Chapter 197: The Preseason of Playing Soy Sauce

Compared with last season, he had to perform well in the preseason, and this season's preseason was completely a time for Ye Feng to play soy sauce. McMillan obviously wants his players to familiarize themselves with the content www.biquge.info of the training sessions on the field in the pre-season, play more tactical positions, and don't care about the outcome or anything. He almost only gives Ye Feng ten or twenty minutes of playing time per game, and the same goes for other main players, but those substitute players or rookies play an average of twenty or thirty minutes per game, Ye Feng also knows that this is the best way for them to integrate into the team as soon as possible, didn't he come over like this last season?

However, unlike other people who sit aside and watch the game quietly, Ye Feng likes to sit next to the coach and ask all kinds of questions. This does not mean that he wants to retire and become a coach, and that he is still at least a dozen years away from retirement, in fact, it is just a habit he developed in the offseason, and he has to ask everything about it. Besides, it's definitely not a bad thing to know more about the team's tactical system for the new season, although he is not a point guard, but in the final game of last season's playoffs, he faintly became a figure like James and Turkoglou, the so-called point forward.

Seeing that Ye Feng was interested in tactical analysis, McMillan didn't intend to dampen his enthusiasm, anyway, this was the best thing for the team, and he wished that all the players in the team would come to him to discuss tactical issues. And Ye Feng's timing is also very accurate, the preseason is just a game where you don't need to care about the result of the game but can use team tactics, if it is the summer league, it will be too child's play, he will not come forward himself, let alone discuss tactics.

Soon McMillan was amazed by Ye Feng's keen tactical vision, he thought that he had estimated Ye Feng's level as high as possible before, but this time Ye Feng gave him another surprise. Although the temporary response is still immature, the analysis of the situation on the field is already well organized, and it can also have its own deep insights, which is not simple. The average player is qualified if he can manage his own affairs, but he basically has no opinion on other positions, and he will not think seriously about how to deal with problems. Ye Feng is different, he can not only find the shortcomings of the outside line, but also see the doorway of the inside line, which is not qualified but excellent.

In fact, this also has nothing to do with McMillan's lack of understanding of Ye Feng. Although Ye Feng occasionally uses moves such as back-to-back singles that obviously have position-specific markings in official matches, he looks like an orthodox swingman for the most part, and the techniques he uses are all exclusive to shooting guards and small forwards. However, what McMillan didn't know was that Ye Feng was very knowledgeable about the style of play in each position, and he didn't mind opening up his arsenal to show off if necessary. Having a study of each position also means having an understanding of what each position might encounter on the field, so it is not surprising that Ye Feng can make his own voice.

In the preseason, the Trail Blazers had a 3-2 record, and McMillan didn't feel much about that, but there were a few players who caught his eye. Needless to say, Batum's experience in the playoffs last season made him grow up quickly, and his technical characteristics and style of play are very close to Ye Feng, which can be said to be the best No. 3 substitute.

Then there's Cunningham and Mills, who just drafted this year. Despite looking skinny, Cunningham is highly motivated on the perimeter and has no less pace, and could be a big lock on the flanks if they continue to develop. As for Mills's performance, McMillan is more satisfied, probably because he has been selected for the Australian national team and participated in the Beijing Olympics, the 21-year-old Mills has shown maturity and big picture vision beyond his years, and McMillan is secretly determined to use this guy as the main substitute for the No. 1 position, and even start in some games.

Ye Feng was also very happy, and he really wanted to communicate with the head coach more. Of course, the so-called exchange is not to pat yourself on the back, but to have some tactical discussions. Every team's players are familiar with the tactical system, but how to make the right changes when faced with difficulties can be a test of the players' skills, especially the players who are responsible for controlling the ball. Although Ye Feng is not the team's point guard, he is the second person in the team after Roy in terms of tactical position, and he also has the power to make temporary decisions on the court, so it is a great gain for him to be familiar with the team's tactical system.

Also seriously thinking about the game are Blake and Roy, one of them is the team's starting point guard, the other is the team's captain, and it is also appropriate to summarize the gains and losses. However, Ade and Oden, the two interior players, seem to be much more relaxed, they themselves do not have the ability to respond to the high position, it is good to be able to pull the high position in the game to open up space for teammates and pass the ball, to say that the strategy is simply 108,000 miles behind. So they're more of pointing fingers at the players on the pitch, whispering arguments about who has good skills and who is butter hands, and it's all nonsense anyway.

But what McMillan didn't know was that there was also another person on the court who was playing with his brain, and while organizing the attack, he was trying to verify some of his ideas in his heart, that is, Mills, who was favored by him. In fact, Mills was also the first rookie to take the initiative to ask him for a tactical manual, and he still carried it with him, whether it was for a show or really squeezed in time to browse, this attitude is still very important. But there is still a substantial difference between the bench lineup and the starter, so Mills played a little aggrieved, and he was more eager to partner with the starting lineup. The inner grievances are reflected in the lack of decisiveness on the court, and the unwillingness to take risks, but these performances have become mature and stable in McMillan's eyes, and I don't know if Mills will cry and laugh.

All in all, the preseason is still a good start to the new season, McMillan has found available soldiers, and Ye Feng and several people have a further understanding of tactics. Judging from the offseason moves, the Trail Blazers are still focused on stability and do not intend to easily disrupt last season's chemistry, which also means that the management is confident in the team's old team and wants to let it go in the new season.