Bishop of the Devil

In the blink of an eye, the preseason of the 2009-10 season officially begins.

Because the team has been practicing the new tactics for a month, Richard did not give the newcomers much playing time in this preseason. Instead, he let the main lineup come on stage to test the power of the new tactics.

The opponent in the opening game of the preseason is the New Jersey Nets in the same district. If Richard guessed correctly, the Nets are now completely entering into reconstruction.

Reconstruction with Yi Jianlian as the core cornerstone...

The Nets are very likely to mess up this season, and then get a high first-round pick next year and choose a reliable swingman.

The current situation of the Nets is quite favorable for Yi Jianlian. Seeing that Yi Jianlian has now completely established a foothold in the league, he is relieved.

…

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

The Buccaneers' starting lineup has changed considerably from last season.

Starting center DeAndre Jordan, power forward Milicic, small forward Durant, shooting guard Roy, and point guard Curry.

Except for Milicic and Roy, who were the starters last season, everyone else is a new face in the starting lineup.

The Nets' starting lineup is actually pretty good, with Yi Jianlian, Luo Yibo and Devin Harris.

The strength of these three people is pretty good. Because Yi Jianlian is bound to the Milicic template, he is already at the level of the league's first-line power forward.

The standards of Luo Yiban and Harris are somewhat lower, but they are definitely better than ordinary starting players.

Of course, even with the existence of these three people, the strength of the Nets is actually not worth mentioning, because the standards of their other players are really a bit scummy.

Apart from these three people, there are eleven other Nets players. What makes Richard embarrassed is that Richard only knows half of these eleven players, and the other half are very unfamiliar to him. No impression at all.

With such a ghost lineup, even if the Nets don't perform poorly this year, it won't be that easy to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference where there are so many strong players.

The current overall strength of the Eastern Conference has actually surpassed that of the Western Conference. The four teams of the Pirates, Greencaps, Pistons and Cavaliers are all very strong and have quite good lineups.

After excluding these four teams, the Magic and Heat are not vegetarians.

The Heat have improved a lot in recent years due to the additions of Iguodala and Beasley.

Beasley is much more honest than normal. It may be that the conversation between Richard and him in high school had an effect.

Beasley is currently with the Heat, averaging 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game last season. Although not as dazzling as Durant, as a second-year rookie, his performance is actually eye-catching enough.

Except for Oden and Durant, none of the rookies who have entered the league in recent years have a performance that can keep Beasley on the same level.

On the contrary, it was Iguodala's performance that disappointed Pat Riley.

He has placed considerable expectations on Iguodala, because based on Iguodala's performance with the Buccaneers, this guy definitely has the potential to become a historical small forward.

But after arriving with the Heat, although Iguodala's strength has not declined, there has been no obvious growth. He has generally maintained the level of the previous two years...

All-star level, but not the top current all-star level, let alone a historical level all-star.

At first, Pat Riley thought that he would make a lot of money from this transaction, but now it seems that he didn't make much...

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The game on the field has already begun.

Jordan and Luo hit a jump ball, directly giving the Pirates the first offensive possession.

Curry controls the ball and advances toward the frontcourt. After the ball reaches the frontcourt, Curry is looking for the target to pass the ball to.

"start running!"

"Pass the ball quickly, don't hesitate!"

"Either shoot or pass!"

"Speed ​​it up for me!"

Richard stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly towards the court.

This is the first game since the team started using the new tactics, and the players are still not quite used to it, especially Curry, the engine in the backcourt, who is struggling internally.

According to the tactics arranged by Richard, after he dribbles the ball to the frontcourt, if there is a chance, he will immediately shoot a three-pointer. If there is no chance, he will immediately pass the ball to his teammates, and he will start running without the ball and wait. Pass the ball to teammates.

It sounds easy, but for the young Curry, it is not that easy. At least when he first arrives in the frontcourt, he has to spend some time looking for passing targets.

At present, Curry's organizational ability is definitely not as good as Rondo and Paul. He has much less experience than these two people. Moreover, even after reaching his peak, Curry's organizational ability is not as strong as these two people.

After Richard's loud shout, Curry did not dare to continue to hesitate whether to pass the ball or not. He directly faced Harris' defense and shot a three-pointer.

The ball was shot too hastily, so the effect was naturally very unsatisfactory and the shot missed.

However, Jordan under the basket also showed his value and grabbed the offensive rebound over Luo Yibo's head.

Then Jordan handed the ball to Milicic near the basket, and Milicic successfully scored with a small throw.

