Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 274 274. Sam Mitchell's Worries!Sad reminder of Prince, Lambiel who refused the invitation of the Pistons!
On November 11, the league announced the best players in the East and West for the previous week.

In the West, Chris Paul overwhelmed teammates Kevin Martin and Pau Gasol and was elected as the best player in the first week of the Western Conference.

Throughout last week, Chris Paul, who just joined the Grizzlies during the offseason, averaged 17 points, 4.5 rebounds, 11 assists and 3.4 steals per game.

Among them, the shooting percentage was 51.3%, and the three-point shooting percentage was 39.2%.

Paul's excellent offensive efficiency allowed him to beat his two teammates and Kobe Bryant and others to win this honor.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chris Paul joined the Grizzlies for a short time, but not long after the start of the new season, Paul was able to run in so well with the Grizzlies.

To hand over personal data that is almost the same as in the Hornets period, this is really an incredible thing from the outside world.

When the Grizzlies and Hornets reached a deal during the offseason, the most worrying issue for the outside world was whether Chris Paul could be compatible with Kevin Martin, who just won the regular season MVP last season.

Will there be a bad chemical reaction, causing two people to add one to less than two.

You know, the young Kevin Martin just overwhelmed Kobe and others to the altar and won the first regular season MVP of his career.

The arrival of Chris Paul will undoubtedly have an impact on Kevin Martin's status in the team, which is an unreasonable thing in the eyes of ordinary people.

However, as the new season started, fans discovered that not only did the pair of backcourt double guns that shocked the league have no problems with running in, but they could make up for each other's shortcomings.

Martin's rich offensive methods can make up for Chris Paul's lack of offensive ability, so that Paul, who is only 1.8 meters tall, does not have to force his shots against the defender at critical moments.

Paul's excellent coping ability and overall view make Kevin Martin, who only knows how to score, become more focused. He only needs to focus all his attention on scoring, and Martin does not need to consider other things.

The chemical reaction produced by the Grizzlies' double guns in the backcourt has made many teams feel depressed.

These two guys are one of the best players in the league in their respective positions. Now that the strong alliance has not only caused no conflicts, but has also achieved unexpected results, this is really something that makes people unhappy.

As for the player of the week in the East, it is Cavaliers star LeBron James.

Although the Cavaliers led by James lost a game to the New York Knicks last week and were successfully declared undefeated for the season, LeBron James' personal performance is still the best player in the league.

Since the start of the game, James has averaged 32.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, coupled with a shooting percentage of 53%, making James the best basketball player in the league.

The Cavaliers' competitive state this season is so good, a large part of which is due to the personal ability of the head star LeBron James.

In addition, the team also successfully acquired Mo Williams, Szczerbiak, and Ben Wallace during the offseason. These are the reasons why the Cavaliers can be on par with the Celtics in the new season.

Even though "Big Ben" in the new season has completely degenerated into a normal blue-collar center, averaging 3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game looks a bit shabby, but Big Ben's defensive contribution to the Cavaliers cannot be ignored .

Otherwise, it is impossible for the Cavaliers to become the first team in the league in defensive efficiency this season.

At present, the gap between the Cavaliers and the Celtics is only one game, and the two teams can be said to be the best in the Eastern Conference.

The only team that can catch up with the two teams is the Orlando Magic, which reached the Finals last season.

However, judging from the data on both offensive and defensive ends, it is still very difficult for the Magic to defeat the Celtics and Cavaliers.

If nothing else, there is a high probability that the Eastern Conference team that will advance to the finals this season will be between the Celtics and Cavaliers.

Among them, the Celtics led by new Celtics coach Sam Mitchell will have greater pressure than the Cleveland Cavaliers.

With the joining of Marbury and Garnett, the Celtics have formed a luxurious five-big lineup in the new season.

And while the luxury tax is the highest in the league, it is greater than the sum of the luxury taxes of the six teams behind.

