When pride still matters

Chapter 338 Wish you good luck

Being selected for the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend was not an exciting event for Fei.

Because he was supposed to be in there.

Kevin Martin is no longer a rookie All-Star now.

As a "sophomore" on the All-Star team, his goal is to be more present in the All-Star Game.

In addition to Yu Fei and Martin, there are others on the Bucks team who are joining this entertaining weekend. George Karl once again becomes the head coach of the Eastern Stars, LaMarcus Aldridge was selected to the Rookie Challenge, and Louis ·Williams once again challenges the skills competition, and Raja Bell, who has shot 42% from three-point range this season, joins the three-point contest.

In addition to the dunk contest, the Bucks are involved in various activities during the All-Star Weekend.

Las Vegas

This year's NBA All-Star Weekend is held in Las Vegas.

This special urban background made Yu Fei feel that he could meet his old friend Michael "Bald Donkey" Jordan again.

Turns out, he was right.

In his previous life, he always saw people using Horry on the Internet to argue that Jordan's multiple championships did not mean he was the GOAT, but now that he has said so himself, he can't be blamed for playing the same trick.

O'Neal, who also had a deep hatred for Yu Fei and maintained a basic respect for Jordan in public, laughed off reporters' attempts to drag him down.

Jordan likes to do math problems? That's it.

Yu Fei said sarcastically: "OK, I accept his theory, but if he says so, he is not the greatest No. 23 position in history. I can also give you a math problem. From a historical perspective , No. is not as good as Sam Jones and Frank Ramsey, who have won ten and seven championships respectively."

why? Is it difficult?

James added: "Yes, everything I say is based on a broad range of information."

Many people have tried it in the past few years, but the result is that their conflicts have become more acute.

Being able to reunite with an "old friend" is a great joy in life, so Yu Fei refused the public meeting arranged by the alliance.

"I really don't like to talk about the best in history." Jordan is like a principled defender of history. "He has never competed with those people, how can you say he is the best in history? Moreover, Historically, Magic has five championships, Bob Cousy has six championships, he only has three. I don't want to talk about strength and era, you just have to treat this as a simple math problem, you Know which number carries more weight."

His classic honest smile seemed to be asking: "Do you think I'm the kind of fool who steps on traps whenever they arise?"

One day later Yu Fei appeared in front of the media.

Jordan is determined to attend the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend. Moreover, instead of just coming to the sidelines to promote his brand as a legend in the past, this year he has also become a judge for the slam dunk contest.

Kobe has no intention of getting involved in the feud between Yu Fei and Jordan, let alone evaluating the historical status of these two people.

When Jordan's words reached Yu Fei's ears, his first reaction was: "Who is Cousy?"

Because as expected, Jordan was included in this meeting.

This is the second time they have "interacted" on the occasion of the All-Star Weekend since last year.

Yu Fei discovered that this was not an argument against him.

The loss in the Eastern Conference finals last season made O'Neal reflect a lot.

"I need more information before I can comment on this," James said.

Yu Fei continues to become a popular figure in the casino because of his confrontation with Jordan, and other NBA players want to enjoy this rare vacation as much as possible.

The theories of the eldest champion and the second eldest champion are already very mature, so why hasn’t the gold content of the championship been redefined? If we don't deconstruct the value of ancient championships from the perspective of modern basketball, why is the bald donkey the GOAT?

"Both 10 and 7 are greater than 6, is there a problem?"

Well, he performs the duties of the first position in the name of the third position in the Bucks. It makes sense to insist that he is a point guard.

He clearly knows that the window to compete for the championship with himself as the core has closed.

Who is Kusi?

Yu Fei checked the information and found out that Cousy was a player active half a century ago.

However, for those superstars who are considered promising to reach the top, their off-court lives are inevitably affected.

If he were a point guard, his current honor would indeed not exceed that of Magic.

"Do you think Frye is the best point guard ever."

Therefore, when reporters openly talked about Yu Fei being perhaps the best small forward of all time, Jordan said: "In my eyes, he is more like a point guard."

