Chapter 307 306. Very Free
The next morning, at Miton Square in Charlotte's Balancan district, Zhang Yang was holding a rope with the other end tied to his younger brother's wrist. In front of the two brothers was their mother, who was looking at the stores with shining eyes.

After playing three games in four days, the Bobcats got two days of rest.

The next game is an away game, or a four-game away game. If it is before Christmas, two days of rest will be equivalent to no rest. Carlisle will arrange preparatory training on the afternoon of the first weekend and the morning of the second weekend, and go to the away game on the afternoon of the second weekend, so the training time is arranged tightly.

But not this time. I really rested on the first rest day. There was no training scheduled for tomorrow. I flew to New Orleans in the morning.

It was the last rest day before the New Year. The previous wave of shooting tasks had been completed. Zhang Yang did not continue to practice today, but made up for his mother's "Christmas shopping".

Although he complained, he was still very active in enjoying life with his parents.

Since we are "accompanying our parents", naturally the whole family must be present.

Behind the three men followed a middle-aged man named Zhang Chen with a resentful look.

Originally, Yang Jing hadn't thought of asking her husband to go shopping with her, but since her eldest son brought it up, she had to ask him to go.

What does Zhang Chen dare to say? Just follow him and wander aimlessly...

Zhang Yang spent his last day of rest in 2007 eating, drinking and shopping. In the evening, he went back to his parents' home with his parents. His mother asked him to help him prepare the luggage for the new guests.

After a whole day of shopping today, Yang Jing, as the main person in the shopping spree, didn't buy anything for herself and only bought a tie for her husband, but she bought a lot of clothes for her two sons.

Yang Jing selected a few clothes and put them into the oversized suitcase, and said, "Yang Yang, when you want to wear something, you should first contact the hotel room service and ask them to help you iron the clothes."

Zhang Yang: "Okay."

Yang Jing: "Remember not to wear the same coat every time you appear in public. If I see you wearing two of the same coat in the news, I will beat you up!"

Zhang Yang: "I'm not one of those celebrities, why should I pay attention to this?"

Yang Jing: "You are a big star, so of course you have to pay attention to these things... Arn said that some clothing brands are in contact with him. In the future, your clothes will definitely be provided by sponsors. You have to get used to changing into new clothes every day."

Zhang Yang: "...Then I'll wear more formal clothes in the future."

Yang Jing: "Formal wear brand Arn is also in contact, and it will probably be announced before the All-Star Weekend. The traffic you mentioned will definitely be riding on the traffic of the All-Star Weekend."

Zhang Yang: "Am I going to lose the right to decide what to wear? Where is the free America?"

Yang Jing: "Didn't James say there was a shooting in Chapel Hill on Christmas? Luckily you had a game that day and couldn't go back to school to participate in the Christmas performance."

Zhang Chen, who was standing aside, remained silent as he watched his eldest son throwing out jokes and his wife responding to them... He couldn't keep up with the train of thought of these mother and son!
Seeing his mother taking out the selected clothes again and picking and choosing, Zhang Yang decisively left. God knows how long his mother would be troubled by this matter.

He came to the study. There were two study rooms in his parents' house. One was his father's office at home, and the other was his, Zhang San's study.

He turned on his computer to check basketball news.

Although the game between the Bobcats and the Hawks last night was not broadcast live, it was a hot topic yesterday and became even hotter after the game.

Bibby, Joe Johnson and Pierce scored a combined 78 points, leading the Hawks to a tie with the Bobcats in the last three quarters. It was an amazing performance.

Zhang Yang looked at the data of the three people again and thought it was impressive.

Although the three of them cannot perform like this in every game, there is nothing wrong with having a good performance once in a while.

Zhang Yang recalled last night's game. The Hawks only sent out 8 players for rotation, 5 outside players and 3 inside players, two of whom were rookies.

If the Hawks had a more capable inside substitute and a quality outside shooter substitute, given the performance of Bibby and Pierce last night, the Bobcats would be in real trouble.

It is not difficult to add these two types of players. The core combination of Bibby, Joe Johnson and Pierce is attractive enough to high-quality role players. Given the style of the management of those strong teams in the West, they may even support the Hawks if conditions permit and create trouble for their Bobcats and Yao Ming's Bulls.

Before, Zhang Yang still had some doubts about the Eagles' rise, but after one match, he knew that the Eagles' rise was unstoppable.

After browsing the news for a while, Zhang Yang closed his eyes and silently said something in his mind, and the "Gate of Experience" appeared in his "sight".

"…Three-point shot 87, mid-range shot 89 (upper limit 95), layup 90 (upper limit), ball control 89, passing 83, speed 93, strength 84, jumping 88, stamina 90 (upper limit 94)…"

The new season has been played for almost two months. He has taken a lot of shots in the games and has never slacked off in training. The progress is obvious. His mid-range shooting has reached 89. The improvement of his mid-range shooting talent has not only increased his ceiling, but also increased the speed of improvement.

