The rest is just noise

What does Sean Kemp's arrival mean?

At the time of the draft, Louis had no answer.

He saw no reason at the time not to choose Kemp, so he did.

He knows Kemp has the potential to be a dynamite, but if managed well, couldn't he be the key to putting the Knicks over the 1984-88 Celtics?

Before time travel, Kemp's impression in Louis' mind was that of Griffin before Griffin.

When he watched Kemp's game, he realized that his impression was terribly wrong.

Compared to Griffin, Kemp is more like Stoudemire who is superior in game temperament and full of desire to defend.

But he has more spirituality than Stoudemire. What kind of spirituality can I say? Maybe he is like Kobe Bryant who just entered the NBA?

The perfect combination of skills and creativity, being able to do whatever you want on the court is a common problem among high school players.

Universities can help them get rid of these problems.

In Louis' eyes, Kemp is the initial version of the perfect power forward, and what he ultimately becomes depends on the environment and the teachings of others.

Can anyone in the Knicks coach him?

No, one should probably ask, is there anyone on the Knicks who can negatively impact him?

Ewing will teach him defense and let him know what professionalism is;

Anyone who plays alongside Wilson will be infected by him and will have his all-out playing temperament;

McHale could teach Kemp to play in the post;

Rodman, who has awakened his blood, will be his strongest competitor, because Louis has begun to move the former to the fourth position. If Kemp wants to replace McHale, Rodman is his number one target.

Because McHale is older and may come on the bench at any time, Rodman is not.

New York has a winning environment, and the Knicks' level of involution is crazy.

Louis can be sure that the Knicks will not be the reason why Kemp went astray.

So what does he have to worry about? Too much.

Because Kemp is a person with a low IQ but a high golf quotient. His self-discipline and willpower are very weak. New York City is such a colorful world for him. He will put it on the first day he comes to New York.

Ruined Irish Hart (home) forgotten.

Expecting him to be immune to the external factors of New York City is like expecting Louis to quit Coke.

You can't expect a dog not to eat shit, just because others like it.

Louis came to the training camp with anxiety and anticipation. The players were already here.

Billy Donovan is preparing the homework that Louis has left for him.

Louis asked Donovan to use the offseason to develop 20-30 local traps to improve the Knicks' defensive system.

The so-called local trap is also called the ball-handler misunderstanding.

First of all, it is necessary to create the illusion that "it is safe here" for the ball holder in a local area, and then the defense line must be closed at a rapid speed to carry out a flanking attack to threaten the ball.

This is the most advanced concept, and most teams have similar defensive tactics.

But there are only 1-5 kinds of traps in reserve at most. Louis wants Donovan to prepare 20-30 kinds. This is not only bullying the honest people, but also a test for the opponent.

To prepare so many traps with the same effect but different locations and processes, the entire defense line needs to be considered.

Some teams don't even dare to think about doing this.

But the Knicks are different. Their defensive resources are too strong.

Ewing, Rodman, this is last year's DPOY winner and second in the voting.

Before Wilson's glider gene mutated into Pippen, or before Pippen entered his prime, Louis was willing to call Wilson the best defensive wing besides Rodman.

McHale, in this life, has not been able to play the role of Bird's partner in the offensive and defensive three throughout his career, but his defensive flexibility is deeply trusted by Louis.

Stockton, the notorious old Yinbi, needless to say.

Now here comes Kemp again, a young man who is as excited as taking medicine whenever he comes on the court. If his athletic ability can be utilized, his help defense may bring unimaginable effects.

"Billy, how are you doing?"

Louis asked.

Donovan said positively: "It's almost done. I'll leave it to you after I refine the details."

"I knew you could do it." Louis smiled, "Come on."

Since the Knicks' roster is full, in the era before the G-League, they basically did not try out fringe players and spent a month directly cultivating team chemistry and practicing new tactics.

Louis went to the office, which was no different from last year.

After sitting for a few minutes, they came to the training ground, where Tomjanovich gathered the players to listen to his instructions.

When Louis came to everyone, except for the newcomers, he really had nothing else to say.

After all, they are very familiar with each other. These people give each other gifts during holidays, often go to his house for dinner, and keep in touch by phone during the offseason.

"I have something to say to the newcomers. First of all, I welcome you to join this big family." Louis looked at Kemp, "I dare to say that it is your honor to play here, not only because we are the defending champions, but also because

You have a group of teammates around you who have proven themselves on the court and are impeccable off the court."

"Beside them, you will encounter challenges. You will find that some of them are unkind, some are too devoted, and some do not even treat you as a close partner. If you want to get friendship here, you must prove yourself.

