Chapter 464 462. The Original Iverson Is Back!
McCloch won the jump ball for the 76ers, and Iverson received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.
This is the first time the Hawks have played against the 76ers this season. This year, the Hawks can't pay much attention to other teams. In the early days, they couldn't spare energy because of the team chaos. Recently, they also couldn't spare energy because of the tight schedule. .
At the beginning of this game, the Eagles found that the 76ers had changed a lot from last season.
The 76ers didn't press the rhythm. Although we don't say how fast the advance is, it is at least a normal advance speed compared to last season's snail advance that was delayed until the 8-second violation was about to arrive before halftime.
Snow advances to Iverson, the rest of the 76ers open up space, Coleman is at a 45-degree angle on the left, Van Horn is at the bottom corner on the right, Snow runs to the bottom corner on the left first, McLough Kira goes out to Snow's pick-and-roll, then McCloch turns and squeezes his own Jason Terry into the paint, and Ratliff and Jason Terry pinch McCloch to keep him from getting in. At the same time, Iverson used a large-stride horizontal pull to get rid of the inexperienced Prince and break into the three-point line.
Prince Iverson played against Iverson for the first time, and I felt the same as Liu Mang, who played against Iverson for the first time last year. I was dizzy. Iverson rushed to the middle distance, and Prince was young and fearless. , rushed back immediately after being swayed, but when Snow, who had finished the pick-and-roll, bypassed Ratliff and came up to Iverson to block Prince, Iverson stepped on the free throw line and hit a jumper.
Liu Mang saw that Prince was shaken by Iverson and almost sat on the ground, and finally found a teammate who felt this feeling for him!
but!
Liu Mang was a little surprised by the 76ers' offense, this offense was so smooth! It took 13 seconds to score the ball, especially the choice after the pick-and-roll, not the common off-ball pick-and-roll, but after the off-ball pick-and-roll, using the threat of a big and tall cut-in to attract pincers, Jason Terry He could only block McCloch for a while, which gave Ratliff the opportunity to come back and pinch McCloch, but this happened to be used by the 76ers. Sen's pick-and-roll played his role in avoiding his lack of mid-range and long-range shooting ability, allowing Iverson to easily stop and jump from mid-range after breaking into the three-point line.
This tactic is really beautiful!
Although McClochy is not good at technology, he is in good health. This Canadian white seven-foot center can be used as a second-round pick in 1999. In the summer of 2001, the 76ers had Dikembe Mutombo. He can still get a full middle class salary for 5 years, relying on his aggressive style of attacking the basket even if he is hit and bleeding, so this kind of baseline off-the-ball pick-and-roll threat is not small.
However, these things have always been available to the 76ers, but the 76ers have never used them before this season! The two teams played against each other for the first time this season, and the 76ers caught the Eagles by surprise with this brand new tactic!
The current lineup of the 76ers has a lot of space. Although Van Horn's overall strength has declined, Liu Mang saw his ability value before the game and dropped to 79 points, but he played the highest efficiency of his career, averaging 20 points per game. With 7 rebounds and 2 assists, the three-point shooting percentage has reached a career high of 39%. There must be more open opportunities next to Iverson than with Kidd, and Van Horn is not good at counterattacks. This kind of position War suits him better.
Coleman's data is not as good as the previous year. This season, he only averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds per game, a new low in his career. At the age of 35, his ability value of 72 is also a new low in his career. He is about to fall below the NBA starting level, but he hit a three-pointer The rate has reached 33%, which is a good performance. It is possible to open up space in regular time, and when you can't open it, it is still possible to play a low position relying on talent and technology.
The ability of McCloch and Snow to run the pick-and-roll around also came into play.
The key is Iverson!
The 28-year-old is at his peak, with 95 abilities, 99 offense, 75 defense, 70 three-pointers, 85 mid-range shots, 83 layups, 97 speed, and 76 strength. Except for layups, it is difficult to improve due to height. In summer, he secretly practiced hard. The current Iverson has reached the top-level goalkeeper level when the CIC is already an excellent level. His three-pointers have reached the average level of defenders. A new high since his rookie season.
Although Iverson's scoring has dropped sharply this year compared to last year, "only" averaging 25 points per game, but he has the second highest shooting percentage of 44 percent in his career, plus an average of 4 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, 25+ The data of 4+7.5, this is Iverson's scoring low since Jordan retired from dominating the scoring list, and it is also a new high in assists after Iverson averaged more than 25 points per game!