…

Richard stood on the sidelines and frowned. The offensive rhythm was still a bit bad and could not reach the smooth flow of later generations of warriors.

But fortunately, it's only the preseason now, and the Pirates still have time to slowly learn experience.

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Next it was the Nets' turn to attack. After Frank returned to the Nets, the first thing he did was to formulate a set of tactics with Yi Jianlian as the core.

After Harris controlled the ball in the frontcourt, he directly looked for an opportunity to pass the ball to Yi Jianlian, who then distributed the ball.

Frank's tactic is almost a variant of the Princeton system...

With the development of basketball tactical concepts, some tactics are no longer suitable for the times. However, these tactics have not been swept into the garbage heap of history, but have been rejuvenated by later generations of coaches through adjustments.

This is true of the triangle offensive system, and so is the Princeton system.

After Yi Jianlian held the ball, he passed it directly to the team's starting small forward Jarvis Hayes who was cutting...

Richard was somewhat impressed by this small forward named Hayes, but not deeply. He was a relatively marginalized group in the league. He didn't expect that he would find himself in the starting position in the Nets.

After Hayes received the ball, he had a good idea and wanted to take a quick shot before Durant could block his breakthrough route.

As a result, his mid-range shot was so embarrassing that he did not touch it...

If you want to say that you don't touch three-pointers, then forget it. Although it is a bit embarrassing, it is not unacceptable.

But now that the CIC is able to do all three things, it is enough to show the strength of this player.

Durant was also stunned. He didn't expect that Hayes, his opponent, would be so tough.

The attack was extremely fast, as fast as lightning, but the result was a three-part attack...

The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and the result was zero to five.

Yi Jianlian shook his head with a tangled expression. His pass was actually quite exquisite, but there was no way. His teammates' abilities were really limited.

…

The ball was in the hands of the Buccaneers, and Curry played much more decisively this time.

After the ball reached the frontcourt, Curry immediately passed the ball to Durant in the axis area.

After Durant caught the ball, he didn't make any running moves. He just opened his hand and made a pull-up mid-range shot. Hayes, the opponent, tried to block the shot, but there was a height difference of more than ten centimeters, plus Durant. With excellent athletic ability, his shot blocking can only be regarded as in vain.

"Uh-huh!"

Crisply into the net, Durant scored the first goal of his Pirates career.

After the hit, Durant looked very calm and started to return to defense.

He averaged 26 points per game with the Trail Blazers last season. For a player of his level, making a mid-range shot in the preseason is really not something to be happy about.

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In the next offensive round of the Nets, Yi Jianlian simply stopped passing the ball.

Among the Nets teammates at the moment, in Yi Jianlian's view, only Luo Yibo is the only one who has some confidence in the offense. Even Harris, the core of the backcourt, is actually not accurate.

In this case, it is better to do it yourself...

Against Milicic's defense, Yi Jianlian turned over and leaned back. It was still very difficult to hit the ball into the basket.

There's really no fault with Yi Jianlian's skills. He can do all kinds of tricks, and this turnaround is quite beautiful right now.

…

It's the Buccaneers' offensive round again. This time Curry may have benefited from the previous offensive round. After the ball reached the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Durant without saying a word.

After Durant caught the ball, he pulled directly in front of Hayes.

"Uh-huh!"

Another hollow entry into the net...

Hayes's face turned green, how the hell could he defend himself against this? !

There is such a big difference in height and wingspan. Even if his athletic ability is similar to Durant's, it will be difficult for him to interfere with Durant's shots.

In other words, for these two goals, Durant shot completely in a semi-open position, and his defense was a complete joke.

In the next few rounds, Curry and Durant began to connect. After Curry arrived in the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Durant, allowing Durant to take a shot.

Five-for-five from the field, what horrified the Pirates fans at the scene was that the skinny guy they traded for Oden seemed to have something on hand...

Richard stood on the sidelines, with a smile finally showing on his face.

However, his smile was not because of the good execution of the team's tactical system, but because Durant's performance was so outstanding.

The opening score was five out of five, which was quite characteristic of the God of Death. Richard couldn't help but think of his previous sentence.

The only thing that can guard Durant is Durant's own touch.

(And Westbrook, my god, are Westbrook serious about his shooting percentage in this series? With this kind of play, he can't win the championship even if he is given three Durants. I said before that Lowry is a cheat. Lowry, I’m sorry, you are not the most annoying point guard in this year’s playoffs.)