Bishop of the Devil

"Dayao, on the next offensive end, think of a way for yourself. Even if you can only make a mid-range shot, you must score 20 points for me in this game!"

"In terms of rebounding, when on the defensive end, try to stay in the penalty area as much as possible!"

Richard whispered to Yao Ming alone again.

As long as there is reorganization of the ball rights, in fact, considering Yao Ming's mid-range shooting ability, scoring 20 points is not a problem.

The bigger problem now is rebounding.

Big Ben is a rebounding monster with historical rebounding ability, and Ou's rebounding ability is not much worse than Yao Ming.

Under this circumstance, it is really possible that Yao Ming will not get 10 rebounds in this game.

The current plan is to let Yao Ming sit in the penalty area as much as possible and see if he can make some achievements in defensive rebounding.

…

After the timeout, the Pistons' arrangement was confusing to everyone.

Why do the Pistons start to focus on the inside? Doesn't Richard realize that the Yao-Ke combination is not the opponent of the Auburn combination right now? !

It is completely impossible to say that Richard cannot see this problem.

There were tens of thousands of fans at the scene, and everyone believed that Richard could not understand this...

There is only one explanation. Richard has his own purpose.

With Yao Ming's high frequency of strong inside play, the point difference between the two sides has a tendency to be further widened.

Under Ou's high-intensity defense, even though Yao Ming's mid-range shooting attributes are quite good, it is difficult for him to perform with a high shooting percentage at this moment.

At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers led the Pistons by 11 points.

Yao Ming took 15 shots in the first half. This frequency of shots is already quite terrifying.

He made 7 of 15 shots, less than 50% of the field goal percentage, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored a total of 15 points.

Including free throws, Yao Ming took 16 shots in total, but only scored 15 points. It has to be said that this offensive efficiency is not very high.

But it's not so low as to be outrageous. Anyway, Richard can still accept it.

Of course, compared to the previous six games, Yao Ming's offensive efficiency has dropped too much...

In terms of rebounds, Yao Ming grabbed five defensive rebounds and recorded no offensive rebounds.

The main reason is that he was squeezed out of the basket. If he wanted to get an offensive rebound, the chance would definitely be much smaller.

Richard sighed, Yao Ming is really too weak now.

Gaining weight, muscle, and strength must be done persistently. When will Yao Ming truly gain a foothold in the paint? When no one in the league can push him out of the paint, that will be when Yao Ming aspires to be No. 1 in the league. Center time!

For example, in tonight's game, if Yao Ming's strength improves, even if he can't reach the level of a big player, as long as he can be better than O'Brien, he won't fall into this passive situation.

…

After scoring 15 points and 5 rebounds at halftime, Richard was still quite nervous.

There is no need to worry about scoring, the main thing is this rebound, which makes Richard feel a little bit pained...

I got five rebounds in the first half. It's hard to say whether I can get five rebounds in the second half.

Don't look at Yao Ming's previous six games, where he collected rebounds like chopping melons and vegetables. The highest he even got was 18 rebounds.

But tonight, due to the strong rebounding strength of Ben and O'Neill, it is unlikely that Yao Ming will grab as many rebounds as before.

Originally, Clark could block Yao Ming's position, allowing Yao Ming to grab rebounds more comfortably.

But now facing the powerful force of Big Ben, the effect of Clark's blocking is not ideal.

…

By the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers led by 13 points.

But Yao Ming is scoring enough right now, scoring 21 points, but his rebounding is quite poor.

Throughout the third quarter, Yao Ming was unlucky and only got two rebounds.

Sometimes, rebounding really depends on luck...

Even a top rebounder like Ben has had a night where he couldn't get double figures in rebounds.

Yao Ming's luck was not so good tonight, which made Richard feel a little sad.

…

But what surprised Richard next was that at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhang Weiping did not put the two Auburn players, but instead put the inside combination of Zach Randolph and Kirilenko.

Richard saw the opportunity and directly put Yao Ming on the court.

Yao Ming can't beat the two Auburn players, but he can deal with the young Randolph, and it's quite easy for Yao Ming.

Kirilenko's small body was directly stuck away from the basket by Clark.

In less than three minutes, Yao Ming finally got his last three rebounds.

Richard breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Weiping did a great job!

I don’t know whether it was because they saw the lead was too big and wanted the Auburn two to rest, or because they saw Richard’s gloomy condition and wanted to give Richard a warm welcome.

Anyway, Yao Ming's 20+10 record has not been broken, which is a good thing for Richard.

…

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

The Trail Blazers took it easy in the last quarter, and Richard didn't insist on it. Halfway through the fourth quarter, they saw the team trailing by 15 points, and Yao Ming had already completed 20+10.

Richard was put on the bench.

The two sides ended the game with a tacit understanding.

It would be impossible for Richard not to be disappointed after losing to the Trail Blazers.

However, there is nothing that can be done about it. There is indeed still a gap between the Pistons and established teams like the Trail Blazers.

If Richard really focuses on the outside lineup in this game, then if both sides compete for outside shooting percentage, they may not necessarily lose.

However, in Richard's view, Yao Ming's 20+10 is more important.

