After fighting the Hornets, the Rockets rushed to the airport and prepared to fly to Memphis overnight.

Out of respect for the old and love for the young, Hayes wanted to take the initiative to help Mutomboti. As soon as he stretched out his hand, a man behind him swept by like a wind, and put Mutombo's bag on his shoulder. Hayes rubbed his eyes before he could see that the gust of wind was Spanolys.

Hayes was stunned: "Gas (nickname for screaming), you don't need to be so positive, right?" ”

Spanoulis smiled.

"It's necessary, you need to rest well, you can't do too much work." Jeff Van Gundy came over from the side, said with a bitter face, and glanced at Azubuk next to him.

Azubuke hurriedly took Hayes's bag as well. Hayes never asked anyone to help carry the bag, he didn't think it was necessary, but the kindness was difficult, so he had to give it to Azubuk. Why am I treated like this as a veteran?

The next day, the coaching staff announced that the whole team would have a holiday and that the players would be free to move.

Hayes was about to ask Azubuk to go out for a walk. Jeff Van Gundy called and asked Hayes to come to his room for a meeting.

"Meeting? Isn't it free? Hayes inexplicably hung up the phone and went to Jeff Van Gundy's room.

When Hayes entered, Jeff Van Gundy mysteriously closed the door. The living room was dimly lit, the curtains were all drawn, and there were just two of them in the room......

"No, the nightmare of my childhood has finally happened. You can propose to me as long as you light a room of candles, and the atmosphere is good, but I will never say yes to you. Hayes sat on the couch and laughed.

Jeff Van Gundy smiled wryly, "Don't disgust me...... You're doing better than I thought, and I think it's time to find a chance to talk to you. ”

"Looking for a chance? Jeff, we're talking every day. Say, what's the matter? If it was for the sake of playing I refuted you in public, I apologize. Hayes laughed, he thought Van Gundy was a little weird today.

"You don't have to apologize, I just want to discuss the tactics, and I'm ready to build an offensive system with you at the core." Jeff Van Gundy said.

"......" Hayes was flattered and didn't know what to say.

"What? You didn't expect that? Did you dare to seize power in public in the last game? I've been a coach for so many years, I've never seen a player like you, I've never heard of it. Jeff Van Gundy smiled wryly, "Aren't you scared? I thought you'd laugh and say no problem again. ”

"Of course I'm fine." Hayes didn't laugh, and said seriously: "I just didn't expect this day to come so quickly, do you think I'm qualified enough?" ”

"Judging by the performance of the Hornets, you are qualified." Jeff Van Gundy said, carrying the jug and pouring a glass of water for Hayes. Then he sat down across from him and continued: "Not every team has people who dare to stand up and speak up at critical times. Even if there is, it may not be able to do it well. At first I was optimistic about Maddie, but he was too lazy, he didn't like to stand up and speak, and even if it was a 'Maddie moment', he only changed the result with his own personal ability. ”

"What about Yao Ming?" Hayes took a sip and smiled. In the previous life, the Rockets were going to attack around Yao Ming this season.

"Yao Ming can execute tactics very well, he has a strong individual ability, but he lacks the temperament to be self-serving. Worse is his physical strength, and when it comes to the time when he is needed most, he often runs out of energy. Jeff Van Gundy said helplessly.

Only then did Hayes know that Van Gundy was not an absolute "Yao Mi". Van Gundy broke through Yao Ming's shortcomings in one sentence, and Yao Ming's physical strength became the biggest weakness because of his physical advantage.

Yao Ming can be the core of the rocket, a qualified general, but not a leader. He has the consistent style of an Oriental person, his surname is gentle and elegant, and he has always been submissive, which makes it difficult for him to have a leadership temperament. The lack of physical strength was a shortcoming that he could not make up, and in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming's offensive and defensive efficiency was difficult to continue.

In his previous life, Van Gundy hoped that Yao Ming could take on more responsibilities and deliberately trained Yao Ming to become a leader, but the result was indeed exhausting him.

Now the rocket has Hayes. Hayes is a monster in Jeff Van Gundy's eyes right now, and he's definitely the most physical guy on Team Rockets. He worked hardest in the training camp, and after the preseason game, he had to practice another 1,000 shots, and he didn't give up without exhausting himself.

