Bishop of the Devil

When Richard led the players back to West Lafayette, his phone was ringing like he was poisoned.

You don’t need to think about it to know that it must be invitation calls from various NBA teams...

Richard has completely proved himself and proved that he has the ability to save an NBA team!

Under such circumstances, the teams naturally couldn't sit still and regarded Richard as their savior.

The executives of each team, and even the owners, are making appointments with Richard and preparing to talk to him face to face...

Richard gave the answer that we would talk about it in a month. At the moment, he had more important things to do.

That's the matter of Iverson and others drafting...

"Coach, what is this?" Nine players are sitting in Richard's dormitory at the moment...

There were not enough chairs, so several people sat directly on the floor.

Everyone holds a note in their hand...

"This is a gift from the coach to you, haha, Iverson and I got it last season!" Ben said proudly.

"Ben, look carefully, this note is different!" Iverson said solemnly.

Da Ben looked at it carefully and found that today's note had much more content than the previous note!

Especially the few extra lines of words on the note made Daben’s eyes shine!

Template:Dennis Rodman!

Recommended growth route: Insider blue-collar workers!

Recommended draft year: 1996!

This is the extra content on the big note...

"Coach, are you saying that I can become a star like Rodman in the NBA in the future?!" Ben asked in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

Although Rodman just joined the Bulls this season and has not yet started three consecutive championships, he is the most famous rebounding monster in the league!

The Pistons even averaged crazy numbers of 18.7 rebounds per game, including 6.4 offensive rebounds!

Facing Ben's doubts, Richard nodded. If we were to find a player most similar to Ben in the history of the league, it would undoubtedly be Rodman...

Both are short insiders with poor scoring abilities...

They are all rebounding monsters!

Rodman's rebounding is slightly better than Ben's, but Ben's defense is slightly better than Rodman's...

"Ben, remember, being blue collar is not something to be ashamed of!"

"Also, when I say that your model is Rodman, I don't mean for you to do some fancy things like him. You have to remember that you don't scare me the next time I see you in the league. Jump……"

As he talked, Richard felt a little sad...

Is it time to say goodbye...

Ben nodded solemnly. He knew very well the purpose of Richard calling them here tonight. This was to have the last conversation before departure...

Thinking of this, Ben's eyes turned slightly red and he looked at Richard reluctantly.

…

"Coach, what about my template..." Iverson looked at his note in a daze...

"You don't have a template, or I don't know how to define you, Allen. Originally, I was thinking of writing the Smiling Assassin as your template, but it didn't feel right..."

"So just leave it alone!"

"You can understand that your template is yourself!" Richard said with a smile.

Iverson nodded and said nothing more.

Everyone spoke to each other and asked some questions.

For example, Pierce asked why his recommended draft year was so late, and it turned out to be 1998...

Jamison was also born in 1998, and Szczerbiak was actually born in 1999!

As for Billups, it was 1997, and Da Zhi was also in 1997...

Rahim went to the draft with Ben and the others in 1996, this year!

Faced with such a problem, Richard didn't know how to explain it. Although he had his own reasons, he couldn't say them out.

The draft years recommended by Richard are all the time when these players enter the league under normal trajectories, except Da Zhi!

Da Zhi only participated in the draft in 1999. At that time, Da Zhi was already 22 years old...

Now these players may not be able to participate in the draft with Ben and the others, but Richard is worried that this will cause a series of problems.

For example, if these future stars enter the league one or two years in advance, or even three years in advance, is it possible that they will be ignored by everyone directly because their draft picks are not high enough and they cannot get more performance opportunities in the team? !

You know, if the nine West Lafayette gangsters go to the draft together, then this year's draft will be lively. Coupled with the potential newcomers who are already well-known, I am afraid that some of the nine stars will fall to the second round. !

This is definitely not a scene that Richard wants to see!

Is it possible that due to personal physical reasons, he was exposed to high-intensity professional leagues too early, causing his body to be unable to bear it, and directly affecting his career? Or even career reimbursement? !

These are all Richard's worries...

In order to prevent these worries from happening, Richard can only make such a recommendation, hoping that these future stars can enter the NBA according to the historical trajectory!

Of course, if these newcomers can't hold back their excitement and choose to participate in the draft early, Richard will not stop them!

The road is walked by oneself, and Richard can only act as a guide, not as an escort.

"This is my recommendation based on your respective circumstances..."

"I hope you can trust me, I will definitely not harm you!" Richard said with a wry smile...

…

The scene was a bit dull. Richard waved his hand and said, "Okay, while I'm still your coach, if you have any questions, just ask them. After you ask them, get out..."

Richard couldn't bear this sad atmosphere, so he pretended to be impatient and said.

"No, you will always be our coach!"

"Coach, why don't you stay for one more year, and I'll stay for one more year, and we can win another championship!" Ben was crying, and he couldn't suppress his reluctance.

In the future, Ben will give people the impression of being extremely cold and unsmiling, but Richard knows that Ben is a very emotional person.

His performance on the court is more of a disguise to make others fear him!

After spending nearly two years together day and night, Ben has completely regarded Richard as his family in his heart.

As he said himself, he trusts Richard as much as he trusts his own mother!

Many black people were raised by their mothers alone. You can imagine the position of their mothers in their hearts. Now when it is time to say goodbye to Richard, Ben has already burst into tears...

Although there will be opportunities to meet in the future, we are already rivals when we meet again!

Everyone in the room had red eyes...

"Guys, this is not a separation of life and death. Do you think there will never be a day when our West Lafayette gang will reunite?"

Richard suppressed his sadness and said with a smile.

"Yes! There will be a day when we will be reunited!"

"The West Lafayette gang will definitely shock the entire league!"

"I want to be the top star and I will never embarrass the West Lafayette gang!"

"Brothers, we have to work hard, maybe one day in the future all nine of us will appear in the All-Star Game at the same time!"

"I think that time will be the coach's most glorious moment!"

"Brothers, work hard!"

"NBA, wait for us!"

The originally dull atmosphere was swept away. With longing for the NBA in their hearts, everyone began to imagine the scene of their reunion in the future!

"NBA players, do you hear that?"

"Our West Lafayette gang is here..."

Richard looked at the proud disciples around him and muttered absentmindedly.