When pride still matters

Chapter 20 I joined
Yu Fei sat down and continued asking questions.

Others were still asking boring questions, but Yu Fei had obviously become an impressive figure.

A small number of people quietly inquired about his origins.

When they learned that Yu Fei was ranked 2001th in the United States in the class of 16, they all expressed surprise.

Brandon Roy even questioned Fei: "You have never been a fan of Kobe, right? Why do you ask those questions?"

"Because there are a lot of media at the scene, I believe someone will write my question into the news." Yu Fei said with a smile, "If Kobe and Shaq break up in the future, maybe they can find some clues in Kobe's speech today."

Okay, break up?

Roy didn't expect that Yu Fei would make such vicious predictions about the golden pair: "How dare you say that?"

How dare?Not to mention that this is a fact that Yu Fei has known for a long time as a time traveler. After the new century, no combination will be more dominant and dramatic than OK. The Boston Big Three, the Miami Big Three, the Thunder Young Masters, GDP, the Splash Brothers, and the Tsunami Brothers , Nets Big Three, Kajiao. This list can go on, but which one can be compared with OK?No.They have neither OK's achievements nor OK's grievances. OK's establishment to disintegration perfectly fits the epic narrative of professional sports.

In 2001, who could have foreseen the ending of OK?

Yu Fei could see some clues in an interview with Kobe Bryant last month.

That's when the season began, and a championship transformed Bryant into an all-around success, a rare young player who found a balance between sports and celebrity.But at that time, O'Neal was the favorite for MVP, and Kobe never entered the discussion. At the same time, Iverson was a pop culture icon, and Carter rose in the East, stole all the limelight, completely surpassed Kobe, and became the recognized most popular player. Close to Jordan's successor.

In a postgame interview with NBC in February this year, NBC asked Kobe if he was inspired by Carter's 51 points in a single game and wanted to know if he would try the same. Annoyance flashed across Kobe's face and he replied angrily: "Dude, why are you asking these questions?"

Yu Fei swore that this was the NBA version of "What are you doing?!!!". Kobe's jealousy was almost tangible, and his desire to become the leader of the team like Iverson and Carter could not be concealed, but at that time, he Having put on the hat of a perfect team player, a perfect team player cannot do such a thing.

Kobe quickly regained his composure and denied on the spot that there was any competitive relationship between himself and Carter.

And, Kobe said: "My current situation is perfect, I can learn every aspect of the game without people analyzing my every move. What's interesting is that people are so curious about me. Am I jealous of Shaq? ? Is Shaq jealous of me? Am I jealous of Vince? I'm not that guy. Shaq's playing great and there's no one I want to see him play like that more than I do. Vince? I feel very, very much for Vince Happy. I like what he's doing."

A flawless answer, but as long as you add "yes" to each of Kobe's questions and change the last "like" to jealousy, it will perfectly reflect Kobe's state of mind.

Every superstar needs an avatar, and that's what the public wants.

How long will Kobe Bryant play this role?It depends on when he travels to Eagle County.

After the question and answer session, Kobe completed his task.

Before he left, he promised the players that he would be back on closing day to award the top-ranked high school student.

Then enter the team formation stage.

There are not many rules in this link. Vaccaro allows players to stay together because there is no championship competition in the training camp.

The upper class consisting of 12th graders and the lower class consisting of 11th graders are divided into two groups.Among them, 11th graders can join the 12th graders’ team.

After the team formation is completed, each team will play three 3-minute games every day for three days. On the fourth day, the staff of the ABCD training camp and representatives from major media and college coaches will select the All-Star lineup for the All-Star Game. race.

Yu Fei and Roy formed a team, and they named their team Emerald City to show where they came from.

Roy noticed the popularity of D'Angelo Collins' team, and there were many 12th graders who wanted to join Collins' team because they wanted to ride the wave.

But Collins doesn't want everyone. He only accepts 100th graders selected into the top 12 in the United States and 50th graders selected into the top 11 in the United States to join his team.

"It's all your fault, we missed a great opportunity!" Roy seemed to see an opportunity for the media to notice him passing.

Yu Fei laughed and said: "He only needs to be selected into the top 100 12th graders in the United States. You don't seem to meet the requirements, right?"

Roy was stunned when he heard this, and then quibbled: "I am still among the top 100 high school students in the United States on some lists!"

"Like the Seattle Times? Oh no, they shouldn't be that boring. I think the newspaper that ranked you in the top 100 should be the school newspaper of Garfield High School, right?"

"how is this possible?!"

"No need to explain, everyone only looks at the ranking on the mainstream list. The fact is that you can no longer enter the top [-] on the mainstream list. Accept the reality, you can't join his team!"

