From today on is the king

Chapter 564 563. Tenth in the Alliance!

"Kwame, who is the best defensive center in the world?"

"Ben Wallace... ah...then why did you hit me on the head, boss?"

"You don't believe me if you're stupid, it's Theo Ratliff!"

"what?"

"..."

"Oh! Boss, I see!"

"Yes, that's it, Kwame, who is better, Jason or Francis?"

"Boss, I know this, it's Jason... Ah! Boss! Why did you hit me on the head again!"

"Let's say you are stupid, you are really stupid. Jason is our sixth man. He goes up to chase points. If you want to blow up your opponent with anger, especially Francis, you have to stimulate Jason to let him go up and blow up your opponent at any time!"

"..." Kwame Brown felt that his head was not enough.

"Ace, Kwame, let's go, the bus driver is here, we're going to the airport by bus." At this time, Boozer came with Liu Mang's bag, and called Liu Mang, who was bullying Kwame Brown again, to the airport together.

"Okay, let's go."

Kwame Brown's bag was helped by Calderon, Korver, Willie Green and others. Although it was a little watery, he was a big brother in the third grade.

Liu Mang's bag is still used to handing it to Boozer, and Boozer is also used to it.

On October 10th, the Eagles training camp ended. Domestically, the Asian Games came to a successful conclusion. The Chinese team easily defeated the South Korean team 5-30 with an average of more than 106 points per game, and won the ticket for the 76 Athens Olympics.

Tomorrow is the day when the Eagles start their first preseason game. This year, the preseason game has been moved up a little bit, and the end time has also been moved up a little bit, so that the start time of the regular season of each team has returned to the end of October.

The schedule was fully announced at the end of September. This year's schedule is not as easy as last season's early stage, but overall it is much better. Although there are still 29 games in February and March, it is still better than last season.

However, the schedule in November and January and February has become much more even, with 11 games per month. In the month of the end of the regular season in April, the Eagles only had 1 games, and the end of the regular season was brought forward to the 2th.

The schedule of each team is like this. Due to the lessons of last season, the league moved the schedule of the entire season forward by two to three days when arranging the schedule this year. For example, the opening game between the defending champion Spurs and the three-headed monster combination Timberwolves will start on October 10.

Although the Eagles' regular season record last year was only ranked last among the teams entering the playoffs, the Hawks' schedule is still very good overall. There are only 15 back-to-back games throughout the season, of which 7 times were in February and March. Although there were a little more games in the early stage, there were not many back-to-back games.

Tomorrow is the [-]th, which is the first game day of the Eagles preseason game. The Eagles will go to Orlando to challenge the Magic away. They are very close, and the plane will arrive in a while. Therefore, the Eagles will go to Orlando after training at home today, and they will play directly tomorrow.

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On the team's chartered flight, Liu Mang found a place with few people around and sat alone, looking at his personal ability evaluation on the system panel. Although his progress had surprised the coaching staff, Liu Mang himself was still not satisfied.

But Liu Mang likes this mentality very much, he likes his never-satisfied desire for progress.

This desire is what drives him to be better.

And the source of this desire, in addition to Kidd and the top four shooting guards who are basically facing each other, is LeBron James, who even the Big Four of the Lakers failed to completely suppress the limelight in the summer!
In the summer, James and Nike reached a 7-year 9000 million dollar sneaker endorsement. Although Liu Mang had a sneaker endorsement that was [-] dollar higher before, the price has not shocked people so much.

But James just graduated from high school and played a few summer league games, not to mention the regular season. He didn’t touch the preseason. Nike, Adidas, and Reebok launched a frantic pursuit. In the end, Nike once again offered a huge endorsement contract that the other two brands could not offer. After snatching Liu Mang, they snatched James.

Liu Mang finished his rookie season and had already demonstrated his ability and huge commercial value before Nike offered him a contract. James relied on his talent to sign the endorsement contract second only to Liu Mang in NBA history.

Of course, the kind of Jordan that takes shares and directly distributes dividends based on sales after retirement does not count.

Faced with James' ability rating of 82 before he officially entered the NBA after playing in the summer league, Liu Mang felt a lot of pressure!

He thought that James seemed to become a top star with 27+7+7 in the second season, and the pressure was even greater.

But at least now, Liu Mang is ready to play against the Cavaliers.

Looking at his ability evaluation, Liu Mang breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

The ability value is 85, the ability value breaks through 85, breaks through the hurdle of a first-class star, and finally crosses it.

87 three-pointers, 85 mid-range shots, 88 layups, 94 speed, 79 strength...

Three-pointers and mid-range shots, Liu Mang finally relied on his own efforts, and his own three-pointer ability finally crossed the 85 hurdle, and it was only a matter of time before the distance was raised to the next hurdle of 89.

