When pride still matters

Chapter 330 You are recruiting illegally

At the end of the draft, Brandon Roy had a lot on his plate.

Yu Fei planned to leave directly, but Roy asked him to stay alone and chat for a while.

"Do you want me to congratulate you again?" Yu Fei asked, "How does it feel to play for your hometown?"

Roy said: "Can't you become a free agent next year? Then you can come back and see for yourself."

Yu Fei has met many people who recruited him, but this is the first one who doesn't follow the process like this.

"Brandon, you are recruiting illegally." Yu Fei said, "I am still within the contract period."

Roy rolled his eyes and said, "Come on, you care about this?"

"Why should I come back?" Yu Feiyan said sincerely, "Milwaukee is pretty good."

Roy said: "But there is no owner in Milwaukee who plans to sell the team to an outsider."

For Ariza, a simple start to his career suddenly spiraled into an unpredictable whirlpool.

He just said, "Let's see."

If he was traded, it could only mean one thing. The deal was approved by Frye.

After that, Roy, as this year's No. 5 pick, will attend various events on behalf of the SuperSonics, and Yu Fei left the scene.

It is unrealistic to expect Roy to keep the Sonics in Seattle. From an influence perspective, he and Yu Fei are not on the same level.

With Yu Fei and Martin locked in the starting lineup, Ariza actually needs to compete with Bell, Granger, and Sprewell for another starting spot.

The Milwaukee Bucks sent Trevor Ariza, Zaza Pachulia, Anfernee Hardaway and a 2007 first-round pick (from the Knicks) to Chicago in exchange for LaMarcus Al Delic's signing rights.

Because as the outside world calls him, he is "Fry's man."

"It's not just business, Trevor." Yu Fei said, "You have made great progress last season, but if you continue to stay in Milwaukee, it is likely to stop here, because it is difficult for you to get ahead in the competition. "

The day after the draft, the league released news that insiders already knew.

The former may dash people's expectations, and the latter means they may enter the playoffs last season but be stuck in the quagmire next season.

Yu Fei asked: "Do you think I can change anything?"

It seems that Roy is not stupid, he knows his situation.

"I don't know," Roy said, "but I certainly can't do it on my own."

Yu Fei was noncommittal.

Ariza admitted this was true.

Ariza never thought he would be traded.

Yu Fei did not reply to Roy on the spot.

The Bulls are known as the most promising youth team in the league, but the characteristics of the youth team are uncertainty and instability.

After acquiring Aldridge, the Bucks changed their draft plan and selected P.J. Tucker with the 30th pick of the first round.

So, when Yu Fei called, Ariza had already accepted the reality: "Fry, you don't need to say anything, I know this is all business."

However, no matter how he competes, his 3D attributes cannot compare to Bell, and his rotation to the fourth position and shooting ability cannot compare to Granger. The only one who can barely compete is the rusty Sprewell.

"That said, trading is probably a good thing for me."

Ariza said with a hint of self-deprecation.

"Not necessarily, because we don't know the situation in Chicago." Yu Fei said, "But I am certain that Chicago is a far better basketball city than Milwaukee."

Ariza finally found the joke: "That's for sure! You know, Da Fei, I love Michael Jordan!"

Yu Fei: "..."

"What's wrong Da Fei?"

"I should have let them trade you to the Clippers."

Later, even though Ariza and others had been traded, they also participated in the Bucks' championship celebration.

Penny Hardaway announced his retirement at the celebration, which means he will not report to Chicago.

The Bulls didn't mind.

Because pennies are what add to the transaction.

On the day of the celebration, Milwaukee's basketball atmosphere rarely surpassed football.

Bucks logos are everywhere.

Bucks players and coaches gave speeches.

When Yu Fei promised that they would bring back their fourth championship next year, the scene was filled with excitement.

However, there are still many uncertainties hidden in the festive atmosphere.

Yu Fei avoided the topic of contract renewal and did not give any guarantee that "I will stay in Milwaukee."

No, it's not so much that he has any guarantees, but his so-called promise to win next year is more like a hint of "this is the last thing I do for you."

But whether he brings home a fourth championship or not, he has surpassed Lew Alcindor and everyone else in Bucks history to become the No. 1 player in Bucks history.

This may be Milwaukee's tragedy. Their former best in franchise history and the current best in franchise history have shown ambiguous attitudes toward staying in Milwaukee.

In the end, Alcindor applied for a trade on the grounds that "it's not green enough here", but what about Yu Fei? A player of his caliber doesn't seem to belong in Milwaukee. Sooner or later he will leave.

