Bishop of the Devil

What many people don't know is that Yang Shaoxia actually had a glorious resume before joining the Lakers and the Warriors.

Last season, the 10-11 season, Yang Shaoxia was the scoring leader of the Wizards...

Although he averaged just over 17 points per game and became the team's scoring leader, he was still the scoring leader after all. Countless players may not be able to achieve such an achievement throughout their entire careers.

This season, in fact, under normal circumstances, Yang Shaoxia is still the scoring leader of the Wizards, but his scoring average has become more than 16 points per game...

The scoring leader of a team is only a little over 16 points, so you can imagine the strength of this team.

Right now, Wall's scoring average is only 0.2 points less than Yang Shaoxia's, and he may be able to catch up in one or two games...

In the game just now, Wall's crazy singles made Yang Shaoxia dissatisfied. In his opinion, Wall was clearly coveting his own scoring title...

However, what makes Yang Shaoxia happy is that during this timeout, head coach Sanders asked Waldo to score a breakthrough, and then he would have a chance.

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The timeout ends and the game resumes.

Wall is actually a thorny player, but right now he doesn't have the capital to thorn in his side, so he must still listen to the words of an experienced coach like Sanders.

In the next two offensive rounds, although he still controlled the ball, he did not take any shots blindly. He once passed the ball to Hilario inside, which turned into a basket attack.

Another pass came to nothing.

In these two offensive rounds of the Clippers, Horford showed his strong strength under the basket and quietly scored two goals, once again opening up the score.

In a short period of time, the Clippers have already hit an 11:2 offensive climax.

The Wizards fans at the scene were a little devastated. The Wizards had a good start to the season. They thought they could take off their bad reputation, but now it seems that they are still a weak team.

Are the Clippers strong? It definitely cannot be called a strong team. It is still a team outside the threshold of the Western Conference playoffs. But even so, the Wizards are still being beaten on the court...

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The game just started in the second quarter, and there was a snap. Nick Young's outside shot was directly kicked out of bounds by Leonard.

What does it mean that one man can't stop ten thousand men? This sentence can generally be used to describe Leonard at the moment.

Facing the weak Wizards, Leonard's defense showed great power, almost single-handedly preventing the Wizards' perimeter.

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There is no suspense about winning or losing this game. Wall and Nick Young have been restrained by Leonard's defense. After these two teams dare not take action on their main offensive points, how can the Wizards still have a chance to win.

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

The Clippers defeated the home team Wizards on the road, winning by a huge 27-point margin.

Nick Young only scored 11 points in the game, and Wall was not much better, scoring only 10 points...

Leonard made 5 of 11 shots tonight and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks and 4 steals. He almost had a five-by-five super stat.

Because he put a lot of energy into the defensive end, Leonard does not have a strong desire to attack at the moment. After playing 32 minutes in the starting lineup, he only took 11 shots.

At the moment, Richard has no intention of asking Leonard to increase the number of shots he takes. He is preparing to do everything step by step. He will first let Leonard devote his energy to the defensive end and create a defensive deterrent.

Under normal circumstances, Leonard was like this at the beginning under Popovich's training. He did not perform too well on the offensive end. He could only be said to be quite satisfactory. He never averaged more than 13 points per game in the first three seasons of his career.

But the defensive end is quite good, and he was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team in his third grade.

It was precisely because of Leonard's strong defense that the Spurs were able to win the championship when Leonard was in his third year, and Leonard himself was also awarded the FMVP.

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"Man, this Leonard is really a good newcomer. You have found a treasure again this time." After the game, Sanders said hello to Richard with a wry smile.

Richard smiled implicitly.

"Old man, Wall is actually pretty good. If you can give full play to his potential and use him as the core, I think you'll have no problem making the Eastern Conference playoffs."

Hearing Richard's words, Sanders smiled bitterly.

"Of course I also know that this guy has great potential. Otherwise, he wouldn't be the No. 1 pick, but he is too difficult to discipline. To be honest, I don't even know if I can finish this season."

Sanders' current situation is a bit embarrassing. He has joined the Wizards for more than two years, and during these two years, the Wizards' strength has not improved much and is still so weak.

If the Wizards can maintain their current winning rate and let the team management see hope of entering the playoffs, then Sanders can still keep his coaching position.

But if the record starts to decline and the hope of entering the playoffs is lost, then Sanders' departure is a certainty.

No team will tolerate a head coach failing to make the playoffs for three years.

Even a veteran head coach like Flip Saunders.

Richard sighed, and he didn't say that Sanders would be fired and later become an assistant coach with the Clippers...

After all, for a senior head coach like Sanders, it is really inappropriate for him to be his assistant.

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After winning against the Wizards, the Clippers actually posted a record of 6 wins and 3 losses due to a relatively easy schedule. The overall record went from 9 wins to 13 losses to 15 wins and 16 losses, which is about to reach a 50% winning rate. .

However, this record still does not allow the Clippers to enter the top eight in the Western Conference. They are currently one win away from the Jazz, who are eighth in the Western Conference.

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Under normal circumstances, this season is actually a shortened season.

In July 2011, the old CBA agreement expired, and the league and the players union negotiated for more than five months before finally reaching an agreement.

This resulted in more than ten games being played less in the regular season this year...

But the situation is different now. Richard appeared in the negotiation this time. With his help, the negotiations between the two parties went relatively smoothly. In the end, it only took a month to reach an agreement.

Therefore, this season will not be suspended as usual, but the regular season will start normally.

As a team owner in the league, Richard naturally does not want a shutdown. If he plays one less game, he will make less money for one game...

The current chairman and management of the players union, many of whom are West Lafayette players, although they are unlikely to sell out the players' interests, they have not continued to entangle with the league since they are so different. After a month of negotiations, the new CBA agreement was happily signed.

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The All-Star Weekend is getting closer and closer, and finally the Clippers finally surpassed themselves at the end of January and squeezed into the top eight positions in the Western Conference.

This may be the most difficult time for Richard to reach the top eight in the Western Conference since he coached. Before this, the playoffs were not a problem for Richard at all. There were only playoffs that Richard did not want to enter, and there was no playoffs for Richard. Chad can't make the playoffs.

And this season, halfway through the schedule, Richard finally stumbled and brought the team within the threshold of the Western Conference playoffs.

It has to be said that the strength of the new guys Richard has improved this year is quite good.

From being at a loss on the court when he first entered the league, to now he is gradually playing decently, which requires a lot of hard work.

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Richard must have lost the opportunity to coach the All-Stars this year, which is naturally a bit disappointing for him.

However, judging from the current situation, Richard may have a chance next year.

The Mavericks have been on the decline since this year, and they will definitely not be able to do so next year.

As for the Lakers, Richard helped them select two newcomers in this year's draft. They are currently very strong. However, with Ben leaving the team next year and the main players becoming one year older, their competitiveness may begin to decline. .

As for the Spurs, this may be Richard's biggest opponent for first place in the Western Conference next year.

As for other Western Conference teams, to be honest, Richard really doesn't pay much attention to them.