Chapter 632: Coach Carlisle's Nightmare

Is there anything more like a core than a traditional center?

Is there anything more like a protagonist on the court than a traditional center?

Although there are not many balls, although the running distance is limited to a space of two meters around the three-second zone.

However, Raheem felt an unprecedented pleasure!

This feeling of sitting in the center and directing the audience is even more refreshing than scoring 50 points!

The main thing is that Raheem only plays in the low post, and his normal coping ability becomes especially good because he only needs to attract defensive passes, or simply score by himself.

No matter how good the support ability is, compared with the guard or even the small forward, the center is actually very average. The center with good support ability often has good offensive skills, and then has the advantage of vision, which can sort out the offense well.

Raheem has a height advantage at the basket whether he is facing Artest or Al Harrington. He tried to fight directly against Jonathan Bender. The opponent is so tall and heavy. Almost reckless.

The completely different core style of play from Liu Mang allowed Raheem to meet his needs as the main attack point, and at the same time mobilized his teammates. Raheem not only played well, but also allowed his teammates to participate, allowing him to Avoid worries.

"Ace, why didn't you come up with this tactic earlier!" After the Pacers called a timeout, Rahim returned to the bench and said viciously, hooking Liu Mang's neck.

Everyone could tell that Raheem was joking, but coach Kruger was also very curious, why didn't Liu Mang bring up such a great tactic earlier, and if he practiced it occasionally, it might work wonders in time.

"Oh, Sharif, if you want to be beaten to death by Duncan and Wallace, J-O'Neal, the Great Wall of China, Sharks, etc., I don't mind telling the coach that you keep playing like this." Liu Mang said seriously.

"Uh..." Rahim resolutely refused: "I think it's better for me to be a small forward, and Ace should be the main attacker. I'm a team player, and I won't hold the ball all the time. .”

"Damn! Sharif, you mean I'm a cancer!" Liu Mang quickly pushed the bastard away, and took the tactical board from Mike Woodson, "But Sharif, you will probably be targeted by the opponent next time, let's change Change tactics! Rashid, it's your turn..."

Seeing that Rahim finally didn't have the annoyance of wanting to be tough with the opponent at the beginning, and returned to normal, Liu Mang had to adjust his tactics, and did not return to the normal style of play. Liu Mang estimated that the opponent would definitely treat him and Laheem Jim strictly guards against these two points. Instead of confronting the opponent head-on, it is better to change the strategy.

Rasheed Wallace never took the initiative to ask for the ball when he came to the Eagles. Even if he was very upset with O'Neal, he just wanted to prevent the opponent from killing him.

Rasheed Wallace's transformation from an offensive core player to a defensive role player is quite abrupt, but there is no complaint at all. His change is the key to the peak after the original Pistons got him.

But the Eagles are definitely different from Larry Brown. Larry Brown can use anyone as a defensive player. The Eagles don’t want to be so wasteful, but the players are willing to sacrifice with the general trend of the league this year. , That's why the Eagles decided to play with Liu Mang as the core.

But if Liu Wei occasionally wants to use his teammates as the main attack point, there are too many people to choose from! For example, when playing against the Rockets before, Kwame Brown was regarded as the first offensive option.

Rasheed Wallace didn't expect Liu Mang to call him, but when he heard that he was going to be the main attacker, he immediately ran up...

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The Eagles did not make any substitutions, and the lineup of Liu Mang, Prince, Barnes, Raheem, and Rasheed Wallace continued to play.

On the Pacers side, the lineup of Jamal Tinsley, Anthony Johnson, Artest, Al Harrington, and O'Neal was replaced.

Coach Carlisle is very different from the head coaches of most Eastern teams. In comparison, he is more like the head coach of Western teams. When encountering problems, the first thing he thinks about is to solve the offensive problems. Coming up, he only scored 7 points in four minutes, while the opponent scored 14 points. Coach Carlisle's first thought was that he made a mistake in his offensive decision-making and was caught by the opponent.

Back from the timeout, the Pacers have the ball.

Jamal Tinsley advanced to the frontcourt and protected the ball very well against Liu Mang's defense. As a street ball player, he had a strong ball control and protected the ball beyond the three-point line, waiting for O'Neal to fall The low back hang to O'Neal.

