In the previous life in the rabbit country, even if the vast majority of rabbit people are not basketball fans, they will choose to watch the NBA because of the pride of Da Yao, and even regard the Rockets as their home team, the Pearl of the Orient, Wanwan, the Australian archway, and the same is true in the Chinese-speaking regions of Southeast Asia.

Without Da Yao, to be honest, the NBA would not be able to attract so many Rabbit fans, of course, compared to the NBA that used to scatter and look around, pick and choose, and only look at where the stars are, they will move to where they go, the Rockets are definitely the team that the Rabbit people care about the most.

Fans can feel the joy of the team winning and the loss of the team. This was something that was not available before, and watching the ball seemed to be like watching the face-blind black and white stars perform. Looking at the statistics of the stars, even if their team loses, as long as the stars they follow have a good performance, then the game will not feel lost.

How many people have become diehard fans of the Rockets because of Da Yao, the team is about to advance, they can cheer, they can drink to celebrate, and they can stay up late to watch the game.

The Rockets lost, and they complained that the opponent who made the Rockets lose, even if the opponent had a star they liked before, would look at it from the Rockets' standpoint, and it was still Black who felt more comfortable.

Andy's acquisition of the Rockets, to be honest, is largely because of Da Yao, and he also knows very well that Da Yao will enter a period of frequent injuries in the next few years, and at the beginning, he also felt sorry for Da Yao's retirement.

Speaking of Da Yao's retirement, I have to say that Andy complained about Adelman before, Adelman is indeed a master tactician, there is no doubt that Princeton's offensive system is also a proven awesome system, and every team in the league can more or less see part of Adelman's offensive system.

The Rockets played top-five defense in the league during the Van Gundy Jr. era, and the offense was miserable, and Andy knew that Rockets management expected Adelman's Princeton offensive system to take the Rockets to new heights.

But Andy once saw a statistic that he couldn't tolerate when he was going to take over the Rockets, and it was also a feature of Adelman's use that once a player was playing well on the court, he would always use that player. This is fully reflected in the use of Da Yao.

In the 2007-08 season, Da Yao's playing time increased sharply to a staggering 37.2 minutes, setting a new career high. Moreover, in Adelman's system, the attacking tempo of the game is relatively fast, and the offensive rounds of the game have increased a lot. The number of times Yao Ming ran back and forth naturally increased significantly.

Stress fracture - just tired! Then in the first three games of the 09 preseason, Da Yao played more than 38 minutes per game, and it is impossible to imagine that a hard-working player like Da Yao can't stand this kind of play.

"I feel like if that's the case, I won't be able to last this season, I can't run for 40 minutes per game, after all, I didn't have a good rest in the summer, I took a break last season, and I was injured in February. Da Yao used to be so outspoken.

In Andy's opinion, to put it bluntly, Da Yao was scrapped by Adelman, Nima, for Da Yao, a cash cow, it is said that there is a big market of more than 1 billion behind Da Yao, these foreigners don't understand at all, the market behind Da Yao is directly aimed at him, and other rabbit players definitely don't have this effect on him, Da Yao is playing with the expectations of 1.3 billion people.

Andy will never let this tragedy repeat the mistakes of the past, and Da Yao is righteous, and will never choose to change teams easily, Andy doesn't have to worry about being poached, so Adelman is awesome, and Andy will never let him be the head coach of his own team and play his cash cow mascot to death!

Before Andy left his office, Granada, the head of his sports investment company, he said something to Granada that stunned the other party, making Granada think Andy was crazy.

"You have to know in your heart, after the Rockets acquisition is completed, at the end of the season at the latest, while Maddy is still valuable, trade him away for me, of course, you must maximize the benefits!"

Granada looked at the serious expression of the young boss with stunned eyes, a little trance, Nima, that's Maddie, the NBA's superstar, the highlight of 35 seconds and 13 minutes Maddie's moment shocked the basketball world, this kind of superstar chose to trade when he was playing, the boss is not crazy, right?

