NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 229: YAO, join the team! The pioneering champion!

That’s okay!

Fuck rockets!
The old fans are not vegetarians.

The main reason is that there aren't really any real Rockets fans now, most of them are Yao and McGrady fans.

Even team fans can’t defeat the facts!
"Although McGrady's teammates were bad when he was in the Magic, at least they were still young and strong and in their prime. What about the Rockets?
苏拉04-05赛季是生涯最后一年，韦斯利07年退役、吉姆杰克逊06年退役、琼巴里06年退役、泰勒07年退役、帕吉特07年退役、诺里斯06年退役、安德森、施耐德、鲍文等都是08年退役！”

"Damn it! The great man upstairs showed up! He has a reason and evidence!"

"What you said is true. Yao Ming and McGrady are surrounded by old guys who are about to retire. In the past two or three years, the combination of Yao Ming and McGrady led such a group of old guys who could not run to the playoffs!
At that time, they even called it a good thing: they brought Yao and McGrady a wealth of game experience! But in fact, Yao Ming's best years were wasted! "

"Basketball is ultimately a team sport. Two fists cannot defeat four hands, and one person cannot support the team, which is particularly evident in competitive sports."

"Yes, the championships in recent years have proved it to us, right? The Lakers' many star players and the Celtics' Big Three."

“Yao Ming has become a giant inside the league with his tall stature, delicate skills around the basket and excellent free throw shooting percentage;

McGrady, on the other hand, earned the reputation of "T-Mac" for his poetic breakthroughs, accurate shooting and buzzer-beaters at critical moments.

As long as these two players are above the level of role players, they can definitely make it to the finals like the Magic!

Unfortunately, the Rockets do not seem to understand this deeply, and they are too conservative and short-sighted when building their lineup.

Apart from the two star players, Yao Ming and McGrady, the rest of the team is stretched thin. In terms of depth and strength, it is difficult to compare with those championship contenders with luxurious lineups. "

Some old fans write jokes like they write poetry:
"The management's stinginess in recruiting players is like using a thin line to pull a giant ship. The result is predictable - in the fierce playoff competition, the Rockets often fall short due to lack of sufficient helpers, and the long-awaited championship trophy has become an unattainable dream."

Under such circumstances, professional basketball editors have also made efforts.

Tiger Fight Headlines:

《Examples of the Rockets' signings in the past 7 years! 》

ESPN:

Where are the Houston Rockets going?

Reddit top news:

"YAO can't stand alone, will he choose to leave?"

"If you leave, we Rockets fans will support you!"

"Yes, I'm a fan of the team wherever Yao Ming is!"

"After watching the Rockets' operations over the years, I support Yao Ming leaving!"

"What a crappy team. They have such a good center but they don't use him well. It's rubbish!"

"I support it too. Don't worry, Yao Ming. You have a top team like James in front of you. If anyone wants to criticize you, they will criticize him."

"Hahahaha, Mousse is going too far."

"Yao Ming flies bravely, fans will always follow him!"

"It seems like the Lakers also want YAO!"

"That's too much, Gasol and Yao Ming as twin towers?"

"The Lakers have always been interested in Yao Ming."

"Old fans should remember that Yao Ming had two opportunities to join the Lakers in 05 and 08, but unfortunately he missed them both times!"

In fact, the Lakers are indeed recruiting Yao Ming this year, and want to recruit Yao Ming with a veteran minimum salary.

This is what Yao Ming said to Jiang Ming in person.

Moreover, Los Angeles was very sincere. The Zen Master and the Buss family both called Yao Ming.

They actually found that Kobe Bryant's performance has declined significantly, so they should take advantage of the last few years to create glory together! !

It can also be said that Kobe was directly deified and was on par with Jordan.

Kobe himself even called Yao Ming to discuss this matter.

But as a man who was eliminated by the Lakers in the playoffs, Yao Ming must be psychologically resistant.

It would have been fine if he was eliminated, but he was eliminated in a Game 7, and Kobe hit his knee, which led to his poor performance afterwards.
In addition, Zhang Mingji is very inclined to young teams like the Trail Blazers, so Yao Ming has never agreed to the Lakers.

Everyone knows that going to the Lakers means working like a slave for Kobe. The championship was all thanks to Kobe. Playing for him was tiring and unpleasant.

Unlike the Trail Blazers, when they really go there, they have a group of young guys on defense, and the Trail Blazers score evenly, and the rookie point guard Curry is the kind of point guard with long-range shooting threat that Yao Ming has always dreamed of.

You know, when Yao Ming saw Curry shooting with the logo, he subconsciously sighed that if he could pair with him, the space would be so much more comfortable!

You have to know that when he played for the Rockets, there were always 2-3 people guarding him without any thinking, and there were also a few people next to McGrady.

But no team dares to double-team any player when playing against the Trail Blazers.

