Chapter 109: Kobe's Teachings
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In the latest official MVP rankings, Yifeng ranked second.
Although they just lost to the Suns, the third-place record in the West is beyond reproach.
Perhaps many fans of Yi Feng will regret that he has performed so well, why is he not at the top of the list? Average 34 points per game, intimidating the whole league!
However, there is a better and better Steven Curry than him. Since Curry led the team to the start of the game, he has never lost a ball, which is extremely terrifying.
Looking around the league, who can stop the Warriors' winning streak?
The Warriors, who have won 11 in a row, will face the Raptors, Clippers, Bulls, Nuggets, Lakers, Suns, Kings and Jazz in November.
The NBA's all-time best opening season record is 15 straight wins, held by the Washington Congress in 1948-49 and the Rockets in 1993-94.
That is, if the Raptors, Clippers, Bulls, and Nuggets can't stop the Warriors, then they will tie NBA all-time records; And if the Lakers can't stop the Warriors, then they will set a league-high record of their own.
A new era calls for new heroes.
It's like the Bulls dynasty that swept the league in the last world, the only god of basketball.
And now, Kobe Bryant is getting old, James is losing again in the Finals, and Curry is on the rise.
Obviously, in the eyes of the league's top brass, Curry is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate to be pushed to the altar.
Judging from the current popularity of the Warriors' 11-game winning streak, as a representative of the league's top management, NBA President Adam Silva will definitely not let the Warriors' winning streak end in the hands of teams such as the Raptors, Clippers, Bulls, and Nuggets.
He needs a new basketball god to completely erase former president David Stern's influence in the NBA. And so far, the best candidate is undoubtedly Curry.
If he wants to start his own era in the NBA, he needs players at his disposal to charge for him.
Therefore, at the top of the operation, a new round of god-making movement began.
And at this time, Yi Feng was chaotic.
He not only suppressed Curry in the scoring list, but also competed with Curry for the top spot in the MVP list.
It stands to reason that it is completely impossible for a rookie to step into this field, but Yi Feng pressed the routine on the ground and ravaged it over and over again.
The most fundamental reason for this is, of course, that Yi Feng's performance is really good.
And the direct reason is that Ling Sisi, who is like a fairy, revealed by Yi Feng's sister, the promotion of the real mastermind behind the scenes.
I don't know if this black hand has good intentions or bad intentions, but he really pushed Yi Feng to the current height.
Maybe it was to make Yi Feng fall even worse. Just like during the Lakers' two-game losing streak before, it seemed as if the whole world was targeting him.
However, the alliance pushed the boat down the river, allowing Curry and Yifeng to compete with the dragons.
However, let's not talk about the strength of the two, the difference in the strength of their teammates is too obvious.
The Warriors maintain the lineup that won the championship last season, a complete championship team; And the Lakers are always old and small, and they are not of the same magnitude as the Warriors at all.
Therefore, the current Yi Feng can at most be a hero and play personal heroism.
That's why he's going to average so many points per game.
High efficiency is one thing, but it is also inevitable to shoot more.
There are calm fans who analyze it carefully, and the current Lakers' high winning rate will not be maintained until the end of the season. Because of these 11 games, the Lakers have not played many tough battles, and most of the teams they face are not strong teams in the league.
Moreover, many teams do not have enough in-depth and thorough research on Yi Feng, so they will neglect to guard against him, making him the current league scoring champion with super high efficiency.
And once it gets to the middle and late stages of the season, many teams start to fight for playoff spots, and there may be someone on the Lakers' side who will face the rookie wall problem.
At this time, the Lakers will not be able to continue to maintain a high winning rate.
By the end of the season, as long as they can finish in the top eight in the West and earn a playoff spot, then the season will be considered a success.
But like this, there are not many Lakers fans who are not blinded by the current high winning rate, and can have a clear understanding. After all, not everyone has a pair of discerning eyes.
As a result, after the Lakers lost to a weak team like the Suns, the Lakers once again felt the heavy pressure from the fans.
Even the Mavericks can double kill, why did they lose to the Suns?
The Lakers in the eyes of many fans should not be like this. So the disappointed reality made them unwilling to vent such negative emotions to the Lakers who caused such a result.