This means that it is impossible for him to win another important ring, and the gap with Yu Fei will become wider and wider.

The All-Star event has not yet officially started, but the confrontation between Yu Fei and Jordan has raised the atmosphere.

Yu Fei still remembers what happened last year. The league may think that this arrangement has a program effect, but he doesn't want to serve.

The second is: "When did I become a point guard?"

Reporters, who felt uncomfortable if they didn't pass on the news, took Jordan's words to the media one after another.

But judging from the results, Jordan did not gain any advantage in public opinion.

Not participating in this public meeting with the media certainly reduced the probability of conflict with Jordan, but it also gave Jordan an opportunity to speak out.

This made him seriously consider the possibility of easing the relationship with Yu Fei, but he did not think Yu Fei would give him a chance.

When reporters asked Jordan which young player he was most impressed by, Jordan deliberately avoided Yu Fei and mentioned the names of James, Howard and Wade.

However, although these two people have a deep hatred, they are both decent people and will not talk about each other from morning to night.

Some people like to see Yu Fei make Jordan feel defeated, but others hope that Jordan can give a stronger response.

Therefore, the only thing O'Neill can do is try not to provoke Yu Fei actively.

If Yu Fei wanted to trouble him, he would have no choice but to accept the move.

After the first two days of the All-Star weekend, the Bucks had nothing to gain.

Bell performed abnormally in the three-point contest, Williams once again failed in the preliminaries of the skills competition, and Aldridge, as the first-year team representative in the Rookie Challenge, his team was naturally no match for the more experienced second-year players.

The only interesting dunk contest ended with Gerald Green winning. Dwight Howard, the favorite before the game, didn't even make it to the finals.

To the outside world, this year's All-Star Weekend held in Las Vegas can be said to be very mediocre.

However, when the Eastern Conference Stars held their first training camp, O'Neal's stunts added vitality to the scene.

When O'Neal made funny moves on the court, even Yu Fei was amused.

Unlike last year, Yu Fei had no intention of grabbing the AMVP today. Anyone who wants this award wants it, but he doesn’t want it anyway.

On the other hand, here in the West, someone really wants to use AMVP to relieve his MVP hunger. This person is Kobe.

Speaking of which, Kobe's first career MVP was the AMVP in 2001. This trophy proved that he had already emerged at that time and was not just the second in command of the defending champion team. But the biggest championship definers don’t care about AMVP. Therefore, AMVP has no role in demonstrating Kobe’s “biggest/second best” issue.

But Kobe's career has been so bad in recent years, and he urgently needs an AMVP trophy to change his fortune.

So tonight people saw a Kobe who could play singles for five consecutive rounds.

Yu Fei liked what James said at the end of the first half; "You know, this is a stage to entertain everyone. I have always said to myself, I will never take four consecutive shots in the All-Star Game. Once I get there, Once you count, you have to start passing the ball. But some people don’t do that, and of course I respect their style.”

The reason why Yu Fei likes what James said is not because he agrees with what the other person said, but because it is very consistent with the impression LBJ gives.

Don't look at what he says, look at how he does it.

Throughout the game, James did not take four consecutive shots, but in the end, he made 20 shots, which was only 4 shots less than Mr. Wolf of Eagle County, who is recognized as the most powerful player in the game.

It can be seen that James is the one who wants to win among the Eastern Stars, but there are too many people on this team who don't want to win this year.

Yu Fei is the one who takes the lead in making mistakes, vividly explaining what positional defense is, but as long as there is a chance for a fast break counterattack, his speed is as fast as Bolt.

Every counterattack dunk by Yu Fei prompted the commentator to call on him to participate in next year's dunk contest.

In the end, as the vote leader, Yu Fei only played 25 minutes, made all 7 shots, scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists before resting.

In the fourth quarter, Kobe, who was known for his anger and resentment, did not lose his humanity and even began to pretend to be a team player and actively pass the ball. This made Yu Fei have to give a bad review to Kobe this year. He really lacked the Mamba spirit.

