When pride still matters

Chapter 394 I am honored to be the first person in history

Chapter 394: I am honored to be the first person in history

Smarsh Parker was a thorn in Kobe's heart, symbolizing the Lakers' incompetence and decadence from 2004 to 2007.
No matter how much time passed, he could not let go of this incident.

Even, because he had been teammates with people like Smush Parker, Kobe firmly believed that he could succeed as long as he got better teammates.

But now, Parker is playing well under Yu Fei.

This is a frustrating thing.

Moreover, if someone uses the control variable method to analyze the differences between Parker, Yu Fei and Kobe when they were teammates, they will come to a conclusion that is unfavorable to Kobe's competition for MVP: Yu Fei can make his teammates better, but Kobe cannot. .

Isn't this the most important criterion for measuring MVP?

The best player on the best team. This sentence is a true portrayal of MVP players in the Stern era. The reason why MVP is MVP is not because they have the best team, but because they turned their team into the best team.

If Yu Fei can make Smash Parker better, he can make anyone better.

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Brown just needs to show off, Parker?
Why Parker?

The MVP battle that was being hyped by the outside world did not happen. At least from the first quarter, the protagonists of the SuperSonics were Kwame Brown and Smush Parker.

In the first quarter, Kobe's offensive performance was very impressive, scoring 12 points. Yu Fei restrained his aggressiveness. He only shot 3 goals in a single quarter, hit 2 goals, and scored 5 points, but he also grabbed 6 rebounds and sent 7 passes. assists.

Although he didn't do anything, Yu Fei's pass made him feel respect and the pleasure of revenge.

Then the trade happened and he was sent to the SuperSonics and came to Yu Fei.

Before being traded to Seattle, Parker's agent even received an offer from a Chinese team.

Judging from the two seasons that Parker played for the Lakers, he is indeed a double-edged sword that is more likely to hurt himself.

When the first quarter ended, the visiting Sonics silenced Staples Center.

In the past half season, Parker has been living with the Heat. He did not adapt to Miami's devilish training, nor did he adapt to Riley's high-pressure control. Therefore, his playing time became less and less, and he was about to be kicked out of the NBA.

The score was 24 to 29, with the SuperSonics leading by 5 points.

Kobe believed that the Lakers' success would be impossible as long as he was around.

Lakers fans have heard Bryant criticize Parker many times over the past few years.

Yu Fei clearly realized this, so he played more selflessly and tried his best to create scoring opportunities for Parker and others.

Although Parker had unpleasant things happen in Seattle, they were basically just problems on the court. Yu Fei still talked and laughed with him off the court.

And tonight, in the battle against the Lakers, for some reason, Yu Fei kept passing the ball to him, allowing him to get various easy scoring opportunities.

Kobe despised everything about him.

So now that he is gone, Kobe can lead the Lakers to success.

When he looks back on his time with the Lakers, what impressed him most? Of course it's Kobe's disdain.

He put Kwame Brown on the same level as Jermaine O'Neal and made Smarsh Parker look like an All-Star guard.

Yu Fei is also a superstar with high self-esteem, but unlike Kobe, one of the attributes of the ball-handling core is that it can play its own role based on the functionality of his teammates.

But how did this guy come to the SuperSonics and become a high-quality point guard with good defense, fast speed, strong counterattack, and can shoot fixed-point three-pointers?

Not to mention Lakers fans, even the SuperSonics coaching staff did not expect Parker to have so many advantages.

George Karl was surprised by Parker's play.

But he soon felt relieved. After all, this was a person who had been the Lakers' main point guard for two years. It would definitely be wrong to say that he was useless. He had some advantages, but for the Lakers who were aiming for the championship, Placing such a person with obvious advantages and disadvantages in the key position of point guard is not conducive to the championship.

After playing most of the quarter, Carl finally knew what Yu Fei planned to do with Parker.

This is very clever.

Instead of fighting against superstar Kobe Bryant, let's take a look at the biggest difference between them.

Parker doesn't need to play so well in every game. He just needs to play such a good game against the Lakers. Yu Fei's media power is enough to make a big fuss about it.

In this competition, longboards are not important, but if Yu Fei turns Kobe's former shortcomings into longboards, then the gap will emerge.

Because players at this level cannot have problems in front of key figures.

