pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 172

Enzo's slam dunk was infinitely close to success, and at the same time, it gave them a glimmer of hope.

The Bulls have the possibility of beating anyone other than Barrett.

And Mu Chenfeng and others gradually realized that their real opponent was only Barrett.

It is obviously unrealistic to want to win the game in the end, but if you want to score a goal, it is always possible to score a goal with continuous offense.

Since Barrett is an opponent, or an invincible opponent, then why bother to compete with reality, can't afford to provoke or hide?

The style of play in the training camp has changed again. This time, instead of looking for confrontation on purpose, it is to avoid confrontation. However, basketball will not enter any defensive area that Barrett can radiate.

The basketball is always in the hands of the person furthest from Barrett.

Louis nodded in satisfaction, "The abilities of these boys are really unexpected. They found a way to deal with Barrett so quickly. In this way, no matter how powerful Barrett's defense is, it will be useless."

The training camp gradually stabilized the situation and slowly entered the state.

There was a loud sound of cheering in the stands, Henry took the lead, and everyone cheered for their companions together.

For a while, those who watched the game were more enthusiastic than those who played the game.

After receiving encouragement from their teammates, the five players on the field were also full of energy. The plan to "restrict" Barrett had begun to bear fruit. As long as Barrett went, he could see the smooth conduction of the ball among his teammates.

"Mu Chenfeng, come on." Alice clasped her hands together in front of her chest, praying devoutly.

"Don't worry Alice, with Mu Chenfeng here, it's okay." Henry still believed in Mu Chenfeng, and firmly believed that if only one goal could be scored in this game, then this goal must belong to Mu Chenfeng.

Mu Chenfeng met Wilson again.

Having successfully passed him twice, Mu Chenfeng didn't think he was such a big threat.

"If I can pass you twice, I can pass you the third time." Mu Chenfeng dribbled the ball back two steps confidently. This posture is an obvious starting action.

Wilson didn't speak, just looked at Mu Chenfeng calmly.

Could this guy be fooled by himself? Being passed over by a 16-year-old "kid" does damage his dignity as an NBA player, but he is not too weak to give up.

Mu Chenfeng kicked his right foot hard and took the first proud step. Just when everyone, including Mu Chenfeng, thought that the ball would pass the opponent without any suspense, Wilson suddenly appeared in front of Mu Chenfeng and blocked his breakthrough.

"It's fake." Mu Chenfeng couldn't believe it, he had successfully passed the opponent twice before, why couldn't he pass this time?

Louis looked slightly serious, "Physically, although Mu Chenfeng was able to pass Wilson, he exerted all his strength and even challenged his physical limit. As the game progresses, his physical fitness will show a downward trend, which will accelerate the consumption of his physical energy. That is to say, Mu Chenfeng's first breakthrough is the fastest and the largest. The strength of each subsequent breakthrough will be lower than the previous one. The reason why he can't pass Wilson now is the reason for his physical decline. If he can't pass this time, he will not be able to pass it in the future."

The reason why NBA stars can afford high-intensity games averaging more than 30 minutes or even 40 minutes per game is because they have extraordinary physical fitness, and on the other hand, they know how to control the consumption of physical energy.

A basketball game is a long and long-lasting process. An instant burst may bring the team a short lead or victory, but for a 48-minute game, that lead is not solid.

Sometimes in basketball games, the competition is not about scoring, but physical fitness. Only those who can fight to the end will win.

Wilson is a player who knows how to control his physical fitness. As an outside shooter, he mostly catches and shoots after running without the ball. This requires him to distribute his physical energy evenly and reasonably in normal games. Therefore, Wilson can always achieve the minimum physical energy consumption.

Under the same intensity, Mu Chenfeng consumes much more than Wilson.

"I can't be passed by you again." Wilson followed Mu Chenfeng closely with his dexterous footsteps. No matter how Mu Chenfeng swayed, he couldn't get rid of him. In desperation, Mu Chenfeng could only hand the ball to his teammates.

