When pride still matters

Chapter 152 This ball is dedicated to your mother
"Wow, what a dunk! And free throws, the referee called a defensive foul on Kenyon Martin!"

ABC commentator Brad Nessler exclaimed: "Given the conflict between Frye and Kenyon, the impact of this dunk may be greater than we thought!"

At the same time, Nessler's partner Bill Walton played steadily: "At this moment, Frye Yu surpassed Julius Erving in 1977 and became the best dunker in history!"

Wharton’s signature style of commentary is one of Wharton’s. Earlier, people were surprised by this overly impetuous style, but now they are used to it.

Wharton said that Yu Fei is Shi Yikou, then Yu Fei is Shi Yikou. If you want to refute it, Wharton also has something to say. Didn't you see the sentence "this moment"? He can freely define "this moment" "How long does it last?"

Yu Fei went to the free throw line and scored an extra penalty.

5 is better than 5
Kenyon Martin's momentum took a hit.

However, the Nets' strength is not due to Martin alone.

Kidd knows very well that a layup and a season-best dunk will ultimately result in 2 points. As long as the Nets can continue to score in time, Yu Fei's visually impactful dunk will be offset.

Coming to the frontcourt, Yu Fei let him go again.

Kidd chose to take action himself.

The feel seems stiff and the posture is not good, but Kidd is just not accurate, not that he can't shoot.

If you let it go too hard, he will sometimes make a shot.

This was the case in this round. Kidd demonstrated his leadership style and used a key jumper to restore the team's blood when the Nets needed it most.

7 is better than 5
Yu Fei dribbles forward, and Karl no longer directs from close quarters.

For Fei, this was the best, he didn't need Karl nagging in his ear like a personal nanny.

In the frontcourt, after the Nets' zone defense formation was pushed away, Yu Fei used himself as bait, broke through directly, opened a gap in the defense, and then passed the ball out.

Teammates moved aggressively, and pick-and-rolls and screens appeared at the same time.

As the second ball holder, Sprewell, like Yu Fei, cut into the paint with the ball and passed the ball outside for the second time.

The Nets' defense collapsed, and Ray Allen hit a three-pointer from the outside.

7 is better than 8
The tactics are still those of the team, but the players' style of play has lost control.

Throughout George Karl's coaching career, he has been pursuing two things: destroying the opponent's rhythm on the defensive end, and finding his own rhythm on the offensive end.

Although he attaches the greatest importance to defense, he does not despise the establishment of an offensive system like those coaches who play defense to the point of obsession.However, Karl's growing environment, playing experience and school heritage (North Carolina) all make him eager to control the overall situation like his fellow senior Larry Brown.

However, in this round, Yu Fei showed him another style of basketball.

Although it is still the team's tactics, there is no fixed formula. Yu Fei calls a pick-and-roll to break in, disrupt the defense, take action when he has the chance, and pass the ball out when he has no chance.He chose the second option, and then Sprewell burst forward again with the ball, this time creating an open space on the outside. Ray Allen directly caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.

It seems to be a tactic, but continuous breakthroughs with the ball cause confusion in the opponent's defense and get open spaces. It is essentially a chaotic play.

It's random.

Theoretically, a team that disrupts the game cannot become a strong team, but Karl did not feel that the round just now was a chaos.

Because Yu Fei and Sprewell's breakthroughs are initiated by the pick-and-roll, the position and direction of the pick-and-roll player are particular.

The problem is that this tactic appears randomly.

They were just playing according to what they learned in the usual tactics class, and it looked very messy.This kind of chaos seemed to easily create opportunities for opponents, but in the end, the most defensively disciplined team in the East had problems.

They left Ray Allen wide open.

George Karl believes that not leaving Ray Allen open is definitely one of the things the Nets emphasized before the game.

Why is this still happening?
The answer lies in the offense itself. It is a randomly initiated tactic that is not controlled by the coaching staff and depends entirely on the subjective initiative of the players.

Another meaning of randomness on the court is chaos.

If someone comments that a team is playing in disarray, that's definitely not a compliment.

However, the Bucks' performance just now was not pure chaos.

They have tactics.

A chaotic tactic was executed twice in a row. As a result, the Nets' defense collapsed and Ray Allen got a wide open space.

Because chaos is relative, the Bucks played in chaos, and the Nets couldn't predict this chaos.

Is this chaos sustainable?Was it just a coincidence?
George Karl, who was always yelling on the sidelines, suddenly turned into Phil Jackson. He was silent, calm, without energy, and just watched the game silently.

Just when Karl wanted to take a closer look at the "random offense", Anthony Mason suddenly became ill and actually opened his hand to ask for the ball.

Karl sneered, because Yu Fei couldn't pass, and that old bastard Mason was thinking nonsense.

Then Yu Fei passed the ball over
What shocked Karl was not just Yu Fei's pass, but also what happened afterward.

After passing the ball, Yu Fei covered Sprewell on the spot.

Before Sprewell could set up the screen, Yu Fei had already turned around and cut inside.

pretty!Karl couldn’t help but say.If Yu Fei's position is the fourth position, this cover will directly pose an offensive threat.

This is a tactic in the Bucks playbook, but why is this fourth position tactic executed because of flying?
Yu Fei will let Karl know why.

