Bishop of the Devil

In fact, in Richard's view, Xiao Hua is far inferior to his predecessor Stern in terms of personal ability, overall outlook, and even personal integrity.

Richard still admires Stern quite a lot, although he is not actually an aboveboard CEO.

But for Xiao Hua, Richard had no admiration at all, and generally regarded Xiao Hua as a relatively mediocre partner.

Based on Richard's understanding of Xiao Hua, sometimes Xiao Hua has no bottom line than Stern...

For example, as the president of the league, Xiao Hua sometimes has dinner with some players' agents, and it is a public dinner.

In Richard's view, this is completely unimaginable. At least when Stern was in office, this kind of thing would never happen.

Stern will definitely have private contact with players' agents, but he will never be so blatant.

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The relationship between the league president and player agents is actually completely unrelated. It is understandable that agents have dinner with team executives. After all, they have serious business to discuss, such as player signings...

And when Xiao Hua, the president, mixes with his agent, he really has no bottom line.

But even if Richard knew these things, he would definitely be too lazy to take care of them. As long as Xiao Hua didn't cheat him and ruin the reputation of the NBA, there was no need to take care of him.

If there really comes a day when Xiao Hua cheats Richard, or what Xiao Hua does affects the income of most NBA owners, then it is estimated that Xiao Hua will have a very sad life.

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In the next three home games, the Clippers will face the Magic, Wizards and Cavaliers respectively.

These three teams are all the weakest teams in the Eastern Conference. In the past few seasons, the Magic and the Cavaliers were both strong teams in the Eastern Conference. However, the Cavaliers James left and the Magic sold Howard, resulting in these two teams becoming the bottom weakest teams in the Eastern Conference. Team.

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The Magic have nothing to say. They will be the most popular contenders for the No. 1 pick this season, and they were directly beaten by the Clippers at Staples Arena.

In the next game against the Wizards, the Wizards caused some trouble for the Clippers. The combination of Wall and Bill in the backcourt produced quite good results.

However, the Wizards are now only able to use the two guns in the backcourt. The frontcourt is suppressed by the Clippers, and they can't hold their heads up at all.

In this game, Green directly recorded a quasi-triple-double of 8 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists...

Today's Clippers fans actually have trouble understanding the Clippers' lineup. Who is the real point guard? !

Sun Yue or Green?

If you want to say who is more like a point guard, Green is more like a point guard. After all, his height is only 201 centimeters, which is five centimeters shorter than the real point guard Sun Yue...

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In the fourth game, the Clippers continued to face the Cavaliers at home.

In the Cavaliers' current lineup, the only ones who can make a difference are Irving, Varejao and the Eight Sages.

Irving used his breakthrough ability to cause considerable trouble for Sun Yue in this game. In less than three minutes of play in the fourth quarter, Sun Yue left the game with six fouls.

But even with Irving's outstanding performance, they still failed to win a victory at Staples Center.

Leonard made 9 of 12 shots in this game, including 3 of 3 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 26 points in just 12 shots...

With this kind of terrifying scoring efficiency, it would be strange if the Cavaliers didn't lose!

The Cavaliers are not particularly weak inside, after all, they have the combination of Varejao and the Eight Sages, but the forward and defensive lines are simply indescribably weak. This may be the case in the next two years, they will all use the No. 1 pick to select forward and defensive line players. reason.

If the Cavaliers' forward and defensive lines were not so weak, Leonard would not have been able to achieve such terrifying offensive efficiency. After all, his current offensive ability is not particularly outstanding.

It has been more than a year since Leonard joined the Clippers. He only picked the wrong name, not the wrong nickname. Leonard is really like a robot with his nickname, and the number of shots he takes in every game remains at 10- Between 12 times...

This number of shots is simply pitiful. Even the big horse monkey on the bench has more shots than Leonard.

However, the value of the two is definitely not of the same level in Richard's eyes. Monroe has been sold now. If nothing unexpected happens, the horse monkey may be traded next.

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The four-game winning streak at the start of the season gave Clippers fans a feeling that they were finally seeing the light of day. They had been looking forward to the Clippers' rise for so many years.

After four consecutive home games, the Clippers' three consecutive away games come next.

It's still a pretty simple schedule. The first two games are away games against the Mavericks and Timberwolves, and the last game is against the Eastern Conference Celtics.

