Bishop of the Devil

Jordan basically has no low-post singles ability under the basket at the moment. His scoring method is mainly to grab offensive rebounds and then play second offense.

This is also the reason why Jordan doesn't average many points per game.

In preseason games where there was basically no confrontation, Jordan got plenty of playing time, but he only scored 12 points, which is really not too much.

But this is also the reason why Rondo didn't play much. A center like Jordan, paired with a point guard like Rondo or Paul, is a perfect match, which can almost increase Jordan's scoring average by at least five points.

If Rondo can play with DeAndre Jordan for a long time in this round of preseason, then DeAndre Jordan may be able to score 20+10 in the preseason.

Although Jordan is just a second-round pick under normal circumstances, in fact, Jordan's ability in his rookie season is quite good. After all, he is also a player who can enter the Little Green Room.

Curry's performance in the preseason is not particularly outstanding. The only thing he can talk about is the three-pointer.

After six games, Curry took a total of 38 three-pointers and hit 17 of them. The shooting rate is quite good.

However, Curry on the defensive end is somewhat unqualified. Not to mention compared to Rondo, even compared to Dragic, a pure white man, Curry is not much better.

Dragic is a traditional point guard. His performance in the preseason was relatively immature and he did not have any outstanding performance.

Among the four rookies selected by Richard this year, Batum, who Richard least cares about, performed well in the preseason.

Averaging 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game, he is quite versatile.

Only God knows whether Batum can continue this bravery into the regular season.

Richard is not very optimistic about Batum anyway. The reason why he won Batum was because the team had no better choice.

If you had to choose between George Hill and Batum, Richard would definitely choose Batum, who is more valuable.

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On October 17, the regular season opener officially kicked off at the Pirates' home court.

The Buccaneers’ opponent is the Miami Heat…

Generally speaking, the Heat are not qualified to play the opening game against the Buccaneers, but with Beasley joining the Heat, the game between these two teams is still quite interesting.

The eldest cousin Richard and his younger cousin Beasley faced off for the first time in the NBA.

The Pirates Arena was already crowded, and the fans were quite interested in Beasley, Richard's cousin.

Richard is now a mythical figure in the NBA, and I don't know how good his cousin is.

Beasley's performance in the NCAA schedule is extremely outstanding, but the NCAA is different from the NBA after all. There are countless examples of people who can kill everyone in the NCAA but fall after entering the NBA.

…

Beasley is already gearing up, excitedly waiting for the game to start.

He has been waiting for this game for a long time, and he wants to show off his strength in front of Richard.

The Heat's current lineup is actually quite good. The trident composed of Wade, Iguodala and Beasley can be justified both offensively and defensively.

Only in the inside position and the No. 1 position, the situation is somewhat similar to Green Kai's lineup.

Green Kai also lacks strong inside players and strong point guards...

There are actually many teams in a similar situation. This is an era of declining centers, but as Nash and Kidd age, the point guard position is actually facing a situation where there is no successor.

This is the sudden rise of Paul. Otherwise, it would not be an exaggeration to call this era the withering era of point guards.

Fortunately, this situation will soon pass. After the high-quality point guards in the 2008 and 2009 drafts emerge, the NBA will usher in a prosperous era of point guards.

In fact, every team is quite envious of Richard. What the Pirates currently lack most is a high-quality center and a high-quality point guard. This is exactly the player they desire.

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"Dududu!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and the starting players from both sides began to appear.

Richard smiled at Beasley. Richard had never given any special help to his cheap cousin, but if Beasley really needed help, Richard, his older cousin, would definitely do the same. I won't sit back and do nothing.

The Buccaneers' starting lineup tonight is center Oden, power forward Milicic, small forward Granger, shooting guard Roy, and point guard Rondo.

After Paul left, Rondo finally got his favorite starting point guard position, and when the Buccaneers win the championship this year, he will become a dynasty point guard. This is a quite remarkable achievement, enough to leave a mark in the history books. A strong stroke.

