Massimo!"

Then everyone started shouting.

On the plane, the first person to call Wu Xia "Massimo" was Louis' assistant Jim Bass.

Little Bas curiously inquired about Wu Xia's recent situation, and was particularly interested in the nickname "Massimo".

"Mr. Bass, this is just a joke made by my mother. Don't worry about it." He said modestly.

Bass Jr. sighed with emotion: "I believe your mother must be very proud of you. I don't think I have ever made my father or mother feel that way."

Hearing this, Wu Xia encouraged: "If you take over the Lakers in the future and turn it into a greater team than when your father was under your father, wouldn't you be able to make them proud?"

"Ha, you're right!"

The plane landed in the holy city on time.

Subsequently, Louis and the team split into two groups.

He sent Wuxia to the training camp, and the others checked in at the hotel, and finally met at the training facility arranged by the Spurs.

On the way Louis sent Wu Xia to the training camp, his son had been discussing the new name with him.

The older he gets, the less Lu Wuxia can accept the name "Michael".

Although there are many great Michaels in the world, in the field of basketball, this name, like "Irvin", symbolizes failure, and it is endless failure, inescapable failure, and cursed failure.

He didn't want to grow up with such a name.

"You make sense." Louis smiled, "What do you want to be called?"

"I think it's enough for me to have a Chinese name." Wuxia seemed to have thought clearly, "I don't need an English name, just like dad."

This is not bad. In Louis' opinion, there is no need to choose an English name. Since his son thinks so too, of course he agrees.

"But you'd better ask your mother for her opinion first. You know how much she loves "The Godfather."

After Louis finished talking to Wuxia, he sent him to the training camp.

George Gervin's current situation seems to be pretty good, and he can still make a beautiful basket.

This is also the purpose of Wu Xia's trip, he wants to learn Gervin's pick.

As for why?

...Do you think a 12-year-old kid can have any lofty ideas?

"Because that action is very cool."