When pride still matters

Chapter 93 I will be embarrassed
Chapter 92 I would be embarrassed
After Yu Fei came off the court, Jordan returned to the third position and regained a little vitality.

Since he no longer has to dribble the ball through half the court, nor does he have to shoulder the burden of organization, Jordan only needs to focus on scoring, and he has indeed become the Wizards' main attacker at this stage.

However, his physical condition today is not optimistic.

Although he hit a few good shots, he soon struggled.

Duncan was in very good condition, and soon caused Laettner to foul three times, and Collins had to be replaced.

However, no matter who is replaced, the result will be the same.

Duncan just positions himself in the low post, leans in, turns around and shoots or hooks into the basket. These two simple tricks are useless.

"I don't know how long I have to play before I can dominate the game as effortlessly as he does." Kwame Brown's eyes lit up.

Yu Fei said calmly: "Why underestimate yourself? He was the first pick in 1997 and you were the first pick in 2001. Your starting point is the same."

Then, Brown kept staring at Yu Fei until Yu Fei couldn't stand it anymore.

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, I just think you're more of a No. [-] pick than me."

"This is because I came from behind." Yu Fei said without hesitation, "The boss said you are lazy for a reason."

On the court, the first team changed for a lap, and the only person left on the court was Jordan.

Tim Grover was so worried that he told Collins when the Wizards were executing the last offense of the first quarter, "Michael needs to rest for at least 7 minutes in the second quarter!"

Collins asked a question that sent Grover into a rage: "Is he willing to take that long of a break?"

"Damn it!" Grover said, "You are the fucking head coach, show some backbone!"

And Jordan is controlling time on the court, facing Bowen, preparing to complete the buzzer-beating attack.

As the most lethal critical moment killer in history, Jordan's legendary story is written by a series of lore on major stages. This is the charm of sports. No matter how anxious the game is, it only takes a few seconds for everything to turn.

This is Jordan's most confident and calm moment.

But in Yu Fei's view, that was the moment when he slipped from the ruling class and announced the end of his rule.

Jordan dragged his tired and aching legs and tried to hit a buzzer-beating jumper over Bowen.This is the story that started when he was called upon to hit the championship-locking shot for North Carolina in the 1982 NCAA National Finals, until Game 1998 of the [-] Finals, when he stole Malone in the low post, dribbled to the frontcourt alone, and choked him there. In the Delta Center Arena, Utahns watched in despair as he controlled the time, dribbled, started, half-swayed and half-pushed, causing Byron Russell to fall to the ground. The moment he jumped into the air, a cameraman captured it That precious scene and the reaction of the fans at the scene.

Those frightened faces fully demonstrated that Jordan was the guillotine in the basketball world at critical moments. He would leap high, hover over the heads of the unfortunate victims, stick out his tongue, and fill the air with a terrible inevitability. Then the basketball leaves the fingertips, heralding the fall of the ax, causing the opponent's head to fall to the ground.

Today he jumped again, but this was not him in 1998, nor was he in 1982. This was him in 2001. An old Jordan who could not jump high and could not find the best shooting feeling due to injuries was actually committed. Bowen, who was defending on the ground, seized the opportunity to shoot, jumped up, and completed the block.

The Alamodome erupted in a terrifying roar, and the first quarter ended with that.

Jordan couldn't hold on any longer. He limped off the court. The team doctor immediately came forward. Grover motioned for him to be taken to the infirmary. The scene was chaotic.

It's another nightmare for Doug Collins.

From today on, questions about him "not taking good care of Jordan" and "knowing that Jordan was injured yet still letting him play for so long" will be everywhere.

"Now that Michael may not be able to return to this game, should we play differently?"

Yu Fei will not let go of every opportunity for Jordan to lose control of the team.

Collins, who was anxious about how to deal with the media after the game, looked at him in confusion: "What do you want to do?"

"Obviously our inside line has a major disadvantage, and TD is very difficult to deal with. Instead of using double teams to deal with him, it's better to let him attack our inside line at will."

"How about he attack the inside?"

Collins felt that Yu Fei was whimsical again, "Do you know if we didn't defend him as much as we did in the first quarter, he could easily score 40 points and 20 rebounds in the paint?"

As far as I know, Duncan usually can't win games with such a C level.

Yu Fei smiled and said, "Then let him take it."

"What did you say?"

"Let him score 40 points and 20 rebounds," Yu Fei said. "Let him attack alone. As long as he doesn't get in touch with his teammates, even if he scores 50 points, what's there to fear?"

Although Yu Fei's words sounded unbelievable, after Collins calmed down, he felt that this might not be a solution.

Now he can't care about Jordan's situation and can only focus on the game first.

