When pride still matters

Chapter 376 We are very close
we are very close
"Sorry, Phil." George Carl came to the Zen Master and held his hand like a complete winner. "I still win tonight."

Probably no one can understand how great it felt when Carl led his team to defeat Zen Master.

Among the coaches in the NBA who claim to be Zen Master’s rivals, only Karl has taken revenge on him. The two have a 1-1 record in the Finals. As for the regular season games, let’s not talk about those before 2002. , Carl has won twelve of the last thirteen matches against the Zen Master.

What is suppression? This is suppression! Just like Da Fei's merciless suppression of LeBron's twenty-five-game winning streak!

He and the Zen Master are real enemies, the others are just the self-righteous fantasies of losers against the Zen Master.

A few years ago, Jackson never put Karl in his eyes.

As a nine-time champion, the only person in sight worthy of his concern is the late Reed Auerbach.

In recent years, as modern players relentlessly pursue historical status, the value of championships before the merger era (before 1977) has been weakened.

If the championship value of the older generation of players is reduced by half, the championship value of the coach will be even lower.

In terms of the number of championships, Jackson and Auerbach have the same number of championships. According to the ancient theory of devaluation of championships, Jackson should defeat Auerbach without any suspense and become the number one coach in NBA history.

Kidd was speechless.

"Don't say that, Phil." Carl always kept in mind what he had to do. He just coaches, nothing more. But if someone wants to badmouth Yu Fei, he will never let him do it. "I think whether Frye can save the Sonics or not, the most ridiculous thing in the NBA in the past 20 years will not be this. Do you know what the most ridiculous thing in the NBA in the past 20 years is?"

"It was you who returned to Los Angeles in despair after being defeated by me in 2004 but still couldn't defeat my team. He could only make weak predictions. Now let me tell you what will happen next." The corner of Carl's mouth was like " "Valorant"'s AK is still difficult to suppress, he said with great satisfaction. "Frye will achieve unprecedented success in Seattle, the Sonics will not go anywhere, and you will become a footnote to this legend just like MJ back then!"

Yu Fei and Kobe shook hands with each other, and also said something to Kidd, "The Lakers lost tonight because your offense is so bad."

After walking into the tunnel, Kobe said: "If we want to beat Seattle, we need better inside players."

It has to be said that Auerbach has successfully raised his status to another level.

At this time, looking at Karl's proud face, Jackson felt unhappy.

What Zen Master didn't expect was that before he could grasp the authority of the Godfather, he continued to charge towards Auerbach. Karl, who was beaten to a pulp by his team back then, unexpectedly got an SSR card. Within five years, Winning four championships not only established a Pat Riley-level status in a short period of time, but also launched a fierce impact on himself.

"It was you who watched the internal strife in OK but did nothing, which ultimately led to the irreversible situation in 2004."

He forgot the teachings of Zen Buddhism.

"It's the players you've had so much success with who refuse to play for you in critical moments."

Is Bynum good enough?
Kidd understands the crux of the problem better than Kobe.

However, Auerbach seemed to have foreseen that this day would come. Therefore, during the OK Dynasty, he announced that "Phil is great, but he is only responsible for leading the best stars to success. In my era, I want to Responsible for everything" view, thus making the debate about the number one coach in history very low.

"The general manager who personally promoted you from nobody to head coach thinks you are the biggest risk to a great team that is building a dynasty."

Karl is only responsible for coaching, and such a great thing as leaving the Sonics in Seattle is destined to be a legend belonging to a few people.

The two broke up on bad terms, and as far as the atmosphere after the game was concerned, the relationship between the head coaches was far more tense than that between the players.

Karl kept telling himself that from the moment he gave up his career and shares in Milwaukee and followed Yu to fly to Seattle, their fates would be closely linked.

Jackson is the best coach, but Auerbach is the godfather, and speculators who enjoy the benefits should not get involved.

What Auerbach means is that Jackson only needs to focus on coaching now, and in Auerbach's era, coaching was only part of it. He took care of everything from drafting, trading, traveling... If the head coach hadn't been shouldering such a heavy responsibility at the time, Auerbach wouldn't have retreated behind the scenes so early.

No matter how many more championships Zen Master wins, he is already the most successful head coach in NBA history, but Auerbach, whom he wants to surpass, is in a higher dimension.

"George, your victory is only temporary." Jackson said, "If the Sonics leave Seattle, the choice between you and Frye Yu will be the most ridiculous thing in the NBA in the past twenty years."

