Bishop of the Devil

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However, Richard doesn't really want the No. 1 pick in his heart. He has already won the No. 1 pick twice, and he just got the No. 1 pick last season. If he gets the No. 1 pick again this season, it will be It's a bit too much to explain.

Mainly because it doesn't matter to Richard whether he is the No. 1 pick or not.

This year's top pick is Bargnani, an Italian from Rome. If Richard really had to choose, he would rather have Bogut than Bargnani...

Looking purely at Bargnani's statistics, they are not bad. He scored 21 points in his peak period, but apart from the good scoring data, Richard can't find any big advantages in him at all.

The rebounding strength is so weak that it makes people's scalp numb. Although a seven-foot center plays from the outside, he only averages less than five rebounds per game, which can't be justified.

Bargnani also has the organizational skills that European centers are good at, but they are quite useless and have very ordinary organizational skills, which is almost as good as none.

On the defensive end, he is unwilling to fight and has poor awareness of assisting defense. The only thing that can be mentioned is that his shot-blocking ability is just OK. Of course, it is just OK. Compared with shot-blocking masters like Ben and Clark, he is out of control. The pants can’t even keep up.

Even on the offensive end, which he is best at, it is actually just that. The offensive efficiency is not high, and the shooting rate is completely incomparable to that of a normal center. It is more similar to the shooting rate of backcourt players. His career total shooting rate is 43.9%. The point shooting rate is 35%.

In Richard's eyes, Bargnani is really not as useful as Bogut, let alone compared with Aldridge, the second pick.

The third overall pick is Adam Morrison, a rookie handpicked by Jordan.

Jordan's poor vision in selecting players is not only reflected in Kwame Brown, but also in Morrison.

However, Jordan chose Morrison with the third pick, which was actually not an unacceptable choice at the time.

In addition to having diabetes, Morrison was quite popular before entering the NBA.

During the NCAA, he was known as the strongest offensive player after Melo Anthony. In addition, he dressed old-school and often wore retro knee-high socks, which made him quite popular among fans.

In terms of popularity, Morrison was much more popular than Aldridge at the time.

Only the fact that he suffers from diabetes limits his development.

Richard will naturally not choose Morrison, even if he has a way not to be affected by diabetes...

After all, Richard had a better choice.

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On April 17, the playoffs officially started. The Buccaneers faced the New Jersey Nets, which ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

Before the start of the game, Nets head coach Lawrence Frank was naturally under a lot of pressure. If the opponent was a normal sixth team in the Eastern Conference, Frank was not worried at all. He was very confident that he could easily lead the team to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

But the key now is that this sixth-ranked team in the Eastern Conference is not normal. You must know that before the All-Star Game, the Buccaneers' record was better than the Nets.

From the outside, the reason why the Pirates' record declined is because they sold Gortat and Ariza, the two main players on the bench.

But Frank knows very well that the departure of these two people will not have a particularly huge impact on the overall strength of the Pirates, at least not so much that it will cause the Pirates to drop so much.

If the Nets were defeated by the Pirates, Frank didn't dare to think about the consequences. The only consequence would be that he would be fired to calm the anger of the fans.

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At the Nets' home arena, Richard was in the visiting team's locker room, mobilizing with the players before the game.

They have already secured the 16th overall pick, and the Pirates will certainly not be able to hide their weakness any longer.

No matter what, I have to get past the first round of the playoffs...

As for whether they can continue to move forward, it depends on luck, because the Pirates will encounter the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Although the relationship with Frank is good, it is definitely impossible for Richard to let go in the playoffs.

The players need to gain some playoff experience to prepare for the championship next year, so no matter what stage they reach this year, Richard is not ready to give up.

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After the players from both sides entered the court, at the referee's whistle, the starting lineup began to appear.

The Pirates' starting lineup is still the same, a starting lineup composed of five young people.

The Nets' starting lineup looks much more luxurious than the Pirates'.

Starting center Nevid Krstic and starting power forward Amir Johnson, the remaining three are the Nets' trident combination.

Carter, Kidd and Richard Jefferson.

