"The Argentinians are very difficult to deal with, we will double-team him for you." Before the game started, Emperor Wu whispered, blocking Xiao Si's way to find his teammates to help.

"Don't worry, I can handle him alone." Xiao Si didn't have as much thought as Wu Huang. Of course, he wouldn't let his outside teammates help him double-team Scola. If the person he was going to deal with today was Duncan, Xiao Si would naturally not be embarrassed, but Scola needs teammates to help defend, and he can't afford to lose that person.

The Knicks' today is the same as fans expected: Wu Huang, Iguodala, Garlinari, Stoudemire, and O'Neal.

But this is not the ideal lineup in D'Antoni's mind, nor is Monroe. He even thinks it would be better to let Sir play center and Fry be a power forward. In short, there should not be any slow-moving center in his lineup, preferably two or so power forwards, or a high-mobility combination like Chandler and Sir.

Rockets: Bull Jr., Martin, Bathir, Scola, Yao Ming.

Houston people are obviously inferior to the Knicks in terms of luxury, and they are at a disadvantage in terms of positions except Yao Ming.

So in the eyes of fans and media, it is really unreasonable that the Knicks won't win.

In this game held in China, the commentator is naturally the golden partner of Master Sun and Master Heli. Although they are complained by fans every day, the topic is also a magic weapon to increase ratings.

Master Relief criticized the Rockets as soon as he came up: "Everyone knows that Yao Ming weighed 132 kilograms when he first entered the NBA. Later, under Van Gundy's training, his weight increased to more than 142 kilograms. In a sense, for every kilogram of Yao Ming's weight, his potential for injury increased a little. Later, Adelman took office as a coach, and during this period, someone criticized Ah Shuai for overusing Yao Ming. Unfortunately, it was too late to mention protecting Yao Ming, and his body had collapsed. After being reimbursed last season, Yao Ming did not play a formal NBA game from May 2009 to the present."

Master Sun pointed out the incompetence of the Rockets' team doctor: "Yao Ming can't fully recover after every operation, and the Rockets' team doctor has an unshirkable responsibility. Cranton, who was surgery for Yao Ming, has become a well-known quack doctor. He also misdiagnosed McGrady's injury. In 2009, Yao Ming was injured when he played against the Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-Finals. The team doctor initially said that he only needed a few weeks to rest, but decided to operate again in the summer, which led to Yao Ming's reimbursement for the season."

These accusations and criticisms are not completely unreasonable, but if you blame the Rockets for the failure of the overuse of Yao Ming and the doctor, it does not seem to be the result of a real man.

First of all, any surgery is risky, let alone Yao Ming's repeated attacks. No matter how powerful the doctor is, he cannot guarantee that his surgery can meet expectations. Yao Ming's real problem is the scars caused by overwork. The Rockets management is responsible, but they are paid. The abuse of the Chinese Basketball Association is the real culprit behind it.

Of course, these two masters dare not tell the truth, and Yao Ming himself could not say it, but the fans didn't care about so many. The two masters were quickly squirted by angry fans.

The game on the court has begun, and Stoudemire is responsible for jumping the ball for the team and easily defeated Yao Ming, who is more injured than he is.

Yao Ming didn't jump much, and he is not in good condition now. This game is his first return to the NBA field after being injured in 2009. Adelman won't let him play for too long. This game is for the little giant to adapt to the rhythm of the game.

When Wu Huang received the basketball, he immediately accelerated to advance to the frontcourt.

He is the opposite of Yao Ming. After a summer of training, his physical condition has reached the highest point in history. It can be said that he is full of energy and is waiting for him to sprinkle on the court.

Master Reli immediately commented: "Wu Huang's figure looks much stronger than last season. Look at the muscle mass and lines, but we can't see any clumsiness in his movements, and his movements are faster."

Xiao Bu felt the same in his heart. Emperor Wu was able to suppress him with his body last season. Not to mention now, he didn't feel that he could withstand Emperor Wu's breakthrough, and he would have no confidence in just one meeting.

Emperor Wu glanced at Xiao Bu and wanted to try how much his breakthrough ability had improved. There was no unnecessary move. Emperor Wu learned from Ross to make a casual move, and then broke through to the basket.

Xiao Bu immediately moved his steps, but just after one step was done, Wu Huang had already dribbled over. As soon as the two of them touched their bodies, he had already committed a foul at this time, but when the referee saw that the poor Xiao Bu was flying out, he did not call the foul again.

