In this game, Big Ben is completely awakened......

Unlike Kobe, Big Ben is about to be 23 years old now, and this age is actually close to the golden peak of 25-28 years old, it can be said that there is no gap between the current Big Ben and the peak in terms of physical fitness!

What had a gap before was the momentum on the body.

After awakening now, Big Ben's momentum is no different from the peak Big Ben in Richard's impression!

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As for Kobe Bryant, who had a strong opening performance in this game, Richard originally thought that Kobe Bryant was going to wake up......

But Kobe's performance later really made Richard feel like he was thinking too much.

In this game, Kobe Bryant scored 6 points in the first two shots, but only scored 9 points in the next ten shots.

However, overall, 12 shots in exchange for 15 points were scored, and Kobe's efficiency in this game was still quite good!

In terms of assists, Kobe Bryant got 9 assists in this game, almost double-double in assists!

……

The game is not over yet, and the Cavaliers' home fans are already starting to leave the game.

They were so disappointed with the Cavaliers' performance this season.

Flatero's face turned pale, this game was lost too badly......

It was so miserable that the only fig leaf for the Cavaliers could not cover it, and they only won two of the first six games, so it can be said that they were looking for an excuse that the players who had just started the game were not in shape, or that the average strength of the opponent was too strong.

But after losing to the Trail Blazers, with a 2-5 record at the bottom of the East, they can't make any excuses.

I can't explain it to the fans!

The Trail Blazers will happily return to the locker room.

Sabonis Sr. cleared his throat and clapped his hands at the coaching staff and players, reminding himself that he had something to say.

"In today's game, I found out that I'm really old, haha!"

"Here, I am applying to transfer my position as captain of the team to Ben Wallace!"

"He's better suited for the captaincy than I am!"

"I believe that if we can play with this momentum every game, even if the opponent is the Bulls, we will not be afraid at all!"

Richard nodded, he actually had the idea of making Big Ben the captain of the team.

But at the moment, the captain of the team is the old Sabonis, and if the captain of Sabonis is removed and handed over to Big Ben, there is no doubt that this matter will have some bad effects in the locker room.

But now Sabonis has taken the initiative to hand over the captaincy to Big Ben, and that's all there is to say.

If you don't say that Sabonis has high consciousness and high sentiment, the players who have received socialist influence are different......

"Ben, then I'll hand over the captaincy to you on behalf of the team!"

"I trust you, you won't let me down!" Richard looked at Big Ben and said solemnly.

"Coaches, brothers, thank you for your trust!"

"From now on, I, Ben Wallace, vow to be the toughest barrier on the field, the strongest shield wall for you!"

"From now on, you have me behind you!"

Ben's face is even more solemn, he knows the importance of the captaincy of the team for a team, especially a young team!

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Speaking of which, in fact, if Sabonis is not the captain, there is no doubt that the veteran Robinson is the best candidate to take over as the captain!

However, Robinson is the kind of player who is extremely Buddhist......

He was the team's leading scorer last season, and this season he was even squeezed into the third and fourth positions under normal circumstances, but he didn't have any opinions......

Such a character is undoubtedly not very suitable to be the captain of a team.

The captain represents the spirit of the team, and it is difficult to inspire the fighting spirit of the players with a non-fighting temperament.

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Right in the Cavaliers' away locker room, the Trail Blazers have set their team captain for the next few years!

At the same time as setting the captain, it is actually setting the style of this team!

Big Ben's style is the team's style!

Don't be the team with the strongest attack, but be the team with the best defense!

Offense wins the regular season, defense wins the finals!

The history of the NBA has proven more than once that a team that relies purely on offense to play an excellent regular season win rate, even if it enters the Finals, can only become a foil for the championship!

There is no doubt that the Portland Trail Blazers are on the right path.

……

After four consecutive away games, Richard led the team back to the Trail Blazers.

Bruce Bowen's contract, Orsie has negotiated with Bowen, and he has been given a guaranteed contract of $1.7 million for three years!

It seems that this contract is pitiful, but considering that Bowen is now an undrafted pick and has no experience in an NBA game, plus he is a 25-year-old rookie, this guaranteed contract is actually quite generous.

In fact, this is also Orshi's face for Richard, if it weren't for Richard insisting on Bowen, I'm afraid he wouldn't have raised his eyelids for a player like Bowen......

There are too many players like Bowen, think about how many professional basketball players there are in the world, not counting those college leagues, let's talk about adult professional leagues, it is estimated that there must be tens of thousands......