That being said.

However, in order to eliminate the Lakers as the biggest rival, Jiang Ming still learned about the Lakers and Yao Ming in the management group.

Larry Miller and McGowan both knew about Yao Ming's previous relationship with the Lakers.

Jiang Ming then realized that it was not the Lakers who approached Yao Ming in 05. After becoming the No. 02 pick in 3, Yao Ming's first contract was a standard 1+05 contract. In the third year, which was , both parties had the option to negotiate a contract extension!

At that time, Yao Ming had been selected to the All-NBA Third Team and had a very bright future, so this summer Yao Ming's side wanted a seven-year maximum salary contract (at that time the maximum salary could be signed for seven years), but the Rockets were only willing to offer a contract with an average salary of 1000 million. The disagreement was so great that the first contract renewal negotiation was shelved!

"Sure enough, he's stingy!"

Nothing can be hidden in the NBA, and the news that Yao Ming failed to renew his contract spread throughout the league within 24 hours.

This incident is particularly similar to what happened to O'Neal in 96. At that time, no one could have imagined that the Magic would not offer O'Neal a maximum salary to keep him, and that summer it was the Lakers that ended up being the winner!

So when faced with the same opportunity in 05, the Lakers chose to take action again!
The person in charge of the negotiations at that time was Jiang Ming's friend, Zhang Mingji, the leader of Yao's team.

In a later domestic interview, he once said: At that time, the team was just using the Lakers' goodwill as a bargaining chip to stimulate the Rockets, and Yao Ming's subjective wish was to stay with the Rockets!
After all, Yao Ming and his parents have lived in Houston for three years, and the Chinese still have the idea of ​​"valuing their hometown and staying away from others" in their bones!

At that time, Lakers Phil Jackson and general manager Kupchak both attended the meeting between the two sides, which showed their sincerity. It was a pity that Yao Ming could not go to the Lakers this time!

In the end, the Lakers' actions did stimulate Rockets owner Alexander. On the last day, August 05, 8, the Rockets and Yao Ming reached a five-year, $31 million contract extension, and Yao Ming announced that he would stay with the Rockets.

Since the Lakers could not get Yao Ming, they had no choice but to trade Kwame Brown to fill the team's inside position.

Jiang Ming smiled and said:

"Looking back now, it's clear that both sides made the worst choice that summer!"

"Yes, then in the summer of 07, Kobe forced the Lakers to resign, so before the trade deadline of the 07-08 season, the Lakers searched all over the world for a big man who could help Kobe!

In the 07-08 season, Yao Ming was one of the top three inside players in the league, so the Lakers naturally would not miss the opportunity to pursue Yao Ming. At that time, President Kupchak bluntly stated: As long as Yao Ming submits a trade request to the Rockets, all subsequent matters will be handled by the Lakers!

It's a pity that the Rockets' lineup was not bad at the time. The famous 22-game winning streak happened in the 07-08 season. In addition, Eastern players like Yao Ming would not take the initiative to ask for a trade, so this meeting was aborted! "

McGowan also said "tsk tsk" as he spoke:

"Looking back now, this is indeed a very regrettable thing in Yao Ming's career. McGrady's ability is not bad, but compared with Yao Ming's strict self-discipline, Kobe's attitude of infinite persistence in winning is the best match!
Compared with Gasol, the Lakers with Yao Ming would definitely win 09% against Howard in 08, and in against the Celtics, Yao Ming's restraining power in the interior was not comparable to Gasol!

If he joined the Lakers, Yao Ming's career would definitely not be full of regrets like it is now and his fans would feel sad for him!
Besides, O'Neal only plays in the regular season and then plays hard in the playoffs. If he joins the Lakers, Yao Ming's career will be much better, and he won't be abused like he was in the Rockets."

"Yes, the Lakers' market, strong team tradition, and coaching level are all incomparable to the Rockets. Kobe and McGrady are about the same level, but Kobe is more suitable to be the boss and pair with Yao Ming.

Yao's team was indeed limited in their ability. In hindsight, one wrong move led to a complete loss."

"It's not that Yao Ming doesn't want to go, but the pressure from the team, endorsements, and the investment interests of Houston and the Chinese business community all make it difficult for Yao Ming to make a decision.

After all, there is only one Yao Ming in China, and the interests can only be tied to Yao Ming.

Everything is for profit, otherwise I think Yao would have boarded a plane to Portland by now." Bert thought from an economic perspective.

Jiang Ming didn’t pay attention to what was discussed in the subsequent group, because in fact, only the Chinese people themselves can understand what Yao Ming is really thinking.

Just like he is now inviting Yao Ming step by step, he understands what Yao Ming is thinking very well. It is not simply because Yao Ming's parents have industries in Houston or because of the ability of Zhang Mingji's agent.

