"Steve, didn't your two daughters come with you?"

"Bella and Lola? They were only four months old, and it was too inconvenient to bring them out. ”

"It's a pity...... Liu Mang remembered that Nash would become a national father-in-law in the future, and he wanted to take a look as soon as possible.

"The next time you get to Phoenix, I'll treat you to dinner and you'll be able to see it."

"That's great, twins are good, give birth to two at a time, don't have to be so troublesome."

"Haha, Ace, you're right, but you don't even know what you're doing here?" Nash was speechless and watched the Georgia Tech jacket team players training in front of him, after he and Liu Mang had lunch, he asked Liu Mang to take him for a walk in Atlanta, who knew that Liu Mang brought him to the Georgia Tech basketball team's training ground, signed a bunch of names, and then watched a group of screaming young men who were excited because the two MVP favorites came to watch the game perform a dunk.

Don't you know I can't dunk? The dunk king is amazing!

"There's nothing interesting in Atlanta...... right" Liu Mang thought about it, and really couldn't think of anything particularly interesting in Atlanta.

"How about a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr.? I haven't been there yet. ”

"What's so funny there, it's just a bunch of red walls, you're white and I'm Chinese......"

"What about Stone Mountain Park?"

"A pile of stones, not as good as Phoenix's central square."

"There seems to be your NBA court dance show over there at the Olympic Plaza, let's go and see it?"

"It was only that night, and there was something to see, Tyshawn danced every day, let him show you, there was a tattered cup of holy fire, no one had wiped it for years, it was all dust......"

"Where's CNN's TV headquarters?"

"Dolan hates me to death, the last time I took Dinah to see it, they asked me to buy a ticket! Don't go! ”

“…… What about the aquarium? ”

"Just those few fish, enough to see......"

"......" Nash listened to Liu Mang's explanation, and he really couldn't arouse his interest in Atlanta's seemingly scenic spots.

Nash couldn't help but ask, "Ace, you don't like it here in Atlanta?" ”

"No, I like it, it's just that I've taken Dinah to those places too many times." Liu Mang responded.

Just like ordinary people who stay in the same place for a long time, they will feel that everything there is very ordinary, and Liu Mang is the same.

Nash was speechless: You've been and I've not! I've been to Atlanta once a year, and you don't think you've ever treated me well!

But Nash is also used to it, Liu Mang has always been like that.

After watching Liu Mang for a while, and then walking around the school twice, Nash felt that it was still good, and when he was with Liu Mang, he was not as impetuous as when he was playing with other NBA players.

Although Liu Mang is easy to get angry when he speaks in private, in general, it is easier to stay with Liu Mang.

The main reason is that Nash's mentality has changed now, after a star stands in a high position, opponents, teammates, media, and fans will give too strong feelings to this star, and Nash is like this now.

Becoming an MVP favorite, Nash himself didn't expect it, which made him feel a sense of psychological accomplishment, but then came pressure.

It's just that in Liu Mang, who is also an MVP favorite and is not the first time to become an MVP favorite and has already won an MVP, Nash does not feel too much pressure, which is what Nash envies Liu Mang.

After walking around Georgia Tech for a while, the school is not big, it is a very small kind in a first-class university, and it doesn't even have its own football field and football field.

Even though they are opponents, it's okay to train together.

The two arrived at the parking lot at the school gate and prepared to drive to Phillips Arena.

"By the way, Ace, why didn't Tracy come? I thought he was going to come over for lunch. Nash asked when he got in the car, he had wanted to ask before.

"Tracy hates you, and if it weren't for you, his 11.6 assists per game would be the assist king." Liu Mang forcibly blackened a wave.

“……”

……

Liu Mang and Nash met very harmoniously, they didn't look at each other unpleasantly like the two biggest MVP rivals, and they weren't particularly enthusiastic, just like a gentleman's friend, plain as water.

When they meet, the two can chat, and when they don't meet, they won't deliberately contact each other.

In training with Nash, the two did not practice one-on-one, and they were both jealous of each other's strength, but they only practiced three sets of shots, 50 balls at a point, and spent an hour training.

After training, Liu Mang sent Nash back to the hotel.

The Hawks didn't train today, because they just played five consecutive home games, although they were playing at home, there were no other back-to-backs except for the first back-to-back, but there was only one day of rest between every two games, and the physical consumption was still relatively large.

However, the tactical plan against the Kings and the Suns, the Hawks have been planning since they finished playing the Celtics, mainly the tactical plan for the Suns, which has been prepared for a long time.

