Chapter 759: Richard who started paddling
The first win in the opening game didn't give the Clippers much attention, after all, the opponent was the Timberwolves who were at the extreme.
Right now, the league-wide focus is on the Heat.
Can the Heat's Big Three lineup take out the Pistons and Pirates and break out of the East?
Everyone is well aware of Pat Riley's thoughts, and he took advantage of the current time that Richard is adjusting to the Clippers to hurry up and let the team win the championship.
After Richard took care of the Clippers, it was not so easy to win the championship.
The east is still a three-legged situation.
Previously, there were three super teams in the East: the Pistons, the Pistons, and Green Kai, but this season, Green Kai directly began to rebuild and sold all the big three in the team.
The New Jersey Nets became the pick-up man......
Richard originally thought about whether to talk to Yi Jianlian, let him talk to the team, and try not to take over the old man, because after taking over, Yi Jianlian may not be able to lead the team to play any decent results in the future.
But in the end, Richard didn't do it, and if he did, it would be a bit of a dog meddling with rats.
The current Nets management is dreaming of winning the championship, and if I tell them this myself, I'm afraid they won't believe it......
All in all, Green Kai is cool and has completely entered the reconstruction.
Although the New Jersey Nets have taken over the giants of Green Kai, they are actually cold.
The Eastern side has a chance to break out of the Eastern team, which is the Pirates, Pistons, and Heat.
As for the West, it is also a three-legged situation at the moment, the Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks are all very strong, and everyone has the opportunity to represent the West to win the championship.
Under normal circumstances, the Lakers have actually been in decline this season, but because of the addition of Big Ben, the Lakers' lineup has not changed as much as under normal circumstances, so the competitiveness has not declined.
At present, there are six super giant-level teams in the league, and the Clippers' poor lineup and strength will definitely not get much attention.
The only attention is probably from China, after all, the Clippers team has a deep relationship with China.
In addition, Sun Yue's performance after the start of the game is quite good, as if he is a first-line offensive player, and domestic fans pay quite a lot of attention to the Clippers.
To Richard's surprise, because of the high level of domestic attention to the Clippers, the Clippers have been able to get sponsorship contracts from some domestic manufacturers.
In the end, Richard selected two manufacturers, one is Jian Nanchun, and the other is Linglong Tire.
These two manufacturers are actually the official partners of the NBA under normal circumstances, and now they may also fancy the big market of Los Angeles, plus the Clippers are quite concerned in China, so they did not hesitate to find the Clippers.
Although the amount of sponsorship is not much, the total sponsorship amount of these two manufacturers is less than four million US dollars, but even so, it is a good start.
You must know that before this, the sponsorship of the Clippers was quite unsatisfactory, after all, there was a Lakers team in the same city, who had enough to support the Clippers......
And now it's different, with Jian Nanchun and Linglong Tire coming to sponsor, Richard feels that at least in terms of sponsorship in the future, their Clippers can overwhelm people.
Especially for some domestic properties that want to take the high-end route, it is definitely the best choice to sponsor the clippers.
Located in Los Angeles, the world's top city, it is inherently extravagant, such as some high-end liquor brands in China, and will never miss this opportunity to open up foreign markets.
Richard was still quite happy to get two sponsorships, although the money was not much, but it was almost the money he picked up for nothing, and he would definitely be happy with whoever put it on.
In the blink of an eye, the October regular season schedule was all over, and the Clippers ended their first six games of the regular season.
The Clippers have won two of those six games, both against well-known underdogs in the East and West......
It is certain to say that Richard is completely disqualified to lead the all-star team this year, after all, if you want to lead the team to the all-star, then you have to play the top four in the West.
And now the Clippers are not in the top four in the West, and even making the playoffs is a luxury.
However, despite the team's poor record, the performance of the two players in the team made the fans quite satisfied.
Griffin, who averaged 23 points and 12 rebounds per game in these six games, completely stunned all the fans, and if nothing else, this year's Rookie of the Year will definitely be in Griffin's bag.
This data seems to be a rookie statistic that can only be played by a historical-level monster, and many people have become interested in Griffin.
Under normal circumstances, Griffin's popularity in the early part of his career was quite terrifying, and he could get an All-Star starter in his rookie season, which is not something anyone can do.
However, as time went on, because Griffin never won any decent honors, his popularity gradually declined.
Richard felt that Griffin and Captain Brand had some similarities, and although the two had different styles of play, there were still quite a few similarities.
For example, both of them play the power forward position, both of them are a little high and low, both have played for the Clippers, and they both cut 20+10 data in their rookie seasons......
Of course, in terms of strength, Griffin is undoubtedly stronger and more comprehensive than Brand.
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In addition to Griffin's strong performance, Sun Yue has also played a dumbfounded data in the past half a month's schedule, although the state has occasionally fluctuated, but in these six games, Sun Yue has also recorded an average of about 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game......
Among them, the average points per game actually entered the top 20 of the league's current average points per game list, which is quite unexpected.
Who would have thought that Sun Yue, who played soy sauce in the pirate team before, would still have such a hand.
You must know that Sun Yue was in the Pirates before, and it is really not too much to say that he is the patron saint of the water cooler, especially after Dragic and Ingram were traded, Sun Yue has no sense of presence in the entire Pirates lineup......
I am afraid that some Chinese fans are paying attention to Sun Yue and only then do they know that there is such a player in the Pirates team.
And now such an airy player has averaged points per game to reach the top 20, which feels like a dream.
It is true that Sun Yue's offensive efficiency is still a big gap between the top stars in the West, such as Kobe Bryant and Granger, but it is not too bad, with a total shooting rate of 41% plus a three-point shooting rate of 35%, at least it can be said.
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Because of the excellent performance of Griffin and Sun Yue, no one pays attention to the Clippers' record now.
Richard is now completely idle, busy for more than a decade, and now running the Clippers, he is stuck in a situation of idleness.
The newcomers in the team have little training value, except for Griffin and Sun Yue, everyone else will definitely be cleaned up, so Richard is too lazy to waste time on them.
They were all thrown to Mark Jackson and asked him to lead the team in training.
As for the regular season coaching, Richard simply started to be the head of the team, letting Thibodeau temporarily serve as the team's acting head coach, and he started paddling under the pretext of a back injury......
And the team's tactical system, Richard is even more lazy to arrange.
What is the use of a tactical system now? No matter how good the tactic is, it is a waste if there are no players to execute it.
Richard prepares the players in the team to get almost the same, and then studies the team's tactical system according to the situation of the players.
At the moment, Griffin doesn't need any tactics at all, the only tactic he needs is to give him the ball and then chisel towards the opponent's penalty area.
As for Sun Yue, he doesn't need any too high-end tactics, his teammates on the offensive end can make a block and let him shoot or go down......
There is no need to care about the record, the players have no training value, and the tactics do not need to be studied.