Bishop of the Devil

But even if he cannot be selected for the All-Rookie Team, there is still no problem for Ben to be selected for the Rookie Second Team...

Even if there is an All-Rookie Defensive Team, Ben is undoubtedly more qualified to be selected than Camby.

It seems that Camby's defensive data is not much different from that of Big Ben, but the defensive effect of the two on the court is quite different. Big Ben's defense is much more solid than Camby's.

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Like Ben, Kobe played in all 82 games this season and started 82 games. He averaged about 31 minutes per game and averaged 13.7 points, 7.6 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks.

In previous years, it would definitely be at the level of a rookie...

But this year, with Allen Iverson averaging 25+8 per game and Commissar Ma averaging 16+8 per game, these two have already rounded up the entire backcourt...

I am afraid that Kobe will end up in the second team of rookies like Ben.

As for the newcomer O'Neal, he was really popular at the beginning of this season, but the later schedule clearly demonstrated how difficult it is for an 18-year-old center to mix in this league...

Averaged 10.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.6 blocks and 0.4 steals per game, which is definitely not bad, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many teams coveting O’Neal...

But it can't be said to be outstanding. After all, he is slightly inferior to Ben and Kobe on the same team.

Richard still doesn't know whether O'Neal Jr. can be selected for the All-Rookie Team. After all, he can only be ranked in the second team...

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After one season, it is difficult to find fault with the performance of the three rookies. They are all at the level of the top rookies in the same class. Even in some small draft years, these three people may be outstanding...

In addition to the data of these three newcomers, Richard also took a look at the data of several main players.

Rasheed Wallace currently has 19 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.3 blocks and 0.8 steals. His performance on both ends of the offense and defense is quite good. Apart from his dark history of being called for 29 technical fouls this season, other This aspect is perfect for a sophomore.

Clifford Robinson, the team's scoring leader, also played 82 games in the regular season, averaging 23.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1 block and 1 steal per game. In addition to rebounding, which is a bit embarrassing for his height of 208cm, other aspects are also challenging. Nothing goes wrong.

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Richard can be sure that the lineup he has created will definitely become a dominant player in the league in the future!

But that's only for the future...

Now Richard still has to think carefully about how to get past the Lakers.

"Guys, tell me what you think..."

Richard put the statistics table aside, knocked on the table and said with a sad face.

"Li, why don't you get rid of that little fat guy?"

"You know, in our era, players like him were definitely the focus of all teams! If I guarded him, I was sure he wouldn't last five games..."

Ranbir spoke first and wanted to destroy O'Neal.

This is called hard-to-change nature...

Although Laimbeer has restrained himself a lot after retiring, he is still the kind of vicious person in his heart.

Richard waved his hand and was not prepared to consider this proposal.

Not to mention whether Richard is willing to use such dirty tricks, players like O'Neal are not so easy to be destroyed...

He is not the kind of backcourt player who likes to fly into the sky and escape from the ground. If you give him some dirty tricks such as stepping on his feet, pulling people in the air, etc., maybe he can be eliminated...

O'Neal's floor flow is still an extremely large-tonnage floor flow. If he can be eliminated so easily, then his reputation as the most dominant inside line will be somewhat undeserved.

He doesn't even take off very much. After catching the ball under the basket, he stands on tiptoes and jumps as high as a matchbox for a dunk. How can I give him a foothold...

He doesn't even need to dunk, he can beat more than 90% of the league's post players with a small hook!

So, with O'Neal, you can use some small tricks on him, such as pinching him or elbowing him twice, but this won't do much for a thick-skinned human shield like O'Neal. big effect.

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Seeing Richard wave his hand and reject the suggestion, Zhang Weiping spoke.

"How about we find a way to have a fight with O'Neal and then send him off the field. It is best to suspend him for a few games. In that case, even if one of us is suspended, the deal will definitely not be a loss!"

Richard rolled his eyes...

What kind of assistant coach did he recruit? Why does he always lead him in crooked ways...

However, Zhang Weiping's crooked idea is actually feasible to a certain extent.

This is completely the strategic thinking of Huaxia Tian Ji’s horse racing...

Use the bad horses in the Trail Blazers to compete with O'Neal, the peerless BMW.

Not to mention, there are simply countless teams that have used this trick in the history of the NBA. They randomly pull out someone from the bench and do nothing else after they come on the field. They just keep irritating the opponent's number one star...

It's best to provoke the opponent's star to take action. In that case, even if you get beaten up, it will definitely be worth it.

Because as long as you make a move, even if you are a star, you will definitely be suspended...

For example, in the 2007 playoffs, when the Spurs met the Suns in the second round, Popovich sent Robert Horry to deal with Nash. After a flagrant foul on Nash, although Nash was fine, his teammate Stoudemire was and Dior were angered and rushed onto the field from the bench...

In the end, Horry was suspended for two games, and Stoudemire and Diaw were suspended for one game each.

This is obviously a sign that the Suns are losing money. Even in his prime, Horry was just a role player. In 2007, he had entered the end of his career and only scored three or four points with the Spurs...

The lack of Horry has no impact on the Spurs.

But what about the Suns without Stoudemire and Diaw? They also inject eggs...

Because they were missing two main players, the Suns lost the crucial G5 match point game in the series, giving the Spurs a 3:2 lead...

In the G5 game, the Spurs only defeated the Suns by 3 points.

After getting the match point first, the Spurs naturally had a huge psychological advantage and eventually eliminated the Suns. In the end, they shaved the head of little emperor James in the finals. It was a pleasure...

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Richard thought about it carefully and found that Zhang Weiping's idea was really good.

Although it is a crooked way, Popovich can do it, why can't Richard do it...

Popovich is a head coach that Richard likes very much, but the reason why Richard likes Popovich is different from other fans.

What he likes is the thick black color on Popovich...

There are not many black Spurs fans, and there are even fewer black Popovich fans. One reason is that Popovich's coaching ability is indeed strong, and the other reason is that Popovich gives people a kind feeling like the grandfather next door... …

But behind this kindness, Popovich's methods are still a bit dark.

For example, when Bowen was used and Bowen was disabled, it was not just once or twice. How could Popovich not know that? But even so, he still used Bowen, and he still used him extensively...

If he was disgusted with Bowen's actions of degrading people and directly warned Bowen sternly, would Bowen still dare to continue degrading people?

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And now Richard feels that he may be the younger version of Popovich, with a thick face and a dark heart...

In the next game against the Lakers, if Zhang Weiping's method can be used to defeat O'Neal, even if he is eliminated in one game, the Blazers will gain a lot of initiative.