Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 65 The Grassroots Emperor
The game is in full swing, and Ron has already begun to plan the blueprint for the future.

There is no half a word of Alexander's instructions in the dispatch, just a financial report with dense red dots...

This damn old man is saving even ink for writing...

But it pointed out to Ron that all the work at hand must be stopped now, and what needs to be started immediately...

What is the most important thing for the Rockets right now?
Selling those goddamn accumulated tickets, and sparking that goddamn ball market...  

That's right...Although yesterday's game cheered up the fans, it also violently stimulated the sluggish football market in Aerospace City, and the sales of related related products were a mess, and the temporary ticket sales were sold out...

How can it be like running a base, a touchdown?
People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, but the premise is that you have your appearance...

Just like talking about the Lakers, you will think of Kobe Bryant, and talking about the Cavaliers, you will think of LeBron James.

Then there's the problem with Ron.

When you mentioned rockets before, who would you think of?

That's right, the Rockets must be in the post-McGrady era. When Yao Ming is still struggling with his ankle, you have to find someone who can really replace McGrady, help you sell tickets, participate in public welfare activities, and create some rumors and news by the way.

This kind of guy is hard to find, and there are very few of them. He has long been the signature of those teams and cities.

The rest of the problem also surfaced.

You can only choose a face that looks like a star in your grassroots team camp, at least everyone will remember it.It doesn't need to be so handsome, an ugly and deep face like Alien Cassel is also OK!

Then help the owner of this face, create some gimmicks, or spend a lot of money, hire a few writers and experts in a certain game with extraordinary performance, make them popular like movie stars, and become one of the few people mentioned above.

It’s natural not to make someone popular at random… Chinese people are most used to hype…

But the premise has to be...

super all star...

Or a player who is in full swing, with a face like "I am the god of the future".

Does the rocket have it now?Anyway, there is one whose roots are red.

一个“看数据猜人名”游戏：场均18。4分4。6篮板5。4助攻1。5抢断，三分球命中率40%，这个人是谁？

If you are neither a Rockets fan, nor have you read this book, and you can guess that this person is OJ-Mayo, then congratulations, you are at least a fan above the mid-range who often cares about NBA dynamics.Otherwise, you will probably guess Vince Carter, Ray Allen or Manu Ginobili, in short, he must be an All-Star swingman.

That's right, the young year of the draft won No.3, and Miaogen is not popular?But apart from being involved with Master Joe for a while, he had an affair with Bobcat for a long time, and he was finally taken away by the Grizzlies.

When no one was optimistic about him last season, he slapped everyone, 30+ in a single month; when everyone was optimistic about him, his teammate Rudy Gay slapped him from a rising star to the grassroots of the league...

If it weren't for Ron, he would still be in the dark in Gay and the Grizzlies' defensive system...

In fact, in Houston, Mayo is not the only grassroots player to attack the throne of the first brother.

The obvious example is the iron slag who is trying his best to fight Granger on the court. Of course, he was not Tiezha at first.

Trevor Ariza, a second-round pick in 04, a standard "five-single" role player who has never averaged double points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in his career season.

上赛季被公认为其加入NBA后最大放异彩的一个赛季，数据也只不过是寒酸至极的8。9分、4。3篮板、1。8助攻和1。7抢断，外加31。9%的三分命中率。

Many people concluded that Ariza will not play a better season than this, because this is his contract year.The Lakers management obviously thought so too, so they refused to offer a contract with an annual salary of more than $700 million for the champion who won the championship, and when Ariza hesitated, they signed with Ron Artest in a flash.

Ariza's displeasure and anger are understandable. He publicly told the media that the Lakers' approach was "cruel."For this reason, his outbreak in the new season is actually conceivable,
The first was the game against the Trail Blazers. The Rockets No. 1 made 16 of 11 shots and 7 of 5 three-pointers.

The second is the battle against the Lakers. Ariza, who has always been low-key and steady, not only fought with Artest, but also arrogantly shook three fingers at the Los Angeles people after hitting a life-saving three-pointer in the last 14 seconds of the fourth quarter.Although Ron didn't know where the turmoil was in that game, the rocket was destroyed by the Kobe Patriot missile at the moment when the sophisticated Lakers were about to break through the atmosphere and sail into outer space.

