When pride still matters

Chapter 391 Frye is a good person

After the training that day, Marion went to find Karl and wanted to know what Yu Fei thought of him.

When Karl heard this, he looked at him with some confusion: "Is this important?"

"The Sonics are his team, and that's important to me," Marion said.

Karl has not had in-depth contact with Marion before, but he admires this person's playing style. Now that he suddenly raises this question, it is difficult not to make people wonder if he has other thoughts.

"I just know Frye has a problem with Smarsh," Carr said.

It should be said, who has no opinion on Smash?
"Does Frye support this deal?" Marion began to have a bad premonition. "I heard that Rashad stayed for him. Now that you have replaced me with Rashad, does he have any objections to me? ?”

It's strange to watch a burly alien-looking man talk about whether another person has a problem with him.

Karl didn’t think Yu Fei had any problem with Marion.

If he had had a problem with it, the deal wouldn't have happened.

Their touch was not good and they frequently hit the iron, giving the Sonics a lot of opportunities for defensive counterattacks.

Marion has integrated faster than expected within the Sonics.

But the Sonics don't actually lack space. What they lack is a versatile player who can fill any position.

This nickname was uttered by Sonics home announcer Bob Black and is more understandable than the nickname Marion got in the Suns, "The Matrix." The name hacker comes from "The Matrix", and Neo is the protagonist of "The Matrix".

Marion proved in the game that he is exactly what the Sonics need.

In mid-March, when the SuperSonics played against the Suns, Yu Fei chased Marion to feed him, allowing him to score 30 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks against his old team.

Maybe not?

When Marion reached the top spot in the top ten for catching Yu Fei's long pass from midfield to complete an alley-oop, he suddenly became as hot as a superstar.

For Marion, it's as if he never left the Suns.

"But I got traded twice in a month,"

After defeating the Spurs, the winning gap between the top four in the Western Conference is only 1-2 games.

This was something Marion never thought of.

The Sonics' third-line fast break suddenly became the most threatening rotation offense in the league.

Although he has no friends here yet, the best thing the Sonics have done is let him maintain the style of play he played during the Suns.

Marion got a new nickname that night.

"I think as a core player, if you go 14 for 4, then of course your team will lose the game." Yu Fei countered, "Caron in March is much easier to deal with than Caron in February."

Carl reassured Marion.

"I want stability, and I don't want me to be your bet that, say, if we fail this season and Seattle gets moved, you're going to use me as a scapegoat and trade me to a bad team. Team, I will never let that happen."

Yu Fei had no communication with him during training, just because they were not familiar with each other.

It turns out that Marion was overly concerned.

One day later, the SuperSonics played at home against the Spurs, the No. 1 team in the Western Conference.

Karl nodded: "I agree."

Carr pretended to express concern for Marion and said without a doubt: "The Sonics are not going to move. Frye has no problem with you. You are not going anywhere unless you publicly express your intention to be traded like you did in Phoenix." , we’re not going to let you go. You know, there’s no way we’re going to get another top-10 player with you.”

So you are definitely not in the top ten in the league, does it need to be said?
Karl nodded, "Don't worry, the trade deadline has passed."

"Seattle welcomes you Neo!"

"Neo, I'll be surprised if you don't make the All-NBA team this year."

He said it as if you could resist if something like this happened.

The Spurs have many strong opponents, but they also spent a sleepless night in Seattle.

The regular season has entered the fast lane.

The SuperSonics must not only maintain their top four rankings, but also strive to move upstream and rank as high as possible.

In other words, losing a game has a great impact on the ranking.

"You should know that if Fry didn't want you to come, you wouldn't come," Carl said. "What are you worried about, Sean?"

The SuperSonics defeated the Spurs at home with a 20-point advantage.

He is still doing the same job as before, but he is getting more attention than before.

Marion said with a tight face: "I am a top ten player in the league."

Yu Fei himself is not the kind of person who is familiar with things on his own, but once he comes to the game and Marion's role is shown, he naturally knows that they are right to replace Marion with Lewis.

Yu Fei has not forgotten what Caron Butler said when he won at home last time.

马里昂的超音速首秀是完美的，他以18分8篮板3助攻2盖帽2抢断的数据带来了刘易斯不能提供的一切。

Meaning, Marion will definitely not be traded three times this season.

Lewis' greatest value is his outside shooting ability. He is the league's top four space shooter.

His assisting defense is perfect, his ability to cover and switch defenses is impeccable, and his rebounding awareness is outstanding. For the first time he teamed up with Yu Fei and Roy, he showed the quick subconscious he developed next to Nash.

Yu Fei said to Marion.

"I'm used to being ignored." Marion looked relieved.

But is he really used to it? Just look at the way he behaves when he's being wooed by the Seattle media.

Except for outliers like Duncan, most humans will not refuse the spotlight and praise. Marion's hanging heart was completely relieved.

