Although I have read Wang Feng’s training report, the paper report is definitely not as intuitive as seeing it directly on site.
Wang Feng's appearance is completely inconsistent with his strength, although he doesn't look very thin. With a height of 2.01 meters and a weight of 105 kilograms, he can be considered strong.
But the weight is still quite different compared to Oakley.
When Oakley first joined the league, his weight had reached 111 kilograms. In the past few years in the league, his weight has also changed in response to the needs of various situations. When he was light, he weighed less than 110 kilograms, and at the end he weighed
When he was heavier, he once reached 130 kilograms. The tendon meat on his body was Oakley's capital to gain a foothold in the league.
Looking at the entire NBA, there are not many players who can compete with Oakley.
But Wang Feng just gained the upper hand in the fight with Oakley. Even though Oakley was suspected of underestimating the enemy and his posture was not suitable for exerting force, it was still enough to be proud of.
At this time, Oakley was really shocked. His face was still expressionless, as calm as if it was just a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning.
"You guy..."
Oakley's expression completely changed.
In front of so many people, how could he survive after being defeated by an unknown rookie?
"Come again!"
Without thinking, Oakley said immediately.
His tone was full of irritability, and he was obviously very angry.
"That's enough."
Pat Riley opened his mouth to stop him.
He knew from Oakley's expression that if he didn't stop in time, things would probably get out of hand.
No one knows what Oakley will do when he gets angry and loses his mind.
Wang Feng was on guard against this, after all, there were lessons learned from past experiences.
In the next 2004, Garnett, who was in the spotlight, was beaten by a rookie in a team training match. The Wolf King, who was furious, just hit him with an uppercut and sent the opponent to the hospital for seven stitches.
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Garnett is so ruthless in even fighting and retreating. You can imagine Oakley, the real league villain.
Although Wang Feng's endurance has been enhanced to the highest level of 99, and the possibility of injury is very low, it does not mean that he will not be injured at all.
Therefore, if he really wants to continue, Wang Feng will not give in, but he will definitely be alert and pay attention to Oakley's movements.
"Go back to training!" Pat Riley still has a strong intimidation force in the team. As soon as he said this, all the players immediately ran to train in a well-behaved manner.
After finishing speaking, Riley looked at Wang Feng and said again.
"You must be Wang Feng, come with me."
Are you here?
Wang Feng was not surprised.
The brief battle with Oakley just now has revealed the tip of the iceberg of his own strength. It is impossible for the famous fortune teller not to be able to see this.
This is exactly what Wang Feng wants to see.
With his ability, establishing a foothold in the NBA is like playing. The only problem is how to get into the head coach's sight.
Oakley, the stepping stone, was very cooperative and gave him this opportunity.
Wang Feng followed Riley to the side.
"Your defense is very good. Have you played in any league before?"
Riley stood with his hands behind his back, watching the players practicing on the training field, and asked at the same time.
"That's right." Wang Feng responded.
He has played 7 full seasons in the NBA and participated in many major international leagues. In terms of game experience, he is already a veritable veteran.
Riley nodded slightly. "Sure enough, I saw that you were very skillful in defending the pick-and-roll just now. It seems that you are a player who is good at defense."
"No……"
Wang Feng interrupted Riley. "To be precise, I'm not just good at defense. There's nothing about basketball that I'm not good at."
"Oh?" Pat Riley narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced back at Wang Feng. "Boy, arrogance is not something to show off here! Do you know? This is the NBA where the best basketball players in the world are gathered together.
"It is completely different from the basketball games in Asia that you have been exposed to before. If you use the low level of basketball there to measure the basketball here, you would be totally wrong."
Wang Feng's words had already made Riley a little unhappy.
He has never seen such an arrogant newcomer, with a ten-day short contract, actually saying that he is good at all basketball skills. Even Michael Jordan would not dare to say this.
"Don't get me wrong, the standard I measure is not the basketball level in Asia, but the NBA." Wang Feng's lips curved slightly. "If the head coach doesn't believe it, you can give it a try, no matter what method you use."
