Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 56
Two days before the start of the match, Ye Feng went to find Holland in private, wanting to see if the head coach who had thought so hard had any good ideas.But he was disappointed. Facing his question, Holland showed a rare blush on his face, and he said helplessly: "Ye, I know you want to beat Ross. To be honest, can Ross restrain you?" , or at least interacting with you will be the key to our team's victory. But sorry, I didn't think of any way to deal with him. Although Calipari's existence gave me a lot of pressure, it's not me I can't think of a reason, and I apologize to you."

Regarding the coach's apology, Ye Feng could only smile wryly. Although outsiders would think that the head coach of the team is already giving face by apologizing to his players, this is not what Ye Feng cares about.In his opinion, the coach's willingness to use an apology to show the predicament he is facing is a bad signal in itself.He considered it for a while and said slowly: "Coach, I personally think so. Since Russell and Darren are not here, it is obvious that I will play point guard. I am the only one who can stand against Rose in the No. [-] position. Although I don’t know if I can do it yet. But out of the dignity of a player, I hope to use breakthroughs to compete with Rose. I think there is no way to do it.”

Holland was shocked, and asked in disbelief: "Are you going to confront him? This... I'm afraid this is not good for our team?" Ye Feng shook his head and said, "Coach, are you fighting against him from a tactical perspective?" I have considered it, but I am different. I think more from the mentality of everyone. As the strongest player on the perimeter of the team, if I choose to use long-range shots to counter Rose’s breakthrough, let alone my shooting percentage Not being able to maintain a fairly high level, at least in the eyes of everyone, I am a coward who escapes. So in other words, I have no choice, this is what I have to do."

Hearing Ye Feng's categorical words, Holland fell silent. It's not that he didn't think of it before, but as the head coach of the team, he must strive for every victory, and Ye Feng's approach is obviously for Winning or losing doesn't help much.But he also had to admit that Ye Feng's statement was very reasonable, and the spirit of the players was also very important for this game.Forget it, it's all about their young people, I'll just focus on how to deal with Calipari.

He thought about it for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, you can do what you want in the official game. Of course, you also have to think about tactics. Don't play alone with the ball every round." Ye Feng quickly raised his hand and said: "No problem, coach, am I the kind of person who doesn't care about the overall situation? If my teammates have a better chance, I will definitely not hold the ball in my hands." Holland was helpless He patted him on the shoulder gently, as a tacit consent to his words.

In fact, Ye Feng is also a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He is not absolutely sure that he can compete with Ross, so he can only adopt this method of fighting to the death.For him, failure in this game is success. Fortunately, he has also thought deeply about things other than the game these days. Speaking of which, he has to thank Ye Ning for what he said to him.Now Ye Feng has completely abandoned the concept of winning and losing. Only by not worrying about gains and losses can he give full play to his strength. If he is tied up during the game and wants to win and is afraid of losing, then this game is really useless.

But until the day of the match, Ye Feng always seemed a little absent-minded, which showed that he didn't know what to do.But on the surface, he still has to take on the heavy responsibility as the leader of the team, and he can't let his teammates see the problem. On the contrary, he has to encourage his teammates to show their determination and attitude to fight to the death, lest the team admit defeat before the game begins. up.In many cases, this is the duty of the captain and the leader, because he is the spiritual pillar of everyone in the team. Even if the others have no confidence, he must have confidence, even if it is just a show, otherwise the team will lose confidence. There is no way to talk about the spirit.

This is why the captains and locker room leaders of most NBA teams are not the most famous, skilled, and scoring players on the team, but veteran players with credentials and strong hearts.For example, Shane Battier of the Rockets, Fisher of the Lakers, etc., and of course Iguodala of the Warriors and Haslem of the Heat in the future. Appointed as team captain.And it can be clearly seen that the biggest thing they have in common is that they are all role players of the team, and the star is someone else.But their influence on the entire team is immeasurable.

