When pride still matters

Chapter 165 Never Forgive (Thanks to the leader of Lonely Universe for the reward)

Chapter 164 Never Forgive

Wizards team reporter Steve Wyche is doing his most meaningful job of the season.

That is a detailed record of Yu Fei's revenge.

That's the most meaningful thing the Wizards have done in this failed season, aside from cliches about Jordan.

At the beginning of the season, when Yu Fei returned to MCI for the first time, Wyche published an article in the "Washington Post" with the title "What Fry Yu's return means".

At that time, Huaiqi could feel Yu Fei's anger.

The anger that he wanted to score 100 points against the Wizards could be felt on the sidelines.

When Yu Fei returned for the second time, that anger weakened.

But as the season comes to an end, the Bucks' three-game series with the Wizards has once again been hyped by the outside world, especially since the Wizards can't lose a game, this game has been given extra meaning.

Yu Fei was still running on the field, but Huaiqi could no longer feel the strong anger in him. To him, this was like the mission of judging heretics.

This is what he has to do with the Wizards.

When Yu Fei scored 15 points in the first quarter, Wyqi took a look at Jordan's data.

7 of 2 in the first quarter and only 4 points.

The arrogant and conceited Jordan will not accept failure, because the only reason why he returned from the divine world to the human world is to prove that he can still compete with the rising stars.

To do this, he was willing to take the risk of being ruined at the end of his career.

Doug Collins tried to show his loyalty to Jordan in every aspect.When Jordan is tired, he will ask if he needs a rest. When Jordan wants the ball, he will actively design catching tactics.

Now, Jordan was embarrassed by Yu Fei, and Collins wanted to know if his owner was going to rest for a few minutes in the second quarter.

"Michael, do you want to come down and take a break?"

However, Jordan had no respect for his servant. He pointed to the visiting team's bench and said, "Do you think that bastard will sit in the second quarter?"

Collins didn't know how George Karl would arrange Yu Fei's playing time, but with Yu Fei's nature, he felt...
"Probably not," Collins said.

"If he wants to win here, he has to get past me first!" Jordan said angrily. "He has to knock me to the ground again and again until I can't stand up anymore, so you'd better not say anything. Rest bullshit!”

Wyche, who witnessed this scene with his own eyes, reflected on the past two years. Jordan seemed to show little respect for Collins.

However, when the Wizards played against the Lakers for the last time last month, Jordan showed his admiration for Jackson.

Looking through the information, Wyche discovered that Jordan himself said in the 90s that he liked being coached by Jackson.For a superior god, the word "love" is too strong an expression.

But last month, during the last time the two met on the court, Jordan told why he loved Jackson: "One of the things that impressed me about Phil was that he challenged me. He was never intimidated by me. When most coaches were easily intimidated by me, he came in and told me if I wasn't playing well. If he felt I needed to improve in some area, he would tell me. I respect him for doing that. I want a coach who can tell me my weaknesses because it's going to help me become a better basketball player. That's what Coach Smith did for me, that's what Phil Jackson did for me made."

How vivid, how vivid, how reasonable.

A coach who is truly beneficial to his players is one who can point out his players' shortcomings, rather than one who treats himself as a slave.

However, if Collins truly thought he could point out Goat's shortcomings, Wyche believes he would soon lose his job.

Just like the ending of Yu Fei, who once told Jordan with practical actions in DC that "you are no longer the omnipotent god before", he was traded at the end of his rookie season.

Jordan was going to play, and Collins couldn't stop him.

This time, Jordan will not shy away from a head-on confrontation with Yu Fei.

As expected, Yu Fei chose to continue playing in the second quarter.

To the Bucks' surprise, Jordan was also on the court.

The way Collins has used Jordan this season, Jordan will not play early in the second quarter.

Letting Jordan play now can only mean one thing. Both sides want to have a head-on collision.

Yu Fei patted the ball and saw Jordan standing at the top of the arc.

Based on his position, Yu Fei knew that the Wizards wanted Jordan to play against him.

"You finally stopped running away." Yu Fei slapped the ball and mocked, "My respect for you has increased by 0.1%."

"escape?"

In Jordan's world, opponents have always avoided confrontation with him, and he will not escape.

The avoidance in the first quarter was a tactical choice. He is not young anymore and it is impossible for him to have a full-court confrontation with Yu Fei.Now, after a session of warm-up, although his physical strength has declined, his body has entered its best condition.

Jordan, who was infuriated by Yu Fei's trash talk, stepped forward ferociously, wanting to give the second-year star who didn't know how to keep his mouth a shock from the dark defensive era.

As a result, Yu Fei swatted the ball hard. He simply crossed his hips but was extremely fast. He threw away his defense and rushed into the three-point line. He collected the ball at the free throw line, jumped up, and set fire to the sky. Tim Thomas scored on an overhead dunk.

Yu Fei ran past Jordan, his face full of provocation.

The duel has begun, and Jordan has no escape.

"Give me the ball!" Jordan said to Cassell.

