Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 320 Reimbursement for the regular season
After returning from Los Angeles, Ye Feng had not had time to re-enter the journey of the regular season, and he got a sad news from the head coach McMillan: team captain Roy was reimbursed for the season, at least for the regular season. Whether he can play in the playoffs depends on how fast he recovers.

The timing of this news is not good. Generally speaking, many teams start to make efforts after the All-Star Weekend. The top-ranked teams hope to get a better position, and the low-ranked teams also want to grab a spot. Tickets for the playoffs, it can be said that in the final part of the schedule, the Blazers will be under a lot of pressure.The news of Roy's reimbursement for the regular season is undoubtedly a blockbuster. Even if Matthews can perfectly top the starting No. Falling into the abyss, you must know that the remaining 26 games are still very difficult for the Blazers.

Sure enough, in the first training session after the All-Star break, almost every Trail Blazers player seemed a little listless, especially the old man who played for the team last season. They all remembered the horrible injury that seemed to be cursed by the devil Sickness, even if the team reaches the finals in the end, it is the result of many factors combined. In terms of team strength alone, the sixth place in the Western Conference is indeed their real ranking.I originally thought that the team could get rid of that curse this season, but I didn't expect the team captain to be reimbursed again for the season. Is Portland called the "Tear City" because it is a cursed city?

No one doubted the authenticity of this news. In fact, Roy was injured a few months ago. The official announcement of reimbursement until now is a conclusion that has been reached after many consultations.At that time, the management may not have had a fluke mentality, and they did not hesitate to help Roy contact the best kinesiology experts in the United States and famous doctors for leg injuries for diagnosis, but the result was that people fell into endless sadness and pain.

Perhaps there was only one and a half people who looked normal in the whole training class, one was Ye Feng, and the other half was Matthews who was a bit concerned about gains and losses.Ye Feng understands Matthews' performance very well. One is the attractive starting position, and the other is the possible difficulties the team may encounter. It is strange that Matthews has a normal expression under the interweaving of the two!Ye Feng himself can calmly face the news, but it doesn't mean he can teach his teammates how to deal with it. Everyone has a different attitude towards the same thing, but obviously this kind of atmosphere is not good for the team's preparations. And some necessary changes are urgently needed.

But before Ye Feng discussed this matter with the head coach, the Blazers suffered a defeat in the first game after the All-Star break. Even though the opponent was the Lakers and the final point difference was not big, it was a big deal for the Blazers. Bad start.The players played casually, mostly on the defensive end. They allowed Kobe to score a game-high 37 points, Artest added 24 points, and Gasol also had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Double credits.

Although the Blazers scored 20+ points, they are also the only players on the team who scored in double figures - Ye Feng with 29 points, Aldridge with 27 points, and Matthews with 22 points.Aldridge is the only player who is emotionally fluctuating but still able to perform well, but what is surprising is that the two veterans, Miller and Camby, seem to be affected as well. The former contributed 7 points and 8 assists, and the latter Only 4 points and 7 rebounds.What made the Trail Blazers even more embarrassing was that they heard boos in their home court, which was unimaginable before. Obviously, their performance made the fans present very dissatisfied.

McMillan was also worried about the state of the players. Under Ye Feng's suggestion, he decided to hold a player meeting. Anyway, including the game against the Lakers, the Blazers played four consecutive games in the Rose Garden, so they had time to call players. We have a meeting.As the current core player of the team, Ye Feng was assigned by the head coach to speak at the player meeting, Ye Feng did not shirk it, he thought it was his responsibility.

Originally, McMillan thought that the loss to the Lakers would make the players sober, but when he walked into the meeting room, he found that the players under him were all hanging their heads, and the atmosphere in the room was extremely dull. Coming out of the shadow of reimbursement, losing is more like a blow to them than a spur.McMillan shook his head resentfully. He didn't want to see everyone creating negative energy.

But... it seems that there are still people with high morale.McMillan looked at Ye Feng who was sitting on the side, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He couldn't be more satisfied with this third-year kid.But facing other people, McMillan didn't have a good temper. In order to achieve better results, he slammed the table and shouted: "What's wrong? What's wrong with everyone? If Brandon reimburses you, you will all change." Have you become an ostrich? Didn’t you guys reach the finals last season?”

What McMillan did seemed to be effective, as if they were shocked by him, everyone raised their heads one after another, and looked at the angry head coach in confusion.As soon as McMillan saw it was effective, his critical words were sprayed out mercilessly like a storm: "I don't understand, is our team's morale so weak? Think about it carefully, compared with last season You are already very lucky. You were able to continue to move forward bravely last season, but this season you have turned into a turtle? I recalled that I didn’t seem to have done anything. Why did I look like I was not leading the same team? ?”

"Originally, I thought that this season we could replicate the miracle of last season, and even go further, but now it seems that I am overthinking it. With your current state, it would be good to make it to the playoffs, let alone Reached the finals again. To be honest, I am ashamed of your performance. Tell yourself, are you still playing like a professional player? I think those amateur players are much better than you!"

"Of course, there are still players in our team who behave normally. Yes, I can only describe it as normal, because I don't want you to feel too ashamed. I don't need to say this person, you should know who it is, then Next, I am going to let him talk to you about how to restrain your inner anxiety and hesitation. I think this will be of great help to your future career.”

(End of this chapter)