As the referee's whistle blew, the Buccaneers' starting lineup began to appear.

The Suns are not weak, even without the existence of Nash, their lineup will definitely be able to reach the Western Conference playoffs.

So Richard didn't have much hope for the outcome of this game......

After all, this season, the Pirates are preparing to mess up and try to get a high draft pick, so Richard doesn't really care about winning or losing.

……

The Suns' starting lineup is out.

What Richard didn't expect was that Xiao Si didn't play the center position, he played power forward, and the starting center for the Suns was Steven Hunter.

Richard is naturally no stranger to this Hunter, and it can be said that any Yao Ming fan should be no stranger to this player.

Yao Ming is still quite good at interpersonal processing, not only has a good relationship with his teammates, but also has a good relationship with many NBA stars.

For example, Uncle Mu, Howard, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant have a good relationship with Yao Ming.

But this does not mean that Yao Ming has no enemies......

Xiao Si and Yao Ming had a conflict, but Yao Ming did not suffer in that conflict, and Francis helped Yao Ming out.

So to be precise, these two can only be regarded as normal competition, not enemies.

This Steven Hunter is almost Yao Ming's only enemy in the NBA.

Some fans may wonder, who is this Hunter? Why does the name sound so unfamiliar, as if I have never heard of this player before......

If you haven't heard of it, this player is the kind of stinky tomato rotten egg player that Richard is talking about......

He doesn't have any skills, but he is quite thorny and unruly on the field.

During Yao Ming's tenure in the NBA, he only suffered a big loss under this Hunter.

When the Rockets played against the Suns in 05, Yao Ming was maliciously elbowed by Hunter, and as a result, his face was covered with blood from the elbow on the spot and he received eight stitches.

Yao Ming played in the NBA for eight seasons and encountered a lot of bloodshed, but this time he suffered the biggest loss, and he was still maliciously elbowed by Chi Guoguo.

Richard was naturally well aware of this, and originally planned to find an opportunity for Yao Ming to get back on Hunter.

As a result, he never found the right opportunity, this guy was only a fringe player in the Magic team before, and Richard led the Pistons to play against the Magic several times, and this guy didn't get a chance to play.

……

Some people are born with the gene to die.

Hunter is such a person, as soon as the game started, the young black center croaked at Vallejo on the opposite side, and Vallejo is also the kind of player who is quite passionate on the court, and at this moment in the face of Hunter's provocation, he directly began to scold his mother.

……

After Vallejo entered the Pirate team, he was directly assigned by Richard to go in the direction of the blue-collar interior line.

After a few games, Vallejo's performance was not bad, averaging 8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, which is remarkable.

Of course, the performance on the offensive end is not much better than that of Big Ben, and most of the points scored by averaging about 4 points per game are still obtained by free throws.

Vallejo's free throws are okay, reaching more than 7 percent at his peak, and the average of his entire career is more than 60 percent.

Because of his position quite clearly, coupled with the opportunity to start the game just after joining the Pirates, Vallejo is quite satisfied with his current situation.

I really can't find anything dissatisfied, you must know that Vallejo's draft pick is very low, under normal circumstances, with his draft pick, it would be good to be able to enter the team's rotation, and it is estimated that he may appear in garbage time in the early stage and play a few minutes to prove himself.

If he can prove himself in these few minutes, then his subsequent playing time will increase, and he may gradually step up to the starting position......

But if he can't prove himself, then his career is over.

This is also the reason why the NBA has a high elimination rate, and the vast majority of players only have a few minutes to prove themselves at first.

The less time you have, the lower your tolerance for error, and the harder it is to perform well......

And now Vallejo is averaging more than 30 minutes per game, which can be ranked in the top 10 among this rookie, and even the top Howard has not played much more than him.

How could Valejo not be satisfied with this kind of treatment.

No matter what Richard commanded, he worked hard to complete it on the field.

……

Half a quarter into the game, the Suns showed extraordinary strength, especially Marion and Xiaosi, who repeatedly assaulted the restricted area, making the Pirates a little overwhelmed.

Richard immediately called a timeout, and if he continued to play like this, he might lose quite badly tonight.

He and D'Antoni don't have any grudges, but Xiao Si has been waiting for this day, and he will definitely not be soft tonight.

"Anderson, show what you're good at." Richard turned to Vallejo beside him.

Vallejo was stunned, what am I good at? I don't even know what I'm good at......

"Use your brain and think about what you're good at."

"Faced with this brainless situation, how do you limit them?"

Richard kept reminding Vallejo......

Let his players act and fake falls, Richard has a thin face, and he is a little embarrassed to say it directly.

Only such a vague hint of Valejo......

Vallejo frowned, thought for a moment, and generally understood what Richard meant.

"Coach, you mean to let me fake a fall?"

Richard's face was tangled and a little embarrassed, how could this kid say it directly, this is not a glorious thing.

"Ahem, you can understand it that way."

……

Vallejo nodded, he was really good at it.

