Bishop of the Devil

In recent years, many outstanding point guards have emerged in the draft.

For example, Billups, Bibby, Bai Qiao, Jet Terry and others.

Richard definitely doesn't look down on such an ordinary point guard now. Even if he is just looking for a backup point guard, Richard doesn't want to make do with it. He also wants to find a high-quality substitute.

First, they contacted the Hawks about Terry's trade. Richard was going to take out Mobley and let the Hawks add some chips, such as a first-round draft pick...

Terry's performance in the rookie season that just ended was not particularly outstanding, averaging only about 8 points and 4 assists per game.

In fact, the price Richard offered to the Eagles was not too deceptive...

In his opinion, Mobley's value is really higher than Terry. If the Hawks add a first-round pick, he can completely accept this deal.

But what left Richard speechless was that after Wilkens resigned from the Hawks, their team's management and head coach made it clear that they were going to mess up the team.

No matter what, I'm not willing to give Richard a first-round pick.

Even if Terry was exchanged for Mobley, they were a little reluctant, thinking about using other chips to exchange for Mobley, keeping Terry in the team, and cultivating him for a year to see if he can play.

Richard is naturally unwilling. The most valuable thing in the Hawks is Terry and their future first-round pick. If they are unwilling to hand over these two things, Richard will only do it if his brain is flooded. Say yes to the deal.

Richard refused, but the Eagle continued to tease Richard, and he had no idea about AC...

In the end, Richard was really annoyed and simply refused to answer any calls from Eagle.

When Wilkens was here before, Richard naturally wanted to give the Eagles a face.

Now that Wilkens is gone, Richard is too lazy to talk to Eagle...

In his opinion, the Eagles management team and the new head coach came from Dunhuang. There are too many murals!

The talks with the Eagles collapsed, so Richard naturally had another alternative.

This alternative plan is actually Richard's primary goal. However, when he first talked with the other party, the other party was very tight-lipped and was only willing to make a single exchange and was unwilling to add a first-round pick.

Richard then went around with the Eagles to see if he could get a first-round pick.

Now that the Eagles had no chance, Richard had no choice but to restart negotiations with the Hornets.

Richard's target is none other than West Lafayette's 1999 rookie Baron Davis.

Despite his status as the second pick, the treatment Big Beard enjoyed in the Hornets was quite shabby.

In the rookie season that just ended, he only got 5+3 data. Among all the players in the top ten picks, there is no one with worse data than him.

Among Purdue's six young players, Davis's data is even more embarrassing.

Brand averaged 23+10 per game, Odom averaged 17+5+6 per game, Szczerbiak averaged 14+4+3 per game, and Hamilton averaged 15+4 per game. Even in the Trail Blazers, he has always been a blue-collar outside player. Artest averaged more than six points per game.

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Richard actually didn't quite understand what the Hornets meant. He picked up the second pick but didn't want to use it at all. The bearded Davis almost wasted his entire rookie season.

According to Richard's guess, the Hornets firstly have a mature point guard in the team, David Wesley, and secondly, they wanted to keep their spot in the playoffs last season, so they have not used the bearded Davis much. .

And now the Trail Blazers are preparing to trade Mobley. If the Hornets think about it carefully, this deal seems to be not bad!

After Mobley arrives, he will play shooting guard. In this way, the Hornets' backcourt combination is David Wesley, Mobley and Eddie Jones, and the frontcourt has Coleman plus Campbell. It seems that this lineup is a bit gorgeous...

However, they actually know the value of Davis in their hearts. The reason why the data is poor is because they have not used it very much. If given enough time, the data will definitely not be as embarrassing as it is now.

The bottom line they can accept is that Richard uses Mobley in exchange for Davis, allowing them to add a first-round pick, then they feel a bit of a loss.

…

"Silas, let's do this. We send Mobley away. We, the Blazers, don't want your first-round pick. Give me Baron Davis and Ricky Davis, and the deal is done!"

"If you don't nod like this, then there's nothing I can do..."

Richard gave the Hornets an ultimatum. The Hornets brought out double Davis, otherwise, the deal would be voided.

Hornets head coach Paul Silas immediately notified the Hornets management and explained Richard's final trade offer.

"Who? Ricky? Is Richard crazy? How could he want Ricky Davis?"

"Paul, did you hear wrongly..."

