"Coach, you can change a better excuse next time......"

"For example, if I have a sore ankle or an unexplained knee pain, it's better than drinking cold water and hurting my stomach, right?"

As soon as he returned to the locker room, Robinson said to Richard with a wry smile on his face.

The big book on the side is even more loveless......

"Coach, what's going on with my tight hip muscles......"

Richard waved his hand, "It's all the same, why do you care so much?" It's just an excuse anyway......"

The two sighed, it seems that it is necessary to go to the press conference with Richard on the next rotation, and they will think of an excuse for themselves to take a rest first, so as to save Richard from coming up with some unbelievable excuses for taking a rest.

For Richard's rotation, the two will definitely be able to accept it.

Both of them are players who have proven themselves, and playing 20 fewer games a season doesn't make a difference to them, anyway, this kind of team has internal rotations, and salaries are paid as usual.

……

The next two games are still the home of the Trail Blazers, so most of the team's players appeared on the training ground early the next morning, and the team has a training camp today.

"Lee, that kid you got from the Raptors seems to have a bit of a bad training attitude? Why doesn't it seem like you're working hard enough? ”

During the training camp, Zhang Weiping leaned around Richard and whispered.

"The physical fitness is good, but the training is too hard, and I feel that he will definitely not be able to achieve the kind of achievement of Kobe......

"Hey, it's a pity, it's a pity that it's such a good physical condition! If I had this kind of physical condition when I was younger, I felt like I would definitely be able to lead the men's basketball team to an Olympic medal! ”

Zhang Weiping sighed as he spoke......

In Zhang Weiping's opinion, Maddie's hardware can be said to be perfect, but the training doesn't seem to have much motivation, and others are in full swing, but Maddie specializes in picking up some easier training, such as shooting......

"His business is more special."

"It's not a matter of attitude, it's ......"

"Anyway, you don't have to pay too much attention to his training attitude anyway......"

Richard said with a wry smile at Zhang Weiping.

Maddie's training intensity is indeed inferior to other Trailblazers players, if Richard didn't know Maddy's situation in his heart, I'm afraid he would also feel that Maddie's training attitude is problematic like Zhang Weiping.

If you put it in other teams, even if the training attitude is a little problematic, in fact, it is harmless, after all, the talent is there, even if the training is not very active, but if you can play on the field, then you will definitely get the opportunity to play......

But at the Trail Blazers, it's completely different, are you talented? It's like no one has talent......

In the entire Trailblazers team, except for the player Zhang Weiping found to make up the numbers, no one else has any talent.

Can an untalented player really become an All-Star caliber player in the future?

Is the soft feel a talent? Calculate!

Is a strong will considered a talent? Calculate!

Even the most inconspicuous Lashad Lewis on the team, who is now following Curry Sr., is showing quite terrifying three-point talent.

Everyone is very talented, they train hard, and the training intensity is very high, but if you don't train actively, it's no wonder that the coach can look down on you......

But Richard knew very well that Maddie's situation was a bit special, so even if Maddie's training intensity was small, he could only turn a blind eye and would never talk about the training intensity.

The reason for this has to be mentioned as Maddie's congenital spinal curvature.

At first glance, this thing doesn't seem to be a big deal, but the spine is curved, what effect can it have on people?

The impact can be huge......

The spine is so important for humans that it supports weight, keeps the torso balanced, soothes vibrations, and protects internal organs.

Basketball players weigh a lot more than normal people, and they need to balance their limbs in many cases, and once the balance is not good, they are more likely to be injured than other players.

Maddie has a congenital spinal problem, which dooms him to be unable to hang on to the flesh, and he can't go up in terms of strength, and he can't use his strength to chisel the opposing player like Kobe and James......

The second is that it is more likely to get injured.

Secondly, the intensity of training should not be too high, and doctors and experts have asserted that Maddie's career will not last more than five or six years.

Daily training can be crazy training, but it will put more pressure on the already curved spine, and it will not be worth the cost.

The key is that Maddie's spinal curvature is still congenital, it is a congenital malformation, and the age that can be cured is before the age of one......

Think about the era when Maddie was born, an ordinary black family, who would care about the curvature of their child's spinal spine, I'm afraid that even if they noticed, if the curvature was not too serious, they would definitely not think about treatment.

Richard is well aware of Maddy's situation and why Maddie doesn't work as hard in training as the other players......

