The season for the Rockets is over, and so is the second round of the playoffs.

The Western Conference Finals matchup will be the Lakers vs. the Spurs, so they will have a home and away record, and the Eastern Conference Finals matchup will be the Pistons vs. the Nets, and the Nets will have a superior record, they will play home and away.

At the same time, the league has announced the winners of the remaining honors.

Ben Wallace won the Defensive Player of the Year award, and Tim Duncan also lifted the regular season MVP trophy in his first home game in the Western Conference finals.

The All-NBA, All-Defensive and Rookie All-Rookie All-NBAs were also released at the same time.

Yao Ming was named to the All-Rookie Second Team and All-Rookie Team for the first team, Ron Artest was on the All-Defensive Second Team, and Carlos Boozer was also on the All-Rookie Second Team.

In the end, the honors that the Rockets plundered this season, in addition to a few best teams, were only Qiao Hai's best manager and Yao Ming's best rookie.

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On the third day of the Western Conference semifinals, Qiao Hai had already set his schedule for the next month.

Before leaving Houston, he held a season-ending meeting with the team's top management, including the team's deputy general manager Darrell Morey, player development manager Stan Love, scouting director Sam Presti and international scouting director Ivanka Dukan, plus the team's former general manager and current advisor Carol Dawson.

For the past season, Qiao Hai summed it up: "We played very well in the past season, and overall we were qualified. ”

"In terms of results, we made the playoffs, seventh in the West, and reached the second round in the playoffs, losing 3:4, which is passable in terms of results alone, and even exceeded expectations."

"In terms of player development, Yao's progress is visible to the naked eye, Ron Artest has grown very quickly, and overall we are a young team, and the young players in the team have grown higher than expected."

Then, Qiao Hai took a stack of statistics for every player this season, including various high-level data, and distributed them.

"This statistic table was produced by Darryl and some of the high-level stats are very valuable, the 2002-2003 season is over, and now we have to look ahead to next season."

'It's a big deal to bring in reinforcements before the new season, so the first thing we have to talk about is which players we can keep this season and which we have to send away.

In terms of recruitment, Qiao Hai, who wears two positions, can decide in a word, but he still decided to take out the matter of reinforcement for discussion.

"In terms of starting this season, Yao's performance is unquestionable, he will be the absolute core of next season, and then Steve Francis, for Steve, my opinion is, if you have the chance, replace him!"

Qiao Hai always wanted to replace Steve Francis, as the manager who advocated the introduction of Francis, Carol Dawson couldn't figure it out, so he asked: "Tell me why, Joe." ”

Qiao Hai explained: "Steve Francis's style doesn't match our tactical requirements, he has a strong individual attacking ability, but his passing ability is worrying, and he is easy to get on the head, and he always forgets about passing. ”

"I've actually been struggling with Steve's passing since the regular season, and he's always needed me to remind him to pass the ball, you know, Carroll, Yao is an interior player who relies on outside feeding, so we need to find a point guard who is more adept at passing."

Carol Dawson accepted Joe's reasoning, and he quickly nodded: "Steve's rookie contract just ended, and his next contract is my lead to renew, starting next season, 6 years and 85 million, so, if you decide to give up on him, then you need to be ready for a trade." ”

Qiao Hai nodded, he already had a specific goal in mind for the Steve Francis trade, but now is not the time to negotiate a deal.

So, he went on and said about Ron Artest: "Ron Artest, he's been doing well this season, he's been able to hold the ball, he's got mid-to-long shots, and he's not very consistent, but his defense should be among the best in the league, so he's the player we need and he'll stay." ”

If he wants to keep Artay, Qiao Hai will have to prepare a contract extension, because Artey's rookie contract also expires this season, and he did not renew it early.

"James Posey can also stay, but his performance in the second position this season is more average, and the reason is that he can't move as fast as those agile little guards, and even if he stays next season, he won't be able to start, and his rookie contract has expired, so we need to give him a contract extension."

For James Posey, Qiao Hai's idea is to wait for the free agency market to open on July 1, see how it goes, and stay if he can renew his contract at a low price, and let him go if he can't.

"Chris Anderson, his contract has also expired, he averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds per game this season, a low-cost contract can be kept, he can stay, and the effect of his partner Yao is still very good."

The starting analysis is done, and then the substitute.

"Carlos Boozer has a rookie contract until the second year, and he's worth a lot because you can see his potential in his first year, and my personal opinion is that Carlos can be a trade chip when necessary."

For the anti-bone boy, Qiao Hai's idea is still a transaction, the effect of Boozer's partner Yao Ming is average, and Yao Ming will gradually go to a low position in the future, Boozer's position will become more and more embarrassing, if he can trade in exchange for something of sufficient value, it will naturally be better.

"Jamal Crawford has one year left on his rookie contract, and his improvement at the end of the season is still obvious, and he's qualified as a substitute, so he can stay."

"Ralph Alston signed a one-year salary last year, and in the second half of the season, he secured the position of the second point guard, and in the last few games of the playoffs because of Steve Francis's injury, he also played a highlight performance, and the renewal price is probably not low, if it exceeds 3 million, let it go."

"Kevin Cato has 5 years and 35 million left in his contract, which is a bit bigger, but as Yao's replacement, his performance is still very qualified, so stay for the time being."

"Darius Sanguela hasn't played much this season, but his future is still bright, stay."

"Kenny Thomas' rookie contract expires, and he basically hasn't been given a chance this season, so just let it go."

"Muchinolis has 3 years and 11 million left on his contract, which can be traded, and he can stay if he can't find the No. 2 point guard."

There is not much to say about other players such as Trent Morris, and Joe Hay would not have signed Trent Morris if it weren't for the squad......

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In fact, to sum up, at the end of the season, the Rockets need to re-sign Ron Artest, James Posey, Ralph Alston and Chris Anderson.

Among them, Ron Artest must stay, Posey and Alston can give up if the asking price is too high, and Chris Anderson's asking price should not be too high, so he will also stay.

The contract renewal mission is followed by the trade mission, and Steve Francis, Carlos Boozer, and Mucinoris are all tradeable, and the value of the trade is not low.

The remaining players whose contracts expire can be waived......