NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

Putting these off-court matters aside, Tang Yu appeared at the pre-match press conference with the Golden State Warriors at 8pm Western Time.

Now it seems that reporters only care about when Tang Yu can sell the team, and don’t care whether Tang Yu can lead the Rockets to win.

"Coach Tang, how do you respond to the article on the Rockets forum asking you to sell the team?"

Tang Yu took a deep breath and said, "I know the team is facing problems now, and everyone is waiting to see my joke, but we will get out of the predicament soon."

"Then you have no idea of ​​selling the team?" The reporter was still pressing.

"If you want to buy it, I can sell it to you, how about 10 billion?"

Tang Yu directly blocked the matter of selling the team with one sentence. Whoever wants to buy the team should bring 10 billion, otherwise don't talk to me about this matter.

After hastily ending the pre-match press conference, Tang Yu is now under increasing pressure. This is not back to the home court yet. Tang Yu believes that it will definitely be a more terrifying situation after returning to the home court.

Stevens found Tang Yu before the game, "Boss, why don't we use the elevator door tactic?"

Although Tang Yu invented the elevator door tactic and the team has basically mastered the key points of this tactic in training, Tang Yu forbids players to use it in actual combat.

Stevens thinks this tactic is very good, but Tang Yu's failure to use it also makes him very confused. Is there anything more important than winning!

"Brad, it's not time yet. This tactic is very powerful. I'm worried that the league will ban the use of this tactic. I have to wait until the playoffs or even the finals to use it."

Stevens nodded as if he understood, and no longer entangled with this issue.

Tonight, the Rockets faced the weaker Warriors. In the absence of Curry, the Warriors' head coach Don Nelson arranged a double-gun lineup of Stephen Jackson and Monta Ellis.

In addition, this year's sixth pick Jonny Flynn, Ronny Turiaf and Andris Biedrins were paired.

Tang Yu continued to use the main lineup against the Trail Blazers in the previous game.

Point guard Curry, shooting guard Harden, small forward Carter, power forward Scola and center Yao Ming started.

Old Nelson was obviously unhappy when he shook hands with Tang Yu before the game, probably because Tang Yu took away the player they were looking at, Stephen Curry.

After the game started, the Rockets' main lineup played well, but Ellis and Jackson could also score frequently.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides tied 32-32.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Tang Yu sent out the substitute lineup, with Lowry, Iverson, Battier, Ibaka and Jordan on the court.

The offensive firepower of this lineup is obviously not as good as the main force, but the defensive intensity has improved.

The Warriors seized the opportunity and played a small climax.

Tang Yu called a timeout and readjusted the tactics.

He emphasized the importance of defense and encouraged the players to maintain confidence.

Back on the court, the Rockets' defense improved and limited the opponent's scoring.

But on the offensive end, they still couldn't find the touch and the hit rate was not high.

At the end of the first half, the Rockets were still 6 points behind their opponents at 63-57.

During the halftime break, Tang Yu asked Stevens to explain the tactics to the players. He was also depressed. The team's paper strength was obviously very strong, but why couldn't it play out?

In the second half, Tang Yu decided to change his strategy and let the main players Carter and Scola leave the court early, hoping to reverse the situation by strengthening defense.

The Rockets' main players quickly launched a counterattack. Curry and Harden frequently hit three-pointers. Dayao successfully played in the interior and showed his dominance under the basket.

The Warriors' defense was gradually torn apart, and the score gap gradually narrowed.

But at the decisive moment, the Rockets overturned again. At the last moment, Curry's key mistake made the Rockets lose the opportunity to overtake.

In the end, the Rockets lost to the Warriors 110-114.

After the game, Tang Yu sat in the locker room in silence.

He knew that the team's current problems were not only about tactics, but also about the tacit understanding and mentality between the players.

Tang Yu decided to focus on strengthening teamwork and psychological quality in the next training.

At the same time, he also realized that he could not solve all problems by his own strength.

He needed to listen more to the opinions of the players and discuss with the coaching staff the playing style suitable for the team.

The Rockets still need to go through more challenges and trials.

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On October 31, after two consecutive losses at the start of the season, the Rockets returned to their home court. Sure enough, they were greeted by boos and slogans asking him to sell the team.

The attendance rate of the Rockets Dynasty Center, which has been renamed, was only about 30%, which can be said to be the worst in the league now.'s ball market.

Some fans may have entered the stadium just to make Tang Yu sell the team. They are fed up with this boss making the team in their mind what it is now.

Facing the ridicule of the home fans, the Rockets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers again at home.

It can be said to be a miserable defeat. The Rockets lost 18 points at home 105-123, and got three consecutive losses!

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The Houston Rockets lost three games in a row again, losing to the Utah Jazz on the road, and losing to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma Thunder in two home games.

The six consecutive losses at the start made Tang Yu the laughing stock of the entire league again!

The confidence of the Rockets players almost collapsed. Iverson and Carter expressed to Tang Yu that they wanted to leave the team.

They all wanted to go to a team capable of competing for the championship, and anti-Tang remarks began to appear in the locker room headed by Battier.

They wanted Tang Yu to give up the position of head coach of the team and hire a capable coach to coach the team.

The Rockets have a strong assistant coach lineup. Even if college coach Stevens is asked to coach, everyone thinks he is more suitable than Tang Yu now.

Tang Yu is under unprecedented pressure. This is something he has never encountered in his previous two lives. He even began to doubt himself. Is he really wrong?

After six consecutive losses, the Rockets had a short four-day break. On the first day, Tang Yu locked himself at home and did not show up at the training hall.

He pondered over where the problem was, and finally Tang Yu found the answer after pondering.

When they arrived at the Rockets training center the next day, all the players seemed to be in a bad mood. Losing streak is a common thing in the league.

But Tang Yu rushed all the things together, which led to his resistance.

Pushing open the door of the training hall, all the players were already training. When they saw Tang Yu coming in, everyone continued to train as if they didn't see him.

Tang Yu could only find Stevens, "Brad, let all the players gather, I have something to say."

Stevens nodded silently and began to gather the players.