The preseason that Yuanfei didn't care about began, and the Rockets still let the veteran players rest as usual. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info Contrary to the media's imagination, the Rockets are doing well overall, with several rookies coming out of the basket like hungry tigers, and the starting team of Magloyer, Wallace, Jefferson, Reed, and Parker, plus Turkoglou, the sixth man, is enough to repair the young players of other teams. In the end, the Rockets won and lost, completely exceeding expectations.

ESPN, as a veteran media outlet, took the lead in researching this issue, writing a long article "The Promising Youth Army" analyzing the future of rockets. The article begins with something like this: "Carol. Mr. Dawson seems to have suddenly opened his mind, and his last 2 years of draft results surpass all previous draft all. In just over a year, the Rockets have grown from a sluggish aging team to a youth army with endless potential. Don't be fooled by their age of 26.1 (even though it's also in the top 10 in the league), in fact, after removing the big dream, Thorpe and Curry, the average age of the Rockets' remaining 10 players is 22.5, and that also includes McGrady, a league star who rose to prominence last season. The impressive preseason record makes it possible to announce in advance that the Houstonians' rebuilding has been completed at a high speed. ”

Tang Shuai stood up in time to play sloppy again, he said at the press conference that the players are old and young, and the team is still in a period of lack of success. The goal of the Rockets in the new season is to make the playoffs.

However, the media is not all optimistic about the Rockets, and Yahoo Sports has questioned it: "The Francis and Maddie deal raised questions last summer, but it turned out to be a win-win deal, and Dawson successfully proved his vision." And this summer, he sold Mobley cheaply in exchange for a younger but yet proven Margloyle. Will Dawson look away this time? And let the new season test. ”

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On October 30, the 00-01 season kicked off. In the first game of the new season, the Rockets sat at home against the Hawks. Facing this underdog team with only 25 wins last season, Rockets fans are full of hope that the team can get off to a good start. Even Tang Shuai, who is bent on swinging, believes that the first game can be defeated to encourage young players.

But things weren't as rosy as one might expect, with Eagles power forward Abdul. Raheem (the 96 Golden Generation's Tanhua Show) showed his might, beating Thomas and Wallace who came off the bench in succession, and cut a double-double of 17+10 in the first half. The backcourt of Maddie and Reed also did not play well and was beaten by Jason Hawks. Terry and Dieng. Glover made consecutive steals, and the two of them missed four times each in the first half. At halftime, the Hawks led the Rockets 48-44.

Tang Shuai frowned tightly and discussed with Yuan Fei: "These rookies are still too tender. The lack of defensive experience was expected, but the shooting ability was really below my expectations. ”

"A lot of stars start out with good physical fitness but lack of shooting skills, and they need to be slowly honed when they enter the league. You know that better than I do, Rudy. Yuan Fei said: "Although their performance is slightly lower than expected, it is still within the plan. In the first half, there was not much problem on the offensive end, mainly because there were no chances to be thrown, and it was not a big problem for newcomers to shoot and not score. I think Maddie and Reed made too many mistakes and were fatally hit by the Hawks with a few counterattacks, after all, they were too tall and it wasn't that easy to handle the ball in the backcourt against the Hawks' two small men. ”

"Toney played five minutes in the first half, but it was solid. He lacks shooting ability, but he has solid ball handling skills. Tang Shuai said: "Let him keep playing in the second half." ”

"Totally agree, Rudy, you're with me again."

"Are the lads well rested?" Tang Shuai got up and shouted loudly to the players: "Now let's arrange the tactics for the second half!" The starters for the second half were Hakim, Tracy, Richard, Tony and ......"

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Five of the Rockets' players rose to the court, and the audience erupted in thunderous applause. The fans chanted a name.

Olajuwon? Mcgrady? Jefferson? Parker? No, the one that sparked the enthusiasm of the fans was "Otis. Thorpe! "The mountains shouted like a tsunami of cheers. The veteran hero who won the championship more than 8 years ago, Thorpe finally played.

"We're going to play a supporting role for you this time, haha." Big Dream smiled and said, "Let's defeat this little bird together, old man." ”

"This city is really different from the cold Toronto, there is always warmth and warmth." Maddie thought to herself.

"Can we get that kind of cheer from the fans at the end of our careers?" Young Jefferson and Parker thought so.

"Sorry dude, I was going to get you on the court and cheer when I was leading a lot in the fourth quarter. And now, it's time to use your old ballpie's experience to teach young people lessons. Tang Shuai had this thought in his heart: "Please, guard against Rahim." ”

Thorpe didn't say anything, just a little sparkle in the corner of his eye.

