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Chapter 652: I suspect you are being shady, but there is no evidence

For someone who doesn't follow Hank Gathers, he's already pretty famous.

Louis had heard his name many times.

One thing is for sure, he is the most exciting college basketball player in the country.

He was born in Rosentown, North Philadelphia, and grew up in a slum full of poverty and exclusiveness. Like many NBA players who live in poor living conditions, he did not let himself get out of the mud.

Hank has a very close relationship with his mother and brother Derek, and starting in eighth grade, he began to find his purpose in life through basketball.

He became a national sensation in high school and was followed by scouts every game.

He is also a competitive person. After entering the University of Southern California as a freshman, due to the team's poor record, he took the risk of serving as a football coach for a year and transferred to Loyola Marymount University (hereinafter referred to as Loyola Marymount University).

LMU), playing for former NBA champion coach Paul Westhead.

After the Lakers' positional warfare experiment failed, Westhead implemented a run-and-gun system called "The System" at the university.

Twenty years later, Mike D'Antoni's "seven seconds or less" run and gun in the NBA is considered revolutionary. But Westhead's goal is to get his players to shoot in five seconds or less.

Before Gathers arrived, Westhead almost lost his job.

In the year when the former served as coach, LMU only achieved 12 wins, proving once again that "The System" does not work.

The season Gathers became eligible, LMU started 2-3 and Westhead told the players that if they lost their next game, they would never play The System again. After that, they

Won 25 games.

LMU suddenly became the fastest, most exciting team in college basketball. They didn't lose again until the second round of March Madness, when they faced North Carolina State, which had

Hall of Fame coach and six future NBA players.

Then this season, Gathers averaged 33.7 points and 13.7 rebounds per game.

The LMU team averaged 112.5 points per game, more than 10 points higher than the second-highest scoring team (Oklahoma) and nearly 40 points higher than the league average.

That's why Gathers leads the league in scoring and rebounding.

He is very strong, but the reason why he is strong enough to have the second highest statistics in history is because LMU plays run and gun.

A good run-and-gun game can make it fun for everyone and improve stats.

Louis firmly believes that if James is allowed to lead a running and gunning team at his peak, he can easily average a triple-double per game.

Louis carefully watched Gathers' masterpiece of 49 points and 22 rebounds in a single game against the University of Nevada last December.

In this game, Louis was stunned by Gathers.

When Danny Manning came out, scouts called it a "new concept."

Because Sampson played from the 1st position to the 5th position in college, it is just an exaggerated description, but Manning can really play from the 3rd position to the 5th position.

Scouts have never seen this kind of player.

Gathers is also a new concept for Louis.

First of all, he has very powerful back-up skills, he can hook with both hands, he can turn inside vigorously with his shoulders down and walk the baseline, he can turn left and right after shaking his shoulders, he can feint, step up and down, and Olajuwon-style steps.

combination.

His low-post offensive skill package is very complete, but it is rarely used because LMU's offensive system is "5 seconds or less."

The registered height is 6 feet 7, but this is the data from high school. From the video, he should be 6 feet 8 or 6 feet 9.

The shot is very good, and it is because of this shot that he can thrive in Westhead's "5 seconds or less" system.

On the defensive end, individual defense looks average, but assist defense is very good.

Looking at the video of this game, Louis saw an S-level prospect who could reach the lower limit of All-Stars.

As an insider, Gathers is highly mobile and can play in any system.

You need him to play the core role, and he can go to the low post to show off his various low post offenses; if you want him to be the bread king to make way for the ball-holding core, he can also use various methods such as shooting, pick-and-roll cuts, and alley-oops to attack.

show you.

Because he never played as an offensive core at LMU, Louis cannot judge his strength as an offensive core.

But, if you let him be the second in command, he will be a perfect player.

As for his physical fitness, which was so praised by Zhao Yuanzheng, Louis has not seen more display in this game.

But no matter how you look at it, Gathers is a rare prospect. Perhaps Zhao Yuanzheng should improve his rating in this draft.

Louis thought for a long time before finding a suitable template for Gathers.

An energetic version of Stoudemire?

Looking at the video, there is no hope of changing his ball-handling ability to a small forward position. He will have great development potential if he plays the fourth position honestly.

Now Louis only has one question left.

Why hasn't he heard of this person?

Even if he gets into bad habits and gives up, there must be some sound, right?

