Chapter 1497 1496. The Future Is Really Here

Liu Mang was ashamed... He seemed to have taken the style of elementary school students astray... Step back and flick the sniper... Liu Mang wondered if a bunch of players would follow him in the future?

After being stunned, Liu Mang and Curry started training three-point shooting together.

Comparing three-pointers... Curry has better talent than Liu Mang, but now, Curry is just a younger brother in front of Liu Mang...

Seeing Liu Mang shoot 137 three-pointers in a row before breaking, Curry was so excited that he kept shouting...

After practicing for a while, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon. Today was not the weekend, but Curry had no classes so he ran to the traffic jam to sign the ball.

The basketball team of Davidson College had training after school, and Curry had to take the bus back to school.

Unlike domestic sports specialty students, American sports specialty students are still mainly academically oriented. After all, those who choose to be professional athletes are one in ten thousand or even one in a hundred thousand. Every athlete who enters the four major leagues is one of the best in their respective cities or even states. Most of the people in the school team are just interested in a certain sport.

Therefore, except for weekends, the school team training is arranged after school.

Liu Mang signed the Hawks training uniform that Curry wore, and took a group photo with Curry's very impressive pixel phone.

Training with a genius is always fun, except for Curry's shooting posture when he steps back...

Liu Mang didn't expect that his signature step-back flick shot would become a place for his fans to imitate...

Curry's normal shooting is still the 38-style shooting that looks like a push shot, but the step-back shot is very similar to Liu Mang, and he seems to be obsessed with the step-back shot, and his obsession with the step-back shot is deeper than the strong shot!

38-style push shot plus step-back flick shot?

Liu Mang didn't want to correct it, and it felt very interesting to divert the style of the original No. 1 three-point shooter in history!

Speaking of flick shots, Liu Mang and Curry's flick shots are very different from Lonzo Ball's. Although they are all flick shots, the two are constantly correcting in the direction of fast and accurate.

And genius... What kind of changes will Curry have if he has a step-back shot?

In terms of accuracy, the 19-year-old Curry has already surprised Liu Mang. As for the same age, Liu Mang thinks Curry is likely to be the best in history!

"The future is really here! Curry learned to shoot from me, so cool!" Liu Mang was excited just thinking about it!

When sending Curry off the training ground, Liu Mang patted Curry on the shoulder and said, "Stephen, your three-pointer is really great. Keep shooting three-pointers. I'm thinking about the scene of you playing on the same court when you enter the NBA in a few years. Come on! But I'm a little worried. If you enter the NBA, maybe I won't be the best three-pointer in history..."

Curry said excitedly when he heard this: "Thank you for your encouragement, Ace! I will work hard!"

Looking at Curry who left with a look back every three steps, Liu Mang wanted to say: I'm not really encouraging you, I'm really worried...

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Meeting Curry was just a small episode. We had a pleasant chat and left contact information. Liu Mang sent the contact information to Schwartz.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Potential stars can sign if they can. Even if they change agents later, they can still make money in the first few years. Every player who can sign with an NBA team has a lot of agents vying to sign.

Liu Mang now gets the contact information in advance. When Curry announces his participation in the draft, his agency will have the advantage of being able to contact him as soon as possible.

After a friendly contact with Curry, Liu Mang continued to train...

Soon, the time came to November 8th, and the Hawks' fifth game of the new season came.

The Bobcats, with 3 wins and 2 losses, surprised Charlotte fans at the start of this season. The five-star Jazz and the Mavericks, who ranked first in the league last season, were all killed by them.

Unlike the past when they cheered non-stop when they saw the Hawks, Liu Mang, and McGrady, the Bobcats have become stronger and their fans have a stronger sense of belonging.

However, the Hawks still did not take the Bobcats seriously and were only thinking about running tactics.

It is true that this tactical training is very important, but sometimes you need to go all out to verify the results of the previous tactical running-in, instead of waiting until the imaginary enemy appears.

After the first quarter, the Hawks only scored 21 points and the Bobcats only scored 23 points. The Hawks didn't take it seriously.

At the end of the first half, the Hawks only scored 40 points and 19 points in the second quarter, but they were only 9 points behind at 40 to 49. The Hawks still didn't take the difference seriously, thinking that the difference of less than 10 points could be caught up in a minute...

However, the Hawks, who only shot 14 of 44 in the first half, still failed to get a feel in the second half...

The Hawks thought that the Bobcats' first and second scorers this season were both players they sent away during the offseason. They were too familiar with them and they must have a good grasp of it.

But they didn't expect how much Granger and David Lee wanted to defeat their old team!

