The perfect life of basketball

Chapter 61 060 The "Showdown" That Started Early

On the way back to the hotel after the victory over the Timberwolves, Ye Yingjie and Derek Williams had some simple exchanges.

After all, not everyone will listen to your opinion, and you are not a god or a savior!

Ye Yingjie suggested that Derek Williams should do a good job of defense first. After all, defense is the foundation of everything, and it is absolutely right to practice defense well!
Derek Williams thought about it, and felt that what Ye Yingjie said made sense. After all, there would be no worse situation than now.

On January 1, a group of Bulls returned to the United Center for their last back-to-back game.

Today's visit is the Washington Wizards. Their current record is 1 win and 8 losses. They are qualified to be the "deputy squad leader" of the Eastern Conference.
There are two things to watch in this game. One is the No. [-] pick between "Brother Wall" John Wall and Rose. As the two fastest men in the league, they have many similarities.

They are all point guards from No. [-] picks. They are all super fast, scoring unstable, and all have leadership qualities. They are regarded as the cornerstone of the team.

But Ye Yingjie doesn't think so. Although Brother Wall is fast, his scoring ability is not at the same level as Rose's. His shooting is really bad!

As a defender who likes to break through, his shooting percentage has been below 45% for a long time, which shows how touching his shooting is.

When defending against the Wizards, he often let him take a two-step shot, so he didn't dare to shoot. I have to say that the scene was very embarrassing.

The second highlight of this game is the duel between Ye Yingjie's captain Shelvin Mark and Ye Yingjie when he was at Butler University. Of course, more people regard this as an exchange, after all, the gap between the two is a bit big now.

Unlike Ye Yingjie's prosperity in the Bulls, Shelvin Mark felt that his life in the Wizards was suffering.

It's understandable to start off the bench, but as a point guard, he can only watch others play with the ball while he himself does it. This makes him almost doubt his life.

Earlier than the media expected, the two began their "confrontation" at noon!

"Wow, this dish is delicious! Jie, how did you find out about this store?" Shelvin Mark exclaimed while eating the food.

"If you have a girlfriend who likes to taste delicious food everywhere, you will also know all kinds of gourmet restaurants!" Ye Yingjie smiled happily when he thought of Chen Xiaoyu.

"Ahem... I ate this dog food. But Jie, you have changed a lot. Before, you wouldn't invite people to eat together." Mark said with emotion.

"I still remember that you used to like to be alone, and everyone didn't dare to talk to you."

Hearing this, Ye Yingjie felt a "thump" in his heart. This is the first time he has been suspected. It seems that "my" popularity is really average. I don't even have a friend who knows me well. It's been more than half a year. Suspect.

But if you think about it, the friends of the "parents" are all elderly people. The children of these people can call them uncles and aunts, so it is true that they rarely had playmates when they were young, and it is understandable that they have no friends.

Coupled with the fact that the old couple left one after another, the connection between "I" and them was basically broken.

Waking up from the memory, looking at Mark: “Sorry, I just thought of some bad memories from the past.”

"Uh... It's my fault, I brought up a topic that shouldn't be mentioned." Mark said a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, you just said that I have changed a lot, right? I just thought about it and it really is.

The successive departure of my parents made me autistic for a while, but fortunately, I had basketball to accompany me, and the appearance of Xiaoyu made me "live" again. "Ye Yingjie said with emotion. (It really "lived" again!)

But Mark didn't understand the meaning of it, so he could only smile along with him, "Haha, but to be honest, your personality is much better now than before, sunny and enthusiastic!"

"Haha, thank you!" Hearing Mark's compliment, Ye Yingjie once again showed a sunny smile on his face.

"By the way, Mark, how are you doing in the Wizards now?" Ye Yingjie didn't just want to catch up with this alumnus today, and now Mark in front of him is the only other teammate at the University of Pakistan in the NBA. He wants to do what he can Help the former captain.

"Hey~~~" Hearing this question from the former little brother, Mark put down the knife and fork in his hand, first sighed for a long time, then did not speak, showing a sad face, as if he was thinking about something.

"Uh..." Now it was Ye Yingjie's turn to feel embarrassed.

"Hey, let's be honest with you. Unlike you who were doing well in the Bulls, my current situation is indeed not very good." Mark said.

"I'm now off the bench for about 12 minutes per game, which is fine, many rookies are like this, my playing time is relatively normal.

But the key is that I basically play with Jordan Crawford. He either asks me for the ball after halftime, or he directly receives the serve from the bottom line, so that I can't touch the ball a few times in a game. Not to mention any data. "Mark went on to complain.

"Well, this is really embarrassing. If you don't have the ball in your hand, don't you become a spot-up shooter? I remember that you don't seem to be very good at long-range shots!" Ye Yingjie responded.

Mark nodded again and again, "That's not the case!"

"Want to hear my opinion?" Ye Yingjie looked at Mark seriously and said sincerely.

Mark also sat up straight and looked at Ye Yingjie and said, "Please tell me!"

"I think you don't need to care too much about your statistics and playing time now, but you should improve your strength first. Although your breakthrough is considered very strong in the NCAA, you should also find yourself in the confrontation in the NBA. Insufficient." Ye Yingjie analyzed.

"Yes, there are too many perverts in the NBA." Mark nodded in response.

"It is necessary. Those who can play in the NBA can be said to be the strongest 500 players in the world. Your current advantages are speed and dribbling. My suggestion is that if you can't touch the ball on the court anyway, go ahead Do a good job on defense, usually practice one-on-one with Crawford, learn his breakthrough rhythm, and improve your defense at the same time. You must know that his breakthroughs are ranked high in the league." Ye Yingjie Continue to analyze,
"That's right!" Mark patted himself on the head and suddenly realized, "It's because I was too narrow-minded before. I only thought about grabbing the ball and getting statistics, but didn't think about improving my strength. I didn't know that there was a treasure mountain in front of me!"

"Thank you so much!" Mark jumped up excitedly and gave Ye Yingjie a big hug.

Ye Yingjie's words made him feel enlightened!I am full of hope for the future again!
Seeing Mark so happy and finding the right position, Ye Yingjie was also very happy for him.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that in addition to practicing defense and breakthrough, you'd better practice three-pointers. It doesn't need to be too much, just practice one point, so that the opponent can't let you go. This can open up space for your teammates."

"No problem." Mark replied loudly!
　Happy New Year's Eve everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)