Chapter 1317 1316. Young Sabonis (Buddhism's Fifth Update)

Liu Mang received the serve and saw that the Raptors players were no longer afraid of the devil's home court this season. He realized that the Raptors were already an ambitious team. He felt interesting. He pushed the ball to the frontcourt. This time he did not attack directly or let McGrady attack.

We must cultivate team tacit understanding and use the regular season to run-in tactics!

Although McGrady was still very satisfied, he did not ask for the ball at the beginning of the game. He took the initiative to open up the space at a 45-degree angle.

Liu Mang came to the three-point line and Richard Jefferson came up to defend.

Liu Mang protected the ball, observed the position of his teammates and the opponent's defense, and suddenly saw an opportunity. He immediately stuck to Richard Jefferson. Richard Jefferson thought Liu Mang was going to break through, so he immediately stuck to Liu Mang to hinder Liu Mang's speed. Liu Mang relied on Richard Jefferson to pass the ball directly into the left side of the three-second zone.

Marion used his speed to shake off Bargnani at the baseline, cut into the inside line and scored two points with one hand!

Marion was very surprised. The feeling of receiving the ball was like a pass from Nash. It felt very comfortable to receive the ball. He could jump and dunk directly after getting the ball.

Marion just habitually cut because the opponent's power forward had a bad position. He didn't expect that he could pass the ball to Liu Mang, who was ten centimeters taller than him!

After the last game, Marion was not very happy, but he had a good mentality. His appearance could grow healthily and he loved to laugh. It was impossible for him to have a bad mentality. Look at another point guard with the same appearance who was named a lucky general. He could bring the team to the peak wherever he went, but he couldn't get along well with his teammates and management.

Marion was ready to adjust his playing style. He was ready for a sharp decline in scoring and a large reduction in shooting opportunities to compete for rebounds and defense.

But this time the new boss's playing style has changed!

A change that made Marion very happy!

Although he was mentally prepared, the ball-handling player would pass the ball to him when he had the chance, and Marion was of course very happy.

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

Milicic couldn't help defend this ball, he could only watch Marion dunk. Marion rushed fast and had a good habit of attacking the basket. The main reason was that Marion had long arms and used a very awkward action to deflect the ball towards the baseline. Milicic knew that it would be a foul if he blocked it. They had played against each other many times in three years, so Milicic understood Marion's characteristics.

Attack and defense transition, the Raptors attacked.

It's not very important to score on offense. One defense is 65 and the other is 62 against the point guard and power forward. The Hawks targeted these two points. The important thing is defense!

TJ Ford pushed forward to the frontcourt and gave 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 confident that McGrady would defend Joe Johnson.

Why did Liu Mang always have to strengthen his defense? Isn't it just to deal with this team that has threats from all three points on the outside? It's just that McGrady's current defense... Liu Mang felt like he was watching the Rockets game in the high school cafeteria in the original time and space.

A sense of familiarity that suddenly came back.

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

Milicic was originally fighting for position with Kwame Brown under the basket, but was unable to get into position due to Kwame Brown's fierce actions under the basket, and the referee did not give a whistle. This is the home court of the Hawks, and the home advantage is still very obvious.

Milicic decisively came to the high position. Here, Kwame Brown could not use his arms to push him, and he easily received the ball.

For the NBA, which has set up three-second defense and limits the free throw line and the area above the extension line, the inside line with mid-range shots can better play the advantage of their vision!

McGrady was the second defense last season!

There is a good way to defend TJ Ford's lateral movement, just block him at close range, just stay between TJ Ford and the basket at any time, of course, speed is required, which McGrady and Prince can't do, only Liu Mang can do it.

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

Maybe if McGrady was always regarded as the main defensive player or the second defensive player to defend against the offensive arrow, McGrady might soon be found out that he was not focused on the defensive end, but the season has just started, and McGrady was the second defensive player last season! The opponent must be afraid of his defense.

Liu Mang didn't expect that the method of asking McGrady to try not to defend against the scoring arrow as much as possible would actually be a good idea. The opponent in the last game was Crawford, a player who wanted to play singles regardless of any defense. This time it was different. McGrady's defense was still deterrent!

However, in this way, McGrady must be exposed to this problem as little as possible.

Milicic received the ball, and Kwame Brown interfered with Milicic's route to the inside according to the method of defending high-post coordination that Mike Woodson and Liu Mang came up with.

But the effect was not good!

Milicic used a similar action to Liu Mang, moving sideways to actively stick to Kwame Brown. At the same time, Richard Jefferson helped TJ Ford block Liu Mang. When TJ Ford cut into the inside, Milicic just stuck to Kwame Brown and sent the ball into the inside from Kwame Brown's waist.

TJ Ford received the ball and made a layup. Prince's switch defense was just a little bit short of blocking, and he almost touched the ball!

It was this strange feeling!

Liu Mang thinks that Milicic's high-post support may not be as good as Gasol and Garnett's. The experience gap is there, 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 the defense switch was successful, just a little bit short.

And the Raptors have a lot of space!

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

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

Although Bargnani is not worthy of the No. 1 pick and will disappear in the future, he is very good on the offensive end. In his rookie season, he had an offensive rating of 82, especially three-pointers, which was very accurate. The three-point rating of 85, he made two three-pointers in the first regular season last game, and the space under the basket was very open!

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

If the Raptors play team cooperation, TJ Ford will be the one who eats the cake...

The point guard who eats the cake! Liu Mang is so envious... But looking at the situation his team is facing now, he should take on the responsibility of being a father...

If the defense fails once, then keep trying, and solve the offense first. Anyway, there is still time and opportunity. Liu Mang wants to see how good Milicic's passing is. He has been praised by the European media as a young version of Sabonis.

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