On November 14, the Eagles coaching staff convened the players to study the last opponent of four consecutive home games, the Spurs, who have not lost a single game so far in the season.

The Eagles are very invested in their own team this season. They have to adjust their lineup and maintain their record. They don't have much time to study their opponents. At least they have to wait until they enter the next stage before they have time to pay attention to other teams.

At that time, other teams had almost reflected their own strength. At the beginning of the season, the performance of other strong teams was not a good reference. The Suns were still ninth in the Western Conference, and their wins were the same as the Jazz, which was fourth in the Western Conference.

, and the Jazz's fourth place is not stable, the Trail Blazers are still competing with them for the top spot in the division, and there is no difference in record between the second-place Lakers in the Western Conference and the ninth-place Suns in the Western Conference.

Only after the situation in the Western Conference becomes a little more stable will their performance be of reference value.

The Hawks have no time to care about them. Their own running-in is the most important, because they still have to wait for Wade's expected return before the Christmas game in December. Wade has entered the final stage of rehabilitation training. Next week he will be on Thomas Carter

If you pass the physical examination there, you can conduct individual technical training and participate in team training.

Liu Mang knew that the Spurs had been winning, but he didn't pay much attention to it. It was so normal for the Spurs to win. When Duncan was there, they could win 50 games without stopping 16 games, unless it was

In the 1998-99 season, when there were only 50 games in a season, even if there were only 60 games in a season, Liu Mang felt that they had a chance to win 50 games.

But after watching the Spurs game video... Liu Mang's eyes widened!

"Is this...the Spurs system?"

Liu Mang looked at the Spurs' movement, super execution, and creating a lot of mismatches. Corner shooters became crucial... Even Bowen, who only had shooting left, had his role, and the offensive threat increased a lot.

A lot, this is very close to the Spurs in Liu Mang’s impression!

Have fans ever thought that two and a half weeks into the new season, the only team that has not lost a game is the Spurs?

Liu Mang also didn't expect that the Spurs would turn around this season after being eliminated in the first round last season!

Pressure can be seen as motivation for people with strength and belief.

The Spurs originally needed many years of accumulation to polish the Spurs system in the 2010-11 season, but now, they have begun to take shape!

With the addition of the Hawks, a team with changeable tactics, Popovich also learned a lot.

Thanks to the Hawks' crazy dominance of almost completing four consecutive championships, the Spurs failed to win the championship in 2005 and 2007 with Duncan's old style of play, which accelerated Popovich's construction of the Spurs system.

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The failure to renew Artest's contract was a pain in Popovich's heart, and Battier's addition healed his inner wounds.

In addition, Popovich also signed veteran Brent Barry, Jacqui Vaughn, who shot 35% from three-point range in his career, and Damon, who was pardoned by the Grizzlies.

- Stoudemire, traded for Trail Blazers small forward Amy Uduka, re-signed Francisco Elson, signed French center Ian Mahinmi, signed former Hawks 2000

DeMarre Johnson, the No. 6 overall pick of the year...

A bench lineup composed of Parker, Battier, Demar Johnson, Duncan, Fabricio Oberto, and Ginobili as the core...

In terms of reputation, the Spurs' DeMarre Johnson and Oberto are really not that good. The people on the bench are old and young...

But the Spurs relied on such a lineup to win nine consecutive games in the beginning! They were as strong as the Cavaliers, but were beaten 102 to 82 by the Spurs...

The most terrifying thing is that the Spurs average 104 points per game this season!

The last time the Spurs averaged over 100 points per game was in the 1995-96 season. After that, it averaged 95 or 6 points every year. But this season, the Spurs averaged 104 points per game and lost an average of 100 points per game.

The score was only 97.8 points, lower than the league average.

The Spurs averaged 21.8 three-point attempts per game this season! They ranked ninth in the league in three-point attempts!

Last season, the Spurs were one of the only two teams in the stubborn league that averaged less than 14 three-point attempts per game. Last season, the Spurs averaged 13.1 three-point attempts per game, second to last in the league. The most terrifying thing is

The Jazz, who averaged 12.9 three-point attempts per game last season...

This season, the Spurs' average three-point attempts per game have increased by more than 8 times!

Similarly, the Jazz have also increased their three-point attempts, ranking 19th in the league with an average of 19.5 three-pointers per game.

The two veteran coaches, who were pushed away by the pressure brought by Liu Mang and the Eagles, were not stubborn and began to make tactical changes.

Because of the arrival of Ray Allen, the Jazz's initial changes were mainly based on pick-and-roll offense. They wanted to change last season. Unfortunately, they acquired Ray Allen in the second half of the season and there was no time.

So Iverson was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. This season, Coach Sloan incorporated three-pointers into the pick-and-roll.

