The media day was still a little less important for the whole season, and Ye Feng didn't pay attention to what kind of person the reporters who interviewed him would describe himself in the script. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoFor him, the performance on the court is the most powerful response, as long as the ball is good, the media can naturally boast about any player as Jordan II. But what happened next wasn't easy, and that was the training camp, and it was a training camp with a coach in charge. Before the start of each season's pre-season, any team will hold an in-team training camp to strengthen the players' tactical knowledge and develop a good understanding with each other, and of course the manager can see the status of each player.

It is true that Ye Feng participated in the mini-training camp organized by Roy after the draft, but in the final analysis, it was spontaneous by the players, although Roy invited Roberts, the team doctor, but when it comes to tactical training, everyone is groping on the basis of the tactical manual, and in this regard, the team's head coach is much more capable than them, and some problems in training can also be well corrected. This also makes the focus of the official training camp completely different from the mini training camp, but fortunately, Ye Feng has laid some foundations in the previous training, and the speed of getting started is not slow at all.

However, his performance in training camp left McMillan on his frown. Not because of his ability to understand tactics, McMillan even thinks that Ye Feng is the rookie with the highest ball quotient and the fastest grasp of tactics he has ever seen, but he can see some problems from the cooperation of the players. Actually, if you were a different coach, you wouldn't think this was a problem at all, but who is McMillan? When he was a player, he was the captain of the team, and he couldn't rub a little sand in his eyes, as long as he found a problem, even if it was small, so small that it couldn't even affect the overall situation, he would rack his brains to solve it.

Ye Feng's question is not big, but it is not small. I don't know if it's because he's a rookie, or if he's unwilling to let his tactics change because of his own existence, in the 5v5 group confrontation, the most he does is to go around the screen, catch the ball, and then hit the shot, and rarely see him take the initiative to ask for the ball to attack the opponent. Of course, McMillan knows very well why the team's ball is mostly in Roy's hands, although he is a shooting guard, but in terms of assault and scoring ability, orthodox point guard Blake is not at the same level as him, and Blake is also difficult to pass Roy's weird ball. It is precisely because of Roy's existence that Ye Feng has basically become an outside 3D player who relies on running to find opportunities, and he is not used to it, but this is not McMillan's original intention to choose him!

If it's just because of the need for a 3-D wing, there's no need to spend such a big price to trade the Knicks' No. 6 pick, Webster and Lafrentz are also strong players. What McMillan really values is Ye Feng's strong offensive ability with the ball, which requires Ye Feng to attack more with the ball. It's not surprising that there are two excellent ball handlers in a team at the same time, not to mention that Ye Feng and Roy's skills can both take into account the off-ball play, but it's one thing to take care of both, and it's a bit too much to always think of yourself as a shooter who runs without the ball. Although for the Trail Blazers, Ye Feng's existence is largely to reduce Roy's burden, but if Ye Feng can't get the ball, or even ask his teammates for the ball, at best, it can only open up some space for Roy.

McMillan didn't intend to change the team's tactics roughly, but he still yelled at the court, asking his teammates to pass the ball to Ye Feng as much as possible, he wanted to see what would happen if Roy played without the ball. As he expected, when Blake began to pass the ball to Ye Feng frequently, this kid's attacking ability was vividly reflected, Roy had no expression, and he also had considerable accuracy in catching and shooting. But as far as McMillan knows about his proud disciple, he is not a person who can willingly give up the ball, at least until Ye Feng conquers him, he will still firmly grasp a lot of the ball.

In fact, it is perfect for any team to have two points of possession on the field at the same time. The so-called ball holder, also known as the ball holder, is able to create offensive space for teammates through the deterrent power of scoring with the ball. Obviously, Roy and Ye Feng are such people, but how to give full play to the power of the two ball-holding points is also a very difficult subject for the head coach. Of course, the two of them are very suitable for being on the court at the same time, and it is generally good to have one of the two points of possession that can play without the ball, but the two of them can switch between the ball and the ball in the middle of the Trail Blazers, and both have strong deterrents, which can be said to be unique. However, the key problem is that Roy, as the main point of attack, is not very willing to give up the opportunity to hold the ball to Ye Feng, and Ye Feng is the same.