What's more, as the head coach of the team, Holland also endorsed Ye Feng. He repeatedly emphasized that on the premise of not disrupting the team's tactical system, the players on the field must obey Ye Feng's command, and he himself They will also do their utmost to support Ye Feng's decisions.However, these words of his are obviously a bit redundant. The atmosphere in the Bruins team itself is quite good, and everyone has inexplicable trust in people who are stronger than themselves.This time captain Westbrook was absent, and Ye Feng was able to stand up and play in their hands. After all, they all saw Ye Feng's skills and understanding of tactics. As for the other member of the troika, Love, he could still dismantle Roommate's desk?
But when it came time for the players from both sides to play, Ye Feng still felt his heart tighten.As a well-known NCAA coach, Calipari never underestimates his opponents, not to mention UCLA's performance this season is really good.Before the start of the game, Calipari heard that the two backcourts of the Bruins suffered injuries, but he did not intend to keep his hands, so as not to force himself into a pit.He's still fielding the Memphis Tigers' most-used starting lineup this season: point guard Derrick Rose, shooting guard Chris Douglas-Roberts, small forward Robert Dozier, power forward Joey Dorsey, Center Sean Taggart.And Holland put Enrique on top of the shooting guard, and he still believes in this rookie more than others.

If Ye Feng was a time traveler, he would have found that the Tigers had three players who joined the NBA.Needless to say, Rose, Roberts is a relatively famous homeless man in the NBA. In just six seasons of his NBA career, he actually changed five teams; there is also Joey Dorsey, a power forward with great physical fitness. And he is familiar with Chinese fans, of course he is still a rookie with a big mouth.Before the game, he spoke unceremoniously to the local media in Los Angeles. He said arrogantly: "I feel sorry for UCLA's injuries, but it doesn't matter. Even if they keep all their staff healthy, the result of the game will be It will not change, and our University of Memphis will win the final victory!"

The players of the Bruins naturally heard the "wonderful performance" of the opponent's starting power forward in front of the reporters, and everyone was very unconvinced.Seeing the unhappy expressions on the faces of his teammates, Ye Feng secretly smiled in his heart: This is a good opportunity to take advantage of!When returning to the locker room to make the final preparations before the game, Ye Feng, as the team's temporary captain, specially discussed with Holland, went to the middle of the locker room and coughed heavily, and after attracting the attention of his teammates, he spoke loudly. Said: "I believe everyone has heard of the... what is the name of the University of Memphis? Oh, Joey Dorsey, when facing our local media in Los Angeles, I think everyone is the same as me now. , there is anger in my heart, and of course there is also worry. Anger is inevitable because the other party looks down on us, but worry is also possible, because we are indeed short of two generals. But..." Ye Feng suddenly raised his voice, " This is not a reason why we can let others look down on us casually!"

"So I don't intend to make it easy for them, brothers, we must let them see how good we are. Although you may think that I am talking big, I don't think you would like to be looked down upon by others like this, right? I think we should let those guys from Memphis taste our anger and pay for their inappropriate remarks!" Apparently, Ye Feng's words had a very good effect, everyone is young, and no one listened to what the opponent said. anger?Now being so excited by Ye Feng, everyone screamed, holding back their energy and preparing to send a "gift" to the University of Memphis.

Of course, some good boys didn't agree with Ye Feng's words, so Lu Fu quietly pulled Ye Feng aside and said in a low voice: "Ye, it's not good for you to say that? Why does it sound like you want to cripple your opponent?" ? Are you sure that these guys won't go up for malicious fouls?" Ye Feng smiled, and also replied in a low voice: "A lot of times we play with the same momentum. Now our strength is not as good as Memphis, but we It can make them feel intimidated. I'm not urging everyone to foul at the opponent's person, but a desperate posture must be shown. If we overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum, our chances of winning will be a little higher." Love said with a look on his face. Nodding in confusion, he has always been a relatively simple person, even if he wants to compete, he always beats his opponents in terms of skills, like what Ye Feng said about momentum, he has a bit of a vague feeling, but he has never really considered it. what's the effect.

But Ye Feng didn't pay any attention to him, this kind of thing still depends on Lu Fu to think about it by himself, even if he thinks about it, he can be regarded as a great merit if he can have a little bit of experience.He pulled open the door of the locker room and shouted, "Brothers, let's go get rid of them together!"

"Roar!" What responded to him was everyone's roar and fourteen raised fists.

(End of this chapter)