pertwk Chapter 183
Chapter 183
The training hall opened at 7:00 AM sharp.
The morning training session focused on shooting and pick-and-roll coordination.
Coach Li divided the players into two groups: one group practiced spot shooting, and the other group practiced pick-and-roll.
Lin Feng was assigned to the pick-and-roll group, in the same group as Gao Yuan.
"You and Gao Yuan practice high pick-and-roll."
Coach Li said, "When Gao Yuan has the ball, you set a screen. Then you cut to the basket, and Gao Yuan passes to you. Pay attention to timing—the screen must be solid, the cut must be quick, and the pass must be accurate."
Lin Feng came up to cover for Gao Yuan while he dribbled the ball.
His screen position was off by half a step—the defender had already squeezed through before Gao Yuan could get around him.
Coach Li blew the whistle:
"Lin Feng, when setting a screen, stand to the side of the defender. Don't stand there too early or too late."
You need to read the defender's position.
the second time.
Lin Feng spotted the defender's position, took a half-step ahead to set up a screen, stabilized his body, and planted his feet firmly.
The plateau bypassed him, and the defender was blocked.
Lin Feng passed the ball to Gao Yuan – the pass was a bit high, Lin Feng jumped up to receive it, adjusted himself after landing before shooting, the ball went in, but the pace was too slow.
"Pass it low, hit it to the ground," Lin Feng said to Gao Yuan.
Gaoyuan nodded.
the third time.
cover.
Next.
High-altitude bounce pass – the ball bounces off the ground and reaches Lin Feng's waist height.
Lin Feng receives the ball, jumps, and shoots. The ball bounces off the backboard and goes into the basket.
Coach Li nodded from the sidelines.
"Keep this pace. Continue."
After practicing all morning, Lin Feng's pick-and-roll and drop shot were basically perfected.
Although it's not fast yet, the timing and positioning judgments are improving.
He discovered he had a natural intuition about this project—when to push it forward, when to stop, and when to turn back and let things slide.
He doesn't need to think too much; his body will react on its own.
Sun Jianguo is right, he is indeed the type of player who relies on his brain to play basketball.
In the afternoon, the competition began.
Today's match was even more intense than yesterday's.
Coach Li did not regroup the teams; the lineups for both the Red and White teams remained the same as yesterday. Lin Feng remained on the Red team, alongside Zhang Lei and Chen Hao.
The white team has Sun Hao, Liu Yang, and Gao Yuan—Gao Yuan was assigned to the white team today to play point guard.
When the match started, Lin Feng stood on the field, looking at Gao Yuan on the opposite side.
Gao Yuanchong winked, then dribbled the ball over with a serious expression.
The Red Team's tactics are different today. Coach Li has given Lin Feng more responsibility on the defensive end—he no longer needs to guard Liu Yang, but instead guards the White Team's shooting guard, a player named Ma Chao, who is 1.87 meters tall, not very fast but has an accurate shot and is good at catch-and-shoot jump shots.
"Stick to him tight. Don't let him receive the ball," Coach Li said.
Lin Feng did as instructed.
Ma Chao is very clever in his positioning, often using screens to circle around the baseline to receive the ball. Lin Feng always manages to squeeze past him before he goes around the screen, denying him comfortable space to receive the ball. Ma Chao's first three attempts to receive the ball were all disrupted by Lin Feng: he missed the ball once, was forced to pass it out from the corner after receiving it once, and forced a shot after receiving the ball once, which was an airball.
Coach Li shouted "Good!" from the sidelines.
Gao Yuan dribbled the ball over and glanced at Lin Feng. "Good defense."
Lin Feng nodded without saying anything, continuing to stare at Ma Chao.
Offensively, Lin Feng played more proactively today than yesterday. He made one pick-and-roll layup, another baseline cut to receive a pass from Zhang Lei and hit a mid-range jumper, and another fast break layup. After three quarters, he had six points and two assists, and defensively shut out Ma Chao—Ma Chao had only scored two points in the first three quarters, both from free throws.