When pride still matters

Chapter 160 The Young Master and the Butler

On March 3, ABC has been building momentum for a long time. The second battle between the Bucks and the Spurs will be held tonight.

As the best team in the Eastern Conference at the moment, and one of the four most likely teams in the Western Conference to enter the finals (Mavericks, Kings, Lakers), although this game is the focus of the game, the gimmick is basically flying.Because the Spurs can be called the Nets of the Western Conference, powerful but boring.

As for Yu Fei's gimmicks, there are too many.

Thanks to Jordan's friends in the media, Yu Fei is now a well-known NBA thorn in the side, the "cancer of super teams" and the opposite of the positive meaning of all sports.

Of course, some of these stereotypes predate the season.

Now that 3/4 of the regular season has passed, no matter how Jordan's media friends try to smear Yu Fei, they cannot avoid the fact that Yu Fei has brought unprecedented improvement to the Bucks.

This team got better after losing its All-Star point guard and perennial scorer who averaged 20 points per game.

The Bucks are now not only first in the Eastern Conference, but also first in the league.

Is it a cancer to take a lottery team from the lottery to first in the league?

Although fans are easily led by the media, they are not idiots without the ability to think.

The media's smear campaign is self-defeating in the face of facts.

It is precisely because Yu Fei has proven that he is by no means the image of a devil created by the media that he has more gimmicks.

Yu Fei is completely different in the eyes of different people.

O'Neill said that Yu Fei is a radical bastard who likes to humiliate his opponents in the name of equal rights.

Kenyon Martin said that if he is a bad boy, then Yu Fei is the bad boy among bad boys.

Pierce thinks Yu Fei is rude.

Malone felt he lacked respect for the legendary player.

Jordan Since Yu Fei left DC, no one can mention this name in front of Jordan.

It is precisely because of the controversy surrounding Yu Fei that there will be a lot of discussion in the game between the Bucks and the Spurs.

Because Tim Duncan, the head player of the Spurs, is a figure who has never been controversial.

The media doesn't even discuss him.

On the day of the game, Yu Fei came to the Bradley Center for training very early.

To his surprise, Ray Allen and Devin George also arrived early.

This also allowed Yu Fei to learn something he didn't know before - Devin George was receiving shooting training from Ray Allen.

This weak-tempered man is not afraid of Ray Allen's severity. What he is afraid of is O'Neal's unbridled pranks and Kobe's cold eyes after missing a shot.

Milwaukee doesn't have those things.

The only thing Ray Allen cares about is whether he trains seriously, and training attitude has never been George's problem.

"It's really nice to see you guys arrive at the stadium earlier than me." Yu Feixiao asked, "Can I join?"

Ray Allen seriously rejected Yu Fei: "No."

"Why can DG do it?"

"I'm used to his presence."

I don’t know if George was creeped out by these words, but Yu Fei felt terrified when he heard them.

If Ray Allen, a patient with late-stage obsessive-compulsive disorder, gets used to having Devin George by his side, this means that George will no longer be able to practice shooting alone even if he wants to.

Because if training habits are broken, Ray Allen usually performs poorly.

Think about it, from now on, Devin George's training time must be completely consistent with that of Ray Allen, but the latter is also a training madman. This kind of blessing is something Yu Fei doesn't want to touch.

After that, Yu Fei stopped disturbing them and walked to another field to practice.

Since Jordan retired for the second time in the Bulls, the balance of strength in the East and West has tilted one-sidedly towards the West.

Looking at the East, the most talented ones are Tracy McGrady who struggled in the first round and Carter who couldn't stay healthy, but what about the West?They also have Garnett who struggled in the first round, but more of them are strong team rulers like Duncan and O'Neal.

The weak Eastern Conference allowed the Western Conference competitors to reach a consensus.

Whoever can break out of the Western Conference can win the championship. The contenders in the Eastern Conference are not worth mentioning.

Last season's Nets went through all kinds of hardships to reach the finals but were still swept out by OK, which had passed its peak. This impression deepened.

