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Chapter 1314. Chapter 1313. The Quietly Rising Raptor (Buddhist Update 25)

It's very frustrating!
Coach Kruger wanted to make some changes, but he didn't succeed in the first game... The ideal situation is not to be able to succeed in the first game. In the past few years, the results were too good, and there was a feeling of destiny.

For example, Liu Mang's playing time allocation, from the average of 39 minutes per game last season, to being replaced for 4 minutes in the first quarter of the first game, is a big change.

Jason Terry's style of play is fine, he's always been Langby, doesn't seem to have changed, and he's in good shape.

And McGrady is also excited, or proud!
The defensive end is also a problem. McGrady's defensive mentality has undergone some changes. It can be seen in the first game that when defending Crawford, McGrady looked down on Crawford at all, and did not focus on the defensive end as much as the past two years.

Maybe McGrady didn't even find out.

And when McGrady was asked to defend Nowitzki, McGrady immediately tried his best, but Nowitzki was in such a good state that McGrady couldn't defend even if he was serious.

There is also the defensive cooperation between Marion and Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown is good at one-on-one defense and top man. Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace used to block shots, but now Rasheed Wallace can only play center forward.

The two insiders who are used to sacrificing their own data to help others, and both of them have defensive ratings above 90, have to be said to be a happy trouble. They have to get used to teammates becoming better...

This...is really a happy trouble.

In addition, there are differences between ideal tactics and actual operations. Among the 12 players who activated the roster, 5 of them are newcomers or have not been partnered with the main players in the second grade. The offensive and defensive tacit understanding is not enough...

There are too many problems to solve for the Eagles.

This afternoon there was only a training session for tomorrow's game against the Raptors. In the morning, Liu Mang was in the office to study solutions to these problems with Coach Kruger and Stockton. Mike Woodson also came to the arena at nine o'clock to discuss together.

For some problems, there are solutions.

"Let me do the usual defense, and let Tracy take a rest on the defensive end when facing ordinary opponents." Liu Mang made a suggestion for McGrady's contempt for ordinary opponents exposed in the first game.

In the past, he used to defend against the weakest point of the opponent's outside line except for the speed point guard. He can concentrate on assisting defense and offense, but now he needs to do the dirty work.

McGrady's situation is not easy to solve, such as pride, if he lost last year, he can say what he wants this year, but he played a series of secondary defense performances last year, if not counting the scoring season, last season was McGrady's peak performance, high efficiency, the peak of personal honor, and the pinnacle of team honor to defend the championship.

Brothers can't attack each other like this at this time.

"Ace, your physical fitness..." Coach Kruger was still worried about Liu Mang's health.

"No problem!" Liu Mang's attitude was firm.

"That's good..." Coach Kruger also has a way to deal with it.

A situation is in front of us, should we make more use of role players, or should the core continue to use the core to death?
Coach Kruger has now decided and chose the former!
If Liu Mang's playing style is desperate on the court, if he has to go all out on both offensive and defensive ends, even if Liu Mang is not tired, as a coach, Liu Mang's playing time should be reduced.

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For some problems that can be immediately thought of as a preliminary solution, I have already tried my best to solve them in the morning, and those that take time, such as running-in, finding a tacit understanding, and making changes for the core players, etc., need time to solve.

After the team's tactical training in the afternoon, after the warm-up, when coach Kruger explained the content of today's tactical training and the schedule for tomorrow's game, the role players were shocked!
"We need to train more young players, use the depth of our lineup, and develop more tactical possibilities. In the past few seasons, our veterans have consumed too much energy. For the consideration of the playoffs, we will appropriately reduce the playing time of the starters in the regular season..." Coach Kruger explained this adjustment before training,

According to NBA rules, a star who has played for seven years is considered a veteran, and the designated veteran clause is the clause for a veteran who has played for seven years. McGrady is in his tenth season in his career, and he is considered a veteran for many years. Liu Mang and Kwame Brown are in their sixth season, and Jason Terry is in his eighth season.

Both Liu Mang and Jason Terry have played at least in the Eastern Conference Finals in the past five years. Jason Terry is okay. He was originally a substitute with more than 20 minutes of playing time. Liu Mang's playing time is more clear.

And that backup is... Rajon Rondo...

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During the training in the afternoon, Liu Mang was a little sad, the data was about to drop...

Thinking about those giant combinations, the data has declined, and Liu Mang's data in the past three seasons has been a bright period. He himself thinks it is quite amazing, but now he has to face the situation of reducing playing time and sacrificing his own data.

Liu Mang could accept it, but he couldn't help feeling overwhelmed...

Tomorrow's opponent, the Raptors, beat the Memphis Grizzlies without Gasol 109 to 77 in yesterday's opener.

When the coaching staff analyzed the Raptors' lineup, Liu Mang discovered that the Raptors had quietly completed the rebuild in the summer, but those big deals attracted too much attention, so they didn't notice them here.

What was introduced was not a balloon star, but a powerful star. Joe Johnson and Richard Jefferson were acquired by the Raptors!
Joe Johnson didn't have much opportunity to perform in the Bucks last season. He overlapped with Redd. He suffered injuries and was unhappy playing in Milwaukee. He applied for a trade.

On the Rockets side, after getting Rudy Gay and Iguodala, in order to reduce expenses, they sent Richard Jefferson to the Raptors for a first-round pick protected by the top 20 picks, which is basically equal to giving away for nothing.

The Rockets don't want Rasheed Wallace's more than 900 million contract, and Richard Jefferson's maximum salary will naturally not be kept.

TJ-Ford, Joe-Johnson, Richard-Jefferson, new champion Lang Bargnani, Milicic...

If you don't pay attention, the Raptors will become stronger and have the ability to do things!
The west rose by plundering the stars of the east, and the east relied on picking up the leftovers that the west didn't want. In addition, they had a bad draft, and there were several strong teams!
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PS: The following content was added after the update, and it is not included in the number of charged words.

I was too busy in the morning, I had a lot of reminders to make, so I took a break in the afternoon and wrote two chapters right away~
I thought I could stay at the top of the classified monthly pass for a full week, and I was a little sad.

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