When pride still matters

Chapter 159 Awake in the World
The second battle between the Bucks and the Lakers ended with the Bucks winning again, but the smoke that accompanied the game did not dissipate.

When Yu Fei brought up old matters after the press conference and once again accused O'Neal of being racist, some media also began to question the big man who was originally loved by most people.

Just when things were about to get serious, the Lakers exempted O'Neal from playing due to a grade-two ankle sprain.

Although some human rights fighters are eager to prove whether O'Neal discriminates against Asians, now that everyone is hurt, no matter how big the matter is, they can only be postponed.

Yu Fei is not anxious about this.

In other words, he did not expect O'Neal to be punished through external forces.

If external forces were willing to punish O'Neal, they would have dealt with him severely when this incident happened, and there would be no need for Yu Fei to take action.

The feud between Yu Fei and O'Neal was entangled. Two days later, something happened in another game that once again put the Bucks in the spotlight.

It was a road game in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are undoubtedly the first team to prepare for the 2003 draft. They have only one goal, and that is to bet on the team's luck and try their best to bring the popular super star LeBron James to the team.

However, this does not mean that there is no talent within the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers still have talents, such as KG II Darius Miles. He is a well-known talent in terms of squandering talents, but the protagonist tonight is not him, but another talent-Ricky David Sri Lanka.

The whole game basically went in the direction of the Bucks brutalizing the Cavaliers, but Davis' performance was very comprehensive. When the victory was decided, he found that he was still one rebound short of achieving a triple-double.

So he nonchalantly shot a shot at his own basket, which of course missed, and then grabbed the rebound.

His triple-double was achieved.

Yu Fei was stunned. He originally thought that Antetokounmpo was the initiator of artificially creating a triple-double, but he did not expect that it was a proof of the generation of talented people in the NBA.

After the game, Davis was widely criticized for his behavior.

However, what about Davis' own response?
"That was a mistake."

Davis defended feebly.

Yu Fei smiled sarcastically: "If this triple-double is legal, then this will be a proud day for the NBA."

Ray Allen was not as mincing words as Yu Fei: "This is the NBA, you have to behave professionally, that is not professional. Yes, I think it is disrespectful to the game and disrespectful to me. There were people on the scene A group of children are watching him, do you think this behavior has any positive guidance for the children?"

The next day, the league invalidated Ricky Davis' tenth rebound.

Very good, this is the most righteous episode that Yu Fei has seen in the two years since he entered the NBA.

As the Bucks became the league's first 50-win team, they once again overtook the Mavericks in the West and ranked first in the league's record list.

March has entered late, and less than a quarter of the regular season schedule remains.

Looking ahead, among the remaining opponents in March, there is one that needs to be focused on.

That is the San Antonio Spurs, ranked second in the Western Conference.

In Yu Fei's impression, the Spurs seem to be the champions this season.

But judging from the actual games, Yu Fei feels that the Mavericks are the strongest team in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks are the only Western Conference team to beat the Bucks twice this season.

The Spurs also defeated the Bucks in their first meeting before, so George Karl attached great importance to the second meeting at the end of March.

Before that, the Bucks still have a few games to play.

Two of them are away games in the Western Conference.

The Bucks will first go to Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies, and then go to Utah to play the Jazz.

Because of the addition of Jerry West, the Grizzlies can be said to be one of the more concerning teams before the start of the season.

After West took over the Grizzlies, the most surprising move he made was to invite Hubie Brown, who had been active in the commentary industry for many years, to come out.

West hopes Brown will use his experience to help the Grizzlies' youth grow.

But for the audience, this thing is very difficult.

Hubie Brown has been one of the leading commentators in professional basketball since the 80s.

No matter which cable company the NBA signs with, Brown will show up and provide insight during games and in draft picks.

This incident is almost as funny as the CBA Ningbo team suddenly inviting Zhang Weiping as the team’s head coach in the 2020s.

But this is hilarious, and it works.

Whoopi Brown's comeback at least changed White Chocolate's career.Before that, White Chocolate was a busybody who only knew how to please the audience. Brown taught him how to become a real point guard.

This season, White Chocolate ranks fourth in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio.

so what?Yu Fei has no respect for white chocolate.

Long before Yufei entered the NBA, White Chocolate was involved in controversy due to his discriminatory remarks against Asians and sexual minorities.

In this game, Yu Fei was very focused on White Chocolate, basically never missing an opportunity to beat the opponent in singles.

Due to White Chocolate's physical flaws, he was unable to stop Yu Fei, so he committed multiple fouls during the game and ended up playing a bad game.

The Bucks left Memphis with a win.

Hubie Brown said: "I think there is a problem with the way the Bucks use Frye, and they should make him an off-ball player as much as possible."

Brown's subtext is that only by playing without the ball can Yu Fei's strength be maximized.

George Carle refuted this view as "a stubborn old man who refuses to change."

The person involved will have completely different feelings about the criticism they hear.

Yu Fei classified Brown's suggestion into the category of "possible but not necessary".

The regular season is about to enter its final stage. Except for the game against the Spurs at the end of March, Yu Fei's only concern may be whether the Wizards will make it to the playoffs.Looking at the rankings, the Wizards are still ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference, and they are in an intense battle for position.

In early April, the Bucks still had a battle with them.

