Chapter 1385 1384. Hard Work and Perseverance to Reveal Your Talent (5000 Words)

"Ace, why did the Magic cut Hill?"

Price, the owner of the Hawks, was puzzled in the remote video screen of the computer.

After applying for a buyout, Grant Hill contacted the Hawks first.

This surprised the management of the Hawks, mainly Price, Coach Kruger, and Moron Willie.

What was even more surprising was that the Magic was actively negotiating a buyout with Grant Hill, and even agreed to Grant Hill finding a new team.

Seeing the boss who made money but didn't care about the daily necessities, the Magic team clearly wanted to save some money. This was too obvious. Liu Mang resisted the urge to complain and analyzed it from a long-term perspective: "The management of the Magic team has always been good at judging the potential of young players. They probably saw the potential of Turkoglu and Ariza."

"Can Ariza still play well?" Price was very confused. After the Hawks sent Ariza away, Ariza wandered around and has not performed very well so far. He is iron-hard on offense and impulsive on defense. However, Liu Mang said this, and Price felt that sending Ariza away was a loss.

"It's a pity, boss. I think Ariza will become an excellent defensive player like Sean Battier." Liu Mang responded.

Schwartz also sent a message to Liu Mang, asking Liu Mang to promote this signing as much as possible.

Ariza is also a member of Liu Mang's agency. Grant Hill is still in the Magic. He is definitely the first choice for the Magic's small forward position. Turkoglu ranks second among the swingmen. Ariza ranks only fourth on the front line. Fourth sounds good, but Grant Hill plays 27 or 8 minutes a game, and Rahim plays 37 or 38 minutes a game. After Turkoglu shares some time, Ariza only plays a few minutes of garbage time or transition period a game, and basically has no chance to perform.

If Grant Hill leaves, Ariza will be the first substitute for the small forward position.

Anyway, after Grant Hill and the Magic agree to buy out, the Hawks only have the option of signing him with a minimum salary exception. The Hawks will not lose, but it is a good development opportunity for Ariza.

"Is it because of Hill's injury risk?" Price is still worried.

Liu Mang quickly said, "Boss, we will not suffer any loss if we sign him with the minimum salary. We have Thomas Carter, the best doctor in the league. O'Neal can be alive and kicking, so Hill will definitely be fine."

Price and Stockton, as well as Coach Kruger, Mike Woodson and others discussed again, and finally decided to give Grant Hill a positive response. As long as he is willing to come, the Hawks are willing to accept him!

"I hesitated for a long time to pick up a bargain, and I hooked up with that pianist for nothing." Liu Mang was powerless to complain about the vision of his team boss.

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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 a strong team needs me, I will go. I am in good shape now. I am afraid that in two years, my legs will not allow me to play again. I want to seize the last chance." The answer came from the phone.

Grant Hill still has something to say. If he wants to hug thighs again next season, he needs to start running-in from the new season. He joined the Hawks in the weakest year in the past six seasons. He can start running-in in advance. The team can be more targeted when recruiting players next season. He can also integrate into the Hawks earlier and provide better combat power when the Hawks rush for the championship next time.

Grant Hill, who had experienced a half-season of rest after Jordan's comeback and immediately started three consecutive championships in the next season, is very confident in the Hawks.

Liu Mang scored 64 points on the Magic, and Grant Hill and Ariza were on defense most of the time. Grant Hill was too yearning for Liu Mang's strength. If he had a teammate like this, he would have won the championship long ago.

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

When he began to recover slightly in the 04-05 season, his peak had passed. With a new top forward teammate, he was unable to provide good support.

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

Liu Mang put himself in Grant Hill's situation. He could not imagine how Grant Hill persisted for four consecutive years. From the 01-02 season to the 03-04 season, Grant Hill only played 39 games for four seasons. Liu Mang thought if he encountered such a situation... If there was no injury medicine... I guess he would have retired long ago.

"He has been prepared for a long time. Someone recruited him, so he took the initiative to buy out the Magic?" Liu Mang did not dare to think deeply about what kind of psychological state Grant Hill was in to make such a psychological construction.

However, if you encounter such an injury and want to win a championship before retiring, you can only be mentally prepared. If Grant Hill is in a situation of being reimbursed for four consecutive years, if you don't have the ability to foresee, everyone will think that he may retire directly due to injury one day, including himself.