After all, even if the opponent is the Trail Blazers, it is just a regular season game. There is no need to give up Yao Ming's opportunity to bind super props just because of a regular season game.

…

"Yao, you are really too strong, much stronger than when I first entered the alliance!"

"That's for sure. Yao was the number one pick, and you weren't even in the top ten..."

"Ben, are you embarrassed to say this? You're not even a first-round pick..."

After the game, the two teams got together to have a late-night snack and keep in touch. Ben and Ou looked at Yao Ming with smiles and were full of praise.

Both of them are inside players, so they can naturally see the potential in Yao Ming.

In their opinion, Yao Ming is simply too scary...

A newcomer who just entered the league, with the two of them joining forces, actually scored 25+10 tonight, which is simply unreasonable.

You must know that when the two of them first entered the league, they were abused by Kemp alone.

It’s just one person comparing another person, it’s so annoying!

Seeing Yao Ming's strength, the two of them couldn't help but be happy for Richard. Their coach was about to rise again.

With such a super center prospect at the base, the Pistons' future record will definitely soar!

No, the current Pistons' record has skyrocketed.

Half a month has passed since the start of the regular season. The Pistons have played seven games, losing to the Trail Blazers tonight, and won the remaining six games.

The Pistons' current record ranks first in the Eastern Conference, with the Nets ranking second with 5 wins and 2 losses.

There is no doubt that the best head coach this season must be Richard!

Richard has produced the best head coach COY before, and if he wins COY again this year, it will be amazing...

He will catch up with Nelson and Pat Riley to become the head coach with the most COYs in NBA history.

Both Nelson and Pat Riley have won COY three times!

Thinking about Richard's age, he has already won three COYs in his thirties. When he retires, who knows how many COYs this guy can win!

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but sigh. This person is really annoying compared to others.

Especially Zhang Weiping, now that he is also the head coach of the first team, he can better understand the horror of Richard.

He is much older than Richard. In terms of dealing with people, he is often more reliable than Richard. But when it comes to coaching ability, Zhang Weiping asks himself that two hundred people tied together are not as good as one. Richard!

He is a monster among coaches...

…

After a good night with the Blazers generals, Richard led the team back to Detroit early the next morning.

Next is a wave of four consecutive home games, and the opponents are not particularly strong. Richard and the Pistons can rest for a while.

In Richard's view, apart from his own Pistons, there are only three teams that can be called strong teams in the current league.

They are the Lakers, Trail Blazers and Spurs.

The Nets, which ranked first in the Eastern Conference last season and reached the finals, were nothing in Richard's eyes. They could only be regarded as a pseudo-strong team at best.

In this round of four consecutive home games, the opponents are the Bulls, Grizzlies, Hornets and Magic.

Among them, the original Charlotte Hornets have moved to New Orleans this season and were renamed the New Orleans Hornets, which will be the Pelicans in the future.

…

Richard and the others returned to Detroit that afternoon.

News of a trade that was neither big nor small broke out in the league, and this news immediately made Richard dumbfounded.

Ranbir is really poisonous...

The Bulls sent Tyson Chandler and made a deal with the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Jay Williams, who was in the spotlight a few days ago.

Coincidentally, under normal circumstances, Jay Williams would have been selected by the Bulls with the second overall pick, and now he has returned to the team he should normally join.

Richard didn't know about the deal at all beforehand, otherwise, he would probably encourage the two teams to make a three-way deal.

Jay Williams is a big hole, and Richard definitely doesn't want his team to fall into it.

But Laimbeer didn't tell Richard about this, and directly made a deal with the Warriors...

Laimbeer is really poisonous. He almost ran into Ricky Davis last time, but luckily he was stopped by Richard.

But this time, he didn't hide away and went straight into Jay Williams' pit.

…

On the night of the game against the Bulls, during the warm-up session, Laimbeer approached Richard with a smile on his face.

"Li, this is a 10,000-word self-reflection letter from that kid. I didn't bring that kid with me on this away trip. Let him reflect on it."

"Young people act impulsively. A veteran coach like you should just let that kid go..."

"That kid was scolded by me, and he knew he was wrong."

Ranbir smiled, but Richard started to roll his eyes.

It's amazing that this deal was reached two days ago, and Jay Williams actually reported to the Bulls...

Otherwise, how could anyone produce a 10,000-word self-reflection letter so quickly?

"Old man, I really don't know what to say." Richard smiled bitterly and patted Ranbir's arm.

Ranbir was a little flustered by this slap...

"Li, what do you mean? Is there something wrong with this kid?"

Richard waved his hand: "I don't know, I won't know until after this season..."

If Jay Williams had not joined the Bulls, Richard felt that this guy might not be able to hit a telephone pole on a motorcycle.

And now that it's back to the bull, the chance of hitting a telephone pole is greatly increased.

It is very likely that this transaction will cost the Bulls money. Not only will they not be able to use Jay Williams' fighting power, they will also have to buy out this guy's contract.

That's right, even if Jay Williams committed suicide, the Bulls still had to buy out the contract. Under normal circumstances, the Bulls spent more than $7 million to buy out the contract.