The Godfather of Basketball

"You want to ask why you haven't been able to play?" Tang Tian said.

Sun Yue froze for a moment and didn't speak, but seeing the change in his expression, he obviously wanted to know this.

"Let's put it this way, letting you play now will do you more harm than good." Tang Tian said it tactfully. In fact, even if it's garbage time, Sun Yue's current strength and competitive state can't take advantage of it.

You must know that even if it is garbage time, those players who play in the CBA or overseas can still play the main force of a team.

This point, Sun Yue can't do it yet, so Tang Tian's positioning of him is functional, but it's a pity that Sun Yue's progress is a bit slow now.

This has a certain relationship with himself, and also has a certain relationship with the team's training for him.

"Yeah." Sun Yue didn't refute, although his face was full of disapproval.

Tang Tian tapped his hand on the table for a while, and then said, "Well, I'll arrange for you to play for the Austin Bulls for a while, which can help you maintain your game and improve."

"Austin Bulls?" Sun Yue froze for a moment.

The Austin Bulls, the predecessor of the Austin Spurs, are based in Austin, Texas. They are currently a Development League team shared by the Rockets, Celtics and Spurs.

Seeing the change in Sun Yue's expression, Tang Tian knew that he didn't like such a decision.

If it were someone else, Tang Tian wouldn't bother to say anything, but he is still Chinese, and if Sun Yue develops well, it will be a good thing for Chinese basketball.

He was patient, and then said: "Sun Yue, there is a saying that I said more directly, but I hope you can really listen to it."

Sun Yue looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.

"You can forget about your performance in China, in Aoshen, or in the American CBA league, or even in trial training. You have to understand that your talent is actually not considered talent in the NBA."

Sun Yue's expression was a bit ugly, but what he said was indeed direct enough.

Tang Tian didn't mean to stop, these words were where he could help Sun Yue the most, if Sun Yue really listened to it, it would be a real enlightenment.

"You can run and jump. There are more people in the NBA who can run and jump than you. You have height and can organize, but the NBA has more people than you can organize. I won't talk about scoring, so I What I want to tell you is that these are not your talents, the only talent you have is hard work, do you understand?"

Sun Yue was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

Tang Tian didn't know if he had listened to it, anyway, he had already said all he could say, and it was up to Sun Yue himself whether he could change it.

After Sun Yue left, Tang Tian called Thibodeau in and asked him to arrange for Sun Yue to develop the alliance.

After hanging up the phone, he hesitated for a while, and finally picked up his mobile phone and called Brandon Jones, the coach of the Austin Bulls, to ask him to take care of Sun Yue.

Putting down his phone, Tang Tian let out a long breath. This is all he can do for Sun Yue, or Chinese basketball. As for what Sun Yue will develop into, it all depends on his own luck.

After a day off, the Rockets returned home to face the challenge from the Spurs.

Millsap ushered in a comeback in this game, Billups is still absent.

The continuous away trip made the players feel a little tired on the court, but Ginobili of the Spurs ushered in the explosive night of his career. He scored a career-high 51 points in the audience.

The Rockets eventually lost to the Spurs 105 to 116, ending their 15-game winning streak.

After a loss, the post-match media scene suddenly changed.

The 15-game winning streak is the season winning streak in the history of the Rockets. In other words, the Rockets have never done it before.

While Houston fans were cheering, fans of other teams were envious and jealous.

Jealousy is human nature. If you are an ordinary person, when you see someone around you suddenly becomes an upstart, jealousy is a natural and normal emotion.

After the Rockets lost to the Spurs, many media began to ridicule.

"The 15-game winning streak is just an illusion. All the Rockets' previous opponents are weak."

"The Spurs are the touchstone for testing strong teams, and now the test for this Rockets team is over."

"The absence of Billups cannot be an excuse. The Rockets are as far away from defending the championship as the distance between Pluto and the earth."

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The media puts a lot of pressure on the Rockets and Rockets fans.

Tang Tian gave the team two days off at this time.

He is not worried about the current situation of the team at all, and he also knows the reason for the loss to the Spurs, so relaxation is the best solution.

Sure enough, after the two-day holiday, the tiredness of the team members obviously disappeared, and the team members did not show any frustration because their 15-game winning streak was terminated.

After returning from a break, the Rockets' first game is to play the Suns at home.

After the Suns experienced ups and downs last season, the biggest change this season is to let go of the insider Kurt Thomas and sign veteran Grant Hill.

As the former "Jordan successor" and the potential spokesperson of the league, Hill was defeated by an ankle injury and became an ordinary role player in the league. However, the Suns played a good full attendance this season. The Suns have 14 wins and 2 losses since the start. In the West, it is also second only to the Rockets.

The two teams collided strongly, and the two sides played sparks.

But in the end, relying on Tang Tian's control on the sidelines and Yao Ming's dominance in scoring 32 points inside, the Rockets finally won the game 117-113.

This victory made those who ridiculed the Rockets self-defeating. After the game, Kenny Smith, a well-known TNT commentator, used the words "action is the best response to doubters" to evaluate the game.

Defeating the Suns revived the morale of the Rockets, which had fallen slightly.

In the next week of the game, they once again ushered in a wave of five consecutive victories, among which there were many opponents such as the Mavericks, Hornets, and Cavaliers.

With this wave of winning streak, the Rockets' record has also reached 20 wins and 1 loss, continuing to dominate the league.

The Rockets' next game is against the Detroit Pistons.

The team ushered in good news before the game. Billups, who had been absent for more than two weeks, had fully recovered from his injury and had already conducted full-court confrontation training. He will play against the old Pistons.

At the same time, Sun Yue also played a wonderful game in the Development League. He got a triple-double, 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Tang Tian heard the news in the coach's office. He was studying the tactics for the next game against the Pistons. Thibodeau rushed in excitedly and told him.