Yu Fei asked his assistant to pay special attention to that day.

If that day comes, the Wizards are already certain to advance to the playoffs—if they advance to No. 8 with a high probability—then Yu Fei will be happy to meet his old club in the first round.

It would be even better if the game against the Bucks is a crucial slot game for the Wizards.

Last year, he led the team into the playoffs in the last quarter of the schedule by himself. This year, Jordan failed to enter the playoffs with two All-Stars. No matter how you look at it, this will be a stain on his career.

Utah
The noisy away game, the irascible Moroccan disciples, Stockton and Malone who never leave, this is what everyone thinks of the Jazz.

An hour before the game started, Yu Fei came to the Delta Center to warm up and happened to meet Jazz coach Jerry Sloan.

This famous marshal with a pair of lion eyes has an aura of calmness and dignity.

Yu Fei didn't know how to greet him, so he pretended not to see it and continued shooting.

However, Sloan came alone and said to Fei: "Fry, I want you to apologize to Carl."

Yu Fei asked: "For what purpose?"

"You once said publicly that he didn't deserve to be the MVP in 1999," Sloan said. "That was something he cherished."

Well, Malone got into trouble by accident. He and Pepper Paltrow were squabbling on the sidelines, and he only got involved with Malone in order to mock the value of each other's Oscar trophy.

However, although Ma Long was lying, it did not mean that this conclusion was wrong for Fei.

"That's my opinion and I'm not going to change that opinion."

Sloan's expression didn't change at all, "Did you know that Karl likes to wave his elbow on the court?"

Threat?
Yu Fei said: "I know."

"If you're ready to take the risk."

"Let him do it." Yu Fei said calmly, "That way I don't have to go out of my way to make him happy by saying that he was more worthy of the MVP than MJ in 1998."

Hearing this, Sloan left "see you later" and left.

It seemed like he got the answer he wanted.

"Why does this old man come forward on behalf of Carl?" Lawson demonstrated to Yu Fei what it means to be blind and blind.

"Tony, stop talking and pass the ball."

In that night's game, the Jazz caused considerable difficulties for the Bucks.

The main reason lies in three people, Karl Malone, Andrei Kirilenko and Matt Halprin. Malone's defense does not look like a veteran who is nearly 40 years old. Kirilenko's defense Coverage creates offensive difficulties when the Bucks are not feeling good.

Halprin contributed the outside firepower that the Jazz needed most.

Moreover, throughout the game, the Jazz were interpreting a textbook pick-and-roll.

Absolutely tough, absolutely standard, absolutely reasonable pick-and-roll, split, and follow-through.

This is completely different from the "evil pick-and-roll" under the Bucks' X offensive system.

This can be known from Sloan's views on pick-and-rolls on both sides during ABC's halftime coaching interview.

ABC's frontline reporter asked Sloan: "The Jazz and Bucks are the teams in the NBA that are best at using pick-and-rolls to initiate offense. What do you think is the difference between your pick-and-rolls?"

Sloan's mind flashed to the Bucks' flirty pick-and-roll like a stripper dancing on his legs. "Is that a pick-and-roll with the Bucks?"

"I don't think so." Sloan shook his head.

As a result, it was the kind of pick-and-roll that Sloan disliked that allowed the Bucks to use the X offense to break the defensive system built by Malone and Kirilenko in the second half.

Yu Fei can't break through the position, and his throws are difficult to defend. After his jump shot returns, he seems to have the strength of the top five superstars in the league.

Yu Fei, who had a poor performance in the first half, scored 25 points in the second half, finishing with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, leading the team to reverse the Jazz and return victorious.

On March 3, the Bucks will face the Spurs at home, which will be the last meeting between the two teams in the regular season.

On the eve of the game, Sprewell invited Yu Fei to a barbecue party.

Yu Fei went there and found that the party was not serious. The most important thing was that Rachel, who had an affair with him in Los Angeles last year, came to the party through some unknown means.

Yu Fei ate, drank and played with his teammates, but he just wasn't having fun.

Until the end of the show, Rachel was still hinting that Yu Fei could go to a quiet place.

But Yu Fei said: "Sorry, Rachel, I have something else to do. The team needs me to record a radio show."

And then he's gone, like a lustless robot.

"Don't you know each other?" Sprewell expressed surprise at Fei's self-control.

"I don't know what I did wrong," Rachel said in disappointment.

In fact, she did nothing wrong. Yu Fei was just too sober. Since his relationship with the other party only lasted one night, it should always only be one night.He will not be involved with the flesh and blood twice.

What's more, tomorrow will be a [-]-round battle with Deng Daidai. Before that, he can't be distracted by anything.

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"The Wizards haven't gotten significantly better playing with Jordan, and some could make the argument that the development of the young players has been hindered by MJ. However, over the past two years, only Jordan stood When they're on the court, the Wizards have a chance to win." - The Washington Post

"As the Bucks become No. [-] in the league under Frye Yu, people in Wisconsin are starting to pay more attention to the Bucks." - "Milwaukee Sentinel"

"The SuperSonics' front office should be held accountable for this failed season. If they were willing to send Gary Payton and Rashard Lewis last year, then this evolved version of Frye would lead the team to a revival, but now, everything is Will be torn down and rebuilt!" - The Seattle Times

(End of this chapter)