Liu Mang received the serve and saw that the Raptors players were no longer afraid of the devil's home court this season. He understood that the Raptors were already a team with great ambitions. He felt interesting and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. This time

He didn't directly attack himself or let Tracy McGrady attack.

You have to cultivate team chemistry and use the regular season to hone tactics!

Although McGrady's mentality was still very satisfied, he did not ask for the ball at the beginning and took the initiative to go to a 45-degree angle to open up the space.

Liu Mang came outside the three-point line, and Richard Jefferson defended him.

Liu Mang protected the ball and observed the position of his teammates and the opponent's defense. Suddenly he saw an opportunity and immediately moved toward Richard Jefferson. Richard Jefferson thought Liu Mang was about to break through and immediately moved toward Liu Mang.

Mang hindered Liu Mang's speed, and Liu Mang relied on a direct pass from Richard Jefferson to the left side of the three-second zone.

Marion used his speed to get rid of Bargnani on the baseline, cut inside and scored two points with a one-handed chop!

Marion was pleasantly surprised. The feeling of receiving the ball was like Nash passing the ball. He felt very comfortable receiving the ball. He could take off and dunk directly after receiving the ball.

Marion just made a habit of cutting because of the poor positioning of the opponent's power forward. He didn't expect Liu Mang to be able to deliver the ball when faced with a defensive player ten centimeters taller than him!

After the last game, Marion was actually not very happy, but he has a good mentality, his appearance can grow up healthily, and he loves to laugh. It is impossible to have a bad mentality. Look at another person with the same type of appearance who is blessed with the title of general.

He is a point guard who can take the team to the top wherever he goes, but he has a bad relationship with his teammates and management wherever he goes.

Marion is ready to adjust his style of play, prepare for a sharp decline in scoring, and prepare for a large reduction in shooting opportunities to compete for rebounds and defense.

But this time the new boss’s playing style has changed!

A change that makes Marion happy!

Although he was mentally prepared, the player in possession of the ball would deliver the ball when he had the chance, and Marion was certainly happy.

After Marion dunked, he excitedly high-fived Liu Mang when he returned to defense.

Milicic couldn't help defend this ball and could only watch Marion dunk. Marion rushed fast and had a good habit of attacking the basket. The main reason was that Marion had long arms and used awkward-looking movements to direct the ball towards the basket.

The direction of the baseline was slanted, and Milicic knew that blocking the ball and reaching out to block the shot would most likely be a foul. They had played against each other many times in the past three years, and Milicic understood Marion's characteristics.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Raptors attack.

Offensive scoring is not very important. Against the point guard and power forward, one defends 65 and the other defends 62. The Eagles focus on these two points. The important thing is defense!

TJ Ford advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Joe Johnson. Liu Mang ran with Ford, the fastest man in the league with a 97 speed rating. He was not very confident that McGrady was guarding Joe Johnson.

Why does Liu Mang keep strengthening his defense? Isn't it just to deal with teams that are threatening at three points on the outside? It's just McGrady's current defense...Liu Mang has the feeling that in the original time and space, he gathered around the high school cafeteria to watch the Rockets

The feeling of a team game.

A sudden sense of familiarity.

However, unexpectedly, Joe Johnson did not single out McGrady, but gave the ball to Milicic who was one step beyond the free throw line.

Milicic was originally stuck with Kwame Brown under the basket, but was knocked out of position by Kwame Brown's fierce movements under the basket. The referee did not give a whistle. This is the home court of the Eagles, and the home court advantage is still obvious.

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Milicic decisively came to the high post. Once here, Kwame Brown could no longer push him with his arm and easily received the ball.

For the NBA, which has three seconds of defense and restricts the area above the free throw line and the extended line from pushing people with your hands, etc., having a mid-range shooter inside can give full play to the advantage of your own vision!

McGrady was the second defense last season!

There is a good way to prevent TJ Ford from moving laterally. Just block him from close range. You only need to be between TJ Ford and the basket at all times. Of course, you need speed. Neither Tracy McGrady nor Prince can do this. Liu Mang is the only one who can do this.

OK.

While blocking TJ Ford from moving laterally, Liu Mang observed where the ball was at his opponent. When he saw that Joe Johnson was not playing singles, he remembered that there was something special about the last game.

Perhaps if McGrady had been regarded as the main defensive player or the second defensive player against offensive arrows, McGrady might soon be discovered that he is not focused on the defensive end, but the season has just begun, and McGrady was the winner of the second defense last season! The opponent will definitely

Be wary of his defense.

Liu Mang didn't expect that his approach of asking McGrady to avoid defending against the scoring arrow as much as possible was wrong. The opponent in the last game was a player like Crawford who wanted to play alone regardless of any defense. This time it was different. McGrady's defensive end was still the same.

Deterrent!

But this way, McGrady should be allowed to expose as little of this problem as possible.

Milicic received the ball, and Kwame Brown followed the high-post defense method devised by Mike Woodson and Liu Mang to interfere with Milicic's route to the inside.

But the effect is not good!

Milicic used a similar action to Liu Mang, turning sideways and actively moving towards Kwame Brown. At the same time, Richard Jefferson helped TJ Ford block Liu Mang, and TJ Ford cut inside.

At that time, Milicic happened to stick to Kwame Brown and sent the ball from Kwame Brown's waist into the inside.

TJ-Ford received the ball and went for a layup. Prince's switch to block the shot was just a hair away, and he almost hit the ball!

It’s this weird feeling!

Liu Mang feels that Milicic's high-position support may not be as good as Gasol and Garnett. There is a gap in experience, but Milicic has his most unique feature, which is his grasp of the time difference!

It was just a little bit close, which made Liu Mang feel like he was about to successfully switch defense, but it was just a little bit close in the end.

And the Raptors have a lot of space!

Except for TJ Ford, the other four players have long-range shots.

Joe Johnson and Richard Jefferson had already shown shooting ability in the previous two or three years.

Although Bargnani is not worthy of being the No. 1 pick and will disappear in the future, he is very good offensively. In his rookie season, he had an offensive rating of 82, especially the three-pointers, which are very accurate. He has a three-point rating of 85.

In the first regular season game last time, he made two three-pointers, and the space under the basket was wide open!

Liu Mang feels that TJ Ford was abandoned by the Bucks, which was a blessing in disguise!

If the Raptors play as a team, TJ Ford will be the one eating the pie...

A pie-eating point guard! Liu Mang is so envious... But looking at the situation his team is facing now, he should still take on the responsibility of being a dad...

If the defense fails once, then keep trying and solve the offense first. Anyway, there is still time and opportunity. Liu Mang wants to see how good Milicic is at passing the ball. He has been praised by the European media as a young version of Sabonis.
Chapter completed!