When pride still matters

Chapter 471 It’s not three consecutive championships, it’s five consecutive championships
"Kevin kicked all of our butts before you came here," Brandon Roy said, breaking the dullness at Furtado Center. "From this point of view, I think he has made a lot of progress."

This has also been one of Roy's main tasks over the past two years.

Yu Fei is responsible for keeping Durant warm, while Roy is responsible for cooling down.

They cleverly controlled Durant's temperature to make him feel uncomfortable without breaking his defense.

"When were you elected for the Nobel Peace Prize?" Yu Fei asked calmly.

Roy laughed at himself: "Because I am incapable of mobilizing the army to launch a war to defend peace and justice, I am destined to miss this opportunity."

Suddenly, the air pressure in the training camp returned to normal.

Yu Fei walked to the sidelines and greeted Bosh, who was watching the whole game: "Are you still used to it in Seattle?"

"Except for the rainy days, I love everything here," Bosh said.

Yu Fei smiled: "Then you have to change this view as soon as possible. It's just like Kevin Feige chose Scarlett as the Black Widow not because of her convex figure, but because of her good acting skills."

"Everyone, you all know me. It's not that I don't believe in Da Fei, but I don't believe in Scarlett." Little Jordan said, "Da Fei is a man among men!"

So Yu Fei got up and walked to the coach's office.

Scarlett is like his muse, but in the past summer, there were countless gossips about his muse and Yu Fei.

Brown looked at Durant with a smile: "In other words, Kevin, I'm afraid you are a goddess."

Yu Fei suddenly mentioned Scarlett, and others couldn't help but ask: "Fry, are the rumors true? You and Scarlett"

The scene was much more relaxed. Yu Fei talked casually about the stories that happened in the summer and his various experiences in Hollywood.

Yu Fei just now made everyone feel nervous.

Yu Fei denied with a smile: "Remember, I will never touch a married woman."

Now, he's kicked Durant's ass, reestablished himself, and started talking about Scarlett.

Although most people have gotten along with Yu Fei, no one knows whether he has changed this time.

"What happened?" Yu Fei asked.

Durant's eyes flashed.

Director Lu said, "I probably just want to have a chat with you."

Faced with Brown's joke, Durant said with a pure face: "I believe Frye."

Just as Yu Fei was chatting happily with his teammates, SuperSonics' newly promoted assistant coach Tyronn Lue came over: "Frye, George is looking for you."

This summer, Durant sent a lot of tweets, and the actress he retweeted the most was Scarlett. This was noticed by Twitter king Brown.

Seeing Coach Lu wearing standard assistant-style clothes, Yu Fei could easily recall his coaching appearance in his previous life.

"Sorry, I'm just curious." Jordan asked the question and immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Scarlett is Durant's goddess, and only a few people know this.

After Yu Fei left, Kwame Brown raised his eyebrows, "Which of you believes that there is nothing wrong with Da Fei and Scarlett?"

What makes his teammates feel strange is that when Yu Fei talks about those stories, it easily reminds them of Frye in the gossip. But the Fry in front of him and the Fry in the gossip are completely two different people.

"Yes, I believe it too, but do you believe Scarlett?"

Seeing that the more they chatted, the more they became less formal, Director Lu immediately stopped him: "Fry has denied it, don't talk about it anymore."

"Taylen, we were just chatting casually."

Director Lu emphasized: "Kwame, you should have heard that Frye denied this."

"Damn, you're right." Brown's reaction made the whole audience laugh, "I actually didn't believe Da Fei on this matter. How could he be tempted by Scarlett? After all, he is a man among men! "

Durant was silent.

There was fire in his heart, but he controlled it not to let out because he knew it was not the right time.

When he wanted to curse Brown, the arrogant man, there was a voice in his heart reminding himself, don't be impulsive, this is not what Kevin Durant would do.

Yu Fei came to the coach's office.

Karl's office is very simple, with almost no decorations. Apart from office supplies, the only thing on the table is the SuperSonics' schedule for the new season.

"Let me guess." Yu Fei said, "Is our first game against the Lakers this year scheduled for Christmas?"

Karl said angrily: "You can guess a more difficult one."

"Isn't this enough?"

"I don't think it's enough."

“What kind of questions are enough?”

Karl then got straight to the point: "Can you guess whether we can complete three consecutive championships this year?"

Yu Fei didn't expect Karl to ask this.

The new season is about to begin, and the offseason operations of each team have ended. Although the SuperSonics lost Marion, Barnes and Channing Frye, they added Bosh and O'Brien.

In this way, the originally weak insider became stronger. Looking at the Lakers, the gimmick of Zenko joining forces is certainly bluffing, but their lineup is not as reasonable as the Sonics.