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The game just started. After Oden got the first offensive ball for the Pirates at the midfield line, he ran directly to the frontcourt. Rondo followed closely and lobbed the ball to Oden who was under the basket from outside the three-point line.

"Boom!" There was a loud noise.

Haslem could only watch as Oden completed an alley-oop dunk over his head.

The Heat's inside line is so weak that Haslem has been moved to the starting center position, leaving Beasley to start at power forward.

Haslem is fine as a coolie power forward, but as a starting center, he is really inadequate, especially when facing a super center with a historical level of physical talent like Oden, he is even more blind.

"Well done, Greg, this season is your best chance to shock the league!" Rondo yelled at Oden with a bright face.

He and Oden were the team's substitutes last season, and this season they were both promoted to the starting lineup.

Rondo really likes to partner with Oden. Last season, the two played a perfect game together. This season, Rondo feels that he and Oden will definitely produce super statistics that shock the league.

…

The rest of the time on the court almost turned into an alley-oop show between Rondo and Oden.

Oden possesses the physical condition and strength to crush Haslem, crushing him in all directions, and Rondo's passing ability is at the top level in the league. You can imagine the power of these two alley-oops.

Heat coach Spoelstra sighed helplessly. The gap between the two lineups was really too big. After the start, although Wade had a strong desire to attack, under the strong defense of the Pirates, Wade also It is difficult to turn the tide and lead the team to defeat the Pirates alone.

Pat Riley stepped down as the team's head coach this season, but he did not leave the Heat. The new coach Spoelstra is a young coach, even younger than Richard. Forty years old.

And Spoelstra has a special identity. He is a Filipino and the second Asian head coach in the NBA after Richard.

…

Halfway through the first quarter of the game, the situation on the court had become quite clear. The Heat basically had no hope of winning.

Speaking of which, the Pirates' lineup has changed quite a lot this season. Two people have been removed from the starting lineup. This will definitely have a huge impact on the overall strength of the team for other teams in the league.

But looking at the Pirates' performance on the field, it didn't have any impact. On the contrary, because without O'Neal, the team's counterattack speed became faster.

"Great job, Greg." With three minutes left in the first quarter, Richard replaced Oden and Rondo.

Oden's performance in these nine minutes was absolutely perfect. He had already scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Rondo also scored 2 points, 6 assists and 1 steal in the first quarter.

Oden smiled and nodded. He was quite satisfied with his performance in the first quarter. Originally, he was worried that after O'Neal left, he would not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Pirates inside. But now it seems that he should be able to do a good job. .

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"Kwame, get ready to play." Richard greeted Kwame Brown to get ready to play.

Little Jordan on the side looked confused, what's going on? Why did Kwame Brown appear? After Oden comes off the court, isn't it his turn to come on?

Oden's brutal performance in the first quarter made Jordan realize one thing. Maybe as long as Oden doesn't leave the Buccaneers, he will never become the team's starter.

In terms of defense and rebounding ability, Jordan feels that after one or two years of training, he will reach Oden's level.

But only in terms of offensive ability, Jordan feels that he may not be able to catch up with Oden in this life.

But even if he can't catch up with Oden on the offensive end, Jordan still feels that he is definitely the best candidate for the team's chief backup center now. When Oden leaves the team, he will become the team's starting center!

But now Richard's arrangement made Jordan feel a little bit pained. He didn't expect that Kwame Brown would be arranged to play, and he would still stay on the bench.

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Richard must know that Jordan's potential is much greater than Kwame Brown, but because he has a task, Richard is preparing to complete Kwame Brown's task in the first half of the season, so that he can get some rewards, and also I can have an explanation with Jordan.

After all, he had promised Jordan a long time ago that he would train Kwame Brown well.

…

After Kwame Brown comes on the scene, the team will definitely not be able to maintain such a huge advantage, but the Pirates still have the advantage on the scene.

Curry replaced Rondo and immediately scored two three-pointers as soon as he came on the field.

