When pride still matters

Chapter 102 This is what our Washington Jordan team is like
The Wizards' upward momentum didn't last long.

They are about to face their second opponent in the new year - the Magic, who have once again become Tracy McGrady's one-man team, are hungry for revenge.

Before the game against the Magic, Susan O'Mary, the Wizards' commercial director, made a small request to Jordan: "Michael, can you take some time to meet with our season ticket holders?" ?"

Jordan still disagrees.

“It will only take a few minutes of your time,” Omari insisted.

"No, I won't waste time on this kind of thing." Jordan said like a decision-maker, "We are in a good situation now. Even without these activities, the fans will support us."

Jordan refused, but the event could not be canceled. Someone had to attend in his place.

Omari found Yu Fei. In her impression, Yu Fei was also a thorn in the side who thought he had no extra obligations to the team.

Surprisingly, Yu Fei agreed.

Yu Fei came in front of hundreds of senior fans who held Wizards season tickets all year round. In the next half hour, he needed to answer various questions from this group of people.

There were many questions about Jordan and Yu Fei, which were avoided by Yu Fei playing Tai Chi.

Then, an old fan named Don Nim asked: "Fry, can we win the championship in the MJ era?"

"I would say there are no absolutes in anything, sir." Yu Fei said, "Winning the championship is my goal, but I can't give a guarantee. I don't think even Shaquille O'Neal can give a guarantee."

"Is your relationship with MJ an obstacle to winning the championship?"

good question!Someone, please, drag this old immortal out and bury him.

The next day, the Magic came to DC.

This morning, Kwame Brown rarely attended morning training with Yu Fei.

Although the regular season is not even halfway through, Yu Fei is already the person Brown admires the most. This is not only because Yu Fei has shown strength beyond his peers, but also because he dares to face Jordan directly - to stand up for him - and because of his Diligence, Brown believes that if he can study hard like Yu Fei, he can also quickly realize his talent, but he is too lazy to work hard.

"Da Fei, do you know, I asked my mother a question today."

Yu Fei was stretching with Lawson's help, but he still looked curious, "What's the problem?"

"I asked her what a pair is."

Lawson expressed shock: "You have to ask this?"

Yu Fei said: "What's your mother's answer?"

"She said that if two or three people are together, they are a couple."

"That seems to explain why my parents' marriage fell apart," Brown said smugly.

"Is there anything to be happy about?"

"Isn't this something to be happy about? I feel like I have solved a century-old problem that has troubled me for a long time."

Lawson laughed: "At least this is funnier than yesterday's sadistic chef joke."

That night, McGrady swept the away game with 45 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Even at home, Yu Fei did not escape the referee's sanctions and left the game with six fouls in the middle of the fourth quarter.

But McGrady's rampage can be said to be expected, because the Wizards did not play like a winning team tonight because Richard Hamilton left the game injured in the first half.

If there's one thing Collins fears most right now, it's Laettner-style attrition.

Laettner's fracture has stretched the Wizards' interior rotation, and if Hamilton suffers a similar injury, the Wizards will lose a reliable scorer who can average 20 points per game for a period of time.

For the Wizards with a poor lineup, this is an unbearable loss.

113 is better than 100
The Wizards lost at home, and Collins accepted the interview with a gloomy face: "Christian has a fracture, and now Rip may also be out. I know there is a risk of injury in the game, but how many teams can afford such a loss?"

Subsequently, the hospital's preliminary examination results were released.

Richard Hamilton suffered a groin tear and will be sidelined for at least five weeks.

This gave the Wizards, who were gaining momentum, a heavy blow.

"I've always told him to find ways to make his body stronger and gain muscle, but he never listened!" On the training ground the next day, Jordan's complaint to Hamilton seemed a bit unkind, but At the beginning of training, he stated like a leader, "We will not fall! We will not fall because anyone leaves!"

Outside the court, Jordan also has two hazes hanging over his body. One is the tenosynovitis that has troubled him for a long time, and the other is the mistress in Indiana who "cannot forget" him. She once again spoke out through the media and did not reveal it from him. Never give up for a considerable amount of gold coins.

Jordan faces major tests both on and off the court.

It is against this background that the Wizards faced the New York Knicks at home.

This is their third meeting this season.

Tonight, Yu Fei couldn't find his shooting touch, but his breakthrough was still sharp. As a secondary attacker on the wing, he helped Jordan relieve the pressure. Moreover, his counterattack fast break was unstoppable to the New Yorkers.

And Jordan beat Sprewell on the outside, just like he suppressed Carter before.

Suddenly, the old Jordan seemed to be back.In order to ensure the victory, Collins let Yu Fei play for 46 minutes and Jordan for 42 minutes. This anxious game lasted until the last second and ended with Jordan's buzzer beater.

When Jordan made the final shot, some recent memories were awakened in the minds of MCI fans.

This killer-like, ruthless Jordan is the man they remember.

Almost all the Wizards players on the field imitated Dog's clenched fists and pursed their lips after Jordan's buzzer-beater. Only Yu Fei sat on the ground and gasped.

