Bishop of the Devil

Frank felt bad after Durant made consecutive pull-ups.

This kind of unsolvable offensive method will cause a headache for the head coach of any team.

After the ball is in someone else's hands, if you want to defend it, you can't defend it at all. You can only leave it to fate and see how others feel.

"Dudududu!" Frank called a timeout. There was nothing he could do. If he didn't call a timeout, this was the rhythm that would lead to a collapse in the first quarter.

Taking advantage of the timeout, Frank had no choice but to rearrange his defensive tactics, mainly to cut off Durant's receiving route and prevent him from getting the ball inside the three-point line.

As for outside the three-point line, there is really no way. If Durant can get the ball outside the three-point line and pull up to achieve this kind of shooting rate, no matter what kind of defensive strategy Frank deploys, it will be completely useless. .

Frank arranged for two people to attack Durant. In any case, he first wanted to eliminate Durant's offensive firepower.

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"Good job, guys."

"Although the offense is not smooth yet, at least I see progress and keep working hard."

Richard also took advantage of the break to encourage several players.

Curry breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually under a lot of pressure. As the backcourt engine, he was afraid that he would not perform well enough and could not perfectly assume the responsibility of the backcourt engine.

But during the time he played on the court just now, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't have any outstanding performance, at least he didn't cheat the team.

…

After the timeout, both teams returned to the court.

The tactics deployed by Frank were still effective. Under the double attack, it became difficult for Durant to catch the ball, and naturally the offensive momentum was lost.

But before Frank could relax, the situation on the field made him frown again.

Roy's defensive intensity dropped at this point, and Curry passed the ball to Roy again without saying a word.

Frank obviously ignored Roy, the former league scoring champion. A few minutes later, Roy broke through and rushed into the paint. Not only did he score 10 points, but he also caused the number of fouls on the board to increase to three.

Before the first quarter was over, Luo had already committed three fouls. It was obvious that he could no longer stay on the court, and he might not even be able to play for too long in the second quarter.

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Frank sighed, it was really difficult for the Pirates to deal with the situation.

Although it is difficult to guard Durant, if he is not allowed to catch the ball, even if he has all the offensive ability, he will not be able to produce unparalleled offensive firepower.

But after guarding Durant, Roy's defensive intensity will inevitably drop. Roy is not a vegetarian. He is a former scoring champion and is currently at his golden peak...

It was difficult, very difficult. Frank’s brows furrowed into knots. This unsolvable situation made his head swell.

If they have two strong forwards and defensive linemen in the Nets lineup, that's okay.

But now in their starting lineup, the two forward and defensive line players are both weak, and they would not be able to join the starting lineup in other teams...

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Just the two points of Durant and Roy are already too difficult for Frank to solve.

Not only Frank himself, he feels that the head coaches of other teams in the league may also start to have headaches.

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Before the second quarter ended, Frank replaced the starting lineup, and there was no need to continue the game.

The difference in strength is too obvious, and there is no chance of counterattack at all.

Richard watched Frank replace the starting lineup and sighed. He originally wanted to take advantage of the preseason opportunity to get a good run-in with the starting lineup, but now it seems that it is difficult...

Because the opponent collapsed too quickly, the game entered garbage time early, and the effect of running into the starting lineup in such a short period of time was limited.

Richard also put on the bench, with Marc Gasol, Batum, Matthews, DeRozan and Harden playing, and the one-year-old and four-small lineups went on the field to practice.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score difference between the two sides was already more than 30 points.

What people didn't expect was that it was Batum who scored a game-high 24 points tonight.

Durant, who performed outstandingly in the first half, actually didn't take many shots tonight. He played 17 minutes, took 9 shots, and scored 15 points.

As for Roy, his playing time was also very short, scoring only 11 points.

Curry played the role of a traditional point guard tonight. He only took 4 shots in 22 minutes and scored five points.

When Richard saw Curry's data, he felt that he needed to have a good chat with Curry.

This elementary school student who he has watched grow up seems to have a deviation in his positioning on the court.

He actually played himself as a traditional point guard...

In tonight's game, Curry actually has a lot of chances to take shots. With his shot speed, even if the opponent neglects him for a moment, it is enough for him to take a three-pointer.

