When pride still matters

Chapter 276 Dreams and Reality

As the team's new owner, Dan Gilbert wants to leave his mark on the Cavaliers as soon as possible. Therefore, the Cavaliers quickly used the new arena.

Not only that, Gilbert also achieved great results in personnel matters.

Signed Larry Hughes and Donyel Marshall, spent a lot of money to recruit Mike Brown, the assistant coach of the defending champion Spurs, and then hired the atypical Cavaliers legend Danny Ferry⑴ as the team's general manager.

⑴After being drafted, Ferry would rather play in Italy than play for the Cavaliers.

What makes Gilbert most proud is that he believes he and James have developed a special connection.

Herb Cole may never be able to have this kind of connection with Frye Yu, and he can only hang on to the two championships that Frye Yu won until his death.

And what about James? They can communicate, speak their minds, and even chase free agents together.

This summer, the Cavaliers almost lost "Big Z" Ilgauskas. It was Gilbert and James who went to Big Z's home to convince him to stay.

The star center who debuted with the Cavaliers was moved by the sincerity of the young core and the boss, and finally accepted a five-year, $5 million contract extension.

Although Gilbert has owned the team for less than seven months, he has already learned a crucial lesson from the star-based NBA league: Whether watching live or televised, fans are attracted to the stars.

The brighter the star, the greater the appeal.

Yu Fei has a bad reputation, Kobe Bryant has a bad reputation in Eagle County, James may be the most dazzling star in the NBA, and Gilbert has realized this.

Gilbert was willing to do whatever it took to align himself, the team, and its stars, even putting his personal dignity aside when necessary. For this reason, James has many special exceptions that other players do not have. For example, his family can sit behind the team's bench instead of sitting in the family area like other family members.

Gilbert felt that he had done everything he could, but the appearance of someone like Yu Fei frightened him, especially considering that James had an unusual relationship with this bastard, and he couldn't help but worry that his star would be affected.

"Is LeBron here?"

Gilbert asked the assistant.

The assistant said: "Not yet."

"Tonight is the Cavaliers' first game in their new home. We not only have to win, but we also have to make the event beautiful," Gilbert said. "We want to make LeBron feel proud, you know. ?"

The assistant said: "Everything has been arranged."

I am afraid of comparison in everything.

In the winter, Yu Fei prefers to play on the road rather than at home because the heating system at Bradley Center is so damn bad.

The Bradley Center is an old venue, and the court facilities are extremely old. Even the heating uses refrigerant. Moreover, that kind of refrigerant is only produced in small quantities in Wisconsin, and it has long been no longer used in other places.

Compared with the Cavaliers' new arena, it really doesn't look good.

Before the game started, specially invited celebrities from all walks of life came on stage to perform. Each of them wore James' No. 23 jersey and paid tribute to the little emperor at the end of the performance.

Fifteen minutes before the game started, a tribute video to James was played on the big screen.

Well, to pay tribute to a young player who has just played two seasons and has yet to lead his team into the playoffs, Yu Fei only wants to say two words to this shameless management: despicable!

Of course, he strongly suggested that the Bucks learn from it.

But when he thought about the rubbish home stadium, even if something like this happened, he probably wouldn't be able to calm down and enjoy being kneeled and licked.

Before the game started, James' girlfriend Savannah came to the sideline holding her and James' love child, LeBron Raymond James Jr. ⑵.

⑵Brownie is a nickname.

James kissed his son's forehead lovingly.

For him, life now was as wonderful and unreal as a dream. He walked to the sidelines. Magnesium powder had been prepared. He walked over, filled his hands with magnesium powder, and then sprinkled it into the air.

This brought cheers from the crowd, he was indeed the King of Cleveland.

But James cares more about his family. On one side, he can see Maverick Carter and Rich Paul. Behind the bench, there is Randy Mims. Next to Mims, his mother is sitting. Gloria, then his lover Savannah, with their one-year-old son sitting on his beloved's lap.

The James Gang that he holds dear to his heart - his family, high school friends, and high school sweethearts will always be by his side.

What other job allows you to surround yourself with the people you hold dear while you are at work? Not anymore.

James had achieved the ideal life he envisioned as a child, where everyone was safe, around him and well taken care of, and now he was fighting for himself.

Yu Fei is waiting for him to appear.

"Is magnesium powder so fun?"

"You can try."

Yu Fei is not interested, he is not interested in any pretentious pre-match actions.

Afterwards, both teams started to take their respective positions.

The Bucks' starting lineup is brand new, including Yu Fei, Kevin Martin, Raja Bell, Danny Granger, and Kwame Brown.

Compared with the Bucks' unconventional starting lineup, the Cavaliers' starting lineup seems much more normal.

They are Eric Snow, Larry Hughes, James, Drew Gooden and Big Z.

