Chapter 292

Generally speaking, a young player basically has to go through some wonderful battles, perform amazing performances, or win some honors, or defeat some opponents who initially thought he could not win in order to accumulate enough. self-confidence.

Like Jordan, Kobe, James, Iverson, etc., there are not many rookies who have strong self-confidence from the beginning. Of course, it is rare to see people like Liu Mang who are confident and not blind. None of them are as relatively "steady" as Liu Mang.

Why is it relative?

For example, like now, Liu Mang wants to swallow Hamilton alive.

an eye for an eye!

Liu Mang didn't care how innocent Hamilton was, he looked like he was going to eat Hamilton, and when he saw Hamilton defending him, he broke through directly!

Hamilton is the kind of player who has no absolute self-confidence. He later gained strong self-confidence after winning the championship in 2004.

Does Hamilton have confidence now? Of course there is, but it's also relative. As an ordinary starter, he still has confidence, but he doesn't have much confidence in a one-on-one match against an All-Star opponent.

The reason is that when Hamilton was in high school, he met a guy who was a few months younger than himself and would wear the No. 8 jersey to play in the NBA. They were both high school basketball stars in Pennsylvania, and they were the same born in.

The sophomore year of high school was gloomy for Hamilton.

After finishing high school, Hamilton was regarded as the best high school basketball player in Pennsylvania. At that time, it was believed that he could play in the NBA after finishing high school.

However, in the second year of high school, a certain No. 32 who came back from Italy led Lower Merion High School to sweep Pennsylvania, achieved a record of 26 wins and 2 losses, won the Pennsylvania High School League Championship, and refreshed Wilt Chamberlain Holds the single-season scoring record for 40 years and steals all the limelight.

Especially in 1995, the future No. 8, who changed to No. 33, won the training with the 76ers just selected as a third-year high school student, and completely snatched everyone's attention. Hamilton suddenly disappeared from high school. A popular player becomes a small role that no one cares about.

It's not that Hamilton is not good enough, but that the opponent is a super talent.

Therefore, since then, Hamilton has been very low-key, and the ups and downs of life are so wonderful.

Hamilton's confidence was re-accumulated, and it was re-established after defeating his biggest enemy in personal belief-Kobe in the finals. Now he really has no self-confidence.

Hamilton was startled when he saw Liu Mang rushing up, and took a few steps back to prevent the breakthrough. Liu Mang stopped at the three-point line and pulled up a three-point shot!

Hamilton made another defensive error.

"It's different from what God said!" Hamilton threw back in despair, but Liu Mang's three-pointer had already been thrown out.

The posture is still weird, but accurate!

Hamilton was very congested. When discussing with Jordan how to guard against Liu Mang before the game, what Jordan said was to pay attention to Liu Mang's breakthrough footsteps.

This is a matter of experience and ability. Jordan used his experience in the matchup process with Liu Mang during his one-on-one training last time. Jordan has a height advantage and a speed disadvantage to Liu Mang. Naturally, Liu Mang is more willing to use it. Break through the basket and rely on footsteps to solve the problem.

But Hamilton is different. The speed gap between Liu Mang and him is not very big. Hamilton’s physical fitness is also incomparable with Jordan. Liu Mang can have a strength advantage, so the best defense is to stick to the defense and put pressure on it. .

But even in the peak period of the Pistons, Hamilton just didn't make mistakes. It seems that he should have a good defensive physical talent and his defense has always been mediocre.

That is to say, the body is there, the talent is there, the defensive IQ is not good, the kind that needs to be wiped, but it has just become the main force now, and the attention of young outsiders is often offensive.

Liu Mang's three-pointer has already scored 9 points, and he made all three three-pointers in the opening!

Today, I feel like I’m a thief. Liu Mang thinks he can make an extra shot. Chris Crawford, Raheem, and Alan Henderson are three players with such strong rushing abilities at the basket, and they don’t have to worry about rebounding. The old Laettner and the tender Haywood are no match for these three.

The Wizards attack.

Without Jordan, Kristen Laettner, once the Dream Team water cooler manager, became the core of the offense.