If he had just traveled through time before and no one knew Wang Feng, he would most likely be regarded as an arrogant lunatic when he said this, and no one would even look at him. Wang Feng would not even be able to enter the Knicks Arena.
He was held down by security guards and thrown out.
But things are different now. With the high-scoring report from the previous trial training, coupled with the scene where Wang Feng and Oakley had the upper hand in the brief duel just now, no one... Well, Riley still felt that he was bragging, but
Opportunities to show off will still be given.
What Wang Feng needs is exactly such an opportunity to show off.
With an overall rating of 99 and the blessing of a large number of top badges, allowing him to slowly climb up like a bottom player, that is simply the biggest joke.
What Wang Feng needs is a stepping stone. Now that he has this stepping stone in his hand, what he has to do next is to grab this stepping stone and knock over everyone who stands in front of him!
Simple, direct, not so many twists and turns!
Don't you, Riley, think I'm not good at it? Then I'll just show you. I'll blow everything up in front of you and completely subvert your understanding. Don't you have the main starting lineup for the team?
Just as Wang Feng thought, his words aroused Riley's strong interest.
He is powerful and confident to the point of being arrogant.
Players like this are really rare. Even Riley once saw it in Larry Bird, the representative figure of the Lakers' archrival, the Celtics, when he was coaching the Lakers.
"interesting……"
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"Strange, there should be no confrontation training in today's training plan, right?"
"No, this is a temporary arrangement by the head coach."
"But why? The team has a game tomorrow, and suddenly conducting a high-intensity training match is not a good thing for tomorrow's game."
"You have the ability to ask the head coach this question..."
The assistants who were cleaning the court were talking in low voices. Similarly, the players who were wearing blue and white uniforms under the arrangement of the assistant coach were also confused.
"Jeff, how long will the match last for today?"
Ewing, wearing a white uniform representing the home team, asked Van Gundy in a low voice.
"The first and second halves will be played for 10 minutes each," Van Gundy replied. "Pat specifically told me not to paddle. Everyone must take it seriously and treat this match as a formal game."
"Are you taking it seriously..." Ewing looked back at the teammates assigned to him, his expression a little bitter.
Apart from him, none of the people wearing white uniforms were the main starting players, they were all substitutes.
On the other hand, the blue team has Starks, Smith, Oakley, Derek Harper and other regular starters who averaged more than 10 points per game in the regular season.
Ewing doesn't quite understand. Is the head coach preparing to train his ability to lead substitute players?
At this time, Ewing suddenly saw that the newcomer who had just had some minor friction with Oakley was also on the white team's side.
"This kid was quite arrogant just now. He made Charles so angry. I wonder how he will perform on the field..."
"Head coach, everything is ready and we can start."
Van Gundy came to Riley and said.
"Then let's get started." Riley nodded slightly, and then said to Van Gundy: "Jeff, you will command the white team, and I will be in charge of the blue team. Remember to give the newcomer a chance to perform. I want to see him."
What's the point?"
Van Gundy was slightly startled. He didn't hear the previous conversation between Wang Feng and Riley. He didn't know what happened, but he still nodded and said, "Okay."
The training competition officially begins.
The five players on the white team's side, in addition to Ewing, include defenders Hubert Davis, Greg Anthony, forwards Anthony Mason Jr. and Anthony Bonner.
The one with a higher level among these people is Hubert Davis. This season he averaged 10 points per game and shot 45.5% from three-point range. He is the team's main perimeter fortress.
Among the remaining players, Anthony Mason Jr. is the only player who can get stable playing time.
On the blue team, all five players are the Knicks' main players.
Charles Oakley moved directly from small forward to center position. Although he is only 2.03 meters tall, his strong body makes him fully qualified for the center position.
"..."
Wang Feng stood on the sidelines, watching ten players walk onto the field one after another, speechless.
With his current status, is he not qualified to start even in this kind of training match within the team?
Although he was wearing a white uniform, Wang Feng could only watch from the sidelines at first.
