When pride still matters

Chapter 479 The premise is that you can walk
Yu Fei’s comments about Abi Paulin stung some people’s nerves.

They thought Yu Fei was too mean to the deceased.

This reaction continued under Yu Fei’s Twitter.

When Yu Fei retweeted the promotional video for the second part of "Iron Man", a group of fans from DC asked him to withdraw his evaluation of Pauline.

"Fry, you only stayed at DC for a year. You don't know what Mr. Bolin means to DC. He is definitely not a wrong boss. You must take back your words and let the deceased rest in peace."

This comment received the most support.

Yu Fei responded bluntly: "You will soon have a new boss. Unless he is worse than the previous one, you will forget Abi Pollin as quickly as possible. And me? I will be the last person in the world to remember him. So, put away your hypocrisy."

This is a small episode during the season.

After the game against the Heat, the journey in December has just begun.

One day later, the Sonics traveled to Cleveland for a road game.

When the game started, they discovered that the superstar who led these people to 50 wins in the Eastern Conference had disappeared.

Yu Fei didn't have a strong desire to attack tonight. After Roy left the game, someone had to digest his ball rights.

What's particularly ironic is that after the Sonics finish their game tonight, they will welcome the Lakers at home.

So the audience could see an extremely weird scene. Yu Fei had no desire to attack and passed a lot of passes, while Durant seemed to be playing the most important game of his career and wanted to take care of every shot.

This is the lost city of sports.

Everyone exists to make James feel comfortable. So James can lead them to 50 wins, but once James leaves, the entire team looks like a headless fly. The only player with the ability to solve positional battles is Mo Williams.

Fortunately, he didn't seem to have a big problem, and Karl didn't let him continue playing.

What James has done has convinced Clevelanders that their sport is hated by God, and otherwise, some things really cannot be explained.

With more than half a century of championship drought, in addition to the famous "The Shot" in basketball, during the same period, they also suffered an equally painful blow in the NFL⑴. Soon after, the Browns, the spiritual sustenance of Clevelanders, announced their move (later they moved back, but were still half-dead), and then came the arrival of Shawn Kemp, who ate himself into a big fat man in Cleveland and became the father of many illegitimate children. , they ushered in the new century in despair, then unknowingly watched the team trade No. 2001 pick Frye Yu to DC in 2003, and then welcomed the Kings in .

That will be James' first return since defecting to Cleveland.

Like the Ricky Davis era.

Although Roy said it was okay on the spot, Karl said nothing and let him continue to fight.

Roy's exit forced Yu Fei to take on some additional organizational tasks.

So when their starters take the court, some people whose impressions of the Cavaliers are stuck with last season always feel like they're missing something.

This made Yu Fei couldn't help but think of what a brilliant move James made in his previous life in 2014 in the name of returning to his hometown to get rid of the Heat, which had lost the potential to compete for the championship.

The Cavaliers are the quintessential James team.

Brandon Roy, one of the core players of the team, had a hard knee to Mo Williams during a breakthrough and fell to the ground on the spot.

In other words, they kept the team they built for James.

However, in this life, will James come back?

Playing from November to June in the past two years has been a huge drain on even healthy players, let alone Roy.

The reasons are fair and aboveboard, and everyone has a happy ending. The 2016 championship is the key for James to open the door to the Pantheon. Many Leonard fans say that Durant dreams of a championship like the 2019 Raptors - is that true? In name, they defeated the Cosmos Warriors, but in reality they defeated the Broken Warriors, whose core lineup only had Curry and Green left standing. In terms of influence and storytelling, the 2016 Cavaliers were what Durant dreamed of. .

However, in such an inconsequential game, something happened that made the Sonics' scalp numb.

If Mo is the core, Cavaliers fans are bound to think of some bad things.

Yu Fei was really worried about Roy. No one knew better than him how stupid this guy was.

Yu Fei is more interested in the mentality of the fans than collecting statistics in this game where there is no possibility of suspense.