I really can't work hard, the harder I work hard, the sooner my career will end, anyone will calculate this account, and whoever puts it on it, it is estimated that no one will go to the foolish hard training.

……

So Richard understands Maddie quite well now, Zhang Weiping said that Maddie's training attitude is not good, and Richard immediately asked him to ban him and stop worrying about Maddie......

And Richard didn't tell Zhang Weiping about Maddie's spine, at least at this point in time, the less people know about it, the better.

……

In fact, Richard also has a way to completely cure Maddie's congenital spinal curvature.

To put it bluntly, this spinal curvature is actually a disease, and intact Dan can definitely allow Maddie to have a straight spine.

But......

Richard was reluctant.

That's right, it's really reluctant, this thing is so precious that the ghost knows if he can get the same props in the future.

Maddy's current rookie contract has only one year left......

If Maddie runs away after this season, then Richard will not waste a powerful prop in vain.

This thing is not like a mad dog, it can be used indefinitely, and if the bound player runs away, Richard can completely unbind and change the bound player......

This is as good as the first pill, and it will be gone after eating.

……

Richard and Maddie are not related, such an important thing is directly used by Maddie, and it doesn't make sense in reason.

……

The next two home games for the Trail Blazers are the Washington Wizards and the Dallas Mavericks.

Both teams have West Lafayette players in their squad, so Richard is quite looking forward to it.

The Washington Wizards drafted Hamilton with the No. 7 pick this year.

After a few preseason games, Hamilton has secured the position of starting small forward on the Wizards......

In fact, although Hamilton said that he played the swing man position, he was actually more suitable to play the second position.

It's just that the player in the No. 2 position on the Wizards team is Rocky Richmond, so Wizards head coach Hyde let Hamilton play the No. 3 position first.

Richmond didn't have a few years to start, and he just trained Hamilton to succeed Richmond.

Lao Sa naturally took good care of Richard's disciples, and after Hamilton joined the team, no one dared to bully this newcomer.

Of course, Lao Sa's care is secondary, and the most important thing is that no one dares to touch Richard's tiger butt......

The madman Spreville, who had bullied the newcomers of West Lafayette before, is now a homeless man, and his life is quite difficult.

……

Speaking of which, Richard doesn't quite understand why the Wizards' record is so bad.

Purely looking at their lineup, it's really good, and I can't fault it at all......

Center Lao Sa, big forward Huo Ershu, point guard Richmond, point guard Strickland.

It's all All-Star, or quasi-All-Star-caliber players......

With such a lineup, they didn't even make the playoffs in the East last season, which is really a bit incomprehensible.

And this season, their No. 3 position ushered in Hamilton again, if they continue to fail to make the playoffs, then it is estimated that the Joe gang leader will definitely not be able to stand it......

It is worth mentioning that Joe has now officially joined the Wizards, bought shares in the Wizards, and is also serving as the president of basketball affairs in the Wizards.

If he still can't make the playoffs this year, Jordan is expected to make a second comeback like in history......

"Probably not, right? With such a lineup, why can't it make the playoffs? I really don't understand......" Richard thought speechlessly.

……

The game has already begun, and looking at the relationship between the Wizards players, there seems to be no infighting, and it is still quite harmonious, which makes Richard even more strange.

Maybe the Wizards are poisonous......

The inside combination of Lao Sa and Second Uncle Huo is actually one of the best in the league, but tonight it was a big deflated in front of the Xiao Ao AK combination.

Lao Sa is a little inferior to Xiao Ao, and he also thinks that Xiao Ao is the immature Xiao Ao when he was a pioneer......

As a result, he directly covered Xiao Ao twice in a row.

This made Lao Sa smile bitterly, and he didn't know if he was getting old, or if Xiao Ao was growing up rapidly, anyway, judging from the current situation, he didn't seem to be Xiao Ao's opponent anymore.

As for the confrontation between Kirilenko and Second Uncle Huo, it made Richard applaud.

Kirilenko is quite smart......

This product is really smart, otherwise, it would be impossible to coax his daughter-in-law to promise himself that he can get a chance to cheat for one year every year......

The daughter-in-law is a well-known rock star, and he is so sensible in his mother, a guy like Kirilenko is simply the public enemy of men all over the world, and he should be shot!

It should be pulled to use AK47 to protrude......

……

In the confrontation with Second Uncle Huo, Kirilenko did not go to the hard top of Second Uncle Huo, but flexibly wrapped around Second Uncle Huo, not giving Second Uncle Huo a chance to catch the ball.

