I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 114 Meeting Auden Again
In the Las Vegas Summer League, the Rockets are in full swing.

After beating the Cavaliers, they captured the Nuggets and Wizards in the next two games, extending their winning streak to 5 games.

The team's record ranks first among all participating teams in the Summer League.

However, for such a record, the outside world has mixed reviews.

No way, pink eye disease, the most prevalent infectious disease in the world, is more unsolvable than New G.

Looking at the impressive record of the Rockets, the coaching staff and management of many teams have tons of lemons in their hearts.

All kinds of sour remarks are flying everywhere:
"If our team allows the main players to play 30 minutes in every game, it will definitely be much better than the Rockets."

"I don't know, what's the point of the Rockets doing this! Is it because they haven't tasted the championship for too long, so they have such a deep obsession with a mere summer league championship?"

"The Rockets' actions are against the spirit of the summer league and should be firmly resisted!"

"The Rockets actually play tactics in the summer league! What's the difference between this and Philip Sanders using the Pistons in the All-Star Game!"

"If the Rockets really want to win the championship, they can co-organize a league with the Vipers (a team affiliated with the Rockets' Development League)! Just the two of them will guarantee that they will be champions every year, and they will win the cup until they are soft!"

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There are also many free agents who are struggling to find job opportunities, expressing dissatisfaction with the Rockets' approach:
"Summer league should be a stage for free agents to show themselves, but the Rockets have too many players who have proven themselves in the NBA."

"I'm worried it will set a very bad example for the rest of the league."

"I won't go to the Rockets to participate in the trial, because they obviously don't intend to give too many opportunities to free agents."

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And according to an unnamed Kansas insider rookie who just got blown up:
"The Rockets are suspected of deliberately inflating Joey Dorsey's worth, because whether it is the long playing time or the high degree of freedom to control the ball, it obviously exceeds the treatment that a rookie should be treated. The motivation behind it makes Doubt!"

However, no matter how noisy the outside world is, the Rockets are not moved at all.

The original goal of the Rockets coaching staff was to inspect the players, but now they have overfulfilled the task.

Found a good shooting guard, Vaughan Weaver, who can be used as McGrady's backup in the new season;
Found the instruction manual of fringe player Steve Novak, and found a stable fire output point on the outside;
Second-year players such as Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry have also been tempered and improved;
Most importantly, the team finally found a reliable insider-Joey Dorsey!
This kid is not only good at attacking and defending, but also very adaptable to the Princeton system. He will definitely help Yao Ming to share the burden of carrying the inside line!

Under normal circumstances, each team would find one or two players who can enter the rotation lineup in the new season through the summer league, and it would be considered useless to participate, but now, the Rockets have clearly overfulfilled the task!

Therefore, those who accuse the Rockets of not giving newcomers a chance and not aiming at inspecting players are nonsense.

The Rockets not only completed the lineup puzzle in advance, but also allowed these new season substitute players to adapt to the tactics in advance and run the lineup, which is obviously a good thing that kills multiple birds with one stone.

As for those who say that the Rockets are dying with a set lineup, it is even more nonsense.

Except for Joey Dorsey, the distribution of playing time for other players is relatively balanced.The reason why everyone has the impression that the Rockets have a lineup to conquer the world is because of the continuity and unity of the Rockets' tactics.

From the third game onwards, no matter who is on the court, they have resolutely played the Princeton system, and have always insisted that the main players play with other players on the court, so it gives people the impression that the lineup remains unchanged.

More importantly, because Dorsey almost attended every game, his performance was exceptionally outstanding, which was too eye-catching, and everyone unconsciously ignored the changes in other players around him.

As for why fuck Dorsey.There are many reasons:
In the beginning, it was the coaching staff who wanted to examine him in an all-round way to see what level he was. One of the key attributes to examine was his endurance.

There is no way, this is also the psychological shadow caused by Yao Mai's several serious injuries.

After that, Dorsey played better and better, and the coaching staff followed coach Adelman's remote command to investigate whether Dorsey could adapt to the Princeton system.

It turned out surprisingly well!

And it was because his performance was so good that the coaching staff gave him more playing time, wanting to see how good he could be.

When Dorsey has fully proved himself, he can actually shorten his playing time.But Dorsey himself found the coaching staff and strongly demanded to give him more opportunities to perform.

At this point, although everyone thinks it is unnecessary, it is generally regarded as a manifestation of Dorsey's strong self-motivation and sense of honor.

It's too late for the coaching staff to be happy that their own players have such a fighting spirit. What's more, Dorsey has performed well enough, so he is left to toss about on the court.

Now, Dorsey is averaging 26.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 3.6 blocks per game, all of which are the highest in the Summer League.

Of course, his average playing time is also the most, nearly 2 minutes more than No.7!

For this reason, the Rockets coaching staff once advised him to rest, but Dorsey's head shook like a rattle, and he had to stay on the court no matter what.

Dorsey's too strong desire to perform made the Rockets dumbfounded.But looking at the good side, this not only shows that he has enough aggressiveness, but more importantly, it reflects that he is enough to be fucked!

Now, the Rockets have only the last game left in the summer league.

If Dorsey can maintain his previous performance, he is likely to win multiple championships in technical statistics!

The Rockets' coaching staff has no reason to replace him.He even specially reminded everyone to give Dorsey more support at the tactical preparation meeting.

In fact, everyone will help Dorsey without the coach's reminder, because this guy has already become one with everyone.

However, Dorsey himself knew that this last game was not easy.

Because they will face the Portland Trail Blazers, and the opponent's main center is Greg Oden!

Dorsey's first game after crossing was against Oden. Although relying on the golden finger of the system, he caused a lot of trouble for Oden, but the deterrence and oppression that Oden showed in that game, Still fresh in Dorsey's memory.

To be honest, Dorsey has seen all kinds of opponents in the past year or so after traveling, but in terms of the strength of the inside matchup players, Dorsey believes that Oden is the strongest.

However, at this stage, Oden's recent situation is not good.

The same as the memory of Dorsey's previous life.Not long after he was selected as the No. [-] pick, Oden suddenly felt knee pain while on vacation, and then developed swelling. After the examination, it was found that the cartilage was damaged. The only option was surgery. He was reimbursed for the new season before he practiced with the team.

Therefore, although Oden is a sophomore, this year is his debut season.

In order to get back the feeling as soon as possible, Oden just took part in the summer league after recovering from his injury.

However, not playing for a whole year has left Oden in no shape. His body is far from the peak state, and he is not used to the rhythm of high-intensity games at the NBA level.

Only 13 minutes were played in the first game, and the statistical statistics turned in a goalless paper!

In the next few games, the playing time gradually increased, and the statistics also made some gains, but it was obviously far from the previous glory and people's expectations.

Dorsey watched two Oden games on the spot. When he saw the former "Great Emperor" being defeated by some low-level opponents, or even being teased, besides regretting the opponent's sluggish state, he also spontaneously felt A feeling of being bullied by dogs.

Although the state of himself and Oden is very different now, Dorsey has never underestimated him.

In his heart, Oden will always be the perfect center of Ohio State University who has comprehensive skills, comes and goes like the wind, and looks like a god at the basket.

For such an opponent, the greatest respect is to use all your strength to defeat him!
Auden, I want you to see how much I have improved over the past year!

I also hope you don't let me down, I want to fight with the best you again!
PS: In the World Cup qualifiers of the Chinese team tonight, although I usually scold the national football team thousands of times, I still treat him like my first love at the critical moment: Come on, Chinese team!Don't give the Australians any chance!
(End of this chapter)