Bishop of the Devil

After playing several rounds in a row, although the situation on the court still put the Blazers at a disadvantage, it was far better than when McGrady was on the court.

The main reason why we are at a disadvantage right now is that Brand, an insider, cannot be guarded against. This is something that is completely impossible to do...

Richard is not stupid enough to hope that Kirilenko can defend Brand, a big human shield.

The two sides are not heavyweight players at all. This is like hoping that Rasheed can guard O'Neal alone...

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"Young man, what do you think of the situation on the court?" Richard turned to McGrady beside him and whispered.

"Our inside line can't guard the opponent's center. We will definitely lose this game..." McGrady sighed.

Richard smiled and nodded: "Yes, we are indeed destined to lose. Please evaluate your performance on the court just now. How do you feel about it?"

McGrady was startled. Richard asked himself to evaluate his performance on the field just now?

"Coach, believe me, I just felt bad. If you give me more chances, I will definitely make the shot!" McGrady looked at Richard with firm eyes.

Richard waved his hand...

"No, no, no, young man, you may have misunderstood my intention of recruiting you to join the Trail Blazers. You didn't think that I, Richard, traded you to be the boss, right?"

"No, I'm telling you clearly, I recruited you to join the Trail Blazers, not to make you the boss. You don't have unlimited fire rights!"

"You are just an ordinary player among all the players on the field. You must be responsible for yourself and your teammates every time you take a shot!"

Richard stared at Maddie with a serious tone, which made Maddie feel a little numb.

"In the future, I don't want this kind of wanton shooting to happen again. Even if it's Kobe, under my hands, he must share the ball with me honestly!"

"Without my words, Richard, no one can act recklessly on the court!"

Richard's expectations became more and more intense, which gave Maddie a feeling that something was wrong.

If he is hidden by Richard, then his career will really be over...

If he didn't perform well in the Raptors before, it can be said that the Raptors management or coach was blind, but now he is under Richard. If Richard doesn't give him a chance to play, there will be teams in the league that will have trouble with him. Interested?

It seems that there will be no more...

Then his career will be completely settled.

"Coach, I will pay attention to sharing the ball in the future..." McGrady lowered his head, not daring to look into Richard's eyes.

Richard's evil reputation is already well known, how could Maddie not know about it.

He felt that if he made Richard unhappy, his end might be quite miserable...

"I understand you very well. After two years of frustration in the Raptors, I'm afraid you want to prove yourself now!"

"But you have to know that our Trail Blazers team is not like the Raptors!"

"It's no exaggeration to say that the two Raptors combined are no match for the Trail Blazers!"

"I hope you can position yourself..."

"When Kobe joined the team, he was still very young. I gave him an order not to average more than 13 shots per game. Now you are much happier than Kobe. At least I didn't limit your shots!"

"I just hope you can understand that you are responsible for every move you make!"

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Richard lectured McGrady. In fact, Richard had already anticipated this situation...

McGrady has been with the Raptors for two seasons, and now he must be extremely eager to prove himself.

So at the beginning, there were random shots...

Richard would definitely not be able to tolerate this kind of unorganized and undisciplined behavior, so he would scare him first after catching him.

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For the rest of the game, Richard simply didn't let McGrady play.

Let Ginobili serve as the point guard on the court. If he is really tired, let Mobley do it. Anyway, he will put McGrady on the bench.

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"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The Trail Blazers lost by 16 points with a score of 87:103 at their home court.

Although the fans at the scene were a little disappointed, they also knew the situation of the Blazers' game. The three most valuable players in the team did not appear on the court, so losing should not be too normal.

Not to mention anything else, even if any of the Auburn combination comes out, the Bulls will never win this game so easily.

Brand, the Bulls' top pick this year, scored an unbeatable 37 points and 19 rebounds in this game, which scared me to death...

Even Richard was shocked. This data was incredible.

But the gold content is not that high...

Rashid also performed very well in this game, contributing 29 points and 8 rebounds, and only played for three quarters.

The Bulls are currently in good strength. According to Richard's estimation, the Bulls still have a good chance of reaching the Eastern Conference playoffs this year.

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The Trail Blazers traded for "additional head" Tracy McGrady. This game only lasted for two minutes. They took four crazy shots and only scored two points...

Then he never got playing time again.

This matter made Raptors fans and their management breathe a sigh of relief. They were afraid that the players in their hands would suddenly become worse every day in the hands of Richard...

In that case, wouldn't it prove that their Raptors management is blind? !

This kind of thing has happened before. For example, Sun abandoned Martial Saint Jackson and was picked up by Richard. Although it did not reach the level of Sun, Sky, Sun and Earth, Richard was able to exchange Martial Saint for him. Two high-ranking rookies.

The Suns were disgraced at that time, and Danny Ainge had some conflicts with Richard because of this.

Now McGrady is playing very poorly, which makes the Raptors quite satisfied...

The worse it is, the better, and the worse it is, the more it proves that their Raptors deal was not a loss at all!

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Artest's performance cannot be said to be very good...

The main reason is that Rashid, who he faced in this game, was completely unable to guard against Rashid!