Emperor Wu passed Xiao Bu and rushed straight to the basket. Yao Ming's ability to assist in defense has always been poor. Emperor Wu could have gone straight to Huanglong to perform a dunk, but he passed the ball to Xiao Si.

This bastard was scheming again. Everyone knows that his contributions to this ball account for 80% of it. If it is passed, it can make him look more selfless and make fans think that he is out of good intentions to help Xiao Si integrate into the team.

After receiving the basketball, Xiao Si easily took off and dunked the ball, but the applause was given to Wu Huang, including the fans who watched the game in the United States.

"Good job!" Emperor Wu stepped forward and slapped Xiao Si.

Xiao Si was also very happy. He didn't know Wu Huang's scheming and small moves. He had a good impression of Wu Huang during this period. While Wu Huang gave him face, he kept pulling him to train and improve his defensive end requirements. In the new environment, he also tried his best to cooperate.

Many fans are worried that Sir Si will become the team's colander on the defensive end, but in fact, his defense is largely a matter of attitude. If Sir Si is willing, he can fully achieve the league average defense, and that's enough.

When the Rockets made their first attack, the basketball was naturally handed over to host Yao Ming and O'Neal defended the old opponent one-on-one.

Yao Ming squeezed back two steps back, and then turned half and shook it skillfully reversed. Seeing O'Neal who had never waved before, Yao Ming quickly pulled it back and hooked his hand and threw the ball out...

"Swish!" The basketball was hollow into the net.

Yao Ming's steps may not be as gorgeous as Scola, but his low-post movements can be completed in one go, and his turn movements can be called smooth and smooth. It is much better than Howard, especially the accuracy of the final move is incomparable to Howard.

O'Neal has always been difficult for Yao Ming to shoot hooks near the penalty area line and even further away. He himself has good hook shots, but he is basically in the area very close to the basket. When he reaches the penalty area line, his shooting rate is not high. Yao Ming's hook distance is very far, and sometimes he also uses hooks even near the free throw line. At these positions, Yao Ming's mid-range shots are much more accurate than O'Neal. These are the capital for Yao Ming to settle down in the NBA.

Many fans believe that this is a proof that O'Neal is not diligent enough. He can fully train a long enough range, but it takes too much time and sweat. At the peak, the Shark can completely suppress the opponent's center and use his small hook under the basket. So why run to a long distance shooting? This is the excuse he has made for himself to be lazy.

During the training in September, O'Neal let Wu Huang see his laziness. Except for not being late for the first day of training, he was the last one to come to the stadium for training. Moreover, during the training process, this fat shark was also being lazy openly. He would often pretend to be a member of the coaching staff to guide the inside players, so no one could say anything about him. Besides, they were just symbolically getting a veteran's basic salary contract, and no one could care about him.

Wu Huang handed basketball to a low post for the second offense. Now the team has former Hall of Fame superstars with veteran qualifications, as well as stars like Sir and No. 1, as well as young players like Monroe and Gallinari who need experience in feeding balls... His point guard can no longer occupy the ball like last season, so he will work hard in the summer to improve his offensive success rate and increase his scoring efficiency, otherwise his data will be difficult to increase in the new season.

Although O'Neal is lazy in training, his reasons are sufficient. At the age of 38, he really has nothing to improve. If he practices too much, he will easily get hurt.

Yao Ming did not dare to fight O'Neal with all his strength. This was his first high-intensity game a year after he was seriously injured, so he had to take it easy.

O'Neal easily squeezed into the basket, turned around and scored a goal with his close hook, which was not losing face in front of others.

"Little hugo, this ball is passed well!" O'Neal faced Wu Huang, who was much younger than James, and added the word "small" to the opponent's name.

Of course, Wu Huang didn't care about such a small matter. He felt that it would be a good thing to have such a tall and fat guy in the team's basket. He was completely different from James. Unless he was necessary, he was not willing to attack the basket, and he still prefers shooting from mid to long distance. At this time, there were two big men, O'Neal and S., who were standing at the basket. I believe that the deterrent force on the enemy was absolutely extraordinary, and the defensive pressure he was under outside would be much smaller.

O'Neal gets along very well with Emperor Wu, and this is why he can stay near the penalty area line now without paying attention to whether he blocked James' breakthrough route at any time. Even now, O'Neal feels that this matter is like a joke. Five years ago, how could he block others' breakthrough route?

