Chapter Eighty-Three: State of Mind

yes, I just need to be myself!

Yi Feng suddenly realized that if he did his best and scored points on the offensive end, then passing the ball to his teammates at this time would make their offensive chances better?

Because the attention of the opponent is focused on himself!

Such a simple truth, a truth that he used to talk about and talk about eloquently, why did he cover his head and cover his head in the first verse?

Although it was only a small win over Anthony at a certain level and in a certain sense, and after Kobe's words, Yi Feng was like a dreamer who was awakened.

Kobe Bryant asked him to be himself, which meant that he was to be a good scorer.

Despite a triple-double in the fourth regular season game of his career, he looks very versatile. But the world's impression of him is more of a super scorer.

30+ for 3 games in a row, 20+ for 5 games in a row!

That's his scoring stats for five regular-season games. Compared with other icing on the cake assists and rebounding statistics, there is no amazing scoring.

Perhaps there is also the reason why he plays the second position, and the position of shooting guard makes people subconsciously think that he is a scorer.

And, on closer inspection, one will find that Yi Feng's average of five or six assists per game is a by-product of his strong scoring ability.

Many people may think that his playmaking skills are not that high, at least if his scoring ability is low, he can't pass so many assists.

Like Russell Westbrook, as a playmaking guard, he averages some of the league's highest assists per game, but most of those assists come after he draws the defense through his superior scoring ability.

Assists are one of the important indicators to measure the quality of a defender in an organization, and a defender's high number of assists proves that he has excellent organizational skills.

But with the development of basketball, there is a dual-purpose guard with super scoring ability and good organizational ability. They tend to use their scoring ability to contain the opposition's defense and then pass assists.

This invisibly raises people's evaluation of his organizational ability.

In fact, such a view is somewhat one-sided.

Organizational skills are not only reflected in passing, but also in communicating with teammates and coaches, reading the game, controlling the pace of the game, etc., are all manifestations of organizational skills.

In short, organizational skills are the ability to make teammates better, to make the team better, and the ultimate goal is to make the team win.

Westbrook's passing may have been simple and brutal, not as elusive as the white chocolate Jason Williams' unseen pass, but there wasn't much difference between the two, both of them played better, and both ended up with an assist.

Having an assist means that the team's points will increase, which is good for the team to win.

In fact, starting from the ultimate goal, as long as the team wins the final victory, it doesn't really matter what ways and means are adopted.

Teams can win games with a bombardment of offense, always with just one more point than their opponents; You can also win the game with a tough defense, and as long as the opponent never scores, then I'm invincible.

In order to win, Yi Feng initially wanted to make his teammates very good by passing the ball and leading the whole team to win the game.

This is a reflection of his organizational skills.

But maybe it's because his teammates are not in good shape, they can't grasp the opportunity, and the team has been suppressed.

At this time, Yi Feng fell into a demonic obstacle, which may be considered to be willful and angry. If your teammates can't shoot, then give them a few more chances, let him shoot more, and find his form early.

The more you can't pitch, the more it will be passed on to you!

It's like the mentality of wanting to brush up on a triple-double against the Nuggets.

Thinking about it in hindsight, Yi Feng was a little ashamed, it turned out that he was far from being as mature as he imagined. He is just a rookie, and he still has the eagerness that a rookie should have, the impetuousness that a young man should have, and some stubbornness.

"Just like you did, go and attack with all your might. Let's see, where exactly your limits are. Perhaps, you don't know where your limits are, right? ”

Bryant left such a sentence, patted him on the shoulder and walked away.

Since Yi Feng learned to play basketball, he has become the most powerful one on the basketball court. He often wears many hats, scoring, assisting, rebounding, blocking, stealing, and more.

Over time, I have formed the habit of taking care of everything, and I want to participate in everything on the field.

In fact, many NBA players also had such a habit before entering the NBA, but the only one who can continue to maintain it in the NBA is LeBron James.

Basketball talents from all regions are concentrated in the NBA, and there are many heroes, but there are still high and low.

Ordinary talents, in the most competitive NBA in the world, cannot continue to be all-round, and if they don't specialize in one thing, they can't even survive here.

But a higher-level talent, even in the NBA, is still extremely talented, and no one can compare.

LeBron James is a genius among geniuses and one of the most versatile in the NBA. So he has always maintained the habit of playing with a big bag.

Perhaps Yi Feng's talent can be compared to James, but his ability has not yet grown to the point where he can do everything in NBA-level games.

How to sort out the team's offense and give the organization defenders a headache!

Protect the backcourt rebounds and let the heart have a headache!

All you have to do is score, score, score!!

Yi Feng figured out the key point, and his heart was open, as if he had been opened up to the second pulse of Ren Du.

At the start of the second quarter, Yi Feng asked head coach Scott to play.

The first few minutes of the second quarter should have been bench time, but now that the team is so far behind, Yi Feng doesn't want to wait for a second and can't wait to get on the court to chase points.

Yi Feng, who was not easy to defend in the first place, is now full of firepower, and the Knicks' bench lineup is powerless to stop it.

Jerry Grant is the defender of Easy Wind.

He was the 19th pick in the first round in the class of 2015 and was traded to the Knicks after being drafted by the Washington Wizards.

