Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 176 [Lynx VS Rocket, unable to compete! 】

On November 11, the Bobcats will play against the Rockets at home!

This is the first time "Elvis" Chuck Hayes faced the old Rockets after his transfer, but he did not receive attention.The major TV stations did not broadcast the game nationwide, and China also did not broadcast the game live. Now China's home team has become the Eagles.Chinese fans are watching the Hawks game against the Wizards at home with great interest in front of the TV.

Every player who changes teams often holds back his energy when facing his old club and plays a beautiful game.Hayes often wondered how he would feel when the Bobcats met the Rockets.Excited?uncomfortable?The Rockets met the Rockets in the sixth game, and Hayes was very calm.Calm because he thought the Bobcats would win!
Hayes, Azubuike, and Weaver greeted their old teammates together. They won the championship together a few months ago, and now they have become opponents.

Hayes went to McGrady first.After leaving the Rockets, they only had one phone call and said a few insignificant words, roughly "I'm leaving, take care..."

Now the two met each other on the field, smiled and hugged each other without speaking.

Hayes left, but also abducted two Rockets.Yao Ming left, in exchange for a sick man and three useless players.Everyone on Earth knows that the rocket is over.Hayes therefore did not know what to say.

McGrady has the same idea, what can he say?The Rockets have Hayes and Yao Ming to win the championship. Now he seems to have returned to the magic period when he was fighting alone.Who caused all this?The only difference between now and the Magic is that McGrady has a championship ring and an MVP trophy, so he has no regrets.All he has to do is play happily until he retires.

Hayes greeted Battier, David Lee and others one by one.

Battier blessed Hayes. "Play well. Win the championship again! Try to win the MVP of this season, but the Bobcats need to strengthen their defense."

"The players are still running in, maybe it will be better in the future." Hayes said with a smile: "Sean, you have to work hard."

Battier showed a wry smile. The Rockets' defense is not as good as before, and he has to rely on him to defend outside.Hayes could see Battier's disappointment with the team.He will still play hard, but he no longer considers the results.

David Lee and Hayes whispered as they hugged: "Is there any drama in my deal?"

Hayes whispered: "Bad news, Morey is asking for money, you can't come to the Bobcats. Let's fight hard with the Rockets first. If the Bobcats have the money to afford you in 09, we can cooperate again."

David Lee laughed and said, "Oh, that's all. Let's see if the Bobcats can defend against our invincible pick-and-roll and jumper!"

"Haha, let's do our best!" Hayes patted David Lee on the back hard and laughed.He heard some dissatisfaction in David Lee's tone.Now the Rockets' main tactic is McGrady's singles after the pick-and-roll.McGrady now has fewer and fewer breakthroughs, basically jump shots.

Hayes doesn't want to think about McGrady's main attack days.He and Yao Ming desperately squeezed out positions inside, and then saw McGrady make a pull-up jumper from the outside to end the offense. Moreover, McGrady's jump shot had a flat arc and relatively strong power. When it hit the basket, it was easy to pop out of the 3-second zone. It is difficult for players to grab rebounds.It's a pity that Battier, David Lee, Millsap and others, especially Battier, his contract will not expire until 2011...

Looking at the current Rockets, Hayes has a feeling of jumping out of the fire pit. This is no longer the championship team of last year.The head coach was replaced by Adelman. After the top pick Oden was reimbursed for the season, they quickly signed the Grizzlies' abandoned general Chakalidis, and the lineup was beyond recognition.

Center: David Lee, Chakalidis.

Power forwards: Millsap, Scola, Novak.

Small forwards: Battier, Childress, Mike Harris, Kirk Snyder.

Guards: Hyde, Claxton, Tyrone Lue, Blake, McGrady, John Lucas III.

The Rockets have assembled a lineup of 15 players, but if they want to rely on this lineup to win the championship, it is possible to go to China to play the CBA.

McGrady is the only reliable scorer for the Rockets. David Lee averaged 14 points per game as the second scorer, but he is not Yao Ming.McGrady scored 29.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists, but the Rockets had a record of 1 win and 4 losses. They only defeated the underdog Bucks 10-102 on the 87th.

Hayes returned to his side's bench, and D'Antoni asked, "Seeing how happy you were smiling just now, what did you say?"

"It is suggested that David Lee come to hug my thigh when the contract expires in 09, but I don't know if the Bobcats will still be able to give him a big contract at that time." Hayes laughed.

D'Antoni smiled. His most promising outside center (really this style) Bargnani is coming, and he doesn't care about David Lee at all.

D'Antoni looked at Jeff Van Gundy again and said, "Jeff, let's talk about tactics today. You know the Rockets' style best."

Solved the Okafor problem, the Bobcats are now too harmonious internally, the head coach can change at any time...

Van Gundy was also polite, called the players over, and gestured with the tactical board: "The Rockets don't have Van (Weaver) and Chuck now, and the speed is not fast enough. When attacking, they play as fast as the previous games, and when defending, they should be inside as soon as possible. Set up, formation 131 zone defense, leave Andris (Bedrins) alone on the bottom line. Focus on defending McGrady. He will definitely use the cover of David Lee and Millsap to play singles, the two double-team him, and the point guard Bray Ke and small forward Shane Battier can relax their defense a little bit. They lack the offensive ability to hold the ball, and they just need to defend the three-pointer. We will definitely win the game.”

Van Gundy was very relaxed and didn't take the Rockets seriously.

On the other side, the atmosphere is completely different.

