Wang Feng's behavior has undoubtedly seriously challenged Sprewell's status within the Warriors.
After Webber and Hardaway were traded away from the team one after another, and before Wang Feng came to the team, Sprewell was already the nominal boss of the Warriors.
Although he has not been the boss for a long time, and the status of the boss is only what he thinks, how could Sprewell be able to swallow such a provocation by Wang Feng!
Even if he knows that Wang Feng is very strong and not easy to mess with, he must not back down at this time, otherwise all the positions he hopes for as the team leader and main core will be taken away by this newcomer.
"Interesting, do you think you are very good? Just because you had better luck last season and won a championship with Ewing's thigh in the playoffs, and the data happened to be a little better?"
Players in the 1990s who didn't know how to trash talk would have no way to survive in the league, let alone a thorny player like the famous madman Sprewell.
When facing Wang Feng, he showed no signs of timidity, and just made a set of sarcastic and sarcastic remarks.
Wang Feng was not angry, he just smiled and said: "I am very powerful. If you are not convinced, we will see the real chapter on the court."
Do it if you don't accept it, which has always been Wang Feng's code of conduct. Of course, the previous sentence of being bearish about life and death is another matter.
One thing is that although Sprewell is a scumbag, he domestically assaults his girlfriend, beats teammates, and even dares to choke the head coach, and has also threatened to shoot teammates who have conflicts with him, he is still a relatively restrained player.
If Sprewell was as tough as Arenas and Crittenton, the two protagonists of the gun scandal, Wang Feng would really have to consider whether using this method to establish authority would be life-threatening. After all, Free America
Shootout every day.
Of course, if there is such a dangerous teammate in the team, Wang Feng will investigate it immediately before joining the team, and ask the team to trade him away from the team before reporting to the team. He is here to play basketball.
I'm not here to play real CS.
At this moment, Sprewell may have the urge to take out a gun and shoot Wang Feng immediately, but on the one hand, he does not have a gun in his hand, and on the other hand, he does not have the courage.
Therefore, he very much agrees with Wang Feng's proposal to determine who is the boss on the court.
Averaging 20+ points per game for two consecutive seasons has made Sprewell extremely confident and does not think he will lose to Wang Feng.
However, the duel between the two did not proceed.
"What are you doing?"
Head coach Adelman walked over surrounded by assistant coaches, frowned at the tense Wang Feng and Sprewell, and asked in a deep voice.
Sprewell did not say a word. Although in the future he would be so arrogant that he would dare to choke the head coach, now he is still a player who has just played for three seasons and still holds a rookie contract. For the head coach,
Especially head coach Adelman, who had just taken office and didn't know the opponent's character yet, he still didn't dare to make too many mistakes.
But Wang Feng doesn't have so many worries.
Looking at Adelman, he said directly: "I want to be the boss of the team in the new season. Mr. Latrell seems to be dissatisfied with this. I am preparing to have a bullfight with him to decide who is the boss."
It’s a problem with the team boss.”
Everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.
Can this kind of thing between players be discussed with the coach?
This Wang Feng is indeed a guy who has only played in the league for half a season. He really knows nothing about NBA rules!
How could Wang Feng not know? He has played in the future NBA for eight full seasons and knows these things very well, but this does not mean that he will be timid.
In his view, this is not only an opportunity to gain authority among the players, but also to give the coaching staff a chance to show off.
Of course, Wang Feng is not just looking for trouble and causing trouble for the coach. He just wants to use this to gain the attention and status in the team that his strength deserves.
Superstars are inherently different from ordinary players.
The famous old gangster Joe, the leader of the league, went on a rampage and disowned everyone. Even the head coach was sometimes scolded. Phil Jackson's former Bulls coach Doug Collins was once scolded by an angry Jordan.
Kobe once also openly refused the arrangement of the then Lakers coach Phil Jackson and refused the other party's order to take him off the court.
