Chapter 1 In 2003/04, Butler, who played 77 games for the Heat, saw a decline in his personal stats compared to the previous season.

This season, averaging only 7.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists, his presence in the Heat's starting lineup was only slightly stronger than that of Rafer Alston, the dribbling pseudo-starter tool player designated by Riley for Su Feng.

If it weren't for the Hornets suddenly remembering that the Heat had this guy in the final game of the regular season and getting a good show from him, Butler's performance throughout the 2003/04 season could be described as "lackluster."

As the "big boss" during the Heat's tanking period last season, harsh reality was already staring Butler in the face.

That is...

If he continued to play like this, Butler felt that he was getting further and further away from his dream of becoming a star.

So, after the regular season, at his mother's suggestion, Butler, feeling that his stats had declined due to tactical weight issues, decided to have a good chat with Su Feng.

Firstly, Butler wanted to apologize again for his disrespect towards Su Feng when the Heat's training camp started last year.

Secondly, Butler also wanted to hear from Su Feng, the player Riley called "If he chooses to coach after he retires in the future, he will surpass me in just three years," what exactly went wrong with him this season.

"Huh? You want to apologize to me?

No... Caron, have you done anything wrong recently?"

That day, Su Feng was dumbfounded when he saw Butler, who was just short of bringing a fruit basket to his door.

Because in his memory...

Wasn't this kid playing pretty well recently?

Compared to the Butler in his memory, who was strong offensively but weak defensively...

This season, under his training, Butler had not only corrected his attitude on the defensive end, but also rarely made the low-level mistakes he made in his rookie season when he was on the court to defend against the opponent's top offensive players.

In fact, compared to Milicic, Butler's progress this season was what made Su Feng the happiest.

He had even suggested to Riley before, when he learned of Riley's plan, that no matter what chips the other party asked for at the gambling table, Butler had to be kept.

Because with the arrival of the era of perimeter players, you really couldn't find a replacement for a wing offensive player like Butler who didn't occupy the ball and could also defend.

But...

Due to the panic brought about by the cliff-like decline in data, Butler didn't know his brother status in Su Feng's heart.

"Su... you really don't remember the grudge I had against you before?" Looking at Su Feng, Butler asked cautiously.

And hearing this...

Su Feng felt that someone must have been talking bad about him behind his back in the NBA these past two years!

Just look at the fearful expression on Butler's face when he was chatting with him...

If Su Feng hadn't looked in the mirror in the morning, he would have almost thought that his face was as ferocious as Ben Wallace's.

"Caron... if you continue to talk, I think, even if I don't hold grudges... I will hold grudges." After patting Butler on the shoulder, Su Feng said helplessly.

"Then Su, in your opinion, is there something wrong with my recent efforts?

Uh... although I know that as a young player, I shouldn't interfere with the tactics arranged by the coach.

But... I still want to hear from you whether it's because I'm not good enough that I can't get the same tactical weight as Manu and the others."

Butler, who had been told by his mother to be respectful to Su Feng before coming to Su Feng's house, asked sincerely.

And now, after thinking for a while, standing from Butler's perspective, Su Feng roughly knew what this guy was feeling anxious about.

"Caron, in your opinion, what kind of player is Scottie Pippen?"

However, before answering Butler's question, Su Feng decided to enlighten this kid first and teach him how to look at problems dialectically.

"Scottie? He's very versatile... an excellent scorer who can score 20+ points every year." After thinking for a while in his mind, Butler said.

"An average of 20+ points per game?

Caron, to be honest, in my opinion, Scottie's contribution to that Bulls team back then wasn't just as simple as scoring 20 points per game."

After smiling at Butler, Su Feng said.

"Most of the time, people often use scoring as a statistic to evaluate a star.

But scoring is just one statistic on the basketball court.

In his prime, Scottie's help defense on the court, as well as his strong one-on-one defensive ability, in my eyes, were actually the most important help he gave to Michael Jordan at the time.

Because when Michael can score 40 or even 50 points on the court, no matter how many points Scottie scores at this time, the role he plays is just the icing on the cake.

However, his role on the defensive end is something that no one else can replace.

Caron, remember, although offense can win fans...

But defense can win championships!" Then, after a pause, Su Feng added.