"I've been in the league for many years and played for a lot of teams, but I'm willing to give everything for this team. It feels good to be home! ”

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Raheem received a pass from Terry and began a skillful back-to-back single. Against a sluggish Thorpe, he was confident that he could easily shake off his opponent's center of gravity and then break through to dunk one. But the tremendous pressure from behind him made him feel uncomfortable.

The skillful feint shook and then turned around and walked to the bottom line, and Rahim broke through! No, Thorpe was still in front of him, firmly stuck him on the baseline, Big Dream was about to come and block, Rahim was almost in a bad position, he was forced to pass.

Parker broke the ball, went straight to the basket on a fast break, and scored on the basket. 50 flat!

"Give me one more singles!" Raheem roared angrily, he failed to beat this old man twice in a row, and he lost face.

"Calm down!" Glover reminded, but gave the ball to Raheem anyway.

Raheem dribbles with a face frame and suddenly activates. Old Thorpe was still not good at speed, and he finally broke through. "Old man, you're old!" Raheem yelled and jumped to his feet.

A long arm suddenly flew from the other side and slammed the ball down.

"This is the best cap of the year!" TNT TV announcer Ross Barkley (a famous former basketball superstar who signed with TNT after retiring from the Rockets in 2000) yelled: "From -- Tracy. McGregory Relei Dee! ”

Big Dream grabbed the rebound and passed it to Parker, who was running quickly, Parker advanced to the frontcourt and pretended to make a layup, deceived the defender and passed to the unmarked Jefferson, who dunked! At 50:52, the Rockets overtook the score.

"This young man is a sports car made in France!" Barkley shouted again.

Thorpe was soon substituted and the fans gave him another round of applause. Tang Shuai nodded with satisfaction and hugged Thorpe. The effect is already there, and the eagles are in chaos. Although the Rockets' three-point shot didn't feel good today, Maddy, Jefferson and Parker, who got the new nickname "French Little Sports Car", took turns to break through and completely disrupt the Hawks' defensive formation. In the second half, the Rockets were firmly in control.

84:95 The Rockets got off to a good start to the new season. Newcomer Parker played the entire second half, finishing with a satisfying 11 points, five assists, two steals and just one turnover. Although the Hawks' Raheem had a beautiful statistic of 28 points and 18 rebounds, he was completely lost in the second half, and his 6 turnovers were quite eye-catching (this 28+18+6 is the real statistic in history).

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"Good fight, boys!" Tang Shuai said with satisfaction: "But don't be proud. Jason, can you give them an analysis of the data. ”

"First of all, congratulations on winning a victory. But you can do much more than that. Yuan Fei moved his gaze from the computer screen to the players' faces and said, "The Eagles are a very weak team, and beating them doesn't mean anything. You guys had a poor shot today, it's normal for the ups and downs of the feel, and Jordan also had times when he hit the iron continuously. But if a player's shooting continues to be sluggish, I would advise the head coach to reduce his playing time. ”

"Who is this kid, he looks very young and talks like this." Wallace muttered disapprovingly to Parker and Jefferson beside him.

Jefferson hurriedly replied, "Be quiet! He is the team's chief data analyst and a big celebrity next to the owner. If it weren't for the color of his skin, many would suspect that he was the illegitimate child of the boss. It is said that offending him is worse than offending the general manager, and many player trades are led by this analyst. Wasn't Mobley suddenly replaced? Maybe you just offended someone. ”

"The current sample size is small, there is not a lot of data to talk about. We only conceded 84 points in this game and looked like we were defending well. But let me point out that the Hawks scored just 98.7 points in 100 possessions last season, the league's fourth-worst offensive firepower. The kind of defense that we have in this kind of team doesn't speak for itself. Yuan Fei moved his gaze back to the computer screen and continued: "If you can prevent the Lakers from scoring only 84 points, I really admire you and invite all the players to a big meal." ”

"Spare us Jason, I don't want to fight that shark for another 30 minutes, my old arm and legs." Olajuwon smiled and patted Magloyl beside him on the shoulder: "It's up to you!" Little Pony's face flushed a little, and he smiled innocently.

"I'm also part of the team management and I don't have a direct role to say in the team's affairs, but I can always make some suggestions." Yuan Fei said: "I give you two pieces of advice, especially the players in the first and second grades--practice defense and jump shots. I know you all want to be a star, to be a superstar like Jordan, to be a fancy technique. But until then, you have to prove that you have what it takes to be a big player on the team, and it takes a lot to be a superstar, and you only need to be a rotation player – defend well and get good passes and turn them into points. ”

"And how to create good passes, I want the two of you to do it, Tony and Tracy." Tang Shuai added.

"Let's all work together to finish a season with no regrets!" Big Dream added.

"Yes, Captain!"