The Cavaliers have clear positions from No. 1 to No. 5, while the Bucks look like they are out of the mainstream. It is hard to tell who is No. 1, and it is difficult to tell who is No. 2 and No. 3. It can be clearly defined There’s just Kwame Brown, who’s definitely the five. With a jump ball at the beginning, Brown won the initiative for the Bucks.

As before, Yu Fei will look for the inside for the first ball in the opening game.

This is an idea learned from the game against the Pistons.

Give the insiders a little sweetness at the beginning, and then let them work hard.

However, Brown is his good brother and does not need to use this trick, but Yu Fei is used to it.

Brown moved down the pick-and-roll, Yu Fei fed the ball in place, and three shooters from the outside opened up the space. The route was wide and wide. Brown moved his sexy little hands, and he did the trick of switching hands and licking the basket in the air.

0 is better than 2

"Chris Webber?" Yu Fei joked, "When did you come to Milwaukee?"

Brown was also happy to be ridiculed and said arrogantly: "If he hadn't met a ghost when he first entered the industry, who would Webber be?"

Yu Fei retreated to the backcourt and went to find James to counter as usual.

Then, he discovered that the Cavaliers actually did not let James control the ball, and let Snow and Hughes take turns controlling the court. What James did was more like what people subconsciously think an ace forward does, which is nothing more than one-on-one and tactical. Unable to clear the ball and take over, then just do whatever you can in a place where the coaching staff can't arrange it.

This feeling gave Yu Fei a sense of déjà vu like an old man playing with a smartphone.

It can only be said that being too comprehensive is not a good thing. Mike Brown doesn't even know how to use James correctly.

But the thing is, the right way to use James is right in front of them.

No matter how the Bucks use Flying, they will be finished no matter how they use James.

However, people have their own ideas, so Yu Fei can only tease James for being deprived of power.

Without James as the core, the Cavaliers' offense won't have any highlights.

Snow lacks an offensive threat, Hughes is a master of chaos, and James doesn't get the ball, so no matter how they play tactics, they have to give the ball to the inside in the end.

After an operation, it was really Big Z who got the ball.

Brown pushed hard and forced Big Z to hook with his non-dominant hand, but missed.

Gooden grabbed the offensive rebound and was blocked by Yu Fei who came in to help defend.

Granger controlled the ball on the floor and threw it towards Martin.

In less than two seconds, the Bucks' counterattack had already reached the frontcourt. Yu Fei originally wanted to follow up, but judging from Martin's intentions, he probably didn't need anyone's help.

Sure enough, Martin dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and had a real man-to-man battle with Hughes. After a fierce confrontation in the air, the referee called Hughes a foul, and Martin scored the ball during the confrontation.

"Damn it!" Carl was furious, "That kid is so tough!"

What Yu Fei is worried about is that Martin plays too hard.

However, with this type of fighting style, whether tough or not, you need to throw your body out to accept the opponent's impact. But with Martin's size, how can such a beating last long?

Not everyone can do Harden. If you want to be successful, you have to develop a steel frame that cannot be broken no matter what.

It's obviously impossible for Martin to reach the level of Harden.

Subsequently, Martin scored with an extra penalty.

0 is better than 5

In the first few rounds, Yu Fei and James did nothing. The role players on both sides clashed with each other. As a result, the Bucks' role players entered the game at a faster pace.

James watched a few rounds and decided to take action himself to break the team's scoring drought.

When a new round came, James called the screen to catch the ball at the top of the arc, and the one who switched to him was Raja Bell.

After the handover ban was introduced, perimeter defenders like Bell were greatly weakened, especially when facing players like James.

His hands can't interfere and his steps can't keep up. Even if he can predict the opponent's breakthrough route, how can he withstand a 113KG humanoid tank?

This scene can be said to be horrific. James almost raped Bell's defense in front of everyone, rushed into the basket like a truck, pushed past Brown's body and hit 2+1.

"#!@￥￥"

Yu Fei imagined that he was the one guarding James on the outside, but he was probably no better than Bell. After the ball was banned, it was almost impossible to stop James' breakthrough one-on-one on the outside.

Before James made a free throw, Karl whistled and then instructed Granger to go to the outside. This meant that Granger would play three to defend James, and Yu Fei would play four, and then take charge of the zone defense.

Bell has replaced Sprewell as the Bucks' No. 1 defender. If even he is passed by James, others don't have to try and can honestly defend the zone.

Before James made the free throw, Yu Fei said softly: "If the free throw is missed, the score will become 2-7."

"boom!"

Xiaozhan's classic 2+0.

Yu Fei picked off the rebound and accelerated past James who wanted to foul him. However, the latter's pursuit speed was terrifying. The moment Yu Fei entered the paint area, he took the initiative to give James behind him a fierce confrontation, used his strength to move forward, and performed a violent dunk in front of the little emperor.

James was still recalling the pain of being hit hard just now, when he heard Yu Fei say lightly:

"Don't miss the penalty next time."

(End of this chapter)