Once Uncle Huo received the ball, Kirilenko used his flexibility and good athleticism to interfere with Uncle Huo's shot.

Once Second Uncle Huo wants to hit himself with his back, he will retreat one after another, let Second Uncle Huo go to the basket, and Xiao Ao will be the main defense of Second Uncle Huo, and he will be responsible for supplementing the defense, and reward Second Uncle Huo with a big hat at any time.

Kirilenko's rabbit-like style of play made Second Uncle Huo annoying, and his face didn't look good from the very beginning of the game......

……

In the backcourt matchup, Maddie had a good hand tonight and scored a three-pointer at the beginning.

The flying car is now a little confused in the Wizards, seeing Tian'er's late training, alcoholism, and drag racing, the state has declined more severely......

used to be a quasi-All-Star player who averaged 18+8 per game, but now there is about 12+7 data left, which is quite serious.

He came to defend against Maddie, completely out of his powerlessness......

And Artest, who started tonight, played against Rocky Richmond.

Before the game, Richard also specifically told Artest, if you play against Richmond, don't push too hard......

Richmond is also a veteran who is almost thirty-five years old, although he is in good shape, but where can he withstand the impact of Artest.

Maybe Artest bumped into it, and there was a tragedy like Elliott again......

There is no grudge, and it is only a regular season game, Richard doesn't want to make enemies again.

Fortunately, Richmond is now old and hasn't broken through much, but the projection is the mainstay, and Artest's defense is quite boring......

He really likes to play against the kind of player who loves to break through.

Like Harden......

For example, James Harden......

The final matchup on the field was Nowitzki and Hamilton.

The situation of these two people is a bit strange, it is completely a situation of mutual explosion!

Hamilton's height of 198 must not be able to guard against Nowitzki, after all, even Bowen can't guard against it......

But the driver couldn't stop Hamilton at all.

Hamilton's physicality is one of the best of all the players Richard has ever seen, not one!

After all, the family genes are there, his father is a professional long-distance runner, his mother is a sprinter, Hamilton inherited his father's genes, and his endurance is quite strong, but his explosiveness is a little worse.

But even if the explosiveness is almost there, the strong endurance alone is enough for the driver to drink a pot.

Running around the field with the seven-foot man Nowitzki all over the field, think about how the driver could keep up......

After all, the name of the perpetual motion machine Hamilton is not blown.

This allowed Hamilton to get a lot of opportunities to shoot in the middle of the space, and then relied on his accurate mid-range shooting ability to score and rise.

……

Because the explosiveness is not very good, Hamilton is not mainly on breakthroughs, and even the number of three-point shots is not much, although the three-point shooting rate is good, but the average number of three-point shots per game in his career is only 1.7.

The main thing is to shoot, relying on his own physical fitness, running all over the field with the opposing player, and the opponent can't run, so his opportunity comes......

This can be regarded as giving full play to its advantages.

If Richard had coached Hamilton, he would probably have used this tactic as well, and at most would have allowed him to shoot more three-pointers.

and will not change Hamilton's style of play rashly......

……

Halfway through the first quarter, Richard replaced the driver, and although he only played half a quarter, he was tired of the driver......

He felt that under normal circumstances, he didn't run as much as he did in the half of the game, and if he wasn't careful, Hamilton would run, and he would have to chase after him.

"Ron, you go defend Richard, Manu, you go defend the rock!" Richard made a simple change of guard.

Artest is simply an ADHD teenager, and he has endless energy in his body, which is just right for him to chase Hamilton.

As for Ginobili, defending Rocky Richmond would be more suitable......

……

After the first half of the game, although the Trail Blazers took turns to rest Big Ben and Robinson, they still played a huge advantage on the Wizards, leading by 13 points at halftime.

Seeing this, Richard felt the need to arrange Harrington, Lewis, and Mobley.

All three of them are relatively miserable in the team, and they have very little playing time......

Mobley said that he averaged about 13 minutes per game last season, and Harrington and Lewis both averaged a pretty poor amount of minutes per game.

This season, Richard is going to let the three of them play some good numbers, so that even if they are sold, they can sell for a good price.

Richard is ready to find a bench insider, and at the moment there is only one Kirilenko on the Trail Blazers' bench inside, and this is still a pseudo inside......

If you rely on the draft, you must not think about it, there will be no reliable inside newcomers in 2000.

The only way to trade is to trade other teams' more inexpensive interior lines.

