Bishop of the Devil

From July to September, for two full months, the Chinese men's basketball team has been training with the Pirates.

They mainly learn from the NBA's first-line training experience, which is extremely valuable, especially the personal training experience of these top NBA players is hard to find.

Men's basketball coach Liu Wei was extremely surprised to find that Chris Paul, a rookie who had just joined the Pirates this year, was no match for him when he faced him alone...

Strength, speed, and explosiveness were all crushed by Chris Paul.

Think about it, this is just Paul in the new Guadanzi period. If Paul reaches his peak, the gap will probably be so big that it will make people despair.

In some aspects, Paul is actually quite similar to his predecessor Stockton.

Both of them have harmless faces, but their attacks are quite ruthless and their defensive movements are very strong.

In addition, there is huge power hidden in the seemingly thin body.

Needless to say, Stockton's bench press numbers are quite terrifying.

As for Chris Paul, his strength is actually top-notch among the point guards, which means he is not as talented as De Xiaopang and the bearded Davis.

Of course, the biggest thing these two have in common is that they both have historically top passing and controlling abilities.

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Although the Chinese men's basketball team won the gold medal at the Athens Olympics, this does not mean that the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team truly ranks first in the world.

The reason why the men's basketball team won the championship was, firstly, good luck, and secondly, because the inside line was strong enough...

It actually doesn't have much to do with the outside line. If you really want to rely on the outside line to win the championship, you might as well just go to sleep.

This is why Richard values ​​Sun Yue so much.

Such a good outside prospect is really rare in the Chinese basketball world.

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After two months of training, Richard received many unexpected surprises.

The first is Milicic.

Richard didn't pay much attention to Milicic's organizational ability before, but since Paul came, Milicic has shown quite good passing ability in his internal and external partnership with Paul.

It's normal to think about it. European insiders seem to be born with organizational skills. There are countless European insiders that can be used as examples.

Prior to this, Richard had not coached an inside player with good organizational skills like Milicic. To be precise, he had never coached such a player in the core inside line.

For example, the Auburn duo have little organizational ability.

For example, the same was true for the Pistons' Yao-Ke combination later...

Now that Milicic suddenly showed off such a skill, Richard felt that he needed to study some special tactics specifically for Milicic and Paul's partners.

There are ready-made tactics that can be used, which is the tactical system of later Grizzlies Marc Gasol and Conley.

The Grizzlies at this point in time are known as the Immortal Grizzlies. They have quite amazing endurance. Even against the strongest team in the league, they are still capable of fighting.

And the lineup that Richard has formed now is definitely much better than that of the Immortal Grizzlies.

Even in 2007, Richard could easily get Marc Gasol...

You must know that Marc Gasol's draft pick is not as high as Sun Yue. If Richard lets go of such a cost-effective big man, it will be a waste of money.

"Let's wait for a while and discuss it with the coaching staff in a few days."

"It is still feasible, but it still depends on the actual results." Richard thought silently in his heart.

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As September enters, the Chinese men's basketball team returns to China to prepare for the next game, and the Pirates are also preparing for the new season that is about to begin.

This new season, Richard definitely has expectations.

As for a head coach at Richard's level, the only one who can live up to expectations is a championship.

However, with the current new Guadanzi lineup, Richard actually doesn't have much confidence.

When he first entered the league, it took Richard two years to win the championship even though the Trail Blazers had a good foundation.

As for the Pistons being able to win the championship in just one year, Richard did it at a huge cost.

Richard himself can't remember clearly how many things were smashed on Yao Ming's body...

If the Pistons didn't have Yao Ming, they might not be able to win the championship in two years.

Yao Ming, who just entered the league, was already at the level of a league superstar before Richard smashed him with all kinds of props. With him as a superstar leading the team, coupled with Nash, a veteran, and other powerful newcomers, this can Win the championship directly.

But now the Pirates don't have this kind of hardware. Among other things, first of all, there is no super giant figure in the team...

If he were to use famous players to attack him, Richard would be able to greatly improve Milicic's strength, but Richard would be reluctant to part with it.

The price is too high...

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"Let's see if we can enter the finals today. If we can, we will find a way to win this year's championship."

"If we don't make it to the finals, we'll have to wait for another year. Anyway, the players are young and can afford it."

"We have to work hard at the beginning of the season and strive to qualify for the All-Star team."

"After the All-Star Weekend, the players can relax and prepare for the playoffs."

Richard has already planned his goals for this season.

Because he now has three sons, Richard is also feeling even more pressure.

Right now, putting together the super giant suit as quickly as possible is what Richard wants to do most.

There are already four pieces of the super giant suit, and there are still five pieces left to collect.

Fortunately, the league has restructured the All-Stars. Otherwise, Richard estimated that it would take close to ten years to get the remaining five giant suits.

Now that it has been restructured, Richard feels that it will definitely take less than ten years, maybe seven years to put together the remaining five pieces.

After this super set is assembled, maybe the system will release a new set mission.

At that time, Richard's son was only seven years old, and he still had 12 years to go before entering the NBA at the age of 19!

In these twelve years, Richard might be able to get another suit...

In this way, the problem of the three sons is basically solved. If they want to enter the NBA in the future, Richard can give them the best starting point and win at the starting line.

Of course, if there were more sons, then Richard would be completely helpless...

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In the blink of an eye, the time has reached the end of September, with two days left before the start of the preseason.

As usual, the team has to hold a press conference and use the media's mouth to spread some information to the fans.

For example, what are the team’s goals for this year?

For example, what changes will the team make this year...

Originally, Richard was planning to go, but Jordan stopped him and asked him to take care of his children at home. He had to deal with the press conference alone.

Richard is naturally enjoying his leisure time. As the new season is about to begin, he will definitely be quite busy in the future.

It would be nice to spend the last few days with my wife and kids.

As for why Jordan wanted to attend the press conference alone, Richard didn't bother to think about it. Anyway, Jordan was unlikely to do anything that would harm the interests of the team.