Chapter 860

"Ace, there's something wrong with the team." McGrady said sitting next to Liu Mang.

After playing against the Nuggets, the Hawks immediately set off back to Atlanta early the next morning. In the afternoon, they would hold a press conference to announce Mourning's joining. You must give enough face to the veteran. This time Mourning communicated. It took a while to reach a verbal commitment to join. If this time is handled well, it will be easier to attract other veterans to join in the future. Which veteran doesn't want to win the championship at the end of his career? It's a gesture to join a championship-level team.

But now there is still a big or small problem facing the two core players Liu Mang and McGrady. McGrady knows the impact of trade shock very well. He used to be the core of the Magic for four years. For a team like the Magic, trade shock every time It happens every season, and not just once or twice. McGrady knows that this matter will take time to smooth over the players' uneasiness, but he is still a little anxious. He has not yet won the first place in the league. If he suffers a few more games, maybe he will The opportunity was lost. Both the Pistons and Suns have very good records this season.

"I know, but the transaction just happened, so this is inevitable," Liu Mang responded casually, "It doesn't matter, it will be fine soon."

"You should say something to your teammates to strengthen their confidence." McGrady said dissatisfiedly when he saw Liu Mang's indifference.

"Yes, yes, I know..." Liu Mang felt that Mai Mama was really worrying too much, but he suddenly reacted and asked doubtfully: "Wait, let me talk about this, what about you Tracy? "

McGrady leaned back in his chair and responded: "I'm the younger brother! I'm Pippen, not Jordan. You are the one. You are responsible for educating your teammates, yes, that's it."

"..." Liu Mang was speechless when he saw that McGrady was worrying so much and seemed to find it troublesome: Who is this person?

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After instructing his teammates to put it aside, Liu Mang returned to Atlanta with the team and went home to meet Dinah, Alexia and Levia who were on vacation, and then went to Kwame Brown to make an appointment with Mourning. restaurant, and had lunch with Mourning. Kwame Brown, Tracy McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, Jason Terry, Prince, and Iguodala, the six best teammates, all go together.

Liu Mang was led by the waiter to the innermost seat on the second floor of the restaurant. When he saw that everyone he had made an appointment with had arrived, he quickly apologized: "Sorry, Alonzo, I'm late..."

When Liu Mang arrived at the restaurant, Mourning and McGrady and Rasheed Wallace, two more familiar new teammates who entered the NBA in the mid-1990s, were already chatting lively.

Most Americans are familiar with it, even Kwame Brown. Except for the two years when Jordan scolded him and made him doubt his life, he was also a cheerful person under normal circumstances. He was just a high school graduate when he entered the NBA. He had never experienced the mini version of society in college. He went directly to the world of adults pursuing utilitarianism, and his character was suppressed. Moreover, in the original time and space, he first met Jordan and then Kobe, and his end was naturally miserable.

But Kwame Brown is very different from ordinary muscular men. He is not even particularly good among parallel import No. 1 picks. He is countless times better than Anthony Bennett and much better than sugar man Olowokandi. Many, at the age of 30, he can still get 8 million US dollars in contracts with the Bucks and Warriors. According to the rotation players, he has done well, but his performance is not worthy of the No. 1 pick, or it is lower than expected. The main thing is He was selected by Jordan, and the "aura" of parallel imports is much brighter than ordinary.

"Haha, Ace, it's not that you're late. We made an appointment at 12 o'clock, and it's only 11:30 now. It's because we're early." Mo Ning came up and hugged Liu Mang.

He is still so cheerful. Although the first impression of a handsome person is good, a rough man like Mourning with thick eyebrows, square face and big nose is more likely to leave a deep impression on others, especially his cheerful character. .

After a hug, the two sat down.

"How about it, Alonzo, how do you feel about coming to Atlanta and winning the championship?" Liu Mang joked.

"Wow, Ace, you are as confident as you were when we first met three years ago... No, you are proud." Mourning said with a smile.

"Of course, we were the strongest originally, but now with you, we will be even stronger! Let's kill O'Neal together!"

