"In the eight preseason games, although the opponents are not weak, each of them is a playoff-level strong team, but China Yao's performance is too poor, the highest score in a single game is only 11 points, and the highest rebound is only 8, such a performance, I can only haha."

On the shores of Lake Winser, Qiao Hai lit a fire.

November has not yet arrived, and the winter in Houston has arrived one step ahead of schedule, and the temperature has dropped to below zero all of a sudden, and the low temperature is still unbearable for Qiao Hai, a thin man.

"On the second day of the draft, the Houston Documentary reporter also said that they picked the next Hakeem Olajuwon, and in my opinion, they picked the next Kwame Brown!"

The TV was talking non-stop about Charles Barkley, who had just joined TNT, and it looked like he had already complained about the rockets and couldn't stop.

"Joe Hay will be the next Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan is a successful player but a failed general manager, and Joe is the same, he is a successful head coach but a failed general manager."

Kenny Smith soon couldn't listen to it, he was a Rocket hero, he was the most loyal fan of the Rockets, like Charles Barkley kept saying bad things about his favorite team, Kenny Smith could stand it, it was strange.

So, he couldn't help but interrupt Charles Barkley: "So you mean that Chinese Yao will become a parallel import, right?" ”

Barkley was stunned for a moment, then nodded without thinking: "That's right, he will be a parallel import, isn't it obvious?" In this preseason, China Yao played very badly, and he was set! ”

"Be specific, Charles!"

"To be specific? Okay, okay. Charles Barkley thought for a moment. I can be specific about saying that China's Yao couldn't even score 19 points in a single game in his NBA career! ”

"Then make a bet."

"Okay, let's make a bet, if Chinese Yao scores 19 points in a single game, then I'll kiss your ass, Kenny!"

"That's what you said, Charles."

……

Qiao Hai felt funny, but at the same time felt a little bored, and muttered: "Familiar plot!" It's on schedule! ”

He turned off the TV and couldn't help but use his computer to browse HOOP sports.

Charles Barkley kissed Kenny Smith's buttocks, which completely ignited the content of the bet between the two, and Yao Ming, who was used to bet, naturally became the focus of everyone.

Many people think the same as Charles Barkley, thinking that Yao Ming will be a parallel import.

"Every general manager is accustomed to using the champion to choose a center, of course, there are many successful cases, and there are many failed cases, the last one is Kwame Brown, and the next one should be Yao Ming."

"Yao Ming is very tall, 2.26 meters, even in the NBA, he is a giant, but such a huge height seems that he is too clumsy, his speed is too slow, and his strength is not outstanding, therefore, Yao Ming cannot adapt to this league, and he will soon be eliminated by this league."

“……”

Regarding the criticism and criticism from the outside world, Qiao Hai's way of dealing with it is very simple, continue to wait, he believes that Rudy Tomjanovic will give Yao Ming a chance to prove himself.

……

Qiao Hai continued to devote himself to his work, and as the general manager, Qiao Hai had less to do when the regular season was about to begin.

The Rockets' 15-man roster has been released.

Point guards: Steve Francis, Muchinolris, Ralph Alston

Shooting guards: Jamal Crawford, Devin Brown

Small forwards: Ron Artest, James Posey, Terence Morris

Power forwards: Kenny Thomas, Carlos Boozer, Darius Sangueira

Center: Yao Ming, Kevin Cato, Jason Collier, Chris Anderson

Qiao Hai studied the Rockets' roster for a while, and when he saw Jason Collier's name, he suddenly remembered something.

He can't remember the time, but he still remembers things very clearly, and he doesn't know what year it was, Jason Collier died of a heart attack at home, he was the first player in the NBA to die in the NBA......

"Tragedy, what can be avoided, still needs to be avoided by doing something."

Qiao Hai thought of Tang Shuai again, not surprisingly, Tang Shuai also found out that he had bladder cancer this season and had to leave the Rockets.

Qiao Hai thought for a while, got up and walked out of the office.

……

In the training hall of Compaq Center, the shouts of training are constantly coming.

Qiao Hai walked around the training ground first, and didn't see Jason Collier, or even Yao Ming, he only saw Tang Shuai with a group of substitutes practicing tactics.

Qiao Hai said hello to Tang Shuai with a smile, and then walked towards the power room next door.

In the strength room, Yao Ming was conducting strength training under the guidance of Da Meng, he was pushing dumbbells one after another, and next to Yao Ming was Jason Collier.

Jason Collier's dumbbell weight is obviously higher than Yao Ming's, and Qiao Hai can't help but think of an interesting anecdote.

Yao Ming's idol when he first entered the league was not Steve Francis, the boss of the Rockets at the time, nor Hakeem Olajuwon, who was the first in Rocket history, but the little-known Jason Collier.

The reason is that Jason Collier's dumbbell weight makes rookie Yao Ming have the urge to "look for a short view", because he found that no matter how he practiced, no matter how he practiced, the weight of the dumbbells could not catch up with Jason Collier.

Jason Collier also pushed the dumbbells one after another, and seemed to be chatting with Yao Ming.

Qiao Hai walked over with a smile again, and then he went to Darryl Morey's office.

……

Morey's office is twice as small as Qiao Hai's office, but the supporting facilities are still very complete, Qiao Hai's office has a rest room where you can take a nap, and Morey's office also has it.

When Joe knocked on the door, Morey was studying preseason stats, and as the team's deputy general manager, he worked like a scout, which of course is what Morey likes to do.

Qiao Hai knocked on the door and came in, pulled out the chair directly, sat down by himself, and chatted casually, and then, Qiao Hai entered the topic.

"Darryl, contact Methodist Hospital, we're going to do a full body check-up for all the players and coaches."

Morey was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Qiao Hai's purpose was, but he still nodded: "Okay, I know." ”

The team arranges physical examinations for players and coaches, and the NBA also has a precedent, so although Morey feels that the timing of Qiao Hai's physical examination is strange, he does not have too many doubts.

Medical exams are already being scheduled, and at the same time, the regular season is getting closer......

The Rockets' preseason preparation was not a success, at least in Qiaohai's view, with an over-reliance on Steve Francis on the perimeter on the offensive end, and the key problem was that Francis couldn't support a team's offense.

Defensively, the multi-core defense has improved slightly, but it is still in the run-in.

It is foreseeable that the Rockets' record at the beginning of the season will not be too good, and Qiao Hai is ready to be patient......