He knew that Yi Feng was very powerful, but he was more unhappy and unconvinced.

Everybody's a rookie, they've all been drafted by a team and then traded, so why can you make a name for yourself and I'm only struggling with the bench for a team like the Knicks?

But after just a few minutes, Jerry Grant completely recognized the gap between himself and Yi Feng, and understood why Yi Feng was able to achieve fame and he could only struggle on the bench.

GRANT IS ONLY 193CM TALL AND HAS A CLEAR DISADVANTAGE IN THE SECOND POSITION. Especially when he faces a tall guard like Yi Feng, the disadvantage is even more obvious.

Yi Feng clearly saw this advantage, and directly relied on his height to eat Grant's two goals. And Grant was helpless.

Grant wanted to save face and play Yi Feng alone, but was defended by his opponent until nearly 24 seconds before he forcibly threw a difficult turn and leaned back, but of course he didn't score.

Knicks head coach Derrick Fisher asked for a substitution.

Move Grant to the No. 1 position and let Lance Thomas defend Yi Feng.

Lance-Thomas is even slightly taller than Yi Feng and has a significant weight advantage, which should be able to limit Yi Feng's play to a certain extent.

Fisher has been coaching the Knicks since last season, but with a star like Anthony on the roster, he still only has a 17-65 record.

This is the worst record in the history of the Knicks!

Although there are reasons for the sloppiness, it is enough to prove that his coaching level is not very good.

It can also be seen from this substitution.

Lance Thomas is a lanky, mobile striker who is neither tall nor strong relative to other strikers. Although he has the advantage of height and strength against defenders, his footwork and movement are tough.

It is foreseeable that he will definitely be suddenly turned into a sieve by Yi Feng.

The Knicks had no defense, but now they were scored a few goals by Yi Feng, and the head coach sent people to defend against Yi Feng in a random tone, so it was better to let Anthony play against him.

After the Knicks substitution, the backcourt "double short" combination of Jerry Grant and Langston Galloway was replaced, with Grant returning to the court as the No. 1 and Lance Thomas as the No. 2.

When Grant entered the NBA, his template was Reggie Jackson, which meant that he should be more on the court as a playmaker.

But in the Knicks, perhaps due to the lack of depth in the lineup, he has to partner with Langston Galloway in the backcourt to form a "double short". If the opponent's bench is not strong defensively, it is just the right time to play against the attack.

It's a pity that tonight, Yi Feng, the main player, occupied the time of the substitute and came to abuse the dishes during the substitute period.

The head coach of the Knicks really can't stand it, so even if no one can defend against the No. 2 position, he insists on getting someone to come up to prevent Yi Feng.

In fact, the Knicks are not without a defensive No. 2 position, Aaron Afflalo is good at defense and offense, and is a strong reinforcement that the Knicks have attracted in the No. 2 position this season.

It's just that for various reasons, he was on the inactive list tonight and couldn't play.

However, for Yi Feng, it doesn't matter who the defender in front of him is. He's got the mentality right now, he's only going to score and everything else is secondary.

Even if it's LeBron James who defends him, he's going to grit his teeth.

In basketball, the one with the highest score wins. As long as I can keep scoring, I'll never lose!

Facing Jerry Grant before, Yi Feng scored 4 points, rewriting the score to 34:39, and the difference was forced to close to 5 points.

After the Knicks substitution, the Lakers attacked.

Huertas handed the ball to Yi Feng, who had come out a few laps on the inside, and now the Lakers' offensive focus is on Yi Feng. Almost every offensive round will put the ball in his hands.

Lance-Thomas stood in front of Yi Feng and looked very cautious.

Although he knew that he came up to defend Yi Feng, it was a misplacement in itself. But the head coach told him that he didn't dare to disobey.

He took a small half step back slightly, opening up a little more distance, giving himself more time to react to Yi Feng's breakthrough.

This is basically the case for big and small defenses.

But Thomas overlooked one point, although he is a striker, but he is not "big" than Yi Feng. The two are almost the same height, and Yi Feng has an excellent arm span.

Therefore, for Yi Feng, facing Lance-Thomas, it is not a small fight in the real sense.

Yi Feng lightly took a tentative step, and Thomas tightened his body, not eating his feints.

Then Yi Feng turned the fake into the truth, and the tentative step turned into a breakthrough. The super-fast first step made him almost instantaneous to Thomas's side!

At this time, Thomas reacted, and hurriedly moved in small steps, wanting to block Yi Feng's forward route.

But Yi Feng immediately turned true into false, suddenly stopped in the middle of the breakthrough, dribbled behind his back and stepped back, and his movements were extremely smooth.

And Thomas was very embarrassed at this time. He originally wanted to block Yi Feng's breakthrough route, but Yi Feng suddenly retreated, and of course he immediately wanted to pounce again, but his body didn't allow him to do so.

As a result, I could only stumble and almost fall!

After Yi Feng retreated, seeing that Thomas didn't follow, he seized the gap to collect the ball and shoot.

The body leaned back slightly, the scissor foot was naturally slashed, and the right hand gently pulled the ball out.

Swish!

Right in the middle of the heart!

What a picturesque step-back shot!