Sometimes it's better to lose a game, Coach Kruger thinks so.

After losing to the Magic, he obviously saw that the players were more active in training, and the two- and three-person off-ball pick-and-roll training became more serious.

If he can maintain a high frequency of orderly pick-and-roll passes when forced into a positional battle by the opponent, he won't be restricted by the Magic.

But it was because he was not skilled enough that his opponent lost his rhythm.

What makes Coach Kruger most satisfied but also worried is Liu Mang. During home games, mainly during consecutive home games, Coach Kruger usually comes to work after 7 o'clock in the morning. Liu Mang has been training a lot, and he has been training more in the past two days.

That's too much. Yesterday was the second day. When Coach Kruger arrived at the arena at 7:30, Liu Mang had already arrived at the arena. Coach Kruger had been working late in the evening and didn't leave until 8 or 9 o'clock. This is the case for most of the NBA.

It is a common situation for the head coach of a team when the team has a problem that needs to be studied, and it is not necessarily a rest when he goes home. When the head coach does not watch the ball on the sidelines for more than two hours, give some guidance and then the training is over, otherwise there is no need.

So many head coaches are gray-haired in their forties.

When Coach Kruger came this morning, Liu Mang had already arrived. In Coach Kruger's opinion, Liu Mang was stimulated by Rahim.

Seeing Liu Mang so enthusiastic about training and putting aside his worries really makes Coach Kruger happy. He has already received so many honors, big contracts, and huge endorsements, but he still does not relax, and instead trains more and more seriously.

Yes, what a good disciple.

Seeing Liu Mang's training attitude, Coach Kruger felt that the best thing in his basketball career was meeting Liu Mang, his disciple.

The loss not only brought about the hard work of the team members, but also gave them a chance to breathe even though public opinion looked down on them a lot.

After the Suns defeated the Knicks on the night of December 1, their record improved to 15 wins and 3 losses, surpassing the Hawks and ranking first in the league.

After the Pistons won the game on the second day, their record became 15 wins and 4 losses, half a game behind the Suns.

Although the Hawks are still the favorites to win the regular season championship, with the Suns and Pistons competing at the same time, the Hawks are not as hated as they were last season.

Coach Kruger feels that he can slowly hone his tactics with peace of mind, and wait until after the All-Star Weekend before breaking out in one fell swoop, so that the team's chemical reaction will become better and they will have strategies to deal with various situations.

Moreover, we have already won the regular season championship twice, so it doesn’t matter now. Preparing for the playoffs is the most important thing.

There are only 14 games in December, and there is a lot of rest time in between. It happens that the team discovers problems and the coaching staff has time to study and discuss countermeasures.

Losing to the Magic exposed some of the Hawks' problems to other teams, but it actually had some benefits, making other teams not think that the Hawks were unbeatable.

No, during a few days of rest, more and more voices were questioned about the Eagles. Coach Kruger was very satisfied with this and the team could slowly develop.

Just when Coach Kruger was thinking about tactics with the mentality of being able to develop slowly, the door was pushed open by the team's vice president of logistics, Moron Willie.

Without even knocking on the door, Moron-Willi rushed in.

When Coach Kruger saw this familiar scene, his heart suddenly trembled, and he quickly asked: "Molong, what's wrong?"

"Lang, it's not good!"

Sure enough, Moron-Willi said these words that made Coach Kruger very familiar and painful.

"Could it be?" Coach Kruger asked with a hint of luck.

"Yes, Ace recorded a TV show again!"

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ESPN has hacked Liu Mang, but Liu Mang still has to cooperate with them. It's all business. They need to attract people's attention to increase ratings, and Liu Mang needs exposure to increase commercial value. They each get what they need.

As for Liu Mang's idea, since he is going to offend someone, let's make trouble! It just increases the rogue value. It will not be easy to collect 100 million rogue value before 2007.

On the afternoon of December 3, 2004, ESPN Sports announced a temporary additional interview. At 8 p.m., satellite communication technology will be used to broadcast a live interview with a mysterious star.

It is rare for major TV stations in the United States to temporarily broadcast exclusive interviews, because temporary broadcasting means insufficient publicity. This is especially true for sports TV stations. Interviews with players from the four major leagues in North America, especially NBA players

The interviews will be promoted many days in advance. They need to rely on this to increase the ratings. If the promotion is not enough, it will affect the number of viewers, which is a waste of resources for the TV station.

The four major North American leagues, ice hockey, baseball, and rugby, all emphasize team-oriented. They are all teams that are more valuable and have more commercial value. Relatively speaking, the stars of those three leagues, whether in the United States or in the world,

The influence is relatively average, and it is a league that relies on the team to drive the value of the players.

The NBA is different. The NBA emphasizes personal heroism and the value of the team driven by stars. Jordan is the greatest example. One person brought the NBA to the world, and the Magic Bird brought the NBA to the world through Jordan.

