In the seven preseason games of the Trail Blazers, Ye Feng acted like a superstar because McMillan gave him plenty of playing time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although he averaged 15.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, comparing his statistics per game shows that he is growing at an astonishing rate, even hitting a quasi-triple-double of 27 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists in the final game against the Jazz. Of course, the defensive intensity in the preseason is not as good as in the regular season, but Ye Feng's ability to play such dazzling statistics on the court has fully proved that he has initially adapted to the NBA.

However, McMillan took advantage of the tacit understanding between the players in the preseason and did not pay much attention to the results, which also led to the Trail Blazers only getting a 3-4 record in these seven games, and the winning rate did not exceed 50%. But the whole team is quite satisfied with their performance, old players such as Roy and Ade are gradually regaining the feeling of the game, Oden, who was reimbursed for injury in his rookie season, also feels that his body is full of vitality, and as a rookie in the class of 2008, Ye Feng is full of expectations for the upcoming regular season, and he can't wait to show his skills in the temple of world basketball.

But when they saw the team's schedule, everyone was stunned, for no other reason, the opponent in the opening game was too strong, it was the Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe Bryant, and they were also the team in the finals last season. Although they lost to Celtic in the end, no one can deny their strength. In addition to Kobe, they also have the league's most luxurious interior group, and the "three highs" combination of Bynum + Gasol + Odom is a nightmare for the other 29 teams. Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to three people: Ade, Oden, and Ye Feng, who is the starting frontcourt of the new season of the Trail Blazers.

The young interior line composed of Ade and Oden is certainly under a lot of pressure, but in the eyes of others, Ye Feng is the one with the most pressure in the whole team. Not to mention Odom, who plays small forward with a height of 2.08 meters, there is another headache outside defender Ariza in the Lakers, if Phil Jackson sends Ariza and Kobe Bryant to partner up, it is obvious that Ariza will deal with Roy, then Ye Feng must face Kobe. It is true that Ye Feng's height is more than Kobe, but basketball is not just a game to compete for height, as the most Jordan-like scoring guard in the 21st century, Kobe is obviously at the peak of his career, and it can be said that there are definitely no more than five people in the league who can explode with him one-on-one. As for Ye Feng? If you don't get cut by Kobe Bryant, it's already a victory!

Ye Feng, who his teammates could think of, naturally thought of it, and his expression was slightly stiff. Although it is his dream to be able to play against a strong player, there is no need to meet Kobe Bryant in the first regular season, right? Although he should not encounter Kobe's defense on the offensive end, there is a great possibility that he will have to face Kobe's strong offense on the defensive end. Prior to that, Bryant had eight seasons named to the All-Defensive Team, so when the Trail Blazers attacked, he should be able to target the team's main point of attack, which is Roy. And when the Lakers start to attack, Kobe Bryant will definitely start from himself, unless he is really talented, it will be difficult for any rookie to resist Kobe's offense, and he can only go all out.

But Ye Feng knows very well that his defense is not enough to have a substantial impact on Kobe, at this time, he needs to rely on various ways to improve his defensive ability against Kobe, yes, it is not to improve all his defensive ability, just for Kobe Bryant, the player is just for Kobe, the rest can be postponed, and it is serious to finish the game in front of him first. In the face of the concern and worry of his teammates, Ye Feng just smiled slightly, asked them to calm down and prepare for the game, and he said calmly: "I know that from the current point of view, there is a big gap between our strength and the Lakers, but I am not used to admitting defeat before it starts." So from today until the opener, I'm going to improve myself and try to cause problems for Kobe Bryant in the game. In my basketball philosophy, there's no such thing as quitting without a fight! ”

Ye Feng's words also ignited the fire in the hearts of others, in the final analysis, the Trailblazers are a young guard, and most of the main players of the team are young players under the age of 25, who doesn't have a little enthusiasm and impulsiveness at this age? Anyway, it's weaker than the Lakers, so it's better to take this opportunity to fight, even if you win, even if you earn it, it's just reasonable to lose. What's more, Ye Feng, a rookie who has just entered the league, has stated that he wants to fight to the top stars in the league, as old players, how can they be willing to fall behind? Otherwise, wouldn't it be worse than a rookie?

