NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 178: Season Node, Observing the 178 Rookies
The images are only for assistance, not to confirm the disease!
Sean and Robert smiled at each other. Jiang Ming had made this diagnosis more than once. Only Jiang Ming could draw a conclusion before taking the film.

Mainly Jiang Ming's diagnostic method is real-time.

Just like his current massage, he can adjust the massage intensity and direction in real time based on the feedback from the muscles.

If I had to film and watch this every time, I would have enough money but not enough time.

It can be said that no other physiotherapist in the world can achieve this level of physiotherapy and massage.

This is also the reason why Jiang Ming asked interns to ask more about past medical history. Of course, he himself could choose not to ask, but other doctors do not have the traditional Chinese medicine heritage or the ability to do so. Asking about medical history can save many detours.

And soon White Chocolate no longer cared about how many people were looking at him, because he was also a rare treat to be pressed by Jiang Ming alone, and he became addicted to it as he kept pressing.

After all, White Chocolate is no longer a star in the Trail Blazers, so the team doctors who usually treat him are other people, such as director-level doctors like Jiang Ming, who mainly provide physical therapy for the three main stars: Oden, Roy, and Aldridge.

Different from the Western-style massages performed by Sean and Robert before, Jiang Ming's massage is completely different when it comes to the back.

For example, for Sean and Robert, pressing on the pain points often stings the pain points, as if stimulating the pain points will provide relief to the affected area.

However, Jiang Ming's massage was not blindly forceful. The strength was just right, and the pain was just right. I felt the muscles that had been strained a few days ago were tingling and numb, and I felt comfortable in an instant.

This made White Chocolate sigh in his heart that it was no wonder that a superstar like Bosh would ignore so many famous doctors in Canada and come to the clinic for physical therapy tomorrow.

Moreover, compared with his previous team doctors in the Kings and Heat, the gap in medical skills between Jiang Ming and them was like a chasm.

That's awesome.

"Jiang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your massage seems to be more effective!"

"Okay, stop flattering me and get up."

Jiang Ming threw a hot towel on his back and patted his butt, signaling him to stand up and feel it.

"I am telling the truth!"

White Chocolate chuckled, quickly stood up, wiped his back, and put on his clothes amid exclamations.

Because compared to the tattoo on his back, the tattoo on his chest is messier and more exciting, these Chinese medical students have never seen such a pattern.

"Ahem, sorry."

White Chocolate, who was wearing a vest, raised his right arm to feel the effect, and his pupils dilated:
"I can't seem to feel the point where my muscles hurt?"

The interns all widened their eyes. Is the effect so quick?

If the pain is really caused by muscle adhesion, it will take at least 2 days of rest to heal, right?
Moreover, they have seen many such cases in China. For athletes like this, muscle contusions, strains and sprains are commonplace. Even the young and strong athletes who have just entered their school will be called for massage from time to time after every strenuous exercise, or if they feel they are not feeling well, they will go for blind massage.

But it won't get better immediately, instead you'll feel sore all over.

How could the effect of Jiang Ming's massage be so different that the white tattooed guy in front of him had no feedback at all?

No feedback means no pain at all!
Before he came in, they clearly heard other team doctors say that Jason Williams' right arm was limited and could not be fully raised.

Now, people can watch themselves lift it up easily?
It looks like he can still play the game?

However, to be on the safe side, Jiang Ming still wrote a note for White Chocolate, telling him to take a break due to muscle soreness.

That means we don’t have to go away to play against the New York Knicks tomorrow.

"Let's do another moxibustion. Let Fang Xiaotong do this and I'll explain it to you."

"OK!"

Fang Xiaotong went out like a little squirrel to get the moxa sticks.

Jiang Ming started his own teaching mode:
“The massage targets muscles and acupuncture points.”

"Moxibustion targets the meridians, which is similar to infrared therapy in Western medicine. Our clinic has also purchased infrared therapy equipment from Weiyang Pharmaceutical. Both methods can stimulate blood vessels to dispel inflammatory factors, fatigue toxins, etc."

Robert was taking notes at the back, feeling that he would be able to publish another paper in the future. Although Jiang Ming himself did not like to write papers, Robert knew the importance of papers as he worked in the US medical system.

If Jiang Ming doesn't want to brush up on the papers, he can help. The number and quality of papers are also one of the criteria for evaluating private clinics.

Although Jiang Ming and others may not mind, Robert has been working hard to publish more papers for the clinic.

If you want to impress American medical students and apply for a job, you need not only the medical award, but also professional papers like this to boost your reputation.

