Chapter 844 843. Possibly the Strongest Opponent

Liu Mang played for 30 minutes, scored 27 points and 3 rebounds, and then clocked out for the third quarter. After the three quarters, he led 81 to 63 by 18 points, and he was not afraid of being reversed, because the opponent showed no signs of reversing. McGrady's second In the fourth quarter, Jason Terry will play to stabilize the situation. Ariza will play with Josh Smith and Kwame Brown.

Garnett played very hard today, but it's a pity that the two star teammates cheated each other to improve their own statistics for next year's big contract.

In terms of salary, Garnett once cheated the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves made Joe Smith sign a Yin-Yang contract, which caused the Timberwolves to be miserable for four years. In the last year, he was pardoned by the league and only got a first-round draft pick next summer. He was as high as Garnett at the time. Inseparable from the ridiculously large contract.

But in terms of professional attitude, Garnett has nothing to say. Even if his teammates are so bad this year, Garnett has been working hard on rebounding and defense, but when his teammates are not of the same mind as him, his defensive system cannot be established. It's the defensive end that works hard, but can only rebound.

It's just that Garnett met Kwame Brown, who was like a mad dog, and Rasheed Wallace, who was very enthusiastic when he met him. Garnett was attacked from both sides and had a hard time grabbing rebounds...

Liu Mang saw the crazy Kwame Brown and Garnett, the rebounding leader with an average of 14 rebounds per game, fighting against each other. They couldn't get enough rebounds. They couldn't get enough and asked their teammates to help block the rebounds. Garnett was alone. Grab, Olowokandi can't catch the ball now, and he can't use the three axes. The backup center Alvin Johnson is 38 years old. He is too old and cannot play a big role at all. Last season, the Timberwolves relied on The three-headed monster is winning. Two of the three-headed monster are "crazy" this season. The aliens are really thinking like aliens. The madman is really crazy. Garnett plays for the first time since his rookie season. I'm so tired and can't win the ball.

Kwame Brown played 41 minutes and scored 19 points and 19 rebounds against Garnett. In this situation, you know how miserable Garnett has been recently. He can't beat four hands with two fists! There are two people in my family who are almost each other's "undercovers".

Originally, Garnett had an average offensive performance against Rasheed Wallace, a power forward who is very good at guarding shooters. He made 8 of 24 shots from the field and only scored 20 points. He had basically no inside lethality. Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown only got 9 rebounds in the double-team.

The Hawks have done a good job of containing Garnett's type of inside presence.

As there are fewer and fewer super insiders, the Hawks are very restrained against this new type of insider. Although Garnett entered the NBA early, his type is very suitable for future basketball.

Coach Kruger was naughty. He thought of what Liu Mang secretly told him before the game. He saw that Kwame Brown was about to have double 20, so he replaced Kwame Brown...

Kwame Brown is also an honest person. When he saw that there were more than two minutes left on the clock and the score was 112 to 92, with a 20-point difference, it seemed normal for him to be replaced. He didn't expect to be "shaded" by the coaching staff, which made him depressed. He vowed to work harder in the next game against the Mavericks.

In the end, Liu Mang scored 27 points in 30 minutes, McGrady scored 14 points, 12 assists and 3 rebounds in 37 minutes, Jason Terry scored 16 points, Kwame Brown had a double of 19, and everyone who played under McGrady's organization and offense They all scored more or less. The Hawks defeated the Timberwolves 114-99 and won two consecutive games.

In this game, when Tony Allen faced Sprewell, his physical fitness and defensive talent were displayed, but his shooting was extremely poor. On Ariza's side, his shooting talent was displayed, and his defensive awareness was also good, but he did not Tony Allen's natural defensive experience and good shooting talent are exposed, but he is not decisive enough. He is too sticky to pass the ball and is not decisive in shooting.

They are all the kind of players who are a bit regretful but also talented, making it difficult for the Eagles coaching staff to choose.

The record improved to 17 wins and 4 losses, and they continued to compete with the Suns for first place in the league.

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After beating the Timberwolves, the Hawks came to Dallas the next morning.

Left Minneapolis almost early in the morning, it was so cold here.

When flying out of Minneapolis, Liu Mang saw some frozen lakes on the ground as the plane took off, and thought of the unbearable dampness and cold.

From the weather here, Liu Mang knew why no stars wanted to come here. Cassel and Sprewell joined, and they treated them like treasures.

