The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 19 [Decentralization of NBDL]

"Brand's contract expires this season, so it's hard to stay, isn't it? Maggette may jump out of the contract to test the free market if he plays good numbers. I think it's time for the Clippers to rebuild. This season should be decisive. , The goal is to put in the draft next year, select a high-ranking player as the core to rebuild, and then strengthen the back line, there is hope for the future."

This is not really a suggestion. Before Brand arrived, the Clippers had always been a bad team.With the current lineup of the Clippers, even if they get the No. [-] pick next year and choose Rose to Los Angeles, they will not be much stronger. The Bulls will be the most affected. Without Rose, I don't know if the Bulls can become a strong team.

After chatting for a while and leaving the contact number of the other party, Ye Feng went downstairs to find Nina.At this moment, he never thought that Ariel would really use him in the future, not just a joke...

Ye Feng and Nina did not have any sparks at this dance, it was just a gathering of ordinary friends.He started to get busy again the next day, when the Lakers played against their second opponent, the Minnesota Timberwolves, at home that night.

After Garnett left, the Timberwolves fell, and the new wolf king Al Jefferson was unable to support himself. The Lakers took a 93-70 lead in just three quarters and turned the game into garbage time.Ye Feng played 6 minutes in the fourth quarter, contributed a dunk, scored 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.

Just as people began to pay attention to Ye Feng, a bad news came out, Turiaf came back.Ye Feng was placed on the injured list and lost the chance to come off the bench.

On November [-]th, the NBDL Development League will start soon.The uniform team also announced that Ye Feng would be assigned to the NBDL Los Angeles Defenders for training.

NBDL is the talent pool of NBA teams and belongs to the secondary league.Being sent down is a depressing thing for players, but Ye Feng thinks it doesn't matter, he needs to play.He didn't dare to shoot casually when he was on the court, and he hesitated when he had the opportunity.In the NBDL, there are no big-name players, so there is no need to worry about ball possession.He will definitely get playing time, ready to shoot more shots on the court to find his touch.Only by practicing the CIC can he get more playing time.

The Defensive team's original home arena is the same Staples Center as the Lakers, and it just moved to the newly completed Citizens Commercial Bank Stadium in August this year.

Ye Feng got his driver's license in college, and after the preseason game, he bought a second-hand car, an old Chevrolet, with an old style, and the advantage is that it is cheap.He drove himself to the Citizens Commercial Bank Arena ten kilometers east to report.

In the arena, Ye Feng greeted his temporary teammates. These people envied him very much. They were not like Ye Feng who was sent down after signing a contract. They could only slowly wait for the opportunity to enter the league. Start playing and the chances of staying are very low.

NBDL will also have star games, best players, and best team selections.But even if he becomes the MVP of the Development League, he may not be able to join the NBA, which shows the cruelty of competition.

Laughlin is not only a Lakers scout, but also the deputy general manager of the Los Angeles Defenders.Laughlin introduced him to Mark, the coach of the team. Mark is a white man in his 50s, with a wide body and a fat body. He had no experience of playing in the NBA when he was young and belonged to an academic coach.

Surprisingly, Divac also came here.The coaching staff specially asked Divac to guide Ye Feng's offense during this period of time. A fringe player can have an assistant coach to follow him, which is enough to show that the Lakers value him.Divac communicated with Mark, and Ye Feng got another piece of good news. The defenders will attack with him as the core.

In the Lakers team, Ye Feng is always the last choice on the offensive end, becoming the core of the offense can only happen in a dream.In order for him to improve, the coaching staff provided him with enough convenience.The general plan is to let Ye Feng go to the high position for the pick-and-roll, and the defender must pass the ball back to the high position. He can shoot from the high position, or he can choose to pass the ball.Divac will also teach him some low-post offensive methods to increase his offensive threat.

In order to reserve the necessary talents for the parent team, all NBDL teams have the same tactics and even defensive strategies as the NBA teams they belong to.Training here, there will be no problem of returning to the Lakers' inability to adapt to the rhythm.

The NBDL match will start a week later. Under the arrangement of Divac, Ye Feng increased his training volume and started individual practice ahead of schedule.Divac took a basketball and said with a serious face: "With your physical fitness, as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to improve in the short term and help the team. Don't feel that it will be easier just because you are in the Development League. I will help you. Training will only be more tiring than when you practiced with the Lakers, and you have to be mentally prepared."

Ye Feng also said seriously: "I didn't feel tired when I was training, let's start!"

Divac was pleased with his attitude. "Comprehensive low-post offense, high-post support and mid-range shooting are what you need to practice here. I will demonstrate it for you. You can watch it."

Divac demonstrated while explaining.

