Chapter 14 The Coach's Visit
The rookie list of the UCLA Bruins was announced on the school's official website on time the next day, but as the captain of the Bruins, Westbrook still sneaked to Ye Feng and Loew's dormitory under the pretext of celebration to eat and drink, and his original words were "Chinese are the best people in the world to eat, and it is not wasted to let Ye Feng bring so much delicious food." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Looking at Westbrook, who tore open a bag of sauced beef and feasted on it, Ye Feng was full of black lines: "Russell, no one is robbing you, why are you eating so fast?" And there's hot pot later, are you sure you can still eat it? ”
Before Westbrook could speak, Loew asked curiously, "Ye, what is hot pot?" Is it just that you threw a bunch of vegetables into the pot and cooked them casually? It doesn't look tech-savvy at all. Ye Feng rolled his eyes unceremoniously: "You don't think there's any technical content, why are you sitting next to you with a bowl?" Didn't I say that although the hot pot looks very simple, the heat and the soup base are very important, and this soup base is still carefully prepared by me, and you actually say that there is no technical content? ”
Ye Feng didn't blush at all when he said this, in fact, this hot pot soup base was bought by him at the supermarket in Chinatown, and he insisted that it was his own credit, and there was no one with such a thick skin.
Soon the mutton and fish balls in the pot were already cooked, Ye Feng tried it, and beckoned Loew and Westbrook to eat it together. Westbrook inhaled as he ate it, and said with tears in his eyes, "Ye, is this your Chinese pepper?" Why is it so spicy? Ye Feng waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's just a little spicier than ordinary chili peppers, but you didn't tell me that you can't eat spicy peppers!" ”
Later, whenever Westbrook mentioned Chinese hot pot, he had an urge to burst into tears, and no matter what the occasion, he would throw Ye Feng out of the pot. But at least for now, although he was flushed and sweaty, he still couldn't stop. Loew was even more unbearable than him, the ice water in front of him was already the third cup, and he even planned to use the ice water to wash the mutton in frenzy, but fortunately, Ye Feng stopped him from this magical idea in time.
Just when the three of them were eating happily, "Tuk Tuk! There was a knock on the door. Ye Feng looked at his watch, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening, who was still here to find someone so late? Doubting to doubt, he still put down his bowl and chopsticks to open the door. Soon his expression changed to surprise, and a familiar middle-aged man stood in the doorway and looked at him with a smile. Ye Feng came back to his senses and hurriedly said hello: "Hello Coach Holland, please come in, we are eating hot pot, do you want to come some?" ”
Holland looked at Westbrook and Loew, who looked cramped, smiled and said: "Sit down, sit down, I'm not the kind of old-school coach who will punish you for eating junk food, after all, you can't be considered a professional player yet, self-discipline is good, but there is no need to completely follow the set of professional players." ”
Ye Feng muttered in a low voice: "Who said that hot pot is junk food?" Holland pretended not to hear, he clapped his hands, and said, "I see that you will not be able to finish eating for a while, so so you can eat, and I will tell you." ”
Ye Feng and Loew didn't think it was anything, but Westbrook's eyes widened, when did the coach talk so well in his memory? If you eat me, it's good that you didn't throw out the contents of the pot before you spoke!
Holland casually found a chair and sat down, looked at the three people with nervous faces, and said with a smile: "I came today mainly to analyze the tactics for Ye and Kevin, but I didn't expect Russell to be there, so it couldn't be better." I went to see Coach Wooden after the selection yesterday and he has high expectations for you. ”
The three of them didn't speak, pricking up their ears and waiting to hear the coach's next words, and they didn't even bother with the food in the bowl. Holland nodded approvingly and said: "When Russell first came last year, he was just a small bench averaging 3.4 points and 0.7 assists per game, and the reason why the team was able to play a 30-6 record is largely due to the two guards Afflaro and Collisson, and this year Afflaro has entered the NBA, so we are ready to let Russell take over as the starter, after all, his talent is here, and he just needs to be polished through more games." And his physical fitness can be said to be limited to the No. 1 position. ”
Then he glared at Westbrook: "This stinky boy is good at everything, but he is easy to play the ball, and his shooting is sparse, and many times once the opposite side chooses to shoot, he is easy to make mistakes, because his habit is to face the defense hard." Westbrook smiled flatteringly, but did not speak.
