Last summer, due to salary pressure, the Timberwolves did not give Billups a contract after he performed well last season. The Pistons gave him a six-year full mid-level contract. This contract is the third contract for a No. 3 draft pick.

, it can be said to be quite shabby. Billups didn't take this transfer too seriously at first, thinking it was just the "next stop". After changing teams three times in the first five years of his career, he had already considered wandering.

It becomes a habit in life.

Mainly because he needs to play as a core and leader, but in terms of strength, he does not have the ability to be a core player, but he is not the kind of person who is pretentious and has no strength.

Generally speaking, Billups's strength is very embarrassing, he can't get up but can't get down.

Even in his peak period, he was far from a top star. His peak performance was only 17 points and 8 assists. If he were not in the Pistons, such statistics would be those of Reggie Jackson and Dennis Schroder in their peak periods.

But he is not weak, and he can still be strong in most teams. For example, last season when he was 25 years old with the Timberwolves, he posted 12 3 5 figures. He can play nearly first-rate in the right team, and he can even play under Larry Brown.

The performance of a first-class star, but such a fit for his team, Billups has never encountered it before.

His style of play requires the cooperation of his teammates. Before he won the championship MVP, except for the Pistons who happened to have a group of people playing around him, no other team dared to try to use him as the core. When they found that they could use him as the core

When the Nuggets traded him, he was already at the tail end of his 33rd year.

With this transfer, Billups originally thought he was just playing at a transfer station. After coming to the Pistons, hey, he actually found a few teammates who are very suitable for him. They have first-class scoring ability but don't need to hold the ball.

Hamilton, Ben Wallace, who only knows defense and rebounding in his life.

The main point is that these two people are very suitable for Billups' rhythm! Billups has never encountered such a group of teammates who have the same rhythm as him. With Ben Wallace on the line, he played the best game of his career so far.

A good performance, and at the age of 26, he can continue to improve!

Over time, Billups, who has the most "rich" experience in changing teams, became the leader of the Pistons. He felt as if he had found a home.

Ben Wallace likes such a top-notch defensive point guard. Although he is not very good at the offensive end, he can defend well and attack well enough.

Hamilton also likes Billups because Billups has high passing accuracy. Although he doesn't have many assists, Billups controls mistakes very well. He holds the ball for a long time and averages only 1.8 turnovers per game this season.

Billups is too happy to be a Pistons player, but there is one thing he doesn't like about Coach Carlisle. Coach Carlisle is not bad, but like most coaches, he is not as fond of Billups and Ben Wallace.

They disagree with the ridiculously slow pace and feel that the development trend of basketball is not that way. They want to change their style of play because although Billups is not fast, he is not slow either, and Ben Wallace is not only tall but physically

Billups is a top-notch physical man. Although Billups doesn't have many proficiency skills and his shooting percentage is ridiculously low, he can do a little bit of everything. It's not easy to wander in the big society of the NBA.

He needs to know a little bit, and he has to contribute when he gets there, otherwise no team will give him a chance, and he has not been a future championship MVP before.

With a comprehensive point guard, a center with such speed, and an excellent shooter, Coach Carlisle really wanted to bring the system he had envisioned for a long time to the Pistons, but the players were unwilling! Billups and Ben-

With Wallace on the court, the Pistons' rhythm suddenly slowed down. Billups' ability to control the court is strong and fluid, allowing him to judge the opponent's defense on the court and command when his teammates trust him enough.

, better than the head coach. If it weren't for Coach Carlisle's defensive system, this team would have been as if Billups was the head coach.

Liu Mang rushed to the basket and dunked a ball at the beginning. Billups calmly picked up the ball and prepared to serve again, but his heart was already turbulent.

He said he was not afraid of the Eagles, but how could he not be afraid? When Billups saw that the Eagles were not planning to move up the rankings after locking in eighth place, he wanted to curse, but he had already experienced all kinds of hardships.

