The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 89 [Best Rookie Hitting the Wall]

In the game against the Lakers, Ye Feng felt ashamed of turning into a blacksmith.Playing the Clippers back to back, he went all out and scored a game-high 28 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

With Maggette and Jamison, the Clippers' offense is okay, but the problem on the defensive end cannot be solved.Without Quentin Rose, who is good at close defense, on the outside, and without Kaman's block on the inside, the Clippers' defense system is vulnerable.Opponents only need a pick-and-roll to get inside and score.

March and April have always been bad months for the NBA. Teams that can't make it to the playoffs have started to send points. Every win by the Grizzlies will make them farther away from Mayo and the No. 3 pick.After defeating the Clippers, the unfortunate Grizzlies consolidated the 4th place in the West. Chris Wallace was going crazy. He really wanted to tell the players clearly that they must lose, but he couldn't do that, otherwise the pass Getting out is a league scandal.

The Clippers don’t need to worry about these things. After the trade, it’s hard for them to win even if they try their best.

When playing against the Clippers, Ye Feng was very powerful, but soon his problems came.Other teams found ways to deal with him by studying tape of the Grizzlies-Lakers game.He had trouble on the offensive end and finally hit the "rookie wall."

After that, Ye Feng did not score more than 7 points in 15 consecutive games, and his shooting percentage was only more than 18%. In the game against the Spurs, he was trapped in the game, only 4 of [-] shots, completely becoming a blacksmith.

The Rookie Wall is sort of like the NBA's version of Santa Claus.Usually rookies will hit the rookie wall in January and February. Due to lack of physical strength or other reasons, they cannot find their status and enter a period of slump.However, Ye Feng hit a wall at the end of the season. He has no problem with his physical strength, but he exposed too many weaknesses in the game against the Lakers, allowing people to find a way to deal with him.Sticking to the basket, double-teaming in the low post, and shooting from a position he is not used to on the outside in the high post, defending against penetration and not preventing shots, with this strategy, it is difficult for Ye Feng to guarantee offensive efficiency.

It is difficult for Ye Feng to get out of the predicament in the short term. There is no shortcut, but he can only work hard to improve his outside shooting percentage.He has been working hard to practice his shooting touch, and he can only become a real star if he can make shots from all positions.

In the Grizzlies, the Spaniard Navarro gave him a lot of help and provided valuable experience.

Navarro will become a restricted free agent this summer, averaging 11 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season.Many people in the circle are optimistic about his development prospects, thinking that in the summer he can get a middle-class contract with an annual salary of 500 million US dollars.But Navarro is tired of the NBA and wants to return to Europe.He is a little "acclimatized" here, has obstacles in communication, and his family is very uncomfortable.He personally is not very used to the fierce physical confrontation in the NBA, let alone the simple skills and tactics of the Grizzlies, and the poor record.The Grizzlies lost too many games this season, which made it difficult for him who is used to winning in Europe.Playing in Spain, these games are enough for him to lose for two or three years.

White European players shoot more than black players.Navarro admired Ye Feng's diligence and humility very much, and offered to help Ye Feng formulate a training plan for exercising his touch.

This includes holding the ball with one hand in a shooting stance while the other hand helps to press down on the ball, wrist, and fingers.Spread the five fingers wide apart and touch the ball above the base of the fingers.Navarro demonstrated it himself. He said that this can make the wrist softer. The effect may not be visible in the short term, but as long as you persist for a few years, you will feel a significant difference.

Hold the ball in front of your chest with both hands, and squeeze the basketball with relative force.The five fingers should also be separated as far as possible, and the force should be appropriate.Feel the size of the basketball with your wrist, and regard the basketball as a part of your body.

Toss and catch practice.Hold the ball above your head with both hands, use the power of shaking your wrists to pull the ball vertically upwards, and slightly extend your forearms upwards.The ball should pop up vertically and rotate sharply in the air. After doing this for a while, you can not only exercise your wrist, but also better adjust the shooting arc.

There are also some exercise methods that are more strange.Navarro suggested that Ye Feng toss the ball up with both hands properly, then quickly lie down and do a push-up, then stand up and catch the ball, and put into a shooting position.He said that this is to exercise the coordination of movements when shooting, and to be busy but not chaotic.It is difficult to guarantee the hit rate after a breakthrough jump shot, because the breakthrough action will disrupt the rhythm of shooting.This kind of training is all about maintaining a good rhythm at all times.If you can stand up while doing push-ups and maintain a good hand shape, then there will be no chaos when encountering physical confrontation in the game.

