After completing the trade with the Raptors, Wang Yuanfei was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to help Dyer. Curry contacted to buy a house. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Curry has been in the NBA for many years, and he has seen a lot of warmth. The fact that he is just Maddie's head, he knows it. Now I can't help but be very touched to see this staff member treat him so well. I don't know that this little fox has other plans, and all his attention is on Curry's 12-year-old eldest son (anyone who has watched the NBA should know - Stephen. Curry, future MVP). Little Fox has always believed that it is necessary to close the relationship in advance.

Speaking of age, Jason. Wang is only more than 2 years older than Curry, and naturally bears the fruit of friendship in life.

On Sept. 8, Dawson sold Drew, the only pure point guard in the main rotation, in exchange for the Bulls' two future second-round picks and saved money (a real trade in history).

On October 11, Reed signed a three-year, $4.5 million contract (instead of the usual second-round pick base salary contract, Reed's annual salary can only get 317,000 according to the year-end salary contract), and Reed was very moved. At this point, the new season's Rockets are finished.

***

In the preseason game, Wang Yuanfei simply didn't go to see a game, Maddie is also a "veteran" who has been in the league for three years, and he doesn't need to practice at this level of competition, but Reed played bravely, and his three-point shooting ability, which was criticized in college, has made great progress. Head coach Tomjanovic is pleased that the second-round pick has exceeded expectations and is available for the main rotation.

After several months of running-in, the new season finally started on October 31. The Rockets host arch-rival Timberwolves. This Wolves team has Garnett at the core of the young game, supplemented by young Szzebiak and Billups, and has considerable strength.

The Rockets' starting lineup is more average, superstar Hakim. Olajuwon is 38 years old and a sophomore Kenny. Thomas and 21-year-old Maddie are a little immature, and Wilt. Williams was barely able to play the rotation on other teams, as well as Mobley, who was forced to play point guard. The bench was even more barren, with two main benches, the 36-year-old Curry and the rookie Reed Jr. The inside bench is basically a scumbag.

This kind of barren roster is exactly what management wants to see, and there has long been a consensus at the top that they need to play moderately poor this season to get a better draft pick. With Fergus, Cato, and Anderson all going to Toronto through the Maddie trade, and Turkoglu being far away in Turkey, the Rockets will be able to achieve their plans as long as they play normally and get a high draft pick.

"Kenny, Garnett will be going to trash talk later. You're still young, so get your mindset right. "Big brother Olajuwon did not forget to remind the juniors.

"Don't worry, boss, I already had experience last season. Tell our newcomer, Reed, that you have to be careful. Garnett is the kind of guy who likes to dunk on the rookie's head. Thomas babbled, and Reed listened intently.

"Kenny, you look like the old captain of the team, haha." Mobley couldn't stand it anymore, and interrupted: "The key today is to see you guard against Garnett." ”

"It's impossible to completely guard against a player of Garnett's level." As soon as Tang Shuai spoke, the players suddenly fell silent. "Does Kenny have any strategy?"

"I don't have a clue at all, he's so tall, his arms are longer than mine, he's faster than me, and he can even dribble past me. His ball skills are not at all what a 6-foot-11-inch (more than 210 cm) tall man should have. Thomas scratched his head, he was only 6'7", and Olajuwon, who was only 7' on the team, was taller than Garnett and had the same long arms.

"Jason. Does Mr. Wang have any insights? Tang Shuai suddenly clicked on Yuanfei, who was tapping on the keyboard on the side. I know it's my job, but I guess the lead data analyst should be more than just talking to the manager about signings, right? ”

"Then I'll take the liberty of saying a few things." Yuan Fei was not afraid and opened his mouth to say: "I don't want you to win too many games, but I also don't want you to lose too ugly." The first thing I want to say is that I want the main rotation players to play a good game and then let the bench players lose the game. After we build up some time, Mr. Dawson and I will build a championship team. ”

"Hey, boy, we didn't mean to hear that." Thomas complained.

"The real question is how Mr. Thomas is going to defend Kevin. Garnett. I'm going to start by asking, is Garnett a good scorer? Yuanfei asked.

"Of course, he averaged more than 20 points per game last season."

Yuan Fei looked down at the computer screen and said: "In fact, the previous season, that is, the 99 season, he exceeded 20 points, and last season he went further and averaged 22.9 points per game." But I don't think he's a good scorer. ”

"What? Don't you think averaging 23 points per game is not a good scorer? Do you want him to average 30 points per game? Do you think he's Michael Jordan? "Thomas was completely confused.

