The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 8 [Weak Explosion]

Head coach Phil Jackson also said a few words about general mobilization, and then the assistant coach began to lead the players to warm up. Jackson sat on the sidelines and closed his eyes to rest his mind. He was nicknamed "Zen Master" because he was often in a state of meditation.

After the warm-up, the players were divided into two teams, yellow and white, to start a 5V5 group confrontation.Those wearing yellow vests are the main players and main substitutes, while the white team are marginal players and rookies, Ye Feng naturally put on a white vest.

In charge of arranging tactics for the white team is assistant interior coach Vlade Divac. He wears a neat suit, brown glasses, and a crew cut. He looks exactly like Killer Leon.The starting lineup he arranged was Bynum, Cook, Walton, Evans, Farmar.Ye Feng was placed on the bench.

On the yellow team are the main starters from the beginning of last season: Kwame Brown, Odom, Radmanovich, Kobe Bryant, Fisher.

Kobe walked to the field and pulled his elbow pads. Just a small movement caused the fans to scream.When they came to practice sessions, they came to see Kobe.

Bynum stood beside Ye Feng, a little depressed, and said lightly: "Oh, they actually put me on the white team. It seems that the coach is still going to let Brown start."

Ye Feng patted Bynum on the back, smiled and said: "Are you too unconfident? I think the coach made this arrangement on purpose, otherwise the white team is too weak and the game won't be able to play. Let you stay here, Tactics can be arranged around you, and he wants you to bring these role players against the main force."

Bynum was immediately amused. "Haha, you're right, why didn't I think of it, I did it."

Ye Feng returned to his seat, Divac waved to him and said, "Ye, come and sit."

Ye Feng sat over, and Divac smiled and said, "You used to play rugby, and you got the chance to try out just because you were a training partner for Bynum in the summer, and your physical fitness is very good. If you want to play basketball well, you don't have to be talented. Yes. The uniform team asked me to train you well. Whether you can stay and what kind of contract you can sign depends on how much you can improve during this period of time."

It's much easier to have someone to guide you.Ye Feng respectfully said: "Then please give me more advice."

"Watch the game first, and I'll replace you to play the 4th position later." Divac wanted to see Ye Feng's playing level first, and then point out his faults.

The game has started. "Zen Master" Jackson did not arrange any tactics for the yellow team. They were the main force of the Lakers last season.

Divac arranged to play a triangle offense, but after the start, there was no shadow of the triangle offense at all.Farmer's pass is weak, he always can't get the ball to Bynum in the low position in time, Bynum is waving his hand to get stuck in the half sky position, Farmer breaks through with the ball as soon as he is excited, making Bynum very difficult is depressed.On the defensive end, the white team is not chaotic, they use man-to-man.The characteristic of the triangle offense is to create singles opportunities for the stars, and then use the offense of the stars to attract double-teams and break through 23, 131 and other zone defense tactics. The best way to solve this problem is to directly man-to-man.

The man-to-man tactic is to find a person. Wherever he goes, he will defend and follow him closely, making it difficult for the opponent to catch the ball.If there is an off-ball screen, it is relatively easy to catch the ball.As long as Kobe receives the ball, one-on-one attacks can maintain a high success rate, and Odom can easily clean up Cook.

After 6 minutes of playing, the score was stretched to 16-4.The only 4 points were scored by Bynum. The white team's offense was too bad.

Divac called a timeout.He said to Ye Feng: "Ye, you replace Cook as a power forward and defend Odom. When attacking, you go to the high position to cover the defender. The defender should try to transfer the ball to Bynum and go to the corner. Run, create singles opportunities for him, understand?"

Tactics are always simple to say, but not so easy to execute, which tests the player's golf quotient.Some players are good players in one-on-one duels, but they get dizzy when they enter the system.Farmar is not like a point guard at all. His shooting and breakthrough ability are good, but his assists are so poor that it is difficult to make the ball run smoothly.

Ye Feng entered the stage.When he first arrived at the arena, he still showed a relaxed look, but now he doesn't.The moment he stepped on the court, everything changed. He felt that his field of vision had narrowed, and he couldn't help thinking, what should I do to express myself?Odom's offense is technical, can I guard him?
The white team started to attack, and Farmar yelled, "Ye, get ready to cover."

cover?pick and roll?Ye Feng has never been a pick-and-roll before. Fortunately, he knows how to do it by watching TV. Have you never seen a pig run or eaten pork?He was outside the three-point line, with all his strength, and rushed towards Fisher.The moment the two were about to collide, he clenched his fists, tensed his muscles, stood still, and assumed the pose of a bodybuilder.This will definitely block him...Ye Feng thought to himself.

With a bang, the two collided.

Fisher is stronger among the defenders, but how can he compare with Ye Feng?He put his hands on the ground to avoid falling into the mud, and the assistant coach Brian Shaw, who acted as the referee, blew his whistle.

"White team No. 74, screen foul."

I wipe, can't I?Black whistle.Ye Feng helplessly raised his hand, and returned to defense with his teammates, wasting an offensive opportunity in vain.

"Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also the team's assistant coach. He sat next to Divac and said with a smile: "This is the Chinese they asked you to train, right? I thought he was going to throw Fisher down just now."

Divac laughed and said, "It's probably an occupational disease. He doesn't seem to be familiar with basketball yet."

The red team turns from defense to offense.Odom set a screen for Kobe in the high post, blocking Evans, and Kobe caught the ball smoothly.

"Switch!" The blocked Evans shouted at Ye Feng.

As a veteran fan, Ye Feng also understands the reason for man-to-man defense to switch when encountering a screen, but everything happened too fast, knowing it is one thing, and being able to do it well is another.

Ye Feng chased after Kobe after hearing the shout, but he was half a beat late. Fortunately, his explosive power made up for the disadvantage of being late.After turning around, he lowered his center of gravity and rushed to the basket. The whole movement was done in one go, with his hands on the ground, like a preying wolf.He is wearing Kobe's new sneakers, which are very light, like running shoes.Wearing these shoes, he believes that his side can be better.Now he's going to cover Kobe in Kobe's shoes.

Kwame Brown pulled outside the three-second zone on the left, Bynum followed, and the basket was empty.Kobe observed Bynum's position from the corner of his eye, thinking that this kid still deserves to be scolded, what did he practice in the summer vacation?This kind of ball doesn't make up defense?He took two steps into the air, ready to hit the basket with the ball in one hand.

He clearly heard the exclamation of the audience.The reason for the exclamation was not the slam dunk, but Ye Feng also jumped up from behind Kobe, one step ahead of the free throw line, the speed of the bounce was astonishing, and he surpassed Kobe's height in an instant. If he doesn't support it, he may become the first person in the history of basketball to smash a backboard with his head.

Kobe felt like a gust of wind was blowing behind him. After the dunk was destroyed, he lost his balance, flew out of the field, and hit the pad under the basketball hoop heavily. Bryant's whistle sounded again, foul!
Damn, this is a good shot, Ye Feng swore there was no thug, but as a rookie, he almost murdered the boss, how could he not call a foul?Players gathered around the basket to see how Bryant was doing. Fortunately, he was not injured.Kobe was pulled up by Odom, seeing Ye Feng's eyes became a little angry, even though he knew it was a good shot without physical contact, he would not admit it, it was too embarrassing.

The game restarted, Kobe stared at Ye Feng.

If he fights hard inside, Ye Feng's defense can have a good effect, but Odom continuously screens for Kobe, and after the screen is changed, it becomes Ye Feng facing Kobe.An inexperienced rookie defending against Kobe can imagine the fate.

Kebi used his comprehensive offensive skills to explain to Ye Feng what a superstar is.Ye Feng's movements are faster than Kobe's, and he can keep up with the speed, but Kobe has too many fake moves, and he can always shake Ye Feng away and easily get shots.

Kobe made consecutive shots, layups, and free throws. Ye Feng had no choice. The only way to stop Kobe was to foul.He only played for more than four minutes, and he received five fouls and was replaced. Apart from the amazing foul efficiency, all the statistics were zero, and his performance was weak!

Hell, am I just so stupid that joining the Lakers is just a dream?Don't talk about offense, even if it's defense, I can't do it?Ye Feng was a little frustrated, and he didn't say a word after the game.Divac also ignored him and arranged tactics.

Seeing Ye Feng's ugly face, Bynum didn't know how to comfort him. Ye Feng's treatment seemed too cruel.In the first training session, he was singled by Kobe Bryant in a row. After the pick-and-roll on the offensive end, he couldn't receive a pass back from the high post, and he didn't even have a chance to try a shot.

When the players were on the field, Divac said lightly: "Ye, have you played games before? Have you trained systematically?"

Ye Feng took a sip of water and decided to speak directly. "I haven't played an official game. I only started training two and a half months ago, with Bynum."

After practicing for two and a half months during the summer vacation, come to try out and want to play in the NBA?This is not a rookie, but a bird's egg!Kareem Abdul-Jabbar laughed and said, "Haha, it's been more than two months, no wonder your style of play can be called a master of international fouls."

Divac also smiled and said: "Your movements are too stiff, and the offense seems to not know where to stand. If you haven't played a game, you can understand. You don't have to stand in a high position all the time. After the pick-and-roll, you run to find opportunities. You can also go to the hoop and grab the offensive rebound, but don't stay in the paint all the time, it will be called a violation."

Ye Feng nodded, thinking about the matchup with Kobe, he said depressedly: "Coach, how can I guard against Kobe and judge his fake moves?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar laughed and said: "There is no shortcut to take, only to accumulate experience. You have good conditions. If you have time, find a defender to practice one-on-one. Familiar with the outside attack style, this will help your defense. Helpful. Your speed is very fast and your reaction is very fast. I think this is the reason why you are so awkward. When someone else makes a fake move, you will immediately change your center of gravity, and the movement is very large, so you will be broken through and easily caught Draw fouls. You don't have that much time to grow, you have to hurry up."

If you don't hurry up and make progress, you can't stay. Is that what he means?Ye Feng, who was originally optimistic, now feels like he is being crushed under the Five Fingers Mountain...

(End of this chapter)