O'Neal looked at his former boss Rasheed Wallace who was defending behind him, and thought that as expected by the coach, it was not Raheem who came to defend him.

Coach Carlisle is not stupid enough to think that the Eagles will continue to use Raheem to defend the center. O'Neal can also play the center, and as he grows older, he will definitely slowly transfer from the power forward to the center position.

Jermaine O'Neal's low-post singles ability can only be said to be okay, not top-notch, but in Jermaine O'Neal's view, as long as Ratliff and Kwame Brown don't come, he goes to the low post, and no one else on the Eagles can defend Can live with him.

Raheem's current size is shorter and thinner than that of O'Neal. Rasheed Wallace, O'Neal and Rasheed Wallace were teammates for four years before. "Drop", because Rasheed Wallace came to the Eagles and did not have any famous defensive masterpieces, almost all of them were blocked when Ratliff blocked people, or Rasheed Wallace blocked people Block Ratliff. At other times, Rasheed Wallace defends shooters and shoots three-pointers. Not many people think how good Rasheed Wallace is defensively.

O'Neal was one of them. After he caught the ball, he saw Rasheed Wallace defending himself. He didn't give any face and directly pushed back, turned around and threw it directly! Never mind Rasheed Wallace.

Then……

"Crack" sound...

Rasheed Wallace fully predicted O'Neal's low-post offensive choice, and slapped O'Neal's throw away with a slap!

Liu Mang and Tinsley went up to grab the ball. During the rotation, Tinsley kicked the ball out of bounds. He would rather miss the ball than give Liu Mang a chance to grab the ball and launch a fast break.

O'Neal felt unbelievable after being capped by Rasheed Wallace. He had no idea that Rasheed Wallace could defend himself!

When he was in the Trail Blazers, the offensive and defensive object of the team training was Rasheed Wallace.

Accident!

It must have been an accident!

O'Neal immediately returned to defense. The Pacers emphasize offense as the main focus, but defense is also the focus. Coach Carlisle dared to directly press the core of the defensive inattention on the bench. Since the Pacers have such a good record, Coach Carlisle has the capital to do so .

It was the Hawks' turn to attack and was blocked from blocking the fast break. Liu Mang was not in a hurry and advanced to the frontcourt. Rahim continued to go inside to get a position.

Artest continued to defend behind Raheem, but O'Neal did not defend Rasheed Wallace, but received a mid-range position, ready to shrink the inside line at any time, completely ignoring Barnes's only 30% Three-point shooting percentage.

Coach Carlisle's defense became very clear. The Eagles used Barnes to fight Artest. The offensive end wanted to use Raheem as a center to destroy their defense. He would rather let Barnes shoot. Give Barnes a chance, and don't let the Eagles succeed!

After Liu Mang pushed forward, seeing the Pacers' defensive strategy, he really fell for it!

Liu Mang's tactics started to execute!

Liu Mang hoisted the ball into the interior, and Jermaine O'Neal was ready to help defend the interior at any time, but!

What Liu Mang gave was not the low-post Raheem, but the unmanned mid-range!

When Liu Mang lobped the ball, Rasheed Wallace threw away Al Harrington from the right side close to the three-point line, rushed to the middle distance to catch the ball, and rushed to the basket!

At the same time, Raheem pulled Artest out from the low post to the mid-range of the baseline. When Al Harrington was chasing up, Raheem suddenly changed his direction and stepped up to block Al Harrington. .

O'Neal hurried back to the basket, and Rasheed Wallace rushed to the basket after receiving Liu Mang's ball, one-on-one with O'Neal!

Jermaine O'Neal's defense is very strong, very strong. If it weren't for the double 21 to dominate the first defense, the second defense and the endless defensive champions, such as Bowen, Clifford Robinson, Artest and others, he would be selected as the best defense The lineup is fine.

but!

Rasheed Wallace was in the West back then, but it was very difficult for Duncan and Garnett to defend alone, second only to Chris Webber's most gorgeous scorer!

Rasheed Wallace caught the ball and stepped inside, turned around and leaned up to O'Neal who came in to defend, grabbed the ball with his right hand and straightened his arm, flicked his wrist, and easily scored with a straight arm throw!

O'Neal knows Rasheed Wallace very well, and Rasheed Wallace knows O'Neal very well!

