Bishop of the Devil

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was stunned as he sat on the sidelines. He never expected that Yao Ming could use the hook to such an extent.

Of course, the reason why the effect is so good may also be because Mutombo is too old.

You have to know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career. The big men he faced were all super ancient celebrities. Marshal Zhang, King of the Ring, Mammoth and Manute Bol, these are all historical super shot-blocking masters.

Even when Uncle Mu was at his peak, there was still a gap between these people, not to mention that he was already old.

Thinking about this era of declining centers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suddenly felt a surge of hope in his heart.

Maybe Tiangou will be able to see the light of day again from now on.

Chamberlain said that in this era, he could average more than 50 points per game...

Note that it is not 50 points in a single season. After all, Zhang Dashuai has averaged 50+ points per game in a single season. He is talking about a career average of 50+ points per game.

Most of these ancient celebrities like to say this kind of thing. Although Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has never said this kind of thing, he also has similar views.

With the current defensive intensity inside, he feels that if he averages 40 points instead of 50 points per game, there will be no problem at all.

In Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's view, as the current interior defense is not as good as before, Yao Ming may actually be able to average 40 points per game and fully develop the sky hook.

Of course, the current Yao Ming is still very immature in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's view, and there are still many areas that can be improved.

…

More than half of Yao Ming's goals tonight relied on sky hooks. This incident directly caused an uproar in the basketball circle.

Most of the fans were overjoyed. Originally, they thought they would never be able to see the beautiful Sky Hook with their own eyes again.

Now it seems that they still have a chance...

The loss of Sky Hook can be said to be a heartache for many fans. Now that Sky Hook has reappeared on the court, these fans only feel that God has blessed them and made up for their regrets.

And a small number of fans were panicked!

Needless to say, these are definitely Richard’s haters.

Some people like it, while others hate it. This is an eternal truth, and Richard is not immune to it.

Countless people like Richard, but there are also many who hate him.

At this moment, they saw that Richard had picked up another treasure, and they were quite hurt!

I have found treasures so many times, and there is no end yet!

Before this game, these anti-fans actually didn’t take Yao Ming too seriously...

Yao Ming's statistics are really luxurious, and the Pistons' record is also quite good, but these anti-fans can always find black spots.

For example, the Pistons cannot beat the super powers, and they have lost to the Blazers and other Western Conference powers before.

For example, Yao Ming's shooting percentage is not high and his offensive methods are relatively simple. Once the opponent has a top center in the lineup, it will be difficult for him to perform explosively.

Take a look at the powerful teams in the Western Conference. Which team does not have a top center?

So these anti-fans are not optimistic about the future of the Pistons...

He is also not optimistic about Yao Ming's future.

Of course, this lack of optimism does not mean that Yao Ming cannot become an All-Star-level insider, but that Yao Ming cannot become a top insider in history like O'Neal.

But as Yao Ming showed off his sky hook skills tonight, these fans were no longer calm.

With this sky hook, Yao Ming's offense is completely different!

In the past, there were many offensive rounds that he couldn't take, but now he can use the sky hook to take action. It is very likely that he can lead the team to open up the situation!

You must know that this is just Yao Ming's rookie season. In the next two or three seasons, when Sky Hook is a great success, Yao Ming will grow to such a terrifying level!

…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar insisted on attending the press conference after the game. Richard did not refuse, so he took Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Yao Ming to the press conference together.

The protagonist of tonight's press conference is undoubtedly Yao Ming.

When they saw that Pistons assistant coach Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also came to the press conference, the reporters laughed. The Pistons were quite interesting and brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar directly, which saved them a lot of trouble.

Although the protagonist was Yao Ming, Richard still spoke first. He had to take this opportunity to comment on that bald old boy Scott.

"Ahem, it's such an easy victory." Richard shook his head, as if he still had something to say.

"Scott is a young coach. Well, actually, I feel he's pretty good. He still has some coaching ability."

"But in terms of the ability to adapt to changes, I'm still a little bit behind..."

"I hope that this young coach can make up for his ability in this area in the future. For example, watch more videos of my games, whether it is during the Trail Blazers period or the current Pistons period. I will definitely learn something."

"I, Richard, really like to give guidance to these young coaches..."

Richard's tone completely mistook Scott for a junior coach.

