When pride still matters

Chapter 337 The Order of the Gods

In mid-January, there were two amazing teams in the Western Conference of the NBA. One was the Mavericks, which ranked first in the Western Conference. They ranked second in the league with a record of 31 wins and 9 losses. The other was the Suns. After Meyer returned from injury, they became their former selves and are now hot on the heels of Dallas with a 30-10 record.

However, although the Mavericks and Suns are good, they are not the rulers of the regular season.

统治常规赛的球队是来自东部的卫冕冠军密尔沃基雄鹿，他们以35胜5负的战绩雄踞联盟第一的宝座，队内核心于飞以场均27分11篮板10助攻1抢断1封盖的数据领跑各项数据榜单。

On this day, the Bucks will face the Warriors from Golden State at home.

Tonight, the Bradley Center welcomes a special guest, the stock god Warren Buffett, who is known as the "prophet" on Wall Street.

According to Yu Fei's plan, Buffett had to wait until summer to watch the game, but the stock god is not afraid of the cold, not to mention that it is already spring, so he moved forward.

Interested people noticed that Buffett was wearing Yu Fei's jersey outside his clothes, which showed who he came to the Bradley Center to watch the game for.

A local Milwaukee media outlet interviewed Buffett and asked him if he was here simply to entertain himself or if he had other agendas.

"There's no other reason," Buffett joked. "I just couldn't refuse the invitation of the Chosen One."

During the game, except during fast breaks, Yu Fei did not forget to make some beautiful dunks to give Buffett a better experience. At other times, he focused on the game.

However, after being traded to Golden State by the Raptors, Carter's myth ended.

"After this season, I will have a formal negotiation with Bennett." Yu Fei said, "If necessary, I will promise him one thing, and he will also promise one thing to me."

"Join the American team." Yu Fei's face was filled with a sense of national honor, "Becoming the first yellow-skinned Captain America in history."

Even, the Clippers soon unlocked another achievement: defeating the Bucks.

"Golden State is a great place, but I wanted a change of scenery," Carter said.

The Bucks came to Los Angeles happily. As a result, Elton Brand seemed like a god coming down from the earth, scoring 44 points and 21 rebounds, successfully making the Clippers fans shout MVP at Staples.

Buffett doesn't know the NBA and is not interested in whether the Sonics will stay in Seattle. Therefore, he doesn't know what Yu Fei is going to talk to Bennett about, but he is willing to help.

Carter got off work after scoring 25 points, while Yu Fei scored his first 50 points of the season in front of Buffett.

The past few years have not been easy for Lakers fans. Although Kobe Bryant brought an amazing scoring performance last season, Zijin fans who have always thought highly of themselves have to admit one thing: this is an era when the Clippers are better than the Lakers.

Carter only scored 14 points and he didn't seem to mind being overshadowed by Yu Fei.

Carter felt that if Yu Fei continued, he would not be able to express his bold idea, so he asked: "Do you have any plans this summer?"

At the end of the first half, Yu Fei scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

He is no longer a box-office player, nor is he no longer expected to surpass Jordan. He is now just an ordinary All-Star player with a good dunk. This was the life Carter longed for, but later, he discovered that what he hated was not the expectation of becoming Jordan, but what he hated was the pressure and attention brought by such great expectations.

After thinking about it, Yu Fei said: "When we shoot that basketball video, I can lose even more miserably in it."

Yu Fei asked Buffett something about Clay Bennett.

It's impossible to commit yourself to each other, money? Buffett is richer than himself. Although Yu Fei has invested in many potential stocks, it will take some time for those investments to bring returns.

"Oh, he wants some advice on investment." Yu Feixiao said, "And I need to ask him for some advice on basketball."

"I'm not interested in stock trading," Carter said.

That night, Yu Fei and Buffett met again in private.

Carter: "Cool."

Buffett asked, "What do you need me to do?"

The two hit it off in the 2004 All-Star Game and have a great chemistry on the court.

In the end, Yu Fei finished with 50 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists.

In the second half, the Warriors did not pose any challenge to the Bucks.

Because he also has a good friend in the Warriors, that is Vince Carter.

"What? Are you in a bad mood tonight?" Yu Fei said, "If you perform some beautiful dunks, I will introduce you to Buffett."

"What's your plan?" Yu Fei asked.

"As a guarantor for our negotiation." Yu Fei said, "That's all."

"Is that so? Then you have to manage your money well." Yu Fei said, "Don't go bankrupt just after retirement like some people."

As Yu Fei expected, Buffett knew Bennett and they had some business dealings.

After the game, a reporter asked Yu Fei: "Why did Buffett come to watch your game?"