For them, if they can win 20 games this season, it will be considered a success.

If they beat the Lakers and make James' "decision" a joke, then what reason does James have to come back here?
That night, the Cavaliers' starting lineup was not much different from last season.

Although Xiao Mo can't shoot a triple-double in his own basket, with him as the core, the team's prospects will only be darker than in the Ricky Davis era.

Yu Fei was not so sure.

Considering that they suffered a rare blow in NBA history, Yu Fei has every reason to believe that the league will give them the 2010 No. pick as compensation.

In this matter, Durant did his part.

Yu Fei will never forget the day when James broadcast his "decision" live. His radio show was flooded with countless heartbroken Cavaliers fans.

They sent away the chosen one and welcomed back a man who was known as the born king. In the end, this king left them in the most unkingly way.

What could hurt more?

That night, Yu Fei basically didn't sweat, because the Cavaliers may be the worst NBA team at the moment.

Therefore, Yu Fei scored his lowest score since the start of the season tonight: 18 points.

Being at the bottom is almost an expected thing.

Durant is happy.

After what happened, Clevelanders had every reason to hate James.

Therefore, Yu Fei fully understands why Cavaliers fans are resentful, and they have the right to be so. Not because James left, but the way he left. The relationship between fans and players is inherently unequal. They buy tickets and jerseys, come to cheer on the field, defend the reputation of the players off the field, make excuses as much as possible when you fail, and in an ideal situation, make you rich. As long as you stay healthy, go all out when you go on the field, and don't do anything to hurt the fans, they will support you to the end.

"Brandon, this game is not worth your while. You must go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination!"

However, Yu Fei will not spoil him.

When Durant gets carried away and wants the ball without running the tactics, Yu Fei will just point to the tactical route indifferently, and then let Durant use his own threats to create opportunities for the shooters headed by Anthony Morrow.

Although Yu Fei intends to control Durant's shots, in Roy's absence, his share of shots does need to be shared by someone.

Therefore, Durant shot a career-high 26 shots tonight, hit 16 goals, and scored 42 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Yu Fei only scored 18 points, but behind the 18 points were 11 rebounds and 17 assists.

The data of 18+11+17 was enough for him to overwhelm Durant and be elected the best of the game.

This was arguably the only thing that displeased Durant tonight.

Although Frye has 14 more assists than him, he can still get these points even without those passes and left to him in isolation. And what does man-of-the-match mean to Fry? So what if he is the best in the game?
Durant subconsciously felt that Yu Fei could control who was the best player in the game.

Soon, he was relieved. More than just the best in the game? Even the Sonics' two consecutive championships so far have been simply folded into "The One Empire."

Durant hates this world where everyone is praising Yu Fei.

It should be noted that he does not hate Yu Fei, what he hates is the world that regards Yu Fei as infinite.

But sometimes the feeling of boredom can be blinding.

To prevent himself from hating specific things, Durant deals with such negative emotions by downplaying their existence.

So what if you don't win the Man of the Match award?
Durant graciously accepted ESPN's invitation and accepted an interview, spending ten minutes talking about "responsibility."

"Brandon is injured, may God be with him, I hope he is okay." Durant cares about his teammates like a saint, "I will pray for him, we will be fine, everything will pass."

"You set a new season high in points tonight, does that give you confidence?"

"No, no," Durant said. "I had a better performance last season."

Yu Fei did not attend the press conference that night. He rushed to the hospital immediately after the game.

That night, the test results came out.

Roy was fine, his knee wasn't even a first-degree sprain.

Judging from the test results, he did not even have to miss a game.

But Yu Fei suggested: "Let's enter the daily observation list and take a look."

Carr agreed, knowing that Roy had a history of serious injuries in high school and couldn't take the matter lightly.

Roy was not happy when he heard this, "The doctor said I can be beaten, why do I need to be observed?"

"For a guy like you who almost became a disabled person in high school, you can't be too cautious." Yu Fei laughed.

