After sending off James Harden, the Rockets have fully entered a period of reconstruction. It is expected that this reconstruction period will take at least 3-4 years, and may take longer, after all, this is the first reconstruction of the Rockets since the era of Yao Ming and Harden. After the end of the era of Yao Ming + Maddy that year, the Rockets had a 3-year "lotto championship" period, and the Rockets were the 9th in the Western Regular Season for 3 seasons, but in that case, the Rockets did not take the initiative to rot, and persisted until hardened, and only then did they have the second spring of the Rockets.
Now that the Harden era is over, Jaylen Green's era has officially arrived, but we don't know if the 19-year-old super guard can take the Rockets to new heights like Harden. But the Rockets' baton of the stars has undoubtedly been handed over to Green, and we are waiting for the Rockets to be reborn. Talking about the Rockets, I have to say that the Rockets' champion center Yao Ming, from Yao Ming's retirement to now, it has been almost 10 years, and in the past 10 years, the Rockets have had a low tide and a peak, and even can fight against the powerful Warriors.
The Best Record of the Rockets in Yao Ming's era was only the Western Conference Semifinals, but the impression left by that Rocket team on the fans was indelible. It is precisely because of Yao Ming that a large number of Chinese fans like the NBA and thus become Rockets fans.
So, what are the internal players who have played with Yao Ming in the past, how do they evaluate Yao Ming? In a podcast show, former Spurs big forward Robert Holly and former Suns center Channing Frye also talked about the situation when they played Yao Ming and the "little giant" in their eyes.
Fle, a long-retired space center, said: "People don't know how strong Yao Ming really is, he can not only eat you, but also has very good skills." Let me tell you something, he's the Rockets' executioner of the free throws, no matter who's on the court, the Rockets will send him to the free throws, he's so good! Horry, the "key man" who used to play for the Rockets, also talked about the Yao Ming he knew.
"The first time I played Yao Ming was with the Lakers, when the Lakers had O'Neal, everyone knew O'Neill's size, and we thought this guy (Yao Ming) was bigger than O'Neal. He's a very good guy, I met Yao Ming all because of the Rockets, and when we chatted, he could also name a lot of old players, I don't know how he knew these old players, he even said some players I didn't know. He knows a lot about basketball history, his basketball IQ is rarely talked about, even if he is not this body, he can be a very good, very smart player. Horry said.
Although the two retired interior players have never played with Yao Ming on a team, they have played many times as opponents. Only your opponent will evaluate you correctly, although Yao Ming has been questioned, but Horry and Fry's evaluation of Yao Ming should be the most fair and objective statement. The two of them continued to praise Yao Ming, and it could be seen that they enjoyed their feelings when they were on the throne with Yao Ming.
Yao Ming's success does not only rely on his body shape and interior skills, his understanding of the NBA and his in-depth experience of American basketball culture are also the key to Yao Ming's success in the NBA. As Horrie said, some players don't know their names, but Yao Ming, who has no Background in American Basketball, knows these names, which obviously makes Horry feel incredible. It can also be seen that Yao Ming must have had a deep understanding of the NBA before entering the NBA, which led to his subsequent success.