It is better than Magic Johnson, the historical assists per game leader. In a season when he averaged 10 assists per game, at least three or four of his teammates averaged 3 assists per game.

In the only season in which Magic successfully defended his title, in addition to Magic himself being the assist leader, Byron Scott, the Lakers' scoring leader at the time, averaged 4.1 assists per game, and Michael Cooper, the best defensive player, averaged 4.1 assists per game.

4.7 assists per game, James Worthy averages 3.9 assists per game, backup point guard Wes Matthews averages 2.7 assists per game, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and many others average around 1 assist per game, even if these people basically

None of them played full attendance, and they were all injured by Pat Riley, but the Lakers averaged close to 30 assists per game that season.

The same goes for Stockton. When he led the league in assists, Hornacek, Karl Malone, and Jan Humphries all averaged 3 assists per game.

In the first quarter, the Eagles had a total of 7 assists, which looked very good. Based on 48 minutes, it was 28 assists in a game.

However, 6 of the 7 assists came from Liu Mang, and the team had too much possession of the ball!

Defense, the original foundation of the Eagles, is still the team's basic defense. It played an important role at this time and helped the Eagles hold on to the score.

In the second quarter, Coach Kruger asked Stockton, who also saw something was wrong, to stop talking and asked Liu Mang to go up and fight by himself, allowing Liu Mang to feel the difference between what he said and what he did.

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When the game came into the second quarter, the depressed Liu Mang wanted to continue to "organize the offense" and help his teammates score, showing that he was determined to get his teammates to "participate" in the offense.

However, in the past, Liu Mang had many situations that others did not see as opportunities, but in his eyes were opportunities. He made a lot of shots, and he made them with a good shooting rate.

This kind of ball is the ball planet. Liu Mang dares to shoot the ball that ordinary players cannot or dare not shoot. Moreover, the Eagles need Liu Mang to shoot like this so that Liu Mang can attract more double teams.

But now Liu Mang is shooting a lot less of these shots, and the threat has suddenly been greatly reduced.

In particular, Baron Davis, an excellent point guard, determined from the first half of the first quarter that Liu Mang was playing strangely today, and led his teammates to try to contain Liu Mang's style of play in the second half of the first quarter.

After confirming that Liu Mang had turned into a data-brushing style like Blevin Knight today, he continued to lead his teammates to defend against Liu Mang in the second quarter.

After the second quarter, the Warriors scored 24 points in the second quarter. It was not easy to contain the scoring of the Warriors who were bombarding. It was difficult for the Warriors not to score more than 100 points in a game. The Warriors were half

Scored 49 points in the game.

For the Eagles, Liu Mang played the entire first half, scoring 7 points on 3-of-6 shooting, 10 assists and 3 rebounds. The assists were soaring, but the Eagles only scored 45 points in the half.

!The Warriors led by 4 points!

Liu Mang wanted too much to get a "good start" in front of his teammates. He wanted too quickly to enter the "assist king" mode. From the data point of view, this would be very easy, as long as he keeps holding the ball.

, with the style of play that he considers to be the second brother who is the god of porcelain, he can easily get the assist king.

However, it does more harm than good to the team!

That is to say, the Eagles defended well and did not fall behind too far at halftime.

It has nothing to do with who is stronger or weaker, Liu Mang or a certain No. 0 player who allows his teammates to get more offensive rebounds than backcourt rebounds. This style of play is wrong.

The assist king usually doesn't pass the ball just to get assists. Otherwise, with Nash's passing ability and scoring threat, last season, if he could complete the second pass regardless of the record, the team's chemistry, and his teammates, he would only pass to someone who could directly

Teammates who shot could easily overtake McGrady, but he didn't.

Liu Mang's style of play is destructive to the team's offense. The Eagles can hold on to the score because Liu Mang only focuses on assists and does not think about rebounds. He defends well, otherwise he will lose consecutive games.

There was no chance to catch up with the score through defense.

When Liu Mang thought about it and decided to give priority to passing, his mentality changed. Now Liu Mang was thinking about assists, but he delayed the team.

Liu Mang didn't play ungratefully, but too calmly. He wanted to find open teammates in every attack, but the opponent just didn't give him a chance to pass the ball. They would rather give him a chance to score. He wanted to be too calm.

He passed the ball to his teammates instead of shooting when he needed to shoot. The assists came up, but his teammates stagnated.

It's not that teammates scored less, but that teammates passed the ball to Liu Mang. Without Liu Mang's scoring, the Eagles only scored 45 points at halftime!

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Back in the locker room, Liu Mang sat depressed and said nothing. In fact, in the second half of the second quarter, he gradually realized something. But he was in the middle of the game and outsiders could see it clearly, but the coaching staff did not.

Remind him and want to teach him a lesson.

Liu Mang thought for a while and found that he was really not a competent point guard. His method of organizing offense was too simple!

Being single is not bad. If he plays with one shot, four steals and being flanked to split the ball, Liu Mang can do very well, but he has to organize like Tracy McGrady, Calderon, and Iguodala when scoring less.

Attacking won't work.

During the break after halftime, Liu Mang figured out the dilemma he encountered in the first half.

"Fortunately, I have a smart mind and figured it out right away, unlike the King of Sewers." Liu Mang indulged himself in his IQ.

After being intoxicated for two seconds, Liu Mang immediately went to find Tracy McGrady and Stockton. The advantage of him is that he is willing to ask questions without shame. He can even ask a little blacksmith shamelessly, let alone a teammate.

