The rest is just noise

Chapter 219: People with a future

April 2, Seattle, The Kingdome.

This is a dome-style multi-purpose stadium, and it is the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners.

When hosting basketball games, the kingdom can accommodate 40,000 spectators.

Louis and Auerbach came to the scene together, and they saw many of their colleagues.

The general manager of the Bulls, the head coach of the Clippers, the general manager of the Trail Blazers... As long as someone of managerial level comes, it is not difficult to guess the situation of their team.

Both teams competing tonight have a tank team savior, the kind who can complete rebuilding on the spot if they get it.

Louis noticed that the Georgetown University players were wearing gray and white jerseys, and the post players all added an undershirt under their jerseys.

Louis asked: "Isn't this illegal?"

Auerbach shook his head: "It's not illegal in the NCAA."

"It seems that teams that have a chance to get Patrick should find ways to suggest that the league allow players to have built-in undershirts." Louis seemed to be joking, but it was not a joke.

Some clothes are just habits. If you don't wear them this way, it will feel strange during the game and it will take some time to get used to it.

Auerbach snorted softly: "According to you, anyone who has no chance of getting him should object?"

"You can't say that. T-shirts are not for casual wear. If this policy is passed, we can use him to attract some sponsorship." Louis said whimsically.

Then, the game begins.

In addition to Ewing and Olajuwon, there are many players on both teams who also have NBA prospects.

Therefore, although this is a big test for the two future super centers, it is also an upgrade field for other players with NBA market conditions.

If you can perform well on this big stage, it will be worth more than 10 regular season games.

Houston won the opening possession, and the essence of Georgetown's defense was immediately visible.

The five white men surrounded the paint area and blocked the way. This was a genuine joint defense.

The NCAA does not have as many restrictions as the NBA, and defensive and offensive tactics are more careful.

Georgetown relied on Ewing's monster defensive dominance to create the most aggressive defense in history.

Louis saw wolfishness in the faces of these young people.

"John has trained these children into a pack of wolves." Auerbach laughed.

Louis believes that Georgetown's defense can be more bloody. The purpose of defending the zone in the opening game is to test Houston's shooting touch. If they can shoot accurately, the legendary "murderous press" is probably coming.

If Houston can't shoot well, they have almost no chance of winning.

Georgetown has great advantages. The talent of the players, that is, combat ability, mentality and experience, is not lacking in everything. The only thing they are missing is the NCAA championship. After acquiring Ewing, they entered the finals for the second time in three years. Last time they

They only lost one hand to Jordan. Can Houston stop them this time?

Houston's commander, two-meter-tall shooting guard Reed Getty, pulled up to the weak side and scored a jumper.

Next, Louis saw Ewing repeatedly asking for the ball, but his teammates didn't give it to him.

John Thompson was Bill Russell's backup. He knew how Russell won, so he used the same method to develop Ewing.

However, Ewing is obviously more offensively talented than Russell.

Fortunately, Georgetown did not lack outside firepower, and they returned a three-pointer.

"There is obviously no attack time limit, but the pace is not slow." Louis smiled, "I think I will like this game."

Zone defense is a defense with a higher error rate. Unfortunately, the University of Houston felt very good tonight.

They scored 7 goals in a row and led Georgetown 14-6.

In an NCAA basketball game where there is no limit on shot time, an 8-point lead is not as mundane as in the NBA.

If there are still a few minutes left in this game, Louis is sure they will see a group of people dribbling the ball around but not attacking.

This is fatal damage to the enjoyment of the game.

Georgetown's zone defense didn't work, so Thompson called a timeout.

"It's time to get serious." Auerbach said something that everyone knows.

When Georgetown faced Kentucky in the semifinals -- a team that had never lost in the Final Four in 1984 -- that talented Kentucky team had two big men who were lottery prospects. Georgetown was there.

They played a bloody defense in the game, and their usual pressing leader Gene Smith (SG/PG) was injured as a result, which was the reason for their cautious performance in the final.

If a group of wolf pups suddenly goes to play joint defense, it will naturally not be effective.

After the timeout, Georgetown's brutal defense returned to the game.

Louis has been watching Ewing and Olajuwon play against each other.

Olajuwon had no chance to perform because his teammates frequently took outside shots. Ewing's offensive position was not as good as Olajuwon's, so he had no chance. They were in the stage of testing each other.

However, Ewing had many problems exposed to Louis.

Louis was not exaggerating about his blocking position at all - Ewing's blocking position reminded him of Zhou Qi who had just joined the CBA. After seeing the opponent's shot, he did not have the kind of "I will never let you get this."

The consciousness of "ball".

It's often when Olajuwon or others encounter him that he thinks of getting stuck.

With this habit, he could use his talent to solve problems in the NCAA. When he went to the NBA, with his body that was coveted by the entire league, although he would not average 1 rebound per game like Zhou Qi did in the Olympics, he would definitely not give up on rebounds.

