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Chapter 221 Talent?fool?
Louis bought a Coke in the service area.

A sip of iced Coke effectively relieved his anxiety and anger.

He didn't think about Zhou Qi anymore, and he didn't want to go into a dead end anymore.Zhou Qi's fall may have something to do with him, but he is not directly responsible.

He just didn't expect that Ewing, a name familiar to both new fans and old fans, had such high expectations before entering the NBA.

If Olajuwon, Ewing, and Jordan participate in the draft together, Ewing will become the undisputed No. [-] pick.

If no one opened their eyes and gathered the draft players from 1978 to 1985 in one draft, Sampson would be the No. [-] pick, Ewing would be the No. [-] pick, Olajuwon would be second, and then Magician and Bird.

Louie allowed Sampson to enter the draft early and come to the Celtics, which in a sense saved the latter's career.

As for Ewing, he has played at Georgetown University for three years.

But almost none of his problems have been improved. John Thompson has given him the unique anger of black players. He always plays with an attitude against the world, but there are many important things on the court besides attitude.

"Little Lu, isn't the game fun?"

Louis turned his head, and the person who greeted him was Stu Inman, the general manager of the Blazers.

"Fortunately, I'm just a little thirsty." Louis explained casually.

It is understandable that Louis is not that interested in the game, because the two most popular players tonight are both emperor stars who are destined to be insulated from the Celtics.

The Celtics already have three emperor stars, and they have to give other teams a way to survive.

Louis asked back: "Mr. Inman, do you think the game is not good?"

Inman, who also bought a drink from the vending machine, laughed: "I'm a little disappointed in Akeem."

"Oh?"

"You know, he's an anomaly. There's never been a center with his talent, forward-like agility, guard-like shooting, dreamy low-post movement, incredible sense of blocking shots." Inman tried to find a template for him, "It's like a combination of Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor."

Even if Olajuwon is so strong, if he participates in the draft with Ewing, he can only be ranked second.

Just like Mourning in 1992, he was very good, but his competitor was the Sharks.

The problem is, the gap between Olajuwon and Ewing is not as wide as Mourning and Sharks.

Louis is certain that the issue of nationality exists. Ewing is from Jamaica, but he has been naturalized in the United States. Moreover, professionals in the professional basketball circle think in their hearts that Ewing will rule for the next decade.

"Is there anything wrong with him?" Louis asked.

"His personality is very unstable." Inman complained, "It's like a pack of dynamite on the court. If some teammates don't see what he wants, he will be very angry and blame his teammates. This is the final, and his mentality will affect the whole team."

Olajuwon has none of Ewing's problems.

The only problem with Olajuwon is his temper.

Is a guy who gets mad because he can't get the ball really worse than a guy who gets mad when he doesn't get the ball?

"How's Patrick?" Louie asked.

Speaking of Ewing, Inman smiled: "No matter what time, he is the best one on the court. I like his sense of presence, his talent, his desire, and he can do everything on the court, just like Bill and Wilt 20 years ago."

"But he won't get stuck yet."

"The defensive awareness is also poor."

"Georgetown didn't have an offense specifically for him."

Inman is not worried about this at all: "These are just small problems, his inner strength is extremely strong, and he will get better in the league."

Hearing this, Louis smiled.

Maybe, if Ewing went not to New York, but to a team that knows how to cultivate insiders, he would undoubtedly be stronger than what the fans saw.

But is it not a problem for a No. [-] insider who has played in college for three or four years to go to the NBA and learn to block and defend?
Inner strength does matter.

If Wiggins and Downs had a strong heart, Jimmy Butler wouldn't bring a substitute to crush them, and then tell the reporter that immortal bible.

Louie ignored his words, took a sip of Coke and wanted to return to the game.

Inman asked, "Coach Lu, if you had the No. [-] pick, who would you choose?"

"Assuming that several talents in this class choose to run this year, I will choose Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina."

Louie is not a good person. He has no intention of helping the Blazers correct course, but he owes their owner Larry Weinberg a favor.

Also, he doesn't really want to see a team with Jordan + McHale and possibly Pippen in the East.

As long as he is in the East, Jordan had better go to the West. It’s not that he’s afraid of Jordan, but that opponents of Jordan’s level must stay in the finals to be exciting. It would be so boring if he was crushed in the East.

