From today on is the king

Chapter 1385. Chapter 1384. Hard work, sharp edge (5000 words)
"Ace, why did the Magic cut Hill?"

The Eagles owner Price in the computer remote video screen was puzzled.

After Grant Hill applied for a buyout, the Eagles were the first to contact him.

This surprised the Eagles management, mainly the management of Price, coach Kruger, and Moron Wiley.

What's even more surprising is that the Magic are actively negotiating a buyout with Grant Hill, and even agreed that Grant Hill should find a good next home.

Looking at the owner who makes money but doesn’t know how much money is needed, the Magic clearly wants to save a lot of money. This is too obvious. Liu Mang resisted the urge to complain, analyzed it, and analyzed it from a long-term perspective: "The management of the Magic team has always judged the potential of young players very well. They probably saw the potential of Turkoglu and Ariza."

"Can Ariza still play?" Price was very puzzled. After the Eagles sent Ariza out, Ariza wandered around. So far, he has not performed very well. He is strong in offense and impulsive in defense. However, Liu Mang said that Price felt that sending Ariza out was a loss.

"It's a pity for the boss. I think Ariza will be as good a defensive player as Sean Battier." Liu Mang responded.

Schwartz also sent a message to Liu Mang, asking Liu Mang to push for the signing as much as possible.

Ariza is also a member of Liu Mang's agency. Grant Hill is still in the Magic. He must be the Magic's first choice for the small forward position. Turkoglu is ranked second in the forward swing.

If Grant Hill is gone, Ariza is the first backup at small forward.

Anyway, after Grant Hill and the Magic agreed to buy out, the Eagles only had the option to sign with a minimum salary exception. The Eagles would not lose money, but it was a good development opportunity for Ariza.

"Could it be because of Hill's potential injury?" Price was still worried.

Liu Mang quickly said, "Boss, we won't suffer a loss if we sign with the basic salary. We have Thomas Carter, the best doctor in the league. O'Neal can be alive and kicking, and Hill must be fine."

Price discussed with Stockton, coach Kruger, Mike Woodson and others, and finally decided to give Grant Hill a positive response. As long as he is willing to come, the Eagles are willing to accept it!

"I hesitated for a long time to pick up a bargain, but Xiaoyebai hooked up with that pianist." Liu Mang complained helplessly about the eyes of his team owner.

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"Grant, why did you choose to come at this time?" Liu Mang asked curiously.

After a brief meeting with the team, Liu Mang asked for Grant Hill's phone number, called him, and asked about his confusion.

"I have been waiting. If there is a strong team that needs me, I will go. I am in good condition now. I am afraid that after two years, my legs will not allow me to play again. I want to seize the last chance." There was an answering voice on the phone.

Grant Hill still has nothing to say. If he hugs his thigh next season, he needs to start running in the new season. He joined the Eagles in the weakest year in the past six seasons and started running in advance. The team's signings next season can be more targeted.

Grant Hill, who has experienced Jordan's comeback for half a season and will start three consecutive championships again next season, is very confident in the Eagles.

Liu Mang scored 64 points on the Magic. Most of the time, Grant Hill and Ariza were on defense. Grant Hill was so yearning for Liu Mang's strength. If he had such a teammate back then, he would have won the championship.

Originally, Grant Hill should have such a teammate, but when that teammate was at its peak, he himself was reimbursed for four consecutive years...

In the 04-05 season, when he began to recover a little bit, his peak had passed, and he had a new top forward teammate, and he was unable to give good support.

"If a strong team needs me, I will go..." Hearing this, Liu Mang felt a deep sadness.

Liu Mang substituted himself into Grant Hill's situation. He couldn't imagine how Grant Hill survived the reimbursement for four consecutive years. From the 01-02 season to the 03-04 season, Grant Hill only played 39 games. Liu Mang thought about it.

"He has been prepared for a long time. If someone recruits him, he will take the initiative to buy out with the Magic?" Liu Mang dare not think deeply about what kind of mental state Grant Hill is in to make such a psychological construction.

But if you encounter such an injury and want to win the championship before retiring, you can only make such mental preparations. Grant Hill’s situation of being reimbursed for four consecutive years, if he has no foresight ability, everyone will feel that he can’t tell when he will retire directly due to injury, including himself.

Liu Mang was silent for a long time, there was no sound from the other end of the phone, Liu Mang only felt deep sadness.

After a long time, Liu Mang only said: "Come on, let's win the championship together!"

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Carried out the small lineup to the extreme?
Liu Mang found that it seemed to be like this.

At this stage, Grant Hill can play both forward and small forward positions on the offensive end, and he can defend positions two to four on the defensive end. To some extent, it makes up for the weakness of Marion, David Lee, and Granger's lack of ability to pass the ball at the power forward position.