"What do you want to do?" Even Collins himself didn't realize that he had developed a dependence on Fei similar to that of Jordan.

Yu Fei said: "Give me three teammates who can shoot three-pointers, and let them completely obey my command on the offensive end."

Collins knew that Yu Fei was planning to play a "me-only" pick-and-roll attack.

"Would you mind if Christian came on?" Collins asked.

"I mind." Yu Fei said realistically, "So you'd better not let him play."

Collins added: "He is the only big man on our team who can shoot three-pointers."

"That's fine, as long as he doesn't cause trouble."

So it's settled.

In the second quarter, the Wizards' starting lineup was Chris Whitney, Richard Hamilton, Yu Fei, Christian Laettner, and Popeye Jones.

"Don't think that I will cooperate well with you."

Yu Fei had already predicted that Leitner's dog could not change its nature of eating shit.

"I really don't expect you to be a human being. You just have to stand outside the three-point line like a watchdog."

"What did you say?"

"If you can't do it, get out." Yu Fei controlled the ball and sneered, "I have the final say now!"

Leitner was filled with grief and anger. He didn't know how things could have turned out like this. Even Jordan couldn't control Yu Fei.And I don’t know since when, Yu Fei became the second person behind Jordan, and even Hamilton could only be ranked third.

Just a No. [-] pick, why should he?
A storm was brewing in Laettner's head, and then Yu Fei roared at him like a wolf: "Do you even need me to teach you how to position outside the three-point line?"

Leitner was completely defeated in terms of momentum. He kept saying that he did not want to cooperate with Yu Fei, but as soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, he obediently ran to the weak side after being scolded.

Yu Fei first called Hamilton for a pick-and-roll, and mistakenly called the Spurs' No. [-] substitute Antonio Daniels.

Daniels is a 193cm combo guard. With his size, he has no chance against Yu Fei.

The Spurs knew this section well, Robinson came to help defend, Yu Fei passed the ball to Jones, Jones attracted the defense again, and Laettner was completely open, and the ball was passed from inside to outside.

Laettner inexplicably got an open three-point opportunity, took a decisive shot and hit it.

27 is better than 20
The Wizards chased the point difference to single digits.

Duncan is resting off the court. The core of the Spurs' interior is David Robinson. This veteran who almost left the Spurs during this offseason suffered a sharp decrease in playing time due to poor condition at the beginning of the season.

To be fair, Robinson is understandable for being upset. When Duncan entered the free market last year, he made a fuss and almost left San Antonio. In order to retain the thigh that brought him the championship, Robinson personally went to lobby, but he stayed. He also firmly occupies the team's maximum salary.This summer, Robinson's contract expired. He wanted a maximum salary contract similar to his previous contract to retire, but the Spurs asked him to take a salary cut of US$700 million.

No matter how happy they got along last year, the Spurs have to face reality. Giving Robinson 1400 million will not do any good except becoming an All-American.This will not only lock up salary space, but also bring the salary cap to the limit where the luxury tax is required, which is unacceptable to them.

Although Robinson has the idea of ​​staying with the Spurs forever, if he has to lose 800 million for this, a normal person has to see if there is a better choice.But the answer is no.

No team is willing to give a 36-year-old center an annual salary of 1400 million, which is why the Spurs are confident.

Robinson, who has always been known for being selfless and not greedy for money, was eventually harmed by his reputation and reluctantly signed a two-year, $2 million contract with the Spurs.

Now, Robinson's lack of desire to compete is unreservedly reflected on the court. Although he gets the ball in the low post, he doesn't play it, he just passes it to the outside.

Seeing him like this, Yu Fei was naturally the happiest.

If Robinson doesn't open up inside, the Spurs' outsiders will need to rely on their personal abilities to solve problems.

Is this the elegant and easy-going admiral?Well done, calm down, wait another 15 years, there will be a man named Leonard who will teach them how to be a mature management that understands the players.

The Spurs' offense ended with a hammer blow.

But there are different types of iron. The iron in this round is bad iron. It provides the Wizards with fast break opportunities.

Yu Fei grabbed the defensive rebound and immediately created a whirlwind from the backcourt.Spurs backup forward Malik Rose tried to stop Yu Fei, but his attempt cost him a lot.Yu Fei suddenly stopped while traveling, his luck changed direction, and he knocked Rose down in front of him. He ignored the boos and went straight to Huanglong, jumped into the air with all his strength, and smashed a powerful and heavy tomahawk dunk. .

Popovich had a dark face and wanted to scold someone but didn't know who to scold.

Yu Fei pointed at Rose and smiled at Popovich: "Hey, are you sending a normal person to guard against me? This won't work. If you give me a big salute when we first meet, I will be embarrassed."

(End of this chapter)