However, he thinks that his three-point shooting will improve to 90+ faster than his mid-range shooting. His mid-range shooting talent has increased by 5 points, and his mid-range shooting talent has been improved to the historical level. The improvement speed is much faster. This is true, but his three-point talent has also increased by 5 points, but he did not receive a prompt. His three-point talent should not have reached the historical level of 95, but it is estimated that if it is not 94, it is at least 93, and his talent is also top-notch.

They are all top talents. If the amount of training is similar, the three-point shot will definitely improve faster than the mid-range shot. In terms of development difficulty, the mid-range shot is much more difficult than the three-point shot.

The new year is coming soon, and Zhang Yang’s new goal is to get all three shooting measurements to be 90+!

...

After a one-day rest, on December 1, Zhang Yang embarked on a four-game away trip with the team, with the first stop being New Orleans on the South Coast.

When we gathered at the airport, Carlisle stressed the need to be careful in New Orleans. He stressed it again when we boarded the plane. He stressed it again on the way to the hotel after getting off the plane. He stressed it again when we arrived at the hotel.

Zhang Yang’s main approach in this matter is to listen to advice.

Carlisle didn't need to stress that he had lost count of how many times he had seen news reports of athletes being attacked in New Orleans in recent months.

It has only been two years since the hurricane. Given the current infrastructure capabilities of the Eagles and the professional ability of Commissioner Smith, New Orleans is still far from being able to host large-scale events.

Public security issues are particularly prominent, with many physical exorcism incidents occurring every day. The adjective "case" is not used because the New Orleans police will not accept most reports due to insufficient police force.

As long as no report is accepted, it means that the crime did not happen, and the crime rate will go down.

But for the Eagles, political correctness is very important. The Hornets and the NFL's Saints all responded to the league's call and moved back to New Orleans as soon as the stadium was rebuilt or renovated.

Stern was very proactive in this matter, arranging for the Hornets to host the 08 All-Star Weekend, and even arranging the Development League's first "DreamWorks" event in New Orleans... This played a positive role in improving the image of the NBA, but it was very painful for the management and coaching staff of each team.

But in fact, as long as the players listen to advice, do not go out, and stay in the hotel honestly, there is no need to worry about safety issues. All teams have made security preparations when playing away games in New Orleans.

But most NBA players have chaotic private lives. When they go to away games, they always have to have some fun. They have to have fun in New Orleans right now. This season, there have been dozens of vicious incidents against NBA players in New Orleans, including robbery, beatings, and exorcism.

But the teams cannot explicitly prohibit players from leaving the hotel, otherwise they will be fined by the NBA, which would be tantamount to slapping the White House in the face. The White House has been saying that New Orleans has been rebuilt and is safer than ever, and has called on tourists from all over the world to travel to New Orleans and play games in Seattle. The team can prohibit players from leaving the hotel on the grounds of safety, but this is not allowed in New Orleans.

Fortunately, the players paid the money happily and nothing serious happened.

After arriving at the hotel, Zhang Yang stayed in his room and watched the Hornets' game video. Paul came to play with him and Felton, but he just ate something with them in the hotel. He did not go out and went to bed early.

Tonight, Christmas Eve.

The next morning, Zhang Yang went to the New Orleans Arena with the team.

This is his first time to play in this stadium, and he is a little bit looking forward to it.

I heard that before the hurricane, this arena was originally going to be renamed the Smoothie King Center for the 05-06 season, but after the reconstruction was completed, the name was changed back.

On the way, Zhang Yang felt like something was missing... By the way, why was the segment where the fat little boss led the team in singing gone?
He looked around and saw Felton and Millsap sitting together, silent.

He changed his position, moved behind the two men, and asked, "Raymond, Paul, what happened to you? Were you cheated out of money at the nightclub last night?"

Millsap put on a mask of pain when he heard this, and Felton turned to look out the window.

Zhang Yang: “…”

He just said it casually, but he didn't expect these two guys to be so unlucky!

Millsap: "The three of us had just come out of a nightclub with our female companions and were about to take a taxi to the hotel when a group of people surrounded us and accused us of seducing their girlfriends... The $2000 I brought was robbed, Chris was robbed of a ring, and the oldest was the worst, his watch was robbed."

Zhang Yang: "Ah? Boss, you lost your watch again!"

Felton opened and closed his mouth, then opened it again, hesitated for a while, and said, "Yes, it's the watch you gave me. Oh my God, I regret it so much. If I had known earlier, I would have worn another watch and would not have let the watch you gave me be taken away..."

Zhang Yang: "It's okay, as long as you're okay. Next time I see a nice watch, I'll give you another one. Don't be sad."

Felton was very moved: "Jack, from today on, you are my brother!"

Zhang Yang: "No, no, no, my cousin is fine..."

Millsap: ???
Is this the point? Isn’t the point that we were robbed by a shaman?
(End of this chapter)