From today on is the king

Chapter 1488 1487. Anecdotes about the preseason

"Misery is just one word, I only say it once..."

Liu Mang hummed a song while changing his training clothes.

"Ace, what Chinese song are you singing?" Mason, who was in the closet on Liu Mang's left, asked curiously.

"You don't know the song of Zhang Xinzhe, a famous male singer in our country. He is one of the favorite male singers of women in their 30s." Liu Mang said nonsense.

"Cool! Ace, I saw your singing competition with the Spurs, and your performance with Nash and Duncan. It was so cool. Can you call me next time? I won the Dallas Junior Singing Competition in 1992 when I was 15 years old!" Mason envied.

Singing contest champion?Liu Mang looked at Mason... Nima... so versatile!

But this Mason's talent might really come in handy!
That year's New Year's Eve party lost to Duncan, and Liu Mang has always been brooding about it. He has won a singing competition. Although he was the urban champion of the youth singing competition fifteen or sixteen years ago, he is at least much better than the half-baked guys from his own team.

"Of course, Desmond, it seems that Jason's position as the lead singer is going to be threatened." Liu Mang responded with a smile.

"What? Someone wants to take my lead vocal position?" Jason Terry, with sharp ears, suddenly approached, "Desmond, I want to fight you!"

"Jason, you're better at playing basketball than me, but it's hard to talk about singing. I'm sure about the lead singer! Duel is duel! See you at karaoke after the game tonight!"

"It's the monkey who doesn't go!"

"Yes! It's the monkey who won't go!"

Liu Mang watched the artist and the sock collector quarreling when they disagreed, and forgot about him. He put on his training clothes helplessly and left the locker room.

Today's opponent is the Miami Heat.

Originally, after completing the Wade deal with the Heat last season, Liu Mang thought that the Heat might not choose Oden this summer, and he was a little worried about the Hornets plan.

With Korver, Prince, Millsap, and Stoudemire, it is entirely possible to choose a supporting insider or point guard to form a playoff-level team. They also have enough chips to trade Kidd.

But Pat Riley is worthy of being a gambler. Back then, he used his coaching career to bet on whether the old Buss would trade Magician for Jordan.

But no matter how Oden is selected, he is the No. [-] pick. Pat Riley did nothing wrong when he selected Oden. His injury has nothing to do with the Heat. The first training, and it is not a high-intensity training, can be reimbursed for the season. It has little to do with the Heat.

This year the Heat selected four rookies, one was reimbursed, one Rudy Fernandez had to play in Europe for a year before joining the NBA, and one first-round power forward Jason Smith was traded away, and the remaining second-round point guard James Ang Curry left the game with 4 turnovers and 6 fouls in the first preseason game...

In fact, if Oden didn't get hurt, the Heat would have made money this summer, but the media and most of the fans were just hindsight. Standing at the apex of IQ, Pat Riley was the one who was attacked the worst.

Liu Mang's song was given to Pat Riley. It is said that Pat Riley is ready to step down as the head coach, but he can't find a valid reason.

In the original time and space, Wade was absent for most of the 07-08 season, O'Neal was traded away, the Heat's strength was terrible, and Pat Riley handed over the head coach position after a year of poor performance. This time, Liu Mang feels that Pat Riley can only hold on.

"You say you want to escape, but you are destined to be unable to escape..."

Liu Mang went to practice humming a song to prepare for the evening game...

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Just as Liu Wei thought, the Heat's lineup is deformed, and their morale is not so good now. They won't make any big achievements this season.

Heat point guard Jason Williams is in the final year of his three-year contract, and his ability rating has dropped to 71. Millsap needs time to develop, Korver is a pitcher who needs to feed the ball, and Stoudemire has nothing to show for his strength. However, this is another team with a strong frontcourt and a weak backcourt, and the top-heavy characteristics are too obvious.

Pat Riley is not struggling anymore, and it's not that he hasn't played badly, but this is the first time he has made it clear that he wants to do badly before the season starts.

Stoudemire started to collect data in the preseason. Pat Riley still has high expectations for Stoudemire. He wants to rely on him to attract stars. The second is to train Millsap and make an appointment with Korver.

At the same time, the attraction of OJ-Mayo is still strong, and Michael Beasley, a talented high school student second only to OJ-Mayo, Pat Riley wants to win one of them.

For Oden, Pat Riley is not completely desperate. It is indeed a bit miserable to be reimbursed in his rookie season, but Oden is still young, and Pat Riley thinks he can wait. After all, his physical condition and defensive awareness are too good, too good.