If Ray Allen doesn't add three-point tactics...that's because there's something wrong with his brain, and Coach Sloan isn't stupid either.

As for the Spurs... it's like a completely different team. When the second strength rankings of this season were released and the Spurs overtook the Eagles, who were ranked first in the first week, to occupy the top spot in the strength rankings, people

Just started to notice the Spurs.

The fact that the Spurs average 104 points per game makes the Spurs extremely popular!

Some fans searched for online videos, and a TV station replayed some Spurs games the day before the Spurs challenged the Hawks away from home on the 14th. Fans found that the Spurs games were not ugly to watch!

It is true that there are no superstars like the Hawks. Duncan's style of play has become different from that of a superstar. There is no explosive performance like Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady from time to time. Even Parker and Ginobili play well.

At most, his performance was similar to that of Jason Terry when he was angry.

This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! The Spurs even have only two players averaging more than 4 assists per game, Parker averaging 5 assists per game, and Ginobili averaging 4.8 assists per game, but Battier and Duncan

And Brent Barry on the bench both averaged 3 assists per game!

The Suns rank first in the league with 26.5 assists per game this season, the Jazz rank second with 26.3 assists per game, the Hawks rank third with 25.5 assists per game this season, and the Nuggets rank third with 24 assists per game.

Fourth, followed by fifth is the Spurs’ average of 23.8 assists per game!

It's true that defense is still the foundation of the Spurs, but they don't control the rhythm like before. Instead, they play a very good team offense on the offensive end!

Pass, run, pick and roll, create mismatch opportunities, increase three-point shots, strengthen air cuts and create mismatches for Duncan and Mahinmi to hit high...

The Spurs' three-point shooting percentage so far this season has reached 39.5%, averaging 8.6 three-pointers per game, both setting a new high in team history! Especially the three-pointers from the corner! Bowen, Battier,

Barry, Jacqui Vaughn, Bonner...

Except for Liu Mang who was silent on the Eagles side, everyone else saw the Spurs game video and called him "hell". The same people who said "hell" were the fans who started paying attention to the Spurs after the latest strength rankings were announced today!

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Looking at the smiling face in front of him, Liu Mang really wanted to ask the waiter to give this guy a technical foul...

So obscene!

Duncan is very proud now!

There have been two rounds of MVP rankings this season. In the first round, there was no such thing as Deng. In the first round, Liu Mang was first, Nash was second, and Garnett was third.

But in the second period, Kobe was ranked first. Duncan had nothing to do. The Lakers had a five-game winning streak after a bad start, but Duncan beat Paul, Liu Mang, Deron, and Iverson to rank second!

Among the top six in the second MVP ranking, five are guards and only one frontcourt player. Before the season, no one would have expected that this green insider among the thousands of flowers would be Duncan!

Normally, Duncan rarely invites Liu Mang out for dinner, but this time he came to Atlanta. After Duncan arrived in Atlanta with his teammates at noon, he called Liu Mang and asked him to go out for dinner.

At this time, the spring breeze is so triumphant, how can we not whistle?

"How mean! What should I do if I really want to beat him? He's so mean, he shouldn't cry if he's beaten!"

Liu Mang looked at Duncan with malice, wanting to beat this guy up.

Duncan had laughed enough and felt the malice coming from Liu Mang. He put away his mean expression and asked Liu Mang: "Ace, what do you think of our playing style this season?"

Liu Mang raised his eyebrows, this guy, let alone the snarling, actually kicked his nose in the face?

Liu Mang rolled his eyes at Duncan and said, "Not bad, pretty awesome."

"Of course," Duncan was very happy with Liu Mang's answer, "but it's too difficult. We spent two months in the offseason memorizing tactical moves. All the teammates who didn't memorize were traded away, but Greg said you

Your tactics are the best. It is said that your tactical thinking is an era ahead of the league, and we must work hard to keep up with you."

What did Popovich say? Liu Mang felt very strange and confused. Is this still the same Popovich?

However, Liu Mang also thought that the infinite defense changes of Steve Kerr's death in the original time and space may also refer to the infinite dislocation of the Spurs system. It is difficult to say that Popovich did not refer to D'Antoni's running and gunning...

It is difficult for NBA head coaches to predict. Before the Spurs system came out, Liu Mang never imagined that Popovich would put the three tactical concepts of three-pointers, space, and dislocation at the top of the Spurs' offense.

"The Spurs are going to be the toughest opponent!"

"No, no, no, leading in tactical thinking has nothing to do with strength," Liu Mang shook his head, "The best tactical thinking is the one that can be used in the game. You have already developed new tactics, and we are still adjusting them.

, you are stronger."
Chapter completed!