Zhiba NBA

Chapter 132 (130-[-]) Dissatisfaction of players
On February 2, the 18 All-Star Weekend came again.

The three-point and dunk contests are often not the arena of veterans, but the place where young players become famous.Many young players were unknown in the team, but became a blockbuster on the All-Star stage. After gaining more attention, they also won more playing time for themselves, and then grew into stars.This year's three-point leader belongs to Quentin Richardson of the Suns. He also proved that the Suns are worthy of being the league's top scorer team.The slam dunk king belongs to the Hawks rookie Josh Smith. This young player did not get many playing opportunities at the beginning of the season due to overlapping positions with Walker, but after winning the slam dunk king, he also won the head coach's favor.He played with confidence and played better and better.In the first game after the All-Star break, he scored 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks against the Kings inside Webb Miller Twin Towers, and became famous in the first battle.

The All-Star Game is of little value to basketball, but it is of great significance to the commemoration of basketball history.Especially this year, the Eastern Conference lineup has changed a lot, and there are many new faces. The second-year rookie king James and his idol, the big name Iverson, appeared in the backcourt together; the forwards are Carter and Hill.In the West, McGrady was selected as the All-Star starter despite his poor condition, but he was absent due to injury. Nash replaced him, and the other four were Kobe, Garnett, Duncan and Yao Ming.Because the Suns have a very good record and lead the league, in addition to Nash, Marion and Stoudemire were also selected as All-Stars for the first time in their careers.The other western benches are Manu Ginobili, Nowitzki, Lewis, Ray Allen and Billups.

The process of the game was lackluster, and the East maintained its lead from the middle of the third quarter and once stretched to double digits in the fourth quarter.Although Kobe hit consecutive three-pointers and assisted his teammates at critical moments, everyone in the Eastern Conference showed their power, and the Eastern Conference won by 10 points.Iverson scored 15 points and 10 assists and won the MVP.Yao Ming also adapted to the rhythm of the All-Stars, played for his teammates many times, contributed 11+8+5, and his performance was even better than O'Neal who is good at playing tricks.

Yuan Fei has been wanting to talk to McGrady face to face during this time, but McGrady always pushes that he needs to rest while recuperating.The two failed to meet each other for a long time, and became more and more estranged, and their relationship gradually became rift.

On the last day of the All-Star holiday, McGrady took the initiative to call and make an appointment with Tang Shuai, saying that he had recovered and was able to play.But in the next back-to-back games, he can only play one game.

Tang Shuai was well-preserved and didn't mind.He expressed respect for McGrady's personal opinion and let him choose a game.

2月22日，火箭主场迎战西雅图超音速队。两位巨星分卫的碰撞以雷.阿伦的完胜告终。阿伦砍下29分而麦迪18投仅7中只得到了17分。尽管姚明砍下30+9完爆了超音速内线，可超音速还是以97:95惊险带走了胜利。

The next day, the Rockets played against the Spurs, and McGrady rested again.The Rockets once again formed a twin-tower lineup, but this time they lost to the GGD combination.

On February 2, Wang Yuanfei resisted the pressure and insisted on asking the team to rest.Without Yao Ming, the Rockets lost to the Jazz by 27 points at home and suffered a three-game losing streak after the All-Star break.

This wave of losing streak made the whole team restless, but Tang Shuai was calmer.He also took the example of the Rockets' two consecutive championships back then as a comparison. After the Rockets won the championship in 94, they fell to sixth in the Western Conference in 95 and successfully defended their title.Now that the Rockets are still fifth in the West, there is no need to be overly pessimistic.

However, dissatisfaction gradually grew among the players, and Yuan Fei was a little aware of it, but he also understood it.Losing is not terrible, what is terrible is that there is no progress in losing.If the same mistakes continue to be made, the players will lose confidence.

The rocket's unstable state did continue. McGrady returned to the Bulls on March 3, and the Rockets won a game with 1 points.The next day, McGrady rested back to back again, and the Rockets narrowly lost to the underdog Wizards by 30 points.

This instability finally irritated some young and energetic players, and Jefferson took Reed and Parker to find Yuanfei.

"Jason, the current state of the team is too unstable. We have some opinions that we can't complain." Jefferson said straight to the point.

"I know that the team has faced many difficulties in the near future, and I am also very headache. I am glad that you are willing to exchange views with me." Yuan Fei replied politely.

"First of all, this tactic cannot always be the same game. Every game is different, and everyone is not used to it." Reid complained that he started every game and came off the bench. He was really the first victim of McGrady's stop and go.

"Also, we respect the privileged players in the team, but we hope the team can treat us more fairly." Parker also expressed dissatisfaction.

"There are more ugly words, I don't know if they should be said." Jefferson looked resentful.

"But it's okay to talk!" Yuan Fei also wanted to understand the inner dynamics of the players from the bottom of his heart.

"We all came from playing games, so we know a lot about injuries. The injury of a certain player is really suspicious. Usually, a back injury requires a long period of recuperation and rest to heal. But this repeated injury is very strange. There are even times when you score [-] or [-] points on the first day and say you can't move when you lie down on the second day.

Yuan Fei pondered for a moment, and said: "To be honest, I have considered all the situations you mentioned. I have wanted to talk to Tracy a long time ago, but I have not found the opportunity for several months. Now you can trust me and tell me these things. I am very grateful. I will definitely solve this problem as soon as possible and give you a satisfactory answer."

Seeing that the faces of the three men eased, Yuan Fei changed the subject: "However, the trade deadline has passed, and we have to fight in the current situation this season. I know there are many difficulties, but we will never give up because of difficulties. I hope you are mentally prepared to fight with everyone. There are some problems that may need to wait until summer to solve."

The faces of the three became a little ugly again, and they didn't relax again until they heard "Wait until Xia Tian to solve it".Yuanfei spoke very cleverly, he only said to solve it, and did not insist on selling McGrady.He is not very clear about the contradictions between players.He will not take the initiative to intervene in the conflict, but from the perspective of the team as a whole, try to deal with the problem as fairly as possible.

"We don't have too many opinions on Tracy. If he can adjust himself and lead everyone to win like last year, we very much welcome him back." Parker is smarter and has a beautiful ending.

"Don't worry, I won't mention your names. The conversation between me and Tracy was purely a conversation between a team manager and the head star, and has nothing to do with anyone else on the team." Yuan Fei forced a smile and sent the three of them out of the office.

"It's really impossible to solve it." He closed the door and sighed.

This time we must have a showdown with McGrady!

(End of this chapter)