When pride still matters

Chapter 106 I'm not finished with you

When Sam Cassell dribbled to the frontcourt, Yu Fei's words still echoed in his mind.

As the "most famous" ugly star in NBA history, he certainly knows that his appearance does not conform to mainstream aesthetics, but generally no one will say it directly to his face.

"Rookie, didn't MJ teach you how to respect veterans?" Cassel stared at Yu Fei.

Yu Fei believes that if Jordan and Cassel are pitted against each other, the Flying Master will only say uglier words.

You do not believe?Maybe you can recall how Jordan destroyed Tyrone Bogues PG with a "midget".

No one enjoys attacking his opponents' flaws more than Jordan.

Yu Fei did not reply, but just spread his hands to defend. Although Cassel was angry, he did not directly choose singles to regain the field.

Because this is not in line with the Bucks' tactics, nor is it what their head coach, George Karl, known as the "Crazy Coach", wants to see.

"Pass the ball! Pass the ball quickly! Sam!"

Karl's roar was heard on the sidelines from the Bucks' first offensive possession.

If Karl intends to continue this terrible sideline coaching until the last second of the game, then Yu Fei really doesn't know how the Bucks players usually endure it.

Cassell passed the ball to Ray Allen according to the Bucks' tactics.

Allen singled out Jordan, directly attacked the right wing with the ball, pushed the Flyer away from the free throw line, and made a sudden jump shot.

2 is better than 2
Yu Fei dribbled the ball past half-court, and Laettner came to the high post, trying to give Jordan a ball according to the Wizards' regular routine.

He knew that Jordan and Ray Allen had a falling out.

Dogt will resolutely attack this young star who publicly stated that he is not moved by Jordan's comeback and is deeply disappointed that the former has received so much attention.

But Laettner spent too long on the injured list.

Although in his opinion, it was only more than a month, but in this more than a month, Yu Fei's team status has risen several orders of magnitude compared to the original.

He moved from small forward to point guard and had the power to play without making plays.

Leitner reached a high position, and Yu Fei waved him out of the way with a straight face.

"Don't be so selfish, rookie!" Laettner yelled.

As soon as Leitner finished speaking, Yu Fei passed Cassel in one step, took the ball to the penalty area, faced Przbilla's defense and caused a foul.

Then, Yu Fei turned around and looked at Laettner indifferently, as if he was not a person. He walked straight to the sidelines and said to Collins: "Since I want to play point guard, if someone doesn't cooperate with me on the court, I should There is a right to ask for his replacement."

"Rookie, you!!!" Leitner was shocked. He didn't expect Yu Fei to dare to say such a thing.

Who does he think he is?Is this his team?

However, Jordan looked on with cold eyes, and Collins did not want Laettner to be relegated to the sidelines as soon as he came back, so he said: "Christian has just come back and doesn't know much about our current style of play."

Therefore, Yu Fei walked to the free throw line and when he was about to take the first free throw, he said to Laettner in front of the Bucks players playing at home: "You can go down!"

These words seemed to be frozen in the air.

Not long after, Collins replaced Laettner with Tyrone Naseby.

Laettner has a new understanding of Fei's position on the team.

The Bucks players were surprised. They couldn't believe Jordan allowed a rookie to do this.

Bucks coach George Karl also saw this scene.

He knew Jordan very well. Even Pippen during the Bulls era had never had the power to decide whether other players would play or not.

Because Jordan would not allow anyone to gain the same position of power as himself.

But Yu Fei can do this?
What's going on within the Wizards?
Collins stood numbly on the sidelines. Things happened so fast that even he didn't expect it.

The objective reason for letting Yu Fei play the No. [-] position was that Hamilton and Laettner were injured one after another. Only by letting Yu Fei control a lot of the ball can he fully utilize his strength.

At the same time, Jordan can also use this to control Yu Fei.

Then, with the help of Yu Fei, Jordan continued to perform like MVP, which made Jordan think that his relationship with Yu Fei had progressed. When he officially extended an olive branch to Yu Fei in the locker room, Yu Fei refused. The manner, words, attitude and contempt for Jordan completely severed the relationship between the two.

What Yu Fei showed is that the status he obtained was not given by Jordan, but was earned by himself.

If Jordan thinks Yu Fei can't help him at the first position, he will switch him back to the third position.

Now Yu Fei is as stable as a rock at the No. [-] position, which just proves that even Jordan doesn't want to move him.

This is why Yu Fei is confident.

Yu Fei made two free throws, and then Bucks veteran Glenn Robinson began to show off his power. He mainly faced off against Hubert Davis, who was temporarily promoted to the starting lineup.

Apart from some strengths in shooting, Davis is a mess on the defensive end.

The Big Dog hit a corner three-pointer and a reverse catch-and-shoot shot to give the Bucks a 7-4 lead.

