Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 120 Rookie of the Month
After defeating Rose and the Bulls led by him, Ye Feng continued to maintain a good competitive state, and the team's record was also gradually rising.In the remaining games in November, the Blazers scored 11 wins and 5 loss. The only loss came from the Suns led by Nash and Stoudemire, although Ye Feng scored a game-high 1 points , but also powerless to prevent the team from losing.However, the Blazers' performance this month is undoubtedly very good. They only lost 27 games in 16 games and are currently ranked in the top four in the Western Conference with a record of 5 wins and 12 losses. This is something that many fans did not expect at the beginning of the season.

Ye Feng also gradually got used to the intensity of NBA training and games. Although he was still a little impulsive at times, most of the time he behaved quite calmly, not at all like a 20-year-old young man.In fact, some people in the team joked that the young guards they were in were not worthy of the name. Whether it was Roy and Alder who had played for two or three seasons, or Ye Feng and Batum who had just entered the league, they all performed well. Maturity beyond her age.And at this time, he always used Auden to make jokes. His "maturity" was more on the surface. There was no way, this guy was too old.

Ye Feng enjoyed this change very much. Although a rookie must always look like a rookie, being able to calm down and fully implement the coach's arrangements will undoubtedly be of great benefit to his own growth and the team's record.Feeling the changes in himself, Ye Feng couldn't help sighing that the saying "environment changes people" is true. Compared with when he was in college, his skills and style of play haven't changed much, but it seems that he is better than he was in college. Even stronger in the NCAA, it's a change of heart.If he was still a child at that time, Ye Feng now feels that he has grown up.

The Blazers' management was also very relieved that Ye Feng's performance proved that he was worth the price the team paid to get the sixth pick.On the other hand, Gallinari, who was traded to the Knicks, seems to have yet to find his place in the team. They are all players that coach D'Antoni has used smoothly.Coupled with the fact that he himself is still adapting to the NBA-level three-point line, it makes sense that he won't get much playing time.But if he can get back to his shooting level in the Italian league, maybe D'Antoni will be interested.

If Gallinari was allowed to come to the Blazers, maybe the team would not have a conflict of who will hold the ball?McMillan thought to himself, but soon put the thought behind him.With the gradual relaxation of the NBA's defensive regulations, a ball-handler can no longer satisfy the team's offensive system. It's not that there are all-around wings like Ye Feng who can score and defend well with the ball, let alone Judging from the last few games, as long as the ball is given to Ye Feng, he will consciously increase the role of organizing the offense while attacking himself. This is a very good sign.

However, there are still some people who are unhappy with his overreaching, such as the team's backup point guard Rodriguez, because Ye Feng's attempts are basically done when he is playing with the substitute lineup, so it is quite Yu snatched his job.If you let him be a spot-up shooter, his shooting is not that accurate. If you turn against Ye Feng for this, among other things, McMillan will be the first to agree. What about an average backup point guard? Maybe it is as important as the team's future hopeful star?Even if he directly tells the head coach what he thinks, the final result is for him to adjust himself.

Ye Feng probably guessed something from the Spaniard's sudden indifference, but he didn't intend to change his plan. If he retreated because of a few complaints and a bad attitude from a backup point guard, he would Just announce your retirement early.But in fact, he himself is constantly groping in the game. After all, the team does not intend to play a triangle offensive tactic. A pink and tender point forward like him is basically useless, that is, to share the pressure of the backcourt players during the game. .Even so, Ye Feng is doing very well. At least this kind of experience can polish his passing skills and court vision. If he is needed to organize an offense in the future, he won't be in a hurry.

After beating the Pistons 96 to 85 in an away game, the Trail Blazers' game in November is over, but they will have to play consecutive away games against the Knicks, Wizards, Celtics and Raptors. The only advantage is that, They are at least all in the East, among which the Knicks, Celtics and Raptors are in the same division, so that the schedule of the Trail Blazers team will be reduced a lot.However, since he had already experienced consecutive away games, Ye Feng didn't have any special feelings about such an obviously not-so-hard away game. Instead, he focused on being the best rookie of the month in November.

