After Li Liang made this three-pointer in front of Stephenson, Stephenson never mentioned comparing a three-pointer with Li Liang.

Of course, Stephenson added a program to training in the future - shooting far threes.

After every normal shooting training, he had to practice further and scored three points and just stood near the center line to shoot.

However, he never dared to challenge Li Liang again until he left nBa.

In addition to Stephenson's provocation, the Pacers' training camp is more boring than the Lakers and the Clippers.

This is also related to the team's style and tactical system.

The Pacers have always pursued a defensive strategy, and they have been the best team in the league in the first half of last season.

After Li Liang arrived, the Pacers coaching staff made strategic plans, and Bird hoped to take a fast offensive route.

But as Mike Brown, who knows Li Liang better, believes that we should still adhere to the Pacers' style and strengthen Li Liang's core position on the defensive end.

As for the offense, Mike Brown said, "Just leave it to Bruce Lee to solve it, and believe him."

Does Bird believe it? Of course, I believe it, Bird has already a11-in, and you have to believe it if you don’t believe it.

Mike Brown is selfish because he hopes that Li Liang can win the best defensive player this season!

If you can get this, Li Liang will really achieve the honorary Grand Slam.

If you still want to get it, you can only take the initiative to sit on the bench and get the best sixth person.

Li Liang's performance in training is indeed impressive.

The defensive end was active and had strong command (swearing) skills. It took only two days to establish the position of defensive core boss in the team, which surprised Bird and Vogel.

The Pacers' locker room leader is David West, a No. 4 player with a traditional retro style of play and a tough personality.

West has always had a tough temper, he rarely talks on and off the court, and focuses on playing basketball.

Li Liang "subjugated" him in two days. It is said that the method he used was to "blame Paul together", which almost brought the relationship between the two closer.

As for whether it is true or not, only Li Liang and West know.

After dealing with Stephenson and David West respectively, Li Liang's core position in the Pacers was quickly established.

Pacers players and staff soon emerged that this city man from Los Angeles was very different from Li Liang in the media reports.

Although he was extremely aggressive during training and competitions, he was gentle and easy-going off the court.

And he is not high-profile at all, very low-key.

It makes people completely confused why this guy can make big news from time to time to scare people.

Li Liang still maintained the same style of playing in training and competition as during the Clippers.

Three-pointers, defense-based, arc top organization, rapid advancement.

It just gives people a feeling of being more relaxed, and he has indeed become stronger.

After a few days of training, Bird kept observing on the sidelines, and he felt that Li Liang must be hiding something.

His strength has definitely improved compared to last season, but he has been keeping playing in the team training.

Will this guy still hide his strength? I like it.

Bird saw through and didn't say it out loud. Anyway, he would hold a stool and sit on the sidelines every day in training, hang a whistle around his neck, and blew it if he had anything to do.

After the training is over, we will make a summary, finally blow the whistle, announce the end of the training, and go back to their homes.

Li Liang once suspected that this Tm is the best coach?

If you find a monkey to sit on the sidelines, it can have such an effect as long as it can blow the whistle.

Of course, this does not mean that the walkers are inefficient in training.

On the contrary, Vogel and Mike Brown are both experienced coaches, and they are really useless to be assistant coaches.

Vogel looked at the overall situation, and Brown still focused on defense.

Their main goal this year is the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Brown must design an effective strategy to fight the Cavaliers.

Every time the Pacers play against James's team, they will use the inside to gain an advantage.

This season, the Pacers retained the combination of West and Hibert in the inside. West is still in good shape, while Hibert is only 29 years old and is in his prime.

In addition, Li Liang, a guy who is not bad...what is right, the inside line has been further strengthened.

In theory, Pacers should have an advantage in fighting the Knights.

But theory is theory, and how reality depends on the effect.

Last season, before April, Hibert always performed well when facing the Heat.

But in a game on March 27, the Pacers played against the Heat, and James hit Hibert in the face with an elbow while making a breakthrough layup, causing Hibert to faint.

James was sentenced to a first-degree malicious foul.

Then the alliance changed the rules on April 1.

The new rule is: when a defensive player takes off vertically to defend, if he goes to both sides in the air or turns around to block the offensive player, it will be considered illegal defense, and the referee needs to call a blocking foul.

Hibert must be confused when he saw such a rule.

Because according to the new rules, when he was elbowed by James on March 27, it was not James' foul, but Hibert's foul!

It is equivalent to being beaten when you go out. You think a legal provision will be issued, and those who hit people will be punished. As a result, after two days, it will be illegal to go out!

Look, as long as you don’t go out, won’t you be beaten?

As long as you don't turn to both sides or turn around and block offensive players while defending, won't you get elbowed?

The Alliance's way of thinking is really unique.

After this rule, Hibert did not get elbowed, and he was called a foul.

As a result, Hibert became timid from an excellent basket-protecting center, and his defensive efficiency plummeted.

The subsequent games often scored O-plate and O-plate 1, and the decline was shocking.

Mike Brown understood these situations, and based on observations during training, he believed that Hibert's state was not very stable.

Whether he can play the role of the defensive gate like before in the new season really needs a question mark.

But Mike Brown had another plan in his mind.

If Hibert can't play center, but Li Liang can do it!

Thinking of this, Brown suddenly became excited and excited.

How can a player who wants to be the core of defense not play in the center?

Mike Brown silently designed two sets for Li Liang in his heart, using him as the core of the No. 5 position, and took out this system to communicate with Bird and Vogel.

"Can Bruce play center?" After Bird heard this plan, he still had some questions.

"Don't worry, Bruce can even play the coach." Mike Brown was 100 reassured to Li Liang.

"As long as Bruce is willing, I think the league is pushing the ball with a small lineup." Vogel smelled that the league's wind was changing rapidly.

Although the championships in 2013 and 2014 are both proud inside players.

But their inside line is no longer the core of the inside line in the traditional sense.

Howard and Jordan Jr. are both functionalizing the defense, and the more severe the offensive deterioration is.

By the 2014-15 season, the league will definitely see new weather and will be very comprehensive.

Larry Bird is also thinking about this issue.

Some teams are very popular before the start of the season because the lineup gives people a good and balanced feeling.

But it collapsed at the beginning of the new season.

A considerable part of the reason is that the team's team building ideas remain in the past, and the direction of the league has completely changed.

13. 14. Two years are considered a transition period. 15 years will be the first full season in Xiao Hua's administration, and the league will definitely change.

"Okay, I'll do what you said, take these two systems out and train them as our secret weapon."

Bird nodded and agreed to Mike Brown's plan.

On January 8th, the preseason will finally begin.

The Pacers will welcome their first opponent of the new season at the Consecco Arena, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Li Liang was on the team's roster, which would be his first appearance at the Pacers' home court.
Chapter completed!