People are satisfied.

"Is this a big man who has played college for three years?"

Louis cursed.

“Does Georgetown have a fucking interior coach?”

Auerbach also saw the problem and had to explain to his disciples: "Patrick's main task in Georgetown is to sweep the penalty area. In terms of rebounding, his teammates can provide enough help."

Louis sneered: "Well, I hope he will have teammates who can help him when he enters the NBA."

Originally, Louis was still an old-school person. He hoped that the players would play in school for a few more years and get a solid foundation before joining the league.

However, Ewing is an example of someone who wasted his youth in the wrong school.

An insider who has played in college for three years and has the appearance of being the No. 1 pick. His positioning awareness is as amateurish as Zhou Qi's. Doesn't he work hard? Does he have Zhou Qi's symptoms of being in a trance and lacking fighting spirit on the court as long as he has nothing to do? He has the same symptoms as Zhou Qi.

Is his physical strength not good? No, you will never hear of Ewing having this problem.

Ewing has the will and motivation to improve himself, has a reputation of being willing to sacrifice everything to win, and is also a competitive person.

It is impossible for such a person not to want to improve his shortcomings.

But in the NCAA, the coach is everything.

Ewing didn't know how high the NBA sky was, and the media's praise of him was too much.

No matter how humble he is, when everyone says he will dominate the next era, will he still prepare for the NBA with the greatest expectations and vigilance? No, he will follow Thompson's instructions and do whatever the other party wants him to do.

Things to do.

Three years later, except that Ewing has become stronger physically, in other aspects he is almost the same as the final game between North Carolina and them that Louis watched two years ago.

He made almost no progress.

"John Thompson, you are fucking committing a crime!" Louis scolded him directly without giving Auerbach any face.

Future fans will remember Ewing as a textbook center who is as strong as an ox, looks like a gorilla, is a tough guy but likes to shoot jumpers like Bunny, and wears thick kneepads on both legs.

But, what version of Ewing did Louis see?

He has perfect center size, a strong body, and has the athleticism and agility to play the four position in the NBA. This is an incredible potential stock.

Louis from the future has seen many perfect jade.

DeAndre Ayton, whose body is close to Chamberlain's and whose jumping ability is as good as Chamberlain's, is destined to be unable to fulfill his terrifying potential due to his soft character.

But for a guy like Ewing, he has the character and talent of a superstar, but he doesn't have a college coach who can guide him to become a superstar. And he has played under this coach for three years, and is likely to play for a fourth year.

"Lu, John is the head coach. He will definitely take care of Patrick, but he still has many things to deal with." Auerbach also knew that Ewing's development was far lower than expected, but he could not say his own opinion in front of outsiders.

Bad words about disciples.

Seeing that talent of this level was wasted for three years, Louis was inexplicably angry.

He thought of Zhou Qi again.

He is 216cm tall, has 200cm-level athleticism and coordination, has a wingspan of 233cm, is a guard and can shoot accurately. This is what he looked like when he debuted. Looking at this description, is he not a proper Chinese version of David Robinson? But?

In the CBA, there is no professional guidance and training, no accurate positioning, and no one knows how to train him. Even his ball rights were taken away by super foreign players who are beyond the league level. Xinjiang only needs to use his talent to build a defensive system.

Louis watched with his own eyes the chosen son who listened to his "slander" and left his hometown to come to Xinjiang. Sometimes he imitated Durant, sometimes he imitated Antetokounmpo, and sometimes he was treated like half of Yao Huang (defensive end) by Li Qiuping, and then

He went to the Rockets and was transformed into Space Five. When he returned to the national team, he was asked to do something he had never done before - carry the national team.

Wrong positioning, confusing development plans, and not knowing how to train his team and head coach have allowed fans to see Zhou Qi in the 2016 Olympics and 2019 World Cup.

He probably only fulfilled 10% of his talent.

Seeing Ewing on the court triggered memories of his past life for Louis.

He was so angry that he excused himself to the bathroom and left in the middle of the first half.

If it can be said that Zhou Qi's failure to become a talented person was partly due to external factors and partly due to himself, then Ewing's current situation is completely a man-made disaster.

Stupid John Thompson,CNMLGLSB!

Louis and Ewing were not relatives, and his anger at this time was the anger of seeing someone destroying a person with a promising future.

And this anger happened to resonate with Louis' past life experience.

The current Louis watched the 2019 World Cup. Like the audience across the country, he was blown away by Zhou Qi's last-minute performance against Poland.

But after Louis became furious, he blamed himself.

Zhou Qi should not have been like this, if he had not lobbied him and his family and brought him from Liaoning to Xinjiang.

So, in a team that desperately needs the inside to step up, in a team with the top defenders in the country, and in the hands of a few local coaches who have brought him up since childhood, will he become better?

Louis never wanted to think about it, but after seeing Ewing struggling at the beginning, he couldn't help but think a lot.