Roy said angrily: "I think you just want me to rest for a few more games, so that you can dominate the ball as much as you like!"

"I really want to admit it, but there is someone else who wants you to rest." Yu Fei said, "Because of your absence, Kevin got 26 shots tonight."

Roy was shocked: "You actually allowed him to do this?"

"What else can we do if we don't allow it?" Yu Fei said, "I don't have much motivation tonight, and you left the game again. Someone has to take on the offensive burden."

Roy asked, "How's he doing?"

"26 of 16 from the field, very good."

"Damn it!" Roy asked, "Have I become a stumbling block to his progress?"

"So even for this, you have to rest for a few more days." Yu Fei smiled, "Let's see how good Kevin can be without you stumbling around."

Durant's desire for the ball is an open secret within the Sonics.

But Yu Fei now talks about it in such a frivolous way, giving the impression that it is not important at all.

But Roy knew it would be something far-reaching.

"What if it turns out that my existence is indeed an obstacle to KD?" Roy asked.

Carl held his breath, he didn't expect to face this problem tonight.

He didn't expect that Roy would be so direct, using an unabashed way to expose the Sonics' reverse scale.

Yu Fei does not deny that Roy's presence has hindered Durant's rapid development.

Because in real life, Durant won the scoring title in his third season, was selected to the first team, and has since become a superstar.

But at the same time, it was precisely because of Durant's transcendent status in his previous life that no one could check him during the Thunder era that he obviously had versatile skills and playing styles, but gradually developed into a person who loved singles, was obsessed with singles, and was tired of tactics. , and constantly destroy the existence of tactics.

From Yu Fei's point of view, although Roy limits Durant's ability to quickly develop his own arsenal in the short term, in the long run, being "suppressed" by Roy will help cultivate his tactical qualities.

When did he pay more attention to tactics than individual duels, and when did he feel that running was more important than pulling away to get the ball in isolation, then the transformation of Durant, who was completely different from his previous life, was complete.

Hearing Roy's concerns, Yu Fei didn't want to express his thoughts.

Because they certainly can't understand themselves.

In their opinion, how could a good young man like Durant not like tactics and movement?

They don't know Durant's true face, nor do they know that Durant is awakening to a strong sense of self.

In this case, Yu Fei had his own way of answering.

"You can take a guess." Yu Fei's words were not only a comfort to Roy, but also a booster for Carl. "Does KD have the guts to say to me, 'Brandon's existence will only limit my performance and make him Get out of the way and give me the ball'?"

Roy was stunned.

Karl swallowed hard, "He probably doesn't have the courage."

But he will definitely keep thinking about it in his mind.

"Then." Yu Fei looked at Roy, "No matter how the following facts prove your influence on KD, it doesn't matter. All you have to do is rest for a few days. If there is still no problem after the re-examination, come back. we need you."

Within a few words, Roy could feel that Yu Fei valued him, and there was no need to explain the friendship between them. If Yu Fei is asked to choose between himself and Durant, the latter will be eliminated instantly. Secondly, it is Yu Fei's control over the team.

He truly believed that everything was under his control.

Roy smiled inexplicably: "I was really flattered to hear the master of the only empire say this to me face to face."

Yu Fei asked: "Do you mind that matter?"

"I mind."

"Then I'm sorry." Yu Fei said, "The done is done, there is no turning back."

"So," Roy sighed, "I can only mind it while following you into the dark."

The premise is that you can walk.

⑴The Shot, The Fumble, The Drive. Cleveland was the victim of three famous incidents in three famous games between the NBA and the NFL in the mid-to-late 80s. Not to mention the Red Right 1980 from 88. This is as if the tragedy in the last minute of the 2019 World Cup match between China and Poland happened four times in the same decade⑵.

⑵Perhaps only Chinese football fans can confidently say "We are worse off, okay?"

PS: I'm stuck. I want to die because I'm stuck. I can't write today.

(End of this chapter)