Bishop of the Devil

At the end of the game, the Trail Blazers lost by 11 points.

The point difference of the loss was not that big, but it had nothing to do with the newcomers. The main reason was that players like Big Ben recovered some of the point difference after coming on the court, making the Blazers' loss less ugly.

The Warriors scored a total of 123 points in this game. If you think about the Warriors' snail-slow Princeton system, they were able to score more than 120 points, you will know how effective the defense of these five newcomers is. Too bad!

"Well done, boys!"

At the end of the game, after the players from both sides came off the field, Richard smiled and patted the shoulders of several newcomers one by one.

Now Richard actually looks at the problem from a different perspective. If it had been when he first entered the league, he would never have given up a preseason game easily.

But now his only goal is to win the championship, and he certainly won't care about games like preseason games...

The lineup does not need to be broken in. The main players are all players who have been working together for two seasons. If this preseason is not used to train the new players, it will be meaningless to Richard.

…

The loss was not unexpected at all, so Richard still smiled and encouraged the five newcomers.

The newcomers lost the first official game of their careers, so naturally they felt a little uncomfortable, but Richard's words still gave them some comfort.

Since the coach said he played well, it must be really good...

"Coach, what do you think I will develop mainly in the direction of point guard in the future? I feel that I have mastered the secret of point guard!" Mobley's data is quite good, and he asked Richard with excitement at this moment.

Richard stepped forward and covered Mobley's mouth: "No, you don't want to play point guard..."

That poor passing ability, if he were to play point guard, would probably become a strange sight on the court. It would not be impossible for him to be nicknamed a court plumber or a Portland courier.

"Just stick to the shooting guard position..."

"Don't think about the point guard thing. It's best not to think about it in this life..." Richard said with a dumbfounded voice.

After hearing Richard's words, several newcomers and some substitutes in the team breathed a sigh of relief.

In the future, they may play in the second or third team with Mobley. If Mobley is a point guard who can't pass, who can he find to reason with.

Especially for a player like Bowen, who needs open shots, waiting for him to run out of the open space and wait for the old cat to pass the ball, then the day lily will probably be cold...

…

Judging from the effect of Mobley playing point guard, Richard is increasingly aware of Kobe's versatility. At least for now, Kobe is doing quite well at the point guard position.

Kobe can pass the ball that needs to be passed. The passing may lack creativity and unexpected effects, but in fact Richard appreciates this kind of honest passing more.

If you really like to be flashy, then Richard will get Bai Qiao no matter what in the draft that just ended.

In terms of bells and whistles, Bai Qiao is ranked second, who dares to be ranked first!

…

In the second preseason game, the opponent was the Suns in the same division.

In this game, Richard did not use a pure rookie starting lineup. Instead, he used Ben and Kobe, as well as Dirk Nowitzki, Harrington and Mobley from the rookies to form a new lineup. New starting lineup.

The Suns' head coach this season is still Danny Ainge. When the labor negotiations ended, he made two quite bold transactions...

The last year of McDyess's rookie contract ended with the Suns. As a result, he ran back to the Nuggets and screwed the Suns to death. As a result, they have not been able to catch their breath for several years. After all, in order to get McDyess, Si, they paid a lot of draft picks.

The team's main force was gone inside, and Ainge had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the Bulls' disintegration to compete for the championship, so he introduced the Timberwolves' starting center Tom Gugliotta and the Bulls' regular center Luke Longley.

These are also the two best insiders Anji can find on the market...

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Anji is really preparing for the championship. The Western Conference is strong inside, and the Suns have introduced two insiders in a row just to not be at a disadvantage in the inside.

Especially the inside line of the Trail Blazers. With the current expansion of the Western Conference, the imaginary enemies are actually the Trail Blazers!

Do you want to win the championship? No matter what, I have to pass the Pioneer level...

The Blazers' powerful inside line is a nightmare for teams like the Suns. There is no way Ainge can forget the scene where their inside line was beaten into scum by the Trail Blazers last season.

So without saying a word this season, Anji directly hired two centers just to be able to compete with the Trail Blazers!

…

In today's preseason game, although it doesn't mean much to win, Anji still wants to win. He wants to use this game to prove that his team building ideas are correct!

But seeing the starting lineup put out by the Trail Blazers, Anji was quite disappointed...

The Blazers obviously want to train the newcomers. They don't want to win this game at all. Otherwise, they will not send three newcomers to start.

With such a lineup, Anji feels that it doesn't mean much to win...

For a moment, he was a little disinterested. He sat on the bench and chatted with the assistant coach next to him, too lazy to pay attention to the game on the court.

The opponent put in three new players, and the Suns were in the starting lineup. How could they lose? !

I wouldn’t believe it even if I beat Anji...

Richard did not pay attention to the Suns' trading actions this offseason. To be honest, although the Suns' record last season was good, in Richard's view, this team is not even a stepping stone for him... …

If you have that time, what's the point of paying attention to the Suns if you don't pay attention to the Lakers, Spurs or Jazz? !

Even in Richard's view, paying attention to the Timberwolves is more meaningful than the Suns...

The current starting lineup of the Suns makes Richard wonder whether Anji really does not have the talent to be a coach...

What the hell kind of lineup is this? !

Center Tom Gugliotta, power forward Luke Longley, small forward Danny Manning, and the backcourt are Apple Chapman and Keibo.

Does this ghost lineup have offensive capabilities? !

His shooting ability is almost negative. Is it possible that Anji wants to rely on these two centers every day? !

Last season, the Suns at least had two outstanding offensive points in the backcourt, Kevin Johnson and Nash. As a result, Kevin Johnson retired this season and Lao Na transferred...

…

It's no wonder that Anji later joined the management and never got involved in coaching again. I bet he really has no talent for this kind of thing.

There is an idea for building a team. Get two big centers and pair them with Kidd, a top passing and controlling guy...

He ignored that these two big centers might be able to do something against weak centers, but if they faced a lineup like O'Neal or Auburn, they would probably be turned into weaklings.

By then, the Suns will have little shooting ability in the backcourt. Do they want to win against the Western Conference? !

At least Richard couldn't figure out what they relied on to win...

The key point was that Richard felt that Angie didn't seem to realize how bad the talented lineup he had assembled was at this moment. He was chatting with the assistants with a relaxed look on his face, as if he was sure of victory.

This is very embarrassing. Richard offended Angie once before because of Ranbir's big mouth.

If we use a new lineup to defeat Anji's talented lineup this time, I'm afraid Anji's old face will be even more ugly...