The rest is just noise

From January to February, Louis was away on business.

He had more and more scouting reports, and he also discovered the famous bully Rick Mahorn.

However, he knew that Ma Hong was able to gain a foothold in the NBA because of his bodyguard attributes, so he didn't pay too much attention.

Ma Hong is not a star, he is just a basketball leader who can fight. The Celtics do not need this person at the moment, so he does not pay much attention to Ma Hong.

In early February, the famous player of the previous era, Pete Maravich, became a free agent.

The Celtics and 76ers both wanted to recruit him.

Because of the relationship between the Maravich family and Bill Fitch, Boston was chosen for the pistol.

As a result, the Celtics have strengthened their defense line and seem likely to soar to the championship.

Louis still had plenty of money, so he continued to travel outside.

Auerbach often calls to check on the progress, and Louis will tell him the players he has observed and the players he is focusing on tracking.

This time, Auerbach asked him to take a look at Minnesota's Kevin McHale and Purdue's Joe Barry Carroll.

Hearing McHale's name lifted Louis' spirits.

Of course he knew that this was the key figure who created the Celtics' glorious 1980s with Bird.

But McHale, unlike the guys on his roster, plays at a weak school and doesn't get the media attention that Andrew Toney did.

Therefore, if the Celtics want to select him, they will never select him with the No. 1 pick.

Louis just left and went straight to Minnesota.

The University of Minnesota will play today against Edward University, which Louis has observed from his previous position.

There are quite a few NBA prospects on both teams, but Minnesota's record can only be considered above average, while Edwards' record is about the same.

The first time he saw McHale, Louis noticed his exaggerated arms.

Too long!

Then there is his defense, the agility to defend the third position and his good defensive awareness.

Louis began to have a little impression of this piecemeal history in his mind.

He remembered that McHale was selected by another team, and Auerbach made a beautiful trade, forming the strongest frontcourt lineup in history.

But now the Celtics already have Laimbeer, but it's a pity that he can't be reused by Fitch.

Will this make them misjudge Ranbir's strength?

If they form the familiar Big Three again, Laimbeer's development will most likely be suppressed or even traded.

That's what Louis doesn't want to see.

The so-called time traveler, what do you want to do again? If you can resume the work of your previous life, you will certainly do better than before.

More importantly, change something.

Anyway, he didn’t know much about the NBA in the 1980s and 1990s, except for superstars such as Jordan and Bird. So what if it changed history?

Thinking of this, he began to think about how to let the Celtics use this year's draft picks to make great achievements.

In addition to McHale, he also took a look at this year's potential No. 1 pick, Purdue University center Joe Barry Carroll.

If Sampson had stayed in school and not entered the draft, Carroll would have been the most outstanding player in the 1980 draft.

He may not be the one with the highest immediate combat power, but he is definitely the one with the best talent.

Louis didn't expect the familiar feel of the game he'd find in Carroll.

From an inside perspective, he's pretty good.

He's tall, his arms are long, he moves quickly and he's very fast.

Any seven-footer with excellent athletic ability is a treasure.

Louis wants to invite Zhou Qi again.

In the past, every time I invited Zhou Qi, it was a bit mechanical, but this time, it was very suitable.

How many fans know that before Zhou Qi participated in the draft, American professional scouts set his development template as Carroll?

I have to say that American scouts are very professional. At least in the game Louis watched, Carroll's strengths and weaknesses were exactly the same as Zhou Qi's.

They all have very high talents and are talented players with high book ceilings.

I won’t talk about the good ones, but I will talk about the bad ones.

Carroll, like Zhou Qi, has a lazy attitude towards the game and often forgets to get stuck, just because his talent is good enough. In the NCAA (CBA), few people can match them, so even if he has a bad habit of getting stuck, rebounding

The quantity will not be small either.

This kind of bad habit will be ravaged by the tough guys in the NBA who regard rebounding as a source of income.

He doesn't work hard enough, or in other words, he doesn't have the heart to "persist for the ball to the end" as the famous Japanese high school coach Shigeichi Taoka calls it.

When there is no drama on the offensive end, he will become invisible, paddle, and perform the court disappearing technique.

Seeing him, Louis seemed to see a dark-skinned Zhou Qi.

But Black Zhou Qi is very likely to be selected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft four months later. 36 years later, the original Zhou Qi fell to the second round. Although it sounds a bit like being discriminated against by Americans no matter how you think about it, it is not just discrimination.

, In terms of talent alone, Zhou Qi is worthy of the lottery, but during that time, Zhou Qi's age was revealed, and his agent even stupidly said, "It is clearly written on my client's ID card"——

He doesn't think the Americans trust his ID card, does he?

Seeing Carol reminded Louis of many things before time travel.

He has been here for more than a year and has become accustomed to his current life.

It can be said that his career has started smoothly. As long as he follows his plan step by step, his future height will definitely be much higher than before time travel.

It's just a pity that he can never see his former family and friends again. In order to help Louis realize his dream, he had a quarrel with Li Xuanbing. It's really...

"I have a headache."

Louis finished writing Carroll's scouting report with 10 minutes left in the second half.

He didn't continue to read, packed up his things and left.

These quasi-number one picks, Auerbach and Fitch will all attend the game in person, and they will make their own conclusions when the time comes. Louis’ scouting report is just an additional reference. Therefore, Louis does not need to worry too much about this scouting report.

Fitch and Auerbach must have looked down upon Carroll's virtues.

From the time he came out in early January to now, it is already February 12th, and Louis is thinking about returning to Boston.

Just when I was about to buy a ticket, I received a call from Fitch.

In a few days, the Celtics will play a game in Portland, and Fitch hopes that Louis will go to scout the game in advance.

This is really baffling. The Trail Blazers are not the team that won the championship a few years ago. Is reconnaissance necessary?

But since he was the head coach, Louis had no choice but to agree and book a flight to Portland.

In the past month and a half, he has been tired of traveling and traveling, and he has no time to rest. Fortunately, he is only 19 years old and can afford to work hard. He may not be able to survive in a few decades... When he thinks about it, he can't help but feel sad. This ghost life will still be decades away.

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However, if he has not been promoted for decades, it will definitely be a matter of ability.