I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 236
"CD"

"joy"

At the pick-up gate at Houston Harpy International Airport, two former University of Memphis teammates gave a bear hug as soon as they met.

"I welcome you on behalf of Houston!"

Dorsey said with a hippie smile.

CD forced a smile, "I know you welcome me, but it's hard to say whether Houston welcomes me, after all, I'm just an addition to the deal."

The two stepped into the NBA together, but their circumstances were completely different.Dorsey has become the hottest super rookie in the league, while CD has worn down his confidence and fighting spirit during his long bench career.

Duo pretended to be in a suit and leaned over, sniffing vigorously with his nose.

"What are you doing? Do I smell?" CD Roberts grabbed his collar suspiciously and sniffed it.

No smell!

"You're not a CD anymore!" Dorsey said solemnly.

"Ok?"

"There is no rust smell! You are not the iron king of the University of Memphis! The iron king who continues to shoot the 10th ball even after hitting the iron 11 times!"

"Damn, I'm the scoring champion! You're the unreliable insider from the University of Memphis, you're the king of irons!" CD scolded with a smile.

"That's right, I'm a rough insider who can get away with it. What are you afraid of, the scoring champion of the University of Memphis! Let me tell you, Adelman is not Rivers, there are not so many rules, you just play boldly! By the way, you Do you know why Mosaic had to trade you here?"

"What?"

"I won't play because McGrady was injured! I brought you here to replace McGrady! At the Toyota Center, you just treat yourself as McGrady, and just perform to your heart's content!"

"Haha! Joey, your mouth really hasn't changed at all!"

After being teased by Dorsey, CD felt a lot better. At least he knew that Dorsey didn't alienate himself because of the disparity in the status of the two in the league.

CD said seriously: "Thanks, brother!"

"What are you talking about! What kind of friendship do we have! You helped me beat up those jerks on the football team at the homecoming dance my senior year! I remember you kicking that kick with both feet was so cool! "

"Haha, it was really enjoyable to play at the time, but you are the only one who was suspended in the end!"

"After all, I took it all! Let's go, go to my place to welcome you, Dayao, Ci Shiping, Xiaobu, Landry and the others should be here! You have to have a good drink"

……

On February 2, the Rockets' first game after the trade deadline.

At home against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Bobcats previous record of only 22 wins and 33 losses, is only a veritable bad team, such opponents just help the Rockets run the lineup.

Adelman's new starting lineup: PG Brooks, SG Dorsey, SF Metta World Peace, PF Scola, C Yao Ming
It is foreseeable that this will be the main lineup of the Rockets for a long time to come.

However, facing weaker opponents, the Rockets did not start well.

Xiao Bu was happy to start the game, and under agitated mood, he turned on the "Blood Cloth" mode again.

It wasn't that he was organizing the offense, but that he was rushing to the forefront, dragging the Rockets to attack.

After getting the ball, it's rushing, rushing, and throwing.

In the starting lineup, Dorsey and Metta Shiping could still keep up with him, but Yao Ming and Scola fell into endless back and forth, miserable.

Even the commentator said, "Brooks has to learn to step on the brakes. As a rocket, his gearbox can't have only one gear!"

Although the Charlotte Bobcats are not strong, whether it is Felton, who is only 1 meters on the back line, or Okafor on the inside, they are not weak in terms of movement speed. Therefore, the "blood cloth mode" cannot help The Rockets opened the situation, but let the Bobcats far ahead.

By the second half of the second quarter, the Rockets had fallen behind by 16 points!
Even the commentator can't stand it anymore, "Alston is not an All-Star point guard, but he is a reliable veteran, especially with the young Brooks as a foil, Rockets fans miss streetball even more Wang. Sure enough, happiness comes from comparison.”

Adelman replaced Brooks, let him calm down on the bench, and check his brake system by the way.

Lowry comes on.

Lowry is characterized by breakthrough and speed, but he is not as single-minded as Brooks.

He is young and mature, has a solid ball control, and has obvious rhythm changes in organizing offenses.

He didn't rush all over the court, but when he got outside the opponent's three-point line, he saw the opportunity and rushed to the basket.

Facing Felton, who is the same height as him, Lowry fully demonstrated the characteristics of his small steel cannon, carrying the opponent to the basket, and completing a very tough layup.

Except for Dorsey, the Rockets' guard line has not been played so tough for a long time, which made the home audience shine.

Of course, it's one thing to play tough and look good, but another to have good results.

Lowry, who just came to Houston for a day, has not yet adjusted to his best condition.The strength of the layups was not particularly good, either a little bigger or a little smaller, the ball was spinning around, and not many shots were made.

And his weakness of not having a long shot is also magnified under the Rockets' offensive system.

Yao Ming can attract the opponent's double-team defense in the interior. With the opponent's defensive camp shrinking, Lowry got far more open three-point opportunities than he did in the Grizzlies.

But he didn't dare to shoot, and would rather pass the ball to his teammates, which delayed the opportunity.

As for the organization of the attack, it is impossible to talk about it.Lowry has only been in the team for a day, and he hasn't recognized everything yet, let alone familiar with the tactics.

Therefore, after Lowry played, although the team's rhythm stabilized and they played like a whole, the actual effect was limited, and the score difference was still double digits.

Adelman didn't expect Lowry, who had just arrived, to shine in this game. He just let him get acquainted with the team's style of play and adapt to the atmosphere at home, and soon replaced him.

There is also the old "combo guard" Brent Barry at the point guard position.

Barry is old and strong. Although his physical fitness is not as good as before, his experience, awareness and control of offensive organization are still far superior to the two younger boys.

He used his actual actions to teach by precept and example, and taught the two young people a good lesson.

Steadily control the rhythm, rush when it is time to rush, pass when it is time to pass, and shoot when it is time to shoot. You don't need any particularly eye-catching individual performances, as long as you help the team score the ball steadily.

Playing really well.

However, his problem is also obvious, that is, the older he is, the longer he stays on the court, the more his power will decline.This phone is old, like an old mobile phone, charging for two hours and talking for 5 minutes.

At the end of the first half, the score was 48:42, and the Rockets were still 6 points behind.

The death of the point guard has become an urgent problem for the Rockets to solve.

Conventional means have been exhausted, Adelman came up with a surprise move!
PS: I have something to do today, only one chapter, and two more chapters will resume tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)