From today on is the king

Chapter 412. 410. Of course I need to find a rookie... look for a second grader
Nima!

Liu Mang sat on the sidelines and wanted to cover his face.

Although domestic and foreign views on square dancing are very different, domestic is a carnival for a group of aunts, and most young people don't like to participate. Of course, disturbing the people is one aspect.

In Europe, America and Australia, however, there are places where young women participate more. They feel very "foreign" and fashionable just like we see things imported from foreign countries.

Due to cultural reasons, young people in China don't like to stay with their elders, let alone dancing together, but in European and American countries, it is very normal and common for parents and children to dance and participate in parties together.

Dances between teammates are even more common.

So the Pacers fans at the scene even forgot to boo the Eagles, and were surprised by this novel dance, and some people learned it.

But Liu Mang felt ashamed and thrown abroad!
This picture is still sent back to China, Liu Mang dare not think about it!
Why did I suddenly encounter the Divine Comedy for square dancing in China, and it seemed that the square dancing genes in my body were alive?

The teammates were a little surprised that Liu Mang suddenly went up to dance with Prince so lively, but they were just surprised that it came so suddenly. Although the movements were a little magical, it was not unacceptable. There are more strange dances in the United States.

Finally, the competition started, Liu Mang put those things behind him and started the competition.

The jump ball, compared to Brad Miller who was so soft, was still better than Ratliff, and the Eagles won the jump ball first.

The two first-round picks selected by the Eagles this year, after three games after the big deal, suddenly became famous, and the management of the Eagles won the honor of "little expert in picking up leaks".

Prince pulls to the right corner, Jason Terry passes the ball to Raheem in the left short range at the top arc, Mohammed comes out to Jason Terry's off-ball pick-and-roll, and Ratliff goes to the right corner to give Prince an off-ball pick-and-roll.

Both Jason Terry and Prince are huge open [-]-point threats, so the floor is wide open, and Raheem is already on the move while his teammates go out for the pick-and-roll.

but!

When Raheem still wanted to run over Artest like last season, he found that this guy's defense was even more fierce than last season!
And the strength is also better than last season. Raheem's power forward's body doesn't have much advantage in confrontation!
However, height and wingspan are still good things. After a hand-to-hand fight, Raheem and Artest squeezed to the edge of the three-second zone and threw the ball directly to the basket.

Liu Mang couldn't help but marvel at Rahim's skill of using his body advantage.

Just like watching Garnett's organizational offense, it shouldn't be the skill of this height.

Artest watched Raheem score the ball, feeling helpless in his heart. Raheem has a natural misalignment against anyone. If he doesn't have a teammate who can help defend well, he can't defend.

Brad Miller's defense is good, but it is mainly one-on-one defense, and the help defense is really bad. Most defenses rely on small moves to defend the opponent's inside.

The key is that the awareness of defense is not enough. Raheem hits so deep that it is difficult to get the ball out when double-teaming. Artest screamed badly when Raheem threw the ball to the basket, but his teammates just didn't come.

On the Pacers offense, Tinsley dribbles outside and Reggie Miller runs Jason Terry around.

Jason Terry is not very good at defending players with the ball, but he and Liu Mang have learned how to defend against off-ball players.Can't help but look at God.

Artest started hand-to-hand combat with Raheem in the low post. Artest didn't think about attacking himself. His offense was also part of his defense. He used his hard-to-vent physical strength to entangle with the opponent's first scorer. The purpose was very simple.

That is to say, the defensive scale in this era is very large, otherwise it would have been called an offensive foul. Artest and Raheem's arms have been messed up, and the referee didn't call it.

Seeing how tall and thin Prince was, Tinsley wanted to rely on speed and strength to make a breakthrough, but he crashed directly into Prince's arms. Prince's lateral movement ability is very good. Seeing that he was about to lose the ball, Tinsley quickly passed it to O'Neal.

Jermaine O'Neal got the ball from the mid-range position, first raised the ball high, the teammates all understood, and all the space was opened, including Brad Miller pulled beyond the three-point line, allowing Jermaine O'Neal to play singles.

Whether it is the current Isaiah Thomas coaching period or the future coaching period of Carlisle coach, the characteristic of the Pacers is that they can stretch the space to a great extent!

