When the University of Texas reached the semi-finals, Yao Ming said that he would have a chat with him after he finished his three games.

Now the crazy three games are over, and the University of Texas finally won the championship.

In addition to congratulations, Yao Ming also made an appointment with Lin Ying to meet.

Lin Ying has no training plan yet, so he will naturally follow Yao Ming in terms of time.

"I have no competition or training schedule the day after tomorrow, so just the day after tomorrow!"

Yao Ming seemed happy.

"Well, I'm going to Houston."

Lin Ying was very happy after hanging up the phone.

In other words, he was rejoicing.

Compared with Yao Ming who crossed the river by feeling the stones, or Wang Zhizhi who walked completely in the dark, he had Yao Ming as his guide and could avoid many detours.

In fact, not to mention Lin Ying's own opinion, Durant was a little envious after listening to it.

"How about you go to Houston with me to meet your draft template?"

Lin Ying suggested.

"OK!"

Durant immediately agreed.

If you can meet Tracy McGrady, or even fight, why not?

You must know that McGrady's words are not only his draft template, but also his idol.

…

The next day, the entire University of Texas team chartered a flight back to Austin.

Austin Airport is crowded with people and loud gongs and drums.

That scene was comparable to the scene when the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland after winning the championship in 2016.

Exaggeration?

No exaggeration at all!

Winning the NCAA championship has a greater impact than the NBA championship!

Lin Ying and Durant were sitting on the bus, looking at the crazy fans around the street, and the excitement that had subsided yesterday was stoked again.

Then, Durant and the others couldn't help but sway with excitement.

This feeling is no different from winning an NBA championship.

I don’t know if they will have such an opportunity after arriving in the NBA.

This crazy scene continued until they returned to school.

The craziness on the University of Texas campus is even worse than outside!

And the school also held a large party in the evening to celebrate.

This is very American campus.

At the party in the evening, every team member is the focus of the party.

Lin Ying and Durant are the center of attention.

Especially Lin Ying.

Durant is handsome, he is really handsome!

Even the "Queen" of the school cheerleading team wanted to take him to the woods to have a chat about life.

Lin Ying finally "ran away".

He felt that if he continued to stay at the party, he might be squeezed out of everything in the end.

Fortunately, he was not alone. Durant was still loyal to Monica and refused many girls to hang out with Lin Ying outside.

The two people sat at the door looking at each other and laughing.

Generally speaking, for this kind of championship party, they should turn into harvesters, have a double dragon playing with a pearl, three poles in the sky and so on.

This is very common on American campuses.

Especially in NFL games, cheerleaders should not get too excited after winning.

This is how the campus "Queen" came to be.

"DJ and Damai don't seem to be planning to participate in this year's draft."

Durant talked about their teammates.

On the night of the championship, others had not had time to think about the future, but one day later, they had almost done it.

"Rick or Ross convinced them to stay?"

Lin Ying couldn't help but ask.

Originally, he thought that if history had changed, several of them would run for office together.

"I must have tried to persuade them, but they also have their own ideas. This year there is a lot of competition pressure. If you stay on the team, you will have more opportunities to perform next year."

Durant continued.

Lin Ying nodded.

This is true, the draft predictions of Augustin and James can also be seen.

After playing crazy three games, Augustin is now at the end of the first round and James is in the second round.

The competition pressure this year is indeed great, so staying is not necessarily a bad thing.

"But AJ will run with us, and I don't know if he will have a chance."

Durant then said.

Abrams' character is still very likable.

And he looks really handsome among black people.

While we were chatting, the door to the party opened.

Abrams came out with "The Queen" in his arms.

Good guys, both Lin Ying and Durant ran away, and finally ended up with Abrams.

"She is still very beautiful."

Durant swallowed and said.

Although he has to remain loyal to his girlfriend, he can still think about it.

Anyone who can become the "queen" of the cheerleading team will have great looks and figure.

Looking at Durant's eyes, Lin Ying was really helpless to complain.

No wonder there are jokes about bathwater and sewers. This guy doesn't hide his yearning for "beautiful things" at all!

"What you think is a tree-lined path is actually already busy with traffic."

Lin Ying couldn't help but said.

"What?"

Durant looked at Lin Ying doubtfully.

What Lin Ying said just now was in Chinese? And why was there his own name in it?

…

The day after the party, Lin Ying and Durant flew to Houston together.