Looking at this group of impassioned youngsters, McMillan smiled, this is the biggest flaw of the young team, but also their biggest strength. They may still lack experience, but they have a drive that many of the more established teams don't have. Such a team may fail at a critical moment because it can't withstand the pressure, but it will also show a strong desire to fight against strong opponents. As the team's head coach, McMillan didn't feel too nervous, even when his opponent was Phil Jackson. Since becoming the head coach of an NBA team in 2000, McMillan and Phil have played against each other many times, of course, with more defeats and fewer wins, but this time McMillan felt as if he had a chance to give Phil a hard shot, even if he lost, the Lakers would not be better.

Although the end of the preseason is still a few days before the start of the regular season, it is far from enough for Ye Feng. If you want to defend against a star player, the defender's own defensive ability is the foundation of everything, and on this basis, you must fully understand some habits of the opponent, such as which foot to come out of when breaking through, whether to make a feint or change direction in front of the body, etc. However, now Ye Feng has no time to watch Kobe's videotape, let alone analyze something from it, after all, as a 96 golden generation, Kobe has been playing in the NBA for 12 years, and his game videos will feel a lot as long as you think about it.

However, this is not without a solution, Ye Feng chose a quicker but also quite practical method: imitating the defensive style of the "Kobe Bryant Terminators" to limit Kobe. No player, including the great Michael Jordan, is invincible on the basketball court, and Kobe Bryant, Jordan's successor, has been known as the "Kobe Finisher" in the first 12 seasons of his career. Of course, Kobe Bryant is not that easy to finish, but this title also shows that their defense of Kobe Bryant is effective.

Before that, there were several "Kobe Terminators" who were well-known to the majority of fans: Bowen, Artest, Battier and Raja Bell. For Ye Feng, Atay's way of defending purely by relying on physical confrontation is not suitable for him, although he is confident in his physical fitness, it does not mean that he thinks he has reached the level of Atay, so the way Battier, Bowen and Bell defend Kobe Bryant is more worthy of his reference. Therefore, during the period before the official start of the regular season, Ye Feng watched the video of these three players playing against Kobe Bryant almost without sleep or food, and took notes while watching. This is a habit that Ye Feng developed in high school, so as to prevent his idea of inspiration from disappearing in an instant.

For the defensive methods of these defensive gates, Ye Feng is not simply copying, he must transform them into defensive actions that are more suitable for his own play according to his defensive habits and abilities. In fact, the defense of these three people has its own characteristics, although Bowen plays very "dirty", but his thin body hides great strength, coupled with flexible footwork, tireless follow-up defense and kraft candy-style defense, worthy of the nightmare of all scoring machines in the league, and is also the most successful player in defending Kobe. Bale has some similarities to Bowen, but sometimes his tough defense shows the surface, such as a choke lock against Kobe Bryant in the first round of the 2006 playoffs. In contrast, Battier may be the most civilized defensive player, Ye Feng often used the blindfold defense in the NCAA or learned from him, when facing Kobe, Battier will always stay in front of Kobe, read his feints, and disrupt Kobe's defensive rhythm.

These three players have their own strengths and weaknesses against Kobe, but they all work quite well, but it is clear that Ye Feng is not quite like any of them, and the best way is to combine the defensive styles of Bowen, Bell and Battier to create their own defensive skills. In fact, Ye Feng prefers Battier's defensive style of surrendering without a fight, but his Battier's defense is based on understanding Kobe's feints, and it is not possible to disrupt the opponent's shooting rhythm and ensure that he does not fall into foul trouble in a short period of time. Ye Feng kept pausing and playing the picture while holding the remote control, and at the same time holding a pen to write and draw in his notebook, he recorded a lot of details about Kobe.

Although Kobe Bryant is still improving, and may even have developed more weapons, the habit of playing alone is not so easy to change. Kobe Bryant has a lot of details when attacking, but Ye Feng's mentality is very good, he can remember as much as he can, and he can't remember it, and he doesn't force it, maybe one of the things he remembers can change the result of the whole game?