Chapter Fifty-Six: Knock Them Out

Two days before the start of the game, Ye Feng went to Holland privately to see if the exhausted head coach had any good ideas. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info But he was disappointed, in the face of his question, Holland showed a rare blush on his face, and he said helplessly: "Ye, I know you want to beat Rose, I'll be honest, whether Rose can be limited, or at least blow up with you, will be the key to whether our team can win." But I'm sorry, I haven't thought of any way to deal with him, and although the presence of Calipari puts a lot of pressure on me, it's not a reason I can't think of a way, and I apologize to you. ”

For the coach's apology, Ye Feng only smiled bitterly, although in the eyes of outsiders, it is already very face-saving for the head coach of the team to apologize to his players, but Ye Feng does not care about this. In his opinion, the coach's willingness to apologize as a way to show the predicament he is facing is a bad sign in itself. He pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Coach, that's what I personally think. Since Russell and Darren aren't there, it's obvious that I'm going to play point guard, and to put it mildly, maybe I'm the only one on the team who can stand up to Rose at the No. 1 position, although I don't know if I'll be able to do it yet. But out of the dignity of a player, I want to be able to compete with Rose with a breakthrough, and that's what I don't think can do. ”

Holland was shocked and asked incredulously, "What are you going to do with him?" This...... I'm afraid it's not good for our team, right? Ye Feng shook his head and said: "Coach, you think about it from the tactical level, but I'm different, I think more from everyone's mentality." As the strongest player on the perimeter at the moment, if I choose to use long-range shots against Rose's breakaway, and not to mention whether my shooting percentage can be kept at a fairly high level, at least in everyone's eyes, I am an evasive coward. So in other words, I don't have a choice, it's something I have to do. ”

Hearing Ye Feng's categorical words, Holland was silent, not that he hadn't thought of it before, but as the head coach of the team, he had to strive for every victory, and Ye Feng's approach obviously didn't help much for the victory. But he also has to admit that Ye Feng's statement is very reasonable, and the morale of the players is also very important for this game. Forget it, it's all their young business, and I'll just focus on how to deal with Kalipari.

He pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, you just do what you want when you play the official game, of course, you also have to think about the tactical aspects, don't hold the ball and play alone every round." Ye Feng hurriedly raised his hand and said, "No problem, coach, am I this kind of person who doesn't care about the overall situation?" If my team-mates had a better chance, I wouldn't have held the ball in my hands. Holland reluctantly patted him on the shoulder, acquiescing to his words.

In fact, Ye Feng is also a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and he is not absolutely sure that he can compete with Rose, so he can only take such a method of fighting against the water. For him, this failure is a success, but fortunately, he has also thought deeply about things outside the game in the past few days, and he has to thank Ye Ning for what he said to him. Now Ye Feng has completely abandoned the concept of winning and losing, and there is no mentality of gaining and losing, so that he can give full play to his strength, if he wants to win and fear losing in the process of the game, then this game really has to be played.

However, until the day of the game, Ye Feng always seemed a little absent-minded, which showed that he had no bottom in his heart. However, on the surface, he must also take on the responsibility of being the leader of the team, and he must not let his teammates see the problem, on the contrary, he must encourage his teammates to show the determination and attitude of fighting against the odds, so as not to admit the team before the game has even started. A lot of times that's the duty of the captain and the leader, because he's the mental pillar of the whole team, and even if everyone else doesn't have confidence, he has to have confidence, even if it's just to make an appearance, otherwise the spirit of the team can't be talked about.

That's why the captains and locker room leaders of most NBA teams aren't the most famous, the best, and the highest scorers on the team, but veterans with seniority and a strong heart. For example, Battier of the Rockets, Fisher of the Lakers, etc., and of course, Iguodala of the Warriors and Haslem of the Heat, these players are all assigned by the head coach as the captain of the team by relying on their influence on the mental level. And it's clear that the biggest thing they have in common is that they are both role players on the team, and the stars are different. But their impact on the team as a whole is immeasurable.

