The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 213 [Absolute Domain, New Tactics]

Ye Feng has no financial pressure, and there is only one goal left in playing, and that is the championship.His three-year contract once caused a lot of uproar, but he didn't come forward to clarify anything.

In 2011, due to labor issues, players went on strike, and the NBA was suspended for a period of time. At that time, there would be a wave of salary cuts. Some team employees were forced to cut salaries, and some people dropped as much as 75%.

Los Angeles fans don't care about Ye Feng's salary, they are happy as long as there is a wonderful game to watch, and they applaud if the team they support wins the championship.What is the relationship between high salary and low salary?They can't get it anyway.Those who opposed Ye Feng's low salary were all competitors, or fans of competitors.They are worried that the Clippers will have a big deal in the future. If another star is introduced, the Clippers' lineup will be stronger, and it will be more difficult for other teams to compete for the championship.A group of people with conflicting interests wish Ye Feng could earn an annual salary of 3000 million, leaving the Clippers with no salary space to sign role players.The situation of fattening a person and killing a team often happens in the NBA.

Entering September, the Clippers have made it clear that they will not bring in any more free agents, and the free market has no suitable big names for them, and the voices of dissatisfaction with Ye Feng have suddenly decreased a lot.

There are also some smart managers who have more pressure, such as Pat Riley of the Heat.The Clippers retain salary space and can do a lot in the free agent market next year.In the past 10 years, there has never been a free market like next year, with so many "big fish"!If players like Wade and James join forces with Ye Feng, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Ye Feng has indeed thought a lot about next year's free market. I don't know if the Heat's Big Three will appear. Once they appear, it will be a four-man combination of James, Wade, Bosh, and Mayo, facing that super team It's not easy to win.Empty cap space equals multiple insurance policies.Maybe James will join the Clippers in order to win the championship, then he is expected to wear rings on 10 fingers in the future.The possibility of LeBron coming is unlikely, but the Clippers should not give up this possibility.

Everything is going according to Ye Feng's plan, he likes to control his fate in his own hands.So far, he has only caused some doubts, and has not lost anything.League president David Stern has never looked for him, and has no opinion on the current situation of the Clippers.The league's acquiescence to his actions is a good sign.

He knows Stern loves gimmicks.If you like gimmicks, you will definitely like him, the person who created miracles for rookies, scoring champions, and black eights.When the new season starts, Stern may also arrange a script for him...

The Lakers made reinforcements and introduced Artest.But Ye Feng was not worried about this.From the outside, the Lakers seem to have assembled a star lineup.In fact, once Artest got the championship ring, he might not play hard.In Ye Feng's previous life, apart from his performance in the first season with the Lakers and his strong defense against Pierce in the finals, Artest has been playing soy sauce on the team, his body has become fatter and his speed has slowed down, and he also likes to shoot wildly on the offensive end.If a person does not have the heart to compete for the championship, his ability will decline very quickly.

The Lakers are very strong, but only slightly stronger than last season, that is, Ariza was replaced by Artest.For this change, the Lakers actually spent an extra $3000 million.

This season, the Clippers did not spend much to "regenerate" the lineup.After a year of running-in, there will be a tacit understanding between the players. Only two people left the team, Chalmers and Lowry, both of whom have poor defense and cannot adapt to the team's formation.As a substitute, Curry has a stable shot and Thornton is also an excellent attacker, and their overall ability is much stronger.With the addition of veteran Kidd, the Clippers have greatly improved their strength.

What also improved was Ye Feng's ball skills.

Ye Feng has a lot of training every day, two hours of trampoline shooting, one hour of dribbling practice, mid-range shooting practice, and three-point shooting practice.The CIC is still at 45 degrees on both sides and at a high position, and other places are not practiced.The three-pointer is more trouble-free, just practice a position at the top of the arc.

It is better to practice more than to practice more, this has always been the truth that Ye Feng believes in.Dominant stars don't need to be comprehensive, and simple tricks are enough to be unstoppable, just like O'Neal and Duncan.It is precisely because of this mentality that he won the scoring title last season.In order to have an amazing scoring record.As long as the opponent has a weakness, he will fight endlessly!
Thibodeau also agrees with his approach. Defense can have zone defense, and offense can also have zone offense.Three offensive points are enough to guarantee his offensive changes.

Now, Ye Feng's trick shooting has begun to show results. Even if he can't see the basket and his angle is blocked, he can make moves in the air to find a gap to shoot.In the low position on both sides, the power of the middle road has been improved.At his level, even a little bit of improvement is already remarkable.Thibodeau suggested that in the new season, 70% of his offense should be shot in three areas, 30% of mid-range shots, and occasionally a three-pointer. This will be more powerful than the balanced flow of play in the league.

Now he can't guarantee a shooting rate of more than 60% like Raymond Pobiler, but 40% of this skill is also called a stunt, and no one in the NBA has ever used this as a conventional weapon.

