In New York, the winter cold has swept in.

Not far from the Times Square building, on the huge advertising screen, in addition to David Stern's big head and a huge NBA logo, there is also a line of big words - "I love this game".

This is the propaganda slogan of the NBA.

Qiao Hai pointed to this line of words: "This slogan has been used for a few years." ”

"Yes, from 1998 to now." Stu Jackson glanced at the huge advertising screen and nodded.

Qiao Hai said with a smile: "It's time to change this slogan." ”

"You're right, the Coalition Office is discussing."

Stu Jackson smiled as well, and then, as if joking, Joe Hai said, "Here amazing happens!" ”

"What?"

What do you think of that? As the NBA's new slogan? ”

Stu Jackson thought for a moment: "Where did the miracle happen?" ”

"That's right, with Vince Carter's violent dunk, Tracy's 35 seconds and 13 minutes, made into an advertisement, it exploded just thinking about it, didn't it?"

Stu Jackson tilted his head in thought, and finally said: "That's a good sentence, I'll say it to David Stern, well, by the way, it must be accompanied by your roar in front of the coach's bench and the picture of lifting the O'Brien Cup in a row." ”

Qiao Hai smiled: "Then I will thank you very much." ”

"You're in New York this time, do you have anything else to do besides watching that baby-faced ball from Syracuse University?"

"Yes, I'm looking for you to drink."

"What else?" Stu Jackson asked again with a smile.

"It's gone."

"Gone?"

"Yes, it's gone!"

Stu Jackson frowned: "Then I suggested that you invest in the expansion of the team, didn't you think about it?" ”

"I thought about it, but I don't have the money, and I can't find a big consortium." Qiao Hai spread his hands, he had no money, he couldn't find a big consortium, there were these two problems, Qiao Hai could only give up the idea of being a small boss first.

"You don't have any money?"

Stu Jackson asked a rhetorical question.

Qiao Hai scratched his side face: "If you want to talk about money, there is a little bit, about 10 million US dollars, but it is definitely not enough to invest in expanding the team." ”

"$10 million, it's enough to be a small boss."

"But I can't pull the big conglomerates."

Qiao Hai spread his hands, and Stu Jackson was silent for a while, this is indeed a problem, and it is difficult to solve.

Stu Jackson was silent, as if thinking about something, and then, looking up, he quickly asked a question: "From your inner perspective, do you want to be this little boss?" ”

"Why, why not?" Qiao Hai replied without hesitation.

To be a small boss, Qiao Hai is naturally eager to do it, as a boss, even if it is just a small boss, with Qiao Hai's status, he will definitely be the real leader of the new team, the general manager, the head coach's rights, and this is exactly what Qiao Hai desires.

Moreover, investing in the team will definitely be a big lucrative deal, the expansion of the military is only 300 million US dollars, Qiao Hai will take three or four years, win two championships, and at least buy five or six billion, this is a doubling investment, who is unwilling, who is a fool.

Qiao Hai is not a fool, on the contrary, he is shrewd, he is very eager to seize this opportunity, but he just didn't find it.

Stu Jackson thought for a moment: "Actually, I can introduce you to a consortium." ”

Hearing this, Qiao Hai became serious.

"Now, there are only two consortia competing for this expansion spot, one is led by Robert Johnson, and the other is the consortium led by Larry Bird, and the consortium led by Robert Johnson is now slightly disadvantaged, because in comparison, Larry Bird's consortium has an NBA background, and Robert Johnson's does not, and some people in the NBA office have questioned whether the Robert Johnson consortium can do a good job in the operation of an NBA team."

"So, now, the Robert Johnson consortium is looking for a new collaborator."

"I can introduce you to them, but you still need to do the specific negotiations."

Qiao Hai showed a happy expression, for him, the opportunity has come......

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The regular season for the Rockets continues, and Rudy Tomjanovic has been leading the team within acceptable limits.

After beating the Lakers, with a 4-4 record.

The Rockets defeated the Cavaliers at home and then lost to the Mavericks on the road.

Then they beat the Wizards at home and lost to the Clippers on the road.

Then the Trail Blazers were lost away, the Warriors were won away, and the SuperSonics were won away.

After playing in November, the Rockets won 8-7 and maintained an overall winning rate of more than 50%.

This result can only be regarded as a passing grade for the Rockets, because they are ranked ninth in the West and did not make the playoffs, but at the same time, they retain a chance of the playoffs, because the Suns, who are eighth in the West, are only one win ahead of the Rockets.

Tang Shuai's position is still very stable for the time being, he is undergoing bladder cancer treatment while leading the team to play, and the two sides have made a good balance.

At the same time, his suppression of Yao Ming was also extreme.

After 4 wins and 4 losses, the Rockets played 7 more games, and Yao Ming was still on the bench.

The highest-scoring game saw 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming directly failed to play, Qiao Hai slapped the table directly, and the chance to break 19 points was gone.

In fact, even if Yao Ming's single-game score can't break 19 points for a long time, in the special program of Fox Sports, Kenny Smith has already begun to ridicule Charles Barkley, and everyone thinks that it is a matter of time before Yao Ming's single-game score breaks 19.

After playing in November, Yao Ming averaged 10 points per game, averaging 10.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game, while playing only 20.6 minutes.

"After the instability at the beginning of the season, and after a period of adaptation, Yao Ming quickly integrated into the league, and although he still failed to make the starting line-up after scoring consecutive double-doubles, his strength was already visible."

"In November, he averaged 10.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game, and only played 20.6 minutes, which is converted into 36 minutes of data, which is 18.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.4 blocks.

"In this era when the center is dying away, the emergence of Yao Ming is undoubtedly filling a vacancy......"

“……”

The number of reports praising Yao Ming has increased, and Qiao Hai is not so impatient about Yao Ming's ascension, he wants to see how far Tang Shuai's suppression of Yao Ming can go......

Qiao Hai is well aware that the Rockets' 8-7 record in the first month temporarily obscures the team's main problems.

In November, Steve Francis averaged 26.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, which was the main reason why the Rockets were 8-7.

What Qiao Hai can't imagine is that once Steve Francis's form declines, will the Rockets be able to maintain their current record?

Qiao Hai felt that the answer should be no.

As for whether Steve Francis's form will decline, Qiao Hai can say with certainty that Steve Francis will definitely decline.

Because throughout Qiao Hai's previous life, Steve Francis has never played a season that averaged more than 22 points per game, let alone 26.5 points!