After playing 15 minutes, he scored 9 points and 4 assists. Rondo looked at his statistics and saw that he was one point away from scoring in double figures. He was heartbroken.

It was because of his 0-for-4 free throws in the first half that the opponent started to commit tactical fouls on him in the middle of the third quarter. After the third quarter, when his 1-for-2 free throws became 1-for-6, he was replaced and never played again.

4 of 6 shots and 1 of 6 free throws were not so bad for O'Neal.

He was not allowed to play in garbage time, but Jason Terry led Korver, Shane Battier, Granger, and David Lee on the court.

"Practice your free throws more. If your free throws are accurate, you will have more playing time." Granger patted Rondo on the shoulder and said.

"Yeah, I know." Rondo was very moved, but his expression was still cool.

"Yes, if you can make free throws more accurately, you can imitate me and make fouls. That would be great." Liu Mang said from the side.

"..." Rondo glanced at Liu Mang and swore in his heart: Don't be that kind of player even to death! It would be too embarrassing to commit a foul!

Liu Mang looked at Rondo's free throw performance, which almost broke the record for the worst free throw percentage in history, and thought of the second pick more than ten years later. It is estimated that no one can break Rondo's free throw percentage in his rookie year except that guy...

After experiencing the children's clothing scandal and being secretly photographed by staff and spread on the Internet, Rondo already has a calm feeling about many things...

In fact, Rondo is not good at free throw shooting in college, but he is at least similar to James, with a shooting percentage of over 60%, at least a little better than O'Neal, Duncan, and Kwame Brown.

But in the NBA, confrontation has become stronger. Rondo's layups were not greatly affected. His steps under the basket were one-on-one, the kind that James envied. However, the confrontation he experienced when he was fouled made him lose weight when making free throws.

It is greatly affected, and the longer the confrontation lasts, the stronger it becomes.

There is also the difference between the Hawks and the Celtics in training Rondo. The Celtics mainly train Rondo's vision and passing, while the Hawks make more use of Rondo's existing characteristics.

Speed, defense, rebounds, breakthroughs, etc., especially Rondo's defense, are crucial to guard against the opponent's speedy players when Liu Mang is away.

Also, in a situation like the Cavaliers' situation, they have two running three-point masters in Damon Jones and Peja, and the speed of Liu Mang and Rondo come in handy.

Rondo had 9 points and 4 assists. In addition to his good performance on the defensive end, he also played a lot of roles on the offensive end. He knew how to take advantage of Rondo's characteristics. Liu Mang was as willing to give the ball to Iguodala and Josh Smith.

When the ball is sent out, it is either given to Tracy McGrady or to Jason Terry for the third point like in the first half.

Granger, who has high hopes, made a good contribution on the defensive end. He blocked James twice and also stole one quickly. He scored 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Judging from the data, second-year Granger did not perform as well as rookie Rondo.

There's nothing we can do about it. Granger didn't really grow until he won the Most Improved Award in the fourth grade. From a superstar's perspective, Granger's progress is considered very slow. After all, it was the Pacers who gave him the right to play football and give him the chance to play.

time.

Granger didn't score much in the first two years but was still patiently cultivated by the Pacers, mainly because of his defensive and psychological qualities, as well as his shooting talent.

It is easy to find a simple scorer, but it is not easy to find a core that integrates offense and defense.

When the Eagles train Granger, they focus on defense and three-pointers, that is, strengthening Granger's strengths.

Obviously, the Hawks value Rondo more than Granger. The Hawks have no shortage of strikers and appreciate Granger, so they are also training him, but mostly to use him as a bargaining chip.

Of course, Granger's contribution is obvious to all. For example, today he defended James very well against the basket.

The Pacers have tried their best to train Granger, but in the original time and space, the second-year Granger averaged 34 minutes per game and only scored 13 points. However, after the fourth-year improvement, he averaged 36 minutes per game and was able to score 13 points.

It's 25 minutes.

The main reason is that Granger is unwilling to shoot casually when he is not sure. He has a leader-like character. Jason Terry is the strongest on the bench, but young players like to follow Granger.

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As for Granger personally, what he has to learn in the Hawks is very similar to Iguodala and Josh Smith. He plays next to superstars, polishes his skills, and learns from the superstars how to deal with difficulties in the game.

Iguodala, who went to the Rockets, is now a first-line swingman and knows what it takes to make his team a strong team; Josh Smith, who has been honed in the Hawks, is a pie-eater.

Ability, and focus on attacking the basket, have not been cultivated towards all-around. Although Nash has a lot of fat beside him, he still performs well, averaging 21.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, becoming the Suns' scoring leader and offensive rebounding leader.

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After understanding this, Granger has a very clear positioning of himself. He will do whatever the team needs him to do. He will work hard to learn and absorb, and learn to become a leader of a new team like Iguodala!

With both Iguodala and Josh Smith promising great futures, Granger believes the Hawks front office will not treat him badly. This aspect of the Hawks team culture has already been established with NBA players and media

, the fans have widely recognized it, which can be seen from the beginning when they sent Josh Smith, Iguodala, and Rasheed Wallace to the same team.

With such a great team, Granger is even more determined to achieve his goals.

Granger firmly believes in this.

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The Cavaliers' best player was guarded!

James failed to break down the Eagles' defense!

With James' early strengthening of three-pointers and his increasingly proficient four-step layup, combined with his unparalleled breakthrough ability, he is estimated to be on par with Wade and Iverson, and better than Liu Mang, Kobe, and Tracy McGrady.

