Chapter 269 Little Giant and Little Animal

Derby, a word invented in the racecourse, has become very popular in today's world, especially on the football field. Any two opponents in the same city, no matter their level, will be given the title of Derby.

For example, Manchester United and Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton, but these words used more for football games have also begun to invade the NBA, especially when Chinese journalists began to appear in the United States.

Since the small champion YAO landed in the NBA, the concept of "China Derby", which makes Americans confused, has begun to spread. As long as there is a game against Chinese players, it will be crowned with such a gimmick.

It's just that this is a little bit out of the name. After all, YAO is the core star of the Rockets, but whether it is Da Zhi or Bus, he is always a marginal player in their respective teams.

Although the bus followed the Spurs with a championship ring, it can't change his embarrassing situation without playing in the finals for a minute. The so-called Chinese derby is just the hype habits of reporters.

These days, there is no hot topic. How dare you say that you are a media person? No matter whether it is true or not, put it out first. At worst, let the other party go to the court to sue, which is also famous by the way.

The main reason is that it is not easy to see two or three domestic players in the NBA. If you don't do some gimmicks and explosive reports, you will write how many points YAO has scored and take a few rebounds every day. No one will like to watch it.

Especially you can't report this every day. Now, in addition to the color of underwear that YAO changes every day, what else is not written? From his enlightenment coach to his girlfriend's enlightenment coach, even the little giant and the little leaf knew in the youth team have been found out and said over and over again.

No matter how much news a person has, no matter how much it is, it will eventually have an end. What's more, it has been several years. At the beginning, Xie Miaomiao did not choose to go to Houston for this reason. Even she felt numb when she wrote too much.

So no matter whether it is the real situation or not, as long as the domestic players on both sides can be against each other for a minute or two, they will be infinitely enlarged by those reporters and make tens of thousands of words of continuous reports, which is also a kind of kung fu.

But now Xie Miaomiao doesn't have to worry about this. She dares to bet that this Chinese derby will at least be more interesting than the previous confrontations. There are likely sparks between YAO Ming and Chen Feng.

After all, the Celtics' main attack has always been on the inside line. From the day Rivers decided to let Chen Feng make his debut, the offensive focus of the whole team has shifted to the competition for the basket.

In addition, Chen Feng is really tough enough. He has stood firmly in the starting position as a rookie, and he is extremely tough to find his own way in the league. Now there are still a few people who say that they don't know him?

With the backing of such a powerful brand as Adidas, coupled with Falk's evil connections and promotion ideas, Chen Feng's value after the All-Star Game has shown a straight upward trend.

Falk once said rudely, "It is said that the little emperor's career may create more than $1 billion in wealth, and Chen Feng may make James's record soon become history."

This is not Lao Wang selling melons and boasting, but Falk is sure that he can build momentum for Chen Feng and create greater benefits for him in terms of economic value, little emperor? That's just a goal beyond.

Compared with Chen Feng's position in the Celtics, the Houston Rockets, now led by Van Gundy, have always paid the most attention to inside defense, and YAO is also the most important inside pillar under Van Gundy.

When Van Gundy coached in New York, he had always been based on creating a strong team with an iron-blooded character, so the New York Knicks at that time could create a black eight miracle in the playoffs.

Look at the Knicks, who is now coached by Thomas. In addition to the chaos and quarrels in the locker room, they are even at least tough. No wonder someone misses Van Gundy's team.

Based on defense, it makes the attack simpler and more stylized. This is Van Gundy's style, tough and tough enough, but now in his hands, the Rockets have indeed become a strong team in the West.

However, it can also be predicted that the war that Xie Miaomiao is looking forward to is likely to burst out in the competition under the basket.

YAO Ming and Chen Feng will definitely fight tit-for-tat under the basket, which may be a battle that many people have been looking forward to for a long time, and can also be regarded as a veritable "Chinese derby" battle.

"In fact, you should meet at the All-Star Game. After all, you are compatriots. After all, they are all from China. There is nothing wrong with being familiar with them. What's more, YAO is actually very approachable to people."

Although Xie Miaomiao has not been with the task of interviewing YAO Ming for a long time, for the media where she works, the news of YAO Ming is the top priority of the basketball sector, and she still knows more or less.

And at the beginning, like Daqi, like a bus, they have communicated with YAO Ming more than once, but Chen Feng, a little guy, has never had one, as if both of them have been in a free state.

"He is a formal academic school. I'm a wild road, not a grasshopper on the line. I can't go together, but I didn't say that I didn't have any private communication with him, but they are not familiar with each other."

In fact, as Xie Miaomiao said, in the All-Star Game, YAO Ming, who was invited to be the live commentator of CCTV, actually had the opportunity to communicate with Chen Feng, but this boy was a little too cool at that time.

There were many media, and then Chen Feng deliberately dodged for a while. He missed the time on both sides, so he never had a chance to chat together. Chen Feng was not disgusted with this compatriot, and even a little kind.

Anyway, they are all fellow villagers. In this place where there are a lot of black people, you can see a yellow-skinned compatriot, which is more kinder than ordinary people, but the intersection between the two is always inadvertently staggered.

In fact, YAO Ming has always been a good old man with no temper, and when Xie Miaomiao revealed that there was a recruitment of Chen Feng to join the national team in China, YAO Ming also became a lobbyist and called in person.

However, as Chen Feng said, he is a wild road, and YAO is definitely a well-behaved baby all the way. Compared with the two, he will always feel that the two people are a little out of place.

And when the outside world speculates whether Chen Feng can join the national team, some people say that with YAO as the axis of attack on the inside line, do we need another big man to divide his right to play?

Although there are not many voices like this, there are always people questioning whether after having Daqi and YAO Minghe bus, the inside of the Chinese team needs to be imported to make the basket more crowded.