Cassell stared closely at Jordan. When he saw the old flying man blocking Yu Fei with his back outside the paint area on the left side of the frontcourt, he felt unsure.

No matter how good Jordan's post game is, can he beat Yu Fei, who has a clear advantage in height and weight?

Cassel passes the ball.

Jordan didn't let this question linger for long. He used his left foot as a pivot, took a step to the right with his right foot and then took off. As if he was back at his peak moment, he faced Yu Fei's defense and forcibly raised the shooting arc.

"Shh!"

"Michael responded to Frye!"

"This is what we want to see!"

"Michael is still the same Michael!"

Sprewell looked at Yu Fei jokingly: "You can't pass the ball anymore, right?"

"Shut up, Spree!" Yu Fei said after serving the ball, "You just need to pass the ball to me and then roll aside!"

Sprewell brought the ball to the frontcourt, passed the ball as Yu Fei said, and then he was not able to pull away enough, and he had to instruct others to pull away.

"You are overconfident." Jordan wanted to disturb Yu Fei with trash talk, "Without me, you wouldn't be able to do anything."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Fei dribbled the ball continuously with his hips, changing direction back and forth, like an invisible nail, locking Jordan's center of gravity firmly in place.In just a few seconds, Yu Fei moved sideways, and everyone discovered that Jordan couldn't move.

After Yu Fei froze Jordan's defense in place, he opened up space and shot directly.

"Shh!"

It was a perfect response shot.

"Without you, I am now one of the best in the league." Yu Fei stayed in the frontcourt and stayed close to Jordan, talking trash without stopping. "Without you, my team ranked first in the league."

"You know what? Professional basketball would be better off without you."

Yu Fei's worst habit is that he likes to ridicule someone after he gains something. This is something that most people cannot bear.

As powerful as God Qiao, who was also said to be able to break through defenses, he actually pushed Yu Fei hard.

Seeing that there was a conflict here, referee Joe Forte came over to control the situation.

Although the game was temporarily interrupted, Ford did not call a foul on Jordan or Yu Fei.

The Wizards serve again.

After the conflict just now, Jordan's rhythm was obviously messed up.

He once again blocked the position with his back, but Yu Fei, who had learned from the previous experience, no longer gave him the opportunity to easily make a jump shot.

A year ago, when Yu Fei was beaten by Tracy McGrady in the low post, how did Jordan teach him a lesson?

Idiot, the main defense against the back is the lower body.

Yu Fei said he learned.

Jordan first turned to the right, feinting, to no avail.Then dribble to the left, take just one step, then collect the ball and move forward, trying to perform the same turn as the previous round but in the completely opposite direction of force.However, Yu Fei was holding his lower limbs firmly, and he did not have enough space to jump, and his body was firmly stuck.

The experienced Jordan chose to move forward and collide with Yu Fei's body, hoping to create a shooting opportunity.But Yu Fei remained motionless in front of him. At this point, Jordan's offensive opportunity had been cut off.He swayed left and right, and finally managed to take a shot, which was easily blocked by Yu Fei.

Yu Fei blocked the ball out of bounds, and the Wizards' attack time was less than three seconds.

"This is why you have two All-Stars but can't make the playoffs!" Yu Fei continued sarcastically, "The Wizards will be better off without you!"

When old players lose ground on the court, they usually respond with their past honors, but Jordan has already tried this trick.

In exchange, Yu Fei was even more humiliated.

Now, Yu Fei had the advantage and continued to disturb Jordan's mind with the so-called facts. He was speechless.

All he has left is a proud heart and a mouth harder than steel.

Doug Collins had never seen Jordan look so powerless.

He can't talk trash or retaliate against his disrespectful opponents. He is no longer the person that no one dares to provoke.

What everyone fears is his honor, and Yu Fei cruelly proves that the honor of the past is just a paper-like illusion for the present.

This is what professional sports is like. If you are no longer good, you will never be good again, and there will be no chance to make a comeback.

After the Wizards served, they quickly attacked and missed.

Yu Fei predicted the placement of the rebound and jumped up to pick it off.

According to his usual habits, he would speed up and play faster, but today, he moved forward slowly like a normal dribbler passing half court.

His teammates didn't say anything and pulled aside very consciously.

George Karl doesn't like stars playing unlimited singles, but he also knows that the NBA needs stars playing singles. The reason why he has never won a championship is because there has never been anyone on his team who can play unlimited singles like Yu Fei.

What he was worried about was that Yu Fei would waste other talents because of his obsession with singles. But after one season, he felt that Yu Fei was not the kind of person who was unsteady-minded and easily fell into the media narrative that "a real superstar has to get 30-40 per game." 50-[-] points" remarks.

That being the case, what if he occasionally lets himself be willful?
The Wizards are different, Jordan is different.

After halftime, Yu Fei's speed suddenly accelerated, leaving Jordan confused.

Suddenly, Yu Fei stopped suddenly outside the three-point line. Before Jordan could make any reaction, he picked up the ball and threw it.

