Bishop of the Devil

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"Coach, please give me a better excuse next time..."

"For example, if I have a sore ankle or unexplained pain in my knee, it's better than drinking cold water and having a stomachache, right?"

Just after returning to the locker room, Robinson said to Richard with a wry smile on his face.

Da Ben on the side looked even more hopeless...

"Coach, why are my butt muscles so tight..."

Richard waved his hand, "It's the same, why do you care so much? It's just an excuse anyway..."

The two of them sighed. It seemed that it was necessary to go to the press conference with Richard during the next break. He would think of an excuse for the break first, so that Richard would not come up with some weird excuses for the break.

The two of them will definitely be able to accept Richard's rest.

Both of them are players who have proven themselves. Playing twenty fewer games in a season will not have any impact on them. Anyway, this kind of team takes internal breaks and wages are paid as usual.

…

The next two games will still be the Blazers' home court, so most of the team's players showed up at the training ground early the next morning. Today the team is training.

"Lee, the kid you hired from the Raptors seems to have a bad training attitude? Why doesn't he look like he's not working hard enough?"

During the training session, Zhang Weiping leaned next to Richard and whispered.

"The physical fitness is good, but the training is too effortless. I feel that he will definitely not be able to achieve the same level of achievements as Kobe..."

"Hey, what a pity, what a pity for such a good physical condition! If I had this kind of physical condition when I was young, I feel that I can definitely lead the men's basketball team to win an Olympic medal!"

Zhang Weiping sighed as he spoke...

In Zhang Weiping's opinion, Tracy McGrady's hardware is almost perfect. The only thing is that there doesn't seem to be much motivation in training. Others are practicing enthusiastically, but Tracy McGrady specializes in some relatively easy training, such as shooting...

"His thing is quite special."

"It's not a matter of attitude, but..."

"How should I put it? Anyway, you don't need to pay too much attention to his training attitude..."

Richard smiled bitterly at Zhang Weiping and said.

McGrady's training intensity is indeed not as good as that of other Trail Blazers players. If Richard hadn't understood McGrady's situation, he might have felt like Zhang Weiping that there was something wrong with McGrady's training attitude.

As for other teams, even if there is a problem with their training attitude, it is actually harmless. After all, the talent is there. Even if the training is not very active, if you can make a difference on the court, you will definitely get a chance to play...

But it's completely different in the Trail Blazers. Do you have talent? It's as if no one has talent...

In the entire Trail Blazers team, except for the player Zhang Weiping hired to make up the numbers, no one else had any talent.

Can a player without talent really become an All-Star player in the future?

Is a soft touch considered a talent? Calculate!

Is a strong will considered a talent? Calculate!

Even the most inconspicuous Rashard Lewis on the team, who is now with the old Curry, has shown a quite terrifying three-point talent.

Everyone is very talented, they all train hard, and the training intensity is very high, but if you are not active in training, it would be strange for the coach to take a liking to you...

But Richard knew very well that Tracy McGrady's situation was somewhat special, so even if Tracy McGrady's training intensity was low, he could only turn a blind eye and would never use training intensity as an issue.

Investigating the reason, we have to mention McGrady's congenital curvature of the spine.

At first glance, this thing doesn’t seem to be a big deal. It’s just a curvature of the spine. What impact can it have on people?

The impact is huge...

The spine is extremely important to animals like humans. It supports body weight, maintains trunk balance, mitigates vibrations, and protects internal organs.

Basketball players weigh much more than normal people, and they often need to balance their limbs. Once the sense of balance is not good, they are more likely to be injured than other players.

McGrady was born with a spinal problem, which meant that he was unable to carry weight, could not improve in terms of strength, and could not use the strength to gouge opposing players like Kobe and James...

Secondly, it is more prone to injury.

Secondly, the training intensity should not be too high. Doctors and experts have asserted that McGrady's career will not last more than five or six years.

Daily training can be crazy, but this will put more pressure on the already curved spine, which is totally not worth the gain.

The key point is that McGrady's spinal curvature is congenital. It is a congenital deformity. The age group that can be cured is before one year old. After this time point, there is no solution at all and there is no way to treat it...

Think about the era when McGrady was born. In ordinary black families, who would care about the curvature of their children's spine? Even if they notice it, they will definitely not think of treatment if the curvature is not too serious.

Richard is very aware of McGrady's situation and why McGrady doesn't work as hard as other players in training...

