Chapter 1,120 Yao Ming’s ‘Difficult’ Decision!

Summer in Seattle is always very lively.

But this year, it’s even more lively.

Because Yao Ming is here now, because Yao Ming said that he will not keep everyone waiting for a long time. After the free signing market opens, he will definitely decide where to go. Therefore, after the draft, almost everyone set their sights on Seattle. Put it on Yao Ming.

In today's Seattle, you will meet a Chinese person who may be a reporter anytime and anywhere.

At Yao Ming's level, media all over the world are paying close attention.

But the ones who pay the most attention are Chinese journalists.

Ever since Yao Ming and Ye Si won the MVP together and the Rockets started to stir up discord, fans and media all over China have been talking sarcastically and duplicitously. They have no good impressions of the Rockets. Now fans and media all over China are hoping that Yao Ming can take back his life. , taking the Seattle SuperSonics into consideration again.

I also hope that Yao Ming can persuade Yao Ming to change his mind and join the SuperSonics during these days in Seattle.

"Why can't we go in?"

"Even if American reporters can't go in, why can't we Chinese reporters go in too?!"

Outside the training hall of the University of Washington, Chinese reporters from three floors inside and three outside were all surrounding the gate of the training hall at this time. No matter how much these Chinese reporters protested, it was of no use.

Because of Ye Si, Chinese reporters can travel almost unimpeded in Seattle, the Sonics, and the University of Washington.

Even if it's a closed practice during the Seattle SuperSonics Finals, they can go in.

But this time, when Yao Ming visited the University of Washington, they were not allowed in.

There's a buzz outside the University of Washington's practice facility right now.

And inside the University of Washington, it was equally lively.

"Damn it, I really didn't expect Cole to do this?!"

"Isn't this too evil?!"

"Where's the promised fair competition?!"

Webster's face is quite ugly now on the sidelines of the training ground.

Regarding Yao Ming's recruitment, the Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Clippers, and Warriors are basically equidistant.

Yao Ming said that before July 1st, he would give a separate day to all teams that were not rejected by him.

Therefore, during this period, everyone is frantically increasing their chips in order to get bigger chips.

In addition to the Timberwolves, a team that is already very strong, the Trail Blazers, Clippers, and Warriors are all making a lot of noise.

Especially the Clippers.

But at the critical moment when everyone was trying to increase their chips to get Yao Ming, the Warriors actually made such a move!

If it weren't for the fact that Martel Webster is a native of Seattle, I'm afraid he would have been secretly betrayed by the Warriors.

In fact, even if he sent the information back to the Trail Blazers that the Warriors invited Yao Ming to play with the University of Washington, it would be too late now.

Because the Blazers players have no way to organize a team to play a game with Yao Ming in these days!

Everyone is improving their own strength openly and relying on strength to attract Yao Ming, but Kerr, who is crazy, plays like this, relying on boasting and flattering, and the whole team plays a game around Yao Ming to make Yao Ming feel false prosperity.

We are all NBA players, who wouldn’t be around a player? !

Yes can feed Rondo into the MVP scoring champion!

For a player of Yao Ming's caliber, if a team really wants to support him, why should he get whatever he wants? !

Yao Ming was fed comfortably and felt that he was a good fit in the Warriors. The key is that when it comes to the NBA, the Warriors' feeding style of Yao Ming will never win the game!

The Warriors' style of play is just to defeat the mere University of Washington!

Although it makes sense.

But there is no way, Yao Ming really does this!

Seeing Yao Ming constantly high-fiving Curry, Klay Thompson, Mike Beasley, Green and others on the court, Webster on the sidelines was really worried about his Blazers.

Even Yao Ming still likes touting!

This kind of thing about playing ball with the leader,

As a leader, that must be comfortable!

Webster is as anxious on the sidelines as an ant on a hot pot.

Ye Si actually found this game quite enjoyable to watch.

Roy, who was next to Ye Si, kept frowning.

In this practice match, the Warriors are Yao Ming, Dream Chaser, Beasley, Klay Thompson, and Curry.

On the University of Washington side, there are Spencer Hawes, Tristan Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving and Isiah Thomas.

The players at the University of Washington are actually quite good.

Although the outcome of such a game has no reference value.

The Warriors' style of play with Yao Ming in this game may not be possible in the NBA, but this game still has a very high reference value.

Especially for Yao Ming.

After Yao Ming successfully lost weight, he became a mobile center with both the attributes of a center and additional mobility attributes.

Yao Ming has no shortcomings now.

Perhaps the only drawback is that he still relies heavily on his teammates.

A big center cannot hold the ball for a long time. It is no problem to break through and beat the opponent one-on-one with the ball, but it is difficult to really break through one-stop like Ye Si, Rose, or even Yi Jianlian.

To put it simply, a big center does not have a strong ability to launch attacks independently.

Yao Ming and O'Neal are actually like this.

They have unparalleled deterrence, whether on the offensive or defensive end, their deterrence and containment are simply unparalleled.

Such deterrence and containment require the cooperation of various teammates.