"But I didn't expect the two of you to come to UCLA this year. Loew won't talk about it, the team is short of a strong rebounder like him, and his three-point shooting and screen quality are very good. The only thing that makes me wonder is you, Ye, I believe you determine the ceiling of the team, but obviously I can't give you the core treatment in high school, or at least not that high status, which is why I came to you today. ”
Ye Feng thought for a while and said, "Coach Holland, I probably know what you want to say, my task in the new season is to assist Russell on the field to command the team and support him, right?" After all, I'm not an American. He laughed self-deprecatingly.
Holland was stunned, he didn't expect Ye Feng to be able to guess the answer with just a few words of his own, he hurriedly said: "No, it has nothing to do with whether you are an American or not, Ye, I have to tell you that Russell is now our key training object, although he still has many shortcomings, but we believe in his talent." We're not going to let you give him a hand, though, but Coach Wooden convinced me, and I always believed in his vision, and I was really impressed by your command in the second half of the tryouts yesterday. ”
He paused and said sincerely: "So in the new season, I hope you can form a duo with Russell!" Then he looked at Loew and said apologetically: "Kevin, I have to say that you are also a great player, but ......" Loew looked very free, he smiled and said: "It's okay, I know that my personality is not suitable to be the core, and in high school, although I was the team's scoring champion and rebounding champion, the team's tactical core was not me." Now that Russell and Ye are in front, I can't ask for it. ”
Ye Feng chuckled: "I am definitely willing to become one of the cores, but I have never cooperated with Russell, in case I can't exert my power......" "You can rest assured about this, I will have a few warm-up matches with other teams before the season officially starts, and if the tactics are suitable, you must see the real chapter on the field." However, it is impossible for us to give up dual-core, otherwise it will be a pure waste. He suddenly turned his face blank and said, "Training is training, if you dare to lose...... Hmph, don't blame me for training you devils! ”
Westbrook shuddered violently, it must not be the first time he had suffered hardship, and he smiled dryly: "Coach, please rest assured, with our strength, isn't it easy to catch?" Holland snorted, "It's better to be like this." ”
Ye Feng seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "Coach, can you reveal a little bit about the team's tactical play in the new season?" Let's be mentally prepared. Holland looked at him with a smirk: "So you don't have confidence in yourself?" Ye Feng trembled, thinking of Westbrook's fearful look just now, he shook his head again and again: "How come?" How could a genius like me not have confidence in himself? I'm just curious...... Curious...... Hahaha......"
"Put your heart in your belly, and when the team is officially training, I will send you the tactical manual, and you can watch it for as long as you want at that time, don't ask so much now. If you have to know, ask Russell how he said he's been with the team for a year. ”
Seeing that it was not too early, Holland gave them a few words of advice and left the dormitory. As soon as the door closed, Ye Feng rushed to Westbrook's side, grabbed his shoulder, and smiled almost flatteringly: "Boss, can you tell us about the team's playing style last season?" The coach just said it, if you want to know, you can ask you. ”
Westbrook was gobbling up the bowl with a bowl, he pushed Ye Feng's face away, and said dissatisfiedly: "Ye, you say, don't get too close to me, okay?" I haven't finished it yet! Later, your saliva will squirt into the bowl, who will I cry to? Ye Feng didn't care about Westbrook's tone at all, he still said good-naturedly: "Boss, for the sake of me inviting you to a hot pot, you can tell me about it!" You see, Kevin, he said curiously, too. Love, who was eating deliciously, looked up in confusion, not understanding how this had anything to do with him again......
Westbrook said helplessly, "Didn't you hear it just now?" I was just a backup point guard last season, and the team's best stat was Afflalo, who was picked by the Pistons with the 27th pick in the first round this year. And me, do you think I know a thing or two about tactics? My role on the court is to keep breaking through, occasionally contributing a dunk or two, and then trying to keep up with the opposing point guard on the outside, and if you want to ask last season's tactics, I was looking for the wrong person. As for the new season, I'll rush in, and if you can't break in, I'll give you a rush, and if you can't break in, I'll find Kevin to play singles, and then stand outside and wait to shoot three points, it's probably that simple! Don't look at me like that, don't you know that simple and rough is my style? After saying that, he continued to pick up the bowl, fished a large string of beef tendons from the pot, and ate it with great interest.
Ye Feng looked sad and indignant: If you don't tell me, don't tell me, it's all a routine!