Chapter 1334 1333. Passing Can Also Be Ranked in the Top Five! (3/5)

Chapter 1334 1333. Passing can also be in the top five! (35)

Both teams played their own characteristics at the beginning.

The Spurs relied on the individual abilities of their stars, singles or pick-and-rolls to attract defense and then pass the ball. It was simple and crude, but very organized.

After the playoffs last season, many fans were discussing that Popovich relied on Duncan in the early stage. Duncan fell to the bottom of his career and couldn't even beat the Mavericks. It is true that Duncan would still have a great chance to win the MVP and the championship if he changed teams. Popovich is likely to have no championship without Duncan. This is true, but the positioning and running in Popovich's tactics helped Duncan create perfect singles and pass opportunities, which are no worse than the singles opportunities created by the Zen Master using the triangle offense to help Kobe and O'Neal.

After falling behind by 5 points, the Spurs gradually began to use Parker's threat to finish at the basket, Duncan's high pick-and-roll and support, Artest's three-pointer in the bottom corner, Oberto's mid-range shot and James White's physical fitness to start scoring.

The Hawks use Liu Mang as a scorer or second passer. Although Rondo has no shooting ability, he is fast and has good finishing ability at the basket. He basically does not enter the outside line. So far this season, he has a shooting percentage of 47%. He is no different from the future No. 2 pick in the basket. The Spurs still need to guard against Rondo's sudden cut-in.

With Marion and McGrady, two players with great cutting threats, and Marion and Kwame Brown to help Liu Mang block people, the Hawks have avoided the two difficult points of Duncan's close-range defense dominance and Artest's strong mid-range defense of the Spurs, and the offensive efficiency is maintained very high!

The key is the revival of the cavalry company tactics!

In the first two seasons, if Jason Terry was not on the court, the cavalry company's attack was usually Liu Mang, McGrady, Iguodala, and Josh Smith. All four of them could pass the ball. When Liu Mang and McGrady were the starting points for the counterattack, there was also a shooting point and two entry points. This season, there are not so many passing points.

But Rondo was the starting point of the counterattack, so Liu Mang and McGrady were freed, and together with Marion, they re-formed the cavalry company lineup.

With 22 seconds left in the first quarter, Duncan shot from mid-range, bounced off the basket, and Rondo held the defensive rebound.

Rondo gestured to slow down the rhythm and play the last attack.

26 to 19, the Hawks used a new and effective tactic against the Spurs in the first quarter. They succeeded in counterattacking 3 times, but only scored 26 points. The Spurs slowed down the rhythm. The Hawks wanted to speed up, but the Spurs' offense slowed down the rhythm.

However, although the Spurs' own offense was more controlled, the rhythm was slow, and they shot less. They only shot 17 times in the first quarter, while the Hawks shot 22 times, and there was one last attack.

After slowing down the rhythm, Rondo gave the ball to Liu Mang. The last attack in the first quarter must have been played by Liu Mang.

However, in order to encourage Rondo, who played a key role in the first quarter with 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Liu Mang prepared to let Rondo command the last ball.

Liu Mang pushed forward to the frontcourt with an eight-second violation. The Spurs did not press the whole court. Parker and Michael Finley, who came on as a substitute, were not strong enough and slow. Artest and Duncan played the whole first quarter. Bonner, who was a power forward, was not fast either and did not press the whole court in the last defense.

Liu Mang arrived at the frontcourt and signaled Rondo to go to the top arc and pass the ball to Rondo when approaching the three-point line.

After Liu Mang passed the ball, he was about to cut in from the right. As soon as he entered the three-point line, the ball returned to Liu Mang's hands!

What happened?

Seeing that Parker had already run to the inside line in advance and was ready to stick to him, Liu Mang subconsciously stepped back and shot!

"Ding... Fast Shooting Master, the host's three-point shooting speed within two seconds after receiving the ball has increased by 30%."

The already fast sniping has increased by 30%!

Parker's center of gravity was leaning toward the inside line. He wanted to block it immediately, but it was too late. In a panic, he fell sideways!

When Parker fell, Liu Mang had already thrown the ball out, which meant Parker fell in vain!

This shot felt so good. Rondo's pass was very comfortable. Liu Mang took a step back and shot a hollow shot!

How did Liu Mang get the chance to throw the ball out? Finley didn't have time to react to make up for the defense!

Some fans even shouted traveling. Fans who didn't see the incident clearly felt that Liu Mang grabbed the ball from the center circle and ran into the three-point line and jumped out to throw the ball out!

Parker was also confused sitting on the floor. He clearly saw Liu Mang pass the ball out. How could Liu Mang shoot a shot when he turned around to defend the ball?

But Finley saw it clearly, and the referee saw it clearly. When the fans in front of the TV watched the replay, they were as shocked as Finley!

Rondo immediately passed the ball back after receiving it from Liu Mang. He didn't even pass it back after receiving it. Instead, he lifted the ball with his big hand as soon as the ball reached his hand, and the ball bounced back from Rondo's hand to Liu Mang's hand!

This grasp of timing, the awareness of passing the ball... passing the ball to his teammates for a three-pointer, all of which are top five passes!

With Matt Bonner's three-pointer missed, the first quarter ended!

Liu Mang scored 11 points and 2 assists in a single quarter!

Rondo had 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter!

With Marion's 6 points, Kwame Brown's 6 points, and McGrady's 6 points, the frontcourt trio performed very well. The Hawks led the Spurs by 10 points in the first quarter, 29 to 19!

Liu Mang replaced Rondo on a whim, which worked wonders.

Rondo didn't shoot, and when he played against the bench, he was easily targeted; but when his outside teammates were Liu Mang and McGrady, it was not so important whether he shot or not.

The Spurs stepped up their confrontation and slowed down the rhythm. The Spurs' own long-range shooting rate was not much better. That is, Parker's ability to finish at the basket was strong, Duncan's mid-range shooting became more stable, and his passing was better than before, so they could hold the score for a long time in the first quarter.

Moreover, Rondo's speed and passing ability made him very similar to Kidd in counterattacks, supporting in the middle, using Liu Mang, McGrady, and Marion's stronger finishing ability and receiving awareness than the substitute teammates, so that Rondo's on-field coaching talent was more outstanding!

Genius!

Liu Mang really understood what a genius was. The better the teammates, the better Rondo's passing ability was!

The only thing missing is experience, and this thing can't be rushed, it takes time to accumulate. In the original time and space, the Celtics focused on training Rondo in his rookie season. Rondo played 25 minutes per game in his rookie season, and only averaged 6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game after the season. The Hawks can give less time, so they need more patience.

However, relatively speaking, Rondo got a better environment. He had superstar teammates in the first year, and Liu Mang took the lead to let him command the superstar's running and tactical changes in his few playing time.

Liu Mang is looking forward to the help he can get during Rondo's rookie contract in the next two or three years!

4 years and 6 million...

And... Rondo can be sold after using the cheap years...

The key is that young players like Rondo who have core point guard talent, or even assist king talent, are not lacking in the market compared to all-around players like Iguodala and Josh Smith. Even if the four-year rookie contract is used up, the return given by the other party will not be low if they sign first and then trade!

What potential rookies are there in 2010?

Liu Mang couldn't help but imagine what will happen four years later.

As for Rondo's personality, Liu Mang has been suppressing his strange temper since the first time he met Rondo. It is hard to say that Rondo's strange temper has nothing to do with Garnett.

Changing teams, the environment is different, and many things are different!

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