Chapter 11 11. Substitute Substitute

Chapter 11 11. Substitute Substitute

Do you know why the future Lin Crazy was so popular in New York that surprised Chinese fans?

Now Liu Mang felt it.

Just because of one game, just because of three three-pointers, Phillips has hundreds of fans wearing his jersey gathered at home!

The Phillips Arena can seat 20,000 people. If hundreds of fans were scattered, it would not be obvious, but these four or five hundred fans wearing his jersey just changed seats and moved together! Gathered behind the technical desk, it's all too obvious!

Although there were not so many people, even smaller than the Iverson fans who occupied one-third of the Phillips Center, Liu Mang felt the feeling of being recognized when he entered the stadium.

This is the so-called minor celebrity?

"Yes host, there was a balloon star Francis in the last game, and the game received a lot of attention. He played a wonderful performance against Francis, which is similar to what you understand when Lin Crazy scored 38 points on Kobe's head, but your influence is much smaller. , your strength is too far from the peak of Lin Crazy, Lin Crazy's peak ability value is 89, although it is only less than a month, but it is close to the top star, and your ability value is only 46."

You don't need to remind me! Why attack us if you have nothing to do! People's system is all about encouragement, all kinds of rewards are given to comfort, how come we are hit after meal after meal?

Liu Mang is also helpless with this system. When talking about slapping, will this guy come out and say that his posture is wrong? Is it more comfortable to change positions?

Just thinking about it makes me feel a chill!

"Don't worry about the host, when the host does something that has nothing to do with the system, or when the system determines that it is the host's private business, the system will automatically enter the standby state."

Liu Mang ignored this wretched system, and began to look at the people on the field while warming up.

Compared with his own team, Liu Mang felt that the lineup of the 76ers was simply invincible in the Eastern Conference that was defeated by Jordan!

Allen Iverson, the current No. 1 guard in the league, is the leader in scoring and steals.

Aaron McGee, the best backup in the current league.

DiBacon Mutombo, currently the best defensive insider in the league, has won four best defensive players. He has averaged more than 3.5 blocks per game since his rookie season.

Derrick Coleman, a top power forward who averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game before his injury last season.

Eric Snow, first-class defense, All-Defensive Team level, a point guard with poor scoring ability but excellent passing awareness.

Matt Harprin, a rookie in 1998, a white small forward with a tough style of play. His outside shooting has yet to be developed, but his lethality at the basket is extremely strong. He is known for his desperate defense. In his rookie year, he was under the iron-blooded coach Chuck Daly. Another bad boy.

Chuck Daly, the leader of the Bad Boys of the Pistons, the super villain coach who invented the Jordan Law, announced his permanent retirement from basketball in 1999. The head coach of the Pistons is also the head coach of multiple dream teams.

In addition to players, the head coach of the 76ers, Larry Brown, is also a super coach, and he has a lot more aura than the rookie coach Kruger on the Hawks side.

What a gorgeous superteam lineup.

In comparison, the Eagles, who were still suppressing the Rockets yesterday, now face everyone except Raheem, who are all hot chickens...

However, the Eagles still have hope, because two days ago, in the NBA opener on October 31, the 76ers lost 72 to 103 at home to the Mavericks in the Western Conference by more than 30 points. The 76ers, who seem to be stronger than last year, have obvious doubts, because last year Iverson had many conflicts with head coach Larry Brown, and this year's opener almost stopped talking to each other.

When Liu Mang was observing the opponent's lineup, Iverson from the 76ers also looked at him, and looked directly at him.

He clearly felt the banter in Iverson's eyes.

Because Francis has already spoken out, the next game against the Hawks will let him know what the NBA is.

Although Francis is old, he still belongs to the new generation of players in terms of playing age. Although Iverson has played for 5 years, he is also a young player. Naturally, they regard each other as opponents.

Francis is only in the third grade, but he is already a first-class star. When he played against Iverson, he put a lot of pressure on Iverson. Francis targeted a rookie in the second round. Naturally, many young but already famous stars are very interested in Liu Mang. .

This is not a good signal for Liu Mang.

But what can Liu Mang do, just like this, the matter has come to this point, he can only see the tricks, although he has no good way to break the tricks.

Similarly, Liu Mang knows about the lineup. It cannot be changed. His lineup is good. Last year's runner-up was strengthened. His own side is a "weak chicken" who was eliminated by the Raptors 3-1 in the first round last year. , The lineup is incomparable.

