Bishop of the Devil

"Coach, I really don't know what to do now..."

"I need you to guide me now..."

Billups said to Richard with a bitter look on his face.

Billups has never doubted his own strength. If nothing else, just the fact that he is Richard's favorite player is enough to prove that he is very strong!

But now he was quite unsatisfied, which made him determined to let Richard guide him on what to do next.

If Richard feels that he can switch to another team, then he will talk to the management of Green Kai during the offseason.

…

Richard is also a little worried now, because under normal circumstances, Billups has already been traded by Green Kai. Through a three-party transaction, Green Kai used Billups in exchange for the All-Star in the Blazers' prime year. Point guard Kenny Anderson…

To be precise, it cannot be regarded as a three-party transaction. The Trail Blazers sold him to the Raptors. As a result, this guy was unwilling to go to the cold Toronto. The Raptors had no choice but to rope in Green Kai and make the trade...

Normally, Kenny Anderson joined the Trail Blazers in 1996. After Speed ​​was sold, the Trail Blazers introduced this All-Star point guard.

But because of Richard's appearance, the deal naturally didn't happen...

Richard now doesn't know how to advise Billups, because Billups' fate has now been completely changed.

"Man, let's wait another year and see what happens next year. I have a feeling that your Celtics may bring in a West Lafayette player. Let's wait and see how it goes... …”

"Of course, this is just my hunch. If you don't have players from West Lafayette joining Green Kai..."

"Then just listen to your true inner thoughts. I can't give you any advice on this kind of thing right now!"

Richard smiled bitterly and said...

Billups' eyes suddenly lit up. Will Green Kai introduce West Lafayette players?

Thinking about it, this possibility really exists. In the next draft, Billups knew that four West Lafayette players signed up for the draft, and it was not unusual for Green Kai to get one.

If he can join forces with the West Lafayette brothers, then Billups feels that he might be able to play in Green Kai.

What he is really dissatisfied with now is that Fat Tou Tuo and Moser have too much shooting rights, and neither of these two players are good at creating assists for their teammates. As a result, Billups's current statistics are not very good. nice……

Averaged 11 points and 4 assists per game, which is definitely not bad for a rookie.

But considering Billups' status as the No. 3 pick and his West Lafayette player tag, such a data is obviously unqualified.

If a West Lafayette player comes, Billups' life may be easier, at least he doesn't have to worry about his voice on the court.

"I got it, coach!"

"I wish you the Blazers in advance to reach the finals!" Billups breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more relaxed.

Billups is such a person, with a relatively calm temper. If it were Iverson, he would never say anything in advance to wish the Blazers into the finals...

He would say that he wishes the Blazers a championship in advance!

…

The Trail Blazers won the final game the next day easily. Several main players played for about ten minutes, which was considered a formality.

Green Kai has no interest in this game. This is the final game, so what's the point of winning.

…

Since then, the regular season schedule for the 1997-1998 season has ended.

The Portland Trail Blazers led by Richard reached the top of the league record list with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses!

The number of wins in 65 games directly broke the Trail Blazers' season winning record in team history!

The previous record for the Blazers' highest wins in a single season was 63 games, achieved by Drexler in the 1990-91 season.

At that time, Drexler was still a top swingman who could compete with Jordan. It would be quite appropriate to call him the second shooting guard under Jordan...

The year Richard traveled to this world, he left the Trail Blazers and joined the Rockets.

This also makes Drexler one of the few players in NBA history whose jerseys have been retired by more than two teams.

Now Richard took over the Blazers, and in just two years, he broke the team's record, which is really jaw-dropping.

In the eyes of Trail Blazers fans, this is simply a miracle...

In fact, from an objective point of view, it is not as impressive as Trail Blazers fans say. The main reason is that the Trail Blazers have a relatively short team history. They only entered the league in 1970. Now they only have a history of twenty years. Compared with the Lakers, Green Kai, 76ers, Old-school teams such as the Warriors and Kings are obviously too young...

And the Trail Blazers' team history record is only 63 games, which is really not high.

This record can only be ranked in the middle of the league's team history win rankings, and this has to include the two new teams, the Raptors and Grizzlies...

No matter what, it is always a glorious thing when the record is broken. The team wanted to hold a small celebration party for Richard.

I didn't know it, but Richard pushed me. Now is really not a good time to celebrate.

If you want to celebrate, you have to wait until the playoffs are over...

…

Minnesota and the Timberwolves will begin boarding the plane and will stay in Portland for the next five days.

Judging from the expressions on the faces of the Timberwolves players, they are quite unhappy at the moment.

They did have a reason to be unhappy. They had entered the playoffs with seventh place in the Western Conference. Facing their rival SuperSonics, although they had no hope of winning, they were still sure of winning a game.

The Sonics' interior defense is not very good, which will give Garnett a chance to break out. Once Garnett breaks out, it is not impossible for the Timberwolves to overthrow the Sonics.

But now this illusion is completely shattered...

The Rockets, composed of a group of old men, suddenly started to exert force at the last moment, directly squeezing the Timberwolves from the seventh position, allowing the Timberwolves to face the Trail Blazers led by Richard in the first round!

What’s more, the Trail Blazers’ interior defense is notoriously tough in the league!

No matter how hard he is, he still won't have much advantage against the Auburn combination...

The key Auburn combination is not the team's main attack point, which means that Garnett's strong interior defense is useless!

In this case, the Timberwolves can't find their winning point at all...

Do you expect Marbury to beat the super backcourt composed of Kobe, Bowen, Jackson, Robinson, and Curry in the backcourt? That's obviously unrealistic. It's better to hope that one person can defeat the Oberla combination. This is more realistic.