At the beginning of his career, his character was already very calm. He knew that as the outside leader of the team, or even the spiritual leader of the entire team, he could not show fear.

Billups pushed forward as usual, not in a hurry.

"Ding... Yi Zhong level 4 trigger, Pistons players' mentality becomes calmer, from Chauncey Billups."

Liu Mang quickly calmed down when he saw Billups advancing at an unhurried pace that made the Pistons start. He quickly calmed down and cursed inwardly. It was indeed a mistake to let this guy come to the Pistons! It's a pity that there was no salary space last summer.

He was taken over by a big dog, otherwise it would be great to poach him back as a substitute. This guy must not have known at that time that he could be the core of a team.

Because Liu Mang saw that Billups, who came to the Pistons at the age of 26, had a personal ability rating of 82. Liu Mang estimated that even if Billups reached his peak under Larry Brown, his ability rating would only be 85.

In addition to his 82 rating for three-point shooting, 87 rating for passing, and 88 rating for speed, Billups' other abilities rarely exceed 80.

Billups took an eight-second violation and drove through the half court, and then directed his movement quickly.

The Pistons were slow in pace, but their coordination in tactics was not slow. Hamilton began to run and run, all kinds of running, running around the three-point line. Although he did not have the excellent ability to proactively find screens like Alan Houston,

But he can run better, is younger, has better physical strength, and can lead Prince everywhere inside the three-point line.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Billups dribbled the ball on the outside for a while, but Liu Mang did not stick to it. Liu Mang knows Billups very well. This guy is good at everything except

Three points and a foul!

This year, Billups got more free throws from fouls than Liu Mang, averaging 5.1 per game. Except for a few point guards such as Iverson, Francis, and Marbury, Billups has the strongest ability to draw fouls.

The method is very similar to that of Liu Mang. He can be said to be the master of porcelain in the early days of the NBA. When Liu Mang saw Billups's scouting report, he felt hurt. There are people who are competing for the title of the originator of porcelain!

Hamilton will be hailed as the best running shooter in the future. In fact, most of it depends not on his running skills, but on outrunning his opponents and tiring them out. Then he will be able to get open. Often he even goes up in the first quarter.

In the half, there were not many opportunities to get open.

Billups saw that Hamilton couldn't tire Prince out in one or two rounds, so he prepared to do it himself. If Liu Mang didn't follow him, he took the initiative to press forward and break through!

Seeing Billups actively squeezing up, Liu Mang was not afraid and took half a step to the left, getting stuck in Billups' breakthrough route, but not blocking it.

This kind of defensive strategy makes it difficult for a player with extremely high intelligence like Billups!

Unlike many superstar players who are strong in offense but find it difficult to see such details, Billups guessed Liu Mang's thoughts and wanted to force him to break through from the bottom line and send him into a double-team inside.

, Billups determined the intention, and this is a trap that is difficult to judge for most impatient stars! At this time, for the attacking Billups, there is no room to change direction, Liu Mang

After only taking half a step, Billups was now pressing the left half of his body against Liu Mang's chest, and there was a breakthrough route ahead.

Billups judged all this the moment Liu Mang made a defensive move. If he wanted to exit the three-point line, he could directly shoot a three-pointer. It didn't matter whether he made it or not, so he just defended.

So Billups stopped his breakthrough and was about to retreat when Liu Mang immediately pressed forward. When Billups saw Liu Mang pressing forward, Billups was immediately ecstatic! He bumped into Liu Mang's body and hit him with his arm.

To Liu Mang’s hand!

Draw a foul! Billups’ strongest offensive method besides three-point shooting!

Just when Billups excitedly grabbed the ball with both hands and hit Liu Mang's arm, suddenly Liu Mang stretched his hands back and put his hands behind his back! Billups' move to hit Liu Mang was too big.

, his body directly hit Liu Mang, and the ball flew out of his hands. Neither the Pistons nor the Eagles players expected this scene to happen. No one was ready to catch the ball or steal, and the ball flew out of the baseline!