Even find a few writers to write autobiographies or something.

After all, the United States attaches great importance to the American dream and personal heroism.

The reason why so many innovative talents continue to join Microsoft is because Gates, Paul Allen, and other senior executives including Ballmer have a large number of followers. They are not only entrepreneurs, but also idols.

The cult of personality promoted by those books is very strong.

If Jiang Ming wants to achieve globalization, he also needs to cultivate people in the foreign circle who admire him. When medical students in Europe and the United States look at Jiang Ming in the same way as these Chinese students, then his great cause will be truly accomplished.

After Jiang Ming finished explaining the differences between moxibustion, massage, cupping, etc., the actual practice of moxibustion was handed over to Fang Xiaotong to teach the interns.

I held a post-All-Star Game meeting on behalf of the team's medical team, management, and coaching staff.

Of course, he is now considered a member of management, so the meeting must wait until he is in place. White Chocolate indirectly postponed the meeting by 10 minutes.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"It's okay, let's sit down and discuss it together." Larry Miller signaled to his assistant to pour tea for Jiang Ming. Among all the senior executives, only Jiang Ming drank Pu'er tea, while the others drank coffee. It can be said that he was very considerate to Jiang Ming.

The All-Star Game is a turning point for the regular season.

After the All-Star Game, it is basically clear whether each team will be heading for the playoffs or diving for the No. 1 pick, so it is very important to arrange the next games at this time.

At the beginning of the season, you may have to go all out to win every game. In the later stages of the season, you will either win or lose games in a targeted manner.

The Trail Blazers are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference, one win behind the fifth-placed Mavericks and two wins behind the sixth-placed Rockets.

The eighth-placed Jazz are 3.5 games behind.

Therefore, the Trail Blazers' current record belongs to the "relatively stable" playoff level, because the teams behind them are falling further behind. The ninth-placed Suns are 2.5 wins behind the Jazz, and then the Warriors, Grizzlies, Thunder, Clippers, and Kings are all in the race for the No. pick with more than ten or twenty wins.

In other words, the current situation in the Western Conference is that 9 teams are competing for 8 playoff spots, which is a completely OK situation.

Therefore, the management also called on everyone to think about how the Trail Blazers should arrange the players' playing time after the All-Star Game and whether to selectively protect the stars.

For example, if facing a direct rival in the playoffs, whether it is because of the home advantage or the psychological advantage, should we go all out to win or hide our strength?

And who do you want to choose as your opponent in the end?
“It turns out that choosing opponents is real.”

This was the first time that Jiang Ming had witnessed such a meeting at the end of the season, where they actually talked about the topics that the fans had speculated about.

You know, at the end of the season, fans often calculate all kinds of opponents in the forums, and they are smart enough to think that the management and players don't consider other teams and just want to win every game.

No wonder when I watched football before, there were always a lot of upsets at the end of every season, as well as those completely unpredictable tacit matches, which fooled many lottery fans. It seems that the team management is considering and paying attention to these things.

However, the Trail Blazers must consider this year. Who could have stood up against the Lakers last year? This year, the fourth place record is up or down, so they can still make some moves in the first round.

Everyone agrees that the Rockets are easier to beat than the Mavericks, so they can make a charge and squeeze out the Spurs or beat the Mavericks.

Jiang Ming also raised his hand in agreement. Although he also wanted Yao Ming to go further, the reality was that the Rockets were clearly not good at playing against strong teams this season. They could beat weak teams, but they would definitely lose to teams with a strong coaching staff that had targeted defense. After all, even the fans knew how to defend against the Rockets.

That means just defending McGrady alone, his own shooting percentage will drop, and then when Yao Ming receives the ball, he will be double-teamed without thinking.

The stingy Rockets' role players are rubbish, and the chemistry between Yao and McGrady is just so-so. If there is no trade before the end of the regular season, the Rockets will most likely be eliminated in the first or second round again this year.

Of course, it would be better if the Trail Blazers met the Hornets in the first round. After all, the Hornets seem to be easier to beat than the eighth-placed Jazz among the Western Conference playoff teams, and a team built around Chris Paul will definitely not go far.

It’s not that Paul is not good enough, but players of Iverson’s level have already proved that this height is not enough, so Paul can’t go too far, not to mention that his All-Star teammate David West is also short. The Trail Blazers are perfect against the Hornets.

But this also has to squeeze out the Nuggets.

The Lakers can forget about it. The Lakers are now first in the league with 55 wins. After the All-Stars, any team that wants to rush for first place in the Eastern Conference or the Western Conference can give up the idea.

