Link doesn''t know what Yao was in when he first flew to Houston, but he''s just nervous.
Just after getting off the plane, link found a large number of fans gathered outside the airport. They were holding "welcome to Houston" signs and cheering for link.
But link also found that almost all the fans who came to greet him were yellow skin fans. There may be Chinese, maybe Chinese. But it''s clear that American fans are not interested in link.
After all, Yao Ming was the No.1 player in those years, and he was just a drop in the draft.
Link was not a big star, so he waved kindly to the fans. He wanted to sign a few fans, but was pulled into the car by Carl Jones.
"Welcome to Houston, man. I''m Anthony Oakes, the low post offense coach for the Houston Rockets. Today, I''m here to welcome you on behalf of the Rockets
As soon as he got on the bus, a black man shook hands with link.
"We have a lot to do today, link. First, you have to attend a press conference. Then, I''ll go to a fan''s galantha event. In the evening...
"wait..." Anthony Oakes had not finished speaking, but link interrupted him.
Link knew it was impolite, but he couldn''t help it.
"In that case, when will I go to the training hall? As far as I know, the Rockets will have a game tomorrow, December 6. I''m here to play, right? But if I don''t practice with the team, how do I play? "
Hearing link''s question, Anthony Oakes looked at Carl Jones, and Jones immediately came out.
"Don''t worry, link. We''ll go through the procedures that should be completed, and you''ll always have time for performance. Today is the day after we signed the 10 day contract and you still have a lot of opportunities to show yourself. Don''t be impatient, man
Seeing Jones say so, link had to give up and nod gently.
So the next day, link spent it all in a fake smile. It''s not that he doesn''t like the fans who support him, it''s just that he has doubts about his purpose of coming to Houston.
The endless business activities bored link. He wants to play down-to-earth and stay in the NBA, rather than become someone else''s money making tool.
Link knows, when your fever is over, who needs you? At that time, I will be kicked away. Then, capitalists will find the next "inspirational Chinese" to continue to hype.
After being "tortured" for a day, although link has tens of thousands of dollars in income, he is not happy. He didn''t sign a contract with the NBA team for tens of thousands of dollars. He believes that upshaw doesn''t want to go to the NBA himself just to make some money.
Upshaw is to his NBA fantasy and yearning, are pinned on link.
Thinking about it, link in bed slowly closed his eyes. Tomorrow, the Houston Rockets will play the Detroit Pistons at home. He doesn''t know if he has a chance to play, but if he can, link''s first team will have to seize their "life-saving straw".
On December 6, 2010, the NBA regular season continued. The focus of today''s battle is the thunder vs. the bulls. Kevin Durant and Derek Ross are the two young talents, which make people look forward to it.
But the duel between the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons is also eye-catching.
Indeed, today''s pistons and rockets are no longer strong teams in the league. The Rockets have been struggling on the edge of the playoffs, and the pistons simply dropped out of the top eight in the East.
But even so, for two reasons, the race at Toyota Center is still hard to get.
The first reason is that Tracy McGrady will return to the Toyota Center after joining the pistons. Although the original and the Rockets were not very happy, but McGrady has always been his peak dedicated to Houston.
The magic performance of 35.13 minutes has been talked about by fans. The theme of a hero returning to his former home is always fascinating.
The second reason why this game has become so popular is that after Yao Ming, another Chinese player may play for the Rockets. Although link is Chinese American, he is 100% Chinese. As a result, he is still receiving attention beyond strength.
But for Rockets veteran Rick Adelman, this is just a normal can not be more ordinary regular season. He just wants to win. The pistons are not a strong team. The Rockets, which are hovering on the edge of the playoffs, need to win every game they should have won.
Therefore, he came to the training hall of Toyota Center early this morning, and he has to prepare well for today''s competition.
As soon as Adelman approached the training hall, he heard the dribble sound coming out of the gate of the training hall.
At first, Adelman didn''t really care. He knew that the rocket staff sometimes threw a few balls when no one was around. But when Adelman pushed open the door of the training hall, he was stunned."Who are you?" Adelman looked at the No. 5 in the training suit of the Rockets in front of him. But as soon as this question was asked, Adelman regretted it.