As for the well-known King James, he is also known as the Supreme Emperor. All the head coaches who coached the team during the Cavaliers period had to look at his face. His decision to leave or leave was a matter of words from the emperor.
Of course, there are many examples of humility and harmonious relationships between players and coaches in the league, such as Duncan and Popovich of the Spurs.
But in most cases, in this league where strength is supreme, you still have to be strong enough to take the initiative, especially in special circumstances like Wang Feng, who has only been in the league for half a season.
"King, what are you talking about?"
Adelman was stunned for a long time before he could react. He felt like his head was getting bigger.
In less than half a day, Wang Feng actually did this to him. Isn't this too irritating?
"I hope you know that the team strictly prohibits players from privately challenging each other and destroying the team atmosphere. In serious cases, players will be banned from the team."
Adelman said in a deep voice: "Go back to training quickly!"
The tense situation was forcibly suppressed by Adelman.
Watching the players training in groups, the assistant coach on the side was a little worried.
"Head coach, is it really okay to just let it go? I'm worried that they will have a bigger conflict in the locker room..."
"I know."
Adelman sighed, with a sad look on his face. He had just arrived, how could he join such a team?
Wang Feng's attitude is very clear. He wants to be the boss of the team. Sprewell doesn't look like he wants to give in. The conflict between the two sides will definitely become bigger and bigger.
With so many conflicts within the team, do you still want to return to the playoffs?
"It's better to block it than to open it up. The conflict between these two people still needs to be resolved on the court, but it definitely can't be resolved by the two of them in private." Adelman said: "Go and prepare, there will be an intra-team competition for them later.
The two of them set up a stage to solve problems. No matter what disputes or conflicts they have, they should resolve them here obediently and according to my rules!"
"Okay!" The assistant coach nodded and quickly turned around to make arrangements. At the same time, he couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
Jiang is still old and hot. Although Adelman has not been coaching for a long time and has only coached the Portland Trail Blazers for six seasons so far, he has very rich experience in dealing with this kind of thing. This is a man with great ability.
A mundane coach.
…
Under the arrangements of the assistant coach and team staff, it didn't take long for the conditions for the intra-team competition to be completed.
Referees, linesmen, confrontation servers, and blue and white teams divided into teams.
White is the home team and has been assigned a total of 6 players. The starting five are last season's starting shooting guard Sprewell, starting small forward Chris Mullin, backup power forward Chris Gatlin, and starting center Ronaldo.
Ni Sekali and Bimbo Coles, a point guard the team signed in the summer.
This home team contains almost all the main players from the Warriors from last season. Even last season, this lineup plus All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway still only had the third-worst record in the Western Conference, but
After all, it is a full main lineup, with good strength and tacit cooperation.
On the other hand, the blue team, except for Wang Feng and Garnett, are all bench role players who have not played much playing time at all. Among them, the best performer was Clifford Lochier, the team's backup center last season.
, averaging 22.6 minutes per game and contributing 6.8 points and 7.4 rebounds to the team.
There is no doubt that this is a game with a huge disparity in strength, at least in the eyes of most people.
After the assistant coach arranged all the work, he returned to head coach Adelman, who was also a little puzzled.
"Head coach, why do you arrange the confrontation lineup like this? Isn't this a bit unfair to Wang Feng? After all, his teammates are too strong..."
Adelman put his hands behind his back with a faint smile on his face.
"It doesn't matter, Wang Feng will definitely have no objection to such a detachment, and will even be very satisfied."
Adelman really guessed it right.
Wang Feng felt very satisfied when he learned that there was going to be a competition within the team and that all the weaker players in the team were assigned to his side.
Isn't it just right for him to play in Sprewell's main lineup with a substitute? Without such a script, how can he prove to everyone on the team how strong he is?
When he first came here, Wang Feng officially came into Pat Riley's sight through a Knicks team training game.
And there is one thing to say, for these players on the Warriors' home team, he really can't look past them. The only one who is slightly better is the All-Star and future Hall of Famer-forward Chris Mullin.