There is also a super veteran like Clifford Robinson on the bench...

Seeing Robinson still fighting in the league, Richard was actually a little unbelievable.

When he first entered the league, Robinson was considered a veteran, but now almost eleven years have passed, and this guy hasn't retired yet...

Richard clearly remembers that Robinson was born in 1966, and it is already 2006. This guy is currently forty years old.

A veteran at the level of a living fossil...

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Milicic and Kostic had a jump ball, and Milicic, who had excellent physical fitness, naturally won.

Chris Paul advances with the ball. Looking at his baby face, full of solemnity, you can tell how much pressure he is now.

You must know that he is facing off against Kidd, a monumental figure among the traditional point guards.

This is only Paul's rookie season, and he has to face a super point guard like Kidd head-on in the series. You can imagine how much pressure he is under.

However, with his stable character and superb passing and control ability, Paul still passed the ball to Milicic very well.

The strategy Richard set tonight was to have no strategy and just follow the players' ideas and feel on the field.

There is nothing that can be done about this. The Nets' lineup does not have any major shortcomings, and it is difficult to find a special target.

However, Paul felt that the Nets might be weaker inside, so he immediately passed the ball to Milicic to see if Milicic could open up the situation inside.

After receiving the ball, Milicic took a direct mid-range shot. With luck, the ball spun around the rim a few times and then turned into the basket.

Next came the Nets' offensive round. Paul tried his best to create physical confrontation with Kidd, trying to find steal opportunities in the chaos.

But he underestimated Kidd's physical strength. Kidd is actually one of the strongest point guards.

The steal failed, and Paul failed to steal the chicken but was squeezed away by Kidd and lost his position directly.

Then Kidd quickly set up a pick-and-roll for Jefferson. Jefferson caught the ball and picked up the basket.

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Looking at the first offensive and defensive round, the two sides were fighting back and forth, and nothing too much could be seen at the moment.

Richard sat leisurely on the sidelines, looking like he was sure of victory, but he was actually unsure.

The game lasted for nearly half a quarter. As the confrontation gradually increased, both sides gradually became more angry.

Especially in this duel between Kidd and Paul, the two have already started to get at each other.

Paul is nicknamed the Dirty Cannon, and he does a lot of little tricks with his hands, and an old man like Kidd, who has been exposed to this kind of thing, must be able to do it a few times.

As a result, the two people became more and more angry, and they began to blatantly curse each other on the court.

Richard didn't hear clearly what the two men were scolding. Anyway, judging from the expressions of the two men, they must have been scolding very cruelly.

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The Pirates have a good advantage inside. Milicic has a hot offensive touch and has already scored 7 points in the first half of the game.

But even so, the Pirates did not lead in the score. The opponent's trident combination was also very aggressive. If Iguodala hadn't desperately intercepted Carter, I am afraid that the Pirates would have been in a behind situation.

Richard thought for a while, took off Varejao and replaced him with Mourning.

Mourning cannot play for too long, but his efficiency per unit time is at least higher than Varejao currently.

In the remaining half of the quarter, try to get Mourning to team up with Milicic to take advantage. Otherwise, Richard feels that the game will be on the line.

Although there are no decent substitute players on the Nets bench, they are slightly better than the Pirates. Richard must be thinking about taking advantage as much as possible in the starting time.

What pleased Richard was that after Mourning came on the field, his efficiency was quite good, especially on the defensive end. As soon as he came on the field, he rewarded Amir Johnson with a big block, turning the person who blocked him on his back.

Richard couldn't help but think of the situation when the Heat won the championship. Wade was definitely the number one contributor to the championship, O'Neal was the second contributor, and Mourning could almost be called the third contributor.

Maybe Mourning can also perform well in the Buccaneers' playoffs this year.

The combination of Mourning and Milicic directly put the Nets' inside line into an explosive state.

Milicic's exquisite passing ability directly turned the old Mourning under the basket into a dunk maniac. In half a quarter of the game, there were three dunks on Kostic's head.

Richard breathed a sigh of relief. If Mourning could maintain this state, it would not be impossible for the Pirates to defeat the Nets.