What's more, Holland, as the head coach of the team, also endorsed Ye Feng, and he repeatedly emphasized that on the premise of not disrupting the team's tactical system, the players on the field must obey Ye Feng's command, and he himself will do his best to support Ye Feng in all decisions. However, his words are obviously a bit redundant, the atmosphere in the Bruins team itself is quite good, and everyone has inexplicable trust in people who are stronger than themselves. This time the captain Westbrook was absent, Ye Feng was able to stand up and hit their hands, after all, Ye Feng's ball skills and understanding of tactics were all in their eyes, as for the other person in the troika, LΓΆw, could he still go to dismantle his roommate's table?

But when it really came time for the players on both sides to play, Ye Feng still felt a nervousness in his heart. As a famous coach in the NCAA, Calipari has never underestimated his opponents, not to mention that UCLA has really performed well this season. Before the game, Calipari had heard about injuries to two of the Bruins' backcourts, but he had no intention of keeping his hands on to avoid pushing himself into the pit. He still fielded the Memphis Tigers' most frequently used starting lineup this season: point guard Derrick Rose, shooting guard Chris Douglas Roberts, small forward Robert Dozel, power forward Joey Dorsey, and center Sean Taggett. And Holland puts Enrique on top of the shooting guard, and he still believes in this rookie more than others.

If Ye Feng is a time-traveler, he will find that the Tigers have three players who have joined the NBA. Needless to say, Roberts is a more famous homeless man in the NBA, and he has changed five teams in just six seasons of his NBA career; and Joey Dorsey, a very physical power forward who is well known to Chinese fans because of his joining the Rockets, and of course he is still a rookie with a big mouth. Before the game, he was very unceremoniously ranted to the local media in Los Angeles, and he said proudly: "I regret the injury at UCLA, but it doesn't matter, even if they stay fully healthy, the result of the game will not change, and we at the University of Memphis will definitely win!" ”

A group of players on the Bruins team naturally heard about the "wonderful performance" of the opposing starting power forward in front of reporters, and everyone was very unconvinced. Seeing the angry expressions on the faces of his teammates, Ye Feng secretly smiled in his heart: This is a good opportunity that can be taken advantage of! When returning to the locker room for the final preparations before the game, Ye Feng, as the temporary captain of the team, specially discussed with Holland, walked to the middle of the locker room and coughed heavily, attracting the attention of his teammates, and said loudly: "I believe everyone has heard of the University of Memphis...... What's it called? Oh, Joey Dorsey, I think you're just as angry as I am right now about all those shitty things you said to our local media in Los Angeles, and of course worried. Anger is inevitable because the other side looks down on us, but it is also possible to worry because we are really missing two generals. But......" Ye Feng suddenly raised his voice sharply, "This is not a reason why we can let others look down on us casually!" ”

"So I'm not going to make them feel better, brothers, and we have to show them how good we are. You may think I'm talking big, but I don't think you want to be looked down upon like this, do you? I feel like we should let the guys from Memphis taste our anger and pay for their inappropriate remarks! "Obviously, Ye Feng's words have had a very good effect, everyone is young, who didn't get angry after listening to the opponent's words? Now that Ye Feng was so excited, everyone screamed, holding back their strength and preparing to give a "gift" to the University of Memphis.

Of course, there were also good boys who didn't agree with Ye Feng's words, so Loew quietly pulled Ye Feng aside and whispered, "Ye, don't you say that, right?" Why does it sound like you're trying to cripple your opponent? Are you sure they guys won't go straight to the malicious foul when they go up? Ye Feng smiled and replied in the same low voice: "Many times playing ball is a momentum, and now our strength is not as good as Memphis, but we can make them feel afraid." I'm not encouraging everyone to foul the other side, but the desperate posture is to be taken out, and if we press the opponent in momentum, our chances of winning are a little better. Loew nodded with a confused face, he has always been a relatively simple person, even if he wants to compete, he is to defeat the opponent from the aspect of ball skills, like what momentum Ye Feng said, he has a vague feeling, but he has never really considered what role it is.

However, Ye Feng ignored him, this kind of thing still depends on Loew's own thinking, even if he wants to break his head, he can be regarded as his own merit if he can have a little experience. He opened the door to the locker room and yelled, "Brothers, let's go and knock them out together!" ”

"Roar!" He was met with roars of rage and fourteen raised fists.