From Today it is the King of the Basketball

Paul's talent and immediate combat strength exceeded Liu Mang's expectations.

"Chris Paul, ability rating 82, offensive 84, defensive 78, passing 90, 65 three-pointers, 86 shooting, layup 87, speed 94, strength 86 ..."

This ability evaluation is actually a rookie!

The focus is on CIC!

When Liu Mang watched a Hornets live game, he felt that Paul's half-shooting shot after the breakthrough was very accurate. Small forwards and small forwards who are 20 centimeters higher than him can also be close to percent in the middle distance. Forty hit rate.

Liu Mang expects that Paul will become a top star after his rookie season!

However, when Liu Mang thought that Paul in the third grade of the 07-08 season could compete with Kobe for the MVP and be selected for the second defense, it seemed normal!

Liu Mang believes that in 2008, before the rupture of cartilage in the left knee and the devastating injury of the meniscus, before the explosive force and speed fell, Paul should have the talent of the James level.

James was in the third grade, and he didn't reach the point where he could compete for MVP!

Of course, this is largely because James was only at the end of last month and Paul was 20 years old in his rookie season. The two are only five months away. James entered the NBA two years earlier.

Liu Mang feels a pity, why is Paul in the west?

If the Hornets didn't move to the west, they would be able to play with Paul for more than a year.

Mission Goal 2: The NBA 2005 draft is a rare point guard year, so rookie point guards feel that the host is unmatched.

Liu Mang looked at this task, and originally wanted to make Paul feel the "warmth" of the NBA, but Paul is a bit powerful!

Superstars For ordinary starters, that is, the stars before the 70-79 ability evaluation, if the star is not a player with a single function, such as a pure defensive type, the superstar can basically crush the opponent.

But if you have the strength of a quasi-first star of 80, you have a chance to do something.

Liu Mang called Maddie and Prince, Josh Smith, and Kwame Brown to his room, plus Iguodala, to discuss how to play ... No, how to fall in love with Paul, except for Pu Lins, several other people, are "colleagues" of a company. They had to fight for the first time and had to take good care of the little brother.

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The Hawks came to Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City fans were crazy. When Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady appeared on the street waiting for an appointment for a taxi, they attracted a large crowd of crowds. Then, the traffic jam ... …

In the summer of August, New Orleans suffered a hurricane, turning New Orleans from a very rich seaside tourist city in the southern United States into a ruin.

New Orleans began to rebuild, and the Hornets will spend the next two seasons in Oklahoma City.

The Hornets have a miserable schedule this season. It was the day the Hawks came to Oklahoma City, the No. 2, playing the Mavericks back-to-back in the first game and the Hawks on the 3rd.

Since China's New Year's Eve this year is in January, the Hawks' schedule in January is more brutal than in the past three years. There must be a lot of games for Chinese fans to watch and drive ratings.

After highlighting the enthusiasm of the fans with the Lakers, there are still 16 games in January with multiple back-to-backs.

The Hawks played the Hornets and Timberwolves back to back. The Hornets were originally used to make the Hawks consume before playing the Timberwolves, making the Hawks and Timberwolves more intense. Liu Mang and Garnett, the superstars of the two teams are still very attractive.

The Timberwolves only have Garnett, so the league should create a little trouble for the Hawks, so that the Timberwolves at home can have a little more advantage.

Unexpectedly, the Timberwolves were really sluggish, worse than last season. The Hornets became a strong team, competing for the seventh and eighth in the third echelon in the west.

The Hornets have been scheduled this season as a rotten team sending victories. It's pitiful, playing Mavericks and Eagles back to back ...

In the afternoon, Liu Mang discussed with some teammates who might play a role in defending Paul, and then took a break. At six in the afternoon, Liu Mang and McGrady, Kwame Brown, Iguodala, Josh -Smith and his party went to the Ford Center Arena, which was temporarily rebuilt here, to watch the game between the Hornets and Mavericks.

It was originally called Prince to go to watch the game with Jason Terry, Rashid Wallace and others, but for the first time in Oklahoma City, most people chose to go shopping, at night Can't play, you can still play in the afternoon.

