Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 228 Ye Feng's Chance

The Spurs did not look particularly good this season. Their core GDP seems to be old. Duncan, the team's highest scoring average, only has 17.9 points per game, which is hard to imagine.We must know that this is the era of superstars. Basically, the teams that have reached the playoffs have a scorer who averaged 20+ points per game, but the Spurs have played an excellent performance in another way-they use teamwork to fight against Super star.Of course, they are not without stars. Any player in the GDP is a top star in the league, but unfortunately from the data point of view, they did not perform like superstars.

Although the Spurs are a challenge for McMillan, in Ye Feng's view, at least he can have a relaxed environment to help the team, because the Spurs' starting small forward is Richard Jefferson.Now Jefferson is no longer the top player who was called the "Troika" with Kidd and Carter in the Nets, and even if he is still at his peak, he is not an excellent defensive player, let alone Now he has gradually entered the later stages of his career. Jefferson, who was born in 1980, is only 29 years old, but it seems that leaving Kidd made him quickly fall into the world, and now he is just an upper-middle-level wing player.

In contrast, the Blazers' inside line will encounter a more significant test, because they will face Duncan.It is not yet known which player Popovich will send to partner with Duncan inside, but the existence of Duncan is a huge threat.The reason why Duncan has restrained his brilliance is because he doesn't need to play 20+10 in every game as before, and there are other players on the team who can share more responsibilities.But this does not ignore his contribution on the defensive end, and it is precisely that Aldridge, the offensive point of the Blazers in the interior, is going to match up with Duncan, which is likely to be a crushing feeling.

Similarly, the Spurs' backcourt configuration is also quite good. In addition to Parker and Ginobili, they have George Hill, Bogans, and Roger Mason. players who contribute to the team.However, the Trail Blazers' backcourt is not bad either. Strictly speaking, it is comparable to the Spurs' backcourt, but don't try to gain the upper hand. Parker and Ginobili are not easy to mess with. Ye Feng's teammate Senior student Hill also showed good abilities, and it is more than enough to serve as the Spurs' substitute or even a starter. After all, he is the type of player that Popovich likes most.

This time there is a lot of rest time. The first game against the Spurs will be played on the evening of May 5rd local time, and because the ranking is dominant, it is still in the Rose Garden Arena. This is a good thing for the Blazers They can have more time to prepare for the battle.McMillan didn't intend for the team to play the same team basketball as the Spurs. Even though the Blazers' previous games seemed to be full of teamwork, in the final analysis they played superstar basketball, and the team's offense was always driven by individual players. Yes, only when they open can they create chances for other players.

Under Popovich's training, the Spurs have become a group of pass obsessive-compulsive patients. They will continue to pass the ball if there is no perfect opportunity, and they will not force the shot easily. Although GDP occasionally has singles, the proportion is quite low. In other words, this is not the team's regular tactics. Only when the opponent's defensive strength reaches a certain level, the Spurs will start the superstar singles mode.Under normal circumstances, as long as they don't push them into a hurry, passing is the first choice of Spurs players.This is a headache for the Spurs' opponents, because there are too many scoring points.

Of course, the Blazers' defense is not up to the level that makes the Spurs nervous, so they can only score with their opponents, and they still score under the strong defense of the Spurs.The Spurs' defense has always been at the top of the league. This season, they only allowed their opponents to score 96.3 points per game in the regular season, ranking second in the league, but what about the Blazers' defense?They averaged 103.7 points per game, which is not bad, but it can't pose a threat to the Spurs at all.If they want to move on, they can only try their best to score. As long as they score more points than their opponents, they can win the game.

After analyzing the data of the Spurs players during the regular season, McMillan decided to let Ye Feng be the team's first scoring point, because the test he encountered was the smallest compared to other positions. Compared with the Sun's Grant Hill, Jefferson is younger and more athletic, but he is not a strong defensive player, so he can only use his physical fitness to cause some small troubles for Ye Feng, and Ye Feng will definitely not take these troubles to heart of.The only thing that needs to be considered now is whether Ye Feng can take on such a heavy responsibility and become the number one scorer of the Blazers.

With Ye Feng's current status in the team, if he was given unlimited firing rights, no one else would have any opinions, even if he was a little upset, he wouldn't say it in front of everyone.But in the previous games, Ye Feng seldom became the team's scoring leader in a single game, because he seemed to prefer to play for his teammates and never tire of his organization work.Playing against the Spurs is a good opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop. It depends on whether Ye Feng can seize this opportunity. Although McMillan does not expect him to play the superb performance of Wade in the finals in 2006, he must not be worse than before.

But when he communicated with Ye Feng in private, he found that Ye Feng was full of interest in becoming the team's scoring leader.What he didn't know was that this arrangement made Ye Feng feel like he had returned to his high school days. At that time, he was the team's first scoring point, and it was precisely because of his crazy scoring that he helped the team win. The champion himself became Mr. Basketball in California, and now he is just repeating what happened back then.

Facing the expectant eyes of the head coach, Ye Feng smiled and said: "I know this is a test, but I am willing to accept such a test. Of course, it is not for me to be famous. There are many other things to be famous. This method, and I think Kobe's counter-lore in the semifinal tiebreaker last season has made me famous enough... I am willing to do anything that is conducive to winning this round of the series, let alone release my inner heart What about desire? Don't worry, coach, I won't let you down. Just because I don't want to score points doesn't mean I can't score points. I think the Spurs should be more careful..."

(End of this chapter)