Adelman is a person with a serious expression. Compared with Van Gundy in sportswear, Adelman is more like a scholar in a suit and neatly cut hair.He took over Van Gundy with great joy and became the head coach of the championship team. He wanted to add glory to his coaching career. Unexpectedly, the Rockets experienced many changes this season. Returning to the Lakers, he finally settled down, and the team's record has plummeted compared to last season. Even though he was elected as the coach of the NBA All-Star team twice, Adelman always seemed to be in a lawsuit with others, frowning thoughtfully.When he arrived at the Rockets, he rarely had a smile on his face. He had never been welcomed by the fans, and all he heard was scolding.

"Don't stop running, use the screens of your teammates to cut, pass, pass the space." Adelman said, he said this almost every game, but most Rockets players, including Tracy McGrady, didn't really understand The spirit of Princeton's tactics and McGrady's style have hardly changed. The scene of directly pulling up jump shots after dribbling the ball to the frontcourt appears frequently. In fact, McGrady's offensive method that relies too much on touch completely runs counter to Princeton's tactics.

Before the start of the season, experts predicted that Adelman's Princeton tactics would give Tracy McGrady plenty of space and freedom to play.However, the fans saw completely different results from many experts. Tracy McGrady, who gained unlimited firepower, greatly improved his personal data, but failed to use Princeton tactics to lead the Rockets to a satisfactory record.

The so-called "Princeton Tactics" simply refers to moving without the ball, cutting and running back, passing the ball constantly, adhering to the overall basketball and team spirit, focusing on passing inside and commanding inside.This tactic pays great attention to the four links of "space, reality, observation, and execution", among which reverse running is the signature of Princeton's style of play.The essence of this tactic is "human movement, ball movement, and coordination." Human movement refers to moving without the ball, cutting and counter-running, and ball movement refers to continuous passing and sharing of the ball.Therefore, this tactic has very high requirements on the players, and the players need to keep running on the court to make room.

As a result, the Rockets are completely eating Van Gundy's "old money". "Inside command" is empty talk. Without Yao Ming, David Lee, Millsap, and Scola are all rookies. How could they command McGrady?

When Tracy McGrady broke out, the Rockets' role players did not play their due role. Battier, Hyde and other shooters all showed a trend of declining shooting percentage.McGrady's laziness is well-known throughout the league. For the Princeton tactics that require more running, it is difficult for the proud McGrady to actively change himself to adapt to tactics and teammates.McGrady's unlimited singles and role players watching silently have become the biggest feature of the Rockets.After the game, the media began to report that teammates did not support McGrady enough...

The game is about to begin.

Bobcats starting lineup has changed today, because Pietrus and Okafor involved in the transaction, did not appear in the roster, the Rockets recalled Gortat from the NBDL.Starting five: Calderon, Azubuike, Gerald - Wallace, Hayes, Biedrins.

Rockets starting: Blake, McGrady, Battier, Millsap, David Lee.

Biedrins, a master jumper, flicked the ball to Azubuike, who passed to Calderon.Hayes reached for the ball to his favorite right 45-degree angle.Calderon lobs the ball in.Blake turned his head slightly, Hayes passed the ball again, Calderon threw off Blake to catch the ball, made a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and the ball went in! 3 to 0.

"Good pass." Calderon and Hayes clapped their hands.

"It's his inattention." Hayes laughed.

Alston was traded out of the team last season because his defense was not good enough. Blake's defense may not be as good as Alston's. What's more sad is that he is already the best defensive point guard in the Rockets.

Calderon retreated directly to his own half and did not press Blake. This is also one of the Bobcats' tactical arrangements.The reason for this is to allow the Rockets to complete the offense faster and fall into the rhythm of running and bombing.As long as the Rockets miss a shot, the Bobcats will fight back immediately.

Sure enough, as Van Gundy predicted before the game, Millsap went to the high position to cover McGrady.McGrady caught the ball and broke through from the left, took a step, and immediately stopped and made a jump shot! 3 to 2.

Hayes just raised his hand and watched McGrady make the shot.What he thought in his heart was that after being a teammate for a year, he should show some face and let you take one easy shot.In the next round, it won't be so easy.

Bobcats attack, Shane Battier against Hayes.The Rockets' defensive formation is still 122 zone defense, and they are using a strategy to deal with James.Battier is the main defense on the outside. Once Hayes breaks through, Millsap will double-team from behind.Battier and Hayes have practiced for a year and are familiar with all Hayes' habits, so they are confident in preventing Hayes' breakthrough.But Hayes is also familiar with the Rockets' weaknesses.

Hayes takes a stand, Wallace runs over from the side, Hayes passes the ball to Wallace, and the latter bypasses McGrady.At the same time, Hayes withdrew and ran to the middle.Battier had to fill defense Wallace.Wallace took a step and passed the ball back to Hayes. After the position change, McGrady stood in a high position and did not move. Hayes had already caught the ball in the middle and rushed to the basket. He jumped up with one hand and David Lee Jumping up to block the block, Hayes shrank in the air, retracted his right hand and sent the ball gently, Biedrins caught the ball and dunked the basketball with both hands! 5 to 2.

The Rockets' offense was still the old routine. Millsapura went to the high position. This time Hayes rushed directly to McGrady and double-teamed McGrady with Wallace.McGrady gave the ball to Millsap, who missed the shot.Biedrins grabs the rebound and makes a long pass to Hayes.Hayes received the ball without pausing and passed it to Wallace, who was running on the other side. The latter hit a jumper with an emergency stop in front of Battier. 7 to 2.

Now the Rockets seem unable to compete with the Bobcats!

(End of this chapter)