Someone has to win, why not me?

This sentence makes an ordinary game very different!

Soon this sentence spread throughout Tennessee, and through the national media in New York, it spread throughout the basketball circle!

Although the New York media hate Liu Mang, they hate this shameless rookie who once humiliated their "gentleman" Alan Houston.

But I have to say that Liu Mang has an innate advantage in public opinion, which is his draft pick and his obvious talent!

The low pick represents a counterattack and represents the aspirations of many people.

Physical talent is average, and can even be described as poor. After NBA teams had talented high school students enter the NBA for three consecutive years, such as Garnett, Kobe, and Tracy McGrady, the draft began to change. No star was willing to play in college for too long, and even

They don't want to go to college, they want to enter the NBA early, earn millions a year in salary, and let the draft pick a Jordan, Olajuwon, Duncan, Barkley, O'Neal from that year, and they can change the game.

Taking the team as the goal has become a matter of choosing a talented person and cultivating him slowly.

Therefore, visible talent has become the first choice of NBA teams. This is why Gasol can only be ranked third overall in such a bad draft year.

People have begun to distrust the results of universities or overseas leagues. They are willing to bet on talent and play for four years before running for the draft like Duncan did. Now, people will regard it as "lack of potential."

Of course, this is just an example. The Wake Forest Flying Devils like Duncan who showed NBA All-Star level when he first entered college, as long as there are not guys like O'Neal, James, and Oden who are sure to be the number one pick before they even participate in the draft.

In the year he entered the draft, Duncan was 100% the No. 1 pick even after playing four years in college.

It's just that the physical talent draft has become popular since the last lockout.

Therefore, for a person like Liu Mang who has no talent and is low in the draft, no matter how shameless he plays or how bad his performance on the field is, the mainstream media still mostly have positive comments about him! Only a physical talent like Liu Mang can achieve success

In this way, there is no need for media to promote it. Liu Mang's face seems to have the word "hard work" written on it.

The media wants to create a positive topic so that 99.999% of basketball fans with poor talent can find a sense of identity.

Of course profit factors play a major role here. What a great topic and inspirational representative!

If there is a topic, people will read the news, people will buy newspapers, and even websites that don’t have much traffic will also get traffic.

For a time, someone has to win, why not me? This sentence became synonymous with Liu Mang in the minds of American basketball fans! It began to spread.

When Liu Mang said this sentence at that time, he never expected that people would understand this sentence so passionately that it would become a cry of unwillingness against the world...

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"Ace, what you said is great! Someone has to win, why not me!" Emmanuel walked around Liu Mang excitedly.

Liu Mang left a drop of cold sweat. The rest of the Nima team was not moved. Sure enough, only this living treasure was moved!

But it's okay, if Emmanuel can train hard and become stronger, it will be good for the team, and Liu Mang can have better helpers.

"Come on, Emmanuel, you can definitely do it!" Liu Mang suddenly began to exude an 'inspirational' aura like a totem buff in the game.

"Yes, I can definitely do it! My Warhammer ladder points will definitely exceed 1,000!" Emmanuel clenched his fists and swore!

"...Warhammer?" This damn fat guy was actually talking about a game! This seems to be the most popular real-time strategy game in the United States. American online games seem to like to use a points system no matter what.

I really want to beat this damn fat man to death. Liu Mang just transformed into Madonna mode and turned on the nanny state. He felt like he had transformed the Madonna into the soul of a fallen young man. This bastard was actually talking about a game!

Hopeless!

After the warm-up, Liu Mang followed the team into the competition court at the FedEx Center.

The newly renovated arena is great!

In 1999, Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley began applying to change cities, and after contacting the mayor of Memphis, the stadium began to be renovated. It was funded by well-known companies in the United States, including FedEx, Memphis officials, season ticket pre-sales, and fan groups.

, it cost 275 million U.S. dollars and took 28 months to complete. This price is really rare in arenas in this era! Very few arenas spend that much money, which costs 300 million U.S. dollars.

Tapps Center is more expensive than here.

Beautiful knives are much more valuable these days than they will be in the future.

Except that the city is a bit small and the entertainment is not as good as other places, Memphis is a city with developed textile industry and air transportation. The environment is very good. It is suitable for retired players to play here. The arena is good and life will be very relaxed.

Before the game, Pau Gasol was surprised to come over to say hello and get to know Liu Mang.

"Hi, Ace, I finally meet you. I've always wanted to see the best rookie in our class." Gasol said politely.

If Liu Mang gives Americans the impression of a rare Chinese toughness that they can see, then Gasol is completely regarded as a softie by American fans.

When it comes to playing, Gasol is not soft, mainly because of his personality. He is too gentle and can easily be suppressed by hot-tempered opponents on the court. This is the fixed impression given to Americans by most Western and Northern European players. Eastern Europeans are all explosive.

With bad temper, they are all hooligans.

The impression Liu Mang gave Americans was much different from their past impression of being reserved, not talking much, and being happy-go-lucky. He was surprisingly tough.

Just like now, Gasol saw Liu Mang's "strong" words in the pre-match interview and admired him very much. He didn't do it just because he was the No. 3 pick.

Gasol really wanted to see what kind of person Liu Mang was. Even though this was his opponent and the biggest opponent for the award that the fans most desired, Gasol did not show any hostility.

Wow! Sister-in-law!

Regarding this good guy who may have a soft style of play but always has a good reputation, Liu Mang was very polite: "No, no, no, Paul, you are better. If I want to be the best rookie, you are probably the only obstacle."

Liu Mang's answer surprised Gasol. He thought Liu Mang was like Kwame Brown and Tyson Chandler. He was unhappy when he saw him, a European currently ranked No. 1 among rookies. Unexpectedly

Liu Mang is quite easy to talk to, which is much different from the bad-tempered, shameless, and trash-talking image in the news.

"Ace, you have the same idea as me. To become the best rookie, in my opinion, the biggest obstacle is you, Ace!" Gasol said with a smile.

The two chatted for a while. They were both non-American players, and they were the two best rookies in this class so far. They had a certain affinity. The two chatted for a while, exchanged contact information, and the game was about to start.
Chapter completed!