"I understand... Su, do you mean that you want me to put more effort into defense?" Under Su Feng's guidance, Butler answered following Su Feng's enlightenment.

"Yes, Caron.

You have a height of about two meters, and you are not slow.

As long as you are willing to work hard on defense, then I believe you will become a qualified defender." After patting Butler on the shoulder, Su Feng said.

As a character that was mentioned many times in Kobe's memoir in Su Feng's memory, Butler has always been a very diligent player.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the original Shark East Tour incident, after being traded to Los Angeles by Riley, Butler quickly became good friends with another training maniac, Kobe, by virtue of the sweat he shed on the training ground.

It's a pity...

In Su Feng's opinion, Butler's efforts went in a slightly wrong direction after he went to the Wizards.

That is, during his time with the Lakers, he was still able to "balance offense and defense," but after going to the Wizards, he was quickly assimilated by the other two Wizards stars who "only attacked and didn't defend."

Wake up!

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In the second quarter, the Heat only allowed the Nets to score 16 points.

After halftime, in the third quarter, Su Feng also started a new round of on-site coaching for Pierce.

In fact, in addition to the shoulder rhythm change, in the past two years, with Su Feng's evolution, there is another essence that Pierce has not mastered before the launch of "Feng's Fadeaway."

And this...

Is something that requires talent and effort to develop:

--- Footwork!

In the eyes of outsiders, Su Feng just completed an unsolvable offense on the court.

But behind this, heaven knows how much sweat Su Feng has put in?

If a player holding the ball head-on has three major threats when attacking: breakthrough, shooting, and passing.

Then a player holding the ball with his back to the basket must also realize these three major threats of breakthrough, shooting, and passing to fully exert the power of the back-up.

Otherwise, the back-up is just an ordinary back-up.

Or even a back-up that the opponent can let you keep turning around and fading away.

And because when holding the ball with your back to the basket, you must not only consider the power game with the defender, but also always control the center of gravity...

Therefore, in the NBA, even some players who use back-ups very well cannot achieve these three major threats of breakthrough, shooting, and passing when backing up.

In the process of backing up, the concept of shooting is easy to understand.

Because even amateur basketball enthusiasts can master the turnaround fadeaway through hard training.

It's just that the degree of unsolvability, as well as the hit rate and shooting ability after encountering higher-level defense, are different.

And passing is also not difficult to understand.

Because by memorizing the team's tactical board and observing through the corner of their eyes, many NBA players can take care of passing when backing up.

It's just that the ability to pass after being double-teamed and the accuracy of the pass are different.

What about breakthrough?

It's also not difficult to understand.

After all, back-cut turns are not very difficult skills for top NBA stars to master.

However, if it is just a simple back turn, the opponent can lock you up as long as they are a little more careful.

So now the question comes.

In the NBA, is there anyone who can make it impossible for the opponent to guess your next "breakthrough" move when backing up?

The answer is, of course there is.

For example, Hakeem Olajuwon.

As early as when he played against the Rockets, Su Feng had felt the unparalleled imagination of "The Dream."

Through dance-like footwork, "The Dream" can easily put the ball into the basket after completely deceiving the defender.

On the court, low post.

Just as Pierce thought Su Feng was about to turn to the inside, suddenly, with his center foot still, Su Feng's body began to shift to the outside!

At this time, Pierce, thinking that he had been deceived, also hurriedly adjusted his center of gravity to the outside following Su Feng's center of gravity.

However, as soon as this happened, Pierce realized that Su Feng was still going to turn to the inside!

Fortunately...

Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain from his legs, Pierce deserves to be the man who could survive after being stabbed 13 times!

But...

Who told you that Su Feng was going to turn to the inside?

Leg drive, hang time.

Turnaround, fadeaway!

Sorry, you can't guess my fadeaway!

Swish!

American Airlines Arena, under Su Feng's beautiful footwork, the Heat fans at the scene seemed to be enjoying watching a smaller version of Olajuwon playing basketball.

TNT, Barkley exclaimed: "I really didn't expect such footwork... I would see it on NBA perimeter players!"

On the side, Smith shook his head and said: "This is Su!

You never know how many weapons are in his arsenal!"

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