Chapter 509 507. Unbearable Enthusiasm

Following Raheem and Jason Terry, after a group of five entered Madison Square Garden, the staff who had been waiting for the Eagles players came up to them.

"Haha, Sharif, I haven't seen you for many years, how are you doing?" A huge black and fat middle-aged man came up to him.

Why is it a huge middle-aged man, because his size is even more exaggerated than O'Neill, it is estimated to be 2.2 meters! O'Neal looks even more like a ball.

"Thanks to you, Erwin, we've been doing well recently, and we're going to win the championship this year." Raheem went up and hugged him warmly.

Listening to Rahim's words, Liu Mang felt that the personality of the team leader had changed too much in the past two years. He usually stayed together every day, and he had no intuitive or specific feelings.

But now when talking to someone outside the team, Liu Mang felt the difference in Rahim.

"This is the coach I played at Joseph Wheeler High School, Alvin Downey, who was selected as the head coach of the McDonald's High School All-Star Saixi team this year." Rahim first introduced the giant in front of Liu Mang and the others, Then introduce Liu Mang and others to Coach Downey: "Erwin, this is Ace, Jason, Carlos, Tyshawn..."

"Oh, Sharif, they are all big stars, you don't need to introduce me to know them!" Alvin Downey laughed.

They all shook hands with Alvin Downey, and Liu Mang looked at Alvin Downey's exaggerated figure, it was simply a coach!

With such a big coach, the players of the opponent team would not dare to fight during the game!

After exchanging pleasantries, Alvin Downey led a team of five from the Eagles to the locker room of the West team. On the way, Liu Mang found out that Raheem was invited to call this event that gathered 18 of the best high school students in the United States. The opening guest of the High School All-Star Game.

Liu Mang felt that he still underestimated the love of Americans for sports, especially for the best amateur athletes.

It may be peripheral products, jerseys, etc. Except for students buying these things for college teams, they basically cannot be sold, but their game tickets and paid game live broadcasts are all very good.

The main reason is because... the competition will always be very fierce, because although high school and university are of high level, the overall level is the same. Everyone's strength is similar. It mainly depends on the team's tactical discipline, etc. High school is relatively good. Talented high school students, such as Mayo, Kobe, James, Kwame Brown, etc., it would be great to have a player like them win the championship.

But universities, mainly teams in the same level of league, will not have such a disparity in strength between the two teams in professional competitions. Even the No. 1 pick in the NBA cannot rely on one person's ability to change the championship.

That's why college games are always full of suspense, which is why fans are so sought after, and the ratings and ticket sales are so good.

In the more than 20 McDonald's High School All-Star Games from 1978 to the present, the 18 participating players will definitely be the stars of the famous NCAA schools in the future, and even directly enter the NBA, which is why they have attracted so much attention. Raheem, who came to play away games, was invited as a guest.

I heard from Raheem that they just came here to play games, and the coach of the West team was his high school coach, so he invited him to be a guest of this event.

Obviously, this kind of event, Rahim is more popular and loved by players than Liu Mang and Jason Terry. Liu Mang and others just follow the fun.

In the locker room of the Western team, everyone gathered around Raheem, asking for autographs, and some people asked the reporters in the venue to help them take a group photo. Now is not an era when a smart phone with tens of dollars can take pictures. .

Boozer and Barnes looked at these young players with great interest, maybe in two years, or even next season, some of these people will become their opponents.

"Jason, what do you think Sharif asked us for?"

"Hey, you don't know him yet? It's rare for him to be so famous in front of us, and he will definitely bring us to show off."

"It's really shameless! Relying on my age!"

"Ace, you are so right..."

And Liu Mang and Jason Terry were talking about Raheem, the pretender, and bringing them together was purely to show that as a player of the 96 generation, as long as he played well, he would be loved by young players, because These high school students grew up watching their 1996 generation play. Many of them officially devoted themselves to the basketball career in their teens. At that time, Kobe and Raheem just entered the NBA. Like James, in junior high school and high school , There are posters of Kobe in the room.

After talking bad things about Raheem behind his back for a while, someone suddenly came to take a photo with Jason Terry. It turned out that the high school students from the Eastern team heard that the stars of the Eagles were coming, and they also ran over to join in the fun. What a coincidence , there is Franklin High School, which is the star high school student of Jason Terry's alma mater who is about to enter the NCAA after graduating from senior high school. Immediately, like Rahim, he left behind Liu Mang and two bodyguards.

Liu Mang feels so bleak. Boozer and Barnes, one grew up in Europe, the other is a ruffian. No high school students regard them as idols. Liu Mang, a foreigner, may be regarded as a child. An idol, just like Nowitzki, but these high school students who are already eighteen or nineteen years old, it must be difficult for anyone to become his fan.

Just when Liu Mang wanted to "create" an English version of "Liang Liang" for himself, a black and strong boy who was half a head taller than him... probably a boy, wearing a training uniform with the Eastern Army written on it. come before him.

