The rest is just noise

John Long was born in Michigan and played high school and college ball in Detroit.

It’s not surprising that Louis didn’t recognize him. Although he was engaged in professional basketball in his previous life, he was born in the 1980s.

His understanding of the NBA started during the Jordan period.

Even in the 1990s, he only knew those big-name players. It was not until the 2010s, out of the need to help the team introduce American foreign players, that his understanding of NBA players became comprehensive.

He didn’t know much about the 1990s, let alone the 1970s?

He could only look at John Long with his professional eyes in his previous life.

In his view, Long has good career prospects in terms of size. He is 1.96 meters tall and has outstanding shooting ability. Just like Louis' previous scouting report - he can shoot from the free throw line. This was true in the 1970s and 1980s.

Professional basketball has great value.

He can open up some space for those inside players who like to work in the low post.

By the way, there is no three-point line now.

In other words, these people who can shoot outside the penalty area can theoretically play the same role as future shooters who can stretch space on the outside.

Then Louis realized he was wrong.

It would be a waste to let such a person be a space shooter. In terms of college strength, he can dribble through and post-up, but his most distinctive skill is to cut out the ball at 45 degrees left and right to catch and shoot.

If you want to find a template for him, Louis can't start from the CBA that he is most familiar with. It's not that CBA doesn't have masters of catching and shooting without the ball, but that there are very few role players in CBA who run like this for the open space in the mid-range, because they are in the three

Play in different eras.

If we want to start from the NBA, he has never seen Hamilton play, so he thinks that to some extent, Long's cutting out of the left and right wings to catch and shoot is very similar to swingmen such as Kobe and Jordan.

He is the most outstanding player on the court. Although he does not have the foundation to become a superstar, such a person can definitely make it to the NBA.

He would be a good role player.

Louis thought to himself.

To produce a professional scouting report, it is not enough to have technical analysis of the player, he must have a deeper understanding of the person.

He couldn't go all the way to Michigan to inquire, so the only way was to find a Michigander in the school or someone with connections in Michigan.

In the end, he found it.

Very good, the other person is a freshman like him, and she is a beautiful girl with the popular mushroom long straight hairstyle.

He was working out at the Ohio Stadium at the time, and she happened to be there too.

These days, there are not many Americans who are fitness-conscious. The reason why they communicate is because someone is smoking in the gym.

Louis, who came from modern times, immediately scolded: "Can you please smoke outside?"

The next moment, Louis' brain gave him the message that smokers are all over the United States. Since the "Indoor Environment Law" and "Public Environment Law" have yet to be perfected or have not been issued, smokers have the right to light a fire anywhere they can.

smokes.

This includes restaurants, movie theaters, gyms, and on airplanes - yes, on airplanes - of course, the gym is not a place where money is made, so why can't you smoke?

The person who was reprimanded for no reason turned around with an unkind expression: "Don't mind your own business, Oriental!"

At that time, Louis had just completed a set of bench presses and was sitting in the corner to rest. Therefore, the other party did not know that he was 1.9 meters tall. When he stood up and looked at that person with a stern face as if looking at a dead person, the other person's face

Fear appeared: "I'll say it again, don't smoke here."

Then, Saya, the angel who saved a conflict, appeared. She persuaded the man away and exchanged a few words with Louis.

Louis learned she was from Michigan,

His face suddenly brightened, and he tried to look friendly: "Actually, I am not a person who advocates violence."

They communicated for a while, and Louis found that his figure and face seemed to be very suitable for him. With almost no effort, they completed the soul resonance on the bed that night. What's even more gratifying is that Saya is a basketball fan and she knows John.

Lang, because they are from the same small town.

When Louis took out his pen and notebook, Saya was startled by his serious look.

"What are you doing?"

"Just for the record, please continue."

Saya gave Long a very high rating, but from a fan's perspective, it was a bit too high.

She described Long as "a fighter" and described his attitude towards the game as "always knowing how to work hard and fight hard."

"He was already very famous in high school, and even coach Bob Knight of Indiana University sent him an invitation letter." Shaya lit a cigarette, "But he is a responsible person.

Someone who has a heart and a sense of mission and is loyal to his hometown.”

Bob Knight? Louis felt familiar, and some information was conveyed in his mind again - two years ago, Knight led Indiana University to win the NCAA championship. But this news was of little use to Louis. He simply felt that this person's name

The familiarity seems to be related to Jordan.

It seems like this is the one who suggested that the Trail Blazers choose Jordan to play center, right?

"Hey, Lu, do you want to smoke one?" Saya asked enthusiastically.

Louis had never had the habit of smoking in his previous life, so he refused: "No, thank you."

"If I didn't show up, would you fight with that person?" Sha Ya asked curiously.

"Honestly, it depends on him." Louis said modestly, "If there is a fight, it's hard to say who will take advantage. I have about a 60% chance of winning."

Is this something that a person who is 1.9 meters tall and has a fitness habit can say?

Although Louis enjoyed what they had just experienced, he couldn't stand Saya smoking calmly in a closed hotel.

So he put away his notebook, put on his clothes and said, "Sorry, I have something else to do. Check-out time is 6 pm, and the rent has been paid."

"Road!" Saya shouted, taking out the cigarette from her mouth with her hand and walking up to Louis while puffing out the smoke. "This is the general phone number in our dormitory building. Call me if you need it."

Surrounded by smoke, she looked even sexier.

But Louis has to go.

"goodbye."

Louis knew he couldn't go back, so he tried to integrate into Louis' world.

He has been to the United States, but not the United States in the 1970s. Contemporary America has some similarities but is very different from the collapsed America of 2020.

He tried to accept things that were only in these old movies as if he were accepting a new world.

There were cigarette butts everywhere, groups of social movement groups, Beatles convulsing on the street after taking too much LSD, and a van vibrating inexplicably.

At a glance, you can see the style of the 1970s.

Louis stood on the side of the road, waiting for a kind man to give him a ride.

He couldn't just stand on the side of the road like an idiot. He had to stick out his thumb as a signal.

This gesture will send a signal to well-intentioned liberals who are driving around with nothing to do, "There is a colleague out there who needs my help!"

Soon, Louis' "colleagues" arrived.

"Friend, where are you?"

The other person has long and unkempt hair. If we put it in the future, anyone with such hair will be regarded as a devil by their parents.

This is the "legacy" of the Beatles, who, like a future Michael Jordan, successfully marketed this grungy hairstyle (Jordan's bald head) to the world and made contemporary people think it was cool.

"Ohio State University Goblin Campus, is it convenient?"

"Come up, friend!"

They didn't exchange names, as if that was enough.

What's even more outrageous is that he got high himself and played "Strawberry Fields Forever" on a cassette tape.

"Friend!" he suddenly shouted, singing along with the rhythm, "Let me take you down (let me take you to pursue)~~"

"Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields(Because I'm going to Strawberry Fields)~"

All I can say is that this song is quite fitting for the occasion.

Later, he plans to replay the song on the highway with cars coming and going, because the current tape playback tool does not have a loop playback function.

Louis said passionately, "I'll do it, friend!"

"Then it's hard work!"

At this time, he needs Louis' memory.

Fortunately, Louis knows how to do this.

He successfully cut back to the song, and the journey lasted for a while. Until the end, Louis didn't know the name of the driver. The driver waved in greeting and drove away with a wild smile.

Louis is still getting used to all aspects of this era, and hitchhiking is undoubtedly an endearing trend.

Of course, you have to be selective and ignore how many serial killers use this to commit their crimes.

In this way, it will not affect your mood.