It is reasonable to say that Roy is a better choice, not only because he entered the NBA two years earlier than Ye Feng, but also because his voice in the entire team is far from being comparable to Ye Feng, if you want to reach the same height as Roy, no, you don't even need to be the same, a little lower is acceptable, it will take a long time, unless Ye Feng can quickly play an amazing performance in the game, he is likely to not be able to improve his status in the first season, even if McMillan is ready to let him play the team's starting small forward. But the coexistence of the two is paramount, and McMillan must find a way to do it.

After the training, he called Ye Feng to the office alone and explained his concerns, he had to understand Ye Feng's thoughts, so that he could come up with a way to deal with it. Ye Feng was surprised by the coach's honesty, he was not unaware of his current embarrassing position, but he didn't expect McMillan to ask his attitude directly. He thought for a while and said cautiously: "Coach, I think I should start from the defensive end now, and talk about the ball later!" I think that's the best way for the team to deal with it right now. ”

Listening to Ye Feng's words, McMillan was stunned, and it took a while to come back to his senses and say, "But don't you think that such words will make you come out longer?" Indeed, for most rookies, offense is their favorite thing, and only offense can make them quickly increase their value. But few rookies are willing to put some effort on the defensive end, for the simple reason that focusing on defense is not only not good statistically, but also difficult to get enough exposure. But for Ye Feng, these are secondary, what could fascinate him more than victory?

He shook his head and replied, "Since Roy likes to hold the ball for long periods of time, it's not unacceptable to give him the ball." I believe that with my ability, I can come out defensively very quickly, so there is no need to fight for the ball too much. Besides, I was used to this situation when I was in college, and the attackers on the same team as Russell were ready to play without the ball, and I also played without the ball most of my playing time, so I was familiar with this routine. Roy, a talented scoring guard who has already made a name for himself in the league, does have the ability to control more of the ball. ”

McMillan said helplessly: "Isn't your ability going to be buried?" Ye Feng smiled and said, "Coach, isn't it my ability to shoot?" Besides, there are a lot of strong defenders at the shooting guard position, and if the opposing defensive guard keeps Roy at bay, or at least makes it impossible for him to organize the offense smoothly, then I will be responsible for playing the role of an attacker and a point of handler to create scoring opportunities for my teammates. For now, let me do my old job first, and it should be relatively easy to start with defense and catch-and-shoot shots. ”

Looking at Ye Feng with a calm face in front of him, McMillan smiled self-deprecatingly, he felt that he was a mistake today, Ye Feng not only has a high ball quotient, but also has a very good emotional intelligence, in this case it is the best way to be an auxiliary ball holding point, and there is no need to have a conflict with Roy in terms of tactical position, and some of the words he originally thought of were not used. But in this way, Ye Feng sacrificed a lot for the team, although in addition to those rookies who were regarded as saviors, other rookies could not talk about the word "sacrifice" at all and could only use the word "sacrifice" to accept it, but Ye Feng is a potential rookie that McMillan has always paid great attention to, and he thinks that he can dominate the league with these young cores of the Trail Blazers, is this sacrifice really worth it?

He didn't ask the question, but he had already guessed how Ye Feng would answer. Even a player who has been in the NBA for several years, as long as he is strong enough, it is difficult to say what he does on the defensive end without taking up too much of the ball, let alone his expression as if he just decided to buy pumpkins instead of potatoes in the vegetable market, such people tend to cling to something more precious. For Ye Feng, the team's record and championship will always be above personal honors, and if he can win the championship by playing as a substitute, he will not hesitate to give up his status as a starter.

As for the tactical position and ball possession, it is even less important, anyway, as long as you do your part on the court, you will definitely be rewarded, not to mention that there are so many talented teammates around you, are you afraid that you won't be able to play good statistics when the time comes? Even if McMillan thinks that Ye Feng has lost a lot, in Ye Feng's heart, this is still a win-win situation, because all this is for the team's victory!