The referee did not give a foul, but gave an out of bounds!

When Billups hit him, his head hit Liu Mang's chest first. After he stood firm, he didn't hear the whistle for a shooting foul, but only a short whistle, which was a mistake!

Billups was surprised, why wasn't a foul called? He clapped his hand several times toward the referee to signal the opponent to stop.

The referee ignored it and left a look that Billups could not figure out.

Billups felt like he had encountered a black whistle!

What puzzled Billups even more was that the fans at the scene didn't have much reaction to the "foul" that wasn't called. Except for the overly paranoid fans who booed, most of the fans looked at each other.

What a shame!

Just now, Billups threw his head first into Liu Mang's arms, his line of sight was completely blocked, and he didn't notice that his hand didn't hit anything at all, but the fans saw it!

It is not impossible to commit fouls. For the home team fans, if you can score points in any way, it is a good offense.

But Liu Mang's backhand movement, and Billups not realizing that he was being tricked, ran to the referee to ask for a free throw. Most Pistons fans didn't know how to react, so they chose to remain silent!

Liu Mang saw Billups running back to the backcourt dissatisfied, and made a "cut" sound, trying to foul him?

Liu Mang sent the ball to Prince. After Liu Mang entered the court, Prince passed it back to Liu Mang, and Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt.

Unlike Liu Mang who didn't dare to stick too close when he was defending, Billups immediately pressed towards Liu Mang.

When Liu Mang advanced, Billups suddenly "figured out" that it was not that he encountered a "black whistle", but that today's whistle was loose! Because this is their home court, there is no problem in the confrontation!

Billups still doesn't know what happened when he tried to commit a foul. Sometimes, a mistake in judgment can have serious chain reactions.

Liu Mang was still thinking about how to defeat the defense built by Billups, Ben Wallace and Clifford Robinson. Although this trio was not as good as the turtle shell defense of the Larry Brown era,

But at least it was an iron bucket, but I didn’t expect Billups to stick it up like that!

Billups' strength is excellent throughout the entire back line. He tried to press Liu Mang to press and steal. Liu Mang responded immediately and began to show his true skills!

Liu Mang grabbed the ball with his right hand, and unlike Billups who bumped forward blankly, Liu Mang swung it from bottom to top and hit Billups under the arm. His whole body bounced up, as if he was about to take off.

When I was shooting, Billups hit me on the hand with my arm and was pulled off!

At the same time, Liu Mang made a sound of "Ah..." and fell to the ground as if he couldn't control his body. He took a step forward and bumped into Billups' arms.

Billups was startled by Liu Mang's action of fouling, but he was only startled because he felt that the referee would definitely not blow the whistle, as he did not blow the foul just now.

Then...the referee blew the whistle and Billups committed a three-point foul!

This is called acting, this is called fouling! After watching a poor foul-making performance, the referee saw Liu Mang's fouling. In the past, the referee thought Liu Mang was shameless in calling fouls, but this time he felt refreshed.

Seeing Billups running over to explain that he didn't have a fighter, the referee was speechless.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ignoring Billups, the referee gestured towards the technical table and committed a three-point foul.

There is no zero tolerance these days. When there are complaints, if they are not excessive and do not use swear words, the referees will ignore them most of the time.

Billups doesn't know what's going on. Is this still the home court?

Seeing Billups's rare anxious expression, Liu Mang decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Chauncy, watch more videos of me playing. You are too weak. Weak people are not qualified to shoot free throws."

After speaking, Liu Mang turned around and walked to the free throw line to prepare for the free throw.

Billups' mentality is about to explode!

There must be something shady!

Liu Mang didn't know that Billups didn't notice that he didn't cause a foul when he attacked in the last round. He thought that Billups was just complaining to the referee as usual. He didn't expect that Billups didn't notice that he was making trouble at all.
To be continued...