There is really no way to work hard. The harder you work, the sooner your career will be over. Everyone will settle this debt and put it on whoever is responsible. I guess no one will train as hard as a fool.

…

So Richard understands McGrady quite well now. Zhang Weiping said that McGrady had a bad training attitude, and Richard immediately told him to silence him and stop worrying about McGrady's affairs...

And Richard didn't tell Zhang Weiping about McGrady's spine. At least at this point in time, the less people knew about it, the better.

…

In fact, Richard actually has a way to completely cure McGrady's congenital spinal curvature.

To put it bluntly, this curvature of the spine is actually a disease. Keeping Ruchudan intact will definitely allow McGrady to have a straight spine.

but……

Richard was reluctant to give up.

Yes, I really don't want to give it up. This thing is really too precious. Who knows if I can get the same props in the future.

McGrady's current rookie contract only has one year left...

If McGrady runs away after this season, then Richard will have wasted a powerful item in vain.

This thing is not like a mad dog that can be used indefinitely. If the bound player runs away, Richard can completely cancel the binding and change the bound player...

This is as good as Chu Dan, it will be gone after you eat it.

…

Richard and McGrady are not related, so it makes no sense that such an important thing should be used directly by McGrady.

…

The Trail Blazers' next two home games will be against the Washington Wizards and the Dallas Mavericks.

Both teams have players from West Lafayette, so Richard is still looking forward to it.

The Washington Wizards selected Hamilton with the seventh pick this year.

After a few preseason games, Hamilton has secured his position as the Wizards' starting small forward...

In fact, although Hamilton is said to play the swingman position, he is actually more suitable to play the second position.

It's just that the player in the second position of the Wizards is Rock Richmond, so Wizards head coach Hyde asked Hamilton to play the third position first.

Richmond hasn't taken the lead for a few years, so it's time to train Hamilton to succeed Richmond.

Lao Sa naturally takes great care of Richard's disciples. After Hamilton joined the team, no one dared to bully the newcomer.

Of course, Lao Sa's care is secondary. The most important thing is that no one dares to touch Richard's tiger butt...

Sprewell, the madman who bullied the West Lafayette newcomers before, is now a homeless man and his life is quite difficult.

…

Speaking of which, Richard doesn't quite understand why the Wizards' record is so bad.

Just looking at their lineup, it’s really good and there’s absolutely no fault to be found…

Center Lao Sa, power forward Uncle Huo, shooting guard Richmond, and point guard Speedy Strickland.

These are all All-Stars, or quasi-All-Star players...

With such a lineup, they didn't even make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference last season, which is really confusing.

And this season, their third position welcomes Hamilton again. If they continue to fail to make the playoffs, then I guess the leader of Qiao Gang will definitely not be able to stand it anymore...

It is worth mentioning that Gang Leader Joe has now officially joined the Wizards, bought shares of the Wizards, and also serves as the president of basketball affairs for the Wizards.

If he still fails to make the playoffs this year, Jordan will probably come back for the second time as he did in history...

"It shouldn't be the case, right? With such a lineup, why can't it make it to the playoffs? I really don't understand..." Richard thought speechlessly.

…

The game has already begun. Looking at the relationship between the Wizards players, it seems that there is no internal strife and is quite harmonious. This makes Richard even more surprised.

Maybe the Wizards team is poisonous...

The inside combination of Lao Sa and Huo Ershu is actually one of the best in the league, but tonight it suffered a big defeat in front of Xiao Ao's AK combination.

Sao had underestimated O'Neill, and he also thought that O'Neill was the young Ou when he was in the Trail Blazers...

As a result, Xiao Ao was immediately blocked twice in a row.

This made Lao Sa smile bitterly. He didn't know whether it was because he was old or because Xiao Ao was growing rapidly. Anyway, judging from the current situation, it seemed that he was no longer Xiao Ao's opponent.

As for the matchup between Kirilenko and Uncle Huo, Richard made Richard applaud.

Kirilenko is quite smart...

This guy is really smart. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to coax his wife into promising him that he would get one year of cheating opportunities every year...

My daughter-in-law is a famous rock star, and she’s so fucking sensible. Guys like Kirilenko are the public enemies of men all over the world and should be shot!

I should go and use the AK47...

…

In the matchup with Uncle Huo, Kirilenko did not go hard against Uncle Huo, but flexibly wrapped around Uncle Huo, not giving Uncle Huo a chance to catch the ball.

