Liu Mang thought that after Calderon played in a strong team for a few years, he would be very good in other teams, and he also knew that his statistics were excellent, but he did not expect that he would be so good!

Unlike when he was with the Hawks, Jason Terry or Tracy McGrady came off the bench, and Iguodala controlled the ball. In the Suns' second team, Calderon was the absolute core of ball control. O'Neal was always on Calderon.

I admire Long's passing.

"Ding...Features: Engine level 4 trigger, in slow-paced offense and defense, clear judgment on the situation on the field, improved teammate understanding, from Jose Calderon."

The skill prompt was to give Liu Mang an intuitive explanation of Calderon's effect on the field. Calderon relied on his strength to produce the same effect on the field as the skill effect prompted by the system to Liu Mang!

And because he had partnered with Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady and others, Calderon was not afraid to command O'Neal. Josh Smith was an old teammate and knew that Calderon passed the ball well, so he cooperated actively. At first Calderon was just dismissed.

When it came to getting Josh Smith, the only role he looked at was pitching, but with the support of Josh Smith, Calderon became the core of the second team.

When the Suns traded Marion for Calderon and Josh Smith, they were scolded by Suns fans. Some non-Suns fans were also sarcastic, mainly because they were dissatisfied with the Suns' actions when the Hawks were being targeted by everyone.

The reinforcements allowed the Eagles to successfully overcome the aging crisis of Rasheed Wallace, and also helped the Eagles solve the crisis of Josh Smith being unable to be traded in the third year and the value of the transaction in the fourth year plummeting, because the Eagles did not

Conditions for extending Josh Smith's contract.

If Josh Smith and Iguodala are not traded out, they will definitely be in the hands of other teams and be robbed by other teams. Suns fans will also be dissatisfied with using a second-team, All-Star power forward who averages 20-10 per game.

Trade these two.

But when Josh Smith arrived in the Suns, he quickly won the love of Suns fans with his brutal physical fitness. After Gentry took the role of treating O'Neal as a pseudo-real sixth man, Calderon was in a relationship with O'Neal.

As a partner, he showed off his excellent passing skills and rhythm control. Like the second engine of the Suns, the Suns' second lineup has a positional warfare offense that is completely different from the main lineup but very efficient!

Calderon has performed very well in recent games, averaging 9 points and 7 assists in the last ten games. From the beginning, he was just a steady shooter next to Nash, and has become the core of the second team!

Nash is more efficient this season than last season, and Calderon plays a major role in giving Nash enough rest. When paired with Nash, he can be a stable shooter and hit three-pointers and mid-range shots.

Rondo... was tortured by the senior Calderon!

Even when facing Kidd or Baron Davis, Liu Mang never saw Rondo being tortured so badly, but against Calderon, Rondo was completely unable to defend himself!

On the offensive end, because there was O'Neal under the basket, it was useless for Rondo to easily break through Calderon. When Calderon saw Rondo rushing in, he went to block the Hawks' three-pointer's off-ball pick-and-roll and movement.

Gentry used a beautiful 5-defense-4 tactic, with four small men blocking the perimeter and relying on O'Neal's huge body to defend the basket.

Rondo actually made 2 of 4 shots at the basket in half a quarter. His personal score was quite good, but his teammates did not have any good shooting opportunities! Rondo was playing and he didn’t know what to do.

Just like LeBron James in the 2014 Finals in the original time and space, holding the ball and shooting from mid-range is not the same, nor is passing the ball!

Originally, the Eagles wanted to rely on the second unit to set up a lineup with one control and four shots to open up the score, but the second unit led by the duo of Calderon and O'Neal in turn defeated the Eagles' second unit.

exploded!

The Suns' scoring efficiency is definitely much worse than the previous one, but they are stable!

Calderon is a stable point guard, and O'Neal is probably the most stable center in history...

Many people think O'Neal is the most dominant center in history, but they ignore how stable he was in the fourteen years from entering the NBA to the age of 34!

But think about how we can win three consecutive championships with a partner No. 24 who is so tough that he dares to smash a basket. Is it okay to be unstable...

In the fourth minute of the second quarter, with Barbosa hitting a three-pointer from the corner, the Suns led the Hawks by three points, 39-36!

The Eagles call timeout!

…

Just as Liu Mang was about to step up, Coach Kruger pushed him back to his seat.

"Jason, Tracy, you go up, Danny, you continue to guard Josh, Kwame, you go up and guard O'Neal..."

Coach Kruger made personnel adjustments and replaced Tracy McGrady, who played the entire first quarter, early.

After being beaten 10 to 5 by the opponent's second team, the Eagles had no choice but to replace the main force early.

However, Liu Mang's strategy of holding on and fighting remained unchanged, so Liu Mang could only sit back.

He understands that this is an experience learned from the way the Rockets and Lakers used Olajuwon and O'Neal during their defending seasons. Not everyone is like Jordan, who won three consecutive regular season championships every year.

