Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 106 The Prelude to the Regular Season

That's what Ye Feng told McMillan, and he did the same thing. In the training session, only when Roy made it clear that he needed him to attack with the ball, would he do his part to ask for the ball to attack. Other than that, he It is more to use yourself as a wing gate and contribute your strength on the defensive end.Although Ye Feng is not willing to become a 3D player, for a rookie, this is the best way to survive. At the same time, it can avoid conflicts with the team's old players in terms of tactical execution. The benefits to the team are immeasurable.

After a period of training, Ye Feng had a deeper understanding of the team's tactics.In this regard, he has to lament that the NBA's tactics are much more detailed than the NCAA. Perhaps only famous coaches like Calipari and Old K can compete with NBA coaches in tactics.But he is also very proud, because it is rumored that 70% of the modern NBA's tactical system comes from UCLA's legendary coach John Wooden. The famous triangle offense and Princeton tactical system are derived from UCLA's offensive tactics. It is said that Coach Wooden is the originator of NBA tactics.

After training camp comes the preseason.The preseason game is different from the summer league. The summer league is a league held by the NBA every year shortly after the draft for players and rookies who have entered the league within 3 years. It is usually held in Las Vegas, and some teams organize themselves. The summer league, the vast majority of players participating in the summer league can include the team's marginal players, free agents, NBDL players and international players. Performance.But the preseason game is already an official game in the NBA. It is a warm-up match for each team before the start of the NBA regular season, because after each season, each team has considerable changes in the lineup. , in order to allow each team to run in the lineup, familiarize themselves with their respective team's style of play, determine the lineup of each team for the new season, and at the same time enhance the communication between players and coaches.

From a large perspective, the preseason is very important to any team or even the entire league. Its role can be roughly divided into three points: one is to run the lineup, enrich the style of play, and test the competitiveness of new and old players. state.There are about 8 preseason games for each team. At the same time, in order to prevent the main players from getting tired before the battle, the playing time of the main players in this kind of game generally does not exceed 30 minutes, so it is also an opportunity for the substitute players to take the opportunity to show themselves; It is to warm up the NBA regular season. In order to better attract fans to watch the NBA regular season and playoffs, NBA officials also make full use of preseason games to build momentum for the new NBA season. It will be broadcast live on TV locally or nationwide, attracting as much attention as the regular season; the third is to promote the NBA and expand its overseas influence. Due to factors such as expanding overseas markets, the NBA has sent many teams overseas to play preseason games. China, Japan, Mexico, Spain, France and other countries have hosted such games.

For old players, the preseason game can let them find the feeling of the game as soon as possible, and run in with their new teammates by the way, but the preseason game is of great significance to rookies. You must know that they have never participated in any official NBA games before. .The summer league can barely be counted, but the opponents in the summer league are the marginal people of the team, and they will face other teams' starting lineups in the preseason.Even if the head coaches of those teams just want to train and train, and will not put the main players on the field for too long, at least this will allow the rookies to try to fight against the seniors.

McMillan saw Ye Feng's performance in training and kept it in his heart. He always believed that Ye Feng had the opportunity to become the top winger in the league, but now the team has Roy, so there is not much room for him to grow. So his growth rate may not be so fast.However, Ye Feng's tactical execution ability made him very pleased. He knew that this young man was not just talking, he was really showing his respect for himself and the protection of the interests of the team with practical actions. After he grows to a certain level, he will compete with Roy for the right to speak in the team, but at least now he can complete the tactical tasks conscientiously, which is already very good.

McMillan has nothing to reward, bonuses are not something he can decide as a head coach, and giving gifts is not in line with the image of a coach, so he plans to make up for Ye Feng in other places, and invite the top player in the history of the Trail Blazers It seems like a good idea to have a wing player to give him some guidance, such as Drexler "The Glider".But when he told Ye Feng about this idea, Ye Feng refused, and he didn't give any decent reasons, he just told McMillan that he didn't need special care, and if he found a famous team player to guide him, then his teammates would take care of him. What do you think?

