Chapter 8: The First Conversation with the Coach Before the Draft (Part II)
ps: Just started coding words, not used to it. Today I had a stomach problem, and it hurt me to death. So today this chapter is late. Sorry, below is the text.
"Eat!!!" There was a shouting from the kitchen.
Before she knew it, Mrs. Brown had already prepared the meal. "Let's go eat first!" Larry said, "We'll talk about it later." "Oh!" Aaron and Luke said in unison. "I'll tell you a secret." Aaron said.
"Huh?" "Actually, Larry is a strict wife." "Why?" "Didn't you see Larry move when Mrs. Brown screamed?" Aaron said with a grin.
"What are you two doing, why don't you come over for dinner!" Larry said, "Here we go!" β
Unbeknownst to Larry, his most beloved disciple had already told his secret to outsiders.
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"Where did you just go?" Larry said. "Oh, Luke said who could blow up O'Neal. You go on to say. β
"He's Olajuwon!" Luke affirmed.
"Cut! I thought it was, everyone knew it. I also know that there are David Robinson and Ewing "the Gorilla", none of which have been able to blow up O'Neal! Aaron was dismissive of the result. Larry was also a little disappointed.
"No, no, no, no, I'm talking about a tall soft center like Olajuwon, who can shake O'Neal away with their nimble feet to score, but they can't necessarily defend O'Neal. If it's just a simple explosion, Chris Webb can do it! He is now also an unsolvable killer in the Alliance. Luke retorted, "And we're talking about stopping O'Neal now." β
"And who else?" Aaron was puzzled.
"Have you seen Jason Williams' autobiography?" Luke asked.
"Jason? Is that the Nets' rebounding champion? What's so good about his autobiography? Aaron said disdainfully.
"I told you to read more books on a regular basis, and you didn't read them, now you know." That's what Larry is saying. "You mean the method of defending O'Neill mentioned in his book?"
"Yes, Jason's book makes it clear that his boss 'Sir Charles' taught him how to defend O'Neal. The small role uses his own ability to create discomfort for O'Neal, makes O'Neal lose his temper, and then the two of them do it, and the league will definitely send both of them off the field at the same time in order to ensure face, so the team without O'Neal will not have the biggest threat, and it will be simple to win. Luke said.
"It's a good trick." Aaron said. "But......" Larry seemed to have a question.
"I know what you're going to say, Mr. Coach. But it's okay to use this trick a few times, but if you use it too much, the alliance will see it and you will be heavily punished. So there's no need for us not to do it. It's better to find a good center. Luke said.
"What about Mutombo, the 'African Mountain'?" Larry is now asking Luke's opinion, "He's won the 'Defensive Player of the Year' award three times. Very good. I've made it to the team to trade Theo Ratliff to Atalanta in exchange for Mutombo when he has shown his value. β
"No, no." Luke retorted: "Mutombo is very good defensively, but that's against other centre-forwards, and for O'Neal he is only abused. His body was too thin, and his upper limbs were not strong enough to prevent it at all. Luke shook his head.
"And what do you suggest?" Larry and Aaron asked.
"There are only two paths in front of us, that is, two solutions." Luke paused.
"One, we play three-point shooting. That is to say, all five of us on the court have three-point shooting ability, and the center's three-point shooting skills are good enough to pull O'Neal to the outside, and the interior is empty, even if he can't shoot, he can grab rebounds and not be squeezed out. "And who's going to do that?" That's what Larry cares about most.
"Yes, the Jazz have a center...... No, no, no, he's still in the Turkish league. His name is Memet Oku, and he doesn't shoot very well, but he is tough defensively, and the key is to have a very good three-point shot that is enough to support this strategy. β
"Is there such a center? How I don't know. How did this kid know? Larry wondered in his mind.
"The position of the big forward is easy to handle, and the United States has a lot of big forwards who can shoot three-pointers, and it is not difficult to find a tough defender."
"And what about your other tactic?" Allen couldn't wait to know another tactic to defend against O'Neal.
"The other one is the easiest, just find someone who can defend against O'Neill alone."
"But......" "I know what you're going to say. It's not that the league doesn't have people who can defend against O'Neill alone, it's just that you haven't found out. "Is it Olajuwon?" "Olajuwon is already 37 years old, how can it be possible to restrict O'Neal who is now at his peak, of course I'm not talking about him?" "Who's that?" Larry and Aaron are curious.
"A man named Ben Wallace." Lu Ke said proudly (although I don't know what he is proud of, but he is proud.) Luke: I'm just proud of what I'm doing, what are you going to do with me!! Author: Hmph, slap you to death! Luke: Help!!!! Author: Hmph, see if you dare to be arrogant in the future! Luke: Don't dare anymore! οΌ
"Why is the name so familiar?" Aaron scratched his head.
"Of course, he entered the NBA in the same year as you, but you are the top pick, and he is an undrafted rookie."
"Oh, I remembered. There is such a person, and his stature is not high, what is unusual about him. Aaron said disdainfully.
"Don't look at him as just an undrafted rookie, not tall, but he has a good jump, a strong body, a completely superior upper body strength to O'Neal, sharp steals, and a beautiful block. It's just that the offense is a little bit worse. β
"So good? Why doesn't anyone want it? β
"Coaches around the league want their players to be scorers, and it's hard to get attention from anyone else unless he's on his own team."
"What team is he on now, so why not trade him?" Aaron asked.
"It's too late, he's going to be traded to the Pistons, Dumas will never let go of this super center!" Lu Ke said very regretfully.
"No," Larry said, "I haven't heard anything about this person's deal right now, which means the deal hasn't gone through yet!" β
"Really?" Lu Ke was also excited all of a sudden, "Hurry, hurry up and trade, except for a few starters and Ragabel, anyone can, even if the first-round pick goes out, it will definitely not be a loss!" Luke said excitedly.
"Is it really that good?" Larry asked.
"You can ask him to try it first, see the situation, and return it when the time comes!"
"Okay." Larry looked at Aaron and saw that Aaron also nodded, so he picked up the phone: "Hey, general manager?" Sorry to bother you late. You help me look up Ben Wallace's information, it's ......" Magic! "Luke helps Larry replenish." Yes, Magic, if you can help me check the quote, yes, it's him, see if it works......"
Luke was thrilled, knowing that if the deal went through, the 76ers would have no rivals in the league.
Luke, the little butterfly that crossed over, finally began to stir its wings, but he didn't know how far the wheel of history had rolled.
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