From today on is the king

Chapter 1315 1314. Mai Mama's middle-aged rebellion (Third 35 of the Buddhist series)

Liu Mang was cornered!
In the afternoon, Liu Mang did not succeed in extra practice, and was chased away by Stockton, a guy who loves his students. Liu Mang was about to go home to practice shooting, but when he came to the parking lot, he was blocked by a wall!

"Ace, why did you grab my position to defend the arrow?" McGrady asked fiercely.

Listening to Mai Di's words, Liu Mang almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

The coaching staff didn't find McGrady's mentality problem on the defensive end, because McGrady was really desperate when defending Nowitzki. Three of the four defenses in the game were caused by being too aggressive against Nowitzki.

But Liu Mang knew that McGrady was starting to be proud before he played the game, and the defense against Crawford was just a show, a sense of sight of the Rockets shooting guard.

Liu Mang wanted to sacrifice himself, but this guy actually blamed him!

And instead of saying it in front of his teammates in the afternoon, he even blocked the corner in private!
But...Liu Mang knew that he was doing something wrong, so he took the burden off without discussing it with Mai Di first.

In the afternoon, when Mike Woodson adjusted the perimeter defensive rotation, he changed the original Maddy Prince-Battier perimeter defensive rotation, that is, last season's McGrady-Prince-Iguodala perimeter defensive rotation, into a Liu Mang-Prince-Battier-Rondo perimeter four-man defensive rotation.

McGrady's role has been redefined, he no longer serves as a defensive arrow, but instead goes to stare at pitchers and air-cut perimeter opponents!
Although the task is reduced, McGrady will inevitably feel that his teammates will have some strange opinions.

How should I tell Mai Mama, directly that you can focus on scoring and passing in the future?Even though that was the intention, I couldn't say it directly.

In fact, McGrady has also assigned a different task. In view of McGrady's super talent and learning ability in basketball, the new task assigned to him by the coaching staff is to connect his teammates well.

However, if the more arduous and tiring tasks are taken away, it will definitely make the person concerned feel uncomfortable.

The heavier the task given, from some perspectives, it is the trust and reliance on it.

Liu Mang's head turned quickly, and he paid attention, and replied: "Of course we have to grab it, let me also feel the feeling of defending the opponent's best perimeter."

"Tch, take me home. I took Rashid's car here at noon, and he ran away first." How could McGrady not know Liu Mang's thoughts, he knew himself very well, and said to Liu Mang, "What are you afraid of, Ace, we are the strongest duo in history, and we will definitely win to the end..."

Just like Harden doesn't know how to defend?Although he is not a defensive champion in the Thunder, he can give Dewey and Dewey a lot of help on the defensive end, especially when Durant's defense is not good.

In the first year of going to the Rockets, Harden's defense was not bad, at least he would not hinder his legs, but after becoming a star player, Harden's defense inherited the glorious tradition of the Rockets' shooting guard...

McGrady is already very good. It is only after helping the team to establish a dynasty that he becomes proud and has this mentality.

And it didn't say that anyone who comes here can get 50+ by counterattacking on his head. When he should be serious, he should still be serious, but there are not many opponents who can make him serious.

Listening to McGrady's words, Liu Mang actually had a sense of approval...

"What you bastard said really makes sense..." Liu Mang is so fucking hurt...

Before Liu Mang said that McGrady did not do well in defense, McGrady expressed his opinion first. Liu Mang felt that the decision he made was correct...

Anyway, McGrady made positive contributions no matter what, but I used to like McGrady's focus on scoring, defense, and passing, and I'm not used to it.

Think about some scorers, such as Peja, who are average except for shooting, especially the defense has been criticized many times. Didn't the Kings survive?
Liu Mang felt that his teammates were much better than the Kings, and McGrady didn't take defense seriously like Peja.

I was so happy before, but now Liu Mang feels that McGrady has a feeling of "middle-aged rebellion". After winning all the honors that should be taken except MVP, he is a little dazed, which is reflected in his pride and has no pursuit.

There is no solution to this matter, so let him do this, there is always a solution, such as letting McGrady be his team's second scorer at ease, and creating the best opportunities for him to use his comprehensive offensive skills.

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Back home, Liu Mang practiced shooting for two hours. After dinner, Liu Mang was going to watch some teams' opening games the next day.

The Mavericks had a miserable start. The Texas team used to have a relatively good schedule because the Rockets had Yao Ming, but now, the Texas team has a miserable schedule. The Mavericks and the Spurs have no treatment that a strong team should have.

The Mavericks played the Eagles yesterday and will play the Grizzlies today.

The east, west, and south divisions are close together, so the teams in the southwest division get together in their opening games.

But it can be considered luck, the Mavericks ESPN broadcast their game yesterday, and Time Warner broadcasted their game today.

Liu Mang originally wanted to see if the Mavericks were still so coquettish today, but the shooting percentage was 50.00% yesterday, which made people crazy.

then……

The Mavericks lost in overtime...

96 to 98, lost to the Grizzlies without Gasol and led by Caron Butler alone...

The Mavericks seemed to have run out of touch yesterday, or maybe it was because they beat the defending champion in the opening game and let them go too high at night. After overtime tonight, they scored 96 points and lost to the Grizzlies by two points at home.

The Grizzlies rank last in the strength rankings this season!And the Mavericks are fifth!

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The home team locker room at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

It was the first time in Nowitzki's career that he started two consecutive 40+ games, but he made 30 of 14 shots back to back, and he actually lost...

Nowitzki, who was complaining to himself, heard the phone ringing in the closet, saw that it was Liu Mang's call, connected it, and just held it to his ear, before he could say "Hello", he heard a crazy roar:

"Dirk Nowitzki, you silver-faced wretch, you did it on purpose!"

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Sad, egg hurts, Liu Mang is really sad when he sees the ridiculing news on the Internet.

Regarding the loss of the Eagles in the opening game, some media commented that the Eagles were about to fall into a trough after three consecutive championships, and began to criticize the Eagles for the summer deal, and the previous defensive system was lost.

But most fans still look at the Eagles with a teasing attitude. The new lineup that has just been formed is not so easy to adjust.

So... After the Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies, the media involved gave a teasing "opinion".

The Eagles lost to the Mavericks, and the Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies, which means that the Eagles are not as good as the Grizzlies...

This... I really can't refute it!

(End of this chapter)