When the Hornets management heard that Richard had included Ricky Davis in the trade offer, they were all dumbfounded.

If Richard didn't talk about Ricky Davis, they would even be ready to lay off this guy who has little presence in the team.

Averaged 10 minutes of playing time per game and scored four points, making him a true fringe player.

They also couldn't understand why Richard was obsessed with such a player.

"Is he trying to round up the roster? Ricky's contract expires next season. Maybe Richard is interested in this?" Paul Silas said uncertainly.

Taking out double Davis in exchange for Mobley, Paul Silas feels that he is quite profitable anyway.

Baron Davis does have potential, but no one can say whether this potential can be realized...

What if he is given enough playing time, but his statistics are still poor? !

As for Ricky Davis, he is a marginal player in the Hornets. Who cares about him? The Hornets got him as a second-round pick, so they don't care much about him.

"Promise him, we can't seem to find a reason not to agree. Mobley can greatly enhance our offensive firepower in the backcourt!"

"Yes, this deal will definitely not be a loss. Baron Davis's offensive ability is not strong. I think even if he grows up, his effect will not be as great as Mobley!"

"Contact Richard. We agreed to this deal. The sooner the deal is made, the better. That villain Richard might regret it!"

The Hornets management said nothing and just decided on this matter.

Even because they were afraid that Richard would change his mind, they urged the Blazers to make an official announcement quickly...

Once the Trail Blazers make an official announcement, the matter will basically be settled. No matter how thick-skinned Richard is, he will never regret it after the team makes an official announcement.

…

In the afternoon of the next day, the Trail Blazers and Hornets jointly released news.

The two sides conducted a trade, and the Trail Blazers sent Mobley and the top player previously obtained from the Cavaliers in exchange for the Hornets' second overall pick Baron Davis and fringe player Ricky Davis.

(Knight addition: Hong Kong, can the author give me a name...)

After the deal broke out, it caused another uproar.

The Trail Blazers made a lot of moves this offseason, making two transactions in succession.

Since Richard joined the Trail Blazers, this is the first year that there have been such frequent transactions...

They sent away Harrington and Mobley, two strong players on the bench, in exchange for Baron Davis, the second-place importer, and a little-known player.

Although the Trail Blazers received two first-round picks from the Cavaliers, although the Trail Blazers selected another backcourt in the draft this year.

But no matter how you look at it, the Blazers' overall strength seems to be declining slightly.

No one knows what Richard is thinking...

Shouldn't this next season be the season where the Blazers should improve their strength the most?!

Judging from the league's situation, there may be rules restricting shark chopping this season. In this case, Richard still dares to mess around? !

It's so courageous...

What if the Blazers lose their third championship because of these two transactions? That would be such a pity...

Two consecutive championships and three consecutive championships are completely different.

…

Many Trail Blazers fans are thinking that it would be a pity if they really lose the championship this year.

But it was impossible for them to blame Richard for this matter.

Richard has proven his coaching ability and lineup building ability countless times. Perhaps the two transactions he made have any special purpose? !

As for special purposes, Richard really doesn't have one...

His only purpose was to sell Harrington and Mobley quickly while their transaction value was high, so as to maximize the value of these two people.

In these two transactions, the Trail Blazers received two first-round picks from the Cavaliers, and they are both guaranteed to be top ten picks, which means that the Trail Blazers have won the future.

Not only did they win the future, but the Blazers also lost nothing in terms of combat power.

Harrington does have some effect for the Trail Blazers, but his effect is actually limited...

After all, there are too many people in the Trail Blazers who can take Harrington's position as a combo forward. For example, Lewis has a similar style of play to Harrington. Of course, his rebounding and defense are not as good as Harrington's, but But his shooting skills are worse than Harrington.

It just so happens that this coming season, Richard can focus on cultivating Lewis.

As for Mobley, in fact, he is already dispensable to the Trail Blazers.

If Mobley can play point guard, then Richard will definitely not be willing to sell him. The key is that this kid is not capable of playing point guard. In the Trail Blazers, if Richard hadn't wanted his data to shrink, he would have already won It's not time to appear...

And now exchanging Mobley for Baron Davis is definitely not a loss.

What's more, there is also a big brother LeBron joining, which is a profit no matter how you look at it.

…

After the two transactions were completed, Richard was not ready to continue the transaction. The current lineup was enough.

