Bishop of the Devil

"Charles, just tell us, in your mind, what level Yao Ming will be able to play in the end..." Kenny Smith asked with a grimace.

"Who can say for sure? But I feel he should have a chance to become the starting All-Star in the Eastern Conference!"

"Let's wait and see, Yao Ming will definitely surprise us!"

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If Richard knew that Barkley praised Yao Ming so much, he would probably not know whether to laugh or cry.

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After several rounds on the court, the 76ers showed good offensive firepower from the outside.

Nash's current defense is indeed quite good, but it is unrealistic to lock Iverson down, allowing Iverson to score four points with sudden shots.

As for Da Zhi, he also paid great attention to this game tonight and hit two three-pointers from the outside.

Da Zhi playing from the outside is really a bit confusing...

An outside anti-aircraft gun that was over seven feet tall made the opponent Gerrard a little desperate.

It is really difficult to defend. As long as he gets the ball, Da Zhi will immediately hit a three-pointer, leaving Gerrard with nowhere to display his defensive strength.

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In the 76ers' offensive round, Iverson broke through with the ball. After passing Nash's defense, he was about to go deep into the penalty area.

Clark rushed out immediately to defend.

His athletic ability and size effectively suppressed Iverson's breakthrough momentum. Facing such a big player with such strong physical fitness, Iverson did not dare to overpower him.

A direct pass passed the ball directly to Coleman who was open near the three-second zone.

Coleman was about to dunk after catching the ball, but the overwhelming black shadow that followed made him scream secretly.

Coleman's dunk was slapped directly on the backboard by Yao Ming.

And Coleman himself was knocked to the ground by this block...

Although he was not injured, it was still embarrassing. As a veteran who had been in the league for more than ten years, he was directly blocked by a newcomer, and he suddenly lost his face.

If it had been left to the previous seasons, Coleman might have had trouble finding opponents.

But now he was defeated by reality, and he no longer had the temper he had before.

The fans at the scene cheered loudly, and Yao Ming's powerful block directly detonated the entire audience.

It has been almost half a quarter since the start of the game. Yao Ming has shown great strength on both offense and defense!

It can't even be described as strong, it can be called invincible!

Te'lon Hill, who is facing off against Yao Ming, is currently scoreless. Coleman finally got a shot just now, but was rewarded with another block by Yao Ming!

These two former All-Star veterans can be said to have suffered a lot tonight.

In just half a quarter of the game, Yao Ming had already scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.

He made 4 of 6 shots and scored a 2+1 from outside. The offense was quite stable.

As for rebounds, 4 rebounds in half a quarter is also quite an outstanding performance!

Richard sat in the audience and kept nodding in praise. Yao Ming's performance tonight was quite mature...

He doesn't look like a rookie who has just entered the NBA.

But it's quite normal when you think about it. Yao Ming is almost 22 years old now. Among newcomers, he is definitely considered an older rookie.

In addition, he has also played in domestic and international arenas for many years, and his current performance on the court is mature and completely normal.

As for Yao Ming's abnormality before his rookie season under normal circumstances, in Richard's opinion, it may be due to environmental influences.

With Yao Ming's true strength, even without Richard's various props, he would not have only scored 0 points and 2 rebounds.

If he was really that good, he wouldn't be able to score 30+16 or 27+18 in his rookie season.

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"Dudu!" The Philadelphia 76ers called a timeout.

They are not behind by many points, because the two teams are almost tied due to the excellent performance of the Gemini.

To be precise, Iverson and Dazhi can no longer be said to be twin stars. After all, they are not rising stars anymore. It is more appropriate to call them twin guns.

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Although the two sides ended up in an almost even situation, Carlisle was not satisfied with this situation!

You must know that this was just a tie after Philadelphia's two-gun performance was somewhat extraordinary.

What if the dual-gun performance is not good enough next? Doesn't it mean that they are going to be slaughtered by the Pistons?

Although he has a very good relationship with Richard, he doesn't want to see Richard lead his team to slaughter his own team!

While standing on the sidelines, Carlisle clearly realized the problem with the 76ers.

That is because the inside defense is not strong enough, which basically allows Yao Ming to do whatever he wants.

In particular, the height of the inside line is not high, Teiron Hill is only 206 centimeters, and Coleman is not much better, only 208 centimeters.

The inside lineup composed of these two people is really too small in front of Yao Ming.

In addition, both of them are old men and their athletic abilities have declined so much that Yao Ming can basically ignore the existence of these two people.

"Munch, next you will be the center. You have only one task, which is to defend the opponent's Yao Ming!"

"Use your strengths to squeeze Yao Ming out of the penalty area and the paint!"

Carlisle deserves to be a famous coach. He discovered the problem in a short period of time and came up with the best solution for the 76ers at the moment.

Take advantage of Battelle's strength and squeeze Yao Ming out of his comfortable shooting position.

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Taking advantage of the opponent's opportunity to call a timeout, Richard also made some changes to the Pistons lineup on the court.

Removed Gerrard and replaced him with Birdman Anderson.

Gerrard was put on the court to face Dazhi, which was a bit of a disadvantage.

On the contrary, if Birdman Anderson comes to face Dazhi, he will definitely get good results.

This is a big player who can run and jump. If he is used to defend Da Zhi, his effect will definitely be better than Gerrard.