But just last season, he became a figure with the same hind legs in the Cavaliers, and was mocked by countless fans that he should retire early. The fat man felt that he was so angry that he had to bear it so much that when he came to the Knicks, he would still bombard the Cavaliers and James who had left the Cavaliers every now and then, which shows how much resentment is.

The two teams played a little more seriously after the start of the game, but the preseason would never turn into a playoffs all of a sudden. The entertainment atmosphere quickly became stronger. O'Neal and Yao Ming did not defend seriously, and Sir didn't want to spend more effort on defense in the preseason. This game quickly turned into an offensive battle without defense, which was a bit like an All-Star game.

At 7 minutes and 49 seconds in the first quarter, O'Neal also performed a three-point shot before leaving the court, which seemed a bit too relaxed. The fat man really regarded this game as an All-Star game.

"By the way, this guy didn't make it to the All-Star last year, so he came to the Knicks specifically?" Wu Huang suddenly had an idea in his mind. The purpose of this fat man holding his thighs may not be the championship, and maybe it is to get into the All-Star again, because as long as he is in the same team as him, this is a foregone conclusion.

O'Neal is a fake in the Knicks' lineup. D'Antoni was not willing to use him during the Suns. This fat man will slow down the team's offensive rhythm by several levels, so Xiaowang's plan is to let him play 15 to 20 minutes per game. Only when he meets a team that is good at attacking at low posts will he give the Sharks more time.

Wu Huang played in the first quarter until there were 4 minutes left before he got off the court. He seemed very relaxed on the court. After Monroe came up, he fed the new brother a few more times, but the effect was very bad. Hayes squeezed Monroe out of the penalty area with his height of less than two meters, which made the Knicks' No. 6 pick very shameless.

Monroe played four times after he came on the court. In addition to shooting a mid-range shot, Hayes defended both of them at low posts. Monroe was also defended by Hai Ye in a strong attack at the basket, which caused laughter from the fans at the scene.

The Knicks' little guy hit a nail in front of Hayes for a while, and this was the only way to see the difference between NBA and Naa. Hayes was also a majestic star in college back then, and it was an indisputable fact that NBA's role players became stronger and stronger, so this also highlights that the talents of James, Wu Huang and others are indeed far beyond ordinary people.

Wu Huang contributed 5 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists in the first quarter. His biggest feeling was that after the number of people in the team increased, he no longer needed to help the inside to grab rebounds. Especially when O'Neal and Xiao Si were on the court at the same time, their backcourt rebounds were very solid, which also made his rebounds smaller.

Although the Shark is old, the basketball cannot run out of his palm when the pair of giant palms is raised. In contrast, although Yao Ming's rebounding is not bad, the pair of palms that are smaller than Emperor Wu always give people a feeling of not being stable enough.

At 34:30, the Knicks and the Rockets were almost unprepared, which made the score difference between the two teams very close, and the scene was also very exciting. Wonderful dunks and breakthrough shots emerged one after another.

In the second quarter, Wu Huang rested for half a quarter before returning to the court. He soon performed a backhand dunk after passing two people in a row!

The defensive intensity in today's game was very low, but Knicks fans could still find that Wu Huang's breakthrough was a little faster than last season. His first step started faster, his pace frequency was faster and his final air-breathing action seemed effortless... This shows that his legs, waist and abdomen and even bounces were strengthened to varying degrees. These comprehensive improvements in physical fitness made him more at ease when doing the movements. Just like the ball just now, if there was a physical confrontation, you can see that Wu Huang's ability to maintain physical balance has also been greatly improved compared to last season.

After the improvement of Wu Huang's physical fitness, the biggest improvement of him was not these dynamic performances. His self-confidence is now more abundant, which is reflected in his movements becoming more confident than before. This is his greatest gain. Sufficient self-confidence can allow him to exert all his strength on the court, while making his opponents become unconfident and unable to exert all his strength. The gap between the two is huge.

Xiao Bu looks like he has been beaten at this moment and the Rockets perform well overall, but Xiao Bu is the only one who performs abnormally. Even the fans can feel that Wu Huang's aura is too great, as if he can suppress this opponent with just his eyes.

Wu Huang did not defend too seriously, but he didn't need to play his full strength to make Xiao Bu feel uncomfortable, because Wu Huang is now more restrained by this opponent, his speed and flexibility are not inferior, but his ability and height are far superior to his opponent. Xiao Bu cannot see the position of the basket every time he shoots, and he has to adjust the arc to ensure that he is not covered. It is strange that he can perform well in this way.

