Chapter 166: The Rotten Rocket (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Before hitting the rocket, Lloyott reported.
But Qiao Hai didn't need Lloyot, so he could only temporarily wronged the fierce general who had played 17+10 data in the Clippers to guard the water cooler, in fact, Lloyot also knew very well that after this deal, he still had to watch the water cooler.
Since he joined the Pistons from the Clippers and got a multi-year multi-million dollar contract, his goals have changed.
In the Clippers, although his statistics are good, he always can't win, and when he got to the Pistons, he got a big contract, but the decline was serious, and he could only retire.
Now he has been sent to Vancouver, and for him, the difference is to retire in a different place.
So, Lloyot quickly integrated into the Grizzlies.
In the final game in November, the Grizzlies are going to face the Rockets, the Rockets are in a bit of a bad situation this season, veterans Olajuwon and Charles Barkley have declined seriously, and Eddie Jones is playing well, but he is just an ordinary All-Star and has no ability to lead the team.
In this way, the Rockets' record plummeted, winning only 3 games and losing 11 games so far this season.
This is going straight to the lotto, and there is nothing Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovic can do, the strength of the core players has declined, and the team has also declined, and this decline is not something he can stop as a coach.
The Rockets are also looking for a trade, hoping to strengthen the team, but they are unwilling to give draft picks, and they only have a group of veterans in their hands, and young players are also unwilling to play, so no one is willing to trade with the Rockets, and the Rockets can only continue to rot.
However, their lineup is not bad, except for the two veterans, Michael Dixon, old cat Mobley and Eddie Jones on the outside, as well as the two-year contract signing Shanton Anderson, and the rookie Kenny Thomas on the inside, and the blue-collar center Cato.
This lineup looks like it is running in, and there is still a chance to go to the playoffs.
Therefore, the rocket is not ready to trade.
Against the Grizzlies, Rudy Tomjanovic is based on defense and wants to fight for a victory.
But Qiao Hai didn't agree, the Rockets have lost so many games, they only won three games when they met whoever they met, and they still wanted to snatch a victory from him, didn't they look down on the Grizzlies?
And in this game, Raheem is back, and the Grizzlies are all out and only want to win.
In November, the Grizzlies won all at home and only this game was missing, perhaps because the Grizzlies' home record was too dazzling, since the start of the game, the General Motors Arena has been full for many consecutive games, but this heat is declining, the Grizzlies have won more, fans will be accustomed to it, and gradually the attendance will decline, and it is impossible to be full all the time, which is also very normal.
For example, in this game, there were already some empty seats on the sidelines.
There aren't many empty spots, but it also proves another point - Vancouver's ball market is really not as good as the big cities.
On the field, the game began, and both teams started the game.
On the Grizzlies side, point guard Mike Bibby, scoring guard Maddy, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Raheem, and center Brad Miller.
On the Rockets' side, point guard Michael Dixon, shooting guard Catino Mobley, small forward Eddie Jones, power forward Charles Barkley, and center Hakeem Olajuwon.
Among them, Michael Dixon was affected by the butterfly effect brought by Qiao Hai, and he was supposed to swap with Steve Francis in a trade at the beginning of the season and transfer to the Grizzlies, but now, because Steve Francis went to the Raptors, Michael Dixon also stayed with the Rockets.
Michael Dixon was the starting point guard for the Rockets last season, and he still does this season.
In the opening stanza, Olajuwon won the jump ball.
The Rockets directly pulled away to Eddie Jones for a single, Hakeem Olajuwon covered the outside, and Eddie Jones took the opportunity to burst into the inside, made a quick stop jump shot, and hit it with a bang.
Eddie Jones opened the scoring and the Rockets led 2-0.
It was the Grizzlies' turn to attack, and the Rockets were like big enemies, and Rudy Tomjanovic had been standing since the beginning, and now he was standing straight with his hands in his pockets.
If the Rockets want to win this game, they have to rely on defense, but the Grizzlies' Princeton offense is obviously not so easy to defend, so Rudy Tomjanovic is a little nervous, Tang Shuai has been coaching for so many years, it stands to reason that he will not be nervous about a regular season game, but this time is different.
Back then, he took the rocket to the top, but now, the rocket has fallen to the dust, and the difference in the rocket's opening record this time is something Tang Shuai has never encountered.
He didn't want to end the season like that, he wanted to struggle.
Therefore, in every game, Tang Shuai goes all out, hoping to win.
It's the same with this game.
At the beginning of the Grizzlies' offense, Brad Miller responded with a high position, Maddy accelerated and cut in, directly shook off Mobley, received a pass from Brad Miller, stopped and pulled out, and with a bang, Maddie also returned a ball.
2:2 draw.
The Rockets attacked, or Eddie Jones took the ball, Charles Barkley pulled out and gave a cover, but after the cover, the ball appeared in Barkley's hands.
Barkley twisted his big ass and rushed two steps inside, Rahim pounced to defend, but Barkley turned around, raised his hand and made a layup, and went in again!
Grizzlies' possession, Brad Miller responded high, Maddie and Shaun Marion cut him and didn't give the ball, and when the inside line was empty, he gave the ball to Rahim, Raheem singled Barkley, turned and hooked and missed.
Olajuwon grabbed the rebound.
The Rockets slowly advanced to the frontcourt, and the ball was given to Eddie Jones again.
It's still an outside screen, this time it's still Charles Barkley's cover, Eddie Jones flew into the inside, a throw, missed.
After watching the Rocket's three rounds of offense, Qiao Hai finally understood why the Rocket's current record is so poor.
The Rocket's tactics are very simple, the outside players take the ball, cooperate with the inside duo to block and dismantle, and shoot when they get the opportunity, such a simple tactical cooperation, it is no wonder that the Rockets' offense is so bleak.
After a few rounds, Qiao Hai knew how to defend.
The Rocket's offensive tactics were almost touched, and Qiao Hai quickly made some minor adjustments, he asked the players on the court to increase the speed of rotation defense, increase the change of defense, and soon, the Rocket's offense was contained.
Eddie Jones was in good shape, and after the Grizzlies adjusted their defense, he still scored back-to-back points through strong play.
But the Grizzlies' side was efficient offensively and quickly took the lead.
At 29:23 in the first quarter, the Grizzlies led by six points.
In the second quarter, the Rockets continued to slow down the tempo, as if they wanted to find opportunities through slow-paced offense and defense, but Qiao Hai knew that Rudy Tomjanovic had nothing to do.
If it was Qiao Hai, he would simply press the inside duo on the bench, directly speed up and run and hit, rely on three outside players with outstanding scoring ability to play offense, and there are also Shanton Anderson and Walter Williams who can shoot three-point shots on the bench, as well as Kenny Thomas The flexible interior line, plus Cato, a blue-collar center, ensures the hardness of the interior line.
Playing like this, the rocket may still have a chance.
But Qiao Hai knew that Rudy Tomjanovic didn't dare, he didn't dare to abandon the inside double elder, and he wouldn't ignore the defense, and the old coach's mind imprisoned him.