After this round of the series, Richard can clearly feel that the group of newcomers under his hands have some visible growth.

After all, these newcomers have seen a big scene now.

Five games, playing to the point of life and death, and separating the winner at the last second, this is definitely an extremely valuable playoff experience for newcomers.

Rashid is undoubtedly the most outstanding player on the Trail Blazers' side in this series, with a terrifying 57% total shooting rate, which is a rebellious for an outsider player who mainly shoots from mid-range!

Of course, Richard didn't think that Rashid's excellent shooting percentage had any credit of his own......

Rashid is so good on the offensive end, and it doesn't have much to do with Richard.

Averaging 20.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 0.6 steals per game, coupled with that amazing shooting percentage, it can be said that Rashid is almost impeccable in terms of statistics......

If there's one fault, it's the number of technical fouls Rashid has made right now.

Although Rashid has tried his best to restrain himself, Rashid still got six technical fouls after five games, which is probably the first technical foul record in a single series in NBA history......

In the next game against the Jazz, even if Rashid eats only one technical foul, he will face a ban!

Once Rashid is suspended, it will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the overall strength of the Trail Blazers.

The loss of a player who averages 20 points per game on high shooting is undoubtedly a huge loss for any team......

Richard has no problem with this, he has told Rashid more than once to control his temper, but this thing is so easy to control, if it is really easy to control, Rashid will not eat so many technical criminals.

That's why Richard didn't have any confidence in beating the Jazz......

Rashid will be banned for one game for the next seven games, and two for three games!

Eating three technical fouls in seven games, or a game with extremely fierce confrontation in the playoffs, Rashid is estimated to really be able to eat ......

With Rashid suspended for two games, will Richard take his head to the Steel Jazz?

The strength of the Jazz itself is quite strong, and Richard remembers very well that when the Lakers met the Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals this season, they were directly beaten by the Jazz and eliminated by the Jazz with a score of 4:1......

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Richard to make any bold remarks at the press conference, which is tantamount to asking for self-inflicted ugliness.

……

Big Ben, a player directly opposite O'Neal, averaged 5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1 steal per game, and the data has shrunk compared to the regular season, but this is also a helpless thing, after all, O'Neal is ......

Kobe's performance is still as stable as ever, averaging 13 shots per game, and he averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.6 steals per game in this round......

The last rookie, Xiao Ao, played the last ten seconds in this series, but the performance must not be bad, after all, Xiao Ao saved the Trail Blazers.

……

In the afternoon of the next day, Richard gathered the players and assistant coaches and showed up on the team's training ground.

With the upcoming game against the Jazz, Richard naturally wants to practice his tactics well, especially defensive tactics......

The Jazz's offensive tactics are quite simple, which is to play blocking and pick-and-roll, but it is quite difficult to deal with this tactic perfectly, and Richard is now practicing defensive tactics.

……

With the end of the first round of the playoffs, many honors in the regular season have begun to be released.

The first to come out are the best head coach of the season and sixth man of the year, but they have little to do with the Trail Blazers.

The best head coach was won by Heat head coach God operator Pat Riley, which made Big Ben quite dissatisfied, and in their opinion, this honor should be in Richard's pocket......

Speaking of which, this is just the wishful thinking of Big Ben, and Richard really can't compete with Pat Riley in this regard.

The Heat, led by Pat Riley, have a record of 61 wins this season, while the Heat only won 42 last season, which is a huge improvement!

As for Richard, the Trail Blazers he led have won a few fewer games than last season......

Even if there is a reason for the Trail Blazers' rebuild, it will undoubtedly disqualify Richard from competing for the best head coach.

Richard didn't care, in Richard's opinion, this thing was completely dispensable......

With this honor of best head coach, it is naturally good, but the real honor of the head coach is the championship, when fans and the media list the strong head coaches in NBA history, they are either listed by the number of wins, or by the number of championships, and very few people will list according to the number of best head coach honors.

As for the honor of the best sixth man, it was taken by the Knicks' sixth man, John Starks.

……

The Trail Blazers didn't get the honor of the best sixth man, and Richard still felt quite a pity.

In fact, the Trail Blazers' Lao Sa and the old Curry are both qualified to compete for this award, but the old Curry just won this honor two years ago, and he suffered a little loss in this regard......

As for Lao Sa, because the jury is all from the United States and the Canadian media, he is not very popular in the United States, so he also did not get too many votes.

……

"Lee, I feel that the anti-Jazz Marlon Stockton block and let Big Ben and Kobe Bryant come, the effect will be better!" Carlisle said to Richard.

Richard nodded.

The players on the training ground are being divided into two groups to practice, and both groups are using the Jazz's blocking and pick-and-roll tactics in a similar way, and the anti-blocking and pick-and-roll effect of Big Ben and Kobe Bryant is quite good.

Big Ben is staring at postman Malone, and Kobe Bryant is staring at Stockton, so that there will be no disadvantage on the defensive end, whether it is strength or speed.

If you can really strangle the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics, then maybe you really have a chance to beat the Jazz......

Of course, this is just an ideal situation, and when it comes to the field, no one can say what the specific defensive effect will be.

"Well, that's what I'm going to do, so that the two of them mainly defend against the opponent's pick-and-roll, and as for the other players, they try to mark people as much as possible to prevent Malone or Stockton from sharing the ball......"

Richard has finalized this defensive plan, and the next step is to practice in this direction.

"Huh? Mr. Zhang, where did your cupping come from......" Richard didn't notice it at first, and when Carlisle mentioned Kobe, Richard noticed the cupping marks on Kobe's back......