Bishop of the Devil

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Pirates' opening game of the new season begins.

Speaking of which, not many Pirates fans actually have hope for this game, mainly because the Kings are too strong...

Although compared to the peak Blazers or the peak Pistons, the Kings are completely inadequate, but this team has been a regular in the Western Conference playoffs since Adelman took charge, and has even won the top spot in the Western Conference record list.

Although the lineup has changed a lot in the past two years, the lean camel is bigger than the horse. The fact that they have four mature West Lafayette players on the team is enough to show their strength.

The Kings' starting lineup began to appear.

Center Brad Miller, power forward Raheem, the two forwards and defenders are Peja and Artest respectively, and finally there is the point guard White Devil Bibby.

Richard couldn't help but secretly gasped, this is a fucking all-star lineup...

These five people have all been selected to the All-Stars. If some of them had not suffered injuries, these five people would all be in their prime, and they might really get involved in the championship.

Richard couldn't help but secretly admire Adelman's ability to build a lineup.

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The Buccaneers' starting lineup for the new season is Varejao, Milicic, Iguodala, Granger and Chris Paul.

Although it is also an All-Star level lineup, it is a bit immature after all.

The Kings' Princeton system produced good results from the beginning. Miller, as the central axis on the court, completely liberated Bibby's offensive firepower.

With Miller as the team's organizational point, Bibby can give full play to his shooting ability.

Moreover, Miller has been struggling in the league for so many years, and Varejao's acting skills have no effect on him at all.

As a result, the Kings overwhelmed the Pirates at the beginning of the game.

In just the first three minutes, the Kings opened up a five-point advantage.

Richard did not rush to call a timeout. He was able to accept this backward situation.

Now, it depends on whether these new players on the field can adjust the rhythm of the game on their own.

If they play at the King's pace, the Pirates will undoubtedly lose miserably in tonight's game.

Soon, Paul, the team's backcourt engine, took the initiative to speed up without asking Richard.

This increase in speed directly put the Pirates in a good situation on the offensive end.

As the saying goes, a random punch will kill the old master. The Pirates' orderly attack amidst the chaos gradually allowed them to take control of the situation.

Especially the combination of rice and artillery. The cooperation between these two people on the field can be described as superb.

Richard couldn't believe this. Under normal circumstances, Milicic and Chris Paul were completely incompatible.

Not to mention being teammates, the two have only had a few opportunities to play against each other, so naturally they can't get in touch with each other. It feels like these two are completely from two different worlds.

But now that they were brought together by Richard, the two men immediately showed incredible power.

Rahim was really devastated by injuries. The athletic ability he was originally proud of has now become his shortcoming.

If Richard remembers correctly, Adelman may ask Raheem to start playing more as a substitute this season.

It was also from the beginning of this season that Rahim completely disappeared from everyone and completely retired after playing for a few years.

The young and strong Milicic has a huge advantage over Rahim in terms of athletic ability.

Rahim wanted to defend Milicic, but was unable to do so. His defense was almost useless in front of Milicic.

When the first quarter ended, Milicic had already scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

You don't need to think about it to know that if nothing happens tonight, Milicic will probably have a triple-double.

Seeing Milicic's performance on the court, Richard not only thought of Jokic, but also thought of the future Warriors' chasing egg Green.

Chasing Green is the core of the Warriors' frontcourt, and Milicic now plays almost the same role with the Pirates.

It's just that Milicic's offensive power is much greater than that of Chasing Green.

From outside three-pointers, pick-and-rolls, second offense after grabbing the board, and breakthrough points, his presence on the offensive end is quite sufficient.

Especially when it comes to breaking through and passing the ball. Although Green can do this, his passing ability is far inferior to Milicic. Milicic's passing is as if a guidance system is installed, coupled with his height advantage and vision. Quite good, always able to find the most suitable time and target to pass the ball.

Of course, in terms of defense, Milicic is definitely not as good as Chasing Green. After all, Chasing Green is at the DPOY level.

However, Milicic's advantage lies in his youth. As he continues to accumulate experience and improve his physical fitness, no one dares to say that he will not be able to reach the DPOY-level defensive level in the future.

Maybe Milicic will become a high-end version of Green in the future.

The normal Green is considered by Cavaliers fans to be one of the top ten players in the league, but the high-end version can be ranked among the top five no matter what.

In the second quarter of the game, Milicic continued his violent performance in the first quarter.

Adelman sighed and took Raheem off the court, replacing him with Bunch Wells on their bench.

Let Artest temporarily assume the power forward position...

Although Peja is tall enough to play power forward, defense is not his strong point. The effect of defending Milicic is definitely not as good as that of the shorter Artest.

In fact, Artest is also a relatively special player. He is a player who can defend from the 1st position to the 4th position. He can even easily match up with some shorter 5th positions.

It's just that teams generally don't give Artest such a chance to perform. He spends most of his time on the court defending the opponent's offensive spearhead.

For example, against the Lakers, use Artest to defend Kobe.

For example, against Green Kai, use it to defend against Pierce...

Anyway, Artest will guard whichever opponent is stronger on the outside. This is the real defensive gate.

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With Artest coming to defend, Milicic's offense was naturally affected. At least it would be impossible to score easily after picking and rolling.

However, Milicic directly changed his offensive strategy and began to rely on his height advantage to shoot from time to time, returning the core position of the playmaker to Chris Paul.

Richard nodded with satisfaction. This is Milicic's third season in the league.

For three seasons, this kid has been playing under him, and Richard can clearly feel the growth of this kid.

He is not a player like Duncan who reached his peak when he debuted, but he can improve himself step by step.

Naturally every head coach likes players like Duncan, but coaches also like players like Milicic who are constantly improving because they can feel a sense of accomplishment from this kid.

After the core position of the playmaker was exchanged to Paul, Paul led the team to attack difficulties with a maturity and stability far beyond his age.

The players produced by Wake Forest University seem to have this kind of maturity that is far beyond their years.

Duncan, Paul and Josh Howard all showed their mature and stable characteristics in their rookie seasons.

Even the less powerful Bugs Boggs and Jeff Teague are actually quite stable and low-key when you think about their careers.