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

Yao Ming arrived at the sidelines amidst cheers from the Chinese fans.

Looking at the flashing lights of the group of reporters.

The Rockets players are incredibly envious.

The NBA is an extreme society where winners get everything and losers get nothing.

For ordinary players, getting a single camera flash is difficult, but with Yao Ming, it's a matter of buying them in bulk.

He can have as much of those things as he wants.

Yao Ming is currently just a rookie who isn't playing well and is facing criticism, yet he receives the same spotlight treatment as top-tier stars.

Everyone on the Rockets team except Francis is incredibly envious.

Francis excitedly patted Yao Ming on the shoulder: "Hey bro, I just heard from the coach that you replaced Morris in the rotation today! That's fucking awesome!"

Rotation?

Tom was still a bit conservative.

Yao Ming was just waiting to see if he could make it into the first starting lineup.

What he didn't know was that the team owner, that stingy Leslie, had just made a phone call to Mr. Dawson, meaning that he hoped Yao Ming could start.

The miser saw Yao Ming's success on TV.

I immediately realized this was an opportunity!

He doesn't even play very well, yet he has such a magnanimous attitude.

If he had more playing time, could he have scored 19 points?

That's something I look forward to just thinking about.

Miserly people are very good at imagining good things.

They completely disregarded the actual problems the team was facing.

However, there were still two hours before the game started, so Dawson pulled Tom aside and gave him a prank, after all, he had to consider the attendance.

Tang Shuai glanced at the nearly one-quarter of the faces that were Chinese.

"This is the only time. Although many people came to watch Yao play, we all know that it may not be a good thing for a star player. A star player still needs to work hard."

"Of course, Rudy."

Mr. Dawson, his hair completely white, was still full of enthusiasm: "I want to see you lead the team to the playoffs again!"

"You really dare to think that way." Tang Shuai rolled his eyes at him.

During the offseason, Tomjanovich was diagnosed with a heart problem.

However, at that time, the Rockets had just finished negotiating a contract with domestic teams, and successfully brought Yao Ming to Houston to play through a "labor dispatch" arrangement.

Local fans are not very accepting of it.

Although the team has a super talent like Francis, they still prefer to get Jay Williams, whose reputation is just too great.

If Tomjanovic were to announce his departure from the team at this point, the consequences would be devastating.

Because reporters won't put it so nicely.

Their headlines will only be something like, "Tom Cruise refuses to coach Yao Ming; is this just another publicity stunt by Colonel Sanders?"

Then everything would be over.

So Dawson and the management team were essentially dragging Tomjanovich into coaching.

After the opening ceremony.

Yao Ming also saw Stoudemire on the other side of the court.

They're very young.

Little Si is still young and inexperienced, and looks like he's easy to bully.

Stoudemire of the Suns started today.

Unlike Yao Ming, Stoudemire started in the third game and scored 16 points and 6 rebounds.

He just didn't coordinate well with Marbury, so he became a substitute again later.

The team's core player is now Stephon Marbury.

Marbury would probably be rated A+ during this period, and Marion should also be rated A. Besides these two, the Suns also had a B+ level star, Anfernee Hardaway, who was once Jordan's successor.

The Suns' roster will be similar to the Rockets' later lineup.

You can watch it, but you can't fight it.

Apart from those three, no one else on the team has improved beyond B level.

However, in his rookie year, Stoudemire had already begun to demonstrate the abilities of a beastly forward.

He can run and he can dunk.

The big screen above the arena has already displayed matchup statistics for Francis and Marbury.

These two are today's superstars, and their abilities are quite similar.

Therefore, the data from the previous game is also very intuitive.

马布里18分3篮板6助攻2抢断0盖帽2失误。

弗朗西斯16分5篮板7助攻0抢断1盖帽3失误。

The two are very close in terms of data.

Marbury's individual stats were slightly better, while Francis's team contributed more.

Although Francis is a point guard of the same type as Marbury, with a strong desire for individual offense, he was still willing to pass the ball during his time with the Rockets.

Yao Ming and Mobley were both teammates that Francis liked very much.

In terms of ratings, Francis and Marbury are in agreement, but their matchup, an All-Star caliber battle, is only the second focus today.

As for the absolute focus, that would of course be the clash between Yao Ming and Amar'e Stoudemire.

Because of Yao Ming and Charles Barkley's departure, it can be said that Amar'e Stoudemire got a taste of what it's like to play as a superstar in advance.

That was quite a feeling.

Stoudemire was a bit intimidated by the big stage; the pre-match interviews with more than 30 reporters made him somewhat nervous.

0 out of 5 practice shots.

Yao Ming naturally performed well.

They even cooperated by taking a whole bunch of group photos.

When Tang Shuai returned, he saw Yao Ming looking very relaxed. It just goes to show that some people are born stars.

Although the changes were quite significant, Tang Shuai also imagined that Yao Ming was just too nervous.

Since Yao Ming was temporarily used to replace Cato, in addition to appeasing Cato, the team's lineup also needed to be changed accordingly.

Yao Ming is currently underweight, which puts him at a disadvantage when battling under the basket.

Although the Suns' interior defense was also a mess, Coach Tomjanovich still did what he was supposed to do, so he substituted Cato and Posja.

He assembled today's lineup with Yao Ming, Morris, Mobley, Francis, and Eddie Griffin.

Eddie Griffin is far inferior to Persephone.

Although he himself did not come from the draft, he has a very good awareness and is a player who makes strategic choices on the battlefield. Coach Tomjanovich wanted to make it easier for Yao Ming to play with him.

It would be best to get as many points as possible.

Coach Tom doesn't care much about the outcome of this match.

He was more concerned about the ability Yao Ming had shown in the previous practice game.

If the Suns could play together for a longer period, allowing Stoudemire and Yao Ming to play for more time and giving Yao Ming some experience, that would be fantastic.

High school students who participate in talent shows are all monsters.

Stoudemire is the kind of interior player the NBA likes, while Yao Ming is a complete anomaly compared to him. His fame was built overseas, and he never proved himself in the NBA.

His playing style is also out of step with the NBA, and his previous performances were even somewhat "amateurish".

They were very inexperienced when it came to using petty tricks and violent confrontations.

As the camera zoomed in, Barkley, in the TNT studio, picked his nose in front of the television: "Yao Ming is just a little tall, that's nothing. I've beaten a lot of big men in my career. I don't deny his attitude, he might be passionate about basketball, but can he really make a comeback with just that?"

"I just want to say to Yao Ming, wake up soon, basketball dream!"

Barkley's criticism was utterly merciless.

Kenny Smith couldn't be pulled away.

Flying Pig is determined to make a name for himself and attract attention by relying on Yao Ming. As for the result, Barkley doesn't believe that Kenny Smith would actually dare to let him kiss his butt!

Whether you criticize Barkley or just follow the crowd, Old Pig (Barkley's nickname) is definitely not at a loss this time.

You think Barkley is on the first level.

Actually, he was on the third floor.

Guaranteed profit!