From today on is the king

Chapter 549 548. Liu Shudong

A nickname began to circulate in the circle of basketball fans-the hooligan lost the Eastern Conference Finals.

Simplify it a little bit, it’s Shudong Jue, and if China localizes it a little bit, it’s called Liu Shudong...

Today's online forums are becoming more and more perfect, with more and more functions. Due to the influence of the Internet, all walks of life, information exchange and technical communication have become more and more convenient. The influence of the Internet on the world is growing.

The impact of the Internet on basketball, in addition to better expanding the influence of stars and allowing fans of various teams and stars to gather in a forum to communicate and communicate, it also has a great effect, that is, black fans can also gather together.

Fans are always so talented. Just after Liu Mang lost the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row, relying on online forums where information exchange is becoming more and more convenient, I don’t know where it originated.

The Google search engine established in 96 in the United States and the domestic Baidu search engine established in 2000 in the model of Google, after the meme of Liu Mang’s defeat in the Eastern Conference, entered the keyword in the search engine: “Loser in the Eastern Conference”, and the first thing displayed was the picture of Liu Mang’s desolate back walking towards the locker room.

Although the Internet is already well developed, generally speaking, people who don’t pay attention to online portals and forums, especially sports fans, know some memes, and those who pay attention to Internet sports learn about memes or some anecdotes, and there are two worlds.

Especially at this stage, although the Internet is developed, TV and newspapers are still the mainstream news media.

After Liu Mang returned to Atlanta, he rested at home for two days. After recovering, he was going to report to the team the next day. His agent, Jeff Schwartz, called him. The Eagles were about to start preparing for the next draft. The Hawks promised to give Liu Mang the right to participate in decision-making in terms of team signings. discuss.

Today was the start of the finals between the Nets and the Spurs. Liu Mang played video games with Dinah, who "cared for the uncle whose soul was traumatized again." Dinah didn't want to watch other teams' games, so she went back to her room to draw after the game.

Before Liu Mang waited to watch the live broadcast, he turned on the computer that had not been turned on for a long time because of the playoffs, and checked the online forums to see how the fans evaluated him and his team.

If it's useless to scold the Eagles, Liu Mang can only endure it. If he praises the Nets for being great, Liu Mang will open a trumpet and curse the Nets for being swept by the Spurs.

But I didn't expect that the forum area of ​​​​the team's own team was overwhelmingly filled with the meme of "losing the Eastern Conference Finals".

As a person who has been in the fan forum for many years in the previous life, this kind of stalk is clear at a glance, and a mouthful of old blood is almost spurted out...

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Before watching the Nets-Spurs series last night, Liu Mang was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Liu Mang seemed to see that his future was the same as 58, six steps, loopback, steel industry...etc. That word will become his own noun. No matter what achievements he will make in the future, there will always be a word hanging on him...

When watching the finals, Liu Mang actually started to hope that the Nets would kill the Spurs. He didn't know how he got this mentality, so he called Jason Terry, but he didn't expect Jason Terry to have the same mentality. It probably means that if the Nets win the Spurs, the Eagles will also lose to the championship. It doesn't look so bad.

But unfortunately, two defensively addicted teams played the ugliest game in the playoffs this year. The Spurs narrowly beat the Nets 72 to 70 at home.

In the first finals, the ratings dropped all the way from the beginning of the game.

Indeed, from the first game of this year's finals, it seems that the Spurs won because they had a top star in the league who could decide the outcome of the game. Duncan, who scored 32 points, 20 rebounds, 7 blocks and 5 assists, surpassed the strength of others in this finals by a large margin, just like O'Neal in the 01 playoffs. , Malik Rose and others, who fought hard to defend, and Steve Smith and Steve Kerr, two open shooters with amazing accuracy, took turns to help Duncan open up space. The Spurs mainly defended.

To play the Nets, you must have a player with a strong low-post ability, otherwise you have to defend harder than the Nets.

It just so happens that the Spurs are such a team, and both conditions are met. Before the plantar fasciitis in 06, although Duncan underwent a meniscus resection surgery, which was similar to the injury Wade just experienced, he recovered quickly.

For fans who like this kind of rhythm, it is very interesting to watch Duncan go through everything, but for fans of big scores, this kind of game is too ugly.

Originally, because the strength gap between the two teams in this year's finals was not so different, the fans felt that they could still take a look. There was indeed suspense, but the process was too rough.

After watching this game, many people understand why the Eagles can't penetrate the Nets' defense. The reason is that there is no absolute scoring point inside.

Looking at the three games the Eagles won, the Eagles scored a lot inside, Ratliff scored in double figures, and the others also scored a lot inside, even outside.

But when the Eagles were restricted from scoring inside, they were restricted from following outside.

Of course, it can also be said that the Eagles did not shoot well from the outside and created bad opportunities for the inside.

In short, this is the problem of the Eagles, from the inside to the outside, they are a little bit worse.

Just a little bit, but a little bit is a little bit.

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Ignoring the matter of losing the Eastern Conference Finals, Liu Mang came to the Phillips Arena on June 6, the morning after the Nets and Spurs finished Game 14 of the Finals.

The dismantling and installation of some things are being carried out inside the Phillips Arena. The Eagles' season is over. When this month is over, only the training ground will be kept in the summer, and the other parts will be rented out for concerts, press conferences, or venues for some large-scale events.

When Liu Mang came to the meeting room, he saw a scene of the trading period that was different from what he had imagined.

