When pride still matters

Chapter 42 I'm Not That Kind of Person

After Yu Fei gave Eddie Griffin two solid punches, the real messengers of justice arrived.

They pulled the two apart and saw that Griffin's nose was swollen and bloody, while Yu Fei's eyes were burning, as if two punches were not enough to calm him down.

"I'm going to kill you!" Griffin roared with hatred, "I'm going to kill you!"

Yu Fei responded: "Come on, I'm standing here, you loser, let me see what you can do to kill me!"

The match was interrupted, Griffin was persuaded to retreat to the infirmary, and Yu Fei should have been expelled, but the white team only had five players.

At first, the Celtic coaches wanted one person from the black team to join the white team, but they were rejected by the other four players on the white team.

As a result, Yu Fei could only continue to play with two technical fouls that didn't count at all.

At the same time, the Celtics also made a decision that regardless of Griffin's injury, he should no longer play with Yu Fei.

The farce is over and the game continues.

Celtics coach Jim O'Brien called his assistants over to talk about what had just happened.

"This is probably the most ridiculous thing that has happened in a trial in the past ten years. How could they fight?" O'Brien said regretfully.

Frank Vogel, who had a good sense of flying, said it was fair: "Eddie was the one who made the first move."

Chief assistant John Carroll laughed: "But Frye's fight back was relentless. If those two punches had happened anywhere other than the court, Eddie could have taken him to court."

Lester Conner, the Celtics' director of scouting, has been tracking Griffin for years and is not surprised by such incidents: "Eddie has always had a fiery temper, and lately there have been a lot of them. People compare him to Frye. There are also some problems with our penalty standards. Dick (the referee) did not control their emotions in time, and it is understandable that this incident happened."

O'Brien was too lazy to continue listening to these nonsense. What he really cared about was: "If we use media relations to hype what happened on the court today, will it have an impact on their draft prospects?"

When Carroll heard this, he felt that their head coach was holding back some bad water.

Fighting is a penalty for players, let alone fighting in trials.

You can even fight during trial training, but when the team starts competing for position in the team, won't it be a big deal?
"How to hype?" Vogel asked.

This is another science.

It is easy for the media to distort the facts. As long as they change the narrative, it will give people a completely different feeling.

Since you want to create hype, what is the purpose of the hype? Is it to belittle someone or to elevate someone?
If this situation develops, the Celtics will definitely not be able to select Yu Fei and Griffin. Therefore, if they want to make a fuss about this matter, they must be trying to belittle a certain player.

O'Brien looked at the assistant coaches and said, "Maybe we can emphasize those two punches Frye gave Eddie."

John Carroll laughed: "Eddie Griffin's agent must be very interested in this."

Vogel expressed opposition to this plan: "Frye's agent is Arne Traim, and we will never be able to hide this from him."

"Don't worry, no one will know." O'Brien said, "Eddie will not let it go. He will definitely expand the matter. We will only need to act as an anonymous insider to cleverly Do this.”

Vogel had a lot to say but didn't know which one to say.

The internal atmosphere of the Celtics is toxic. They can completely change their approach, such as trading upwards for higher draft picks. Yu Fei's draft prospects are not so high that they cannot be touched. Being clever like this is not Are you laying a minefield for yourself?
Yu Fei didn't know what the Celtics coaching staff was planning secretly while standing together.

Since Eddie Griffin was no longer on the court, Yu Fei could not find anyone who could directly match him, so he moved from position one to position five.

By playing against players who also have lottery prospects, Yu Fei has a general understanding of his abilities.

At this stage, it is difficult for Yu Fei to play inside in the NBA. Fortunately, he is mobile enough to serve as the third position at the NBA level.

Whether it was against Rodney White or Kedrick Brown, Yu Fei didn't find it difficult.

Ironically, without Griffin, the Black team played better than before.

The core of their offense revolves around White and Brown.

Yu Fei began to face off a lot with White, suppressing his opponents in the frontcourt and backcourt through single defense and rich offensive skills.On the other side, Brown defeated Roy and Joe Johnson.

In terms of physical fitness, Brown is the most outstanding on the court.

At the end of the first half, Brown scored 16 points to help the Black team hold on to the score.