Roy lost most of his momentum at once: "Then what should we do next?"

"What should I do? Are you embarrassed to say that?" Yu Fei asked angrily, "After all, I am one of the top 16 high school students in the United States. Do you want me to recruit people? Go and recruit people for me!"

"I?"

"Who will go if you don't go?" Yu Fei said fiercely, "If you can't trick a few fools into joining the team, don't blame me for kicking you out of the team!"

Roy was so angry that he immediately said: "Kick me, and you will be the only one left in the Jade team. How are you going to play?"

Yu Fei smiled slyly and said, "Do you think D'Angelo Collins will refuse to join the 16th high school student in the United States?" "Wait a minute, I will find you some juniors right now." The fool is back!"

Roy is very knowledgeable. It is not easy for him to be selected into the top 100 in the United States in the same year. Isn't it easy to fool a few fools in the lower class?
What's more, although Yu Fei's reputation is not as famous as Collins, he is still one of the top 20 high school students in the United States, so he is still attractive.

Yu Fei didn't really leave all the recruitment matters to Roy, he decided to look around.

First of all, it is certain that the ABCD training camp is the top high school basketball training camp in the United States. Therefore, among the high school stars of three age groups who come to participate in the training camp, there should be some future stars that he knows.

In fact, some of them, like Iguodala now, don't know that they can become NBA All-Stars in the future.

Even if any of them are bullied here, Yu Fei can stand up for them.

As their leading brother, when everyone enters the NBA in the future, will this old relationship be forgotten?

Maybe they can play brother basketball together one day?
As Yu Fei was walking, he suddenly saw a lean, big-eared Heiwa not far away with a rustic haircut, begging a senior student to let him join the team.

"Will, please trust me, I can protect you."

Obviously the old student expressed doubts about his ability: "Don't even think about it, there is no way I can let an 11th grade kid join my team!"

"Go and play in your damn junior competition. Your small body will be broken into pieces in the senior competition!" Lao Sheng shook his head contemptuously and rejected him very simply.

The big-eared black man looked embarrassed. This was obviously not the first team to reject him.

Just when he was about to shamelessly look for the next team, an Asian boy appeared in his sight.

The other party is also looking at him.

He remembered this guy—the guy who asked Bryant the weird questions.

"Is something wrong?" Seeing that the other person was increasingly mocking him, the big-eared black man asked in embarrassment.

Although his current appearance is somewhat different from the one who stole Stephen Curry's FMVP in the finals in the future, Yu Fei still recognized him.

"Andre Iguodala?"

Yu Fei asked with a smile.

"You know me?" Iguodala was secretly surprised.

Yu Fei said nonchalantly: "I seem to have heard your name somewhere, but that's not important. It seems that the person just rejected you?"

"So what?" Iguodala felt more and more that Yu Fei had bad intentions.

"Who rejected you?"

Iguodala said unhappily: "Big Will, he is the 54th high school student in the United States, and Roger Powell Jr. SG, he is the 62nd high school student in the United States. Damn it, why should I?" Telling you this? What on earth do you want to do?!"

Yu Fei's sense of Iguodala can't be said to be good or bad.

Regardless of his performance with the Warriors, refusing to play for the Grizzlies at the end of his career is really unpopular.

He acted like the noble and dignified veteran he was, unwilling to play for a team that seemed to be rebuilding.

But Iguodala is still quite fun now, like a straightforward country bumpkin.

Thinking of this, Yu Fei said casually: "Well, as the 2001th high school student in the United States in the class of 16, I formally extend an invitation to you to join my team, and then you will have the opportunity to prove that Big Will Who did you miss?"

In an instant, Iguodala's heartbeat accelerated.

This is a super exciting feeling!
He regretted his bad attitude toward Fei.
"Ranked 16th in the nation?" Iguodala asked in disbelief, "You're not lying to me, are you?"

Yu Fei smiled and said: "I am Yu Fei from Seattle. You can go to the staff and ask about my ranking. Now I will ask you again, are you willing to join my team?"

"Of course!" Iguodala said loudly, "I'm joining!"

PS: Who plays "Fearless Contract"? Last night, I played double queue with my cousin, with 5 losses and 1 win. This terminally ill brother of mine is about to play EMO, and I urgently need my big brother to lead the team.Of course, my coding work will not be left behind for Wanguiwan. Yesterday, I confirmed that it will be put on the shelves next month, so I have been saving my manuscripts recently and waiting for more updates on the day of release (I dare not say that there will be more updates, because I heard Recently, a monster appeared that has been updated for 50 chapters).

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