The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 557 When the eagle soars its wings
On May 27, the Knicks returned to New York from Boston.
Today, news outlets across the country, especially those that cover professional sports, are talking about Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, how the Knicks escaped from the garden and brought the game back to MSG.
What is more concerned is the physical condition of the main players on both sides.
The Knicks' Dell Ellis was stepped on by Lambiel, and the diagnosis was not bad, except for a first-degree ankle sprain.
On the Celtics side, rumors have been released-Larry Bird is likely to be reimbursed for the season and affect the next season.
If true, Louie would feel sorry for Byrd and think otherwise.
The Knicks still have to prepare for Game 6 with all their strength, fight until Game 7, and win the Celtics.
Celtics legends have caused waves of public opinion to condemn New York on how the Knicks played rough games.
The most excited person is still the most active "Mr. Celtic" Tom Heinsohn.
This nickname will aptly fall on him in the future.
As for now, it is just the satire of Heinsohn by the New York media.
He has retired and doesn't even have a formal honorary title within the Celtics, but he protects his master like a loyal dog. If he is not Mr. Celtics, who else is?
Under Louie's instruction, the Knicks did not respond to outside public opinion.
Maybe it's better this way, the Knicks' players are too young as a whole, they don't know how to deal with this kind of negative public opinion.
Also, the slam of Bird by Kevin McHale, as Louie knew it, was dubbed "the clothesline" by the media.
This is an ambiguous term. In Louie’s memory, McHale has always been wearing a Celtics jersey to commit crimes against Lakers players. Now his memory left behind in this world is wearing a Knicks blue away jersey. Violent to Byrd.
Louie's memory has been hit to a certain extent.
He is very busy today. In addition to hosting training, he also has to be a guest at the state championship game of the New York State High School Triple-A Basketball Championship.
There is only one reason. Abraham Lincoln High School, which has many Chinese students, has entered the championship game.
Hu Weidong, Yu Tiancan, and Liu Yuqing, three names that are very difficult for Americans, have entered the field of vision of college scouts and professional scouts.
Hu Weidong is regarded as one of the ten best wings in the United States.
Liu Yuqing is an outlier. At present, he is 1.97 meters tall and has not yet defined his future position.
But scouts largely see him as a potential development item.
Yu Tiancan was a huge surprise.
With a height of 2.2 meters, he has amazing athletic ability and coordination at this height. The difference is that his skills are rough, and he is a piece of rough jade that needs to be polished patiently.
Even so, there are still comparisons between him and New York State's other rising big man, Tom Gugliotta, and Virginia State's super-talented Alonzo Mourning.
Throughout the senior season, Yu Tiancan averaged 18 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks per game. Together with Hu Weidong, he led Lincoln High School to an undefeated season.
Louie asked scouts from other teams about their prospects.
For scouts, at least these two are basically sure to be potential assets that can enter the NBA in the future.
As members of the first phase of the Road Academy in the United States, if they can make it to the NBA, it will have an extremely positive effect on the Road Academy.
The better they played, the happier Louie was.
So, definitely be there to support.
In the Blue Palace in the afternoon, the training atmosphere of the Knicks was still grim.
The Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics may change their practice atmosphere forever.
Fierce competition, real fights.
These are things Louis usually rejects, but now they are all willing to use this method to compete.
Ellis, who had already decided not to play in the sixth game, also came to the scene.
He has to try to stay in shape, so even if he can't participate in the contact game, he still has to shoot.
This spirit infected the teammates around them, and they worked harder.
"Patrick, are you free later?" Louis wanted to take Ewing with him to watch the game.
Ewing asked simply: "What do I need to do?"
"If you're free, come watch a game with me." Louis smiled, "It must be very interesting."
Ewing wasn't sure if going to the game with Louie would actually be fun.
"Why, don't you believe me?"
"No..."
"Then it's settled."
One of the reasons Louis insisted on bringing Ewing was Yu Tiancan. He regards Ewing as his idol, and Louis really feels sorry for this kid. He is obviously 2.2 meters tall, so it's not good to like anyone, how can he like Ewing? Was Sampson not playing well?
It's a pity that Sampson beat Ewing's performance every time he saw him.
Today's confrontation was extremely intense. When Louis invited Ewing, it was during the holiday break.
In the last few seconds of the game, Wilson first singled out the quasi lore.
Miller missed a three-pointer and McHale made a tip-up to equalize.
Miraculously, Song Tao threw a three-pointer from the backcourt, which killed his opponent.
Wilson's black team was as excited as if they had won the championship. Wilson kicked the ball into the air on the spot: "This is strength, you can't accept it!"
"It's **** people walking on the court, and the **** is coming from the sky!" Rodman said violently, "Can this also enter?"
Billy Donovan was recording everyone's shots in detail as Louis ordered.