This season, in addition to facing the Spurs, Lakers, and Rockets, these three teams either have strong forward defense or strong team defense, and they are unfavorable against other teams.

Seeing that the Hawks have lost Iguodala and Josh Smith, people think that the Hawks may be able to beat the Cavaliers, but there is a high probability that they will not be able to guard James as before.

But I didn't expect that the Hawks relied on defensive tactics to restrict James to his worst performance of the season, making 6 of 22 shots, a shooting rate of less than 30%!

Liu Mang said in an interview after the game: "I like LeBron very much, so I thought of about a hundred ways to defend him..."

The media and fans think that there are a hundred ways to defend James are exaggerated, but as long as there are a few effective ones, it will be enough for James.

This is based on the fact that the Hawks have assist defense experts such as Tracy McGrady, Prince, Battier, Granger, Marion and even Korver. They can complete a hundred kinds of defense against James. Other teams want to

It’s not easy to learn!

The only reliable ones are the Spurs and the Lakers. The Lakers have Kobe, Odom, and Barnes, and the Spurs have Artest and team defense.

But they are already very restrained against the Cavaliers, so there is no need to learn this.

In addition to the restrictions on James, people are also surprised by the performance of the Cavaliers' two major pitchers.

Peja and Damon Jones only made three three-pointers combined, with Damon Jones making one and Peja two.

Liu Mang from the Eagles made three three-pointers by himself!

They were faced with a situation where open three-pointers were blocked. Liu Mang still shot 3 of 8 from the three-point range. The two Cavaliers shot a combined 3 of 15!

Before Liu Mang played against the Cavaliers, people thought that Peja was a three-point shooter who was not inferior to Liu Mang. With James, Peja's three-point ability was even better than that of the Kings, and was even regarded as better than Ray A.

Lun must be stronger.

But now I find that Ray Allen is still better. Ray Allen can at least break through against Liu Mang, and he has the threat of breaking through. He also shot 3 of 9 three-pointers with a three-point efficiency, while Peja was 12.

Hit 2!

And whether it's Ray Allen or Peja, they feel so different compared to Liu Mang!

There is a feeling that Peja and Ray Allen are competing for third place, Liu Mang is the only one, and second place is free!

Many teams have seen Liu Mang's even better three-point performance this season, averaging almost 4 three-pointers per game again, and have begun to pay close attention to some college players with outstanding three-pointers.

There are also more thoughts on some of the team's outstanding pitchers.

Nowadays, the rules are more and more conducive to outside players scoring, and the value of pitchers has increased with Liu Mang's performance...

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"Jeff, go buy Apple stock... Yes, it's the Apple of Steve Jobs. Buy as much as you can... I got news from a college classmate who works at Apple. Steve Jobs will give people an epoch-making product. When the stock price next year

It will definitely skyrocket, you can also try to buy some..."

Asking Schwartz to get the authorization to use the money in his account to buy Apple stocks, Liu Mang hung up the phone.

There was no doubt that Schwartz was there. Liu Mang was talking about bargain hunting during the last period of December. There was less than half a month left, so he had to do it quickly.

When you study in college, you learn knowledge and understand the broader world. After graduation, you gain more connections.

Liu Mang... really doesn't have many university connections. The only person who has contact with college classmates is her mother. Alexia and Liu Mang are not in the same class. Alexia has contacts with classmates, and occasionally

He would go out to drink coffee, and classmates with children could discuss parenting together. Liu Mang had no contact with his college classmates, but he graduated from Georgia Tech in economics, so no one would think there was a problem.

Liu Mang calculated his own account and found that except for his rookie season when he had little money, and in order to sign a bigger endorsement contract, he did not receive any endorsements during his rookie year, Liu Mang's income has exceeded 20 million US dollars since his second year. Last season

After winning three consecutive championships, Liu Mang's after-tax income reached 49 million U.S. dollars. In addition to the money he used to buy a house, there was still more than 110 million U.S. dollars. Schwartz was authorized to have a budget of 100 million U.S. dollars. The remaining

The next part may be useful in daily life.

It is impossible to sell the school district building in the imperial capital now, just wait until before the purchase restriction. Those two buildings... Liu Mang pays more attention to the $100 million Apple stock.

"Uncle, what are you writing? One hundred million! Oh my god, uncle, you are crazy!" Little Loli got into Liu Mang's arms, looked at the number written by Liu Mang, and exclaimed.

"One hundred million? Ace, what stock do you want to buy and how much money do you want?" Levia was also shocked.

"What do you women know? Nowadays, technology is becoming more and more advanced. In the future, there will be an era of artificial intelligence. Apple is the pioneer. Dinah, next year you will be able to use a completely different mobile phone." Liu Mang said to the little Lolita.

Put it on his lap, rub the little loli's face and say.

"I've heard about this. Steve Jobs has been financing, but the media and some of my friends say Steve Jobs is a liar. Ace, you have to be careful," Levia reminded.

"Believe in my vision! You will definitely make money this time!" Liu Mang said it was very difficult.

Liu Mang occasionally pays attention to the fact that from 2004 to now, after the storm caused by Apple's iPod at the beginning of the century gradually decreased because Sony and other brands also launched new MP3 devices, Apple fell into a long period of silence.

2006 has come to an end with the launch of new products that have attracted special attention. Apple's stock trading volume this year is less than US$200 million.

But Liu Mang knew that in January 2007, Apple would launch an epoch-making product. From the official release of iPhone 1 in June 2007 to iPhone 4S in 2011, the past few years have been the era of Apple, and it will last for a long time after that.
To be continued...