"A center with an average of 16+10+2+2 per game actually overtook another center with an average of 27+11+3+2 per game in the All-Star vote!?"

"How incredible this is, we can only sigh, there are too many fans in the Celestial Empire!"

"In fact, we can also say that from the All-Star vote, it can be seen that the basketball of the Celestial Empire is far behind us, because even their fans show that they don't understand the ball at all!"

……

Yao Ming's election as the vote king obviously made the fans in North America very unhappy, and a large number of discussion posts popped up on the Hoop forum, and some fans scolded when they opened their mouths, but the scolding posts were quickly banned by the administrator.

Most of the posts are like the ones above, with all sorts of acids coming and going.

……

……

In Milwalkee, Wisconsin, it was not a game day, but Qiao Hai appeared here, and a reporter photographed Qiao Hai and stopped Qiao Hai.

Qiao Hai smiled and gave an explanation: "Don't forget my other identity, I am the general manager of the Rockets, and we haven't played in the past two days, so I took the time to come over and watch an NCAA game." ”

“NCAA？” A local reporter in Mivolki's eyes lit up: "Is it to see Dwayne's ball?" ”

Qiao Hai nodded: "That's right." ”

"You're interested in Dwayne?"

'He's a very good young player with a lot of potential.

Another reporter asked suspiciously: "But as far as I know, you don't have the high picks in this year's draft." ”

"We don't, but the other teams do!" Qiao Hai answered the last question concisely, leaving a string of question marks, and with the help of Sam Presti, he pushed aside the group of reporters in front of him and walked to the car.

"Alright, guys, it's time to say goodbye, let's see you at Marquette University."

……

Before March Madness, the NCAA tournaments were in the final stages of the tournament, and Marquette University reached the Final Four in the Great East Conference, where they faced the University of Connecticut Huskies with Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon.

Qiao Hai and Sam Presti were positioned very far forward, in the middle of the second row, on the diagonal side of the technical desk.

Several of the commentators on the technical table are also acquaintances, Chery Miller and Jim Nantz, Chery Miller Qiao Hai is very familiar, Jim Nantz rarely explains the NBA, but Qiao Hai also knows him.

After saying hello, Qiao Hai sat back in his place.

But then, he saw that the camera on the scene gave him a shot.

Then, he heard Cherry Miller's voice on the commentary bench: "We can see that in today's game, the general manager and head coach of the Houston Rockets, Qiao Hai, also came to the sidelines, so what is his target for inspection, Dwayne Wade, or Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon?" ”

Qiao Hai smiled, he knew that Okafor and Ben Gordon would not run this year, so the target of his investigation could only be Wade.

Qiao Hai has no memory of the NCAA, for this game, he thinks it should be Marquette University to win, because he remembers that Wade's final NCAA result was the Final Four, of course, it was the NCAA National Championship results.

As for Marquard's results in the Great East League, Qiao Hai doesn't know, he can only make an estimate.

But after the game started, Qiao Hai realized that the process of the game was completely different from what he imagined!

Marquette University only has Wade's strong point, and compared to Connecticut's regular strong team, Marquette University's tactical literacy is also much worse.

At the beginning of the game, Connecticut suppressed Marquette University, Ben Gordon scored three consecutive points, and Emeka Okafor also scored on consecutive inside shots.

On Marquard's side, Wade was alone, and at half-time, Marquette University trailed by 6 points.

"The pure strength of the NCAA may not be as good as that of the NBA, but their tactical literacy is much stronger than that of the NBA, and if an NBA team has the tactical literacy of an NCAA team, then even if the NBA team does not have even one star player, they will be a strong team in the league."

In the second half of the game, UConn extended their advantage, and Qiao Hai couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Indeed, in comparison, the tactical literacy of the NCAA team is too strong, and Wade, who can be defended by the joint defense, can break through, I have to say that this Connecticut team is very strong, if the NCAA rules are played, this Connecticut team can even play against some NBA teams.

The game was quickly brought to an end, and UConn deservedly won the game.

The score at the end of the game was 67:55, with Universidad Marquette losing by 12 points.

UConn's Ben Gordon hit five three-pointers and scored 19 points in the game, while interior core Emeka Okafor also chipped in 16 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.

On Marquette University's side, Dwayne Wade scored a game-high 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, but his team was poor as a whole and lost the game.

Because the NBA has a rule that the staff of the NBA team cannot contact the players and coaches of the NCAA, as soon as the game is over, Qiao Hai leaves the arena.

……

"Marquette University fell in the semifinals of the Great East Conference Championship, but Dwyane Wade is still a good player, and in this game, we saw his ability to lead the team, we saw his scoring, but also his defense and the big picture."

Houston, the Rockets' scouting conference, Sam Presti gave a scouting report on Wade.

"It's fair to say that this is a defender with superstar potential, but of course, he has his shortcomings, compared to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade's height is a problem, he is only 1.93 meters, and at the same time, his long-range shooting is not very good, and he may not be suitable for our tactical ......"

Qiao Hai slowly turned over another scouting report, which was issued after he went to Syracuse University in New York and inspected Carmelo Anthony.

"Look at Carmelo Anthony again, he's a big wing scorer, a kaleidoscope of scoring tools, and he's a kaleidoscope on the offensive end, but his problems are also obvious, his defense is average, and he has a lot of problems off the court."

Qiao Hai tapped his fingers on the table, as if thinking about something.

"These two rookies, let's continue to follow up."

In the end, Qiao Hai just let the team continue to follow up with these two rookies.

……

After the scouting meeting, Darryl Morey stayed, followed behind Qiao Hai, and asked a little puzzled: "Carmelo Anthony is the top three in the prediction draft, Dwyane Wade is the top five, they are all good players, but we don't have high picks." ”

So why do we put so much effort into looking at them? Why not put your energy into predicting the rookies in the middle of the first round? ”

Qiao Hai shook his head and gave a smile.

In fact, he's hesitant right now, the 2003 draft was definitely a big year, and he would love to be a part of it, and the Rockets have the chips to help them get in, and the draft will come up with a trade in exchange for a high draft pick.

But the problem is that Qiao Hai is hesitating, his Rockets career only has one season left, and it is a question whether it is necessary to choose a superstar for the Rockets.