Seeing Ye Feng's determined expression, McMillan was both angry and funny, and he said helplessly, "Ye, you are really the strangest young man I have ever seen. It is already very good for many rookies to not be overjoyed when facing such a thing." , I didn’t expect to be rejected by others.” Ye Feng smiled and said: “Coach, it’s not that I don’t need the guidance of my seniors, but after all, it’s time for the team’s training camp. I think I will be happy to accept it. How about this, you can give me more playing time in the preseason, and it is best to reach your expected average playing time in the regular season, so I am very willing to accept it.”

McMillan was stunned. He took a deep look at Ye Feng, and muttered, "I don't know what's going on in your head. Is playing time in preseason games more important than advice from historical superstars?" He was silent for a while. , Then said: "Well, then as you wish, I will let you play 30-35 minutes per game in the preseason. With your physical fitness, this should not be difficult, except for playing with a few other starters. In addition, you also need to lead the team's bench lineup. Oh yes, even though the official game has only started this year, I will not let Oden's playing time be the same as yours. He needs more protection and rest. Although the season The previous record is not important, but I still hope that you can go all out and let me see where your limit is."

Ye Feng scratched his head, laughed and said: "Isn't it normal for Greg to not be able to play for so long? And you said something wrong, my limit can't be tested in the preseason! Every team's star Can't fight for too long? That level of confrontation is not enough to cause me pressure." McMillan gave him a blank look and began to think about whether he should beat this kid severely. The tone of his words was really Too low!
The main players Roy and Ade didn't know that the head coach and Ye Feng had reached an agreement in private, so when they were replaced in the preseason and Ye Feng continued to stay on the court and play with the substitute lineup, They were surprised.Don't get me wrong, this is not jealousy of Ye Feng's ability to play more time. For veteran players, the outcome of the preseason game is not important. They are just curious why Ye Feng has to play for so long. Is it a rotation strategy during the regular season?Facing their doubts, McMillan said in a deep voice: "This is what Ye himself asked for. I don't know if it is because he has not played in the summer league that he is full of desire to attack, but one thing I can be sure of is that he hopes to take advantage of everything." You can use the opportunity to improve yourself, maybe this also means to let you see his true strength. So you all watch me carefully to see how far your new teammates can do!"

Ye Feng didn't know that McMillan had trained Roy and others off the court, he was just enjoying the NBA level game.Yes, this is the real NBA level. Whether it is the environment, teammates, opponents, or even the huge roar from the audience, he feels extremely excited and his adrenaline soars.Many people will lose shape when they are too excited, but Ye Feng will not. After the other main players are replaced, his teammates are the Spanish backcourt of Fernandez and Rodriguez, and Frye and Shaffer are inside. Rick Randolph, apart from him, this is a complete bench lineup.

As the only starter among the five, he reached out to Rodriguez, who was the point guard, for the ball without hesitation.The Spanish point guard was very aware of Ye Feng's position in the head coach's mind, and this was only a preseason game, so he frequently passed the ball to him.Facing the substitute lineups of other teams, Ye Feng was relentless. He fully demonstrated to his teammates what is called an all-round winger.If Ye Feng was still fighting with Roy and the others on the field at the same time, then he is already fully fired now!Dribbling under the crotch, changing direction in front of the body, European steps, small hooks, pull-up jumpers, golden rooster independence... Various offensive skills continue to appear on him. It seems that McMillan has no need to continue to start.

Of course, Ye Feng didn't only care about scoring for himself, he was able to find the loopholes in the opponent's defense and pass the ball while he was attacking. The other four people all enjoyed the benefits of having such a big killer by their side.They just need to run to the open space, and then Ye Feng's pass will be directly given to them like eyes, and Ye Feng's own breakthrough will create more open spaces for them.As long as the substitute players played at the same time as Ye Feng, the stats would be a joy.

Seeing Ye Feng's performance on the field, Roy's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)