Two Hundred and Ninety-Eight. The Change of Yao Ming

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After dealing with the reporters and finishing the interview, Sun Ceyang let out a long sigh...

"Brother Yao, you have no plans for this afternoon, right? Do you want to go to the recording studio with me? Sean is also here. ┏Ⅹ④③⑨⑨┛"

This time Yao Ming came to Sun Ce's city to play an away game. He has no team status different from Sun Ce in the opening game. This time Sun Ce is considered a very important member of the team, and his teammates are relatively more famous than those of the Warriors. and alliance status, that's why he invited Yao Ming to play together.

If you are in the Warriors, you can’t pull Anthony Randolph, Morrow, Tolliver and other teammates to play with Yao Ming. Yao Ming entered the nab to play with Francis, and his partners at the peak were McGrady and Artes. Special, now the partner is also Anthony, Kevin - Martin and so on.

"Sean also plays music with you? Oh yes, I remember Sean can play the piano, are you going to play music now?" Yao Ming asked.

"That's right, being interviewed is a kind of torture. I'm not in the mood to train now, and I can't concentrate. My head is still buzzing with images from the camera. There just happened to be a band event this afternoon."

"Then I'll go and have a look. I don't have any plans for the afternoon. I wanted to go back to the hotel to sleep after the interview, but I remember that you liked the interview during the opening match. Why does it seem to have changed now?" Yao Ming teased.

"Didn't it feel fresh at that time, now there are reporters interviewing every day, it's too late for training, and many interviews have been turned down."

"This...it's really not easy, Xiaobawang, you can have the mentality of being strict with yourself at such a young age." Yao Ming sighed.

"Brother Yao, how have you been playing recently?" Sun Ce asked.

"It's not bad. It's easier to play than before. With so many outside singles, can it be easier..." Yao Ming himself complained about his current situation.

It is indeed very easy to play. Yes, Anthony needs to drop low post. Yao Ming has fewer low post singles. It's solved, and it's very easy to play. Only occasionally when playing a team with a strong center, will they go to the low post to dig two.

After Adelman had Anthony as a low-post master, the way he used Yao Ming also changed. Most of the time on the offensive end, Yao Ming stayed in the high post to pass the ball, catch and shoot mid-range shots, and on the defensive end, he stuck in position and grabbed rebounds.

Yao Ming's passing ability is not particularly good, but the vision and top-level touch brought by his height, the ball distribution is still good.

Played 49 games,

He averaged 193 points, 81 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Both scoring and rebounds were the lowest in five seasons since the beginning of the 05-06 season, but it was the first time in his career that he broke through 3 assists.

This is the result of negotiations between Bill Duffy and the Rockets, so that Yao Ming can play more easily. After all, Yao Ming will soon be 30. He is such a big man that he needs to start to reduce the burden, otherwise Yao Ming is likely to jump out of his contract this summer.

People change. Now Yao Ming has seen the national team become more aggressive, has seen Tracy McGrady’s end, has partnered with Artest and knows the strength of a true playoff superstar...

Now Yao Ming is also playing much smarter. The regular season is handed over to Anthony. It doesn't matter if the statistics drop to the level of the second and third grades. He wants to fight again in the playoffs.

After making complaints about the situation he encountered, Yao Ming asked, "How about you, Little Overlord? How are you doing?"

"It's pretty easy on my side. Everyone praises me when I win, and it's my teammates' problem when I lose."

"..." Why does Yao Ming feel that there is such a big gap between people?

While chatting, they came to the parking lot, and Yao Ming looked at Sun Ce's pickup truck... He felt that he really went to college in the United States, and his taste in cars was very different from that of people in China.

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Sun Ce drove Yao Ming to a concert hall by the river, where Sun Ce had been here several times, and came to the recording studio that their "Xiong Ba Tian Xia" band regularly used.

Yao Ming looked at the notice that said, "This room is only for the Grizzlies players and is not open to the public", and asked in surprise, "The exclusive recording studio for the Grizzlies? Noah, you still have a recording studio here? I I heard from Artest that the recording studio here is more expensive than New York, right?"

"Uh..." Sun Ce didn't expect Yao Ming's attention to be here... "No, we didn't spend any money. The boss here gave us this recording studio for free. Zach is very good. He discussed it with the boss here. When he posted songs or videos on Youtube, Pandora, or Yahoo, he would note the address here to advertise. Wasn’t our poster posted on the gate of the hall just now, Zach got it..."

Sun Ce himself felt quite miraculous, playing music with Randolph basically didn't cost money.

You must know that playing music here in Memphis is the most expensive leisure item for ordinary people.

Sun Ce pushed open the door and went in. Inside was a large space with a resting area. Most of the space was full of sundries, messy, but not dirty, but there were too many things, all of them were Randolph, etc. people stuff.

