full court guidance

Chapter 10

In the NBA, it is a place where strength speaks. Although ordinary role players have high salaries that ordinary people envy, in the eyes of league superstars like Anthony, they are not worth mentioning.

He actually took the initiative to invite late, obviously with other purposes.

Yao Ming was next to him, and he really wanted to persuade him, but he found that he was not very good at speaking directly, so he winked wildly at being late.

He didn't seem to notice it at all when he was late, and thanked Anthony for his invitation with a smile, and then said that his strength was not enough to gain a foothold in the NBA, and he needed more training to improve himself.

The American way of doing things is different from the Chinese. They will say NO directly when they don't want to do something. This is a very common thing.Being late and refusing directly did not make Anthony feel ashamed, and then chatted a few more words, showing a bit of solicitation for being late.

McGrady, who was always sleepy, was standing next to Anthony, watching his overt and secret solicitation for being late, but he didn't say a word.

In the end, Anthony and McGrady, who returned without success, went out to play together. Yao Ming invited him late to his room-although he is still on a rookie contract, he is undoubtedly the core insider of the team. one room.

After being invited to be seated late, Yao Ming poured him a glass of water, and then said: "I am so young, we are both in a foreign country, and we are still playing for the same team. I have something in my heart, if you don't want to answer it , don't take it too seriously."

This is where Yao Ming is smart. He didn't mention his help to Tate at all. He only talked about his personal feelings. Tate is not a fool. It feels like a waste of time, if you really want to ask something, you can just ask."

Yao Ming hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "You have been in the team for three or four days, and I noticed that your attitude towards McGrady seems a little different. You don't seem to like him?"

He was stunned for being late, but he didn't expect Yao Ming to see it. He always thought he was hiding it well.

Counting from the day he joined the team, McGrady's attitude towards being late is not enthusiastic, but he can't be said to be indifferent. He is no different from other teammates. Even because of Yao Ming, as a rookie, he doesn't need to carry bags for others—— Occasionally, Mutombo would let him carry the bag, but Uncle Mu is quite honest, and he is willing to pass on some defensive experience to him, and he is also willing to carry the bag for Uncle Mu when he is late.

Late was silent for a while: "Brother Yao, is my performance so obvious?"

"No, most people probably can't see it. I just have a feeling that you seem to have the same attitude towards McGrady as everyone else, but it's because of this that I feel wrong. After all, he is the core of our team. , is our boss."

"It's good that it's not that easy to see." Chi Lai nodded, as if thinking of something, and was silent for a while, before continuing, "Brother Yao, I don't like deviousness, so I'll just say it, I really don't like it." McGrady, first of all, is his way of playing. His offensive efficiency is very low, and his shooting percentage in the last two seasons is only about 43%. Moreover, he especially likes to hold the ball at the top of the three-point arc. Affecting the team's offensive efficiency, once the ball is in his hands, it will stop moving, which will make it easy for our opponents to see through our arrangement, and will allow our opponents enough time to adjust their defensive positions."

Yao Ming was a little surprised, and smiled wryly: "Then what can I do, after all, he is the leader of the team. And now the top four points, McGrady's scoring efficiency is already considered high, and everyone's shooting rate is like this."

Yao Ming's words are true. Everything in the world is developing and changing, and so is the basketball game.

The era of 05 was the end of the most glorious era of NBA centers. In the league, most teams relied on defense to win.To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Yao Ming, few people would pay attention to the Rockets, because the Rockets' games are ugly.

To put it bluntly, the Rockets' tactics are actually half-court grinding!Similar to other strong defensive teams in the league, they all change their style of play without changing their medicine.

In the 04 Finals, the reason why the Pistons were able to win the championship was because of their ugly defense that killed the Lakers with F4.

You can't tell Yao Ming if you are late. After more than ten years, NBA players can already shoot three-pointers as two-pointers. Some star players even shoot three-pointers with a higher percentage than McGrady's two-pointers.