In addition to replacing Gerrard, Laga Bell was also replaced by Richard and replaced by Hu Weidong.

Since it is the Chinese Derby, it is not a problem that Hu Weidong has not been allowed to play...

Anyway, the 76ers' shooting guard Snow is not their main offensive point.

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The timeout ended and both teams returned to the court.

Seeing Carlisle replaced Battle, Richard laughed. Now, with four Chinese players on the field, it became a real derby.

In an NBA game, four Chinese players actually appeared. This was something Richard never dreamed of in his previous life.

Now with Richard's time travel, history has been changed.

Unconsciously, more Chinese male basketball players have appeared on the NBA stage...

This was not something Richard did deliberately, he just followed the trend. For example, signing Hu Weidong was really not part of Richard's previous plan.

That was when I recruited Birdman Anderson, I happened to think of this.

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But before a few rounds were played, Richard's smile disappeared.

Because Battle still caused a lot of trouble for Yao Ming, mainly because the gap in strength was a bit big.

The defensive end is nothing. After all, Battle didn't even have a chance to touch the ball. Yao Ming didn't really need to defend Battle.

There are some troubles on the offensive end. Battelle's strong strength is, without exaggeration, probably the most powerful player in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team so far.

It is very likely that Yao Ming, after reaching his peak, will not be as strong as Battle in terms of strength!

Under normal circumstances, after Battelle finished his rookie season with the Nuggets, the Spurs made a trade and acquired Battelle from the Nuggets.

The reason why the Spurs want Battelle is because of Battelle's strength.

Popovich wants to find a blue-collar meat shield for Duncan to limit the performance of O'Neal of the Lakers...

Under normal circumstances, this era can be said to be dominated by the Spurs and Lakers.

They are considered their biggest competitors. O'Neal has made Popovich miserable at this point. He is not willing to miss any method that can limit O'Neal.

Of course, the plan to use Battelle to restrict O'Neal didn't last long, mainly because Battelle couldn't adapt to the Spurs' system...

Later, in the 2003-04 season, when Battelle was playing for the Raptors, there was an incident where O'Neal was knocked down with one arm. This incident was probably the most glorious moment of Battelle's career.

I know that decades later, photos from that time can still be found online.

Even if this defensive round is a flagrant foul, it can still be seen how powerful Battelle is.

Now Battelle relies on his own tonnage and strength that is much greater than Yao Ming's, and directly squeezes Yao Ming, squeezing him away from the three-second zone, and not giving Yao Ming a chance to catch the ball under the basket.

It's not like Yao Ming can't continue to score. After all, he has a 90-point mid-range shooting ability.

But if you want to maintain the same offensive efficiency as in the first half of the game, you can't just rely on mid-range shots.

Richard sat off the court, watching Yao Ming's offensive efficiency decline, but he wasn't too worried.

This situation was completely within Richard's expectation.

What he can think of, the head coaches of other teams can also think of, let alone a famous coach like Carlisle.

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Judging from the current situation, in order for Yao Ming to have the destructive power under the basket like O'Neal, it still takes time and Yao Ming needs to continuously increase his tonnage and strength.

After nine minutes of the first quarter, Richard made a substitution, taking Yao Ming off the court and replacing him with Okur, who has long-range shooting ability.

In the nine minutes of the first quarter, Yao Ming made 6 of 10 shots and one free throw, scoring 13 points.

The first 6 inputs scored 9 points, and the last 4 inputs scored four points.

Make a judgment...

Having said that, Yao Ming's 13 points in a single quarter is already quite good. Few newcomers can score 13 points in a single quarter in their first show.

There are three quarters left in the game, and Richard feels that Yao Ming's numbers will definitely be the same tonight!

Carlisle also won the big victory.

Under the defense of Birdman Anderson, Da Zhi's offensive efficiency during this period was not very high.

Coincidentally, under normal circumstances, the Philadelphia 76ers introduced Keith Van Horn this season...

In fact, if we want to say who in this league has the most similar style of play to Da Zhi, I'm afraid Keith Van Horn will definitely rank first.

It's just that Da Zhi is more accurate than Van Horn.

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When the referee blew the whistle to end the first quarter, all the Pistons fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief.

They were all very nervous at first, fearing that Yao Ming, the number one pick chosen by Richard, would be a parallel import.

There are really quite a few parallel import top picks that have emerged in the past two years...

Olowokandi and Kwame Brown are both parallel draft picks who have emerged in recent years.

Perhaps in the entire history of the NBA, this period was the period when parallel imports of No. 1 picks were most popular.

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But after the first quarter of the game, these fans breathed a sigh of relief.

The performance of 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block in a single quarter has nothing to do with parallel imports. Judging from this form, the Pistons definitely found a treasure this time!

Parallel import champions all have one thing in common, that is, their skills are rough.

This has been fulfilled in Olowokandi, Kwame Brown and Bennett, the biggest parallel import in later generations.

But Yao Ming's performance in the first quarter was completely incompatible with roughness.

He has a pretty good mid-range shooting ability. Even if Battle is squeezed out of his comfortable shooting position, he still makes 2 of 4 shots, reaching a 50% hit rate.

In the previous half of the game, Yao Ming also showed his solid basic skills on both offense and defense!

So no matter how you look at it, Yao Ming cannot be a parallel import number one pick.