Because this is a group of people who have proven themselves." Louis then moved his eyes away from Kemp, "They don't care whether you are a rookie or a veteran, whether you have played in the NBA for ten years, or whether you have not even gone to college.

The only way to gain respect and recognition is to practice what you do.”

"So, I hope that in the next month, I won't hear you complaining about anyone being too harsh, too specific, or too rude. I don't want to hear this, and I won't mediate for you. You have to rely on yourself for everything.

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After saying this, Louis decided to end this one-way conversation with a light-hearted joke: "If you want to have a drink, or if you want to watch some R-rated movies after training, I'm waiting in the office at any time."

Rodman asked curiously: "Coach, as big as Nene, does your skin look good?"

"Dennis, trust your coach's taste, okay?" Louis said arrogantly, "I am not a man who is easily satisfied."

"Indeed." Rodman met Lorraine, and he believed that Louis's threshold for women has reached the peak of men.

After Louis passed away, Wilson and Ewing conducted another Knicks team draft as usual.

This is the first intra-team draft of the 1989-90 season.

Ewing just wants to win, so he chooses strong teammates. Wilson wants to get to know his new teammates even more, so his first choice is Kemp.

Due to poor physical condition, Bowie was not suitable to participate in the Knicks' intra-team competition. Even if he wanted to participate, Louis would sternly refuse.

Because the intensity of the Knicks' competition is too high, and Bowie has glass attributes, Louis doesn't want to watch him get an annual salary of 1 million and lie in bed for a whole year before trying to win a championship.

This is unfair to the team and him personally.

Bowie was puzzled by Louis' banning him from participating in intra-team competitions at first, but when he saw the intensity of the competition, he discovered the kindness in it.

Even if he was very confident in himself, he couldn't help but feel fear when he saw the Knicks' playoff intensity.

These people really treat the match as a competition and fight each other as enemies.

Rookie Doug West, who just joined the team, was stunned; "Is this really an intra-squad game?"

"Doug, don't be distracted. I hope you pay attention to Benj's defense." Zhao Yuanzheng said, "It's worth learning from."

Kemp is from the Big Shoulder Winds (Benj team), and his confrontation is too weak. Except against Stockton, he is completely at a disadvantage when meeting anyone else.

As an inside man, he was knocked over more than ten times in this game.

Once, he wanted to be lazy on the ground.

His opponent Ewing roared: "Rookie, do you want to tell me that this is all you have?"

"Patrick, don't scare high school students. It may take him a few years to get used to it." McHale said this. I don't know whether he was trying to save him or mocking him.

Ewing sneered and said: "It seems that our great coach Lu's 100% hit record in the draft is about to end in the hands of a high school student. It's really sad."

It was this sentence that angered Kemp. He stood up and shouted: "I will not let Coach Lu be embarrassed!"

"Don't you pretend to be dead?" Ewing scolded harshly, "If you don't pretend to be dead, you have no fucking qualifications to say this. You are nothing now, you are just a stupid dog with nothing but appearances!"

Although Kemp felt insulted and angrily wanted to prove himself to Ewing, he was obviously far behind the league's number one center last season and was not at the same level at all.

Louis secretly watched the game on the second floor and found Kemp trying to challenge Ewing and then being kicked over. His body was rolling against the floor. It was impossible to tell that in addition to his dazzling talent, he was also very good at using his body to wipe the floor.

"Isn't Patrick too cruel?" Louis said insincerely, "It makes me feel bad when I look at it, Xiao Xiao is just a child!"

"XIAOXIAO?" Tomjanovich was confused, "Besides, he is almost 20 years old and is no longer a child."

Louis had no time to dwell on Tomjanovich's discussion of whether Kemp was a child.

He found out that the Big Shoulders had lost. Kemp, who had not scored a single point in the entire game and was humiliated by Ewing, was so aggrieved that he cried bitterly on the spot.

"Pin Xiao, Pin Xiao, what's wrong with you, Pin Xiao?"

Louis quickly came from the second floor to the first floor and rushed to the scene of the incident, "Whoever made our rookie sad, stand up for me!"

McHale said: "Coach, didn't you just say you didn't care?"

Ewing had confusion on his face: "Who is the salesperson?"

"Who is Pinxiao?" Louis laughed, "You bastard, you made Pinxiao cry and you asked who Pinxiao is? Is there anyone like you who can be the captain?"

McHale said awkwardly: "Coach, I am the captain."

"Really?" Louis' smile was not awkward but lost its etiquette. He smiled very obscenely, "When did it happen?"