Chapter 862 861. King of the Backfield
After Kevin Willis's jersey was retired, Liu Mang presented Ratliff with a championship ring.
Ratliff also enjoyed the cheers of the fans on the scene, just like Rahim and Boozer when they first returned to Atlanta.
Another person was eagerly looking at the championship ring. This person was the new Mourning. The most important thing was that Mourning saw that the assistant coach next to him, Stockton, specially brought the championship ring today...
Yes, it was Liu Mang's order.
Then the two teams began the final preparation time before the game.
Liu Mang originally thought that this game should be quite easy, because Kidd had been injured for 4 games.
The Hawks are now 22 wins and 5 losses. Kidd has been playing on and off for the Nets this year. Ratliff has also missed about one-third of the games, all thanks to Carter. Of course, the Nets' bench lineup, which has always been very good, is also the key.
Who knew that Kidd announced his comeback before the game!
It was quite surprising. Kidd's health this season was the worst, mainly because his injury was not fully recovered.
"System boss, check Kidd's condition."
"Ding... Jason Kidd, left knee injury is recovering well. Ability rating 85, offense 77, defense 94, three-pointer 85, mid-range shot 73, layup 80, speed 86, strength 88, pass 99...average 10.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.7 shots."
It turned out that the injury was not healed. Liu Mang saw how much Kidd hated him from this aspect.
Liu Mang remembered that Kidd had knee surgery after the playoffs last season and recovered for several months. He has been playing on and off since the beginning of this season, but his knee injury has recurred. However, in order to get along with his new teammates, he still insisted on playing for two months and played a total of 14 games. Now the Nets have 16 wins and 12 losses, which means Kidd has not played half of the games.
But it seems that Kidd has recovered well and has recovered to an ability rating of 85. The most important thing is that Kidd's three-point ability has been improved to 85. This is really forced to practice three-pointers!
This is not an easy task. Liu Mang does not know much about Kidd's character, but he thinks that the hard work of this opponent in terms of technology is worthy of admiration.
From the fact that Kidd's hit rate has been less than 40% for many years since college, Kidd is not a player with shooting talent, but in this eleventh season, he has really practiced three-pointers. If it were not for the two three-pointers per game, Kidd would probably have difficulty averaging double-digit points.
However, Kidd really has no talent for shooting. He has practiced three-pointers, but his mid-range shots have declined. Obviously, Kidd is practicing three-pointers, but he has no time to practice mid-range shots.
Liu Mang also remembers that Kidd has missed the best lineup since the beginning of this season. The impact of the last surgery was too great. The ability evaluation of 94, which is not a super giant, has dropped below 90. Even if he fully recovers, it is estimated that he will not be able to be rated as a top star.
Vince Carter, ability rating 94, offense 97, defense 83, three-pointer 88, mid-range shot 86, layup 97, speed 90, strength 88...average 24.9 points, 6 rebounds, 5.3 assists.
A little short of 25 points per game, not because Carter's scoring ability is not good, but because the Nets have Ratliff this season, the pace is slow, and the Nets focus on defense. The Nets team averages only 90 points per game.
Eric Williams, ability rating 79, offense 80, defense 77...average 12 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game.
Nenad Kostic, ability rating 76, offense 78, defense 74,...average 12 points, 4.9 rebounds per game.
Theo Ratliff, ability rating 81, offense 67, defense 92, average 7.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.7 blocks per game.
After being "protected" by Liu Mang for several years in the Hawks, Ratliff's minor injuries were quickly cured, and therefore he did not experience a major injury. He was only a few months away from turning 32 and he still maintained good data. Of course, after leaving Liu Mang, he got older and had a history of injuries that ended his season, and now he started to suffer minor injuries.
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The final preparation time before the game was over, and the referee announced that the game was about to start.
Liu Mang went to apply magnesium powder and waited for Rasheed Wallace's roar.
Unexpectedly, after Rasheed Wallace applied magnesium powder, he and Ratliff, who came over to apply magnesium powder, had a cross-arm hit!
It seemed that seeing the old friends who had played the most glorious season together, the two subconsciously raised their arms and bumped into each other. Obviously, it was not intentional. Liu Mang saw that Rasheed Wallace and Ratliff were stunned for a moment, then smiled and separated without speaking.
The romance of men is here, and there is no need for too many words.
But Liu Mang had no time to feel the romance of a man. This pitfall system had another mission!
"Ding... Jason Kidd's strong hostility was triggered. Jason Kidd will do his best to fight the host."
This has been there for a long time. Liu Mang already knew that Kidd hated him.
"Ding... The Avengers series mission was triggered: King of the backfield."
"King of the Backcourt: Due to the host's perfect revenge against the Nets in the 2003-2004 playoffs, Jason Kidd and Vince Carter launched the initiative with the goal of the strongest backcourt combination of the host and Tracy McGrady. Impact. Mission goal: The host and Tracy McGrady’s total points, rebounds, and assists in this game are higher than those of Jason Kidd and Vince Carter. Mission reward: Jason Kidd. Perseverance. Failure penalty: deduction of points, rebounds, assists, each data is lower than the opponent's value multiplied by 1,000 superstar points."
"Jason Kidd's perseverance: After clarifying a training goal, he will be transformed in a training period with a crazy attitude. Effect: Consuming a training period related to shooting talent can improve one aspect of shooting ability to First class.”
"I'll go!" Liu Mang almost cursed when he saw the mission punishment, but when he saw the introduction of the mission reward, his eyes widened!
Like Kidd, he relied on a summer of training to practice three-pointers to a first-class level, so that opponents no longer dare to leave him open. This season, the first team to leave Kidd open and let Kidd shoot three-pointers was the Celtics. As a result, Kidd shot 7 of 9 three-pointers.
For Liu Mang, this is an excellent opportunity for him to develop his left-hand three-pointer!
But Liu Mang felt that compared to him and McGrady, Kidd and Carter were more like Jordan and Pippen...Liu Mang thought about the combination of himself and McGrady...It's hard to describe in one sentence.
Liu Mang felt that he had to complete this task! When it comes to training the right hand, it is too slow to develop the left hand. It will not be possible for the left hand to keep up with the long-range shooting in three to five years, so this task must be completed.
Of course, you have to win!
Who knows if the Nets, now with better power forward shooters and better centers, will be as good as they were in the past few seasons in the playoffs, instead of resting in the playoffs like the original Trident. vegetable?
The mission must be accomplished and the game must be won!
Scoring is not a problem. McGrady is now second in the league in assists, averaging 11.4 assists per game. The most important thing is rebounding!
Tracy McGrady's average of 5 rebounds per game is guaranteed, but Liu Mang himself averages 6.2 rebounds per game, which is a bit of a surprise! Kidd's knee injury affected his average 7.7 rebounds per game. Liu Mang couldn't help but complain: You like Leopards so much!
Rebounds!
If McGrady wants to pursue the assists title, he will inevitably be unable to take into account both scoring and rebounding. McGrady's physical fitness has always been the key to his further progress.
So this season Liu Mang averaged 6.2 rebounds per game, and had to grab six or seven rebounds in every game.
If McGrady is asked to assist Kidby, the rebounds will have to come by himself.
After looking at the star card space, Liu Mang was speechless...
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