Yu Fei, who chose to transform in the SuperSonics, has begun to become a super three position integrating offense and defense. In terms of individual offensive and defensive impact, he is definitely No. 1 in the league.

But damn, such a powerful Yu Fei also has Brandon Roy who averages 20+5+6 per game.

The SuperSonics' perimeter strength ranks first in the league. The Lakers only have Kobe who can match the strength. Kidd is all-around in comparison, but many of his impacts cannot be reflected by the data. Against the SuperSonics, they need a star that can be reflected by the data, like Kobe. A star who can bring impact.

Player tunnel
Yu Fei walked leisurely with Roy and Brown.

A camera crew followed them and captured them chatting casually.

"Fry, if you don't give Jason face, won't there be any problems when the national team meets in the future?"

"I have no problem." Yu Fei said calmly, "When I have no problem, Jason will have no problem."

Brown echoed: "Yes, he will understand that Da Fei only joked when he was a friend. If it were LeBron, hehe..."

"What's wrong with LeBron?" Roy said. "Even LeBron, Frye can joke."

"Yes, Da Fei will step on LeBron to the ground and make a vicious joke..."

Yu Fei and his party met Adam Silver and a group of staff from the league office outside the locker room.

"Fry, you played a wonderful game." Xiao Hua was like a reporter, and Yu Fei was confused by what he said. "Congratulations on your home win."

Yu Fei nodded, but he wanted to know what was behind Xiao Hua's words.

"Can we take a moment to talk, Fry?"

Xiao Hua said with a friendly expression.

Yu Fei doesn't like Xiao Hua very much, but although this person has not yet taken office, he is already the main candidate for the next president.

He has a lot of inside information, and his sudden visit to Seattle tonight must not be just for the camera crew of the NBA entertainment department.

The Sonics' relocation process was paused because of his arrival, and Yu Fei wanted to know if the situation had changed.

Therefore, Yu Fei and Xiao Hua came to the restaurant outside the stadium.

"If you have anything to say, can you tell me directly?" Yu Fei asked straightforwardly.

Xiao Hua smiled lightly and said, "Fry, I like your directness."

"Since 2005, Seattle has been the focal point of Northwest basketball and the focus of the league's efforts."

2005? If Yu Fei remembers correctly, that was the first time Schultz Howard publicly applied for government financing to build a new arena - of course he was rejected. After that, the league began to intervene, and Stern went to the Emerald City to provide coffee for the king. Platform, but still useless.

"I want to know if the focus of work has changed now." Yu Fei said, do you still want the Sonics to leave, or..."

"Don't worry, Fry, I promise you'll get the answer. But please hear me out first."

Give Yu Fei another hundred years, and he won't be able to get used to Xiao Hua's speaking tone, just like Concubine Hua (Jiang Xin) in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", whose sarcastic tone makes people want to throw the remote control at her face superior.

Unfortunately, Yu Fei didn't have the remote control in his hand, but there were knives and forks on the plate in front of him.

What is certain is that throwing these two things at Xiao Hua's face will definitely be more enjoyable than throwing the remote control.

But forget it, he is a decent and civilized person, how could he do such a thing?
"We tried everything during the Schultz Howard era, but in the end, Seattle refused to support the NBA. They can build gorgeous stadiums for the Mariners and Seahawks, but for the NBA? No, even if the Sonics once won a championship, even if This team once made the Northwest proud, but they are still unwilling to pay for it. We can accept this result, but for the sake of survival, we will also make our own decisions."

The need to survive? It means that the team relies on the big ball market to mess up casually, but the fans really don't buy it, so if the defense is broken, they will move the team away?

"We need a typical case to alert other major NBA cities." Xiao Hua said. "If even a city like Seattle was going to lose its team because it didn't support it, then your city would be at the same risk. So a plan was born. Schultz was going to sell the team to out-of-towners, and everyone Anyone who follows basketball knew from that moment on, the Sonics were destined to leave."

"Everything Clay Bennett said about him keeping the team in Seattle was a lie, and the plan was that he would give Seattle two years to come to terms with this and then make some semblance of an effort. For example, he proposed to the city government to build the most luxurious arena in the worst location, which would cost about $600 million, but the city government would never agree, and then he could proceed with his relocation plan logically." Xiao Hua's pair His eyes were as cold as a vampire's. "We are very close to the final step."

(End of this chapter)