In other words, the Green Kai team is currently a threat to the Clippers. The Mavericks and Timberwolves will definitely not be the Clippers' opponents.

The Mavericks had a miserable first-round trip last season, and this season is expected to be even more miserable, and they may not even make it to the playoffs.

After arriving in Dallas, Carlisle treated Richard to dinner with Nowitzki, the leader of the team.

Speaking of which, there are currently four people in the Mavericks who have played under Richard, but not all of them are West Lafayette players. Nowitzki and Captain Brand are both West Lafayette players, and the remaining Mavericks Lyon and Eddy Curry are not.

After Shark left the Clippers, he was taken over by the Mavericks. As a result, he played two games and was immediately reimbursed for the season...

As for Brand, Jordan sold Brand to the Mavericks after Richard left. Now Brand doesn't have much fighting power left, but fortunately, he has already won a championship with the Buccaneers. , the next year will be a year, no matter what happens, there will be no regrets.

"Li, life is hard. Mark has been completely unprogressive since he won the championship. The signings in the past two years have been quite confusing..." Carlisle frowned and poured out his bitterness towards Richard.

Nowitzki also looked confused. He had clearly entered the end of his career, and he must know his own situation best.

Now that Mark Cuban has won the championship, he seems to be quiet for a while, so signings in the free market are quite disadvantageous.

Introducing O.J. Mayo, Eddie Curry, and Brand, what use can this serve? No one thinks that the Mavericks can return to the top of the Western Conference with these three reinforcements.

The Mavericks were able to make it to the playoffs last season, but this season they lost three of their first four games...

"It's okay to hibernate. Just wait patiently. Sooner or later, the Mavericks will rise up one day." Richard said with a smile.

As for when this day will come, Richard didn't say. He knew that for at least the next ten years, the Mavericks would still not be able to rejoin the ranks of the Western Conference's powerful players.

But even so, Richard still appreciates the Mavericks team. Mark Cuban is very humane.

Even with an embarrassing record, Cuban has always retained his position as Carlisle's head coach...

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The next night, the Clippers faced off against the Mavericks, and naturally the Mavericks were slaughtered again. It is really difficult for them to win this season.

Now their problem is not only old age, but also weakness...

After beating the Mavericks, the Clippers headed to Minnesota again.

The Timberwolves are not as strong as the Mavericks. Although the Timberwolves players performed very well in this game, they still lost to the away Clippers by five points.

A six-game winning streak at the beginning directly put the Clippers in the headlines.

This scene is simply not familiar to those old fans who are familiar with Richard.

The Trail Blazers, Pistons and Pirates all rose in this way.

Nowadays, those fans who witnessed Richard entering the league can definitely be called old fans. In the blink of an eye, Richard has been in the league for nearly 17 years, and there are many young people from the 1990s. Boy, you are already married and starting a business now.

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Just when these fans shouted for the rise of the Clippers, the next game between the Clippers and the Green Kai immediately poured cold water on them.

In the past two years, under the management of Stevens and Danny Ainge, Green Kai is back on track.

Although the Greencaps didn't win by many points in this game, even if they only beat the Clippers by four points, it can be seen how outstanding Stevens' coaching ability is.

Although Richard has been in the league for so many years, he is still self-aware. Even though he has won nine championship trophies, he has never been arrogant enough to think that his coaching ability is better than others.

At least Richard doesn't think his coaching ability is better than Stevens or Carlisle.

The loss in this game further supports Richard's point of view. In terms of lineup, Green Kai's lineup is definitely not as good as the Clippers.

But Stevens has this ability to turn corruption into magic, and he can give full play to the potential of every player.

For example, a player's potential is 100 points. In other teams, he may only be able to display 70 points of strength. But in the hands of Stevens, he can make him display 90 points of strength, maybe even 110 points. !

Although they lost this game, their opening record of 6 wins and 1 loss still allowed the Clippers led by Richard to secure the top spot in the Western Conference record list.

After three consecutive away games, the Clippers returned to their home court, followed by three more home games.

This time for three consecutive home games, the New York Knicks, a strong team in the Eastern Conference, will start.

In the past two years, with the decline of the Cavaliers and Magic, the Knicks have gradually rushed into the top half of the Eastern Conference after several transactions.

