Chapter 786: Major Reforms of the All-Stars and the Rockets’ Difficulties!

After the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the New York Knicks with difficulty at home, Seattle SuperSonics players felt that the team's atmosphere was less urgent.

Before the game against the New York Knicks, the SuperSonics players could clearly feel that Yeez was a little anxious.

For example, the urgent training requirements for James Harden during training, such as some training requirements for Rondo, Milicic, and Ibaka.

It seems like Yeos wants something from the other Seattle SuperSonics players.

From the perspective of these Seattle SuperSonics players who were asked by Yes, they certainly did not think that this was what Ye needed to achieve.

From the perspective of these people, they all feel that Yes hopes that they can grow better during this period when the schedule is not very tight.

After all, the current situation of the Seattle SuperSonics is indeed very good.

Although the negative record is still some distance away from the Lakers, Spurs, Nuggets, Mavericks and Grizzlies who are the top five in the Western Conference, the Seattle SuperSonics' record is still some distance away from the Houston Rockets, which is ninth in the Western Conference.

Now in the entire Western Conference, except for the sixth-place SuperSonics, the seventh-place Suns have a negative record, the eighth-place Timberwolves have a loss, and the Houston Rockets, who just lost to the Boston Celtics, have a loss. .

After the Houston Rockets lost to the 76ers and the Celtics on their Eastern Conference road trip, their record dropped directly from eighth to ninth. The Timberwolves, who had been competing with the Seattle SuperSonics for eighth place in the Western Conference, actually Entered the top eight in the Western Conference, but the opponent they defeated was not the Seattle SuperSonics, but the Rockets.

I have to say, this is really a bit dramatic.

It is precisely because of the current very good competitive environment of the Seattle SuperSonics, and this period is also the rest period of long away games and strong team tours, that many SuperSonics players feel that they are taking advantage of the team's rest. At that time, Ye Si urgently hoped that they could change and improve themselves.

It is precisely because Ye Si has such expectations and requirements.

Whether it's James Harden or anyone else, every Sonics player hopes to let the Leafs see their progress and growth.

But this game against the New York Knicks really gave them a wake-up call!

After the game against the New York Knicks, they had not been ridiculed as trash for a long time, but they were ridiculed again.

There is no way. Facing a team like the New York Knicks, the opponent puts all their attention on defending Yes. Yes's passing is also very exciting and timely, but what is your performance on the offensive end?

According to many experts and netizens, even CBA players can go three quarters without defeating their opponents!

Damn it, the SuperSonics actually need Yes to get the legendary data of double 30 to defeat the New York Knicks. This is simply eye-catching, okay?

Not to mention those media reporters and experts, even the number one SuperSonics fan who is not fifteen but the number two, after the game against the New York Knicks, all directly posted on their Twitter A word was typed on it.

"Rubbish!"

A concise and concise word. Underneath this word is a photo of Yes and Durant standing side by side from behind.

The meaning of this tweet is very, very obvious.

It is to say that without Durant, the Sonics, except Yes, everyone else is garbage!

In the entire Sonics, the only one who can truly stand with Durant as a comrade is Durant, and no one else deserves to be in this photo.

It is indeed quite uncomfortable to be blackmailed by one's own fans. However, the SuperSonics players who were very uncomfortable and wanted to find out and beat up this player who was not the 15th player suddenly felt that the player who was not the 15th player was the 2nd player. There is really no problem with the second statement.

In this game against the New York Knicks, they really lived up to Yes' expectations.

Yes hoped that they could make progress, but the final result was that they missed such precious opportunities for progress and growth to show themselves.

In the game against the New York Knicks, what opportunities do they have with Yes!

But how many opportunities have they wasted!

In the NBA with such a tight schedule, how many opportunities can there be in a season to show your growth and find your own confidence!

After missing this opportunity, they originally thought that Yes, which had been a little anxious recently, had returned to its usual normal state, and there was no longer such urgent expectations for them.

"Mark, are you disappointed in me when you say Yes?"

Looking at Ye Si doing strange dribbling training alone, James Harden looked a little disappointed.

For two consecutive days, Yes did not ask him to take action immediately after receiving the ball.

In the last game against the New York Knicks, James Harden was quite disappointed and disappointed. That was not the performance he wanted.

"Yes is not only disappointed with James, but also disappointed with us..."

After Marc Gasol finished speaking, Ingles and Ibaka nodded next to him.

The looks on these three people's faces made James Harden somewhat unacceptable.

Forget it about Ibaka, Mark and Joe, you are all substitute players for the team's last game, okay!

You have no right to disappoint Yes!

But now is not the time to worry about these things.

The most important thing now is how to make up for the status that may have declined in Yes's mind.

only……

When he thinks about facing a team like the New York Knicks, he can't be decisive in his offense. Should he be decisive again when facing the Rockets and Roy?

By the way, when facing the New York Knicks, his shooting was not very bright and he needed to rely on fouls to score. How could he suddenly become smart when facing the Rockets and throw away the fouls?

James Harden feels like he can finally defeat his evil body that always wants to draw fouls.

In the future, when he grows to be the strongest, he will definitely be a player who scores by relying on hard power, and definitely not a player who scores by drawing fouls.

But this is the future!

right now……

There's really no way for him to show off his scoring ability against the Rockets.

Not only was he unable to show his tactics against the Rockets, but he also couldn't show them against the Timberwolves!

Thinking of this, James Harden sighed for a while.

After playing the game against the New York Knicks, the SuperSonics players have a lot to think about now.

Ye Si didn't have that many ideas.

After failing to complete the task of assisting his teammates to score 100 points in the game against the New York Knicks, Yes gave up completely.

The New York Knicks were the best brush team in the regular season, but in the end he only assisted his teammates and scored 85 points.