In the end, the Western Conference All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference All-Stars, and Kobe successfully won his second AMVP trophy.

Yu Fei was the first to congratulate Kobe and made a joke that only the two of them understood: "See you in the finals."

Hearing this, Kobe smiled at first, and then felt sour in his heart.

With the Lakers' current lineup, do they have a 1% chance of reaching the Finals?

"No," Kobe didn't know that there was a prophecy in the world. He just blindly expected the future. "next year."

Yu Fei knows that Kobe Bryant reached the Finals in 2008 in his previous life, but if he returns to Seattle this summer, many things in the 2007-08 season will change.

Who can say exactly what will happen?

What's more, someone like Kobe, who is extremely confident in himself, actually doesn't even bother to say a harsh word on the scene, and still pins his hopes on next year. How frustrated is he with the current situation of the Lakers?

However, looking back on his various struggles with O'Neal, from when he was unwilling to be small to finally successfully driving away the big fat man, doesn't his current situation correspond to the sentence "You chose it, idol"?

Even the "idol" in this famous meme fits Da Fei's status as a Lao Ke honey.

Yu Fei looked at Kobe and said slowly: "Stop calling yourself the Black Mamba. You don't have any Mamba spirit tonight."

Kobe said: "Shut up, Frye, you don't understand anything."

Then, he walked to the sidelines for an interview.

Yu Fei passed through the player tunnel and entered the locker room to take a shower, then changed his clothes and was about to go to the party, but unexpectedly saw another old friend-Doug Collins.

After Jordan's collapse in DC, the Jordan team led by Collins was purged.

Collins left his beloved coaching position and was hired as a commentator by TNT for his outstanding eloquence.

"Doug, it's so nice to see you." Yu Fei said sincerely, "I like what you said about Tony Parker and Eva. Do you remember what you said about them at that time?"

Collins said: "They are the model couple in the NBA?"

"Yes, that's it!" Yu Fei laughed, "You said it so well!"

The game of basketball has changed a lot in recent years, often making Collins feel like he can't keep up with the times.

Maybe he left professional basketball at the right time.

It was Yu Fei who brought changes to professional basketball.

Since the establishment of the basketball system, coaches have been saying that the flow of the ball should be increased and that core players should not hold the ball for a long time. However, Yu Fei has won successive championships as the core ball-handler, completely subverting many traditional principles in the basketball world.

At the same time, three-pointers have become popular. In recent years, the Bucks have simply represented "as long as they are accurate enough, a shooting team can win the championship."

Many long-held basketball concepts were shattered.

Seeing Yu Fei again, Collins couldn't help but think of the day five years ago when the Wizards traded Yu Fei to Milwaukee.

Collins remembers what he said to Fei.

Your gift will become his curse.

At that time, this sentence was nothing more than Collins's beautiful expectation for Yu Fei, who was about to escape Jordan's clutches.

But now, this sentence is like a prophecy for the future of flying.

He has indeed become the curse itself, but it is not just Jordan's curse, it is O'Neal's curse, it is also James's curse, and it is the curse of those who hate him.

"Fry," Collins said, "how sure are you of defending your title this year?"

"100% sure."

Yu Fei's answer was both straightforward and arrogant, but it did not surprise Collins.

Collins asked: "Is there no chance of a miss?"

"No, I'm confident."

"I wonder where your confidence comes from."

It was difficult for Yu Fei to explain this matter to Collins. He could only emphasize: "Because I have a reason to win."

Collins, who couldn't get an answer, didn't continue asking.

As an old guy who is optimistic about Yu Fei's future, he said sincerely: "I wish you good luck."

"Thanks, Doug, and good luck."

The All-Star break is over and the trade deadline is coming, but both events represent the end of the regular season.

There is a seed in Yu Fei's heart. He has made it clear about the future. Now, the seed is sprouting rapidly. His will will drive Milwaukee forward unstoppably.

What if you want to stop him?

good luck.

No, good luck to you all.

(End of this chapter)