Although he is still one of the players on the roster, he basically has no chance to play in the Eastern Conference Finals. Louis uses him as half of his assistant.
Donovan has also understood that the NBA does not belong to his temple. If he wants to stay in this league, he must use another identity.
He decided to accept Louie's offer to become an assistant coach after the season.
Recording the shooting percentage and distribution of the match is an important way for Louie to judge the player's luck. If someone showed a point inaccurate in the matchup, he was banned from shooting in that position that night.
If there are some positions that he is usually inaccurate, but suddenly he is accurate again, Louis will let him increase his shots there like picking up a treasure.
Because it is possible that due to the increase in the actual combat shooting rate, the players will find the feeling, and the cold zone will become the hot zone. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, the Knicks' training ended, and Louis, Ewing, and Zhao Yuanzheng, who was very interested in several Chinese students, came to Madison Square Garden.
Madison Square Garden and the Knicks belonged to a company, and the hosting of the high school game was entirely for Louie's sake.
The influence of the high school competition held in MSG will spread to the whole United States. As long as Hu Weidong and Yu Tiancan play well, it will be beneficial to their future college selection.
Lincoln High's final opponent was Walt Whitman High School.
The core player of Walt Whitman High School is exactly the same name as Yu Tiancan, Tom Gugliotta, who is known as the inside hope of New York whites.
He was seen as New York's Larry Bird, but thicker, more confrontational, and tougher than his contemporaries.
Louie has heard similar clichés from Jabari Parker, Wiggins, and Josh Jackson. Everyone wants to find successors to superstars. These people are so influential that the new generation will subconsciously imitate them to play, so there are many new generations with similar playing styles. Even if the style of play is completely different, it is still necessary to gain popularity. Like the people mentioned above, one counts as one. Before entering the NBA, they were all blown by high school coaches that "he is stronger than LeBron in the same period".
The example of Gugliotta proves that this kind of bragging has existed since ancient times. Every generation likes to brag about their successors with a tone that surpasses their predecessors.
"Why are there three Asians in the starting lineup at Lincoln High?" Ewing found out in surprise.
His ability to ask such a question just shows that he doesn't care about campus basketball at all, otherwise he would never have heard that Lincoln High School produced a "Chinese version of Ewing".
"They are all Chinese." Louis said proudly.
Ewing asked, "Is it related to you?"
"One thing..." Louis said modestly, "They all came to study in the United States because of me."
What kind of "because" is Louie's "because", Ewing doesn't care.
After the match started, Liu Yuqing, who was the youngest on the field, opened fire first.
His ability to start was something Louie never expected.
He was only 15 years old, just a sophomore in high school.
A 15-year-old high school sophomore, who is considered the youngest in the United States, has entered the starting list, which shows his strength.
Louis gradually discovered that Liu Yuqing's ability to start was not because he was stronger than other senior players, but because of his style of play, which was very suitable for Hu Weidong and Yu Tiancan.
He can dribble, and his main scoring method is long-range shots. All kinds of long-range shots after catching the ball help Yu Tiancan create a comfortable one-on-one space, so that Hu Weidong has enough space to flex his fists every time he breaks through.
Yu Tiancan was full of dominance on the defensive end, but his opponent, the equally high-profile Gugliotta, struggled very much.
"Not bad, that big guy." Ewing admired Yu Tiancan very much, "Although his skills are a bit rough, he has a good inside movement habit, and he will become a great player in the future."
What era is this? Ewing is ashamed to say that his skills are rough, but what about himself?
Louie smiled, "I said he is your fan, do you believe me?"
"I believe it." Ewing nodded, "You can see traces of imitating me from his shooting."
"Your smug look makes me want to flatter you, don't you believe it?"
"Don't believe me, you can't beat me."
"Fuck, don't you know how I punched the referee on the court?"
Gugliotta's slump ~www.mtlnovel.com~ destined this game to be a one-sided slaughter at Lincoln High.
Yu Tiancan ended his high school career with a large triple-double of 20+20+10 blocks. Hu Weidong scored 36 points, which made people see infinite possibilities. As for Liu Yuqing, he is a strange existence, quietly , never spoke, took 6 shots and scored 3 goals. The height of 1.97 meters seems to be able to do everything. He scored 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
"Harold (Yu Tiancan) may be the MVP of this game, but Liu is our best player," said the Lincoln High coach.
This may be a compliment or a wish to Liu Yuqing, the future core of Lincoln High School, but Louis did see in Liu Yuqing the basic qualities that a core player should possess.
"Later, when Harold asks you for an autograph, I hope you will smile and meet his request graciously. Don't talk nonsense, understand?"
On Louis' face, the smile was as warm as midsummer.
"Understood." Ewing nodded vigorously, his back felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
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