Granger and David Lee's emotions are not about hatred towards their old club for sending them away. After all, they have very good status in their new teams. Granger is the top scorer. After five games, Granger averaged 19.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks. David Lee also quickly averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds per game, a typical example of accumulation of strength over time, and his data has more than doubled compared to last season.

They don't hate the Hawks, but are grateful for the experience they learned from the Hawks on how to lead the team to win. They just want to prove to their old club that they are not ashamed to leave the team and go to other teams. They are living very well and they can win!

Let's put aside Larry Brown's character and offensive means. Larry Brown has been really good at defense. He quickly combined the defensive abilities of Felton, Granger, Gerald Wallace, and Okafor. David Lee's defense is indeed poor, but he is good at rebounding, excellent in positioning, and has a solid body. When playing against the Hawks, Larry Brown asked David Lee to go to the basket and position with Kwame Brown...

The Bobcats' 3 wins and 2 losses at the start are not good luck, but their solid defense!

In five games, they averaged 96.5 points per game and lost 90 points per game. Although the score is lower than the league average of 99.1 points so far this season, they are currently the team with the fewest points lost in the league!

Larry Brown caught the contemptuous mentality of the Hawks and judged the arrogant idea of ​​the Hawks to use their defense to hone their tactics, and targeted it!

The Hawks played the worst offensive performance at the beginning of the game. In the first half, they wanted to practice tactics, but the Bobcats only scored 40 points in the first half. When they wanted to overtake in the second half, the Bobcats had already played with momentum! And the Hawks played their good outside touch at the beginning of the season in the first half...

In the whole game, the Hawks only made 32 of 91 shots and scored only 86 points. Liu Mang made 9 of 27 shots and scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. McGrady scored 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. O'Neal, who came out of the bench, scored 12 points... but still lost.

Granger scored 31 points with 10 of 23 shots, David Lee scored 17 points and 15 rebounds, and Gerald Wallace scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. The performance of the three was particularly outstanding!

The Hawks lost to the Bobcats by 86 to 97, 11 points, and their four-game winning streak came to an end.

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After defending their title in the 2004-05 season, the Hawks failed to win four consecutive championships in the 2005-06 season and last season. Since the 2004-05 season, the Hawks have not changed their team system. The tactical details have changed, but the system has not changed much. Last season, they just wanted to train young players and let the main players rest more. The system has always been the same.

In short, this season is just like the 2004-05 season. The three-year style of play has almost been overturned, and there is no group of old players left like in the 2004-05 season. The biggest change that year was that Rahim and Ratliff became McGrady and Kwame Brown, and Prince, Rasheed Wallace and others were still there.

The current Hawks are in a situation they have never experienced before. The season has just begun, and they have not been able to fully run-in successfully. They also lack experience in this regard...

In short, it is a blessing to suffer a loss, this is how Liu Mang comforted himself.

Liu Mang and the coaching staff learned a little experience from this game. When encountering a slightly stronger opponent, they can try to launch an attack with the mentality that they have almost run-in. When playing against a playoff-level team, they can't focus on running tactics with the idea of ​​honing tactics. They should have independent response on the field.

Amid the crazy cheers of the Bobcats fans, the Hawks left Charlotte with the dissatisfaction of ending their four-game winning streak and returned to Atlanta. The next is a wave of four consecutive home games.

After returning to Atlanta, the Hawks first welcomed the home back-to-back with the Supersonics and the Bucks on the 10th and 11th. This is the first back-to-back for the Hawks this season.

The Supersonics are in a state of chaos. Francis is seeking a trade. Some of the Supersonics management want to play badly, and some want to sell playoff tickets to impact the playoffs. The management is in chaos. In this situation, the Supersonics, who have lost Ray Allen and Lewis one after another, have no fighting power.

The Sonics' Jeff Green was pretty good, but the rookie Acie Law... was a dud when he entered the NBA. In fact, he was a dud since the summer league. The Sonics expected Acie Law to replace Francis, the star player who was about to turn 30 and whose form was beginning to decline rapidly. They had planned it at the beginning. They would trade Francis if he applied for a trade, but Acie Law averaged 4 points and 3 assists in the first six games of the season, with a hit rate of 29%...

Acie Law's template is Billups, but he only has Billups' steady and dissolute play style, but he doesn't have that kind of strength. It is said that players who are based on Bird and German tanks are basically duds, and those who are based on Billups... are almost the same.

This time, the Hawks did not miss. With the grief of the end of their four-game winning streak, the Hawks played a defensive battle, 101 to 80, a 21-point difference to beat the Sonics and avoid losing streak.