The Whip of the God of Basketball

　　 After arriving at the hotel last night, Leon spent two hours going through the information on the desk and drawer. It's because his memory is amazing. In the extreme sleepiness and short period of time, it is impossible to remember it completely. Finally, I watched him fall asleep on the table.

　　 Fortunately, the conversation at breakfast was only tentative. Leon had memorized enough things for him to fool him in the two hours. Then he got more information in the exchange chat with the coaching staff.

　　 First of all, the Celtics hold the No. 11 pick. In such a young draft year, this position is really embarrassing. If you want to make a big one, you may not be able to make it.

Several players like Leon just mentioned, Kenyon Martin, Michael Miller or Chris Mihm, basically won’t fall out of the top ten, while the Celtics ranked eleventh can be said to eat Shit can't be eaten hot.

　　 Such a bad draft environment is also the time to test the management team's Nuggets ability.

Chris Wallace's draft intentions in the first round tended to be up against the Frenchman from UCLA, Jerome Moiseo, while Vogel and O'Brien were more optimistic about Joel Pulzbila, who considered the choice This white center will be more secure.

"We can't always limit our vision to the United States. I think that in this draft year, in such a position, we need to take a gamble. Let our eyes go a bit and look at those overseas players. And I think Moiso is in the United States. It has been proven that he performed very well at UCLA, and Vogel also has a video of him playing while studying in France. It cannot be said that the potential is unlimited, at least it is worth training.” Wallace kept emphasizing the identity of the Frenchman of Moise , It seems that he values ​​the background of Moiso’s overseas players very much.

In the NBA, many players have been tracked and followed by scouts since they just entered high school, and they have been followed up to college. Many scouts can say that the growth records of super newcomers on the basketball court are more detailed and clearer than their parents. The data will play a role in the draft.

On the contrary, there is much less information on some overseas players. Although Jerome Moiso has played in the NCAA for two seasons and has a good performance, the average NBA scout still has no idea about his potential. Accurate because of lack of information.

　　 Beginning in 1998, Chris Wallace has been actively exploring the overseas player draft market. Under the fierce competition in the local basketball market, he hopes to find high-quality rookies in low overall positions through the overseas route.

Therefore, in 1998, Wallace wanted to get the young man Dirk Nowitzki from Germany in the eighth overall pick. He did not expect to be robbed by the Bucks and Mavericks. In 1999, Kyle. The Specials did not have the pick in the first round, but at the end of the second round, Wallace had the opportunity to pick Manu Ginobili, the talented guard from Argentina, but the Celtics team was very risky. The choice is still in doubt, and in the end they won Guice Clerk-he is no longer in the Celtics lineup this year.

　　 Now, Wallace doesn't want to miss those talented players who might be overseas.

"It's an idea to look overseas, but after all, Moiseo has played in the United States for two years. How many jins can be assessed. If you look at the performance on the field, Pulzbila is obviously more outstanding, and we I need a solid inside. My only hope now is that other teams don't take him away in the top eleven." O'Brien is more inclined to choose Pulzbila.

Leon heard the names spoken by the two, Moiseo and Przybila, and the information he had read last night appeared in his mind. One is a 6-10 power forward, both offensive and defensive, with a hand-to-hand distance. One is the 7-foot center of Minnesota. He has played for two seasons at the University of Minnesota. He has made significant progress. He has a strong deterrent on the defensive end. He has excellent rebound protection and blocked shots this season. He is a promising newcomer this year.

"I also prefer Pulzbila, but it may be difficult to wait for him to fall to eleventh place. There are several teams who want to get him. The top ten teams should remove him in advance. It is difficult for us to get him in a trade. However, Moiso can indeed, he does have some talent on the offensive end." Vogel expressed his opinion. This year's players are generally evaluated as lacking potential on the offensive end. Moiso It seems that there are so many attacks on the offensive end.

　　 Discuss and discuss. Several people's discussion objects are mainly focused on a few inside players, with special emphasis on the players' rebound protection and rim protection ability.

　　 Leon also understands this. From last night's information, he knows that since 1997, the Boston Celtics have never found an ideal inside line to protect the basket.

The team tried Travis Knight, Vitali Potapenko, Tony Massenberg in three seasons. Knight and Massenberg were signed within a few days. For players who were traded after the deadline, the Celtics have never found a defensive inside line that suits their tactical system.

　　 At the same time, Pitino is more like an NCAA coach than an NBA coach in the evaluation of centers.