This is the consensus.

Yu Fei didn't care what the outside world thought of his speech.

After the celebration, Yu Fei signed up for Olajuwon's "Dream Factory" low post training class.

As a result, Yu Fei saw Howard and other rough guys here.

Yu Fei suspected that he probably shouldn't come here to train at all.

Because Dameng doesn't teach at all, he demonstrates the classic steps he used to play David Robinson as an orangutan in the highlights, and then lets the students reenact it on the spot.

Howard confidently replicated Dream's moves.

Olajuwon said: "Very good, you have found the feeling."

Yu Fei questioned: "What's the point of this kind of footwork practice? If the interaction is regular, how can the opponent be deceived?"

Olajuwon's eyes sparkled, surprised that anyone dared to ask.

Don't these people who can't even understand low-post moves come here just to learn the legendary moves?

Olajuwon didn't hide his secrets, he taught them all. Then when these people pretend to be Dreams on the court, they will find that compared to the real person who makes people look like fools, his poor imitation looks even more stupid. So stupid.

Regarding Fei's doubts, Dameng said: "Footsteps are universal."

Although Yu Fei doesn't understand low-post attacks, he never believes that he can improve by learning a few moves from Qiao Chui.

"If that's the case, then we don't need to practice basic skills. If we want to surpass others, we can just copy the moves in the collection. Hakeem, don't think of me as a fool...I am..."

Olajuwon is very aware of how much negative publicity he will bring to his DreamWorks by letting Yu Fei speak ill of himself.

This is his pension insurance, so don't be careless.

So, he decided to take out some real stuff

"Okay, Frye, you may have any misunderstandings. I can answer them for you. Let's change the venue."

Olajuwon began one-on-one training with Fei.

Moreover, his training method is very special.

He no longer asked Yu Fei to copy his movements for practice, but instead asked Yu Fei to be his opponent to defend against his low attack.

When Da Meng put the ball into the basket at will under Yu Fei's defense, he said: "Now, it's your turn to attack."

Yu Fei asked: "Do I want to imitate you?"

Olajuwon said: "It's up to you."

Yu Fei recalled Olajuwon's attack just now. It was not complicated, it just relied on turning around and hooking after the attack.

Yu Fei can also do it, but the problem is that his hook hand is not stable enough.

Moreover, Olajuwon's low singles are inside, and ordinary forward and guard swingmen will not use hooks to complete the offense because they do not have a height advantage.

Not so with Yu Fei.

With a body size of 206+220, he can play a little more inside.

Now, Yu Fei finally found out why he always felt awkward playing in the low post all season long.

At least in the low post, Yu Fei began to regard himself as an inside man.

From this day on, Yu Fei basically stopped training with those rough guys who only learned the steps and refused to work hard on the basic skills.

Yu Fei focuses on hook training, from small hooks near the basket to big hooks in the paint, and then turning, stepping back, and turning over jump shots from all angles.

At the same time, Olajuwon challenged him to dozens of goals every day.

Through these duels, Yu Fei understood the reason why Olajuwon's low-post footwork was unsolvable.

Quite simply, his offensive skills are too comprehensive.

Although Duncan is said to have great basic skills, his left-handed offense is very awkward, while Olajuwon is good at everything as long as he enters the inside offensive range with either left or right hand.

Olajuwon's comprehensive offensive skills can put a lot of pressure on the defender with any action he makes. After a set of actions, the defender will naturally faint under the high pressure of a large number of offensive threats.

After several days of special training at DreamWorks, Yu Fei's low post offense has not been substantially improved, but Dameng's Xiaozao did successfully wake up Yu Fei.

This is the direction of his efforts in the next few years.

"I will continue to pay attention to you." Olajuwon said on the closing day. "If you have any questions, you can call me at any time."

Yu Fei asked: "Why do you care about me so much?"

"Now everyone knows that you signed up with me. If your low post offense doesn't improve at all, it will have a bad impact on me."

Yu Fei thought it was because Dameng thought he had a high level of understanding, but it turned out that he was overthinking, and they were simply afraid that he would damage the Dream Workshop sign.

Subsequently, Yu Fei began a series of offseason activities.

In addition to his public business activities, Yu Fei also finds time to do his radio show.

There have been a lot of calls from Seattle on the radio lately.

The appeal of these calls can be summed up simply: "Frye, please keep the Sonics in Seattle."

Yu Fei thought to himself that if he could follow his words, Jordan would have died ten thousand times.

(End of this chapter)