When pride still matters

Chapter 339 When Da Fei eats alone

The 2007 trade deadline didn't produce impressive trades.

The Trail Blazers have an attractive expiring contract (Jamal Maglowell), but they exaggerated the value of this contract and asked for all kinds of exorbitant prices without getting the return they wanted.

The Grizzlies were eager to sell Pau Gasol, but couldn't get a satisfactory offer. It can be said that the Grizzlies have the most excuse among the many losers at the trade deadline.

However, their mentality of wanting to sell Gasol for a big price but unwilling to give up easily will make them miss some seemingly good offers, because the longer they delay, the lower the transaction value of Gasol will be. In the end, They will sell Gasol with an outrageous offer.

Another club that desperately needed something but did nothing was the Lakers. They didn't seem to notice that Kobe's mood was starting to go wrong. After seeing the Spurs put Kidd on the shelf, they brought Caron Butler to inquire about the price.

But the Spurs wanted Butler and Bynum in a package plus draft picks.

Considering Kidd's age, the Lakers don't want to put all their chips on the line.

Although the Spurs want to trade Kidd, they will not give the Lakers a star point guard for nothing if they don't encounter a bargaining chip they can't refuse.

The Bucks rejected the Grizzlies who came to them.

After several years of operation, this overly underestimated team gathered powerful attackers such as Vince Carter, Al Harrington and Baron Davis, and played under Don Nelson. Extremely unrestrained attack.

Moreover, as the season progresses, Yu Fei increasingly feels the conflict between his big-core playing style and young players who urgently need more playing methods to accelerate their growth.

That night, the Mavericks were completely stunned by their opponents' strong offense.

For the Mavericks. This is just an ordinary game.

But this year, not only is the trade market bleak, there is also a lack of exciting and capable veterans in the free market.

On the contrary, the Bucks will also lose, but they have never been completely defeated in the areas they are good at.

Because Aldridge has initially shown talent, and Sprewell is actually an expiring contract, because his premium contract has entered the second year, and the team has a third-year option. Once the transaction is completed, not only can Gasol be exchanged for high-quality potential stocks, but also tens of millions of salary space can be released.

At the end of the trade deadline, only a few trivial transactions took place, and the strong teams competing for the championship basically maintained the team structure without any variables.

The Bucks hope to sign some veterans in free agency as they did last year.

However, just in early March, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Mavericks 112-98, with many players on the team scoring in double figures.

As for the Warriors, they clearly know that the Mavericks are not as strong as their record shows.

"There's no power in the world, no one in the world, that can stop this from happening," Stein said. "Unless these two teams suffer major injuries, that's what we're going to see."

Yu Fei’s old friend, ESPN’s Mark Stein, believes that the NBA is ready for a second round of the Finals between the Bucks and Mavericks.

But, they won't show it.

The inside line is blown out, or the outside line shot fails to score, but even if one of these two situations occurs, they can still use the personal abilities of the stars to support them. Therefore, unless both situations occur at the same time, they want to defeat them. It's not easy.

Generally speaking, there are two reasons why they lose.

Naturally, the Bucks refused to split up the team to fulfill the Grizzlies, and refused directly.

But Yu Fei knows that if they have more ball rights, they will perform better.

This makes it easier for experts to predict the playoffs in the near future.

If Yu Fei is indifferent to this, the Bucks' combat effectiveness will still not change, but it will be difficult for this group of people to improve their immediate combat effectiveness this season.

They tried to trade Gasol for Sprewell and Aldridge.

Because the system under the framework of the big core with the ball firmly sets a role for everyone outside the big core.

They only need to play their roles well and leave the rest to Yu Fei.

If Yu Fei wants to go paddling for a walk one day, he will find that these people are used to playing a small role and cannot share more pressure on him.

The ball-carrying core devours not only the data, but also the development potential of the players themselves.

In mid-March, Yu Fei decided to make a change.

He approached George Karl and said, "We need a change."

Karl replied: "You can explain it more clearly."

"My possession of the ball is too high." Yu Fei said, "We have two All-Stars, why do I have so much possession of the ball? You should share some work with Kevin, and give more to Lamar Kusi devised some singles tactics, and the guy has improved a lot since coming back from Vegas.”

Yu Fei also proposed that Granger could replace Bell in some games as the starter. And, don’t worry about Bell’s mood, he’s going to do the job. In addition, it would be too wasteful for Lou Williams to only play garbage time. You can try to put him into the rotation. Everything Yu Fei proposes is an improvement that is beneficial to the team.