The reason in the early stage was actually very simple. Yao Ming did not want to rely on others. As the No. 1 pick, he firmly believed that he could lead the team to win the championship with his own strength.

He doesn't want to win the championship behind the halo of Kobe.

But it’s different now. Yao Ming can no longer carry the team alone after suffering multiple injuries.

In addition, his good friends Francis and McGrady were traded by the Rockets one by one.

The blood has turned cold.

So this is also the best opportunity to recruit him.

There is nothing wrong with the Lakers' veteran minimum salary, but the Lakers still seem a little too strong compared to the Trail Blazers, with Kobe and Gasol.

If he comes to the Trail Blazers, he can coach Oden and Ade, and also make use of his remaining energy. If he really wins the championship, he can also prove that he has the ability to win the championship.

But even Jiang Ming didn't expect this.

As the incident fermented, the Blue Shoes and the Rockets started to curse each other. The domestic media was the most aggressive. After the domestic media joined the war, the Rockets' reputation became one-sided.

The reason is that Morey explained to himself that Yao Ming participated in too many national team competitions, and he also listed the data, showing that Yao Ming is the international player who participates in the most non-NBA competitions in the entire NBA every year.

It was determined that Yao Ming's frequent injuries were due to his performances on behalf of the national team.

Mo Gou’s classic method of transferring contradictions.

This was the reason Yao Ming gave when he had knee surgery last time, but he was refuted by Jiang Ming at that time.

This time, the people in Blue Shoes are completely fed up. They were already very angry before, and this time they directly revealed the information.

Blue Shoes official Li Yuanwei revealed that the Blue Shoes have always had an agreement with the Rockets in private.

In order to achieve excellent results in the Beijing Olympics, Li Yuanwei and other officials made a special trip to the United States to meet with Rockets executives, urging them to take good care of Yao Ming's health and not to exhaust him.

Shortly after the start of the 2007-08 season, Li Yuanwei and other Chinese basketball officials made a special trip to the United States to visit the top management of the Bucks, where Yi Jianlian played, and the Rockets, where Yao Ming played, hoping that the two teams would treat the playing time of Chinese players scientifically.

"I watched the game between Yao Ming and the Mavericks. Yao Ming played for 41 minutes and 49 seconds and scored 28 points and 14 rebounds. Although Yao Ming's performance was very gratifying, his playing time was also worrying. Yao Ming fell twice during the game, which scared me.

尤其是在赛后得知姚明在前24场中已有7场上场时间超过40分钟、19场超过35分钟后，我顿时心惊肉跳。”李元伟的原话被刊登在体坛周报上。

After watching the game, Li Yuanwei repeatedly asked Rockets owner Alexander to protect Yao Ming, hoping that he could convey his intention to head coach Adelman and ask him to control Yao Ming's playing time to about 35 minutes.

But what Li Yuanwei didn't expect was that despite Alexander's full agreement, Adelman's use of Yao Ming remained high and even became worse.

After receiving assurances from Rockets top management during that trip to the United States, Li Yuanwei returned home with peace of mind. However, he did not expect that four months later, Yao Ming was announced to be seriously injured. Upon hearing the news, Li Yuanwei was shocked and angry at the Rockets' "dishonesty."

But the man in blue shoes also admitted it.

Since 2006, all the games of the Chinese men's basketball team have been warming up for the Olympics, and all the tactics have been developed around Yao Ming. Once Yao Ming really cannot catch up with the Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team will surely make a fool of itself at home. This is a big problem that everyone understands.

AFP reporter also asked: "There is a view in the US media that it is the Chinese men's basketball team's uncontrolled games that made Yao Ming physically and mentally exhausted, which ultimately led to frequent injuries."

Li Yuanwei, representing the Blue Shoes, was immediately unhappy when he heard this. He asked the reporter in return, "Gasol of Spain, Nowitzki of Germany and others often play for their national teams. The intensity of competition in European countries is much higher than that in China. Why is it that only Yao Ming is frequently injured?"

Li Yuanwei went on to say: "You can't say Yao Ming got injured because he came back to play for the country and played in a few Olympic games. It was because he played more than 100 games in a row in the NBA. In terms of using Yao Ming, the Rockets coach let him play too much, so he got injured."

Not to mention, Li Yuanwei, the blue shoe official in charge of the players, is very knowledgeable. He pointed out:
对于一个2.26米的巨人而言，场均35分钟本来就是一个极限，但在2007-08赛季，姚明场均出场时间达到了惊人的37.2分钟，出战的55场比赛中有14场比赛上场时间超过40分钟。

其中包括2007年12月中旬，姚明连续4场比赛上场超过40分钟，客场在掘金那场甚至拼了51分36秒，距离满场的53分钟只差了1分24秒。

Li Yuanwei believes that Rockets coach Adelman used Yao Ming too harshly, and the Rockets' stingy operating strategy also bears an unshirkable responsibility.

