Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 245
In fact, such a long-term thing can be left aside. Now there are only a few people in the Trail Blazers who entered the league before the 1999-2000 season, including Uncle Huo in 1994, Camby in 1996 and Miller in 1999. , and then... nothing.Moreover, these three players played for the Wizards, Knicks, and Cavaliers at the time, and they were all Eastern teams. Their lives and deaths in the Western Conference Finals had nothing to do with them, so it was difficult to have the mentality of fighting against each other.

However, for other Trail Blazers players, at least most of them, the tiebreaker with the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals last season made them more memorable. Time to complete the anti lore, this scene is still a pain in the heart of the Blazers players.Especially Ye Feng who is the person involved, his mood is more complicated than others. Originally, that lore could make him a hero in Portland, but Kobe used his best way to make him a helpless background.Of course, you can say that this is the responsibility of the Blazers team, because no one thought of marking Kobe, but in Ye Feng's view, it was all his fault. If he could take the shot later, the Lakers would not have the last shot Opportunity to vote.

Even though Kobe kindly interviewed him after the game, recruited him on behalf of the Lakers, and even invited him to practice together during the offseason, a game is a game, let alone the brutal Western Conference Finals.In fact, Ye Feng doesn't think the team can easily defeat the Lakers. Obviously, this is a tough battle, and the Blazers' chances of winning are still quite small. At least the record and ranking in the regular season can explain a lot of problems.However, Ye Feng is still ready to give his opponent a ruthless blow in the game. It would be even better if he can make it to the tiebreaker. Even if he can't advance, he still needs to let his opponent see the strength of the Blazers.

According to the NBA's relevant schedule, the first game of the Western Conference Finals will be held on May 5, local time, and the venue will of course be at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.This time is not bad for the Blazers. They have three full days more preparation time than the Lakers. Although they need to go to Los Angeles in advance, fortunately, the distance between the two places is not far, and it will not affect the physical strength of the players.As the team's head coach, McMillan has not increased the intensity of the players' training these days. Instead, he asked the trainers to come up with a training plan to restore their physical strength, so that the players can better recuperate in order to face the upcoming fierce battle .

But there is one person in the whole team who always consciously does extra training after training, and the extra training items are all-encompassing, and that is Ye Feng.He is very confident in his physical fitness, and the trainer's measurement data also proves this, so he always stays in the arena for a while after training every day, and continues to temper his breakthrough and shooting skills in simulated confrontations.He also knows that it is not suitable to go to the gym for extra training now, just go to the gym according to the training plan. If you do extra training in this area, you may increase the risk of injury. Now it is not fun to be absent suddenly due to injury. Basically, as long as there is one player Injured, the Blazers were helpless in the Western Conference Finals.

McMillan originally wanted to stop Ye Feng's extra training, but he saw that Ye Feng was not blushing and out of breath after normal training, and the extra training was some breakthroughs and shots with a relatively low risk factor, so he consulted the trainer. After the opinion, he gave up the idea of ​​telling Ye Feng to leave on time.However, he still privately warned Ye Feng severely that he can't increase the amount of training, even if his body can bear it, who knows what will happen when the extra training is overdone and it's time for the official competition?The trainer was out of luck. McMillan asked him to make an additional training plan for Ye Feng's extra training, but it was more appropriate to draw a bottom line. He made various restrictions, such as how many kilometers he can jog, how many shots he can take under confrontation, etc. He completely protects Ye Feng as a rare animal, but he also deserves this treatment.

Driven by Ye Feng silently, more and more Blazers players stayed to practice after training, but their intensity was obviously reduced a lot, basically they were just practicing shooting.Veterans like Miller and Camby did not intend to get involved. They have played in the league for too long, and they know very well what they need to do as a veteran at this time. It is nothing more than resting and accumulating physical strength. He didn't leave the arena early, just went to the locker room to take a shower, then sat back on the sidelines with a smile on his face, watching others sweat profusely on the court.

The existence of these "old men" has another advantage, that is, to guide young players. After all, their experience is a valuable asset.For them, the preparation atmosphere of the Blazers was very good. Although there was a gap in strength, they did not intend to give up the game. Still having fun.I have to say that their experience in the NBA for so many years is not covered. Some things will be ignored by the coaching staff, but they can see them keenly, and then tell their teammates what to do.Sometimes when young players can't understand how they shout, the old guys will walk onto the court with arrogance and teach them hand in hand, fully demonstrating the value of the veterans.

Their behavior saved the coaching staff a lot of work. McMillan was very pleased to see the players who were training extra with a smile on the sidelines.If it is said that last year's Western Conference semifinals and the Lakers reached the tiebreaker because the Blazers were not afraid of tigers, then this year they have grown further, and their hard power has been greatly improved. Coupled with the fact that these veterans are in charge, it may not be without Go all out.Perhaps Phil will think that the Blazers are still the same team as last season, but if he really thinks so, the Lakers may suffer a small loss. The progress of the Blazers is beyond their imagination.

As an American, McMillan may not have heard of "sharpening the gun before the battle is not fast enough", but he knows that taking the time to train before the game can still increase the chances of winning, not to mention that the Blazers are now training with enthusiasm every day. , Let him also have an urge to modify the training plan.Obviously the Blazers' fighting spirit is enough, but can they overturn the Lakers and advance to the finals?This kind of thing is a matter of opinion.

(End of this chapter)