When pride still matters

Chapter 264 High School Boy

The referee threw the ball into the air and Mutombo won the ball for the Bucks.

Yu Fei stepped forward to block Prince's position, reached out to catch the ball, and immediately started forward.

Prince tried his best to stay close to Yu Fei, but his body was too thin compared to Yu Fei.

Yu Fei didn't take the initiative to exert force, but passively leaned against the opponent and bounced him away.

The Pistons have clarified their strategy for the first few games and try to force Yu Fei into a one-on-one challenge.

Therefore, after Prince was pushed away, the other teammates watched on the spot, with no intention of filling in to help defend.

Yu Fei stopped, jumped up, and shot.

0 is better than 2

Yu Fei turned around and left without even talking trash.

Then, the Pistons launched a systematic attack.

Billups called a pick-and-roll from the high post, broke through and passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace, who made a jumper on the spot, tying the game at 2-2.

The Pistons are by no means a team that remains unchanged at all.

Although they had already decided not to double-team Yu Fei, they were also aware of the Bucks' lineup changes.

Ariza, whose three-point shooting percentage is less than 30%, replaced Mobley in the starting lineup. Does such an ice shooter have the ability to open up space?

Is it a problem not to double-team Yu Fei for such a person?

Yu Fei dribbled to the frontcourt again, and Hamilton, who was facing Ariza, looked at his head coach, wanting to get some instructions from him.

Brown was willing to try and immediately nodded to encourage Hamilton to take a gamble.

The Pistons' defensive execution is among the best in the league. Brown nodded, and Hamilton energetically outflanked Prince, forming a double-team with Prince.

Yu Fei knows why the Pistons dare to take the initiative to double-team him. This is what will inevitably happen after Ariza enters the starting lineup.

But he was also willing to give Ariza a chance, wait for Hamilton to approach, pass the ball easily, and Ariza shot a three-pointer.

Sure enough, it didn't hit.

However, Mutombo grabbed the opportunity and grabbed an offensive rebound from Ben.

He threw the ball out and actively moved to the high position to screen Yu Fei.

Yu Fei readily accepted it and used the pick-and-roll wall to pull the defense apart - because Mutombo did not have the ability to shoot, Ben was afraid of losing the opportunity and eagerly stepped forward to force Yu Fei to stop the ball.

"Idiot..." Yu Fei cursed and threw the ball into the air. "Don't you know there is a way to attack from the sky?"

When he heard Yu Fei scolding himself for being stupid, Ben already knew that his double-teaming was too aggressive.

Mutombo came to the basket and took off as if he were at home, completing an alley-oop.

"Good pass, Da Fei!" Mutombo said in his iconic old smoker's voice. "It's a bit tiring running back and forth like this. You can pass the ball to me and I can hit it in the low post."

Yu Fei was speechless about the older generation's obsession with back-up play. Isn't it good to eat cake? It has to be back-up play, which is laborious and inefficient.

However, if Mutombo insists on playing low, Yu Fei is willing to reward him.

Less than two minutes into the game, the Pistons found that the trend of the game was completely different from what they had expected before the game.

The Bucks obviously started with a lineup that had better defense but worse space, but Yu Fei still went through the motions, entering the iron barrel array like crossing the road in the early morning, coming and going freely.

Brown can't say that the player's choice is wrong. Whether it is leaving Ariza to double-team Yu Fei in advance, or whether he ignores Mutombo's double-teaming Yu Fei, it is logically correct.

It's just that Ben made two mistakes in a row in this round. One was not protecting the defensive rebound, and the other was that Yu Fei attracted attention and double-teamed too much, which gave Mutombo an opportunity.

"Ben, be calm!" Brown had to remind, "Don't let your anger influence your judgment!"

Da Ben was tired of such preaching and said who wouldn't say it? The key is, how could they treat Yu Fei calmly?

Ariza is unable to attack well, so he wants to put all his strength on the defensive end. However, the most taboo thing for rookies is to invest too much.

Ariza bit Hamilton like a mad dog.

Such defensive privileges do not belong to a fledgling second-round pick like him, and the referee quickly stopped his atrocity with a foul.

"What do you mean, no touching? Is this considered a foul?"

Another problem of rookies is that they cannot bear to be wronged.

Ariza looked like he was going to eat the referee, but Yu Fei stopped him before he could raise the technical foul, "Sorry, Jack, the newcomer is not sensible."

Ariza's challenge was today's second referee Jack Nice.

Nice wanted to give Ariza some trouble, but now Yu Fei stood up and had to say: "I won't do this next time!"

Yu Fei let go of Ariza, refused to listen to the other party's explanation, and said calmly like a robot: "Calm down, rookie."

"But…"

"I don't want to hear what you said." Yu Fei said, "Stay on the court, do your best, and don't be impulsive."

Yu Fei is neither a control-freak leader nor a harsh tyrant. In fact, his way of treating his teammates is gentler than many people think.

In the words of a teammate, "You could hardly remember when he lost his temper."

However, this extremely indifferent leadership style also makes people think "Maybe Fry doesn't care about me at all", which can only be said to have pros and cons.

But for Ma Chai like Ariza, Yu Fei's pointers are very important.

From then on, Ariza no longer regarded himself as a hunting dog, but as a guard dog.

Hunting dogs take the initiative, and guard dogs guard the home.

It is enough for him to ensure that Hamilton will not have an easy chance to score under his defense.

Ariza ensured that the Bucks' wing defense was no longer a weak link, something Mobley couldn't do.

But at the same time, it is impossible for Ariza to shoot a 40% three-point rate like Mobley and add some sporadic ball-handling offenses.

