From today on is the king

Chapter 1549 1548. Why is it always me? (The fourth is asking for a monthly ticket)
Madison Square Garden training ground in New York.

A player in the Eagles training uniform had just completed the last set of mid-range shots. The Knicks trainer helped him record his shots. In the sixth set, he made 100 of 90 mid-range shots, including one 35-in-a-row.

This reminded this old trainer of their own mid-range shot king Alan Houston a few years ago!
The Eagles player who came to train was undoubtedly Liu Mang.

The trainer was ordered by the Knicks management to help Liu Mang train. The purpose is... Liu Mang will almost 100% opt out of his contract after this season. Because Liu Mang did not renew his contract with the Eagles in advance, it is obvious that Liu Mang will opt out of the player option in the summer.

No matter whether there is an opportunity or not, the eager pursuit of enthusiasm must be shown. Not every team is the Lakers. They have such a big heart and look like you can’t come if you love it. Other teams will do their best to pursue a superstar, even an All-Star.

Although you can't have direct contact with Liu Mang, it is still possible to let the team trainer help Liu Mang train.

However, this old trainer who had helped the gorilla Ewing, the mid-range shooting king Houston, the madman Sprewell and other shooting masters, felt that he could not help at all. Apart from helping Liu Mang to remember the number of shots, he had almost no other role.

In the eyes of the trainer, although Liu Mang's mid-range shooting is still a bit behind Alan Houston, Alan Houston's hit rate is around 90.00%90.00 in almost every mid-range shot training, while Liu Mang's average hit rate in each of the six groups is [-]%[-].

But Liu Mang still has a 90.00% three-point training shooting rate...

From the experience of training shooting, the old trainer felt that Liu Mang was more proficient than him.

For a basketball enthusiast who regards helping others train as a profession, watching Liu Mang train is a kind of enjoyment!
There is no need to deliberately stimulate his enthusiasm, he is stronger than anyone else, and works harder than anyone else!
The old trainer handed the towel to Liu Mang and asked, "Ace, our training hall is great, isn't it? If you come to play with us next year, you will have the best fans in the world."

"The best fans in the world?" Liu Mang, who was wiping his sweat, thought about it. The Knicks fans are really good. Every time he comes here, the fans will cheer for him. Liu Mang said with a smile: "This is not impossible. If Boss Dolan is going to sell the team, I will consider buying it. At that time, I can only come here to play."

"..."

Looking at the speechless trainer, Liu Mang thanked him and went to stretch his muscles after training.

The management service of the Knicks is still very considerate, just like the players of their own team need to train, everything is arranged for Liu Mang.

This time Liu Mang is still in the mood to joke after training, because there is something that makes him very excited!
"Ability Rating 98,

Left hand: 88 three-pointers, 84 mid-range shots, 94 layups;

Right hand: 98 three-pointers, 95 mid-range shots, 95 layups..."

After a season of hard work, the CIC of the right hand has finally improved to 95!
Liu Mang just keeps practicing basic skills every day habitually. Even if he is resting at home, he will practice shooting for an hour in the evening.

Unlike the three-point evaluation that reaches 95, it may not necessarily increase a little in a year, and you need to experience the strengths of various three-point masters to have a chance to improve. Liu Mang's CIC has reached a 95 evaluation as a matter of course.

After Liu Mang arrived in New York today, he came to the borrowed training ground at Madison Square Garden for training. While practicing, he suddenly heard a system prompt that the CIC rating reached 95.

Liu Mang thinks that this may not be simply a result of practicing mid-range shooting, but may be related to the increasing proficiency in small skills such as high post shots, mid-range face-up singles, mid-range three-threat stances, etc. After breaking 95 three-pointers, Liu Mang's mid-range shot has improved faster than before. From the mid-range shot that reached 05 at the end of the 06-92 season, it has broken through a big bottleneck in less than two seasons now!
The shooting measurements all broke through the top level of 95, and Liu Mang won the star Cary, except for Durant, no one else!
Even if it is a star with stronger overall strength than Durant, Liu Mang has never seen other stars with all shooting measurements exceeding 95.

Both Kobe and Jordan are close to 100 in the CIC, but they are far behind in three-pointers.

Nowitzki's three-pointers are the best in the hands of high-level mid-range shooters, and they only have a three-point rating of 91. It's true that Nowitzki's three-point shooting rate is high, but it's based on the low number of three-pointers. Nowitzki's three-pointers have just broken through the top.

