He was underestimated a lot, and Artest couldn't find anyone to fight with. It was a pity that the desire of the brain dominated by muscles had nowhere to vent.

But after the game started, the threat Boozer brought to O'Neal was beyond O'Neal's imagination. A rookie's cutting, pick-and-roll awareness, and mid-range shooting all surprised O'Neal. This was much better than when he was 21 or 22 years old.

Especially Boozer's awareness of cutting after the pick-and-roll, as well as his sharp low-post footsteps, all surprised O'Neal.

The defensive combination of Ratliff and Muhammad is difficult enough to deal with. Fortunately, both of them are not very good offensively. As one of the best defensive power forwards in the East, O'Neal Jr. is not as violent as Ratliff, but he can play well.

In the next three years, the average blocks per game were 2.8, 2.3, and 2.4, which is quite impressive.

But I didn't expect that after the Eagles' rookie substitute became the main tactical player, the Eagles' interior offense would have a new threat.

The Pacers were unable to defend the inside at first. After Boozer attracted the defense, Mertola got a lot of opportunities to hit high and high, scoring 6 points in a row. After the Pacers took care of the inside defense, the Eagles cut from the outside.

The three-pointer and three points caused the Pacers to stumble again.

Prince and the rotating Chris Crawford actively cut to attack the basket. Liu Mang and Jason Terry shot and passed the ball very well after the pick-and-roll. Artest followed Prince and Chris-

Crawford was so dizzy from running, he wanted to guard against Raheem! He wanted intense physical bang bang bang bang bang...

At the beginning, the Hawks tried various offensive methods, and the touch was quite good. They caught the Pacers by surprise and started with a 22-9 score, which shocked the Pacers and Indianapolis fans.

This Eagles team is too strong! There are only three players missing, but they are still so strong!

But after a while, the Pacers adapted. After adjusting their defense, they realized that it was just like that, just with more tricks and without Raheem as a defensive constraint. Artest didn't care about Chris Crow.

After Ford actively assisted in defense, the Eagles' offense began to misfire. At the end of the half, the Eagles were not only overtaken, but also fell behind by 7 points, ending the half 51 to 58.

In the second half, Jason Terry caused trouble again. When he came up to play with the substitutes, he had fun by himself, scoring 14 points in a row, beating the Pacers 14-8, and almost leading the score.

The Pacers also want to come on the bench to practice, but the Hawks are playing so fiercely and look like they want to win. They are still fighting for the playoff rankings. They want the Pacers to have home court advantage in the second round.

Head coach Isaiah Thomas had to replace him.

Well, after Artest came to guard Jason Terry, there was a rough confrontation. Jason Terry decisively gave in, passed the ball, and used tactics. After three quarters, he fell behind 76 to 84 by 8 points.

At the end of the quarter, coach Kruger put Liu Mang on the running game again. Liu Mang didn't have the leisure to score a wave of points like Jason Terry, so he came up and planned to run the game for a few minutes and give Dean Grove the rest of the time.

, but the Pacers did not believe that the Eagles would give up so easily, and continued to replace the main players to prevent Liu Mang from scoring points at the slightest disagreement.

Then...Liu Mang really ran the tactics for a few rounds and was replaced...

Isaiah Thomas is going crazy, he has no idea what the Eagles are thinking!

The Pacers players were also tortured crazy by Isaiah Thomas. As soon as they got closer to the point difference, the head coach was so scared...

In the end, the Hawks lost to the Pacers 99-108, and the Hawks players were not too disappointed. Murtola, who scored 17.5, set a new season high and was very happy.

Murtola didn't know if this was the last time he scored in double figures in his career. He was a second-round pick of the Hawks in 2000. Because he was a big center, his worth was much higher than that of a guard like Liu Mang. He was signed for 2 1

He has a basic salary contract, but he averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds per game in his rookie year, 4 points and 2 rebounds per game in his second year, and only 4 points and 3 rebounds per game this year. It is not certain whether a team will want him next season. Before, he was a professional

His career high was only 14 points. He once scored a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Before he might leave the NBA, he set a new personal scoring high. It is also a good memory for Mertola.

Chris Crawford is different from Newbell. They are very good, especially Newbell. If he changes to another team and returns to his familiar small forward position, he might still be able to play, and he has the same skills as the Hawks.

The contract is just that the Eagles are now strong and have fewer opportunities to perform. The Eagles need more experienced veterans. Because of the addition of Prince and Boozer, they have strength, but they lack experience and veteran experience.

All three are likely to leave the Eagles next season. Regarding this, towards the end of the season, the players will understand more clearly, because they have become more and more marginalized.

But leaving is not necessarily a bad thing. The Eagles' lineup won't give them a chance to perform. If they continue to stay, if they don't have a good chance to perform next season, their amazing impression on other teams in the 2001-02 season may gradually be lost.

Once that is erased, it may be harder to find a job after one year of the contract is over.

Due to the consideration of the team's salary and summer signings, Chris Crawford and Newbell will almost certainly be traded away, because Boozer will definitely need more playing time in his second year.

