Bishop of the Devil

In the second half of the game, Richard felt that Yi Jianlian might feel that his behavior of occupying a large amount of the ball would cause dissatisfaction among his teammates, so he began to focus on the organizational end.

Although Harris is a point guard, his passing and controlling ability is actually not on the table. Not to mention being compared with Rondo and Paul, even Curry's organizational ability is better than Harris.

Now that Yi Jianlian has begun to hold the ball inside and make playmaking points, Harris suddenly feels a lot more relaxed. He can focus all his energy on the offensive end.

Richard couldn't help but nodded when he saw Yi Jianlian's performance. After binding the Milicic template, Yi Jianlian's ability has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The only thing is that he is not domineering enough. If it were left to Richard, he would not be like Yi Jianlian, who started to focus on the organization when his hand was overwhelming.

But even so, Yi Jianlian may start to rise in the future, as long as he can continue this outstanding performance.

Yi Jianlian in this game has the same role as Milicic in the Pirates' first championship season.

It belongs to the general core role of the inside. This role is simply too important for a team that lacks top point guards. It fully meets the irreplaceability mentioned by Richard. From now on, Yi Jianlian will become the core player of the entire basketball team. The most irreplaceable player on the Nets.

Harris is not irreplaceable. There are actually many point guards like him in the league. Their passing and control ability is average, their offensive efficiency is relatively low, and their defense is not very good. There is nothing outstanding about him. Although he is not the best in the league, It takes a lot, but finding a dozen or so is pretty easy.

As for the half-human and half-god Carter, he is also not irreplaceable. Currently, Carter is actually on the decline of his career.

This season was the last season of Carter's career in which he averaged 20+ per game. From then on, Carter's points per game dropped steadily, from 20 to 16, and then from 16 to 13. From then on, he simply played the role of a substitute for the team... …

The old shooting guard who averages 20.8 points per game is not particularly valuable in this league. Maybe a young inside man with 13+8 points can get him in exchange.

Now, if Yi Jianlian can play at Milicic's level, even if he's not even close, his value will be quite astonishing. Maybe Carter and Harris together are not as valuable as him alone.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

At the end of the game, the Pirates won by not many points tonight, only 13 points. However, this was a game that the team did not use all its main players. The home team fans at the scene were already extremely satisfied.

Yi Jianlian scored an astonishing 31 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block tonight, which shocked all the players on the court.

It's not that easy for a player at the power forward position to win a triple-double, at least in this era.

Milicic is an anomaly, he can easily score 20 or 30 triple-doubles in a season, and now the anomaly may have another one, Yi Jianlian of the Nets.

There is no doubt that this is the most perfect game Yi Jianlian has played since entering the league.

Even under normal circumstances, Yi Jianlian was reused in the Bucks, but he never produced such luxurious statistics.

Under normal circumstances, Yi Jianlian's best statistics in his rookie season are 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, which looks pretty good.

But compared to tonight's 30+ triple-double, there is definitely a big gap.

Just after the game ended, Yi Jianlian rushed directly towards Richard.

"Coach, I did it!" You can imagine the excitement in Yi Jianlian's heart now. He had just been fed a wave of chicken soup by Richard before the game, and as a result, he performed such an amazing performance in this game.

"Well done, kid, keep working hard, the future boss position of the Nets belongs to you!" Richard patted Yi Jianlian's arm and said with a smile.

Carter is old, Harris' ceiling is not high, and Yi Jianlian, who is bound to the Milicic template, will not take long to become the boss of the Nets.

Richard knows best how strong Milicic is, that is to say, in a Pirates team with many strong players, Milicic's statistics are not particularly impressive.

If Milicic is placed in a rubbish team, with him as the core, and he is allowed to rack up statistics, Richard feels that Milicic's average of 30+10+7 per game in a single season should be very good. possible.

Now Yi Jianlian is bound to Milicic's template, and he is in a weak team like the Nets, so he can't even think about the data well.

The old Carter will be traded by the Nets next season, and the Nets may be dominated by Yi Jianlian by then.

"Well, coach, I will work hard and strive to reach the playoffs this season!" Yi Jianlian nodded solemnly.

He envied Yao Ming, Dazhi, and even Sun Yue, who had been playing as a substitute for the Pirates.