The center is still quite troublesome, Kwame Brown and Gortat can't pass the ball, but with Gortat and Grant Hill as two substitutes, the situation will be much better.

Grant Hill is still in the process of negotiating a buyout with the Magic, and it will definitely be completed before February at the latest, otherwise the Magic will miss the opportunity to reduce their salary below the luxury tax threshold. Pat Garrity has more than a year left on the team's middle-level contract for next season. Liu Mang is sure that this will be the next target for the Magic to clear, but such a contract is not easy to trade, and the Magic need time to grind.

Originally, after the game against the Spurs, Liu Mang was very distressed, but getting Hill so quickly made Liu Mang's originally depressed mood a lot better!

The task is just a star card. After getting back to health under Thomas Carter, he can play until 2012. At the age of 40, he can still average 10+3+2 data per game. A veteran who has the experience of fighting against Jordan without falling behind, what else can Liu Mang be depressed about?
Facing the opponent who is about to challenge, Milicic leads the Raptors, and Liu Mang is full of fighting spirit!
On January 1, at noon on the game day when the Eagles challenged the Raptors away, the Eagles announced that they would not renew their contracts with Fizer and Mark Madsen. Mark Madsen would stay on the team as a trainer. Although he was not capable, he had excellent theoretical knowledge on the defensive end and became the Eagles' defensive trainer.

As for Fizer, in just ten days, the Eagles saw many problems that he could not survive in the NBA.

Timid, but hostile!

The heart is big, but the strength is not enough.

Whether it was in the past or now, Fitzer gave people a very bad impression, not at all. He has a body and good skills, but keeping it is a hidden danger. It is better to let Granger play more. When he is a heavy power forward, Granger is definitely far inferior to Fitzer. But Granger is serious, hardworking, and has excellent personal qualities, which makes the Eagles appreciate this teammate from the management to the players.

Moreover, the striker Fizer was cut, and Mark Madsen did not renew his contract. The team was reduced to 13 people, not counting Wade, who had been reimbursed for the season, and the roster was reduced to at least 12 people stipulated by the league.

The location is ready, just waiting for you!

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"We're going to fight Ace again, can we win? Will we lose? Can we win? We'll lose..." Milicic was a little dazed as he picked the leaves of the potted plants in the lounge.

The Raptors staff who came to ask Milicic to warm up looked at the potted plant that Milicic held on his lap and destroyed it. He felt distressed and had to replace it with a new one.

I don't know when it will start, as long as the Eagles are playing, Milicic will come to destroy these poor potted plants.

Originally, after the Eagles lost Rasheed Wallace, Milicic had great expectations for defeating the Eagles, but when he saw Liu Mang, who made Battier almost cry when he practiced with Battier in the training ground next door this afternoon, he didn't dare to say hello.

Liu Mang's body was filled with that kind of fanatical feeling, it was too scary!

Even with contemporary Jordan and Richard Jefferson as teammates, Milicic still feels lonely and cold when facing Liu Mang...

Milicic is the absolute core of the Raptors. The Raptors regard him as the core of Dameng and Duncan for the next ten years. He is in a state of "mourning" today. When it is time to warm up, this feeling of "mourning" has spread to the whole team unconsciously...

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At 28:[-] pm on the [-]th, the Eagles' away game against the Raptors was about to start, and players from the two teams entered the field.

There is no additional live broadcast of today's game, only CBS's live broadcast in Canada.

Liu Mang encountered such a situation when he played against the Spurs. He was besieged by the Spurs team. He shot 19 of 6 shots and gave other teams a "hint". Moreover, Liu Mang had 3 games left in this month, and he was still 127 points away. The chance of Liu Mang hitting 700 points became very slim, and the enthusiasm of many fans who wanted to see the record gradually dissipated.

In terms of scoring champion... Arenas has no chance, let Arenas score desperately, he has the strength to average 30 points per game, but averaging 30 points per game is already the limit of Arenas.

Although Liu Mang scored a total of 0.1 points, he also scored 32.1 points per game, which was already gapd up with Arnasla. Arnas had no chance. People felt certain about the ownership of the scoring king. Although Arnas was still fighting, people did not have much expectations for Arnas, and their enthusiasm gradually came down. The news that Hill wanted to buy off attracted the attention, and the Eagle team finally did not continue to be broadcast after nine consecutive live broadcasts.

For this matter, the saddest thing is the Raptors players, they really want to broadcast live in the United States...

If Milicic was on the team in the United States, the number of national live broadcasts could be raised to a higher level, but in Canada, the number of national live broadcasts that Carter won back then was not that many. Even in his All-Star season, he would still be able to win the number of national live broadcasts in the early ten games...