It is said that the price is cheap, and the chips that people want are definitely not cheap......

So Richard now has to fatten one of these three people thoroughly, and then use it as a bargaining chip.

……

In the second half of the game, I took advantage of Lao Sa's rest.

Richard fielded Kirilenko, Harrington, Lewis, Mobley and Maddy.

In this lineup, the inside combination is, of course, Kirilenko plus Harrington.

In the third quarter, Richard played almost eight minutes with this lineup......

What Richard didn't expect was that the Wizards faced a lineup like the Trailblazers and failed to erase the point difference.

By the time Richard called a timeout, there were still eight points left.

Of the three men, Harrington was the best player, scoring eight points in eight minutes, better than Lewis and Mobley.

Richard simply replaced Lewis and Mobley on the court, preparing to fatten Harrington.

……

"At the moment, in the league, are there any interior players with high cost performance?" Richard opened his mouth and asked Stevens beside him.

Stevens was more straightforward about this kind of thing, and it was right to ask him.

"Mutombo?" Stevens didn't quite understand what Richard meant......

Richard shook his head, "The maximum salary signed by Mutombo and the Eagles, although it is strong, we can't swallow his contract, and the Eagles will definitely not sell Mutombo ...... right now."

"I want that kind of cheap ......"

Stevens nodded, and his mind began to think about the players who met Richard's requirements.

"Marshall of the Warriors? The annual salary is about $5 million......"

Richard shook his head again: "No, the strength is too weak, it is useless to come, and the annual salary of five million is too expensive." ”

"The Pistons' backup power forward, Jerome Williams, has an annual salary of two million, and averages about 8 points and 9 rebounds per game, what's it like?" Stevens was really good and quickly found a player who met Richard's criteria.

Richard shook his head again......

"Too short......"

Stevens shrugged, then there was no way, the only eligible Jerome Williams, Richard thought the family was too short......

Richard is also quite helpless, he feels that he is a little inflated at the moment, a strong bench interior with 8 points and 9 rebounds, and he actually looks down on it.

Is it really disdainful......

If you take it, Richard doesn't feel like it's going to have much effect, the main thing is that there is no room for appreciation.

After a moment of thought, Richard sighed.

It's really fucking hard to find a traditional and reliable seven-foot center in the withering era of this damn center......

……

From this, we can also see more and more the preciousness of Yao Ming later, after Yao Ming grew up, there really weren't many authentic traditional centers left in the league.

In any case, Richard will definitely get Yao Ming in the future, not only because of his compatriots, but also because of Yao Ming's strength.

Yao Ming's real problem is his fitness and ability to resist injuries, and Richard is now well placed to solve this problem.

Ke Jin'er let Yao Ming hang meat, and Ke Jin'er's weight gain made him a giant under the basket!

With such a center, Richard could have used him as O'Neal.

The most terrifying thing is that Yao Ming does not have the same free throw shortcomings as O'Neal......

Design a few tactics with Yao Ming at the heart of the game, and find a player who is good at passing high balls, such as Kidd or Nash.

And then complete with a couple of top 3-and-D players......

This lineup can suddenly become the league's top championship team.

Thinking about it, Richard was obsessed, and his heart was a little nervous......

……

"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

The Trail Blazers finally won the Wizards by 8 points on their home court, which was quite a face-saving game for the Wizards......

The Wizards' best player in this game is undoubtedly their No. 7 pick this year, Hamilton.

Even an ADHD teenager like Artest was tired enough by Hamilton.

In the end, Hamilton cut down the data of 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, which is quite powerful for a newcomer.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Harrington played more minutes in this game, which also sent a signal that Richard may start using Harrington next.

There are five newcomers who joined the team in the same batch as the driver......

Praggs has been sold to Richard, the driver is now in the starting position of the Trail Blazers, and of the remaining three, it is obvious that Harrington has been favored by Richard and has begun to have a chance to make a difference.

……

Although this game was won, it was not worth Richard's joy, and he was now thinking about one thing......

How to trigger the God-Making Quest!

The God-making quest is a good thing, and if you overcomplete it, you may get additional special rewards......

Although Richard doesn't need much of the blessing of props now, and the players themselves are strong enough, but there are not many good things, maybe they can be used in the future.

Richard was quite impressed by the conditions triggered by the last god-making mission, that is, Big Ben, Kobe Bryant and Xiao Ao all had 20 data in the same game!

Richard decided to try it out in the next game to see if he could trigger other god-making quests.