Bishop of the Devil

On the first day of training, Richard called his three assistant coaches and held a small meeting.

The three assistant coaches are Cole, Grandpa Lu and Nick Nurse.

This meeting was actually mainly about discussing the starting lineup for next season.

Richard also wanted to hear the opinions of these three assistant coaches.

"I absolutely believe that next season, we will let Ben, Horford, Leonard, Thompson and Sun Yue play in the starting lineup." Cole first expressed his opinion.

"If Ben is starting the starting lineup, if we still use Thomas Jr. as the main point guard, the height on the court will be at a huge disadvantage compared to other teams. If Sun Yue's height is used as the main point guard, he can completely make up for this shortcoming. .”

Nas and Grandpa Lu also nodded. Cole's words were correct. They were not very optimistic about Thomas' future development.

Although Thomas had a very good rookie season last season and entered the All-Rookie Second Team, due to the inherent disadvantage in height, these three assistant coaches felt that if the Clippers spent resources to train Thomas, the gain would not be worth the loss. .

If it is cultivated by then, it will be useless.

With such a height, it would be too risky to give him a maximum salary, and it would definitely be difficult to sell him without giving him a maximum salary.

Under this situation, it is better to try our best to reuse Sun Yue. After all, Sun Yue signed a four-year cheap contract with the Clippers, so it is more secure to use.

Richard nodded. The opinions expressed by the three assistant coaches made sense.

However, in the following season, Richard was not prepared to let Ben start the game.

"I'm not going to let Ben take the starting position. As for Sun Yue replacing Thomas as the starting point guard, let's wait and see. I'll think about it again." Richard said with a frown.

The three of them were shocked. Richard was not going to start with his big budget?

"BOSS, do you want Miller to be the starting center? It seems that his and Horford's roles overlap somewhat. If they appear together, the effect will not be very good." Nurse persuaded Richard with a smile.

Richard shook his head, "No, Miller won't be the starting center either."

"I'm going to let Horford start at center and Draymond Green start at power forward."

The three of them looked dull. They never expected that Richard would form such a starting lineup.

This year's rookie Green is actually going to be put into the starting lineup by Richard? You must know that this is just a rookie at the bottom of the first round who has never proven himself. Why is Richard so confident in him?

And they were directly assigned to the power forward position. The three assistant coaches were naturally familiar with the newcomers who joined the team this year. They knew that Green was only a mere 201 centimeters tall.

You must know that many players at the second position are now 201 centimeters tall. Klay Thompson of the Clippers plays the second position and his height is 201 centimeters.

As for the third position in the league, the standard height has now reached between 201-203 centimeters, and it is rare to see a third position player under two meters tall.

If Green is of this height and plays small forward, they can still understand. Now that Richard is directly assigned to the fourth position, will the effect be good?

Three assistant coaches were skeptical.

However, since Richard has put Green, who is 2.01cm tall, at the power forward position, it is estimated that Thomas will definitely be replaced in the starting lineup.

Sun Yue will replace Thomas and return to the starting position, and will still play the starting point guard.

In this way, if you really want to calculate it, although the Clippers players in the third and fourth positions have a height disadvantage, if the five positions on the field are averaged, they have no disadvantage at all.

Horford is 208 cm tall, Green is 201 cm tall, Thompson is 201 cm tall, Leonard is 201 cm tall, Sun Yue is 206 cm tall...

Especially Sun Yue, whose height can almost reach the height of a standard No. 4 player.

Playing point guard with this height naturally has advantages and disadvantages. If Sun Yue can expand his advantages and reduce his disadvantages, he may not be able to achieve amazing results.

All five players on the field are over two meters tall. This is a situation that is absolutely impossible for other teams in the league. First of all, it is impossible for them to find a point guard of Sun Yue's height.

Although Horford is a bit short to play center at 2.08cm tall, he has proven that he has no problems at the fifth position when he was with the Hawks.

"BOSS, so your current starting lineup is Horford, Green, Leonard, Thompson and Sun Yue?" Cole asked with a smile.

Richard nodded. Judging from the current situation, this is the only way.

If Green starts, Thomas Jr. will definitely not be able to start. If these two are on the court at the same time, the team will have a huge height disadvantage.

Between Green and Thomas, Richard will naturally choose Green first.

The frontcourt defensive combination of Green and Leonard is something Richard is looking forward to.

In terms of defensive strength, the frontcourt defense of these two people may be the strongest in history, bar none...

Needless to say, Leonard's death entanglement goes without saying. In Richard's eyes, he is one of the best frontcourt defenders in history, and he can even remove the word "one".

As for Green's frontcourt defense, he himself has said that he is the strongest defender in history. Of course, this is Green's own boasting and nonsense.

But Chasing Green entered the league right after Leonard. Compared with Leonard's personal honors on the defensive end, there isn't much of a gap. That is to say, Leonard has two DPOYs and Green only has one.

As for the All-Defensive Team honors, these two are almost the same.

It is safe to say that Green's defense is not as good as Leonard's, but the gap is not too big. Both of them can be regarded as historical-level frontcourt defenders.

With two players like this forming a forward combination, it's scary to think about the defensive effect.

And the backcourt also has Thompson and Sun Yue, two long backcourt combinations...

If Sun Yue really becomes the starting point guard, he will be the top point guard in the league. At least until Antetokounmpo enters the league, his name will be maintained.

Needless to say, Thompson's defense is not at a historical level, but the defensive intensity is not far behind the defensive second team players. If there is a third defensive team, Thompson will probably be selected.

It's a pity that the defense does not have a third team, only a first and second team.

As for Sun Yue's defense, it is no exaggeration to say that the defensive effect of two young Thomases tied together is not as good as one Sun Yue.

In terms of preventing shooting, Sun Yue has a huge advantage, especially since there are many point guards in the league who use shooting as their main offensive method, which allows Sun Yue to play his role.

In fact, what makes other teams jealous right now is not that Richard has acquired so many outstanding new players, but that Richard can sign a player like Sun Yue with a four-year, $15 million child labor contract...

In the past two seasons, Sun Yue has used his performance to prove that his value far exceeds this contract.

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After finalizing the Clippers' starting lineup for the new season with three assistant coaches, Richard took the assistant coaches to the training ground.

The players are training in full swing, gathering together in small groups, either sparring or imparting game experience.

Ben and Miller are currently patiently teaching Horford and Chasing Green about their game experience.

Many fans don't know about Chai Dan Green. In fact, Chai Dan Green's most admired star is Ben...

Chai Dan's temperament is quite unpleasant, he has a big mouth and always chatters. This is not a habit he developed after entering the league, but he has had this kind of personality since he was a child.

But under this kind of character, Chai Dan has quite delicate emotions hidden inside...

Big Ben has been his idol since he was a child. Under normal circumstances, when the Pistons retired Big Ben's jersey in later generations, Chai Dan was so excited that he cried and even wrote a letter to Big Ben to thank him for being the spiritual support of his life. , leading him to the path of the NBA.

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Now Zhui Dan cherishes the opportunity to spend time with Da Ben. He lowers his head and listens quietly to every word Da Ben says, never interrupting Da Ben.

As for Horford, he also cherished the time he spent with Brad Miller, the pioneer of organizational center. He knew very well what Richard valued about him...

Sun Yue has been following Dazhi, and Dazhi has imparted a lot of his experience on the offensive end. Speaking of Dazhi's experience on the offensive end, it is quite useful to Sun Yue. Both of them are tall outside shooters.

Richard nodded with satisfaction. An old man in a family is like a treasure. There are many old guys in the Clippers team now, and these newcomers will definitely improve quickly.