Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

After the preseason, the team has five days to rest. Five days later, they will usher in the first game of the regular season.

This game is also the opening game of the 2005-06 season.

The 76ers host the Milwaukee Bucks.

Cheeks gave the players a day off and then gathered them together to prepare for the game.

The next day, Cheeks called all the players and coaching staff together to watch the Bucks' game tape.

While watching, Cheeks analyzed their strengths and weaknesses.

"This is the first game of the season! I hope we can play well!"

"Listen, this season we will face the Pistons, Pacers, Heat and Mavericks one after another. There is no doubt that they are all strong teams. We must ensure victory against the weak teams in order to hope not to be left too far behind.

.Now, cheer up and listen to the analysis."

"The Bucks are not a strong team. But compared with last season, their overall combat effectiveness has undergone earth-shaking changes. Although their three main players at the forward and guard positions are not well-known, they are all already competing fiercely.

He has won his place in the competition.”

Cheeks glanced at everyone and asked, "Can anyone tell me something?"

Korver thought for a while, raised his hand and said: "Reed's scoring ability is very strong, Bobby Simmons is improving rapidly, and Ford's condition after recovering from injury seems to be very good judging from his performance in the preseason."

Cheeks nodded: "Yes, but you have to understand that their disadvantage is also very obvious, and that is defense! Last season, their defensive ability only ranked 20th in the league. This is of course related to their lack of inside talents.

It has a lot to do with it. So in this year's draft, they just added a 213cm center Bogutet. But I don't think it's a smart choice to put the offensive and defensive pressure on a rookie."

Samuel Dalembert interrupted at the right time: "Yes coach, I will beat him up."

Hearing Bogut's name, Lian Feng frowned slightly.

Weber thought for a while and said: "In fact, I think their disadvantage is not only this, but also that their main players have too little experience. Even their head coach Scott does not have much experience in directing on the spot.

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In the team, you and I analyze the Bucks' weaknesses sentence by sentence, and the coaching team records them and analyzes countermeasures.

At the same time, Cheeks increased the intensity of the team's training.

This caused dissatisfaction among some veterans. In particular, Weber protested: "Coach, I don't want to question your authority, but I don't think it is a wise choice to increase the intensity before the game starts."

Cheeks responded: "Oh, on the contrary, I think there is nothing wrong with intensifying training with three days left before the game. We are playing at home and I will give you a day off the day after tomorrow, so don't complain now,

Give me a good training!"

Lian Feng thought to himself, as expected, not everyone can be a good coach.

Excellent coaches can come from a variety of backgrounds. But all successful coaches have one secret in common, which is to handle relationships with management, staff, players and the media.

This is what we often call the team's "chemistry".

However, "chemistry" is not something tangible, something that can be created by a coach's words, nor can it be turned on like a light switch. Chemistry is an elusive bond and a key to great teams.

A sense of unity that is vital yet elusive.

It's clear that Cheeks is capable in other areas, but falls short when it comes to designing the right team chemistry.

However, unlike other players who resist increasing the amount of training, Lian Feng even proactively requests for more training.

On the one hand, Lian Feng hopes to overuse his body and increase the probability of injury. On the other hand, he really hopes to improve his defensive ability.

When Cheeks was a player, his defense was the best in the league. Although he was only a little over 1.8 meters tall, he was a regular on the best defensive team.

Many times, the gap between people is widened in this way.

Cheeks admired Lian Feng's attitude very much and expressed his willingness to teach him everything he could.

"I'm glad you realize the importance of defense! I'm also glad you're willing to sacrifice your rest time to improve yourself! Trust me, keeping your attitude will win you everything you want!"

"Defense is the foundation for playing good basketball. Teams with good defense can persist until the last moment of the game just like teams with talent. Even teams with great talent will encounter some problems, especially in

When away from home, their shooting percentage is not high. In this case, the way to win is to have good defense. By defending and reducing the opponent's shooting percentage, the team's chance of winning can be greatly increased."

"Keep these nine points in mind and you will become a better defender! Always be in motion and assume a defensive stance; slide your feet without crossing them; and when a player is behind the ball, sprint to catch up.

The ball; confronting the opponent's ball-carrying player; trying to interfere with every opponent's shot; blocking the strong side passing line; blocking the position to fight for rebounds; desperately fighting for the floor ball. This behavior will make

Teammates are more active; if a player needs a rest, signal to the coach to substitute him. Don’t be lazy and take a rest when defending!”

In this way, Lian Feng acted steadily like a real rookie player, doing what he should do step by step.

Sweat and live up to your youth.

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While Lian Feng was completely immersed in training, the media were not idle, especially the Chinese media.

Not surprisingly, Lien Feng's performance in the preseason spread back home.

Because there were no live broadcasts of preseason games, and the information network in this era was underdeveloped, domestic fans could only learn about Lian Feng from print media at first.

Several influential basketball magazines of this era published articles about Lian Feng.

"The Force of 76ers - No. 99 from China!"

"Surprise! The best forward in Chinese history is a talented forward, bringing new hope to Chinese basketball!"

At this time, the article did not have the shocking headline-making behavior that it would have in the future. Basically, the title and content were relatively appropriate.

After a summer of waiting, Lien Feng finally officially landed in the NBA. The expectations for his opening game in China were even close to those of Yao Ming!

However, because he was born outside the system, his exposure to the official media was limited in the early days. But this did not stop fans from paying enthusiastic attention to this genius.

Previous evaluations and expectations for Lien Feng were mixed, but as his performance in several preseason games came to light, everyone gradually felt relieved. They discovered that he was indeed not trying to impress, and that he had the strength to gain a place in the NBA!

In the final analysis, the reason why fans like Yao Ming is because he is the first Chinese to succeed in the NBA. Playing well here is more important than anything else.

This naturally also applies to Lian Feng.

Finally, as Lian Feng's first game is about to start, the media's enthusiasm has reached its peak!

CCTV also conducted a program for the first time to introduce analysis of Qi Lian Feng's performance in the preseason and predictions for the first game.

The 76ers' game against the Bucks has also been officially included in CCTV's broadcast list.

At the same time, Lian Feng also received a call from Zhuomei. She brought news that several domestic brands had expressed cooperation intentions.

Since the last contract signed by Lian Feng with Anta was only basketball shoes and did not involve other sports equipment, this means that Lian Feng can endorse other things.

But Lian Feng asked Zhuomei to wait.

"Let's wait until the opening game is over! There will be a few days of free time, and we will think about this matter carefully."