Once Uncle Huo catches the ball, Kirilenko uses his flexibility and good athletic ability to interfere with Uncle Huo's shot.

Once Uncle Huo wanted to hit him in the back, he would retreat one after another and let Uncle Huo go to the basket. Xiao Ao would guard Uncle Huo while he was responsible for covering up the defense and giving Uncle Huo a big shot at any time. .

Kirilenko's rabbit-like playing style annoyed Uncle Huo so much that he didn't look good from the beginning of the game...

…

In the backcourt duel, McGrady felt good tonight and scored a three-pointer at the beginning.

Speedy is a little confused in the Wizards now. Jian Tianer is late for training, drinks alcohol, and speeds racing, and his condition has declined sharply...

Before, he was a quasi-All-Star player who averaged 18+8 per game, but now he only has about 12+7 data, which has shrunk quite seriously.

He came to guard against Tracy McGrady because he was totally powerless...

Artest, who started tonight, faced off against the rocky Richmond.

Before the game, Richard specifically told Artest not to use too much force if he faced Richmond...

Richmond is also a veteran who is almost thirty-five years old. Although he is in good condition, he cannot withstand Artest's impact.

Maybe if Artest crashes, another tragedy like Elliott will happen...

There was no grudge, and it was just a regular season game. Richard didn't want to make another enemy for nothing.

Fortunately, Richmond is old now and hasn't made many breakthroughs. He just focuses on shooting, and Artest's defense is quite boring...

He really likes to play against players who love breakthroughs.

For example, Harden...

For example, James Harden...

The final matchup on the court is Nowitzki and Hamilton.

The situation between these two people is a bit strange, it's a completely explosive situation!

With a height of 198cm, Hamilton will definitely not be able to guard Nowitzki. After all, even Bowen can't guard him...

But the driver was completely unable to guard against Hamilton.

Hamilton's physical fitness is the best among all the players Richard has ever seen, bar none!

After all, the family genes are there. His father is a professional long-distance runner and his mother is a sprinter. Hamilton inherited his father's genes and has very strong endurance, but his explosive power is a bit lacking.

But even if the explosive power is low, the strong endurance alone is enough for the driver to drink a pot.

There are endless crazy moves on the court, with the seven-foot tall man Nowitzki running all over the court. Think about how the driver can keep up...

After all, Hamilton’s reputation as a perpetual motion machine was not just blown away.

This gave Hamilton a lot of opportunities to take shots from half-open positions, and relying on his precise mid-range shooting ability, his scores continued to rise.

…

Because his explosive power is not very good, Hamilton does not focus on breakthroughs, and he does not even take many three-pointers. Although his three-point shooting rate is good, he averages only 1.7 three-pointers per game in his career.

The main thing is mid-range shooting, relying on his own physical fitness to lead the opponent players all over the court. If the opponent can't run, his opportunity will come...

This can be regarded as giving full play to one's own advantages.

If Richard coaches Hamilton, he will probably be asked to use this tactic, which will at most allow him to take more three-pointers.

Rather than rashly changing Hamilton's style of play...

…

Halfway through the first quarter, Richard replaced the driver. Although he only played half of the game, the driver was exhausted...

He felt that under normal circumstances, he would not have covered as much distance in the entire game as in this half of the game. If he was not careful, Hamilton would run away, and he would have to chase after him.

"Ron, you go to defend Richard, Manu, you go to defend the rock!" Richard made a simple defense arrangement.

Artest is simply a teenager with ADHD, and he has endless energy in his body, which just allows him to chase Hamilton.

As for Ginobili, it would be more suitable to defend rocky Richmond...

…

After the first half of the game, although the Trail Blazers rested their two main players Ben and Robinson, they still had a huge advantage over the Wizards, leading by 13 points at halftime.

Seeing this situation, Richard felt it was necessary to arrange for Harrington, Lewis and Mobley.

These three people are all miserable in the team, with very little playing time...

Fortunately, Mobley averaged about 13 minutes per game last season. As for Harrington and Lewis, their average playing time was quite pitiful.

This season Richard plans to let the three of them produce some good data. In this case, even if they are sold, they will be able to sell for a good price.

Richard is planning to find a substitute inside man. Currently, the Trail Blazers only have one substitute inside man, Kirilenko, and this guy is still a pseudo inside man...

If you rely on the draft, you must not think about it. In 2000, there were no reliable new inside players.

The only option is to trade for relatively cheap and high-quality insiders from other teams.