Although Mason sticks to the ball, the core reason why he has the bad habit of sticking to the ball is that he does have organizational skills.When Yu Fei made a beautiful cut, Mason sent a close pass to help Yu Fei attack the basket and score.

"Don't you know how to pass the ball?" Yu Fei asked humorously, "Which bastard said you stick to the ball?"

Mason looked angry and shouted: "It's all lies!"

They got back on defense and seemed to have a good understanding of each other.

This reminded Karl that Mason didn't seem to be "ill" for a while.

Since Yu Feifang's harsh words last time, Mason has started to play like what Karl wanted him to be when he recruited him.

As the fourth position, he is top-notch in blocking, pick-and-roll, and screen skills as long as he uses his body. His top defense can occasionally fight against the center, and his single defense against the five major forwards (Wei, The fourth positions other than Deng, Nuo, Ka, and Xiaoao are very useful.His help defense is limited by his physical condition, and his rim protection is average, but he has good position selection and is good at drawing offensive fouls.It can be said that Mason, who plays well, is full of advantages, like a tank version of egg-chasing Green.

On the surface, Mason is still resisting Yu Fei.

He refused to cater to Yu Fei's jokes, did not high-five after reaching cooperation, and was very domineering when asking for the ball. He seemed to be extremely disrespectful to his teammates, but he was indeed playing team basketball.

He no longer sticks to the ball.

And it was Yu Fei who turned Mason from a cancer to a team gluer.

This gave Carr another urge to trade Ray Allen.

Give Ray Allen 100 years and he won't be able to tame Mason.

But the problem is that Yu Fei has a negative attitude towards trading Ray Allen.

When rumors of Ray Allen's trade spread, Yu Fei expressed his support for the former on various occasions.

This puts Carl in a dilemma.

On the one hand, his relationship with Ray Allen has completely deteriorated and is irreversible. On the other hand, he wants to see Yu Fei take over, but Yu Fei has his own ideas.

Then something else happened on the field.

Kenyon Martin can't get any advantage from Yu Fei, but he doesn't think Mason is his opponent now.

Therefore, when the Nets' position battle posture spread out, Martin used force in the low post to jam Mason for the ball.

Now it's Kidd's turn to look like an old man on the subway looking at his phone. Martin weighs less than Yu Fei. Isn't he courting death by hitting Mason in the low post?
You can see that his No. [-] pick is confident, but he can't refuse, so he can only pass the ball.

Although Martin is arrogant, he is not stupid. He knows that Mason's body cannot be shaken, so he uses his steps to turn around and face the basket the moment he catches the ball, and chooses to attack with the ball. This is his advantage.

In terms of the first step when facing the basket, Martin is one of the fastest players at power forward. Mason failed to block his breakthrough route in advance, resulting in a defensive failure.

Martin rushed to the basket and scored a dunk like a beast.

The moment he succeeded, Martin made a ferocious expression. This was his habit, to overwhelm his opponent with momentum.

"How dare you, an old dog, stand in front of me?"

The young man's insults angered Mason. He wanted to go up and grab the person, but was blocked by Yu Fei.

"Let the ball speak for itself on the court," Yu Fei said.

Mason, whose anger had accumulated to a certain level, could hardly control himself: "Pass the ball to me and I will teach him how to talk to people!"

"I have a better way."

Yu Fei dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and once again made a pick-and-roll gesture at the fifth position.

This made Martin alert. The opponent had just taken advantage of Mutombo to leave the penalty area and rush in to dunk while he was protecting the basket.

Martin believed that as long as he was prepared, Yu Fei would never succeed.

However, Yu Fei actually handed the ball to Dan Gazulic after passing the pick-and-roll, and then pointed to the sky.

Gazulic sent a bad pass out of position, making it impossible for Yu Fei to catch it, which excited Martin.However, an errant pass can also lead to good results if used correctly.Even better than the correct pass.

Yu Fei activated Plan B while catching the ball, and Martin let Mason go to intercept himself.

Before it landed, Yu Fei used his right hand to catch the ball and swung it towards Mason, and the ball flew over.

Martin looked suspicious, and soon he felt something bumping into him from behind. When he turned around, Mason had already blasted the ball to the ground with both hands. His body was far beyond what Martin could bear, and he was knocked forward. Knocked down, he jumped up and dunked like a green onion.

"You son of a bitch, you can put this ball in your mother's ass!"

Mason is indeed a veteran, and his mouth is full of fragrance.

First, Yu Fei completed a dunk that might be selected as the best of the season, and then he was insulted by Mason, an old man who was almost retired. The angry Martin got up and pushed Mason away, and used vulgar language to retaliate.

Then, Yu Fei and Sprewell rushed in and stood in front of Mason, pushing their opponents without showing any signs of weakness and spouting even more unpleasant words.

George Karl was in no rush and was pleased with his players' tough performance.

However, when he saw Ray Allen standing indifferently on the outside, he had the urge to rush to the court and push Ray Allen to the scene of the incident, so that he had to stand up for his teammates.

George Karl could never understand something like this. How can you stand around doing nothing when your teammates are having a conflict with each other on the court?
"I'm going to trade him!" Carl said angrily, "I'm going to fucking trade that sissy!"

(End of this chapter)