Chapter 397: Yao Ming's Melancholy

"Yes, look at this, this is a picture of Yi Jianlian and Durant standing together in PS from a domestic netizen!"

On July 6, 2007, on the private plane flying from Seattle to Las Vegas, the female CCTV reporter Wang Han beside Ye Si was chattering non-stop.

Ye Si looked down at the tablet computer handed over from Wang Han.

The photo above is a photo of Yi Jianlian and Durant at the Seattle training camp.

Yi Jianlian wore the Supersonic No. 11 training uniform with a shy and shy smile on his face, his arms were thick, and Kong Wu stood there powerfully.

Another player standing next to Yi Jianlian was wearing the No. 35 Supersonics training uniform, with a sad expression on his face, empty eyes, lowered head, and his limbs were as thin as a hungry person who had just walked out of Africa.

"Yes, what do you think, isn't it interesting?!"

"..."

Ye Si looked at Yi Jianlian's obviously unreal biceps and Durant's skinny arms, but he didn't know what to say.

"Yes, look at the words next to them again."

The real No. 2: firm eyes, tall body, strong figure, Kong Wu's powerful arms, confident smile, the number 11 bravely showed the world the confidence to be the two best players in the world, high-spirited The head, looking towards the limit of the sky!

False No. 2: loose eyes, thin body, weak figure, bony arms, blank expression, number 35 is uneasy and unconfident. Is this the fifteenth player of the team? With a slightly lowered head, what he always looks at is the garbage and carelessness thrown down in front of him.

This describes...

"Yes, now that Durant hasn't played a game, he has the nickname Du Shiwu in China."

"..."

"Be talented!"

"..."

Nothing to say.

Durant is now very dark in the public opinion circles in the United States, darker than oil.

However, it seems that Durant seems to be darker in China.

The media and fans in the United States can still use data to speak at any rate.

The domestic media and fans have already begun artistic processing.

I'm afraid not only in the United States and China, but also in other places around the world.

The dangerous environment Durant will be in next season is shocking.

Now Yeth's side, whether it's the media, fans or others, is ready to throw the blame for the Sonics' failure next season on Durant.

They are urging Yess not to be so stubborn, fighting for the lottery to bring Beasley or Mayo to Seattle.

In order for Yeth not to worry about the future, let's first help Yeth get rid of the responsibility of the Supersonic lottery next season.

However, this is the idea of ​​the media and fans who support him. Although the fans and media who black him are now crazy about Durant, they are encouraging Yees to fight for the lottery next season.

If Ye Si really wins the lottery, these people will definitely not only hate Durant, and he will definitely not be able to escape.

The current storm of public opinion brought about by Durant is extremely treacherous.

As one of the core figures of this storm, Ye Si got out of the storm temporarily.

"Little Leaf!"

As soon as Ye Si and Wang Han walked out of the Las Vegas airport, they saw two familiar and tall figures.

"Brother Yao?"

Ye Si was a little surprised to see Yao Ming.

Shouldn't there be Yao Ming in this national team training camp?

When Ye Si was surprised, Yi Jianlian, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly took the luggage from Ye Si and stood silently beside Ye Si and Yao Ming.

The respectful appearance made the beautiful eyes of CCTV female reporter Wang Han blink again and again.

If it weren't for Yi Jianlian's outstanding height, and the way he is standing next to Ye Si and Yao Ming with his luggage, no one would think that he is the hottest rookie with the fourth overall pick in the NBA this year.

"Little Yezi, it's been a tough journey."

"It's nothing, Brother Yao, what is this?"

"I also just arrived, Ah Lian came to pick me up, and by the way, I'm here to pick up Xiao Yezi together."

"Brother Yao hasn't returned home?"

"I'm going back to China tomorrow. I'm here to see everyone today. I also want to thank Xiao Yezi in person."

The smile on Yao Ming's face was very sincere, without the slightest falsehood.

Selected for the national team in 1998.

