The Rest, Only Noise

Jennifer Beers ordered and she didn't eat much.

While waiting for the meal, she took out the script and memorized the lines.

"Are you a movie star?" Zhao Yuanzheng just reacted.

Bills asked rhetorically, "Isn't it like that?"

"Like, you're almost the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." As soon as Zhao Yuanzheng opened his mouth to Louis, he knew it was an old dog.

Bills closed the script and asked, "Almost?"

"Second only to Coach Lu's girlfriend." Zhao Yuanzheng obviously doesn't know what it means to say that she is not as good-looking as another woman in front of a beautiful woman who is the focus wherever she goes. "She's a 100, you're a 99.9."

Is 0.1 point difference enough? It's too much to overestimate the size of a woman's belly.

"It's rude to talk about your appearance in front of others, Xiao Zhao." Louis' emotional intelligence is obviously lower than that of Zhao Yuanzheng, "You just need to keep the fact that Malena is more beautiful in your heart, don't say it."

"Then you keep saying it?" Bills asked sharply.

"Uh... let's change the subject, what's the matter with you coming to Chicago this time?"

Bills opened the script again, "Didn't you already see it?"

"Oh, how about this script?"

"very nice."

"Even if you say that, I won't show it to you."

Next, they start eating.

Zhao Yuanzheng talked about his discoveries on a business trip for more than a month.

"It's going to be a very high-quality draft with a lot of big guys with a very high ceiling."

"Ewing! Will you choose Ewing?" Bills suddenly interrupted Zhao Yuanzheng's report.

You thought she was interested in basketball, but this was just her revenge, and the first time she interrupted Zhao Yuanzheng's reporting work countless times.

"You still know Ewing?"

"Of course!" Bills made a smile. "Who didn't know he was the biggest lottery player after Kareem?"

What does this sentence mean? Professional basketball's expectations for Ewing are greater than Maravich, Walton, Skywalker, Bird, Magic, Sampson, Olajuwon, and Jordan.

Louie, who has a deep understanding of Ewing's current problems, thinks of the 2014 draft.

People called Wiggins the most important rookie since James.

Just don't know if Durant agrees or not.

"I think Ewing has the highest ceiling in this draft class." Zhao Yuanzheng nodded and said.

"I said it, the election of Ewing is over!" Bills said proudly.

Zhao Yuanzheng's next sentence was: "But the probability of him touching the ceiling is less than 1%."

In this era of per capita Ewing blows, to meet an insider who doesn't like Ewing is as strange or angry and frightened as all Americans watching Madonna's stunning performance at the Grammys?

"Tell me about it." Louis laughed.

Zhao Yuanzheng said: "I think Ewing's progress has stagnated in recent years, he has not made much progress, because Georgetown does not have a long-term training plan, they only need Ewing to rebound, intimidate defense, and protect the rim. ."

"His offensive skills are a bit monotonous and his sense of position is weak, because in the NCAA, there are no more than 5 opponents worthy of his serious position and rebounding. Coach John Thompson advocates high-pressure defense against people, which makes Ewing develop I like the habit of throwing out, which will become a serious problem in the NBA, and there are countless bad habits, all of which should have been corrected in the four years of college, all of which have been retained." Zhao Yuanzheng seemed to feel sorry for Ewing. , "He should have entered the league sooner."

Bills questioned: "If he has so many problems, why are so many people optimistic about him? You are obviously exaggerating!"

"I have never questioned whether Ewing can become a superstar, it is inevitable, in terms of his talent, becoming a superstar in the NBA is just his 'floor'. But his 'ceiling', that is, professional basketball is for him The expectation is to become a Bill Russell who is dominant on the offensive end." Zhao Yuanzheng asked, "Ma'am, do you know Bill Russell?"

"I...of course I know!"

Louie bet a month's mating rights, and today was the first time Bills heard Russell's name.

"The problem is that his offensive ability is monotonous in college. Georgetown doesn't focus on his offense. Even his defense has countless details. He is 22 years old. How long does he need? It takes time to polish the details on both ends of the offense and defense? When he finishes dealing with these things, how much time will he have to touch his ceiling? Will his physical peak be wasted?" Zhao Yuanzheng laughed, "This is for me. It's an issue that deserves long-term attention."

Just relying on Zhao Yuanzheng's reconnaissance of Ewing, his probationary period has ended.

Louis is convinced that Zhao Yuanzheng is a professional basketball player who has a similar mindset to him, does not regard obvious dynamic talents as crucial, and pays attention to players' talents while also paying attention to players' "intangible assets".

