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Chapter 670 The Tragic Milicic
On January 2004, 1, Liu Han set off for Detroit with the Mavericks.

The Mavericks game was supposed to be held on January 1, away to challenge the No. 11 Detroit Pistons in the East, but due to the heavy snowfall in the Great Lakes area, they were afraid of delaying the game, so the Mavericks set off one day earlier.

Liu Han, who arrived in Detroit, felt a little bit of decline here. Detroit has long lost the prosperity of the "Motor City" of the past, and now they only have nostalgia for the past and a different kind of sustenance for the past prosperity.

The Pistons fell into several years of repeated reconstruction after Chuck Daly left office, but since the 01-02 season coach Rick Carlisle coached the team gradually re-emerged, this year the team changed the head coach, hired a famous coach Ray Brown is the coach, and the team is looking forward to winning a championship.

So far, the Pistons have achieved stable results, ranking first in the East. Although Larry Brown's coaching style is a bit too strict, it is very suitable for the Pistons who advocate defense. Although their performance is slightly worse than that of the Lakers and the Mavericks A few, but it's undeniable that the Pistons are going strong right now.

Contrary to the hot momentum of the team, Milicic, the second pick in last year's draft, was extremely depressed, and he was quite unhappy in the Pistons.

He has blond hair, fair skin, a handsome face, a strong body, as well as outstanding basket skills and a very good mid-range shot among rookies, plus a height of 250 meters and a weight of [-] pounds , Milicic seems to be the "child of someone else's family" who was said since childhood.

Although born in turbulent Serbia, Milicic did not spend his childhood there. Fate favored him so much in the first 18 years of his life, but threw him away in No.19.

Milicic, who was originally ranked second in the list, should be reused in the Pistons. His offense around the basket and high mid-range shots can be the most effective antidote to the Pistons' weak offense, but it is a pity that he met Larry Brown.

If Milicic participated in the draft a year earlier or a year later, his fate would definitely not be like this. As long as he can join a team that has always been rich, he can be reused, then hone his team, and finally lead the team to rise. Milicic has such potential, but fate really played a big joke on him.

The Pistons' draft pick last year was traded, and their management took a fancy to Milicic, but after Larry Brown entered the team, Milicic met the person who changed his destiny.

Larry Brown is one of the most famous coaches in the league. Many coaches are taught by him. He emphasizes defense and values ​​the discipline and talent of players. However, Larry Brown also has a major flaw, that is, he never He is not good at training rookie players, so he naturally has a sense of distrust for rookies.

The cooperation with Iverson made Larry Brown suffer a lot. This rebellious young man made Larry Brown lose face when he left the Seven Sixers, so now Larry Brown follows the iron blood of "obey or leave" idea.

The sad Milicic grew up in the praise of others since he was a child. He is good at offense but lazy at defense. In the eyes of Larry Brown, this is a degenerate performance. He does not want another Allen Iverson under his command, even if this The talents of young people are so outstanding.

And Milicic is not a person who is good at expressing his emotions and opinions. Since he was a child, he didn't even bother to communicate with Larry Brown. Therefore, as the No. [-] pick, Milicic played only a handful of playing time in the Pistons, and his performance was natural. It cannot be compared with James, Anthony and others in the same session.

Moreover, among Milicic's teammates, there are also some people who have evil thoughts towards Milicic. He is an inside player, and the inside player who has already obtained vested interests naturally does not want to have one more competitor, and Milicic also because of his character The problem is not good at communicating with teammates, so he is almost in a free state in the Pistons.

No one in the Pistons estimated the emotions of a half-hearted person. The most important thing for them now is to prepare for the game against the Mavericks. After all, the opponent is the number one in the league, and the two teams have very different styles. Naturally, there is a conflict between spear and shield. Whether the spear is sharp enough or the shield is strong enough, both sides want to prove themselves.

Larry Brown is not a stranger to Liu Han. When Liu Han was in the Lakers, he had played against Larry Brown who coached the Pacers and Seven Sixers. At that time, Larry Brown had never been in the hands of Liu Han. After a victory, he is also quite interested in coaching players like Liu Han, but it seems that the chances are not too great now. Since he can't coach such a player, it is also a pleasure to beat him. Larry Brown has such a The idea, and he has the capital to put it into practice, and he has a very good perimeter defender among his players.

Both Billups and Prince are the main perimeter defenders in the Pistons system, and both of them defend very well. A little thinner but still has its own unique skills in defending outside lines.

Coupled with Ben Wallace, the best defensive player for two consecutive years, Larry Brown is confident that he can limit Liu Han's performance in this game and limit the offense of the Mavericks.

The team is practicing defensive tactics against the Mavericks, while Milicic is in a daze on the sidelines like a fringe figure, no, he is indeed a fringe figure in the team now, the coach's distrust, teammates' isolation, and even a job Due to the slackness of personnel, this young man from the troubled land has completely fallen into the trough of life in Detroit, just like the declining auto industry in Detroit.

The Mavericks are also actively preparing for the game after coming to Detroit. The opponent's defense is still very strong, and Nelson suddenly became interested in Milicic. He actually observed Milicic for a while before, but it is a pity that this There are too few opportunities for young people to show up, and they can’t see anything at all, but Nelson has seen a piece of this young man’s performance in the draft training camp, and it is indeed suitable for Nelson’s tactical system, but now it seems that this young man may end up with the Pistons. sink down.

"Liu, what do you think of this young man?"

After training, Nelson also had a lot of exchanges with Liu Han. He asked Liu Han how he felt about Milicic, and Liu Han followed Nelson to watch the video of Milicic.

"A very good young man with a solid foundation and a smart offense. He is very suitable for our system. Why, Tang, do you want to introduce him?"

"You have a good vision, Liu, haha, bring in? Wait a minute, he hasn't been polished by that stubborn guy yet."

If Milicic knew that Nelson valued him so much, maybe he would beg the other party to bring him to Dallas. He really had enough of Detroit.

(End of this chapter)