no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 97 Raiders progress +30%
Xu Yongzhong's understanding of Harden was relatively limited before his death, but he still had some understanding of Rose.

Not because of anything else, but because Ross was really popular back then.

Don't ask, asking is the sales volume of the most popular sneakers. Ross sold 4000 million pairs a year;

The question is to lead the team to suppress the Heat's Big Three for two consecutive years. He has a gorgeous style of play and is the youngest MVP.

Windy City Rose is very popular with fans both on and off the court.

Therefore, Xu Yong also heard some rumors about this situation.

The most well-known ones are naturally Ross and his brothers.

Rose was born in a gangster city like Chicago, and his childhood experience was even worse than Harden's.

Harden can still practice on the court anyway, but in order to have court training, Rose is risking eating peanuts.

Later, he showed his athletic talent, and his brothers chose to join the gang in order to let him have a safe training environment.

While those two things might sound like there's no necessary connection, when you're in a city where gangs outnumber cops 10 to 1, it might just work.

Facts soon proved that Xu Yong's judgment was correct.

Because the next day, the police who had been investigating him for a week without any progress called him.

His case was solved.

The thief who broke into his house turned himself in at the police station and returned everything he had stolen, including the watch.

"No more thieves will come to your house." And the police gave him a guarantee.

Just highlight one [outrageous].

However, after experiencing such an incident, Xu Yong was basically certain that the things he heard from hearsay were true.

And in a city like Chicago, getting to know some gangsters is just like getting to know some friends in the system in China, and you can solve many troubles that cannot be solved through normal channels.

Of course, this is just a small episode in Xu Yong's life.

As the season progresses, for him, or for the Bulls, they are now more concerned about the team's current situation.

Because after experiencing the three-game winning streak at the beginning of the game, they lost to the Magic, Celtics and Nuggets one after another, and encountered a wave of three-game losing streak.

There is a certain schedule in it, like the Magic and Celtics are both championship-level teams.

But in addition, there are also problems with their status.

It's not that there is a problem with the rookies. Johnson and Gibson's performances are remarkable, and Xu Yong has continued his "not new" rookie characteristics. He is the Bulls' most stable player during this period.

It was Ross who went wrong.

With Ben Gordon and Salmons in the team last season, Rose averaged 14.9 shots per game, contributing 16.8 points and 6.3 assists.

This season Gordon left the team as a free agent, Salmons was also sent away in Xu Yong's trade, and Rose's shots soared to an average of 18 per game.

But his scoring was lower than last season, averaging only 15 points per game, and his shooting percentage fell below 40%.

It can be said that, except for the opening game, he played well, and his performance in the following games was poor no matter whether he won or lost.

Not because of ability, but because of his recurring ankle injury.

Rose is a player who relies heavily on breakthroughs, and the ankles and knees have the greatest impact on breakthrough players.

As Breen explained in the opening game, it will take a long time to recover from an ankle injury, and Rose's comeback still seems hasty.

Such a performance has naturally attracted a lot of doubts from the outside world.

On November 11th, the Bulls faced the Heat at home. The game was very intense.

徐永的发挥十分出色，他全场比赛21投10中贡献了全队最高也是生涯新高的26分，但是公牛队仍然以87比95输给了热火队。

邓贡献了17分，诺阿也有10分7板，但是罗斯全场15投4中，没有一次罚球，仅得8分5板5助攻。

After the game, the outside world's doubts about Rose finally began to erupt.

At the press conference after the game, because Rose was not present, the local media in Chicago couldn't help but question it.

"Ross should give up more shots to Xu, and still keep taking shots when he is not in a good state. Is this a selfish expression?"

"When will Rose develop a consistent shot? It's too bad that you can't make a shot when your opponent only needs to guard against your drive!"

"If Rose's ankle injury has not healed, shouldn't the team consider letting him rest? Playing with an injury like this will not only not help the team, but will also hurt the team!"

……

These questions were thrown to DeNagro.

Faced with these questions, Denagro couldn't answer them well for a while.

Because these questions are legitimate doubts.

Especially when asked about whether Rose should rest, he was speechless.

At this time, Xu Yong, who had been silent before, picked up the microphone at the table.

"I don't think Derek's truce will help our record. He gave his best on the court. The data does not reflect what he did. And the loss is not the responsibility of one player, but the responsibility of the whole team. .”

Xu Yong didn't say much, but every sentence was on point.

It is true that Rose is affected by injuries and is in poor form, but can they win these opponents by removing Rose?

The answer is obviously no.

No matter how bad Rose's state is, the effect he brings is better than Hinrich's.

Because he is on the court, opponents have to beware of his breakthroughs, which is the containment effect on the offensive end.

If Rose doesn't play, Xu Yong's defensive pressure will only be greater.

Of course, it should be questioned by the media for your poor play, just like Yao Ming said, maybe you are not allowed to talk about your bad play?

But the reason why Xu Yong said this tonight is because the questioner is the local media in Chicago, which is equivalent to his own.

It's okay for others to question it. If your own people are just making noise here, it won't have any real effect except to improve the team's mentality.

Xu Yong opened his mouth, and the reporter shut up knowingly.

Because Xu Yong is the one who played the hardest and performed best in the team tonight.

"I believe that Derek can get back to his form, just as I believe that we will win the game again soon." Xu Yong finally added.

After finishing the press conference, Xu Yong went to the training hall for extra practice.

Although he is the least to be blamed for the team's loss tonight, a loss is a loss.

No matter how beautiful the losing data is, it is just the pearl in Puyi's crown. It looks good but has no practical significance.

All he can do is continue to improve himself, and then do what he said and help the team win the next game.

Their opponent in the next game is the Lakers.

The defending champion is not having a good time now. He lost the opening game to the Rockets without a mic. There is no timetable for Gasol's comeback. He has only 4 wins and 3 losses so far.

There are also a lot of doubts about them from the outside world, such as "Kobe is old", "winning the championship last season was just luck to meet the Magic, if it is against the Celtics or the Cavaliers, they will definitely lose" and other remarks.

So it's not easy to win this game, but they may not have no chance.

And if they can win the defending champion once, just like they won the Cavaliers in the opening game, it will greatly improve their morale.

The next morning, Xu Yong came to the arena as usual.

The team has one more day of training today, and they will fly to Los Angeles tomorrow.

He arrived in the locker room and was changing clothes, when Rose came.

After he changed into his training clothes, Rose stood up and walked towards him, then stretched out his hand to him, just like before, he raised his hand to shake it, and then bumped his shoulder.

There were no words in this process, but Xu Yong could feel that Rose was thanking him for those words of defense he said last night.

He could even feel that the progress of his strategy of [Disguise without slowing down] increased by at least 30% at this moment.

　Rose's injury really happened at the beginning of the 2009~2010 season. His injury-plagued state was very sluggish at the beginning of the season. He averaged only 7 points per game in the first 13.5 games. His state did not gradually improve until December.

　　
　
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