Bishop of the Devil

Carter's popularity doesn't take much. The death dunk in the previous Olympic Games attracted countless fans around the world.

But even so, Clark's vote count was not much less than Carter's, which is really surprising.

Richard can figure out the reason for this.

The first reason is that there are really no very powerful forwards in the Eastern Conference. Clark averaged 15.5 points, 11 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game this season, which makes him almost among the top players.

And it also takes advantage of the team's good record. The Pistons are now firmly ranked first in the Eastern Conference, which is also a plus.

The second reason is that Richard and Yao Ming must have canvassed votes for him.

Richard felt that among Clark's 600,000 votes, at least 200,000 were from Chinese fans.

At the moment, the NBA may not realize how much influence Chinese fans have in voting, so China's votes have not been shrunk yet.

These two reasons directly lead to the possibility that Clark will play as the starting forward in the Eastern Conference this year.

This is so scary...

Among the Eastern All-Stars, the two starting big men are all Pistons players. This has never happened in the entire history of the NBA.

Even when Richard coached the Trail Blazers Twin Towers, there was never such a situation of starting at the same time.

What surprised Richard even more was that Gerald Wallace of the Pistons also received a large number of votes.

320,000 votes!

Ranked fourth at the forward position in the Eastern Conference, only a little less than Grant Hill...

Gerrard's statistics are not particularly exaggerated, but he dares to fight hard on the court and has a very low-key temperament. I am afraid this is the reason why he can win the favor of fans.

Richard, a fan from other places, doesn't know, but domestic fans still appreciate this type of player.

In terms of the backcourt, the Eastern Conference is a bit exaggerated...

The main reason is that there are too many big players. Tracy McGrady, Iverson, Jordan and Kidd will probably occupy four positions.

In the twelve-man All-Star roster, there are generally five spots allocated to the backcourt, five spots to the frontcourt, and two more spots to the center.

These four people alone occupy four spots in the backcourt. If Nash adds one more, there will basically be nothing for anyone else.

It was with this in mind that Richard originally asked Laga Bell and small forward to run for the election.

Carter can run as a small forward anyway, and there's nothing wrong with Bell doing this.

When the time comes for the coach to select the substitute lineup, Richard will start to shake people up again, and there is a good chance that Bell can be included in the Eastern Conference forward lineup.

In this way, the Pistons will be too scary this year...

Yao Ming, Clark, Gerrard, Bell and Nash happen to be the Pistons' No. 1 starting lineup, and they may all be selected for the All-Stars!

If it succeeds, it will definitely be a great achievement that will go down in history.

…

After the time has entered January, Richard is also waiting patiently. Yao Ming still has half a month to successfully bind the props. By then, Yao Ming's offensive firepower will be fully improved.

The current Yao Ming certainly has great offensive firepower, but when facing the league's top insiders, he has no good way to hit the ball hard and can only rely on mid-range shots to score.

If a big center relies on mid-range shots to score, his shooting percentage will naturally not be too high.

Generally speaking, a top traditional center must have a shooting percentage of upwards of 55% in his peak period.

If the shooting rate is less than 55%, then how can we talk about interior dominance.

For example, O'Neal's shooting percentage exceeded 60% in most seasons of his career.

Yao Ming is currently averaging 49.6% shooting per game. Compared with those outside players, this shooting rate is definitely not low.

But compared with those historical super insiders, this shooting rate is definitely not good enough.

But Richard is not in a hurry. Yao Ming's growth cannot be completed overnight.

After Yao Ming's strength and tonnage reach the standard, coupled with the assistance of Sky Hook, his shooting rate will definitely soar.

…

January 17th, today is the last day that Yao Ming maintained 20+10 for three consecutive months. There was a game against the Los Angeles Clippers that night.

Richard looked excited. After tonight, Yao Ming was different.

The Pistons generals also saw Richard's excited expression, and they were a little puzzled. There was nothing interesting about tonight's game against the Clippers.

The Clippers are currently a well-known garbage team in the league. The Pistons can easily beat the Clippers. I don't know why Richard is so excited.

"Yao Ming, do your best tonight and try to put up some explosive statistics!" Richard took advantage of Yao Ming's sitting on the bench and patted Yao Ming on the shoulder.

"Coach, how exciting do you want it to be?" Clark asked with a smile.

"The more exciting, the better. Tonight is a special day, Clark, give Yao Ka more slots tonight." Richard said with a smile.

Clark nodded. After the results of the first round of All-Star voting came out, Clark couldn't be more excited.

He currently has more than 80% chance of getting the starting forward position in the Eastern Conference All-Stars. This good thing makes Clark extremely happy all day long.

Clark himself knows very well that according to his growth trajectory, he may not have a chance to be selected as an All-Star starter, even as a substitute.

But now that he is under Richard's command, he has really soared into the sky.

He also knows very well that with his own strength, if placed on other teams, he really has a chance to produce top inside statistics of 20+10 level, but he is quite satisfied with the current situation and has not produced any The thought of leaving the team.

