Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 260 Ron, Houston's Master Image Builder

There is no endless game, only endless topics.

Q: Who is the most popular team in the world today?
The scope can actually be narrowed down to the two teams in this game.

And this season, maybe Houston is the darling of the media...

Episode:
After the game, the Lakers were swinging forwards and guards. In this game, Artest "finally didn't let his old team down" and scored 28 points and 7 rebounds.

He first gave Yao Ming a high-five, and then talked sparsely about his several "shocking" headwind shots in this game.

At this time, the Rockets locker room was full of reporters interviewing Yao Ming and other players.No one has time to talk to this grandpa who showed his superiority after the game...

When Yao Ming was also being interviewed, Rockets center Chandler had just finished taking a bath. When he came out, he saw Artest appearing in his locker room at first sight, and there were unscrupulous reporters interviewing him...

He was very displeased, and then yelled at Artest with provocative language.

"Can anyone come in our locker room?" Chandler said strangely.

For Chandler's provocation, Artest responded happily: "Please, brother. I'm just here to catch up..."

Chandler insisted: "I'm just asking. Now, who will let in this locker room?"

This time, Artest said: "Do you want me to wait outside for Yao Ming?"

Chandler's answer is still not salty, "I'm just talking casually. Because last time they didn't let my friends in, if the system is unfair, it will confuse me..."

Artest spread his hands in front of the reporter: "If you want me to wait outside the locker room, I will wait outside. Some people are small-minded and can't afford to lose. It's nothing, I don't mind..."

"Then get out."

The lion's roar from Chandler made many people present smell the gunpowder in it. Artest was not angered by this, but he was a bit embarrassed to step down.

"Okay, I'm going out..."

"Tch, I really can't afford to lose..."

He murmured, trying to get the media's attention...

However, the verbal conflict between the two did not end.

When Artest walked out of the locker room, the two started spamming more trash talk.

Even as Tae-tae walked to the Lakers bus, he was still talking trash to Chandler.

However, apart from the verbal conflict, the two did not have other conflicts.

"I just hate when some people show off when you're in a bad mood..." Chandler said to the reporter who interviewed Artest.

At the same time, according to Jonathan Fagan, Rockets columnist for the Houston Chronicle, "Other Rockets players seem to support Chandler except the humble and hospitable Yao Ming.

The reason why Chandler dislikes Artest’s appearance here is that he doesn’t want to see visiting players in the home team’s locker room. The reason may be that he is often violated by his elbows and small moves in this game. In addition, the Bulls of the young guards and the Pacers, the veteran team where Artest belonged to, fought continuously several times, which led to mutual dislike.

It is worth mentioning that Artest once criticized Paul for being too dirty during the Hornets period, and did not shake hands with him after the game...

However, what the Rockets did not do decently, has received strong support from public opinion...

The reason is not all because the guy who was kicked out is called Artest, (of course, if Kobe was kicked out, maybe 60E is already on the way to the Toyota Center and the Chandler family grave) In fact, it may be the case...

Ron - the master image builder of Houston!

Since the post-Yao Mai era, the popularity of the Houston Rockets has declined rapidly in the United States and even the world, but it has rebounded this season. Most sports media in the United States said that Houston’s progress this season is well deserved. Losing to the Lakers is just a small part of their downturn in their lives, and most fans outside of Houston have turned to the Rockets.

Since fans in major cities in the United States have a very strong sense of ownership, to see the popularity of a team, we must focus on sports fans outside the city where it is located.

Thinking back to the Rockets in the Olajuwon era in the mid-90s and the Rockets in the Yao Mai era a few years ago, they both have a large number of supporters outside Houston.

And now this rocket is more popular than ever in all aspects of the United States and even the world.

The reasons include the following three points.

[-]. Your own label...

Ron, who is responsible for building the Rockets' lineup, and coach Adelman have roughly the same thinking and style. They hope that players can play independently and share the fun of playing happily.

Ron is not a typical "academic" general manager. Whether it is the draft, the free agent market, or dealing with other teams, he does not like to use computer programs to calculate the efficiency value of the player. He does not believe in this at all, just like Adelman, who was a player. He relies more on his own feelings about basketball and human nature in on-the-spot scheduling.

"Jerry Sloan was able to take up the post of senior consultant of Space City, which surprised me," Houston famous reporter Jonathan Fagan told Tencent Penguin Channel, "It's not that Sloan is bad, but that he and Ron's style are quite repulsive, which makes it difficult for the current Rockets to have their own personality."

oh?Yeah?

It took Sloan less than half a game to conquer all the commentators and experts. It is unimaginable that the general manager of the team, who has always been authoritarian, did not play any big cards in front of Mr. Sloan. Instead, he respectfully maintained this delicate relationship...

"There's nothing wrong with a leftward style...as long as you influence him with sincerity, I think the more stubborn the old man is, the more he can be influenced by his emotions..." Ron responded with a smile to Mr. Fagan's question.

...

[-]. Coaches and players are likable. Their "unlucky" experience is always a topic that people talk about and sympathize with.

From the perspective of the team's two signature stars, Iverson has proven himself to be the best super All-Star in the league, but whether he is worthy of being the "Mr. Key" of a playoff team in his later years is debatable.

Dayao proved last season that he can become the mainstay of a playoff team, but the continuous injuries since his rookie season and the series of praise from Chinese fans before him left him with only pressure on basketball.

But with the above-mentioned two as the core of the team, it is not difficult to understand that there are so many non-local fans.

AI fans, Yao Mi, cynics, middle school two, plus Houston is the home team in the eyes of the Chinese...

And people look at problems from a macro perspective. The boss of the entire Toyota Center is also a Chinese...