But that's all technical problems. Anyway, Xie Miaomiao is eager for Chen Feng to immediately nod and agree to join the national team. After all, no one can guarantee that YAO can still play healthily for a few years. The little giant is really too tired.

Especially in the last two seasons, YAO's injuries have begun to increase, but the pressure of the game has been on the rise. The national team, the Rockets, plus some friendly matches, almost overwhelmed him.

Some people have even said whether it is time for YAO to have a rest, otherwise once his various injuries accumulate into hidden dangers, it is likely to destroy his sports life, but few people can hear this sound.

Even if it is to let YAO play for a few more years, we should find someone to share the pressure on his shoulders, and the style of playing like Chen Feng, which is obviously different from domestic players, is definitely a good supplement.

If this guy is there, YAO may not have to bother to participate in the Asian Championships. In Asia, it is estimated that there is almost no insider who can stop a purely violent power forward like Chen Feng.

Even if there are teams in West Asia and Southeast Asia who often find some Americans to be naturalized as mercenaries, even if they meet such a fierce guy as Chen Feng, they will definitely not be able to stand it. Don't forget that this animal is walking horizontally in the NBA.

And now many people say that the domestic basketball team is too soft. In the league, they may still rely on their own shooting rate to win, but once they come to the international arena, they encounter the confrontation between European and American strong teams, which is all kinds of cowards.

From the defender to the inside line, there are only three or two players who can fight against others. Most of them can dominate in China. As soon as the competition comes, it begins to be soft. The pressure of the whole court is simply an insoluble proposition for the national team. Xie Miaomiao is really looking forward to a wild guy like Chen Feng. It can enter the national team. What kind of changes can it bring to the team? At least it will improve the team's confrontation ability. Not to mention those big Europeans, even those guys in the NBA may not be able to hit him.

"Oi, sister, don't set me up for the national team for the time being. Everything is unknown, so now he and I are still opponents. Don't forget that the Rockets are fourth in the West."

Chen Feng knows what Xie Miaomiao thinks about, but he hasn't thought about whether to join the national team. In addition, when he meets YAO Ming now, he is more concerned about winning or losing.

Compatriots belong to compatriots. Now what the Celtics need is victory, not to talk about friendship. The Rockets don't have so much revival pressure, but Boston fans are already a little eager to wear. After all, the Celtics have been sinking for nearly 20 years, and it's hard to see the light. How can they not be in a hurry? .

Now the Celtics have not yet taken the sixth position in the East, while the Rockets have been hovering in the fourth position in the West for a long time. Under Van Gundy's **, the Houston Rockets' performance is extremely stable.

Including many newspaper columns, they also commented that there is McGrady, YAO Ming, and Van Gundy, whose coaching style is becoming more and more practical, and the current Houston Rockets may be the best period after Olajuwon.

With a dual core as a flag bearer, there is also a set of effective playing methods to support. Now the Rockets are ready to rush through the first round of the playoffs and keep the bottom line of the top four.

"If we can occupy a favorable position in the playoffs and maintain the home advantage, then the team has a full opportunity to go further and recreate the glorious moment when Olajuwon led the Rockets for two consecutive championships."

This is the Houston media's prediction about the team's playoffs. If they can really keep the top four positions at the last minute, maybe this is their best chance to end the playoff round.

Especially for Tracy McGrady, from Orlando to Houston, he is trying to prove that he can lead the team to the championship, so now he is taking the team forward vigorously.

As for Van Gundy, the guy who has been in the NBA for more than ten years, looking at his bright head, he knows that this is definitely not a provocative role. His tough style is very famous throughout the West.

When Rivers thought about this away game, he said, "Van Gundy's style is to make you play the game awkwardly. It's not only you awkward, but also his own team has to be very awkward to achieve the goal. This is his style, so it's impossible to play smoothly in this game. . "

Rivers has a clear understanding of the Rockets that they are going to meet. After all, Van Gundy's team is now the fourth in the West. Its strength and level are much stronger than that of the Lakers in chaos. At least the tactical system of these guys has been built for several years, which can't be easily shaken. It's not easy to win away. Easy.

What's more, this is still a series of away games for the Celtics, and the Rockets are waiting at home. Houston's home record this season can completely enter the top five in the league's rankings.

Van Gundy's team is a difficult opponent. This game is definitely a difficult bone for Rivers. In particular, Houston's insider is not so easy to mess with. There is not only a little giant under the basket, but also a Mutombo as a substitute. Juwan Howard and Hayes are also Troublesome, there are also heavy tanks like Bunch Wells, and it is not easy to find a breakthrough in the inside line.

As Novak, who traded from the Rockets, said, "The inside line of the Rockets has a height and bench thickness. It's not easy to kill them like killing the Lakers. If you really fight a game of attrition under the basket, you may suffer losses instead of yourself." This situation also gives Rivers a headache. It is.

Rivers is not afraid to fight with their opponents, but thinking about this damn schedule, after fighting with the Rockets, their next opponent is more difficult to deal with. Now is the best time for the Celtics to stabilize their position.

If they miss it, how long can they stay in the sixth place in the East? No one can tell. Rivers doesn't want to waste this opportunity to hit its competitors in the East. If he has a chance to take a step forward, why refuse? Anyway, this damn regular season is still two months away. Maybe the Celtics can go further in the ranking. It would be perfect if they could reach the top four like Houston.

After all, whether there is a home advantage is crucial for the playoffs. Rivers never mind holding more chips.

It's just that it's not good news to meet the Rockets at this jux. The stunned young man under his hands doesn't know what kind of performance he can have when he bumps into his fellow villagers.

The little giant bumped into a small animal, which was really a confrontation that made others look forward to, but gave Rivers a headache...