In this case, Liu Mang hopes that it will be more difficult for Garnett... It's already so miserable anyway, it doesn't matter if it's any worse.

Liu Mang didn't feel any guilt at all for robbing Garnett of the MVP award. This was helping Garnett feel despair about this place! It would be better to come to Atlanta...

As the saying goes, when heaven is about to give a great job to a person, he must first work hard... But thinking about the chance to partner with Garnett, Liu Mang still feels a little shuddering, compared to this kind of Kobe Bryant It's a bit miserable to have a paranoid guy as a teammate... but the team will not lack fighting spirit.

But letting Garnett go to the Celtics is not a good choice. The Celtics' Big Three are quite scary. They are all over 30 and they are still so good.

When the time comes, it would be a good idea to think of a way to stumble them.

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After flying for a few hours, we arrived in Dallas. Compared to Minneapolis, Dallas, the third largest city in Texas located in the Southwest Division, is much warmer and the snow season has not yet arrived.

The Hawks are really lucky that they don't have three consecutive away games in Texas this season. The Texas Big Three are getting stronger and stronger, mainly because the Rockets are catching up, just missing a core guard, but they are also very powerful.

In previous years, when Liu Mang came to Dallas, Nash would pick him up when he arrived at the hotel to go shopping and experience the exotic St. Paul Street, which is a gathering place for Brazilians and Mexicans in Dallas, which is completely different from North American culture. Nash also took Liu Mang to watch the Dallas Cowboys games.

But this time, the Mavericks didn't have such friendly people to take Liu Mang to play.

Things change unpredictably. When Liu Mang came here, he was completely different from before.

Giving up Nash, especially after playing for a month and a half in the regular season, the Mavericks got a new nickname, called "Blind Horseman", which is the nickname given to the Mavericks by American sports fans.

Although the Suns had few extra broadcasts before the All-Star Weekend due to other live broadcast arrangements, Nash has become popular. In the popularity survey in early December, Nash's popularity has climbed to the third place among Western guards, second only to Kobe and Francis, surpassing Ginobili, Michael Finley, and Ray Allen. Francis also took advantage of the Chinese fans' love for Yao Ming, and Francis is still the second most popular guard in the West for the time being.

However, Liu Mang didn't have time to go out and play this time. He came to Dallas early in the morning, and the important thing was the afternoon training.

The Hawks attach great importance to the Mavericks.

It should be said that the Hawks attach great importance to the top four teams in the West, the Suns, Supersonics, Spurs, Mavericks.

Judging from the current situation, none of the top four teams in the West can be ignored.

The Suns are rising, and the Spurs and Mavericks are still strong. After the Sonics got a core point guard, their strong offensive firepower advantage was highlighted. Francis and Ray Allen both entered the top ten of the MVP rankings. Although they were at the tail end of the top ten, it would be great if they were selected together.

When the OK combination disintegrated, the West became a situation of division among the heroes. Unlike the Eagles in the East, which are still regarded as the first candidate for the finals, it seems that all four teams in the West are possible.

Liu Mang attaches more importance to the Mavericks. In 2006, the Mavericks made the finals, and Liu Mang was very impressed.

The Mavericks have too many stars. In addition to rookie DJ Mbenga, third-year Dan Dickau, and the legendary Russian Yao Ming Pavel Podkolkin, the 12-man activation list are all well-known stars!

The Mavericks' unlimited singles tactics are getting better and better.

The tactics against the Mavericks need to be adjusted. The strategy to defend against the Mavericks cannot be to use pressure and double-teaming. Except for the center, all the opponents have the ability to score independently. So they arrived in Dallas on the morning of the 12th. After a short break at noon, the Hawks came to the rented university stadium in the afternoon and started tactical training.

The Hawks are now more and more experienced in switching between small ball tactics and positional warfare. When playing against a balanced offense and defense team like the Mavericks, it is best to be able to counterattack. When you can't counterattack, the rhythm control is also very important for the Hawks. This is what they have been practicing recently. Seeking a trade is a way to solve the current team's problems. Solving problems from within is also very critical.

After the tactical training, Liu Mang called McGrady, Jason Terry, Calderon, Rasheed Wallace, and other teammates who are good at mid-range and long-range shooting, together to practice mid-range shooting.

