The players on both sides were warming up on the field, and Richard stood on the sidelines watching Yi Jianlian.

Last season, Yi Jianlian was quite miserable, under normal circumstances, he could still get a lot of starting opportunities in the Bucks, but now because of Richard, after he was selected by Green Kai in 07, he didn't get a starter, and later was transferred to the Timberwolves in the Green Kai Big Three trade......

As a result, the Timberwolves didn't have much interest in Yi Jianlian, and sent him to the New Jersey Nets.

At present, Yi Jianlian's days in the Nets are also quite difficult, because of personality reasons, he basically has no communication with his teammates, and he throws basketball by himself in the warm-up stage, as if he is an outsider, while his teammates are talking and laughing in groups.

Richard sighed, Yi Jianlian's temperament is really a little unsociable, there is a big gap between his own strength and those stars, and now he is unsociable, it is strange that he can play.

Under normal circumstances, Yi Jianlian's situation Chinese fans should know very well that after joining the Bucks in their rookie season, the Bucks have actually taken care of Yi Jianlian quite a lot.

A total of 66 games were played, 49 of which were starts, and the average playing time per game reached 25 minutes, which is already a treatment that only top rookies can enjoy.

There is no difference between averaging 7.9 shots per game and Horford's average of 8.2 shots per game.

It can be said that the Bucks actually didn't treat Yi Jianlian badly, as for the Bucks' racism and refusal to pass the ball to Yi Jianlian, that is even more of a non-existent thing......

Tanhuaxiu only had 8.2 shots, and Yi Jianlian's 7.9 shots were actually not less.

And Yi Jianlian's offensive efficiency is really miserable, as a seven-foot power forward, Yi Jianlian's shooting rate is only 42%, far below the average level, although he has three-point ability, but the 28.6% shooting rate is basically equal to nothing.

With such offensive efficiency, whose point guard would have a hard head to pass the ball to him crazily, and it is not his own ancestor......

Even a point guard with a bad brain must know that passing the ball to a player with a high shooting percentage has a better chance of getting an assist.

……

After joining the Nets this season, the Nets actually did not treat Yi Jianlian badly, giving Yi Jianlian most of the starters, but Yi Jianlian had a shooting rate of only 38.2% in the first month and a half of the schedule, which was miserable.

The reason why the Nets are still reusing Yi Jianlian is not only the reason for the Chinese market behind Yi Jianlian, but also Yi Jianlian's own outstanding talent is also an important factor.

Yi Jianlian's talent is good, there is no doubt about this, and when the joint trial physical test in 07, the data was still quite eye-catching.

It also gives the Nets a hope, what if they can cash in on the talent? Coupled with the Chinese market behind Yi Jianlian, this is a baby bump......

……

"Yi Jianlian, come here." Richard yelled at the court.

Yi Jianlian heard the shout and turned his head to look at Richard, his expression a little incredulous.

He pointed to himself, meaning to ask Richard if he was calling himself?

Richard nodded and beckoned Yi Jianlian over.

"Kid, let go and communicate more with your teammates." Richard said softly to Yi Jianlian.

Richard is now twenty years older than Yi Jianlian, so there is no problem in calling Yi Jianlian a child.

Yi Jianlian nodded, he knew that Richard was saying this for his own good, and he could also realize his problem.

But the social barrier is not to say that he can change it if he wants to, he also wants to work hard to integrate into the team, but he has tried several times, and the effect is not ideal.

"Coach, I don't know exactly what to do to fit in." Yi Jianlian's face was full of bitterness and sighed.

Richard also sighed, Yi Jianlian is actually quite not easy, because when he first entered the league, he was placed too much expectation on the fans, and after he didn't play, these expectations all turned into disappointments, and under the disappointment, the fans naturally blacked Yi Jianlian out of Xiang......

Now Yi Jianlian not only has to face pressure from within the team, but also from domestic fans in China.

Under such great pressure, Yi Jianlian's life is definitely not good now.

"Kid, the NBA is a business league, and since it's a business league, you can think of it as a business."

"If you want to do a good business, you have two options, the first is networking......"

"If you have connections, it doesn't make you a top player in the league, but it can make you gain a foothold in the league, such as the Lakers' little Walton, after so many years, with his performance, he should have been eliminated by the league a long time ago, but no, he can still hold a stable guaranteed contract in the league."