"Boss?" Late sneered, "Brother Yao, I think you are the boss of our team. Let me say something from the bottom of my heart. Putting aside our identities as Chinese, it's just a matter of what you bring to our team owner." The huge benefits that come here are not comparable to that of McGrady. Our owner Alexander bought the team for 8500 million US dollars in [-] and has always been one of the poorest owners in the entire league. After you join the league After the team, how many times has the value of the team now doubled? How many Chinese people rush to sponsor the Rockets because you regard the Rockets as your home team? How many Chinese manufacturers rush to sponsor the Rockets? How many Chinese people are here for you? I can even say bluntly, even Stern would like to thank you. It is because of your existence that the NBA has opened up our Chinese market. Potential, is it comparable to McGrady?"

Seeing Yao Ming's thoughtful expression, he went on to make up the knife late: "On the other hand, McGrady, what is he competing with you? He doesn't have a huge market of more than one billion behind him, he doesn't have the support of businessmen waving banknotes, and he doesn't have countless audiences for him. Whoops whoops. If he has these, why did the Magic trade him? And in my opinion, he is not a qualified professional player. He only played 19 games for the Magic last season. The Magic have had enough of him, so trade him over."

Yao Ming originally intended to persuade Late to build a good relationship with the core of the team, but unexpectedly, he was shocked by Late.

He showed a thoughtful look and looked at Late with extremely surprised eyes.

"Brother Yao, don't look at me like this. It's not like you can't see my style of play. I don't have much offensive ability with the ball, and my passing ability has yet to be developed. These things are not available in a short period of time. The current At best, I can be regarded as a second-in-command template. Your style of play is the core. In my opinion, at least at the center position, no one can compete with you. An outside core whose style of play hurts the ball, And he always likes the outside core with a low shooting percentage, so he is not a good helper for you. Of course, if you just want to be an ordinary All-Star, you can pretend that I didn’t say these things, anyway, with your Strength, even if you have a dog on the outside, you are still the top center in the league."

Yao Ming burst out laughing: "It's so small, I didn't expect you to have such a bad mouth. But I don't agree with what you said. O'Neal is still at the top, and I'm not sure when I'm against him."

Late smiled and said, "O'Neill? Even you said it, but you're just not sure. In my opinion, the two of you are only [-]-[-] in strength. Even if you are slightly inferior, the gap should not be too big. But the problem now is that O'Neal is old, especially after joining the Heat, Pat Riley is a well-known supporter of the devil training method, O'Neal's huge height and weight, coupled with the devil training that squeezes the potential of the body In this way, O'Neal can persist for another one or two seasons at most, and then he will be reduced."

Speaking of this, the late arrival seemed to think of something: "By the way, Brother Yao, your current weight is about 132KG, right?"

Yao Ming nodded and asked doubtfully, "Are you suggesting that I gain weight?"

"No, I think your current weight is more appropriate. Even if you gain weight, it will be up to 140KG, and if you add more, it will put too much burden on your body. Your huge body is your advantage and your greatest strength. Disadvantage, the huge weight will increase the burden on your ankles and greatly shorten your career, especially now, O'Neal is past his peak, and your weight is enough to deal with other centers in the league. What's the point of making yourself so heavy Woolen cloth?"

Yao Ming remained silent, and he didn't know if he listened to the belated persuasion.

Just when he was late and was about to leave, Yao Ming stopped him: "Xiao Dao, it seems that you are also a person with your own ideas. To be honest, I also have ambitions. I want to prove myself on the field. I want to let you Look at those black people who look down on us, we yellow people can win championships and dominate the NBA arena, I keep your words in mind, but I still want to advise you, even if you don’t like some players, don’t reveal it come out."

Late nodded: "Of course I know, Brother Yao, I am different from you. I came to the NBA arena to look for challenges. If I can gain a firm foothold in the NBA, I also hope that we can work together, preferably Get a championship."

After a pause, Late smiled wryly and shook his head: "We only have this season and next season at most. If I can really perform in the league, it is impossible for us to be on the same team."

Yao Ming is also a smart person, so he immediately understood the meaning of being late, and suddenly stood up and said, "What are you talking about? I think it's pretty good, and it can be used as our unique trick."

"No, you are too tall. Although you can completely block people for me, it will also affect my hand feeling. I am only about [-]% sure."

"Don't you really want to hit every shot? Sixty percent is already very good, okay? That's three points. After conversion, you can score 1.8 points per offense. The efficiency is much higher than that of someone you mentioned, and it is also better than me at the basket. It's easier to toil and squeeze."

While talking, the two left the room and walked towards the basketball hall in the tavern.

(End of this chapter)