Jordan is still the most majestic mountain in people's minds.

The reason why Liu Mang is regarded as the junior most qualified to challenge Jordan is because during his three consecutive championships, his regular season record did not decline. Instead, he broke the historical record in the third year.

But this is the defending season after three consecutive championships. Even though the Eagles have great confidence in Liu Mang's physical fitness, they have to maintain it and continue to play. As the season progresses, the implementation will be stricter, even if unexpected situations occur, such as this time they

The Suns' substitute lineup was overwhelmed by the Suns. Except for Rondo's two goals, only Granger caught the ball and Tim Thomas fouled and made one of two free throws. He only scored 5 points in more than four minutes. Still nothing like

In the past five seasons, when they were overtaken, they immediately replaced Liu Mang and continued to let Liu Mang rest.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Mang watched Jason Terry and Tracy McGrady come on the court, partnering with Rondo on the outside, Granger and Kwame Brown came on, and he felt uneasy.

few.

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, with McGrady and Jason Terry, the Eagles were not at a big disadvantage like they were at the beginning of this quarter.

However, Calderon played with ease against Rondo's defense, focusing on stability and a maddeningly slow pace.

O'Neal doesn't have to worry about physical problems. He still has the main force when he is tired, so he tries his best to use his strength. Even though he is so old, he will be 35 years old soon, he still has to guard against Kwame Brown, and he

After receiving the ball, you still have the vision to distribute the ball.

Although with Jason Terry and Tracy McGrady, it has become easier for Rondo to organize the offense. The strangest thing about Rondo, apart from his shooting, is that the stronger his teammates are, the greater their impact can be.

The Suns have always maintained a weak lead. Rondo and McGrady tried their best to organize the offense and penetrate the inside, helping Jason Terry and Granger get outside shooting opportunities, or helping Kwame Brown get outside shooting opportunities, and

The offensive performance is already very good.

However, the Suns still firmly maintained their lead!

After the official timeout, it was still a stalemate. When they were 6 points behind 53-59, the Eagles called timeout again!

Liu Mang took off his training clothes. There were more than two minutes left in the second quarter, and he had to take advantage of this time to narrow the point difference.

Liu Mang had to say... Gentry's head is really easy to use!

O'Neal can't beat Kwame Brown. Among the active post players, there are only a few active post players who can beat Kwame Brown one-on-one with high efficiency, except for Yao Ming, Duncan, Nowitzki, Elton Brand, Garnett, and Milley.

Among the real insiders such as Cic and O'Neal Jr., only Turkoglu and Lewis are pseudo-inside and true outside players. It is no longer possible for O'Neal to defeat Kwame Brown alone.

But put O'Neal in the second team...invincible!

O'Neal's playing time has been reduced from 34-5 minutes at the beginning of the season to 23-4 minutes now. 15-6 minutes of which were played with the substitutes in the second and third quarters. No team's inside substitutes can

contend!

Moreover, after the Hawks exchanged two of the Three Eagles, the Suns only replaced Kurt Thomas with James Jones to restrain the Hawks from speeding up after Jason Terry and Tracy McGrady came on the court. They still relied on the offensive end.

With his performance and rhythm control, he withstood the firepower of the Double Eagles instigated by Rondo!

This is a rare occasion for the Eagles to be restrained by the opponent's tactics!

Calderon O'Neal, the core combination of the league's strongest second team!

Even better than Liu Mang imagined before, Gentry tore this team apart!

They don't have a star like Liu Mang who can switch between various rhythms seamlessly, but they have a lot of people!

The roles were reversed, but it just made the opponent feel cruel that they became the Suns!

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After returning from the timeout, the three eagles came together. The advantage of the Hawks against the Suns is that they can send the three eagles together without having to worry about perimeter defense. First, it is difficult to guard against the fast-paced offense and defense of their main lineup. Secondly,

It's because they have fewer people on the back who can hold the ball and attack, but they have more players on the front line who can hold the ball. Jason Terry can be used to guard their Raja Bell, and McGrady and Marion can guard their Josh Smith and Diaw.

As much as you can limit, Kwame Brown protects the rebound under the basket.

Of course, the restrictions are not big. When O'Neal is away, their main lineup is even stronger than last season. After all, they did not have Stoudemire last season, and the Eagles wanted to equalize the score before halftime.

Rather panicked, instead of narrowing the score before halftime, it was actually opened up by two points!

After halftime, the Hawks trailed the Suns by 8 points, 57 to 65!

In terms of assists, because Liu Mang and Nash played at the same time, Liu Mang was only one behind 4-5, but in terms of three-pointers, Nash and Calderon successively directed the Suns' offense, and both of them are three-pointers at the marksman level.

The team broke up and led the team. The Hawks trailed the Suns with 7 three-pointers in the half and 10 three-pointers in the half!

Liu Mang was still thinking about how to complete the three mission objectives at first, but this is good...everything collapsed!
Chapter completed!