46分钟的出场时间，由于投篮手感不好，他把大部分的力气都放在防守端，最终拿到16分13篮板5助攻3盖帽1抢断。

Yu Fei knows it very well, and Collins also knows it very well. Without him playing this data, the Wizards would not win tonight.

But what does that matter?Tomorrow's headlines will be occupied by Jordan's buzzer beater.

Yu Fei finally realized the pain of Scottie Pippen, that is, he did everything other than offense, but was ignored as an essential part of winning.

But Yu Fei will not be as jealous of Jordan as Pippen.

Why should he be jealous?

Jealous of a weakling?
No, he won't.

Instead, he should pay tribute to Jordan tonight.

Playing 42 minutes against Sprewell and hitting a buzzer-beater despite tendinitis and off-court rumors, it sounds like something Jordan would do.

But the question is, how long can this state last, and when will his body fail to hold on?
"Fry, how much did you help Michael on the court tonight?"

Nowadays, Yu Fei has developed from his initial aversion to this issue to his current numbness.

Whether Yu Fei is teasing the media, satirizing the media, or getting angry with the media, they will continue to raise this issue. There is no way, they are here with a mission.

Therefore, Yu Fei has his own way of answering this kind of question: "I provided 16 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. If you still have questions, just watch the game video."

Interestingly, Yu Fei inspired his teammates.

I don’t know from which day, as long as Wizards players hear this question, if they perform well that night and show the data without blushing like Yu Fei, they can give the same answer along the "Me too" policy. .

Then, regarding Jordan's tenosynovitis and private life, Yu Fei's reaction was slightly indifferent: "I don't care. Since he can play, it means there is nothing wrong with his body. As for his private life, I don't know."

As for Jordan, he is much more energetic.

"I feel good, I feel good, it feels really good to be able to play at my age." Jordan seemed to realize that age can really be a problem, "I saw through Latrell's trick, he Missed a lot of shots down the field and, well, our defense was good.”

He is very humble, but when he talks about the absence of key players and the key goals he made, you can still feel the "you must respect me" arrogance deep in his heart.

"Christian and Rip are both out. We have to overcome this situation. We have to defend well, just like tonight, as long as the suspense is maintained until the last minute, they know who will kill the game." Speaking of this, Jordan was relieved. He smiled, "I made a key shot, I know, but don't be surprised, I can't remember how many similar shots I made."

This night that made Jordan extremely satisfied did not bring him long-term happiness.

One day later, the Wizards played back-to-back games at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Jordan took this game very seriously because the Bucks' number one player, Ray Allen, was openly "anti-Mike" like Yu Fei.

At the beginning of the season, everyone welcomed the return of Jordan, but Ray Allen was like the Wang Chuanjun who stood up and said "I don't like it" when hundreds of stars were praising the movie "The Ferryman" produced by Wong Kar-wai. , he also said something similar.

He doesn't like Jordan, he doesn't like Jordan's domineering, he doesn't like Jordan's dictatorship, he doesn't like that Jordan always puts all the halo on himself. The Bucks are a great team, why should everyone care about Jordan?
This night, Jordan played 45 minutes, made 34 of 11 shots, and only scored 25 points.

而对面的雷·阿伦19投11中，其中三分球5投4中，高效拿下27分3篮板4助攻。

When the performance contrast between the core players is so great, it goes without saying that there is no need to say who wins or loses.

Yu Fei became more and more frustrated as he played. He was not dissatisfied with Jordan's 34 shots. He was dissatisfied with Jordan's low shooting percentage in a slow-paced game.In this case, not only did he have no chance to play his favorite fast-paced offense, but he also had to wipe out Jordan's crazy efforts. In contrast, the Bucks' performance was more structured. They liked passing the ball on the offensive end and crazy on the defensive end. Tear is a team with extremely high intensity on both offense and defense.

Although Yu Fei played 44 minutes, he only took 11 shots. Even if it was efficient, it was still to no avail. The Wizards' play style was fundamentally wrong.

Yu Fei, who only scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, was not enough to help the team win. In the locker room, he directly chose to fire.

"Look at the statistics!" Yu Fei said, holding a booklet that recorded on-field statistics. "Look at this damn statistics! 34 of 11 shots? Are you kidding me? Can't you pass the ball? Why do we have to accompany you? You saunter into the frontcourt and then pull away for a one-on-one? Why are you always so ineffective? Why can't you give up the low post to someone more qualified to be there on a night when you're not feeling good?"

Jordan was furious and yelled: "I have six championships, you want to teach me how to play?"

Yu Fei liked what Klay Thompson said on Paul George's radio very much.

When Thompson faced Dillon Brooks' provocation, he used championship numbers to silence him because his performance at the time was so bad that no one could argue. That was his only way to fight back.

When Jordan showed off his six championships, Yu Fei just sneered and the argument was over.

In the media interview room, when a reporter asked Yu Fei how to evaluate Jordan's performance of 34 of 11 shots.

Yu Feidao: "Our Washington Jordan team is like this."

(End of this chapter)