Bishop of the Devil

Stotts has decided not to have any communication with Richard before games in the future.

It's okay now. After talking to Richard, he still has the time to pay attention to the game on the court.

If Richard was just a little-known coach, then Stotts would probably yell at Richard. The season has just begun, and now he is cursing himself.

But Richard's vision has always been very accurate, which made Stotts extremely confused.

If the situation that Richard said really happened, what should I do?

It seems that the only option is to move Richard out to the Bucks management as Richard said, and then give himself a chance to breathe. Otherwise, he will be sacrificed directly by the Bucks management.

This was very annoying. Stotts scratched his hair and felt out of breath.

…

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Next to Richard sat Brent Barry.

Barry just arrived in Charlotte two days ago. After the Spurs bought out Barry, the Pirates signed him immediately.

However, Richard gave Barry a holiday and asked him to move from San Antonio to Charlotte quickly and bring his wife and children with him...

Little Barry always felt that things were quite strange, but he couldn't tell what the specific strangeness was.

The reason given by Richard is still reasonable. He is the oldest member of the first group of veterans of the West Lafayette gang.

For such a representative member, it makes perfect sense for Richard to want him to retire under his hands.

Although Barry said it felt strange, he was still quite happy to be able to return to play under Richard's hands.

He was indeed very happy during his several years with the Spurs and even won a championship.

But he can never forget the time when he played for Richard at Purdue University. Although it was only a short year, he enjoyed endless highlight moments in that year.

That was the pinnacle of his career...

Now that he is about to retire, returning to Richard's hands can be regarded as a return to his roots.

"Brent, are your families settled?" Richard asked the minivan next to him while sitting on the bench.

Bari smiled and nodded. Richard was not much older than him, but in front of Richard, he seemed like a junior.

"That's good. Spend more time with your family. Then you can stay in Charlotte until you have the idea of ​​retiring."

…

The game on the field has already begun. As the saying goes, enemies are jealous when they meet. Bogut hates the Buccaneers the most and Jordan the most.

Jordan also came to the scene tonight...

Last season, Bogut, who was the No. 1 pick, didn't even win the Rookie of the Year award, and was won by Paul of the Buccaneers.

Compared with Paul, his data is indeed far behind, averaging only 9.4 points and 7 rebounds per game...

This is the data he obtained after playing 77 starts and averaging nearly 30 minutes per game.

To be honest, his data may not be any better than Kwame Brown.

But strong is definitely strong...

So when Jordan said that Bogut was a parallel import, Bogut immediately said that he was better than Kwame Brown, which made Jordan hate him.

If he had put aside his playing career and someone dared to criticize him like this, Jordan would definitely beat the opponent to pieces on the court.

…

The game on the field has already begun. Bogut's strength seems to have improved this season, but tonight Richard started Mourning.

In the Bucks' tactical system, Bogut has to move up to the high post from time to time to provide pick-and-rolls for Reid.

This may also be the reason why his rebounding ability is good, but his rebounding data is not particularly good.

In the Pirates' system, there is no need for the center to step into the high post for pick-and-rolls. Milicic can do all the pick-and-roll work. The only thing the Pirates' center needs to do is to defend the basket and fight for rebounds. .

This is also the reason why Varejao's rebounding data is better than Bogut.

…

In the Pirates' offensive round, Milicic moved to the high post to provide a pick-and-roll for Paul.

Paul was preparing for a layup, but he attracted double-teams from two opposing defenders.

Paul immediately passed the ball behind his back to Milicic.

Milicic took a few steps forward and regained the opponent's defensive attention. At this moment, the basketball in his hand was accurately passed back to Paul's hands...

Paul did not choose to take action himself, because Bogut had already stepped in to defend.

In this case, Paul made a weird pass, and the basketball bypassed Bogut and went straight into Mourning's hands under the basket.

Mourning immediately stood up and performed a one-arm chop to end the offensive round.

Throughout the entire offensive round, the basketball rotation was quite smooth, without any sense of stagnation.

This may be the power of two top playmakers.

Paul is undoubtedly the top organizer in the backcourt with a first-class overall view, while Milicic is the top organizer in the frontcourt. The cooperation between the two has reached the point of perfection.

…

It was the Bucks' turn to attack. Bogut pulled up to the high post to provide a pick-and-roll for Reid, but Reid missed the ball.

The rebound was easily grabbed by Mourning under the basket.

Mourning was in a daze. According to this style of play, he would be defiant tonight...

…

Reed, the main offensive point of the Bucks, was not going well on the court under the call of Iguodala.

Iguodala was selected to the defensive second team last season, and this season after devil training in the offseason, his defensive ability has become even better.

Reid's offensive rhythm was disrupted, and the Bucks' offense was in trouble.

The situation on the field was already one-sided, with the Pirates having a huge advantage.

The Buccaneers steadily suppressed the Bucks, which is not surprising. Many people had already expected that the Buccaneers would suddenly emerge this season. After all, they were already among the top three in the Eastern Conference before the All-Star Game last season.

What really surprised fans was Mourning's performance.

Is this still the decrepit old center? Did he really have severe kidney disease?

Why can't you see it at all?

In the head-to-head confrontation with Bogut, Mourning Sr. can gain a considerable advantage. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can defeat Bogut.

And because of the tactical system, Mourning's data looks much better than Bogut.

Although beating Bogut is not a particularly glorious thing, considering Mourning's current age and injuries, this is enough to make most fans stunned.

After half the game, Mourning already had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds, which is quite amazing.

In the entire first half, Mourning only played fifteen minutes and contributed such amazing statistics. Even Richard was a little stunned.

And the most important thing is that to score these 10 points, Mourning only took six shots and made five of six shots...

In the second half of the game, Mourning gave Richard another fifteen minutes of playing time. As a result, Mourning's performance in the second half was still outstanding, with another impressive score of 10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks!

The fans at the scene went completely crazy after the game ended.

Is Mourning cheating tonight? He scored 20 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks. What happened to him?

Could it be that Mourning will be like Pippen last season, and spring will come out of nowhere and return to the top? !

If this is true, then the Pirates this season will be too scary.

The head coaches of many teams watched the game halfway, and they were secretly shocked after seeing Mourning's performance.

Originally, the newbies of the Pirates were scary enough, but I didn't expect that the old guy Mourning would have the momentum to return to the top.

Popovich's complexion began to turn livid, and he felt tremendous pressure.

If Mourning can maintain this level of strength throughout the season, this Buccaneers team will be terrible.

Jackson, the soon-to-be son-in-law of the Lakers, looked quite unnatural after watching the game.

After they got their big money this season, they were preparing to return to the championship, but Mourning's performance tonight made Jackson a little worried.

Some head coaches of teams that are aspiring to compete for the championship are in a depressed mood at the moment. What kind of magic power does Richard have? Why do these veterans who are about to retire, in his hands, burst out with such terrifying power? of vitality.

The only good thing is that veteran glove Payton did not play tonight, and it seems that he is not as dead as Mourning.

If Payton is also dead, teams will feel like they don't have to play this season...

Their only hope now is that Mourning was a special outburst in this game and cannot maintain it throughout the season.