They say it is of high quality and low price, but the chips they want are certainly not cheap...

So now Richard has to completely fatten one of the three people, and then use it as a bargaining chip.

…

In the second half of the game, Lao Sa took advantage of the rest.

Richard sent out a lineup of Kirilenko, Harrington, Lewis, Mobley and Tracy McGrady.

In this lineup, the inside combination is of course Kirilenko plus Harrington.

In the third quarter of the game, Richard played with this lineup for almost eight minutes...

What Richard didn't expect was that the Wizards faced a lineup like the Trail Blazers and failed to even out the score difference.

When Richard called a timeout, the score difference was still eight points.

Among the three players who played, Harrington performed best, scoring 8 points in eight minutes, which was better than Lewis and Mobley's performance.

Richard simply took Lewis and Mobley off the field, preparing to fatten up Harrington.

…

"Are there any interior players with a relatively high cost performance in the league right now?" Richard asked Stevens next to him.

Stevens is relatively knowledgeable about this kind of thing, so it would be right to ask him.

"Mutombo?" Stevens didn't quite understand what Richard meant...

Richard shook his head, "The maximum salary Mutombo signed with the Hawks is strong, but we cannot swallow his contract. Besides, the Hawks will definitely not sell Mutombo right now..."

"I want the cheap one..."

Stevens nodded and began to think of players who met Richard's conditions.

"Marshall of the Warriors? His annual salary is about five million US dollars..."

Richard shook his head again: "No, the strength is too weak, it is of no use, and the annual salary of five million is too expensive."

"The Pistons' backup power forward, Jerome Williams, has an annual salary of 2 million and averages about 8 points and 9 rebounds per game. How about that?" Stevens really knows his stuff and found him quickly. A player who meets Richard's requirements.

Richard shook his head again...

"Too short..."

Stevens shrugged, but there was nothing to do. The only one who met the requirements was Jerome Williams, and Richard thought he was too short...

Richard is also quite helpless. He feels that he is probably a little inflated at the moment. He actually looks down on a strong substitute insider with 8 points and 9 rebounds.

I really don’t like it...

If you take it, Richard feels that it won't have much effect, mainly because there is no room for appreciation.

After thinking for a moment, Richard sighed.

In this damn era of declining centers, it’s really not easy to find a traditional and reliable seven-foot center...

…

From this, we can see more and more how valuable Yao Ming was later. After Yao Ming grew up, there were really not many authentic traditional centers left in the league.

No matter what, Richard will definitely get Yao Ming in the future, not only because of his compatriots, but also because of Yao Ming's strength.

Yao Ming's real problem is his physical fitness and ability to resist injuries. Now Richard can completely solve this problem.

Yao Ming's impressive weight gain made him a giant under the basket!

For such a center, Richard can completely use him as O'Neal.

The most frightening thing is that Yao Ming does not have the same free throw shortcomings as O'Neal...

Design several tactics with Yao Ming as the core, and find a player who is good at passing lobs, such as Kidd or Nash.

Then add a few top 3D players...

This lineup can suddenly become the league's top championship lineup.

After thinking about it, Richard became obsessed, and something was about to move in his heart...

…

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

The Trail Blazers finally won the Wizards at their home court with an 8-point margin, which was quite a show of respect for the Wizards...

The Wizards' best player in this game is undoubtedly their seventh overall pick this year, Hamilton.

Even a boy with ADHD like Artest was exhausted by Hamilton.

In the end, Hamilton scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, which is quite impressive for a rookie.

For the Trail Blazers, Harrington played a lot of time in this game, which also sent a signal that Richard may start to use Harrington next.

There are a total of five newcomers joining the team in the same batch as the driver...

Braggs has been sold to Richard at a low price, and the driver has now taken the starting position of the Trail Blazers. Among the remaining three, Harrington has obviously been favored by Richard and has begun to have a budding career. Chance.

…

Even though he won the game, it didn't make Richard happy. He was thinking about one thing right now...

How to trigger the God-making mission!

God-making tasks are a good thing. If you exceed the limit, you may get additional special rewards...

Although Richard doesn't need the blessing of any props now, the players themselves are powerful enough, but there is no need to worry about having too many good things, and maybe he can use them in the future.

Richard was quite impressed by the conditions for triggering the last God-making mission, that is, Ben, Kobe, and O'Neill all had a stat of 20 in the same game!

Richard decided to try it out in the next game to see if he could trigger other god-making tasks.