Chapter 21 21. About the Pick and Roll

Chapter 21 21. About the Pick and Roll

When Liu Mang came to the training ground, he found that Muhammad had arrived and was practicing free throws.

"Nazir, you came too early!" Liu Mang asked in amazement, and then felt a little guilty, he came later even though he had an appointment with someone else.

"Haha, I don't have the shooting talent of Ace and you. I need to practice more so that my free throws will not be so bad, so I won't be defeated by the shark hacking tactics!" Muhammad laughed, not caring whether he was Not come first.

It is indeed an inspirational player who has progressed from playing less than 5 minutes in his rookie season to now holding a big contract as the main power forward!

Liu Mang remembered that the team with the lowest free throw percentage was Muhammad, who was the only team in the team with a free throw percentage below 50%.

Thinking of Liu Mang's embarrassment, Muhammad is already working so hard as the main force with a high salary, but he has been thinking about how to rely on the system after he got the system.

The system also made it clear before that because this body is too thin, many of the system's abilities cannot be fully utilized. Even if it is impossible to practice shooting in the season, at least I have to work hard to make my body stronger so that I have more physical fitness. Although I don't have much playing time now, it's no problem to go up and play with all my strength for a few minutes, but Xianyu also has a dream and wants to turn around, right?

After self-criticism, Liu Mang went to change into his training clothes and warmed up with the help of the team trainers.

The team training is also a sad reminder, and they have to come to work early in the morning during the holidays. It is said that Kobe's trainers are even more desperate... But the team paid for it, and the salary is still so high...

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Although Muhammad is not a big power forward, he is only 2.08 meters tall, but he has always been known for his toughness. It was forced to throw in the last few seconds of a single quarter. Once it was an illegal catch in 24 seconds, and once it was actually received a buzzer-beating ball. Of course, it didn’t succeed.

He basically doesn't shoot from mid-to-long range, and his shots are all inside and outside the three-second zone, and his shooting percentage is not high. Most of the points come from free throws after the opponent fouls caused by rushing rebounds, because he is very good at rushing rebounds Time to make a tip-up.

Muhammad is very good in the pick-and-roll. He is strong and solid, and he has strong athletic ability and cuts to the basket quickly.

According to Liu Mang's observations when he was on the bench, the Eagles' strength can only be considered good. Among them, Muhammad is the best pick-and-roll player. It is probably the best choice to practice pick-and-rolls with him.

"Ace, look, I can help you block your opponent like this. The opponent has only three options. The first situation is that the opponent switches defenses. In this case, I will immediately lead the opponent's small man to the basket, and you can play small and big. Breakthroughs can also be shameless and cause fouls... Ahem, it’s not that Ace is shameless, this is your advantage, you must make more use of it!”

"The second situation is that the opponent spares me, maybe squeezes in front of me, or circles behind me, and the big guy intercepts from behind, so you don't have to completely pick and roll, just go directly in front of me. You can face the opponent's big man by breaking through, and I will help you block the small man who spared me and wants to come back, and you can single-handedly attack the opponent's power forward."

"The third situation is that they retreat to defend, so you can just shoot a three-pointer directly. The two of us are not a big offensive threat, and they are looked down upon by the opponent. It is impossible for the opponent to use three people to defend us..."

Muhammad is very enthusiastic, and also has a very straightforward personality. Say what you want, and then he smirked twice when he realized that he had said something wrong. Liu Mang felt stuffy, sometimes don’t always tell the truth!

However, straight-tempered people have a very good advantage, that is, they think everything very simply and simplify many things.

For example, Muhammad, he wants to succeed, and then the goal of his hard work is to give full play to his vitality advantages first, rushing to rebound, make tip-ups, and do a good job of defense without thinking too much about other things.

The pick-and-roll is so simple in Muhammad's world view. There is really no way to just give the ball to Jason Terry or Raheem. Why bother to think so much.

Although Liu Mang may only have one or two opportunities to attack with the ball in a game, and there may be one or two times in a game that require him to hold the ball for a pick-and-roll or even never appear, Liu Mang is still very serious in contacting, Mu Han Mu De also accompanied Liu Mang to practice very seriously.

The pick-and-roll seems simple, but it depends on talent. Whether it is the pick-and-roller or the pick-and-roller, like the future super center Howard, from rookie to peak to decline, he will never learn to pick and roll, and Mu Hammed's talent is far inferior to Howard's, but the pick-and-roll is done very well.

Whether the ball holder can borrow the pick-and-roll well is also a talent. It requires a good grasp of timing. This kind of thing can be learned, but it is difficult. The best in NBA history is Stockton. .

Liu Mang's awareness of the pick-and-roll... is average, and it's a little difficult to completely create pick-and-roll opportunities. Even if two trainers are defending, he may not be able to use the pick-and-roll to make a good pass.

The speed is barely okay. The speed of 84 is really average for NBA point guards. Power forwards like Garnett are almost at this speed.

The most important thing is to fight, the strength is too weak, Liu Mang asked his own strength is only 53 points, no wonder even Iverson can knock himself away.

Directly from a fan to a real person playing on the court, Liu Mang finally felt how fierce the confrontation in the NBA is. His strength may be enough in college, and he can even crush many people playing amateur players, but in the NBA, It's so bad, it can't even squeeze a trainer, even though the trainer is a bit fat...

"Huh... I'm exhausted."

After practicing three or four sets, almost two hours passed, and it was almost time for lunch. Liu Mang and Muhammad were going to take a break and go to the cafeteria to eat a nutritious meal. Those things are delicious, but they don’t cost money! And the nutrition is absolutely top notch!

Seeing Liu Mang like a puddle of mud, Muhammad laughed and said: "Haha, Ace, your physical fitness is too poor, you need to train your muscles more in summer, and you don't need it now, so as not to lose your hand feeling, why? So, continue in the afternoon or rest?"

"Continue, I don't believe it anymore! I won't be able to get rid of this old man Mo Long!" Liu Mang clearly heard the ridicule.

"Hmm... Phew... Although I, Moron Willy, am an old man, I can still deal with you, a rookie like Ace!" The fat trainer said while panting.

Moron Wiley is not a well-known figure in the NBA, just a very small role in the 1980s and 1990s, even in his entire career for seven or eight years, the money he earned is not as high as Liu Mang’s rookie contract combined Big, but at least he is a second-round pick who can spend so long in the NBA. He still has two talents. Even if he retires five or six years and becomes a fat man, he is still a flexible fat man.

Since the two years when Moron Willie was able to score 5 points and 3 assists in his "peak period" were spent as a substitute for the Eagles, he found a job in the Eagles after retiring as a trainer and was responsible for guiding the players. train.

Amidst the banter of Muhammad and Moron-Willie, Liu Mang and the two plus another professional trainer went to take a shower to wash off the sweat, then went to have lunch, and continued training in the afternoon after taking a rest. The game had just played back-to-back, and the team did not arrange training. Not everyone has unlimited motivation like Muhammad, and not every player is as young and fit as a rookie Liu Mang.

Of course, Demar Johnson, the No. 6 pick in the first round of the Eagles last year... Muhammad also mentioned him, saying that he was called to practice and he didn't come in the end.

Seeing that even a good old man like Muhammad was a little upset that Demar Johnson let go of the pigeons, Liu Mang felt that he should pay more attention to the emotional aspect of his teammates and not be too egotistical, because he is born in the 80s! Not the post-90s generation in the last world! Can't be willful!

In fact, the most important thing... I don't have the capital to be self-willed, at least right now, I don't have the qualifications to be self-willed... If one day becomes a superstar, Liu Mang said that he will be self-willed from morning to night!