As the water dispenser administrator of the Dream Team, Laettner is definitely not bad. As a mature player who graduated from a standard senior in the 1980s and 1990s and entered the NBA at the age of 23, he can get 18+9+3 in his rookie year. , Like Duncan, Brand and others, entering the NBA is at its peak.

Of course, such players, except for a very few, also age very quickly. By the age of 30, Laettner has changed from a first-class player who averaged 17, 8 points, 7, 8 rebounds and 3 assists per game to an average in his early teens.

The 33-year-old Laettner can still fight in the Wizards, mainly because of his coping ability and excellent singles skills.

Whitney advanced and gave the ball to Laettner.

Although Laettner is the offensive core of the Wizards' second team, it is not a scoring point. The first scoring point of the Wizards' second team is of course Hamilton.

However, Hamilton has gone from being mad and sad to despair!

Running and running, running and running, Hamilton has used more running than usual, more changes in the rhythm of running and circling piles, and he feels tired, but every time he turns his head, the lingering rookie The All-Star puts his face in front of him every time he turns his head!

Leitner had no choice but to take a step to the three-second zone for a close-range jumper... a narrow hit!

Holding high and playing high, this is an aspect that the Eagles can't guard against inside.

Leitner's height of 2.11 meters is indeed a great advantage.

To be honest, Laettner is in the shadow of the four major centers and Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, etc. in the 1990s. If it is placed now, it is definitely an excellent technical player. , It's hard to say how strong he will be, but he is not a strong style of play, and he will probably be good in the small ball era.

It just looks very ordinary in comparison with these contemporaries. Except for an All-Star substitute, he didn't get anything.

The Eagles have been mentally prepared for being held high inside. If Heywood can catch the ball inside, the Hawks lineup can't do anything about it. Laettner's skills are so good, and playing with luck is also a certain threat.

But none of these can help the Wizards open the score! These two, even if you give them the right to shoot all the time, it’s hell to get 20 points. Just strangle their outside scoring points. A Tyronn Lue who averaged 9.7 points per game, and other rotations averaged six or seven points per game, that is, they basically played the role of eating cakes in Jordan and Laettner's points.

It was the Eagles offense again, watching the Eagles who failed to fight back fell to the ground, watching the rookie All-Star, Hamilton, who was staring at him dribbling viciously, swallowed his saliva.

Still have to guard against it!

Although the degree of psychological despair spreads further, the offense cannot get rid of the defense, but the defense is good! God said, defense wins the championship, this sentence must be right!

Liu Mang dribbled beyond the three-point line, and made another sudden move!

Just as Hamilton was about to retreat subconsciously, he suddenly stopped. Sure enough, that No. 1 withdrew his breakthrough movement, as if he was about to shoot?

Just as Hamilton was about to pounce back, he saw that No. 1 body was leaning forward to break through again...

Hamilton is going crazy!

Just give it a good time, okay?

You may not be able to stop your buddies if you break through, okay?

Hamilton wanted to go horizontal, so he blocked a three-pointer!

Liu Mang regrettably chose to rush when Hamilton blocked the position outside the three-point line. After reaching the three-point line, even though Hamilton was completely out of position, he did not choose the emergency stop jumper that he was not good at, but went straight to kill to the basket.

The current Liu Mang is not the assist cap king who made a foolish foul when he entered the basket at the beginning of the season and was repeatedly blocked after being seen through by the opponent. His scoring at the basket is already a very good threat. Hamilton who came up formed a double-team to Liu Mang. Liu Mang looked at Alan Henderson and made a move to pass to Alan Henderson. Hamilton and Heywood really had no defensive tacit understanding. Pounced towards Alan Henderson.

but! It's a pass fake!

Liu Mang took the ball back and made an easy layup.

this action...

The camera of ESPN, which broadcast the game, aimed at Jordan on the sidelines. Isn't this fake fax shot with the ball in one hand, isn't it one of the signature moves of this man! This shameless rookie with an ugly and weird playing posture has actually started to play a little more elegantly!