For Lakers players who have gone through ups and downs, in fact, this is no longer a trivial matter. The team came forward and held a press conference to explain a little, and the matter was revealed.
After the game against the Suns on the 16th, the Lakers will get a three-day vacation.
This rare break is a boon for NBA players who play or are on their way to play almost every day.
During the three-day holiday, Yi Feng was invited by Kobe Bryant to come to his luxury villa as a guest.
Bryant's mansion is located in the famous affluent neighborhood of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.
When Yi Feng came to Kobe's house, he was shocked by its magnificence.
A mansion like a palace is unimaginable for him from a poor background. Although he has always been Tarzan collapsed and did not change his face, this time he really put the shock on his face.
Of course, there are also some elements of performance.
After all, Kobe Bryant is still the boss of the Lakers. And although he contributed a lot to the team's victory, he can still only be regarded as the number two person in the team.
Although flattery is not a compliment, people do it a lot of the time.
Could it be that enjoying the life of a rich man, Yi Feng, who fights local tyrants, is no longer polite under Kobe's hospitality. Even though he was already a multi-millionaire, he still lived a life that was far from luxurious.
After a full meal, Kobe Bryant sat opposite Yi Feng.
Kobe Bryant shook the wine glass in his hand and said, "Yi, do you feel that you are becoming more and more powerless in the game?" ”
Yi Feng was stunned, "Why did you suddenly talk about this." ”
Kobe Bryant smiled, "Do you think I just want you to come over and play?" ”
"Do you have any other purpose?"
"So I ask you, are you feeling like it's getting harder and harder to control the game?"
Yi Feng nodded.
Take yesterday's game against the Suns as an example, Yi Feng felt that he was very embarrassed to lose.
First, fighting for two consecutive days, the Lakers soldiers are not in good shape; Second, after more than a dozen regular season games and a few preseason games, although Yi Feng has more game experience, his physical fatigue has accumulated to a certain extent.
Although he has a strong physical recovery ability, there is always some fatigue that cannot be driven away.
It was clear that in the last few games, when it came to the final moments of the decisive victory, he felt a little tired. It's not as fierce as it was at the beginning.
Kobe Bryant said: "Playing in the NBA is actually like a science, not that you can be in good health and have good skills to rush to the end. ”
"Proper rest allows players to play better, like taking a step back to accumulate strength and be able to rush faster. So it's common in the NBA to take rotational breaks. ”
"But with such a dense, high-intensity schedule in the NBA, it's not enough to just take a break. Coaches are not players after all, and they can't personally feel the details of the physical exertion of the players in every game and every time period. So it's up to the players to learn how to distribute and regulate their stamina. ”
Yi Feng listened quietly, nodding approvingly.
"Yi, I know that you are physically gifted, full of physical strength and recover quickly, and you do not have the physical defects common to yellow people at all. But it is your physical strength that is far beyond ordinary people, so that you do not know the importance of physical strength and do not know how to use them correctly. ”
Yi Feng was stunned, and he didn't know how to use his physical strength?
He asked, "What is the right way to use physical strength?" ”
Bryant didn't answer him directly.
"The players who can make it to the NBA are basketball geniuses who dominate one side. You're no exception. ”
'They tend to be absolutely dominant in the lower leagues, either technically or physically. And the case of good health is in the majority. ”
"When you played in the collegiate league in China, you were able to do whatever you wanted in the game, because you not only have excellent skills, but also excellent physicality. A body that does all kinds of difficult movements, but can still play the whole game. ”
"The seemingly endless physical strength makes you not even need to think about how to distribute them. For example, when to exert a certain amount of force, and when to use all your strength. ”
However, a person's physical strength is limited after all. Although it can be strengthened through exercise, it is not possible to strengthen it indefinitely. ”
"You haven't been in the NBA for long, you've not been exposed to advanced American training for a long time, you've improved in all aspects of your body, and the improvement is not small. Maybe in the future, you will be able to do what you did in the NBA like you did in the Chinese University League, and I believe you have the potential. ”
"But for now, you're not up to that standard."
Yi Feng asked, "What is that standard?" ”
Kobe Bryant pondered for a while and said, "It's a very vague thing, and it's not quantified. You just need to know that this performance is very high, so high that it is scary. ”
"I'm sure you'll be able to meet that standard in the future, but that's not where our focus is right now."
