66. It’s great to be a substitute!
One thing about Jason Terry is that the less favored and ignored he becomes, the stronger he becomes.
Originally, Jason Terry had attracted a lot of fans' attention after finishing his sophomore season with the Hawks and was about to become Atlanta's darling. However, Liu Mang suddenly emerged and even Jason Terry didn't dare to do it after just a few games.
Going to a hard-fought opponent suddenly attracted the attention of Eagles fans. Although Jason Terry averaged 20+4+4 per game this year and is the Eagles' strongest player except for the superstar-level Raheem, he has obviously been eliminated.
ignore.
The one with the strongest score and strength is Raheem, the most dazzling one is Liu Mang, and Jason Terry himself feels very embarrassed.
But Jason Terry is not the kind of person who is ignored and forgets, he starts to work hard!
Just like in the 2011 playoffs, when Jason Terry and his Mavericks were completely underestimated by people when facing the Lakers, Jason Terry immediately went berserk, this time he went berserk too!
After the opening, the Bucks relied on the outstanding performance of the three Musketeers. With a huge disadvantage in the paint, the Bucks started to hold on to the score. Jason Terry was defeated by his opponent, the 33-year-old alien Sam Carter.
Sale suppressed, and then Jason Terry went berserk.
In the fifth minute of the game, the Eagles still had no advantage. Coach Kruger was about to call a timeout and replace Liu Mang as a troublemaker... Ahem, when Jason Terry came up to disrupt the rhythm, Jason Terry
Got mad.
Originally, the Eagles were going to focus on the small forward position, and let Raheem rotate to the fourth position offensively to attack Anthony Mason, but this time Jason Terry moved to the frontcourt to face Sam Cassell directly.
A three-pointer was thrown into the basket.
Jets start! In the next few rounds, the Bucks still played well, but Jason Terry went crazy too suddenly. He scored four three-pointers in a row in the second half of the first quarter, which directly destroyed the balanced offense and balance of the two teams.
Defense forced the Bucks to double-team Jason Terry.
When the defensive rhythm is disrupted, the offensive rhythm is also disrupted, because there is no defensive counterattack to fight, and the tactics are directly cut in half.
The team's sudden strength was a bit beyond Coach Kruger's expectations. Liu Mang, who was already ready to play, saw this and continued to sit.
Jason Terry's style of play is clearly what a sixth man should do! He swings the ball while holding it, destroying the rhythm of his opponents and teammates, and then relies on his strongest ability to play blindly to gain an advantage.
Coach Kruger originally wanted to replace Liu Mang on the field, just to use Liu Mang's up-and-coming style of play to destroy the rhythm, because the Eagles' offense, because there are not many pitchers, actually does not have many routines and no tactics.
The basketball lineup is an offense driven by the personal abilities of Raheem and Jason Terry. Now that Jason Terry is directly in charge, Coach Kruger is not in a hurry to make substitutions.
Anyway, Liu Mang's strength is very good in the substitute lineup. When Jason Terry beats the opponent, Liu Mang comes on to play in the opponent's substitute backcourt, and the advantage will be more obvious.
When he played against the Cavaliers and SuperSonics before, Liu Mang had already shown his ability to abuse others.
But Liu Mang had a vague feeling that Jason Terry was trying to steal his job! This guy did later win the Best Sixth Man Award with the Mavericks...
Jason Terry's strong performance allowed the Eagles to make no substitutions throughout the first quarter. In order to resist Jason Terry's explosion, the Bucks could only stay on the court for the entire first quarter. Their
To be honest, head coach George Karl really doesn't like to lead this kind of team with average athletic ability. It's not fun to play!
After the first quarter, the Eagles scored 32 to 24, scoring a super high score in a single quarter, leading the Bucks by 8 points at the beginning!
Jason Terry scored 21 points in a single quarter, and his performance was extremely eye-catching! Every time he scored two three-pointers in a row, the fans cheered loudly.
but……
Jason Terry was even more depressed. When he had the advantage in a single quarter and the team changed to the second lineup, Liu Mang just walked directly to the court when coach Kruger looked black.
It was ignited, and cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami rushed towards my face.
"Ace is the best, Ace is the best, Ace must be the best rookie..."
Georgia Tech fans once again formed a group to have fun... no, they formed a group to watch the game.
Liu Mang's fan group, which is composed of former college fans as the core, has grown stronger and stronger in just half a month. From the beginning of two to three hundred people, mostly college students, it now occupies a large fan area.
only……
Liu Mang wanted to ask...
Which shameless compatriot told this group of fans who didn't know the truth that his name in Chinese was "hooman", and even said on a newly established fan forum in Atlanta that his name "hooligan" was very domineering and deceived him.
These ignorant Americans print the word "hooligan" on their fans' T-shirts?
Liu Mang ignored this group of ignorant young people cheering for him. It's terrible to be uneducated! Who the hell would print these two words on their clothes? Do you need to show off that you are a gangster?
When Coach Kruger saw Liu Mang walking directly onto the field, he didn't even listen to the tactics and was speechless.
Coach Kruger silently soothed the wounds in his heart. His disciples have become disobedient when they grow up! Then he gave instructions to the remaining four players who were going to play: "Emmanuel, Alan, Ila, Nazr
, you go up and cooperate with Ace's attack, focus on defense, and leave the offense to Ace himself."
Jason Terry shouldn’t be too jealous when he hears this arrangement!
It's great to be a substitute! You can fire infinitely if you go up there!
In fact, the best sixth man of this era is not as exaggerated as the later ones. Some of the best sixth men in the future will almost be the leading scorer of a team. The best sixth man of this era is also
The average is over 10 points per game. Although there is unlimited fire, the playing time is usually very long, so the players' desire is much greater than in the future. It is not yet the post-Spurs era where substitutes will be indistinguishable in 10 years.
Therefore, Jason Terry, who was only in his third year, had never had the idea of playing as a substitute before. Instead, he switched to the sixth man role only after the Mavericks were hacked in eight games when he was in his 30s.
But now, Jason Terry feels that it’s great to be on the bench. Without the strength of Kobe Bryant or Tracy McGrady, he wouldn’t have the power to fire freely from the outside.
Being substituted is different as a substitute. If you play well, you will earn money. If you play poorly, you will not be blamed. You are a substitute...
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"Michael Reed, ability value 73, offense 81, defense 40, speed 88, strength 62..."
Only then did Liu Mang realize that the Bucks actually had Reed!
Reed was the 14th overall pick in the second round of 2000. He and Kenyon Martin were the two best rookies in the 2000s. They even made it to the top eight, but he only averaged 2 points per game in his rookie year. In fact,
He only had 12 points in total and only played 6 times in garbage time. After all, he was a second-round pick and had no chance to play.
However, after the end of last season, Lynch Hunter, the Bucks' first outside substitute and the favorite for the Sixth Man Award last season who averaged 13 points and 4 assists per game last season, went to the Lakers to get a basic salary in order to win the championship, which gave Reid the opportunity to take the lead.
Chapter completed!