NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 77 Wang Feng, who developed a new scoring method
The Warriors have a six-game preseason run through Oct. 10.

This kind of exhibition game that is not included in the regular season, Curry Thompson and other main players will naturally not play too much time. Basically, they will go up and play for a few minutes to find out how they feel, and then they will be replaced and handed over to some marginal roles in the team. Players go free play.

Wang Feng's playing time in the preseason is also not very much, averaging only a little over 20 minutes per game, which is lower than the average playing time in the playoffs of last season.

But because Curry Thompson and others had less playing time, Wang Feng got more opportunities on the court.

The performance of Wang Feng in the Asian Championships has attracted the attention of the Warriors management and coaching staff. Although the level of the Asian Championships is somewhat interesting to these NBA coaches, Wang Feng showed great strength during the game. The rich offensive methods also surprised the Warriors management, including Cole.

"Unexpectedly, you still have such a scoring ability. Why didn't you use it earlier last season?"

On the first day Wang Feng returned to the team to report, Cole said to him: "I will give you some opportunities in the preseason, and show me all the moves you know, especially the mid-range shooting!"

Although the Warriors are a team that focuses on fast offensive and defensive rhythms and three-point shooting tactics, traditional mid-range and long-range shots are also needed in certain necessary periods.

When Kevin Durant came to the Warriors in the future and turned this team into a rare super team in history, he used his stable mid-range shooting to completely make up for the last shortcoming of the Warriors.

The reason why Wang Feng chose to use the sharpshooter badge and a lot of shooting practice as the offseason training program after the end of last season is also taking this into consideration!
With the approval of the head coach, Wang Feng reduced his shots from outside the three-point line in the preseason and increased his mid-range and long-range shots inside the two-point line.

The NBA preseason is not the Asian Championships. Most of the participating players will enter the rotation of each team in the regular season!Wang Feng's offensive pressure was much greater than in the Championships.

But Wang Feng's current average shooting value within the two-point line is close to 80, backed by high stability and anti-interference, coupled with the most important badge of magic skills-the golden marksman, it is enough to handle it!

In the first playoff game against the Toronto Raptors, Wang Feng played 24 minutes, made 13 of 7 shots and scored 17 points!All shots came from mid-range and long-range shots within the three-point line.

In the second game, against the Portland Trail Blazers, he played 27 minutes, made 15 of 8 shots, including three three-pointers, and scored 21 points!
In the third game, against the Nuggets, Wang Feng once again took a large number of mid-range and long-range shots, and always maintained a relatively efficient level, scoring 20+ points again.

After a few preseason games, the major media and teams found that in the preseason games, Wang Feng's main scoring method was mid-range shots, not the three-pointers that he relied on last season!

For other teams, this is not good news!
Now that Wang Feng has increased the offensive percentage of two-pointers, it does not mean that he cannot shoot three-pointers. On the contrary, it indicates that Wang Feng's arsenal has been loaded with new weapons!It will be even more difficult to deal with in the future!
In the past, defending Wang Feng was actually very simple. Just stare at Wang Feng from outside the three-point line and not give him a chance to catch the ball!Although his open three-pointers are extremely accurate, he basically has no ability to attack with the ball. The key reason why he can mix well in the Warriors is his excellent perimeter defense. With Curry and Thompson, two top shooters pulling space, no matter Anyone can get a good shot from the outside.

Now, Wang Feng has more and richer offensive abilities, and it will be more difficult to defend. While defending Wang Feng's three-pointers, players must also worry about the possibility of him entering the three-point line and causing damage. Defense is inevitable. Can't take care of both, it's a lot harder to deal with!
Of course, Wang Feng's improvement to this level is only limited to the extent that other teams feel a little headache.

In the NBA, there are many players with rich offensive methods and super scoring ability, and Wang Feng is not ranked at all.

Not to mention comparing with other teams, even in the Warriors team, it may not be able to rank in the top three.

In addition to Curry and Thompson, the Warriors have several excellent scorers who are quite capable!

For example, Harrison Barnes, who was robbed of the starting small forward position by Wang Feng.

Losing the starting position by Wang Feng is undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow to Barnes.

In the few games of the preseason, Barnes was the player with the longest playing time of the Warriors, with an average of nearly 30 minutes of playing time per game, and his average number of shots was maintained at about 18 times, with an average of nearly 25 points per game. Warriors preseason scoring leader!
There is no doubt that in the summer, Barnes really worked hard in order to regain the starting position.

In the 2015-16 season, Barnes had an overall ability rating of around 80, which is higher than the current Wang Feng. However, since the ability is evenly distributed in each ability value, when it comes to certain specific abilities, such as perimeter defense and three-dimensional In terms of scoring, he is worse than Wang Feng, but in terms of overall ability, Barnes is still stronger at this stage!

An ability value of 80 is enough for an average team to serve as the main player. It is only natural for Barnes to have enough possessions to perform well in the less intense preseason.

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"Excuse me, coach."

Barnes, who slowly walked out of the head coach's office, finally couldn't control the calm expression on his face, and became angry and distorted!
Just now, he talked to head coach Cole, hoping to take on more important responsibilities in the team, in fact, he hoped to return to the starting lineup.

His excellent performance in the preseason gave him a certain amount of confidence.

However, head coach Cole's answer made his fiery heart cool down by half in an instant.

"Harrison, the team's tactical system structure for the new season has basically been planned. You have a very important responsibility in the team. You can rest assured that you will get enough playing time and a lot of shots."

"Myers also told me that at the end of this season, the team will definitely consider the issue of your contract renewal, so..."

Cole didn't say the words completely, but the meaning was obvious enough.

Your ability is very good, and the team also attaches great importance to it, but you should forget about starting the team for the new season for the time being.

"Damn..." Barnes looked gloomy, and at the same time recalled the manager's warning in his mind.

"Harrison, if you have been unable to return to the starting position, I suggest you apply for a trade to leave the team as soon as possible at the beginning of the season! If this continues, your value will become lower and lower, and your renewal next summer will be seriously affected!"

(End of this chapter)