But as long as I can continue this performance, I won't have to envy them in the future. I will become the leader of a team like Yao Ming.

After the game, the Nets head coach looked confused. The team lost. He didn't care much about it. The Nets wanted to beat the Pirates? It’s better to wash up and sleep...

What confused him was Yi Jianlian's performance tonight, which was really hard to understand.

Any fool can see that Yi Jianlian's performance tonight was almost a perfect replica of Milicic, the Pirates' leading power forward...

Although Milicic's contract price is not high, his value is astonishingly high. There are at least 20 teams in the league that are willing to use players like Milicic as the cornerstone of their teams!

And now Yi Jianlian in his hands has become a player of Milicic's level? For a moment, he couldn't accept it...

However, after just one game, he didn't know if this was Yi Jianlian's extraordinary performance. He could only observe it slowly in the following games.

…

In the next few games, although Yi Jianlian did not produce a 30+ triple-double like tonight's, he was in extremely brave form and even won the Player of the Week honor this week.

Nets fans are going crazy. Yi Jianlian's explosion came at the perfect time. They already had little hope for the Nets. Since Kidd left, the Nets have completely become a weakling.

But he never expected that Yi Jianlian, bought at a low price from the Timberwolves, would be so good. He was simply a Kidd with enhanced inside offense.

The Timberwolves are now filled with regret. Yi Jianlian's performance in his rookie season was completely scumbag. They didn't think highly of Yi Jianlian at all. As a result, no one expected that Yi Jianlian suddenly started to break out this season.

The key point is that the magnitude of this explosion is quite astonishing. It is not an explosion from 1 to 2, but a super explosion from 1 to 10.

If Yi Jianlian's value was originally only 1, then as long as Yi Jianlian can continue this kind of super performance, his value can reach 10!

It's normal to think about it. In terms of value, the original Yi Jianlian, it is no exaggeration to say that 10 of them are not as good as one Milicic.

No team would have the brains to sign 10 former Yi Jianlian...

…

Richard saw that Yi Jianlian had managed to get ahead, and felt quite a sense of accomplishment. At least now Yi Jianlian had truly established a firm foothold in the league.

But the next piece of news made Richard sigh heavily.

The Pistons reached a deal with the Nuggets, and Iverson and Billups swapped clubs.

The deal took a little longer than normal, but it finally happened.

After joining the Pistons, Iverson's career has almost come to an end.

The four players who entered the league with Richard were Ben, Iverson, Raheem and Miller.

Rahim retired directly after winning the championship with the Pirates last season, but he did not leave the basketball circle. Instead, he joined the Pirates' coaching staff and became an assistant coach under Richard.

Under normal circumstances, Rahim would join the Grizzlies coaching staff after retiring...

Raheem's playing career is now completely over, and Miller is almost there. If nothing else, Miller will also face a situation where he will have no ball to play after this season.

Miller's contract may be bought out before the season is over.

Needless to say, Richard will definitely take over and at least let Miller get a ring so that he will have no regrets in his career.

The first West Lafayette player to enter the league was Brent Barry, who had won a championship with the Pirates and then retired.

The same is true for Raheem behind, and the same will definitely be true for Miller next...

Only Ben and Iverson are left.

Big Ben is in pretty good shape now. Because of his iron-clad attributes, he is still in good shape and is not wandering around the league like normal.

Under normal circumstances, after Ben was sold to the Bulls in 2006, he actually seemed to be on a decline. Later, after being sold by the Bulls to the Cavaliers in 2008, the decline was already relatively obvious.

Although Ben is not as good as his peak state now, he still averages 11 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. He is the Lakers' interior defense gate.

Such a big book can definitely be played for a few more years.

Iverson was obviously not so lucky. This time he was sold to the Pistons, and his career was truly coming to an end.

Richard couldn't stop sighing. These players who entered the league with him were either retired or on the verge of retirement, which really made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Time is not forgiving, and age is the biggest killer of athletes. Although Richard knew that this day would come sooner or later, when it really came, he still couldn't accept it.

…

The Pistons' introduction of Iverson must be to improve the team's offensive firepower. You must know that Iverson averaged 26+ points per game last season and is still the league's top attacker.

But this signing was actually quite a failure. Iverson was not compatible with the Pistons' system, which ultimately harmed the Pistons themselves and also Iverson.