NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 36 "The Human Victory Cigar"

Under the leadership of Okafor in the second quarter, the Bobcats once ravaged the Rockets' bench in only 4 minutes of the start.

The Rockets' rotation lineup this season can be said to be the bottom of the league. With Sura's injury, Ward, the only three-point firepower on the bench, had to be put in the starting lineup.

On the entire bench, only Taylor scored 4 points in the black 3 minutes of the Rockets. The rest of the team made 8 of 0 shots and scored no points.

Watching Van Gundy on the sidelines jumping straight, no matter how much he yelled, there was nothing he could do. This made Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout, regardless of his superiority or demeanor.

"Good job guys, just play like this. I guess after this timeout, that guy Van Gundy will replace Yao Mai early."

"Remember Okafor, it doesn't matter if you can't defend, but you must try your best to withstand Yao Ming and don't let him catch the ball too close to the basket. You won't suffer too much in terms of strength, so consume Yao Ming's physical strength as much as possible."

"As for Karim, um... you can go with the flow when you face Tracy McGrady, just remember not to foul, because the dead ball will give them a chance to get relief. Our biggest advantage in this game is physical fitness and depth."

"Hahahaha." Eating the grapes distributed by Liu Rui on the sidelines, many players laughed from ear to ear when they heard this, and Steve Smith even made fun of Karim directly.

"Hahaha, poor Kareem, thank goodness I wasn't defending McGrady today, but don't give up, we all believe in you, you can do it, hahaha."

Seeing everyone's ridicule, Karim also gritted his teeth and scratched his head. He liked this atmosphere very much, and he was too clear about his defense.

But coach Liu Rui still chose to accept it calmly. He didn't ask himself to guard against the opponent, and he didn't point fingers at his defensive end. Instead, he kept letting himself do what he was best at. He is really a different coach! ! !

Liu Rui's coaching philosophy has always been like this. He will develop a person's potential and is willing to cultivate a person's potential.

But he will let every player take a different path, and take the path that suits them best, instead of doing so-called useless work, because not everyone can become an all-round fighter.

The former Pistons' legendary head coach "Larry Brown" is just the opposite. First of all, Brown is indeed a famous coach with outstanding abilities. He is very strict and requires players to be what he wants. He is famous for his defensive system.

But it is also this style that makes him hate using newcomers, because anyone who does not meet his standards will not give him playing time.

And the No. 03 "Milicic" of the 03 generation is the best proof. As the No. 212 pick of the 226 generation, Milicic has a bare foot of [-] and a wingspan of [-].

However, with such a height and weight, he can still have an amazing bounce of 82 cm. This is definitely a very powerful physical measurement data. It is a pity, only a pity.

It's a pity that what he met was a Jagged Pistons team that was in the championship state, and he met a rookie Larry Brown who was unwilling to use it. This made this introverted big boy become completely depressed, and once doubted whether he was suitable for basketball.

And this season will be his second season. Last season under Brown, he only played a total of 34 games, averaging only 4.7 minutes per game.

However, it is also because of Larry Brown's leadership performance that the Pistons management has nothing to say. Isn't it clear at a glance whether the cultivation of a rookie player is more important than the team's championship defense? !

Liu Rui, who came back from his previous life, knows clearly that even Milicic won't have much playing time this season. He only played 37 games this season, and his playing time is still 6.9 minutes of garbage time.

He was ruthlessly given up by the Pistons in the next season, and this basketball genius who was ruined by the old man Larry Brown has been carrying the title of the most watery list in history for many years, until the appearance of "Tabeet", which also made this big boy have little confidence, and was beaten to pieces.

It is really one of the biggest regrets in history. You must know that at that time, the legendary head coach of the Mavericks, known as "Old Nelson" who was called a mad scientist, did not hesitate to risk being fined by the league to go to Europe to watch this genius play.

Even after he came back, he made: "His size, physique, speed, dexterity and strength are all amazing. If you want a center or power forward, then Darko is definitely your best candidate." Such a high evaluation.

And he planned to choose this genius at all costs, but he was intercepted by the Pistons holding the second pick. I believe that if it hadn't been for this interception, Milicic's career would have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Under such circumstances, Liu Rui has been watching the movement of the Pistons, and is waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for Brown to complain about Milicic in public, an opportunity for the Pistons management to really lose patience, and that time is the time to do it yourself...

You must know that Milicic is an all-around player with flexible footwork, inside and out.

Although he was relatively thin when he first entered the league, his dribbling, passing, and spot-up jumpers all allow him to come and go freely between the center and forward lines.

In the draft that year, many NBA teams coveted him, including the Jazz and Mavericks in addition to the Pistons.

Dar Shin, a scout for the Jazz, once said that if he had the No. [-] pick in his hand, he would not hesitate to choose Milicic instead of LeBron James! !

Compared with LeBron, Darko has more complete abilities and can play more positions on the court.

He can play center, power forward, small forward.

Darko doesn't have as much pressure as LeBron, and he doesn't have a 9000 million sponsorship contract like the latter.

There are only a few unmissable players on the draft board, and Darko is one of them! !
And in Liu Rui's previous life, the 03 draft was called the Platinum Generation! !

The entire attention is unprecedented, among the top 5 picks, 4 future Hall of Famers were born! !

Only Milicic is unknown, no one will pay attention to why you didn't play, people will only pay attention to the result.

Even Liu Rui in the previous life was very surprised, and once followed suit and called him the second most water! ! !
Until I accidentally saw Milicic’s physical test video and the games he played, which aroused Liu Rui’s great interest. After that, I collected most of the game videos he played when he was in the Pistons, and found that all of them were played in garbage time.

In the long-lost game, Larry Brown will also roar mercilessly.

Once upon a time, Milicic in Detroit was ridiculed by fans as a "human victory cigar".

And that's precisely because whenever the Pistons lead by a big score, Larry Brown will send this talented boy to the battlefield to pick up the mess...

　I take all your recommendation tickets and rewards to the old cat in my heart, but sometimes I don’t post a thank you post. I really don’t know what to say. I don’t think the word thank you can express my gratitude anymore. Alas, it’s too hypocritical to say something nasty.

　　For everyone’s daily support, Lao Mao wrote it down in a notebook, and even some names don’t need to be memorized at all. After all, you have to scan the background more than 100 times a day, and you can see this name every day. How could you not remember it? ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)