freeallnovels Chapter 1024 1023. Military Spirit
Chapter 1024 1023. Military Spirit
Chapter 1024 1023. Military Spirit
Relying on the easy schedule given by the league, the Eagles started the new season perfectly.
After the rout of the Grizzlies, the Eagles came to Orlando to play the Magic back-to-back.
Yesterday's easy victory against the Grizzlies gave the main players of the Eagles a full rest.
Back to back, no time to catch up with old teammates.
Moreover, the relationship between Liu Mang, Jason Terry and Raheem's first-generation "Three Eagles" has reached the point where there is no need to deliberately maintain their relationship. When they warmed up in the afternoon, they met and chatted, and then they warmed up to prepare for the game.
The warm-up is almost over. Liu Mang is holding the scouting report. There is not much time to read the scouting report when they are back to back.
"Kwame, tonight we're going to play against the No. [-] center in high school. His stats are even better than yours!" Liu Mang walked over to Kwame Brown with the scout report.
Kwame Brown hasn't read the scouting report yet, but after taking a look, it's true!
Dwight Howard made rapid progress in his second year, averaging 17 points and 13 rebounds in seven games at the start of the season.
After Kwame Brown finished the game against the Grizzlies, he averaged 15.5 points and 12 rebounds per game, not as good as this sophomore!
I can't bear it!
Kwame Brown himself knows that his statistics have not improved much, mainly because his playing time has not been as much as last season, because there is too much garbage time, he can average 15+12 per game, and thanks to Liu Mang's shooting less this season.
Liu Mang averaged "only" 20.5 shots per game this season, and averaged 31 points per game. In most games, he held the ball less, allowing others to hold the ball more and choose to pass more, benefiting more teammates.
Kwame Brown is also one of the beneficiaries, becoming one of the team's four players averaging 15+ per game.
However, when people face things, they often ignore some objective factors and choose to judge some things subjectively.
Now Kwame Brown is very upset with Howard, who is also the No. [-] center.
"Boss, can you pass me more balls tonight? I want to score more points than that kid! The statistics are better than him! I will be grateful to you forever! A once-in-a-lifetime request!" Kwame Brown looked at Liu Mang eagerly.
"..."
Liu Mang originally just wanted to provoke Kwame Brown to kill Howard, but he didn't expect Kwame Brown to be a bit wild!
This is the end of the story, a once-in-a-lifetime request... Wait, Liu Mang thinks this is a bit familiar!
"Kwame, you said that last year!" Liu Mang said angrily.
"Uh..." Kwame Brown remembered, and seemed to have said... "Boss, it's not important, the important thing is that the kid scored 34 points, which is two points more than my 32 points!"
Liu Mang took another look at the scouting report. Yes, Howard's career high of 34 points was created this season. Kwame Brown's best statistic was 32 points, but Kwame Brown had 20 rebounds that time!
Liu Mang said that he always felt that there was something wrong. Kwame Brown wanted to have better statistics than Howard in this game, so he just worked hard to prevent Howard from killing him. Why should he help?
It turned out to be for this!
However, this kind of thing cannot be done by Liu Mang alone, it needs the cooperation of his teammates.
Seeing Kwame Brown's expectant look, Liu Mang said helplessly, "Kwame, go and call the others, and we can discuss it."
"Received!" Kwame Brown immediately went to his teammates.
After the teammates got together, they watched Howard's performance at the beginning of the second year. It was indeed a bit strong!
The key is age. Howard will only turn 20 next month, so that's 17+13!
With Howard being regarded as the core training by the Magic, the data this season will not drop too much. Basically, the data between 16 points and 18 points and 12 rebounds to 14 rebounds is quite impressive.
The last insider who could get this data at the age of 20 was Shaq O'Neal.
They're all Magic centers.
In Kwame Brown's expectant eyes, Liu Mang said that he wanted to help Kwame Brown fuck Howard once.
Teammates responded one after another, and everyone is obliged to be the champion!Even Howard's high school teammate Josh Smith wanted to see Howard deflated.
Why was Kwame Brown targeted by the same class?Why did all the other insiders in the same class during the Wizards have fun stepping on him?
The No. [-] pick is the original sin!
If the No. [-] pick is not strong, every player in the same class will want to abuse him when they see him.
Seeing this atmosphere of concerted efforts, Liu Mang felt that this season, starting from the preseason, he changed his style of play, and it was not in vain.
Liu Mang was already prepared this season, helping his teammates to perform well.