Just like Louis doesn't know what happened to Kemp after he played in the Finals in 1996, but at least he knows that he was later traded to the Cavaliers. During the league lockout in 1999, he gained weight and could compete with Huo Yingxiong in terms of the number of illegitimate children.

A true hero.

What's wrong with Hank Gathers?

Louis' judgment of Gathers is the same as that of Zhao Yuanzheng, who is considered an All-Star.

Even in the case of Benjamin Wilson, Louis could not say that the people he knew were all the talents of this generation.

So, because of him, Wilson was not beaten to death on the streets of Chicago, and because of who did Gaithers escape, or was it because of him that he was not doomed⑴?:.

Louis gave up his search for Gathers, for he was sure he wouldn't get the answer for the time being.

On June 22, five days before this year's draft, Louis invited a group of players to come for a trial training.

Players like Shawn Kemp, Byron Irving, Sherman Douglas, and Jeff Martin are generally late first-round and early second-round prospects.

Louis originally wanted to invite Gathers for a tryout, but his agent thought the Knicks' draft pick was too low and unworthy of his employer, so he didn't come.

Except for Kemp, several other players are not eye-catching.

In order to test Kemp's ability, Louis also called Stevens, Brad Rohaus and Danny Ainge to participate in a trial training.

Kemp still has a lot of problems. Because he never went to college, many of his skills are in the rough stage. Even the extremely accurate shooting that Louis remembers is completely missing at the moment.

But every goal he scores in the Blue Palace allows people to see his talent.

Louis' concern about him was not about his potential, but about his inner problems.

Zhao Yuanzheng said that he is a mind catcher and can control Kemp's heart.

But he doesn't have the ability to read minds. The Knicks already have Rodman as a hidden star. How about another camp? Will he become the director of a mental hospital?

Based on Louis' experience, if there is only one problem player in your team, like Cedric Maxwell in 1984, or Dale Ellis in previous years, and Ronaldo, who may awaken the devil's bloodline at any time in the future,

Deman, then the coach has many ways to restrain him and control him.

What if there are two problem players?

Suppressing with thunderous means? This is really too much to think about. The Zen master used Rodman in the right way, indulge him appropriately, let him play, make trouble, gallop, and then hold on to the chain when necessary. He also knew

When you play big, you will calm down and play a life-threatening game.

But if there are two problematic characters, can this method still be used?

That is absolutely not allowed, because if you discipline one person, he will think that there is another person who is more stupid than him, so why should you only discipline him? There is no absolute standard for indulgence in this kind of thing. You can either be strict or lenient.

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At this moment, Kemp knocked over Stevens and hit a round that left Tomjanovich dumbfounded, breathing accelerated, and his expression excited, as if he had been raped to orgasm.

When he turned this disgusting expression on Louis, Louis saw the following words on his face:

Choose him! Choose him for me! If you don’t choose him, you, the president, are incompetent!

Kemp himself was so excited that he ran to Louis and asked: "Coach, was my dunk a good one?"

Does this girl speak with an accent?

"You dunk another one, and I'll choose you." Louis smiled.

"Really?"

"Really, Sean, you can go and ask around. Looking around the league, who doesn't know that our coach Lu in New York is a loyal person!" Brad Rohaus' words may be sincere, but Louis suspects that he is a bit shady.

, but suffers from the fact that there is no evidence in hand.

Otherwise, I would have traded this damn stupid idiot to the gods today!

⑴ Let me explain Gathers’ situation. He has a heart problem like Reggie Lewis. After the problem was found, the doctor allowed him to continue playing, but he must take medicine on time. But after taking the medicine, he felt that the medicine affected him

His competitive level was low, and he was often listless during games and training, so he reduced the amount of medication he took. Unlike Lewis, the former fell down on the training ground and never got up, while Gathers was on the training ground.

He suddenly fainted during a nationally broadcast game and died.

This footnote is to remind some people who don’t know the situation that Gaithers is not a fictional character. In reality, he was still at LMU in 1990, but in the book, because Louis asked the league to issue a standard rookie contract in advance, in order to make money, Gaithers

Si signed up for the draft early. Will he die? Of course not. Unlike the poisonous dog like Bias, I hope he can have a wonderful career in this book.

Also, please be careful not to completely combine the characters in the article with reality. For these geniuses who have room for imagination, I will take it for granted and imagine them into perfect forms. For example, Benj, such as Gaithers. I will provide you with the fastest remaining ones,

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