However, their team can only show its majesty in the regular season, and it will definitely be useless in the playoffs...

Age and injuries are huge problems that the Knicks have to face.

They previously introduced Stoudemire from the Suns, which seemed to be a quite successful operation.

But things go wrong. It is estimated that Stoudemire will be reimbursed for the season before he can play this season for long.

In addition to Stoudemire, this season they also invited Kidd and boxing champion Chandler from the Mavericks.

Kidd is too old. He is definitely a living fossil player. Don't expect him to be as powerful on the court as he was in his prime.

The only thing the Knicks can count on right now is probably Melo Anthony.

Richard doesn't have a good impression of the Knicks, but a free agent signed by the Knicks this year made Richard quite interested.

Rasheed Wallace…

That's right, after Roaring Tianzun retired in 2010, he made a comeback two years later.

He signed with the Knicks with a veteran's minimum salary of 1.2 million US dollars a year. Even Richard didn't know what this guy was planning. Of course, he didn't know what the Knicks were doing. He actually signed a guy who had retired for two years. veteran.

It’s not that this happened because of Richard’s time travel. Under normal circumstances, the Knicks would have really signed the Roaring God who had retired for two years...

Richard guessed that after Rashid retired, he was too bored, so he wanted to return to the circle and find something to do.

After all, I have been playing football for half my life and if I leave the game rashly, I will definitely feel uncomfortable.

After playing less than one season with the Knicks, Rasheed left New York and returned to Detroit as an assistant coach. His main job was to help train the new interior players on the team.

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"Rashid, actually you should come to our Clippers." Before the game started, Richard said to Rashid with a wry smile.

Now the boss is in the Clippers. If Rasheed comes back to the Clippers, it will be a good story to reorganize the double Wallace combination.

"I won't cause you any trouble in this state. I'll spend a year with the Knicks to get a feel for myself."

"But, coach, if you say that, I might really go to the Clippers. I heard you were recruiting assistant coaches a few days ago. Unfortunately, I had already accepted the Knicks contract at that time. If I hadn't waited until this season was over, I would have Go to the Clippers as an assistant coach, it will help you train new insiders." Rashid asked with hope in his eyes.

After two years away from the NBA, Rashid misses his time in the league all the time.

After much thought, he finally made the decision to return to the NBA.

"Okay, after your contract with the Knicks ends, the Clippers' door will be open for you at any time, man." Richard said to Rashid with a smile.

Speaking of which, Richard actually felt a little guilty about Rasheed. When he was coaching the Trail Blazers, he sold Rasheed to the Bulls, which cost Rasheed at least two championship rings...

If Rasheed had not been sold, he would now have three championship rings, but now he only has one.

So since Rashid has spoken this time, Richard has to agree no matter what. This can be regarded as Richard's compensation for Rashid.

Moreover, it is perfect for Rashid to be an assistant coach. His experience and experience will be of great help to the new insiders.

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There is currently only one Rasheed in the Knicks who is a West Lafayette player. Because this team does not gain Richard's favor, Richard rarely recommends players he has coached to join the Knicks.

Soon, at the referee's whistle, the starting players from both sides began to appear.

The Knicks' starting lineup: Chandler, Kurt Thomas, Anthony, Kidd and Felton.

Speaking of which, Richard really doesn't understand the Knicks' ridiculous starting lineup.

Kidd and Felton are both point guards, so Knicks head coach Mike Woodson directly started the two at the same time.

Felton is a point guard who entered the league in the same class as Chris Paul. He is pretty good. At least he has been able to score 10+6 or more every season since he entered the league. At his peak, he could even score 17+9 All-Star numbers. .

If he is asked to play point guard, Richard can accept it, but Kidd is also placed in the starting position. What the hell is this?

Let Key not attack the shooting guard? Or should Felton, who is 185cm tall, play shooting guard?

This is not the most annoying thing. In the last game, head coach Woodson even asked Anthony to play the fourth position, and asked the 191-meter-tall Prigioni on the bench to start with Kidd and Felton.

Anyway, it's just weird. I'm afraid not only Richard can't understand it, but most people in the league don't know what Woodson is thinking in his mind.

But what is even more unexpected is that under normal circumstances, Woodson relied on this ghost formation to lead the Knicks to second place in the Eastern Conference...