Of these tens of thousands, only about 400 have a chance to enter the NBA, and more than 90% of the rest want to drill into the NBA.

In Orch's opinion, Bowen really has no bright spots, and even if he plays at the MVP level in the French league, it is actually not a big deal......

However, this is the person Richard likes, and Orsch can only give a relatively generous contract within his ability!

"Thank you, Coach!"

"Thank you, give me a chance!"

The first time Bowen saw Richard, he thanked him excitedly.

He was still pinching himself from time to time because he felt like he was dreaming all the time......

While playing in Europe, he was thinking about how he could return to the United States to play, when suddenly the assistant coach of the Trail Blazers called and said that he was willing to provide him with a guaranteed contract......

Bowen felt like he had met a liar!

However, for the desire of the NBA, he tried to contact the Trail Blazers management phone provided by Carlisle.

Then, there is a series of negotiations and signings......

In fact, the negotiation did not exist, and Olhi was given a three-year, $1.7 million guaranteed contract, and Bowen didn't even think about it, and agreed without saying a word......

That's a three-year guaranteed contract, and it's definitely a temptation hard to refuse for a player like him!

Not to mention 1.7 million US dollars for three years, it is 1 million for three years, 800,000 for three years, and Bowen will sign it without saying a word!

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In the face of Bowen's thanks, Richard waved his hand directly.

"There's no need to thank me, the purpose of giving you this contract is to strengthen our team's backcourt defense!"

"It's a win-win deal!"

"I don't ask you much, do a good job of defense and open threes from the outside, that's enough!"

"I'm sure you can do it!"

Richard said to Bowen with a smile.

Richard, who has opened the perspective of God, naturally knows very well which growth route the players he has recruited are most suitable for.

And Bowen is undoubtedly the most suitable 3D route to take.

If you change to other coaches, you may still need to run in and slowly position the players, but Richard doesn't need to, he can directly position the players and let the players work hard in this direction!

In fact, in fact, none of the players who can make it to the NBA are weak.

Even the most marginal players can be a daily presence in other professional leagues......

But some NBA players just can't play, and there may not be reasons why they can't find their career positioning!

For example, Dirk Nowitzki is also fortunate to meet the mad scientist Nelson Sr., otherwise, a brain-dead head coach will position him as a traditional insider, see that his steps under the basket are not good enough, and let him keep practicing his steps under the basket, then even if he is an old driver, he will have to be abolished.

Bowen himself is at the age of his prime, and has honed his skills in Europe for a few years, and his defensive strength is quite good.

Some fans think that Bowen's defense was trained by Popovich, but this view is not true, and some impressions are ......

Bowen had the second-best defensive efficiency of his career in the 00-01 season before he went to the Spurs, with a defensive efficiency value of 100, and it was precisely because of this defensive performance that he attracted Popovich's attention and got the opportunity to join the Spurs next season.

A player at the small forward position has a defensive efficiency rating of 100, which is no exaggeration to say that he is qualified to compete for DOPY, and Bowen was also selected to the best defensive second team this season with his excellent defense.

If Bowen hadn't been able to defend before, there is no doubt that Popovich would never have wanted Bowen.

And the current Bowen, the defensive strength Richard knows very well, not the top in the league, but it is also a first-class level.

Under the normal historical trajectory, Bowen played a game for the Heat in 96, which is not obvious, but in 97, he got the opportunity to join Green Kai and played the best season of his career defensive statistics, averaging 1.4 steals in 21 minutes per game......

Of course, more steals does not mean that the defense is good, but the defensive efficiency value of Bowen 104 this season is enough to prove that Bowen's defensive strength in the past two years is quite good.

In the same year, among all forwards who played more than 50 games, including power forwards, such as Garnett, Webb, etc., Bowen's steal statistics ranked eighth, not a power forward, and only small forwards, Bowen's steal statistics can be ranked in the top five, which is still when he plays far less time than others......

In terms of defensive efficiency value, it is even better, Robert Horry is definitely a role player with excellent defense, but his defensive efficiency value in the same year was only 107, which is not a small gap from Bowen.

Therefore, when Bowen entered the league, he did not defend this kind of statement, I am afraid that he will not be able to stand on his feet.

(The last few hundred words are mainly to read the chapter where Bowen appeared Some people say that Bowen has no defense at this point in time, explain it slightly, as for why there is defense and still lose the NBA draft, there are too many possible reasons, it may be that Bowen did not defend well when he was drafted, or it may be that he did not perform well during the trial, which is enough to make him lose the draft.) ）