"Hi, Mr. Liu, I'm LeBron James."

"..."

Liu Mang stared at the face in front of him who claimed to be James, which didn't look like a high school student at all. James was still a high school student, and the feeling of being scrutinized made James very uncomfortable.

Liu Mang remembered, wasn't he still marveling at James' popularity just now?

But when James walked in front of him, Liu Mang really didn't come out for a while.

The main reason is that the hair is too thick, Liu Mang thought it was Auden...

Thinking about it carefully, Oden, who is now 15 years old, may also look like this.

Feeling that James was at a loss in front of him, Liu Mang found it very interesting. He just looked at Xiao Zhan like that. After entering the NBA, the status of the two of them is hard to say. Maybe Liu Mang can suppress James, or maybe this guy just can’t. , become evenly matched.

Just now when James said hello, the humble tone made Liu Mang feel very interesting, and at the same time, he wanted to tease this guy who is about to become the No. 1 pick and may be more talented than McGrady.

Really confident! Unlike other people who cower when they see a star and greet him, when James found Liu Mang, he didn't feel like he was entering society at all. He was very mature and mature, which matched his appearance.

But after being stared at Liu Mang's playful eyes for a long time, James felt uncomfortable all over.

James felt like he was being watched by a hidden poisonous snake. Although Liu Mang had a gentle temperament and a handsome appearance, James felt like he was being watched by something evil!

He wants to turn around and leave, but James has to maintain his "grace". His agent team told him that he must not be immature at any time.

Seeing that James was still calm, Liu Mang didn't lose his temper or express his doubts. He sighed secretly, this guy is indeed someone who wants to do big things!

By the way, look at James' ability value!

"Boss of the system, can you see the ability value of this high school student?"

"Ding... LeBron James, ability value 78, offense 85, defense 71, three-pointer 66, mid-range shooting 59, layup 90, speed 94, strength 83... talent skills to be activated."

Liu Mang's expression froze, what the hell is going on!

Liu Mang never expected that a high school student would have an ability rating similar to his own!

This guy is in high school, and the evaluation of his performance is about the same as Liu Mang's evaluation in his second season in the NBA!

Do you want to be so exaggerated! After playing the summer league and officially entering the NBA regular season, wouldn't it be possible to directly enter the NBA with a quasi-first-class star level of 80 or even higher?

Moreover, those with less than 80 ability points have talent skills that will be activated!

Liu Mang looked at James who was about to tremble, this guy is really a monster!

A monster that is even more monster than Kobe and McGrady who graduated from high school!

But Liu Mang thinks about it, it seems to be the case. James averaged 20+5+5 per game in his rookie year, and this statistic is the peak of Ricky Davis' career. He only played when the whole team gave him the ball. Based on the data, looking at it this way, although James has not yet turned 19 in the NBA, it is not particularly unacceptable to have the strength of a quasi-first-class star.

"LeBron?" Liu Mang asked.

Finally got a response!

James felt as if he was about to cry with joy, and the feeling of being stared at by hunters from Liu Mang was gone, giving James a feeling of "winning".

Resisting his excitement, James made a look of beating someone, tilted his head and said, "Yeh, I'm LeBron James, a graduate of St. Mary's High School, and I'm about to participate in the NBA draft."

"Wow, it's great." Liu Mang was surprised by James' strength and felt the pressure, so he responded a little perfunctorily.

This is gone? James feels so frustrated today! I lasted for a long time without getting angry or showing frustration, but the other party seemed to have no interest in me suddenly?

It's not that Liu Mang is not interested in James anymore, it's just that he feels the pressure to train harder and improve his strength faster, and his thinking is all about how to arrange his training.

Last summer, he mainly polished his basic skills, passing and shooting.

Passing is almost practiced, and shooting is a long job, so it's all about the skills.

Liu Mang's goal in summer is to improve his personal skills in all aspects, and save more skill upgrade cards this year!

Thinking about this, Liu Mang directly forgot James in front of him.

After all, James is still an 18-year-old kid. Even in his senior year of high school, he learned a lot of things that he should learn after entering the society, but after all, he just learned, not personally experienced.

James originally wanted to ask Liu Mang to ask him something, and he would answer and take the initiative, but he found that he was no match for the senior in front of him!

James made a breakthrough, and took the initiative to say: "Uncle Weiss told me that if I can see you, I will get to know you, saying that we will become good friends."

Uncle Weiss?

Liu Mang remembered that James was also a "client" of William Wesley. Just after James was elected the No. 1 pick, it was William Wesley who brought Nike to present the contract that was originally the largest endorsement contract for an NBA player so far.

What a coincidence!

"Haha, LeBron, I'm so glad to see you." Liu Mang's expression changed immediately, and he was very enthusiastic. Under James' astonished gaze, he reached out and hooked James' shoulder. Hey, this old high school student is really tall, Liu Mang It's really uncomfortable to be half a head shorter.

