It looked like he was looking at the clouds outside the window, but Liu Mang was actually looking at the system panel.

The mission of "Dancing with Giants" was completed, and I got superstar value and Wade's 03-04 season star card.

"Dwyane Wade 2004-2005 version, ability evaluation 92, offense 95, defense 88, three-pointer 62, mid-range shot 74, layup 98, speed 93, strength 88..."

It turns out that after Wade finished this season, his ability evaluation was 92?

The designated season of the star card is the ability evaluation after the end of the season, which is Wade's ability evaluation that can improve to 92 after playing this season!

This is only second grade!

Liu Mang feels that people are so irritating!

Liu Mang thought about a saying on the Internet in his "last life" that Wade's peak was in the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons before his serious injury. Liu Mang thought about Wade's current rate of progress and this kind of

The side effect of the speed of progress is the wear and tear on the body. He feels this intuitively now and feels that this statement is quite reliable.

At this stage, Wade is considered the first player of the 2003 generation, right?

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At noon on November 19th, the Eagles arrived in New York.

The teammates went out to spread money again. As NBA players, especially black players, how can they not spread money and show off when they arrive in New York? They have to go back to the hotel at night, but there is no rule that they cannot spread money during the day.

Liu Mang was diligent and frugal in housekeeping, so he did not go out to scatter money and stayed in the hotel with McGrady, who was also diligent and frugal in housekeeping.

McGrady devoted himself to the study of new tactics and continued to study new tactics with Coach Stockton and Kruger.

On Liu Mang's side, he used the laptop given by the little Lolita in the room and video chatted with the little Lolita who was on vacation for the weekend. The three girls went shopping in the afternoon, and Liu Mang was also going to study the Knicks.

Although they really don't look down on the Knicks, now that New York fans see Liu Mang coming, they no longer regard the Knicks as their home team. But the more this happens, the more they need to prepare well. It will be easier to deal with them during the game.

After the Knicks have four away games, I'm tired.

When he opened the scouting report, Liu Mang saw stars on the first page.

New York is a good team and their salary space is exploding again this season!

Liu Mang looked at the Knicks' salary of 103 million, and it was really shocking!

This season's luxury tax threshold is more than $62 million. The Hawks have Calderon, Korver, Prince, Kwame Brown, Iguodala, Tony Allen, Ariza, and Josh

- Smith, Varejao and other players have nine rookie contracts, so their salaries are low, but the total salary of US$63.24 million has already been subject to luxury tax.

The Knicks, on the other hand, have to pay more than $40 million in luxury tax. The luxury tax alone is almost as much as the total salaries of the Rockets and Clippers.

Fortunately, there is no super luxury tax clause these days, but Liu Mang feels that even if there is, the Knicks don't care...

Seeing the Knicks' lineup, Liu Mang understood why the Knicks were favored before the season.

Last season's record is one thing, but in addition to last season's record, the Knicks took advantage of the current imperfect mid-level rules in the summer and used a five-year, 33 million mid-level contract plus incentive clauses to poach Jamal from the Bulls.

-Crawford, the Bulls drafted Luol Deng and Ben Gordon, and Hinrich played so well, there is no need for Crawford, so there is basically no return, so Jerome is packed away -

Williams and Crawford were sent to the Knicks in exchange for the Knicks' 2002 first-round pick Frank Williams. The Knicks got Crawford and Jerome Williams with nothing from the White Wolves.

S.

This was a deal that could not be repurchased in the past summer. However, the Knicks got a guard who averaged 17 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and only used Frank William, who is expected to be waived before the rookie contract is completed.

Williams also got the tough guy Jerome Williams, a garbage dog. The Knicks made money no matter what, even if Alan Houston was injured without playing a game, according to legend, he would not be able to come back until March or April.

The Knicks' roster also looks stronger than last season.

Liu Mang didn't pay much attention to the Knicks before. He was so busy in the summer and trained so much. When the season started, he would definitely pay attention to the Heat, Pistons, Suns, Spurs, etc. Liu Mang had no time to pay attention to the Knicks.

Looking at it now, the Knicks lineup is okay!

After Liu Mang looked at the changes in the Knicks lineup, he looked at the performance of the Knicks players.

Marbury performed at his peak this season. For the first time in his career, his shooting percentage exceeded 45%. He averaged 22 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds per game with a shooting percentage of 45.6%. Enjoy.

With the benefits of the new rules, I am in better shape than last season.

Crawford averages 17 4 4 per game, which is also very good, and the double Thomas forward line is also good...

Until I saw that the head coach of the Knicks was not Coach Wilkens, but Larry Brown...

