The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 42 [Behind the Flash]

D'Antoni yelled at the referee on the sidelines and got a technical foul. After Kobe made a free throw, he led 46 to 38 by eight points.

D'Antoni was in a hurry, he thought the referee should send Ye Feng off.But the referee didn't dare to do that, unless the uppercut hit just now was not a basketball, but Stadamar's jaw.If Ye Feng was sent off, all the fans would not agree, and the ratings of the live broadcast would also drop.

Many first-year rookies struggle with playing time.But if the game is very enjoyable to watch, you don't have to worry about this.Ye Feng is like Vince Carter back then, the cheers of the fans will keep him on the field.

The Suns have been favorites to win the championship for several consecutive seasons and will not be easily defeated.Nash quickly stabilized the army with a three-pointer.After that, his cooperation with Stoudemire began to exert its power.Ye Feng experienced the power of MVP.He went to defend Nash, he could keep up with Nash's breakthrough and interfere with Nash's shooting, but he couldn't prevent Nash's pass.Often before he could react, the ball in Nash's hand left his hand while running.Nash may pass the ball behind his back, throw it high into the sky, or hit the ground to pass the ball, or just send it to the side lightly, and the Suns complete the air cut.Ye Feng had no choice but to judge Nash's passing route was too difficult.

This is a man like a god.Nash's body is thin, but he has a way to dominate the game.His defense is poor and his flaws are obvious, but one can't ask for more from him.In this league, no one is perfect, just like O'Neal can't make free throws. If Nash is a muscular man with comprehensive offensive methods and good defense, then others don't have to mix it up.

湖人60比54领先6分结束了上半场，叶锋单节得到了12分5篮板1助攻2盖帽，表现极其抢眼。

Meyers said when evaluating the game: "Kobe finally got a helper this year, not through a trade, nor a summer free market, but a former football player."

Sunderland said with a smile: "Ye Feng is a natural basketball player. He chose the wrong profession before. I think God's thunder was just to wake him up. Someone interviewed Bynum before the game. Bynum said that Ye The forward is really a person who can't shoot or score in the preseason. His defense is also easy to suffer, and he can't control the number of fouls. In just two months, he has made amazing progress. I think it is him in the preseason. The Lakers will definitely not sign a minimum salary contract with him."

Meyers looked at the player data in the first half and said: "Kobe only took two shots in the second quarter. This is not the Kobe we are familiar with. He has taken the initiative to create opportunities for his teammates in two consecutive games. It is a help to the Warriors. Mu, it's Ye Feng. Maybe it means his role in the team is changing."

Sunderland sighed: "Ye Feng can indeed score. These few games have been very stable. In the last three games, he averaged 25 points and 7 rebounds per game. However, if he can maintain this level, the Lakers want to renew his contract after the end of the season. It will be difficult."

In the third quarter, Jackson let Ye Feng stay on the court. The tactic he arranged was that Kobe was in charge of attacking with the ball, and if he attracted double-teams, he would pass the ball.

After the start of the game, the Lakers played a positional battle and slowly controlled the rhythm.There is a taboo in playing against the Suns, that is, you must not play fast.If you fall into the rhythm of the sun too soon, the game will be difficult to play.Playing positional battles with the Suns will wear down their will a little bit, and it will be easier to quickly return to defense to ensure the zone defense system.

Bell continued to defend Kobe. Kobe was in very good shape today. Instead of relying on pick-and-rolls, he followed Bell to the inside and hit the first goal of the second half with an emergency stop jumper. 62 to 54.

If Kobe finds the touch, it will be very difficult to guard against him.He can ignore the defense, someone in front of him can shoot in, and scoring 40 points is like cutting melons and vegetables.

Today Kobe finally started to break out.After successfully defending an offense from the Suns, he received a pass from Fisher and suddenly made a jumper from beyond the top of the arc. 65 to 54.

The Suns also returned a goal from Stoudemire, but then Kobe scored again, and he still made a three-pointer against Bell's defense from the outside. . 68 to 56.

This section became Kobe's performance time. He ravaged Bell with jump shots again and again. If Bell lost his position and Marion stepped forward to defend, he would pass the ball to the low post Ye Feng.Ye Feng had a lot of chances to score easily, and he grasped them all.As long as he receives the ball smoothly, his shots in the low post are also difficult to guard.

The Suns' offense today was not smooth. Marion was uncomfortable being defended by Ye Feng, and he shot frequently.An empty layup in the third quarter was blocked by Ye Feng again.Ye Feng's deterrence at the basket began to show, the tougher he was, the softer his opponent was. Marion didn't dare to try to dunk again when he got to the basket.

The Suns' substitutes also collectively misfired.Dior was sleepwalking almost the entire game, and Barbosa's hand feeling was also poor. He was a convulsive player. He could score 30 points for the team when he was in good form, and he could help the opponent's inside player score 20 rebounds in bad form. .