Liu Mang knew that with his style of play and skills, the statistics would not be bad. Now for the Eagles, the most important thing is the enthusiasm of the team, and it is more important to maintain the enthusiasm.
This is a "lesson from the past", a lesson from the future 58 masters.
In the 2017-2018 season, the Warriors and the Rockets are theoretically the two best teams in that season. Liu Wei thinks that the results of that season are not important. Dynasty.
As the leader and soul of a team, Liu Mang knew that what he had to do was not only to play well, but the Eagles didn't have that background, he had to build a team culture for the team.
At this stage, the most important thing is to make invisible the hidden danger of being in the slack period after two consecutive championships.
From the current point of view, Liu Mang's plan is successful. When playing against weaker teams, he reduces his shots so that his teammates can play happily; when it comes to critical games, when his teammates fail, he takes the ball back and leads the team to victory.
Liu Mang learned all kinds of skills, not just learning them. Like playing against the Heat, the opponent was too strong inside, so he had no chance to drop to the low post. O’Neal is so big, and the low post is almost deadly. He used high post-ups and outside breakthroughs.
Selective paddling and letting his teammates play will be very beneficial for Liu Mang to mobilize the enthusiasm of his teammates this season and for the three consecutive championships.
And it didn’t appear to be very deliberate. Liu Reck didn’t make any shots that should be taken. He just reduced the strong shots that shouldn’t be taken in games where the opponent was not so strong. The team’s tactics were still implemented stably. Liu Reck’s efficiency was also because his teammates became better.
but……
This kind of day, Liu Mang has only passed half a month, and he feels a little boring.
It's great to help teammates score, but I always feel that something is missing, and I have to do things!
The last time Liu Mang scored 53 points, the fans felt that it was normal, and he seemed to be unable to make any noise when he was doing things. The fans were already used to his excellence.
The number one pick has so many insiders... As far as Kwame Brown is concerned, he can come one by one...
After his teammates responded positively, Kwame Brown smiled like Michael Jordan, looking smug...
Liu Mang also thought it was quite fun, the key is that this kind of thing, if it is done, the teammates are happy, and the cohesion is enhanced, and it fails... Everyone worked hard together, if they fail, they fail, just play again next time.
Sometimes, people shouldn't think too much. As soon as Liu Mang's thoughts came out, the system immediately followed up...
"Ding...Because the host took the initiative to build the team culture for the team and for the individual, the special task: triggering the morale of the army."
"Military spirit: The host needs to create a good team atmosphere and enthusiasm for the Eagles in the second consecutive championship season. Task reward: Title buff: Atlanta Hawks team spirit. Failure penalty: None."
"Army Heart Series Quest: Kwame Brown's Expectation Triggered."
“夸梅-布朗的期盼：宿主需帮助夸梅-布朗在接下来面对魔术队的比赛中拿到至少35分。任务奖励：夸梅-布朗超过34分的分数乘以1000。失败惩罚：夸梅-布朗得分低于35分时，每少1分，扣除3000巨星值。”
"I'll go!" Liu Mang just wanted to make trouble, why did he come up with a mission?
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At 11:12 pm on November [-]th, a highly focused game in the Southeast Division was about to begin.
The Eagles played against the Magic, and there was a lot to watch.
In the duel between McGrady and Raheem, the champion small forwards, Liu Mang's two front and back assistants also helped Liu Mang win the championship. When he partnered with Liu Mang, one won the assists and the other won the rebounds. Since last season, the two have been used for comparison.
In terms of lineup, Raheem is more suitable for Liu Mang, but there is no doubt that McGrady is stronger, but Raheem is not weak. It is quite normal for the two to be put together.
Kwame Brown and Howard's direct matchup between the high school champion center has a lot to watch.
For example, the data, Howard is only in the second grade, and the data almost surpasses Kwame Brown in all aspects.
In fact, Kwame Brown has played his worth, and it has only been the past two years.
In addition to these two pairs of opponents, the two teams also have balloon stars like Liu Mang and Grant Hill, so there is a lot to watch.
TNT Sports broadcast the game live. When the players of the two teams entered the field, Charles Barkley ignored the TV screen and cut to the commentary. He hated the bosses of the two teams and both had champions.
Kenny Smith introduced the highlights of the game to the fans very professionally.
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For the Eagles, Coach Kruger has laid out the tactical framework for dealing with the Magic. Specifically, it depends on the players' operations.
It is similar to the Zen Master of the Lakers.