"The Knicks are really obsessed with Larry Brown!" Liu Mang praised the Knicks' persistence.

The Knicks pursued Larry Brown last summer, but Larry Brown chose to go to the Pistons. Unexpectedly, Larry Brown was bought out of his contract by the Pistons a year later, and the Knicks immediately made another move.

Larry Brown's firing by the Pistons was a major event in the summer. At the same time, Flip Saunders, the Timberwolves' meritorious coach, was fired by McHale. However, no one paid much attention to Larry Brown's new job because it happened to be

When the United States lost consecutive games in the Olympics.

Larry Brown is obviously not suitable for the new era of NBA. Marbury and Crawford, two guard combinations that are so suitable for the new era, can't achieve results in the Eastern Conference. Larry Brown has to bear a lot of responsibility.

Not to mention the relationship with the players, and not to mention whether the tactical concept is suitable for the Knicks. Just the fact that Larry Brown cannot keep up with the trend of the times and still feels that the coach is the "leader" of the team.

Larry Brown is destined to be eliminated by the times.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Take a look at the scouts’ evaluation of the Knicks: disorderly offense, sluggish defense, rigid substitutions, and the main players playing too long...

The Knicks aren't even considered a contender by scouts.

With 3 wins and 8 losses, the Knicks don't look like they have a chance to make the playoffs.

"It seems that the political commissar's training has begun again, and it has started a year in advance. I will help the future political commissar comrades get closer to our great heaven..."

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Soon on the afternoon of November 20th, the Hawks came to Madison Square Garden and had a good rest. Liu Mang's teammates did not go out to play around. After spending money, they calmly prepared for the game against the Knicks.

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The Hawks have become more competitive now. Anyone who is on the roster is likely to play. Except for the core Liu Mang and McGrady, Jason Terry and Rasheed Wallace may be replaced if they do not perform well.

However, this is only one of the reasons for the players to prepare well for the game. Another reason is to play in Madison Square Garden!

American cable TV broadcasts 41 regular season games of the Knicks a year, that is, all home games are broadcast live, and the ratings are not low. The average number of viewers per game is more than 5 million, which is higher than that of some teams that no one pays attention to.

Both the opening game and the closing game had high ratings.

It’s not unreasonable for the Knicks to make money. They have a unique advantage. They have their own TV station. Who can beat them when it comes to making money?

This is also the key reason why stars want to be wild every time they come to Madison Square Garden.

When the Knicks were playing in an away game, of course interviews had to be open. As soon as Liu Mang changed into his training clothes and came out to warm up, the reporters came.

Compared to last season, the media in New York this season are much friendlier to Liu Mang.

"Are you preparing to produce explosive data again today?"

"Exploding data? I'm not Tracy, I'm not his kind of data brusher." Liu Mang made a strong statement.

"You started running and gunning because the current rules are conducive to offense, or are you just trying it out?"

"Run and gun? No, no, no, we are not fighting run and gun. Of course, this has a lot to do with the rules, but how we are going to fight...who knows."

"What record are you planning to set today?"

"I'll probably break Tracy's record of 15 missed shots here last year."

"Marbury said that your performance was because your teammates were too good. This year, if your teammates are not as strong, your performance will not be as good. What do you think of this?"

"Marbury? Is he crazy? He forgot that playing with Duncan can't beat me?"

"..."

"I'm going to warm up first. The data brush is here. You go find him..." Seeing McGrady coming, Liu Mang decisively stepped out of the way. The feeling of the black man behind him was really amazing...

McGrady changed into his training clothes and came out. When he saw Liu Mang, he ran away, his head full of question marks.

A few minutes later, a wonderful scene of No. 3 chasing No. 1 appeared on the training ground...

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At 6:30 in the afternoon, the Hawks' away game against the Knicks was about to begin.

When the Eagles came on the field, the crowd cheered, especially when Liu Mang came on the field. It felt like Chinese New Year now.

"Go-to-death-Brown"

“We-want-ICE”

"Go-to-death-Dolan"

"..."

"..."

Seeing the various signs held by the fans on the sidelines, Liu Mang said to Kwame Brown, who was applying magnesium powder next to him: "Brother Kwame Brown, they want you to die."

"..." Kwame Brown was so tired, how could he deal with such a boss.

There are more slogans telling Larry Brown to go away and asking James Dolan to die than asking Liu Mang to join the Knicks.

The main reason is because Liu Mang has renewed his 4+1 long-term contract with the Hawks. Although many people are still looking forward to Liu Mang playing in New York, more people want the boss and head coach to get out together.

As for the stars, most of them told Alan Houston to go away. The ruthlessness of the New York fans is evident.
To be continued...