In the second quarter, Wu Huang strengthened his offense. With Sir, Iguodala and Garlinari attracting defense for him, his scoring has become much easier than last season. These three people cannot be let go, which means it is difficult for the Rockets to double-team Wu Huang, and the joint defense is not very useful. Wu Huang himself is the top three-point shooter, and Garlinari is also one of the best outside shooters in the NBA. In this case, the Rockets cannot shrink the defense line and play in the joint defense at all.

The cheers at Wukesong Stadium lasted for three minutes. Wu Huang made consecutive shots in the last three minutes of the second quarter, scoring 12 points in a short-term time. Such scoring ability is a bit scary even in the preseason.

Yao Ming was completely convinced. He would never have such explosive scoring ability. Wu Huang's instant output is very valuable. If he adds his ball-holding ability, supporting the organization and top defense, even the peak Xiao Si would not be able to steal his core position. He looks like Jordan in the No. 1 position.

At the end of the first half, the score was 71:62. The Rockets were not behind a lot. Scola and Yao Ming's ability to continue to increase points was not a joke. As long as the little giants can stay healthy, the power of their lineup on the offensive end should not be underestimated.

Emperor Wu played 13 minutes in the first half, scoring 19 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, Sir Jr. 12 points, 4 rebounds, Iguodala 6 points and 4 rebounds, Garlinari 11 points, O'Neal 6 points and 3 rebounds, and Monroe 4 points and 3 rebounds.

Yao Ming played 12 minutes in the first half, scoring 12 points and 3 rebounds, Scola scored 12 points and 4 rebounds, Martin scored 10 points, Lowry scored 8 points and 4 assists, and Bardinger scored 7 points.

In the second half, Wu Huang, Yao Ming and Xiao Si had less playing time. The coaches of the two teams chose to train young players. The preseason was originally intended to warm up the team's main players and make young players familiar with the NBA rhythm. Generally speaking, the playing time between the main players and the substitutes should be the same.

The fans at the scene were a little dissatisfied. They bought high-priced tickets but were not just here to watch the substitute play. They just wanted to watch the showdown between Wu Huang and Yao Ming on the court, but the two rarely had the chance to meet in the game.

Wu Huang was better. At least he found an opportunity to rush in and dunk two, and there were several breakthroughs and passes, which were also very exciting. However, Yao Ming's playing ball on the court was much less interesting. After the third quarter, he did not dunk once. Most of the time, he shot a small hook near the penalty area line and a mid-range shot of 15 feet.

Senior fans naturally realized that after experiencing the most serious injury in his career, Yao Ming's style of playing has changed again. In the past, the frequency of deep-deployed low posts and hand-to-hand combat in the penalty area has been greatly reduced, but the attacks outside the penalty area have increased. Moreover, judging from his physical shape, the little giant has obviously lost weight, which is a manifestation of further releasing the burden on the knees and ankles.

This change will undoubtedly reduce Yao Ming's lethality at the basket, and his defensive dominance in the penalty area will also decrease. The defensive end may no longer prevent Howard from entering the penalty area as before. However, such changes can reduce the burden on his legs, reduce the chance of getting injured again and maintain his playing time.

There are no major penalty area killers like O'Neal in the league. Howard is almost the center with the strongest impact in the low post and the penalty area, so it is really unnecessary for Yao Ming to keep his weight close to 320 pounds. Even if he reduces his weight to 300 pounds or even lower, except Howard, there are probably few people who can pose too much threat to him in the low post and the penalty area.

D'Antoni was not going to let Wu Huang play again in the fourth quarter, but when the home fans refused to do it, they started shouting the name "Wu Huang" in the last six minutes. At the same time, a group of substitutes from the Rockets went crazy again. Yao Ming was not present in the fourth quarter, and they actually recovered the 15-point behind.

In the fourth quarter, the score was 110:108, and the Rockets have narrowed the score difference to 2 points.

Yao Ming is very embarrassed now. He scored 15 points from 6 of 9 shots today. This performance is already very good for a player who has been recuperating for a year, but it is still the same as before. After he gets into the game, the Rockets can always catch up with points after changing into a small lineup. Even many experts don’t know what’s going on.