Yi Feng nodded, "The focus now is to learn how to allocate your physical strength. ”
Kobe Bryant couldn't help but feel a little relieved on his face, genius is smart, and a little bit is clear.
"So how do you distribute your energy reasonably in the game?"
Yi Feng knew that Kobe Bryant was experienced, and he must have a lot of personal experience in the distribution of physical strength. He humbly asks for advice, and he will definitely gain something.
Bryant was silent for a moment, presumably in words.
"You've worked both ends of the floor in every game, right?" he asked. It is said that one heart cannot be used for two purposes, and if you break the two halves with one effort, you can only achieve the effect on both sides. ”
Kobe Bryant's words made Yi Feng suddenly realize.
It turns out that when he was in CUBA, his super physical strength was evenly distributed between the offensive and defensive ends, and he was still able to play dominance on both offensive and defensive ends. Because his physical strength is too much beyond CUBA's level.
It's different when you come to the NBA. Although his physical strength is excellent, he can only be regarded as the top in the NBA at best, and he does not go beyond this level.
Not to mention whether he has the skills to play dominance on both offensive and defensive ends in the NBA, even if he has such skills, he does not have enough physical strength to support his technical performance.
"But if I don't do both, it's going to be very difficult for the team to win."
Yi Feng voiced his concerns.
Kobe Bryant's old god is here, "Everyone plays their own role in the world, and a fixed role can only do a fixed thing." It's the same on the basketball court. You're very good at rebounding, but if you're a point guard, it's your job to play the offense. It's our duty to be well organized, and grabbing more rebounds is at most just icing on the cake. ”
"Basketball is a game of five people, if you do all the tasks on the court by yourself, score by yourself, grab rebounds by yourself, defend by yourself...... So what are the other four going to do? What else can they do? They can only watch you perform from the field. ”
"And you always have to understand one thing, and that is that the strength of five people is greater than the strength of one. Even if you're all-rounded and can do everything, scoring, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, and everything, can you do it alone as well as five people doing it all combined? ”
Bryant stretched out his palm, "You see, one finger can do extremely limited. And five fingers together, then anything can be done. ”
"And you, on the other hand, are one of the five fingers. Even though you are powerful, all-powerful, and genius, you are still just one person. All you have to do is cooperate with your teammates and form a synergy with them so that you can be most sure of winning the game. ”
After Kobe Bryant said this, he silently began to taste red wine, so that Yi Feng had time to think.
If Yi Feng didn't know Kobe Bryant, and then heard Kobe Bryant tell him about the importance of his teammates, he would definitely be able to help but laugh out loud.
Because in the eyes of many people, Kobe Bryant always shoots unscrupulously, no matter the opportunity is good or bad, and no matter where his teammates are. A complete big tumor.
Such a person would actually preach to people - the importance of teammates?
But Yi Feng doesn't think so.
Because of the time spent half a year together, he became more and more familiar with Kobe, only to find that many of the outside world's perceptions of Kobe were wrong.
Bryant wasn't a cancer, and that's the biggest difference.
When did people start to have the impression that Kobe Bryant was a cancer?
From the beginning of the collapse of the OK combination, it was believed that Kobe Bryant couldn't tolerate his lack of power to shoot and forced O'Neal away, and then the name of the tumor was crowned on Kobe's head.
In the next few seasons without O'Neal, Kobe Bryant completely released his true nature, constantly making crazy shots, and the number of iron hits continued to rise. At this time, he has no teammates in his eyes, even if there are two or three people in the bag, he will turn and shoot backwards.
But Yi Feng knew that Kobe Bryant at this time had no reliable teammates at all. Passing the ball to them is just a waste of chance. It's better to still grasp it yourself.
If Kobe Bryant at that time was replaced by Yi Feng, Yi Feng would not have passed the ball.
If, at that time, the Lakers' record was bright, then Kobe Bryant would definitely not incur infamy. At the end of the day, this is a world where heroes are judged by success or failure.
Later, the Lakers robbed Pau Gasol, and Kobe's style of play was still the same, unchanged. But because of his good teammates, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to two consecutive championships, and then he became a hero.
So the world doesn't really know Kobe.
And Yi Feng, who was beside Kobe, recognized Kobe. For Kobe's teachings, of course, he accepted them with humility. (To be continued.) )