Knowing each other well, Liu Mang is going to study on-site to see how Paul can take a penultimate Western Conference team last season to the ninth position in the Western Conference.

Liu Mang and others got rid of over-enthusiastic fans and came to the Ford Center Arena. The Hornets staff were already waiting. Liu Mang asked Schwartz to make a call. The Hornets General Manager immediately agreed to give the ticket.

When the party arrived at the Ford Center Arena, it was already half past six. When the balloting entered the stadium, the entrance ceremony for the two teams was about to begin.

The fans on the scene were very enthusiastic. Goose City had never had a team in the four major leagues. Although they only own the team temporarily, the fans are still very excited and enthusiastic. After Liu Mang and others were found on the sidelines, the scene began to be restless. !

The Hornets were unlucky but lucky, because last summer, Nike and AirJordan had an event together, Liu Mang took Paul to promote in the domestic Imperial Capital and Modu, similar to taking James in the summer of 2004, let some domestic fans know Paul , Paul's rookie season played so coquettish, and also received considerable attention in the country.

Paul ’s image is also very good and is valued by David Stern. When accepting interviews with Chinese journalists who will threaten Liu Mang in the future, David Stern always treats Kobe, James, and Paul Put it on the mouth, the number of times increased, and Paul became more and more familiar.

The Hornets' back-to-back two games, although they are not broadcast live in the United States, but just on Tuesday and Wednesday, the two games on the court are broadcast live.

Liu Mang and others met today's commentator of the Imperial Court, Xu Jicheng of Xinhua News Agency.

"Guide Xu, long time no see. Will you come and broadcast to us tomorrow's game?" Liu Mang went up and asked for a handshake.

"Oh, Ace, I said that Zi Qi came here today. It was Ace. You came to watch the game. Of course, I won the opportunity to broadcast your game tomorrow. I ca n’t always let Director Zhang enjoy watching you on the spot. Fun! "Xu Jicheng smiled.

"Director Zhang must have been a bit depressed recently, Kobe ... No, it was the Zen Master who lost again, and I got four doubles." Liu Mang had a little excitement behind the bad talk.

"Haha, Ace, and Director Zhang will deny that he is a Kobe fan when he hears this. Oh, the player is going to enter the stadium. I'm going to do a pre-match visit." Xu Jicheng saw the lights dimmed and the spotlight had hit the visiting team Channel, said sorry, went to the home team waiting for the bench.

The NBA stipulates that from 2006 on, the head coaches and players of the two teams can be interviewed before the game, during breaks, timeouts, etc. The interview must first be approved by the head coach.

The visitors of the visiting team also cheered. The Mavericks played very well this year. After the Lakers lost to the Hawks, they returned to the third place in the west. The record of 24 wins and 11 losses led the Lakers to a half win.

Although Oklahoma City fans are very enthusiastic about the Hornets, they did not regard the Hornets as the real home team. When the strong teams visited, they were completely neutral, and whoever liked them could cheer for them.

Nowitzki's appearance received cheers from fans.

The home team players came in, Chris Paul came out first, and immediately cheered again.

Paul is still not the best player of the Hornets. The best player of the Hornets is David West of the 03 generation, a strong contender for the fastest progress award.

Paul is definitely better than David West in terms of function, but he is still a rookie, so keep a low profile and do not grab the boss position from the beginning.

But ... Liu Mang and Iguodala saw Paul, who ran out and gave a high-five to the bench, his eyes widened.

The training clothes that Paul wears are a little different from others, and the numbers are actually posted!

And not the number of the No. 3 jersey worn by Paul, but a two-digit number.

Right chest is 5, left chest is 8 ...

Liu Mang and Iguodala glanced at each other, and quietly came to the Hornets bench. After Paul came out, he was interviewed by Xu Jicheng.

Xu Jicheng is also curious, what does it mean to stick these two numbers on his chest.

