Van Gundy held the technical report of the two in one hand and the team's roster in the other, thinking about the position of the two on the field. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

As mentioned earlier, the current Rockets are in dire need of people on the inside, and the outside players are very bloated. There are only two people in the center position, Yao Ming and Mutombo, Yao Ming's physical fitness is not very good, and he can't play too long in a game, and Mutombo is nearly forty years old, not to mention physical fitness, basically can't run.

At the power forward position, Swift, the original starting mainstay, was packed and sent to the Grizzlies with Guy in exchange for Battier, and the aging Howard could only be used as the starter. There was only one substitute named Hayes, who was only 1.98 meters tall. Zhang Chu remembered that his comprehensive strength in NBALIVE2006 was only 60, which was not as good as Zhang Chu's comprehensive strength now. However, it is very strong to play the next handicap. In Zhang Chu's memory, for a period of time, Yao Ming was injured, and Hayes served as the starting center, and the effect was actually good.

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Inside, there are only two players in each position, and there are four people in each position on the outside, Van Gundy has been thinking about letting Novak or Zhang Chu play power forward, after all, Novak is 2.08 meters tall, and his height in the power forward position is not at a loss, and Zhang Chu has always played power forward in CUBA.

Through the current observation, Novak is definitely not good, his height is enough, his strength is insufficient, his confrontation ability is poor, and he can't resist people on the inside line at all.

As for Zhang Chu, the strength is okay, but the height is not enough, 1.98 meters, a little loss, but, then again, isn't Hayes, the other big forward of the Rockets, also 1.98 meters tall? Barkley, the super power forward of the 90s, is less than 1.98 meters tall......

Van Gundy frowned, stroking his bald head, thinking inwardly.

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NBA preseason is a warm-up game for each team before the start of the NBA regular season, because after the end of each season, each team has considerable changes in the lineup, in order to let the teams run in the lineup, familiar with the playing style of their respective teams, determine the lineup of each team in the new season, and also enhance the communication between players and coaches, so before the start of each season, the NBA holds a number of preseason games, so that they can be in a better state to devote themselves to the long regular season games.

Pre-season results are not counted in the season rankings, so the main players have less playing time, but they give a lot of playing time to rookies and new players.

In addition to preseasons, the NBA also has a summer league every summer, usually held in Las Vegas, hence, also known as the "Vegas League". It is an annual NBA league held shortly after the end of the draft for players and rookies who have been in the league for less than three years. Due to Zhang Chu's identity, the Rockets need to help him register as a professional player, and Huayang University also needs to go through some procedures, which will take a certain amount of time. Therefore, Zhang Chu did not catch up in the summer league, and the next preseason game was his debut on the NBA stage.

On October 10, 2006, the first game of the Rockets' preseason game against the Jazz.

CCTV rarely broadcasts NBA preseason games, but in 2006, the NBA was hot in China because of Yao Ming, and Yao Ming's Rockets were also regarded as half of the home team by the majority of Chinese audiences.

Since the beginning of 2006, Yao Ming was injured and the season was reimbursed, and now in October, hundreds of millions of Chinese fans have not seen Yao Ming play for almost a year, so in this context, CCTV5 began to broadcast an NBA preseason game for the first time.

Moreover, this year, another Chinese was selected by the Rockets, and two Chinese appeared at the same time in an NBA team, which is the first time, and various gimmicks and news value have doubled. A large number of Chinese reporters came to the scene, but there were not many local reporters in the American family.

The Jazz were founded in New Orleans in 1974 and relocated to Salt Lake City in 1979. After the struggles of the first few years, the Jazz became a regular in the playoffs from the 80s of the 20th century, winning more than 50% of the regular season every year from 1983 to 2002, reaching the playoffs for 19 consecutive years. In 1997 and 1998, the Jazz reached the Finals twice, but both times they lost to the Chicago Bulls.

The Jazz team can be described as the old enemy of the Rockets, in the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive years in 06-07 and 07-08, the Rockets were eliminated by the Jazz team, of course, the Rockets at this time did not know these future things, except for Zhang Chu.

Soon, the on-court host began to introduce the Jazz's starters:

Center: Oku

Power forward: Boozer

Small forward: Kirilenko

Shooting guard: Girisek

Defender: Delon

Rockets' starters:

Center: Yao Ming

Power forward: Howard

Small forward: Battier

Shooting Guard: Maddie

Defender: Alstom

starters, judging from the strength on paper, the Rockets are significantly higher than the Jazz, Zhang Chu really can't understand why Yao Ming and Maddy couldn't do the Jazz when they were at their peak? I'm here this season, and then, I'm sorry, but I'm going to rewrite history!

The Chinese reporters who came to the scene began to take up their positions with long guns and short guns, ready to shoot. Ma Fei, a special correspondent of "Basketball World", has made up his mind, today's focus and core must be Yao Ming, but if another Chinese Zhang Chu performs well, give him an exclusive interview as soon as possible, and must be ahead of the major media. After the last incident, editor-in-chief Wang Shan already has some opinions about himself, and he will come up with some real materials next......

On this day, countless Chinese gathered in front of the TV or in front of the computer to watch the live broadcast of the show, of course, everyone mainly came to see Yao Ming.

At Huayang University, Zhang Chu's roommates Fatty, Monkey, and Liu Qingxue are all waiting, waiting for the start of the live broadcast and Zhang Chu's NBA debut. Zhang Chu's parents also nervously stayed in front of the TV, watching CCTV5, and their mother was worried. Although the old couple doesn't know anything about basketball, it doesn't prevent them from caring for and expecting Zhang Chu.

Huayang University, as Zhang Chu's alma mater, is the most popular here, and many faculties even have a morning off to leave for students to watch the game. In the past, when I watched the Rockets game, because of Yao Ming, I felt that the Rockets were like half of their home team, but now, alumnus Zhang Chu has also gone, and the students of Huayang University feel that they can directly support the Rockets as their real home team.

CCTV5 broadcast live, the host Yu Lu and the special guest Zhang Liang were chatting about Zhang Chu's situation: "Audience friends, Yao Ming and Zhang Chu that everyone cares about in this game. Yao Ming's situation is all too familiar to everyone, Zhang Chu, from Huayang University in China, is the MVP and best defensive player of this year's China University League, he led Huayang University to win the CUBA championship, and he himself was also named the rookie of the year......"

"Okay, the game is about to start, fans and friends in front of the TV can send SMS A with the team name to 958866888 to support their favorite team, and also have a chance to get Yao Ming's fifth-generation boots provided by XXX...... Okay, let's take a look at the support of the two teams in this game---- Rockets vs. Jazz, the support rate is 95%:5%, and the Rockets' support rate occupies an absolute advantage......