When Liu Mang saw Nash walking into the door of the hotel, he didn't drive away immediately, but asked the system: "System boss, Nash's ability evaluation." ”

"Steve Nash, Ability Rating 96, Offense 98, Defense 70, Three-Point 92, Shooting 91, Layup 90, Speed 93, Power 77, Endurance 99, Passing 100...... Passive Skill: Children of the Wind. ”

It's too strong! Liu Mang noticed that something was wrong and asked the system: "System boss, hasn't Nash reached his peak yet?" He'll be 31 next month! ”

"Ding...... Steve Nash is past his prime, and when he arrived with the Suns, he freed himself from being limited, but he was past his physical prime. ”

“……”

96 ability evaluation, the peak has passed...... How many people are going to be angry?

Looking at Nash's shooting around, it's enough, except for directly attacking the basket a little worse, "only" has a top level, 91 shooting is the top in any era, and the three-point shooting is strong enough in this era when only three players have 90 three-point ability evaluation, especially endurance, 99,...... Passes are full value...... That is, the defense is too poor, and such a good offense and such a good pass have lowered the comprehensive ability evaluation.

For the fact that the peak has passed, Liu Mang is right to think about it, a player, at the age of 31, may have better skills, playing mentality, and playing experience than twenty-seven or eighteen years old, but physical talent is the most important thing in basketball, Nash's physical talent is his physical fitness and ball sense, feel, speed, etc., and 31-year-old Nash, his body is not as strong as the strongest in any case.

Even Jordan was the strongest at the age of 28, averaging 31.5 points per game was not his highest scoring season, but his 53.9 percent shooting rate was the highest in his career, and the overall efficiency was 31.6, the highest in his career, and the offensive efficiency was the best year of his career, with an offensive efficiency of 14.9 and a defensive efficiency of 5.4 was also at the level of the best defensive player, but at that time the Bulls already had Pippen, and Jordan's defensive role was overlooked a lot.

Including Kobe Bryant and James, they are all at their peak around the age of 28, Kobe Bryant averaged 35+ points per game at the age of 28, and the second half of the year at the age of 28 and the first half of the year at the age of 29 James's season is regarded as his strongest year, because his offensive efficiency was as high as 14.6 and defensive efficiency was as high as 4.7 that year, second only to the best defensive player of the season, Mark Gasol.

These era-level superstars, although they are still playing well at the age of 31 or even thirty-two or thirteen, Jordan started the second triple championship at the age of 33, Kobe Bryant almost won the scoring title at the age of 33 but broke his Achilles tendon, and James forcibly dragged the Cavaliers into the Finals at the age of 33 and was shaved ...... But no matter how strong they are, they are not as strong as when they were 28 years old, but when they are not so strong, they are also better than others, and there is still a gap compared with their own peak.

As long as the peak is reached, even if it only slides a little, it has already fallen.

Liu Mang inexplicably regretted that he didn't see the old Nelson lead the team with a run bomb when Nash was at his peak, this can't be helped, Nash went to the Mavericks later, when he arrived at the Mavericks, Nowitzki was already one of the strongest big forwards in the league, the inner core he cultivated and a point guard who was abandoned by other teams, even if it was the old Nelson, he didn't dare to give up Nowitzki's good style of play to let Nash be the core, the inside line is always more popular than the outside line, the old Nelson did that, it is estimated that he will be strangled to death by Cuban.

It's a pity that he couldn't see Nash when he was the strongest in theory play in a team that is really suitable for him, and Liu Mang is a little regretful.

But thinking about Nash's ability to get the assist king in 2011, Nash's decline is particularly slow, and there is still a long time to play, Liu Mang is not so unhappy.

Nothing can be perfect, and there will always be a little regret.

……

Liu Mang returned home, today Saturday, so Dina was at home, and when she saw Liu Mang coming back, Dinah played a little song to Liu Mang with the guitar she had just learned.

"How's that, uncle, isn't Dinah amazing!" Little Lori looked forward to encouragement.

"It's not good, Dina will change her instrument......" It's not that Liu Mang doesn't want to encourage, but what is this playing! He didn't even hear it as a tune......

"Uncle! Dinah will never play the guitar to her uncle again! Dinah angrily threw the guitar in Liu Mang's arms and ran upstairs......

After a few minutes, Dinah came down with a flyer and came to Liu Mang's side: "Uncle, do you think Dinah can learn piano?" ”

"I remember Dinah, you seem to have studied piano, right?" Liu Mang remembered the piano that had been moved to the warehouse.

"Dinah didn't like music then, but now she does."

"Then let's learn, come on, don't make noise to the neighbors."

"Then the uncle will help Dinah pay for the piano class to learn piano!" Dinah gave the flyer to Liu Mang.

