Chang Wei didn't talk to Yao Ming for too long, after all, the players on both sides had basically warmed up, and the head coach wanted to take them back to the locker room to arrange tactics. However, Chang Wei still exchanged contact information with him and made an appointment for one-on-one training guidance in the offseason. Although Chang Wei had promised Ray Allen last season, Yao Ming had a higher status in his mind.

To Chang Wei's surprise, as soon as he returned to the locker room, he was pulled aside by Brown and asked in a low voice, "That compatriot of yours is too tall, right?" With him on the inside, I feel that Big Ben may be directly blown up by him, is there any way to limit him? IMHO, I wasn't as nervous as I am when Big Ben was against O'Neal......"

Chang Wei smiled dumbly, it seems that Yao Ming's talent is really visible to the naked eye, and even a coach like Brown, who has won two championships, is afraid of him. Chang Wei shook his head and said, "Coach, Yao Ming is still a rookie, and I don't deny that he can become one of the strongest interior players in the league in the near future, but he can't be a threat to us for the time being." ”

Listening to Chang Wei's words, Brown breathed a sigh of relief and continued to lay out tactics for the players. In fact, Brown's attitude of waiting for the battle is completely understandable, anyone who sees an interior player with a height of nearly 2.3 meters will subconsciously feel afraid, because it means that this player can occupy an absolute height advantage on the inside, there is a saying in the NBA, "height can't be taught", so many teams will basically choose an interior when they don't know which rookie to choose.

However, Chang Wei's judgment is very correct, after the game starts, Yao Ming can not threaten the Pistons' basket at all, when he receives the ball, he will be pushed out of the three-second zone by Big Ben for the first time, and can only use a jump shot to solve the problem, because his back single can not make Big Ben take even a step back, more often he chooses to pass the ball to his teammates on the outside to reorganize the offense.

In fact, the overall strength of the Rockets this season is not strong, just look at their lineup, the backcourt combination is Francis and Mobley, the starting wing is Kenny Thomas, the No. 22 pick in 1999, the interior is completely rookie, the power forward is Eddie Griffin, who was traded for three rookies last year, and the center position is Yao Ming. Although the reputation of the Pistons players is not very great, in terms of strength, the only one who may have some advantages is Francis, who is in the No. 1 position.

Kenny Thomas averaged 14.1 points per game last season, but this season his average has dropped to 9.7 points per game, which is an incredible regression. Therefore, Brown did not let Prince play against him, but asked him to defend the most famous and powerful man in the Rockets - Francis, and Billups would be OK to switch defenses with him.

Under Prince's entanglement, Francis had a hard time getting the ball out, but he always thought highly of himself and attacked himself when he couldn't pass the ball. I have to say that Francis is still very strong at this time, Prince cut off his passing route, but it is difficult to prevent his ball-holding singles. Fortunately, Francis doesn't like shooting from the outside, and although he shoots 35.1 percent from the field, he prefers to score under the basket, which hits the Pistons' three-second zone headlong wall.

Fortunately, his breakthrough still attracted the Pistons' defense, which gave Yao Ming some room to shoot. It's a pity that Yao Ming consumed a lot of physical strength when he fought against Big Ben under the basket before, and it was difficult for him to hit the shot even if he was out of space. However, Tomjanovic still kept him on the court, and in his opinion, the big man center is the hope of the team, and although his current performance is mediocre, every round and every defeat allows him to learn from the experience and then turn it into nutrients for him to continue to grow.

When Yao Ming was substituted, he only had four points and two rebounds on 1-of-6 shooting, but the Rockets fans still gave him applause and cheers. Looking at Yao Ming's still somewhat thin back, Chang Wei couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, in fact, he had been thinking about how to help Yao Ming. Judging from the alignment between him and Big Ben, the weight gain is certain, but the key question is, what kind of inside line will he become after the weight gain? Calling the wind and rain on the inside line like in a previous life?

No one can deny Yao Ming's strength, but Chang Wei thinks he can take another path, and that path is at least a decade ahead of the current league. Even if he gains weight according to the coach's requirements, Chang Wei also believes that Yao Ming can become an excellent spatial No. 5 position, just look at the 2.16-meter-tall and 120-kilogram Gasol Jr. in his previous life, Yao Ming can develop towards an all-round interior line that can score inside and out, and can defend and respond, provided that his weight cannot increase too much.

Chang Wei was thinking about Yao Ming off the court, but the Pistons always had an advantage on the court. For the Rockets, Francis' offense is all there is to the team, and when he is restricted, the team's playbook can have all sorts of problems. This is also the reason why Chang Wei has been pursuing to build a multi-core team, even if there are only two core players, the rocket will not be as embarrassed as it is now, but unfortunately Yao Ming is still just a rookie and cannot take on the responsibility of core players for the time being.

The single-core Rockets were led by the Pistons by 12 points in the first half, although they set off a wave of counterattacks at the beginning of the second half and once narrowed the margin to single digits, but the Pistons sacrificed their full-court pressure in time, and did not let the Rockets score in the athletic battle for as long as 4 minutes and 53 seconds, which also allowed them to pull the score away again.

In the end, the Pistons defeated the Rockets 98-87 on the road to make it two straight wins, and Yao Ming only scored 11 points and five rebounds against one of the league's top defensive centers like Big Ben, while also making four turnovers. When he said goodbye to Chang Wei after the match, Yao was visibly a little downset, he thought he could have an advantage against opponents who were shorter than him, but Daben's tough defense taught him a vivid lesson, sometimes height doesn't determine the outcome of the matchup.

Seeing Yao Ming's frustrated appearance, Chang Wei patted his arm and said with a smile: "Da Yao, you don't need to take the result of this game to heart, as long as you can learn something from the confrontation with Da Ben." ”

Yao Ming let out a long sigh and said, "But we still lost the game, how could I not mind?" ”

Chang Wei shook his head and said leisurely: "With the current strength of the rocket, it is normal to lose to a strong team, all you have to do is to seize every opportunity to grow yourself, believe me, you will soon become the league's eye-catching star!" ”