A player who also plays the forward position in a smaller lineup will definitely have to leave.

However, the management of the Eagles is still kind of humane, mainly because they are afraid that Liu Mang has deep feelings for his old teammates. If he sells them at will, it may affect Liu Mang's contract renewal, so they notified their agents in advance and asked them to tell the players.

They must play hard in the remaining games and perform well. After the season is over and during the trade period before the draft, we will try our best to send them to the team they want to go to.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because I didn’t expect to get any good returns, the main thing is to free up salary space and positions, and try to show the team’s human touch as much as possible, so that Liu Mang, who attaches great importance to human touch,

The Chinese players' satisfaction with the team has increased. At least they will not be disappointed with the team because of this matter. They are willing to spend more effort to do these things.

In addition, there are Dean Grove and Emmanuel whose contracts are about to expire and are basically losing their NBA ability. They are not far away from leaving the team. They really have no chance to gain a foothold in the NBA.

Able.

The team's long-term plan cannot be a spur-of-the-moment idea. The playoffs haven't even started yet, and the Eagles are already planning for the pre-draft trade period. The Eagles are basically certain to have the 14th overall pick in the first round in 2003.

This is a big year for the draft, and this draft pick is extremely valuable.

Drafting talent? The Hawks are not very happy. The talent is about to explode. In a few years, they will have to trade and trade again. Otherwise, Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Raheem, Boozer, Prince, Ratliff

The salaries of these six core players are going to be sky-high! What the Eagles want is immediate reinforcements and a championship before the salaries explode. Otherwise, Liu Mang can't make sense of who they want to trade.

After playing the Pacers, the Eagles players went to the restaurant that had been reserved in advance and gathered together. Some players who had good relations with the Pacers also called some of the Pacers' players.

Rahim called O'Neal, and Muhammad was actually a good friend of Al Harrington in the same class. When Liu Mang saw Muhammad and Al Harrington coming together, he thought it was probably just Muhammad.

Mohammed's good temper allowed him to become friends with someone as arrogant as Al Harrington.

After the regular season is over, in order to prepare for the playoffs, the coaching staff will definitely not give them time to get together, and they may directly impose a playoff curfew, so they will get together at this time. It is hard to say about the playoffs.

If you lose in the playoffs, you may not have the energy to gather by then.

Liu Mang also went. Liu Mang and Jason Terry made an appointment with Artest and Tinsley. Liu Mang didn't drink. After all, the Eagles were the visiting team. The whole team was doing group activities. Many local police officers were outside the restaurant.

Going back and forth, I am afraid that these rich men will cause trouble or have some accidents, and then their chief will have to resign. With so many policemen nearby, Liu Mang, who is regarded as a "model" by the alliance, does not drink or go to nightclubs.

The "image spokesperson" naturally did not drink secretly.

Liu Mang also knew the fate of these teammates, which was a bit sentimental, but he also knew the team's arrangements for them. For example, Emmanuel and Moron Willy had a good relationship and might stay with the team to become a trainer.

After all, he is a professional athlete. Being a sparring partner is not bad. The salary is much less, but at least he will not go bankrupt after retiring. Liu Mang feels a lot better about this. Emmanuel is Liu Mang's first friend in the team.

, although I have no sense of financial management. I spent my six-year career with a salary of more than 2 million after tax. I can only spend as much as I want. When I was poor, I followed Raheem or Jason Terry to pick up girls, but put aside the money aspect.

He is indeed a good friend.

Watching Dean Grove get drunk and talking about his dream of becoming a painter in the future, and listening to Emmanuel talk nonsense, saying that one day he would snatch away the vice president that Moron Wiley had just taken over from Uncle Callahan.

Then he was threatened by Moron Willie and made him responsible for picking up the ball every day. Seeing Mertola's decision to go back to college to finish college and then open a gym, Liu Mang drank a glass of 2003 milk and felt in his heart

I think this is probably life!

"Ace, are you sad?"

A tough man whose appearance and reputation could be compared with Boozer came to Liu Mang's side and asked.

"No, Ron, I'm happy for them. It's a good thing to have your own future plans, isn't it?" Liu Mang said with a smile.

"Yes, compared to many players, they are lucky to have a boss like you." Artest felt that his worries were in vain. Seeing Liu Mang's melancholy expression, he thought Liu Mang was leaving because his teammates were leaving.

sad.

Artest may seem careless, but he is very soft at heart, otherwise he would not be a famous charity participant in the future. He is careless just because he grew up in that chaotic place in Queens, where he could only be tough.

Otherwise, you will become food for others.

"No, no, no, I am not the boss, Sharif is the boss." Liu Mang quickly rejected this title.

Some teammates call him Little-boss in private, which he can accept, but in front of outsiders, he doesn't want to discredit Rahim. Rahim is the team's boss and the team's symbol. Although Rahim

Maybe he wouldn't mind it, but Liu Mang couldn't be ignorant.
Chapter completed!