There is a big difference between an inside superstar and an outside superstar. An inside superstar gets a well-matched outside superstar teammate, or an outside superstar gets a well-matched inside superstar teammate. They can play very explosively. However, if an inside superstar does not have a good outside teammate, it is difficult to make it to the playoffs; while an outside superstar does not have a good inside teammate, it still has a chance to enter the playoffs.

Of course, inside superstars are more precious, but the performance of inside superstars is easily affected by the team lineup.

Stoudemire now has to work hard to collect data. Fortunately, Jason Williams is no longer able to break through and three-pointers, but he can still feed the ball. Stoudemire is now getting better and better in front of the frame, and he can still score.

But the strength of the Heat is really bad enough. The Eagles have no ability to compete with the Heat when they practice tactics.

尽管斯塔德迈尔27投12中拿到30分6板，但热火队依旧以89比105，没有带来实质性的抵抗。

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The Eagles' preseason is proceeding in an orderly manner, and the entire team's offensive tactics have undergone earth-shaking adjustments. At this time, the importance of talent is reflected.

The entire Hawks team is past talent, present talent, and future talent. It was really bad at the beginning, but after each game, after the coaching staff's summary and the adjustment of the next day's training, the next game can reduce many problems.

After losing to the Magic at the beginning of the preseason, the Heat won easily and easily.

When it came time to play the Bobcats at home, the Eagles lost Game [-].

Liu Mang was surprised, how could Larry Brown always find a job?
And this time it was very low-key, signing with the Charlotte Bobcats for 3 million in three years.

The Bobcats have another group of defensive players for Larry Brown to practice, and David Lee has also shown his offensive ability and rebounding ability. After all, he is in the third grade, and Larry Brown is also using it.

The focus is on the Bobcats' defense. Felton, Granger, Gerald Wallace, and Okafor gave Larry Brown another chance to flex his muscles.

It's just that Adam Morrison, who was already miserable, met Larry Brown...

The Eagles mainly honed their tactics and lost the first game.

Seeing that Larry Brown is holding the Knicks' 400 million annual salary and Joe's boss's 09 million annual salary at the same time, and can win the 10-[-] season, Liu Mang feels that this guy is simply a winner in life, and he can get a contract everywhere.

However, the Bobcats are a newly formed team after all. When the Eagles returned home, Rondo scored 9 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists. Tracy McGrady and Jason Terry scored 70 points to help the Eagles avenge the 122-81 slaughter of the Bobcats.

When it came time to play the Hornets at home and away, the Eagles easily won both games.

The main reason is that Paul hasn’t come back yet. He probably won’t come back until the start of the regular season. The Hornets just want to be on the safe side. Paul is really fragile. He also went to the US team’s training camp in the summer, and it’s okay to train with Liu Mang.

After all, the league has accelerated in the past two years, causing too many major injuries. Agent 0 of the Wizards signed a 6-year 1.1 million contract that only came into effect in 2008. Before the regular season started this season, he hit his opponent's knee in the first preseason game.

No matter how miserable people are, the new contract will take effect and be reimbursed. The Wizards are an era ahead of others. The first year of the [-] million yuan contract has not yet started, and the head star suffered a career-destroying injury.

There have been too many knee injuries in the past two years. Changes in the league’s whistle-blowing standards and rules have led to a faster pace of the game. The first thing to be affected is not the ankle, but the knee. In the past, it was the foot injury that affected the players the most, but now it is the knee.

When Liu Mang saw the news, he felt that Arenas was not far away from becoming a guard with guns...

But this is their business. Liu Mang and Arenas have no personal relationship. Except for encountering each other in games, they rarely meet each other in person. Just be careful not to stay in the same locker room with this guy.

The Hornets and Eagles won both games.

In the end, when the Wizards played at home, Arenas was still being treated in the American Imperial Capital, but the strength of the Wizards... is really amazing. No matter how many injuries they have, they have been regulars in the Eastern Conference playoffs for the past few years. Without Arenas, they played well!

The Eagles have adjusted their tactics in a good way. It is true that there is a certain distance from the ideal state, but it is already very good. However, the Wizards played against the Eagles until the last moment, relying on Liu Mang to score two consecutive three-pointers to seal the victory.

Liu Mang doesn't care about Arenas and the Wizards. With 6 wins and 2 losses in the preseason, the team is moving on the right path. For the opening game against the Suns on the 27th, Liu Mang is full of expectations!
(End of this chapter)