Yao Ming heard that Durant was coming, so he did a favor and brought Tracy McGrady over.

And he also arranged the meeting place at Toyota Center.

Lin Ying is no longer familiar with Toyota Center.

As a Chinese fan, the arena I am most familiar with is this.

As soon as the live broadcast screen is shown and the background music plays, goosebumps will appear all over the body.

Like the Denver Center I've been to before, the door also has a Toyota logo.

The difference is that the team's promotional poster is hung at the main entrance of the arena, and the huge poster takes up the entire entrance.

What’s on the screen is naturally the “MM combination”.

The two of them crossed their chests with their hands and looked forward, how imaginative they were.

After just sighing for a moment, the two entered the gym and found the location of the training hall.

Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming are doing warm-up training inside.

Idle time is also idle, the two of them are warming up first.

After they entered, Yao Ming stopped warming up and introduced them to each other.

This is also the first time Lin Ying meets McGrady.

The term "superstar statue" is very abstract, but Lin Ying feels that the Tracy McGrady in front of him is the most vivid interpretation of this term.

The person in front of me looks like a fierce golfer.

Although his relationship with Yao Ming may not be as good as rumored, McGrady's character is still quite good.

He smiled and shook hands with Lin Ying and said some polite words.

Then, he looked at Durant.

The bigger reason why McGrady is willing to come is Durant.

Soon, he took Durant to play one-on-one.

Now the media is crazy about the fact that the NCAA has appointed his successor, and he needs to check it carefully.

Yao Ming and Lin Ying sat down in Changzhi and started chatting.

"Bang!"

After they sat down and chatted for a while, a loud noise came from the field.

McGrady easily passed Durant and scored with a split dunk.

The first step is really fast and the movements are really elegant.

They looked up for a moment.

Durant held the ball and wanted to attack, but McGrady interrupted his move...

"The strength gap between the NBA and the NCAA is wider than you think."

Yao Ming looked back and spoke.

Lin Ying nodded after a while.

To be honest, the scene in front of him of Durant and McGrady's one-on-one battle really shocked him.

He thought Durant had a chance, but he really didn't.

Especially after the transition between offense and defense, Durant can do almost nothing except pull-up.

Who said McGrady is bad at defense?

"You played against Oden before, you should be able to feel the difference in matchup, right?"

Yao Ming then asked.

Lin Ying nodded.

"In the NCAA you may only have to play once, but in the NBA, everyone you meet is Oden."

Yao Ming made an analogy, although it was a bit exaggerated.

"So you have to improve your confrontation first."

Yao Ming finally said.

Lin Ying suddenly knew why Yao Ming wanted to bring McGrady here.

I brought him in as a tool to give him a live demonstration!

"You said before that you wanted to play power forward, right? I think you can position yourself in a hurry."

Lin Ying was not surprised by Yao Ming's first words, but what he said later was a bit unexpected.

"You are different from me. I can only play center, but with your height and body shape, you can play both small forward and power forward. But the specific type of playing depends on which team you go to and the position the team gives you.

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The biggest difference in the NBA is that you don’t have as many choices as before, so you have to learn to adapt and survive of the fittest.”

Yao Ming, this is true from experience!

Lin Ying nodded. What he thought before was still a bit idealistic.

"Gaining weight is the most effective way to increase resistance, but it is not the only one. Lowering body fat rate and increasing core strength are all methods."

Yao Ming then gave advice.

Regarding strength, the three most critical ones are: upper body, lower body and core strength.

Like Yao Ming himself, his upper body strength is typically average, but his lower body strength is at a historical level;

Howard, on the other hand, has a typical upper body strength that is at a historical level, but his lower body strength is average;

As for Lin Ying, Yao Ming also observed during the last training that his upper and lower body strength was pretty good, but his core strength still had room for improvement.

Therefore, if you add confrontation, training in this area will be the fastest effective.

Then the same goes for body fat percentage. A suitable body fat percentage can also improve resistance.

Lin Ying, took note of it.

These are the key points to take the test!

"Also, I see that you are a bit introverted, which will be a disadvantage in the NBA. You have to learn to take the initiative."

Yao Ming then made the second point.

"This is different from what you are in the NCAA. You know this is a professional league, also called a business league, and the coach's authority is not absolute. Everyone wants to perform. If you can't handle the relationship off the court well, you may lose the ball.