The next thing to do is to train this new wave of newcomers to the team first, let them train with Big Ben and the others, and strive to improve their strength before the start of the season!

…

In the 2000-2001 season, Richard's lineup has been determined.

Ben, O'Brien, Robinson, Nowitzki, Ginobili, Artest, Kirilenko, Lewis, Curry Sr., Baron Davis, Ricky Davis and just this year Drafted Michael Reed.

There are exactly twelve people. Then just find cannon fodder to make up the thirteen people.

Among the twelve people, Richard had already made arrangements.

In the new season, Ginobili and Baron Davis will serve as the team's number one position.

Richard's current plan is to let Ginobili come on the bench and let newly joined Baron Davis start!

The purpose of this must be to train Beard. Although he has played in the league for one season, he has not accumulated much experience.

When he was with the Hornets, he played most of the time in garbage time.

Now that he is in Richard's hands, he should be well cultivated both emotionally and rationally.

As for the second and third positions, Richard now has quite a few players at his disposal.

Artest, Robinson, Nowitzki, Ricky Davis, Reid and others.

Anyway, except for Ben, Ou and Kirilenko, the remaining players can play the second and third positions.

The general lineup has not changed much from the lineup that won the previous two championships. In fact, Richard is quite confident about whether he can win the championship this new season.

Even if the Lakers really rely on league rules and become able to compete with the Trail Blazers, Richard is actually not without options.

He also has three All-Star Light props in his hand.

The All-Stars of Iverson, O'Brien and Kobe Bryant, with good luck, are enough to make one player on the team soar in strength.

Moreover, Richard is already qualified to coach the All-Stars this season. It is estimated that he will gain a lot of All-Star lights by then. If Richard is really pushed into a hurry, Richard can directly use these All-Star lights. Create a monster!

Anyway, Richard is not afraid of the Lakers, and there is no need to be afraid of the Lakers.

Even if the alliance restricts shark-cutting, the shark-cutting tactic can still be used, at most, it should be used sparingly.

Anyway, Richard is determined to win the championship this season!

The dynasty is right in front of us, and no matter how high the price is, Richard must first build the current dynasty!

…

At the end of August, there are probably less than two months until the start of the new season.

Dazhi made a phone call to Richard in China, which surprised Richard a little.

"Coach, the Basketball Association said it wants to invite you to coach this year's Olympic Games..." When Dazhi said this, it was obvious that some monks were confused.

Because there is still more than half a month before the start of the Olympic Games, as far as Dazhi knows, the Basketball Association has never mentioned this matter to Richard before.

Dazhi represented the Chinese men's basketball team in the 2000 Sydney Olympics this year. Just after the season ended, he returned to China for training.

Although Da Zhi did not belong to the Basketball Association, the Basketball Association had long ago invited Da Zhi to play for the country. Naturally, Da Zhi could not miss this opportunity and agreed without saying a word.

Moreover, Dazhi recommended Richard to the Basketball Association and wanted him to coach the Chinese men's basketball team.

But the Basketball Association's reply to Dazhi was that it needed to be considered.

What Dazhi didn't expect was that this consideration directly took into account that there was only half a month left before the Olympic Games started.

This naturally made Dazhi quite dissatisfied. If he had mentioned this earlier, he would have been embarrassed to talk to Richard.

He had a lot of contact with Richard, and he knew very well that if Richard had such an opportunity, he would definitely not miss it.

But this time is too embarrassing...

The game is about to start. If you ask someone to be your coach, what will they think? !

I'm sure I won't feel comfortable...

This is like treating guests to a meal. Those invited three days in advance are distinguished guests, those invited on the same day are friends, and those invited just before the game are just make-up...

Now that the Olympic Games are about to start, I just remembered that by inviting Richard, wouldn't I be treating Richard as a make-up?

Although Dazhi was reluctant, he still called Richard and told him.

…

Richard was completely dumbfounded. The Basketball Association asked him to be the coach of the Chinese men's basketball team? !

Damn, the game is about to start, and you are being asked to coach. Why does it feel like you are being asked to take the blame?

Chinese people attach great importance to the Olympic Games.

If the results of the men's basketball team are not good, then the Basketball Association will probably be scolded. Maybe they had no intention of inviting Richard at the beginning. After all, Richard is a foreigner.