If there are no players who can pass the ball for them, they will never get the ball, no matter how strong they are, it will be useless.

If they use their intimidation to pass the ball and their teammates miss the shot, the defensive pressure on them will increase, and it will be useless no matter how strong they are.

Therefore, Ye Si knows very well what Yao Ming is examining in this game.

He definitely doesn't want to be a leader out of spite.

Yao Ming is seriously feeling whether these Warriors players can really provide him with what he wants.

"Curry's pass to Yao was better than my pass to Yao."

Roy, who had been frowning, looked at Curry who appeared on the court again and took the risk of throwing a basketball into the sky. Yao Ming directly completed the alley-oop, and finally Roy sighed.

"You are more stable than him, and he is more suitable for Yao Ming than you."

Ye Si nodded and said.

Who has better passing ability, Roy or Curry?

This is difficult to compare.

Curry's passing style is more like him. He likes to pass dangerous balls. He is not as sticky to the ball as Roy. Roy is actually not a stickler for the ball, but Roy is an old-school player. Old-school players like to take dribbles after getting the ball. .

I hope that after my teammates are in place, I will not have any single opportunities to pass the ball again.

This is a habit.

But he and Curry basically don't have such a habit.

The waiting of old-school defenders not only allows Yao Ming to find a more comfortable receiving position, but also allows defensive players to find better defensive positions.

If it is a player with less obvious advantages, this is indeed better.

But Yao Ming's height advantage is too huge.

The pass to Yao Ming does not need to be so steady at all, just like the pass from Kobe to O'Neal, just jump up and hit the basket. That fat guy can knock over all the players who are trying to grab the ball with him!

The same is true for Yao Ming. Yao Ming does not have the power of O'Neal, but Yao Ming's height and agility are simply invincible!

Throwing the ball into the sky will definitely have a better effect than letting Yao Ming and the defensive players scramble for positions.

Why is Yao Ming never tired in the Chinese team?

But back in the NBA, why is Yao Ming always tired?

Because after returning to the NBA, whether it was McGrady or Roy who passed the ball to her, they were both very old-school.

Yao Ming has too many meaningless positions in NBA games.

It took a long time to take the position, a long time wasted, and finally Maddie quit...

Not only is my body tired, but my mind is tired as well.

Although Roy is not as obvious as McGrady, he is still a type.

The passing of Yao Ming by Ye Si and Curry is not like this. Yao Ming does not need to seize the opportunity. He will pass the ball whenever the opportunity arises and the ability to throw the ball into the air. Ye Si said that the first one is to imitate his Curry in everything. Probably the second one.

Ye Si could tell that Yao Ming was very satisfied with the Warriors players in this practice match.

And the Warriors didn't just pass the ball to Yao Ming to make Yao Ming more comfortable.

When it comes to taking advantage of Yao Ming's huge intimidation, the Warriors players are also incredibly strong!

When Yao Ming receives a pass from Curry or Green in the paint, if Yao Ming is unable to dunk or attack immediately, it will naturally cause his opponent to shrink.

When the opponent shrinks, Curry and Klay Thompson are standing outside the three-point line, and Mike Beasley is standing in the mid-range.

Can you imagine how horrific this would be? !

According to the Warriors' style of play in this game, they cooperated with Yao Ming.

As long as Yao Ming appears under the basket, he basically doesn't score directly, but passes and assists.

Yao Ming has never played so well in the Rockets, in the NBA, or even with the Chinese team!

In this game, the conversion of Yao Ming's height advantage and intimidation was simply ridiculous!

"The game is over, 100 to 45, the Warriors win!"

At the end of the game, at halftime, the Warriors defeated the University of Washington by 55 points!

The strength gap between the two teams is too huge. The Warriors players are all serious, but the University of Washington players are not serious.

But the feeling Yao Ming felt in this game still left him quite unsatisfied after the game.

For the first time, in the NBA, he actually had the same unfinished feeling as when he partnered with Ye Si in the national team!

Yao Ming is not a player who pursues statistics, but after the game, he looked at his half-time technical statistics...

20 points, 10 rebounds, 20 assists...

Looking at this data, Yao Ming even felt as if he was dreaming.

Look over at the University of Washington players.

Spencer Hawes... NBA star level player.

Tristan Thompson... a very talented young player.

Kawhi Leonard…this year’s No. 4 pick.

Irving... The offensive end of this game made Curry very uncomfortable, and his strength and talent are also very good.

Isiah Thomas... Like Irving, this game took turns to make Curry miserable.

The team composed of these five players may not be said to have reached the NBA level, but it is definitely not amateur.

Moreover, Yao Ming has been playing hard in the NBA for so many years. There may be a gap in the intensity of the game, but the feeling of this kind of game is completely different.

warrior……

Yao Ming looked at the Warriors players who were equally happy and excited and rushed towards him with a lot more emotions in their eyes.

At the same time, Yao Ming once again stretched out his right hand.

Seeing Yao Ming high-fiving the Warriors players on the court after the game, Kerr's face looked very satisfied.

