The rest is just noise

Louis never dreamed that he would be watching a high school game with Jennifer Beals in a stadium in Chicago that could seat thousands of people.

The two teams participating in the competition were the Simeon Career Academy Wolverines and the Rock Island High School Bulldogs.

At this time, talented high school students across the United States still have a mysterious aura around them.

The style of joining strong schools to beat other schools together has not yet been formed. Most of each talented boy comes from an ordinary high school, and then leads that high school to win the championship of all high schools in the state, and then becomes the XXX State Basketball Mr.

Get the attention of college scouts.

There are no rankings, no star high school students, no social media, just word-of-mouth legends.

In Chicago high school basketball, there is a legend.

"Magic Johnson who can shoot the jump shot is in Simeon."

Isn't that James with diminished athletic ability?

Louie was worried about being recognized, so like Beals, he wore sunglasses.

The stadium, also known as McHale Stadium and funded by Kevin McHale, is already filled with students from two high schools and parents of participating players.

"Who is the 'Magic with the jump shot'?" Bills asked Louis.

Louis doesn't know either.

"You don't even know Benj, but you can actually get tickets?" a high school student asked contemptuously.

Louis smiled and asked: "Is Benj the 'jump-shooting magician'?"

"Yes! He is the No. 25 of the Wolverines!" The high school student pointed the direction for Louis.

The eyes of Louis and Bills immediately fell on the talented young man.

He is 17 years old and a senior in high school, but many professional scouts believe he is the best high school student in the United States.

Louis read his name carefully, Benjamin Wilson (PG/SG/SF/PF).

He racked his brains and couldn't think of anyone named Wilson or Benj in the 1990s.

Could it be a shooting star like Sampson?

It was not impossible, as he had never heard Sampson's name before.

However, the possibility is very low.

Because Wilson is only a senior in high school this year, it will take at least two years for him to enter the NBA. By the time he enters the NBA and becomes famous, it will already be the 1990s.

Is there really a short-lived 90s star? Or is he just a bubble that was blown out?

Louis carefully observed Wilson's warm-up. He already had beautiful shooting movements and solid dribbling. He was about 203 centimeters tall and had a long wingspan. It was +15 or +20? It was possible.

The body language of his teammates is telling Louie that Wilson is the leader of the Wolverines.

Everyone gathered around him.

At one point, Wilson's ball flew to where he was.

Louie caught the ball, Wilson ran over, and he gave the ball back.

"Thank you." he said.

This was the first time Louis saw Wilson, and his face once again awakened a certain message in Louis' mind.

Not from a certain player in the 1990s, but from a face more than thirty years later.

How come they are so similar?

Is there something wrong with his memory?

"What do you think of him?" Biers couldn't tell.

Louis is not sure yet: "We will know when the game starts."

Wilson handles the jump ball and is the tallest man at Simeon High School.

His wingspan helped him win the ball, and his teammates passed the ball to him. On the outside, he was opposite Louis, looking directly at his opponent with eyes as fiery as fire.

There is no extra movement, just pull it up and cast it.

With a height of 203 centimeters and a wingspan of +15 centimeters, there is no solution at the high school level.

"Whoosh!"

That was an NBA-range three-pointer.

McHale Stadium immediately went into carnival mode.

He showed a variety of abilities, including big shots, defensive rebounds, and precise passing.

Louis feels like he plays five positions on the court, sometimes the No. 1 position, sometimes the No. 2 position, sometimes the No. 3 position, and often responsible for the No. 4 and No. 5 positions when defending.

The reckless teammate made a fast break and missed the layup.

However, Wilson flew across his opponent to grab the offensive rebound and made a backhand breakthrough.

"Benj!!!"

People in the gym were screaming his name like crazy.

There was no smile on his face, only a cold but angry look, especially his eyes.

Since Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Westbrook, and James' "open eyes" in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, these are the most angry eyes Louis has ever seen on a basketball player.

When the opponent's inside line encounters him, he usually just plays behind him.

Moreover, it will definitely knock him down and prevent him from taking off to block the shot before taking action.

This can effectively avoid being blocked.

Once scored, he immediately wants the ball back.

This is an arrogant and proud competitor who does not allow his opponents to take advantage of him.

He grabbed another defensive rebound, dribbled the ball directly from the backcourt, took off in two steps from the free throw line, and with a wingspan of +15 centimeters, he smashed the basketball into the basket head-on.