Yu Fei looked at Brown and said to Roy: "He is also from a community college. Don't you really think about it?"

"You said he came from community college?" Roy didn't know this.

"It's not just him," Yu Fei said eloquently, "Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Sam Cassell, Mitch Richmond, Latrell Sprewell ⑴They all graduated from community colleges.”

Yu Fei really didn't want Roy's life to change because of his appearance.

For ordinary people with little talent, making one wrong choice will affect their lives.

If Roy had not gone to community college, if he could have been admitted to a first-level college without community college, and spent a few more years in the first-level league, would he still be the same Roy?

Once a few years are wasted due to accidents, everything is over.

After listening to Yu Fei's words, Roy also fell into deep thought.

In the second half, Yu Fei was disappointed to find that Eddie Griffin did not return, so he could only devote all his energy to Rodney White.

As a destined lottery pick, White's technical reserves and talents are like that of a role player. He has neither strengths nor weaknesses, and is easy to target.

Yu Fei made an outside shot but White couldn't parry it.

At the end, 62 to 49, the white team easily defeated the black team, which was lacking in the inside.

Yu Fei was undoubtedly the best player in the game, Joe Johnson and Kedrick Brown, whom the Celtics focused on, also performed well, Rodney White was disappointing, and Eddie Griffin "lived up to his reputation" ", when he shook his fist at Yu Fei, for the Celtics coaching staff, it was a moment of "he is exactly as he was rumored to be."

Only Eddy Curry, a potential lottery pick in this class, would deny it like Griffin when asked about his rumored image: "I'm not that person."

So it's not a good thing for Griffin when he proves that he is that kind of person.

After the game, Jim O'Brien invited Yu Fei to have dinner.

Yu Fei said that he should ask his agent first.

O'Brien smiled: "Kid, not everything needs an agent."

"Okay then, where shall we eat?" Yu Fei quickly got into the role.

O'Brien likes the speed of his transition, "There's a nice French restaurant nearby."

"Coach, although French food is delicious, it's not enough for me. I'm still a child." Yu Fei asked, "Is there a Pork Chop Immortal branch in Boston?"

Unfortunately, there is no Pork Chop Sennin branch in Boston, because there is only one Japanese restaurant called Tonkatsu Sennin in Kent City in the United States.Although the store manager claimed that the store is a nationwide chain, today, Yu Fei exposed his lie.

O'Brien mistakenly thought that Yu Fei liked Japanese food, so he chose a high-end Japanese food restaurant. However, even if a high-end Japanese food restaurant had fast-food Japanese food such as pork chop rice, it would be impossible to satisfy him. Just like French food, it was exquisite. It's the first one, and the portion is purely for feeding pigeons.

Although it was delicious, Yu Fei was not full.For the sake of O'Brien's promise at the dinner table that "the Celtics will select you with the tenth pick in the first round," Yu Fei had no choice but to not be surprised.

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"If you thought the quality of the 2000 draft was too bad, then you shouldn't have high expectations for the 2001 draft class either. This year's No. 18 pick could go to someone like [-]-year-old Kwame Brown from Green Academy or Kwame Brown. On a young player like Seton Hall freshman Eddie Griffin. In any case, it will take a few years for a first-round pick to give a team positive feedback." - "ESPN Column: Draft Preview" 》

"The Wizards' draft strategy hinges heavily on whether Michael Jordan returns to play next season. As team president, Jordan's first instinct may be to select a talented player like Brown, a forward full of potential. However, , Jordan as a player may have other choices." - "Washington Post"

There are far more questions than answers in this year's draft. The NBA’s response to these seven high school players (Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, Frye Yu, Usman Cisse, Eddy Curry, Desagana Diop and Tony Key) Understanding is very limited.It's clear that the good old days of teams getting instant and huge boosts from the draft are over. The NBA draft has become the market of the future. ——"Sports Illustrated"

Sudden!Eddie Griffin and Frye Yu had a violent conflict during yesterday's Boston Celtics workout.A source familiar with the matter revealed that Frye punched Eddie twice in the face, which was very serious.Eddie Griffin accuses Frye of being a legal murderer: 'Everybody says I'm a jerk, but I'm telling you, I'm not that kind of person. Look at my eyes, look at my nose, that That’s what *** is like that!”—The Boston Globe

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