But what's good for the team isn't necessarily good for him.

Yu Fei is now averaging 27 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists per game. This is largely because the Bucks have a large group of players who can sacrifice their own data, hit three-pointers for him, and take the initiative to get rebounds to him. .

Therefore, it is difficult for defenders like Lu Wei who need the ball to enter the rotation. Small forwards such as Granger who urgently need the ball to hone their skills also need to wait for the opportunity. Martin needs to suppress his desire. Although Aldridge is in hot form, he must be like at the beginning of the season. That's like being a blue-collar guy who can shoot.

Once they don't do this, the Bucks' system will undergo earth-shaking changes, their strength will surface, and the Bucks' firepower will be greatly increased.

The result of all this is that Yu Fei's data will decline and it will be impossible to maintain a triple-double per game.

Karl always felt that this was a hidden secret of the Bucks, but when he heard that Yu Fei rejected the Bucks' early contract renewal negotiations, he knew that this guy was ready to leave. Therefore, sooner or later, the young people in the team would get what they wanted. If you want, you just have to wait for one more season.

Karl believes that they can endure this because their sacrifice can be exchanged for the championship, and Da Fei has proven that he has this strength.

What is unexpected is that Da Fei, who is self-centered and arrogant, actually offers to give the ball to young people?

"Fry, do you know what you're going to lose by doing this?"

"some data."

卡尔相信于飞仍然场均可以拿到27+7+7这样的数据，但这与两年前的场均36+10+9和去年的场均33+10+10的区别可大的去了。

Averaging a triple-double per game is God's standard. Averaging 27+7+7 per game is still great, but James is currently in service, and Bird and Jordan were in the past. They have all achieved this data.

Yu Fei can become the hottest superstar in the league in just a few years. His signature point is that he takes into account the fantasies of the fans. While having all the data, he can also win the championship. His resume is impeccable.

Now, he's losing part of it.

Karl asked: "Are you willing to do it?"

"George," Yu Fei said, "data is like a beach beauty's swimsuit. It means a lot, but not everything."

Since Yu Fei decided to do this, Karl had no reason not to cooperate with him.

It was through Yu Fei's decision that Carl was convinced that the other party would leave Milwaukee this summer.

Because he seems to consider the team too much, but Da Fei is not a person who puts the team's interests first. To be honest, except for the management and the owner, who will 100% put the team's interests first?

Before the start of the next game, Yu Fei said to Martin: "You are also an All-Star. Don't simply define yourself as a scorer."

Martin asked, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"You know, I don't like to be regarded as a point guard." Yu Fei said, "But I can't say that I am not a point guard when I send out 12 assists per game, so please help me and share some of my responsibility. An assist."

Martin was sweating profusely.

Many Yu Hei said that the statistics in the Bucks are like a big cake. Da Fei eats the most delicious piece and divides the rest equally among them. This is actually true, but there is no equal division. To put it bluntly, the person who divides the cake is Da Fei, and he can give the cake to whomever he wants.

Possession is the sweetest part, and as long as Dafei is on the court, he will have the ball firmly in his possession.

Now, he actually wants to give away the ball?

"Fry, I don't need this." Martin said, "Are you injured?"

Yu Fei snorted: "I am very healthy."

Martin began to suspect that Da Fei was testing whether he had any evil intentions.

However, Yu Fei continued: "You must learn to drive your teammates. For you, scoring 20 points per game is as easy as drinking water. Do you know how valuable this talent is? This means that you can attract a lot of defenses, You gotta take advantage of that.”

After that, just as Yu Fei said, Martin started to get the ball.

Although Yu Fei still has the most ball rights, Martin's role on the court is no longer a simple pitcher and secondary attacker.

On this night, Yu Fei efficiently scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, while Martin, who became the ball control player, naively sent out 7 assists.

The downside is that he also made 3 turnovers.

"This is a good start." Yu Fei said to Martin, "Keep it up."

Martin responded excitedly.

First it was Martin, then Aldridge and Granger, and finally Lou Williams. The young people in the Bucks began to develop upwards, injecting a powerful force into the Bucks, which was already ranked first in the league.

This is what distinguishes the Bucks from other strong teams. While other teams are trying to enter the playoffs in their best condition, the Bucks' combat effectiveness continues to rise.

This can be called a great change, but it just stems from Yu Fei's desire to change his style and do something good for the future of the Bucks before making that decision.

(End of this chapter)