"George, do you have any questions?"

Only then did Yu Fei realize that Karl calling him to chat was not as simple as it seemed.

"We have at least three problems that need to be solved." Karl said. "The first problem is not to let Chris Bosh have a big gap. Before joining us, he was the No. 20 power forward in the Eastern Conference, scoring 10 points and points per game. Rebounding is as easy as drinking water, but on our team, he needs to make more sacrifices than he thinks. I don't know if he is ready."

"The second problem is KD's ball possession problem." Karl saw through Yu Fei's psychological warfare at a glance, "Although you frustrated his spirit in public, Brandon is right. He is already the second best player on our team. Excellent player. He just turned 21 and is in a period of rapid improvement. He needs the ball on the outside like in the past. It is not feasible for the long-term needs of the team or for him personally. If we need to improve, we have to give him the ball.”

In Karl's view, this problem is extremely difficult.

Durant averaged 20 points per game last season.

Now that the Sonics have Bosh, where will they get the extra ball to help Durant evolve?

It can be said that a large part of the reason why Durant was able to average 20 points per game in his sophomore season was because Yu Fei had the most efficient season performance in history.

Yu Fei averaged 28 points per game with a lower number of shots than the MVP average. If he wanted, he could increase his shots to win a scoring title.

If he did that, his data would look better, but Durant's improvement will not be reflected at the statistical level.

Yu Fei is glad that he is not a coach.

He jokingly asked: "Is this just a matter of number two?"

"That's right." Karl looked directly into Yu Fei's eyes. "The third question is also my biggest question - how do we build a sense of team honor under the public opinion of 'one-man empire'? How do we convince others to win the championship?" Fight for glory?"

The master of the one-man empire stood before Carl.

Therefore, there is no doubt about the direction of this question.

"Will this be a problem?" Yu Fei asked.

Karl asked: "Isn't it possible?"

"Probably not. We are a generation that grew up watching Hollywood heroes save the world."

"Yes, absolutely." Carl said, "You can be the hero who saves the world, and no one else will take away this honor. Everyone knows who Bruce Wayne is in Seattle, but the 'Empire of One' takes away giving others the chance to become Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon and Lucius Fox."

Carl had made it clear.

He spoke to Yu Fei on behalf of the entire coaching staff in a serious manner.

At this moment, Yu Fei could not regard him as the steward coach who won six championships with him.

They have differences.

Some interests can be cut off, and some grudges can be let go. In history, some people can even betray their own class for the sake of the greatest cause in the world. However, this is not the rule of the sports world, let alone the rule of the adult world.

Professional sports, like movies, must give the audience the best story in order to achieve the highest level of commercialization.

Yu Fei is the embodiment of the story.

His legend brought him an empire, and as a master, he could not betray his empire.

"George, you should use the Marvel superhero trope."

Yu Fei continued.

"What we have to figure out is who on the team will be dissatisfied with this matter." Yu Fei read out the names of those people incredulously, "Brandon, Kwame, DJ, Chris, Nick ( Collison), Anthony (Morrow), Jermaine, Michael (Finley) or KD?”

Karl thought he knew Yu Fei.

However, his knowledge of flying stayed in 2007.

That was before Yu Fei came to Seattle.

It is impossible for people to reach the altar in a small place like Milwaukee. No matter how much Yu Fei achieves there, he will not be affected by the outside world.

But Seattle is different.

After Yu Fei led the Sonics to win the championship in 2008, everything was different.

"Brandon and Kwame both have 'Empire' brand products under their names and they endorse 'Empire'. DJ and Anthony are both new guys and they don't have the qualifications to say no. Chris and Jermaine are here and are In pursuit of a championship opportunity, they were there when Mark Stein gushed about 'Empire,' and then they joined us."

"I think the only person who's not sure is KD." Yu Fei's tone was like talking about a homeless man on the street. "Nike has been trying hard to mold him into a good person in the past two years. If he is what they think he is, , is a good guy, and I don’t think he’ll be angry about it this season.”

Carl asked, "What if he isn't?"

"I can reduce my attacks and let the outside world see his progress, and he can continue to live in a fairy tale." Yu Fei's tone was calm, but it sent shivers down people's spines. "In other words, as long as I am willing, he will return to reality at any time. middle."

Carl said nothing.

"Is the problem solved?" Yu Fei asked.

Carl said, "I don't know."

"You can think about it slowly, I'll leave first." Yu Fei was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something, so he turned around and said, "Hey, George."

Karl looked at Yu Fei.

"It's not three consecutive championships." Yu Fei corrected, "It's five consecutive championships."

(End of this chapter)