Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

The training in the afternoon was about practicing with real swords and guns.

During the offseason, the main players are either on vacation or undergoing special improvements. Even the stars that the forward can name are not here, but the remaining players are also strong and experienced professional players!

6 trial players, as well as the 76ers professional team, played the entire game.

But there are only 6 people on Lien Feng's side, which means that each person does not have much rest time. Under the full-court rules, they have to fight 5 on 5 against a real NBA-level team.

This is the real test. The discerning coach will give the trial players a final evaluation result based on their performance on the court.

If the trial player has participated in joint trials or has had many previous game experiences, the coach will also comprehensively analyze the player's historical ability and finally give an evaluation.

But for players like Lian Feng who have basically never appeared in the coach's field of vision before, their performance in this match is particularly important.

Lian Feng was not nervous at all, he was even very excited and eager to try.

At the beginning of the game, this temporary team that had not had any cooperation before faced the well-trained 76ers substitute team. Logically speaking, the team of trial players was young and inexperienced, and had no tacit understanding with each other, so they should lose miserably.

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It was indeed like this at the beginning, 0 to 8, and the trial team started with an unfavorable situation of being 8 points behind.

But soon, they stopped their decline. With Lien assisting Myers for a three-pointer, they narrowed the point difference bit by bit and caught up.

Cheeks did not give any instructions to both sides, and the referee's whistle blow was relatively loose. The scale of the foul was quite large. As long as it was not a malicious injury, the whistle would basically not be taken.

Cheeks just wants to see how strong these rookies can withstand pressure and cope with adverse situations under such adverse conditions.

The results were unexpected.

At the beginning of the second half, the trial team played more and more smoothly, without being widened by the score difference, and clinging to the score.

In the end, they lost the game by only a small margin of 76 to 83. You know, the last batch of trial players were slaughtered by the professional team by 41 points!

Cheeks watched everything in silence, while an assistant coach next to him recorded all the details with a camera, and several assistant coaches recorded various statistics of the rookies on the court.

But Cheeks understands that some things cannot be reflected in data.

The key to the team of trial players being able to perform like this lies in... the consecutive strikers!

Let’s take a look at the review.

First of all, their possession of the ball was not concentrated, and they played throughout the game: Lian Lien had 10 assists, Stoudemire had 8 assists, and everyone else also recorded assists.

The possession of the ball can be said to be very scattered. What does this mean? It means that their offense is very smooth!

In the first quarter, Mars was the main attack, with the forward waiting for the ball in the corner. This was a very authentic 3D player style of play. After receiving the ball, he directly passed the ball to Stoudemire who was in the open position.

After the first quarter, Lian Feng made 4 shots and Stoudemire 7 made 7 shots.

But it didn't have much effect. Lian Feng's 3-point shooting was not ideal, making 1 of 4 shots. Fortunately, Stoudemire's assists made 4 of them, which allowed them to successfully hold on to the score.

Next, the forwards started to work hard. They made pick-and-roll mid-range shots, cut inside to follow up, and played the ball in the mid-range. Stoudemire, who has the ability to pass, was responsible for passing the ball and provided 5 assists in the half.

Lian Feng did a lot of things. He silently helped the team create offensive space...but this was not reflected in the data. After leaving the space, it was Stoudemire who completed the final assist!

What does this mean? It shows that Lian Feng is selfless enough. I don’t know if he cares about the data, but he definitely cares about winning or losing!

At the beginning of the third quarter, Stoudemire was replaced to rest, and Lian Feng completely became the only ball-handling point and began to take over.

He began to use explosive speed that could not be restricted, and he spent more time holding the ball. He wandered on the outside and directed players to position... After the preparations in the previous two quarters, other players trusted him and positioned according to the command.

At this time, Lian Feng's eyes began to look for opportunities on the court. Whenever the opponent was in position or failed to follow up in time, he would suddenly exert force. It was not too easy for him to get past the defense in front of him.

Then, send out an assist or make a pull-up jump shot.

He has terrifying explosive power, but he does not try to use his thin body to rush in and fight with inside players. This shows that he is rational and knows his own strengths and weaknesses.

In this way, Lian Feng became a point that could not be restricted.

The score was once pulled to 3 points.

However, in the last quarter, Lian Feng came off the field to rest.

Compared to Lien, Stoudemire, who played again, was too short, had the common problems of a defender and playmaker, and his field of vision was too narrow... There were obviously several balls, and it would have been better if he had been handled by Lien.

Just like that, they lost the game.

Of course, this game still exposed many problems.

Mainly on the defensive end.

In this era, the defensive level and style basically revolve around the center. The forward can get stuck on the defensive end and can hit some rebounds, but he can't guard the air, can't control the penalty area, and can't scare the opponent. Waiting for the opponent to pounce on will be very difficult.

Easily beaten.

He has not mastered the essence of defense.

For example, there was an impressive goal. The opponent looked for a high pick-and-roll and broke through to the basket. The forward successfully interfered, but he was snatched away from the offensive rebound and was dunked once.

Haha, that goal must have left a deep impression on him.

The conclusion can be drawn.

He is a qualified No. 3 player. He does not stick to the ball. He shoots when there is a basket, pushes when there is a counterattack, and passes when he sees an opportunity. He never hesitates to defend. He has an extremely clear mind. He has good breakthrough skills and can tear apart the opponent's defense.

But defense is a weak point. It cannot defend the 4th and 5th positions, and even the 3rd position, which has strong confrontation ability, cannot be dealt with. However, when dealing with the 1st and 2nd positions, with its excellent height, wingspan and movement speed, it may be good.

of performance.

Strength! Strength! Weight! Weight! He lacks these things.

Perhaps, he can play the No. 1 position. It's not that there are no such high No. 1 positions.

In fact, when running and speed does not decrease, the higher the position, the better.

Cheeks already had a crush on Lien Feng. He saw a glimmer of hope in this young Asian. The talent he possessed was exactly what he had dreamed of when he was a player.

His strengths are his own strengths, and his weaknesses are also his own strengths.

Help him develop his strengths and make up for his shortcomings... Cheeks remained silent, slowly making up his mind.

However, if he can really get him into the 76ers, there are still some things to consider. For example... can the boss here, the guy who makes the team management angry at every turn, have a chemical reaction with him?

It's very difficult...

Cheeks had been an assistant coach for the 76ers for several years, and he knew Iverson very well.

However, Lian Feng also proved with his actions that he prefers winning to losing beautifully.

On this point, he is at least consistent with Iverson.

After the game, Cheeks called them together and gave a simple explanation. Everyone listened very carefully.

Lian Feng was a little surprised. Cheeks, the head coach, did not achieve much when he led the 76ers, but listening to his summary today, every sentence is on point... he is definitely not a fool coach!

After finishing the review, Cheeks sent everyone back and told them to have a good rest, because there were still important interviews scheduled for tomorrow.

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When Lian Feng returned to the hotel, Zhuo Mei couldn't wait to ask him what the outcome was.

Lian Feng only felt very tired. He had to hold on to finish the three quarters. However, seeing Zhuo Mei's expectant expression, he had a bad intention and pretended to be sad and said: "There was an accident."

Zhuomei's expression suddenly darkened: "Made a mistake? But don't be sad... This is just the first team, there will be more..."

Lian Feng laughed: "Haha. I'm kidding you! It went well. Please treat me to dinner. I want to eat seafood!"

Zhuomei snorted, "You big-headed devil!"