After standing on the court and chatting with Woodson for a while, Richard immediately had a good impression of Woodson.

I have to say that if you can get the position of head coach in the NBA, there must be two brushes.

Some rely on their own strong coaching ability, such as Richard and Carlisle.

Some rely on their own network skills......

Of course, there are also people like Woodson who rely on his far beyond ordinary people's eyesight, and everything he says makes Richard quite comfortable.

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The first game was won, and Jordan, who was sitting on the sidelines, was also relieved, at least the first game got off to a good start, and then there would be no sharp drop in attendance.

In fact, Jordan is ready to lose money this season, after all, the new army he and Richard made could not get dividends from the league in the first two seasons.

Just relying on the little jersey merchandise you sell, you can't make much money at all.

Now it depends on the attendance, if the attendance rate is good, then the pirate team is estimated to be able to make some money, if the attendance rate is not good, then it will definitely lose.

Of course, if you lose, you won't lose much, after all, the two of them have reduced costs, and the operating costs of this season are less than 60 million.

You must know that the operating costs of teams like the New York Knicks or the Los Angeles Lakers can sometimes reach more than $200 million a year!

In terms of cost alone, the Pirates have to come out much less than them......

……

In this game, Milicic's performance was okay, after the first six preseason games, his current shot has become a lot more decisive, coupled with the fat head Towalker as a good helper, he played 29 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block tonight.

Such a statistic is certainly nothing for O'Neal or Yao Ming, who average about this number of points per game.

But for Milicic, today was a rather memorable evening.

He finally played All-Star level statistics, and he finally lived up to Richard's expectations.

At noon the next day, Richard called Milicic into his office.

"Darko, you've been doing well lately, keep up the good work, and I think you may have a chance to be an All-Star this season."

"This is the first All-Star in the history of our Pirates team, and I hope you take this opportunity!"

Richard was smiling and trying to look as gentle as possible without putting pressure on Milicic.

At the sight of the word All-Star, Milicic tensed.

Once upon a time, he was still playing in Moscow, and although he didn't say it to anyone, he deeply believed in his heart that he would soon become an All-Star player after entering the NBA.

But this idea, after joining the Pistons, was directly forgotten.

At that time, he felt that let alone being an All-Star, it became a luxury to be able to get a stable start.

Now Richard's words have revived his longing.

"Coach, I'll try."

"I won't live up to your expectations!"

Milicic said solemnly at Richard.

Richard was overjoyed, it was really rare, Milicic actually said two words today, which is too commendable.

You know, the most Milicic said before was "yes" and "I know......

Looking at Milicic's condition, Richard feels that it won't take long for his hard work to pay off.

"By the way, Darko, if you encounter a provocation from an opponent player on the field, don't worry so much, it's over."

"You can think about whether anyone has been bullied on the field in the interior line that I have coached."

"In the last few games, you should have also discovered that there are many stunned young people who want to prove themselves in you, and when you encounter this kind of thing in the future, don't be soft, just fight when you should fight, if anything happens, I will carry it for you." When Richard said this, his face was quite serious.

This is definitely not untargeted, but in recent games, there are indeed many opponent players who have provoked Milicic.

Like those star-level players, they don't have to provoke Milicic for the simple reason.

One is the fear of retaliation from Richard or the West Lafayette gang, which can be a minor matter.

If it's heavy, Richard will lead someone to abolish himself, and he will find someone to reason with.

If it is light, Richard will definitely catch himself and scold him, which must be ugly......

The key is that you were scolded by Richard, you can't talk back, if you talk back, maybe Richard will take some cruel way to rectify you.

The second reason is the price drop, these stars go to provoke a parallel import, this is not a self-depreciation behavior.

So those stars didn't have a provocative behavior towards Milicic......

On the contrary, those stinky tomatoes and rotten bird eggs like to find a sense of existence.

With their form, it is difficult to stay in the NBA for a long time, and the average NBA player can survive in the league is only 4.8 years......

If you think about the fact that rookie contracts are three or four years old, you can see how high the elimination rate in the NBA is.

They weren't so afraid of Richard's retaliation, who knows if there will be a season to play, or even if they will be able to play in the next game.

Therefore, some smart Rotten Tomatoes players try to create disputes as much as possible and brush up their presence as much as possible every time they play, which has the opportunity to extend their careers......

Whether the team likes the thorn or not, that is also a matter of circumstances.

If he is a thorn in his own team, the team will definitely not like it, and will let him get out of the bed early.

But if you are a thorn in the face of other teams, then the team will like it......

If this thorn can be matched with the opponent's core team, then the team probably likes it better.

Many well-known blue-collar players have actually risen in this way.

For example, Bowen, in the eyes of these Rotten Tomatoes-level players, is completely an idol.

He almost relied on this number to become the core of the Spurs' outside defense, with a good contract, and it was definitely more than enough to support his family anyway.

For example, Zaza in later generations is generally the same way, and many fans know him from his stepping on Leonard, but in fact, he was a rather dirty player before he went to the Warriors......

With these success stories, some players have found a different way and can't do you head-to-head, but I can disgust you......

Milicic is arguably a target for them.

Like Kwame Brown, he also suffered from this situation before, and countless garbage players provoked him and brushed his sense of existence......

Do you really want to say that these players are better than Kwame Brown? That's certainly not it, he's also a starter-level player.

It's just that at the level of the champion, it's a bit watery......

Provoking such a well-watched player has the potential to make those players in the news and get the attention of the team and fans.

Anyway, there is no harm in everything.

Milicic is now in the same situation as Kwame Brown, and in the eyes of those garbage players, how can you play as a starter, why can you get so much playing time......

Psychologically unbalanced, coupled with a desire to brush up on their presence, they provoke Milicic from time to time.

Milicic, on the other hand, is a stuffy gourd type of player who can only sulk in the face of such provocations......

Richard felt that if he continued like this, it would not be impossible to find Milicic's psychological distortion.

Now Milicic needs to vent......

That's why Richard said that.

"Coach ......"

"I'm sorry, I ......"

Milicic wants to say that he is not a person who likes to cause disputes, and does not like to have conflicts with opponents on the field.

It's quite normal to have this thought, and when you think about his childhood, there must have been a shadow of war and violence, and it's normal to have resistance to it.

Richard knew what Milicic meant, and didn't say anything more, just smiled.

This kind of thing in the NBA league doesn't mean that you can't get into trouble if you don't want to, and some troubles will come to you.