Liu Mang and his teammates often come to this store. The waiter knows what Liu Mang likes to drink. After pouring Liu Mang a fifth of a glass of white wine, Liu Mang raised his glass and gave a toast to Mourning first.

Everyone knows that Mourning can't drink now, so he drinks juice. Hearing Liu Mang's words, he raised his glass and said, "Haha, let's kill O'Neal together! I've long disliked him!"

If it weren't for the fact that the Eastern Conference couldn't find another way out, and his old club Miami happened to be the favorite to win the championship, Mourning would never consider embracing O'Neal.

Liu Mang is considered a very cheerful character among Chinese people. After becoming teammates with Mourning, they quickly chatted together, mainly because they had a common topic, which was to train Kwame Brown to deal with O'Neal.

Of course, this is because of strength, otherwise no matter how good the character is, it will be useless. Liu Mang understands this very well...

Just when we were chatting happily, another surprise happened...

A waiter was about to come up to pour juice for Moning. Liu Mang happened to stand up and bumped into the waiter. The smooth mouth of the juice bottle was facing Liu Mang, and he sprayed Liu Mang in the face...

The six old teammates and Mourning immediately moved several meters away from Liu Mang and all ran away.

Seeing Mourning's neat reaction, Liu Mang knew that damn Mai Mama was acting like a jerk in front of his new teammates again!

I'm not the god of plague, I'm just unlucky these days! Why are you traveling so far!

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After lunch, Liu Mang and others came to Phillips Arena with Mourning. They didn't drink too much at noon. They just drank and ate something casually so as not to delay the three o'clock press conference.

Mourning and Walter McCarty joined the Hawks, mainly because of Mourning. Although McCarty has only played in his ninth season, he has reached the end of his career. He has one year left on his veteran's minimum salary contract of 1.02 million. He will probably retire soon. Compared to Mourning, McCarty is the only one who can hug his thighs, and he is the kind that he didn't even expect to be able to hug his thighs.

Although Mourning's joining was not as exaggerated as when Malone joined the Lakers last season, the Hawks were originally the defending champions, but their interior defense declined after the absence of Raheem and Ratliff.

Mourning's defensive performance is still phenomenal after his comeback this season. He can still have a very good defensive performance after playing more than 20 minutes in each game. Although he cannot compare with Ratliff who was at his peak two years ago, he There is no need to hold up the basket like Ratliff. Kwame Brown has grown up. What the Hawks need more is the defensive experience brought by Mourning. Of course, his defensive ability is the most important inside ability. , Josh Smith and Varejao are still useless.

The addition of Mourning will greatly make up for the shortcomings of the Hawks' young center position. Moreover, it mainly takes away Mourning, who was originally considered to have a high probability of joining the Heat, and robs the potential reinforcements of direct competitors in the East. Object, regarded by the media and fans as a perfect operation.

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, the press conference was held on time. Boss Price gave Mourning his No. 33 jersey and Walter McCarty his No. 40 jersey. Mourning and McCarty officially joined the Eagles. .

"I feel like I still have a lot of gas in the tank. I'm going to make some noise with this group of young people. Our young people are so good. I think this is the best lineup I've ever been a part of. We're on We have already won the championship this season, and we can still do it this year..."

Mourning showed strong confidence in his press conference and his joy at joining a championship team.

Finally, Mourning said specifically: "We have Kwame, the best center in the Eastern Conference. I think together with him and Rasheed, we will be the best inside combination in the Eastern Conference..."

The top pick of the high school students next to him, who was very happy to have a teacher with a normal personality, almost sat down on the ground.

do not! Brother Alonzo, if we have something to say, we can say no!

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The Christmas game is about to take place. The Hawks’ opponent in the Christmas game this season is still the Nets. They have had their grudges for three consecutive years. In addition, Carter still leads the Nets to secure the Eastern Conference position despite Kidd’s continuous injuries this season. Third, the strength should not be underestimated. The Nets have never been a regular season team.

Whether it's the battle between cousins, the battle for Jordan's successor, or the grudges in the Eastern Conference Finals for three consecutive years, this Christmas war is full of highlights.