With his height, wingspan, and excellent spring speed and jumping, Jordan could not interfere.

"Shh!"

Kwame Brown almost jumped to cheers for Yu Fei.

He really almost jumped up, but he held it back because he thought that if he openly cheered for his opponent, it would have a bad impact on his reputation.

Jordan was clearly at a disadvantage, but his teammates still had to pass the ball to him.

Until he makes new demands, passing him the ball is an absolute command.

But the question is, what can he do if you pass the ball to him?
Yu Fei knew him too well.

During his year in Washington, Yu Fei faced him every day in intra-team scrimmages.

Yu Fei understands Wizard Dan's habits and competition tendencies.Jordan, who had lost his speed and explosive power, relied on skills and rhythm to play. Even if the skills and rhythm worked, he still needed to find his shooting touch on game night.

It would be too difficult for him to play an iconic Jordan game in his current body.

Yu Fei's defense infinitely increased the difficulty for Jordan to play well.

Feint, dribble, forced to collect the ball, force back.

Yu Fei noticed all of Jordan's moves.

In the final shot, Jordan couldn't find his touch.

"boom!"

Strike the iron again.

However, this time, Yu Fei accelerated his progress and passed the ball directly after being protected by his teammates on the defensive rebound.

Positional warfare cannot be prevented, and defensive counterattacks cannot be prevented even more.

Yu Fei rushed to the frontcourt and scored a dunk.

Since the start of the second quarter, Yu Fei has made all 4 shots and scored 9 points in a row.

Jordan made 3 of 1 and only scored 2 points.

No matter how this duel goes on, Yu Fei's victory will not change.

Collins had already seen that Jordan was not capable enough, so he suggested from the sidelines, "Michael, you don't have to hold the ball."

"Shut up, Doug!" Jordan yelled, "I don't need you to teach me how to play!"

Doug, why bother? If he wants to die, just let him die.

Yu Fei felt sorry for his former coach. How could a good person end up with such a master?
"Forget it about the first quarter. So far in the second quarter, it's 9 to 2." Yu Fei said, "And this number will continue to increase. Facts have proved that I was wrong. I couldn't do this without you. In your terrible I’ll get better on defense.”

No one would be surprised if insults became the norm.

Although Jordan refused to play without the ball, he did not refuse help from his teammates.

Since one person cannot break through Yu Fei's defense, then call someone to pick and roll.

Tim Thomas, who was in charge of the pick-and-roll, was not an excellent pick-and-roller, and he failed to block Yu Fei for Jordan.

On the contrary, because he pulled away prematurely, Yu Fei directly stuck to Jordan.

In desperation, Jordan passed the ball to Cassel on the weak side.

Cassel scored on a jump shot.

The Wizards finally scored, but Jordan roared at Thomas like a fire-breathing dragon: "If you can't fucking understand the pick-and-roll, then you shouldn't be playing in the NBA at all!"

No one understands why a respected superstar is a jerk who likes to show his violent side to his teammates.

Bulls old assistant Tex Winter (the father of the triangle offense) once said that Jordan would get satisfaction from humiliating others.But the thing is, he doesn't see it as humiliating.

How does Jordan feel about this?He said it's part of his competitive nature.

Yes, if this is a competitive nature, then when Yu Fei imposes this nature on him, he should be able to withstand it, but the result is that he himself cannot bear it.

Jordan is losing this showdown completely.

Moreover, the more embarrassing his defeat looks, the more it illustrates the symbolic meaning of this game.

This symbolic meaning was born during the period of George McCann and has been passed down to this day.

Yu Fei once again caught the ball in the frontcourt, looked at Jordan mercilessly, stopped and started suddenly, and then changed direction.

The tight Jordan lost control of his body's center of gravity under Yu Fei's violent offensive. If Yu Fei used to practice crotch changes to freeze his center of gravity before, then the purpose of his current ups and downs changes is to destroy him. center of gravity.

The more invested in defense, the easier it is to collapse.

The shaky Jordan fell backward the moment Yu Fei sprinted forward. The atmosphere at MCI was extremely cold. Yu Fei jumped up behind Jordan to shoot and hit again.

Doug Collins requested a timeout in a moment that nearly overwhelmed the Wizards.

Today, Jordan made up for a missing chapter in his NBA career.

The 24-second offensive rule eliminated George McCann, Bill Russell's dominance of the 60s, Lou Alcindor's championship in 1971 started the long-term chaos of the 70s, Magic Bird, and then Jordan, every generation of superstars All handed over their kingship at the right moment, and then were taken over by the next ruler on the court.

This is a generational change in the NBA.

Jordan retired in 1998 and left the throne vacant. Duncan wanted it, OK also wanted it, but none of them snatched it from Jordan.

Yu Fei looked down at Jordan, who was like a bereaved dog, and said coldly: "11 to 2."

It's not over yet.

You know it's far from over.

Because Yu Fei never forgives.

(End of this chapter)