"If a guy averages 25 points from 30 shots per game, can he be called a good scorer? Apparently not. Garnett's true shooting percentage since joining the league is 52.8 percent, compared to the league average of 52.3 percent the previous season, so Garnett is about the league average. That is, on the offensive end, his scoring efficiency is about the same as that of an average player. ”

"Is your data mistaken, Garnett, a brute-like strong guy who is just the league average? And he's also good at free throws, and fouls are hard to stop him. ”

"What's the problem? Even if he likes to shoot from mid-range, he is not accurate. More than 70 percent of Garnett's offense comes from outside the three-second zone, and he only shoots just over 40 percent from the field (note: this is a 24-year-old Garnett, and his shooting skills are not at his peak), which is less than the league average. And if you put him under the basket, his long arms will make you suffer. ”

"So what should I do?" Kenny. Thomas was enlightened.

"When he carries the basket, lower his center of gravity, hold the bottom plate, and don't let him push you away. Stand up to prevent him from dribbling through you, but allow him to shoot under pressure from your defense. Give him a chance to shoot mid-range, it's hard for you to block him anyway, so it's better to let him shoot. But to consume him, don't forget, our Hakim is 38 years old, and Garnett is one of the best interior defenders in the league. We can only make him fatigue on the defensive end if we consume him more on the offensive end. ”

"Hey, boy, I can't pretend I didn't hear that." Olajuwon laughed and said, "I'm not old yet! ”

"The offensive end is left to Tracy and the Catino organization." Tang Shuai spoke at this time. "Jason's speech was creative. This is the first time I've heard such a new insight in my years as a coach. ”

"One more thing, sir." Yuan Fei said: "Don't forget the agreement with the manager. ”

"I'll remember." Tang Shuai agreed with a calm face.

***

In Yuanfei's previous life, in the 2000-2001 season, Maddie, who first joined the Magic team, tasted what it was like to be the boss. Grant. Hill suffered a serious injury and played just four games. Maddy played an average of 40 minutes per game, contributing 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks, completely carrying the team, and finally the Magic finished seventh in the East to enter the playoffs. And Maddie was overused, sowing the seeds of injury for his future Rockets career.

Yuanfei roughly remembered these stories, so he and Dawson reached an agreement to limit the playing time of key players. And although the Rockets' bench is weak, Maddie and Mobley are very strong in the starters, and if they win too many games, they won't be able to get a high pick.

So Dawson put pressure on Tang Shuai to reach an agreement, and McGrady, the core player in the Rockets' future plans, cannot average more than 33 minutes per game.

***

"Listen, boys, this rocket is very weak, and that old man Dawson is probably old and confused." Timberwolves coach Saunders told the players: "They took the best player on the team and traded the Raptors' sixth man and took two main players. The draft was also very badly drafted, and I think both of their rookies were parallel (Turkoglu started having nightmares at home in Turkey; Reid sneezed in the locker room). Without this deal, the Rockets would be a contender for a playoff spot (the Wolves have historically won 47 to eighth in the West and the Rockets have won 45 to ninth), and now their plan is to tear down and rebuild, and to mess up. Our plan is to make the playoffs, to make it to the Final Four in the West! We've got to kill them! ”

"Understood, Chief!" Kevin. Garnett yelled. He's a trash-talk bad boy, but he respects the Sanders coach.

"Nesterovic, you are one of the few big men in the league who is not weaker than that African (referring to Olajuwon), give me a stand against that old man! He's old! ”

"Yes, Coach!" The Slovenian giant replied.

"Tyrell, Mobley is the best player on the other side, he's likely to be in the number 1 position, can you guard him?"

"He's got the size of a number two, but I'll get him." Tyrrell. Brandon said.

"Newcomer, you're going to play against a superstar in the same period, he's the highest paid player, try to guard against him!"

"I'll try." Future Finals MVP - Chauncey. Billups said resignedly. He has just moved to Wolves, and his fame cannot be compared with that of his contemporary, Maddie.

"Szzczebiak, their No. 3 is scum, shoot them with your three-point shot!"

"Kevin, I don't want to say anything to you. It was a mistake for them to sell Cato, you don't have to fight with that muscle stick. Their starting XI is likely to be Thomas in Year 2. So ......"

"I'll chew him to the bone!" Garnett said viciously.

"Let's play, boys!" Sanders shouted. He loves these disciples, and he thinks from the bottom of his heart that in two or three years these players will be enough to challenge for the championship.

“beatrockets!beatthem！”

***

In the home team's locker room, a languid man seemed to hear something and opened his dead fish eyes.

“killthem！” He said lazily.

Only Olajuwon, who was very close, heard it, and he smiled slightly. What kind of combat power does this newcomer have? Is he stronger than Francis? Does it live up to management's expectations?

"Let's go, Tracy, it's your home debut. Behave well! ”

"Okay, Captain."