I can’t even touch it.”

What Yao Ming said is very realistic.

"But you are better than the United Arab Emirates. After all, you have played in the United States for two years, so the language is much more convenient."

He went on to say.

After speaking, he also shared a story with Lin Ying about when he entered the league to let Lin Ying know the difference of the NBA.

It was Yao Ming's first day with the Rockets, and Mobley handed him a basketball.

"Very small, right?"

At that time, he thought Mobley was talking about the basketball being very small, so he took it with a smile and nodded, saying it was very small.

Then a group of people in the locker room burst into laughter.

It turned out that they were teasing him on purpose, saying that his place was very small.

This can be understood as a form of discrimination, but this is the atmosphere of the NBA.

Because after saying that, Mobley specifically explained to him that this was how they usually chatted.

Including rookie pranks, Yao Ming was forced to carry other people's bags and even tie their shoelaces before.

This is also the survival of the fittest he mentioned before.

You can only learn to adapt until you are strong enough to change the environment.

Lin Ying nodded.

After one year of NCAA experience, he has actually changed a lot.

It may be difficult to be like Yao Ming, but at least he no longer resists communication.

"Oh, by the way, there is another personal matter. I wonder if you are interested."

After Yao Ming finished giving his suggestions, he talked about another thing.

And at this time, his interest seemed even more intense than before.

"Are you interested in playing in the Asian Championships?"

"Asian Championships?"

Lin Ying was stunned by the question.

Which one is this from?

"Is there a conflict between the Asian Championships and the Summer League?"

He thought for a while and said.

If he remembered correctly, Wang Zhizhi finally fell out with the Basketball Association because of this conflict.

"I know, but it depends on your personal wishes. You can work hard on everything else."

What Yao Ming said... was so domineering!

Do you still remember that Battelle did not appear in the national team again because of the conflict with Yao Ming, and what Yao Ming said to Sun Yue, "If you dare to walk out of this door, I will not allow you to enter the national team"?

This is Yao Ming's right to speak in the national team now.

So he really has an idea. It is not difficult for Lin Ying to join the national team.

As for the NBA, it depends on which team.

It's not like I can't communicate at all.

Especially if Lin Ying's ranking is not low, it will go more smoothly.

Why?

Because I want to develop the Chinese market!

Seeing Alexander’s wallet growing bigger day by day with the Rockets, who wouldn’t want to get a piece of the pie?

Moreover, there is really not that big a difference between playing and not playing in the summer league for high-ranking rookies.

Especially for someone like Lin Ying, who has beaten almost all his opponents in the same class after playing Mad San, so the investigation is of little significance.

If you want to talk about the intensity of the competition, the summer league is not necessarily as high as the Asian Championship.

After all, they are all fighting for the country!

Moreover, Yao Ming's mentioning this is also related to the special nature of this year.

Because it is the host country in 2008, the first team of the Chinese men's basketball team will not play in the Asian Championships. The first team will play in this year's NBA Summer League!

Yi Jianlian, for example, has already started training with the first team.

It was too late for Lin Ying to join the first team, but it was perfect to go to the second team to gain experience.

So it's really not surprising that Yao Ming would ask this.

Because you can see from these operations that he was very ambitious for the 2008 Olympics, and all he is doing now is looking for candidates.

Yi Jianlian is, and so is Lin Ying.

But after all, he is not the head coach, and the competition for each of the 12-man Olympic roster is fierce.

Lin Ying can only catch the eye of head coach Yunus if he performs in the second team.

At that time, it would be a matter of course, and he might not need to mention it deliberately.

Some people may wonder why Yao Ming wants to bring Lin Ying closer to the national team so much. Lin Ying has not even been selected by the NBA!

Actually, let alone you, Lin Ying was also confused.

This is actually... determined by the current situation of the national team.

Among the people Yao Ming is currently looking for, there are breakthrough players, shooters, rebounders, and defensive elites, but there is only one very critical point missing: organization point!

No one can organize this national team!

Things are rare and valuable, so if you find a seedling, don't hurry up!

If Lin Ying can really perform well, it will definitely improve the strength of the men's basketball team.

At that time, at home, he really had the opportunity to lead the men's basketball team to a further step.

Even if it doesn't happen in the end, it wouldn't be a bad thing for Lin Ying to get some experience.

Of course, all this depends on Lin Ying's own wishes.
Chapter completed!