NBA: Yao Ming at his peak returns to his rookie season

"Our opponent this time is the Chicago Bulls." Coach Tomjanovich glanced at the Bulls' winning percentage this season, hesitated slightly, and said, "You guys just have to see how they perform."

This season, the Bulls have a similar level of popularity and team-building inclination as the Thunder's "Big Three".

The team has Tyson Chandler, Eddy Curry, and the superstar rookie, Jay Williams.

The team's talent level suddenly became incredibly impressive.

but!

Having talent isn't enough to guarantee success; it also requires both tactics and the ability to translate talent into skill.

The Bulls are still in the process of gelling, and the results have been very poor. While the rebounding ability of the young star has improved dramatically, his offense is very one-dimensional.

Eddie Curry is a well-rounded player on both offense and defense, and his back-to-the-basket game is quite impressive.

At his size, he can now play two quarters with Shaq, which is quite an achievement and he's not worried about making a living. However, being a well-rounded player also means he lacks a distinctive style. Coupled with his clumsy footwork, Eddy Curry's actual contribution to the team is not as great as that of the young boxer.

Jay Williams was a key player that the Bulls began developing at the start of the season.

They were the team that had Michael Jordan.

Naturally, people hoped that this super talent, who almost became Duncan's equal, would perform well, but reality was very cruel.

Jay Williams in the NBA is experiencing severe culture shock.

He always seemed out of place with the other Bulls players.

While Yao Ming is practically the leader of the Rockets, Jay Williams is still struggling to make ends meet and has already been involved in two violent clashes with the Bulls.

One time was when Eddie Curry wanted to eat donuts.

I planned to have Jay Williams run five kilometers to buy it.

As a result, he was pushed by Jay Williams, but he couldn't move him. After that, the two basically never spoke to each other again.

Once again, he had an argument with the team's coach, Cartwright, over possession of the ball.

Jay Williams directly criticized Coach P for not understanding anything.

A genius like him can't be a supporting player in the paint; the tactics should be built around him.

After his brief period of brilliance, Jay Williams seemed to dislike everyone on the Bulls, displaying great talent but playing worse and worse.

It's gotten even worse recently.

Yao Ming has secured a starting position with the Rockets, and Amar'e Stoudemire has become an important rotation player in Phoenix. It seems that among the talents of his draft class, only Jay Williams is still relying on his past achievements.

So, Tomjanovich really doesn't have much to say about this Bulls team.

As is customary in the locker room, they gave Bo encouragement, and then he could just play however he wanted.

This game against the Bulls was Cato's first game after recovering from injury, and before the game, Coach Tomjanovich originally planned to start Cato.

However, because Yao Ming was worried about Cato's injury, Coach Tomjanovich put Cato in the rotation.

This sparked some discontent in Cato.

Amid the cheers of Chicago fans.

Yao Ming led Francis and Glenn Robinson off the court.

"Yao Ming!"

"Big guy! Come to Chicago!"

"we love you!"

The cheers from the fans came in waves. Glenn Robinson and Francis waved excitedly in all directions, while Yao Ming kept his head down and remained silent.

Can't you guys at least show some respect for your opponents?

At least have some sportsmanship!

When you interact with someone's fans in their stadium, how is that any different from being someone's boyfriend or girlfriend?

After the Rockets entered the court, it was the Chicago Bulls' turn.

Cheers began... but were sparse.

The young boxing champion's face turned bright red.

However, of the three players from Chicago, only the young boxer came to the Rockets' half of the court where they were practicing shooting. Yao Ming also went over to him and even raised his hand to make a fist bump gesture.

"Did I do a good job learning?"

"Haha, that's great! In Black culture, a fist bump means brotherhood. Yao, congratulations on making a name for yourself in Chicago!"

"You were great too! You grabbed 17 rebounds in that game against Amare! That's how you deserve it!"

