930. Iversons transformation, the insidious master and apprentice(2/2)
The score difference has been hovering at 3-8 points. Although the 76ers failed to catch up with the score, they did not let the Eagles open the score!
After the first quarter, the Eagles scored 15 points in the first 4 minutes, leading 37 to 30 and leading by 7 points into the intersection.
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Coach Kruger did not make any substitutions in the first quarter, mainly because Iverson was surprised. It was very different from the last time they played against each other!
This is also what surprised Liu Mang.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When the combination of Iverson and Webber was first formed, although Iverson also passed the ball, it felt very different from now. Iverson's style of play at that time
, similar to picking some opportunities from shots and passing them to teammates. Although the assists have reached a career high, they are not considered to be an offensive organizer, and there is no feeling of forming a combination with Webber.
Liu Mang thought about it and changed the adjective. It should be that Iverson's previous "organizing" offense was to get assists, rather than organizing the team's offense.
A superstar like Iverson has actually never demonstrated the ability of a superstar to make his teammates better.
For example, Kobe Bryant was a great addition to the inside, and almost all his teammates would unleash their potential by his side, playing the best performance of their career... It was an accident that he wore the No. 12 jersey.
Although James is not very friendly to his all-around teammates, shooters can play better and better with him. McGrady is also said by Mike Miller to be the best passer he has ever encountered. Generally speaking, McGrady also scored during the Magic period.
He caught the pass, but compared to James, McGrady scored more points.
O'Neal can always make the power forward next to him look okay. No matter how weak the power forward is, paired with him, he will produce data that exceeds his own strength.
Nash is the most typical superstar who can make his teammates better. Kidd is a little inferior because of his personal scoring ability, which also has the effect of a superstar.
And Iverson, even in his peak season of 2000-01, never showed the ability to make his teammates better.
This is very unreasonable. The reason why a superstar is a superstar is that, at the very least, the opponent cannot guard him alone and always attracts double-teams. This is something Iverson has always encountered. He has been surrounded by opponents since his rookie season.
He was the target of double-teaming, but he still shot by himself when he was double-teamed. When the opponent's center rushed inside, he still shot by himself. Iverson's assist rate was not in the top 50 of point guards with more than 100 appearances in NBA history.
Name, this is completely unbelievable for a superstar point guard.
But now, the combination of Iverson and Webber is already running very well! When Iverson was angry, the 76ers used both offensive and defensive tactics, combining a superstar point guard and a supporting first-class power forward.
They all played their roles. Although they couldn't defend the Eagles, they kept up with their own scoring!
In the first quarter, Liu Mang scored 16 points and 2 assists, McGrady scored 3 points and 5 assists, Korver scored 10 points, and Kwame Brown and Muhammad each scored 4 points.
Although Iverson only had 8 points and 3 assists, and Webber only had 4 points and 2 assists, the 76ers' offense fully exploited Iverson's threat.
Liu Mang thought for a while and came up with an idea. He approached Coach Kruger. The two looked at each other and both could see that the other had an idea.
Mainly because Coach Kruger held on to the tactical board so hard that Liu Mang didn't even take it away even when he reached up.
Coach Kruger and Mike Woodson didn't make much tactical adjustments in the first quarter, and it was the same during the official timeout, but they have been studying the 76ers' play style, mainly because their side has always maintained a lead.
So they want the 76ers to beat the tactic to death, let the 76ers get used to this tactic, and then take advantage of it!
The 76ers played very well inside with interspersed movement. 27 of their 30 points were scored in the three-second area. Only Rodney Rogers made a three-pointer.
However, the 76ers did not make any substitutions because of their good tactics. Now they are very confident in this tactic. This allowed Coach Kruger to get tactical ideas after getting Mike Woodson's defensive analysis of the opponent's offense.
When he saw Liu Mang approaching him, Coach Kruger grabbed the tactical board and refused to let go.
The master and disciple's eyes met for a moment, and the tacit understanding between master and disciple made them speak at the same time:
"Stop them!"
"Shrink the inner line!"
The cultural differences between university professors and university graduates are revealed in this way. The words used are completely different, but the meaning is the same!
The 76ers are one of the worst three-pointers in the league. Iverson averages 1.6 three-pointers per game, which is the 76ers' most. Second is Samuels, who averages 1.1 per game.
The team averaged 4.9 three-pointers per game, making it one of only three teams in the league that averaged less than 5 three-pointers per game.
After observing the entire quarter, Coach Kruger prepared to take advantage of this. Liu Mang also thought of this when he sat on the sidelines to rest, changing from a player in the game to an outsider.
At the same time, Liu Mang also thought about Coach Kruger’s intention of not making substitutions in the first quarter, which was obviously to make the opponent take fewer outside shots and become more accustomed to cutting inside. It was really... so despicable...
The apprentice, who was originally sinister, and the teacher, who was influenced by everything he heard and saw, looked at each other again.
"This is my teacher!"
Chapter completed!