333. As expected of Pippen!(1/2)
"The postman goes to work: Make a foul and knock Scottie Pippen off the court, and say the words 'The postman goes to work' to Scott Pippen when he can't continue to play. The mission rewards points for superstar points."
Looking at the details of the mission, Liu Mang never expected that the Level 5 mission would fall on Pippen!
And this task is extremely difficult!
Who can catch a artificial foul and send an opponent to the ejection line?
Even Wang Lai from Jingdezhen couldn't do it!
The most important thing is that Pippen cannot defend himself as a point guard too much! Pippen is no longer the best defensive small forward in the league. Since last season, Pippen's defensive attitude has changed
It's far from what it used to be. He has stopped pursuing any big goals. He was not at the same level as the MVP in his peak years. He can't even wear a championship ring on one hand. He also has a five-year, 73 million contract, so he has nothing to pursue.
If he hadn't maintained a primary defense and a secondary defense in the 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons, Pippen would have been called a junk contract. In the 1998-99 season, Pippen's data shrank by a quarter.
The 1999-00 season was the last season in which Pippen was still regarded as a first-class player. He formed a sharp five-man team with Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace, Flying Squirrel, and Steve Smith and reached the Western Conference Finals.
After facing the Lakers and failing to compete for a ticket to the Finals, Pippen relaxed.
Last season it was only 11 5 5, and this year it's about the same. It's impossible to get worse from bad to bad, and it can't get better from good to better.
This can be seen from the last match between Liu Mang and the Trail Blazers. Pippen usually gets 10 5 5 and is done. His physical condition is not bad. He is a player who trains hard and has no injuries. After leaving the Bulls, he came to the West.
With his offense-oriented style of play, he has never had a back injury again, and he has been a full-time player in the past three seasons.
On the offensive end, he is not a fly-by-night player, so it is unlikely that he will experience a steep decline. This can be seen from the fact that he can still average 5 assists per game.
The main thing is that I haven't pursued it anymore. I can't get higher goals. I've already got a lot of them, so I don't need any more bikes.
Moreover, Pippen's individual defense is not top-notch. His defense is strong in assist defense. During the Bulls' two consecutive championships, Jordan's offensive arrows were defended by Jordan. Jordan defended the ball, and Pippen defended and assisted in tandem defense.
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To make such a foul for a player that knocks the opponent out of the field is harder than dunking O'Neal, isn't it?
Liu Mang expressed his ugly rejection of this task!
Could it be any harder?
Can you give me a normal mission?
For example, getting Rasheed Wallace sent off the field? This task is much easier!
We are all friends, and Rasheed Wallace will definitely not mind being kicked out.
"Ding... the system has released a temporary mission. Today's daily mission is extremely difficult and has been upgraded to a special mission."
"Ding... Special mission: The postman is at work, the conditions for completing the mission remain unchanged, the mission reward upgrade: superstar points, a random card of the top star of a star with the 5th level skill of Master of Porcelain. Comes with a temporary skill for performing the mission: provocation
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"Provocation: You children, do you dare to fight with me? It can be used once in a single game, and the target is unique. The target object will become extremely hostile to the host, replacing the host in the consciousness as the strongest enemy in his career."
"I'm going to be a good boy. Isn't this... no punishment?"
"There is no penalty for mission failure."
Liu Mang asked this question in vain. No matter whether there was punishment or not, he would never give up on this mission!
Star cards of players with Pengci Master level 5.
Don’t you understand who said this?
Must get it!
Old grudges combined with the temptation of mission rewards. It was said in that movie that what a person hates most is not having his wife and daughter taken away, but having his wealth cut off!
Pippen!
Fuck him!
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Liu Mang returned to the court and the game was about to start. He was still playing as a substitute. He had played twenty or thirty games at the beginning of the season. When Liu Mang's statistics were stable and he averaged about 15 points per game, the coaching staff and management all talked to him.
Regarding the issues, he said that he is still young and still has a lot to learn, and he will put forward his own ideas one day.
In this regard, the Eagles management and coaching staff unexpectedly felt that this 19-year-old was quite sensible, which is rare in this impetuous era.
This is the reason why thoughts are not in the same era.
In the era before Liu Mang, unless he was the core of the first team or a superstar, there was not much difference between him and a substitute. Even if he was the second in charge of the team and not the star, many people would not find it difficult to accept being a substitute in that era.
It has become a normal thing.
The Sixth Man of the Year award is nothing these days, but in three or four years, some old drunkard in San Antonio will do something wrong and turn a guy who was just selected as an All-Star substitute into a bald man after encountering evil.
When he was put on the bench, people were shocked when they saw that the team's sixth man could actually play with top stars. Then Ginobili went on a rampage on the bench, crushing all the team's substitutes.
Then more teams will follow suit, and we can't let the Spurs' substitutes beat their substitutes to death.
Gradually, some top-notch, top-notch, and even near-top stars entered the bench, and the Best Sixth Man award became valuable. It truly became second only to MVP, Best Team, and All-Star players.
The most valuable award outside of China.
But now, the reason why other teams are so uncomfortable and they want to put some stars on the bench is not because of the drunkards in the Holy City, but because of Liu Mang himself!