In this era, the country is actually not that open, and foreign coaches have never been used as men's basketball coaches.

However, in the next two Olympic Games, foreign coaches were hired three times in a row.

In 2004, the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team was Del Harris. Yes, he was the former head coach of the Lakers...

He served as Richard's assistant for a period of time and is now coaching in the NCAA.

As for 2008, the Chinese men's basketball team hired European coach Jonas.

In 2012, Deng Huade was invited again...

Now Richard is not sure what the Basketball Association means. After all, this time is really embarrassing.

If you lead the team yourself, what can you do in just half a month?

Nothing can be done...

You may even take the blame for poor grades!

It would be better to wait for the 2004 Olympics. By that time, Yao Ming had already begun to make a name for himself in the NBA. With the more mature Dazhi, he might be able to achieve good results.

"Dazhi, please push this aside for me and wait until the next Olympics." Richard finally gave the Basketball Association an answer.

Forget it this time. If you are really sincere, let’s wait until the next Olympics.

Dazhi had already imagined Richard's reply. After all, if it were him, he would definitely also recommend it...

Thinking that he was just the one to make up the numbers, the devil agreed to coach.

…

In fact, Richard also felt a bit regretful about missing this Olympic Games.

But if you miss it, you will miss it. Anyway, there will be many opportunities in the future, and Richard will not worry about it.

…

As time enters September, the dispute between Duncan and the Spurs has finally settled.

The Magic failed to get Duncan in the end. Douglas Greaves made some incomprehensible decisions, which caused them to completely miss Duncan.

In fact, missing Duncan is not the most fatal thing for the Magic!

The real cause of the Magic's mental and physical exhaustion is Grant Hill...

During the years when Hill played with the Pistons, he had nothing to do with the Glass Man, but after arriving with the Magic, he completely transformed into a Glass Man.

With a huge contract but unable to play, it's no wonder the Magic's record is getting better.

…

Seeing Duncan sign a maximum salary contract with the Spurs, Richard sighed secretly.

It's a pity that Richard has completely missed out on Duncan. He will never have the opportunity to coach the number one power forward in history.

This offseason, there have been quite a lot of transactions between all parties, and even the two teams that are favorites to win the championship are making a lot of noise.

The Trail Blazers lost backcourt point guard Tracy McGrady, and then made two more transactions, but there were no changes to the main lineup, and they only made some adjustments on the bench.

As for the Lakers, their movements are terrifying...

It's not that the Lakers want to make these moves, but they have no choice.

Glen Rice, the third in charge of their team, directly broke up with Jackson Jackson and Jerry West...

As for the reason for the breakup, it was nothing more than the team's status and contract issues.

Originally, Glenn Rice was really planning to retire with the Lakers. After his contract was completed, he would sign a new big contract with the Lakers and strive to retire with the Lakers.

But as the Lakers introduced Kobe, Glen Rice knew that something was wrong...

O'Neal has a super maximum salary, and Kobe also has a maximum salary. What will the Lakers give Glen Rice with a big contract next? !

Coupled with the fact that Kobe took away a lot of his shooting rights, Glen Rice directly came into conflict with the Lakers management.

Moreover, there is a lot of conflict, and there is at least a 90% chance that O'Neal is fanning the flames.

Glen Rice and O'Neal have a very good relationship, and they are close friends.

O'Neal is actually a little dissatisfied with the team now. To be precise, he is dissatisfied with Kobe...

Why are you, an outsider, about to sit on my head?

And he even dared to publicly accuse himself during training!

It's strange that O'Neal can be satisfied with Kobe. It happened that Glen Rice had roughly the same idea. Encouraged by O'Neal, Glen Rice started to challenge the Lakers management without thinking.

It was not without reason that the Hornets and Lakers traded Glen Rice.

All the players in the entire Hornets team directly united to force the Hornets management to sell Glen Rice...

Thinking about the boss of a team, Glen Rice is quite miserable when he has reached this level.

…

Facing the challenge of Glen Rice, considering the identities of Jackson Jackson and Jerry West, can they get rid of Glen Rice? !

As a result, Glen Rice was sold directly to the New York Knicks...

Last season, AC Green was completely outplayed and played almost no role in the Western Conference Finals. This also led the Lakers to strengthen the power forward position this season.

They got Cobra Grant. Although it is still not a good thing, in terms of immediate combat power, it is still a level better than AC Green.