An exercise with the same effect is to hold the ball behind the head with both hands. When practicing, let go and let the ball roll down naturally, clap your hands 1-3 times in front of your body, and then quickly catch the ball behind your back without letting the ball fall to the ground.This exercises the wrist and hand to move quickly.

Flick the ball up with one hand.Stand with your feet open and hold the ball with one arm and stretch forward, use the strength of the upward flexion of the wrist and the flexion and extension of the fingers to pick up the ball, return the ball to the hand, and practice repeatedly.In this process, the straight arms, body and shoulders do not move, and the wrist is completely exercised.

After practicing like this for two weeks, Ye Feng really felt that his wrist became more flexible, and he adjusted the shooting arc when making free throws, and his shooting percentage also increased slightly.

Navarro helped Ye Feng train without asking for anything in return. There was only one reason. He was optimistic about Ye Feng and hoped that he would be stronger.In the future, when he returns to Europe, he will also pay attention to NBA games. When Ye Feng becomes famous in the future, he once taught stars to shoot, which is a very fulfilling thing.

The Grizzlies don't care about the record, and Ye Feng also has a lot of time to practice shooting.Later, he found that taking off lightly, it is easier to ensure the hand shape and shooting rhythm, and the shooting arc can also become perfect. The disadvantage is that it is easy to be blocked.You can't have both fish and meat, if you want to score under high-intensity confrontation, you still have to keep shooting with a high release point.

In April, Ye Feng almost completely gave up the low post, and relied more on jump shots to solve problems, while practicing breakthroughs.The Grizzlies have only won two games, against the Timberwolves and the Sonics.

Facing the Supersonics, Ye Feng still tried his best. His only ambition this season is to overwhelm Durant on the rookie list.The Thunder made a deal in the mid-term, sending the team's marksman Szczerbiak and the main backup guard Delonte West to the Cavaliers, plus the starting point guard Luke Ridnour was injured, their lineup was not complete, When encountering a grizzly bear, he was also beaten and had no power to fight back.

Ye Feng scored a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds. Durant was defended and only scored 16 points. He lost in his two confrontations with Ye Feng this season. There is no doubt about the best rookie.

Ye Feng will not be complacent just because he won the best rookie.In terms of technology, he is still far behind.Except for LeBron James, he has already played against most of the strikers in the league. Even Marion's dribbling level is higher than his. He is still a "rough brother".

After a season of training, such as dribbling under the crotch, dribbling behind the back and other extraordinary moves, he can do it very proficiently when no one is defending, but he can't use it on the court, and he wants to make a mistake.To break through others, the most important thing is not to be fancy, but to master the rhythm.For some actions, it may not be good to do them quickly.Ye Feng's rhythm on the defensive end is already very good, but on the offensive end, he can only be sure of turning around.The turning skill also has weaknesses. He can only turn around by pulling the ball with his right hand. If he pulls the ball with his left hand and turns to the right, others may throw the ball if he does not defend him.

What's worse is his passing, averaging 36.2 minutes per game and only 1.7 assists. What is the concept?Compared with him, Mo Williams is like a synonym for "selflessness", and Kobe is the king of assists...

If the problem of assists is not improved, he may be evaluated as a cancer in the future.Ariel has paved the way for him to join the Clippers. He must allow himself to have the strength to become a core, at least something close to the word "comprehensive".

如今，叶锋场均能拿下18.2分8.1篮板1.7助攻1.5抢断2.2盖帽，投篮命中率46.4%，罚球命中率67.6%。

His scoring data has dropped significantly compared to the All-Star Game, but he scored 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in his rookie season, which is a remarkable achievement, which is enough to illustrate his role on the defensive end.And another concerned rookie, Durant, didn't leave any impression except for the pull-up jumper.

Experts compared the rookie season performances of Ye Feng and the 2003 golden generation James and Anthony.Compared with some data, the gap is mainly in the influence on the team.Although Ye Feng has a good record in the Lakers, he is not the core.After he joined the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies were worse than the first half of the season.When James and Anthony joined the Cavaliers and Nuggets, they both made the team better than last season.

After the comparison, it is concluded that Ye Feng's rookie season cannot be compared with James and Anthony, but it is also the best rookie in recent years.He will also break a record and become the first rookie in history to enter the NBA without being drafted!

On April 4, the NBA17-2007 regular season season was all over.

(End of this chapter)