Mainly, Louie really wanted to achieve one achievement-beat Jordan in the Finals.

Letting Jordan go to the Trail Blazers will completely mess up the NBA in the 90s, and the pattern will completely change. The future NBA will no longer be the NBA he knows.

"Michael Jordan?" Inman was a little disappointed by Louie's answer. "Will you choose Michael among Akeem, Patrick, Wayman (Tisdale), and Sam Bowie?"

"Ahem." Lu Yi couldn't help asking, "Is there a strange name coming in?"

"You mean Wayman? No, he's not overrated at all. He's an unsolvable player who's going to be successful in the NBA."

Inman was a complicated person in Louie's eyes.

You say he is blind, he can rely on the players he scouted to help the Blazers create the 1977 Trail Blazers.He can use a "power forward" Drexler who is a good body but too short in the first round.He can take a player he doesn't need in exchange for a late first-round pick in Terry Porter PG.

But if you want to say that he is "wise", he made three unforgivable mistakes that completely rewrote the history of the Trail Blazers from the scout, to the assistant to the general manager, to the general manager.

In 1972, he suggested that the team select Lalu Martin, the most famous parallel import champion before the merger era;
During the assistant general manager period, after several trials, it was determined that Moses Malone was an overrated player, "far inferior" to Maurice Lucas, and "not enough" to be Walton's partner, so he was sent to the Rockets.

Then, in the 1984 NBA draft, what did he do with the second pick in the first round, needless to say more?
"No, I'm not talking about Wayman, I'm talking about Sam Bowie."

"Compared with the others, he is not a level of talent." Louis laughed.

Inman was even more disappointed: "Lu, you have coached Larry. You should understand that some players cannot be measured by simple talent. Sam is a player who is seen in a small way."

"A player who has been lying for two years in his formative years, a player who has played in the NCAA for four years but is not outstanding in terms of statistics and on-court performance, and a player with serious injury risks." Louis didn't know what to say, "Mr. Inman, are you sure you really need him?"

"He has at least a 20% chance to grow into the next Bill Walton." The Blazers got Walton Ptsd from top to bottom.

Jack Ramsey is eager to have the next Walton to let him build the perfect team, so when the Blazers scouts are looking for someone, they like to find those white guys, big men, outstanding coping skills, teamwork, selflessness, um, with a problem foot.

Louie laughed jokingly: "Maybe he has a 20% chance of becoming the next Walton, but he has an 80% chance of getting Walton's injury before becoming Walton."

"So, he's only our third choice and we'll only consider him if we don't get Patrick and Akeem."

Inman's persistence represents the cognition of the entire coaching team.

They want a big man, they want the next Wharton, and they don't care about the success rate.

If Louis wants to reverse history, if he must return Weinberg's favor, it is not enough to rely on advice alone, he has to urge the Blazers to change their minds at a higher level.

"Then I can only wish you the best of luck."

Louie finished his Coke, threw it in the trash, turned around and went back to the game.

After the University of Houston broke Georgetown's zone defense with precise shots, their opponents became what they were when they came back from the timeout.

The Georgetown Hoyas started with a one-on-one pressure by David Wingate SG on the Houston Cougars' Michael Young, who missed three straight shots.

The Hoya's defense was suffocating, bloody and violent. They scored 22 of the next 18 points in the game, making the difference and establishing the lead.

Louie came back with 1 minute left in the first half.

Michael Young attempted to dunk over Ewing's head.

At this time, Ewing is really like an orangutan playing basketball, with unlimited vitality and flexibility, so good that he can go outside to delay the guard's attack like Kevin Garnett, and then rush back to the basket to protect the rim/rebound.

Young's dunk attempt was denied with a bloody block.

Olajuwon watched as his teammate foolishly challenged Ewing, unable to see that he was already in the open.

When Ewing jumped up to block the ball out of bounds, Olajuwon spread his hands at his teammates, blushing and berating.

As Inman said, he has a bad temper. Although his personal ability is incomprehensible, as long as he is not happy, he will pour his negative energy on his teammates.

Then, he himself was affected by the negative energy.

With Georgetown leading 40-30 at halftime, Olajuwon got his third foul in the final 49 seconds of the first half.

That was an unnecessary foul.

(End of this chapter)