Liu Mang was silent for a long time. There was no sound on the other end of the phone. Liu Mang only felt a deep sense of sadness.

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

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Have you pushed your small lineup to the extreme?

Liu Mang found that it seemed like this.

At this stage, Grant Hill can play both forward and forward positions on the offensive end, and can guard the second to fourth positions on the defensive end. To a certain extent, it makes up for the three positions of Marion, David Lee, and Granger. The weakness of the forward position is insufficient passing ability.

The center is still quite troublesome. Neither Kwame Brown nor Gortat can pass the ball. But with Gortat and Grant Hill as two substitutes, the situation will be much better.

Grant Hill is still 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 his salary below the luxury tax threshold. Pat Garrity's return With more than a year left on a mid-level contract with a team option for next season, Liu Mang is sure that this will be the next target for the Magic to clean up. However, such a contract is not easy to trade, and the Magic will need time to polish it off.

Originally, Liu Mang was in pain after the game with the Spurs, but being able to get Hill so quickly made Liu Mang's originally depressed mood suddenly feel much better!

The task is just a star card. To get a solid veteran who can play until 2012 and average 10+3+2 per game when he is 40 years old after recovering under Thomas Carter. As a veteran with the experience of never falling behind against Jordan, what else does Liu Mang have to be depressed about?

Facing the opponent who is about to challenge, Milicic leads the Raptors, Liu Mang is full of fighting spirit!

On January 28, at noon on the day of the Hawks' away game against the Raptors, the Hawks announced that they would not renew the contracts of Fizer and Mark Madsen. Mark Madsen would stay with the team as a trainer. Although his ability is not good, his theoretical knowledge on the defensive end is quite good, and he became the defensive trainer of the Eagles.

And Feizer, in just ten days, allowed the Hawks to see many problems that made him unable to survive in the NBA.

Cowardly, but violent!

He has a big heart but not enough strength.

No matter it was in the past or now, Feizer gave people a very bad impression, not good at all. He only had body and good skills, but keeping him was still a hidden danger. It was better to let Granger play more. When it comes to carrying a heavy power forward, Granger is definitely not as good as Fizer, but Granger is serious, hard-working, and has excellent personal qualities, which makes the Eagles appreciate this teammate from the management to the players.

Moreover, the striker Feizer was cut, and Mark Madsen did not renew his contract, reducing the number of players on the team to 13, excluding Wade, who has been reimbursed for the season, and reducing the number of players on the roster to at least 12 as stipulated by the league. With the number of active players in the team increased to 13, Feizer was laid off, which was a signal sent by the Eagles to Grant Hill.

The location is ready and waiting for you!

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"We are going to fight Ace again. Can we win? Will we lose? Can we win? We will lose..." Milicic picked the leaves of the potted plant in the lounge and was a little confused.

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

I don’t know since when, whenever the Eagles are played, 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 Battier training against each other in the next training ground this afternoon, he asked Battier Liu Mang, who was almost crying, didn't dare to say hello.

Liu Mang was filled with that kind of fanaticism, it was so terrifying!

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

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

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At 6:40 pm on the 28th, the Hawks' away game against the Raptors was about to begin, and players from both teams entered the court.

There is no live broadcast of this game today, only CBS broadcasts it live in Canada.

Liu Mang encountered such a situation against the Spurs and was surrounded by the entire Spurs team. He shot 6 of 19 from the field, which gave other teams a "tip". Moreover, Liu Mang still has 3 games left this month, and he still has 3 games left to play. With 127 points, Liu Mang's chance of hitting 700 points became very slim, and the enthusiasm of many fans who wanted to see the record gradually dissipated.

In terms of the competition for the scoring title... Arenas has no chance, so Arenas has to work hard to score. He has the ability to average 30 points per game, but averaging 30 points per game is already Arenas' limit.

Although Liu Mang dropped 0.1 points per game against the Spurs, he still averaged 32.1 points per game, which is already far behind Arenas. Arenas has no chance. People feel very sure about the scoring champion. Although Arenas is still working hard, people don't have high expectations for Arenas, and their enthusiasm has gradually subsided. They were attracted by the All-Star starter and the news that Grant Hill wants to buy out. The Hawks The team finally did not receive additional broadcasts after nine consecutive national broadcasts.

The saddest thing about this matter is the Raptors players. They really want to broadcast it live nationwide...