The recording room and practice room are in the basement, mainly for sound insulation.

They took Yao Ming to the practice room in the basement.

"Wow, Noah, you are finally free today, we haven't practiced together for half a month!" Guy complained immediately when he saw Sun Ce coming.

"I still have to train to become stronger, otherwise I will go home and sell hot pot if I don't play well... By the way, I have a friend here, you all know..."

As Sun Ce said, Yao Ming just went down to the basement.

"Hi, hello..."

Before Yao Ming finished greeting, Randolph, Gay, and Gasol all rushed forward.

"Wow... this is the Chinese giant! Tell you guys, Yao and I almost became teammates." This is Gay.

"My God, Noah, you actually found Yao Lai to be our audience..." This was Randolph.

"I touch it, get popular, and hope that one day I can also become an All-Star starter..." This is Gasol Jr.

The guys from the Grizzlies were so enthusiastic that Yao Ming was stunned. He wondered if he was so popular?

Yao Ming looked at Sun Ce and Battier, who had just cut the watermelon, in bewilderment. Battier and Sun Ce could only smile wryly...

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Everyone played in the NBA, and they were all relatively well-known players. Everyone knew each other, so they made a fuss and started chatting.

"Then so and so's concert? Zach, is it true that you have enough tickets to take me to play together? Noah, are you going?"

"I won't go, I have dinner and I have to train..."

Everyone in the "Bear Overlord" band except Sun Ce made an appointment with Yao Ming to go to the concert of a country pop singer whose name Sun Ce didn't know in Knoxville County next to Memphis.

Life is not just about basketball, it is rare to make an appointment to go to a concert together.

But... in the evening, when his teammates invited Yao Ming to watch the concert together, Sun Ce could only go back to the arena to practice the Nash training method, and he couldn't relax all day...

Sun Ce lamented that only the life of a successful star can be called the life of a star. The life of a rookie like himself in the NBA can only be called survival in the NBA...

Just when Sun Ce comforted himself silently, "Training makes me happy", the domestic "Chinese Derby" was in full swing.

I don't know how the definition of a giant is defined in China. Kevin Martin, who has averaged 20+ per game, is regarded as a giant.

The four best players on the Grizzlies side, Sun Ce, Gay, Randolph, and Gasol all have some weird nicknames.

Guy’s name is Brother Ji... The insider is still called Black and White Shuangxiong, Sun Ce... Overlord Bear...

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On February 8, the game day between the Grizzlies and the Rockets arrived.

After five consecutive victories, the Grizzlies' record has improved to 34 wins and 15 losses, and there are two games left before entering the All-Star Weekend.

The Rockets just played 49 games before today's China Derby, with 31 wins and 18 losses. They are currently ranked seventh in the Western Conference, which is the same record as the eighth Trail Blazers.

When Sun Ce arrived at the arena in the morning, the imperial court was already filming in a helicopter provided by the Memphis City Hall.

Entering the arena, today's staff...the staff of the TV station and the team are busy.

What are you doing... Sun Ce pulled Chris Kyle, the press officer who was directing the work, and asked, "Why are there so many people? What are they doing? It's too late for training!"

"Today we are going to record a Chinese Derby documentary with ESPN and China's Chaoting Sports Channel. Didn't I say that after the game the day before yesterday... By the way, Noah, you went to practice extra, I forgot to tell you later. "The press officer Kyle smiled and continued: "But there is no problem. When the camera work is ready, it will not delay your training."

"Start filming in the morning? Will we also film tactical meetings?"

"Yes, the same is true for the visiting team. Their training ground is also preparing, and their tactical meeting will be arranged in our arena later..."

After explaining to Sun Ce, Kyle went to discuss the filming.

Sun Ce feels that Kyle, the team press officer, is very excited today!

At this time, Sun Ce saw the veteran teammate Battier who also came to prepare early today, and complained about Kyle's performance today.

"Noah, you have never experienced the embarrassment of playing a game without reporters interviewing you. You will not understand how excited Chris is now. I have experienced it. Eight years ago we played the season finale and only 5 reporters came to interview us. Five The reporter was invited by our team, otherwise there would be no reporter. Chris has been working for the team since the team moved to Memphis. Now the team is popular because of you. With reporters coming to interview, Chris finally has a job done..."

As Battier was talking, he began to talk about his rookie period...

The common problem of veterans is that everything can be related to "once". Battier also turned 31 years old before the start of the season, and he will retire after playing for three to five years at most.

Sun Ce regretted complaining to Battier. This veteran teammate opened up the chatterbox, just like Gay.

Sun Ce feels that his small forwards have the chatterbox attribute! I don't know if the position of your own team is poisonous?