Then, Yu Fei noticed that the Bucks starting power forward Anthony Mason was a little restless.

"I didn't get the ball!" Mason yelled on the way back to defense. "No one is watching me, why don't you let me touch the ball?" He acted as if the Bucks missed a great opportunity, but in fact, the two just Glenn Robinson played well in the round.

From this scene, Yu Fei can see that Mason is eager for the ball like a superstar.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with wanting the ball.

What golfer doesn't want to touch the ball?

It's just that the way basketball games are run determines that 80% of the ball is concentrated in the hands of 20% of the people, and some people just can't touch the ball a few times in a game.

Mason himself came from a coolie blue-collar background and was a strong member of the New York gang under Pat Riley in the early 90s. Who would have thought that the longer he played, the finer his skills would become. By the late 90s, he was already a well-known organization at the time. forward.

But now seeing that he wants the ball so much, even at the expense of destroying his teammates' rhythm and the team's system, Yu Fei has a completely new view of him.

Then, it was Jordan who carried the ball across half court in this round.

Although Yu Fei didn't deal with him, there was still no problem with the cooperation on the court. He first helped Jordan set a pick-and-roll, and then pulled away.

It's a pity that Jordan was really weak at his feet. Although he had already occupied a favorable position, he did not force his way into a deeper position. Instead, he conservatively shot a jumper in place.

Yu Fei shook his head. The ball looked crooked at first glance.

As expected, it turned out to be iron.

The Wizards retreated in time, but Cassel's counterattack failed and he fell down.

From the previous rounds, Yu Fei can see that Karl has trained this team very well on both offense and defense.

The offensive end has multiple points for dominating the ball, with a large number of ball moves and side screens. The defensive end requires rapid defense changes and high-intensity energy. These two things are the specialty of the Sonics in the Glove Rain Man era.

Karl brought it to Milwaukee, which gave people hope last season. After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, although it made Iverson famous for his magical season, it also made people full of expectations for their performance this season.

However, the signing that was widely anticipated in the offseason now looks like their biggest nightmare.

It was clear that the Bucks players on the wing were running according to tactics, but Mason seemed to be worried about losing his muscles through too much aerobic exercise, and directly blocked Tyrone Naseby in the low post.

"Give me the ball!"

His voice was sharp and piercing.

Cassel passed the ball and then took Yu Fei to the other side, completely clearing Mason's area.

Mason took a few glances at the ball, seemingly looking for an opportunity to provide support.

The strange thing is that Karl, who attaches great importance to discipline and the flow of the ball, did not say anything about this scene.

Yu Fei also chose to sit back and watch. No matter what, he wanted to see Mason's strength first.

With Mason's physique, there would theoretically be no pressure to crush Naseby in the low post.

This is also true. As soon as Mason saw that there was no chance to respond, he started to push in. Naseby was unable to stop him and was pushed all the way to the basket. Then he used an ordinary sideways hook to score.

"My bad!" Nesby shouted with a desire for survival, "I will take better precautions next time!"

Yu Fei thought that if Mason liked beating him like this, they might as well feed Naseby into his mouth.

Let Mason eat whatever he wants.

The more isolations Mason takes, the more disjointed the Bucks' offense becomes.

This time, Yu Fei was dribbling the ball. Before halftime, Jordan had already blocked Ray Allen in the low post in the frontcourt, seemingly determined to regain the court.

After all, this confidence was built up in Carter and Sprewell. With Ray Allen's status, he is at most between a madman and a demigod. Since Teacher Da Dan can defeat those two, he can defeat them. What's so strange about exploding him?

Yu Fei waved to his teammates to pull away when he was transported to the frontcourt, and then without looking at Cassel, he passed the ball easily and freely with both hands.

"You're such a good dog Michael, rookie."

Cassel said, not knowing what he was thinking, even though Yu Fei was out of position, he insisted on double-teaming Jordan in the low post, who was waiting for someone to take the bait.

Jordan didn't want to play because he felt bad physically. Cassel's arrival gave him a reason to pass the ball. He locked his eyes on Yu Fei and passed the ball under Cassel's nose.

Yu Fei caught the ball from the outside and looked at his feet, which was outside the three-point line, so he took a decisive shot.

The moment he jumped into the air, Yu Fei felt that his breath was stable.

Then, the basketball flew away from my fingers.

"Shuh!!!"

"Sam#!@￥@#￥%"

George Karl was furious.

Cassell made a mistake in his heart, and then heard Yu Fei say: "Thank you for letting me go, otherwise my hit rate would drop by 50% if I was stared at by your face."

Cassel had to endure being hunted by his head coach on the sidelines, and was insulted by the rookie at the same time. Feeling ashamed and angry, he attributed all the problems to Yu Fei: "Rookie, I'm not done with you!"

(End of this chapter)