Bishop of the Devil

On October 15th, the Pirates' six preseason games were completed.

In these six preseason games, Chris Paul's performance can really be called amazing.

In an average of about 35 minutes per game, he was able to get 21 points, 5.5 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 2.5 steals.

Although the preseason data is not valuable, such a data is enough to illustrate Paul's strength.

This time Richard chose Paul, and he will definitely make a fortune again.

Compared with Paul, the No. 3 overall pick, Bogut, the No. 1 pick, and Marvin Williams, the No. 2 pick, performed just fine, but they certainly couldn't keep up with Paul's level.

In addition to Paul, Granger is also surprising. In 30 minutes of playing time per game, he can get 14.5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

The key is that the style of play is elegant, the offensive end is extremely elegant, and the defensive end is quite clean.

If we were to find a character to match Granger in the basketball comic "Slam Dunk", Richard Rukawa Kaede would definitely be an excellent choice.

Gortat's playing time is less, but he also had about 20 minutes of playing time in the preseason. He was able to get 7+6 data, which is remarkable, not particularly amazing, but considering his second round With Xiu's identity, such data is already quite obtainable.

Richard once again proved his unique vision, and the three players he acquired can be said to be the best in their class.

Chris Paul is the best player in his class, there's no doubt about it.

Granger is the best small forward among the rookies in his class. Judging from the current situation, there is no doubt about this.

Gortat is the second-best center among the rookies in his class. There are only a small number of centers in this year's draft. At the moment, Gortat is even worse than Bogut.

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With the addition of these three people, the Pirates' lineup has basically no shortcomings.

In six preseason games, the Pirates won four of them, which made Pirates fans quite happy.

It seems that Jordan is not bragging. This year's Buccaneers are still worth looking forward to.

The four outstanding newcomers in the original lineup were Iguodala, Milicic, Varejao and Ariza.

The performance in the pre-season was clearly much more mature than last season.

Iguodala is a pragmatist. The name sounds a bit abstract, but to put it bluntly, he just doesn't like to do silly things.

His playing style, like his personality, is quite pragmatic and has no connection with the word gorgeous.

But the more unpretentious the style of play, the more terrifying it is on the court.

There is a saying among future generations of Warriors fans: look to Curry in good times, look to Tang Shen in adversity, and look to Brother Yi in desperate times.

Of course, the first brother mentioned here is the first brother before Durant came to the Warriors...

Richard has a hunch that Iguodala may become his most trusted trump card in the future.

Varejao's performance, of course, goes without saying. Since it was a preseason game, he faced rookie insiders most of the time.

He taught these new insiders a harsh lesson, which may leave psychological trauma on some new insiders.

Ariza has been playing as a substitute. His problem with poor shot timing last season has been improved a lot this season, and he is becoming more and more like a qualified 3D player.

The most surprising thing is Milicic, a player who was once ranked second in the league, completed his redemption in the preseason.

In six games, he actually scored two triple-doubles.

There is no doubt that if he can continue to maintain this efficiency in the next regular season, he will definitely become one of the top rookie insiders in the league.

Triple-doubles in this era are not as worthless as they were in later generations...

The pace of basketball in later generations is faster. In some cases, there are one-third more offensive rounds in a game than in this era. With more offensive and defensive rounds, the possibility of getting a triple-double is naturally greater.

This is why triple-doubles in later generations have become so rare and common.

In this day and age, triple pairs are quite rare.

The strongest triple-double player in the league today is undoubtedly Kidd.

But Kidd actually only scored 108 triple-doubles in his career. Think about it, Kidd played a total of 19 years in his career to get these 108 times...

Even excluding the last few retirement seasons, Kidd's average number of triple-doubles in a season is only about eight.

This is already the amazing king of triple doubles!

And everyone knows that it is much more difficult for inside players to get a triple-double than for outside players.

In the preseason, Milicic played six games and scored two triple-doubles. At this frequency, his triple-doubles in the regular season will be quite terrifying.

Of course, the regular season is definitely more competitive than the preseason. It is definitely impossible for Milicic to get a triple-double at this one-third frequency.

But even if the frequency is reduced, Milicic getting ten triple-doubles in a season should not be a problem.

If he can really do this, he will completely get rid of his reputation as a parallel importer.

Nowadays, not only Richard, but also Pirates fans are looking forward to Milicic's performance in the new season.

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On October 17, the Pirates finally ushered in their first game of the regular season.

The opponent is the Sacramento Kings.

Speaking of which, it is actually quite weird for the league to arrange for the Kings to be the Buccaneers' first opponent in the new season.

These two teams are simply thousands of miles apart. The Kings are located in Sacramento, California, on the far west side of the United States...

Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Buccaneers are located, is located on the easternmost edge of the United States.

Generally speaking, the league is unlikely to arrange such a schedule at the beginning of the game. They will follow the principle of proximity and first let the team adapt to the rhythm of the game.

After much thought, Richard finally attributed the reason to the special nature of the Kings.

The king is indeed quite special, and this specialness has nothing to do with Richard.

They actually have four West Lafayette players on their team!

At first glance, it may not sound like a big deal, but every team Richard has coached has had far more West Lafayette players than this number.

But the Kings are different. Richard has never coached them. They put together this lineup by themselves.

Richard never thought that one day, West Lafayette would occupy four of the starting positions on a certain team!

The four white devils: Bibby, Artest, Brad Miller and Raheem.

This is exactly the same Kings lineup that Richard remembers.

Under normal circumstances, Artest was sold to the Kings by the Pacers, but it was actually because of the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

However, because of Richard's sudden emergence, the Auburn Hills Palace incident did not break out in the league last season. At first glance, it seems that the Pacers have no reason to trade Artest...

But what makes Richard feel bad for Artest is that although the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills is gone, Artest only played seven games last season before being reimbursed for the season.

The Pacers may also be afraid that Artest will not be able to return to his previous form, so they sold him to the Kings at a low price.

This may be Artest's fate, destined to be a wanderer.

As for Brad Miller, he is a player that Kings coach Adelman values. When he was with the Warriors, Adelman never fully explored Miller's potential.

Now that he has the opportunity to coach Miller again, Adelman will naturally not miss this opportunity.

Raheem suffered a lot of injuries in the first two seasons, and his condition declined significantly. The Eagles had no choice but to sell him at a low price.

Adelman took action again and acquired him from the Hawks.

Raheem and Bibby were teammates before with the Grizzlies, and now they are reunited with the Kings. They are quite excited.

It's just that time has passed, and the current situation of the two people is also embarrassing.

The young boy who had so many high hopes at the beginning is now gradually reaching the age of thirty.

Their careers were already going downhill, but they still accomplished nothing.