After scoring the goal, Rasheed Wallace couldn't control himself and yelled at O'Neill: "F*ck bastard, you are a little brother, and you will always be a little brother!"

Rasheed Wallace finally found a chance to vent his frustration at seeing Jermaine O'Neal calling himself the number one power forward in the Eastern Conference before the game.

Liu Mang was very excited to see himself lobbing the ball and receiving an assist. He easily defeated the Pacers' defense. The Pacers wanted to play tricks, but he used them instead.

Although Liu Mang is using future tactics, knowing the future tactics and using them according to the actual situation are two different things. Liu Mang's application ability is very strong to achieve this, otherwise he can only be a tactics provider, not Take control of the team.

However, after receiving the assist, Liu Mang covered his head in pain when he heard Rasheed Wallace bully O'Neal with black slang.

really!

The referee's sword has long been thirsty!

How long has it been since Rasheed Wallace received a technical foul? But this guy really learned how to behave. I heard that joining Chinese Taoism cultivated his sentiments, and he stopped yelling at others. The referee has never been able to find a chance to call Rasheed Wallace a technical foul.

finally! Rasheed Wallace yelled, and the referee immediately gave a technical foul.

Rasheed Wallace saw that he was called a technical offender after just yelling. He couldn't control his head suddenly, and immediately turned his head to stare at the referee. Seeing that a second consecutive roar of death was about to be sent, Liu Mang immediately rushed Go over and cover Rasheed Wallace's mouth, and drag Rasheed Wallace away.

Since the Eagles are obviously gaining momentum, and the Pacers wanted to play tricks, they lost their usual normal rhythm and completely fell into the rhythm of the Eagles, competing for the first place in the league. The game was added to the national live broadcast. The referee naturally wanted the game to be more intense. This was ordered by the league. The referee's whistle was stuffed into his mouth. Seeing Liu Mang pull Rasheed Wallace directly over his mouth Walking away, I feel empty inside and feel so lonely, but I can't help it. People just glanced at it, and a technical foul was thrown at just one glance. Even if it was for a more intense and balanced game, the referee estimated that he would be suspended for a few games.

Like players, referees are paid according to the game they call.

Rasheed Wallace finally calmed down when Liu Mang locked his throat and covered his mouth, but it wasn't because of self-blame...

After finally breaking free from Liu Mang's deadlock with an iron elbow, Rasheed Wallace yelled two or three meters away from Liu Mang: "Ace! Are you going to kill me?"

"If you are punished, I will definitely kill you!" Liu Mang yelled at Rasheed Wallace aggressively.

"..." Rasheed Wallace felt unreasonable, and wondered if it was a wrong choice for him to follow Liu Mang. received "death threats".

But Rasheed Wallace calmed down, it was impossible to bully Liu Mang, and he even pointed at Liu Mang leading him to win the championship, so Rasheed Wallace waited for his Eye of Heaven, He looked fiercely at O'Neill who came over.

O'Neal turned his head slightly timidly, and walked to the free throw line.

Reggie Miller rested, and the free throw for a technical foul was ... O'Neal.

After being yelled at by Rasheed Wallace in slang as a bastard, O'Neill was not too angry, but was frightened!

He has a soft personality, and he usually plays tough. It's all because of the two tough guys, Reggie Miller and Artest, behind him, and Larry Bird, the poisonous guy behind him, but now , Facing Rasheed Wallace who seemed to be going berserk, O'Neal didn't dare to talk back at all!

As a substitute for Rasheed Wallace's former substitute, O'Neal knows how strong Rasheed Wallace is! Can face O'Neal in the Western Conference playoffs and the Lakers to tie-breaker, and can also become the second scoring star in the series with a 50% shooting rate. Rasheed Wallace was once more than Chris - Webber and Nowitzki are even more popular, but he was sent out by technical fouls twice in three days, and he didn't like the league, so he wasn't praised.

O'Neal was a little panicked. Seeing Raheem and Rasheed Wallace explode one after another, and was "intimidated" by Rasheed Wallace again, he didn't even score a technical free throw.

How panicked is O'Neill?

Then it was time for the Pacers to attack, seeing Rasheed Wallace's fierce defense, Jermaine O'Neal directly withdrew from the low post to open up space.

