The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 135 [Mr. Key]

The voting for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game has started, and the Clippers have four players who have become candidates for the All-Star Game.Ye Feng, Lowry, Love, Josh Smith.Smith is injured now, but he will be back in a month, and he can still catch up with the All-Star Game.

There's nothing to be proud of about being a candidate, and out of 120 candidates from the Eastern and Western Conferences, only 24 will be All-Stars.

In order to allow the most popular stars to start in the All-Star Game at the same time, the league will also make some small adjustments.For example, Ye Feng has always been the starting shooting guard in the Clippers, but the NBA officially voted him as a small forward, so that he will not overlap with Kobe, and people would like to see Ye Feng and Kobe starting together Appear, not only choose one of the two.This is the right thing to do. In the first round of voting, Ye Feng was far ahead of Carmelo Anthony in the small forward vote in the West.

There are some "accidents" in the back position. Although the relationship between McGrady and the Rockets has existed in name only and may be traded out of the team in the near future, it seems that McGrady's popularity is still undiminished, at least in the first round of the 2009 All-Star Game. In the results of the first round of voting, his votes surpassed Chris Paul and Steve Nash, and ranked second in the Western Conference point guard, second only to Kobe.McGrady's data is not an All-Star at all, but a large number of Chinese fans are very united and want to vote him as an All-Star starter.Maybe it's because of love and hate, maybe it's because they want to put Tracy McGrady in the All-Stars to increase his value, so that the Rockets can send him out before the trade deadline and replace him with someone more useful.

Such a result will undoubtedly add chaos to the All-Star Game. Once McGrady is really selected, a guard who should have entered the All-Star Game will inevitably lose the selection. This is obviously unfair.Judging from the recent All-Star Games, there are only 5 defenders.There is nothing wrong with Kobe, Nash, and Paul being selected. As another new-generation point guard second only to Paul in today's league, Deron Williams has not played in the All-Star Game in his career.He shouldn't be missed again after averaging close to 20 points and 10 assists per game this season.Although Chauncey Billups has mediocre statistics, he is the backcourt leader of the Nuggets. The coaches like players with leadership qualities; Brandon Roy is impeccable in terms of personal statistics and leadership skills. The Trail Blazers are now ranked in the top eight in the West, and his contribution is indelible.In addition, veteran Jason Kidd may also be selected for the All-Star Game, and the competition in the Western Conference is already fierce.

There is also such a player in the East, and that is Yi Jianlian. He surpassed many masters in the first round of voting and ranked third in the Eastern Conference forwards, but his data was only 10.2 points and ranked third in the Nets.

All fans around the world can participate in voting. The Chinese are so powerful that it doesn't seem to violate the rules.But the NBA vote is not a super girl, fair and reasonable factors must be considered within the rules.

The NBA officials will also intervene. Ye Feng knows that in the final stage, the votes of McGrady and Yi Jianlian will be overtaken. The league will not allow accidents to happen.

Ye Feng didn't canvass votes, even if he wasn't popular enough, he wouldn't do such a thing.Either be selected directly, or be selected by the coach as a substitute, the matter is as simple as that.

Now he cares more about the NBA regular season. Even though he beat the Magic, there are still more than 50 games in the regular season. Being able to persist until the end is the key to ensuring a high winning percentage. One game can't prove anything.He had a very good touch against the Magic and made a lot of shots, but if he wants to play stably like a pitcher every game, he is not yet confident.

After playing the Magic, the Clippers' tactics have undergone new changes. Thibodeau found that Ye Feng's hard work on the thin swingman on the outside is very effective. The two big men can also contain the opponent's defense and grab rebounds in the low post. Work, Barnes can do too.As for the problem of returning to the defense without shooting into the interior, Love has worked hard recently, and it seems that he has not slowed down to that heinous level. As long as the opponent's center is not particularly fast, he can completely keep up.And even if he returns to the defense quickly and enters the penalty area first, and the opponent counterattacks, it is difficult for him to stop the opponent's defender, most of which are sent points and fouls.

In the next game, Thibodeau is going to play a twin-tower tactic.Even if Josh Smith returns in the future, he will also consider placing Smith at the small forward position to increase his height on the court. Only when facing a team with strong breakthrough ability, he will arrange Smith as a power forward.

That's bad news for Wright and Morrow, who will find it harder to get playing time.Because of injuries, Thibodeau also put forward an additional requirement for the players. The dunk should be completed without defense as much as possible, and no particularly dangerous actions can be made for a momentary performance.Especially McGee and Ye Feng, we must pay extra attention.Ye Feng has also staged dunks many times this season, if he is tricked into malicious fouls, he will be in trouble.If the team wants to win the championship, what is needed is not performance, but the players to stay healthy.

On the 13th, the Clippers challenged the Portland Trail Blazers away.The Blazers are also a dark horse this season, and the combination of Roy and Aldridge is full of vitality.Spanish rookie swingman Rudy Fernandez also performed well, proficient in everything from inside to outside, averaging 10.4 points per game and shooting 40% from three-pointers.They are currently seventh in the West.