This is like the three shots that Niko missed against S1mple. The best rifleman in the eyes of players missed three shots against the person who least deserved to take shots on a big stage that determines his historical status and was countered. Kill, from then on, these two people can no longer discuss together.

Karl thought a lot, but Yu Fei's purpose was not that complicated.

He just wanted to lead Parker to win the championship. As for the damage Parker caused to Kobe during the game, that was an unexpected gain. He couldn't help but increase his intensity, which resulted in the current result.

However, this is only what happened in the first quarter after all.

Parker's outstanding performance is incidental, and Yu Fei still needs to perform better to seal the MVP battle.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides struggled for lineup depth.

Since the SuperSonics replaced Roy with Parker in the first quarter, the latter had a rest, and now he comes back on the field. It feels like the game has just begun. He is full of energy and can do anything with ease.

Roy's existence broke the balance in the transition period. The Lakers' second team was led by Kidd, but Kidd is now older, and his personal offense is completely dependent on the sky. The performance of the team is largely determined by his teammates.

If his teammates are strong, he will be strong. If his teammates are not strong, he can only shoot a few open shots and occasionally break through to score points.

This is different from Roy's takeover based solely on his personal abilities.

Roy is surrounded by potential players such as Childress and Channing Frye. This group of people is the result of the Sonics' failure in recent years.

Although Roy is the only star talent, the other two are not parallel imports and belong to the main rotation with strong functions.

With Roy leading the way, the Sonics' second team had strong momentum. In less than three minutes, the score was stretched to 10 points.

27 is better than 37
The Lakers requested a timeout.

Jackson replaces Kobe, and Karl will also come on the fly.

After the timeout, the Lakers first launched a standard triangle offense.

The two sides of the position were spread apart, and the Lakers played a three-man corner strong side. Walton took the screen and cut out the ball and hit a jumper.

"This is Kobe. As long as he is on the court, the triangle offense will 'open'. Any system needs the defensive attraction of the star!"

"For now, Kobe has shown his offensive ability and Frye has shown how he can make his teammates better, but who is the real MVP?" ESPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy said, "They haven't given it yet. Give me the answer!”

When Van Gundy finished speaking, Yu Fei dribbled the ball across the half court.

Kobe only thought that he was going to continue to pass the ball, and the defensive attention was entirely on the flying teammates.

Then, Yu Fei called a 1-4 pick-and-roll, and Channing Frye stepped forward.

Kobe's body was lightly blocked by Frye. It looked like an ordinary pick-and-roll, but it was this pick-and-roll that allowed Yu Fei to dribble away from Kobe and use Frye's barrier to directly separate the defense. Just shoot from outside the arc.

"Shh!"

Yu Fei blew up the three-point craze when he was with the Bucks.

Nowadays, many teams are pursuing more three-pointers, but many teams have learned the same thing.

On the contrary, teams like the Spurs, Lakers, and Celtics that maintain a traditional style of play around their stars occupy the upper ecological niche of the league.

But even these defenders of the traditional game are willing to try more three-pointers.

Now Yu Fei used a three-pointer to open the point difference to 11 points. Kobe, who was eager to respond, could no longer care about anything else and chose to pull up a three-pointer from the outside as soon as he came over.

Kobe's offense was extremely fast and his shots were quick. It was clear that Yu Fei knew what he was going to do, but he just couldn't block his ball.

Moreover, the large number of shots taken in the first quarter also allowed him to improve his touch.

"Shh!"

Kobe clenched his fists and bared his teeth.

Once the superstars' attack begins, they cannot stop. Whoever stops first will be at a disadvantage.

Within 15 seconds, Yu Fei received a pass from Roy, faced Kobe's defense and dribbled the ball continuously from his hip pocket, back and forth, and took the first step directly to the right to gain the upper hand.

Kobe hesitated for a moment, but Yu Fei had already collected the ball and jumped up.

"Shh!"

"Considering that you only have seven fingers to use, I don't want to take advantage of you." Yu Fei said as he backed away, "Let's do this. From now on, every time I attack, I will use your right hand. How about it?"

Kobe angrily said: "No one can beat me without changing the rhythm!"

"Really?" Yu Fei said confidently, "Then I am honored to be the first person in history!"

Not even halfway through the second quarter, the confrontation between the two MVP contenders has already reached fever pitch.

The entire basketball world is paying attention.

Who is better, who is stronger, the result will be tonight.

(End of this chapter)