Liu Mang stood on the free throw line, took a deep breath, and put aside his distracting thoughts.

At this time, Eddie Jones, who was standing next to the three-second zone, fired again: "Hey, rookie No. 1, can you make a free throw? If you don't make a free throw, you may be replaced by your coach."

Liu Mang glanced at Eddie Jones with disdain. These stupid Americans, what is this called trash talk? Mainly for cultural reasons. It is true that Liu Mang thinks Pippen's "The postman doesn't work on weekends" is a classic, but at this level

If ridicule is placed on Chinese players who have the same strength and self-confidence, it is basically impossible to have an effect. Just look at Yao Ming's free throws.

Two of three free throws!

Not bad, scoring three points in one attack is a profit, scoring two points is normal, scoring one point is actually not a loss in this era!

Eddie Jones was surprised to see Liu Mang, who was not affected by flagrant fouls or trash talk at all. This rookie was calmer than he thought.

Actually, Eddie Jones doesn't have much hope of winning this year. The Heat management is clearly aiming to get three popular rookies, Yao Ming or Jay Williams and Mike Dunleavy. This year's mission

It's just bad, and it may not have been done for a year or two. The Heat want to complete the reconstruction while Mourning is still there to sell tickets.

So Eddie Jones is more interested in bullying rookies than winning.

Strickland dribbled the ball over, and the Heat started running, with the intention of killing time, because many opportunities that came out but were not completely open were ignored at all, just to suppress the rhythm.

The Heat are very unique in showing off their bad performance. Pat Riley is really good. He can do a bad job while ensuring that the defensive system does not collapse. This made them draft Wade in 2003 and grab Lamar Odom.

He went from winning less than 20 games to winning more than 40 games and entered the playoffs, attracting O'Neal's attention.

Suddenly, the time was running out with only 10 seconds left. Eddie Jones came out to catch the ball. Alonzo Mourning originally wanted to come out for a pick-and-roll. Eddie Jones said that he wanted to single out the rookie.

Yes, it's Liu Mang again who has to defend the opponent's most vulnerable perimeter, and he's used to it.

But Liu Mang is very curious, what is the relationship between Eddie Jones and Kobe? They look so similar! Except that they are a little older, they look the same as the slightly younger Kobe from a few years ago. Jersey No. 6

He also looks like No. 8!

"Eddie Jones, ability value 84, offense 74, defense 86, speed 89, strength 75, shooting tendency is extremely high."

Without thinking too much, Liu Mang directly posted it. Whether it was from the impression in his memory, the player characteristics given by the system, or the playing style of Eddie Jones he just saw on the sidelines, Liu Mang knew that Eddie Jones was good at it.

He is very physically capable in cutting and shooting, but his offense with the ball is mediocre. He is obviously a defensive warrior and a 3D forward model, but Pippen loves shooting.

In the exact same move as Eddie Jones, Liu Mang went up and put his elbow on Eddie Jones' chest, sticking it tightly.

This kind of defense faced Liu Mang, who felt a little uncomfortable, but Eddie Jones had long been used to it and reached the three-point line against the thin Liu Mang.

"Oh, you little rascal, try harder..."

An obscene cry came from beside him. Eddie Jones' feet almost gave out. He quickly hugged the ball and lifted it up without making a mistake.

Damn it, Eddie Jones saw Liu Mang with his mouth like a machine gun and kept spouting trash. He felt that the world was changing too fast! When did a rookie become so good at spouting trash? Isn’t it the responsibility of the rest of us?

Do veterans use trash talk to abuse rookies?

"You're so bad at breaking through. You're too slow. You see your attack time is about to come and you still don't take a shot?" Liu Mang said and put his hand in front of Eddie Jones's eyes.

Eddie Jones saw that there were only three seconds left on the countdown on the backboard, and then he reacted and took a shot quickly, but Liu Mang's hand blocked his sight, and he forced his shot.

