I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 289 The impersonal team

The day after the Finals, both teams moved from Orlando to Houston to prepare for the next three games.

Just a day ago, the outside world was generally optimistic about the Rockets, and many people even thought that the Rockets would resolve the battle in Houston.

However, after only a short night, no, to be precise, only a second half, people's views have undergone a 180-degree change.

Most people began to think that the Rockets will be the loser, and there is no small possibility that they will lose three games in a row in Houston, and there is no need to return to Orlando.

Such a change was not because the Rockets lost by a big margin, but because of Yao Ming's injury, which changed the strength of the two teams drastically.

The comparison of personnel and tactical arrangements are so wonderful, and it affects the whole body. With Yao, the Rockets are stronger than the Magic in every way, but without Yao, the Rockets are at a disadvantage in every way.

Originally, when Dayao was there, Howard was crushed at the center position, and Dorsey was at the shooting guard position, and he was stronger than Pietrus in both offense and defense.

One inside and one outside, two main points of attack, the Rockets have the upper hand.

Although Rashard Lewis was selected as an All-Star, his characteristic is scoring, and Metta Shiping, who is facing up, happens to be the strongest striker defender in the league.

At the position of point guard, McGrady's sudden emergence has effectively solved the long-standing problem of the Rockets.Although the opposing Nelson is in hot form and at his peak, McGrady's experience, consciousness, and technical ability are stronger. In addition, the tacit cooperation between Yao Ming, Dorsey and others has also helped him invisibly. The performance has been buffed.

In this way, Turkoglu may not be at a disadvantage in the competition with Scola in the magic team.

However, Dayao's absence due to injury has completely disrupted the original matchup and changed the strength comparison between the two teams.

At the center position, Dorsey and Warcraft have similar characteristics and play styles, but Howard is taller and has a longer wingspan. He has always played center, which also makes him more familiar with this position. The team has developed a wealth of tactics around him. It is more conducive to his performance.In addition, Howard is more famous, so the outside world is still generally optimistic about Howard.

As for the position of shooting guard, Ci Shiping's scoring methods are very single now, and his scoring ability is far inferior to his peak period.However, Pietrus's ability to go inside and outside, and to shoot suddenly is obviously better than Ci Shiping.

The position of small forward has been changed from Ci Shiping to Battier. Although they are both top 3D players in the league, Battier's defensive style is more inclined to the whole. Individual defense is definitely not as fierce as Ci Shiping. Lewis, what kind of defense he can achieve really needs to be marked with a big question mark.

The absence of Yao Ming and the change of Dorsey's position have had the greatest impact on McGrady. Originally, there were two reliable shooting points, one inside and one outside, which can also restrain opponents for him and allow him to play better Playmaking ability.

But now that Yao Ming is not here, Dorsey is watched dead by Howard in the paint. McGrady not only has no shot, but also has no one to contain the defense for him, leaving him open.His characteristics are greatly reduced at once.This requires him to strengthen one-on-one breakthroughs and increase the intensity of defense at the same time, and these are McGrady's current shortcomings. After making use of his weaknesses and avoiding his strengths, he is really not necessarily the opponent of the young Nelson.

Calculated in this way, the Rockets are completely at a disadvantage, and no matter how you look at it, they have no chance of winning!
Now the only hope is a miracle, Dayao's injury miraculously recovered, and he made a comeback again.

Soon, everyone's last hope was shattered like a bubble.

Dayao's scaphoid fracture required immediate surgery, and the recovery period was as long as one year!
In other words, not only will this year's finals not be played, but next season will also be ruined.

This is absolutely bad news.Not being able to win the championship is the next thing. Next season and even in the future, the Rockets are likely to fall into an underestimation, no, it should be said to be an abyss!

The reason why the Rockets were able to reach the finals was that Yao Ming was at the core tactically.

Normally, after this finals, Yao Ming is the well-deserved No.1 center in today's league.

But at this critical moment, he was seriously injured again. This was the fourth time he was seriously injured. Every time he was seriously injured, his worth would drop by tens of millions of dollars.After four fracture-level serious injuries, no one can believe that he will return to the court, and even if he returns to the court, it is impossible for him to play like before.

In other words, the Rockets' inside pillars have fallen, and the entire team's tactics and personnel arrangements have to be overthrown and restarted.

Metta Shiping's contract expires after this season. McGrady has had so many unhappiness with the team before, and no one can guarantee that he will stay with the team next season after regaining his worth.

The team's Big Three is likely to fall apart.

In the most pessimistic view, the Rockets' top card next season will be Joey Dorsey, and he is just a "sophomore".

He really played well in his debut season, but that was with Yao Mai, and the whole team helped him grow.But if he stands alone, who knows how well he can fight?It should be noted that they played well in the first season, but in the second season, there are not a few who hit the "rookie wall" severely.