However, on the Eagles' side, although Mourning's joining has excited fans and silenced many teams in the league, the unrest within the Eagles has not diminished.

After Mourning officially joins, it seems that Josh Smith and Varejao will have fewer opportunities.

And this is also true. Mourning will probably have ten to twenty minutes of playing time. Varejao will not have many playing opportunities, and Josh Smith and Muhammad will lose a few minutes.

On the contrary, Muhammad, who has a good mentality, and the two starters Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown, don't care so much about this kind of thing, and care more about the substitutes.

And it’s not just the inside line that is affected, the outside line is also affected, because there are two outside teammates, and the other outside players are not perfect players, not even perfect, and have many shortcomings. They are afraid that the management will take them away. I gave up. There is still a big difference between playing for the Eagles and playing for other teams. They have been playing for two months. Some of their friends from high school and college went to other teams and their lives were not as good as theirs. If you are happy in the Eagles, even if you are the main player, most of them are not as happy as they are.

Winning is the purpose of playing basketball. If not for winning, why play basketball? Money is important, but they are already millionaires when they enter the NBA, and they need more psychological pursuit.

Liu Mang went home and thought about it all night. He called Coach Kruger, Tracy McGrady, Stockton, Malone, and Rasheed Wallace. After thinking about it carefully, he sent a text message to his teammates in the middle of the night. , a players meeting will be held tomorrow morning.

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On December 25th, Christmas Day, it was also the last day of Liu Mang’s unlucky day. Liu Mang checked that there was oil in the fuel tank. Yesterday, the red Lamborghini was also checked by the auto repairman. There was no problem, and then he let it go early in the morning. Levia, who looked unhappy after being woken up at seven o'clock, drove him to the arena.

Even the safe family planning tools can be exposed when applauding for love. Levia, who doesn't want to have another child so early, is speechless.

Alexia, on the other hand, has not used birth control tools recently. After returning to Atlanta from her trip to China, she has started preparing for pregnancy. Since Dina is in the fourth grade, she doesn't need extra care at school. In terms of safety, she has the protection of the rough-looking Christine Wagner, who is enough to scare away petty thieves. After the end of last semester, Alexia felt that she could prepare to have a child.

As for marriage... Americans think that marriage, love and having children are two different things...

After Liu Mang arrived at the stadium, bad luck continued to happen. The parking lot railings were broken. When Liu Mang arrived at the training ground, the window was broken by a football from nowhere last night. In this football desert in the United States, there are actually people playing football on the roadside... Liu Mang could only practice shooting in the cold wind. It was useless even if the air conditioner was repaired.

At 8:30, teammates came one after another. Liu Mang went to take a shower. All the teammates arrived and came to the meeting room together.

Coach Kruger also came to work at 8 o'clock, but he did not interfere with the players' meetings. He was very confident about Liu Mang. As long as Liu Mang did not instigate the whole team to make trouble, everything would be fine.

Coach Kruger wanted to kick Liu Mang to death just because of the trouble.

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"Tracy, I thought you were the one who was in charge, but it turned out to be Ace, he is still so young!" Mourning whispered to McGrady next to him.

"Alonzo, Ace is a great leader. You can't treat him like a child. He is the MVP of the Finals!" McGrady emphasized.

McGrady was deepening Liu Mang's "authority" for Mourning. A player like Mourning, who has a beautiful career resume, has rich experience and good strength. The bad thing is that he is afraid that he will take over.

Although the possibility is not great, Mourning is old, but McGrady still helped Liu Mang eliminate this hidden danger.

Liu Mang thought for a while and turned on the head mode: "I called everyone here so early today because I have something very important to tell you.

Some teammates left, and new teammates joined. I know everyone's confusion. We played so well before, so well, why do we have to trade?"

Liu Mang said the most uneasy things about several young teammates at the beginning.

After pausing for two seconds, when the teammates wanted to speak, Liu Mang interrupted the teammates who wanted to speak at this time that would make the teammates most memorable, deepened their impression, and continued: "Trading does not mean that the teammates who left are not good enough. Tony and Trevor are both very good players, but you have to believe that those of you who stayed are definitely better players. Why did they leave instead of you? Shouldn't you be happier?