However, James is indeed young and mature. Although he was in a state of bewilderment, he didn't know why Liu Mang suddenly became so enthusiastic, so he took the initiative to bend a little, and dropped to the same height as Liu Mang.

Seeing the astonishment on James' expression, Liu Mang completely ignored the embarrassment, and pulled James to introduce his teammates: "This is Matt and Carlos, they are a little older than you..."

Then ran to Raheem: "This is Sharif, the best small forward in the NBA, you should know him, are you playing point guard or what position? Point guard, that's a pity, you can't play against him. "

Then it was Jason Terry: "This is Jason, the best shooting little guy, you should also know..."

After introducing his teammates, Liu Mang and James exchanged cell phone numbers...

James had no idea what was going on!

Why are you suddenly so enthusiastic?

Is there any conspiracy?

It's not like that either! Liu Mang didn't even use William Wesley as a link between the two to say anything, but simply introduced his teammates.

There is no interest involved at all, just the feeling of changing from a hunter to a kind big brother.

James has been in the circle since Liu Mang became enthusiastic, until he has returned to the eastern locker room, and he is still in the circle...

Society is terrible!

This weird feeling without any sense of threat made James feel terrible instead!

James has always been a person with a sense of crisis. He has had that sense of crisis since he was a child. After knowing that he has great athletic talent, he is planning for his future, so that many of his choices in the future will be criticized.

But now this feeling of no sense of crisis made him feel more terrifying than the dangers around him!

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James was anxious and uneasy, but Liu Mang's side was fine. Except for the increased pressure, there was nothing wrong with it.

Moreover, Liu Mang took this kind of pressure completely as a motivation to face it.

Originally, Liu Mang's goal in the next offseason was to become a first-class star or even better. Even if James enters the NBA with an ability value in his early 80s, it will be a matter of next season. Liu Mang is confident to beat James. As for whether he can crush him, This is Liu Mang's pressure. Defeating rookie James is indeed not a difficult task. Rookie James is at most comparable to second-year Arenas.

The enthusiasm for James is because of William Wesley's face. After all, this fat uncle has helped Liu Mang a lot, which makes Liu Mang feel like he has forgotten his friendship.

As for not mentioning anything related to any interests, this is quite normal for Liu Mang. He and James have just met, so there is no conflict of interests. It is just a little enthusiasm for James, which is purely James' own sense of crisis. Let him think more.

After getting acquainted with James, Liu Mang didn't pay too much attention to James. At least in the first two years after James entered the NBA, he couldn't bring too much pressure to Liu Mang. The Cavaliers still had to suck. After two years, the sequelae after the failure, even if James was obtained, it would take several years to resolve.

Now that he came out to watch the game, after clearing his mind, Liu Mang put aside the headaches in the future and enjoyed the fun of watching the game.

The McDonald's All-Star Game is called an All-Star Game, but it is actually a comprehensive event. The dunk contest, the three-point contest, and the 40-minute official game are divided into two halves. It adds up to two and a half hours from 2:30 to 5:00.

The atmosphere at the scene was very hot. When Raheem gave a speech as the opening guest, the atmosphere immediately exploded. More than 20,000 fans were all booing Liu Mang.

Liu Mang was very helpless, he just sat on the sidelines, the big screen gave him pictures, and then the scene was full of boos.

What can Liu Mang do, just shush, and then use his little finger to pick out his ears, to help them work harder and generate income for the respiratory hospital in New York.

If you do good deeds, you don’t need to leave your name, and silently contribute to the medical industry of Meidi, and benefit the medical industry of Meidi.

Boo boo boo, the game still has to be played.

The three-point contest is nothing to watch. A group of people don’t shoot very well. The slam dunk contest is really powerful. The high school students aged 18 and 19 are full of energy. Although most of the dunks are imitated by NBA players, they are really good-looking!

What surprised Liu Mang was that the Western team's nose resembled that of Shannon Brown of Erkang. He reached the finals with James, and even imitated Liu Mang's dunk action at the All-Star Weekend.

Not to mention, Liu Mang felt that, apart from himself and LaVine, the most suitable dunk was Shannon Brown, who jumped too high! And it gives people a feeling that they have never tried their best to take off, and they don't need to sprint, and the whole person flies up with a light flick on the ground.

James and Shannon Brown made it to the finals. James is not particularly good at performing dunks. He is better at dunking in actual combat. In the finals, he imitated Jordan's bottom line breaking through the windmill dunk, but he did not get a full score because of the two-handed windmill.

Shannon-Brown was even stronger in dunk performances. In the final, he won the championship by taking off on the spot, holding the ball for a 360-degree rotation, and then gently pressing the ball into the basket.

In the next game, both sides played very hard, after all, this is a game that may affect their future.

Not to mention, the atmosphere at the scene is really great. Maybe everyone’s skills are not particularly good, mainly in terms of shooting, but in terms of ball control, breakthroughs, dunks, and showing physical fitness, it’s really good. Pulling out isn't a bad thing either.

I put pressure on myself for the future and watched a good game.