Actually, Liu Mang knew before coming into this game that the difficulty was definitely not the offense. The Heat's offensive efficiency was almost the last in the league. Defense was not the focus. Even if you didn't guard them, you wouldn't be able to score many points. The difficulty was on the offensive end.

If the defensive end is too close to the opponent, the opponent will not be able to play well.

There was chaos under the basket. Four muscular men were fighting for a rebound in the paint. The ball was stuck in the air and flew several times. Eddie Jones, Strickland, and Jim Jackson had already returned to defense.

In fact, Alonzo Mourning's rebounding has always been mediocre. Of course, compared to a super rebounding center, his best year only averaged 11 rebounds per game, which is far behind other super centers. The main purpose is to interfere with the Lakers' second rebound.

Grab the rebound and start a fast break.

Ratliff finally relied on his generous body to resist Alonzo Mourning and Brian Grant, and Muhammad jumped up to win the rebound.

Alonzo Mourning and Brian Grant, who lost rebounds, immediately ran back to defend.

By the time Liu Mang passed halftime, the Heat had already settled into a defensive position.

Eddie Jones came up to guard. This time he didn't stick as close as last time, but defended normally. He was a little more than half a step away, not too far away. He could guard against Liu Mang's forced shots and Liu Mang's breakthroughs with speed.

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The template Pippen is not given for free, nor can he become a regular in the All-Defensive Team casually. In addition, Eddie Jones has a calmer personality than Payton and is younger. Liu Mang should not feel too much defensive pressure!

Probably thinking that a rookie can talk trash so much, and he would be sorry for his status as a veteran if he didn't trash talk, Eddie Jones started his lame trash talk: "What's wrong? You still want to draw a foul? You are the only one who can draw fouls."

Ability?"

Liu Mang wanted to roll his eyes, but in the midst of his verbal battle with other scholars, he opened his mouth again: "I only know how to draw fouls! That's enough for you. You look like Kobe, but you are not Kobe."

Don't slap people in the face when you hit them, don't expose others when you scold them.

The last thing Eddie Jones wants to mention in his career is that he was squeezed out by Kobe Bryant. During the 1998 All-Star Weekend, Kobe Bryant, who even served as a substitute for him, actually became an All-Star. This already made him look irrelevant. In this season

After the end, the Lakers traded him away, just to correct the 19-year-old Kobe Bryant who was still in his second year, causing him to miss the opportunity to win the championship with O'Neal.

The most important thing is Liu Mang's words, "You look like Kobe but you are not Kobe," which deeply hurt Eddie Jones's young heart.

Don’t tell me when you see it! Can you give me some face?

Eddie Jones immediately pressed forward, but his rationality prevented him from reaching out, and he wanted to use his body to bully the rookie in front of him.

However, Eddie Jones obviously underestimated Liu Mang's speed. Seeing Eddie Jones stepping over, Liu Mang smashed the ball into Eddie Jones's open crotch and jumped forward...

pass!

Crotch-wearing is awesome!

The fans at the scene let out a cry of surprise. Liu Mang, a rookie, actually faced Eddie Jones, who was on the best defensive second team, and passed through his crotch!

Regardless of whether the goal can be scored or not, this pass will become the top five goals of the day on the local Atlanta TV sports channel!

***The author has something to say***

I looked up the video of the All-Star Weekend in 1998, and I had a strange feeling. Kobe was hit and hit, and Kobe came off the bench. After a closer look, it turned out that the substitute was No. 6 Eddie Jones.

Dee Jones looks too much like two brothers with his round hair and Kobe Bryant's afro.

By the way, it seems that there are no recommended positions for the next week starting from the afternoon, which is a bit disappointing. There should be no sports books in the same period that have better results than Xiaofeng's book, but the reality is like this, after writing and writing, suddenly recommending positions

It’s gone. It’s still an important new book issue. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I don’t have human rights because I’m on the street. I can only work harder to speak out.
Chapter completed!