However, as vice president, Jiang Ming also advises everyone not to think too much, as it is easy to involve yourself if you calculate too much.

"Right, right, Director Jiang is right. We have the most opponents in the first round. The ones after that are all tough. We have to face them anyway. Just go with the flow."

From this meeting, Jiang Ming also learned that the main theme of the 2009 NBA season is still 23 vs. 24. The league has been building momentum for the two and wants to create an atmosphere of peak confrontation for the fans. Their competition also reached its peak this year, ranking first and second on the MVP list.

Moreover, the team's records are both very good and they are far ahead in the East and West.

But Jiang Ming also watched basketball and knew that there was actually another superstar this year whose pure strength was completely comparable to these two. Wade was not given as much attention as these two.

He is still as underestimated as ever. Even though he led the Dream Team to win the championship with an exaggerated performance during the offseason, the NBA is still a battle between James and Kobe. This year it seems that No. 23 and No. 24 are destined to face off in the finals.

But other teams won't let them do as they wish. For example, the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, under the advice of Jiang Ming, have recently asked Garnett to reduce low-post singles and spend more time at the free throw line.

They have already secured second place in the Eastern Conference, and they will have enough energy to stop the Little Emperor in the playoffs!!!
你尽管客对尼克斯几乎完成自1975年贾巴尔以来个人得分超过50分的三双，在比赛中取得52分、11次助攻及9个篮板。

From March 3 to 10, James had three consecutive triple-doubles.
But the experienced Celtics don't pursue these personal data, they are just waiting to beat the Cavaliers in the playoffs.

The same goes for the Western Conference playoff teams. The Trail Blazers are only thinking about revenge on the Lakers today.

"Kobe is a little too strong, let's stay out of his limelight for now."

"So it's better to be third or sixth. Playing the Lakers first is too much of a headache."

Jiang Ming nodded. He had just said that he would not discuss the second round opponent, but as they chatted, he naturally returned to the second round:
"Sure, let's play first and see. If the record improves, we'll go all out to get 3rd place, beat the Spurs and fight the Lakers in the second round. If the record isn't so good, we'll just drop to th place, and we can give the players a rest."

This year, Kobe scored 61 points, setting a record for the highest score in Madison Square Garden. New York has become the place where these two kings score points. The 30-year-old Kobe still tried his best in the regular season this year.

Moreover, Jiang Ming discovered that this might be the best year in Kobe's entire career in terms of physical skills, mentality and understanding of basketball. This year, Kobe further increased the proportion of low-post singles, and his offense became more and more concise. Compared with the previous MVP season, his level is still quite good.

At the same time, he makes fewer mistakes and is a reasonable version of Kobe. The main reason is that Ariza has grown and can shoot three-pointers and defend. In addition, the three tall players each have their own responsibilities, so he feels much stronger than last year.

Playing against the Nuggets or the Spurs wouldn't be that tricky, after all, the Nuggets just beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 5-10000 yesterday thanks to Anthony's near buzzer beater with 114 seconds left in the game, and his career total score exceeded 113 points.

You know, the Thunder is at the bottom of the Western Conference. How can you, a team in the top 3 in the Western Conference, fight the Thunder to the end?
What does this mean?
This shows that this strong team is very unstable.

In fact, if Jiang Ming looked at it, it might be a crazy decision for him.

If you want to be bolder, just think about facing the Nuggets in the first round instead of going for the second or third place and expecting to face the Hornets.

It would be better to just drop down and play against the Nuggets, which would allow the players to rest and make the first round easier.

Of course, this is only possible in the game. In reality, not to mention whether the fans will curse the team at the end of the season, the players themselves are unwilling to do so. They have worked hard to get to fourth place in the Western Conference and there is no way they will give up this ranking.

"We have to go far, so keep an eye on the Nuggets' movements."

But in the end, the management asked everyone to pay attention to the Nuggets' subsequent wins and losses. No matter which round of the playoffs they meet the Nuggets, it will be relatively easy for the Trail Blazers.

Then Thomas Reese and Jiang Ming also took the microphone to give advice to the coaching staff, asking them not to use the players, especially the rotation players, at the same intensity as at the beginning of the season.

At this stage, the body is in a state of fatigue and is very prone to injury.

McMillan also accepted it with pleasure, saying that the coaching staff will appropriately stagger the use of star players in the future to minimize the playing time of the main players.

Because the stars may have less playing time, there will naturally not be much physical therapy, so Jiang Ming has a new task, which can be said to be what the vice president should do, and what he was best at doing last year:
Check out the 2009 rookies!

(End of this chapter)