Therefore, from the first quarter, all the Bucks' offensive pressure has been shouldered by Yu Fei.

In contrast, the Pistons, who have the best defense in the league, also dumped all their weight on Yu Fei.

In the first quarter of the game, Yu Fei scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The Bucks scored 25 points. Except for a few free throws, all sports goals were related to him.

Moreover, it can be seen that Yu Fei is still saving energy.

The audience can barely see him attacking with all his strength. This restrained style of play allowed the Bucks to only take a 2-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

"Frye Yu spent one game proving how right he was to be chosen as the MVP." TNT's Charles Barkley promoted his loudmouth style, "You won't see that with Steve Nash Performance."

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "Yeah, he basically took control of the situation. I bet every second from the beginning to now has been what he expected."

Smith was wrong. At least one thing was not what Yu Fei expected.

His teammates were still not quite accurate tonight.

It was a ripple effect from Mobley's injury.

The fewer shooters, the more targeted the Pistons are.

Usually they need to keep an eye on several people at the same time. Now, as long as they ensure to keep an eye on Barry, who is the most accurate, and give them enough strength, the hit rate will naturally drop.

However, judging from the score, the Bucks' plan was successful.

The offense relied on flying one man, while the defense was assisted by Ariza and Mutombo, which allowed the Bucks to take the lead after the first quarter.

"Fry, do you want to take a break?"

Karl looked at Yu Fei and asked seriously.

Yu Fei shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I don't need to rest."

Carr believes every head coach wants a young core that plays the entire first quarter and says they don't need to rest.

If it weren't for the fact that the Bucks couldn't do without Yu Fei, Karl wouldn't let him take risks.

Now, he can only believe that Yu Fei has enough physical strength to survive this game.

In order to liberate Yu Fei, Karl performed a major operation on the lineup.

Barry is still on the court, and Kevin Martin, who had had few opportunities before, was also sent on the court. The fourth and fifth positions are occupied by Devin George and Laettner.

In this way, Yu Fei has a five-wait lineup again, but compared to the past five-wait lineup that had two starting lineups with a 40% three-point shooting rate, the shooting accuracy of this lineup is not scary.

Both George and Laettner have declined seriously, especially their three-point shooting percentage. They were both shooters above the league level before, but now they can't even reach the league average.

Martin's words, the Bucks have internally determined that this draft has failed.

新秀赛季，马丁场均只得到2分1篮板，命中率分别是33+20+65。

Karl didn't let him play too many games because he was clearly not used to the intensity of the NBA.

Martin managed to gain a few pounds of muscle during the second half of the season, but it still wasn't enough.

Suddenly letting him play now just proves how little the Bucks currently have shooters to open up space for him to fly.

"Rookie, you come to face Chauncey."

Yu Fei arranged Martin's matchup and said: "Don't think too much. No one will blame you even if you can't guard him. You should know why we let you play."

Martin did know what he was in for.

Except for Yu Fei, everyone in the Bucks seemed to have a grudge against the basket tonight and wanted to smash him with a shot.

But Martin feels that the basket is his lover, and he must use the silkiest way to form a perfect connection with it.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pistons really beat Martin.

Billups knew how to bully the weak. He used his body to push Martin away and made a jumper to score.

25 is better than 25

The two sides were tied, and Billups mockingly said to Fei: "You even sent high school students on the field. Are you desperate enough?"

Then, Billups ran away.

Yu Fei said to Martin: "High school boy, prepare for the pick-and-roll."

Martin inexplicably got a nickname, and it was a nickname that disgusted him.

Saying he is a high school student is actually a dig at him, implying that he is too slender to look like an adult, and that only high school students or malnourished refugees would look like this.

Yu Fei's response was immediate, raising his hand to call for a 1-2 pick-and-roll, and Martin brought Billups over.

Subsequently, Yu Fei didn't use Martin's pick-and-roll at all and actively ran into the Pistons' defensive trap. For the Pistons, although Martin looks like a shooter, his shooting percentage in the regular season is reassuring. Therefore, Billups decisively and Prince will fly to the corner.

All this happened as Yu Fei expected. He created a big opening for Martin, and then waved the ball.

Martin caught the ball, his body sank, and showed the world his weird shooting posture.

"Shh!"

Martin clenched his fists and roared childishly like a high school student to cheer himself up, thinking that this would be a response.

What is a response?

Yu Fei will let him know.

In the frontcourt, Yu Fei clung to Billups to prevent him from catching the ball, and said like a machine gun: "I don't know if a team that can't guard even high school students is necessary to exist in the NBA? Why don't you disband? And demolish this shitty arena as well."

Yu Fei's trash talk and close combat made Billups sad. He became angry and pushed the person with his backhand.

This is what Yu Fei was waiting for. He lay back and the referee blew the whistle.

Chauncey Billups received a technical foul.

"Forget it if you can't guard high school students, do you still need to give me an extra technical foul?" Yu Fei sat on the ground and laughed, "It seems you really want to lose this game."

! @￥@! ￥

The conflict did not escalate, but curses between the Pistons and Bucks ensued.

The referee took control of the situation, and Yu Fei designated Martin to take the free throw.

Generally speaking, this kind of scoring is carried out by the boss of the team, but Yu Fei didn't take it seriously. He told Martin: "Go and score the free throw. If you miss the free throw, find someone." Hang yourself in a deserted place."

As expected, Da Fei could both protect and pierce the heart. Martin did not dare to miss free throws and made both free throws, and then made a high school student-style fist pump in front of the Pistons players.

Yu Fei rolled his eyes.

It is said that those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are dark. This rookie has been pushed by his buddies for a year, why hasn't he learned anything good?

(End of this chapter)