Wang Feng's improvement in rebound protection is mainly due to the enhancement of his blocking ability to 90 after the end of last season.
Offensive and defensive rebounding abilities only improve a player's judgment and sense of where the rebound will land, while blocking ability is an important ability that directly determines the position under the basket.
The advantage of using this ability is that Wang Feng can judge the opponent's position in advance and block it so that the opponent cannot fight for offensive rebounds.
On the court, judging a player's ability to protect rebounds is often not based on how many rebounds he can grab, but how strong he is in positioning. After all, anyone can rebound, even many defenders.
They are also proficient in this, such as Westbrook, Rondo and others, but if you want to prevent the opponent from grabbing offensive rebounds, what you really need are blue-collar players who can take the main position at any time.
Although the ability to block positions is a standard job for blue-collar players, after Wang Feng strengthened it, the effect on the court is indeed quite good. The Lakers no longer have the pressure of rebounding, and Lopez can play longer on the court. Unlike
Howard, who has excellent rim protection ability but is lagging behind on the offensive end, as long as Lopez is on the court, his long-range shooting ability can allow him to increase the shooting space for the Lakers and increase the success rate of the offense.
Wang Feng's progress is truly reflected in the overall strength of the Lakers. Compared with the previous season, the Lakers in the new season have significantly fewer shortcomings and are stronger.
The unfamiliar cooperation between the Big Three of the Pelicans has also reminded many people that although there are many heroes coming together this season, most of the Big Three combinations that were put together at odd hours are facing a team that has been working together for three seasons.
Do the Lakers really have an advantage?
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In the third quarter of the game, the Pelicans regained their strength and fought hard to catch up, but no matter what kind of counterattacks Big Eyebrow and Zion launched, the Lakers were able to resolve them one by one, and the point difference was always around 20 points.
Soon the game entered the final fourth quarter. The entire Pelicans team played for about 4 minutes in the fourth quarter. Seeing that they were still unable to close the score, although they were unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to admit defeat.
All the main players were replaced in advance.
The Lakers also took advantage of the situation and replaced their main players. All the players sat off the court, quietly waiting for the first victory of the new season.
"Jimmy, what's wrong?"
Wang Feng, who was sitting next to Butler, noticed that Butler was sitting on the bench. He always frowned from time to time, rubbed his right leg, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing, I just feel a little sore in the knee of my right leg. I felt this way just now in the game. It seems that I accidentally twisted it, right?" Butler shook his head slightly and said: "It shouldn't be serious, after all, I was running on the court just now.
I didn’t feel any obvious pain when I moved.”
"It's best to check after the game." Wang Feng said. He didn't take this matter to heart. The reason why he chose Butler as the team's second leader was because of Butler's technical characteristics and personality.
On the other hand, the focus is on his attendance rate in another time and space.
Wang Feng knows very well that until 2022, before he time travels, Butler has always maintained a relatively healthy competitive state and has not suffered any serious injuries. He is better than George, Leonard, Durant, Davis and even Davis.
James' attendance rate is even higher.
However, he never expected that Butler, who did not feel very serious, would discover a very troublesome injury during the post-game examination.
Indeed, Butler's injury is not very serious, and he can even continue to play. However, with the high-intensity competition and physical confrontation, the degree of knee injury will continue to accumulate and deepen, and it may become a serious hidden danger in the playoffs.
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The suggestion given by the Lakers team doctor is to completely solve Butler's right knee problem through surgery, but if surgery is performed, Butler is expected to have to rest for 6 to 7 months.
This is no joke! Because it is already late October, and the 6-month rest period means that Butler will not return until May next year! He will miss all regular season games and the first game of the playoffs.
Round and second round.
This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, and all the Lakers players, who had just defeated the Pelicans in an away game with a 20-point advantage and got a good start, were stunned.
Wang Feng was also a little speechless. Due to the butterfly effect, neither Durant nor Thompson suffered serious injuries and are still active and active. Unexpectedly, Butler, who should have been healthy, suffered such an injury.
