Bishop of the Devil

In Richard's view, Hayes and Ben are almost the same type of players.

But there must be a reason why Hayes cannot become a big player.

The reason is very simple, that is, Hayes's jumping ability is not good...

If Hayes can have the jumping ability of Big Ben, I'm afraid he will become another rebounding monster.

Richard didn't expect too much. He couldn't expect all the players he coached to be perfect.

…

Seeing that Richard had another bumper harvest in this year's draft, every team sighed deeply.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other.

Although the performance of Roy and Rondo is not as amazing as Millsap, it is still quite good, at least no worse than the high-ranking rookies of the same class.

Roy and Rondo performed well, which is reasonable, but Millsap and Hayes performed well, which is unacceptable.

A player in the middle of the second round, an undrafted player, can produce such data under Richard's hands, which really makes every team jealous.

Popovich also noticed the four players introduced by the Pirates this year and couldn't help but sigh.

He sighed because the Spurs will definitely have an extremely strong opponent in the Eastern Conference this year.

He and Richard are old rivals. In the past ten years, the two have played against each other many times in the playoffs, but Popovich has yet to win once.

He knows very well that if he wants to defeat Richard, this year is the best chance. Otherwise, when the newbies of the Pirates team mature, no one will be the opponent of this Pirates team.

After receiving the Garbajosa recommended by Richard, Popovich was quite satisfied.

The Spurs are a team player, and European players are good at this, so they won the favor of Popovich as soon as they joined the team. They directly gained a lot of playing time in the preseason and performed quite well. He averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game.

Garbajosa plays the power forward position, which seems to conflict with Duncan, but in fact Duncan is a center wearing a power forward garb, and the two can coexist on the same court.

Popovich is full of longing for this season. The team is strong and it is the best time to win the championship.

…

Before the start of the regular season, the owner Jordan also held a pep rally, summoning all the players and coaching staff of the team, and Jordan gave everyone a very inspiring speech.

It has to be said that Jordan is quite good at boosting morale.

Even Richard was excited when he heard it, as if his Pirates team could win the championship tomorrow night...

…

On October 17, the Buccaneers' regular season opener was finally here.

According to the bet, Paul will play the starting point guard position in the next month.

To be fair, both players were limited to thirty-five minutes of starting time.

The opponent assigned to the Buccaneers by the league is the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bucks still owe Richard a draft pick. No matter what pick they end up with this season, they will eventually hand over their first-round pick to Richard.

Richard was also ready to take the opportunity of this confrontation to have a good chat with Stotts and do some ideological work on Stotts.

Naturally, the worse the Bucks' record is, the better, so that Richard can get a higher draft pick.

In next year's draft, Richard is not satisfied with the Bucks' No. 6 pick. If possible, Richard wants a top-two pick.

This requires the full cooperation of the Bucks.

The Bucks need to mess up as much as possible...

"What? Lee, are you sure you're not joking?" After hearing what Richard said, Stotts was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

Richard just said that the Bucks would fail this season? !

Could it be that he, Richard, thinks everyone in the Bucks is a fool? What good can come from showing off the stag? Richard got all the benefits...

Richard was a little embarrassed to see Stotts making such a big move.

"Ahem, Terry, man, don't be so excited, I was just joking." Richard said with a smile, trying to look as kind as possible...

"Okay, Lee, your joke is really scary..." Stotts said, rolling his eyes.

Ruined? It is impossible to show off. The Bucks must work hard this season to reach the top four in the Eastern Conference. They will continue to work hard next season and strive to win the championship!

"It's a joke, but to be honest, if you live your life for a while and see that the situation is not right, I recommend you to mess up, because I can let you get some benefits." Richard said with a straight face.

Stotts frowned, feeling that Richard was not joking at all, he really wanted to destroy the Bucks...

Richard is absolutely crazy.

No matter how you look at it, Stotts feels that it is completely impossible for the Bucks to fail this season.

First of all, their lineup is complete and they have enough confidence to reach the top four in the Eastern Conference.

Secondly, even if it's bad, it won't do any good, since the pick belongs to Richard anyway.

Now that Richard said this, Stotts felt extremely weird.

As for the benefits Richard mentioned, Stotts knows what they are, and they must be benefits in the draft.

Richard often uses this kind of list as a bargaining chip in trades. This is no secret in the league.

A gloom arose in Stotts's heart, and he always felt that Richard was hinting at something.

Could it be that Richard saw that the Bucks had no big prospects today?

This puts more pressure on Stotts...

If he doesn't produce any results this year, Stotts' Bucks coaching career will be completely over.

Normally, Stotts would have been fired halfway through the season.

The reason is naturally that the team's record does not meet the expectations of the team management...

There is a white Duncan on the team with a golden left hand. As a result, you have a record that is last in the Eastern Conference. How can I not kill you and sacrifice you to heaven?

Seeing Stotts' face turn pale with fright, Richard awkwardly patted Stotts on the shoulder.

"Man, I just mentioned a possibility, don't think too much..."

"Besides, even if the situation I mentioned does occur, you don't have to worry. You can tell the Bucks management directly that I will help you in the draft, so that they will not have any bad intentions. ”

Richard put on a smile that he thought was sunny...

Unexpectedly, his sunny smile made Stotts' scalp tingle.

Good guy, he said it was just a joke, but he even thought about his own fate.

"Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's talk about it some time later." Stotts didn't want to continue chatting with Richard. His scalp was numb and his back was sweating from Richard's chat.