The foundation was laid all over the world.

Generally speaking, NBA players and TV stations want to see as many people interviewed as possible. Some stars do it to promote their positive image, some do it to whitewash their reputation, and some do it to appear on TV...

There was only one person who had this kind of sudden idea and said that the interview had to be re-aired immediately.

Fans don’t need to make any guesses to know that this is the long-awaited interview involving Ace Liu!

TV station Liu Mang has never lacked ratings!

Not only in the United States, but also in China, where Chinese people from all over the world live, there is excitement. After the excitement of the first month of the season in November, it has become relatively dull after the start of December. Fans want to see something worth being excited about.

The thing, no, it’s finally here!

At eight o'clock in the evening, ESPN North America, ESPN Taiwan, and ESPN Asia (Japan) all had poor ratings. Japan and Taiwan in Asia had millions of people turning on their TVs early in the morning.

The program is prime time here in the United States, and tens of millions of people switch to the ESPN sports channel.

As soon as eight o'clock arrived, ESPN's additional interview program began. First, the ESPN sports logo, and ESPN's current Taiwanese beauty, Erin Andrews, the sexiest host selected by Playboy, appeared first.

Then the screen switched to the live broadcast screen, and at a glance it was clear that it should be a rented conference room of a certain hotel.

People's focus is not on the background, the camera zooms in from a distance, and Erin Andrews appears in the center of the TV screen.

Erin Andrews is the host of an interview program covering both the NFL and NBA, and is a ratings guarantee for ESPN.

"Welcome to the ESPN special interview. I'm Erin. When my boss asked me to work overtime, wow, I was about to go on a date with Brad Pitt, and he actually asked me to work overtime. I said I didn't want to come.

"The boss asked me to hand in my resignation report, Ace, how are you going to compensate me for my losses?" Erin Andrews started with a long talk show.

Liu Mang didn't expect that this woman would become slippery after being in the TV industry for more than a year. Liu Mang made a surprised expression, ignored the matter of compensation, and asked: "Uh, Erin, Brad Pitt knows

Is it about dating you?"

"He doesn't need to know."

"crooked?"

"Do I need his permission to dream? God, I also dreamed that Leonardo and I were standing on the deck blowing the wind together!" Erin Andrews made an expression like "I'm just so jealous"

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"Hahaha... you win." Liu Mang couldn't help laughing.

"OK, that's it for the opening remarks. Our interview time is limited. Ace, can you inform us earlier next time? When I rushed to Atlanta, I didn't even bring my pajamas." Erin Andrews, sent on behalf of ESPN

The filming crew expressed their dissatisfaction.

"OH, Eileen, believe me, I will definitely notify you in advance next time." Liu Mang said seriously.

"I don't believe a word you say..." Erin Andrews rolled her eyes, and the cameraman immediately cut to a close-up with a very professional technique and precise angle.

"Okay, Ace, let's get down to business," Erin Andrews asked after seeing that the long drive was almost over, "This time last year, I remember we just met, and it was also the interview I did for you.

, at that time you announced that you were going to win the scoring title and win at least 68 games. You have accomplished all of this. What do you want to say about this year's scoring title, Ace?"

"Eileen, who do you think can win the scoring title in the NBA this year?" Liu Mang asked.

"OH, Ace, is there any doubt? You are the scoring champion, you are like Michael Jordan, and everyone else is far away." Erin Andrews cooperated, and then said in a sharp tone

Rhetorical question: "Ace, everyone says that you are brushing up data and relying on the strength of your teammates to make yourself perform better. What do you want to say about this?"

"NONONONO... Erin," Liu Mang waved his hand, "It's not that I want to win the scoring title, I don't want to win the scoring title at all."

"Haha, Ace, are you kidding me?" Erin Andrews joked.

"No, Eileen, I actually don't want to win the scoring title this season, but I am ranked first in the scoring list for some reason. Eileen, do you understand what I mean?" Liu Mang said that, his face

Pride is obviously written all over it.

"Oh? What do you mean, Ace?" Erin Andrews asked cooperatively.

"What I want to say is that I don't particularly want to win the scoring title, but no one competes with me, you know?" Liu Mang said and took a deep breath: "It's not that I score too well, I think I

My scoring ability is very average, but my opponents are too rubbish. I am not targeting anyone, but all players whose average points per game are not as high as mine..."

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The end of the five-minute live interview was the maximum that ESPN could give. Therefore, they adjusted the entire night program plan. It was not a small project. In the United States, if there is no prohibition on the washing powder, the defendant will have to pay dozens of dollars.

Ten thousand US dollars, the TV program adjustment time is too long, who may be sued.

After watching the entire interview and seeing Liu Mang shaking hands with Erin Andrews, the TV screen switched to the commercial. In the president's office in Phillips Arena, the coaching staff and the boss were speechless. They knew they couldn't let this kid idle.

Come down.
Chapter completed!