It may also be the reason for the opening game. Wade's desire to attack tonight is quite strong, but his touch is not good. He failed to hit two throws in the first quarter.

Richard enjoyed watching Wade's lightning-fast breakthrough on the court.

Under normal circumstances, Wade is definitely a winner in life.

The three championships in his career were all won with his home team, especially the first championship in his career, which is full of gold.

In terms of family, she is quite happy, having given birth to four children, three sons and one daughter.

This is somewhat similar to Richard. Tiana took a pregnancy test a few days ago, and this time it was found out that she was a girl, which made the family look forward to it.

However, Richard seems to remember that Wade's second son came out publicly when he was 11 years old, and this matter was once a hot topic.

Naturally, Magic Johnson was the first to like him. Wade is his friend...

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"Dududu!" Just as Richard was thinking wildly, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The Heat are far from a match for the Pirates. They lost this game by a huge margin of 27 points!

Oden played 37 minutes tonight, dominating the penalty area, scoring 38 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks, arousing cheers from the fans at the scene.

Originally, fans were worried that O'Neal's departure would affect the Pirates' inside strength, but now it seems that this worry is somewhat unnecessary. After a season of accumulation, Oden has grown up and can perfectly assume the role of the Pirates' inside line.

Rondo also got some very impressive statistics tonight, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists and 3 steals. His scoring ability is definitely not comparable to Paul, but in other aspects, he is not much different from Paul.

Rondo's poor offensive ability actually has no impact on the Pirates. The other four players on the field can completely make up for it.

This Pirates team hasn't changed much, it's still as strong as ever.

…

The opening game had just ended, and just as the Buccaneers were preparing to face their next opponent, an event that would go down in NBA history happened.

Of course, this incident was not a glorious one.

Referee Tim Donaghy was arrested for participating in betting and admitted that the referee had rigged the game. This incident directly caused an uproar in the North American sports circle and even the world's sports circles.

Stern became very worried. The nature of this matter was simply too serious, which greatly affected the image of the NBA.

Many players in the league have therefore begun to question Stern's authority.

Richard is aware of the Tim Donaghy incident, which was a big deal at the time. Fans who often follow the NBA will definitely be familiar with it.

However, Richard remembered that this incident happened in 2007. Originally, Richard was waiting for this incident to come out after the incident in 2007, but in the end there was no news.

Unexpectedly, it was revealed at the end of 2008.

…

The NBA has countless shady stories, which are not as glamorous as fans see. Richard has been in this circle for more than ten years and has actually developed a lot of resistance to these shady stories.

Richard now wants to see how Stern is prepared to overcome the current difficulties.

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The Pirates still have to play the games they should play. There are strong and weak opponents, but none of them are opponents in front of the strong Pirates. If Richard hadn't led the team to the All-Stars this season, he even thought about letting Lawrence Frank. For the time being, I will take on the role of acting head coach of the team and take a good rest for a few months.

For the current Buccaneers, the regular season schedule is basically just a formality.

…

At the end of November, the 2008-09 season had been played for a month and a half, and the Pirates maintained a winning record.

They will next face the New Jersey Nets at home. Richard naturally doesn't have to worry about playing the Nets, a rookie team. However, now that Yi Jianlian is playing for the Nets, Richard has an idea.

After completing Milicic's previous mission, he got a Milicic template. If nothing else happens, Richard will definitely not be able to use this template in the future.

After all, this thing requires the target player to be seven feet tall, and Richard doesn't think his three sons have a chance to grow to seven feet.

Even if it really grows to seven feet, Richard will have a super giant suit on hand, and there will be no need to use this Milicic template.

Although Milicic is strong, he cannot be said to be a historical power forward.

Anyway, after thinking about it, this thing is of little use...

After all, Yi Jianlian can be regarded as Richard's compatriot. Richard thought about this Milicic template and decided to give it to Yi Jianlian.

After being bound to the Milicic template, it is not necessarily possible that Yi Jianlian can really perform like Milicic, but it is expected to help him gain a foothold in the NBA.