Unfortunately, last season's No. 9 pick Oden's performance after his comeback was disappointing. He couldn't find his place in the team. He averaged 7 points, 1 rebounds and [-] block per game. He didn't have the slightest superstar style. He looked like a good blue-collar player. , far from the level of champion.At the beginning, he was known as Russell's second, the one who could dominate the game with defense.

In contrast, the No. 25.2 pick Durant is much better than him.Durant averaged [-] points per game this season, becoming a super scorer in the league, and his shooting percentage has also increased. Although the Thunder's record this season is still at the bottom of the league, their future has been recognized by experts.

In this game, the Blazers fought back to back. They lost to the Jazz away yesterday.The physical strength of the players who rushed back home overnight will be tested.Looking at the inside strength, the Trail Blazers had a slight advantage in this game, but the outside players were ravaged by Ye Feng over and over again.

The Blazers, like the Magic, lack forward players who are good at defense.The starting small forward is the 19-year-old French teenager Batum. He is 203cm tall and weighs only 90kg. He is as thin as a big bamboo pole.Such a figure would definitely not be able to guard against Ye Feng.Shooting guard Roy is 198 cm and weighs 96 kg. He is already the strongest perimeter player in the Blazers, but he can't compare with Ye Feng.Not to mention the main substitute, Fernandez, who weighed only 84 kilograms, was almost killed by Ye Feng.

戈塔特和乐福的双塔还是负责在低位牵制防守和抢篮板，叶锋在外线无限单干，本场叶锋打了38分钟，30投16中，罚球8中6，砍下38分7篮板1助攻1抢断3盖帽。

Roy tried his best to defend Ye Feng, exhausted too much physical strength, missed his offensive shots, made only 27 of 10 shots, and scored 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists with free throws.Aldridge had 22 points and 6 rebounds.Oden scored 12 points and 10 rebounds. His performance was acceptable, but it was not as dazzling as Love's 14 points and 18 rebounds.

After this game, many fans believed that Ye Feng was invincible as a swingman, and the experts also gave him various compliments.Highest efficiency, strongest talent, offensive determination, etc...

But after only one day, the situation changed drastically. On the 14th, the Clippers played against the Rockets back-to-back at home. They lost the game 85 to 103. The winning streak was ended. Ye Feng hit 28 irons on 8 of 20 shots and scored only 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Er teamed up to lock Ye Feng to death. After several fights, the Rockets had figured out the Clippers' routine.As long as Ye Feng is defended to death, the Clippers' offense will be paralyzed. Except for the recent double-double Love who can give Ye Feng a little help, the Clippers don't have a stable scoring point.Love averaged only 11.2 points per game.

Flying to Oklahoma City with a loss, the Clippers defeated the Thunder 104 to 96 away, and Ye Feng maintained a perfect record against Durant.In this game, he showed off again, scoring 33 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The experts just wanted to praise a few words, but the Clippers had another problem.They lost to the Bulls, Bucks, and Raptors three Eastern teams one after another, which is surprising.In terms of record, Western teams have always maintained an advantage against the Eastern Conference, but the Clippers lost. The loss is due to the inexperience of the players and the lack of stability in performance. There will always be someone who plays inaccurately every game.Facts have proved that newcomers are unreliable.It is difficult for the three rising stars of Rose, Durant, and Green to lead the team to victory.

When each team is dealing with the Clippers, the formation is 122 defenses, stick to the inside, and let the Clippers players shoot.The Clippers also have pitchers, but they can't balance offense and defense.The starting players can't shoot three-pointers, and the defense of the pitchers can't meet Thibodeau's requirements. This problem has never been well resolved.

Ye Feng's performance is relatively stable, but there is still a gap between the top players in the league, and he still has weaknesses.As long as there are powerful outside players in the opponent's team to interfere closely, and there are fast inside players on top after the pick-and-roll, he can be restricted to a certain extent.For example, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah of the Bulls made it difficult for Ye Feng to attack, forcing him to stay away from the basket and only shoot.He has too many shortcomings in shooting, the most important thing is that he can't shoot three-pointers.He has also practiced in the team. His shooting rate is too low. He can't score 10 out of 3 shots without defense, and he can only shoot from the top of the arc. He can shoot three nos from the best corner position of breaking the zone defense. Come on.

It is impossible to develop the three-pointer ability this season. Even if he gives up the next vacation and practice hard, he may not be able to practice well. Kobe usually shoots three-pointers in training. 35% hit rate only.

What "Magic" Johnson said when evaluating Ye Feng was the most reasonable. "Ye Feng is one of the best players in the league who is good at using his body. If a team does not have a strong 2 and 3 position, he will be blown away. A team with a muscular stick may reduce his scoring Efficiency. Once Ye Feng's offense is blocked, the Clippers will definitely lose. He is the key player of the Clippers, and his performance directly affects the outcome of the game."

Christmas is here, and the Clippers have had two days of rest. With a total record of 14 wins and 13 losses, they continue to rank 10th in the Western Conference.

(End of this chapter)