Chapter 786 Major Reforms of the All-Stars and the Difficulties Faced by the Rockets!

After the Seattle SuperSonics beat the New York Knicks at home with difficulty, the Seattle SuperSonics players felt that the atmosphere of the team was not so urgent.

Before the game with the New York Knicks, the SuperSonics players could clearly feel that Yes was a little anxious.

For example, the anxious training requirements for James Harden during training, such as some training requirements for Rondo, Milicic, and Ibaka.

It seems that Yes wants other players of the Seattle SuperSonics to achieve something.

In the eyes of these Seattle SuperSonics players who were asked by Yes, they certainly don’t think that this is what Yes wants to achieve.

In the eyes of these people, they all think that Yes hopes that they can have better growth during this period of time when the schedule is not very tight.

After all, the current situation of the Seattle SuperSonics is indeed very good.

Although the record of 23 wins and 12 losses is a little far from the top five Lakers, Spurs, Nuggets, Mavericks and Grizzlies in the West, the Seattle SuperSonics’ record is also a distance away from the ninth Houston Rockets in the West.

Now in the entire Western Conference, except for the sixth-placed Supersonics with 23 wins and 12 losses, the seventh-placed Suns have a record of 20 wins and 13 losses, while the eighth-placed Timberwolves have a record of 20 wins and 14 losses, and the Houston Rockets, who just lost to the Boston Celtics, have a record of 20 wins and 16 losses.

After losing to the 76ers and the Celtics in a series of defeats in the Eastern Conference road trip, the Houston Rockets' record dropped directly from eighth to ninth, while the Timberwolves, who have been competing with the Seattle Supersonics for the eighth place in the West, actually entered the top eight in the West, but the opponent they defeated was not the Seattle Supersonics, but the Rockets.

I have to say, this is really a bit dramatic.

It is precisely because of the very good competitive environment of the Seattle Supersonics now, and this period is a long period of rest and recuperation of away games and strong team trips, so many Supersonics players feel that while the team is resting, Yes is eager to hope that they can change and improve themselves.

It is also because Yes has such expectations and requirements.

Whether it is James Harden or others, every Sonics player hopes that Yes can see their progress and growth.

But this game with the New York Knicks really gave them a wake-up call!

After the game with the New York Knicks, they were ridiculed as trash for a long time, and they were ridiculed again.

There is no way. Facing a team like the New York Knicks, the opponent puts all his attention on defending Yes. Yes's pass is also very exciting and timely, but how do you perform on the offensive end?

According to many experts and netizens, even CBA players can play three quarters without breaking the opponent!

Damn, the Sonics beat the New York Knicks like this, and Yes actually needs to get a legendary data of double 30. This is simply eye-catching.

Not to mention those media reporters and experts, even the first coconut powder and the first Sonics fan is not the fifteenth but the second. After the game with the New York Knicks, they directly typed a word on their Twitter.

"Garbage!"

A concise word, below which is a photo of Yes and Durant standing side by side.

The meaning of the tweet "Not 15 is No. 2" is very clear, that is, without Durant, the Sonics are garbage except Yes!

In the entire Sonics, the only one who can really stand with Durant and be called a comrade-in-arms is Durant,

others are not worthy of appearing in this photo.

Being blackened by one's own fans is really uncomfortable, but the Sonics players who are very uncomfortable and want to find this "Not 15 is No. 2" and beat him up suddenly feel that there is really no problem with the statement "Not 15 is No. 2".

In this game with the New York Knicks, they really failed Yes's expectations.

Yes hopes that they can make progress, but the final result is that they missed such a precious opportunity to show themselves through progress and growth.

In the game with the New York Knicks, how many opportunities did they have with Yes!

But how many opportunities did they waste!

In the NBA with such a tight schedule, how many opportunities can there be to show their growth and find their confidence in a season!

After missing this opportunity, they thought that Yes, who had been a little anxious recently, had returned to his normal state, and no longer had such an urgent expectation for them.

"Mark, do you think Yes is disappointed in me?"

Looking at Yes who was doing strange dribbling training alone, James Harden looked a little disappointed.

For two consecutive days, Yes did not ask him to shoot immediately after receiving the ball.

Compared to the last game against the New York Knicks, James Harden was quite disappointed and disappointed, which was not the performance he wanted.

"Yes is not only disappointed in James, but also in us..."

After Marc Gasol finished speaking, Ingles and Ibaka nodded next to him.

And the expressions of these three people made James Harden a little unacceptable.

Ibaka is fine, but Mark and Joe, you are all substitutes in the last game!

You have no right to disappoint Yes!

But now is not the time to worry about these things.

The most important thing now is how to make up for the position that may have declined in Yes's heart.

It's just...

When I think about facing a team like the New York Knicks, he can't be decisive in his offense. Can he be decisive when facing the Rockets and Roy?

By the way, when facing the New York Knicks, his shooting was not very good and he needed to rely on fouls to score. Can he suddenly feel good when facing the Rockets and throw away the fouls?

James Harden thinks he can eventually defeat his evil body that always wants to foul.

In the future, when he grows to the strongest, he will definitely be a player who scores by hard power, and definitely not a player who scores by fouling.

But this is the future!

At present...

He really can't show his scoring hard power against the Rockets.

Not only can he not come up with tactics against the Rockets, but he can't show it against the Timberwolves!

Thinking of this, James Harden sighed for a while.

After the game with the New York Knicks, the players of the Supersonics now have a lot of things to think about.

Yess didn't have so many ideas.

After failing to complete the task of assisting his teammates to score 100 points in the game with the New York Knicks, Yess gave up completely.

The New York Knicks were the best brush team in the regular season, but he only assisted his teammates to score 85 points in the end.