The third is that in the first MVP rankings officially announced by the NBA, Ariza, whose salary is less than 600 million US dollars, actually ranked 8th, and the people who ranked 9th and 10th were Chris Paul and LeBron James.In addition, a fact that is not a surprise but worth pointing out is that Ariza currently ranks second on the team in points per game, fourth in rebounds, third in assists, and second in steals-this usually means that a certain player is already The talker of his team, at least infinitely close to this position.

Then there is Brooks, who has now been sent to California by Ron to enjoy unlimited sunshine and an unshakable substitute position.

Allen Brooks, the 07th pick in the first round of 26, is 6 feet tall, weighs 161 pounds, has a big head and a thin body, and is honored as the American carrot head in the world.

In fact, this person has already paid off his worth last year, especially in the days when he left McGrady, Brooks was like a ghost, coming and going suddenly, taking the head of a general among thousands of troops is like picking something out of a bag.

In the Western Conference semifinals against the Lakers, Buxin first scored a career-high 4 points in Game 34, beating Derek Fisher to the ground, and then scored 6 points in Game 26, defeating the future champion.

It's a pity that what was mentioned just now is the abnormal side of Bu's core. Once he plays normally, his shot selection and frequent mistakes will definitely make you dumbfounded and exclaimed again and again.

新赛季，布核心的失误依然保持了帝王级的水准，暂居联盟第3位，但其场均18。9分、6。7次助攻、命中率48。5%、三分命中率38。1%的综合成绩单，几乎是托尼-帕克级别的。

比起上赛季的11。2分、3助攻、40。4%命中率、36。6%三分命中率，提升了不止一两个档次。

In the game against the Warriors, Brooks played 18 points and 12 assists in Steve Nash-level data, leading the team to take the opponent lightly.

In the away game against the Jazz, the cloth core actually scored 19 points and 9 assists, while limiting Deron Williams to 20 of 6 shots, only scoring 18 points and 8 assists-you know, Houston and Utah played 4 times last season, and Deron's average data was 22 points and 8 assists.As a reward, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey quickly executed Brooks' contract option, which, in his words, was a "no brainer at all."

It's just that before Mayo, the result of the two grassroots' brave efforts was: shooting birds indiscriminately, and the basket was smashed to pieces by meteors from the sky every day.

相当多的人认为他们会以0胜6负或1胜5负开局，超过70%的ESPN记者预测他们无法打进季后赛，查尔斯-巴克利甚至称火箭会打出“整个西部最糟糕的胜率”。

However, if you think about it a little calmer, you will find that whether Ariza or Brooks, they are not different from themselves last season: advantages are still advantages, and disadvantages will always be disadvantages.Ariza's running and jumping skills, empty-handed running, fixed-point three-pointers, follow-up of players without the ball, and pressure on the flanks are still so ecstasy, but his ability to hold the ball and cut in still has not seen the slightest improvement, and one-on-one defense with the ball is still at a so-so level.As for Brooks, look at his high number of turnovers, you know, it is really too difficult to make a fool smart.

In the final analysis, the blowout of the two major grassroots data and the increase in exposure rate do not depend on the improvement of individual competitive levels, but the substantial increase in playing time and number of shots.

This season, Ariza averaged 13 minutes more than last season and 5 more shots; Brooks averaged 8 minutes more than last season and 4 more shots.More importantly, this change has a strong color of coercion: in this kind of team where two all-star scorers (Yao Ming and Martin) have fallen one after another and the blue-collar class dominates the world, if they are not allowed to take shots, who should be allowed to take shots?

As Charles Barkley predicted, "the Rockets will have 'the worst winning percentage in the entire West.'"

However, times make heroes.Grassroots emperors can show their charm.

Several talented talents emerged from the Rockets lineup in different ways.

Yesterday's Lowry and Mayo, today's Dragic...

Different people have different understandings of this phenomenon.

"The times make heroes" is naturally right, and "There are no generals in Shu, Liao Hua will be the vanguard" is also right.

In fact, it is not uncommon in the history of the league for grassroots to become the boss or core of the team.

The most famous and accomplished grassroots emperor in history is undoubtedly John Havlicek. Although this person is the No. 5 pick, he has played as a substitute for many years in the star-studded Boston. In addition to his physical strength, he has never demonstrated the talent that a champion team leader should have.In his own words, "I rely on Bob Cousy's passing for a living", while Cousy described Jon Ha's poor shooting as "one day I will exhaust myself to death".

