Guo Xu smiled and said, "What else can I do? Play well. The bulls are a bad opportunity for you. If you don't play well this season, the Bulls may rebuild. If you lose more games, fans will only blame the core and head coach. If Brand is traded, you may become the boss of the team in the future. Just dunk a few more baskets and shoot a few more three-pointers, so that they can see what you deserve to train."

"Brand is the No. 1 pick, the best rookie last season. How could the management trade him?" Richardson shook his head with a wry smile. "And he is very good and has a strong strength. If the Bulls leave, they will be even weaker."

When the two friends heard this, they knew that Richardson had no ambitions and was satisfied with being the second boss of the Bulls. If they were in the time loop, Guo Xu would definitely complain - "You are still the successor of Jordan?"

Brand is indeed stronger than Richardson. Although he is only 203cm tall in shoes, he has a terrifying arm span of 223cm.

He has excellent footwork at low posts and can play back and forth singles, and has accurate mid-range jump shots. He is also excellent on the defensive end. His speed is not fast but his lower set is very stable. With his weight of 115 kg, he can withstand almost all insides in the league, easily get the rebound and block the opponent.

In the rookie season, Brand averaged 20.1 points, 10 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, of which 4.3 frontcourt rebounds and "Sharks" O'Neal tied for the league first, and had a total of 348 frontcourt rebounds.

Guo Xu took a sip of juice and said relaxedly: "Don't belittle yourself. Brand's style of play is not good-looking and cannot attract fans. From this point alone, I think the Bulls may be able to straighten you in the future, and you will definitely have good luck."

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Bulls traded Brand to the Clippers in exchange for the second place in the 2001 draft Tyson Chandler and a top player. In the eyes of many fans in the future, this is the behavior of a psychopath.

But in this era, Brand had data but no record. The Bulls management believed that he was not good at leading the team to win, and just wanted to break and then stand. Sure enough, the Clippers stood up.

Of course, the Bulls had a high pick in the 2001 draft, and the selection of "Little Shark" Eddie Curry was also an important reason for them to send Brand away. Just by looking at the nickname, you can tell how optimistic Curry is. The Bulls are still unhappy in the double tower group?

As long as Richardson doesn't make a fuss this season, he will probably be the core of the team next season, and if the inside double towers are flawed, they will not be able to fight immediately.

Austin asked with a smile: "Jason, the Bulls have a bad record. Why don't you take this opportunity to make more data? If the data is good, they will pay more attention to you. You two compete for the best rookie."

Richardson immediately shook his head. "I don't want to be the best rookie anymore. The coaching staff didn't arrange tactics for me. Now the Bulls are fighting in chaos. If I perform very independently, I may offend my teammates and can't guarantee the hit rate. I don't want to be a cancer in the locker room. Besides, Brand may not leave."

The best rookie is the most important honor for the rookies. It is only once in his life, but Richardson has no intention and easily gave up the competition. The first thing he considers is his relationship with his teammates. It is perfect for him to be the second-in-command in his personality.

If Guo Xu was in a bad team, he would have to throw it to the game with all his life. No matter what tactics and record he made? Anyway, the team is no longer saved.

Of course, if Guo Xu was not at all with the Bulls, Jamal Crawford, the previous life No. 8 rookie Jamal Crawford was traded to the Bulls for a season, averaging 4.6 points and 2.3 assists per game. Crawford was traded to the Celtics in this life, and currently has a much better chance of being 9.7 points and 3.4 assists per game.

This proves one thing, not that "Ko Liu" was unable to enter the league, but that the Bulls coach was very irrelevant.

That night, the Lakers easily won 113 to 96.

Guo Xu realized the reason for the Bulls' poor record on the court. It was not that Brand lacked the ability to lead the team, but that the Bulls head coach Tim Floyd was really bad. If Brand hadn't scored 21 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, he would have to enter garbage time in the first half.

The Bulls have no tactics at all, but the point guard's advancement speed is still very slow. If they don't launch a fast break, they just have to simply pick-and-roll, and players take turns to fight one-on-one. Lakers players only need to chase and defend more aggressively, and it will be difficult for the Bulls to create open spaces. This is what high school players do.

The Bulls' starting point guard Brace Drew is 188cm tall and weighs 84 kilograms. All abilities are average. In other teams, they may only be marginal people.

The Bulls' substitute point guard is the fifth rookie in the second round of this year, Kharid Al Amin, 178cm tall and weighs 91 kilograms, and a round defender. When he saw this guy, Guo Xu felt that if he didn't make more three-pointers, he would be embarrassed to say hello to his teammates after the game.

What surprised Guo Xu the most was that the Bulls had a fierce man like Brad Miller, who had shooting range and ability to respond, but Floyd did not arrange tactics for him at all. A center with a withdrawal type was just blue-collar, and his task was to resist people on the defensive end, cut off at low posts on the offensive end, grab a frontcourt rebound, etc.

The sixth man Floyd reused was Fred Hoyberg, a shooting guard who was 193cm tall and weighed 92 kilograms. He had no breakthrough or organization and could only catch and shoot. He moved sideways slowly on the defensive end and suffered a loss in size.

Hoyberg played for 4 years with the Pacers, because he has always been a marginal player because of his poor defense. He averaged 13.4 minutes per game in the most season. After joining the Bulls, he increased his playing time to 30 minutes per game, and averaged 9 points per game this season. For these 9 points, God knows how many points the opponent's swinger will score...

Floyd looks like an amateur coach. He has coached the Bulls since 1998. His winning rates in the previous two seasons were 26% and 20.7%, respectively. This season he looks ready to go to the next level.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Bulls management insisted not to fire this useless man, but instead sent Brand away, which was incredible.

Jason Richardson faced Rick Fox, making 3 of 10 shots in the game, scoring only 7 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Although Fox is not obvious in data, he is a top-notch team player. He is good at defending the 2, 3, and 4 positions. His speed and athletic ability are average, he is a small move, a master of fake falls, and he is very good at using his body to block the position. Richardson is suffering.

When Fox came out, Richardson played against Ledel, Harper and others were not determined, and his mentality was undoubtedly weak. He did not believe in the team's strength before the game began, and it would be strange if he could play well.

Artest was defended by Kobe, 0 of 3 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Kobe's defense against Artest was not easy, with only 8 of 22 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 9 free throws, and 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

O'Neal encountered double-teaming and "Shawks" tactics, making 5 of 12 shots, 6 of 14 free throws, scoring 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Guo Xu is the Lakers who scored the most points, played in 34 minutes, made 10 of 17 shots, made 4 of 9 three-pointers, made 2 of 2 free throws, scored 26 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal.

In a game, people can clearly see how big the gap between Richardson and Guo Xu is.

The former is just a role player, as confused as his teammates and does not know how to win; the latter is responsible for controlling the ball in the second quarter and leading the team offense, which can also play a role in triangular offense.
Chapter completed!