NBA villain

Chapter 414 The Combatant

The weather is gradually warming up, and the tempers of NBA players have become a little irritable.

At the end of March, the Warriors and the Kings fought two games in a row, but in the second game against the Kings by a large score, Bunch Wells and Yang Di broke out in a conflict.

The reason is that Bunch's dunk of catching the ball and rushing into the inside line was blocked by Yang Di, but Bunch thought it was a foul.

After that, the two pushed and shoved each other on the field, and then a small conflict broke out in the third quarter. Yang Di received his second technical foul within a week, and he felt baffled.

But Bunch Wells himself has a weird mind, but this season, he scored a career-high 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds. With his excellent dunks, he attracted a lot of attention and attention With strength, his social status has increased rapidly, and his personality has also become somewhat inflated.

Yang Di shook his head. Montgomery was worried that Yang Di would be fouled maliciously, so he asked Yang Di to rest before the end of the third quarter.

In the end, the Warriors beat the Kings by 107 points 84 to 23. Yang Di took three rests and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. It is rare that the number of rebounds did not reach double figures.

That is to say, after the game ended, Yang Di got another title.

"Pitch fighter."

"Completed 10 conflicts in the season, dared to confront anyone on the court, and represented toughness on the court."

Yang Di has received titles such as "Big Heart" and "Basketball Geek" before. Fighter is also a title that is very suitable for his personal on-court style, and it can be regarded as an alternative affirmation of him by the system.

What Yang Di was thinking about was, which other players in the league also have such a title?

Big Ben must be the same as him, similar to having the title of rebounding, and when he thinks of being aggressive, the first thing Yang Di thinks of is Jackson, Artest and others.

Because the fierce playoffs are about to begin, the Warriors players choose to engage in some outdoor activities in this spring season.

Yang Di invited the entire Warriors team, as well as assistant coaches and head coach Montgomery to the town of Orinda to participate in an outdoor barbecue organized by him.

The atmosphere in the Warriors team is not bad. Most of them are rookies who have only played for one or two years. Yang Di paid for it out of his own pocket, which naturally won the appreciation and recognition of everyone in the team.

Those who have girlfriends and wives, bring these family members, the number is close to 30.

Yang Di invited five local chefs from Auckland to divide them into five barbecue stalls. They had a picnic on the outdoor grass in the small town of Olinda. Most of the ingredients were beef, chicken, and only a little pork.

Ten large parasols blocked the sun, and Yang Di was lying on a white recliner, wearing sunglasses, feeling the sunshine in March comfortably.

Sitting next to him is David Lee, a rookie this year who hasn't had much to show for the Warriors.

David Lee is the same as Louis Williams. Both of them are playing in the lower league of the Warriors. Because the Warriors have few players with major injuries this season, the two have not had any high positions. The only chance is to continue training and working hard.

"Yang, how do you think I can enter the rotation lineup?"

David Lee was a little discouraged. The season was coming to an end. He had only entered the roster about 20 times in total, and then played only a handful of times.

"How should I put it, I think you are very competitive and competitive. We have seen your performance during team training. Your shooting has become more and more stable, especially the catch and attack after the pick-and-roll. The movement of the basket is very beautiful, and the coach must have seen it."

Yang Di picked up a glass of orange juice, smiled and clinked glasses with David Li first.

Hearing Yang Di's praise, David Li's face finally eased a lot, showing a little bit of complacency.

Yang Di said: "The team has entered the playoffs, and the goal of the season is for the championship. We have such strength and are eager to beat all opponents. Therefore, every player is an important part of the team. There is no such thing as this season. With any trade, you can see that the team is trying to maintain the balance of the team."

"How can you turn around in the low position without being disturbed when shooting?"

"Low turn, the most important thing about low turn is the problem of footsteps." Yang Di said with a smile: "I like the turn, if I use the back turn to walk the bottom line, then I usually choose two steps. For a short opponent, just turn over and shoot a jumper, and if you encounter an opponent who is taller and stronger than you, then wipe your body and hit the basket."

Yang Di paused, then made a gesture, and continued: "If it is a frontal turn, there will be more movements. The moment the frontal turn is over, the footsteps are very big, and you can make a fake shot first while holding the ball with both hands. Then flick it a little farther and take the shot, and usually the first shot can knock the defender away."

Yang Di thinks that low-post footsteps are an extremely loud knowledge. One of the reasons for the skyrocketing score this season is because he completed Olajuwon's footwork training during the offseason last year. If he didn't have the footsteps at that time, He will definitely not be so comfortable under the basket now.

"It's also difficult for me to know how to help defend teammates and protect rebounds." David Li Xing has not had such a one-on-one direct communication with Yang Di for a long time. He asked some questions that he wanted to ask, and Yang Di Patiently explained to him, although Foyer and Sweetney are now ahead of David Lee in the rotation, both of them actually have great flaws, especially Foyer, after getting older, his athletic ability The rapid decline has become increasingly difficult to meet the team's inside needs.

Yang Di hopes that David Lee, who is only 23 years old, will show his progress and strength, and then gradually become a gangster on the Warriors' bench.

The two chatted happily. David Lee is a player from the University of Florida. After graduating from his senior year, he found a job in the NBA. His goal is to survive in the league, then enter the rotation, and then gradually become the team's leader. A starter and eventually an All-Star.

David Lee's height and weight are similar to Yang Di's. Yang Di suggested that he strengthen his strength training. Only by gaining muscle can he survive under the basket, grab more rebounds, and complete more confrontations.

After a while, the waiter invited by Yang Di brought a bowl of fruit salad to the two of them, and placed it on the table between the two reclining chairs.

"Eat some fruit." Yang Di pointed to the fruit on the plate and said politely to David Lee.

"OK."

"Where do you live now?" Yang Di was concerned about David Lee's accommodation.

"I bought a house to live in. I signed a 4-year contract with the Knicks before. I thought I would stay in New York. I didn't expect to come to the Warriors without playing a game. Although I don't know if the Warriors will trade me. , but decided to buy a house first and wait until we go to other places.”

"You think too much, the team will definitely not trade you." Yang Di comforted. In fact, he has no idea in his heart. He can only say that before the offseason, he will definitely not trade you.

(End of this chapter)