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The Rockets' main starting center, Hakim Olajuwon, who has just finished his vacation, has found the main starting power forward Otis Thorpe, the main starting small forward Mario Elie, and the main starting point guard Kenny Smith.

The four gathered at Hakim Olajuwon's villa, bought beer and fried chicken, turned on the TV, and tuned to CBS Chicago to watch the warm-up game between the Japanese men's basketball team and the Chicago Bulls, which was also the Chicago Bulls' preseason game.

The game was televised and coached by head coach Rudy Tomjanovic who called and explicitly asked the four to watch it.

"Hakim, even you haven't been taken so seriously by the coach."

Opening the beer, Otis Thorpe took a sip and said incredulously: "In order to observe a fifteen-year-old rookie player, the coach actually postponed the formation of the training camp and went to Japan to watch the warm-up game he participated in. ”

"Hehe, the coach just called me yesterday and said that the Rockets will have their own outside core in the future." Hakim Olajuwon smiled faintly and said in a condensed voice: "Long Zheng, the main starting point guard appointed by the coach. After Long Zheng joined, the Rockets completed the last piece of the team's puzzle and officially launched an attack on the championship. ”

"I, Hakim Olajuwon, as the team's main starting center and interior core."

Taking the fried chicken leg handed over by Kenny Smith, Hakeem Olajuwon took a bite and continued: "Otis Thorpe is the team's main starting power forward, Mario Elie is the team's main starting small forward, Long Zheng is the team's main starting point guard and outside core, and Kenny Smith is the team's main starting point guard. ”

"Uh," Mario Eli opened a can of beer in front of him and drank it all in one gulp, "I hate to admit it, but since Ryuzheng can steal a victory from those monsters of the Bulls, he must have something special." ”

Between the four of them, the game officially began.

But when they saw Pippen hit a three-point shot, Hakeem Olajuwon's four couldn't help but feel heavy, and there is no doubt that in the new season, the Bulls are still a mountain ahead of many teams.

"Poof!" On the TV screen, Yongzheng forced a breakthrough to hit a three-point shot in front of Jordan and Pippen, which stunned Hakim Olajuwon and Kenny Smith choked on beer and squirted out.

As the former outside core of the Rockets, Kenny Smith has played against Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, and only one of them can guard Kenny Smith without a temper, and the two are sandwiched, sorry, Kenny Smith is not eligible for such treatment.

Ever since they had the core of the interior "Big Dream" Hakeem Olajuwon, the Rockets have always been a "single-core" team. Olajuwon sits on the inside as the core of the team, and then equips the team with a group of "three-point bombers" on the outside. This style of play has been played by the Rockets for many years, and they have become more and more proficient.

Compared with accurate shooting, the players on the Rockets' forward line are really unsatisfactory in their ability to hold the ball and play alone.

Like Long Zheng's three-point shot after the top defender forced the breakthrough just now, Kenny Smith and others didn't even dare to think about it, let alone use it.

Among the four, "Big Dream" Hakim Olajuwon's mood is the most stirring.

When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired from basketball in 1989, the NBA became an era of guard domination.

The Detroit Pistons, led by guards Dumas and Thomas, and the Chicago Bulls, centered on guard Jordan, won two and three championships respectively between 1989 and 1993.

Hakeem Olajuwon knows deep down that if the Rockets don't have a top guard in charge, they will only be abused against the Bulls with Jordan. The appearance of Long Zheng allowed him to see the dawn of the fight against the Bulls.

In order to challenge the supremacy of the Bulls, NBA teams are fighting hard.

Previously, the most popular team in the NBA was the Orlando Magic, who successively acquired last year's (1992) No. 1 center Shaquille O'Neal and this year's (1993) Tanhua guard Anfernee Hardaway.

Now, Hakeem Olajuwon sees the hope of overturning the Bulls dynasty and winning a championship this season (1993-1994), and he sits on the inside, and Long Zheng is in charge of the outside, and the two work together to lead everyone against the Bulls with Jordan as the core.

The desire that will never be satisfied is the greatest motivation for people to move forward.

Seeing Hakim Olajuwon's hopes of winning the championship, it was as if he had taken a stimulant. With his eyes fixed on the TV screen, Olajuwon's mind was full of thoughts.

As the absolute core of the team, Olajuwon knows some of the inside story of Ryu-jung joining the Rockets. In order to seek Olajuwon's cooperation, head coach Rudy Tomjanovic even revealed hidden clauses in his rookie contract.

To be honest, when he first knew about the hidden terms, Olajuwon was very resistant in his heart, as the core of the team, he was not taken care of, and Ryuzheng was just a rookie, and the team signed such an unequal contract with him.

Now that I think about it, the top is the top level, and the team owners see the problem differently from their own players, if there is no unequal rookie contract, how can Long Zheng join the Rockets.

Because it does not overlap with Ryu-jung's position, Ryu-seong will not threaten his starting center position, and Olajuwon is very interested in re-showing Ryu-masong. Compared to the championship ring, everything else really doesn't matter.

Now, Hakim Olajuwon shares the same thoughts as head coach Rudy Tomjanovic and is worried that Ryuzheng will not stay with the Rockets for long.

Olajuwon, who was born in 63 and is the same age as Jordan, has just entered the peak of his career, and if he can keep the dragons, the Rockets can build their own dynasty like the Bulls.

In order to achieve this goal, even if Olajuwon needs to relinquish his position as the leader of the team, he will not say anything.

The current owner of the Houston Rockets is Leslie Alexander, a native of Boca Raton, Florida, USA, who just bought the Rockets for $85 million this year (1993).

To the embarrassment of Rockets fans, with Leslie Alexander on the team, the Rockets became the poorest team in the NBA. I heard that Long Zheng is very rich, and he may be able to convince the owner to sell Long Zheng some team shares. First, it alleviates the team's financial crisis, and secondly, it also allows Long Zheng to regain his heart and stay with the Rockets to play with peace of mind.

Geniuses are treated preferentially everywhere, as long as Ryuzheng can stay with the Rockets with peace of mind, in Hakim Olajuwon's opinion, the stake or everything is a floating cloud. The fifteen-year-old main starting point guard, with such a person as a teammate, Olajuwon is very excited to think about.

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Seeing Hakim Olajuwon's expression, Otis Thorpe and the three of them chuckled in their hearts and secretly said that it was not good.

Having been teammates with Olajuwon for a few years, the three of them had this expression when they knew that Olajuwon valued someone in particular.

The head coach values Long Zheng, the team boss values Long Zheng, and I heard that the team owner also values Long Zheng. Otis Thorpe and the three knew that as soon as Long Zheng arrived, the team had to be the second leader, and it was only a matter of time before they became the big bosses, and after Olajuwon, there was another person on their heads.

In order to keep the main position, Otis Thorpe and the three of them want to get familiar with Ryumasa's style of play as soon as possible and form a tacit understanding with Ryumasa.

Thinking of this, the eyes of the three moved to the TV screen one after another, and they continued to watch the game with solemn faces. (To be continued.) )