When he reached the threshold of 89, Liu Mang felt that it was difficult to break through, but he had to touch that threshold first, and the CIC and three-pointers had improved enough this summer.

To be honest, Liu Mang thinks that maybe Korver and Calderon are more talented in three-pointers than him, but he has worked hard for longer than these two.

The rapid progress of CIC is Liu Mang's most pleasant surprise. In the future, there will be more offensive options and more threats.

In terms of speed, after a summer of training, he has returned to his theoretically highest speed. In terms of strength, he has not improved significantly. He has been unable to pass the hurdle from the guard's obvious strength evaluation of 80. If he wants to practice vigorously, it may affect his flexibility.

According to the experience of Mark Madsen, a personal trainer who is not good at playing but is very reliable as an assistant coach in the future, when Liu Mang reaches the physiological peak at the age of 25 or six, it will be natural for him to step up to a new small level of strength, so Liu Mang is not in a hurry.

Moreover, the comprehensive ability evaluation of 85 is based on the league's average defensive level, that is, the overall defensive ability is calculated based on 70.

According to Liu Mang's past experience, he personally estimates that the level he can play should be at least 87.88 or even 89.

And 89 and 90 are an obvious gap. If the ability value exceeds 90, it can truly be regarded as a "giant", rather than the other two players in the Timberwolves' three-headed monster, which many people do not recognize.

However, Liu Mang felt that he could be on his own if he could score 88 or 89 in his ability evaluation.

What's more, the strength of our own team has improved a lot this year, and the depth of the lineup has become stronger.

Although the Nets in the Eastern Conference maintain a complete main lineup, from Liu Mang’s impression, they were able to reach the tiebreaker with the Pistons, which had gathered five tigers. Their strength did not seem to decline before Kenyon Martin left. With the head coach in the palm of his hand, the Eagles have three opponents that cannot be underestimated this year.

But Liu Mang still has confidence. The root of his confidence comes from the improvement of his own strength, and it also comes from the fact that the team's overall lineup has become stronger, and each position has better depth.

Raheem, ability value 92 (peak), offense 86, defense 88, rebound 95.

Raheem took the initiative to reduce the number of shots he took last season, maintained a more efficient scoring efficiency, and did better in defense and rebound protection, and his strength has probably reached the peak.

Ratliff has an ability value of 82 (peak), an offense of 60, and a defense of 95. If it is not for physical problems and potential injuries, if the team has a good record and has enough playing time, it is not impossible to compete with Ben Wallace for the best defensive player.

Rasheed Wallace has an ability value of 89 (peak). His biggest feature is that if he doesn’t like defense and focuses on offense, he is a top star on the offensive end. If he focuses on defense and space, he is a top star on the defensive end. But he can’t take care of both ends, which is why he is not a real top star.

Prince, the ability value is 79, the offense is 73, and the defense is 90.

Liu Mang was most surprised and surprised by Prince's sophomore defense. Although he knew that Prince's defense was strong in his second year, he didn't expect to improve so much. However, the offensive end is still the same, except for three-pointers and cuts.

For his team's starting lineup, Liu Mang feels more confident.

In terms of substitutes, the Eagles have two stars with an ability value over 80.

The strongest is of course Jason Terry, with an ability value of 87 (peak), an offense of 92, and a defense of 73. A first-class star as a substitute seems too extravagant for other teams.

Boozer has an ability value of 80, an offense of 86, a defense of 68, and a rebound of 92.

The ability value has increased from 75 last year to 80, crossing the hurdle from ordinary starters to stars. An offensive rating of 86 is rare in the interior. Except for those famous power forwards, there are not many offensive ratings above 80 in the league.

Liu Mang said he likes the extravagant enjoyment of having two substitutes with abilities over 80.

As for the other substitutes, Stockton has an ability value of 77 and is 41 years old... The state of the sky is maintained.

Kwame Brown has an ability value of 76. At any rate, his ability value has dropped to more than 60 since last season, and his ability value has returned to normal. Moreover, the ability value evaluation of defensive players is generally not high. Ratliff is only 82, Ben Wallace is only 84, and they are still at their peak.

Muhammad's ability value of 75 has not changed, and he has probably reached his peak. Originally, his room for improvement is not much, and his playing depends on experience, perseverance, and great impact.

Barnes' ability value has broken through 60 anyway, reaching 61, and many teams are already interested in his passionate defense.

Kevin Willis has an ability value of 65, but he is so old and his physical fitness is not as good as that of Shuangsha. It is impossible to expect him to make too many contributions on the field for an old-fashioned playboy. With the remaining two years of his contract totaling 600 million yuan, he is mainly to provide advice to young players. Playing for 19 years is not for nothing.