Jermaine O'Neal pushed Muhammad, but he couldn't beat him, but Jermaine O'Neal squeezed again, turned left suddenly, and cut towards the baseline. Muhammad's single defense was indeed getting better and better, and he accurately predicted O'Neal's turn, and followed the power of O'Neal's turn to receive the edge of the three-second zone.

But O'Neal's footwork is too strong!And the flexibility of physical fitness is not comparable to Muhammad. Just after a turn, O'Neal's almost twisted knee immediately turned right and stepped into the three-second zone. He caught the ball with his left hand and faced the basket head-on.

Excellent footwork, strong physical fitness, soft touch, Jermaine O'Neal's big throw hits hollow!
If O'Neal wants to overwhelm the basket like Duncan, who is about the same size as him, he can't do it. His offensive style of play is soft, 70.00% of his points are from close range, and most of them are even in the middle distance. This is the reason why O'Neal's offensive evaluation is average. When he was a teammate, his mid-range shooting efficiency was very low.

But this kind of one-on-one with a completely open space, he is very strong, so he can play so well in the Pacers, because the Pacers have three-point capabilities in almost all positions.

But if you really want to keep playing like this, Jermaine O'Neal's knees can't stand it. The continuous big turns are different from the dreamy footsteps of Yao Ming and Olajuwon in the early days.

On the court, Raheem and Jermaine O'Neal played one-on-one singles. Raheem was tortured by Artest's hand-to-hand combat, and Jermaine O'Neal competed with his knees. The scores of both teams slowly increased.

Liu Mang saw that the Pacers were playing with their talents, and they were able to compete with his own side. He felt that the Pacers' talents were indeed strong, but it was a pity that their coaches couldn't use them!
Raheem still has the ball. At any rate, he is a passer who has averaged more than 3 assists per game all year round, which is much better than O'Neal's singles players and catch-and-shoot players who have never averaged more than 1.5 assists per game.

Slowly, when Reggie Miller, the main player who opened up space for O'Neal, started to stand still after running tired, O'Neal's side began to lose the wind, and the Eagles gradually took some advantage.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Eagles led the Pacers by 14 points 10-4.

The Pacers call a timeout and a substitution is about to be made!
The Pacers replaced Reggie Miller. This year is a year when Reggie Miller's playing time has collapsed. Last season, he averaged 36 minutes per game as the absolute main player. This year, the average playing time is only 25 minutes per game this year, which is nearly a full quarter less.

When Liu Mang came on the field, I saw Reggie Miller off, and I felt really sorry!
Sometimes the biggest regret in the NBA is not seeing Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong.

Liu Mang really wants to fight against those 80s guys, but unfortunately he has not yet reached the peak, and those people are already old.

Just like not being able to see the duel between the peak Olajuwon and the peak O'Neal, not seeing which of these two completely different styles of play in the same position is stronger, it has always been a pity.

……

Back from the timeout, the Eagles sent out a combination of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Chris Crawford, Newbell, and Boozer.

The Pacers sent Tinsley, Eric Strickland, Ron Moser, Al Harrington and Brad Miller.

The Pacers attacked, Tinsley pushed forward, and Liu Mang defended.

With the same defense as Prince, Liu Mang took advantage of his height and speed to go up and hug Tinsley. Tinsley hurried to pick and roll, and Harrington came out to block Liu Mang.

The Eagles switch decisively, and Newbell stays a big step away from Tinsley to avoid an air cut.

Tinsley, who has no ball in his hands and no opportunities to cut, has no offensive threat. This is a clear point during the Eagles' defensive drills before the game. Tinsley, who was born as a street player, has no mid-range and long-range shooting ability.

Liu Mang defended Harrington on the outside. Watching this [-]-meter guy dribble with his ass pouted, he really couldn't do anything about him!

Harrington pouted his butt and pushed Liu Mang back again and again. Suddenly Harrington turned around suddenly, took a step back and shot a three-pointer!

Harrington's retreat was not skillful, and he had no ability to get rid of the defense at all, so Liu Mang rushed out immediately.