After increasing the outside shooting and reducing the inefficient play of hitting the opponent's center for a layup and being put down, the efficiency has indeed improved a lot. Although the ball is sticky, every time you hold the ball, you have to shake the opponent yourself. Criticism, but if he doesn't even keep this minimum "unique characteristic", he is not Iverson.
Iverson improved his style of play and increased the number of passes. The 76ers' team offensively played much better than before. Although the offensive routine just now was simple, Iverson's personal ability is strong and the effect is very good.
The main thing is that the current lineup is really suitable for Iverson in terms of offense. The pitchers are opened, and there are tough inside and point guards to pick and roll for him.
But when it comes to the defensive end, the 76ers lineup can't handle the bombing of Raheem the Eagles. Originally, the 76ers had Dikembe Mutombo on the inside. This is different now. The lineup of the 76ers has increased their offensive score from less than 90 points in the previous two seasons to 98 points this season. On the defensive end, the 76ers have dropped from only 89 points last season to let their opponents down. Both scored 96 points in the middle reaches of the level.
The most painful thing is probably Larry Brown, watching Raheem turn around and pass the seemingly lively Van Horn, and after entering the inside line, his left elbow presses McCloch's right hand and throws the ball high Put it in the basket, and Larry Brown sucks.
It is true that the state of the 76ers this year is much better than last season, but Larry Brown doesn't like it.
Raheem also scored a goal, and it was time for the 76ers to attack again.
Liu Mang kept a close eye on Iverson from the sidelines, wanting to see how Iverson is playing now. Although there are video clips before the game, the time is short, and there are only video clips of seven or eight games of the 76ers in half a season. It is really impossible to fully present the changes of Iverson, which reflects the benefits of playing the sixth man. You can study the opponent's most difficult player's style of play on the spot, and because the players and coaches have different perspectives, the coach Good at controlling the overall situation, the players are still responsible for the small details.
Such small details are the difference between a good player and a truly outstanding player. If you rely on the coach to arrange, even if the player executes perfectly, he is only a role player.
Snow quickly advanced to the frontcourt again and handed it over to Iverson. Prince looked at Iverson very nervously. Prince really wanted to guard Iverson, but at the same time, he had to be alert to the pick-and-roll that might appear behind him at any time. Sincerely Alexander .
The 76ers continued to pick and roll from the baseline without the ball. It was still easy for Iverson to break through Prince. Iverson passed, and then chased from behind Iverson instead of following up sideways, avoiding being blocked by Snow.
The effect was obvious. Prince chased Iverson from behind, and Snow had no room to pick and roll for Iverson. Iverson was afraid that Prince's long arm would not be able to make a sudden stop for a jumper, so he rushed directly to the right side of the three-second zone.
At this time, Jason Terry, who blocked McClochy with Ratliff at the basket, came over and double-teamed Iverson with Prince! Iverson is in a corner!
Just as Jason Terry held up his hand to block Iverson, Prince was on the sidelines ready to block, and Iverson looked desperate and seemed to be blocked at the basket again, Iverson grabbed the ball , extended the ball out of the bottom line, and threw the banana ball like throwing a rugby ball. The ball was "flying outside the field". Hit!
In high school, Iverson was the double champion of basketball and rugby in Virginia and the best high school student. The reason why he chose basketball was that the average salary of basketball was much higher than that of rugby. Iverson, who was still a high school student, never thought that he could become a superstar. The superstar got 20 million a year. At that time, he just wanted to enter the NBA, earn a lot of money, buy a house for his mother and no longer live next to the sewage pipes, so he chose the NBA whose basic salary is much higher than that of the NFL.
Iverson has rarely practiced since winning a scoring title. He averaged 22 points and 7.5 assists per game in his rookie season. After winning the scoring title after the lockout, he almost forgot about it, but now Iverson has started to practice these skills again. The rookie king who seemed to be invincible in scoring and assists in his rookie year is back!
In an era, there is always a person who will push the opponent to improve. I don’t know whether it is Liu Mang’s glory or misfortune. Because of his existence, his rookie year is so strong. The performance made others feel the pressure and follow along!
I’m going to write a little more, and I’ll update it later in the evening~ I guess it’s early in the morning~