"No. 58, this is Ace's encouragement to me. He hopes that I can become a player like Kidd and Bryant. I plan to use this as a goal of my efforts and as a sign to inspire myself to move forward. One day I will be like Kidd and Kobe are like Ace's opponents. "Paul said very seriously.

On the one hand, this is indeed used as a motivation to inspire yourself. On the other hand, everything related to China can attract the attention of Chinese fans. After consulting with Schwartz, he decided to do so. On the one hand, Liu Mang is coming to see the game tonight. Paul knew that although Paul did n’t plan to change the jersey, he liked No. 3, but from the training suit to meet Liu Mang, Paul is still willing to do.

Today, I was in a hurry. Paul was originally going to ask people in the team ’s cloth department to use the Chinese red color embroidered on his ball to get this number.

Liu Mang heard this and quietly disappeared with Iguodala while the light was not on yet ...

Liu Mang returned to the bench and muttered: "If you are still abused by 58 points in this world, don't blame me! It's not me who did it ..."

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After the players of the two teams played, Paul, David West, two Hornets stars, Nowitzki and Starkhouse, Crawford and a lot of Mavericks stars came to Liu Mang, McGrady, Kwame Brown and others said hello.

There are top players in active service to watch the game on the spot, and both players have fighting spirits.

However, when Paul and Liu Mang embraced, they felt that Liu Mang was a little too enthusiastic. Like "losing" him, Paul was a little confused ...

There was not much suspense in this game. The Hornets were thrashed by the visiting Mavericks in this game.

From the beginning, the Hornets were not opponents of the Mavericks.

But Paul's performance is very bright, and he can't see it as a rookie. The style is steady, the shot is accurate, and the pass is very strong.

By watching the game on the spot, Liu Mang knows why Paul can have 82 ability evaluation and can be hailed as the successor of Kidd and Nash.

Watching Paul play is too comfortable, has excellent scoring ability, but unlike another 183 player rookie period, he only cares about his offense and organizes the offense tightly, if his teammates only got the countdown from the last season The first team, only David West has improved from 6 points to 18 points per game. Paul has no other helpers and even few pitchers. The Hornets will be better!

McGrady, Iguodala, and Josh Smith all highly praised Paul's organizational offense, but from the perspective of organizational offense, the three agreed that they were stronger than Liu Mang.

However ... Liu Mang was a little sorry to see Paul almost holding the ball and not letting go.

This style of play can guarantee the team's lower limit, but it is difficult to make a difference in the playoffs!

But ... it really looks good!

The Hornets' cooperation is very smooth. There is no other shortcomings except the outside shooting. Www.readwn.com ~ There is a big center who eats a basket under the basket, and there are few pitchers. David West, an excellent mid-range single player, will soon be able to rise!

But now it's still far away, and the playoffs are still a problem.

After three quarters, the Hornets are 61 to 80, 19 points behind the Mavericks, basically no possibility of a comeback.

Paul has put on his training uniform and probably won't play in the fourth quarter. Paul scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and only 1 turnover in the third quarter. It was a perfect performance for a rookie, but it's time for garbage.

Liu Mang, McGrady and others did not plan to watch the garbage time. After saying goodbye to the two players, they left.

Go early to avoid traffic jams.

When returning to the hotel, Liu Mang made a taxi alone, and after getting on the bus, he called Schwartz's phone.

"Jeff, I'll send you a few lists later, and you suggest the Hornets management recruit."

"Help the Hornets?"

Liu Mang heard Schwartz's wonder, and said with a smile: "Well, I think Chris' helper is not good enough, he is so good, how can there be no good helper."

Liu Mang was so great in rejecting himself that he selflessly built a good lineup for Paul.

"..." Schwartz at the end of the phone did not believe it when he heard it, but he couldn't figure out why. He could only think that it was Liu Mang who wanted to make Paul's record better and more popular to make money.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Mang gave Schwartz the names of players he thought were suitable for the Hornets, but would not affect his own players.

It's for this matter that I walk away from my teammates.

Liu Mang wants to turn the Hornets into a **** stick in the West, so that when a No. 8 player competes with him for another MVP in the future, Liu Mang feels excited when he thinks about it ...