1999 Asian Championships.

2000 Olympic Games.

2001 Asian Championships.

2002 World Championships.

2003 Asian Championships.

2004 Olympic Games.

2005 Asian Championships.

2006 World Championships.

This is his itinerary every summer.

There are also various friendly matches in between.

It was okay before I entered the NBA, and this kind of itinerary is acceptable.

But since entering the NBA, it feels completely different.

In these years, after playing in the NBA, he played for the national team, and after playing for the national team, he went back to play in the NBA.

Playing for the country is an inescapable obligation, and taking the Rockets' money to play for the Rockets cannot be shirked.

But as a big center, such continuous rotation is really tiring.

Even if this year is his and Xiaoye's wedding year, the wedding date is set on August 3rd.

According to the previous plan of the national team, he needs to participate in the five games of the national team's Las Vegas training camp.

If it weren't for the Rockets to go a little far in the playoffs this year.

He also needs to participate in the previous domestic competitions with a bunch of sponsors such as the Melbourne Tigers, the Italian Stars, the Australian Stars, and the American Stars.

There is still one month left before he and Ye Zi get married. According to Lao Hu and Lao Bai, the leaders are still discussing whether to take his love and let him take the second team to the Asian Championships for another round.

If so, it would be really hopeless.

In fact, hearing what Lao Hu and Lao Bai said, he was already desperate.

But the turning point that he never expected appeared.

"In the next year of the Asian Championships, Yao Ming will not need to participate in the national team training. My popularity and strength should be enough. If the tickets for the competition cannot be sold, and the Asian Championships cannot win the championship, I will voluntarily quit the national team."

"If Yao Ming is still allowed to participate in the Asian Championships, I will quit the national team now."

Lao Hu and Lao Bai said that the leaders of the national team were shocked.

He's not in the leader's office, so he doesn't know how the leaders are stunned.

But just listening to Lao Hu and the others retell Xiao Yezi's words, Yao Ming felt his blood boil and tears filled his eyes.

After being in the national team for so long, I finally have a real teammate of the same level who can advance and retreat at the same level.

And this teammate is extremely domineering.

And in the face of his overbearing, others really have nothing to do.

This is much stronger than he really is.

It was impossible for him to do something like Xiao Yezi.

Looking at Yao Ming and Ye Si who were talking and laughing, and Yi Jianlian who was standing with his luggage, his eyes were full of admiration.

"In the next year of the Asian Championships, Brother Ye will not have to participate in the national team training. My popularity and strength should be enough. If the tickets for the competition cannot be sold, and the Asian Championships cannot win the championship, I will voluntarily quit the national team."

"If Brother Ye is still allowed to participate in the Asian Championships, I will quit the national team now."

It's been like this in his dreams these days.

Yao Ming was not the only one who got excited when he heard Lao Hu and Lao Bai repeat this passage.

It's just that now he has no strength, and he dare not say such domineering words.

In order to prepare for this year's Asian Championships and next year's Olympic Games, the national team will conduct a 10-day training camp in the United States from July 1 to July 11.

And this is also Ye Silai's national team training camp.

Last year he was supposed to report to the national team. Considering that he had just played in the NCAA finals, participated in the draft, and hadn’t seen his family for so many years, Yao Ming helped him to push down the national team assignment.

Now helping Yao Ming to push away the task of the Asian Championships in the future can be regarded as his gratitude to Yao Ming.

"Little Yezi, Ah Lian and I will take you to the training camp of the national team."

"Um."

In the training hall of the University of Las Vegas, 30 players from the first and second teams of the Chinese men's basketball team are currently conducting daily training under the command of the first team coach Jonas and the second team coach Adi Jiang.

It's just obvious that the male basketball players on the training ground are not focused on training now.

Groups of threes and twos chatted non-stop.

"I heard that Ah Lian has received Dayao, and Dayao is now taking Ah Lian to pick up Ye Si!"

"Dayao and Ah Lian are picking up Yesi?!"

"It's okay for Ah Lian, but there's no need for Dayao, right?"

"Even if..."

