The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 1495 Pitino goes crazy

Latest URL: June 27, 2001, draft day.

This year, the NBA Draft returns to Madison Square Garden in New York. This is because the NBA has finally realized that draft night is also a business. If it is moved around to take care of the emotions of the teams, it is obviously not conducive to commercialization.

There's no better place to make draft night a money-making business than New York. TNT will live broadcast the whole process of the draft.

This summer, the TNT team led by Ernie Johnson ushered in an earthquake-like collapse. Louis returned, Lambiel followed, and the magician did not renew his contract. He was the only one left in the entire team.

Fortunately, EJ is a very media-sensitive person. He found Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley directly from the retirees, and let them join the day group, plus tonight's guest Rick Peaty No, a temporary foursome is formed.

Pitino's appearance on TNT as the Blazers' president, general manager and head coach is the most, very strange.

But the Blazers have nothing to do about it internally.

Because when Pitino signed the contract, it was agreed in this way. He will participate in media programs as always, and the team has no right to interfere.

Four years have passed, the Blazers have already withdrawn from the ranks of competitors, Jordan is getting older day by day, Kidd can't see the future, the whole team is depressed, and there is no hope of revival.

Pitino's move only made the Portlanders more certain that he is the worst management person in Portland's history.

Before the draft began, Ernie Johnson asked, "Do you think it's possible for Boston to skip Yao?"

Before anyone else could comment, Pitino offered his own first: "Potentially, I believe Yao is the strongest immediate force in this draft, but his future is unclear, and he's not Ralph. Sampson's kind of unique player."

Hearing this, Barkley couldn't help asking: "Then who is the real champion?"

"Kwame Brown," Pitino said swearingly, "this kid has it all." At this moment, in the Celtics draft room, Louie looked at the time.

It's almost time for Stern to take the stage.

In a few seconds, Stern appeared at the front desk, repeated what he would say in previous years, and then gave the Celtics five minutes to make a choice.

And Lu Xi only needs a second to say his answer.

"JD, call ahead," Louie said. Shema Sichen immediately called the scene.

Five minutes later, Stern returned to the front desk, picked up the Celtics draft envelope, and said loudly: "In the 2001 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics selected Yao Yueban! From Wake Forest University!

At the draft, Yao Yueban came on stage in a slightly loose suit and greeted Stern with a trademark emoji smile on his face.

In the TNT studio, Pitino said regretfully: "Coach Lu played a safe card after all. This is not like him."

Barkley has been putting up with him for a long time, this Pitino, if he has no skills, he will pretend to be compared. Those who don't know think that he and Louis are the same level of coaches.

"Hehe, you can't say that. Yao is basically recognized as the number one pick, and no one can shake him. Coach Lu just chose someone who everyone expects." Barkley thought he was being polite.

Pitino seemed to be unsatisfactory in life, insisting on coming to the studio to find a sense of presence. He said arrogantly: "Everyone's expectations don't necessarily mean they are right."

Barkley really doesn't know where this idiot got the confidence to compete in the draft. It's fine if you pretend to be other people, but if you pretend to be Louis, do you deserve it?

Barkley has put up with him twice and this time he won't.

"Rick, you know so much about the draft, you must have done a good job drafting in Portland, right?

Pitino's face turned black immediately, not because he poked a sore spot, but because he pointed to something he didn't want to mention. After he took office that year, he checked the accounts and found that the Blazers' draft picks for the next few years had already been sold by that **** Pat Riley.

He has taken over the Trail Blazers for these years, and he has never had a chance to perform well in the draft.

Barkley managed to silence Pitino.

TNT began broadcasting Yao Yueban's college highlights, while Greg Sager, a well-known sports reporter, interviewed Zhuang Scholar in a purple suit.

Yao Yueban has the typical humility of East Asians, he also likes to joke, and he understands American jokes very well. With just a few words, Seg's impression of him has been raised several levels.