In addition, they also got Isaiah Leder.

It was Leder who sold Richard directly to the Hornets after he took over from the Timberwolves...

Last season, Leder averaged 19 points per game on the poor Hawks team, but his shooting percentage was very poor, which was exactly the data he produced on a garbage team.

If the Lakers expect Leder to replace Glen Rice in the team, they must be overthinking...

Richard is quite familiar with Leder's career. After he arrived in the Lakers, he immediately disappeared from everyone, let alone the quasi-All-Star level. Then he couldn't even play a starting position in the Lakers and could only play as a substitute. .

It seems that the Lakers' strength has increased a bit, but Richard feels that the Lakers' strength has become weaker.

Glen Rice is far better than Ryder. At least this season, when the Lakers face the Trail Blazers, they won't have any advantage on the forward and defensive lines.

…

In mid-September, the Sydney Olympics officially started, and Richard watched the Chinese men's basketball team's opening match against France in the group stage with great interest.

Richard has heard of almost every player on the men's basketball team's twelve-man roster.

Dazhi, Yao Ming, Battelle, Liu Yudong, Hu Weidong, Li Nan, Guo Shiqiang...

This is definitely the golden generation of the Chinese men's basketball team. The three Great Walls are all on the rise, and the older generation of players are also at their peak.

As a result, in the opening game against France, the Chinese men's basketball team relied on Da Zhi's powerful offense and scored 26 points in a single game. It easily defeated France in the first game.

Richard watched with excitement and really regretted not coaching this Sydney Olympics.

Even if he doesn't, he knows very well that the Chinese men's basketball team is indeed good, but there is still some gap between winning medals.

unless……

Unless Da Zhi and Yao Ming both enter their prime, and there are two players in the backcourt who are at least NBA main starters, then the men's basketball team will be 100% sure of winning a medal.

The U.S. team is the Dream Four team participating in the competition this year. Vince Carter dunked the most classic dunk of his career in this Olympics, the death dunk.

The lineup of Dream Team 4 is not too strong, in any case, it is far inferior to Dream Team 1.

Vince Carter, Kidd, Alan Houston, Tim Hardaway, Mourning, Garnett, Vin Baker, Ray Allen, McDyess, Raheem, Glove Payton.

It can be seen that the top players in each position in the league did not participate in this Olympics, such as O'Neal and O'Neal at the center position, Duncan and Ben at the power forward position, and Kobe Bryant at the swingman position...

But even so, the Dream Team 4 still has the ability to beat other national teams.

Facing a team of this caliber, it’s no wonder Richard is not sure of winning a medal.

…

At the end of September, Dave Cowens came to say goodbye to Richard, and he accepted the head coaching position offered by the Warriors.

Richard naturally had no reason to stay...

Once Cowens left, the number of assistant coaches under Richard became stretched again, leaving only Stevens and Zhang Weiping.

Stevens has worked under Richard for four full years. He has matured a lot now and is able to handle many matters on his own.

But after all, he is still too young. He is currently less than twenty-four years old, so it is definitely not appropriate to put him in the position of chief assistant coach.

As a result, Zhang Weiping became the chief assistant coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.

In the past few years, Zhang Weiping has also learned a lot, such as the ins and outs of transactions between various parties in the league, such as how to get along with the league's top stars.

Richard feels that it may not be long before Zhang Weiping may be poached by other teams like the previous assistant coaches.

…

The number of assistant coaches is too small, and Richard has no plans to recruit assistant coaches at the moment. The main reason is that now the old Curry has taken a back seat and basically plays the role of shooting coach in the team.

As for other matters, with the help of Zhang Weiping and Stevens, Richard can handle it.

…

"BOSS, the Hawks have been contacting me like crazy these days. This time they are targeting Ginobili..." Stevens complained to Richard in distress.

Richard waved his hand, "Let them go wherever they like, or I might as well give them the entire Blazers' starting lineup!"

"What a bunch of guys who don't have any AC numbers in mind!"

Richard is also annoying the Hawks. This team has been thinking about the Blazers players, but Richard has been too lazy to pay attention to them.

With no other choice, they had to find Richard's right-hand man Stevens to see if there was any hope of trading Ginobili.

The preseason is about to start, and the Hawks management also knows very well that if they can't handle the Trail Blazers during the offseason, there will be no hope when the season starts...