When playing against the Hornets back-to-back, the whole team was bored, and Hayes was still running all over the court, which is the advantage of good physical strength.

"Let's put it this way, Chuck, you're the first player I've ever had, and I've been blown away, not just because of your progress, but also because of your hard work. I wouldn't have spoken to him like that if it were someone else, because that person might be complacent, but I know you wouldn't. Jeff Van Gundy laughs.

"If you say that, I won't be able to be lazy in the future." Hayes laughed, "What else are you worried about?" Otherwise, you wouldn't have talked to me so mysteriously. ”

"As you guessed, I'm worried about your relationship with Tracy (Maddie). He didn't play well at the start, I think he was desperate to prove himself. If Yao Ming is the core of the attack, he may not feel like this, but if you, a rookie who has not been playing for a long time, is the core, he will definitely be very uncomfortable. Jeff Van Gundy touched his bare head and said.

Hayes turned his head and sighed.

No wonder this person knew defense in his previous life, and he always used those people, he was really old-fashioned, and his brain was completely a tendon. Van Gundy's worries were not a big deal to Hayes. He thought for a moment and smiled, "Jeff, what are you worried about about this?" We are different from other teams, the boss of the locker room is Di Cambe (Mutombo), and as long as Uncle Mu is still there, the locker room will always be harmonious. Besides, let me be the core, can I take my time, and besides, it is better to see the opponent randomly change it. For example, the opponent is the Warriors and Pacers who have no inside line, and Yao Ming is used as the offensive core, which must be very easy. If you play a weak team, like the Grizzlies, Bobcats, New York, and come up with me as the core, I'll make them look good. If you run into a team like the Mavericks, Spurs, and Suns, you will play Tracy first, and if he can't do it, I will play again. ”

Jeff Van Gundy immediately understood what Hayes meant. Looking at Hayes, his mouth opened into an O-shape, and he said in his heart: 'I'll rub! This kid is simply too insidious. Doesn't this clearly make it clear that I am going to calculate Maddie with him? When playing a weak team, with him as the core, it must be easy to brush up on data. When you meet a strong team, you will hand it over to Maddie as the main attacker, everyone is happy if you play well, and it is Maddie's responsibility to fall behind if you don't play well. People can't be shameless to this extent! ’

Van Gundy must admit, though, that this is a good way to get Hayes up the ladder. It can not only ensure internal harmony, but also do not affect the team's results.

"You're such an interesting guy. It's people like you who can break the unspoken rules of the alliance. Jeff Van Gundy laughs.

"What unspoken rules of the alliance did I break?" Hayes rubbed his nose and asked, puzzled.

"You don't know, there are several." Jeff Van Gundy explained with a smile.

The NBA league, like many schools and units, has many unspoken rules.

For example, "rookie unspoken rules". It is the responsibility of the rookie to do the little things for the team's veteran players, carrying shoes, bags, and groceries...... In addition, the rookie has to sing "Happy Living" at the end of each veteran's life, which is a typical NBA rookie life. This is not a rectification, but it can be understood as a dismount, so that they should not be too proud.

This unspoken rule has been experienced by Ginobili, Duncan has experienced it, Parker has experienced it, and even the unruly Allen Iverson and Anthony "Melon" have experienced it......

Hayes was only in his second year with the Rockets. Last season, he also helped the veteran players buy things, gave Juwan Howard a bag, and once Howard had a drink and asked for ice, and at that time, the ice was within Howard's reach, and Hayes had to obediently go over and help him get it.

This season, Hayes has become the starting power forward, and Juwan Howard has become a backup. "Second Uncle Huo" was highly respected, and he didn't dare to bother Hayes anymore, so the bag became Novak. Hayes didn't carry out his rookie duty, and no one on the team objected, and that's special treatment.

"You also asked Corunna (Azubuuk) to help me carry the bag, the treatment is special enough. Haha, I'll do it myself in the future. Hayes laughed, "But that's not a rule-break, is it?" ”

"That's just the first point, didn't you pay attention to the last two games, your order of play? That's the unspoken rule of the alliance. Jeff Van Gundy took a sip and said.

The appearance of NBA players has been imitated by many similar entertainment projects, one after another players rushed to the court in the boast of the commentator and the applause of the fans, a little bit of the atmosphere of the game, but in this seemingly ordinary appearance, the order of appearance also has certain rules, and the last to appear must be the team's ace, big name, hope for the future, they are the symbol of the team and even the city, and it is also the biggest guarantee for fans to buy tickets to come here.