"For example, Haslem of the Heat, he doesn't have a famous dad like Bill Wharton, but he has a strong ability to build his own network, he can convince the crowd in the Heat locker room, he can also gain a foothold in the NBA, and he mixes well."

Yi Jianlian nodded, "Coach, but I don't have a famous dad like Bill Wharton, nor do I have the ability to communicate like Haslem. ”

Richard waved his hand, "Don't worry, this road doesn't work, there is a second way." ”

"What way?" Hope rose in Yi Jianlian's eyes, and he was now extremely eager to be recognized.

"Improve your own strength, let yourself have a strength that others can't replace, so that even if you're a dumb person, even if you lose a game, no matter how bad your reputation is, you can still mix in this league, because you have a strength that others can't replace." Richard said with a smile.

Richard's words can be summed up, that is, if you want to get ahead, you must either have connections or strength, if you don't have both, you are doomed to be eliminated, and if you have both, then the future achievements are unimaginable!

In fact, this rule does not apply only to the NBA, and many things in life apply to this rule.

Yi Jianlian sighed again, he understood the reason, but he didn't have the irreplaceable strength that Richard said at the moment.

This season, Yi Jianlian averaged 8.2 shots per game and only scored 8.6 points per game......

He had the fourth most shots on the team, but only the sixth most scored.

There is an interesting statistic, in the 08-09 season, under normal circumstances, there are 37 forward players who start more than 50 games and are more than 205 cm tall.

The reason why the height is limited to 205 or more is because in addition to a few outliers in this height, most of them are players in the big forward position, and they belong to players in the same position as Yi Jian.

Among the 37 people, Yi Jianlian's hit rate is the first......

This is real data, no one can fake it, Yi Jianlian's performance in the NBA, at least in the first two seasons, is really unbeatable.

To put it mildly, maybe the Nets will randomly pull out a bench player and give him the same treatment as Yi Jianlian, and their performance will not be worse than Yi Jianlian.

Obviously, Yi Jianlian is also aware of this, after more than a season of miserable tempering, he is now extremely unconfident in his strength.

"Okay, kid, don't think about it so much, tonight is your chance to prove yourself, come on, as long as your strength is strong enough, then you don't need to evaluate in the accident world, and you don't need to care too much about the feelings of your teammates, it's a big deal to transfer away."

After saying this, Richard did not hesitate to bind the Milicic template to Yi Jianlian's body.

Richard doesn't know what the effect will be, but the game will start in a while, and you can see what kind of level Yi Jianlian can play after binding Milicic's template.

Yi Jianlian nodded, went back to continue warming up, but sighed in his heart.

He understands what Richard said, but even if he does, he doesn't have the ability to implement it.

Originally, seeing Richard beckoning him over, he thought that Richard had the idea of letting him join the Pirates.

This is undoubtedly what Yi Jianlian is looking forward to the most at present, just like Sun Yue, under Richard's hands, there is no need to worry about so many things......

Of course, Yi Jianlian also knows that if he joins the Pirate team, he will definitely have to play as a substitute, and it is estimated that he will not even be able to play the chief substitute power forward, after all, the current chief substitute power forward of the Pirates team is Marc Gasol, this little fat man is gradually finding his own rhythm of the game, and in the first month and a half, he can always play an eye-catching performance.

But even if the playing time is limited, joining the Pirates still has a great attraction for Yi Jianlian......

He could wait, waiting for the day when Richard would activate himself.

But Richard called him over and didn't mention letting him join the pirates, which made Yi Jianlian a little disappointed.

……

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

The starters on both sides began to enter, playing the weak chicken of the Nets, and Richard did not show the strongest combat power of the team.

The team's starting lineup, Oden, Marc Gasol, Batum, Roy and Curry.

Milicic, Rondo and Granger were all rested by Richard for this game.

Rotation of Milicic, in fact, this is also Richard wants to create an opportunity for Yi Jianlian to show himself, if Milicic appears in this game, I am afraid it will be difficult for Yi Jianlian to play any decent performance, even if he binds Milicic template......

Although Yi Jianlian is not his own player, Richard can help this compatriot.

……

The Nets are weak chickens, this is Richard's opinion, compared to the Buccaneers, what is it that the Nets are not weak chickens......

But in fact, the Nets' lineup is not too shabby, at least Carter and Devin Harris exist in the team.