Because he suddenly remembered the identity of the guy in front of him. This is not the Development League player that Morena recently signed.
"My name is Tom Lin. everyone calls me link. Good morning, Mr. Rick Adelman! "
Seeing the head coach that Chinese fans are very familiar with standing in front of him, link is no longer so nervous. He has gone through so many similar things in the past few days.
"Er... Are you here to practice so early?" Adelman smiles awkwardly.
"Yes, I know that I have to work harder to keep up with you. So, you can only use the morning. " Link scratched his head, although the recent events are very fucked, but link has never relaxed his training and requirements.
After this period of hard work, link''s front of the white bar has filled nearly half. It won''t be long before he''ll be able to successfully upgrade.
In competitive sports, strength is hard currency. Therefore, in order to upgrade himself as soon as possible, link did not dare to relax his spur for a moment.
"Well, you work hard, boy. Keep going."
With that, Adelman went back to his office without any further comment.
Adelman has been in the NBA for decades since he was assistant coach of the Blazers in 1983. He knows that sometimes, hard work doesn''t really work.
What kind of resume does link have before? A triple double in front of Luke Babbitt and two doubles in front of lance Stephenson. Such a result, in the NBA''s view, is nothing.
Adelman sighed. It''s a pity for that hot heart. Coach is very clear, Morey signed link, the root is to attract attention. The tickets for today''s game have been swept out, and Morey has achieved his goal.
In fact, there is no link in Adelman''s system. Signing link is not Adelman''s intention, it''s just Morey''s decision with the thinking of a businessman. Link is just a cash cow, that''s all. If it wasn''t for link''s manager, who was also a rookie and greedy for money, how could that Chinese American come to Houston.
Shaking his head, Adelman didn''t think too much about the draft. At the moment, his most important job is to play well against the pistons.
As for players like link... Who will remember ten days later?
Luis Scola, who used to be one of link''s favorite inside players, played a fantastic game today. Argentines have average physical fitness and average sports ability. But with a soft touch and beautiful footwork under the basket, Scola''s peak period is also a low position big killer like existence.
This season, without Yao Ming, Scola''s average score per game has risen to 18.3, and he has become one of the most important scoring points for the Rockets.
Today, Scola''s performance made linkeye gape. The short pistons power forward Jason markhill is no match for Scola. Argentines, with God''s help, scored the highest 35 points.
With Scola''s excellent performance, the game entered garbage time early. So with one minute 48 seconds to go before the end of the game, the pistons are 18 points behind.
In this era when the three-point ball is not popular, it is basically impossible to catch 18 minutes in 1:48 seconds. Although the pistons have McGrady, he can''t perform every game in 35 seconds and 13 minutes.
"Congratulations, Rick, it''s time to trash the game and we won it."
On the bench, the Rockets assistant coach has begun to embrace Adelman to celebrate the victory. For the Rockets this season, the victory of every game is gratifying.
Now, Adelman has the last job left, that is to send the garbage time lineup.
He wanted to replace Jared Jefferies, but after glancing at link, who was hot at the end of the bench, Adelman suddenly changed his mind.
Link that burning eyes and that hard figure, let Adelman unforgettable. It''s true that Morey may have signed him for hype, but that''s not the intention of the Chinese American player. To put it bluntly, although he made some quick money, he was also a victim who was kept in the dark.
No matter how strong this guy is, he''s worth a chance. So Adelman called out and waved to link.
Everyone was surprised that link had been training separately from the team this afternoon, which means that link has never worked with the team for even a minute!
And now, Adelman is going to let link play!
Link also didn''t expect to be able to play in the first game of the Rockets, so when Adelman called him, he was stunned.
But soon, link took off the disposable training clothes and ran to Adelman."Remember, don''t lose that passion." Adelman said and pushed link onto the court.
The old coach shook his head, perhaps because of Yao Ming''s relationship, which made him very fond of the Yellow skinned and hardworking players www.novelhall.com , the fastest update of the webnovel!