"Ace, are we going to use mid-range shots to deal with the Mavericks? Haven't you always advocated three-pointers and attacking the basket?" McGrady asked curiously, because Liu Mang advocated the role of players in many tactical meetings. The three-pointer and attacking the basket in the transition between offense and defense are the key to the small ball style that Liu Mang first proposed to Coach Kruger.

"It's different to play against the Mavericks. Their head coach Avery Johnson has learned coaching from Popovich. The coach just said that we should try our best to use running positions to tear apart the opponent's defense, but I think it's difficult. Tracy, you have seen the Mavericks' video, their perimeter defense rotation is very fast, and the interior defense is also very good. Maybe we need more one-on-one singles. The mid-range is a good solution. If the singles are accurate, we pass the ball quickly, and the ability to create fouls is also good, we can deal with their team defense very well." Liu Mang said the method Wade used to deal with the Mavericks in the 2006 Finals in his memory.

Although there was a whistle in the finals that year, Wade averaged 34 points per game and scored 12 points from free throws. Wade's free throws have always been average, with a hit rate of just over 70%, which means that 22 points were scored through independent offense.

The biggest help of the whistle to Wade is not to help him cause the opponent to foul, but to make the opponent dare not use big moves to defend him. A slightly bigger double-teaming move will be called for a foul, allowing Wade to continue to single out in the mid-range and have a good space to pass the ball. The strongest Wade is when his mid-range shot is the strongest.

The Mavericks' mid-range defense is the same as the Spurs', and Kobe scored 62 points in three quarters. This is a good example. It is also the key for Wade to find a way to deal with the Mavericks after receiving Kobe's call in the last four games of the finals. Who let their head coach be from the Spurs? The common problem of Spurs head coaches is that they are easily beaten by those who are good at mid-range shooting.

Liu Mang has been practicing mid-range shooting all the time, just to deal with the Spurs and Mavericks in the past two years.

Now playing against the Mavericks, we can test the results of our training. Liu Mang's mid-range shooting ability with his right hand is rated 88, which is not far from the top mid-range shooting ability of 90.

It would be best if you can practice your mid-range shooting to 90 before the start of the playoffs, mainly to 89, because at the end of the season if you maintain the highest personal score in the league this season, the rewards for the extended task of the scoring king will be strengthened. With 1 point of all-round shooting ability, you can go straight to 90 and reach the top level of mid-range shooting. In the playoffs, whether you are facing the Pistons, Heat, Spurs, or Mavericks, you will be more certain to win.

Speaking of which, there are four semi-finals in the Western Conference, but Liu Mang's opponent in the finals is either the Spurs or the Mavericks, and both mid-range shots are killer.

McGrady wanted to ask something else, and Jason Terry said: "Okay, okay, hurry up and practice more, hit 250 mid-range shots, right? And make sure you make 50 goals in 60 shots at each point?" If you fail, you have to try again? It will take a long time. Let's practice quickly. Dirk invited me to dinner this afternoon. Linde, help me serve. "

Jason Terry asked his dedicated trainer to find a half court and began practicing catching and shooting in five positions.

Jason Terry didn't have that many questions to ask, and neither Rasheed Wallace nor Calderon had any objections. Liu Mang asked them to practice, so they just practiced.

Could what Liu Mang said be wrong? The championship ring is the best proof that the old players of the Eagles have blind trust in Liu Mang.

McGrady is so speechless, he just wants to know the reason! As for rolling your eyes?

These people have no urge to pursue the truth at all?

However, McGrady feels that what Liu Mang said does make sense. The offensive and defensive tactics arranged by the coach are in place, but the specific play style still needs to be controlled by the players themselves.

McGrady's mid-range shooting is also very good, with a mid-range shooting rating of 91, but his shortcoming is that his shooting is very casual, and he often throws it at will.

McGrady's overall mid-range shooting percentage has always been above 40%, especially the long two-pointer. His career hit rate so far is 42.5%. However, after coming to the Hawks, the number of shots he took has decreased, but his efficiency has always been very good.

After all, he is a player who has a single-season efficiency score of 30+ in the 2002-03 season, and has very good all-round offensive skills.

Then, Liu Mang saw a certain hateful guy whose ability evaluation was 98, tied for first place in the league with Duncan and Garnett, who completed training the fastest...

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Trying to update four times today! The next chapter will look like six or seven o'clock.