After learning of the injury, Butler's first reaction was not to undergo surgery, but to undergo physical and drug-assisted treatment to slow down the injury, and then perform surgery in the offseason after finishing the season.
With three consecutive championships imminent, how could the tough-guy Butler miss the only opportunity in his life to create a dynasty?
However, after careful consideration, Wang Feng persuaded Butler to make an appointment for surgery immediately.
"But, Wang, what will the team do if I have surgery?" Butler was very confused.
"Just leave the team to me, don't worry." Wang Feng said with a smile: "With me, Brandon and others, the team will have no problem entering the playoffs. All we have to do is grit our teeth and survive the first round.
And the second round, if you can come back at the critical moment of the Western Conference Finals, we will have a chance to win the championship!"
With that said, Wang Feng didn't wait for Butler to say anything, and immediately continued: "I know what you are thinking, but you have also heard what the team doctor said. High-intensity exercise and physical confrontation will deepen your injury. Now you may feel that you can persist."
You can handle it, but the regular season will take nearly five months and 82 regular season games, are you sure you can handle it?"
"If we accumulate too much fatigue and injuries in the regular season and the injuries worsen, we won't even be able to play in the playoffs, and we will have no chance of winning by then!"
Butler was silent. He knew that Wang Feng was right.
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One day later, the Lakers officially announced that forward Jimmy Butler needed surgery due to a knee injury. The postoperative recovery time is expected to take 6 to 7 months.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the alliance.
No one expected that the Lakers, who had won two consecutive championships and were about to challenge for a third consecutive championship, would actually play only one game in the regular season before one of their core players suffered serious injuries.
Although people always habitually ignore and underestimate Butler, his status in the Lakers is quite important. Many Lakers fans already call Butler Wang Feng's "Pippin".
Butler's injury will cause the Lakers to suffer a heavy blow on both offense and defense. The configuration of the Big Three is instantly reduced to a dual-core lineup, and one of the core players, Brandon Ingram, is still the new star who has not yet fully grown up in the eyes of everyone.
Young players.
"Unexpected misfortune, Butler's accidental injury, caused the Lakers to fall directly from the favorites to win the championship. Even if Butler's recovery speed after surgery is very ideal, he will not be able to recover until the Eastern and Western Conference finals at the earliest.
return."
"The question is, without Butler, can the Lakers successfully reach the playoffs in the Western Conference where there are now many powerful enemies? Even if they can, can they survive to the Western Conference Finals?"
"Wang Feng may face the biggest challenge in his career. Whether he can handle it will most likely become an important reference for whether he can secure his position as the number one player in the league today."
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While the outside world is discussing this matter a lot, within the Lakers team, head coach Walton is having a headache over who will replace Butler.
But Wang Feng gave Wharton a standard answer without even thinking about this question.
"Let Poole try it."
Jordan Poole, who was intercepted by the Lakers in last year's draft and had almost no chance to play last season, was like a transparent bench player, and finally got his chance.
Wang Feng is very optimistic about Poole. After all, this is a guard who averaged 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists in just three seasons. He is the Warriors' third leading scorer in the 21-22 season, and he is also a substitute player.
The performance of such data obtained from the identity is very good.
When Butler was there in the past, Poole could only be used as a substitute player. Wang Feng didn't expect him to perform well, so he just regarded it as hoarding talents.
Now that Butler is out of the regular season, Poole's importance has suddenly been elevated.
"Jordan?" Walton seemed a little hesitant about Wang Feng's suggestion. "Is he too young? This is only his second season, and his performance last season was not particularly good. Otherwise, Jeff.
Teague will be the starting point guard, Wang Feng, how about you take the shooting guard position?"
Now Wang Feng can play almost all positions on the field, and can even serve as the starting center, but obviously the point guard position can maximize Wang Feng's advantages.