But Harrington's height advantage and wingspan advantage, the key is the shooting action, holding the ball with both hands and stretching it very high, throwing it out like a cannonball, and smashing into the basket like an anti-aircraft gun!
Liu Mang's attack did not interfere at all!
This is where Al Harrington is outstanding. He can handle the ball, shoot, play singles inside, and everything!Especially the three-pointer, he is the main power forward of the Golden State Gang and Nuggets Gang in the future!The three-point wave scored a beep, the key is that it is still accurate!

The point is that Al Harrington, the future gangster, has always been such an arrogant man. After scoring a three-pointer, he made continuous high-leg movements, and made a celebration gesture of inserting a gun while running back.

Liu Mang was stimulated!

fuck him!

After receiving the ball, Liu Mang quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and before Tinsley pounced, he shot a three-pointer directly!

It feels good, and luck is also good, swiping a circle on the basket and falling into it.

Liu Mang returned one to Al Harrington.

Tinsley did not expect Liu Mang to be so decisive, which was different from what the coach emphasized before the game!

Didn't it mean that this guy from the same class started to organize offense?Why did the teammate shoot before even entering the basket?
The key is that the jump is so much higher than last season. Last season, Tinsley still had a jumping advantage over Liu Mang!

Liu Mang just wanted to give Al Harrington a celebratory gesture, but before he could do it, the Pacers made a fast break!

Al Harrington rushed to the frontcourt to catch the ball and made a three-pointer!

Again!

too suddenly!

But it is very in line with Al Harrington's style of play in the Warriors Black Eight year, all kinds of surprises!Maybe even Pacers head coach Isaiah Thomas didn't expect his players to play like this!
The Eagles call a timeout!

Coach Kruger did not expect that the opponent scored two three-pointers after returning from the official timeout, leaving only one point in the lead!

Coach Kruger doesn't care about his face now, even if the official timeout has only passed for a minute, seeing that the situation is wrong, he immediately called a timeout.

This rotation lineup was dispatched, and coach Kruger wanted to widen the point difference, but he didn't expect to be caught by the opponent to fight back.

And this kind of counterattack is too familiar to the Eagles, but this time the victims became them!
Because I didn't expect the opponent to play like this at all. There is a saying that a good swimmer drowns in water. The Eagles now feel the feeling of being capsized in the gutter!

The Eagles originally thought that just after a wave of opponents' first starts, the bench gangsters came out to take advantage of it.

Speaking of which, there were some problems when the starting lineup went up. Raheem and Mohamed were both tired enough, one was tired enough on the offensive end, and the other was tired enough on the defensive end, so the defense of the second team had a big problem.

Newbell's defensive attitude is good, and he also started out defensively. This is the main reason why he can stay in the NBA, but his awareness is not good. Chris Crawford is the same. Boozer is very active, but his ability is really bad.

In the second team of the Eagles, Raheem and Muhammad are always on the court, the inside defense is guaranteed, and the pick-and-roll and defense are more conscious.

But now the frontcourt combination of these three pure substitutes has serious defensive problems!Leaked out Al Harrington directly.

How to fix it?
Coach Kruger looked at Mike Woodson. Mike Woodson was still thinking, and the head coach had called a timeout before he could figure it out. There was nothing he could do for the time being.

Popovich's way of calling a timeout is really not acceptable to half of the people, even if they are members of their own team.

Coach Kruger called Liu Mang back and asked for a rookie... No, he was looking for a sophomore. This is the consensus of the Eagles.

Liu Mang was still surprised, "Could it be this guy who made a three-pointer with Xiaoye today?" When coach Kruger called him back, Liu Mang was at a loss as to why he called a timeout so decisively today, and then watched his teammates and coaching staff all look at him.This scene seems to be often seen in the universe team...

But Liu Mang also has a big heart, so he really started to think.

The Pacers' bench lineup is very different from the past. The main reason is that Harrington has become the favorite of the sixth man. Compared with last season, he has made great progress and supported the Pacers' weakest bench last season.

The choice before Liu Mang came out quickly, should he attack quickly to widen the point difference, or should the opponent not be able to attack slowly?

The answer is obvious, attack!

Liu Mang expressed his idea of ​​substituting, and his teammates were terrified. Can this lineup play?

(End of this chapter)