"Coach!"

Ye Feng knocked on the door and walked into Paul's office.

"Oh, you're here. Ye, do you have any thoughts now? ”

Paul was worried that Ye Feng would have an idea because he didn't enter the starter, so he talked to him.

After all, Ye Feng was recruited by him, and he also had the special care of the big boss, so Paul naturally had to pay more attention to Ye Feng.

Besides, caring about the mentality of the players is part of the manager's job.

But Ye Feng looked very bland, and there was no loss or resentment at all.

Paul didn't believe that Ye Feng could do this as a young man, so he tentatively asked.

"Thoughts?"

"Try to organise the team's offense and then defend harder!"

Ye Feng thought for a while and said.

"Uh...... No! I mean starters...... No, no, no! You say it very well! ”

Paul asked about his thoughts on the starter, but Ye Feng replied that it was completely irrelevant.

Paul also wanted to remind Ye Feng, but halfway through speaking, he reacted, wasn't Ye Feng's answer bad?

What Ye Feng said was what he should do, and what Paul wanted!

An obedient player, a positive player, isn't that the type that all coaches like?

"Good!"

Paul got up and patted Ye Feng on the shoulder, very satisfied. He liked this disciple more and more.

"You know, Kobe Bryant has been a substitute for a few seasons since he entered the league, and it's an inevitable process. I believe in your potential and quality, and one day, you will be the starter. But now, you still need to learn more from McGinnis, who has been in the league for many years and has a lot of experience. ”

This is also the reason why Paul chose McGinnis, Ye Feng is only a rookie, and he is still an undrafted pick, he is not so bold.

If Ye Feng's performance is good, forget it, if it is not good, he will definitely provoke criticism from the Internet.

After the conversation, Ye Feng left.

Although he was a little lost at first, he had completely figured it out at this moment.

It's a rare thing to lose the draft and become a main rotation when you just enter the team.

It would be fanciful to expect to start the starting line-up on two preseason performances. No coach would do that.

He played 18 minutes in the first game, made 3 of 3 three-pointers, and had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

In the second game, he played 15 minutes, made 1 of 1 three-pointers, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

This kind of performance is indeed not qualified to be a starter, let alone the data played in the preseason.

Also, and most importantly.

Ye Feng suddenly realized that the starting point of this team was not good.

Not to mention James and Davis, the two ball tyrants, the All-Star level Big Z definitely needs a chance to shoot, plus a Boozer who is strong in offense and weak in defense, so if Ye Feng becomes the starter, can he still have the ball?

McGinnis only played two games, and his stats shrank dramatically, but it wasn't just a matter of how badly he played.

In this case, Ye Feng might as well play as a substitute honestly.

After all, in the bench lineup, Ye Feng alone has the ability to attack with the ball and organize tactics, and Ye Feng can get more rights to possess the ball.

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That night, the Milwaukee Bucks flew to Cleveland.

Ye Feng met two old friends, Brown and Cerfzik, and had a nutritious meal together.

October 13th.

The Cavaliers continued their daily training.

The Bucks rented a basketball gym of their own for closed practice.

7 p.m.

Quick Loan Arena.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have their first home game, and they will take on an intruding foe on their own turf.

The two teams warmed up for training, and as soon as Ye Feng entered the stadium, he felt a completely different atmosphere.

They finally went from being booed to being cheered.

Fans were holding up a variety of KD boards, the vast majority of which were James'.

After all, James is a native of Cleveland, this is James's hometown, and he was famous all over the country when he was in high school, he is the hope of the Cavaliers' rebuild, and he is also the little emperor and the chosen son in the hearts of fans.

Then there are Ilgoskas and Davis, who also have a lot of fans.

Behind him is Boozer, whose performance in his rookie season has won the hearts of Cleveland fans.

Other players also have some fans, but they can't compare to these four main players.

Ye Feng took a look, and actually found that there were some fans who supported him sporadically, but they were all black-haired, black-eyed and yellow-skinned, and at first glance, they were Chinese or Chinese students or the like.

The number of people is not much, and there are only a dozen of them, which seems very small among the nearly 20,000 fans.

However, seeing these familiar faces, Ye Feng had a special feeling, meeting old acquaintances in a foreign country, one of the four happy events in life.

Although it is not an old acquaintance, it is also a compatriot connected by blood, which is completely different from looking at those blacks and whites.

"Ye, come on!"

The uncle's family sat behind the Cavaliers bench, sitting with James's mother, also cheering for Ye Feng.

Ye Ni and Chrissy shouted directly, and the uncle did not speak, but his eyes were full of anticipation and pride.

"Come on!"

Ye Feng said silently in his heart.

Near 8 o'clock, the players of both sides retreated to the players' tunnel to prepare for the entrance ceremony.

The lights go out.

The first to come out was Damon Jones, the Bucks' playmaking guard, and the Cleveland fans booed.

Immediately afterwards, center Brian Skinner, power forward Joe Smith, and small forward Tim Thomas, the fans' boos grew louder and louder.

When Michael Leigh came out, the crowd burst into boos.

Then came the Cavaliers' five-starting appearance.

The first is McGinnis.

Ye Feng's eyes moved slightly, James was the first to play in the previous two games, is head coach Paul going to do something?

The second is Boozer, and James still hasn't appeared.

The third, James finally appeared, the lights were all turned on at this time, and the fans went crazy directly, and the cheers made Ye Feng's ears hurt.

Paul was still too conservative. If it's me, just let James play the finale! Ye Feng thought.

Fourth, Ricky Davis.

The fifth, "Big Z" Ilgoskas.

But just by the cheers, you can tell that the fans prefer James to Big Z and Davis.

Local player, top pick, NBA history of the strongest talent (before 03), little emperor, chosen son......

James's aura is just too much!

"Hello, this is ESPN's Mike Brin and it's an honor to give you the first home game of the season for the Cavaliers."

"This is Walter Fraser, Mike's good partner."

"It's time to start jumping the ball, Big Z and Skinner are ready, let's see who can get a head start for their team."