Against the Mavericks, Hayes became the third-to-last player on the team and received a round of applause, which means that he is second only to Yao Ming and Maddie. There is no other way for a player with a base salary to receive this treatment.

"Anything else?" Listening to Van Gundy's words, Hayes became more and more confident.

"And the referee didn't target you. They've always been fond of blowing penalties that aren't good for rookies. Jeff Van Gundy went on to enumerate.

"I didn't even expect to have so many exceptions. There can't be anything else, right? ”

"And the internal relationship, you just calculated with me the privilege of cutting Maddie? Where else is there a rookie calculating the boss of the team? Jeff Van Gundy smiled wryly.

"Hey, hey." Hayes stopped talking, it seems that he really has a lot of privileges. The fundamental reason is that he has a good relationship with Van Gundy.

"Do you have any other good advice, boy? Advice to make the team better. Jeff Van Gundy asked again.

"Yes. Jeff, you only gave Vasrith (Spanolys) a few minutes of playing time in two games, what are you going to do with him? Do you want him to be a pitcher? Hayes immediately made an important point.

Jeff Van Gundy was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "You really know me, and let Spanoulis be a fixed-point pitcher, this is an idea that I just germinated yesterday......"

Sure enough, according to the development trajectory of the previous life, these two people became more and more stiff, and finally left. Hayes sighed and smiled wryly, "Jeff, remember what I said when we first talked during the holidays?" Reuse gas, he's definitely not as good as Tony Parker, and you want him to be a pitcher, it's not right. ”

"I know he's characterized by speed and penetration, but I can't play tactics based on his characteristics, and he's not Maddie." Jeff Van Gundy frowned and said.

"He's not a shooting guard, you're asking him to contribute to the team with his weakest points. In addition to speed and breakthrough, gas is also stronger than Raff (Alstom), he will not suffer in physical confrontation, the anticipation of defense and the close side sliding step is not slow, and the positive surname of fighting is also much higher, don't you pay the most attention to defense? Then use him more, as long as he plays his strengths, he will be an important part of the Rockets winning the championship, I hope you believe me, give him more opportunities to perform. Hayes looked into Jeff Van Gundy's eyes and said seriously. He's also a defensive expert now, and his words carry a lot of weight. If Spanoulis still can't play as history has developed, returning to Europe will definitely be a big loss for the Rockets.

"You seem to have a point," Jeff Van Gundy thought for a moment and nodded.

It makes sense, it's just that you don't want to be flexible. Alas. Hayes said to himself.

"Anything else?"

Hayes continued: "And Bunch Wells, that guy is in good health, don't you think it's a waste to throw him on the injury list? I know what you think, he is indeed a prick, and he has a bad attitude. But he's very good at his own and I recommend letting him play. ”

"He asked you to help with your opinion? There is no door, no, not a crack in the door, unless he comes to me with a good attitude. I hate him, I hate that kind of person. "At the mention of Bunch Wells, Jeff Van Gundy went straight to the punch.

"Big brother, listen to me explain to you...... I'm also annoyed with him, I don't want you to like him and accept him. Can you think about it from a different perspective? He has a two-year contract, so it's an eyesore to get paid for nothing and not play. Now while he's still in shape, we have to make good use of it, not only to let him play, but also to give him more playing time, so that he can brush up on good statistics, and we can change people with other teams in the winter transfer. ”

"You said you were using him as a bargaining chip?" Jeff Van Gundy's face changed and he was a little enlightened.

"Yes, trade him for someone. Just put up with him for a few months, and no one can die. Because of his performance in the playoffs last year, many teams value him, and we can definitely replace him with a good and cheap strongman. I can recommend it to you when the time comes. Believe me. Hayes clenched his fists and said excitedly.

"I'm rubbing! Chuck, you're a genius. I didn't think of that before? So that a few months can drive him away. Jeff Van Gundy has been suppressing the matter in his heart to find a solution, patting his thigh and laughing.

'You're stupid. Hayes said to himself. He shook his head, a look of course.

"And who are you going to recommend?" Jeff Van Gundy was as excited as if he had won the lottery, and it looked like he was eager to make a suggestion to the Rockets hierarchy tomorrow in exchange for Wells.

