DeMar Johnson?

It is this second-year No. 6 pick who has been marginalized. He has been trying to integrate into the mainstream circle of the team, but he has been unable to do so. He has neither playing time nor the opportunity to have a close relationship with the team bosses and head coach.

I can only be a spectator.

Originally, DeMar Johnson did not have a lottery pick because the Hawks barely made it to the playoffs last season. He should still be cultivated as a potential rookie this season. Of course, his career is average and his statistics are the best.

In the second year of his career, he was once again valued as a sophomore. As the main substitute, he averaged 8 points per game, which was his peak.

The emergence of Liu Mang has snatched the position of the main substitute and even the third scorer of the team. With a sixth man like Liu Mang, DeMar Johnson has similar functions and is still very good.

Of course I won't use him.

The NBA has always been very cruel. The rise of one person will inevitably take away the opportunity of another person.

Raheem and Jason Terry competed with Kobe on the court. Neither team had a big center. The Lakers' recent winning streak relied on offense and used Kobe's firepower to defeat their opponents. The Eagles did not have Ratliff, so

There was no way to improve the defense, so I relied on the two new All-Stars who averaged 20 points per game and were in good shape to compete with Kobe.

Seeing that the situation was like that, Kobe played calmly at the beginning of each game and distributed the ball quite reasonably. The Lakers' offense was powerful, and the Eagles relied on Raheem and Jason Terry to barely compete with Kobe.

It became an anxious situation, and Liu Mang didn't feel too worried. This was a situation he had expected early in the morning.

"Demar, what is habitual visual neglect?" Liu Mang was very curious.

Kukoc was also very curious, and this sudden question made him want to know the answer.

DeMarre Johnson, as a top student who graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree after completing his fourth year and passed the master's degree before entering the NBA, may be really mediocre in his playing skills, which is a bit disappointing for his physical fitness, but he has a good mind and will become a player in the future.

became a teaching assistant.

Seeing that he finally has a sense of presence next to the famous Kukoc, Demar Johnson responded positively: "This is the most easily overlooked blind spot in basketball games, which is the open corner. It is often taken seriously before the game, but when it comes to the game

In the middle, the opponent holding the ball will always appear above the baseline, especially the top arc and the two 45-degree angles. Therefore, even if you know that the open shot in the bottom corner is the most accurate, you will still habitually ignore it and shrink your defense.

Players tend to be corner defenders, because it is too obvious for the opponent's players to stand in the high post, which makes the defensive players have the idea that they cannot let go of the opponent, while the baseline defenders will ignore this problem."

Liu Mang suddenly realized... The coaches who probably designed those tactics referred to the statistics and psychology of college basketball. If an old fox like Popovich can defend three-pointers so well, he should also use them.

gained knowledge in this area.

Seeing that Liu Mang didn't understand, DeMar Johnson was quite proud: "This is all taught by college basketball!"

It's your turn to be awesome!

Liu Mang heard that DeMar Johnson was here to show off his knowledge. Of course, he was really impressed that he remembered the theoretical knowledge so well, but he was still a little unhappy.

This second grader wants to compete with me for position!

Liu Mang doesn't feel that he took DeMar Johnson's position at all. Even if that is true, the NBA is a place where strength is king. If you want, take it back.

Suddenly, an evil hand slapped Liu Mang on the head. Liu Mang reacted quickly and jumped forward from the bench chair to avoid it.

"Ace, what are you doing? I'm telling you to play!" Coach Kruger roared angrily.

Liu Mang took a look and saw that the chat had been going on for five minutes. There were no fouls between the two teams, not even the big center. They were playing harmoniously. It was just the score. The No. 8 who had known and praised each other with O'Neal every day since he retired.

The players are about to explode!

After a while, the score has become 17 to 11! It’s only five minutes! The Eagles score normally, the Lakers are going to explode!

Coach Kruger decisively called a timeout and replaced Liu Mang, hoping to use cavalry tactics to defeat the Lakers.

But when the rookie was called, the rookie did not rush up to the team during the timeout as usual. Instead, he chatted with the team's second-year parallel import No. 6 pick who was not even active in training.

Is this to keep up with parallel import rookies?

Seeing Coach Kruger's furious look, Liu Mang decisively fled behind Raheem and Jason Terry. It was easy to dodge open shots and hidden arrows, and the sneak attacks of the coach with a big forehead became more and more cunning, and it was almost impossible to prevent them.

Got it!

DeMar Johnson watched Liu Mang being brutalized by his coach again, and felt a little secretly happy inside.

But what DeMar Johnson didn't expect was that Liu Mang didn't care about the coach's anger at all. Instead, he hooked the team's No. 2 brother Jason Terry on the shoulder and said loudly: "Jason, Sharif, why are you so indifferent?"

Yes, were you beaten up by that bald guy who went to shave his head and pretended that he liked his bald head?"

It wasn't DeMar Johnson's turn to shock Liu Mang yet. He usually sat next to the water dispenser and never had the chance to argue with the big guys. This time he finally came over to chat for a few words.

Liu Mang's words happened to be overheard by a certain No. 8 player who had made all three irons and gave birth to a daughter when he went to the technical table to apply some magnesium powder!

"Bad boy, who are you calling bald?" Kobe rushed over and glared at Liu Mang like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

So angry! I really want to hit someone!

What made Kobe even more angry was that Liu Mang said: "Guess?"

Yes, Liu Mang was deliberately irritating Kobe, so he said this deliberately when he saw Kobe reaching the center of the technical platform, which was roughly the extension of the center line.

But what also surprised Liu Mang was that Kobe snorted and said, "Aren't the two guys next to you the same?"

After saying that, Kobe turned around and left.

fight?

Just kidding, although he and O'Neal don't have a good relationship, winning three consecutive championships together is the ultimate goal. Kobe doesn't want something big to happen at the critical moment of impacting the record because of a trivial matter. He knows that if he and O'Neal are not here, the remaining

It’s hard for anyone to make it to the playoffs.

Um?

What is this reaction?

Liu Mang looked at Jason Terry and Raheem, both of whom were bald. Both of them looked at Liu Mang with unkind eyes.

"Um...you guys are also in the Mediterranean and then you shaved your head to cover up your embarrassment?" Liu Mang asked in surprise.

"Mediterranean Sea?..." Raheem and Jason Terry were stunned for a moment before they realized that the Mediterranean Sea is the common junction of the three major roads of Europe, Asia and Africa, with water in the middle of the three continents...

"Ace, you are looking for death!"

Two unscrupulous team bosses have begun to abuse rookies again!

"Damn! Jamaica is going down..."

Liu Mang was tortured by two bad bosses and made him doubt his life. Why was the outcome different from what he had planned?

DeMar Johnson looked at the three of them in shock. It was obvious that this was just a joke.

Coach Kruger was disgusted with the order for them to play quickly, and he didn't take the matter to heart at all and just let it go.

Why is this happening!

DeMar Johnson thinks it’s too unscientific!

He still remembers that last season he had a conflict with the previous head coach and felt that his playing time was less. He also offended Raheem, the team's strongest player. Because he played more playing time, Raheem's playing time naturally had to be reduced, and then

He was kicked out of the water cooler ranks. It wasn't until the team's sixth man Roshawn McLeod retired last season that he was informed by his agent that he might be trained as a sixth man again...

Liu Mang has no control over what DeMar Johnson is thinking.
Chapter completed!