Bishop of the Devil

Richard said that Larry Bird is a player that he admires very much. This is definitely not a polite statement, but the truth.

Larry Bird is definitely a cross-generational player, and he is extremely domineering!

Although he is a well-known trash talker like Reggie Miller, Bird's trash talk is undoubtedly much better than Reggie Miller's. Miller's trash talk is more like a shrew...

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Now that Richard has moved Larry Bird out, on the one hand, he naturally wants to end Larry Brown's coaching qualifications in the Pacers as soon as possible.

On the other hand, Richard actually wanted to see if he could help Larry Bird.

Just imagine if Larry Bird fired Larry Brown directly at this time, instead of waiting for Larry Brown to finish coaching this season, firing Brown and coaching himself personally...

The Pacers have a very high probability of failing this season!

Because according to the current situation, it may be a little difficult for the Pacers to enter the playoffs, especially in the more competitive Eastern Conference. With the Pacers' situation, it is still very difficult to enter the playoffs.

And if it goes badly, it may not be impossible for Bird to win the No. 1 pick for the Pacers under the butterfly effect of being flapped by Richard's little butterfly wings!

After all, the Spurs had the third-worst record in the league and were awarded the No. 1 pick...

Once the No. 1 pick is drawn, it would be a big deal. Duncan will definitely be chosen.

By then, Reggie Miller and Duncan, this combination of inside and outside, with a little more reinforcement, will be the prototype of a championship team!

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Of course, if Larry Bird didn't do what Richard envisioned, then nothing would happen...

Bird could only be considered unlucky. Richard provided him with an opportunity to win the championship, but Bird failed to seize it.

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Reporters now have a creepy feeling that if they offend Richard, the consequences will be a bit miserable...

Kobe secretly rejoiced on the sidelines. Fortunately, he was a good man and did not suffer the immediate consequences. Otherwise, his current situation would probably be worse than Larry Brown!

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The Trail Blazers have played four consecutive home games, and the results are quite good. Except for losing to the Rockets, who have three veterans, they have won all the remaining three games.

The overall record is 7 wins and 4 losses, which is pretty good.

If this record can be maintained and the new Trail Blazers team enters the playoffs this season, there will be no problem at all.

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In the blink of an eye, the October and November schedules are over.

With nearly a month and a half of schedule, the Trail Blazers played a total of 22 games and achieved a record of 13 wins and 9 losses...

The first 11 games were 7 wins and 4 losses, and the next 11 games were 6 wins and 5 losses!

Although it seems that the record has declined somewhat, Richard feels that their Blazers' strength has improved slightly!

The main reason is that the schedule for the next eleven games is relatively difficult, and most of the opponents are playoff-level teams. A winning rate of more than 50% is already a good result!

Time has entered December, and the first more important honors of the new season have been released, that is, the Player of the Month and the Rookie of the Month.

The Player of the Month was naturally won by Joe, and the one in the West who is eligible to compete for this award is Postman Malone. Both of them have led the team to a very good record.

It's just that Gang Leader Qiao is definitely better, and finally won the best in the first month of the new season!

This result is not unexpected...

As for the result of Rookie of the Month, there is also no suspense!

Raheem, the rising star of the Western Conference Grizzlies, performed extremely well, averaging 19.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal per game. He has already joined the ranks of All-Star power forwards!

In addition to Hiram, one of the more outstanding rookies in the Western Conference is the Timberwolves' Commissar Ma, who currently averages about 15+7 per game.

Brad Miller of the Golden State Warriors averaged 12.7 points, 8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals per game.

The three newcomers of the Trail Blazers are also the best rookies in the Western Conference.

Ben's averages of 3.2 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.8 blocks and 1.1 steals per game are also quite dazzling.

Kobe is currently averaging 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, which is also the best.

As for O'Neal, although he is also outstanding, he is slightly worse than the previous players. He currently averages 11.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 0.6 steals per game.

Kidders, whom the Lakers got with the 13th pick, is currently unable to get much playing time. In terms of statistics, he only has about 8+3+2. He must be out of the Western Conference rookie group.

The selection of Rookie of the Month is not the same as the selection of Player of the Month. Basically, the team's record is not considered, but only the player's performance on the field...

Or simply put, most of them only look at the player's data.

There is no doubt that Grizzlies Raheem has the most dazzling statistics among all the rookies in the Western Conference, but he did not win this award...

Seeing the situation of newcomers in the Western Conference, the management of each team was even more amazed at Richard's vision for selection!

There are a total of six outstanding newcomers, five of whom have directly or previously played for Richard. Even Political Commissar Ma, many people know that Richard recruited him in the first place, just because he was the number one in the Boilermakers. There are too many players, so Commissar Ma just doesn't want to join.

It's like saying that all the super rookies in the Western Conference were taken away by Richard!

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The Rookie of the Month was undoubtedly won by Iverson. After all, he averaged 24.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, which is no joke...

If the Philadelphia 76ers' record hadn't been so bad, many fans felt that Iverson would definitely be selected as an All-Star this season!

In addition to Iverson, the Raptors' Camby, the Bucks' Ray Allen and the Celtics' Fat Totuo also performed very well, but they were far behind Iverson. Naturally, they had no chance to get involved in the moon. Best Rookie Award!

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When this award came out, it shocked the entire alliance. Most of the outstanding newcomers in the alliance were Richard's disciples!

All from the West Lafayette gang!

The name Richard has directly made headlines in major media. They want to know what kind of magic power Richard has and why they can choose the right one!

As long as Richard has played against any player, there seems to be no weak player!

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In the third game in December, the Trail Blazers challenged the Philadelphia 76ers away!

Richard and Ben have been looking forward to this game for a long time. They haven't seen Iverson for a while. Just looking at his data, you know that he has done quite well with the Philadelphia 76ers. At least Star Khouse, a second-year rookie, cannot shake Iverson's core position in the team.