full court guidance

Chapter 73 The management of Yulip (not a typo)
Everyone can see that the Rockets intend to push McGrady out to share some pressure.

But the fans don't appreciate it. Since the media broke the news that McGrady had recovered more than a month ago, the fans have been full of expectations for McGrady's comeback time. However, the attitude of the Rockets management was unexpectedly tough, which made the fans' expectations become got angry.

When the Rockets released the news on the official website, fans immediately left messages below to ridicule.

"If I were McGrady, I would definitely refuse to play at this time. Could it be that McGrady led the team alone as if he was late, and then he was exhausted?"

"I'm so fed up with the stupidity of the management. What the hell are they thinking? Why didn't McGrady play until now."

Media reporters also interviewed Tracy McGrady at his home for the first time. Now the former scoring champion who has recovered from his health talked to the media camera: "We all like to be late. He is a very reliable guy. Now that he is injured, we It’s all very sad. Although I haven’t played an official game for more than half a year, when the team is in trouble, I, as one of the core members of the team, must also take responsibility at this most difficult time. Although our team’s lineup There are still some problems, but I believe the management will deal with it. I know that many people will compare me with the results of leading the team late, but I am not worried about this. Our two styles are completely different. Late Scoring ability is recognized by the entire league as a superpower, and my advantage lies in my comprehensiveness, whether it is scoring or organizing offense, it is something I am good at."

After being with the two Chinese for a long time, McGrady also became tactful, expressing his dissatisfaction with the team management in a very subtle way.

In fact, before McGrady was notified by the team that he would be allowed to return to the court as soon as possible, the Rockets planned to let Late continue to play with injuries. It's not a big problem when you look at the playing time.

However, being late was not as easy to talk to as Yao Ming, and he immediately rejected the Rockets' request.

Then the Rockets approached Yao Ming again, wanting him to come back early.

As a result, under the reminder of being late, Yao Ming did not agree.

His ankle is a fatigue injury, and there is indeed no major problem now, but the confrontation on the NBA court is very fierce. If he returns early, what if the injury breaks out again?
So after careful consideration, in order to continue chasing this year's championship, Yao Ming decided to return to a perfect state before making a comeback.

In fact, he wasn't the only one who was dissatisfied with the team's management. Before the game started the next afternoon, Van Gundy called all the players for a short meeting.

Including Yao Ming who was unable to play due to injury and late all participated in this short meeting.

Van Gundy didn't have those long-winded formulas, and he went straight to the point at the beginning: "I am very dissatisfied with the operation of the team management. I believe many of you here have the same opinion as me. But I am a professional coach, and you are professional players. How dissatisfied with the management is our own work, and it should be done by ourselves. At present, the team has encountered difficulties beyond imagination, and everyone knows the reason. I hope that in the next games, everyone can do their best Go for it, at least keep our hope of making the playoffs alive."

After all, Van Gundy glanced at the players present: "Here I must regret to inform everyone that I have submitted my resignation to the management. After the end of this season, I will no longer serve as the head coach of the team."

This sudden turning point made everyone a little stunned.

Some people even began to wonder if the management did some stupid operation behind the scenes?

Although Van Gundy's employment and tactical rigidity have been widely criticized by the media, after all, he won the championship last season, and he has already achieved fame. Why did he suddenly resign?
Van Gundy added: "Being late...he made me realize my own shortcomings. I used to think that as long as the defensive ability improved, the team would become a strong contender for the championship, but now I have understood my own limitations. , I couldn’t bring out my late maximum offensive power. On the offensive end, my ability is seriously insufficient, which affects the future development of the team. The team’s poor record has a lot to do with me, but I hope everyone In the future, if you can continue to support me, I believe that everyone will not only be satisfied with winning a championship!"

Van Gundy's sudden announcement had a big impact on the Rockets.

But as he said, the current Rockets are really troubled internally and externally, especially the management's operations, which make many players feel puzzled and dissatisfied.

Take a look at what the Rockets have done in terms of signings this year. Except for the deals made in the summer of 05, the only recent signing worth mentioning by the Rockets is to bring Hayes up from the NBDL.

However, the reason why Hayes was sent to NBDL must have his reasons. He does not have the ability to attack independently. As a blue-collar player, his physical fitness has great defects. The ability to protect rebounds is close to nothing. When facing those tall centers with autonomous offensive capabilities, Hayes' performance is greatly reduced.

