From today on is the king

Chapter 1317 1316. Young Sabonis
After receiving the serve, Liu Mang saw that the Raptors players who were no longer afraid of the devil's home court this season, and realized that the Raptors are already an ambitious team, felt interesting. He held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. This time, he did not directly attack or attack McGrady.

You have to cultivate the team's tacit understanding and use the regular season to run-in tactics!
Although McGrady's mentality is still very satisfied, he didn't ask for the ball at the beginning of the game, and took the initiative to go to a 45-degree angle to open up the space.

Liu Mang came beyond the three-point line, and Richard Jefferson defended him.

Liu Mang protects the ball, observes the position of his teammates and the defense of the opponent, suddenly sees an opportunity, and immediately sticks to Richard Jefferson. Richard Jefferson thinks that Liu Mang is going to break through, and immediately sticks to Liu Mang to hinder Liu Reck from starting.

Marion used the bottom line of speed to throw off Bargnani, cut into the inside and scored two points with one-handed dunk!
Marion was very pleasantly surprised. The feeling of receiving the ball was the same as Nash's pass. The feeling of receiving the ball was very comfortable. He could take off and dunk directly when he got the ball.

Marion is just habitually cutting because the opponent's power forward is out of position. He didn't expect that Liu Mang, who was facing a defensive player ten centimeters taller than himself, could still send the ball to him!

After the last game, Marion was actually not very happy, but he had a good mentality. His appearance can grow up healthily, and he loves to laugh. It is impossible to have a bad mentality. Look at another point guard with the same type of appearance who is blessed with the title.

Marion is ready to adjust his style of play, prepared for a sharp drop in scoring, and prepared for a large reduction in shooting opportunities to compete for rebounds and defense.

But this time the new boss' style of play has changed!
A change that makes Marion happy!

Mentally prepared though, the ball-handler would deliver the ball when he had the chance, and Marion was certainly happy.

After the dunk, Marion excitedly gave Liu Mang a high-five when he returned to the defense.

Milicic couldn't help defending the ball. He could only watch Marion dunk. Marion rushed fast and had a good habit of hitting the basket. The main reason was that Marion had long arms and deflected the ball toward the baseline with awkward movements.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Raptors attack.

Offensive scoring is not very important. To deal with point guards and power forwards, one defense is 65 and the other is 62. The Eagles are targeting these two points. The important thing is defense!

TJ-Ford advanced to the front court and handed the ball to Joe Johnson. Liu Mang ran with Ford, the fastest man in the league with a speed rating of 97. He was not very relieved that McGrady was defending Joe Johnson.

Why did Liu Mang keep strengthening his defense?Isn't it just to deal with this kind of team that threatens the outside three points? It's just McGrady's current defense... Liu Mang has the feeling of watching the Rockets game in the high school cafeteria in the original time and space.

A sudden sense of familiarity.

But unexpectedly, Joe Johnson did not single McGrady, but gave the ball to Milicic, who was one step outside the free throw line.

Milicic was originally stuck at the basket with Kwame Brown, but Kwame Brown's fierce action at the basket made him out of position, and the referee didn't give a whistle. This is the home court of the Eagles, and the home court advantage is still obvious.

Milicic came to the high position decisively. At this point, Kwame Brown could no longer push him with his arms and easily received the ball.

For the NBA, which has three seconds of defense, limits the free throw line and the area above the extension line and cannot push people with hands, etc., with the inside line of the mid-range shot, you can take advantage of your own vision!
McGrady was the second defense last season!

There is a good way to prevent TJ-Ford from moving laterally. It is enough to block him from close range. You only need to be between TJ-Ford and the basket at any time.

While blocking TJ-Ford's lateral movement, Liu Mang observed the opponent where the ball was. Seeing that Joe Johnson didn't play singles, he remembered that the last game was actually a little special.

Perhaps if McGrady has been regarded as the main defensive player or the second defensive player against the offensive arrows, McGrady may soon be found to be inattentive on the defensive end, but the season has just begun, and McGrady was the second defense last season.The opponent will definitely fear his defense.

Liu Mang didn't expect that McGrady's practice of not defending against the scoring arrows as much as possible would be wrong. The opponent in the last game was a player like Crawford who would play singles regardless of any defense. This time is different, McGrady still has a deterrent on the defensive end!
But in this way, it is even more important for McGrady to expose this problem as little as possible.

Milicic received the ball, and Kwame Brown interfered with Milicic's pass to the inside in accordance with Mike Woodson and Liu Mang's method of defending against high positions.

But the effect is not good!

Milicic used a movement similar to Liu Mang's to move sideways towards Kwame Brown. At the same time, Richard Jefferson helped TJ Ford block Liu Mang. When TJ Ford cut into the interior, Milicic just stuck to Kwame Brown and sent the ball into the interior from Kwame Brown's waist.

TJ-Ford received the ball and made a layup. Prince's blocking block was just a little bit, and he almost touched the ball!
It's such a strange feeling!

Liu Mang feels that Milicic's high-level support is not necessarily as good as that of Gasol and Garnett. There is a gap in experience, but Milicic has his most unique feature, which is his grasp of the time difference!

It was just a little bit short, which made Liu Mang feel that he was about to switch defenses successfully, and it was a little bit close in the end.

And the Raptors have a lot of space!

Except for TJ Ford, the other four players all have long-range shots.

Joe Johnson and Richard Jefferson have shown shooting ability in the previous two or three years.

Although Bargnani is not worthy of the No. 82 pick and will disappear in the future, he is very good offensively. In his rookie season, he had an offensive rating of 85, especially the three-pointer, which is very accurate. The three-pointer rating was [-]. He made two three-pointers in the first game of the regular season in the last game, and the space under the basket is very wide!

Liu Mang felt that TJ-Ford was abandoned by the Bucks, but it was a blessing in disguise!

If the Raptors play as a team, TJ-Ford is the one who eats the pie...

Pie-eating point guard!Liu Mang is so envious... But looking at the situation his team is facing now, he should take on the responsibility of being a dad...

If one defense is unsuccessful, then continue to try and solve the offense first. Anyway, there is still time and opportunity. Liu Mang wants to see how good Milicic's pass is, and the European media has blown it into a young version of Sabonis.

　Sorry for the lateness, I am a little tired today, I will continue tomorrow, and try to start updating at 12 o'clock!
　　
　
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