This is why although the Bucks are the first team to win 50 games this season, the Spurs still treat them as an ordinary Eastern Conference team.

Every time he comes to Milwaukee to play a game, Popovich will ask the players to arrive half an hour early to warm up.

Because the Bradley Center is too old and needs to be adapted in advance.

Only when you adapt to the arena can you perform at a normal level, but there will be complaints every time.This person is usually Duncan.That's the chemistry between Popovich and his beloved players.

"We don't need to practice for half an hour to get a feel for it," Duncan said, "because we are professional players."

That's what a lot of people are thinking, and Duncan is responsible for speaking it out.

Popovich said angrily: "Shut up, Tim, all you have to do is come to practice early like everyone else!"

Duncan shut up and no one else would ask again.

As the best "couple" in the NBA right now, this is almost their way of flirting.

Duncan was the one who got scolded, and Popovich scolded him, thus silencing the disgruntled guys.

People wonder why Duncan is willing to be such a doormat, but if you ask him, he'd probably just say, "That's what I wanted to do."

He won't admit it's a tacit understanding between him and Popovich.

The eccentric superstar has a connection with his head coach that other teams can only dream of.

Veteran David Robinson, who early announced that this was his last season, believes this is the Spurs' true excellence.

In a pregame interview, Robinson said of Popovich yelling at Duncan: "If Tim gets it, then everyone else will too."

The veteran was still dissatisfied with the Spurs forcing him to cut his salary last year, but now, he has come out of the mental internal friction where he could not find compensation.

Before the game, Robinson hugged each of his teammates and preached like an apostle of God.

As he walked up to sophomore guard Tony Parker, he said, "'Thou shalt not steal,' except on defense."

"Okay Captain." Parker responded with a playful smile.

The Silver and Black are ready to put on a good show on the road.

Core meeting, warm-up, and final training from the head coach.

After all the procedures are completed, the starting players of both sides come to the court. ABC's Brad Nesler said: "This game is really highly anticipated, the best team in the East and one of the best teams in the West. We always thought the West team could win, so let's see tonight What a difference it will make!”

The opening jump ball is what Bucks starting center Dan Gazulic is best at.

He gave full play to his physical fitness, jumped up with all his strength, and handed the racket to Yu Fei.

Yu Fei caught the ball and Stephen Jackson appeared in front of him.

In the past, the Spurs would let Bruce Bowen guard him, but today they replaced him with this problematic player who is known as a martial artist in China.

Wu Sheng has a great reputation, but his defense is far inferior to Bowen.

Yu Fei came to the frontcourt and saw that Mason was already getting into position in the low post. Even if he was facing Duncan, his position was extremely threatening.

No need to hesitate, just pass the ball.

If Mason breaks Duncan's defense in the first round, the morale of the Bucks will be improved.

Yu Fei passed the ball in place, and Mason lived up to this trust. He used his strong body to hold up Duncan, and when both of them had difficulty taking off at full strength, he took advantage of the force and hit the board.

2 is better than 0
Later, Parker faced Sprewell, used his speed to break the game, and quickly cut into the paint to pass the ball to Duncan, helping the latter to score.

2 is better than 2
The next few rounds basically became a display of Yu Fei and Parker's organizational skills.

Yu Fei stood at the top of the arc and didn't make many moves. He just relied on the team's tactics to predict opportunities and release the ball in advance.

Ray Allen caught the ball and made a three-pointer; then, Parker broke through Sprewell again and passed the ball to Bowen in the bottom corner, who also responded with a three-pointer.

5 is better than 5
Sprewell, who was beaten into a breakthrough by the second-year defender, got the ball from Yu Fei. After a strong break, he made an emergency stop and scored - the goal was still counted as Yu Fei's assist.

Then, Sprewell, who no longer tested Parker, made full use of the convenience of the hand movement, using hand movements to prevent Parker from starting, and finally forced the French sports car to stop.

Duncan had to come to a high position to respond.

