(There are a lot of things to do today. I just finished typing at night. I posted it late. There will be another chapter later. I estimate it will be around 11:30. Sorry)
The most important thing is that even if Wang Feng cannot win the championship, it will not be a big loss for him. At most, he will just join in the fun.
It is not uncommon for players like Wang Feng to sign up for all All-Star events. However, in the past, the league would consider comprehensively to allow more teams and players to participate in the All-Stars.
But Wang Feng is in a special situation. As China's only remaining All-Star player in the NBA, the league hopes to give Wang Feng more exposure and promote business cooperation between the two parties.
Under this premise, Wang Feng is willing to participate in more All-Star Weekend events to increase his presence, which is naturally what the league wants, not to mention such a gimmick.
Therefore, when Wang Feng signed up, the league quickly approved it, and the news that Wang Feng would participate in the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest was officially announced by the league.
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During the All-Star voting period, the Cavaliers' games are still going on, and their record has stabilized at second in the league, leading the Spurs by about 3 games.
During this relatively long schedule, Tyronn Lue seems to have gradually begun to master the ropes.
He found that letting Wang Feng lead the bench seems to be more effective than Irving. Although Wang Feng does not have Irving's passing awareness and can assist teammates to score, his personal scoring ability is more stable than Irving. Most importantly, Wang Feng's
Perimeter defense can well make up for the Cavaliers' shortcomings such as the overall aging of the bench, slow movement speed, and lack of timely return to defense.
As a result, Wang Feng began to play more and more minutes, and replaced Irving in charge of the ball when he came on the bench.
When the time came to the end of January, Wang Feng's personal data had unknowingly increased to 24 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game. Correspondingly, Irving's scoring average dropped to 21.7 points per game.
This made Owen very angry.
Originally, James already occupied most of the team's ball rights. As the team's true point guard, he could only pick up James' remaining ball rights and use them to collect personal data.
It's better now. After Wang Feng came, he continued to encroach on his ball rights. Now he is a bit like a fixed-point shooter on the court. He often can only rely on James's passes to shoot open shots or make cuts to score at the basket.
In fact, Irving's style of play is similar to Curry's on the Warriors.
The arrival of Durant has concentrated a lot of ball rights in his hands. Green is also a player who needs the ball to show his strength. In this case, Curry can only reduce the time he has to hold the ball to attack, and even more
He often plays without the ball on the court and relies on his range deterrence to strive for more and better scoring opportunities for his teammates.
Curry, the team's leading star, had nothing to say about changing his tactical status and was very cooperative, but Irving, the second leading player, could not.
Irving was a little unhappy and talked directly to the head coach, hoping that he could take on more responsibilities on the court.
Tyronn Lue made a promise to Irving, but in the next few days of games, the situation did not change at all.
Tyronn Lue is not stupid. You wonder why Wang Feng has more and more possessions of the ball. Don’t you have the mentality to force yourself? Is your substitute lineup as good as Wang Feng’s? As the head coach of the team, the record is Tyronn Lue when he is on the ball.
The team has the capital to speak for itself. He has already failed once in the finals last season. This season is his last chance. If the Cavaliers fail to win the championship this time, he will have to pack up and leave!
Moreover, if James said this, Tyronn Lue might still be confused. You, the No. 1 player in Europe, lead your team to fight for the No. 1 pick every year. Do you really think you have a high status in the team?
Wang Feng's increase in the Cavaliers' ball rights was also done with the tacit approval of James. Compared with his ability to read the game, James is much better than Tyronn Luke. Once, after the Cavaliers called a timeout, James held
The tactical board was explaining tactics to the players, and Coach Lu listened with a confused look on his face. After finishing, he nodded in agreement and told the players to do it this way.
Wang Feng is more efficient than Irving. Letting him have more ball rights will help the team win. James knows better than Tyronn Lue.
In fact, James and the Cavaliers are already discussing how to renew Wang Feng's contract.
Wang Feng, who was born in November 1992, is nearly half a year younger than Irving and is obviously a player with more potential. With the level he has shown so far, a maximum salary and a contract extension are definitely a sure-fire investment.
Since you want to retain Wang Feng for a long time, in addition to salary, you must also provide sufficient support in other aspects, such as sufficient shot rights and ball rights.
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Time has quickly entered February.
After all the schedule in January, the Cavaliers' record reached 35 wins and 12 losses, with a winning rate of 74.5%. Only the Warriors in the entire league, with a record of 38 wins and 9 losses, were in the lead.
After entering February, Wang Feng's personal data ushered in a small explosion due to the increase in playing time and ball rights.
On February 1, the Cavaliers defeated the Timberwolves 125:97 at home. Wang Feng played 37 minutes and scored 35 points, 3 rebounds and 7 steals.
On February 4, the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 111:104. Wang Feng once again scored 37 points against Anthony.
On February 6, the Cavaliers played against the Wizards at home. James took a rest in this game, and Wang Feng, Irving and Love led the team. The two sides fought hard and the winner was not decided until overtime.
The Cavaliers defeated the Wizards 140:135. Wang Feng played 42 minutes in the game and scored 42 points. Irving also scored 32 points and Love scored 23 points.
On February 8, the Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers 132:117 in an away game.
Facing Paul George, Wang Feng scored 33 points and 5 steals.
The entire alliance was a little shocked.
Is Wang Feng going to heaven?
In this week's games, Wang Feng averaged 36.75 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 3.7 steals per game. His shooting percentage was as high as 64%. His performance was extremely explosive and he was directly elected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week this week.
Along with Wang Feng, who was selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week, Warriors player Stephen Curry averaged 31.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in one week.
With this explosive performance, Wang Feng's scoring average rose directly to 25 points per game. Even James only averaged 26.4 points per game.
"I can't believe that Wang Feng's scoring ability is so strong. It's hard to imagine how high his scoring will be this season if he is not in the Cavaliers, but in a team with enough ball rights. Is there any chance that he can match the score?
Where are the top three in the standings, Westbrook, Harden and Thomas, competing for the scoring title?"