Because in Richard's positional defensive counterattack tactics, Rashid and Robinson are both tactical positioning of catching the ball and shooting!

Even the veteran Curry on the bench is the same!

This also means that as long as Kobe Bryant passes the ball to them, they don't divide the ball, don't shoot after dribbling, and shoot directly, Kobe Bryant can get an assist!

Bryant's average of seven assists per game explains that......

Many fans link assists with the organizational ability of players, but in fact, it is not very scientific, and more assists do not mean that the organizational ability is strong!

The number of assists, in addition to the player's organizational ability, is also related to the team's tactics......

For example, the triangle offense, which relies entirely on superstar singles, makes it difficult to produce a point guard with a high number of assists.

The best example is Nash, who plays and runs in the Suns, attacking in seven seconds, that is, catching the ball and shooting, in this case Nash has a lot of assists......

But after arriving at the Lakers, Nash, who averaged 11 assists per game in the Suns last season, could only get 6.7!

Some fans may say that Nash's state has declined, but in his first season with the Lakers, Nash also played 50 games, averaging about 33 minutes per game, which has not changed much compared to being in the Suns.

If this example is not convincing, look at Nash's Mavericks career before he left for the Suns, where Nash was also the team's absolute lead but averaged only seven or eight assists per game......

So it's hard to say whether Nash made the run or the run......

This is not to say that Nash is not good at playmaking, but to illustrate the impact of tactics on a point guard's assists.

Kobe Bryant is now relying on Richard's extremely simple tactics and getting extremely conspicuous assist statistics!

Kobe Bryant on the organizational side is not too good, but it is not bad, it is decent!

On the offensive end, Kobe Bryant averaged 12 shots per game in exchange for 13.5 points, and his efficiency was okay, basically similar to the offensive efficiency of Kobe Bryant's rookie under normal circumstances......

This is what Richard is most satisfied with Kobe, after he put Kobe in the shackles of twelve shots!

Kobe Bryant really only took 12 shots per game, and each game was neither more nor less......

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As for O'Neal Jr., another younger-toothed high school student, he also performed quite well, averaging 13 points and 7 rebounds per game in six games, which was far better than fans expected.

Of course, preseason stats are not indicative of regular season stats......

Judging by the preseason performances of these two high school students, the potential is really good.

If these two high school students proved that Richard's success in the NCAA was no accident, then Rasheed Wallace's performance in the last two games proved that Richard has the capital to establish himself in the NBA!

Richard brought in Rasheed Wallace to the Trail Blazers, a bizarre sophomore who immediately played an unimaginable amount of energy at the small forward position!

Rashid, who averaged only 10 points per game last season, scored a total of 43 points in the last two games of the preseason, averaging more than 20 points per game!

Especially in the last game of the preseason, against the Eastern powerhouse Miami Heat, Rashid scored 26 points and led the team to victory, giving the preseason a perfect sentence.

Kobe Bryant and O'Neal Jr. proved that Richard's vision for selecting newcomers was still vicious!

Rasheed Wallace proved that Richard had a solid ability to operate in trading!

And Robinson's transformation is to let fans see Richard's ability to know how to make good use of others!

The previous Robinson was very entangled in his positioning, not only him, but even the coaches who coached him were also entangled, thinking about letting the 208-year-tall Robinson play on the inside, but his style of play was completely floating on the outside......

Now that Richard is here, he simply put Robinson directly in the backcourt!

This can be regarded as a complete liberation of Robinson's talent, six preseason games, an average of 21 minutes per game, and a terrifying statistic of 21 points!

Of course, the scoring has increased, but his already embarrassing rebounds are even less, and he is currently averaging only 3 rebounds per game......

Even if the regular season starts, his playing time is increased to more than 30 minutes, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to get more than five rebounds per game in this style of play......

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As for Big Ben, this guy is more miserable, in six games, he only played a little more than a quarter in total, and got 5 rebounds and 1 block......

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For the current team lineup, as well as the strength and potential shown, Richard is actually quite satisfied!

Maybe the current lineup, to play those top giants, such as the Bulls, Jazz and other teams, is definitely abused, but playing those teams in the league that are not slippery, Richard is very confident to fight!

And those teams at the bottom of the league, Richard is even more confident!

Unless they play crazy fast attack and try to use speed to drag down Richard's big man lineup, otherwise, what awaits them must be a loss!

Luckily, none of the teams in the league today, especially those at the bottom, are good at playing fast break!

In other words, if they meet this Trailblazers, they will definitely lose more and win less.

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The feeling that this pioneer team gives Richard is definitely not strong, but stable!

Steady and steady, it can be expected to be so strong and stable!

The low-profile version of the OK combination, little O'Neill and baby Mamba......

A younger version of the double Wallace combo......

It's hard to think about it, and when this low-profile or young version of the combination matures, Richard can't imagine how strong this team will be!

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On October 17th, the NBA regular season opener begins!

In a large-scale event like the opening game, there is naturally no new army like the Trail Blazers, and the schedule on the first day is the Bulls in the East against the New York Knicks!

And the schedule in the West is Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets!

The first battle of the Trailblazers will not officially start until the 18th!

In the preseason stage, although the Trail Blazers only had a poor record of 2 wins and 4 losses, the players were not affected, but they were all gearing up, waiting for the arrival of the first game of the regular season!

Especially Big Ben, Xiao Ao and Kobe Bryant, they are even more excited to stay on the team's training ground 24 hours a day.

Because they know very well that their NBA career is about to officially set sail!

Every game they play, every point, every rebound, every statistic, will determine what kind of league status they can achieve in the future!

Richard was also extremely excited!

The regular season has begun, and his NBA coaching career has officially begun!