You can see how the sky-high broadcast fee for no game at the Toyota Center comes from.

...

Many fans questioned Coach Adelman's on-the-spot adaptability in key matchups, but they didn't know that Adelman was an extremely modest, amiable, and lovable old man off the court. The NBA stipulated that the team's coach must be interviewed by the media 90 minutes before the start of the game. If you ask any reporter who has followed the NBA, they will say that Adelman's lateness rate is the lowest among all coaches in the league, and he is also the most patient...

Sometimes you are still adjusting the camera equipment, and he has already appeared on the scene, waiting patiently, and even asked you to relax and greet: "It's okay, I'm here, doing the work at hand, and call me when you finish it..."

Taking the personal experience of several reporters in Los Angeles as an example, due to the bad traffic conditions in Los Angeles, many teams will be late when they come to Los Angeles to play games.

But whenever he was late, other coaches, such as Larry Brown of the Bobcats, Popovich of the Spurs, etc., would go into the interview site with emotions and complain first, and the interview was like going through the motions.

"A kind, friendly old gentleman..." This is Ron's description of Ashuai's status in his mind to the commentator of "Global Times".

Adelman during the interview is also very likable.

Although he doesn't have Popovich's cold humor, Rivers' frankness, and former Warriors coach Mark Jackson's impassionedness.

But it's not like the two "Mike Brothers" McHale and Mike D'Antoni-a lot of nonsense, talking back and forth, and finally saying nothing.

He is like an old man in a choir (no wonder he likes Kevin Martin so much), he simplifies the problem with detailed language, and then sees your face is a bit puzzled, and he will add...

...

As for the other core players of the Rockets, apart from Tyson Chandler, who is equally sunny and passionate on and off the court, the rest are even more lovable.

Dragic, the pride of Eastern Europeans, the hero of Slovenia, although he is a silent little brother on the court, he is smiling very happily off the court...

Facing the media, he has never finished talking nonsense. Once he wants to answer a certain question, he will remind the reporter to have a two-person turn. Facing the fans, whether it is signing autographs or taking photos, he always has an enthusiastic expression, and he has no "hands-on" mentality.

Cool brother Mayo, although he only shows a long-lost smile when he attends commercial promotions and in front of the camera, he always maintains his friendly style. Although he is not sociable, he never refuses anyone...

Iverson was once called the "most stylish" star by the media.

But after a long time, everyone discovered that "Iverson" also loves to play tricks and fool around.

Ariza, Barry Sr., Jordan Hill, Hayes, and Nick Young were making fun of themselves in the locker room, making fools of themselves, and making fun of reporters. In the past, these things were considered unbelievable. After a long time, Iverson also began to be assimilated by these little fools. He often pointed at Tyson Chandler and joked to all the reporters: "Hey, don't waste too much time on this big guy, get out of the way! This guy still has a boxing match to fight!"

Regardless of Yao Ming's outstanding performance in the playoffs last year, he is the least like a superstar off the court. He is the leader of the team.

In ten training sessions, Yao Ming will accept media interviews nine times.

He said he simply couldn't find a way to reject the media...

As a team leader, in people's impression, he should be the kind of lonely and lofty type-never show up in the locker room before the game, and only answer questions that sound pleasant to the ear after the game.

When some veteran reporters asked him why he hit the iron frequently, as the boss of the team, he should scold him angrily.

"Do you know basketball?" "Are you crazy?" Only in this way can you reflect your prestige...

But Yao Ming doesn't.

He has always been very humble and simple. We all know that as long as Dayao wins the game, even if you criticize him in an interview, he can squint his eyes and respond to you with a smile...

And when you criticize him, he can accept it with humility.

Let's take a look at the famous bastard who was just kicked out, Artest...

——The style is tenacious on the field, and it is no different from a gangster off the field.

Artest's popularity in the NBA is very bad. In the Rockets, he knows how to flatter Yao Mai and the coach, so his position is very stable.However, his speech and behavior are difficult to be elegant, his speech is ambiguous, and he orders dishes when he sees people. He plays well and brags about himself.

So how can this kind of person appear in my hot locker room?

Even Ron was quite satisfied with Chandler's approach.

[-]. Enthusiastic team PR.

The well-known basketball expert Wei Ping Bryant Zhang brought a personal experience after returning from Houston to interview the Rockets for their [-]-game winning streak not long ago.

He made an appointment with another cameraman and Dayao for a pre-match interview, but there was a long queue at the media entrance.

"You two, people can go in, but cameras can't." The publicist said.

"Why?" Director Zhang asked.

"Because that's what the NBA said." The other party replied.

"The NBA told the Rockets that I, Bryant Weiping, are not allowed to bring a camera into the arena?" Director Zhang asked back.

"..." The PR was at a loss for words for a moment, "Well, I'll help you take it in, the premise is...you have to wait for me to be free..."

Some Chinese media based in Houston have praised that the Rockets' public relations team has always been very enthusiastic about non-US media and treats them equally.

The team's public relations chairman, Nelson, followed Ron's lead and treated the Chinese media, even the media from the island countries and Bangzi as VIPs...

To sum up, the team has its own characteristics and labels, the coaches and players are likable, the core of the team is the core, and the players are always full of cynical and childlike attitudes.

For the fans, it is not terrible for the team to lose, but the terrible thing is that there is no hope.

And today's Rockets always keep people expecting them...

And the name of the Houston body art master who shaped the Rockets is their team general manager-Ron...

Respond to all changes with the same, in the midst of all changes, make changes...

Don't worry, even if you lose to the Lakers...

This season is still a successful experience...

Even if you are disappointed, don't despair!
　"Support Houston? Why don't you vote for monthly tickets?" Chandler said in a strange voice.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)