When playing against the Eagles, the most uncomfortable thing for most teams is that Liu Mang, who averages 20 points per game, comes off the bench.
It is not that there have never been best sixth men who averaged more than 20 points per game before, but that one was completely a special case. That guy was named Ricky Pierce, and his was Alvin Robertson, the star who had just returned from the Bucks' big trade at the time.
The best defensive player and the only superstar in NBA history with a quadruple-double in steals.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Mang’s appearance, and the Eagles’ record being the best in the Eastern Conference, have led many teams to want to try and put some of their main scorers on the bench, but
Liu Mang really became popular after he got 40 points in January. At that time, each team had already clearly defined their playing style and goals. It was impossible to change the tactical system easily. This matter did not happen in a year or two. There were even
It will take several years for the team to get better.
Liu Mang didn't know yet that he had affected the "appreciation" of the Best Sixth Man in advance. Anyway, he was deeply impressed by the value of the Best Sixth Man in the future.
Liu Mang was very impressed by Jamal Crawford and Avery Bradley. In the 15-16 season, Crawford, who was already 36 years old and won the Best Sixth Man of the Year for the second time, could win it.
A three-year contract extension of 42 million yuan, but Avery Bradley, who was selected to the All-Defensive Team in the same year, was at the peak of his career at the age of 27 and had just played the best season of his career. Due to possible contract extension issues, he was
Celtics and Pistons continue to package deals.
Then Eric Gordon, the best sixth man in the 16-17 season, also transformed from a glass man. Originally, both the media and fans thought that he would not be able to get the next big contract, because he started as a 3-year-old
He never played more than 60 games in a season. As a result, he won the Sixth Man of the Year award and was immediately extended a four-year contract worth more than 50 million yuan. Although it was not the maximum salary, it was much larger than his previous contract predicted by the media.
Liu Mang plans to take two of the best sixth man awards at the beginning of his career to fill his career honors, and then wait for Jamal Crawford, Ginobili, Jamison and even Jason Terry to grab the best sixth man award.
When he is the best sixth man, fighting for this award...not to mention the difficulties, Liu Mang's goal cannot be just a first-class star, even top stars cannot satisfy him.
Liu Mang’s goal is a grand slam of awards!
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The Eagles' starter in this game met the little flying squirrel Damon Stoudemire, and the point guard changed from Dean Grove to the slightly faster Jacqui Vaughn.
The other four players remain unchanged, Jason Terry, Raheem, Muhammad and Ratliff.
The Trail Blazers only looked at the lineup and it was really luxurious, and this was despite Sabonis being suspended for a season due to national issues.
Damon Stoudemire, Bunch Wells, Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, Dale Davis.
Every time he sees the Trail Blazers play, Liu Mang can't help but marvel in his heart that the Blazers boss is so damn rich!
Except for Bunch Wells, who is still in the last year of his rookie contract, the others are worth 8 million, two are worth more than 12 million, and there is Pippen who is worth 18 million, and besides Wells and Rasheed Hua
Rais and several others are all premium contracts that are past their prime.
Mainly because there is a 14 million Rain Man on the bench.
The Trail Blazers have a luxurious lineup, but they are only ranked seventh. They are unbeatable. It is not without reason that it is difficult to catch up with the Mavericks or SuperSonics.
The lineup looks scary, but it plays like an average team. Perhaps it is because Sabonis is missing, a nearly perfect partner with Rasheed Wallace. The two defeated O'Neal in the last two games of the 2000 Western Conference Finals.
It's so painful that I can't even look at it.
When Sabonis is away, Rasheed Wallace doesn't like to defend very much. The main reason is that no one takes him to play with him. He probably finds it boring to guard him alone. Therefore, the Blazers' internal dominance is greatly reduced. But on the outside, there is no one to play with. He's just short, or he's not willing to defend, or he's just clocking out from get off work with a big contract.
But the Trail Blazers do have talent and will never fall out of the playoffs no matter what, but they are just an ordinary playoff team.
The Hawks are no longer the "underdogs" in the Eastern Conference who were intimidated by the Blazers' superstars at the beginning of the season. From the perspective of the Western Conference teams, the Eastern Conference is all underdogs.
The Eagles are already the "top team" that has won the top eight teams in the Western Conference in turn!
The Eagles players were very confident when facing the Trail Blazers. Jason Terry hit two three-pointers, and he and Raheem blossomed inside and outside. They started with a score of 13 to 5, leading by 8 points and beating the Trail Blazers.
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Only 4 minutes had passed, and Liu Mang felt that it was not his playing time yet. Coach Kruger did not want to replace Liu Mang so early, so he asked Raheem and Jason Terry to play for a while while the two were in good shape.
A dozen.
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Liu Mang watched his teammates go up and continue to dig, and watched Pippen being continuously eaten by Raheem without any fierce defense. He knew that this provocative skill must be used!
Liu Mang felt that mere provocation was not safe. Pippen was a highly intelligent person and could judge his own physical condition very well. He would definitely not be able to keep up with his own speed, so he might not stick to the defense and might choose to defend against breakthroughs.
To be continued...