Richard was naturally too lazy to pay attention to them.

On October 3, the NBA preseason officially started.

In this preseason, Richard started to use new players just like last season.

Center Kirilenko, power forward Lewis, small forward Ricky Davis, shooting guard Michael Reid, point guard Baron Davis.

"Remember, the five of you may play the whole game. Since it's a preseason game, I don't ask you to win or lose. What I want to see is your hard work on the field!"

"Rashad, you can be considered a veteran in the team. This is your third season in the Trail Blazers. Work hard on the court. You have to seize the opportunity. If you don't perform well, even if you are a member of the team. Veteran, I can't give you too many opportunities!" Richard said to Lewis.

Lewis nodded solemnly, he had long been looking forward to the start of this season.

After Harrington leaves, he may serve as Nowitzki's chief substitute. Although it is only a substitute position, this is also a rare improvement for Lewis, who had no sense of presence in the previous two seasons.

"AK, I will let you take on more responsibilities this season!"

"I hope you can be as aggressive as your nickname!"

"You are a defensive player, so you must be aggressive on the court. Don't be afraid of fouls, let alone cause conflicts!"

"Conflict is part of the game, not to mention we are pioneers!"

Richard said to Kirilenko again.

Just like Nowitzki, Richard gave Kirilenko a nickname.

"Byron, Michael, you two may start one-third to half of the games in the coming season. I hope you two can perform as a starter in the preseason!"

"Ricky, forget your damn second-round pick status, you will be the next Mobley!"

Before going on stage, Richard drank a wave of chicken soup with the newcomers one by one.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle and the game started.

The Trail Blazers' opponent in this game is the Los Angeles Clippers...

The Clippers have almost become synonymous with the weak team. They finally got the No. 1 pick before, but they chose Olowokandi...

But their vision in choosing Odom is more impressive. Now Odom has become the Clippers' signature star.

The strength of this Clippers, in Richard's words, is that mud cannot hold up the wall.

The strength is really bad. Odom averaged 17 points per game and actually became the team's scoring leader.

As for the team's second scorer, he only averaged 12 points per game.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, the Clippers are not good...

Even though Richard played the Blazers' most fringe lineup in this game, the Clippers were still a little overwhelmed.

At the beginning of the game, the bearded Davis passed the ball directly to Lewis on the outside, assisting the latter to hit a three-pointer.

Kirilenko and Olowokandi also have a clear advantage in the internal duel.

The Blazers currently on the court actually have quite good offensive firepower, but what is slightly less interesting is the defensive end.

However, the Clippers' offensive ability is also very bad. Even if the Trail Blazers' lineup is not very defensive, they can still have an advantage.

The only player on the Clippers side who can support their appearance right now is Odom. He scored 10 points in the first quarter under Lewis' defense, and his performance was quite outstanding.

"Byron, what am I telling you?"

"Sit down and fight!"

"Look at your muscles, look at your tonnage, and look at your big ass, you are a mini version of Charles Barkley!"

"Take advantage of your advantage. How much lighter is the opponent's skinny point guard than you?"

"Twenty kilograms!" Stevens said with a smile.

"That's right, that skinny Jeff McGinnis is 20 kilograms lighter than you. Make good use of your physical advantage and dig in with the opponent's defense!"

During the break between quarters, Richard may have been dissatisfied with Baron Davis's performance in the first quarter, so he directly pointed out Baron Davis.

In the first quarter of the game, Big Beard's performance was actually completely acceptable. He did well in terms of organization and defense, but Richard was not satisfied with his offensive performance.

In his opinion, Big Beard had the physical ability to crush his opponent, but he failed to make good use of it!

Jeff McGinnis, who plays against the bearded man, is 193 centimeters tall. He is actually a very tall point guard in this league, but he is very thin, weighing only 80 kilograms.

But Big Beard's weight is close to 100 kilograms, and his height of 191cm has no disadvantage at all against McGinnis.

Beard's weight is definitely not puffy, but strong!

He is really strong. In Richard's opinion, the muscles of the bearded Davis are really like a smaller version of Barkley or Ben.

What's even more frightening is that the bearded man's explosive power is also top-notch.

With such physical fitness, in Richard's opinion, punching McGinnis was just a joke.

