NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 32
The words Liu Rui said in the interview with Chen Xiaoxiao before were indeed intentional, but they were more for the league to listen to.

The withering of traditional centers is an absolutely irreversible fact.

Because this is not only that high-quality centers are getting rarer, but that there has always been a shadow of the league behind it.

Because the league is gradually fed up with the defensive games, not only are the games so ugly, but even the ratings are terrible, which has brought a huge obstacle to the interests of the league.

Therefore, the league urgently needs more offensive teams to enhance the viewing experience of the entire league, and the rise of the Suns this season is the best proof. If it weren't for the Spurs' malicious fouls, Nash would not have become the uncrowned king.

No one knows this better than Liu Rui. In the later generations, it is common for a team to score 120 points in a game. It is not a massacre to beat an opponent by more than 20 points.

But if it is placed now, it will definitely be praised as a god, and the media will ferment it wildly, and it will be boasted to the sky...

The current Bobcats team still needs to grow, and Liu Rui and the league's ideas coincide, although Charlotte is not considered a first-tier city.

But Liu Rui had planned for a long time. As a pioneer of league reform, it is even more difficult for the Bobcats not to be taken care of.

Liu Rui has no pressure on this. Even without himself, Stern will eventually reshuffle the league, and his arrival will only speed up the coming of the small ball era and the collapse of the giant era.

With the passage of time, players from both sides appeared on the field one after another, and the atmosphere at home for the Bobcats became more and more high. With Liu Rui's comeback in this game, there were no empty seats at home for a preseason game.

This also put pressure on the away Rockets. Before the game, Liu Rui and Yao Ming embraced affectionately, which made Liu Rui sigh, alas, it is better to communicate in the mother tongue.

With the conversation between the two, Liu Rui felt amused seeing Van Gundy's face on the sidelines turn black.

"Okay Dayao, I'm afraid your coach will go crazy if you keep chattering, you just need to remember what I just told you, no matter what, don't gain weight, even if it's Van Gundy's arrangement,"

"In the worst case, you just get into a stalemate with him. I know you have a good personality, but sometimes we have to be domineering when we should be domineering. Believe me, when it really comes to that point, the Rockets are definitely on your side."

"Even if Dawson's brain is really taken out, for an old man to offend you and the entire market behind you, at worst you come to play under my hand, I don't think anyone will use you better than me, ha ha."

Looking at the smiling young coach in front of him, Yao Ming really saw what domineering is.

Although I don't know why he didn't allow himself to gain weight, coach Liu Rui obviously won't harm him. In terms of vision and player training, Liu Rui's uniqueness is obvious to all in the league. Of course Yao Ming can trust this, not to mention that he doesn't want to gain weight.

"Good coach Liu Rui, I remember everything you said, you made me more firm in my mind, hehe."

"Haha, that's fine, let's go back. We'll have dinner and chat in private later. I'm afraid that old guy Van Gundy will come and tell me to use your tactics."

"Haha." Looking at the freewheeling coach in front of him, and seeing the joyous atmosphere of the Bobcats players, for some reason, Yao Ming turned his head to look at Van Gundy, and it became more and more distasteful...

As the game began, the two sides announced their starting lineups:

For the Bobcats: Jashdie White, Wallace, Kapono, Robinson and House.

Rockets: Yao Ming, Juwan Howard, Jim Jackson, McGrady, Charlie Ward.

Sura's injury had to force Van Gundy to put Charlie Ward, a 10-year veteran in the league, into the starting lineup. This made House in the Bobcats grin his teeth, and finally encountered a starting point guard whose defense was worse than mine...

As for the Bobcats, Liu Rui dispatched White as a big killer at the beginning of the game. That guy Van Gundy will definitely beat Yao Ming at the beginning of the game, so of course I don't mind rubbing your spirits at the beginning.

The two sides jumped the ball, and the ball was undoubtedly taken by Yao Ming.

With White's bounce, it is indeed difficult to grab the opening ball.

McGrady grabs the ball with one hand in the middle, Ward and Jim pull away at the two bottom corners, Huo Ershu and Yao Ming are one on each side, a typical inside and outside piercing.

But what makes Van Gundy different is that since it is not Wallace who is responsible for defending McGrady, it is rookie Robinson.

Robinson is really distressed by the baby, but the baby can't say it! !

In the first year of entering the league, I played four preseason games and started two games in total. In the first game, I was against Carter, and now I am against Tracy McGrady! ! ! ! !

In other words, do I have a grudge against these two cousins, or a grudge against the coach...

But even though his heart was broken at this time, the coach made himself defend the opponent's offensive sharp knife every time, and obviously still admired his defensive ability. Hehe, thinking of this, Robinson still felt a little flattered.

Of course, if Liu Rui knew what he was thinking, how much he hoped that after this game, Robinson could still be so happy...

Faced with Robinson's close defense, McGrady grabbed the ball with one hand and put it flat behind him. This posture of catching the ball made Liu Rui on the sidelines envious.

After all, the dry and picturesque McGrady in the previous life was not blown out.

"Hey, little guy, are you sure it's you defending me, not your No. 3 player?? I really can't bear to hurt your self-confidence."

Facing McGrady's words, Robinson didn't answer the words, and still stared at the ball in McGrady's hands wholeheartedly. This kind of defensive spirit is really a model for rookies.

Of course, according to Van Gundy's opening instructions and the team's habits, McGrady threw the ball to Yao Ming at the bull's corner at the beginning.

Yao Ming received the ball, intending to hold the ball and play with his back, using his height advantage to score the ball. After all, White is only 206 in height.

But with his back twice, since White was unmoved! ! !
Yao Ming gritted his teeth as if glued to his feet, but he couldn't get close to the basket.

Under pressure, he took advantage of his height and sent Yao Ming's signature turnaround jumper.

Because of his super height, Yao Ming usually never tires of this kind of shot.

But because of the distance and the instability in the confrontation with White, the ball went out of the frame.

Wallace took advantage of the rebound and didn't look for a defender. Holding the ball, he accelerated towards the half court and left behind Uncle Huo, who was not moving as fast as before.

Pushing forward to the frontcourt, facing the Rockets who were not well-staffed and hadn't been able to settle in time, Wallace's speed did not decrease, and he broke out for the second time to kill the inside with the ball.

Jim acted decisively to block Wallace's offensive line in advance, intending to make an offensive foul.

If it was Wallace in the past, I am afraid that he would really go straight to the basket and be succeeded by Jim.

But Wallace's current excellent passing vision and good control of the rhythm, the ball was distributed to Kapono who fell to the open corner in the first time.

Kapono didn't aim for a three-pointer, and just raised his hand and threw it.

sigh~
Hands up and down with a knife as steady as a dog! !
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(End of this chapter)