Wilson's stalking reminded Mu Chenfeng that there was once an NBA player who ran the game like a marathon. This person was Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons, the player Kobe Bryant didn't want to defend the most.

He ran almost the entire game without stopping for a moment.

This kind of person will be a headache for opponents, but it is the darling in the eyes of teammates. This is why a shooter with poor defense will firmly occupy the starting position in the Bulls.

"Hehe, this is serious." Louis smiled. What Wilson is doing now is what he does in the NBA. The defense is not good but the physical fitness is very good. He only needs to stick firmly to the offensive players like a magnet to neutralize their attack power.

"Don't underestimate the NBA. Anyone who can play in that league has two talents." George said.

But this inadvertent sentence disgusted Louis very much.

When he was young, he participated in the NBA draft three times, but lost all of them inexplicably. At that time, he was able to gain a firm foothold on the NBA stage with his strength. As for the reason why Louis lost the selection, it is still a mystery.

But after losing three times, Louis was disheartened, completely gave up the idea of ​​​​the NBA, and turned into a coach, and his talent was most vividly displayed in the position of coach, and he started his NBA career with another identity.

Head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.

After Popovich retired, San Antonio entered an unprecedented dark period. The arrival of Louis helped the team out of the ten-year predicament, and in the draft, they got the incomparably talented power forward Brandon Jefferson. Just as the Spurs were preparing to welcome another dynasty that belonged to them, the conflict between Jefferson and Louis intensified.

Lewis absolutely believes that Jefferson is not a qualified leader. He wants to support the still-growing shooting guard Jack Crowder, and believes that he is the cornerstone of leading the Spurs to a dynasty.

Of course, Jefferson, who regards himself as aloof, is unwilling to accept the status of the second master. Under balance, the Spurs management finally chose Jefferson, who had already fulfilled his talent at the time.

In a fit of anger, Louis left the Spurs management, ended his short three-year NBA career, and devoted himself to the cultivation of young people.

Facts have proved that Louis was right. The Spurs did not go further under the leadership of Jefferson. Instead, the team's record fell like an avalanche without Lewis.

And Crowder applied for a trade in the same year that Lewis left, joined the Minnesota Timberwolves at the price of cabbage, and reached the Western Conference Finals with the team.

The Spurs did not usher in the long-awaited dawn, but once again fell into endless darkness.

The management also tried to remedy the situation, inviting Lewis to coach again and promising that Jefferson would accept the second-in-command position.

But Louis has long been disheartened, and the cornerstone in his eyes has been sent away, and he has no confidence in the Spurs management.

And the phrase "You are the biggest sinner in the Holy City." became his farewell to the Spurs, and he has never had any contact with that team or those people since then.

"NBA can't represent everything, never can, there is a wider and more prosperous basketball world outside of that." Lewis affirms the talent of the NBA, but he always believes that there are higher talents in some parts of the world.

"Come on, kids, let the NBA see your talents!" Louis shouted excitedly into the arena. Alice had never seen such an excited father, but she understood the significance of the NBA to her father, and that sacrifice made him an enemy of the entire league.

Most of the players who were sent to the NBA by Louis became the league's top players, and Louis "ruled" the league in this way.

"Coach!" Mu Chenfeng saw endless expectations in Louis' eyes.

"Felix, I would like to trouble you." Mu Chenfeng completely released the ball to his teammates, while he himself walked slowly to the bottom line, standing, purely standing.

"Mu Chenfeng, what are you doing? Now is not the time to be in a daze!" Robinson was dissatisfied with Mu Chenfeng's actions. Playing against the Bulls was already difficult enough, but now he pulled himself out of the game and let them play four against five.

"Robin, shut up." Rum interrupted, "Leave him alone."

The fact that Mu Chenfeng didn't leave the field proved that he didn't give up. Lang Mu believed that there must be his reasons for Mu Chenfeng's doing so.

For 5 full minutes, Mu Chenfeng didn't participate in the offense or defense, but just stood there.

(End of this chapter)