It's really comfortable to play in the Pistons. The team has a good record and you don't have to worry about the team's record.

The atmosphere in the team is good enough, and with Richard as the evil star suppressing him, even the most dishonest thorns will not dare to show up.

He even had the idea of ​​​​wanting to be a lifelong Piston.

…

"Don't worry, coach. Our opponent is the Clippers tonight, and we will definitely have an easy game." Yao Ming also nodded.

He doesn't have a particular desire for data. As long as he can get by and the team's record is good enough, that's enough.

At least for now, Yao Ming is quite satisfied with his data.

But since the coach said he wants to play big data, Yao Ming will definitely not shirk it...

…

At the referee's whistle, the starting players from both sides began to appear.

The Clippers' record is quite deceiving. In fact, Richard is a little confused because looking at their lineup, it really can't be said to be bad.

Odom, Corey Maggette and point guard Andre Miller are all very good players.

But these three people can't do it together. Half of the season has passed, but they have only won 11 games.

By the end of this season, their number of wins will definitely be only about 20 games, and it will be difficult to reach 30 wins.

…

The Clippers have no inside players, and they only have one parallel import number one pick, Olowokandi, who is naturally not a match for Yao Ming and Clark. The Pistons will definitely focus on the inside tonight.

As soon as the game started, Nash's pass was accurately passed to the hands of Yao Ming inside, who dunked directly on Olowokandi's head!

Originally, Olowokandi also had the idea of ​​​​wanting Yao Ming to look good...

After all, everyone is the No. 1 pick, and they are all centers. Since 1996, there have only been three true No. 1 centers.

Olowokandi, Kwame Brown and Yao Ming…

Duncan, Kenyon Martin and Brand all play the power forward position.

Looking at the list of these three people, I feel a little embarrassed, because except for Yao Ming, the other two are parallel imports...

Countless media have compared Olowokandi and Kwame Brown with Yao Ming.

It's okay to say that Kwame Brown is still young after all, and many people still have high hopes for him.

But Olowokandi is not young anymore. He entered the league in 1998 and is now almost 28 years old. He is about to pass his prime period.

After some comparison, the major media came to the conclusion that compared to Yao Ming, Olowokandi is a complete scumbag...

Do you think Olowokandi is angry? He is so angry that he goes crazy!

He has been looking forward to this game for a long time, but he has no grudges with Richard. He mainly wants to put up statistics on Yao Ming and then bet on the media's mouth.

But now, as soon as the show started, reality poured cold water on him.

With Clark blocked, he couldn't even get close to Yao Ming, and was dunked directly by Yao Ming.

The next few offensive rounds were simply a nightmare for Olowokandi.

With the help of Clark, Yao Ming succeeded in dunks one after another.

Logically speaking, Odom can actually defend Yao Ming, but firstly, he does not defend hard enough, and secondly, he is not focused on defense.

After experiencing the glory of his rookie season, Odom has now been somewhat shaken back to his original form, and his data has shrunk a lot compared to his rookie season.

The defensive end was not working hard enough, and the offensive end was starting to lose focus.

Richard frowned as he looked at it. After all, Odom was a member of their West Lafayette team. Looking at Odom's attitude, he would probably go back to his old ways.

Thinking of this, Richard felt that he needed to find time to have a good chat with Odom.

He actually likes Odom as a player. He has a lively personality, is very loyal to his teammates, and has no bad intentions...

In terms of strength, his performance in his rookie season is enough to prove that this guy is full of talent!

But because he doesn't have high requirements for himself, or he meets unkind people, this guy went astray.

…

The Clippers' interior defense was like paper and couldn't stop Yao Ming's offense at all.

By the end of the first quarter, Yao Ming had already scored 18 points.

By the way, he also has 6 rebounds and 2 blocks!

Richard nodded with satisfaction. He would definitely get 20+10 tonight. Maybe after the game is over, Yao Ming can start binding props.

…

In the second quarter of the game, Yao Ming continued his crazy firepower output in the first quarter, scoring 14 points in a single quarter.

After only half the game, Yao Ming had already scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, completely tearing the Clippers' penalty area to pieces.

Looking at the situation on the court, Richard almost understood why the Clippers' record was so rubbish.

The main reason is that they don't have the slightest desire to win. Although the lineup is okay, the players on the field are just like going through the motions, and the defensive end is simply not working hard enough.

Especially Odom, the boss of the team, made various mistakes on the court and even had the embarrassing situation of passing the ball to Richard.

In this case, it is almost impossible for the Clippers to have a good record.

By the time the third quarter ended, the Clippers had completely given up the fight.

Yao Ming recorded another luxurious data in the first three quarters, with 47 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, completely dominating the court.

Originally, if the game continued according to this situation, Richard felt that Yao Ming might get the top historical level data of 60+20 tonight, but as the Clippers announced that they would abandon the game, Richard did not have the nerve to continue to let Yao Ming play. …

Richard naturally felt it was a pity that he could not play the entire game.

But now he doesn't care so much, because the next step is to bind the props, and Yao Ming will be reborn!