What are intangible assets? Those who play 2K must know this word.

2K's AI has not been able to reflect the value of players' intangible assets, but in reality, you are dealing with real people, and their intangible assets largely determine how much they can realize their talents. .

Character is an intangible asset, spiritual power is an intangible asset, and technical details are also intangible assets.

Even ball feel is an intangible asset.

Ewing is a player whose dynamic talent is flawless and his static talent unmatched, yet so poorly developed that one regrets his four-year college career.

His character and spiritual strength are perfect.

But his skills, habits, action details, game feel... all **** as a player who has played four years in college.

After talking about Ewing, Zhao Yuanzheng began to share his findings with Louis.

In more than a month, he found two leftover beads with low draft prices.

"DePaul's Tyrone Corbin (SG/SF), a strong athletic, very pressing one-man defender, may not be the core, but certainly the piece of the puzzle that a strong team needs."

In addition to Corbin, Zhao Yuanzheng also brought a surprise to Louis.

He found someone Louie knew from the NCAA Division III.

"Manute Pohl, he's at Bridgeport College, though only in the third division..."

"Wait! I know this person!" Bills interrupted Zhao Yuanzheng for the third time.

Louie knows Bol without their introduction. He just doesn't know that Bol was drafted in 1985. Now that he knows, he can't miss this 7-foot-7 (2.31) who can shoot three-pointers in NBA history. Member of the star team.

Bills excitedly said that she knew it, and both Louis and Zhao Yuanzheng expressed doubts.

"Really! Bridgeport College is in Connecticut, and I study there! Anyone who likes basketball knows that Bridgeport College has a Sudanese who looks like an alien!"

What a coincidence?

Louis asked, "How is he?"

"I don't know how to say it...he's playing in the third division, the intensity is too low, but he definitely has a lot of potential, you know how high he is?"

Louie pretended he didn't know.

"He's seven feet six!"

Zhao Yuanzheng pursed his lips, and basically let Beers say what he wanted to say.

Can only add at the end: "Pol could have played in Division 1, but his school was involved in a scandal of illegal admissions, so went to Bridgeport College, he's an unprecedented individual, I can't For sure what the future holds for him, but I'm sure he belongs in the NBA."

All of a sudden, the first name on the Knicks' 1985 draft pocket list has emerged, and it's Manute Bol.

Louis does not think that he is a person who completely relies on the prophets of the transmigrators to achieve his career. He also has some success stories that he is not sure, but based on his work experience in his previous life, he will definitely become a talent (Andrew Tony, Cheeks, Fernandez). Lloyd).

But when he encounters this kind of person, he can be sure that he will become a talent. If he has the opportunity to win, he must win it. Otherwise, he will have to use his own advantages to do what he does when he crosses over.

After lunch, they were about to part.

Zhao Yuanzheng continued his business trip, and Louis told him before parting: "Go back to New York first, and ask Dave to correct your documents."

"The trial period is over?" Zhao Yuanzheng asked in surprise.

"It's over." Louis was as optimistic about Zhao Yuanzheng in front of him as he was at the beginning, "You must be able to do this job."

"Thank you, Coach Lu!"

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped: "By the way, Coach Lu, I have another discovery."

"If you have time, you can go and watch this game." Zhao Yuanzheng did not elaborate, "I believe you will not regret it."

He didn't say who to focus Louis on, but only said that he would watch it when he had time.

The most important thing for Louie now is time, and the Knicks' game will not be successful in the short term.

Louie decided to take a look. He looked at the ticket in his hand, only to realize that Bills had not left.

"Why are you still following me, Jennifer?" Louie asked inexplicably.

"My wishing tree told me ~www.novelmt.com~ to follow the first acquaintance I met today, and something good will happen in the end."

Louis did not ask whether the wishing tree spirit was alive, "Are we considered acquaintances?"

"One is born, and the second is cooked."

"Okay, now I'm going to a high school game in a gym a few kilometers away, are you interested?" Louis asked.

Bills shook his head firmly: "I'm not interested, but I believe in the wishing tree, so I'll go with you."

"If nothing good happens in the end, will you smash the wishing tree down?"

"10,000% yes."

⑴Many people mention Ewing as a "center textbook", I won't say whether this is right or not. Let me just say, as a seven-foot center, with super athletic ability, small forward agility, KG-like wild game desire, 22 years old, talent + instant monster, in the top four of his NBA career In 2018, there was no year in double figures in rebounding, fouls were high, turnovers were twice as many assists, and you can imagine how much Georgetown's four years have lowered his ceiling.