"Dako Milicic, 91 ability rating, Joe Johnson, 88 ability rating, Richard Jefferson, 87 ability rating, TJ Ford, 75 ability rating, Andre Bargnani, 76 ability rating..."

Liu Mang took a look at the starting lineup of the Raptors. It was quite good. The three core positions fit well. The contemporary Jordan played better and better, averaging 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Richard Jefferson averaged 18 points and 6 rebounds per game. Milicic averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2.7 blocks per game.

Bargnani has also made some progress compared to the beginning of the season, averaging 7 points and 3 rebounds per game. As a shooting power forward who can average 20+ points per game in the future, he also has potential.

"Let's start the game! Do it! Do it!"

Liu Mang is full of energy today. When he knew that Grant Hill wanted to join the Eagles, many of his ideas for the next offseason had a good start!
This represents a very important thing!
When their record so far in the regular season this season is like that, some other teams that aspire to compete for the championship, or teams that aspire to compete for the championship in the future, have relaxed their encirclement and suppression. This is excellent news for Liu Mang. With the Bulls, Cavaliers, and Lakers attracting the attention of the record, Liu Mang feels the benefits of the Spurs' insignificant development.

So... Liu Mang wants to divert the attention of the fans and opponents from the Eagles team to him alone...

At seven o'clock in the evening, the game between the Eagles and the Raptors begins!

The Eagles sent Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown to the starting lineup.

The Raptors' starting lineup has been very fixed this season. The starting lineup of TJ Ford, Joe Johnson, Richard Jefferson, Bargnani, and Milicic debuted.

As soon as seven o'clock came, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and tossed the ball into the air.

Kwame Brown wins a jumper over Milicic and the Eagles go first.

There is no chance of a fast break at the beginning, and weak teams may have no motivation to chase after knowing that Liu Mang will start with a fast break. But the Raptors have risen. Richard Jefferson stuck to Liu Mang immediately. Liu Mang didn’t even have room to start. Richard Jefferson was already ready to lose the jump ball.

Garnett, Howard, Kwame Brown, and Bosh are the four big jump ball kings. Except for their fights, when other teams meet them, most of the jump balls lose.

So the Raptors had already prepared for Liu Mang and McGrady to start off quickly, and McGrady was also pressed by Joe Johnson at halftime.

Liu Mang was not in a hurry, and ran to the frontcourt, waiting for Rondo to advance, and then came to the top arc and Rondo's pick-and-roll.

Rondo passes the ball to Liu Mang, Liu Mang picks and rolls, and Rondo helps Liu Mang block Joe Johnson. After Liu Mang bypasses Rondo, he directly pulls a three-point shot...

Simple and rude!
When the space was extremely small, Liu Mang voted directly unexpectedly!

And...in!
This ball made Milicic, who was still preparing to defend at the basket, feel a heart attack!

The fans at the scene couldn't help but let out a "Oh...".

As for Liu Mang...

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for his right-hand three-point shooting ability rating +1, and his right-hand three-point shooting rating has increased to 97."

This season has already played half of the schedule. After training hard for half a year from the end of July to now, Liu Mang had raised his three-point rating from 95 to 96. Suddenly, after making a wild three-pointer, he suddenly raised it to 97!

After hitting the three-pointer, when Liu Mang was pretending to retreat with a blank face, his legs were weak and he almost fell down. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, turned around and used the way of retreating to retreat.

"It's so risky, I almost lost my face..." Liu Mang wiped off the cold sweat that came out.

"But what's the situation?" Liu Wei didn't know why his three-point evaluation increased?
"Crazy waves can quickly improve?" Liu Mang felt wrong!
In the 03-04 and 04-05 seasons, he was good enough, but he failed to improve quickly. He still made steady progress step by step. Of course, compared to himself, his progress was terrifying enough for others.

"Or do you need to use a more open style of play when your strength reaches a certain level?" Liu Mang is still not sure.

But it's a good thing to improve your strength, let's try again next time...

Using waves to show one's personal ability is the key to developing one's own offensive methods, but usual training is the foundation. A solid foundation is just like building a house. Only by laying a solid foundation can the house be built to a higher level without collapsing.

Liu Mang's hard training for many years, coupled with last season's steady training skills and improved stability, last season Liu Mang hit a shooting percentage of 51+43+88. After crazy training, he played a season of stable performance, and when the three-point ability evaluation was slow, he still tried his best to improve his shooting.

If Liu Mang gave up his efforts when the three-point evaluation improvement was almost stagnant, there would be no sudden improvement after trying an open style of play during this period.

But...he didn't give up, his previous efforts, on this day, finally got the rewards he deserved!

(End of this chapter)