Rasheed's shot against Artest was completely out of position, and the mid-range shot was swish, and Artest had no way to deal with him...

Coupled with his poor offensive touch, Artest's performance can be said to be the worst except for McGrady.

A total of eight newcomers played. As a result, the two players Richard brought from the Raptors performed the worst this time, leaving Trail Blazers fans speechless...

Could it be that Richard made a mistake this time? !

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The best performer for the Trail Blazers in this game was Nowitzki.

Because of the matchup against Kukoc, Nowitzki's defensive flaws were not exposed. Instead, it was Kukoc's poor defense that allowed Nowitzki to explode.

He scored 28 points, no less than Rashid.

However, Nowitzki has played a lot more time than Rashid, so it's not easy to compare.

Apart from Nowitzki, the real surprise in this game should be Ginobili.

What surprises all Trail Blazers fans is that the Argentine newcomer Richard got in the second round this year is really quite ferocious!

First of all, on the defensive end, he was really like a mad dog, biting his opponent Kidders and not letting go.

Kidders himself is pretty good. Because he was with the Lakers before, many fans are still familiar with this player.

But tonight, Kidders was completely misfired!

As soon as he touched the ball, Kidders was annoyed by Ginobili's defense, and even had a speechless situation where he was intercepted twice in one minute...

As for the offensive end, Ginobili solves the battle more with breakthroughs.

The breakthrough speed is definitely not fast. Rasheed can easily catch up with Ginobili's breakthrough...

But the strange thing is that even with this unpleasant breakthrough speed, it is still very lethal.

Snakeskin moves...

The fans at the scene only saw Ginobili holding the ball and breaking through to the basket, twisting and turning. No matter who the defensive player was, he could eventually twist to the basket...

Then he used a not-so-high take-off height to put the ball into the basket at a weird angle!

By the end of the game, Ginobili had recorded 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, which can be said to be quite versatile!

The fans at the scene had a strange idea. Could this strange European be the new guy Richard recruited to replace Kobe? !

It seems that this is really possible!

Looking at defense, Ginobili's defense is not as good as Kobe's right now, but there is not a big gap.

Looking at the offense, it is not as domineering and gorgeous as Kobe, but Ginobili's offense is quite effective...

The height is similar to Kobe, both 198 centimeters, except that one is black and the other is white.

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Ginobili's performance made Richard a little happy.

He is really happy. Originally, he thought that Ginobili would not adapt to the rhythm of the NBA and it would take a long time to adapt!

But now it seems that Ginobili has adapted quite well and is quite stable on the court. He is just like a veteran who has been in the NBA for many years and shows no timidity at all.

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Both Driver and Demon Sword performed outstandingly, but AK’s performance was definitely not that good because it was against Brand...

As for Harrington, Lewis and Mobley, they are remarkable.

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Although he lost the preseason game, Richard was quite satisfied with the players' performance. At least Ginobili's satisfaction made Richard quite satisfied, which can be of great use!

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"Well done, Elton. If you can perform like this in the regular season, I think you have hope of making the All-Stars this year!" Richard patted Brand on the shoulder after the game and praised with a smile. .

Brand lowered his head and smiled shyly. He has a shy temperament...

"Coach, the newcomers you created this time are not good, they are too far behind!"

"Yes, Li, what's going on? Why do the Blazers feel like their strength has dropped significantly as soon as I, Ranbir, leave? Hey, if I had known I wouldn't have left..."

Rashid and Ranbir hugged each other intimately and grinned at Richard.

Seeing how these two gangsters looked, Richard waved his hands angrily, too lazy to talk to them.

"Elton, let me tell you, you are definitely in luck when you become the subordinate of me, Ranbir!"

"I, Laimbeer, will definitely let you have a rookie season with explosive statistics! This season for our Bulls, we need both wins and statistics!"

Ranbir was quite excited, and held Brand in his arms again, grinning at Richard with his teeth bared.

"Bill, remember what you said today, huh? When the regular season starts, I will leave a deep impression on you!" Richard said with a sneer.

"Ahem, we are all our own people, look at you, you can't even make a joke..." Ranbir and Rashid, both big and small hooligans, immediately ran to Richard's side and laughed innocently.

They are quite clear about their own strength, which is indeed good, but they are far from the Trail Blazers' opponents.

Even if the Trail Blazers are not as strong as last season, if they really play the Bulls in a serious manner, I dare not say more, the point difference of 20 to 30 points is still quite easy.

The gangsters, big and small, laughed, really afraid that Richard would hate them both...

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In the next few preseason games, Richard still did not let the veterans play and continued to use newcomers.

After five preseason games, the Trail Blazers have only won one, and the win was against a team like the Raptors.

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The sixth preseason game was also the last preseason game for the Trail Blazers. This time Richard finally released the veterans.

The regular season opener is about to begin, so let the veterans come on stage to get a feel for it.

As a result, in this last preseason game, the Trail Blazers defeated their opponents easily and neatly. Before the third quarter was over, the score difference was close to 30 points.

It directly made the Blazers fans excited. Their Blazers are still so powerful and still so unbeatable!