Chapter 1496 1495. The Primary School Student with a Different Style

If it is something that he cannot reach, Liu Mang will not envy. Bill Gates is so rich, Liu Mang cannot say that he is envious. That aspect is something Liu Mang cannot help.

But Jordan is the number one basketball player in the United States and the world. Liu Mang now feels that he has a chance to get what Jordan has, so he is envious.

Liu Mang made an appointment to have lunch with Jordan and reported to Price, the owner of the Hawks, in advance. Price is now very confident about renewing the contract with Liu Mang. Liu Mang worked hard to build a lineup for the team during the offseason, which made Price feel relieved at the beginning.

Liu Mang has no reason to leave, and the Bobcats have nothing to attract Liu Mang. Price generously said that Liu Mang did not need to report to him before going to dinner with Jordan. Liu Mang’s relationship with Jordan and the two evil spirits is well known.

Price is not worried that Liu Mang will want to play for a "country team" like the Charlotte Bobcats. In this way, it shows Price’s trust in Liu Mang.

Arriving at the restaurant, Liu Mang saw that it was another busy Italian restaurant. There were no private rooms like those commonly seen in China. After so many years, he still felt strange. He felt that China was better.

In the United States, although Liu Mang was not as well-known as Jordan, he was also a super famous celebrity. The waiter took him to the table where Jordan sat.

"Michael, sorry for the long wait." Liu Mang sat down.

"I just arrived too. I just left when the driver came to pick you up. The food in this restaurant is very good. I will treat you today. Ace, you can order whatever you want." Boss Joe is happy today!

From the start of the regular season to the night before yesterday, the Bobcats played 5 games, 3 wins and 2 losses, setting the best start in team history!

The key is that the opponents in the first five games were the Rockets, Mavericks, Jazz, Magic, and Wizards, five playoff-level teams. The Bobcats, like the Nets and Celtics that the Hawks had played before, were regarded by the league as teams that gave results to the strong teams at the beginning of the season, but they beat the Mavericks, Jazz, and Wizards!

The acquisition of Granger and David Lee gave the team, which already had Felton, a pretty good starting point guard, and two defensive stalwarts in the All-Defensive Team, Gerald Wallace and Okafor, an offensive spearhead, and its strength has improved by leaps and bounds!

It was really just a simple meal. When Liu Mang called Boss Joe to borrow the arena last night, Boss Joe asked if he wanted to have lunch together. Someone was treating him, so Liu Mang was happy to accept it.

Under the guidance of Jordan, who settled in Charlotte, Liu Mang ordered a few famous things in this restaurant, and the taste was really good.

Charlotte is an agricultural and highly developed light industrial city. It is the main producer of crops such as cotton, tobacco, and peanuts and processed agricultural products in the United States. It has beautiful scenery and a good environment. It has the reputation of "Green City". The food here is also famous for its green and organic.

After having lunch together, Liu Mang came to the Time Warner Center Arena under the leadership of Jordan.

Jordan originally planned to take Liu Mang to visit the stadium. When Jordan started to buy the Bobcats in 2005, Time Warner Cable helped Jordan and told the Charlotte City Council that as long as Jordan could become the owner of the Bobcats, they would fund the expansion of the Bobcats stadium. Now Jordan has a majority stake in the Bobcats and the expansion of the stadium has been completed. Jordan wants to use this best stadium in the Southeast Division to seduce Liu Mang.

Although Jordan knew that it might not work, the Hawks' Phillips Arena will also be expanded in 2009, but what should be done must be done.

However, as soon as the car they were riding in arrived outside the stadium, they were stopped by a teenager.

Although he was called a teenager, in fact, only his face looked like a teenager. Compared with the two 1.7-meter-tall security guards who wanted to stop him, this "teen" was simply a giant, 1.9 meters tall. From a distance, he looked quite thin, but compared with the security guards, his arms were thicker than their calves...

The driver quickly braked, stuck his head out and yelled: "FUXXX... Are you going to die? XXXXXXX..."

The sudden brake caused Liu Mang and Jordan to almost hit the back of the front seat, but fortunately they reacted quickly.

Jordan was also very angry. He looked at the person in front of the car who was being pulled by the security guard and wanted to get angry, but after seeing the face of the boy, Jordan was speechless: "It turned out to be this kid. It seems that I can't take Ace to the gym today. Anyway, there is still a chance."

Jordan opened the door and got out of the car. He waved to the security guard and said to the car: "Ace, I won't take you in. You...that person, you take Ace to the training hall. This kid wants to go with you."

Jordan pointed to the boy in front of the car and walked into the parking lot. He couldn't have too much contact with the players of the NCAA Division I League. It would be terrible if he was photographed by passers-by. Although Curry is not T1 level, he is also a college player who has the opportunity to enter the first round.

Liu Mang was also startled by the sudden brake. Hearing Jordan's words, he got out of the car and saw the "primary school face" in front of the car...

Stephen Curry!

Stephen Curry is not famous at all in the United States, but he is still very famous in North Carolina.

Seeing Curry squatting there, how could Jordan not know what Curry wanted to do?

He must have guessed that Liu Mang, the training maniac, was going to come for training, so he came to block the door.

