When you meet someone who dares to challenge the bottom line of the law, it is best not to offend him.

Liu Mang thought it would be better not to offend a guy who drew a gun whenever he disagreed and brought it to the locker room of an NBA team. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. In the narrow sense, the friendship between gentlemen is the feelings of two people who are dating.

It is magnanimous, so there is no need to be wary, there is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette and polite language, and there is no need to be too humble. You can be relaxed and natural, and your state of mind is as clear and transparent as water.

But in a broad sense, the meaning of "gentlemen's acquaintance" is - acquaintance, not familiarity.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Mang finished a round of training. Mike Woodson approached Liu Mang and asked for a joint training session with the second-grade team.

Liu Mang followed Mike Woodson to the Eagles' daily home training ground. Everyone was already here, and everyone they knew was chatting.

For example, Jason Richardson and Richard Jefferson, two great dunlin players who have a good relationship, obviously have no relationship, but Liu Mang feels that they have an inexplicable relationship between sisters-in-law.

When Liu Mang saw the two physically fit men, he couldn't help but think of many unspeakable things.

Jason Richardson saw Liu Mang coming and immediately came up to say hello enthusiastically.

"Wow wow wow, who is here! Oh, our Eastern Conference vote king! Haha, Ace, long time no see!" An enthusiastic Jason Richardson came up and hugged Liu Mang.

"NONONONO, Jason, you are wrong. I am not only the Eastern Conference vote champion, but also the slam dunk champion. Yes, I will beat you!" Liu Mang also shouted and went up to give Jason Richardson a hug.

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"It's impossible. Although you and Carter are both very strong, I am the current dunk king. Just wait, I will use all the dunks I didn't have the chance to use last year this year!"

"I also have a lot of dunks, let's see who can have the last laugh then?"

"Hahahaha, okay, let's see who can... laugh at the end..."

Why did the two of them talk so exaggeratedly? Because there were reporters there, taking pictures.

It's just that Jason Richardson didn't understand the last phrase of "Laughing Road". If you don't figure out how to translate this sentence into English, if you analyze it purely from the literal meaning, it will become Liu Mang's expression.

Jason Richardson Heard: At the End of a Smile…

"Hello, Ace." Richard Jefferson was not so friendly to Liu Mang, but he still hugged Liu Mang, a polite hug with his left shoulder touching his left shoulder.

"Hi, Ace, long time no see." Gasol and Battier both shook hands. They realized that Liu Mang actually didn't like hugs that much. They asked why, and the answer made them stare.

Parker, Chandler, and Kirilenko, who were not very familiar with each other, also hugged each other and gave each other face.

The last one is Arenas.

"Hey, Ace, it's a pity that I couldn't play against you last season, but we will be able to play against you soon this year." Arenas' face was full of confidence, wanting to challenge this player who is known as the leader of the younger generation.

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"Oh, that's cool." Liu Mang responded, also expressing his fighting spirit.

There were not too many polite words. Liu Mang regarded the other party as a future competitor. He did not want to get too close and did not deliberately distance himself. It was considered a gentleman's friendship. All he had was the friendship of a rival.

Just like Francis was the player Jason Terry most wanted to challenge from both inside and outside the draft class, Liu Mang was also the player that the rookies in 2000 and 2001 wanted to challenge the most.

Judging from the current stage, Liu Mang is undoubtedly the most developed among the rookies in the same class. Just like the previous superstars when they were young, they became All-Stars in their second year. Arenas and Gasol have almost the same development, and their statistics are the same.

Yes, Gasol averaged 19 9 3 per game, making him look like an all-around core center.

Liu Mang and Gasol haven't seen each other for a long time. They haven't played against each other this season. After the All-Star Weekend, they will have six consecutive games in the Western Conference. One of them will be against the underdog Grizzlies.

After getting to know each other, everyone warmed up and started training.

There are no very special tactics, just some simple small coordination. We are a temporary army. It is impossible to run good tactics. We can just make do. Mike Woodson formulated a few tactics based on the characteristics of the players.

It's a small tactic, just for show, but when the time comes for the game, you might not be able to pull off any of it.

Especially here, Liu Mang didn't plan a single tactic. Liu Mang only showed up, throwing two three-pointers and dunking at most.

Liu Mang saw other people practicing tactics, and he looked at the comparison of the lineups of the two teams. He didn't pay much attention to it before. He didn't want to play, so he didn't pay attention, but now he saw that the problem was huge!

It’s hard to win as a sophomore! Especially with the style of play in this era!

Liu Mang was just about to observe a moment of silence for the temporary army he was a part of, and was about to be killed. At this moment, the reminder that had not come, the reminder that Liu Mang had been waiting for finally came.

"Ding...All-Star Weekend mission released, long-term mission: King of All-Stars. Optional mission: In the name of guidance."

"King of All-Stars: Won the best in the Rookie Game, All-Star Official Game, and All-Star Regular Three Games in his career. Completed: All-Star Rookie Game MVP, All-Star MVP, Three-Point Contest Champion. To be awaited.

Completion: Champion of Slam Dunk Contest, Champion of Skills Challenge. Mission reward: 1 talent skill fragment."