Men don't need to be so afraid. Try to be yourself, play your own strength, let the team know how important you are to the team, and show your abilities well. As long as you are good enough, will you still be afraid that the team will trade you?

You have to believe in yourself Just like me, I have made up my mind from the beginning that I will become the best player in the history of the Hawks, or even the best player in the history of the NBA. Whether it is possible or not, the goal cannot be just in front of you.

You should have a broader vision, not just focus on the few minutes of playing time reduction in front of you, and not just be complacent for getting a few minutes of playing time. Do you think that your future is like this?

Andre, I think you will become the MVP, do you believe it?

I believe it, why don’t you believe it?

Anderson, I think you will win the rebounding title one day, that is your best point.

Josh, I think you will become the best power forward in the world one day, you have this confidence Do you believe it?

You must!

Moreover, confidence alone is not enough, you are still far from it!

You need to learn more. I have learned from Stockton, Jordan, and even that annoying guy in Los Angeles. I took the initiative to ask him for advice.

I also watched Ginobili's video to learn how to use my left hand, watched Reggie Miller and Alan Houston's videos to train running, and even learned Ben Wallace's positioning and rebounding...

You are much more talented than me, and I can hardly match your physical fitness, but I am now the MVP, I am the best player in the world.

You should also learn from Alonzo, Walter, Rasheed, Kwame and other excellent teammates. Xi.

You have to believe that even if one day the team trades you, it is not your loss, but the team's.

No matter whether we can play together in the future, at this moment, don't be fussy and don't be like a woman who cares about trivial matters.

Our current goal is to defend the championship! This season, you and I have only this one goal!

For the championship, in order to give you a better career resume in the future, from today on, our new team must unite as one.

For the championship! "

When Liu Mang said this, the lights in the conference room began to flicker, and the screws sparked. It was because the light bulbs were rusted after being used for too long and had poor contact.

"Ding... Hitler's deception triggered, and the host's arguments, criticisms, and encouragement greatly increased the sense of identity of the teammates who followed the host. "

It should have been Liu Mang's bad luck, but at this moment, the players felt that Liu Mang's words were "deterrent"!

At this moment, Liu Mang seemed like a "god descending to earth" in the eyes of his teammates! He wanted to be inflammatory.

"For the championship!" Jason Terry is always the first to cheer for Liu Mang, helping Liu Mang inspire his teammates.

With someone taking the lead, other teammates also shouted: "For the championship!"

Originally, Mourning really treated Liu Mang like a child. Under McGrady's guidance and the current scene, Mourning felt incredible, and an unavoidable feeling emerged deep in his heart.

It is said that Jordan and Duncan are players born to dominate the NBA. Mourning does not deny this.

But compared with Liu Mang, both of them seemed to be inferior.

Jordan has that arrogant attitude, Duncan has that calm and calm attitude, but Liu Mang gives Mourning a completely different feeling!

I can’t say why, I just want to follow him!

Mourning smiled and shouted with his teammates: "For the championship!"

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In the reception room next to the conference room, when they heard the shouts coming from next door, Coach Kruger, Mike Woodson, Stockton, Malone, owner Price and Vice President of Logistics Moron Willey all relaxed. tone.

"I told you, leave this kind of thing to Ace, no problem." Moron Willy smiled, looking at this group of people who said they would not interfere in the players' meeting, but the team boss was guarding the next door. You guys, I really don’t know what to say.

"Haha, Moron, you guessed it right this time. I'm treating you tonight. There should be something fun on Christmas Eve." Price put his arm on Moron Willy's shoulder and smiled.

"Boss, what's the best place to go tonight..." Moron-Willy followed Price.

Coach Kruger, several assistant coaches and trainers also left with a smile. It was indeed a good choice to leave this kind of matter to Liu Mang, but they just didn't trust it!

After all, no matter how old the players are, they are only in their 30s. They are still in their young adulthood on the road of life. Coaches like them are all over 40, so naturally they will be worried, especially Coach Kruger and this group of players. They are all children he raised with his own hands!

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