Of course, Nowitzki's 91 three-pointers and 98 mid-range shots are already quite powerful.

As for Liu Mang, all three positions are top-notch!

In Liu Mang's impression, Durant is the only one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Liu Mang in terms of shooting!
Durant is due to his talent. His height is destined to not be bad at the basket. His three-pointers and mid-range shots are more stable than Curry and Klay Thompson.

And when Liu Mang was the same age, his shooting was no worse than Durant's!

This made Liu Mang very excited. After a few years, when Durant was 25 and six years old, he was only 6 years older than Durant and he was only in his early 30s...

There is still something to play in the future...

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"My brothers, what are you going to do?"

Randolph and Eddie Curry's inside double fat will be desperate!

Seeing Jr. O'Neal on the opposite side defending like he was about to fight, Eddie Curry was so sad.

"It's the same little shark, so why rush each other... What are you working so hard for in garbage time! We are fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, and you are the first in the league!"

At present, the Knicks are 19 wins and 46 losses, with less than 20 wins, ranking fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference. The bottom three are the Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers, and Milwaukee Bucks.

Although the Eagles just lost to the Clippers at home two days ago, the Knicks players did not expect to win the Eagles.

Fatty Eddie Curry's 13+5 per game has not yet been achieved, and Randolph's 20+10 is still a few points away.

However, in the second half of the third quarter, after the Eagles led 69 to 44 by 25 points and sent the game into garbage time, they replaced Rondo, Finley, Grant Hill, Jr. O'Neal, and Gasol with a pure bench lineup. The defense was still very hard...

With four fat guys on both sides, the two insiders on the Hawks side don't care how many points they can score, they just have to defend each other to death.

The offensive end followed the running tactics.

Today, from a tactical point of view, the Eagles' efficiency is average. Although it is better than the beginning of the season, it is far from the nearly perfect tactical state during the first 18 consecutive victories.

However, the Hawks rebounded well, had many rounds, and worked hard on the defensive end. Playing against the Knicks... unless the opponent's hand feels explosive, there is nothing to worry about.

In the desperation of the Knicks double fat, the Eagles beat Madison again with a 97-80, 17-point difference, avoiding a three-game losing streak.

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After defeating the Knicks, the Eagles got off to a good start, and they regained the feeling of defense in the first half of the winning streak.

Defense is the most basic, and naturally the easiest to adjust, mainly depends on attitude.

The most important thing now is the feeling on the offensive end. I played a few games blindly for more than two months and won all the time. The tacit understanding of offensive tactics is still a bit lacking.

The good thing is that they have the experience of playing at the peak before. The Eagles are also a team that is good at adjusting after a winning streak. They have had several super-long winning streaks. The coaching staff has experience in coping with it, so just adjust slowly.

After playing the Knicks, the Hawks’ remaining 3 games at the end of March were based on defense. It’s really not easy to lose too much. The tacit understanding on the defensive end is there. This is not as complicated as the offensive end.

In the 3 games in the second half of March, since the Knicks started, the Eagles have been constantly adjusting their tactics, playing tactics, playing if the effect is not good, playing when they are behind, and playing even if they lose.

Relatively speaking, the troubles of the Spurs are not necessarily less than those of the Eagles. The prototype of the Spurs system has just taken shape, but the prototype means that there are many problems. The problems in the first half of the season, Popovich wants to solve them in the second half.

In fact, the Eagles have accumulated a lot of problems in front, but they have been covered up by the winning streak. Now the Eagles have to re-adapt to their tactical play, and coach Kruger has also added some tactical changes that need to be changed.

This made the Eagles players very distressed. Liu Mang and his teammates felt that they had been fooled. They had just solved some problems in the last game, and there were new problems in the next game...

After the first seven games, the Eagles had 4 wins and 3 losses, and lost to the Wizards, 76ers, and Magic. It's not that the hardcore stars have no chance to comeback, but the team's goal is not just a few regular season victories. At this stage, everything is given priority to the playoffs.

On March 3, the Knicks will play against the Hawks again. This is the fourth time the Knicks have played against the Hawks this season and the third time this month.

Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry watched as the Hawks starred in yet another two-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden...

Randolph looked at the ceiling: "Why is it us every time? Why? I have no game experience..."

(End of this chapter)