"Hahaha! I really like you, Yao. It's a pity we can't play together. Next time I play with Amar'e, I'm going to get 20 rebounds. That guy's rebounding awareness is actually pretty bad!"

Yao Ming had a pleasant conversation with Tyson Chandler, and they also chatted about Stoudemire.

Although the young boxing champion was beaten up by Yao Ming before, which slightly affected his popularity, he recovered as Yao Ming made a comeback.

Sorry, that's not called a dark history.

All-Star player and Eastern Conference-leading center Ben Wallace, as well as Timberwolves' MVP favorite Kevin Garnett, were both defeated by Yao Ming, although the stats weren't particularly outrageous.

However, the fact that everyone is on the same platform speaks volumes.

Tyson Chandler has persevered for so long, he should at least be sitting at the same table as aspiring stars. Maybe even someone like Stoudemire could learn a thing or two and ask him how he managed to stick it out.

Tyson Chandler's interaction with Yao Ming was well-received by reporters and local fans.

However, Little Shark and Jay Williams were very dissatisfied.

Especially Jay Williams.

As the second superstar rookie in NCAA history to win both the Wooden Award and the Smith Award, several of his statistics are in the top ten all-time.

Although NCAA data has never been the standard for NBA drafting.

John Williams has been a top pick since March, and if Yao Ming hadn't stepped in, he would have been the undisputed number one pick.

Now that the number one draft pick has flown away, amidst the cheers of the Bulls fans for the Rockets, he can't just let it go like that!

He had to tell that big guy that he hadn't been serious before!

Game start!

Jay Williams immediately became agitated.

Yao Ming pinned Eddy Curry down and took the jump ball.

The current Bulls are playing a twin-tower game, with Shaquille O'Neal as the main center and Tyson Chandler as the power forward and secondary center.

The protective perimeter is concentrated within the restricted area.

If it were a jump ball contest against Tyson Chandler, Yao Ming, even with the system's boost to his jumping ability, would probably still lose.

But small sharks aren't a problem.

In this respect, Yao Ming also couldn't quite understand the Bulls' head coach. It was clear that Eddy Curry was more effective as a center, but he insisted on playing him at center.

Francis receives the ball and advances.

Jay Williams excitedly came up to defend, a scene that really excited the fans, after all, it was a duel between two geniuses!

however!

The NBA has never lacked talent.

Jay Williams' speed and physique were no match for Francis's, and Francis's consecutive crossovers directly shook off the overly excited Jay Williams.

Welcome to the NBA!

As Francis insulted him, he threw the ball onto the rim, and Yao Ming dunked over Eddy Curry who was guarding him!

Yao Ming's height and anticipation allowed him to ignore Eddy Curry's defense.

In the first possession, Jay Williams was faked out and fell to the ground, and the boos from the fans seemed to threaten to destroy the arena.

Jay Williams gets back up and fights back!

He wants to showcase his all-around offensive abilities; defense is not his forte!

However, that won't work either!

Yao Ming's current lineup consists of him playing in the paint, Eddie Griffin at power forward, Chris Paul at small forward, and Norris and Francis on the perimeter.

The team's roster isn't as luxurious as the Rockets' from the previous generation.

But this lineup is more suitable for Yao Ming.

This lineup also made Jay Williams grit his teeth, because he couldn't get any points in. He either took bad shots or passed the ball, giving him no chance to break through!

Jay Williams stubbornly made a sudden move.

I'm sorry.

Stephen Jackson covered for the ball, but Francis intercepted it.

Since joining the Rockets, Wu Sheng seems to have gotten rid of back pain and leg pain. Wu Sheng, who used to average 3.2 points per game for the Spurs, has now not only increased his average points per game to 6.2 points, but more importantly, his defense is really tough!

He can easily hold his own against the opposing power forward!

Moreover, the Martial Saint is slow-moving, physically strong, and has high explosive power. He really likes Jay Williams' headstrong and reckless charging style!

The Rockets launch a fast break.

4 is better than 0!