"Even if it is, you say, in the entire men's basketball team, who is as domineering as Ye Si?"

"Dayao is grateful and convinced!"

"Then who do you think the national team will listen to in the future?"

"Of course it belongs to Dayao!" xN

"Of course I listened to Ye Si!" xN

The young people all support Ye Si.

The elders all support Yao Ming.

Whether in the national team or in other professional teams, there is only one boss.

Especially in the sport of basketball, the boss cares about too many things.

Not just the status of the team.

There is also a tactical position.

At the critical moment, this is a question of who will execute the tactics.

Not to mention the players of the national team, as the current head coach of the national team, Yunus is quite troubled.

happy troubles.

As perhaps the most outstanding head coach in international basketball, when he accepted the task of the Chinese men's basketball team for the 2008 Olympic Games, he really did not expect such a day to come.

His team actually has two superstar players in the top ten of the NBA!

In addition to these two superstars, there is also a rookie with the fourth overall pick in the NBA draft year and a rookie with the 20th overall pick in the NBA draft year.

Except for the dream team, this lineup is simply invincible, okay?

When he accepted the mission of the men's basketball team, the goal was only the top eight in the Olympics. If he still sets his goal in the top eight of the Olympics, he himself will not forgive himself.

With the current strength of the Chinese men's basketball team, if he does nothing, the Olympic quarterfinals are a sure thing.

Now his goal is no longer the quarterfinals.

Instead, continue the dream of 2000!

In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Lithuania led by him almost killed the dream team that had never been defeated, the Dream Team Four!

He should have been the first to beat the Dream Team before Argentina took them out.

It's a pity that Sarunas Jascovicius failed in the last three-point lore, and Lithuania regretted losing to the dream team by two points.

Now the first time the Dream Team is gone.

The second, third, fourth, and fifth times are gone.

But he doesn't mind being the sixth head coach to beat the Dream Team!

This is the highest dream of every basketball head coach!

Not every head coach has this opportunity.

He had had such an opportunity before and failed in the end.

Now, God once again put this opportunity in front of him.

If he misses it again this time, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Now he knows exactly what is the key to leading the Chinese team to defeat the dream team.

The key is the tacit cooperation between Yes and Yao!

Who is the leader of the two?

Yao is now the No. 1 center in the NBA and the No. 1 center in FIBA.

Yes is now the No. 1 guard in the NBA, and probably the No. 1 guard in FIBA.

Unlike the current national team players who are chattering non-stop on the training ground, he has been struggling with this problem for more than half a year.

He's been struggling since the Yes storm blew up in the NBA.

Still haven't found any solution.

It's 50-50.

Just like the support of other players in the national team now.

In his mind, the support for Yes and support for Yao is also 50-50.

Yes has higher popularity and even higher strength.

But he is outside.

Even if the Suns win the NBA championship this year, for most people, the influence of the inside line is still greater than that of the outside line.

There was a crunch.

Just when Jonas had a headache, the door of the training hall of the University of Las Vegas was pushed open.

Yunus and the people in the training hall almost immediately set their sights on the door that was pushed open.

"Little Yezi, it is thanks to you that the national team can conduct such a large-scale training camp in the United States this time. Because of you, the national team's training camp is all free of charge, and it was contracted by the organizer in Las Vegas."

After Yi Jianlian pushed the door open in front, he let Ye Si go in sideways, and he continued to walk behind Ye Si and Yao Ming like a follower, carrying Ye Si's luggage step by step.

Um?

Yao Ming was introducing him to the situation of the national training team along the way.

Both of them walked side by side.

But when he stepped into the gate of the training hall, Yao Ming actually stopped for half a step.

Facing Yesi's surprise, Yao Ming smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Yesi.

"Little Ye Zi, everyone should have been looking forward to you for a long time."

Ye Si, who was about to say something, looked at Yao Ming's sincere eyes, and finally took a deep breath and nodded.

Ye Si is in front of the middle, Yao Ming is half a step behind on the right, and Yi Jianlian is one step behind on the left.

Seeing the pillars of the three national teams play like this.

