readytorunbook Chapter 318 The opening day!
Chapter 318 The opening day!
Chapter 318 The opening day!
In early October, the training camp for the new season officially kicked off...
Amid the long-awaited calls from Houston and the Chinese media, they finally saw Shaq returning from vacation wearing a Hawaiian shirt, although he looked a little fat...
Then there's Iverson, who's a little thinner than last season.
Finally, T-Mac, despite a perfect summer league, the Houston No. 1 performance is not convincing, looking like an old version of Paul George...
Of course, everyone knows Tomjanovich’s famous saying back then:——Don’t underestimate the heart of a champion...
So everyone saw the training and boasted, saying: "We are not afraid of Miami at all...", "Let the Lakers die" the boast of the lying king Shark...
Seeing McGrady angrily tweet: "I have never had a season like this one, full of confidence in myself..."
Seeing the back of Iverson driving away without shaking his head after training...
Of course there is JR, every time he is the last one to arrive and the first one to leave...
Then Cousins also became less obedient-this guy complained to the media several times, dissatisfied with his role positioning...or had friction with teammates, trainers and even coaches in training...
It should be known that in the makeup photo of the Rockets in the new season, there are as many as 8 players squeezed in at once. You must know that in the previous season, there were only 3 people including Yao Mai and Artest. What this means is self-evident...
Means a basketball, there are countless people who enjoy the desire to control...
Of course, the slogan played by the Rockets is even more exciting...
It's like waiting for Yao Ming to come back and then win the championship - this is already the most reliable one...
Someone actually copied Miami and also claimed that the Rockets are another team with 82 regular season wins...
What's even more outrageous is that the O'Brien Cup has been regarded as the Rockets' pocket, and some people can't wait to see Houston's battle against Miami in the finals...
In fact, it’s no wonder that in the Yao-Mike era, every summer Houston would have a sense of presence, and every year there would be a small fight every year. When a big idiot like Swift arrives, they will claim to win the championship, not to mention the new season led by the four giants of Yao, Shark, McAfee and Ai.
In mid-to-late October, unlike Miami, which was repeatedly kicked by underdogs in the preseason, Houston won 10 consecutive victories, God blocked and killed God, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha...
It’s hard to imagine why JR-Smith feels so hot when he hangs around nightclubs. Tracy McGrady, Iverson, O’Neal and others are showing signs of returning to the past, and it has nothing to do with Jonathan Fagan of the "Houston Chronicle" exclaiming "unreasonable".
"Maybe, if they are born together, they will be able to play at the All-Star level!" Olajuwon said.
Of course, throwing out all the cheers from the outside world, and leaving aside the giant galaxy in the East, Ron began to look forward to the new season. There is almost no team in the West that is more suitable to be a "big dark horse" than the Rockets.
The Lakers are still dominant, the Jazz and Suns have lost important players, the Spurs' Duncans are one year older, the Nuggets are worried about Anthony's departure, the Blazers are still young and still don't know if Oden will be healthy, like FOX, the Thunder has promoted the Thunder to No. 5 in the league, and it is more to express their enthusiasm for Durant.This atmosphere is good for the Rockets.
The most important reason for daring the Rockets to bear such pressure (or honor) is that in the preseason, the team with a salary of 4000 million was worth $1 million, not counting the big man who almost single-handedly brought the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals last season.
In fact, when the big man in the suit staged a scene before the start of the season, returning to Houston and hugging his old opponent Shaq in front of all the media, everyone almost dispelled all worries...
yes!So there is Yao Ming...
Yao Ming is enough to challenge Miami and Los Angeles before he even plays. How can Yao Ming not turn the world upside down?
I think even the most conservative people will undoubtedly be optimistic about the most powerful lineup of the Rockets since its establishment...
It can't be worse, the worst bottom line-even if you go to the Western Conference Finals, you can only be killed by Kobe in the tiebreaker, so that the end of the season can convince people, other than that, there is no other...
...
Yao Ming is dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with three points of humor, four points of toughness and great hard work.
Throughout the summer of 10, in addition to recuperating from injuries, Yao Ming proved his influence in both stages of the court.
Because of the existence of Yao Ming and the escort of this Chinese giant dragon, the Rockets could justifiably shout out: Red-rising under internal and external troubles.
It is not difficult to decipher that O'Neal, who is too old to swim, is just a candidate for Yao's recuperation period. Iverson and Tracy McGrady are more like just the Rockets playing decent cards to attract the box office of the ball market. The freshmen still need time to prove themselves.
The success or failure of this giant dragon this year will directly determine whether the Rockets' efforts in the past eight years are really effective.The Chinese dragon ushered in his most critical departure in Houston. This was a year that changed the fate of many people.
Of course, before that, the Rockets still need to use the 4000 million salary to create sugar-coated shells, a "seemingly" extremely powerful lineup, and survive Yao Ming's recovery period...