Before entering the NBA, he played for Barcelona in Spain, and I don't know if it was because of his talent, or if he was stealing from a football boss......

Anyway, he is really good at fake falls, and he also falls quite into the play, at least the referees of the Spanish ACB League don't see anything strange.

This thing pays attention to a form and god, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to learn.

……

The timeout ends and the game resumes.

It was the Suns' turn again, and this time Smalls gave the ball to Marion.

Marion took advantage of Xiaosi's blocking and dismantling, shook off the opposite Iguodala and rushed directly towards the penalty area.

Marion's physical fitness is quite strong, enough to rank at the top of the league, and he has at least eighty percent of the chance to face the penalty area.

But as soon as he rushed to the free throw line, he felt that he hadn't even touched Vallejo much, but he only heard Vallejo cry out in pain, and the whole person flew back a few steps like a kite with a broken string, and fell to the floor.

"Doot toot!" The referee's whistle blew and gave Marion an offensive foul.

Marion looked confused, is he too strong?

Or is this Brazilian kid too weak, he didn't hit him much, why was he so exaggerated and knocked so far!

……

Richard sat on the sidelines and had fun, watching Vallejo play was really interesting, it felt like watching a Hollywood blockbuster......

To be precise, it's like watching a bitter drama about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Valejo's superb acting skills and divine wails are simply amazing.

The two had physical contact outside the reasonable collision zone, so there was nothing wrong with the referee's blow.

Even in the reasonable collision zone, Vallejo is not without the ability to create offensive fouls......

Anyway, in the category of making offensive fouls, Vallejo can be said to be a top master, even if it is another actor, Argentine actor Scola has a slight gap compared to him.

……

Seeing that his offensive foul worked, Vallejo was secretly happy in his heart, but there was still a painful expression on his face, which made people feel that he had been hit badly just now.

Before this game, Vallejo really hadn't used his acting skills much.

It's not that I don't have the opportunity to use it, but I'm embarrassed to use it......

He still knows a little about Richard, thinking that Richard likes the kind of players who are iron-blooded and domineering under the basket, and his tricks may dislike Richard.

Therefore, he has never dared to use this skill......

Obviously, he didn't know enough about Richard.

Richard was a triumphalist, and fake falls were not something difficult for Richard to accept.

It's not just a fake fall, it's like a defensive foul against an opponent, and Richard also feels that there is nothing wrong with it.

……

Now with Richard's tacit approval, Vallejo directly uses his housekeeping skills, which is quite good.

It seems that the referees of the NBA league are not much better than the referees of the ACB league......

……

In the next half quarter of the game, Valejo's direct acting skills broke out, all kinds of falls, all kinds of wails, and the home fans who watched it were a little worried, this kid was thrown like this, I'm afraid he will have to be carried into the locker room in a while, right?

The referee was also confused, and when Valejo was thrown, his expression seemed to be about to die, and he was about to burp......

But when the referee finished blowing the whistle, although the kid's expression was still painful, his athleticism was not affected.

Is it a fake fall? The referee thought with a frown......

If it's really a fake fall, then this kid is too terrible, such realistic acting skills, he can win the Oscar.

……

In just half a quarter of the game, Marion was whistled for three offensive fouls, and Xiao Si was also brutally beaten and whistled for an offensive foul.

This kind of non-malicious offensive foul only counts as a personal foul and does not go into a team foul, so there are no free throws.

And if it is a malicious offensive foul, such as a big elbow like Malone, this offensive foul will not only count as a personal foul, but also add a team foul, and when the team has committed a full number of fouls, a free throw will be taken.

Although Vallejo looked badly fallen, the referee could clearly sense that Marion or Smalls had no malicious intention to foul when attacking.

So these offensive fouls have always been blown non-malicious offensive fouls.

But even so, it was enough to disgust the Suns, and in just one quarter of the game, Marion was directly saddled with three fouls.

If he continued to play like this, Marion estimated that he would not be able to finish the first half and would have to leave the game with six fouls.

……

At the end of the first quarter, both sides returned to the bench.

Richard was directly happy, and caught Vallejo and praised him well.

"Anderson, you kid is a talent, an absolute talent!"

"Although I am not a Christian, I also want to shout God at this moment, you kid is really talented!"

In just half a quarter of the game, the opponent made four offensive fouls, this is not what talent is, it is simply the god in the fake fall industry.

"No, no, no, coach, you're God, I'm an angel, the angel who serves you......" Vallejo laughed.

Being praised by Richard like this, Vallejo was full of pride.

Although he has just entered the NBA, he already has an incomparable understanding of Richard's name, which is the god of the coaching industry!

Now that he was so praised by God, Vallejo was a little embarrassed.

PS: There's an event at the top of the book review section to select Richard's favorite player over the past decade and say why.

This is an official event, if it is well written, there will be an official starting point coin reward at that time, and I hope that the brothers will answer enthusiastically.

Thank you moderator Twilight Star for your hard work.

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