Chapter 53: The First Meeting with the Little Giant
After a hard-fought battle in San Antonio, the New York Knicks rushed to Houston non-stop.
Today's Houston is no longer one of the three big Texas clubs of the year, and Houston, which has lost the protection of a super center, has fallen from a playoff or even a championship-level team to a fish belly team almost overnight, and even has to start calculating the top picking.
Now this Rockets, people can't see at all that just five or six years ago they were a championship team, or a back-to-back dynasty, and some time ago it was the original twin towers of the league, but their twin towers were one offense and one defense. The current Houston Rockets, can't be said to be complete, but what is certain is that the pace has become extremely fast, because the two cores of the current team, Francis and Mobley, are the kind of small guards, with excellent athletic talent and excellent offensive skills, and Tomjanovic is a very old-fashioned coach, or none of the coaches in the entire Texas are easy to match.
However, when the Knicks arrived in Houston, Mo Xi unexpectedly met someone he didn't expect.
"Dazhi?" Mo Xi asked with some surprise, "Why are you here?" You must have just finished the game. The Mavericks' last game was played at the same time as us, right? ”
Mo Xi's mouth was said to Wang Zhizhi, but his eyes did not look at him, although this was a bit rude, but Mo Xi believed that Wang Zhizhi would not mind his current gaffe, because the person in front of him was too tall.
Wang Zhizhi said: "Well, I also just finished the game, but there are some things, I asked Mr. Nelson for leave, come to Houston, and don't hide it from you, this time it is a big game done above, I also know a rough idea, I will introduce to you first, this is called Yao Ming, from Shanghai, the best center in China, you have to give more advice, Da Yao, this is Mo Xi, the super center who played a world in American professional basketball." ”
Wang Zhizhi's words are very relaxed, but in the ears of the young Yao Ming, there is something different, the sentence of a super center who has played a world in the American professional basketball sounds so enviable.
Mo Xi reached out his hand in a friendly manner, shook hands with Yao Ming, and said, "Hello, welcome to Texas, although I am not a landlord either." In fact, according to Mo Xi's sullen thoughts, he always felt that he should come to a sentence at this time, "It's not a big deal, it's all the brothers on the road who give me face and call me Second Brother Mo." (Mo Xi: "Actually, this is all sitting in the heart of the sullen thoughts!! ”)
The young Da Yao looked very shy, and he also stretched out his hand and shook Mo Xi gently.
Yao Ming was half a head taller than Mo Xi, and Mo Xi even doubted that he would reach the basket when he stretched out his hand, but it seemed that this arm span didn't look very good......
Mo Xi seemed to see his original shadow in this shy big man, in order to adjust the atmosphere, Mo Xi continued: "I have watched your game, the Olympic Games of 2,000 years, you played very well, Mo Ning and Garnett completely have nothing to do with you. ”
When it comes to his pride, a somewhat introverted person like Yao Ming can't help but show a proud face, touch his hair, smile hehehe, and say: "But we still lost, I have to say that the Dream Four team is still very strong, although their strength on paper does not seem to be very good." ”
At this time, Mo Xi changed the topic back and said, "Dazhi, you haven't told me what happened when you fell to the ground, is Yao Ming also coming to the league to play?" "I have to say that Mo Xi's analysis is still very accurate.
Wang Zhizhi said: "This matter is a bit long, let's find a place to eat first, and talk while eating, your game is tomorrow, right?" ”
Mo Xi nodded.
Although the three of them are not locals, a few people still quickly found their favorite restaurant, mainly because of their yellow skin and outstanding height, and three at a time, but many people recognized them, of course, the main recognition is Mo Xi, although Wang Zhizhi also has some fan base in Dallas, plus the geographical location, it is also a little famous in the whole Texas, but walking with an all-star player like Mo Xi can only be a foil. In order to take care of Yao Ming, who had just arrived, the two of them chose a Chinese restaurant, because of Mo Xi's current popularity among the Chinese, and the boss heard that the other two were from China, and he was very happy, and even contributed to the Moutai that he had treasured for many years, but unfortunately, Mo Xi really didn't drink it, and the other two didn't touch it when they saw Mo Xi like this.
To Yao Ming's surprise, the first class he took in the league was to learn at the dinner table, Mo Xi told him by words and deeds that if you want to become an excellent athlete, self-discipline is always the most important one, Mo Xi came from the shrinking season, and he also saw the ugliest season of the league, because of the lack of training, there were many game mistakes, the physical fitness of the players, the technical and tactical level have dropped a lot, and the game is very ugly, even inferior to the NCAA, there are many stars because of the long vacation, failed to control himself, causing the level of competition to plummet, and he was no longer as brave as he was in the past.
Mo Xi also learned the ins and outs of the matter at the dinner table. At the Sydney Olympics, Yao Ming's outstanding performance caught the attention of the Rockets, who were struggling to find a new center, and Stern was struggling to open up the Chinese market, while Yao Ming also wanted to develop into a better league, and his big brother Wang Zhizhi had already gone early.
So under the coordination of many parties, Yao Ming got the opportunity to enter the league with the highest level of confrontation, and this time Yao Ming came to Houston is the Rockets Genstern secretly married, Stern wants a gimmick, the first foreign champion, and now, although a third of the schedule has passed, but the Rockets, who have not won the game, are almost the best choice, and they have caught up with the only Chinese in the league now, or the same as Yao Ming, who is a center, came to Texas Sanlian, the time and place are favorable. This meeting was facilitated.
At this time, Yao Ming has not yet made up his mind to come to the league, and the Rockets hope that he can feel the atmosphere of the game at close range on the sidelines, plus there is a compatriot on the court, which can also make him feel more belonging, but the only thing they need to worry about may be that New York may also compete with them, but now it seems that the Knicks' draft pick is too late, Yao Ming benefits from his height advantage and excellent performance in the Olympics, at least in the lottery area.
For this kind of thing, after listening to it, Mo Xi just smiled and said lightly: "You will know the decision in your heart after watching tomorrow's game." ”
Mo Xi doesn't know what the level of the country is, he only knows that I am the best center forward now, as long as I beat that shark.