McGrady was talking to Stockton at this time. McGrady didn't understand. He took a rest in the second half of the first quarter. As an outsider, he could see that something was wrong with Liu Mang, but Stockton asked him not to tell Liu Mang. McGrady

I’m very confused, don’t I know there’s something wrong with the team?

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! While Tracy McGrady was discussing this matter with Stockton, Liu Mang came.

"Tracy, John, I have a question, how do you connect your teammates?" Liu Mang asked straight to the point.

When Tracy McGrady saw Liu Mang coming, he wanted to talk to Liu Mang directly about the matter. He didn't want to bother with the coaching staff's instructions not to tell Liu Mang and let Liu Mang suffer the loss himself.

But when he heard Liu Mang's question, Tracy McGrady thought for a moment and said, "That's it. Break through and pass the ball. Whichever teammate you think has a better chance of passing the ball will be fine."

"..."

"..."

Liu Mang and Stockton were speechless.

Stockton was very relieved and happy to see Liu Mang discovering his problem so quickly, but was left speechless by McGrady's words.

Stockton has seen many outstanding young point guards. In order to get assists and show their "selflessness", those point guards took fewer shots and passed more.

Passing the ball more is not a bad thing, but many young players pass the ball too deliberately and fail to seize their own opportunities. It is better not to pass the ball and just shoot.

This kind of thing is difficult for many young players to understand on their own unless someone teaches them, but young people are often overconfident and disdainful of the guidance of the team's veterans. Those who have the ability to get assists basically

They are all high-ranking rookies, the pride of heaven, how can they listen to other people's advice?

This is also the reason why Stockton didn't take the initiative to remind Liu Mang after listening to Coach Kruger's instructions.

But Stockton is still very worried. Liu Mang's mind is very twisted!

But what was surprising was that Liu Mang figured it out so quickly and even took the initiative to ask.

Stockton ignored McGrady's annoying words and said to Liu Mang: "Ace, do you remember I told you that getting assists is incidental. As a ball carrier, as an offensive player, I

If you have a chance, you must vote!”

In the past, Liu Mang got assists by passing the ball. Even in the season before McGrady came, when he averaged six or a few assists per game, the purpose of passing the ball was not to get assists, but because his teammates were in a good position and Liu Mang immediately passed the ball.

It's not an open position. Liu Mang doesn't care so much. He doesn't care if his teammates can easily throw the ball in for him and add assists. As long as the team can score, it's different this time. He's too deliberate and wants to get assists.

Already.

In the past, when passing the ball, teammates received the ball in a good position, and after getting the ball, they had the opportunity to shoot or set up a second pass, so that the team's offense could run smoothly. Now, even if Iguodala and Tracy McGrady are on the court, they are all

Get the ball and go straight to the layup, otherwise you won't even catch the ball.

More importantly, Liu Mang had problems with his own shooting. He failed to shoot many shots that were his "opportunities" before, causing his teammates to play unaccustomed.

Generally speaking, one-on-one in the mid-range, no one is double-teaming, Liu Mang will shoot six or seven times out of ten times when he has the ball in his hand. His teammates know that in that situation, they should grab rebounds, but now, their teammates don't know what to do!

Stockton and McGrady both saw this clearly. Stockton couldn't say it. McGrady saw it but didn't know how to say it. Iguodala, Calderon and others might also see it.

, but they dare not say.

Just like No. 0 Thunderbolt Blue's unparalleled position in the team, only McGrady dares to speak out about the Hawks' players who are good at organizing offense, but McGrady doesn't know how to say it, and the coaching staff told him not to even remind him.

"Shoot by yourself? What about passing the ball? How can teammates get involved?" Liu Mang was still confused.

"Organizing an offense is not a simple matter. Tracy played for a year last season and gradually mastered the tricks. Ace, please maintain your own style of play first and observe your teammates more. Your teammates don't necessarily have to pass the ball when they have a chance. You

Didn't you do a good job in the previous games of the season?" Stockton said a little depressed, and his tone became more serious.

Stockton thought Liu Mang was smart just now, but now he felt that Liu Mang was too stubborn and stubborn sometimes.

As the coach who most strongly supports Liu Mang's idea of ​​​​making trouble, he is because he saw Liu Mang's style of passing the ball in the preseason and the first few games of the season when his teammates are in situations where they can pass or shoot.

, I felt that Liu Mang had begun to realize the joy of organizing an offense, so he would be so supportive. I didn’t expect that when Liu Mang really wanted to be the first organization point, he would fight like this.

Stockton felt that when he cooperated with Liu Mang in the first year, Liu Mang made so many shots and averaged six points and several assists per game. He was doing very well. How come it's like this now?

Liu Mang is also in pain, how can he find a balance between this? There are so many teammates who can hold the ball and score, how can they be used rationally?

Liu Mang felt that Tracy McGrady had not made a huge sacrifice last season...wait a minute, that guy...maybe he only knows what to do after playing a few games.

Liu Mang became even more depressed.

Seeing Liu Mang's entangled look, Stockton thought about how to give Liu Mang some advice. If Liu Mang didn't realize his problem until after a game, or simply didn't realize his problem, Stockton would

Keton still has enough time to analyze and organize the language, but now the time is too short. Sometimes the apprentice is too smart, and the teacher has not even planned the lessons.

Stockton thought of a temporary solution: "Ace, keep it simple, don't just think about doing one thing, relax your mind, don't just think about passing the ball, shooting is also very important."
Chapter completed!