In other words, the Rockets' fate next season is likely to be full of ups and downs, and it is not impossible to fall into the lottery zone.

The Rockets' management and coaching staff were in a state of desperation, and Mosaic's first move was to immediately stop the contract renewal negotiations with Dayao.

Dayao's contract expires in two years, and the Rockets have started to work on the renewal of Dayao's contract this season. Especially, in the second half of the regular season, Dayao has truly become the leader of the team. His wonderful performance Attracting the attention of the entire league, many teams began to contact his management team.

In order to retain their core, the Rockets offered a big contract, a five-year 1 million league maximum salary contract.

Since the team is fighting fiercely in the playoffs, Dayao didn't put his mind on renewing his contract. He temporarily put aside the negotiation and planned to talk again during the offseason, but now he is seriously injured again.

The first thing Mosaic did was to withdraw the previous offer.

I have to say, this kind of operation is too doggy!There is no impersonality at all.

After all, Mosaic is a businessman who counts big and small!

Dorsey was very angry about this.

Although, he understands better than anyone that Dayao can no longer return to the court.In his previous life, he just had a broken bone and missed the entire next season. The current situation is much more serious than in his previous life.

However, the Rockets' approach is too unrighteous.

To put it bluntly, the operation of Mosaic is called rationality, but to put it bluntly, it is indifference to the extreme, it is shameless!
Dorsey ran directly to Mosaic's office and questioned him angrily, won't your conscience hurt if you treat a veteran player who has just brought the team to the playoffs like this?
Mosaic said lightly: "Joy, business is business. I did this out of consideration for the interests of the team. I hope you can understand! Besides, it's not that we don't renew Yao's contract, but we want to wait until he After returning from injury, re-evaluate the contract according to his state. Besides, it is a critical moment in the finals. As a player, your attention should be on how to win. Don’t worry about these small things.”

"A small matter? You say this is a small matter? The renewal of a core player, a meritorious veteran, and the number one center in the league today, you tell me it is a small matter?!" Dorsey was furious.

Mosaic closed the office door a little tighter, and said to Dorsey in a low voice: "Joy, I understand the relationship between you and Yao, but you should look at this matter rationally. Doing so will stop the loss in time for the team. It is also beneficial to you personally! No matter how good T-MAC recovers, it is impossible to become the core of the team. And after Yao leaves, who will be the number one and boss of the team? Of course it is you! We do this , also in order to set you up as soon as possible..."

"Enough! Such an impersonal team, what's the point of being the boss! Sooner or later, you will be kicked out like Yao Mai!"

"Hush, Joey, keep your voice down! Unity, unity is the most important thing now! The finals are not over yet! Shouldn't you be thinking about the team and the fans?" Mosaic made a point again.

Dorsey was furious, slammed the door angrily, and left the office.

Dorsey found Dayao, and talked about the situation just now, filled with righteous indignation, but Dayao was very calm, and smiled indifferently:
"Joy, Darrell is right, business is business. It is in the interests of the team that he does this. Do you want him to sign a rubbish contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars for the so-called relationship?"

"..." Dorsey was speechless.

"To be honest, the reason why I didn't sign with the Rockets before was because I was waiting and watching. If the team fails to make a breakthrough and falls in the first round of the playoffs again, I don't rule out going to test the trading market! I also have to Considering my own career, I also hope to see the scenery after the first round of the playoffs before I retire."

"But you didn't leave after all!" Dorsey defended Dayao.

Dayao smiled: "No one knows what will happen if nothing happens! Do you still remember the story I told you about asking for a lottery in Lingyin Temple? The master who solved the lottery at that time said that fate sometimes ends There must be, and there is no time to force it. But I am an athlete, and I don’t believe in fate. I want to change my fate through hard work! At that time, I had two wishes: one was to achieve good results in the Olympic Games, and I did Here we go; the other one was to break through in the NBA and I did it! My career is over!"

"Yao, are you really going to give up the chance to win a contract for yourself? You know, this may be the last contract of your career!"

"Joy, I'm not short of money! The wealth I have now is beyond my imagination. What I lack is honor. I used to dream of breaking through the first round of the playoffs. As for the championship, I didn't even dare to think about it." Think! Now, I have a chance to win a championship ring! Such an honor cannot be exchanged for no amount of money! Although I can’t play in the finals, if our team can really win the championship, I am worthy of it based on my previous contributions. Put on this ring?"

Saying that, Dayao laughed.

"Of course you deserve it. Without you, we would never have made it this far!" Dorsey replied seriously.

"That's good, Dorsey, don't worry about other things. If you really want to help me, then find a way to defeat the Magic and make our team a championship! Let me wear a gold medal before my career ends. The championship ring, I will have no regrets in this life! Joey, can you help me?" Dayao asked sincerely.

Dorsey nodded seriously, "Yao, believe me, I will definitely let you wear the championship ring!"

(End of this chapter)