He could tell that Yao Ming and these Warriors players were satisfied.

Similarly, he can also see that the Warriors players are very satisfied with Yao Ming!

This talent, this selflessness, this intimidation, this comprehensive ability on both offense and defense, he is simply the perfect center tailor-made for the Warriors!

Of course, he must be more satisfied with Yao Ming than the Warriors players.

"Let's go, this place no longer belongs to us."

Watching Yao Ming and Warriors players communicating on the court, Yeos said to Roy next to him.

Roy gritted his teeth and followed Ye Si with a sigh and left.

He originally wanted to make a last-ditch effort to persuade Yao Ming to stay with the Rockets.

But after this training match, Roy knew that there was no hope...

"Yao Ming has left 100%, what's your next stop?"

Looking at the familiar locker room and leaning against the familiar yet cold wall, Roy sighed.

He worked hard last season.

But in the west, one person's efforts alone are obviously no longer enough...

If you are looking for a better future, staying with the Rockets is the worst choice.

but……

"I'm ready to renew my contract with the Rockets."

After Roy finished speaking, Ye Si nodded.

"I see."

Yao Ming was very satisfied with his partnership with the Warriors. Even when he returned to Ye Si's home, he was still talking to Ye Si about the beautiful moments he had with the Warriors.

Ye Si has never seen Yao Ming so happy.

On the other side, Doc Rivers, who brought Paul and Nick Young to Seattle, was simply shocked when he heard what Cole and the Warriors did!

Fortunately, the Warriors have internal support, and so do the Clippers.

Douglas Reeves quickly went through the relationship between Nick Young and Ye Si, hoping to invite Yao Ming to collaborate with Nick Young and Chris Paul.

Yao Ming agreed.

The Timberwolves and Trail Blazers, who did not react so quickly, could only watch from the side.

As the day of Yao Ming's decision gets closer and closer, almost all the news is about Yao Ming.

Nothing changes from one day to the next.

Sometimes the Timberwolves, sometimes the Clippers, sometimes the Trail Blazers, sometimes the Warriors...

Of course, he and his Seattle team are often at odds.

On June 30, 2010, one minute before July 1, Yao Ming announced his affiliation simultaneously on his Twitter and Weibo.

A decision letter titled "This is a Tough Decision."

"This is the most difficult season of my career. Whether it is personal performance or team performance, life in the Houston Rockets has become extremely difficult this season. I know that now I have reached a crossroads. This is a choice between moving forward and retreating, and it is also a choice between emotion and reluctance, and this choice makes me particularly struggling."

"I know that many people are waiting for my decision now, and I myself am also waiting for a decision that I will never regret. But I know that this is impossible. No decision is perfect, just like there is no decision. No player, no team is perfect, and I tried to make a perfect decision that would not make me regret it, but in the end I found that it was impossible."

"I struggled, I hesitated, and I also hesitated, but I knew that no matter what, I needed to make this determination. I want to be an NBA championship, and I want to be the most important player in the championship. I am eager. Getting everything in the NBA, everything in basketball, is the direction that has always guided me. Now I need to bravely make changes for this direction, leaving the place I am familiar with and where I was once comfortable, and going to a new place. Taking risks can give me new hope, and it can also give me new excitement and passion. Thank you for your invitation, Golden State Warriors, here I am."

"I am an NBA player from China. As a Chinese, I know the meaning of loyalty better than many people. I am grateful to Houston for helping me and changing me when I first entered the NBA. I am grateful to everyone in my life. Houstonians who have appeared in my life, you are the greatest group of people. For you, it is difficult for me to describe my feelings for you in words. This memory and this experience transcend everything and will make me forever. Remember, it is precisely because we have such a special relationship that this separation makes people feel so reluctant."

"Perhaps you will be very disappointed with my leaving. Sometimes I feel uncomfortable because I am about to leave you. Not being able to pursue my dreams with you may be the biggest regret in my life. However, I believe in your greatness. You will always find another player who can carry your dreams."

"Even if I have left you now, I will still cheer for you. I will always stand in this place where I have struggled with you for eight years. Goodbye, Houston, goodbye, Rockets."

After Yao Ming's decision was sent out in the form of a handwritten picture, Yao Ming's Weibo and Twitter seemed to explode.

Fans in China were puzzled.

"Even if you don't go to the Sonics, why not go to the Timberwolves?!"

"Even if you go to the Clippers, it's better than going to the Warriors!"

On Twitter in the United States, when Yao Ming's decision was announced, Ye Si immediately liked it.

But in addition to Ye Si and many NBA players and neutral coconut powder blessings, Yao Ming's Twitter has simply become a place where Rockets fans madly spray F.

"Is this a difficult decision? This decision is indeed very difficult. From now on, there will be no Yao but only ROY in Houston, what a traitor!"

"Shameful traitor, learn from Roy!"

Seeing the crazy group of Rockets fans on Yao Ming's Twitter, James had a smile on his face.

To the Warriors? This is really a very difficult decision.

"Haha, the struggle of a loser."

n.