On this day, after the training, Ye Feng asked: "This trick should have a name. Nowitzki's 'Golden Rooster Independence', Wade's 'Lightning Breakthrough'...what should I call it?"

McGee laughed: "Acrobatic shooting? Throwing shots?"

"..." Ye Feng couldn't think of something nice to hear, so he asked for other people's opinions. "Could you please come up with a better name?"

Hardaway thought for a while and smiled: "I thought of a word that is more suitable for your current style of play. If you want to name a skill, you might as well consider the word 'field'. Like 'hungry wolf field', 'absolutely field'!"

Hardaway's "Killer CROSSOVER" is also a very prestigious name, and he is better at playing cool.Ye Feng likes this name very much. "Tim, you are so good at naming things, let's call it Absolute Domain!"

Absolute domain means that within an area, the ball can definitely be shot, whether it is a normal jump shot, a dunk, or a trick shot that seems to be thrown randomly, this is very in line with Ye Feng's style of play.

Hardaway said with a smile: "At first, I thought that after two months of rest, you would forget the feeling of shooting. Now you seem to be more accurate than before. Next season, maybe you can break the scoring record."

"I hope so."

If he breaks the scoring record again, he can only break Chamberlain's 100-point record, which is very unrealistic, Ye Feng has no confidence.Kidd came to the Clippers, will he break this record?Maybe they'll play more as a team next season, which is what it takes to win a championship.

Six days of training, one day off.Ye Feng didn't want to be idle that day, he discussed tactics with Thibodeau, and talked about his experience after watching a football match in Europe.

If it is a team with a strong man-to-man defense, the Clippers can keep interspersed and running like Barcelona football. Kidd is responsible for holding the ball on the outside and letting him look for opportunities to pass the ball.After Kidd arrives, he can increase pick-and-roll and off-the-ball running, and increase air cuts. If there is an opportunity, Kidd can send a strike in time, and his passing awareness is top in the league.

To create opportunities for singles, Ye Feng came up with a circular stance. He holds the ball in a high position, and the other four stand apart. Chance.With the ball in the high position, he can choose to dribble with his back against outside players, and when he encounters a tall inside line, he can take the ball and break through, which basically has advantages.

With the ball in the high post, as long as someone comes up to double-team, there will be more obvious gaps.The premise of this style of play is that there must be four pitchers, and the corner three-pointer is especially important.As long as you can hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, the opponent's inside line will be very uncomfortable. This formation is designed to restrain the 32 and 122 zone defenses and can evacuate the inside line.

Love focused on 60-degree three-pointers. Like Ye Feng, he didn't seek comprehensiveness. He only practiced three positions, the top of the arc and the two sides at 60 degrees.Kidd can occupy another 60-degree angle, and the two bottom corners Wright, Morrow, Curry and others can all be competent.Ye Feng's lineup with four pitchers played a lot last season. The difference is that he took the ball more often in the low post and used the triangle offense to attract double-teams so he could pass the ball in two directions.Pull to a high position to form a circular formation. He is in the center and can choose to pass the ball in four directions, which is more powerful. With this style of play alone, as long as the hit rate is guaranteed, it is not easy for the opponent to break.

With Kidd, Ye Feng can become more comprehensive.Kidd is the Harvey of the Clippers, and he is the Messi of the Clippers.Everyone's division of labor can be very clear. If Ye Feng is frustrated in singles, he will use a "Princeton" running tactic.

If you break it down in detail, you will find that the tactics Ye Feng came up with are different from the Eagles, pick-and-rolls, and Princeton that the NBA already has.It is more inclined to a circular formation, using running positions to maintain a large circle of 5 people and a small circle of 4 people.

He discussed with Thibodeau for two hours and drew out many positioning methods.Thibodeau was surprised after seeing it and approved of his idea, but the actual effect of these tactics still needs to be tested in actual combat. The Clippers can try it in the new season and it will not affect the defense.

After discussing in the afternoon, when he was about to leave the arena, Thibodeau smiled and said: "You went to watch a football game, how can you think of so many things, I think you can be an assistant coach now!"

Ye Feng didn't think about becoming a coach in the future, and said with a smile: "I also watched a Barcelona basketball game. European basketball is more team-based, so I want to learn from it. When I'm free, I also discuss it with Ariel. , she gave a lot of advice."

Thibodeau nodded and said with a smile: "It is said that European basketball is advanced. I have watched the European Championships and found that what is advanced is not the tactics themselves, but the understanding of tactics by European players. Now the tactics of various countries and teams are all the same. Much the same. You have some innovations in your ideas, but most of your ideas have a key problem, you must have a strong singles offensive point, and you are also thinking about yourself."

Ye Feng is indeed thinking with himself as the core, and he doesn't deny it. "If you have a strong point, you have to use it. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

Thibodeau smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong with it. I am now looking forward to the early start of the season."

(End of this chapter)