The rest is just noise

Chapter 1465 Meeting the old man again

Lu Wuxia really felt that his father's words made sense, but he still had a problem.

"Daddy, how do you know Bron doesn't have a father?"

Louis was speechless for a moment.

"He's a black man. It's normal not to have a father. Do you think everyone has a mother to love him and a father to love him like you?" Louis snorted.

In the past, Lu Wuxia still didn't believe the book written by William Wallace about the secrets behind the Knicks dynasty.

The book described his father as a vitriolic racist.

Now look at it. Dad can arbitrarily think that Bron has no father because he is black - of course, he guessed it right - even if this is not racial discrimination, it is also a stereotype of a specific group, right?

Of course, Lu Wuxia was not stupid enough to tell his loyal father about this idea.

"By the way, tell Lin Ziye that he is still young and should not think about picking up girls all day long."

Louis gave his last instructions and left.

Wu Xia just hummed.

The biggest beneficiary of the Beverly High School game being broadcast live on TNT is of course Lu Wuxia himself, and the second and third beneficiaries are undoubtedly Lin Ziye and Xiao Yi who just entered school this year.

Especially Lin Ziye, who was firmly established in the starting lineup when he arrived. As a talent with all-round development of skills, he is the next to James Worthy and Byron Scott beside Lu Wuxia.

Lin Ziye is the kind of person who is familiar with things. Such a person is best suited to work outside. Even if he comes to a foreign country, he will not mess around.

No, when Louis went to watch the game a few days ago, he discovered that he was in love with an eleventh-grade girl.

Louis is not opposed to adolescent children falling in love, but Lin Ziye, a little kid, is a bit too subjective. If he doesn't remind him, he is afraid that he will learn wrong things.

After that, Lu Wuxia began a painful transformation period.

He gave up his comfortable shooting posture and used new shooting movements to prepare for higher-level competitions.

At the same time, he never again engaged in opportunistic legal walking behavior.

Reduce extravagant work, make the overall style of play based on pragmatism, and simplify one's game movements. Logically speaking, these are not things that a high school player should consider.

The most exciting moments in many professional players' lives are those years when they swept the state in high school.

For people, high school students should show off their talents to the fullest.

Sculpting techniques and discipline can all be done in college.

Your time is limited. If you do these things in college, you will miss out on other things.

Therefore, Louis must get rid of all the bad habits that are common in high school students before entering college flawlessly.

Of course, not letting him develop the habit of four-step layups is purely a personal preference.

What can really have a decisive impact on Flawless's future is that Louis asked him to change his shooting movements that were not suitable for high-level competition in his eleventh grade.

It's also the change that has the biggest impact on Flawless' level of play.

In the early days of technological transformation, Wu Xia's scoring average plummeted by 11 points per game, and his field goal percentage dropped to less than 50%. Fortunately, he is a comprehensive point guard and knows how to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses.

Since you are still not accustomed to the new shooting movements, you should first reduce your shooting and focus on breakthroughs, and then combine your own vision to connect the whole team.

During this period, Lin Ziye became the most stable scorer at Beverly High School, averaging 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a rookie.

The ups and downs of Lu Wuxia's status have not affected the evaluation of him by professionals.

Because everyone could see that Lu Wuxia's shooting movements had changed.

It is very rare for a high school player to be able to actively jump out of his comfort zone and prepare for a higher level of competition.

Louis became increasingly concerned about his son's growth.

As long as he has time, he will go to watch the game.

If I can't spare the time, I will also watch the live broadcast on TNT's sub-channel specially launched for high school basketball on the TV.

The rhythm of life seems to be fixed here.

However, during a TNT special program, Louis met an old friend.

That day, Louis went to the TV station at seven o'clock in the evening, put on makeup in the dressing room for a while, and then met the magician outside.

The magician looked very excited.

Louis didn't think there was anything wrong with this, because a magician in a normal state would never be unexcited.

"Coach, guess who is the guest tonight?"

Louis said jokingly: "You asked me this, I think it must not be an ordinary person, Mario Lemieux?"

The magician rolled his eyes: "How is that possible!"

Lemieux is one of the best players in NHL history and is often compared with the hockey great Gretzky as a potential GOAT candidate. Just at the end of last month, he said goodbye to the game for three years due to injuries and cancer.

Lemieux's return to the game has once again aroused people's fanatical admiration for this superstar on the ice hockey rink.

It can be said that Lemieux has become the most popular sports star in the past two months.

But Louis's guess that Lemieux was tonight's guest was obviously weird, because the two parties did not belong to the same circle and could not have any contact.

"Then I really can't guess. How about you tell me everything?" Louis asked with a smile.

Magic revealed a name: "Reed."

"Reed Holtzman?" Louis said, "Reed Holtzman?"

Even Magic Laimbeer wouldn’t believe that when Louis heard the name Reed, the first person he thought of was Holzman instead of Auerbach.

After the joke, Louis said: "Is that old man really here?"

"It's really coming!" Magic said, "Tonight the Lakers camp and the Celtics camp are 2 to 2."

Louis thought that the magician might have forgotten where he came from.

Strictly speaking, he is also a Green Kai type.

It's just that his achievements are too high and he has established his own business. No one would associate him with the Celtics.

Later, Louis met Auerbach in the guest waiting room.

The old man is 83 years old this year and looks much the same as when Louis left Boston.

He still smokes cigars. The Indoor Environment Law passed ten years ago seems to him not to exist, and no staff member will tell him that smoking is prohibited here.

"Hey, isn't this the best coach in our history?" Auerbach said sarcastically.

Louis stepped down: "Good evening, former best coach in history."

In fact, Auerbach doesn't care about the title of best in history. He also admitted that Louis did better than him.

Just seeing this kid, he wanted to hurt him.

And Louis has long been invulnerable.

Louis sat next to him, "Why did you suddenly want to come to Los Angeles to participate in the show?"

Auerbach said self-deprecatingly: "This is the only place where I am allowed to smoke in the dressing room."

Anyone who believes this reason is a fool.

"What else?" Louis asked.

Auerbach laughed: "They gave too much."

That night, TNT's special program revolved around Ernie Johnson, Magic Johnson, Bill Laimbeer, Reed Auerbach and Louis.

The entire program lasted two hours. The five people talked about the past and the present, talked about the various changes in professional basketball, and made some comments on the current players that favored the past but not the present.

At the end of the show, Auerbach lit another cigar backstage and asked Louis: "Are you free next Tuesday?"

Louis quickly checked out his schedule, and next Tuesday was the window.

"have."

“Let’s have a meal together at China Dole in Chinatown, Washington.”

Louis didn't want to go all the way to Washington to have Chinese food with an old man, but it was a different matter if the other person was Auerbach.

"no problem."

Louis agreed directly.

Sometimes, a small decision is enough to change your life.

After 17 years, Louis' life trajectory was once again close to Reed Auerbach, and he never thought that this incident would have an impact on his life.

In his opinion, it was just a matter of going to have a meal.

(End of chapter)