The rest is just noise

June 17

The league announced a trade between the Knicks and Clippers.

The Knicks sent the fifth pick in the first round of 1992 and Brad Rohaus in exchange for the Clippers' fourth pick in the first round.

As soon as the transaction was exposed, the reaction of all parties was unanimous:???

The "Los Angeles Daily News", which has always regarded the Clippers as a shame for Los Angeles, published an article: "What the hell, ship???"

Louis originally wanted to give them a second-round pick, but Monroe insisted on Rohaus.

Because their boss, Donald Sterling, likes Rohaus...

Poor Luo Haos has been the mascot of the Knicks for many years, and was treated as a human victory cigar by Louis, and now he has become an extra and was sent to the Clippers.

After the transaction between the two parties was completed, Louis informed Monro in detail on the phone how to solve the current dilemma.

It remains to be seen whether Monroe will operate according to Louis' instructions. Miami Heat godfather Lewis Shafir has called Louis very frequently in recent days.

Shafir suffered from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder called Danny Manning PTSD.

After being defeated by the same team for three consecutive years, no one can accept it.

His appeal this summer is to find a player who can match up with Manning on the defensive end.

Judging from his needs, the player who best meets his needs in this year's draft is Rafonso Ellis.

But Louis would not recommend this person to Shafir. He repeatedly explained to Shafir that Lafonso was a barb thrown by him, specially used to harm people.

"Coach Lu, I really can't bear this anymore!"

Shafir was frustrated.

"Danny Manning and I must die!"

Louis looked at the Heat's roster and looked at the names one by one. He felt that the core lineup of this team was complete and would have the strength to reach the top in a few years.

Manning's tenure for three consecutive years is not so much a result of poor team configuration as the coaching staff's inability to adapt.

Although Manning is an unsolvable individual, this year's Blazers have proved with bloody lessons that as long as there is an absolute weakness, even if there are two unsolvable individuals, what can it do?

As a strong team in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers' core team is Manning, Horace Grant, Oakley and Mookie Blaylock.

There is no pure center and no deadly shooter from the outside.

In this case, as long as you insist on using the pocket formation and flexibly respond to the Pacers' other points, you can completely beat the Pacers.

"If you really want to get Manning..."

"Think about it, I have never dreamed about it, Coach Lu, what should I do?"

He is really too aware.

"First fire your coach, and then keep in touch with me. From now on, you must discuss every step of your plan with me."

"Coach Lu, I feel like you are our president!"

Louis smiled lightly and said: "How could it be? No matter what industry you work in, as long as you know people well and use them well and are willing to listen to the opinions of professionals, you can achieve great results. Lewis, you have a pair of ears that are willing to listen. I'm just casual

I made several suggestions on the phone. In the end, whether or not to do something has to be decided by your wise and powerful head. Obviously, you have been making the right decisions, so you are the one who allowed the Heat to rise in the East.

He is the well-deserved godfather of the Heat."

Louis' good words made Shafir feel happy, and he immediately praised Louis: "If guys like me can be considered godfathers, Coach Lu must be the godfather among godfathers. It's no big deal to become a godfather. Let others become godfathers. That's it."

It’s the most amazing!”

Louis unknowingly gained temporary control of the other two teams.

It can be said that as long as he wants, he can set up a trap to kill any team at will this summer.

Just looking around, he doesn't have many enemies.

Except for Minnesota's breadcrumbs and New Jersey's Harry Weltman, everyone else seems to have nothing to do with him.

At this time, he could not help but feel lonely when he looked around the world and found no rival.

Since then, the Knicks have successively tried out college students including Yu Tiancan and Hu Weidong.

Louis will be interviewed every day after trial training. In addition to answering questions about the dream team, his answer to these college students is always: "They are great!"

Rafonso Ellis is the only player he doesn't like.

However, after making comments that were not optimistic about Lafonso, the Knicks traded the fourth pick from the Clippers.

What does it mean?

Lafonso has always been a popular candidate for the top five picks. Whether he is the fourth or fifth pick depends on which position the team needs players.

But the Knicks were worried and chose to trade?

Louis was setting off a smokescreen, and everyone knew it.

Lafonso is not as bad as Louis said. Maybe he is so good that he is beyond imagination, which has led to veterans like Louis, who have been in the game draft industry for many years, to put out such a clumsy smoke screen.

So how good is he?

Are the scouts mistaken? Could he be in the discussion for a top-three pick?

This is obviously impossible.

This year's first pick is undoubtedly Shaquille O'Neal, who is known as "The Next Wilt".

