He played 34 minutes and 23 seconds, shot 8-of-10 from the field, shot 80%, and got a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, in addition to three assists.
This is the whole performance of Zeng Fanri, an inside player of the Nanjing team, in yesterday's game against the Shanxi team.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Zeng Fanri has played such an excellent performance this season, and in the last game against Beijing, he also got 12 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
Looking further back, in the game against Guangzhou, he also got 10 points and 10 rebounds with an "economical" double-double.
The most important thing is that not only is Zeng Fanri now a qualitative improvement in data compared to the past, but also his way of handling the ball on the court, as well as the increase in a number of skills that make everyone feel refreshed.
First of all, the resoluteness under the basket.
Now Zeng Fanri, as long as he gets the ball in the three-second zone, his first reaction must be to observe the defenders first, if the opponent has no obvious advantage in height and strength, then he will resolutely choose to attack.
Facts have proved that although there is only a one-word difference between resolute and unresolute, the final effect is worlds apart.
That's where many of the best goals this season come from.
Secondly, mid-range shooting.
In the past, Zeng Fanri was in everyone's impression that he was a relatively "rough" player, who could only "eat cakes" under the basket at most, and as for the technical work of pulling out and shooting, he was far from being able to do it.
However, now Zeng Fanri gets the ball in the middle distance, the first time to observe the defenders, as long as he is not very resolute to pounce, even if it only leaves him a little space, then he will resolutely shoot.
Of course, due to the distance, this time it is not enough to be resolute, and it takes a lot of Xi in private to ensure that the ball is thrown into the basket.
And Zeng Fanri's mid-range shooting can really score, what does this mean, it should be self-evident.
Thirdly, the free-throw line.
This is more of a technical "action", not to mention what happened to Zeng Fanri, everyone didn't expect it, but the active interior players can really do it are very few.
That is, Ren Junfei, who is himself an inside line of technical flow, will be this technology.
However, looking at Zeng Fanri now, as soon as he gets the ball near the free throw line, as long as his teammates go down in time enough, he really gives the ball over in a flash, and the latter easily completes a layup.
All of these things are listed together to make up the ultimate question: How did Zeng Fanri become so powerful now?
Some fans said that this is because after Zeng Fanri came to the Nanjing team, he was more valued by Xirelijiang and gave him a lot of playing time and shooting rights, so his various statistics and skills have climbed all the way.
Objectively speaking, factors exist in this regard.
However, you might as well think about this question more deeply.
The growth of any player is not an overnight thing, there must have been a certain foundation before, a change of environment, and then this environment is more suitable for themselves, so there is an opportunity to go to the next level.
So where was the "before" of Zeng Fanri?
Many fans know that it is in the Guangdong team.
And Zeng Fanri's progress today is inseparable from Du Feng's "strictness" towards him before his guidance.
The most classic sentence: Ah Ri, can you be harder?
Of course, Zeng Fanri and many fans at that time may not fully understand, they will think that such a head coach is too fierce, playing under his hands is simply not a little easy and free, and he can't make any mistakes.
Regarding this issue, Du Feng had a profound exchange with Zeng Fanri very early on, which roughly means this:
When the previous head coach Younas was on the team, was he polite to you?
You're welcome, for sure.
Because, he doesn't need you at all, whatever you want, love as much as you want.
However, although I am very strict with you now, I really give you the time and opportunity to play.
These two ways, one is to ignore you, make you very comfortable, and not give you a chance to play, and the other is to control you and make you very uncomfortable, but let you play, which one do you choose?
Zeng Fanri hesitated for a moment, but still said firmly: I choose the current one.
Indeed, the purpose of coming to the professional team is to learn skills and improve all the time, and if there is no good "supervisor" next to him, he should always tell himself that he should work hard, and then, he will tell himself how hard he should work in every detail.
Anyone with a little social common sense knows that this kind of person can simply be called a "nobleman" in life.
There may be some fierce rhetoric in the process, and there may even be some "hurt self-esteem".
However, if this is not the case, how can the inertia in oneself be dispelled, including the "stubbornness" in one's heart, how can it be stimulated?
Therefore, seeing Zeng Fanri's progress today, I know how "valuable" Du Feng's original strictness was.
In other words, as long as you grow up later, even if you have been resented by you, what is it?