Since Yao Ming joined the Rockets, the Rockets have not found a reliable substitute for Yao Ming, which has resulted in Yao Ming's playing time and competitive intensity remaining high every year.

Chinese fans also rarely helped the Blues to fight back against Mo Gou:

In the summer of 2006, Yao Ming only played in the World Championships, and in the summer of 2007, Yao Ming, who was dealing with his own marriage, did not play for the Chinese men's basketball team.

The implication is that the Chinese Basketball Association has allowed Yao Ming to rest, but wasn't Yao Ming still out for last season?
"It's over. It's so lively. I will definitely be asked about it the next day."

That night, Jiang Ming in South Africa watched a big drama involving the Rockets, Yao Ming and the Blue Shoes.

But he also knew that he couldn't escape.

Because ultimately it's up to the doctor to answer this question.

And this matter is so serious that Yao Ming is forced to make a choice.

Either surrender and return to the Rockets to show your loyalty.

Or they would just fall out.

really.

The next day, when Jiang Ming went to watch the World Cup quarterfinals, he was stopped by reporters.

They were all asking what had caused Yao Ming's sudden health collapse.

Did the Rockets really harm him?

FIFA reporters asked basketball questions:

"Since entering the NBA in 2002, Yao Ming has been injured 18 times, and his entire body is covered in scars.

As a professional sports medicine doctor and a good friend of Yao Ming, what do you think about this? "

Jiang Ming also answered seriously:

"Yao Ming's amazing height and Asian physique mean that he can't persist in high-intensity competition and training for many years like European and American athletes.

I can also tell you the truth, Yao Ming's bone quality is not very good, the density of his bones is difficult to match his height, and over time, there will definitely be problems."

"I won't say much else. The game is about to start. I support the Dutch team."

This seems to say nothing.

But actually, everything has been said.

As for the later question about whether the Trail Blazers have any idea of ​​recruiting Yao Ming, Jiang Ming would not answer.

Wait until you succeed, and don't pop champagne at halftime.

What surprised Zhang Mingji and Jiang Ming the most was that Ma Fei suddenly sent a message suggesting that Yao Ming leave.

"Leave the Rockets. The Rockets are really not the team for you."

As a result, Zhang Mingji tentatively chatted with her.

Finally I found out why this bad woman said that. She wanted to ask Jiang Ming to prescribe a dose of Chinese medicine, so she wanted to "become Jiang Ming's beauty"

She is really bad to the core. As long as Yao Ming is still in Houston, she will be scolded. It will be much better if Yao Ming leaves, right?
She could even return to the Rockets' medical team because of this.

Under this circumstance, Yao Ming no longer hesitated.

It’s no longer the Blazers and Lakers and other teams that are recruiting him.

But it felt like the whole world was urging him to leave the Rockets.

The support of the fans, the support of family, the support of the blue shoes.

There was a spontaneous vote by fans, and 99% of Chinese fans wanted Yao Ming to switch to the Trail Blazers.

85% of American fans hope Yao Ming will switch to the Trail Blazers.

Then go!
Once Yao Ming makes a decision, he acts quickly.

He flew directly to Portland on crutches to talk with the Trail Blazers management.

Jiang Ming was watching the World Cup semi-finals and finals, just to avoid suspicion.

Finally, free agent Yao Ming joined the Portland Trail Blazers for 2 years and 2000 million!
As the news came out, the whole network was shocked!

"Chinese basketball star Yao Ming signs with the Trail Blazers! He will play in the Trail Blazers jersey for the next two years!"

《YAO changed teams for the first time in his career!!!》

"Fuck!!!"

“The West is crazy!”

"Oden + Yao Ming! This inside line is invincible!"

"Does the Heat dare to come to the West? Haha, the Trail Blazers' inside line suddenly becomes stronger."

"The Trail Blazers are really smart. Yao Ming's contract will expire just in the salary explosion phase in two years. That's fine."

"Yes, we can still offer tens of millions of dollars in contracts now, but in two years, Curry, Danny, Green and others will face contract renewal issues, and then we may have to negotiate the veteran minimum salary."

"Don't worry about what will happen in two years. We recruited Yao Ming to win the championship in these two years. If we can't win, forget about anything else. But I feel like we really have the feeling of winning after Yao Ming joined us!"

"Yes, the champion's posture!"

"It's mainly because Yao Ming and the Chinese miracle doctor have joined forces!"

"right!"

Originally, no one was optimistic about Yao's ability after his knee surgery due to his large size and height, and everyone felt that he would be thankful if he could achieve 50% success.

But if you go to the Trail Blazers.

That’s okay!

Absolutely!

"YAO, join the team! Explore the next season's game!!!"

"Let's spend the rest of our lives pioneering the land, Yao Ming!"

Curry: "YAO!!!! I love you!!!"

(End of this chapter)