Raheem's bold words suddenly increased the attention of the Eagles.

The coaching staff has a headache, and the management is happy.

How long!

Except for the fact that Liu Mang occasionally made the Eagles appear on the front page of the news page, it's been a long time since the Eagles were the headlines on every TV station and news newspaper.

But when it comes to the competition field, strength speaks for itself. If Rahim can resist, then the "opportunity" Liu Mang helped create is that Rahim has never been known, and his statistics have always been outstanding, but his popularity and fans' evaluation have always been average.

player and become a real first-line top star whose real fame and status can match his strength and data!

Liu Mang just inadvertently created an opportunity for Rahim. It is not that Rahim became a superstar because of what he did. It was because Rahim had this opportunity.

Just like the balance mode mentioned about giving a contemporary who has no chance to show his talent or who is unable to fully develop his talent due to injury, it is to give a chance, not to ensure that they can stand up. The opportunity is there, can they

If you can't stand up, you have to rely on yourself.

At 7 pm on January 9, 2002, the Eagles started their first game of three consecutive away games.

The Pacers' lineup is Jamal Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal, and Jeff Foster.

The Pacers lineup actually just has one more Artest, but it seems to have undergone a drastic change!

Jamal Tinsley, the little prince of street ball, is a 24-year-old rookie. He didn't have much chance to perform at the beginning of the season, but now that the Pacers have begun to build a defensive system, he is good at stealing, has excellent speed, and is excellent in one-on-one defense.

After stabilizing the main force, he has averaged 6 points, 8 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in the past half month. At the same time, the side effects are 4.1 fouls and 3.7 turnovers, which is a double-edged sword.

However, Jamal Tinsley has recently entered the top ten in the rookie rankings this season. It is estimated that if this development continues, there is hope for the Best Rookie Second Team.

Reggie Miller's three-point shooting is still excellent, O'Neal Jr. is really strong in mid-range shooting and defensive area, and Foster...is mainly responsible for coaching.

For the Eagles, Dean Grove, Jason Terry, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff are still on the field.

jump ball!

For the Eagles, Ratliff jumped the ball, but for the Pacers, it wasn't the center who jumped the ball, but O'Neal!

As the opening whistle of the game sounded, the referee threw the ball into the sky, and O'Neal used an excellent bounce to pass the ball to Jamal Tinsley.

They are all called O'Neal, but little O'Neal is not the kind of giant fat man with a bloated body, or even a floor slut in his later years, but a brisk and thin man who can jump and jump!

After Tinsley advanced, it was not O'Neal who fell to the low post, but Artest! O'Neal responded from the mid-range on the right, and Reggie Miller kept moving.

Tinsley passed the ball to Artest, and Artest fought hard against Raheem!

What kind of play is this? Coach Kruger looked at the smiling assassin on the Pacers bench. Is this... seeking death?

Artest is very strong and powerful, but Raheem can really play power forward. Just looking at his body size, Raheem is much bigger.

Rahim was not afraid to fight against the seemingly violent flat-headed guy in front of him.

Just when Raheem thought that Artest was a barbarian who only knew how to play with his body, Artest took advantage of Raheem's full strength and suddenly made a deft turn and hit the inside line!

Even beasts have delicate jobs!

Muhammad, the Hawks' inside man, helped defend, Artest passed to O'Neal, and O'Neal scored two points with a mid-range jumper.

Is this the legendary one who has a tiger in his heart and smells the roses?

He looks like a rough guy, but he has such little tricks!

Liu Mang looked at Artest and knew that this guy couldn't be a pure fool. He would be so smart playing in the Rockets and Lakers in the future. That kind of smartness couldn't be a sudden enlightenment. It must have been there from the beginning. It was just the early days of Artest.

Test also has a violent side. He is not the one who began to recognize himself after being suspended for 70 or 80 games, but his intelligence must have always been there, otherwise he would not have been regarded as such before the start of the 2004-05 season.

One of the favorites for MVP.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Eagles attack.

Raheem sat in the low post to resist Artest, trying to fight back!

Raheem is the frontline beast of the 1996 golden generation, and Artest is the most famous beast-level player in the first decade of the 21st century. The two beasts who entered the league three years apart have a one-on-one confrontation!

It's all about the collision of muscles. It's different from when Kobe looked down on Artest, who was his first main player. Now Artest has become famous after he prevented Kobe from scolding him, and Rahim attaches great importance to it.

, go all out.

A showdown of toughness and toughness!

Raheem resisted Artest, used his more mature body to beat Artest, squeezed to the edge of the three-second zone and scored two points with a half-turn floater.

This is what Raheem is good at, his own body!

Raheem's position at small forward is similar to Garnett and Duncan's size advantage at power forward. Garnett and Duncan should play center based on their height, and they also do center work most of the time on the court.

, but most of the time they face power forwards.

Raheem's height, wingspan, and strength are not inferior to Artest's, the advantages are too obvious!

It's the Pacers' offense again, and Artest is backing up for the ball in the mid-range again. Rahim thought for a moment and retreated to the edge of the three-second zone. Do you like to shoot or not!

Bad learning!

Rahim, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also learned Liu Mang's defensive strategy.

In these days of confrontation, even if the opponent is really bad at shooting, they generally won't let go.

And Liu Mang is an anomaly, which is why Francis got angry when he met Liu Mang. He had never encountered such a one-on-one defense and let him shoot.

Rahim thought of the scouting report. This Artest was a player who scored ten points per game with his muscles. His shooting percentage was just 40%, and his jump shot was extremely poor.

The free throw shooting rate is only over 60%.

In this case, do you still have to fight and fight to the death to consume your energy?

After Rahim is now focusing on basketball, he has maintained his original toughness and started to play smarter. He no longer only relies on physical talent to play like before. Of course, he only relies on physical talent to play.

Being able to reach the All-Star level, now he has learned to use his eyes to see clearly the situation on the court and use his brain to judge how to deal with his opponents!

Artest had no idea that if the opponent was not guarding him, how could he complete the coach's task of making a strong start to create opportunities for the outside?
Chapter completed!