General Manager Angie chose to make a single throw of the dice and put together such a lineup this summer, with the goal of aiming at the championship and competing with the defending champion Grizzlies, which can be regarded as immortality in the true sense.

Not to mention that Sam Mitchell lost to the Cavaliers in the playoffs, but he couldn't beat the Grizzlies. It was a failed season for him.

Now the Cavaliers' fighting power in the new season is far beyond the imagination of the outside world, even comparable to the Celtics who make up the luxurious Big Five. This undoubtedly makes the head coach of the Celtics Sam Mitchell anxious.

I am afraid that the playoff team will fall under the foot of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Once this kind of thing really happens, Sam Mitchell can fully imagine how bad his future situation will be.

Even worse than Doc Rivers, who was generally called a waste by fans last season.

Originally, Sam Mitchell was still rejoicing that he became the head coach of this luxurious five-big green army, thinking that this was an opportunity to take himself to the top.

But as the season progresses, Mitchell now regrets more and more. He regrets that he agreed to the general manager Angie's recruitment invitation without thinking about it.

At that time, I saw this as an opportunity, an opportunity that could help me to succeed, but looking back now, it was simply a big pit.

If they win, the outside world will only take it for granted that the Green Army has the luxurious Big Five, but once they lose, it will be a devastating blow!

"Bang!"

"Damn Danny Angie! I shouldn't have gotten into your tricks!" In the coach's office, Sam Mitchell looked at the news page just released by the league, and couldn't help punching the desk.

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As Paul was successfully elected as the best player in the Western Conference in the first week of the new season, the Grizzlies congratulated Paul one after another.

Although it is not a gold-rich award, it is definitely a recognition that Paul can play a performance that satisfies the entire league in the first week after joining the Grizzlies.

Excited, Paul asked the head coach Luke for permission, and directly treated the whole team to a luxurious meal. If there were no games in the evening, the arranged program would definitely be more exciting.

The excitement allowed Paul to bring his personal state to the game against the Detroit Pistons at night.

During the offseason, the head coach of the Pistons, Saunders, was fired. Now the head coach of the Pistons is Michael Curry, who was an assistant coach last season. Although this guy is also called Curry, he doesn’t pay much attention to three-pointers in the coaching game .

So far, the average number of three-point shots per game of the Pistons is only a pitiful 13.4 times, which is more than 45 times less than that of the Grizzlies who averaged more than 30 shots per game.

Although Larry Brown and the old Sanders have been off, but this season's Pistons still continue the previous style of play.

Michael Curry is not an excellent basketball coach. He has no ability to change the soul of the Pistons by himself.

What Michael Curry did after he took office was to use the tactical core of Larry Brown and the old Sanders, and then dawdle in the position of head coach.

It is worth mentioning that the "answer" Iverson joined the Pistons this summer, but after the start of the game, Iverson's personal state was very average.

The data of 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game has dropped so badly that it is hard to believe that this is a man who just won the regular season MVP in the previous two seasons.

In fact, the Pistons' starting lineup this season is still considered luxurious in the league.

Stuckey, Iverson, Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and more often than not, head coach Michael Curry all use this starter.

Only when facing a team with super centers like Howard, Yao Ming, and O'Neal, Michael Curry will use McDyess.

Although the 34-year-old McDyess is also useless when facing a super center, but at least it is a kind of psychological comfort, which is much better than the thin Rashid.

In this game, just when the outside world thought that this would be a fierce confrontation to watch, Chris Paul, who had just won the best player of the week in the Western Conference, smashed the field forcefully.

Facing the second-year rookie Rodney Stuckey, who was blown out of his talent by the Detroit media, Paul told this guy what a gap is.

Only at the end of the half game, Paul scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists while limiting Stuckey's shooting percentage to only 31.4%, and made Stuckey's turnovers as high as four times.

If it weren't for Allen Iverson and Hamilton to feel hot, the Grizzlies might be able to beat the game in only half the game, instead of only leading the Pistons by 9 points.

Back in the second half, Artest's absence made the Grizzlies somewhat passive when defending outside scorers like Iverson.

