The Godfather of Basketball

Tang Tian was still a little surprised that Sun Yue got a triple-double.

Although the level of the Development League is far inferior to the NBA, it is also much stronger than the domestic CBA.

After Thibodeau left, Tang Tian called Brandon Jones again.

Tang Tian asked the coach about his evaluation of Sun Yue.

"A very comprehensive guy. He can pass the ball, organize, defend alone, and he can defend quickly."

Tang Tian knew that these were all polite words, so he asked, "Did Sun change anything during the time he went to develop the alliance?"

"have."

Tang Tian was just asking casually. After all, Sun Yue had only been away for more than ten days, but he didn't expect Jones to give an affirmative answer directly.

"When he first came here, he did a poor job of foul control, and his shooting feeling was also poor, but gradually he changed a lot, and he also intentionally reduced his shots, and changed to empty cuts and rebounds to score. A guy who has a positive attitude and knows how to learn."

Hearing Jones' words, Tang Tian's expression was obviously paused. In the impression that Sun Yue in his previous life was cynical and had a problematic attitude towards basketball, he didn't expect that what he heard now was completely different.

"I was also very surprised when I said it. Later, I found out that he often practiced in the arena alone at night, and I thought this was a reasonable thing." Jones said with a smile over there.

Tang Tian also laughed, and hung up the phone after exchanging a few more pleasantries.

Sun Yue has changed.

Obviously, he listened to what Tang Tian said to him before.

This is obviously good news, and if the momentum is maintained, he should be called back to play in a few months.

The plane roared and swooped down from the sky above Detroit.

After nearly 4 months, Tang Tian came to the city of cars again.

The last time he came to recruit Billups, but this time he came back with Billups to beat the Pistons.

After the Pistons lost Billups, their strength should decline significantly in theory, but in fact, the rookie Ramon Sessions traded from the Rockets performed well. Stuckey, along with veteran Ralph Alston, became the team's starting point guard.

In the past 20 games, he averaged 12.6 points and 8.6 assists per game, which is an exceptional performance.

Coupled with Hamilton's explosive scoring average of 22 points per game this season, the Pistons still rank second in the Eastern Conference with 15 wins and 5 losses.

Because of this, with the deepening of the schedule, Billups applauded the Rockets trade from various media before the season, and some changes in the wind began to appear.

Even though Sessions is so powerful, especially his first-hand assist ability seems to be better than Billups, but he is only a second-round pick. If the Rockets stay, it will be equivalent to nearly 10 million more salary space. With the money spent elsewhere, the Rockets will definitely be stronger than they are now.

Although it was an afterthought, the media enjoyed it.

Not only the media, but also Detroit fans are very resistant to the arrival of the Rockets or Billups' return to Detroit.

Pistons general manager Joe Dumars said in an interview with the media directly in this game that the Pistons offered Billups a contract of 60 million for five years during the offseason, and it was Billups who went to the Rockets. His own choice was not that the team forced him away.

One stone caused a thousand waves, and after that, the fans' emotions were stirred up.

In the Billups deal, Sessions performed well, but Alston, with an annual salary of nearly 5 million, rarely played in the Pistons, becoming a veritable garbage contract.

When the Rockets flew to Detroit, some fans went to the airport to pick up the plane, but instead of welcoming Billups, they held up slogans such as "Chauncey, Detroit doesn't need you anymore" to express their feelings. dissatisfied.

Looking at the sign held high by the fans outside the airport, Tang Tian turned his head to look at Billups, and found that the veteran's eyes were a little sad.

Just imagine, playing in a city for 5 years, winning a championship trophy, returning for the first time after leaving, and getting this kind of treatment, this kind of emotion can't be more normal.

"Win this game and tell your ex that your life is better than before." Tang Tian patted Billups on the shoulder and said jokingly.

Billups froze for a moment, then laughed amused by Tang Tian.

"Thanks."

Tang Tian also smiled, turned his head and glanced at those fans, his smile gradually faded away, people always forget selectively.

That night, the Palace of Auburn Hills was crowded with people. This arena, where the worst brawls in history took place, also filled the air tonight with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Only this time, the object of the fans' hatred is not the evil Artest, but the former meritorious player, former FMVP Billups.

"Traitor", "mr.big is dead", "You are not welcome here"...

Compared with those slogans outside the airport, the signs inside the arena are obviously much more radical.

When Billups played, there was little applause at the scene.

However, Billups himself is in a good state of mind. It seems that with the experience at the airport, the veteran has already guessed that this kind of reaction will be on the scene.

After completing the final warm-up before the game, the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

For the Rockets, Billups returned from injury and returned to the starting lineup, and the other positions are the same as at the beginning of the season.

On the side of the Pistons, the former "Pistons Five Tigers" have gone to the second place. On the outside are Ramon Sessions and Richard Hamilton, and on the front line are "Little Prince" Prince and "Roaring God" Rashid · Wallace, center is veteran Antonio McDyess.

It was Yao Ming and McDyess who jumped the ball. Yao Ming got the ball for the Rockets.

The ball was in the hands of McGrady, and McGrady changed hands and gave the ball to Billups.

As soon as Billups got the ball, the scene suddenly booed.

The Rockets played in the frontcourt, the tactics were still the same as before, and the ball was handed over to Yao Ming to organize.

However, it is a little different from before. Perhaps the reaction of the fans made the Rockets feel a little aggrieved. Other players on the field are trying hard to make the ball for Billups.

Billups made an air cut to the basket, Millsap and Battier made two off-ball pick-and-rolls, and Yao Ming passed the pass immediately.

Billups catches the ball for a layup, and Prince on the weak side comes to help defend.

Facing his old teammates, Billups chose a small throw with an emergency stop.

The basketball passed over Prince's head and gently fell into the net bag.

"Shua!"

Billups opens the scoring for the Rockets!