"It's more like an NCAA coach than an NBA coach..." Leon recalled this sentence in his mind. This was also what Auerbach mentioned in his evaluation of Pitino, and now Leon obviously does not understand. It, because he doesn't know the difference between NCAA coaches and NBA coaches in using centers.

　　 "Why don't you pick an outside player?" Leon asked suddenly. He hadn't spoken much in the communication. After listening for a long time, he finally expressed his question.

　　 "We already have Kenny Anderson and Paul Pierce. We need to make up for the shortcomings instead of stacking them." Wallace responded, looking at his expression, I think Leon's question is naive.

　　 "However, the Blazers missed Michael Jordan for the same reason. The key is to look at the potential. After all, the team lineup is not static, right?" Leon also has his reasons.

　　 "Hahaha, the wonderful reason is that I don't know where your Jordan is in the 11th pick." Pitino couldn't help but said.

Pitino felt that when Leon didn’t understand anything, he was just playing slippery with his memory and his mouth. In his opinion, if he can find a decent inside player this year, in the relatively weak East, Kai The Erte's record will definitely improve.

　　 "I will find him in the training camp. Just reading a bunch of text, I don't know how they are." Faced with Pitino's ridicule, Leon did not give in.

The others were a little surprised. This new scout dared to confront Pitino like this. You must know that Pitino has the highest authority on the Celtics team. He is also a person with a strong desire for control in personality. Even Jim O'Brien did not dare to talk to Pitino like this.

But what surprised others even more was that in the face of Leon’s counterattack, Pitino didn’t say a word. He wiped his mouth and said, “I have a date with a few reporters, so you can prepare for tomorrow’s training. Camp, Vogel, I need detailed videos of Pulzbila, Moiso, and Magloire to get ready."

　　 After speaking, Pitino left.

"Yes, boy, no newcomer has dared to talk to Pitino like that. It seems that you have a good relationship before, or he owes you a lot of money." Wallace patted Leon on the shoulder and smiled. Said.

　　 Leon just smiled and did not speak, but in his heart he thought, even Auerbach dared to choke, so what about Pitino.

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　　 After breakfast, Leon shut himself in the room and began to read the information that Westland gave him seriously, which was close to the fifty-point scout report.

Based on the information he got from breakfast in the morning, he first picked out the information about Pulzbila, Moiso and Marglloy and put them in front, and then put the information such as Kenyon Martin, Michael Miller, Chris －Mim and other Celtics basically did not want to remove the newcomer data.

　　 Then, Leon took the lead to browse the players whose evaluations would basically be selected in the second round. He did not pay attention to the evaluation of these players' skills, but only looked at their growth experience.

　　 Leon is not ignorant of basketball, but compared to those professional scouts, he is not too far away from ignorance.

At this time Leon remembered the three sentences Auerbach had said to him, "Trust your instincts, ask one more reason, and see things beyond basketball~www.NovelMTL.com~ Leon decided to put his Keep your intuition in the training camp and keep the why in the daily communication. As for things other than basketball, it is a good choice to look at the growth experience of these players.

Although Leon does not know how to succeed on the basketball court, he believes that all successful people have similar characteristics. Players who have these characteristics are hardworking, studious, and persistent. Even if they have defects of this kind, they have achieved success. Foundation.

Therefore, Leon took a serious look at their basketball experience at school, and specifically selected some players who had poor performance in the early team and then made rapid progress under his leadership, even though their team did not go very far in the NCAA. But Leon can feel that this kind of growth experience will definitely help them adapt to the professional league.

"Michael Reid, the predicted pick is about 10 in the second round. The left-handed player is not stable in the middle and long distance. His body may not be able to adapt to the fierce confrontation in the NBA... But the team's results have gone from 8 wins and 22 in the first year Lost, 27 wins and 9 losses in the second year, reached the semi-finals, and 27 wins and 3 losses in the third year, um..."

　　 Leon noticed a player named Michael Reid, who averaged close to 20 points per game. The team entered the semifinals of the country, but the prediction fell to the second round.

　　The reason is actually very simple, because in his first season in college, he scored 21 points, but then declined year by year, reaching only 17 points in his junior year.

If he directly participated in the draft with the help of the team’s reaching the semi-finals last year, he would have a high pick, but he chose to play for another year. In the NBA with a strong perspective, playing for another year means wasting a year. What's more, his data this year is not good.

　　 Leon thought for a while, decided to put him on the watch list, and threw him into the pile of materials in the first round.