But at least one thing is certain, that is, the current league is indeed not suitable for big men like Yao Ming to survive. Even the Spurs have been speeding up in recent seasons, and all teams are shifting the attack area beyond the three-point line. The Warriors in the future are just developing the new trend of the league to the limit at an appropriate time.

It can be said that since the end of the Lakers dynasty, this league has gradually been unable to tolerate centers with low-level dominance, nor can it tolerate traditional center-style play. This is an inevitable change caused by new rules and new trends.

Looking back at that time, the leagues in the 1980s and 1990s are completely different from the current leagues. When the three-point line was just introduced, a team only scored 1 or 2 three-pointers in a game. In the league during the rule of the black and white double evil spirits, it would be considered too much for a team to score two three-pointers per game. Can this be imagined now?

At that time, the league was too low and the shooting percentage of two-pointers was not cost-effective. There were even fewer three-pointers being introduced into the shooting, and the league restricted the joint defense. The real offensive rhythm of the entire league was to give the ball to the inside, followed by the defender pulling out singles and breaking inward.

But what now? The statement that "shooting at the basket is always more efficient than shooting from the outside" is long outdated. Now a team cannot score a double-digit three-pointer in a game and is embarrassed to speak. The three-point shooting percentage is indeed lower than shooting in the penalty area, but a three-point shooting percentage can catch up with 2-point shooting percentage of 45%. If there is 40% shooting percentage, it can catch up with 60% shooting percentage of two-point shooting. Now this is the algorithm.

The most unfavorable thing for traditional centers here is new rules such as joint defense and back-to-back five seconds. With their restrictions, inside players will not be able to play singles at low posts, so now many excellent centers and power forwards are all running to shoot mid-range shots, or simply pulling to the outside to shoot three-pointers.

In fact, the Rockets won the championship twice, although Olajuwon reached his personal peak, it also has something to do with the Rockets' average of the most three-pointers per game at the NBA. That is, equipting a group of three-pointers to the super center or inside line was a very advanced tactical concept at the time, because no one had played like this before, but the Rockets had been playing this set in the past few years, which was obviously an outdated tactic.

After the Rockets won two consecutive championships, the three-pointer was officially brought to the game as a factor that can determine the outcome. Before that, low-post offense and single-point breakthroughs at the second and third-place were used as more effective scoring methods. There were almost no three-pointers in the 1980s, but there were a large number of low-post offenses and single-point breakthroughs. As for long-distance 2 points, it was not a reliable scoring method from ancient times to the present.

So it is said that the NBA league was defensively hard at that time, so it goes without saying that the player held the ball outside the three-point line, and the defensive player dared to let you go two steps away. Without defense for three seconds, a long man was fighting in the penalty area and waiting for the block. That scene must be very, very hard-working!

After the 21st century, there are fewer excellent centers, but it does not mean that the centers suddenly have a cut off or no successors, but that the rules change everything.

The popular singles in the 1990s are no longer popular now; there are people who double-team as soon as they get the ball; the joint defense that was not allowed before has now become the basic tactics of many teams; defense for three seconds, reasonable collision zone, and back-to-back five seconds have been born; in the 1980s, three-pointers that could not score a few games can now make 20 or 30 in one game; the point guards who used to be only responsible for organizing offense have now become the number one weapon on the offense.

This change in rules and tactics has a huge impact on players. The so-called point guard prosperity is because of the needs of the team, and the same is true for the center succession. If the rules of the league tend to swing people one day, then there will be another swing people prosperity.

The scarcity of centers is because rules and tactics force young inside players to give up training at low posts. In order to adapt to the rules, they would rather practice three-pointers, so it is not that the low posts are lost, but that no one is willing to practice these techniques that are not equal to their efforts and gains.

Many people always say that people will be exposed to the 1990s, but in fact, the four centers in the 1990s will probably not be able to adapt to it now, because the league has changed so many times, players must always adapt to the rules.

If the four centers were really born in the 21st century, they would definitely play the inside players today. Maybe the four centers would become the four forwards, and even Olajuwon might pull out and shoot three-pointers, but they must be the same great.

On the other hand, if Cousins ​​was born in the 1990s, he would definitely practice low-post skills, rather than always running to the middle distance outside the penalty area. If James went to the 1990s, he would definitely be one of the most efficient outside players in that period. Wu Huang would definitely combine his height, wingspan, speed and shooting skills to beat countless point guards, because most of them were one-on-one single-match at that time.
To be continued...