"What's wrong? Just tell me if you have anything to do."
"Manager, there are a lot of comments online recently about asking me to represent China in this year's Asian Championships. I..."
Jeremy Lin hesitated and said.
"you are not willing?"
Xu Xin asked with a smile. He didn't want to be too serious, which would put more pressure on Jeremy Lin.
“There was a lot of resistance from my parents’ side.”
Jeremy Lin thought for a while and told the truth.
"Just do it if you don't want to. There's no need to force it."
Xu Xinyan nodded and comforted.
"But will this have a bad impact on the team?"
Jeremy Lin said anxiously.
After all, his Rockets team has the largest fan base in China. If he doesn't play for the Chinese men's basketball team, he will essentially lose his favor.
"No, most fans are still very sensible."
Xu Xin said affirmatively.
"Oh, by the way, if you have time in the summer, can you be a sparring partner and train with the China Men's Basketball Team? It will also help you stay in shape."
Xu Xin suddenly had an idea and asked.
"Of course you can. I'll be happy to oblige."
Jeremy Lin agreed wholeheartedly.
"Then you can announce it like this, I believe the fans will understand you."
Xu Xin continued.
Jeremy Lin seems to have realized something:
"Yes, this way it won't have any negative impact."
Xu Xin smiled and nodded. In fact, as long as the Chinese men's basketball team overcomes all obstacles and wins the championship in the Asian Championships in the summer, no one will blame Jeremy Lin.
Furthermore, Xu Xin thought of a young guard who was equally talented. If he was well-trained, his future achievements would not be worse than Jeremy Lin's. He plans to let Jeremy Lin take care of him during training this summer. This is why he just asked Jeremy Lin if he would like to be a sparring partner.
According to the plan, he plans to call all the Rockets players as a training team to train with the China Men's Basketball Team, and then have a few games. I believe that these players of the China Men's Basketball Team will definitely gain something.
In his impression, the 2008 golden generation of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team participated in the American Summer League many times and made great progress.
On the evening of January 26, the Rockets visited the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans to challenge the Hornets. This was the fourth meeting between the two teams this season. The Rockets had the upper hand in the previous three times with 2 wins and 1 loss.
The only game they lost was because Xu Xin made a big deal at the time and replaced all the power forwards the team could play. Parsons was replaced at the 4th position and was defeated by No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis. dropped.
Today is different from the past. The Rockets are now strong. Even if Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are temporarily unable to play, the team's paper strength is still among the top five in the league.
On the Hornets side, Anthony Davis suffered a stress reaction in his left ankle and sat on the sidelines, which made the Hornets even worse.
During the warm-up before the game, all the Rockets players happily performed shooting training, and Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady also participated.
Xu Xin sat on the sidelines and watched. The communication system calmly exchanged two copies of "Nirvana Rebirth" and used them on Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady respectively.
Two invisible streams of light flew towards Yao and Mai who were shooting on the court, and disappeared in them instantly.
The two have been repeatedly checked and confirmed by the team doctor in the past two days. The injuries that once troubled them are gone forever.
Yao Ming's left foot, ankle and plantar fascia are all intact, and McGrady's left knee meniscus and spine are no longer factors that bother him.
However, the decline in their athletic ability is irreversible and cannot be restored through massage and treatment.
Therefore, "Nirvana Rebirth" is very important. According to the instructions given by the system, after using it, the two of them will return to 80% of their peak combat effectiveness within a month. Coupled with the set of sports rehabilitation massage therapy given by the system, The time will be further shortened.
Xu Xin figured that he was not in a hurry for the debut of Yao and Mai. He would first recover his condition, then practice with the team to adapt to the tactics and improve his tacit understanding with his teammates.
Even if the first show is in March, there will still be about a month and a half of actual running-in time before the playoffs start, which is enough.
As for how much strength the two of them can show by then, Xu Xin is not worried anymore.
80% at peak is quite impressive. Yao Ming's peak periods were in the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons.
In the 2005-06 season, Yao Ming's first season after gaining weight, his scoring average exceeded 20 points per game for the first time, reaching 22.3 points and 10.2 rebounds.
In the 06-07 season, Yao Ming took a step further, averaging a career-high 25 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
You know, this was the NBA in the 2000s. At that time, a team's average score per game would not reach 100 points, which is enough to show how valuable 25 points is.
Xu Xin still remembers that at the Rockets' home court at that time, if the team scored 100 points, every fan present would receive a small hamburger. This shows how difficult it is to score 100 points.
As for McGrady, it's even more terrifying.
McGrady was not with the Rockets at his peak. It can be said that for most of his time with the Rockets, McGrady's strength was only 80% of what he was at his peak.
His real peak was with the Magic. In the 2002-03 season, McGrady averaged 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, becoming the first scoring champion in his career.
In the following 2003-04 season, McGrady averaged 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, retaining the scoring title.
You know, it was a star-studded era. The four major shooting guards, Kobe Bryant, Iverson, Carter, and Tracy McGrady, all have unique skills, and no one is convinced by the other.
What a rare thing it is for McGrady to stand out among them and win the youngest back-to-back scoring titles in history.
Regarding this honor, even the "Answer" Iverson and the "Reaper" Durant, who won the scoring champion 4 times, and the "God of Basketball" Jordan, who won the scoring champion 10 times, were not able to achieve this at the age of twenty-three or four. age to accomplish such a feat.
If it weren't for the injury, McGrady's career would have been more complete and he would have won more honors.
Fortunately, McGrady now also has the opportunity to fill the vacancies in his career.
Xu Xin calculated that even if Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady only have 80% of their peak combat power, they are definitely beyond the reach of most players in the league today.
"Why do I feel a little different?"
After Yao Ming made a mid-range shot, he told McGrady that he felt full of power.
"I also have this feeling."
Maddie didn't know why and replied.
"How does it feel?"
Yao Ming asked, he wanted to make sure McGrady was the same as him.
"How should I put it? I want to take off."
After McGrady finished speaking, he received the pass from the assistant coach, dribbled towards the basket, jumped up, fully pulled back the bow, and dunked with a tomahawk.
It caused the fans who arrived early to exclaim, and the Rockets players and assistant coaches also found it incredible.