The surprise, disbelief, disbelief, and various emotions on the faces of Jonas and the national team players at the training ground were particularly exciting.

"Give it up!"

Bian Qiang, who was still surprised, was almost pushed down by the force behind him.

Bian Qiang, who was about to get angry, suppressed his anger when he saw that it was Sun Yue who pushed him away.

I can't afford it.

With the national team's strategy of making concessions at the 2008 Olympics, no one can provoke Sun Yue, the newly promoted star of the national team.

And unlike Ah Lian's modesty, Sun Yue is quite out of gregarious.

Also quite proud and haughty, a look of contempt is annoying.

Not only he has such a view, but also other members of the national team.

But now, this annoying, arrogant and proud guy actually ran up to give Ye Si a training uniform? !

He looked at Sun Yue who was behind Ye Si, side by side with Yi Jianlian, holding a training suit in his hand.

Is this still the proud little peacock?

yes.

Yao Ming.

Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue.

Watching the most important people of these four national teams walk towards me.

The expression on Yunus' face was quite complicated.

Do you still need to worry about who is the main one now?

Of course not!

Yunus, who came back to his senses, looked at the boy who was getting closer and closer, with an unbelievable expression on his face.

"Mr. Yunus, hello, I'm Yes."

There is no expression, no emotion can be seen, and the eyes are calm, but unexpectedly it can cause extremely great pressure.

This is the Seattle miracle that made Yao take the initiative to let the team out, Hurricane Garfield!

This was the second time Yunus held such a heavy hand.

Last time, it was Jordan.

At that time, behind Jordan was the magician, Big Bird.

Ye Si looked at the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team in front of him a little strangely, always feeling as if he saw something like a stormy sea in his eyes.

Isn't it just an ordinary greeting?

After getting acquainted with the head coach of the national team, Yonas, under Yao Ming's introduction, Ye Si met several assistants of Yonas, the head coach of the second team Adi Jiang, the assistant coaches of the first team Gong Xiaobin, Li Qun, and Guo Shiqiang.

There are also two national team leaders, Lao Hu and Lao Bai.

This time I came to the United States for training camp, and there was no leader of the men's basketball team.

"Little Yezi, how does it feel for the first national team training camp?"

"good."

"It's not bad, just one day of training, you have convinced everyone!"

Yao Ming felt incredible.

One-on-one, whether it is a defender, a forward or a center, there are only a handful of players who can score from Xiao Yezi!

"This is the strongest guard in history certified by NBA MVP and FMVP Nash?"

"I feel like I can't do anything in front of him!"

"We are pretty good on the outside. I didn't expect that our Asia's No. 1 inside line, except Ah Lian and Da Yao, it would be difficult for everyone else to score in front of Ye Si."

"After all, he is the best defensive player in the NBA, and I can understand it."

Yao Ming looked away from his teammates, with a smile on his face all the time.

"Brother Yao, why?"

"what why?"

"You know."

Ye Si looked at Yao Ming quietly.

Facing such eyes, Yao Ming smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Little Ye Zi, compared to me, you are more suitable to be a leader, and..."

"and?"

"Little Yezi, I'm really going to lose weight during the offseason."

Lose weight?

I see.

In the NBA, as O'Neal ages, Yao Ming's weight has slowly done more harm than good.

But in the international arena, Yao Ming's weight has always been the backbone of the national team.

To lose weight, Yao Ming is benefiting himself at the expense of the country.

"Xiao Yezi, I am not a qualified leader. When the national team needed me most, I ran away."

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is a century-old dream of 1.3 billion people.

Any sportsman is eager to do something on this stage.

He could have done more.

Now……

"Are you looking down on me?"

"Look down on Little Leaf? How could..."

Yao Ming wanted to explain, but Ye Si interrupted him.

"You think I can't make up for the weight you lost?"

"Little Leaf..."

Yao Ming was stunned.

"Do what you can, the rest, have me."

Others, there is me...

When Yao Ming came to his senses, Ye Si had already left.