"Okay......" Liu Mang didn't care too much, how much it would cost to learn a musical instrument, and the tuition fee for a guitar classroom for a month was only 2,000 US dollars...... "Damn!" 5 classes a week, 2000 yuan for 40 minutes per class? Why don't you grab it! What is the piano classroom of a pianist who has performed in the Musikverein in Vienna, a bad old man in his 60s who is so greedy for money......"

Seeing the tuition fee of 10,000 US dollars on Monday, Liu Mang felt like he was about to vomit blood!

This thing is really played by rich people! This tuition fee is two months longer, which is more expensive than some good pianos!

Liu Mang thinks about it, it seems that learning guitar for two more months is more expensive than guitar, but a slightly better guitar is not expensive...... Of course, I want to be for Dinah's living environment.

"I don't have any money, go to your mother!" Liu Mang decisively broke his promise and became fat.

"Uncle......

"No money!"

"Uncle......" Dina hugged Liu Mang's arm and began to continue to be coquettish.

"No money!"

"Stingy!" Dinah's eyes rolled and her eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and she said pitifully: "Uncle, my mother said that I don't want to learn piano for the rest of my life, and she won't give Dinah money, uncle...... Hey, Dinah is really pitiful, she doesn't have a father, her mother doesn't hurt, her uncle doesn't hurt either, and the teacher forces Dinah to do her homework every day......"

Liu Mang's head is big, and he really can't stand it: "Okay, okay, give you money, you let Levia or Aida take you to sign up!" ”

Liu Mang took out his wallet, took out a wad of money, that is, 10,000 US dollars in cash, handed it to Xiao Lori, and quickly drove Xiao Lori away.

Liu Mang felt that his heart was dripping blood: talking about feelings with this little Lori is too much of a money!

Looking at Dinah's tears that she instantly withdrew, and then ran upstairs to find Levia, who hadn't gotten up from a nap yet, Liu Mang felt as if she had been fooled.

Forget it, Liu Mang didn't want to think so much, turned on the TV, and prepared to watch the news.

As soon as I opened the ESPN sports station, I saw the preview of tomorrow's game, the Hawks played the Suns, the first team in the East and the West, and it was the two teams with super offensive teams, which was the most watched game in the whole January.

The live broadcast of the Suns' games has increased since January, originally they did not have a national live broadcast in January, and there were only 4 national live broadcasts in the whole season, but in January, they broadcast live to the Lakers, Hawks, Mavericks, and Rockets, and the additional games have caught up with the number of live broadcasts in the entire season.

When the Suns' gorgeous style of play against the popular team was directly displayed in front of the fans, the Suns became popular all over the world at once!

Coupled with the already very popular Eagles, the battle between the two teams became a game that the three major TV stations competed to broadcast, and finally ESPN and Time Warner broadcast the first game of the two teams. T and CNN broadcast the second game of the two teams.

The league didn't expect the Suns to be so strong all of a sudden, seeing that the fans on the Internet were so excited about this game, David Stern was happy, but unfortunately the game started too early, at six o'clock in the evening, the court station could not broadcast live, which made him regret it very much, but fortunately, the next game when the Hawks went to Phoenix to play was in the West, and the game started at 10:30 in the morning Beijing time, and David Stern's regret was reduced.

Just when Liu Mang was fascinated by the highlight clip of the game between his team and the Suns, a piece of news was inserted.

Liu Mang instantly felt that someone was stealing the limelight!

Moreover, I was very jealous of that team, but now I am even more jealous!

……

At 4:35 p.m. on January 18, 2005, ESPN was the first to break the news that the Dallas Mavericks, the New York Knicks, and the Milwaukee Bucks reached a three-way deal.

The Mavericks sent 2007 first-round picks unprotected, Alan Henderson, Sean Bradley, Keith Van Horn, Jamal Crawford and Vin Baker from the New York Knicks, and an '80s rookie from the Bucks.

The Bucks sent away a 2007 second-round pick, Keith Van Horn, and the Mavericks' 2007 first-round pick without protection.

The Knicks sent Jamal Crawford, Vin Baker, the Bucks' 2007 second-round pick, Alan Henderson, and Sean Bradley.

When Liu Mang saw this transaction, he felt that the Mavericks were really unwilling! Last summer, he wanted to trade Finley for Jason Terry, but he was rejected and dragged on for half a season, but he found a replacement for Jamal Crawford, and the Super Singles team went further and further!

On the Knicks' side, the record is bad anyway, in order to make Marbury happy, they traded Jamal Crawford, who grabbed the ball, and sent away Wen Baker who had two years left in his big contract of more than 8 million per year, and got a second-round pick by the way.

Why does Liu Mang feel that the Knicks did it on purpose? Deliberately create opponents for them?