When it comes to scoring ability, Mullin at his peak was far better than Sprewell. From 1987 to 1993, Mullin could stably contribute 25+ points per game. He was the Warriors' leading scorer, and was also an All-Star and the best player.
A regular member of the best lineup.
Unfortunately, in 1993, Mullin suffered the most serious injury in his career. Coupled with his age, his competitive status declined rapidly.
In the 1993-94 season, Mullin's scoring average dropped sharply from 25.9 points last season to 16.8 points. In the following 94-95 season, last season, he only played 25 games before being injured again for the season.
Nowadays, Mullin has lost his glory, and not many people think that he can return to the glory of the past.
In fact, this is also true.
The final peak period of Mullin's career was the 1996-97 season a year later. In that season, he recovered well from his injuries and became more experienced in playing. His field goal percentage rose to a career-high 55%, and he averaged 50% per game.
He contributed 14.5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists to the team, which was very efficient.
But this is only measured by the positioning of a starting player. He is no longer a star player.
As for others, including Sprewell, in Wang Feng's opinion, the Warriors' starting lineup is just a bunch of rotten fish and shrimps, not worth mentioning at all. He is confident that he can defeat them even with a group of bench players.
What's more, Wang Feng also has Garnett by his side.
The current Garnett is not the rookie high school student who just joined the league and didn't know anything.
Under Wang Feng's two-month special training, Garnett's experience value skyrocketed. Especially, Wang Feng's training direction was still a template for Garnett's peak period in the future, so the latter's training was also
Get twice the result with half the effort and avoid many detours.
After finishing the special training not long ago, Wang Feng also roughly estimated Garnett's current level.
Of course he is still far from his peak, but if you put him in the league like this, averaging a 15+10 double-double per game, plus 2 blocks and 1 steal is more than enough.
Don't forget, when he is on the court with Wang Feng, Garnett can also enjoy the bonus effects of Wang Feng's two purple Hall of Fame-level playmaker and defensive core badges.
For a versatile defender like Garnett, the bonus effect provided by the defensive core badge can be maximized.
"Is this the answer you gave...Adelman."
Now Wang Feng is also a veteran, so he immediately understood the other party's intention.
Indeed, it is much more fair and just to determine the superiority of the opponent under the organization of the coach than it is for the players to conduct it in private, and the losing side cannot afford to let it go in public.
Adelman also wants to see how strong Wang Feng is, a player who can suppress Jordan in the playoffs.
"In that case, let you take a look!"
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Players from the blue and white teams each put on their combat uniforms and walked onto the court.
Wang Feng said to Sprewell: "Let's use this intra-team competition to decide who is the boss of the team."
Sprewell had a sullen face and did not respond.
What is this?
The white team's lineup is far stronger than the blue team. Even if he beats Wang Feng, how can he convince the crowd?
But that's it, as the assistant coach's guest referee blew the whistle, the match began.
Sekali and Garnett jumped the ball, and the latter won easily.
The basketball was easily handed to Wang Feng.
Sprewell immediately defended himself against Wang Feng.
It can be seen that Sprewell is very serious, his active defensive actions, and his fierce eyes all show his belief in guarding Wang Feng.
It's just that this kind of thing can't really be accomplished no matter how firm your faith is.
Facing Sprewell's defense, Wang Feng didn't even bother to make a move, and directly forced the ball to break through and reach the basket.
Sprewell, who came up to intercept the breakthrough, felt as if he was struck by lightning the moment his body came into contact with Wang Feng. He staggered back and could only watch as Wang Feng rolled into the interior like an overbearing and unreasonable tank.
Power forward Gatlin, who had just positioned himself inside, saw this and subconsciously stepped forward to defend.
Gatlin is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms. His confrontation ability is not strong. If Wang Feng's past habits were followed, he might just take off and finish the offense with a personal dunk.
But this time he did not choose to force a dunk, but threw the ball towards the backboard.
On one side of the backboard, Garnett shot through the air and caught the ball in the air for a two-handed dunk.