Mike Woodson's defensive arrangement is more specific, mainly the details. The defensive system of the Eagles has become clear since Liu Mang's second season in the NBA, and it has been perfected in the third year, mainly to deal with the defensive details of the Magic players.
After the tactics were set up, Coach Kruger watched Liu Mang pull his teammates together to discuss the specific details of the offensive end. Coach Kruger and Stockton set up the tactical framework. Liu Mang discussed the details with McGrady, Iguodala, and Calderon, four players with more balls. This is the offensive tactics that the Eagles have determined this year.
Although Calderon doesn't have much playing time, he has a really good brain. A player who plays with his head and touch, he is very proficient in tactics.
Liu Mang has a new task, although it is a bit tricky, but just complete it, he now has 292197 superstar points, and urgently needs to complete the task to replenish the superstar point, collect 100 million, and draw a lottery!
The Eagles are very motivated and united to help Kwame Brown. On the Magic side, the atmosphere is not very good this year.
Raheem didn't have as good a season as last season, it's not that he has fewer ball possessions and doesn't play well.
He is the kind of player who rarely gets injured as long as he is willing to play.
He has taken more shots this season, averaging 22 shots per game in the first seven games of the season, a career high.
He averaged 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game, setting a career high in assists.
But the shooting percentage fell to a career low of 40.00%. This is the lowest shooting percentage at the beginning of all seasons in his entire career except for the shrinking season.
The main reason is that Grant Hill has suffered a serious decline this year, which has exceeded the decline expected by everyone in the Magic.
Grant Hill played more than 60 games last season, averaging 13 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game. He performed well, but this season's state has plummeted, like an avalanche.
It's not that Hill is not playing hard anymore, but that he really can't stop the decline in strength. He can still score more than 10 points and four or five rebounds per game, but his organizational offense has declined rapidly.
Averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, four less assists.
It's not as simple as eight points, but Grant Hill doesn't have the energy and ability to organize the offense!
The Magic started off much worse than last season, with only 3 wins and 5 losses. Raheem and Howard, the sophomores, have become the only two pillars of the Magic.
要不是拉希姆场均25+8+4的数据和霍华德场均17+13的数据帮魔术队守住了篮板球，让魔术队成为了联盟仅次于热火和快船的排在联盟第三的场均篮板，魔术队赢球都困难。
Since the start of the Magic team, they have averaged 90 points per game, third from the bottom in the league, and they have conceded 92 points per game, second in the league, second only to the Spurs. The defense is very good, but there is no offense!They averaged 44.5 rebounds per game. If it weren't for the large number of offensive rebounds, they would have almost become a team scoring less than 90 points with the Rockets and Trail Blazers. So far this season, only the Rockets and Trail Blazers have averaged less than 90 points per game. Only 95 teams have scored less than 5 points per game.
If you play well, the atmosphere of the team is good, because if you play well, it proves that the team's arrangements are correct. There is a reason for players who play a lot of time to play, because they can help the team win.
But playing poorly, everyone complained, especially the players who didn't get so much playing time, began to complain and became dissatisfied.
Grant Hill has only played 10 games this season, but the naked eye can see that he is old. The key is that Grant Hill has a salary of 1600 million, and he still has a one-year maximum salary, which is higher than Raheem, who also holds a maximum salary of $1490 million this season!
Raheem doesn't mind this. He took the initiative to sign a six-year contract, but didn't get the maximum contract, in order to help the Eagles get Tracy McGrady.
But other people are different, just like the Rockets players will accept Harden's contract but not the chairman of the guild in the future, conflicts within the Magic team have begun.
Like Turkoglu, he felt that he could replace Hill in the starting lineup, but the head coach refused to give him a chance.
Rahim saw a group of people on the opposite bench happily chatting, looking at the cold atmosphere on his side...
The road was chosen by himself. Raheem had prepared for the worst at the beginning. Although he now misses the old days, the feeling of playing as the team's strongest player also makes him reluctant to let go.
Raheem, who will only turn 29 in a month, doesn't want to be someone else's younger brother when he is at his best.
It's just... Raheem saw the only player on the team who was still smiling, why is his best teammate actually this guy!
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The preparation time before the game was over, and the two teams came to the field as starters.
The Magic sent a starting lineup of Nelson, DeShawn Stevenson, Hill, Raheem, and Howard.
For the Eagles, the starting lineup of Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown debuted.
Howard, who had been laughing all the time, suddenly felt a chill after playing. When he came to the middle circle, he found that everyone in the Eagles was staring at him, feeling bad!
(End of this chapter)