NBA: My template has no limit

After the fight, Xu Feng's popularity did not decrease but increased, and it skyrocketed, even breaking into the basketball circle.

The entire nation’s basketball talk show, ESPN’s basketball program, even featured a post-match analysis of Xu Feng’s skills in taking on two opponents at once, and a boxer even analyzed his techniques.

In 1996, public opinion didn't scrutinize every detail of the fouls according to the rules. Fans would prioritize their emotions and tough-guy mentality over the rules, and then draw their own conclusions.

From the perspective of the vast majority of fans, Xu Feng was the one in the right during this brawl, regardless of whether he actually fought two opponents or whether he initiated the attack.

While there's a tradition in the NBA of veterans bullying rookies, that applies to teammates. As for opponents, if a veteran dares to take the initiative against a rookie, they'll naturally be seen as abusing their seniority and will be heavily criticized. Even if the veteran wins the game, they'll be seen as having won the game but lost the moral high ground.

Therefore, as long as the opponent makes the first move, Xu Feng is justified in retaliating in any way he chooses.

David Stern wanted to create a clean league without fighting, and he wanted NBA players to set a good example of civilized basketball, which would help promote the NBA to the world.

Who are the current superstar teams in the league?

The New York mob, the public enemy of the league; the Pistons' Bad Boys, led by their spiritual leader Bill Laimbeer; the Miami Heat, the kings of basketball fighting; the Chicago Bulls, whose "iron triangle" was never clean; the Utah Jazz's "Twin Towers," known for their eye-gouging, hair-pulling, and elbowing attacks... the list goes on and on.

These teams' superstars have been in the league for many years, so how could the atmosphere they've cultivated be easily changed?

Local veteran fans also enjoy watching these things; they consider fouls and fighting as part of the basketball game.

If you want to change the status quo of the league, you should at least wait until these old hands retire.

So far this season, Xu Feng has earned a total of 4.5 mission points and one medal.

To maximize his scoring ability, Xu Feng chose Klay Thompson's Catch & Shoot Medal.

Catch and Shoot (Bronze): Within 0.5 seconds of catching and shooting, shooting attribute increases by 2.

Upgrade condition: Make 150 shots within 0.5 seconds of receiving the ball.

Xu Feng exchanged all his mission points for intermediate training cards to speed up his mid-range shooting training. At the current training speed, he could barely finish training before the playoffs started.

The previous Tracy McGrady's high-difficulty shot king badge can finally be upgraded.

High Difficulty Shot King (Silver): Significantly reduces the accuracy penalty for drifting, pull-up jumpers, and step-back shots, and increases the accuracy of high difficulty shots by 3%~4%.

The team's next game is in early January next year. Xu Feng, who has no game, is watching the news on TV at home. The last few days of 1996 were not peaceful, and many major events happened.

Apple acquires NeXT, and Steve Jobs returns to Apple.

In 1996, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 26% throughout the year, closing at 6448 points, plunging the United States into a nationwide stock market frenzy.

A Hong Kong businessman surnamed Liu, having prior knowledge of the acquisition deal between New World Development Group and Marriott International, purchased a large number of RHG shares in advance. He made a profit of US$11 million on December 31, the day the deal was officially announced.

As a result, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission detected large transactions related to stock prices, and the account was frozen on the first business day after the new year. In the end, in addition to giving back all the proceeds from the transactions, the account also had to pay a large fine.

The U.S. West Coast has been hit by historic torrential rains and snowmelt in recent days, causing severe flooding in several states.

Looking at these news reports, he felt a pang of emotion, realizing that he had been in this world for a year.

The landline phone suddenly rang. Seeing the country code on the screen, Xu Feng knew it was his family calling. He picked up the receiver:

"Feed?"

"Hey? Is that Xiaofeng?" A gentle voice came through the phone; it was his mother, Song Shu.

"Yes, it's me. What's up? Is there something you need?"

"Look at what you're saying. Can't we call you if there's nothing wrong? You haven't called us once in all this time." Mom's tone was slightly reproachful.

Xu Feng quickly defended himself:

"No, it's just that phone bills are expensive, and I'm afraid Dad will scold me for being wasteful."

Hearing Xu Feng's eager explanation, his mother laughed on the other end of the phone and said:

"Okay, okay, I was just saying something. Look how scared you were. I'm not kidding anymore. Weren't you celebrating a holiday there these past few days? I just wanted to call and see how you were doing."

"It's great. I get a salary from the team, and I have endorsements. I'm not short of money, and I can do whatever I want."

"Look at how smug you are, just like your dad. I'm relieved you're doing well; Chinese New Year here is still two months away!"

"Where's Dad?... "

Before long, Xu Guoqiang, the father, also joined the conversation, and the three of them chatted about family matters for a while.

"Okay, that's settled then. Happy New Year, Xiaofeng!"

Happy New Year, Mom and Dad.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Feng took a sip of his drink and said in a low voice, "1996, it's over just like that."

On January 1, 1997, the league announced the Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month for December.

月最佳球员是洛杉矶湖人队的沙奎尔·奥尼尔，奥尼尔场均出场38.1分钟，得到27.5分11.8篮板3.5盖帽2.0助攻2.9失误的豪华数据，投篮命中率高达51.0%，帮助湖人以单月10胜4负的成绩位列西部前列。

As one of the league's top centers, O'Neal may not be at his peak yet, but his strength is already incredibly formidable. Apart from his poor free throw shooting, his other stats are impeccable.

月最佳球员还是许峰，场均出场38.6分钟，得到26.4分5.2篮板1.4盖帽4.7助攻2.0失误，投篮命中率达到46.5%。

Xu Feng's biggest rival for this award is no longer Allen Iverson, but Grizzlies rookie Rasheed Wallace.

12月份，拉希姆稳坐球队首发大前位置，场均出场35分钟得到18.7分6.9篮板2.2助攻，命中率 45.3%。

The Vancouver Grizzlies had a franchise-best record of 4 wins and 10 losses in December.

In contrast, Iverson averaged 22.3 points per game with the 76ers, but his field goal percentage was only 39%. Coupled with the team's poor record of 3 wins and 11 losses, he was deeply embroiled in accusations of padding his stats.

However, Xu Feng may be the first rookie to be suspended for fighting at the end of the month, which would prevent him from receiving his award for the first home game next month.

This is good news for the media. Xu Feng is currently in the eye of the storm, and they don't mind adding fuel to the fire.

So, Iverson was once again brought out for public scrutiny.

In the first two games of 1997, the Bucks faced the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks, respectively.

With Xu Feng absent, the Bucks' outside firepower has plummeted, and Johnny Newman's three-point shooting is nowhere near Xu Feng's level.

In this situation, the opponent can confidently tighten their defensive formation and closely mark Glenn Robinson and Vin Baker.

Glenn Robinson is a one-on-one specialist, but not a player who excels at breaking double teams.

His first step wasn't explosive enough, which made it difficult for him to break free when double-teamed.

Although his willingness to pass the ball has increased under the team's guidance, due to a lack of proficiency, his passing choices when double-teamed are not smart enough, resulting in a very high error rate. His passes are easily disrupted, allowing the opponent to launch a counter-attack.

Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Robinson will definitely indulge himself during his vacation.

In two games, Glenn Robinson had his fill of shooting, managing to knock the rim off its feet with a 16-for-43 shooting percentage.

After losing two consecutive matches, fans are desperately in need of Hsu Feng-hui to save the team from its predicament.