"This kid is so good at talking." Kenny Smith praised, "I even want to be teammates with him." Pitino immediately poured a pot of cold water, "Sean Bradley was also because of The decent interview performance makes people look forward to his future, and we have also seen that a gentle giant cannot become a talent."

"Rick, I don't agree with you saying that. Yao has always been a rising star known throughout the country. Why do you think he can't become a talent?" Barkley asked directly.

Pitino murmured: "I think he has the opportunity to develop into a center above the level in the NBA. This is the height he can reach, because he is bulky and slow, and he cannot cope with the rhythm of today's NBA. It is easy to become the main target of the pick-and-roll attack in the positional battle, and, from ancient times to the present, the only player of his height who can maintain health is Ralph."

Barkley didn't expect that Pitino would be so brazen and dare to say that Yao Yueban is just an above-average NBA center in the future? Is that for a super-talent who has been booked with the No. 1 pick every year for nearly four years?

Could this person be racist?

Buckley looked at Pitino like a thief, "Rick, I want to make a bet with you."

The story that happened in TNT's studio was even more exciting than the draft itself, which the audience did not expect. Barkley and Pitino had a dispute, the two stalemate, and finally, they decided to make a bet. If Yao Yueban becomes an NBA All-Star in the future, Barkley will kiss any item designated by Pitino. If Yao Yueban becomes an All-Star, Pitino needs to kiss Barkley's ass.

Louis didn't care about Pitino's madness, he cared about who the Clippers picked with the second pick. According to normal circumstances, the Clippers should choose the much-anticipated young talent-Kwame Brown.

Then, Stern came back.

"In the 2001 NBA draft," Stern said slowly, "the Los Angeles Clippers selected with the second pick in the first round, Eddie Curry, out of Thornwood High School!"

As soon as the news came out, the audience was shocked.

Louis in front of the TV even jumped up on the spot, grabbed the hand of Sampson who was sitting next to him, "Ralph, I want to thank you for Eddie!"

"Well?"

Mr. Only has not figured out the situation yet.

Louis said to his colleagues: "Thanks to Ralph, the pearl of Eddie Curry will not be dusted!"

That's right...but what are you happy about?

Lambiel, who had just taken office, made a bold guess: "Coach, could it be that this kid has something ulterior with you..."

"Shut up, Bill!" Louie snorted, "Don't think so dirty, my idea is very simple, that is to let this rare talent enter the NBA with a draft pick worthy of him!"

Whether Louie said it to Sampson or Lambiel, Isiah Thomas would not believe a word of it.

Let's not talk about whether he is so kind, let's take a step back and say, this person has really changed his mind and started doing good deeds, so he shouldn't be sent to the Clippers.

Is that a human team?

This is clearly a fraud! Moreover, there is definitely a big conspiracy!

Stepping onto the stage was Curry, the future star who had stirred up the drama in the weeks leading up to the draft, looking superstar-looking in a four-button cream suit with a red shirt and bronze tie.

This kind of Curry makes the smile on Louie's face more and more evil~www.mtlnovel.com~ Dumas looks more and more wrong, President Lu is obviously holding back bad water.

Lambiel also saw the problem, Thomas frowned, only Sampson was still thinking, did he really help a young player improve his draft pick?

Five minutes later, Stern returned to the spot

field.

The Seattle SuperSonics, who hold the third overall pick, can only "frustratingly" claim the recognized No. 2 pick in this draft, Kwame Brown, the No. 1 high school student in the United States known as the combination of Webber and Garnett.

When the camera was on Brown from the front, and the moment he stood up, Louie saw the biggest weakness in him.

As a big man, he has a bit of a long neck, which will greatly affect his effective height.

Unexpectedly, in the TNT studio, Rick Pitino would suddenly say: "I want to congratulate the Seattle SuperSonics uniform staff, they used the third pick in the first round to select the best player in this draft. Potential player!"