Bishop of the Devil

"Man, you are really great! I can guarantee that you will definitely be a strong NBA player in the future!"

"By the way, man, you should be Coach Li's junior, right? What's the specific relationship..."

Da Ben was a bit gossipy. After the game, he approached Da Zhi and asked with a smile.

Dazhi nodded, "Yes, I am his junior. I don't know how to say it in English yet. In Chinese, I am his eldest nephew..."

"Da Zhi? I know you are Da Zhi, and then..." Da Ben asked tangledly.

"He's the eldest nephew..."

"I know you are Dazhi..."

"Big nephew... okay..." Da Zhi looked helpless. He really couldn't explain it to Da Ben. The main reason was that he forgot how to say "big nephew" in English for a while...

"What are you talking about? Are you chatting so passionately?" Richard had just gone to talk to old Phillip and didn't notice the two people chatting.

"It's nothing, coach! Da Zhi's performance is really outstanding. I can guarantee that next season he and I will work together to perform extremely well!"

"Also, I have already thought about it. The combination between me and Da Zhi will be named ZHI-BEN!"

"Next season, the entire NCAA will definitely be conquered by the ZHI-BEN combination!"

Ben's face was full of excitement, and he kept talking about the ZHI-BEN combination...

Richard almost fainted, a combination of smart and stupid people?! It was so unpleasant that it made people unable to complain. The first thing they thought of was a combination of mentally retarded people...

…

Thinking of this, Richard immediately spoke to Dazhi.

"Dazhi, remember, stay away from a player named Nowitzki..."

Dazhi didn't ask why, just nodded and kept this in mind.

The reason why Richard asked Dazhi to stay away from Nowitzki was not because of any character problems with Nowitzki, but because if they both played on the same team, there would probably be a Nozhi combination... …

A mentally retarded combination...

I shudder just thinking about it...

Seeing Richard's silence, Daben thought that Richard was also dreaming about the future of the smart-stupid combination at this moment, and couldn't help but smile brightly on his face.

…

Training matches within the team usually only last for twenty minutes, and Richard also used these twenty minutes to roughly understand Da Zhi's situation!

The basic skills are really good, and the offensive strength is not bad, at least better than Brad Miller's seven-foot inside line!

But the problems are not without them. Defensive and physical problems are obvious.

For example, in the twenty-minute match just now, Da Ben acted like a normal person, but Da Zhi couldn't. He was already a little out of breath...

Although some problems have been exposed, Richard is not worried about Da Zhi's future at all!

This is just Da Zhi who didn’t change his fate against the will of heaven!

What happens after taking the life-defying pill? ! At that time, Dazhi would definitely give Richard a huge surprise!

…

In addition to observing Da Zhi's situation, Richard's main purpose of this training match is to see the tactical run-in between Iverson and Miller!

After several months of thinking, Richard finally decided to customize a pick-and-roll tactic for these two people based on their situations.

It is similar to the pick-and-roll tactics used by Utah's two evil players in the league today, and also similar to the pick-and-roll tactics used by Nowitzki and Terry in the later Mavericks.

But comparing the above two tactics, there must be slight differences!

In fact, the pick-and-roll tactic is the simplest tactic, but it can also be said to be the most difficult tactic...

The simple reason is that this tactic is not complicated, and players with a little bit of brain can understand this tactic very well.

But I just understand that in order to play a perfect pick-and-roll tactic, players need extremely high strength and golf intelligence!

Now there is no doubt that Miller and Iverson both have extremely high strength and golf intelligence. The pick-and-roll tactics of these two people can definitely exert a lot of power.

Utah's double-double pick-and-roll, Stockton controlled the ball, Malone mentioned the high post to do the pick-and-roll. In the pick-and-roll between these two people, Malone can shoot and break through, and it is the inside that serves as the main offensive point after the pick-and-roll!

As for Miller Iverson's pick-and-roll, it is undoubtedly Iverson in the backcourt who can shoot and break out as the main offensive point after the pick-and-roll.

After one game, Richard was extremely satisfied with the results.

Miller is really a rare jack-of-all-trades player. He fits the Princeton system extremely well, and he is also excellent in the pick-and-roll system.

He has a high basketball IQ and outstanding passing ability. He can even be said to be the top passer at the center position. If he plays pick-and-roll with Iverson, there is absolutely no need to worry about him making some low-level passing errors.

Secondly, he has a basket. He has outstanding mid-range shooting ability and is very threatening. He also plays a high position on the offensive end and rarely uses the low post shot commonly used in the inside.

This is undoubtedly the biggest reason why Richard decided to let Miller and Iverson play the pick-and-roll.

Why is Utah's pick-and-roll so unsolvable? The reason is that both of them have baskets, and both of them can take action at any time, making it difficult for their opponents to guard against them!

To be precise, their tactics are already an upgraded version of the pick-and-roll - a two-man turn.

Basketball is transmitted between the two players in the pick-and-roll, whoever has the opportunity will shoot. This is the essence of the two-man turn tactic!

Obviously, Miller and Iverson are top-level players who implement the two-man switch tactic...

The two of them also agreed with this tactic. Although they were still very unfamiliar in the game just now, Richard felt that it wouldn't take long for the two of them to become perfect with practice.

…

Two days later, the Boilermakers faced the Tulane University Green Wave from the American Athletic Conference at home at the McGee Center.

As a popular seeded team, the Boilermakers' opponents in the first round will naturally not be too strong. The Green Wave has entered the championship for the first time in ten years, and its strength is undoubtedly the bottom of this tournament.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Richard and his players appeared at the McGee Center Arena.

"Next, let's give you a round of applause!"

"Welcome the all-conquering West Lafayette gang this season!"

“Purdue Boilermakers!”

The live DJ in the arena shouted passionately, making the atmosphere in the arena extremely high. Countless fans stood up and shouted with the DJ about the West Lafayette gang...

Richard looked like a question mark, West Lafayette gang? !

What the hell is this...

"Philip, when did we get such a nickname?! Gangster?" Richard asked the old Phillip next to him, dumbfounded.

Phillip was also speechless. Their Purdue University was located in West Lafayette, Indiana, so why did they become the West Lafayette gang...

"Who knows... maybe it's because the New York gang is more popular now..." Phillip said helplessly.

"Awesome! I like this nickname so much!"

"The West Lafayette Gang?! It's perfect for us. From now on we will be the West Lafayette Gang!"

"Domineering nickname, haha, I want to know why they call us gangsters..."

What Richard and Philip didn't expect was that the things that made them laugh and cry would actually make the players excited...