"Of course it's the inside line, don't we lack the inside line? Let's not talk about it for now. I'll tell you when you meet a great opponent in the future. Hayes laughed. He doesn't have a good candidate for the time being, and there are few good inside lines in the league, and the salary is also very high, so it's not easy to recommend.

"Okay, I'll release Wells when I get out. Any other suggestions? ”

"Also, I suspect our team doctor is terrible. How many injuries did you see last season? Juwan (Howard) just poked his fingers, they all said they were going to rest for two weeks, is there a mistake? I propose poaching the sun and pistons. Hayes took the opportunity to speak out about the issues that many people in later generations discussed.

Jeff Van Gundy was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you kidding?" ”

Of course, Hayes was not joking, and only smiled bitterly: "It's my own opinion, hehe, just take it as a joke." ”

Hayes doesn't have a good way to make Jeff Van Gundy believe in him, he can't say he's from the future, right? But if you don't make this suggestion, it will be a big hidden danger.

The 2005-2006 season was just the beginning of a massive injury run for the Rockets, who have been plagued by injuries ever since.

The worst was in 2008, when the Rockets were full of injuries at the start of the new season, and the Rockets executives thought it might be related to the over-packed schedule and over-strength of opponents in November. The "City of Toughness Forum" put forward another point of view, and the Rockets' continued injuries may be related to improper maintenance and mistakes in the work of the team doctor and coaching staff. They believe that the Rockets have suffered a large number of injuries one after another, and the team doctor and trainer cannot escape the blame, and suggest that the Rockets dig the Suns or the Pistons' team medical team.

In just one and a half months into 2008, eight of the Rockets' 14-man roster have been hit by injuries one after another. They are: Yao Ming, Maddie, Artest, Brooks, Barry, Joey Dorsey, Francis, and Battier. With such a large number of injuries, the ability of the chief physician, Clanton, and other medical staff to do their jobs was questioned.

You know, this injury list includes two super hunk men. Joey Dorsey is a rookie who feeds on muscles, strong like a rugby player, who was inexplicably injured in training; The other is the familiar "beast" Artest, he is the fiercest person in the league, he can play from No. 1 to No. 5, and even fans play one season.

Maddie flew to Alabama to visit a famous doctor because he was dissatisfied with Cranton's diagnosis plan, Battier recovered from a minor injury for more than a month before playing, and Artest's agent publicly accused the team's coaching staff of "mistreating" the beast and not caring for the players' bodies. Yao Ming was also "put on the oolong" by the team doctor, when he was just injured, the medical team suggested that he take a break for 3 months, so the Giants once thought of retiring, although it was later confirmed that it was only a false alarm, but the level of the rocket medical team was embarrassing.

That year, Houston fans jointly suggested that the Rockets change their medical team, but unfortunately it didn't work out. Chinese fans also suspect that the Rocket Medical Team is a "backdoor" relation.

According to U.S. sources, a local doctor in Los Angeles, who is also in charge of the athlete's treatment and surgery, has told reporters that Cranton is not trustworthy. Cranton has a very bad reputation in the American industry, and belongs to the typical "two knives" that are empty but incapable. As for the former US President George H.W. Bush, who lives in his hometown of Texas, is the old customer of the rocket attending physician, it is pure nonsense, even if the elder Bush is sick, it is also a brain disease, when will he use an orthopedic surgeon?

At that time, the team doctor had already made it clear that it was risky to have Clanton diagnose Yao Ming and set a recuperation plan, and Yao Ming could be delayed due to Clanton's misdiagnosis, which could actually be a more serious injury, or even end his NBA career early.

The doctor who treats athletes is not part of the hottest professional leagues in the United States, so the information he revealed is somewhat more trustworthy than that of fellow NBA team doctors.

In fact, Clanton was already regarded as one of the worst team doctors in the league before treating Yao Ming. In the previous diagnosis and treatment for Maddie, he repeatedly showed Maddie's health certificate when Maddie was feeling unwell, and only admitted his misdiagnosis after Maddie went to Chicago for minimally invasive surgery. Maddie has been charged with fraud for a long time and was spurned by the fans, so people set up a bronze statue of Maddie at the Toyota Center for tourists to spit on.

