Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 234 Still Unchanged?

After the "Sports Illustrated" interview was published, the number of hits grew like crazy. Many fans who hadn't paid attention to Ye Feng or the Trail Blazers before became interested in this young team.And unexpectedly, the Chinese fans were not dissatisfied with Ye Feng's claim that he was not influenced by Chinese basketball, but proud of Ye Feng's solemn statement that he is Chinese.

In fact, Portland has been one of the gathering places of Chinese in the United States since a long time ago. Although it is not comparable to big cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, there are still a lot of Chinese in Portland.However, there are not many Asian faces who have been watching the game, and there are very few Chinese. The reason is simple, because the Blazers have no real stars, and they would rather stay in the room and watch other teams' games.However, this interview about Ye Feng suddenly increased the number of Chinese who came to watch the game, which was unexpected by the Blazers management.

So when Ye Feng walked out of the player tunnel to warm up on the evening of May 5th, he was stunned by a few particularly prominent slogans in the stands.It's not that these slogans are so domineering, nor is it that their colors are very bright, but because Ye Feng saw very familiar Chinese.He rubbed his eyes and found that he read it correctly, it was Chinese, which made him feel a little emotional. It has been almost two seasons since he joined the Trail Blazers. Basically, except for the game against the Rockets, which will attract Chinese fans, other For a long time, it was difficult for him to see Chinese people in the arena, let alone Chinese slogans.He wiped the corner of his eyes lightly, waved his hand towards that area, and got a huge cheer, which is the best affirmation of him as a Chinese.

Of course, other Blazers players have also noticed this area. They don't understand Chinese very well, but they can probably guess what it is, so they all looked at Ye Feng with envy. He wrote the slogan alone.Roy patted him on the shoulder and asked with a smile: "Although I can't read it, I know that the meaning of these words is to cheer you up. Do you have any special feelings when you see the Chinese slogan?"

Ye Feng nodded and said: "I didn't know they would come up with these, but I am very touched, you know, although I have spent most of my time in the United States since I was born, and since I came to I have never been back to the United States since then, but it is still my hometown. Seeing the Chinese slogans they made for me with great pains, I feel that my whole body is full of strength, and I will repay it with an even better performance tonight them."

Before Roy could speak, Aldridge pretended to be angry and said: "You are enough, isn't the triple-double in the last game not good enough? You have to be better in this game. Are you going to hit a quadruple-double? Or score 60 points? I really can't think of how good the so-called better performance would be..." A few words made the other players of the Blazers laugh, Ye Feng rolled his eyes, and directed at Aldridge Qi raised his middle finger.

Seeing the mental outlook of the players, McMillan is very satisfied. They are still in the mood to joke and laugh at the moment of the battle, which means that they are determined to win this game, and their mentality is very relaxed, which is conducive to their performance on the court.He didn't have anything to say about the tactical arrangement of this game, he just asked Ye Feng to mobilize the enthusiasm of his teammates as much as possible while scoring, and create opportunities for his teammates to score.It is not impossible for one person to score points. The last game was a good example, but if one person fights continuously with high intensity, the hard-working person will be directly exhausted.

Of course Ye Feng wouldn't mind, this is one of his responsibilities, it's just that it was weakened in the last match.He thinks he already has a good understanding of the Spurs' defensive system, and he has the ability to take advantage of the opponent's defensive loopholes.However, in his opinion, Popovich should adjust the starting lineup. After all, the last game has proved that the Spurs' starting lineup has a certain degree of loopholes. Is it easy?
But when the players from both sides appeared on the stage and prepared to jump the ball, Ye Feng was stunned. Popovich did not play his cards according to common sense. He did not intend to change the starting lineup at all. The five players on the field were still Hill and Ginobi. Leigh, Jefferson, Duncan and McDyess.Ye Feng didn't know what Popovich was thinking, but as the most unique head coach in the league, it's not surprising that he was so persistent about the starting lineup.

In fact, Popovich is also suffering and can’t tell. Duncan’s starting position must be stable. Although his inside partner is open to question, McDyess is what the team needs in terms of experience and shooting. As for the backcourt, basically On top of that, Parker, Ginobili and Hill choose two of the three, and the other guards are not enough to take on this important task.The reason why Hill was used is mainly because his physical fitness is better than Parker, and the age of the Spurs starting lineup does not need the rapid pace of the French sports car. It is better to let Hill go up and stabilize, at least he will not aggressive.The reason for Ginobili's starting is similar. If he and Parker are on the bench at the same time, the only team that can score stably is Duncan, which is not a good thing for the Spurs.

However, what Popovich is most worried about is the team's small forward position. The Spurs' small forward has no one available except Jefferson. Originally, they still have veteran Finley, but Finley has already lost his position in the middle of the season. He was bought out by the Spurs, and secondly, even if he was still on the team, given his age and state, he would not be able to pose any threat to Ye Feng. Making him match up with Ye Feng would be like giving points to the opponent.As for Heathlip and his like, the 13th pick in the first round at the same level as Yao Ming has been away from the NBA for several seasons, and it was not until this year that he got a basic salary contract from the Spurs, averaging 2.5 points and 1 rebound per game. .

Therefore, no matter what, the Spurs' small forward can only be Jefferson. It doesn't seem very reliable to swing the power forward or swing the shooting guard up. Ye Feng can fully use his speed and strength. crush each other.So Jefferson continued to face Ye Feng very sadly, he really didn't want to recall what happened in the last match, it was like a nightmare to him.

Seeing his terrified expression, Ye Feng grinned and whispered, "Brother, are you ready?"

(End of this chapter)