In Liu Mang's impression, the trading period should be when the boss, Price, makes phone calls, calmly and calmly fights wits with the negotiating partner, bargains, and then reaches a verbal deal...

Or use the teleconference that is becoming more and more popular now. The two can judge whether the opponent is guilty through subtle changes in expression. They may even put a piece of chocolate in their arms and eat it while smiling, as if it is a game...

But the real picture is...

Several secretaries read a large number of basketball-related newspapers, online news, and some unreliable gossip on the forums, and wrote down the lists of teams with rumored trade intentions and players who tried to trade, and wrote down related things...

The entire meeting room is like a vegetable market, far less grand than Liu Mang thought.

The management and coaching staff of the Eagles are already busy with reinforcements for next season. They have already lost in the playoffs.

So this year, the coaching staff and Liu Mang have been included in the decision-making level of player operations this summer.

Liu Mang said hello to Coach Kruger and Mike Woodson, who were sitting and discussing something. The boss Price, who also just arrived, saw Liu Mang coming and immediately greeted him.

"Ace, you're here. Oh, it's a pity for this year's playoffs, but it's a pity that you didn't attend the team's end-of-season party the day before yesterday. That 20-yuan Mercedes-Benz was driven away by Carlos." Price came up and warmly gave Liu Mang a hug, said something interesting, and diverted Liu Mang's attention, lest Liu Mang was still in the pain of losing in the playoffs.

On the night after the Nets game, Liu Mang disappeared from the Nets' arena, scaring the Eagles so much that they called the police. Fortunately, when they called the police, they knew that Liu Mang was with the police.

"20 Mercedes-Benz? What's the situation?" Liu Mang's eyes lit up when he heard Qian.

"Oh, our arena sponsor Mercedes-Benz gave me a sports car, and I used it as a prize. I played a small game and was won by Carlos."

"Carlos won? Are you guys better at shooting the ball?" Liu Mang complained. Boozer made 30 of 7 shots in the Eastern Conference Finals, which made him want to hit someone.

"Haha Ace, you're still so humorous, but it looks like you're all right, we don't waste time, let's get to work quickly, take a look at the list of players and news that have been released for trade, by the way, this is Chip, let's get acquainted, this is Ace, and this is our team's new assistant coach Chip Engelland..." Price introduced the team's new employees to Liu Mang.

Only then did Liu Mang find out that a new member had joined the team. The coaching staff of the team was too small. According to Price, a middle-aged man who looked very similar to the Doctor Strange in Liu Mang's impression, the two greeted each other without exchanging too many pleasantries. There will be more opportunities to meet in the future, and Price will introduce Liu Mang's next job.

It’s just that Chip Englander, Liu Mang seems to have an impression, not only because he looks like Doctor Strange, but also because he really has a little impression...

After the greetings were over, Price also put away his joking thoughts, and should be serious when working: "Ace, here is the information from our scouts, and the news and information found by our colleagues in the general manager's office. We can get what we want from these."

"Today is the first day of the trading period?"

"That's right, Ace, you have to work with us for the next two weeks. Of course, you don't have to be here. As long as you have time and have an idea, you can come here. This is Ashley, the secretary who will help you. If you need any information and information, you can just call him. If you have any ideas, you can call me directly. I have been in Atlanta for the past two weeks. Of course, you can also discuss with Lang..."

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Liu Mang exchanged pleasantries with Price, who is now more and more enthusiastic about Liu Mang. Liu Mang is now getting more and more used to the working conditions of Americans.

Although the team’s working environment during the trading period is completely different from Liu Wei’s imagination, think about it, how can it be so tall, and the management does not have a good eye. Liu Wei, a future person, only knows in which year some famous players are likely to leave the team, so he can remember the specific transaction situation. The real management’s transactions are all about looking for clues from various news, gossip and even lace, judging the other party’s thoughts and trading desires, and giving chips.

Of course, there are not many who can do this, and there are many cases where the Eagles have been deceived by those with shrewd management.

Liu Mang doesn't have any power, he just has the right to know and make suggestions, but having the right to make suggestions is already good. To make a deal, you must first have a certain candidate. The first thing Liu Mang wants is of course McGrady!Maddie!
"Ace, I'm sorry, the Magic team said in an interview that McGrady is not for sale." The pretty female secretary gave Liu Mang a disappointed answer.

Liu Mang looked pretty good looking, but the female secretary with a flat figure decisively gave a bad review in her heart.

It must be because of his flat body that there is no good news.

After the end of the regular season, the Eagles' intelligence collection has already begun. Liu Mang is really disappointed that the Magic has not yet traded McGrady.

Liu Mang thinks about it, and it seems that McGrady didn't seem to leave the Magic in 03, but the Magic sent him away when he had the idea of ​​leaving the team after playing in 04.

so boring!Liu Mang just planned to go back, and he came here just to have a look. It seems that it might be too early to make a trade. The finals haven’t finished yet. Didn’t you see that the boss and the coaching staff are all gone, but he still asked: "Is there any All-Star who might be traded? If so, please show me the information."

"Here, here, there are two all-stars who have been sold off..."

It seems that other people have seen it several times, and the two A4 papers are all crumpled. It seems that coach Kruger and the boss have read it long ago, but they didn't like these two people or felt that they were not worth it.

Liu Mang read two points of information, his eyes lit up.

The Blazers are selling Rasheed Wallace in an attempt to get back a star-level perimeter.

The other is that Celtics star Antoine Walker applied for a trade. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge had already called the Eagles, but was rejected by the Eagles.

(End of this chapter)