In the next four away games, the Buccaneers had a 2-2 record.

It may seem like this record has failed to meet Richard's expectations, but in fact, Richard is acceptable.

Mainly because of this wave of away games, the Pirates' opponents are somewhat strong.

Among them, there are three strong teams of Spurs, Nuggets and Heat, and it is not easy for the Pirates to get two of them.

The Spurs don't have to say that they are as stable as a dog for ten thousand years, and with the current strength of this newly formed Pirate team, it is obviously not the opponent of the Spurs.

The Heat now have O'Neal, who played bravely in this game, scoring 37 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single game.

In normal times, O'Neill definitely didn't work so hard, but this time he met Richard, he took out almost all his housekeeping skills, and he thought that he could win Richard.

In the end, he succeeded......

As for the Nuggets, it's no longer what it used to be.

Under the leadership of George Carr, the current rise can be said to be the strongest team in the West after the Spurs and Suns.

What many people don't notice is that in fact, the 03 platinum generation, the most dazzling at the beginning was not Wade, but Anthony.

This is Anthony's third season in the league, and he has contributed 20 points in the first two seasons, including 21 points in his rookie season and 20.8 points in his second season, which is not much different.

And this season, Anthony has completely exploded, and after playing in the first few games, he has averaged a terrifying 28.5 points per game, close to the level of Pierce, the league's No. 1 small forward.

The data is excellent, and the team can lead the team to the top three in the West, and Anthony can be said to be infinite at the moment.

As for Wade, although after O'Neal joined last season, their Heat became a powerhouse in the East, but many people put this credit on O'Neal.

There is nothing wrong with that, O'Neal also averaged 23 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game last season.

As for the '03 champion James, the data is naturally quite good, but last season they only got the eighth record in the East, and they were shaved by the Pistons in the first round.

You must know that this is when there is a big Z and Larry Hughes in the team, and his head is shaved......

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The Nuggets' lineup is not bad, of course, it can only be said that it is good, compared to the super strong team, they are a bit different.

Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Andre Miller, Earl Boykins, Marcus Camby, and Nene Hilario on the bench.

Next season, the Nuggets will trade with the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Iverson to form a golden duo.

Of course, this combination didn't work very well, and in the end, I didn't even touch the floor of the West Due.

Richard was thinking about whether to cut off the deal, get Iverson into his team first, and then take Iverson to win the championship.

But considering that you already have Paul at hand, it is a bit of a loss to do so.

You know, the management of the Philadelphia 76ers is not stupid, they are the masters who don't see the rabbit and don't scatter the eagle, and Richard doesn't give enough chips to impress them, how can they let Iverson go.

You must know that under normal circumstances, the Nuggets only got Iverson after Andre Miller's comeback this season's assist king, Joe Smith and two first-round picks.

And if Richard requests a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers, it is estimated that the 76ers management will have more and bigger chips.

After paying these chips, the Pirates will definitely be devastated and will have to save up a few more years of roster if they want to win the championship.

If you want Iverson to join the team, the purpose must be to let Iverson win the championship, but Iverson is here, the team lineup is damaged, and it is difficult to win the championship......

It's better to wait another two years and recruit Iverson after he is abandoned by the Nuggets.

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After eight games at the start of the season, the Buccaneers have a 5-3 record and are currently in fifth place in the East.

Richard is naturally not very satisfied with this position, knowing that his goal this season is to become the coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

Therefore, the guarantee must also be in the top four, and only in this way can he have a chance to get into the position of leading the coach.

Of course, it's best to play first in the East, so that it is the safest.

The teams with better records than the Pirates in the East are the Pistons, Heat, Nets and Green Kai.

Green Kai's current lineup is really good, and Ilyasova and Reed, which they got in this year's draft, were put into the starting lineup by Rivers, and they have achieved good results.

As a result, Green Kai's starting lineup has four players: Oku, Pierce, Ilyasova and Reed, except for the No. 1 position, which is a little weak, the remaining four positions are not bad.

That's why they started the tournament in the top half of the East.

Pierce and Doug Rivers were naturally very grateful to Richard.

The two newcomers selected this time are not very good on the defensive end, but they can't find fault with them at all on the offensive end.

With the addition of two people, coupled with Pierce and Oku, who have strong offensive firepower, their green Kai's offensive firepower has already entered the top three in the league.

It's defensive efficiency that is holding them back, otherwise their record might have been even better.

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After this four-game road streak, the Piccaneers will next play the Pistons at home.

To Richard's surprise, the Pistons actually rested Yao Ke and the two......

And that's not all, there are also two main players in the front line who have been put on the injury list.

That's not to say that the Pistons are suffering from an injury wave, because these people are in Charlotte right now, eating with Richard.

"So, Philip is going to put water on me?" Richard asked with a smile.

Yao Ming nodded, the new head coach of the Pistons, Philip Sanders, is really thinking this at the moment.

Philip Saunders, who has also been friends with Richard for many years, has been coaching the Timberwolves before, but was fired because he failed to lead the Timberwolves to win the championship for a long time.

When Richard left the Pistons before, Dumas asked Richard about the head coach replacement, and Richard was the recommended Sanders.

Sanders has excellent coaching ability and is a veteran coach in the league, so he is quite suitable as the head coach of the Pistons.

Dumas naturally did not refuse, because he knew very well that it was useless to refuse, and the boss Davidson Sr. would definitely use the candidate recommended by Richard.

In this way, Sanders was completely dragged into his camp by Richard.

"Coach, I feel very sorry for you, I signed the contract in advance before......" Yao Ming said to Richard with some guilt.

In the offseason, Yao Ming had already completed an early contract extension with the Pistons, with a five-year contract with a maximum salary of $73 million.

Not only Yao Ming, but also Xiao Si, who is also a rookie in the class of 02, also renewed his contract ahead of schedule with the Suns, and he also got a contract with the highest salary.

Under normal circumstances, Dunleavy Jr. actually got the opportunity to renew his contract early, although he didn't get the top salary, but it was also at the level of tens of millions of annual salaries.

However, due to being cheated by Richard before, and the fading influence of his old father Dunleavy Sr. in the league, he is not as lucky as he is under normal circumstances......

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Richard waved his hand directly, "Da Yao, to be honest, I'm really a little uncomfortable about this, but you don't have to think too much, you should know me very well, I don't like to force it." ”

"For you, staying with the Pistons is really the best option, we all know that."

"So, there is no need to mention this matter again, let's do our best and try to win another championship."

When Yao Ming and the Pistons renewed their contracts early, Richard was indeed a little uncomfortable in his heart, because if Yao Ming did not renew his contract early, he would be able to join the Pirates next season after he finished this year......

In this way, the Pirates team will be basically invincible next season.