"In the name of guidance: Try to be a head coach today and lead the second-year team to defeat the first-year team in an unfavorable situation. Mission reward: Gilbert Arenas Peak Star Card. Failure penalty: None."

"The peak version of Gilbert Arenas: Ability value 91, offense 97, defense 69, three-pointer 85, mid-range shot 89, layup 86, speed 93, strength 82..."

Damn it! Although this mission came a bit suddenly, it’s finally here!

The King of All-Stars! A talent skill fragment!

Liu Mang already has a talent skill fragment. If he wins the Sixth Man Award twice in a row, he will have one more. If this task can be completed this year, there will be three. So there are still two left.

You don’t need 1 million superstar points to activate your talent skills!

If there are enough fragments of talent skills and 1 million superstar points, then... there will be dual talent skills that no one has ever had before!

This mission comes at a good time!

The optional mission... is not bad. Arenas' peak star card is also a good thing! Although the defense is simply eye-catching, it is a top three-pointer, a near-top mid-range shot, a good layup, and has both strength and speed.

Strong, simply a perfect scoring point guard.

Originally Liu Mang had no interest in this game, but now he was shocked and quickly called these temporary teammates together. Seeing the curious and confused eyes of the eight teammates, Liu Mang said: "Hey, brothers, you guys

Do you want to win a rookie game? Isn’t it a bit big!”

"We have Ace, how can we lose!" Jason Richardson has always admired Liu Mang very much.

"Just have Gilbert. I won't be able to play for long today. This is the decision of the coaching staff and the management." Liu Mang shrugged helplessly, passing the responsibility to the management first, "But don't worry, the tallest big man on the opposite side

It won't last long, but even if the big man on the opposite side only fights for a while, we have a big problem. Look at the lineup, we only have two big men, Tyson and Paul, have you noticed this?"

After hearing Liu Mang's words, everyone looked around and realized that it seemed like this was really the case!

The second-year team, without Haywood and others this year, is left with only two big centers, Gasol and Chandler. Even if Gasol can play power forward, the problem is, there is no substitute inside!

As for the rookie team, even if Yao Ming only comes to make soy sauce, there are still four big insiders: Nene, Stoudemire, Gudeng Master, and Boozer. They are so strong that people will be jealous of these four big insiders.

, adding these four people to a team is definitely the strongest inside combination in the league. Of course, on paper, if they really play together for a season, one ball is really not enough, and the playing time is not enough.

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If Liu Mang and Yao Ming don't play, it means nothing. Liu Mang won't win the second rookie game MVP. Yao Ming, a big center, is not Stoudemire, and Duncan, a scorer with strong physical fitness, won't win either.

And it’s an All-Star. In addition, this year’s second-year team’s defense line exploded, and the rookie team’s inside line also exploded. If the two of them are still playing, it will delay the performance of others. They have already been selected for the All-Stars. If they play again

This will definitely be criticized by the media.

Of course, most of the second-year players don't care whether they win or lose such a game. This time, the first- and second-year players are not as hostile as last year, and the relationship between the players is pretty good.

But Arenas is different. Arenas really wants to win! Arenas is unhappy with Jay Williams.

Seeing that everyone else seemed to have little motivation, Arenas quickly said: "Brothers, if you can win today's game, I... will invite everyone to a nightclub tonight!"

This is a lot of money for Arenas, who is still holding a cheap rookie contract. During the All-Star weekend, Atlanta's "prices" are not cheap.

This extra incentive was obviously more useful. The second-year students were all shocked and expressed that they would work hard.

Especially Arenas' teammate Jason Richardson, who came up and hugged Arenas' shoulders and said: "Gilbert, don't worry, we will help you get the MVP of the rookie game. We are all brothers, so

Why are you so polite... By the way, which store are you going to?"

"We'll talk about it later." Brother, sister! The corner of Arenas's mouth twitched, a group of thinking animals with lower body, and they won't do anything without giving benefits.

Arenas asked Liu Mang: "Ace, what can you do?"

"No." At this time, Liu Mang's expression instantly became quite cold.

"Uh..." Arenas was confused, what's wrong?

Arenas was a little overwhelmed when he saw Liu Mang suddenly become so cold. Although he is a bit cynical now, he has not yet become the domineering one who became an All-Star and a top star. Now seeing Liu Mang

Mang suddenly showed an unhappy expression, a little scared.

Where did you say something wrong?

Arenas’ head is going to explode, but it doesn’t seem like it’s happening!

Arenas looked at the others, who also looked confused. Why did Liu Mang suddenly look so bad?

Gasol seemed to understand at this time and came to Arenas and whispered a few words. Arenas looked at Liu Mang in disbelief.

It's actually because I can't go to nightclubs, so I'm unhappy!

It must be unpleasant not being able to go to nightclubs. The key point is that Arenas is very surprised that he cannot go to nightclubs, that is... this guy is not even 21 years old... This makes Arenas a little frustrated. He is younger than you and more successful than you.

Still working harder than you...

Liu Mang glared at Gasol.
Chapter completed!