Low post offense refers to the position on the court that is close to the bottom line around the basket. The area about 7 feet away from the basket can be called the low post area.The low-post offensive ability mentioned in basketball terms does not refer to a certain technique of the player, but refers to the ability of the player to score and support in the low-post area, including turn-around singles after receiving the ball with his back to the basket, moving directly back to the basket or Relying on mid-range shooting, it also includes more commonly used inside actions such as turning around and walking the bottom line to break through, receiving the ball with your back to the basket and then splitting the ball to cut teammates.

Except for a very small number of guards or small forwards, the low post players are generally big, muscular men.Of course, the most intense confrontation on the court is in the three-second zone!Any offensive player who moves or is active within the three-second zone will receive special care from the opponent.The most suitable low-post attack is a player with both speed and strength, so that he can find scoring opportunities when the physical confrontation is relatively strong. Ye Feng is exactly this type of person.

Those who are good at low post offense can also easily dominate the game.

First of all, it is not easy to be double-teamed when it is close to the bottom line with its back to the basket. Even if it is double-teamed, it will form a shooting opportunity for an open player on the offensive side, which can immediately form a situation of supporting the ball. The ball player's singles ability is so strong that the defender has to adopt double-team tactics. In most cases, the defender will only appropriately narrow the defensive area and be cautious about whether the low-post ball-handling player is playing singles at the moment.Therefore, the low position is an area where it is easier to form one-to-one insiders.

Secondly, because the back of the low-post player is facing the defensive player, the body can isolate the defensive player from the ball, and it is not easy to interfere when the ball is distributed. It is concealed and has a wide field of vision. Make an assist.

Finally, the NBA's three-second zone is a rectangle with an area of ​​4.88 meters by 5.8 meters, while the FIBA's three-second zone is a trapezoid of 3.6 meters by 6 meters by 5.8 meters! The NBA's three-second zone is smaller than FIBA's standard field regulations, and the low-post ball points are closer to the basket, making it easier to get scoring opportunities.

Of course, the low post in the NBA is not defenseless. With the increasing popularity of zone defense in the NBA, the difficulty of low post singles has increased, but players who adapt to low post offense are very lethal to the left and right sides of the inside line. , Even if there is no singles chance to score, the probability of scoring is higher than that of ordinary players.

Many teams often adopt two defensive methods.One is to only shrink the defensive area when the low-post player starts to play singles, and when the offensive player completes the last dribble and starts shooting, he double-teams to interfere with his hit rate.The second is when the low-post offensive player is about to take the last step or turn around, the No.2 defensive player directly blocks his last step. This is a certain degree of trap defense. The seemingly low-tech defensive tactics are quite effective.

In addition to tactical defense, players with strong individual defensive ability can also complete low-post defense without the help of teammates. For example, players such as Garnett, Duncan, and Ben Wallace will basically not let the offensive team get rid of themselves and face the basket directly. The opportunity to force offensive players to shoot in the confrontation instead of shooting after getting rid of. The reason why Ye Feng is valued is that his strength is only slightly inferior to Wallace, but his speed and bounce are stronger.Even with average offensive abilities, he has the potential to be a super defender.

The next day, the defenders started their first joint practice.

Ye Feng played very easily and quickly built up his confidence.There are very few people with "monster" level physical fitness playing here. Elton Brown, who participated in the preseason training camp with him earlier, is called the best.And Harris, who worked as a temporary worker in the Rockets for a few days, can almost call the wind and call the rain in the Development League and is omnipotent.

The Los Angeles Defenders are fringe draft losers with good shooters at the NBA level, but few who are good at defense.Scouts don't watch NBDL games every day. Only good data can attract NBA teams to find them for trial training.Hard defense is difficult to get data, and it is easy to get injured, the gain outweighs the gain, and no one likes it.

Under the guidance of Divac, Ye Feng practiced a quick turn around and then a baseline dunk or a mid-range shot, and he made several of these moves.Ye Feng is too fast, as long as he turns around successfully, he can dunk the ball into the basket.

Ye Feng can grab a lot of rebounds by relying on his body, and he won offensive rebounds. As long as the opponent doesn't foul, he will immediately perform dunks.After practicing for half an hour, Ye Feng's performance was dominant. He thought Divac would praise him, but he didn't expect Divac to be very dissatisfied with him.

"Ye, your style of play is a waste of time, and it won't achieve the effect of training. The NBA's defense is not so lax, what you have to practice is shooting! From now on, I don't want to see you dunk again! Don't take off with all your strength!"

Back on the field, Ye Feng, who could only shoot the ball, lost half of his power immediately. It would be cruel to prohibit a person with extraordinary jumping ability from dunking.

(End of this chapter)