At the beginning of the match, the white team's tactics were very simple and direct, which was to hand the ball to Ewing, the only core player, and let him hold the ball and play singles.
After all, he is the league's top insider and one of the four major centers. Ewing, who just led his team into the playoffs last season, is still at the peak of his career and has extremely strong combat effectiveness.
After receiving the ball in the post, with his back to Oakley, Ewing naturally used his best bunny hop and mid-range shot.
Limited by the height difference, Oakley was completely unable to interfere effectively and could only watch helplessly as Ewing scored the ball.
Switching to the blue team to attack, unlike the white team who can only rely on Ewing, the blue team has all the starting players, so there are many options for the offense.
After the basketball was passed around for a circle, it was handed over to guard Derek Harper, who used his excellent speed to rush to the basket and score the ball before Ewing could defend him.
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There was no stalemate in the match between the two teams. Relying on the depth of the lineup, the blue team quickly established a score advantage from the beginning.
No matter how strong Ewing's personal ability is, he can only ensure his own offensive efficiency. In order to restrict Ewing, the blue team does not hesitate to use targeted defensive tactics. Oakley relies on his stronger ability than Ewing.
Strength, directly go around the front to defend, preventing Ewing from receiving the ball comfortably inside.
At the same time, Starks and other outsiders also put pressure on the white team's substitute outside lineup, making it difficult to pass the basketball directly to Ewing's hands.
While the offensive end suffered setbacks, the defensive end of the white team was completely unable to guard against the more promising blue team.
Looking at the rapidly widening point difference, Van Gundy frowned.
He still couldn't guess what Riley was thinking.
"Is this arrangement intended to train Ewing how to deal with situations where his opponents are guarding him and completely cutting off contact with his teammates?"
"But even so, this is too extreme. How can the team let Ewing lead the entire bench to play on the court? At least one more main player should be left to share the pressure with him..."
Since there were no timeouts and the number of free throws whistled in the team competition was relatively small, the 10 minutes of the first half ended quickly.
The score between the two teams reached 14:27, with the blue team leading by 13 points.
After 10 minutes of game time, Ewing was sweating profusely and out of breath.
There is no way, his burden is too great.
He scored 11 of the white team's 14 points.
"Take a little more rest and then start the second half."
Riley said this, and then said to Van Gundy: "In the second half, make more rotation adjustments."
Van Gundy was stunned.
More rotation adjustments?
There are basically all the players on the team who are capable of playing on the court now. How can he have any rotation options...
Only then did Van Gundy remember that there seemed to be a newcomer he was very optimistic about sitting on the bench - Wang Feng!
This actually cannot be blamed on Van Gundy.
Although Wang Feng's trial training results are quite good, he is also very optimistic that Wang Feng can gain a foothold in the NBA.
But this will inevitably require a process. Wang Feng has never been exposed to the world's top professional competitions such as the NBA, and it will definitely take time to adapt.
Therefore, Van Gundy never thought about asking Wang Feng to break the current predicament faced by the white team.
At this moment, Riley's reminder made Van Gundy finally react. "Could it be that the team match specially arranged by Pat was to inspect Wang Feng?"
Thinking of this, Van Gundy walked to the bench not far away and said to Wang Feng: "Wang, you can start the second half."
At this time, Wang Feng was sitting aside in a daze, bored.
To put it bluntly, in Wang Feng's opinion, this intra-team competition was not entertaining at all.
Especially the white team's tactics are ugly. There is only one strategy throughout. The outside players dribble the ball across the half court, and then try every means to transfer the ball to Ewing for a single.
From a simple intra-team match, you can see the difference in coaching between the two coaches.
Although Pat Riley's coaching style is relatively cold and severe, his tactical style is very changeable. He can lead Magic's Lakers to a showtime game that is popular in the league, and he can also coach the Knicks who focus on iron-blooded defense. In the future, he will be with the Heat.
It can also build a championship-winning lineup around the internal and external core of Wade and O'Neal.