It is still 15 points away from 100 points. It may not seem very high, but it is a huge gap.

Without an opponent like the New York Knicks, Yeos has no intention of continuing to complete this task in the SuperSonics.

As for the All-Star Game...

That is another completely different way of thinking. After all, the levels of teammates and opponents are completely different.

What's more, according to the latest news, the league seems to be preparing to reform this year's All-Star Game.

At this year's All-Star Game in Phoenix, we learned from some reporters and media close to the league that the league will announce a reform of the All-Star this year when the final results of the All-Star voting are announced.

It seems to have the meaning of all-stars regardless of east or west.

After the starters are selected for this year's All-Star Game, the two most popular players will be designated as All-Star captains. Then the captains will select their teammates from the other eight starting players. After selecting the starting teammates, We will continue to select the remaining 14 points as substitute teammates.

Judging from the second round All-Star voting results announced by the league.

The two captains of the All-Star will be Ye Si and Yao Ming, and this year's All-Star Game will also be divided into 'Team Ye' and 'Team Yao'.

This kind of reform of the All-Star Game will indeed increase the interest a lot. It will no longer be limited to the East and West. There will be many, many interesting stories and selection stories between the two teams.

But at the same time, for Ye Si, this created a lot of uncertainty about the completion of his mission.

Of course, this is just a rumor, and the league has not yet announced whether it will reform.

However, the very core news obtained from Ye Si is that the league is almost ready to implement this major reform in this year's All-Star game in Phoenix.

So after this reform is completed, Yao Ming, who was originally his teammate and the perfect target for him to get assists, will become his opponent...

As an opponent, Yao Ming is really a huge obstacle.

On January 8, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics played at home against the Rockets, who had returned from a two-game losing streak in the Eastern Conference.

The Rockets have really been having a bit of trouble lately.

For many Western Conference teams, they really didn't expect that the Eastern Conference could be so strong this season.

"Little Ye Zi, we have suffered too much in the east this year..."

Before the game started, Yao Ming looked depressed.

Without McGrady, without Artest, without Ariza, it would be really depressing for the Rockets.

Although the Rockets led by Yao Ming and Roy are still very strong, and the team also has strong players such as Scola, Gerald Wallace, Aaron Brooks, etc., the Rockets are still a very powerful team. team, but the dominance is really not the same as last season.

The strength of the Rockets has greatly declined, but because of the Rockets' incredible regular season performance last season, the Rockets are almost the third most popular target after the SuperSonics and Heat. When others play against the Rockets, they try their best. , and when the Rockets played these teams, they were still immersed in the atmosphere of chopping melons and slicing vegetables last season, especially the Eastern Conference last season was really good, and the Eastern Conference this season was also real. Very good.

Therefore, although many Western Conference teams have been cheated by the Eastern Conference this year, the Rockets have been cheated the most by the Eastern Conference.

In this game against the Sonics, the Rockets don't have to worry about being cheated because they don't understand or are familiar with it.

Because the two teams are so familiar.

This game between SuperSonics and Rockets.

The SuperSonics' starting lineup returned to normal, with James Harden stepping down from the starting position and Millsap returning to the starting lineup again.

Rondo, Yeez, Ibaka, Millsap, Milicic, this is the Sonics' traditional starting lineup.

The starting lineup for the Rockets is center Yao Ming, power forward Scola, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Roy, and point guard Aaron Brooks.

Compared with the Rockets' strong starting lineup last season, Aaron Brooks and Scola entered the starting lineup this season.

Although these two people entered the starting lineup, the Rockets' defense has declined, but the Rockets' offense has not actually declined much. Scola and Brooks have performed quite well this season.

Aaron Brooks can average 17 points and 3 assists per game this season. The offense is quite strong and unreasonable. Roy controls the rhythm, and Aaron Brooks is waiting for opportunities. The Rockets' guard combination has been trained very well by Adelman. .

And Scola in the inside is not inferior to Aaron Brooks. This season, he can contribute 18 points per game with Yao Ming, and his shooting percentage is very, very high. With Yao Ming suppressing opponents in the inside, Scola can get a lot of help. His one-on-one shots and opportunities to use his footsteps to tear apart opponents at the basket.

The inside combination of Yao Ming and Scola may even be one of the strongest offensive inside combinations in the league, comparable to the inside combination of O'Neal and David Lee.

Aaron Brooks and Scola are both players who could compete for Most Improved Player this season.

In addition to Gerald Wallace's 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block this season due to the departure of Tracy McGrady and Artest, who returned to the third position and became the core of the Rockets' perimeter defense, and Roy's 23 points and 7 assists, Yao Ming's 25 Points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.5 blocks. It can be said that although the Rockets this season have a different style from last season, the starting offensive strength is extremely strong!

The reason why the Rockets' record has fluctuated so much this season is entirely because the team's bench and depth have dropped too much. Tracy McGrady, Artest and Ariza are no longer here, and the Rockets' bench depth has dropped too much.

Without a strong starting substitute, the Rockets need to play until the end, but even if Yao Ming loses weight, he is still a big center, and his physical strength is still an issue. Similarly, although Roy has no physical problems, his playing time has always been inconsistent. in a restricted state.

Therefore, in many Rockets games, in addition to Roy and Yao Ming, Aaron Brooks is also the one who ultimately determines the outcome of the game...

Roy and Yao Ming had no problem handling the final offense, but Aaron Brooks...

This little guard works hard but...

Therefore, when many teams play against the Rockets, it is a strategy of grinding and delaying. As long as they play to the end, as long as the Rockets' ball needs to be handled by Aaron Brooks, the opportunity will come.

And this is where the Sonics hope to defeat the Rockets.