He thought that coming to Seattle was just to continue to be a foil to the superstar, because Yu Fei's star power was far better than Nash.

But he didn't know that there were differences between super giants.

Those who are at the top have the power to make those around them the center of attention.

In late March, the Sonics went on a winning streak, ranking first in the Western Conference with a record of 48 wins and 21 losses.

Behind them are the Lakers and Spurs with 47 wins, the Mavericks with 46 wins, the Hornets with 45 wins and the Rockets with 44 wins (Yao Shuan was reimbursed for the season).

The competition at the top of the Western Conference is rarely fierce in recent years, but the SuperSonics' ascent to the top is symbolic.

At the same time last season, the SuperSonics were competing with the Trail Blazers for squad leader and deputy squad leader. Now, the Trail Blazers are still the squad leader, but the SuperSonics are the leader in the Western Conference.

Sports Illustrated writer Jack McCallum, who obtained permission from the team to write Yu Fei's autobiography, published a long article in late March.

Coincidentally, Yu Fei also became the cover character of this issue of the pictorial.

McCallum's headline is striking: Fry, the Player from Another Planet.

The purpose of this article is not only to praise Yu Fei's various achievements so far this season, but also to sound the clarion call for the MVP battle.

Yu Fei currently averages 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game, bringing the SuperSonics, which ranked second to last in the Western Conference last season, to first place. In terms of personal bonus, this is unmatched.

With Kidd beside Kobe, the rise of the Lakers is not so incomprehensible, while the people around Yu Fei accomplished nothing last season, but now they have grown into the leader of the Western Conference by his side.

What great leadership is this?

But Yu Fei's problem is that he has won MVP three times before, which makes the outside world's standards for him much higher than those MVP virgins.

Kobe Bryant is the new darling of the media, and Paul, who led the Hornets to rise, is also a famous topical figure.

This season's MVP simulation predicts that the top three regulars are all in the West.

But Paul is too junior compared to Fei and Kobe. For those who have the right to vote, he will have many opportunities in the future. Therefore, the suspense of the MVP has come to between Yu Fei and Kobe.

Coincidentally, the two teams competing for first place in the Western Conference have strengthened after the All-Star weekend, and they will have their last regular season meeting at the end of March.

Many media people with voting rights said: "I will focus on this game. When the day of voting comes, I will think of the result of this game, which will determine my choice."

Yu Fei vaguely remembered that Kobe's only MVP was in 2008, but unfortunately, as a Kobe, he would not give up this year's MVP.

MVP, this thing produces one every year. For a person of his position, getting 3-4 is enough. If there are more, it will overflow. But the SuperSonics need him to get the MVP.

Because the Sonics demand attention.

Although they have achieved unprecedented attention, it is still not enough.

Yu Fei's need to "save our Sonics" became a phenomenon-level news that broke through the sports world, which required him to make achievements. Not only the team's results, but also individual results. Only when both results are met, will the media work hard to tell the outside world.

Therefore, he must grab this MVP.

The competitive fire is burning, and that's how it should feel after the All-Star break.

People can feel the turmoil in the professional basketball world. The competition between Yu Fei and Kobe officially became a topic worthy of serious discussion when the former entered his seventh year of professional basketball.

The Sonics have won their first few meetings with the Lakers, but they have yet to play against the strengthened Lakers.

The competition for the MVP ranking has attracted national attention.

There are still a few days before the game, and the media's hype, the fans' scoldings, and the bickering between the two factions are all going on.

As the center of the storm, Yu Fei took his confidants and McCallum to watch a college game in North Carolina.

This is the NCAA March Madness, which is the game between Davidson College and Gonzaga University.

Yu Fei's appearance made the scene boil.

Players from both sides came over to say hello, but Yu Fei was only interested in one of them.

Stephen Curry, who looks as young as a high school student, never thought that Frye Yu would come to watch his game. For him, this is an unattainable person.

But now, he was close at hand.

"Fry, this. This is our pleasure."

"Stephen, I'm here specifically for you." Yu Fei smiled, "Don't let me down."

Now, Yu Fei finally arrived at this location. He can evaluate all young people arbitrarily, just like Kobe at the ABCD training camp. Everyone is eager to get his praise.

Tonight, Yu Fei's pre-game BUFF made Curry completely go berserk, scoring 44 points against Gonzaga.

At least at the NCAA level, he is exactly the person who triggered technological changes in the professional basketball world after 2015.

"This kid is going to be special."

When Yu Fei said this about Curry, no one felt violated.

It's an honor for Curry, whose reputation will skyrocket to new heights with his amazing sophomore season.

Such Yu Fei gave Curry an unreal illusion.

The rumors are false, Frye is a good guy.

He absolutely is.

This is the first stop of Curry's dream journey leading Davidson in March Madness. Yu Fei has felt his magic with his own eyes, and now, he is leaving.

Because there is another battle waiting for him.

(End of this chapter)