Fortunately, the centers in the league are dying now. Except for Yao Ming and O'Neal, there are really good hands. Hayes is still very easy to use in most cases.

In addition to Hayes, almost all the other signings of the Rockets management are guards.

They seem to suffer from the disease that they will die if they don’t hoard guards. A large number of signed guards brings about insufficient substitutes in other positions and lack of competitiveness. The team’s main rotation guards are also dissatisfied with the team’s operation. Too many defenders pile up on the team, which will squeeze their playing time.

That night, the Rockets played at home against the Bucks who came to challenge.

The Bucks have a good record this season. They currently have a record of 23 wins and 21 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference.

But the Bucks' players are not strong. Bobby Simmons, Yeri Vershko, and Jamal Magloire are not well-known in the league.

The only two players who can be regarded as stars are TJ Ford, who has lost his speed and has already fallen to the bottom, and Andrew Bogut, the No. 2005 pick in [-].

Bogut, who is nicknamed White Duncan, is not sorry for his title at all. He averaged less than [-] points per game in the Bucks this season. He can only be regarded as a blue-collar player. Some media have already given him the title of parallel importer.

But it was such a garbage team that the Rockets didn't like at all in the past, but they grabbed a victory at the Rockets' home court. In the end, the Bucks won 94:88.

Without Yao Ming sitting at the basket, Hayes didn't have much to do against Bogut. This made Bogut play like a star today. He scored a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. On the head of the season champion, he proved himself fiercely.

All fans can see that almost all the players on the Rockets side are out of form. McGrady is trying hard to show his comprehensiveness. He controls the team's organizational rhythm and fulfills his tasks with due diligence.

But today the Rockets' players are too strong. Even David Lee, the handsome CIC, is in extremely poor condition, wasting a lot of McGrady's assists.

Seeing that his teammates couldn't score, McGrady had no choice but to carry the burden of offense on his shoulders and return to his previous style of play with the Magic.

McGrady, who has recovered to a healthy state, is almost omnipotent for breakthrough layups and outside shots. The Bucks players have nothing to do with him.

McGrady made 33 shots in this game, hit 16 goals, and had 12 free throws. In the end, he scored 47 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. His amazing efficiency failed to lead the team to victory.

To say that McGrady's only problem in this game is probably that his shooting percentage from the outside is not very good, only 4 of 1!

Seeing that his outside shooting rate is not high, McGrady consciously reduced the number of outside shots. The adjustment of play is very reasonable, and the offensive end is not messy, but the Rockets are now these players, he really can't move them.

Back in the locker room, McGrady pulled Late aside and asked him in an unbelievable voice: "How did you do it? How could you lead them to so many victories?"

David Wesley, Juwan Howard, and Ralph Alston, the main players, all had a shooting percentage of only about 30% today.

There was nothing to say in the post-match press conference. Some media deliberately picked things up and asked McGrady if he failed to lead the team to victory. Did he prove that his own ability to lead the team was not good enough?

McGrady just smiled: "Losing in competitive sports is the original sin. No matter how many reasons there are, as the current leader of the team, it is indeed my responsibility that I failed to lead the team to win. As for the question of whether the ability to lead the team is feasible, I don't care."

The Houston media is quite calm. They probably already know who the reason is for the Rockets to become like this, and no one jumped out to blame McGrady.

On the contrary, many media believe that McGrady performed brilliantly in the first game after his comeback, but he has not played an official game for half a year. It can only be said that the Rockets' role players are too bad.

A day later, the Rockets continued to sit at home against the supersonics who came to challenge.

In this game, the Rockets stunned the Supersonics with their tough defense. The shooting team composed of three musketeers was prevented from shooting less than 40% of the field. McGrady played 36 minutes and scored 26 of 14 with 36 points and 10. With 7 rebounds and [-] assists, he completed his task very well.

In the next two games, the Rockets lost to the Knicks and the 76ers in a row. McGrady still performed brilliantly, not only with perfect statistics, but also excellent performances on both offense and defense. inside.

On February 2th, Rockets fans finally ushered in the best news of the year. Yao Ming and Late recovered from their injuries and were able to play. The Big Three will make their comeback against the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)