The reporters in the audience were speechless. In terms of age, Scott was five or six years older than Richard. Now Richard said that he seemed to be a young man in his twenties.

They naturally knew why Richard said these words. He must be dissatisfied with what Scott said at the pre-game press conference.

"Okay, I won't waste any time. I know that the person you most want to interview tonight is Yao Ming. Let's talk about Scott in a few days." Richard smiled and handed the microphone to Yao Ming.

…

"Yao, we noticed that you had some secret rivalry with Mutombo on the court tonight. What we don't understand is why the two sides later shook hands and made peace without further expanding the conflict?" The reporters were very excited. Curious about this.

"There's nothing to say, it's just part of the game."

Yao Ming came up with a cliche. I'm afraid nine out of 10 players fighting on the field would say this sentence.

"Mutombo and I are just normal inside competition, not as serious as you think."

"Besides..."

"The coach has the final say whether the court is messy or not."

"We will not take any drastic action without further instructions from the coach."

Yao Ming glanced at Richard awkwardly. He couldn't understand that Richard had to force himself to say such a blaming thing.

This is really what Richard forced Yao Ming to say. Of course, the coach has the final say whether the court is chaotic or not. Yao Ming added this himself.

At first glance, this sounds like a scapegoat. What it means is that all conflicts on the field were instigated by Richard. If there is a fight on the field in the future, don't look for us players...

If Richard hadn't forced Yao Ming, it would have been impossible for Yao Ming to say such a thing even if he was beaten to death.

Richard's idea is very simple. He has money now...

If you are really rich, in the future, if you blame yourself for this kind of thing, you can share as much as you can with the players.

Once a player is suspended, the loss will be huge.

For example, if a top-paid player is suspended for just one game, he will lose $200,000.

This is only a one-game suspension. If he is suspended for ten or eight games, the losses will be huge.

And if the alliance punishes Richard, it will only cost 200,000 to survive...

Richard really didn't believe that Stern dared to fine him millions of dollars.

…

The reporters looked at Richard with strange expressions. Isn't this prodigal addict addicted to fines?

At the moment, reporters no longer have the energy to ask Richard questions. Their main target tonight is Yao Ming's Sky Hook.

"Coach Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, did you give Yao Ming some pointers on hook shots?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's old face immediately beamed with joy, "Yes, it is indeed a pointer."

"God, it's really unbelievable. Can you believe that Yao only studied Tiankou for three months?"

"In just three months, he has almost completely mastered the essence of Sky Hook!"

"This talent is simply terrifying. I'm so glad that this little guy wasn't born in the same generation as me!"

"I have a hunch that Yao will have the final say in the alliance's future insider position!"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar caught Yao Ming and praised him to death...

But what he said was pretty much his true thoughts. Except for the sentence about "I'm glad I wasn't born in an era" which was nonsense, everything else was true.

"I think the people who created the draft template were definitely messing around."

"Yao Ming's draft template is Schmitz? Are you kidding? His draft template is mine, which is pretty good..."

The reporters laughed. It was obvious that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was really satisfied with Yao Ming as his disciple. Otherwise, he would not have praised Yao Ming so highly.

It's normal to think about it. Yao Ming really made Kareem Abdul-Jabbar proud this time.

It seems that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can let Yao Ming control the essence of the sky hook, so he may not be able to let other top centers control the sky hook.

Thinking about the value of such a coach, it is simply terrifying. I am afraid that after this season is over, some teams should start to pursue Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Especially those players who have parallel imported No. 1 centers on their teams...

Such as the Clippers, such as the Wizards.

…

After the press conference, Richard saw that Okur had not left in the locker room, so he asked him to come to his office at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. He had something to talk to him about.

After Okur found out that he was put on the shelf by Richard, he became quite conflicted.

On the one hand, he really wants to continue playing for Richard. Facts have proved that players who play for Richard, unless they commit suicide, such as Ricky Davis, have a pretty good future.

On the other hand, he also knows very well that there is currently no place for him in the Pistons. To be precise, there is no starting position for him.

Yao Ming and Clark are the first and second centers in the Eastern Conference respectively. Their strength is really inferior to them. In this case, as long as Yao Ming and Clark stay with the team, he will never be able to become a pure starter...

So, being traded is a good situation for him.