Scouts' praise for O'Neal, and professional basketball's recognition of him, even surpassed that of Ewing in 1985 and Sampson in 1980.

If the NBA from the 1950s to the 1980s was an era of paper media, then among the most hyped draft players in the past 30 years, only Chamberlain himself and Lou Alcindor in 1969 can compare with O'Neal. 80

Since the 1990s, professional basketball has entered the era of cable television. Until now, Sampson, who has entered the draft as a freshman, has not received much hype. Ewing is regarded as Bill Russell who is taller and has enhanced offensive capabilities when he enters the league, but he eventually

Not that good.

And O'Neal is recognized as a superstar.

No matter what league he is in, he can become a devastating force immediately.

When he realized that staying at LSU was just a waste of youth (he failed to lead the team to the semi-finals for two consecutive years), he decided to participate in the draft. Professional basketball was excited about this.

When David Stern jokingly asked him during a meeting whether he wanted to go to Orlando or Minnesota, O'Neal replied that he preferred a warmer place.

It's hard to say to what extent O'Neal's answer determined the outcome, but the Timberwolves, who had the lowest record, only got the No. 3 pick, while Orlando happily opened its hands to O'Neal.

O'Neal is a unique presence in this draft, and no one can threaten his championship.

And Alonzo Mourning, who also locked up the second pick, was as hyped as his senior brother Ewing.

"Sports Illustrated" said he was the most perfect center, but Louis didn't see it.

"The New York Times" said that Mourning came to this world to become "The Next Russ" of "The Next Wilt".

Louis called him a good guy. It has only been a few years since Ewing was touted as a larger-sized and more offensively capable version of Russell. Have you forgotten? This time, the Times seems to have more reasons to call Mourning a contemporary Russell Jr. Mourning's height

Almost like Russell...

Judging from the college game, Mourning does have the flavor of John Thompson. He doesn't have as many bad habits as Ewing, but when he plays, he has a lot of enthusiasm, blocking the ball and dunking.

He yells like a chicken. Moreover, his game is extremely formulaic. You can think of the next few steps just by looking at his first step. The offensive end is very limited.

He will definitely become the top center in the league, but there is a huge gap in talent between him and the upcoming top four centers and Mr. One, which separates them in size.

He will not become Chamberlain's Russell, at most he will be a contemporary Bellamy.

If you don’t know who this person is, then allow the narrator to introduce him this way: He is a star center who makes Chamberlain look more pretentious⑴.

Having said that, as the number one center after those five monsters, Mourning has no problem keeping his spot as the second overall pick.

Therefore, the only thing LaFonso can threaten...maybe the only modern college basketball GOAT, Laettner?

This is a terrible conclusion that will shake the senses of many people.

Because LaFonso doesn't look that good, he just has potential.

But when did Louis go to such great lengths for a rookie?

In the memory of many people, when Louis was drafting, he would never actively seek trades to ensure that everything was safe. He always believed that the person he wanted would fall into his bowl.

But this time, he couldn't help but make a deal, just asking for insurance?

How strong is Rafonso Ellis?

Lafonso's camp, like Scottie Pippen's agent in 1987, jumped at the opportunity and hyped up the fact that Lafonso was quietly booked by Louis.

They weren't stupid enough to say that Louis gave them a draft commitment.

According to the agent's plan, Rafonso Ellis declined all trial invitations starting on June 18, as if he had received a reliable draft commitment.

Conspiracy theories about Louis are flying again.

Sometimes, Louis really wants to find a media outlet to pour out his bitterness: Why don’t you believe me when I finally tell the truth? For gods and demons?

Of course, he won't do that for the time being.

This suspicious and suspicious Lafonso's potential may be unimaginable, which is exactly what Louis wants to see.

Will anyone be fooled?

In fact, what Louis really wants to know is, will that damn fat man from Minnesota be fooled?

Only one team sees the truth.

That's the former victim, the Boston Celtics.

75-year-old Reed Auerbach was furious after seeing what Louis did, "What the hell is the difference between this and last year's Billy Owens farce?"

Auerbach said a wise saying to the people around him: "Everything Louis takes the initiative to let you see is an illusion. He will never let his favorite players be exposed to the public eye!"

⑴The specific thing is this. In a certain game, Lao Zhang threatened to block rookie Bellamy. In the first half, he kept his promise. At the beginning of the second half, he said to Bellamy, "You can start scoring." Witnesses said that he at least

Face to face gave Bellamy 9 hats.