In particular, Rathall Butler, who can temporarily make up for Artest's position, was also traded away from the team, which left the entire Grizzlies' defense a little empty.

However, although the Grizzlies cannot effectively limit Allen Iverson's performance at this point, their own offensive performance also makes the Pistons helpless.

Two guns in the backcourt, Paul and Martin, can completely beat the defense of Stuckey and Allen Iverson in one-on-one.

Paul Gasol also used his personal ability to tell the "little prince" Prince that long arms do not mean that he can do whatever he wants, and there is still a certain gap between humans and monkeys.

The "Little Prince" Prince, who is [-] meters tall, has been selected to the All-Defensive Team four times in his career, but his thin body looks as difficult as malnutrition when facing Pau Gasol.

Originally, Prince's best position was the third position, but this season, he was forced to the position of power forward by head coach Michael Curry. It is really sad.

In the last game, Prince, who was in the fourth position, had just been severely punished by the "German Chariot" Nowitzki. Before the spiritual trauma was healed, he was severely beaten by the "Spanish Chariot".

As Gasol completed the alley-oop with Chris Paul again, he still dunked on the head of "Little Prince" Prince.

Prince only felt that his world was a bit bleak, and couldn't help opening his mouth to curse at Michael Curry, "Fuck! What a cerebellar shrinkage guy! I don't know when this guy will finish class!"

Hearing Prince's complaints, Hamilton, who was forced to the third position by Michael Curry, was also very uncomfortable, "I think instead of cursing Michael to get out of class, it's better to think about what you should do in the next game."

"By the way, the team's opponent in the next game is the Spurs, and the person you are going to face is Tim Duncan."

Prince: "..."

Relying on the crushing personal performance of the Big Three on the court, the Grizzlies did not shed blood, and it took only three quarters for the Pistons to completely lose hope.

At the end of the game, the Grizzlies won one game on their road trip and defeated the Detroit Pistons by 21 points. While improving the start record to [-] wins and [-] losses, there is still the last away game left.

This game is the penultimate game of the Grizzlies' road trip. There is one more game before the Grizzlies can return to the home court and usher in a sweeter schedule.

It is worth mentioning that after this game, Artest, who was suspended by the league for seven games, also ushered in a comeback.

If nothing else, Artest will be able to start again in the next game, making up for the Grizzlies' deficiencies on the defensive end.

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"Wait a minute, Bill."

Hearing someone calling himself behind him, Lambiel frowned and turned around, only to find that it was Pistons head coach Michael Curry.

"Bill, you should be very clear that the Pistons need a strong coach now. I'm just a puppet pushed up during the transition of the team."

"Unless I can lead the team to achieve unexpected results this season, my head coaching career is doomed to only one year."

Speaking of this, Michael Curry showed a wry smile on his face, "I know my own weight too well, and I will definitely not be able to sit in the position of head coach for long.

"I came to you today mainly because of the management of the Pistons. They hope that you can return to the Pistons and serve as the coach of this team."

"There is an indelible memory between the team and you, and your coaching style is also appreciated by the management. The team hopes that you can come back. I don't know what you think."

Seeing that the purpose of Michael Curry looking for him is to dig him back to serve as the head coach of the Pistons, Lambiel showed a playful look on his face, "The East is too chaotic, and it doesn't make any essential difference to the Pistons whether I go back or not."

"What's more, you never understand what it's like to walk with "God"."

"I don't want to go to Detroit and deal with a bunch of pig brains and cause trouble for myself, even though it used to be my hometown."

Being stunned on the spot by Lambiel's words, Michael Curry really couldn't understand the meaning of Lambiel's words.

What is it like to walk with God?
Curry really didn't understand the complex experience of what it was like.

But after parting ways with Bill Lanbier, Michael Curry took out his mobile phone and dialed the team's general manager Dumars immediately, "Hey, Bill should be crazy! He is going to walk with God!"

　There is another chapter, which is under review and will be published later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)