The Clippers don't have Kobe and don't have any glorious history, but they had a better record than the Lakers last season and advanced to the semifinals.

A few days later, the Bucks began their annual trip to Los Angeles.

Why can’t the world have the best of both worlds?

Why can't people expect him to be Jordan without putting too much pressure on him? Why can't he just be soft now and then and pass the ball at critical moments?

Carter was not happy in the Warriors because this was a chaotic team. Now, with the arrival of the contract year, Carter gradually has some bold ideas.

Yu Fei: "Cool."

Yu Fei finally said to Buffett.

"Okay, I think I still have some weight with Clay Bennett." Buffett looked at Yu Fei jokingly, "But if I help you, how will you repay me?"

"Warren, I have a favor to ask."

They want to beat the Clippers and Lakers in succession.

A very good thing, when it came out of Yu Fei's mouth, it had the meaning of a madam introducing top names to her clients.

With a calm look on his face, Buffett said, "Let's talk about it."

"We can do some things that the Lakers can't do."

This is what Brand said the night he beat the Bucks.

The Bucks took a day off in Los Angeles and then came to the Staples Center again without going anywhere. The opponent was changed from the Clippers to the Lakers.

From a Lakers front office perspective, they are getting better and better.

Bryant's playing time dwindled, and he and Phil Jackson went from once incompatible to best friends.

But, can a good relationship between the core and the coaches change anything?

In fact, nothing can be changed.

This past summer, the Lakers gained little.

Kobe wanted Ben Wallace, but was told by management that the deal was not a good deal because Ben had begun to decline.

Then they lost a bidding war for Al Harrington. The one who beat them in this bidding war turned out to be the Golden State Warriors.

Kobe was absolutely furious. Warriors? Are you kidding?

Suddenly, the Lakers' big market became less attractive for quality players, so they were left with the ski-loving Vladimir Radmanovic, mediocre guard Maurice Evans and Aaron McGee, who almost made Kobe Bryant the "Philadelphia Touch of the Year" in the Finals five years ago.

Except for Radmanovic, who can alleviate the Lakers' internal looseness, the other two guard signings are nonsense.

Evans is just a small figure and cannot influence the overall situation. Although McGee is a veteran, veterans are also different. Some are powerful veterans who have plenty of spare oil, and some are fishy veterans who want to wait until they die when their oil is exhausted. McGee falls into the latter category.

As Yu Fei won the third championship of his career last season, he officially entered the level of the gods.

Only O'Neal among active players is among them.

Secondly, Tim Duncan, who holds two championships, barely touched the threshold, and the rest are not qualified.

Although Kobe also has three championships, I'm sorry to say that Kobe himself is the pioneer of the so-called "eldest champion and second champion" argument in the modern professional basketball narrative, because to demonstrate Kobe's historical status, the most important argument is those three. A championship, and Kobe's position in these three championships determines his current historical status.

The reason why old Ke Mi including Yu Fei's life is unsatisfactory every day is that there are too many hackers in contemporary Ke Mi.

There are still quite a few war scum in the Komi community discussing why Kobe is not the second eldest son of the OK dynasty, but Kobe directly defines what a boss is - the FMVP winner is the boss.

This makes people speechless, because the NBA has not yet seen a situation like Iguodala in 2015, and FMVP still has the sacred status of "the best player on the championship team."

By declaring Kobe the second in the dynasty due to the fact that he had 0 FMVP during the triple crown process, he successfully deprived him of the qualification to step into the ranks of the gods with his triple crown resume.

Whether Kobe wants to care or not, outside public opinion will always affect players.

That night, Kobe took crazy action with the idea of ​​​​killing fans.

It's just that the poor feel made it the key reason for the Lakers' collapse.

The Bucks played a lot of defensive counterattacks and secured the victory in less than three quarters.

ESPN's Bill Walton couldn't help but say: "What Kobe needs to understand is that no matter how powerful one person is, he can't be stronger than five opponents. I admit that he can fight one against five on a certain night, but this method will Defending the title is not going to work."

Only one person spoke favorably of Bryant's 40-for-17 shooting performance.

That is Da Fei, the old Kemi.

"Kobe's performance tonight was exciting. You can see that his will to win is as hot as a flame. It's so exciting to see him attacking eagerly!" Yu Fei told reporters, "I was playing against him. I learned a lot.”

learned a lot? What exactly is it?

"Even if we throw 40 pitches on a night when we don't feel good, don't care about the worldly perspective. We have to bravely throw the 41st pitch. It doesn't matter whether we score or not. The important thing is to dare to shoot. This is not selfish. I think this behavior Selfish people are truly selfish. You will never see another Kobe-like player in the next hundred years. Even Kobe will find it difficult to show the true Kobe like he did tonight. In this case, why Why don't you let him be himself? Just to cater to someone else's game aesthetic, don't you let Kobe be himself? This is truly selfish. As a fan of Kobe, I fully support him being himself. This is the Mamba spirit!"