Tinsley can't beat Liu Mang here, so he can only give the ball to Artest or Al Harrington. Anthony Johnson dare not give it to him. This guy has superstar style of play but no The life of a superstar.

Al Harrington was so difficult to catch the ball by Raheem, so he could only give Artest a strong hit on Barnes.

The Pacers were forced into Artest's singles situation!

In turn, Liu Mang controlled the overall situation, mobilized Raheem or Rasheed Wallace to attack the Pacers' defense, and played until the second quarter when O'Neal was completely suppressed by Rasheed Wallace. At the time of the timeout, the Eagles successfully overtook the score 45 to 44!

Coach Carlisle wanted to use routines to deal with the Eagles, but was reversed by Liu Mang's serial routines!

Instead, the Pacers' own rhythm collapsed. The official suspension of the second quarter after coach Carlisle replaced Reggie Miller did not have a good effect. Their rhythm has been messed up!

The most important thing is O'Neal, who was completely suppressed by Rasheed Wallace, just like O'Neal every time he met Garnett, he was too soft, facing Garnett. When Nate averaged less than 7 points per game!

And Rasheed Wallace now feels like another Garnett to O'Neal!

At the end of halftime, with Liu Mang in control of the overall situation, the Eagles scored a wave of 15-6 at the end of the second quarter, helping the Eagles lead 60-50 by 10 points!

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Liu Mang made Raheem and Rasheed Wallace feel the feeling of controlling the overall situation.

But in fact, it was Liu Mang who really controlled the game!

This style of play that controls the overall situation, Liu Mang scored 9 points and 7 assists in the half, he felt that this style of play had a different and comfortable feeling.

It's just that such opportunities are rare, that is, when I meet a young coach with a lot of ideas, Jim Carrey, I have the opportunity to play a wave against the opponent.

In the third quarter, the two teams resumed their normal style of play. Coach Carlisle felt that his self-confidence had been hit. Looking at the other side's bench as steady as a weight, Coach Kruger sat without any emotion. Coach Carlisle It feels like I have met my biggest nemesis!

Even meeting Larry Brown, Popovich, and Phil Jackson didn't make him feel so depressed.

In the second half, coach Carlisle had to give up his little thoughts and play normally with the Eagles.

For the Eagles, during the halftime break, Liu Mang also returned the tactical board to Coach Kruger. Coach Kruger arranged the tactics and then sat on the bench to watch Liu Mang start making waves.

It is true that the Pacers are very strong. After returning to normal play in the second half, the team of Artest, Tinsley, Harrington, and Reggie Miller played very well offensively. Jason Terry's double-wave combination played par.

However, Jermaine O'Neal, the strongest offensive player on the Pacers side, has softened and failed to make much contribution, while Reggie Miller's physical fitness is limited, and he can only go all out for about 20 minutes in a game. Almost 40.

Liu Mang returned to the scoring mode in the third quarter. Together with Jason Terry, they secured a 10-point gap in the third quarter. After three quarters, the Eagles still led 89 to 79 by 10 points.

In the fourth quarter, after Reggie Miller, who had no physical fitness after playing the third quarter, was replaced, the Pacers collapsed!

Rasheed Wallace bullied his former younger brother like a vicious dog. Except for making 3 mid-range shots in the first quarter, O’Neal didn’t score a single goal after that. He only made 2 of 5 free throws in the last three quarters. 8 points, after Reggie Miller left the field, the Pacers lost a pinch point, and even Jermaine O'Neal, the strongest pinch point, was gone. Artest and Al Harrington began to be targeted. In the fourth quarter, Liu Mang started to shoot four defenses by himself, scoring a score of 23 to 15 in a single quarter.

Liu Mang scored 29 points and 11 assists in a double-double, Raheem scored 22 points and 10 rebounds, Rasheed Wallace scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. Coach Carlisle didn't know how long he had been planning for a wave of shady tricks, but was reversed. In the end, the Eagles beat the Pacers 112 to 94!

Coach Carlisle watched the Eagles celebrate after the comeback, and saw O'Neal on his own side was abused to only score 8 points and 8 rebounds. He never expected that O'Neal would be yelled at and scared!

Losing to the Eagles again, Coach Carlisle felt so powerless!

In the competition for the first place in the league, the Eagles once again widened the gap!