As a boss, Jordan must always pay attention to rookies, especially the stars from the first-level league schools in the state. Of course, he has to pay attention to them.

Davidson College is located in the small town of Davidson in the northern suburbs of Charlotte. It is one of the 25 NCAA Division I schools in the New Ivy League.

Curry joined Davidson College this year. He also went to high school in Charlotte before and is quite famous locally. Jordan has an additional impression of Curry.

When Curry announced his joining Davidson College in July and was asked who his idol was, Curry did not say Jordan, but Liu Mang...

The Bobcats did not play today, and there were no other activities scheduled at the Time Warner Center. The Bobcats did not practice either, so Curry thought that the only person who came to the stadium in the afternoon was Liu Mang, who might have trained at the visiting team's stadium. It is no news that Liu Mang borrowed the visiting team's training hall for training. He often does this, so Curry came here today to get stuck in traffic and wanted to ask Liu Mang for an autograph.

When Curry saw Jordan getting off the car, he just stared at Jordan with his eyes wide open, but when Liu Mang got off the car, Curry excitedly shouted "Ace" and rushed up... The security guards quickly pulled Curry back, fearing that Curry would do something out of line. If Liu Mang was hurt under their noses, his job would definitely be over.

I don't know why the unemployment rate in the United States has soared in the past two years, and it is too difficult to find a job after losing your job.

Liu Mang was also shocked by Curry's excitement.

So this kid was a fan in college?

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"Ace, I have DVDs of all your finals games. I take them out and watch one every day. Your performance is so great. I have been working hard to learn..."

Finally, after Curry explained clearly that he wanted to ask Liu Mang for an autograph, Liu Mang took Curry to the training ground.

Liu Mang changed into training clothes... was stared at, warmed up... was stared at, and was stared at everything he did.

And Curry's mouth never stopped.

Liu Mang didn't expect that he would become an idol for high school and middle school students. If Curry still participated in the draft in 2009, it would be the ninth year of his professional career... It seems that it is almost the same.

Liu Mang likes this feeling.

However...

Liu Mang is a little annoyed by Curry who has been talking for more than half an hour...

This elementary school student is really a chatterbox!

"Stephen," Liu Mang interrupted Curry's chattering and asked, "I heard that you are also good at three-pointers. Do you want to train together?"

Curry said excitedly when he heard this: "So Ace knows me! Oh my God, it's incredible, Ace, I have been imitating your shooting, especially the flick shot, I shoot very accurately..."

"If you want to train, go change into training clothes! I also brought a set of training clothes. We are about the same height, so you can wear it." Liu Mang interrupted Curry's chattering again speechlessly and pointed to the locker room.

"Yes!" Curry immediately rushed to the locker room. Today he was wearing casual clothes and sneakers, and he just needed to change into training clothes.

And he was wearing the training suit that Liu Mang had worn. Curry felt like he was going to the sky...

Finally, his ears could be quiet for two minutes. Liu Mang continued to warm up. After Curry changed into the training suit and came out, he also warmed up with Liu Mang and tried hard to learn every warm-up movement of Liu Mang...

Of course, he never stopped talking. Curry talked about the first time he saw Liu Mang play and how he started to practice three-pointers...

"Stephen Curry, ability rating 64, offense 77, defense 59, three-pointer 80, mid-range shot 68, layup 79..."

Liu Mang looked at Curry, who had just graduated from high school and had not yet started his freshman season. His ability rating was a bit worse. He could not be compared with Michael Beasley of Oakland Hill High School, whom he had seen during an event in Oakland in the summer. Beasley's ability rating was as high as 75 when he graduated from high school. After all, Beasley averaged 28 points, 16.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, 4 assists and 3.5 steals in his fourth year of high school. The top universities in the United States were vying for him, while Curry missed North Carolina and no one wanted him. At this stage, they were not in the same league.

But the 80 three-pointer...

Too impressive!

Curry is a little older. He was 19 when he graduated from high school. He will be 20 next March. But he has an 80 three-pointer rating at the age of 19, which is better than Liu Mang's two years in college!

What is a genius?

This is it!

Liu Mang feels that he was selected at the seventh pick at the age of 21 when three-pointers were not so important. Liu Mang remembers that Curry has averaged at least two three-pointers per game since his rookie season, and his hit rate has never been lower than 40%...

And Liu Mang disagrees with the saying that Curry is a glass man. Except for one time in his junior year, Curry played at least 70 games in every season before he was 30 years old.

There are many minor injuries, but only one major injury. Liu Mang thinks this is the luckiest thing about Curry. It is better to have many minor injuries than to have no minor injuries all the time and suddenly have a major injury that will end the season.

The league's development trend towards a shooting league is irreversible. Offense is definitely more interesting than a bloody battle. Who can blame the fans who like defense for not being so good?

At least in the David Stern era, the one-star offensive style was still very popular, and the confrontation was not bad, until Adam Silva's magic operation...

Curry will definitely be a strong opponent in the future! Liu Mang is sure of this, his three-point talent is too good!

But...

Seeing Curry start to shoot three-pointers after warming up, Liu Mang's eyes widened!

Liu Mang thought Curry was joking, but he didn't expect it to be a sniper!