1323.Season Progression (2/5)
Contemporary Jordan, a well-known nickname, does not have that charm compared to the nickname that O'Neal gave to the truth back then, but it is louder!
The nickname of the new Sabonis was originally circulated in the European basketball community, and the NBA side was more looking forward to Sabonis if he received more professional training from the NBA at the age of 20, and the income of NBA players, even if it was the income of NBA players in the 80s, was much higher than the money Sabonis got in Europe......
Now Liu Mang gave Milicic the nickname of the new "Roof of the World".
Now Liu Mang is in the limelight, and the established dynasty will not disappear because of time or Liu Mang's poor performance in the future, these two nicknames are destined to accompany the careers of these two players, even if there are more resounding nicknames in the future, this nickname is estimated to be the first to be mentioned.
Maddie didn't look down on Joe Johnson in the first three quarters plus the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, because he was a garbage contract last season, there was a better Reed, and the Raptors also signed Joe Johnson, and few people understood the operation at that time, and it was normal for Maddy to look down on Joe Johnson.
Fortunately, Maddie is not like the king of Jingdezhen who is highly respected by Liu Mang, when Maddie is serious, he is not troubled by injuries, and his defense is still strong, which makes Liu Mang a lot happier after the game.
Many teams are not very optimistic about the Raptors, the Raptors originally planned to develop as obscene as the Hawks got Liu Mang in the first season, but they were suddenly pushed to the forefront by Liu Mang!
Milicic was quite happy with the nickname given by Liu Mang, but the Raptors coaching staff was not happy......
There's no way to develop obscenely!
Liu Mang gave such a high evaluation, the three stars of the Raptors really have strength, and they are stronger than the supersonic speed of the same three star combinations, and they can be inside and out, and they will inevitably be targeted and studied by opponents.
Milicic had a feeling that he had been cheated again......
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While there was a lot of buzz about Milicic and Joe Johnson, and what Liu Mang was going to do, the Eagles continued their regular season journey of developing young players.
Hawks owner Price has long discussed with the coaching staff and scouts that this season's regular season will not put pressure on the players' performances, and in every team meeting, Price will emphasize that he does not care about the issue of results, so that young players can get more exercise.
With three games at the end of October and 14 games in both November and December, the Eagles have a very relaxed schedule.
It is important to use this time to adapt the bench to the NBA environment, as well as to modify and continue to hone the tactics around the characteristics that these young players have shown in NBA games......
Time passes day by day, the game is played one by one, similar to other strong teams, the Eagles are often the starters, the substitutes dig holes, the starters and then fill the holes, many times to use the strongest combination of the three eagles plus Marion, Kwame Brown to play key moments, most of the time to win, occasionally there will be ineffective.
Marion integrates the fastest, has a high ball quotient, good talent, good mentality, no one has ever said that he is a bad teammate, can he average 20+10 per game next to Marbury without the ball, can the ball quotient and emotional intelligence not be high......
Then there's Battier, who readily accepts his role as a backup small forward and occasionally scores time for Rondo or Granger, but Battier is good at accepting this kind of thing, and winning is the most important thing for him.
Although the offensive end is only a setter and a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and these things are left, the young Battier teaches Granger, Korver and others about the mentality like a mentor, and overall the Eagles are in good shape, there are losses, but everything is going in a good direction.
Fast forward to November 24, and the Eagles have played 14 games.
After 14 games, the Hawks have a 9-5 record and are in third place in the East, which is not bad overall.
The first place in the East is the Chicago Bulls, the Bulls' defense is simple, Hinrich, Sefrosa, Roel Deng, Garnett, plus Ben Wallace, who still has the strength to fight, who averages 5 points, 9 boards and 1.6 blocks per game, and the 31-year-old Big Z, who is in good shape and averages 11 points, 7 boards and 1.2 blocks per game, and there are defensive veterans such as Malik Allen, PJ Brown, and Adrian Griffin...... The Bulls' defense is outrageous!
However, the Bulls basically have no interior offense, all of them are mid-range shots, fortunately they have more pitchers, Hinrich, Sefrossa, Rohr Deng, Nocioni, Dujon all have above average level of three-pointers, Hinrich and Dujon are first-class three-point players, Garnett is mainly mid-range scoring, when the defense is so good, the score is almost a little worse.
The Bulls can win!
After the 13-3 start and the Bulls got a superstar, they immediately had a metamorphosis, a qualitative change from the inside out!
The second place in the East is the Cavaliers, 12-4, with a big man who is good at blocking and picking, and a top three catch-and-shoot pitcher in the league, and good running, these two are too suitable for James, plus Don Yell Marshall and Damon Jones, who has started his contract year again, the Cavaliers have a hot start to the season!
Regarding the Chandler trade, the Cavaliers made more profits, and the Bulls did a good job of giving Garnett a meat shield center both in the starting and off the bench, but Chandler, who has improved a lot in his sixth year of his career, is worth more than Big Z and Ben Wallace combined.
But overall it was a win-win deal, with both teams getting the results they wanted.
The Hawks beat the Heat in the same division and finished third in the East.
The Heat are 9-7 and in fifth place in the East.
There is always a team in the Atlantic region to pick up the bargain, and this time it is the turn of the Raptors, who have the same record as the Heat, both 9-7, but can be ranked fourth.
The 76ers, who lost Iverson, began to rebuild, and it was still good to fight Oden.
On the Nets' side, there is a feeling that they can't hold on this year, the Hawks don't give stars a replacement, the Nets have no stars willing to go, they want to trade Richard Jefferson again, people don't agree, they want Artest, and people don't care......
At present, the first to fifth in the East, except for the sudden rise of the Raptors, the others are basically in line with expectations, with the Bulls, Cavaliers, Hawks, Raptors, and Heat ranking first to fifth.
In addition to the top five...... The Wizards, who are sixth in the East, have more than half of the winning percentage, and the Nets, who are seventh, are only 7-10......
The season has lasted for 30 days, and the general situation in the east can basically be seen, and the other four strong teams in the east are very excited!
The strong teams on the western side are also excited!