Mason then stepped forward.

Facing Mason, Duncan has a height advantage, but he generally does not take advantage of the height difference to pull up at the free throw position.

Duncan chose to attack with the ball from left to right, but was surrounded by another Bucks insider in the paint.

Duncan, who did not find Robinson's position, could only take action before the double attack was formed. He made a throw in the paint area and missed. Then, Yu Fei predicted the position of the rebound in advance and grabbed the ball at the moment, not giving it to the Spurs. In the slightest moment of relief, the basketball was passed forward like a cannonball.

Sprewell scored on a fast break.

9 is better than 5
The difference between high and low organizers is evident here.

Parker is a normal point guard who can use his own advantages to change the opponent's defensive formation to create scoring opportunities.

If his personal offense is limited, it will be difficult for him to organize an effective offense.

Yu Fei has the natural sense of smell of an organizer. The moment he gets the ball, he has already seen clearly in advance what may happen next.

Popovich really can't believe Jordan would trade this guy just because he disobeyed discipline, right?

On the other side, George Karl was excited.

As long as Yu Fei doesn't stick to the ball, his style is in line with all of Karl's basketball aesthetics.

Tough, versatile, fast, flexible, smart.

It's like a cross between Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp.

When Yu Fei exerts his organizational talents like he does now, Karl enjoys it like a **.

Just now, Duncan failed to hit Mason with a high-level basket, which made Duncan determined to try a second time.

This time it was a low post shot. He received the ball from the left paint area, relied on the ball, turned around and picked the basket, but missed.It doesn't matter, Duncan grabbed the offensive rebound and started again. This time Mason couldn't interfere.

"It's so well defended."

With these words, Duncan slipped away.

9 is better than 7
"Is he insulting me?" Mason asked.

Yu Fei received the serve from him, "It's obvious that he looks down on you at all."

"Give me the ball!"

"No."

"Believe me!"

"Do not believe."

"!￥!#￥"

"Don't call."

Yu Fei and Mason came all the way to the frontcourt.

Mason, who was exploded by Yu Fei's words, gave Yu Fei a pick-and-roll on the spot.

Duncan stepped forward decisively and double-teamed Yu Fei with Jackson. Although Mason passed down, there was still David Robinson under the basket, so he had no worries.

Although Mason has a good chance, with Robinson around, it is difficult to score by passing the ball. Moreover, Yu Fei is not a team supremacist who must pass the ball when his teammates have the opportunity.

He feinted a shot, stepped inside the three-point line, but jumped to the left of the three-point line, and shot a three-pointer before Duncan and Jackson could react.

"What the hell is this beating!???" Karl jumped, and Yu Fei, who was fine just now, suddenly did this to him.

"boom!"

The ball first bounced high off the basket.

Then, "Shua!"

Yu Fei laughed obscenely at Duncan: "You guys are so tight, keep up your hard work."

Later, when Karl flew back to defense, he said: "Fry, it would have been better to pass the ball out just now!"

"Shut up George, I'm just asking you if you're in?"

If the couple style of Duncan and Popovich symbolizes the most harmonious and desirable cooperative relationship in NBA history, then the relationship between Yu Fei and Karl is completely different.They are the opposite of Duncan and Popovich, more like a butler and a young master than a couple.

The young master is always willful, and the housekeeper is responsible for holding him back when he loses his temper.

When returning to the backcourt, Mason also complained to Yu Fei that he ran out of opportunities but did not get the pass.

To this kind of old guy who is addicted to football, Yu Fei said directly: "Stop talking, don't think that you are the only one who is the cancer of the team, I am too, otherwise can I be traded to Milwaukee?"

PS: Take a day off tomorrow.Recently, the coding time is getting later and later, but it would be okay if the number of coding words increases, but no. I basically feel sleepy while writing these days, and then the more I write, the more sleepy I get, and the more sleepy I get, the slower I write. I will take a rest tomorrow. , set the biological clock back a little.

(End of this chapter)