If Milicic is in a US team, the number of national live broadcasts can be raised to a higher level, but in Canada, Carter didn't get many national live broadcasts that year. Even in his All-Star season, he could only win more than ten national live broadcasts...

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

Liu Mang looked at the Raptors' starting lineup, which was pretty good. The three core positions fit well. The modern Jordan is getting 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, and TJ Ford averaged 8 points and 4 assists 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 with the ability to score 20+ points per game in the future, he also has potential, but he was born at the wrong time. At this time, his inside line is too non-mainstream. If he is not as non-mainstream as Nowitzki, he will always be underestimated.

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

Liu Mang is full of energy today. When he knew that Grant Hill wanted to join the Hawks, many of his ideas for the next offseason had a good start!

This represents a very important thing!

When their regular season record so far this season is like that, some other teams that are aiming to win the championship, or teams that are aiming to win the championship in the future, have relaxed their siege on them. This is excellent news for Liu Mang. With the two Bulls, the Cavaliers, and the Lakers attracting attention in terms of performance, Liu Mang feels the benefits of the Spurs' wretched development.

So... Liu Mang wanted to divert the attention of fans and opponents from their Hawks team to himself...

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the game between the Hawks and the Raptors began!

The Hawks sent out Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown as the starting lineup.

The Raptors' starting lineup has been fixed this season, with TJ Ford, Joe Johnson, Richard Jefferson, Bargnani, and Milicic as the starting lineup.

At 7 o'clock, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.

Kwame Brown won the jump ball over Milicic's head, and the Hawks attacked first.

There was no chance for a fast break at the start. The weak team might have no motivation to chase when they knew Liu Mang would start a fast break, but the Raptors had already risen. Richard Jefferson immediately stuck to Liu Mang, and Liu Mang didn't even have the space to start. Richard Jefferson had already prepared to lose the jump ball.

Garnett, Howard, Kwame Brown, and Bosh are the four great jump ball kings. Except when they play against each other, other teams usually lose the jump ball when they meet them.

So the Raptors had already prepared for Liu Mang and McGrady to start the game quickly, and McGrady was also pressed by Joe Johnson in the half court.

Liu Mang was not in a hurry. He ran to the front court and waited for Rondo to advance. He came to the top arc and screened with Rondo.

Rondo passed the ball to Liu Mang hand-to-hand. Liu Mang's screen changed to a screen around. Rondo helped Liu Mang block Joe Johnson in turn. After Liu Mang bypassed Rondo, he directly pulled up for a three-pointer...

Simple and rough!

In a very small space, Liu Mang unexpectedly shot directly!

And... it went in!

This ball made Milicic, who was still preparing to assist in defense under the basket, feel like his heart was hit!

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

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 been raised to 97."

Half of the season has been played. Liu Mang has been training hard for half a year since the end of July. His three-point rating has only been raised from 95 to 96. Suddenly, after a three-pointer, it suddenly rose to 97!

After hitting the three-pointer, Liu Mang was pretending to be cool and expressionless while retreating. He almost fell down. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and turned around and retreated by retreating.

"It was close. I almost lost my face..." Liu Mang wiped the cold sweat.

"But what is going on?" Liu Mang didn't know how his three-point rating improved?

"Crazy waves can improve quickly?" Liu Mang felt something was wrong!

In the 03-04 and 04-05 seasons, he had been wild enough, but he failed to improve quickly. He was still making steady progress step by step. Of course, this was relative to himself. For others, his progress was terrifying enough.

"Or do you need to use a more open style of play when your strength reaches a certain level?" Liu Mang was still unsure.

But it's a good thing that your strength has improved. I'll try to play recklessly next time...

Using recklessness to show your personal ability is the key to developing your own offensive methods, but regular training is the foundation. Laying a solid foundation is like building a house. Only when the foundation is solid can you build the house higher and it won't collapse.

Liu Mang's years of hard training, coupled with his steady training skills and stability last season, led to a shooting percentage of 51+43+88 last season. After crazy training, he played a stable season, and when the three-point ability evaluation was slowly improving, he still tried his best to polish his shooting.

If Liu Mang had given up when his three-point rating was almost stagnant, there would not have been a sudden improvement after trying the open style of play during this period.

But... he did not give up, and his previous efforts finally got the due reward on this day!