This truth is very simple and easy to understand. Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall, only has an obvious height advantage in the point guard position. The mismatch advantage of small players playing large is really obvious. This has been seen from Magic Johnson and the current Philadelphia 76ers.
Ben Simmons can see it in people.
"We can try it first. The regular season schedule is still very long. No matter who is the starter, being able to help the team win is the key."
Wang Feng said.
Jeff Teague was indeed a very good player when he was young. He was very fast and very lethal when hitting the basket.
However, as he grows older, Teague no longer has the explosive power he had when he was young, and his long-range shots lack stability.
Last season, he averaged only 10.9 points and 5 assists per game. In another time and space, in the next two seasons, Teague's attendance rate was only about half, and his average data dropped to 6 points and 2 assists per game.
Reduced to a substitute rotation role player.
The Lakers signing Jeff Teague was not Wang Feng's intention, but general manager Magic Johnson wanted to strengthen the back line. After all, the Lakers' point guard position cannot rely solely on Wang Feng. No matter how strong Wang Feng is,
Maybe stay on the court for the entire 48 minutes of the game?
But Johnson may have thought wrong. Wang Feng, who currently holds three purple fatigue badges, is fully capable of playing 48 minutes on the court. Even if he cannot do it every game, it is not difficult to maintain an average of about 45 minutes per game.
Wanting to ensure the Lakers' record while Butler recovers from injury, Wang Feng is mentally prepared to play every game.
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On October 20, the Lakers ushered in the second game of the regular season at their home court, which was also Butler's first game after being reimbursed for the regular season.
Walton followed Wang Feng's suggestion and asked Poole to start as the team's shooting guard. The Lakers' starting lineup also changed to Wang Feng, Poole, Ingram, Kuzma and Lopez.
This game was extremely stalemate. In the end, with Wang Feng's winning three-pointer, the Lakers defeated the Suns 132:130.
Wang Feng scored a game-high 44 points, and also had 16 rebounds and 12 assists, including 6 offensive rebounds.
After strengthening his blocking ability and offensive rebounding to 90, Wang Feng's rebounding level has improved significantly, especially in terms of offensive rebounding. With his keen sense of offensive rebounding and excellent jumping, he can always have unexpected surprises.
Ingram scored 25 points on 10 of 24 shots in this game, and Kuzma scored 17 points on 7 of 14 shots.
As for Poole, who made his first career start, his performance was not satisfactory.
Obviously, he was not very comfortable with the starting position. He made 3 of 8 shots in the game, with a shooting percentage of only 37.5%, and only scored 8 points.
For the Suns, Booker scored a team-high 37 points, and 2018 No. 1 pick DeAndre Ayton had a double-double of 30+12.
These two people are the main reason why the Lakers had a very difficult game.
"Sure enough, the Lakers' strength has been greatly reduced after losing Butler. It was so difficult to face the Suns, which ranked third from the bottom in the Western Conference last season. Although they have won two consecutive games at the beginning of the regular season, the future of the Lakers is worrying."
"The head coach of the Lakers chose to let young rookie Jordan Poole replace Butler's position. It was obviously a wrong decision. The rookie's offensive efficiency was low, he moved like a headless fly on the court, and his defensive end was seriously lacking.
In this game, Suns guard Devin Booker scored 37 points under Poole's defense. Even Booker could score so easily. You can imagine how Poole faced the top scorers in the league.
What kind of scene will it be?"
The Lakers, who have won two games and are yet to lose, are not favored by anyone. Especially their performance against the Suns in the second game was so difficult that it even made Lakers fans a little worried.
But they don't know that Booker, who they underestimated, has completely improved his basketball skills this season and has transformed into a powerful shooting guard.
In another time and space, Booker and Paul partnered up, directly allowing the Suns to take off this season, passing all the way until reaching the finals!
Although the current Suns team is without Paul and its overall strength is damaged, it is by no means the last season in the Western Conference. It would be a big mistake to look at the Suns from the perspective of an underdog team.
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