When pride still matters

Chapter 15 You are like my child

Some top college basketball recruiters, who had only heard Yu Fei's name before but had never seen him play live, were worried at the beginning that Yu Fei was not physically strong enough to serve as a center at a higher level.

Now, that thought is gone.

Yu Fei has always been a center because no one else on the Royals team can perform the duties of a center in a high-level high school game.

He is a center on the defensive end and does what a defensive core should do conscientiously, but on the offensive end, he is no different from a forward or even a defender.

He likes to dribble, has good ball-holding ability, can perform various guard-style dribbling movements, and shoots with one hand. Although he has just developed this skill not long ago, he is confident and dares to take shots. His shooting posture seems to be no problem, as long as he has just developed this skill. With consistent practice, you can definitely turn your shot into a regular offensive weapon.

Long Beach High School was defeated by Yu Fei on both offense and defense.

They were unable to effectively attack the restricted area where Yu Fei was stationed.

The further you push in, the harder it will be to hit.

This is the biggest problem of Long Beach High School. They are a team that likes to play inward. They lack strong firepower on the outside. In the past, they relied on Larry Turner and the overall advantage of the book lineup to bloom in the center of the opponent's penalty area, but when they encountered They couldn't touch a talented man like Yu Fei who was beyond the 4A high school level in Washington State.

What's worse is that Yu Fei not only dominated the defensive end, but his performance on the offensive end was also disappointing.

Yu Fei enthusiastically demonstrated his elegant guard skills, making people completely forget that he is a center who constantly gives opponents hot pot on the defensive end.

In the first half, his shooting touch was still a bit poor, but starting in the second half, he began to hit open three-pointers, so Long Beach High School could no longer let his shots go.

Yu Fei defeated Long Beach High School with his outstanding offensive and defensive dominance. In this championship game, he scored 51 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 10 blocks, leading Kent Meridian High School to win the first state championship in team history. .

At the moment the game ended, Yu Fei was surrounded by his teammates, and the Key Arena fell into an indescribable frenzy.

Experts, scouts, and college recruiters who came here all felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Yu Fei is the real deal.

This is not only because Yu Fei tore up Long Beach High School on his own, but also because he showed many skills that can be effective in more advanced games.

Yu Fei is one of the top ten high school students in the country, and this matter has since become a consensus.

Rational professionals are gradually retreating.

The on-site celebration ceremony then began.

Yu Fei, wearing a cap with the Kent Meridian High School logo on it, climbed onto a folding chair, cut off the net and handed it to the principal.

Later, Gary Payton of the Seattle SuperSonics came forward to present the MVP trophy to Yu Fei.

To be honest, before time travel, Yu Fei didn't know Payton for a long time.

Exaggeration?This is no exaggeration.

Who told all the SuperSonics legends headed by Payton to lose their roots?Their team was stolen to Oklahoma City, and they did not recognize this team, so the Thunder also cut them off justly, and the two sides did not conflict with each other.

Payton, who lost his parent team, was still honored by Michael Jordan when he appeared on public platforms on a large scale after 2008. At that time, when the epidemic in the United States was out of control, Payton released "The Last Dance" In this documentary, Payton appeared (disgraced) in it.

Yu Fei just happened to watch this documentary. Although he didn't know Payton at the time, he felt that it was a very dishonorable behavior for Jordan to humiliate his past opponents in the documentary. This is not what other vice presidents do.

Hmm. But having said that, since time travel, Yu Fei has used his new body and skills from his previous life to roam the court, and it is difficult to find opponents, so he suddenly understood Jordan's scumbag mentality of "the strong should humiliate the weak".Whenever he humiliates his opponents on the court, he feels the same pleasure as playing a perfect hand rush, but afterwards he will be ashamed of his behavior and feel that he should not have done that.

But every time he hit his head, he started to ignore the opponent's dignity, and started talking all kinds of unpleasant trash, but the joy did not diminish at all, which made him intoxicated and entangled.

He wanted to know if he had developed a mental illness that even he himself didn't know about because he couldn't fly properly.

Well, the topic has gone far, let us return to reality from Yu Fei's thoughts.

Payton, who witnessed Yu Fei's performance with his own eyes, did not forget to teach the younger generation like a senior when he handed over the trophy, "Boy, you are very good. I like your attitude in playing, and I also like your trash talk, but I have to tell you, if you want to play in the NBA, you have to develop your offensive skills inside. You are too tall to always hold the ball on the outside, you know? You know, well, that's good, uncle, I love an obedient brat like you the most!"

Yu Fei echoed Peyton with a smile: "Thank you for saying this to me, I'm very grateful."

Doesn't he know how to attack inside?To be fair, he is really not very good at the traditional post-up play, but he has been learning it for a long time.

The reason why he doesn't play from behind is because this skill is too cost-effective for him now.

Post-up shots are tiring, and in terms of accuracy, they are not as good as COSCO shots. Facing a strong enemy like Long Beach High School, the Royals have no room for error. Yu Fei must play the game in the way he is best at.

The interior offense must be developed, but not now.

What we want now is to win.

He won, and that was enough.

Afterwards, all the Washington State 4A high school teams that entered the finals gathered at the scene and began to award various awards.

Yu Fei won the most important awards, and the others are not worth mentioning.

Afterwards, the players of the basketball team met with their parents and booked a restaurant for dinner near the Key Arena.

They were celebrating and having fun inside, and everyone got carried away.

For the Royals, a state championship was once beyond their wildest dreams, and now it's a reality.

The principal of Kent Meridian High School made a touching speech in his toast. Many parents are natives of Kent City. They were born here, grew up here, and will be buried here in the future. When they discovered that the state championship won by the Royals was not only After KM's first championship in history, and also the first high school basketball state championship in Kent City's history, most people shed tears of pride.

From the beginning of the dinner, people kept coming into the restaurant to congratulate the Royals.

There is something magical about sports, they can make people not care about other external things.

Today in 2001, the United States is entering a turning point in a new century, in which the order established since the Cold War of the last century will be completely overthrown.

Compared with the unpredictable era, Yu Fei is just a special mortal. His existence is special to Kent City and even Seattle, ten miles away from Kent City. Today, he led Kent Meridian High School to win State championship, the news engulfed everything around it like a whirlpool.

Suddenly, this yellow-skinned and black-haired 12th grader became the most popular topic in Washington state. The resulting wave swallowed up Yu Fei and Seattle. He became Big Gary Payton and Rashad Lewis. A more popular presence.

Hope arose in the hearts of those who watched him grow up. The expectations that were once vague or unsteady have become beliefs. They believe that one day in the future, Yu Fei will step onto a bigger stage and lead the world as he does today. With a cruel smile, he completely destroys his opponent.

The most interesting thing is that when Yu Fei and the others were ready to go home after eating and drinking, the owner of the restaurant came. She was a Latina lady who looked to be in her sixties and was well-dressed - just like those who often go to country clubs. Lady - she walked up to Yu Fei and said sincerely: "Fu Lai, when I watch you compete with other players, I feel like I am watching my son. Congratulations on winning the championship."

Yu Hock smiled coquettishly and responded: "Thank you for your support. I also feel the kindness of grandma in you."

(End of this chapter)