Maddie's surgery in 2008 didn't attract much attention, after all, Maddie underwent surgery in early May, just over five months before the start of the season. There are also no reports of the risks and difficulties of Maddie's surgery, which Cranton defined as "surgical repair of injuries in the body that have been playing for a season", but there is no doubt that the operation, which did not attract much attention, was a complete failure, and Cranton turned a man who could score 40 points in Salt Lake City before the operation into the faltering appearance he later had.

Let's talk about Yao Ming. Since the 05-06 season, Yao Ming has often suffered serious injuries, and after Cranton performed foot surgery for Yao Ming, he once said that Yao Ming's bone crack would heal in a few weeks.

Coincidentally, in 2008, when Yao Ming was injured again in May, the rocket medical team once again said in a relaxed tone that Yao Ming's injury would recover naturally without surgery, and then in July, it was embarrassingly announced that Yao Ming's injury was serious and the season would be reimbursed. Although Yao Ming's injury this time is not the same part of his left scaphoid bone that caused him to lose his season, Yao Ming's re-injury is still closely related to his previous injury.

As a result, Yao Ming not only missed the 09-10 season, but also did not improve after returning to the new season in 2010, and he was about to end after a few games, and may even retire because of this.

Whether Yao Ming retired or not, Hayes didn't know. Because that's when he came.

In short, whether it was for Maddie or Yao Ming, Cranton did not do his duty, which largely led to the tragedy of the fall of the two stars.

If you don't get rid of Cranton, there will be endless troubles. In 2008, Cranton also operated on Liu Xiang, a famous Chinese athlete flying flyer, and Liu Xiang's recovery after the operation was never very good, and he was scolded by the Chinese people for a whole year, and he never ran into 12 seconds again.

Lowan, another doctor of the Rockets, also had a brilliant "record", and he completely abolished Francis in one operation, and the "Boss Fernandes" said goodbye to the NBA directly. This guy is definitely a quack! Ironically, after Clanton's resignation, team doctor Rowan successfully ascended to the position and became the attending doctor. The result? In the second half of the 2009-2010 season, only three of the team were uninjured or sick.

Hayes was unprofessional, but he only learned about it through the media. But throughout the NBA's more than 60-year history, no team's doctor has been able to abolish his team's two top superstars for two consecutive summers. And the way it was scrapped was exactly the same: mistreatment of minor injuries led to major career-threatening injuries. If such quacks don't get out, what is the reason?

In contrast to the Rockets' quacks, in the NBA, the Pistons and Suns are recognized as the best in the league in terms of medical care. The Pistons have rarely been hit by injuries since entering the 21st century, and their "starting five" can remain the same for many years in a row, and they can play the full 82 regular season games with almost the same starting lineup! Including the serious knee injury of veteran Antonio McDyces, the foot injuries of Hamilton, Billups and others, can be recuperated and recovered in a very short time, which has to be said to be a miracle.

In addition, "Big Shark" O'Neal was constantly injured when he was on the hot team, and his hips, thighs, and knees were injured one after another, but since he joined the Suns in the middle of the 07-08 season, he has rarely been affected by injuries, and in 2008, he was even more vigorous, re-participating in the All-Star Game and winning the All-Star Game MVP. Veteran Grant Hill is the NBA's famous "glass man" and "medicine jar", since joining the Suns, he has also rejuvenated his second spring, playing 70 games in the 07-08 season, and the next two seasons are full attendance! The Sun Medical Group is too godly. Their successes also include Amare Stoudemire's serious knee injury, who is fully recovered and in good form after a season's break.

The Suns or Pistons team doctors don't look at an injury in isolation, they don't say, "You've got an ankle injury, you need to be out for weeks," but they look at other parts of the body to find out what's causing the injury and try to heal it. Moreover, the Suns medical team also did a very good job of relieving stress and muscle fatigue after the players.

In short, in order to eliminate hidden dangers, Hayes believes that the Rockets must find a better doctor, or poach the Pistons and Suns, which is the king. It would be even better if we could send Clanton and Lovan to the Spurs and Lakers like trading players......

The doctor's problem was not resolved, and Hayes talked to Van Gundy about tactics again, and he talked about his understanding of Princeton's tactics and the triangle offense, and the two talked very speculatively until lunchtime.

With just three regular season games played, Hayes' status with the Rockets has been further enhanced.

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