Andy is certainly not crazy, he knows better than anyone that Maddie only has one season of superstar time, and then it will be a waste Maddie, Maddie always makes Andy extremely excited and crazy, but he doesn't train, he is lazy and lazy, he only plays one game back to back, and when to play depends on the mood of the waste, he will not spend 23 million a year to raise.

Moreover, the locker room of the Rockets has always been a big problem, in terms of fame, Maddie is naturally the locker room boss at present, and Da Yao is not interested in being the boss, but Maddie is not a good boss, this person's personality has serious flaws, and the locker room is a mess.

Of course, there is also the connivance of Adelman as the head coach, Adelman is the kind of manager who never interferes in the dressing room culture, and does nothing. If you say you're tired, then rest, if you're not tired and want to play, you'll be the starter immediately, and if you say you'll only play one game back-to-back, then you'll only play one, and you'll play whatever you're willing to play in these two games.

Adelman went with the flow, but his teammates couldn't stand it anymore, and his teammates were anxious.

Maddie's popularity is indeed not good. Don't like to make friends, don't like to talk, and seems to be drowsy all day long, these don't talk about for the time being, Maddie doesn't have a superstar style in the locker room. The team earns the most money, more than $20 million, and there is no superstar posture at all.

Superstars are generally more generous. For example, O'Neal, when he was with the Lakers, was good with Madsen, and when he was happy, he gave Madsen a Mercedes Benz; However, after Kobe Bryant won the MVP, he gave each teammate a watch. Another example is Marbury, in the NBA, nicknamed "Lone Wolf", but when a rookie enters the team, Marbury also pays for a suit for the rookie.

Maddie is not, not generous at all. It's just that he doesn't give anything, and he never checks out when he eats. It's just a matter of eating with Da Yao without paying the bill, and eating with rookies such as Brooks and Hyde, Maddie doesn't pay the bill. Sometimes Uncle Mu is in a hurry, rushing to pay the bill, feeling sorry for Xiaobu and Hyde. After all, they are all high-end hotels, and they cost a lot of money. Once, Uncle Mu was really anxious with Maddie and said, "Maddie, I have to settle the bill today." Do you count this season, have you paid the bill?" Maddie was also upset, stood up and took $200 out of his pocket and put it on the table, saying, "This is my money." With that, he left. At this point, it can be seen how cold Maddie gets along with his teammates.

Moreover, the relationship between Da Yao and Maddie is really not as good as fans think, to be honest, they are not even ordinary friends, they can only be said to be members of the team who play together.

In the 2008-2009 season, Maddie has gone from being a superstar to being the target of the Rockets. Before the game, in the locker room, everyone squeezed him with every word you and me, and it didn't matter if he came today or not, whether he played or not.

A reporter interviewed Yao Ming before the game: "What do you think of today's game?" Da Yao said: "You wait for a while, I'll throw a coin first and decide whether I will play or not today." I'll answer your questions when I decide. "That's an allusion to Maddie.

Maddie always plays when she wants to, doesn't fight if she doesn't want to, and it's all decided before the game starts. "Why are we able to get work done every day and Maddie can't," Battier said, adding, "I've never seen anything like this in my life." Before the game, I knew the starting line-up, but I didn't know our own starting line-up. "Because I have to wait for Brother Mai, I don't know if Brother Mai will fight or not today.

According to many foreign media reports and well-informed sources, the Rockets locker room eventually almost evolved to the point of "eating, sleeping, and scolding Maddie".

The Rockets have actually had enough of it a long time ago, but it's a pity that Maddie's reputation at that time was already stinky, and the salary was still so high, this kind of high-paid and incompetent player who did not want to make progress and had no competitive spirit, no one would want it, to put it bluntly, the Rockets smashed it in their hands.

In the final year, Andy will ask the Rockets to squeeze Maddy's last value, then make a perfect trade in exchange for some useful players, and then spend money to poach people and form a big three to compete for a championship.