NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

Tang Yu led nine players to sweat every day, and in a blink of an eye, it was the media day of the Rockets' new season.

September 28, from this day on, the new season has really begun!

Tang Yu led all 15 players and assistant coaches to welcome the media at the new Rockets training center.

Tang Yu, dressed in a suit, accepted the media interview for the first time after buying the Rockets, which also made the big-headed boss of the Rockets known to everyone for the first time.

The 32-year-old Tang Yu wore black-framed sunglasses and a pure handmade high-end suit to show how much money he has. This suit alone costs 50 taels.

"I am Tang Yu, the new owner and new head coach of the Rockets. We will try to hit the championship this season. If you want to see explosive basketball, come to the Dynasty Arena!"

After saying that, Tang Yu got up and left, leaving the confused reporters and the Rockets' press officer standing there!

Fortunately, the press officer reacted quickly and immediately asked assistant coach Stevens to continue the interview, but this also made Tang Yu continue to carry another nickname--B Wang Tang!

The reason why Tang Yu dared to make such a bold statement is that there is less than a week left before the preseason, and these rookies have made considerable progress.

Curry and Harden's talent values ​​have been crazy in the past two months. Curry has reached 87/97, ​​not only the lower limit has been improved, but the upper limit has also increased by two points.

The same is true for Harden, whose talent value has reached 86/96.

However, the only bad thing about this ability is that it is not specific, and it is not known how much a specific ability has been improved, but Tang Yu estimates that his training method must be fine.

They are all based on the strengths of these two people and are strengthening their strongest and weakest abilities.

Tang Yu also met some players for the first time today, including Dayao and Alian.

Dayao and Alian were chatting. Tang Yu's height is 188, but it is really difficult to look at these two people.

"Gentlemen, good morning! I'm very happy to see you!" Tang Yu stretched out his hand and shook hands with the two of them one by one.

His hand was really small in the hands of the two.

"Hello, boss, should we call you boss or coach?" Dayao asked Tang Yu very politely. He didn't have a very good impression of Tang Yu now.

Although he got A-Lian, it can be seen that Dayao is still not optimistic about Tang Yu now.

"Just call me coach. By the way, Dayao, how is your body recovering?"

"My body has fully recovered. My body has been very tired over the years. Now I finally get a rest."

Tang Yu checked Dayao's current talent value of 87/89, which is not bad. Dayao, who is already 29 years old, seems to be on the decline due to his height.

By the way, I checked A-Lian's 77/83. A-Lian is now in the rising period. He is only 22 years old now. His talent can continue to improve. He is far from his peak.

Tang Yu believes that if A-Lian can be more mature, his future is still very bright.

"Alian, I hope you can adapt to the new team role in the new season. Your footwork and mobility have been greatly improved, but you need to continue to practice your three-point shooting ability."

"Don't worry, coach. This is my fourth season. I want to fight for a contract that allows me to stay in the league."

"No problem. You have seen Kevin Durant of the Thunder. I hope you can become Durant of the Rockets." This is Tang Yu's expectation for Alian, or expectation.

"I will work hard, coach."

Soon, Yao Ming and Alian were called by the staff to take pictures. Tang Yu found a quiet place to work alone for a while.

After all the media day processes were over, Tang Yu took a group photo with all the players and coaching staff.

This group photo also became the first group photo of the first generation of the Rockets dynasty!

With the end of the media day, all the Rockets came to the Rockets training center at 8 am the next day.

Tang Yu looked at the 15 players in front of him, and his heart was full of emotion.

Allen Iverson, Muscle, and Carter are all players who have made it to the finals.

Yao Ming, Scola, and Battier are all old Rockets players.

These six people will become role models for young players in the team.

"I am your new coach Tang Yu, of course I have another identity - your boss. You can call me coach. I am a generous person with money, but I am a demanding person when it comes to basketball."

Tang Yu paused for a moment and glanced at everyone.

"My team doesn't have many requirements. Winning is the first priority. There is also a record that you can't go to the bar the day before the game during the regular season, and you are prohibited from participating in any off-court entertainment activities during the playoffs!"

Tang Yu looked at Allen Iverson. He was really afraid that Iverson would lead the young people in the team astray in a few days.The answer was a disdainful smile. He doubted Tang Yu's ability to control the locker room.

"I know that everyone is not optimistic about us. I think you are not optimistic about your prospects this season. I have trained the young players for about two months. Today we will have an internal training match to let you old guys educate the young people."

Tang Yu then divided the team into two teams, eight veterans formed the white team, and the remaining seven rookies formed the red team.

"The losing team needs to be responsible for the sorting work after one month of training!"

Tang Yu's purpose is very simple, to test the effect of these rookies after the training camp and see the current ability of the players.

After the two sides warmed up, they soon started the first internal competition.

Dayao 87, Scola 78, Battier 79, Carter 84, Iverson 80 formed the starting lineup of the white team, and Alian 77, Lowry 74 and Uncle Mu 72 served as substitutes.

The red team is rookies in the first and second grades.

The main force is the center is Jordan 78, the power forward is Ibaka 77, the small forward is Carroll 73, the shooting guard is Harden 86, the point guard is Curry 87, and the substitutes are Beverley 73 and Green 72.

Tang Yu thinks that the strength of the two sides is similar, and the rookie's on-the-spot experience may be a little worse.

As expected, Iverson said to everyone on the white team: "Brothers, I don't want to lose and pick up balls for a month."

"Haha, you won't let an old guy like me pick up balls with you, don't hold back against these guys." Uncle Mu didn't want to lose either.

Yao Ming and Yi Lian both smiled, and it can be seen that they didn't want to lose either.

"Okay guys, if you lose today, there may be no one to carry your bags for you in the away game. Think about it, we will all become a joke for other players."

Battier clapped his hands, the meaning of this was very clear, and he must show something real.

The rookies were also very excited. Beverley and Jordan, as second-round picks, had worked hard this summer, and now it was time to test them.

Beverley said, "Brothers, we have been training for two months, and now it's time to show these old guys some color!"

"Patrick is right. Although they are all very strong, we also have a chance to win."

Seeing that both teams were ready to go, Tang Yu added again.

"I am the head coach of the rookie team, Brad is the head coach of the old bird, Sam and Gary are the referees, and each quarter is 6 minutes. The only thing everyone needs to pay attention to is not to get injured."

Tang Yu asked Cassell and Payton to be the referees, and he personally gave these rookies on-site instructions.

Letting Stevens coach the old bird is also Tang Yu's way of seeing his ability.