However, it was such a person who became the first brother of the Celtics after Bill Russell retired. He was selected to the league's first team 4 times in his career, 7 times to the second team, 2 times to the All-Star, and 13 time.

Today, this phenomenon is even more common.Putting up a pergola with your hands, looking around, there is a vast expanse of whiteness, and there are grass roots running happily on the field of hope everywhere.

Steve Nash was considered a mediocre white point guard with poor physical fitness before the draft. Judging from the first 4 seasons of his career, this comment did not wrong him.

If you had to choose a bet between "Nash was elected as the regular season MVP for 2 consecutive years" and "the peaceful reunification of North Korea and South Korea", at that time the majority must choose the latter.

Even after becoming the main point guard of the Mavericks, Nash is the most inconspicuous member of the Dallas Iron Triangle.

It wasn't until he returned to Phoenix City that Brother Piaofa tasted the taste of being in charge of his own country, and once he tasted it, he was out of control. Even if a shark came swimming, his position would not be shaken in the slightest.

Andre Iguodala, the basketball leader and swingman who used to be inaccurate in shooting, is now the best player of the 76ers from any angle; Joe Johnson, who used to be called Jiongsen, is now honored as the Eagle King; 3. Elvis Presley with 9 rebounds; Kevin Martin, who used to be unclear whether he was Kenyon Martin's son or brother, is now second only to Kobe Bryant in scoring in the league before his injury... See?For an example like this, the first half of the year can be said in one breath.

You may say that these people were very vigorous before they entered the league, and it is only a matter of time before they can play.

OK, three second-round picks, the general Gilbert Arenas, the former boss of the Space Exchange-the deer king Michael Reed, the boss behind Utah-the bald Carlos Boozer, which one of them is not the best seller of their own team? …

In fact, even Granger, who was on the bleak enemy team in front of him, was once an extremely ordinary small forward, now?
The Pacers now seem to be the only ones left with him and Hyde who is still fighting...

Then look at the Rockets.

The first three candidates appear to be fairly clear.

Under the threat of Ron, Tiezha surrendered with a gun early.Now looks like an authentic blue-collar.Seeing him not rushing to score goals and grinning when he loses the ball, he looks like a prodigal son who will never change his money.

What about the cloth core?Please, people have already packed up and left.

Now only OJ-Mayo is left, but this guy has already shown his talents in the eyes of tens of millions of fans in his first appearance.

Don't be chaotic in the face of danger, Mr. Key, cut 35+ not to lose to Anthony, and finally came with a gift lore. How can this not attract kind-hearted Rockets fans who even want to worship the rough brother Swift?
Ning have kind?

It must be noted that most of the excellent grassroots mentioned above are in bad teams.

This phenomenon is not accidental.In fact, you have to believe that the NBA management, coaches and scouts are really the most basketball-savvy group of people in the world. No matter how much you usually look down on them, how much you scold them, how much you imagine that you can do better than them, this truth will not change.

They will not deliberately deduct the playing time and number of shots of an excellent player because of bullshit racial discrimination, political discrimination, and appearance discrimination. This is purely a symptom of the delusional attack of Rockets fans.

In other words, if within 2-3 seasons, the team determines that a certain player does not have the level of the boss level, nor does he show the potential of the boss level, then compared with the "Chosenones", the player's own qualifications must be limited.

History has proved countless times that this gap is almost insurmountable.No matter how hard the grassroots work, the ones who stand at the pinnacle of this sport are still those born with a lot of fragrance.

A cruel reality is: the number of top 20-level bosses in the history of the league who have not put on the All-Star yellow jacket in the 3 years since their debut is 0.

If it is just one or two games, the fans will not buy Mayo's account at all, but if Ron just puts Mayo on the altar and attracts money, then he is not a super basketball manager.

uh-huh…

Ron looked at the Slovenian who was fighting harder and harder, showing a strange smile, as if some tricks were about to get their wish...

This was the answer in Ron's mind.

I play poker, I never like to play singles, I like to play pairs...

"You said, we packed Meoga Dragic and made some gimmicks together, what do you think..."

Everyone looked in shock at the mysterious manager who suddenly said a word.

"You...you mean?"

"That's right!" Looking at the overtaken score, Ron opened his mouth.

“Houston Twin Stars!”

　From 8:00 tomorrow morning to 14:00 pm, it is forbidden to set up stalls in the front row to sell melon seeds and peanuts.

　　If you like football, fly directly to the downstairs portal, the new work of the master!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)