Speaking of the bearded man in his peak period, it was actually this hard-hitting style of play that could even be regarded as creating a genre, tanking point guards.

Relying on its powerful strength and the tonnage that crushes its opponents, it is like a small tank on the field.

Among later players with a similar style of play, the more famous one is Deron Williams.

De Xiaopang has fully absorbed the essence of Big Beard's style of play, relying on his considerable tonnage and strength to create a world in the backcourt.

It is said that Fatty De beat Paul while eating and sleeping. The reason why he can beat Paul in all kinds of ways when facing Paul is definitely not technical...

It depends on his tonnage and strength.

Now Richard is not actually pointing out Baron Davis, because even if he doesn't say it, it is estimated that Baron Davis will gradually develop such a style of play after one or two more seasons.

Richard just woke up Baron Davis in advance.

With a height of 191 centimeters, a weight of 100 kilograms, strong strength, top explosive power, and good speed, there are not many No. 1 positions in NBA history with such a body.

In other words, Big Beard was born in the wrong era. If he had been born in the point guard era fifteen years later, his achievements would have been quite terrifying.

"Coach, I know what to do!" Baron Davis nodded.

"Okay! Looking forward to your performance on the court in the second quarter!"

"Michael, run, you are Byron's backcourt partner, he may give you the ball at any time, and all you need to do is keep running to ensure that you have a comfortable shooting space when catching the ball! "

After pointing out the bearded man, Richard pointed out Reed again.

Reed nodded, "Okay, coach!"

…

The short inter-section break ended, and both teams returned to the court.

As soon as the second quarter started, the fans at the scene could clearly feel the difference in Baron Davis.

In the first quarter of the game, Davis didn't stick to the ball very much. After the ball reached the frontcourt, most of the offensive rounds were passed, and then he started running and looking for opportunities.

But now in the second quarter of the game, after he reached the frontcourt, he did not pass the ball, but chose to carry McGinnis towards the basket!

Like a bulldozer, the powerful force coupled with the crushing tonnage pushed McGinnis back continuously!

Because of the back-up violation rule, it is naturally impossible for Beard to push McGinnis all the way to the basket, but even if it is only pushed to the free throw line, it is enough for Beard to take a shot comfortably.

If someone from the opponent comes to help defend, Beard's excellent ability to transfer the ball will be able to get an open teammate immediately!

After several consecutive rounds, relying on Big Beard's tank-like crushing style, the Trail Blazers achieved a considerable point difference.

The situation on the court made Gentry dumbfounded...

After Gentry was fired by the Pistons last season, he got the opportunity to join the Clippers this season and took over as the Clippers' coach.

Originally, he was a little happy when he saw Richard putting up such a lineup.

Richard is truly righteous. Isn't this a victory for the Clippers in vain...

But after this quarter of the game, he couldn't be happy anymore.

Richard's side did not use the main lineup, but even with the Blazers' fringe lineup on the field, the Clippers couldn't beat it...

Especially Baron Davis, relying on his own strength, almost sunk the Clippers!

…

"Well done, Byron, this is the way you should play!" Richard happily patted the bearded man on the shoulder and praised him.

In just five minutes of the second quarter, Big Beard scored 6 points and 3 assists, which is incredible!

Of course, it's mainly because of the Clippers' defensive scumbag...

The bearded man was praised by Richard, and his heart felt sweeter than eating honey!

It's not that he hasn't thought about using this tank-like style of play. He had used this style of play before with the Hornets.

But now that the Trail Blazers are here, there are so many talents...

He felt that his ball-sticking style might displease the Blazers, so he started playing in a semi-open style.

Now that Richard was praising him like this, he felt that he might have thought too much...

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Tonight is the home court of the Trail Blazers. The fans are all laughing when they see that the bearded man who joined this year has such strong strength.

This is much easier to use than Mobley!

Mobley's offense is definitely of a good level, but the key is his lack of ability to move the ball!

But now Big Beard's tank-like playing style has good offensive efficiency. The key is that he also does a good job in moving the ball!

It’s simply a hammer version of Ginobili!

Not a loss!

There is absolutely no loss in this transaction with the Hornets!

Seeing the bearded man's strong performance, Richard felt completely relaxed.

Don't worry about the Trail Blazers' bench position.

With Ginobili and Big Beard, the Blazers' No. 1 position is still the top presence in the league!