Like someone setting a fire in a gymnasium, the atmosphere suddenly heated up.

The young man known as "Benj" clenched his fists and roared. This is a man who really cares about the game and plays with anger every second.

He is definitely not a "magic who can shoot jump shots." This kind of evaluation is like saying that Josh Jackson is a strong version of Wiggins, Lonzo Ball is a two-meter version of Curry, and DeAndre Ayton is a modern version of Chamberlain.

, it sounds very vain, using various superstars as a template, and overemphasizing their physical fitness, as if they are the template itself + talent enhancement.

The first impression "Benj" gave to Louis was more like a combination of Garnett's personality and McGrady's playing style.

He may not be as extreme as Garnett, nor may he have the ultimate left-handed feel like McGrady, but he can indeed make people see the two of them.

Great static talent, top dynamic talent, good luck control ability, and a desire to fight that "cares about the game very much" that Louis admired.

No matter how you look at this guy, he looks like a superstar.

"This kid plays so fiercely." Bills could already feel the murderous aura in Benj.

"Indeed," Louis said, "he plays like he's trying to eat someone every round."

The boiling atmosphere of the whole place completely exploded in Benj's episode, which can be regarded as the essence of human movies.

He is 2.03 meters tall and can misplace the dribble to hit the opponent's defender who is under 1.8 meters tall.

If he hits hard with his body, this round will be a normal big fight against a small one.

As a result, everyone saw him first dribbling with his right hand, stopping suddenly, turning his left hand behind his back to shake the little guard, and then using his left hand to perform a prayer that no one had seen before and no one knew what it was, and lit up the little guard.

Move out of the way again and score an open jump shot.

Elegant movements, like Harden, who can kill with rhythm. This kind of ball sense appears in a tall man of 2.03 meters, and given him a wingspan that is 15 centimeters longer than his height, it is said that he is the chosen one.

There is no dispute.

"Benj!"

"Benj!"

"Benj!!"

Bills asked thrillingly: "Can he play in the NBA?"

"There is no doubt about it," Louis said with certainty.

However, now Louis is even more confused.

Why, in his world, was there no monster named "Benj" in the 1990s?

If the NBA needs to find a comparable opponent for Jordan, a player who can compete with him in terms of lethality, fighting spirit and talent, Benj will be Louis' recommendation.

How could a monster who can dominate the game with his body and finish with technology be defeated?

What happened to him?

"Benj" brings more and more confusion to Louis.

This was a game dominated from the first second by a detached little monster.

By the end of the third quarter, Benj had scored 46 points.

You must know that a high school game only lasts 8 minutes, and his scoring efficiency is terrifying.

The climax came in the fourth quarter. He finally got tired of using technology to humiliate his opponents. He surpassed his opponents with his explosive first step, stepped into the paint, jumped into the air and smashed the opponent's center through the body.

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He really wanted to eat his opponent who was much heavier than him in that position!

Just a little bit off!

His dunk was too hard and the ball went in but bounced out.

Others scrambled to fight for the ball.

The ball flew to Louis' hands again, and the referee awarded the ball to Simeon.

Louis had the ball in his hand and saw Benj walking towards him.

The face became clearer and clearer, and Louis discovered that there was a reason why Benj looked familiar to him.

He threw the ball to Benj, who thanked him and got back to the game.

A similar but slightly different face, an aggressive desire and style for the game, and excellent skills in movement, shooting, and passing.

Benj is like the Emoni Bates of the 1980s.

This is another regret that Louis had after time travel. He didn't see Bates's senior season, college performance, whether he fell after entering the NBA or became the James/Durant of the 20s with Zion.

The first time he met Benj, Louis felt that he looked like Bates, and now he looks more like Bates.

He's more complete than Bates.

Louis's major concern about Bates is that he develops too early. The younger he is, the more dominant he will be. He has not seen Bates' performance after entering the senior years, and does not know how to confront and compete.

What will happen after the NCAA and NBA where the level is not on the same level as high school?

But in Benj, he saw infinite possibilities.

In his mind, the mystery is getting bigger and bigger. What happened to Benj?

He can swear with more than ten years of professional basketball experience that this is a player who is impossible to lose.

The only ones who can destroy him are Len Bias (died from drug addiction), Reggie Lewis (sudden death from heart attack), Jay Williams (car accident), Harry Giles (three ACLs)

Such a disaster.