Bishop of the Devil

Adding a layer of shackles to Kobe Bryant's shot restriction is definitely not Richard's whim!

In fact, Richard had this idea when he got the No. 8 pick from the Nets and played a friendly match with the Boilermakers!

In Richard's view, this shackles has great benefits for both the Blazers and Kobe himself!

Without the shackles, Kobe's average number of shots per game may soar to 20 per game, reaching the level of Iverson's rookie season!

This is definitely not a joke. Kobe, who plays point guard, definitely has such a possibility!

If Kobe was really asked to average twenty shots per game, other players would probably not be happy, let alone Richard!

You must know that this team has more than just Kobe, a talented newcomer!

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After being given this layer of shackles, Kobe will at least not choose the timing of his shots so randomly. He will definitely have the idea of ​​​​making full use of the number of shots!

With this idea, Kobe will undoubtedly reduce a lot of unnecessary shots!

This will improve Kobe's offensive efficiency!

Secondly, when he is unable to take big shots, Kobe's crazy desire to win will definitely transfer his strong energy to other aspects of the court!

Such as defense!

If a newcomer wants to prove his worth, in addition to playing an excellent offensive performance, it is not impossible to take a defensive route!

Maybe a rookie who averages 20 points per game but has poor defense is not as valuable as a rookie who averages 15 points per game but has strong defense!

Richard's idea now is to make Kobe Bryant fully develop on both offense and defense!

It is not only necessary to improve Kobe's offensive efficiency, but also to allow Kobe to devote his energy to the defensive end as soon as possible and show his strength on the defensive end!

There is no doubt that Richard's shackles are very necessary!

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The Warriors' starting lineup includes center Miller, power forward Joe Smith, small forward Chris Mullin, shooting guard madman Sprewell, and point guard Mark Price!

Among them, Joe Smith was the No. 1 pick last season, and he is quite good!

Even though the Warriors didn't make the playoffs last season, their lineup is actually very strong. The biggest problem they face is tactical issues. Now that Miller is here, if they can unite as one, they may not be able to make it in the Western Conference. Come to a new world!

Price, a white point guard who is only 183cm tall, stepped forward to press Kobe who was holding the ball.

But Kobe was a brave man, and easily dribbled past Price behind his back and advanced towards the frontcourt.

When he reaches the frontcourt, Price is still behind him!

Without saying a word, Kobe shot a three-pointer!

Old Curry's three-point training, among other things, has at least made these young players more decisive in three-pointers and more confident in their shots!

Kobe shot this ball very confidently!

"Duang!" After the sound of hitting iron came, Ben, who was not far from the basket, had already spotted the spot of the backboard and flew towards it...

Ben observed the placement of Kobe's shot on the backboard for two months!

It can be said that no one in the world understands Kobe's rebound placement after hitting the iron better than Ben...

Therefore, the moment Kobe took the shot, Ben actually expected that Kobe would strike, and immediately stood in the best position to grab the rebound!

An offensive rebound data was directly collected by Ben at the beginning!

After getting the offensive rebound, the next step is naturally to play the second offense!

Ben himself doesn't have the ability to make a second attack, so he immediately chose to pass the ball to his inside partner O'Neal!

After O'Neal caught the ball, he immediately thought about turning around and dunking. Now this is his most commonly used offensive method...

But he suddenly discovered that his idea of ​​turning around and dunking was ruthlessly extinguished. Miller was holding him firmly behind him, not giving him a chance to turn around at all!

Even O'Neal used the fake moves under the basket that Zhang Weiping and others pointed out. In order to provoke Miller, he either attacked or fouled Miller, but it was of no use.

Miller was as calm as Mount Tai, doing nothing but holding on to O'Neal!

He is very aware of his physical fitness. He is not the kind of spring-loaded person with explosive bounce. Once he is triggered by someone's fake moves, the result will definitely be disastrous...

Or get dunked on your head!

Or send your opponent to the free throw line!

No matter what the result was, Miller didn't want to bear it, so he just held on to O'Neal, no matter how many fake moves under the basket O'Neal made!

Maintaining the status quo!

The young O'Neal was suddenly panicked. The reason why young players are called rookies is because of their lack of experience. Faced with this situation that was different from the imagined situation, O'Neal stepped back and made a throw to the basket.

As luck would have it, this floater went in!

The Trail Blazers scored their first goal of the new season!

Richard looked at O'Neal's performance off the court and nodded slightly.

Talent is actually very important for a player. O'Neal Jr.'s talent is undoubtedly excellent. If it were other new inside players, faced with this situation, confident players would go crazy and fight with Miller!

And those players who are not confident may choose to pass the ball!

When passing the ball inside, the probability of being chipped is much higher than when passing the ball outside. It is easy to make mistakes. Obviously this is not a good choice.

Little O'Neal chose to avoid the edge temporarily and solved the battle with a light throw. I have to say that he was very smart!

"This kid still has a lot of room for improvement. If his footsteps were better just now, he could completely bypass the opponent's center and choose a more comfortable shooting space!" Zhang Weiping, who was sitting next to Richard, said with a smile. .

"He's just a seventeen-year-old kid. If he really had such top-notch footwork, I don't think we could have won him with just the seventeenth pick!" Richard said with a smile.

"That's true. I feel that this kid will definitely have great achievements in the future. Even if he is allowed to grow freely, I am afraid that in a few years, he will be enough to join the ranks of the league's first-line centers!" Zhang Weiping was very impressed by O'Neal's strength. It's admiration.

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The game continues on the court, the Warriors have the ball!

Mark Price controls the ball!

I'm afraid modern fans, especially domestic fans, don't know much about the player Price...

To sum up the strength of this player, it can be said that he was the best white point guard shooter in the NBA before Nash!

Even with a presence like Stockton, Price is still worthy of this name!

With a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40% and a free throw shooting percentage of 90%, it is difficult to find a point guard with such superb shooting skills as him among white point guards!

Before the Cavaliers retired Big Z's jersey, they retired Price's jersey...

It's a pity that Price is now in the twilight of his career. After nine seasons with the Cavaliers, the physical shortcomings of the white point guard have been gradually exposed.

With a height of 183cm, he is extremely disadvantaged on the defensive end, and coupled with the fact that he is a 33-year-old white man, one can imagine how unbearable his current defense has fallen...

Looking at the shooting percentage on the offensive end, it seems that it has not been greatly affected, but with the decline in physical fitness, it must have become much more difficult to find shooting opportunities, resulting in a sharp drop in his scoring data!