This TV commentator is a little familiar!

"Hello, Ace, I'm Jeff Hornacek, wow, you're even more handsome than you see on TV, and the young lads are much more handsome now than we were then." After Hornacek finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and shook hands with Liu Mang.

No wonder it looks so familiar! It turned out to be Huo Shuai in the future!

Looks like ESPN doesn't want to do something! Hornacek's personality is very patient and friendly, which is not what ESPN, which has always taken pleasure in doing things, should do!

After retiring in 2000, Hornacek, like many celebrities, was invited by the TV station to be a commentator, but probably because of his calm and collegiate personality, his performance in the commentary position was average.

"Jeff Hornacek, a former Suns and Jazz celebrity, his career masterpiece is the elite-level data of 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the Suns in the 91-92 season, and the Jazz team has reached the Finals for two consecutive years, with a career 3-point shooting rate of 40 percent, and it is worth mentioning that he has a very difficult American CPA qualification."

Looking at the information about Hornacek introduced by the system, Liu Mang didn't expect that this future NBA head coach would be so good when he was a player, doesn't it mean that stars can't be coaches?

And that CPA? Liu Mang has heard that the pass rate of the initial examination of this certificate in China is less than 15 percent, and the chance of actually passing the exam is about 1 in 10, sometimes it is not, and the pass rate of 5 percent is the worst time.

This family is really an amazing man.

"Hey, Jeff, nice to meet you." Liu Mang and Hornacek shook hands.

"I'd love to talk to you a little bit more, I feel like we're very similar, we're both not physically fancied, but we've both played surprisingly." Hornacek said.

"Cool, I'm honored to be on par with you Jeff, if I can average 20+5+5 per game one day, I will probably really be able to compare with you." Liu Mang said with a smile.

"Haha, you're better at holding the ball than I am, and you're much more confident in shooting than in my rookie years, and I'm sure you can do it." After Hornacek finished speaking, he was about to start the official interview: "Okay, let's start the interview, the pre-game activities will start in a while, I'm curious, are those shots of yours arranged by the coach, or are they your own choices?" ”

It's coming, it's coming! Finally started asking questions.

This kind of question, in general, players will answer in a more subtle way, even if they are confident, they will generally answer in a relatively humble way, even if it is Jordan and Magic.

After all, this is a pre-game interview broadcast live in the United States, and it is now being broadcast live, and it is estimated that the people in the live broadcast room of the TV station are evaluating what the two said.

When I came to be interviewed before, the press officer and coach Kruger also taught Liu Mang some skills in answering questions, in a word, everything about the style of play was thrown on the coach, and the opponent's things were praised to death.

The questions Hornacek asked were indeed in line with his personal image, and he didn't like to get things done.

From the time he first saw Liu Mang to the time Liu Mang answered the first question, Hornacek had a good impression of Liu Mang, a good young man.

"Shot options? I think the shots I throw are good chances, and as long as I can make them, the coach can't say anything. Liu Mang behaved arrogantly.

The answer...... Hornacek frowned, he is a standard academy, although he played the best performance of his career when he was with the Suns, and at one time he averaged 20+5+5 top players per game, but his favorite thing in his heart is to play under Coach Sloan, and he likes the kind of basketball concept that the team has strict management and coaches first.

Noncommittal to Liu Mang's answer, Hornacek continued to ask: "OK, then there is another question, what do you think of today's opponent Pistons?" Can you continue to be the number one in the league? ”

"Of course, we're a lot better than the Pistons, who else is the Pistons besides Ben Wallace? Stackhouse? He was beaten by a high school kid, we have Theo, Jason, Sherif and we're going to win, and our coach is better, the Pistons are going to lose......"

Seeing that Liu Mang was arrogant and didn't take the Pistons in his eyes, Hornacek didn't know what to say, and continued to ask: "Ace, the Pistons are the eighth team in the league in defense, are you confident that you can maintain the previous efficiency today?" ”

"Of course, there is no doubt that the Heat, who are third in defense this year, have scored more than 20 points, and I can perform well against the Pistons!"

"OK......" Hornacek said the interview was over, then turned to the camera: "I just interviewed hot rookie Ace Liu...... Ace is confident......"

Hornacek doesn't know what to say, this is a live broadcast in the United States......

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"Ding...... The host is hostile to Detroit fans, and the rogue is rewarded with 3,000 ......"

"Ding...... The host is regarded as an arrogant rookie by a large number of fans across the United States, rewarding hooligans with 5,000 ......"

"Ding...... The host is regarded as a confident rookie by a large number of fans across the United States, and the rogue is rewarded with 2,000 ......"

Wow wow! Liu Mang returned to the locker room after the interview, probably because the live broadcast was delayed for a few minutes, and the reward arrived after a while!

Sure enough, pissing off the away fans gets more hooligan value!

On the home side of Atlanta, Liu Mang's performance at this stage can no longer be better, and the average of 14 points per game has surprised Hawks fans as a sixth man, and more than one-tenth of the home court is to watch him.

But this is like Liu Mang's skills, it has reached a bottleneck, after all, even if he is a hot rookie, he is only a rookie in the draft after all, and he is still in a team like the Eagles that is not concerned, Chinese players have no market value in these years, Wang Zhizhi and Battle are good examples, so relatively speaking, the fan base is still a lot niche, if you want to go further and let the home fans like him more, you have to have stronger strength, at present, the home fans cheer for him, Most of it is because they are players from their own team.

But the last time he played against the Raptors, he gave Liu Mang some inspiration.

That's to provoke the away fans!

But how to provoke it, there is no channel! The Pistons are not as glassy as Raptors fans, nor are they so sad as the Cavaliers' drafts in recent years, the Pistons are a traditional strong team, and they are not a rookie at all!

At this time, ESPN came to send warmth and did Liu Mang a great favor.

Sure enough, when the live broadcast was sent to the fans who bought the live broadcast of the game, the unhappiness of the Pistons fans immediately came, and unexpectedly, there were fans who hated him and liked him at the same time in the United States.

Sure enough, basketball is the same as Kobe Bryant said, as long as he has strength, as many people love a star, as many people hate him!

Liu Mang is also a little powerful, and the data is very bright for this year's rookies, so there is this situation.

Just when Liu Mang was excited to get 10,000 hooligan points for such a simple interview, the system voice came again.

"Ding...... The host's arrogant offer to blow up the Pistons and issue a temporary mission: Shine Auburn Hills Palace: Score 20 points in the next game against the Pistons. Mission Complete Reward: Pistons player Joan Barry's running skills, failure penalty: Selfie pole dancing in swimming trunks video posted online. ”

“…… System, your sister! ”

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A private room at the Palace of Mount Auburn on ESPN.

"Pete, why are we interviewing a rookie? I'll admit that Ace Liu is a good rookie this year, but it's just good. Hornacek asked, confused.

Pete Hill is one of the deputy editors-in-chief of ESPN Sports.

"It's just a business decision, and Liu's answer is not bad, isn't it? The topic of today's game is finally here. That big man in China is about to enter the NBA, and the NBA and all the basketball media want to take advantage of this opportunity, and we are no exception. Pete Hill explained.

Originally, the interview arranged today was for Rahim, but Pete Hill temporarily decided to interview Liu Mang, all of them are business, and each takes what he needs.