Liu Mang took the ball and tried shooting. Indeed, the feeling of feeling that the ball would fly into the basket yesterday after taking the ball is gone. The training in the afternoon before was mainly about tactical running, because Coach Kruger was very strict with Liu. Mang's three-pointers are too trustworthy. The "sharp shooter" with a hit rate of more than 40% in college, Liu Mang expressed his despair. My buddy wants to practice three-pointers!

However, with the fusion of memories, the memory of this shot is also there. However, due to the influence of the memory of playing in the previous world, it is impossible to shoot as accurately as before. Practice slowly and rely on the soft touch of the yellow race to become a basketball player. Good spot-up shooters are still possible.

But now, Liu Mang is a little anxious, this shot is basically nothing!

What to do? How to do it?

Liu Mang can only wait for a while as a substitute to trigger the bench gangster's skill and see what changes.

...

On November 2, 2001, the second game of the Hawks' back-to-back start was played at Phillips Arena at home.

The starters for the Eagles are Dean Grove, Jason Terry, Shareef Rahim, Nazr Mohammed, Theo Ratliff.

The 76ers started with Eric Snow, Allen Iverson, Matt Harprin, Derek Coleman, and DiBayne Mutombo.

Seeing Jason Terry, who was being interviewed on the spot before the start of the game, clamoring to blow up Iverson, Liu Mang originally wanted to rub the camera, but then ran away decisively. It seemed that Iverson had already targeted him, so don't be caught This famous big mouth made Iverson hate himself as much as Francis.

After the start of the game, Liu Mang remembered that the 76ers, whose lineup became stronger but collapsed in the second year after reaching the finals, appeared. Although the lineup crushed all players in the league except the Lakers, Spurs, Kings, and Mavericks The team, even the Trail Blazers and the Nets are not as good as the 76ers in terms of lineup, but their strength is almost one dimension worse than last season, and it is impossible to suppress the Eagles!

Larry Brown really doesn't know what offense is, just like the mad scientist Nelson doesn't know what defense is. Last year, Iverson averaged 31 points per game. This year, Iverson finished Coleman. Herman finished Matt Harprin's swing, and then Iverson continued to swing.

But there is a word called prosperity and decline. The peak of Iverson is undoubtedly last season. He reached the peak of his career at the age of 26 last season, but the peak means that he will not continue to rise, but that he will continue to rise every day. , just slide for one day.

This year's Iverson's ability value is still as high as 94, and he is still the strongest guard in the league, but after all, he is a little weaker than before, and he will be divided by the newcomers Coleman and Matt Harperin. , It seems that Iverson's sharpness has declined greatly.

In Liu Mang's view, the most suitable style of play for Iverson is the offensive tactic of last season where he played alone and the other four grabbed offensive rebounds. Now there are two other scorers with the ability to score independently. On the contrary, it weakened the overall strength of the 76ers, and changed the team's scoring from the very average scoring method of Iverson's dominance to the second offense of grabbing offensive rebounds and focusing on Iverson, Coleman, On the three of Matt Prince, the others are all spectators.

That is to say, the 76ers have become a 3-on-5 offensive situation. Only two people rush to grab offensive rebounds. It is far less efficient than the previous 4 people rushing to grab offensive rebounds. Offensive rebounds cannot be guaranteed, and the team has three players. The efficiency of the scorers who took shots was very low. The highest shooting percentage of Coleman was less than 45%, and he was an insider. The lowest shooting percentage of Iverson today was 6 of 16 after the first half. to forty percent.

Offensive rebounds are not guaranteed. In the case of continuous strikes, returning to defense is a big problem. Jason Terry and Raheem are both master counterattackers on the Hawks side. The strength of the overall lineup is more than one level weaker. , The Eagles seized the opportunity given by the 76ers, and at the end of the first half, they clenched the score tightly, and the score was tied at 54 at the end of the half!

The performance of the Eagles in the first half today is undoubtedly very good! Tied last season's runner-up!

But Liu Mang's side...

Sure enough, even if he scored 10 points in a single quarter in the last game, it was still the crucial 10 points in a single quarter. Liu Mang also had a hunch. This still couldn't change his status as a substitute among the substitutes, that is, the water dispenser administrator.

In the first half, the game was fierce, but it had nothing to do with Liu Mang. He didn't get a second of playing time.