But obviously Curry did not seize these fleeting opportunities, which is why Richard wanted to talk to Curry.

He doesn't want to destroy the strongest three-point shooter in history because of his own reasons.

If Curry really develops in the direction of a traditional point guard, Richard can guarantee that Curry's future achievements may not even be as high as the Grizzlies' Conley.

…

The game was won easily, and all the Pirates generals were in a good mood. Judging from the situation in this opening game, their Pirates team still has unparalleled dominance.

Although the Nets are just a bad team, the ease with which they can win is enough to explain the problem.

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After the game, Richard did not go back to the locker room, but went directly to his office and asked the old Curry to inform Curry to come to his office.

"Coach, are you looking for me?" Curry pushed the door open and entered Richard's office, feeling a little uneasy.

He didn't know what Richard's purpose was in finding him? Could it be that my performance tonight was not good enough?

Richard couldn't help but be extremely curious when he looked at Curry's tender little face that could squeeze water out of his mouth.

Even though they are all black, Curry looks so much younger than Oden.

The two of them can be considered the same age, but with Oden’s appearance, some people believe that he is fifty years old...

As for Curry right now, if it weren't for his height, just based on his appearance, some people would believe him if he was said to be fifteen years old.

"Are you ready to grow a beard?" Richard asked with a smile when he saw a few beards on Curry's chin.

Curry nodded awkwardly, "Well, it's better to grow a beard to look more mature..."

"Sit down, let's talk about your performance today." Richard asked Curry to sit down.

Curry sat obediently in front of Richard, waiting for Richard to speak.

"Child, what is your position for yourself?" Richard asked the question as soon as he came up.

Position yourself? Curry was startled. Is there any need to ask?

"Point guard..." Curry replied curiously.

Richard waved his hand, "What are the specifics? There are many types of point guards? For example, traditional point guards, such as combo guards."

Curry frowned and looked a little tangled. Speaking of which, he really hadn't thought about this problem.

Because of his height, he simply couldn't play the shooting guard position. If it were more than ten years ago, he would have been able to play shooting guard with his height. However, with the increase in the average height of NBA players, the height of 191cm To play shooting guard, he is really a bit too short.

He can only play point guard...

"I've never thought about this question, coach, what type of point guard do you think I'm more suitable for?" Curry thought for a moment and decided to listen to Richard's opinion.

"Combo guard." Richard replied decisively.

"You should be very clear about your three-point ability. I can tell you clearly that you will become the strongest three-point shooter in this league in the future!"

"No, to be precise, he is the strongest three-point shooter in the entire NBA history, bar none!" When Richard said this, there was no hesitation at all.

Curry was dumbfounded. He felt that Richard was crazy...

Putting such a big hat on your head is really a bit exaggerated.

Although his father has been encouraging him, he is convinced that he will become the league's top three-pointer in the future. He has never said that he will become the strongest three-pointer in the league or even in history like Richard.

"Don't believe it, kid, I've always judged people very accurately." Looking at Curry's stunned look, Richard said with a smile.

"With this strong three-point shooting ability, if there is a chance on the court, I hope you can be more decisive."

"It's not that you can't play a traditional point guard who focuses on passing, but that will be a complete waste of your three-point talent!"

"Wasting is a rather shameful behavior. Boy, you are smart and should know what to do next on the court!"

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Curry obviously still hasn't recovered from the shock just now, and he still looks dumbfounded at this moment.

"Okay, think about it after you go back." Richard felt that his words tonight should have some effect.

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The Buccaneers' second preseason game starts in two days.

"Coach, I know what to do." During the warm-up training session, Curry walked up to Richard, with a look of joy and sadness on his face, and said to Richard.

Old Curry was on the side. He looked at Richard gratefully. He and Curry had talked a lot in the past two days. When he heard Richard's evaluation of Curry, he was shocked.

However, he didn't think much about it, thinking that this was Richard's way of motivating Curry, so he was quite grateful to Richard at the moment.

In order to motivate his son, Richard boasted so much that it was really difficult for Richard.

"Then I will take a good look at your performance tonight." Richard nodded and said.

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

The Buccaneers' opponent tonight is much better than the Nets, the Toronto Raptors, who are the goalkeepers in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

A team of this level is enough to test the gold content of this Pirates team.