Chapter 277: The Timberwolves Are Unhappy (Crotch League Title 9)

"Coach, I don't really know what to do right now......"

"I need you to guide me now......"

Billups said to Richard with a bitter face.

Billups has never doubted his own strength, not to mention anything else, just by virtue of the fact that he is a player that Richard is optimistic about, it is enough to prove that his strength is very strong!

But now the mess is quite unsatisfactory, which makes him determined to let Richard guide him on what to do next.

If Richard feels like he can switch to another team, he will talk to Green Kai management in the offseason.

……

Richard is also a little worried now, because under normal circumstances, Billups has already been traded away by Green Kai, and through a three-way trade, Green Kai traded Billups for Kenny Anderson, an All-Star point guard in the Trail Blazers' playing year......

To be precise, it can't be regarded as a three-way deal, it was the Trail Blazers who sold it to the Raptors, and as a result, the goods were unwilling to go to cold Toronto, and the Raptors had no choice, so they pulled Green Kai and made a trade......

This Kenny Anderson was normally a Trail Blazer who joined in '96, and after the Speeder was sold, the Trail Blazers brought in the All-Star point guard.

However, because of Richard's appearance, this deal naturally did not happen......

Richard didn't know what to advise Billups now, because Billups's fate was now completely changed.

"Man, don't wait another year, see how it goes in the next year, I have a hunch that you Celtics may bring in a West Lafayette player, wait and see how it goes......"

"Of course, this is just my hunch, if you Green Kai don't have a West Lafayette player to join......"

"Then listen to what you really think, I can't give you advice right now!"

Richard said with a wry smile......

Billupston's eyes lit up, will Green Kai bring in West Lafayette players?

Thinking about it, in the next draft, Billups knew that four West Lafayette players signed up for the draft, and it was not uncommon for Green Kai to get one.

If he can join forces with the Silafayette brothers, then Billups feels that he can fight in Green Kai.

What he is really dissatisfied with now is that Fat Toutuo and Moser have too many shots, and neither of them is the kind of player who is good at creating assist statistics for his teammates, so Billups's current statistics are not very good......

The average of 11 points and 4 assists per game is definitely not bad for a newcomer.

But considering Billups' status as a scout and the label of a Silafayette player, such a statistic is obviously a failure.

If there is a West Lafayette player, then Billups's life may be better, at least there is no need to worry about the right to speak on the field.

"I see, Coach!"

"First of all, I wish you Blazers can reach the finals!" Billups breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more relaxed.

Billups is such a person, with a relatively calm temperament, and if he were Iverson, he would never say anything to wish the Trail Blazers to reach the Finals in advance......

He would say I wish the Trail Blazers a championship in advance!

……

The closing game of the Trailblazers on the second day was easily won, and several main players played for about ten minutes, which was considered a passing scene.

Green Kai's side is not interested in this game, this is the end of the battle, what is the point of winning.

……

Since then, the regular season schedule for the 1997-1998 season has ended.

The Portland Trail Blazers led by Richard have a 65-17 record and are at the top of the league's record list!

The number of wins in 65 games directly broke the season win record in the history of the Trail Blazers!

The previous Trail Blazers' record for the highest wins in a single season was 63, and it was played by Drexler in the 90-91 season.

At that time, Drexler was still a top guard swingman who could wrestle with Jordan, or call him the second quarterback under Jordan, which is quite appropriate......

The year Richard crossed into this world, he left the Trail Blazers to join the Rockets.

This also makes Drexler one of the few players in NBA history whose jerseys have been retired by more than two teams.

Now that Richard has taken over the Trail Blazers, he has broken the team history record in just two years, which is really jaw-dropping.

In the eyes of Trail Blazers fans, this is nothing short of a miracle......

In fact, from an objective point of view, it is not as divine as the Trail Blazers fans say, mainly because the team history of the Trail Blazers is relatively short, they only entered the league in 1970, and now it is only about 20 years of history, compared with the Lakers, Green Kai, 76ers, Warriors, Kings and other antique teams, it is obviously too young......

And the Trail Blazers' all-time record is only 63 games, which is really not high.

This record is only in the middle of the league's all-time wins rankings, and this has to include the two new teams of the Raptors and Grizzlies......

Anyway, if the record is broken, it's always an honor, and the team wants to throw a small celebration party for Richard.

No, but it was pushed by Richard, now is really not a good time to celebrate.

If you want to celebrate, you have to wait for the playoffs to finish......

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Minnesota, the Timberwolves will begin boarding the plane and will stay in Portland for the next five days.

Judging by the expressions on the faces of the Timberwolves players, they are quite unhappy at the moment.

They do have reasons to be unhappy, they entered the playoffs with a good finishing point of seventh place in the West, and in the face of their opponent SuperSonics, although they have little hope of winning, they are still sure to get a win.

The SuperSonics' interior defense is not excellent, which will give Garnett a chance to explode, and as soon as Garnett explodes, it is not impossible for the Timberwolves to overturn the SuperSonics.

But now this illusion is completely shattered......

The rockets, composed of a group of old men, suddenly began to exert their strength at the last moment, directly squeezing the Timberwolves from the seventh position, allowing the Timberwolves to face the Trail Blazers led by Richard in the first round!

It's a slap in the ass, the Trail Blazers' interior defense is notoriously tough in the league!

No matter how hard it is, it will not have any advantage in the face of the Auburn combination......

The key Auburn combination is not the team's main point of attack, which means that Garnett's strong interior defense is also useless!

In this case, the Timberwolves simply can't find where their winning point is......

Counting on Marbury to blow up the super backcourt composed of Kobe, Bowen, Jackson, Robinson, and Curry Sr. in the backcourt? That's obviously unrealistic, and it's better to expect the hardcore to overturn the Obenra combination alone, which is more realistic.