Yu Fei's support for Kobe has been interpreted by various people.

Most people think he is acting strangely.

Only a small number of Komi believe that Yu Fei is the only person in the NBA who understands Kobe.

This is the value of an NBA star who dares to publicly admit his identity.

Kobe had no opinion on the matter.

All he cares about is making the team better.

However, the rise of a new generation like Yu Fei aggravated Kobe's nervousness.

Because before last year, the Bucks fell into the same slump as the Lakers, but they quickly rebounded.

The management recruited the right people from the free market, coupled with the continued improvement of young players, allowing the Bucks to return to the top stage in just one season.

This made Kobe more seriously examine the Lakers' actions in recent years.

Even Yu Fei had a season in which he averaged 36 points per game. Like Kobe, his season failed due to the team's lineup problems.

But the difference is that the Bucks quickly recouped their losses in free agency.

With good teammates, Yu Fei brought the world a mythical triple-double per game and won his third championship.

Kobe used his performance of 36 points per game to forcefully lead a team that did not deserve to enter the playoffs into the playoffs, and then suffered a defeat in the first round.

This made him suspect that it was not his problem at all, but the team's problem.

Because the answer to this question does not lie with him, but with Fei.

Kobe still has patience, but he doesn't have much left.

He can continue to tolerate this situation because he has not tried all possibilities, but once all possibilities point to failure, his patience will be exhausted, and then he will have only one way to go.

In late January, the NBA announced the 2007 All-Star Game roster.

This year, the Bucks still have two All-Stars. They are Yu Fei and Kevin Martin respectively.

Kwame Brown is full of resentment. Last season, he was only one step away from being selected as an All-Star. However, this season, Dwight Howard has risen strongly. With the second vote in the Eastern Conference, he squeezed out Ben Wallace and was elected to the Eastern Star Team. Backup center.

Brown lost the election with 40 votes.

This left him desperate, as he received even fewer votes than last season.

"It's okay, they will be old in a few years." Yu Fei comforted.

Brown: "But Dwight Howard is younger than me"

"I'm talking about that big fat pig in Miami. When he gets old, Dwight will take over the top spot. Don't you have a chance?"

Yu Fei's words make sense, but there seems to be something wrong with them.

Brown thought for a while, that's not right. If the big fat pig fell from first place, wouldn't it also lead to second place? Still nothing happened to him.

But Yu Fei did not continue to explain, and only let Brown realize on his own. If he explained things too clearly, how could he grow?

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"Fry, I have a question, what's the sports equivalent of my mom just running my dog ​​over?" Ramsey, New York, NY

"Like Schultz Howard selling the team to Clay Bennett? Well, you're from New York, I have a better example and just repeat the guy's name - Isiah Isiah. Saiya. Well, thanks for the call.”

"I swear you're like the Lindsay Lohan of sports, some days you're great and some days it seems like you're snorting a** and drinking gas all night long. Even though you're so ridiculous I still love it You." Brad Dorick, Oakland, Calif.

"You're either from Chicago or you're from Cleveland, but I still love your analogy and it's the best sarcastic call of the month."

"LeBron is invincible! Long live the King! LeBron is invincible! Long live the King! LeBron is invincible! Long live the King (screaming hysterically)!!!" West, from Cleveland

"Why do MJ fans pretend to be LeBron fans? Have you lost your confidence?"

"I basically agree that you are a great basketball player. Because you are on par with almost any good female star. That means you are very selfless on the court, know when to take over the game, and are fun to watch on both ends. For the past two years, you have been the greatest female star/basketball player on the basketball court, what do you think?" Harry, from Los Angeles

"Are you starting again?"

"Dear Mr. Yu, One night I was reading in bed and a huge moth flew into my room and landed on the wall next to my bed. I have a phobia of bugs in or near my bed , so I ran into my brother's room across the hall and screamed at him to come over and kill the bug. The only answer I got was: 'Not now, I'm listening to Fry Yu's station!' I begged But he still loudly refused my call for help. So I went back to my room and waited for his arrival. 20 minutes passed, but he still didn’t come, and the bug was still there. I mustered up the courage to kill it, But it made me think seriously about my relationship with my brother. Maybe I need to play basketball like you do, or do some trust exercises with my brother. Regardless, I hope he never has to choose you stupid guy when I need help station.” —Annie the Hate, 14, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

"Yes, these are my fans."

——Yu Fei's exclusive radio station: "Dialogue with the Chosen One"

(End of this chapter)