There are still 15 points away from 100 points, which doesn't seem very high, but it is a natural chasm.

After losing such an opponent as the New York Knicks, Yess no longer wants to continue to complete this task in the Supersonics.

As for the All-Star Game...

That is another completely different idea. After all, the levels of teammates and opponents are completely different.

Moreover, according to the latest news, the league seems to be preparing to reform this year's All-Star Game.

At the All-Star Game held in Phoenix this year, some reporters and media with close ties to the league learned that the league will announce a reform of the All-Star Game this year at the same time as the final results of the All-Star voting are announced.

It seems that the All-Star Game will not be divided into the East and the West.

After the starters of this year's All-Star Game are selected, the two most popular players will be designated as the captains of the All-Star Game, and then the captains will select their teammates from the other eight players in the starter. After selecting the starters, they will continue to select the remaining 14 substitute teammates.

According to the results of the second round of All-Star voting announced by the league.

The two captains of the All-Star Game will be Yes and Yao Ming, and this year's All-Star Game will also be divided into "Ye's Team" and "Yao's Team".

Such a reform of the All-Star Game will indeed increase the fun a lot, no longer limited to the East and the West, and there will be a lot of interesting stories and stories about the selection of people in the two teams.

But at the same time, for Yes, this has created a lot of uncertainty about his mission completion.

Of course, this is just a rumor, and the league has not announced whether it will reform.

However, according to the very core information obtained by Yes, the league is likely to implement this major reform at the Phoenix All-Star Game this year.

So after this reform is completed, Yao Ming, who was originally his teammate and the perfect target for him to get assists, will become his opponent...

And as an opponent, Yao Ming is really a huge obstacle.

On January 8, 2009, the Seattle Supersonics played against the Rockets, who had lost two games in a row after returning from the Eastern Conference away game.

The Rockets have really been a little bit unlucky recently.

For many Western teams, they really didn't expect that the Eastern Conference would be so strong this season.

"Little Ye, we have suffered too many setbacks in the Eastern Conference this year..."

Before the game started, Yao Ming looked depressed.

Without McGrady, Artest, and Ariza, it is really too depressing for the Rockets.

Although the Rockets led by Yao Ming and Roy are still very strong, coupled with the performance of Scola, Gerald Wallace, Aaron Brooks and other strong players, the Rockets are still a very strong team, but the dominance is really not the same as last season.

The Rockets' strength has greatly declined, but because of the Rockets' god-like regular season performance last season, the Rockets are almost the third largest target of public criticism besides the Supersonics and the Heat. When others play against the Rockets, they try their best, but when the Rockets play against these teams, they are still somewhat immersed in the atmosphere of cutting melons and vegetables last season and have not gotten out of it, especially the Eastern Conference last season was really bad, and this season's Eastern Conference is really very good.

So, although many Western teams have been pitted in the Eastern Conference this year, the Rockets are the worst pitted by the Eastern Conference.

In this game with the Supersonics, the Rockets don't have to think about being pitted because of not understanding or being unfamiliar.

Because the two teams are really too familiar.

This game between the Supersonics and the Rockets.

The starting lineup of the Supersonics has returned to normal. James Harden has stepped down from the starting position, and Millsap has returned to the starting lineup.

Rondo, Yes, Ibaka, Millsap, Milicic, this is the traditional starting lineup of the Supersonics.

The starting lineup of the Rockets is center Yao Ming, power forward Scola, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Roy, and point guard Aaron Brooks.

Compared with the strong starting lineup of the Rockets last season, Aaron Brooks and Scola entered the starting lineup this season.

Although the two people entering the starting lineup have reduced the Rockets' defense, the Rockets' offense has not actually declined much. Scola and Brooks have performed quite well this season.

Aaron Brooks can contribute 17 points and 3 assists per game this season. His offense is quite strong and unreasonable. Roy controls the rhythm, and Aaron Brooks waits for an opportunity on the side. This group of guards of the Rockets has been trained quite well by Adelman.

Scola in the interior is not much inferior to Aaron Brooks. This season, he can contribute 18 points per game next to Yao Ming, and his hit rate is very, very high. With Yao Ming suppressing the opponent in the interior, Scola can get a lot of one-on-one shots and use his footwork to tear the opponent apart under the basket.

This combination of Yao Ming and Scola in the interior may even be one of the strongest offensive interior combinations in the league, comparable to the interior combination of O'Neal and David Lee.

Aaron Brooks and Scola are both players who can compete for the most improved player this season.

In addition to Gerald Wallace, who returned to the third position and became the core of the Rockets' perimeter defense this season because of the departure of McGrady and Artest, with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, and Roy's 23 points and 7 assists, Yao Ming's 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.5 blocks, it can be said that although the Rockets' style this season is different from last season, the offensive strength of the starting lineup is extremely strong!

The reason why the Rockets' record fluctuated so much this season is entirely because the team's bench and depth have declined too much. McGrady, Artest and Ariza are gone, and the Rockets' bench depth has declined too much.

The Rockets need to play to the end if the starting lineup is strong but the substitutes are not strong enough. However, even if Yao Ming loses weight, he is still a big center, and his physical strength is still a problem. Similarly, although Roy has no physical strength problem, his playing time has always been limited.

Therefore, in the Rockets' games, many times, in addition to Roy and Yao Ming, Aaron Brooks also decides the outcome of the game...

Roy and Yao Ming have no problem handling the final offense, but Aaron Brooks...

This small guard works hard but...

Therefore, many teams play against the Rockets, that is a strategy, grinding, dragging, as long as they play to the end, as long as the Rockets' ball finally needs Aaron Brooks to handle, the opportunity comes.

And this is also the hope of the Supersonics to defeat the Rockets.