Maybe people have really ignored the time and the embarrassment of a team built with only 4000 million yuan in salary space, but it is hard to imagine that Ron has become a member of the sugar-coated shells at this time, and he can't wait to look forward to the new season every day...
Of course he won’t be like everyone else, relying on the old Sharks and Iverson... In his heart, what he values is the new Space City Twin Stars, Houston’s angels and demons...
A grumpy Cousins and a maturing Paul George...
These two talents are the main players of the Houston Rockets in the new season, and they are playing more and more roles in the team step by step. Cousins has been crowned as the starting power forward (no way, Houston's power forwards are stretched in the new season... Besides, Aweng will focus on the majors and minors next season, so the insiders don't necessarily need many options), and Paul George has entered an important rotation lineup...
Although JR-Smith is still singing every night, he has truly become the number one star of the Rockets. Convulsions and defensive loopholes are certainly hateful, but the Rockets, which are a combination of old, middle and young generations, have no other candidates to replace him at the beginning of the season except relying on him...
The Roman Empire was not built in a day. Under the guidance of the two sleepless kings, Avon and Jerry Sloan, this newly formed team has gradually established their system. Leaving aside the chemical reaction, it has been promoted by the media and the industry as the favorite for the championship in the new season...
Even more than the Mavericks with Chandler, just behind the Lakers and Miami on ESPN's power list...
It's like it doesn't matter if there is Yao Ming or not...
The undefeated preseason made the people of Aerospace City blind their eyes...
As for Ron himself, although he is not as optimistic as most people, he will inevitably think that before Yao Ming's comeback, they are enough to maintain a competitive role and enter the top ten in the league...
but…
November 2010, 11...Season Opening Day...
Amidst the cheers and cheers, the Houstonians who have been busy for a week ushered in their weekend, which also happens to be the opening day of the NBA10-11 season...
Tens of thousands of fans flocked to the Toyota Center, and the signs at the entrance turned out to be huge posters of Iverson, McGrady and O'Neal...
Their opponent is the Denver Nuggets - an opponent who was cleanly eliminated by 4:2 in the first round of last season, and after owning Yao Ming, they have been playing the role of Denver's sufferer...
And what needs to be reminded is that their second leading scorer last season, JR-Smith, is wearing a red jersey today...
Of course, no one is optimistic about the Nuggets. Their head star Anthony even euphemistically expressed his depression: "Damn, no one wants to encounter such bad luck in the opening game... Well, I will try to make the scene better and keep the suspense until the last moment... What? Win? No... No... I am mature now... I don’t want to think about the Arabian Nights..."
"It's a good thing that they haven't welcomed Yao Ming back..." Billups also said: "But, I don't think this will make any difference...they are too strong..."
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"What's wrong with this thing?" Before the game, O'Neill, who was struggling with the carbonated drink automatic purchase machine in the home team's locker room, kept tapping with his thick thumb...
"To cast a dollar! Dude!" Houston veteran Brent - Barry said jokingly.
"What?" O'Neal was taken aback...
"Welcome to Houston...we're used to stingy bosses, stingy managers..."
"Oh! Shit! What the hell..." O'Neill kicked and took away the warning sign saying "players are not allowed to drink carbonated drinks before the game"...
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"I think this year I will tell everyone that winning depends on the team..." McGrady said in an interview with all the media before the game. "Of course we have a lot of stars, but it's not the performance of a certain person, but the whole team... And I think we are a great team, which will allow you to find me here again one day in June next year..."
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"Milos (Teodosic), do you feel scared today? I'm afraid there aren't so many spectators cheering for you in Europe, right?"
"It shouldn't be said that I was scared, I was just very excited..."
"This is the first NBA game in your life. The first time you are favored by the team and you are firmly established as the team's starter, does it make you nervous?"
Teodosic smiled: "I'm honored..."
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"JR, Denver without you, do you think they can create a lot of threats for you?"
"I think Ron and his team have done a very good job (answering the question)," he raised his head proudly: "I will break out and enter the All-Star, Denver? I don't know them!"
The reporter was disgusted: "...they paid you a very low salary? But in Denver at least they gave you a chance...proved your worth..."
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"Is your waist and knee fully, fully recovered? (Referring to McGrady)"
"…You know…"
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"Shaq, as good as you've been lately, I'll start with your age...you're 38...do you think your body can hold up?"
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"I heard you go to strip clubs and bachelorette parties? (Referring to JR-Smith) Do you hate the spotlight on the stadium now?"
"No! I like it..." He smiled triumphantly...
"You go to Las Vegas often?"
"That's right... what's wrong?"
...
"I feel great now," O'Neal said with the corners of his mouth open. "I've done a lot... You know, some people question my current dominance, some people say my skills have regressed, these are BULLSHIT... I will prove it to those idiots..."
"But sir, I'm asking about your veteran contract salary now..."
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There was laughter in the locker room...
Perhaps in their eyes, a full house in the new season is like something out of pocket...
Victory is there... After hours, just keep a little stamina and drink champagne...
November 2010, 11...Season Opening Day...
(End of this chapter)