The Rookie of the Month Award is an award given by the NBA to the best-performing rookie in the Eastern and Western Divisions every month. The winner will receive the award before the next home game of his team.This year's rookies are very interesting. The gap between the strengths of the East and the West is relatively obvious. Although the East has Rose and Beasley, two top-two rookies, the next bunch of rookies are all from the West, including the Timberwolves. Husband, Westbrook of the Thunder, Mayo of the Grizzlies, Gordon of the Clippers, and Ye Feng himself, and don’t forget that there is another guy who is still in his rookie season, Ye Feng’s teammate Oden, it can be said that the West Rookie of the Month competition is much more brutal than in the Eastern Conference.If you don't play a very good performance, then it is very likely that this award can only go to someone else.

In fact, the best rookie of the month is only the player who will be more excited. The team has always been dispensable for this award. If it is replaced by the best rookie of the year, they may be more interested.Also, many unknown NBA players won the Rookie of the Month Award in their rookie season, not to mention some players who won the Rookie of the Year Award did not become stars, so it is reasonable for the team to not be motivated of.

But Ye Feng still wanted to see if he could win the Rookie of the Month award in the first month. gap?As a Chinese, Ye Feng never arrogantly thinks that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, but he never underestimates himself, thinking that other people are stronger than himself.Everyone has their own strengths, as well as their own weaknesses, and using one's strengths to compete with others' strengths, isn't that something only idiots would do?

The NBA's official action is very fast. Before the game between the Trail Blazers and the Pistons is over, the official website has released the best rookie winners of the East and West in November.There is no suspense about the Rookie of the Month in the East. Although Beasley got a lot of opportunities beside Wade, because of the existence of Haslem and Marion, he still played as a substitute most of the time, which also led to There is still a certain gap between his data and Rose.Averaging 11 points, 17.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, this is Rose's report card. Both scoring and assists rank first among rookies in the East.In fact, apart from Beasley, only Lopez of the Nets in the East has the hope of competing. It can be said that Rose's pressure is very small.

The West is the complete opposite. The 15 teams have concentrated a number of high-ranking rookies, and their performances have not humiliated their picks.In addition to the ULCA troika, Mayo's 14.3 points and 4.5 rebounds and Gordon's 15.1 points and 3.7 assists are also very eye-catching, but there is no way, the performances of Westbrook, Ye Feng and Love fully explain why they are so talented It is the championship of this NCAA.Although Love performed poorly in the two games against the Trail Blazers, his average level throughout the month should not be underestimated. The quasi-double-double of 14.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game made it difficult for McHale to pick him. fault.

But his data is also the worst among the three.Although he lost a lot of shooting opportunities because he played next to Durant, Westbrook averaged only 13.7 points per game, but he sent the most 2008 assists among rookies in 7.5. This data can also be ranked in the entire league. top fifteen.And Ye Feng is the most dazzling one among the three, leading all rookies with an average of 18.5 points per game, and once scored 30+ points in the game. Proves he's not just a pure scorer.

In the end, the best rookie of the month in the Western Conference was still given to Ye Feng.In fact, the official NBA experts were quite troubled during the selection process. One was the rookie with the highest scoring average per game, and the other was the rookie with the most assists per game. They had been hesitating between Ye Feng and Westbrook.However, the Trail Blazers' record and Ye Feng's comprehensiveness made the experts' inner balance lean towards this young Chinese striker, and a small group of people who insisted on Westbrook were also convinced by Ye Feng's performance.

Of course, Westbrook and Love are not dissatisfied with Ye Feng being selected as the best rookie of the month. Nothing has changed since joining the NBA.But according to their usual urgency, they still "shamelessly" asked Ye Feng to invite them to the most luxurious and luxurious restaurants in Portland.Ye Feng agreed without hesitation, in his opinion, a meal between friends is really nothing, everyone is now considered rich, right?

(End of this chapter)