Chapter 180: The End of the Season

Early the next morning, Ye Feng embarked on the journey back to the team. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoHe wakes up early, which is a habit he has developed during his rookie season, and even if there is no training session that day, he will get up on time at 6 a.m. and go for a run. Of course, today he booked a ticket for the morning flight, so running or something was free, and the luggage was directly at home, and he took a taxi to the airport with a backpack. There is only one time left for a summary meeting this season, at most everyone has a meal together after the meeting, and there is no need to bring luggage or anything, even if you do, you have to bring it back immediately.

McMillan's announcement of the meeting time was quite good for the players - 3 p.m., it was all about giving the group of guys who had just experienced a tie-breaker enough time to rest, but even if it was scheduled for the morning, it was estimated that few people would be able to get out of bed. After Ye Feng got off the plane, he took a taxi back to his apartment, looking at the familiar furnishings in the room, he was in a trance: he had been fighting here for a season unconsciously. It was his rookie season, and he wasn't great, but he wasn't bad, and even if he didn't win Rookie of the Year, he ended up receiving the same number of votes as Rookie of the Year winner Rose, who was the Rookie of the Year in the eyes of Portlanders.

But what's the use of such a false name? No, it's not even a false name, even if the Trail Blazers went further than the Bulls in the playoffs, but they didn't make it to the Finals, or even the Western Conference Finals, the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and the second round of the Western Conference playoffs are essentially no different, everyone is a loser, the only difference is how far from the starting point is when you lose, don't make fun of a hundred steps if you take fifty steps. He'll need to prove himself with higher and more accolades now, so let it go after the season is over, and the best game is always in the next game.

Throwing the backpack on the coffee table casually, Ye Feng fell on the sofa and stared straight at the ceiling in a daze. This is a real daze, not like before taking the opportunity to think about something in a daze, now he completely let his head empty, thinking about nothing, this is the best relaxation on the spiritual level. Now he really needs to give himself a good rest, after all, this is the first time he has faced such a dense schedule and such a strong defense, both physically and mentally, he is close to the end of the crossbow, and if the playoffs continue, he is not sure if he will collapse directly.

For lunch, Ye Feng still went to the restaurant he frequented the most, and ordered the food he ordered most often: fried chicken steak and vegetable salad, plus a toast bread. Yes, he often feeds his stomach with such simple food, which is a self-consciousness as a professional footballer. Any food that is too high in fat is their enemy, but few players are as strict with themselves as Ye Feng, not to mention that he is still a rookie. In fact, for him, food and everything are secondary, as long as it can make him play happily, basketball can satisfy him mentally, which is incomparable to food.

After lunch, Ye Feng also seized the time to take a nap, and after getting up, he drove directly to the Rose Garden Arena. This time, McMillan put the summary meeting in the most luxurious conference room in the stadium, which was a sign of respect for the tireless efforts of the players throughout the season. When he came to the player-only parking lot, Ye Feng was surprised to find that almost all his teammates had already come, and the entire parking lot was packed. Even if you don't look at the license plate number, Ye Feng knows who the owner of each car is, this is Roy's Rolls-Royce, this is Oden's Hummer, and this is Ade's Lamborghini......

Ye Feng locked his car, and after greeting the security uncle with a smile, Shi Shiran walked into the stadium, went straight to the conference room that was already bustling like a bazaar, and sat down in his place. To his slight surprise, the chair was close to the manager's position, next to Roy and Ade, and opposite Blake and Oden, a clear sign that he had gained the trust of his teammates and coaches. No one sees him as a rookie in the NBA for the first time anymore, and he's now a key player for the team.

Seeing that the whole team had arrived, McMillan coughed lightly, knocked on the microphone, looked around, and said slowly: "You guys don't feel good if they don't make it to the Western Conference Finals, and I feel even worse. But now that the game is over, no amount of self-pity can change the outcome of the Lakers eliminating us to the Western Conference Finals, so I'm not going to waste my saliva on that. I want to say that you guys have done a great job, not just in this series, but in every game before that, and I'm very happy with your performance. ”

"Actually, before the start of the season, not only did people not believe that we could break into the top four in the West, but I didn't believe that I was very good, but at the beginning of the regular season, your performance gave me hope. Sure enough, your performance got better and better, and from the perspective of records alone, we are on the same level as the Nuggets and Spurs, and the reason why we are ranked fourth is only because of the record of each other. To be honest, I'm very happy with you, very satisfied, each of you is an integral part of the team, and looking at your young faces, I feel like I see a very bright future for the Trail Blazers. ”

"It's a testament to our ability to play a tie-break with the Lakers, but I don't want you to make the playoffs, or even the Western Conference Finals, and I want you to bring Portland home with a second championship in franchise history. Don't look at me with such incredible eyes, I don't have a fever, I don't go crazy, look at your respective ages before doubting my target. That's right, that's your biggest strength, what is it that someone else has one or two young cores? We have a whole young team! Not to mention that now that you have begun to show your might, your rise is unstoppable. ”

"In the off-season, I hope that you can continue to develop a training plan for yourself and improve your weaknesses in a targeted manner, which will be good for your continued growth. Of course, in order to compete with the Lakers, we have to strengthen, but it's not something you have to worry about, you just need to train hard and continue to tap your potential, and I believe that next season, the Trail Blazers can achieve more than this season, and maybe reaching the Western Conference Finals is a good little goal, isn't it? ”