The Suns relied on Nash and Stoudemire's offensive support but were unable to recover the score. When entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers led by as much as 21 points.The game entered garbage time ahead of time. In the last 4 minutes, both sides replaced the main players. The Lakers successfully won the game 118 to 104.

纳什打了38分钟，得到21分13助攻，斯塔达迈尔也有25分8篮板入账。马里昂发挥失常，13投4中，罚球2中1，得到9分10个篮板。

湖人表现最好的是科比，全场20投14中，三分球4中2，罚球6中5，砍下35分5篮板9助攻，叶锋得到了24分8篮板2助攻3盖帽，奥多姆也有16分7篮板，拜纳姆得到了13分11篮板。

Having performed well in four consecutive games, Ye Feng has further consolidated his status as the media's new darling. After the game, he accepted interviews from reporters in the locker room.The questions I answered were still the same as in the past, talking about feelings, evaluating the game, scoring my own performance, and so on.

Only one reporter's question was more original.What he asked was: "The Lakers' salary has exceeded the salary cap this season, and they are on the verge of triggering the luxury tax. After this season, you will become a restricted free agent. If the Lakers can't renew your contract with a high salary, can you accept the exception for the middle class? Staying with the Lakers? I think that's a question for all L.A. fans."

Ye Feng smiled and said: "What I have to do now is to play every game well. As for whether to renew the contract or leave, the agent will help me think about it."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the hidden danger of the Lakers' salary.

The NBA stipulates that 48% of the league's total income is the "salary cap", and 55% of the total income is the threshold that triggers the luxury tax.For example, the "salary cap" for a season is $3550 million, and the luxury tax is $4067 million.If the team ignores its existence and crosses it, it will suffer severe penalties.

The first penalty is that the entrusted money will not be returned to the players. (According to the labor agreement, NBA players must put 8% of their annual salary into a third-party escrow fund every year to ensure that the player’s income does not exceed 57% of the total league income stipulated in the agreement. .)
The second penalty is that the team pays a luxury tax of one dollar for every dollar spent above 55%.If the team is more than 1000 million US dollars, it will also have to pay 1000 million US dollars in taxes.These two penalties go hand in hand, which is very powerful.If the limit is exceeded, not only will the boss spend more money, but it will also affect the unity and stability of the team.

The salary cap for this season is $5563 million, and the luxury tax threshold is $6786.5 million.The total salary of the Lakers this season has reached 6763 million US dollars, just to avoid the luxury tax.

The culprit behind the Lakers' salary crunch is Kwame Brown. In 2005, the Lakers signed Kwame Brown for $3 million over three years. This was a disastrous signing. In contrast, Radmanovich , Wharton's contract is nothing.

Searching the entire solar system, there are only three people who still believe that Kwame Brown can play basketball well: Brown's parents, Kupchak.The first two people can't give him 3 million US dollars, but the latter one can, and Kupchak is afraid that this honor will be snatched by the people of the capital, so he can't help but send Caron Butler and Atkins, and Brown's salary relationship Moved to Los Angeles.

In the following two and a half years, Brown brought endless pain to the Lakers fans. This pain comes from the fact that you know he can't play basketball, but you have to pay to watch him play basketball, and then get angry at his ridiculous performance. go Ape.But Brown is not without achievements in the Lakers. At least he has created the record for the most missed dunks and open layups in NBA history. He has contributed a lot of funny video materials to YouTube, which is basically worthy of his annual salary of 800 million US dollars.

From the salary, it is not difficult to infer that after the end of this season, one of Vujacic, Bynum and Ye Feng will definitely leave.If Ye Feng wants to stay with Bynum, the Lakers can sign him with a special deal of 500 million at most.Ye Feng had only two choices, take a small loss and re-sign with the Lakers, or enter the free market. As long as the other party offered a big contract above the full middle class, the Lakers would not be able to follow up.

This matter seemed contradictory, Ye Feng's outstanding performance actually affected his future contract extension.In fact, the Lakers uniform team has already figured out this account, and Ye Feng is also aware of the problems to be faced.

Before NBA teams want to trade a player, they usually give him some opportunities to play, so that he can generate beautiful data and increase the value of the transaction.When facing the Clippers, Ye Feng already vaguely felt that something was wrong, he took the position too fast and too smoothly.Facing the Suns today, Kobe felt very good, and he was still willing to pass the ball to him after playing in the second quarter, which is even more weird.

If he is not planning to use him as a bargaining chip, is it because he wants to train him as the core of the future?Ye Feng understood that if he could be exchanged for Gasol, the Lakers executives would definitely not be stingy.

Change the environment and let me be the starter, can I play as well as I am now?I have to figure out a way to keep improving.Ye Feng vowed in his heart to work harder.

(End of this chapter)