As for the three rookies, Calderon and Korver can't count on it for the time being. Calderon's ability value is 59, and Korver's 63. The only strength of the two is the open three-pointer. The others... are useless.

The most surprising thing is Willie Green, who deserves to be regarded as the next strong substitute for Aaron McGee in the future. In his rookie year, his ability rating was 71, his offense was 75, and his defense was 68. As a third point guard or third shooting guard, he can provide a lot of fire support as a surprise soldier.

The lineup of the Eagles, even those who are not optimistic about the signings of the Eagles this time, cannot doubt that the Eagles are the best team in the league except for the Big Four of the Lakers. Even if the Kings have Bibby, Christie, Peja, Webber, and Divac, some of the Kings have begun to age. The Eagles are the team with the best paper lineup besides the Big Four.

But the main thing is running-in. Even Liu Mang has to look forward to the team's running-in before he can be sure whether this signing is correct.

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Before the start of the preseason, they have been working hard since the beginning of September. From the bottom No.9, the team strength rankings released one by one per day, and the player strength rankings with 1 players per day are finally released.

NBA team power rankings.

The Los Angeles Lakers ranked first, beating the defending champion Spurs.

The Big Four are invincible, which is the consensus of NBA fans, the media, and experts. It is also the case. If it weren’t for Kobe’s off-court troubles, the Lakers would not have scored 4-2 in the playoffs when they eliminated the Spurs. They improved tremendously the following offseason.

The Lakers looked invincible. Malone opened up space on the offensive end and could defend on the defensive end. Payton and Kobe's backcourt defensive combination is the best in history, but off-court factors are also part of the NBA. This is the NBA.

Ranked second, of course, is the sad Spurs, the defending champion is not the first in the strength list.

The third is the Timberwolves with the three-headed monster, the fourth is last season's overall runner-up Nets, and the fifth is the Mavericks.

The Eagles were ranked sixth outside the top five. The reason, of course, was the shadow of last season.

The seventh is the Kings with Webber's injury and he doesn't know how he can recover. The eighth is the Pistons, the ninth is the Pacers, and the tenth is very interesting. It is the Denver-Nuggets who just got Anthony and beat the No. 11 Rockets.

In terms of player personal strength rankings, Duncan ranks first. There is no suspense in the single-year double MVP of the regular season MVP and championship MVP, which is rare in history.

Garnett is ranked second in the power rankings, O'Neal third, Kidd fourth, McGrady fifth, Kobe sixth, Iverson seventh, Raheem eighth, and Carter ninth.

No.1 to No.20 are the rankings released last.

The focus is on the top ten. All fans are looking forward to who will be in the top ten. Being able to enter the top ten in the league's strength rankings many times is an intangible honor for a player. After retirement, it will be used as a reference for career achievements. It is still a very important reference.

People think that there is no big problem in the top nine, except that the rankings of O'Neal and Garnett are controversial, but there is not much controversy. The top nine in the power rankings are all these people. Duncan is the first without any suspense, Kidd is fourth, McGrady and Kobe are also fifth and sixth;

The main reason is that the No.10 controversy came out!
For the first time in Liu Mang's career, the players who entered the major lists are ranked in the top ten!Very unified, whether it is ESPN, TNT or Sports Illustrated and other most authoritative media, they all put Liu Mang in the league's top ten goalkeeper position!

Although it is not as exaggerated as Anthony Davis, who has no achievements in the third grade, being placed third in the league, but Liu Mang has not really proved that he is a third-year player with top star strength. After winning the first championship and being selected for 2 teams and 1 defense, he was regarded as the top ten player in the league in the 00-01 season.

What achievements did Liu Mang have?
The best sixth man?Although he has won this award for two consecutive years, it can only prove that Liu Mang is the best substitute.

Two All-Stars, that is a performance of popularity, including the slam dunk champion and the three-point contest champion, are just small honors in the corners.

It's not that the fans look down on Liu Mang. They recognize that Liu Mang is a top 11 player in the league, and even the top [-] is not a big problem, but he is ranked in the top ten in the league... Dirk Nowitzki, who performed so well last year, was only ranked No. [-]. Liu Mang actually ranked in the top ten!
This is a big problem!Fans are complaining about the ranking of the stars this time.

Many players also stood up to express their dissatisfaction, especially Francis, Payton, and Peja, who were as unhappy as they were.

On the contrary, Kidd, Liu Mang's biggest enemy now, quite agrees with this ranking. He is the one who has fought Liu Mang most directly, and he knows how much pressure Liu Mang put on him.

As for Liu Mang, after arriving in Orlando, he saw that he was ranked tenth in the strength list.

Of course, the first is the surprise.

Then, after the surprise Yu Wen passed, Liu Mang felt something was wrong... This group of authoritative media really put him on the cusp this time!
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