When pride still matters

Chapter 68 Untouchables and Geniuses

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"Damn it!" Spike Lee stood up and roared at Yu Fei, "This is not what you should do! You hateful rookie has no right to scream!"

"Spree will teach you a lesson!"

Yu Fei annoyed MSG fans, not only because of his additional action of pulling the rim after dunking, but also because he 100% reproduced Westbrook's classic celebration after landing - every Westbrook fan will remember it. action, receiving an alley-oop pass from Durant, catching the ball, and then striding completely oblivious after completing the dunk.

"This kid is really a blockbuster." Wizards assistant coach Johnny Bach said with emotion, "There is no better stage than MSG."

Jordan sat quietly and saw Yu Fei showing off his talent to his heart's content. It was a feeling that he could no longer touch.

Although he possesses skills that are beyond the reach of Flying, on nights when he can't find his touch - like tonight - he will struggle.

As long as Yu Fei appears on the stage, he is like a monster breaking free from chains, and his talent can be seen at a glance.

Compared with Kwame Brown, he is more of a No. [-] pick.

What is hateful is that this winning ticket, which has already scratched out 1/3 of the winning ticket, is completely disrespectful to me.

Jordan could clearly feel the boy's dislike of him from Yu Fei. What confused him the most was that he didn't know where he left a bad impression on the other party.

In fact, Jordan hasn't had a serious relationship for a long time.

Others have always been the only ones to fawn over him and endure his bad temper and ridicule, but Yu Fei just expressed zero tolerance for his temper and trash talk, which made Jordan feel uncomfortable.

This is why Yu Fei feels that Jordan still has a long way to go as a person.

Because he has been a god for so long that he cannot recognize the difference between the divine world and reality.

Now Yu Fei has no time to care about Jordan, he has to face Sprewell's tsunami offensive.

"Your dunk is beautiful, but I don't like your celebration." Sprewell said bluntly, "That's not what a rookie should do."

Yu Fei's response was what his teammates didn't want to hear: "Oh, really, I don't know what else should be done on the court besides pinching the neck."

At this moment, Sprewell's facial expression changed drastically, which was even more horrifying than Naruto's expression change after Payne killed Hinata in front of Naruto.

Yu Fei's trash talk brought Sprewell's mind back to the afternoon four years ago that brought his career to its lowest point.

Suddenly, he went from a promising young player to a media pariah.

The week that Sprewell nearly strangled P.J. Carlesimo, the national media published 484 articles criticizing him⑵, and he almost lost everything he had worked hard for.

The spotlight and outside support in the Big Apple restored Sprewell to a star he thought he'd never dwell on.

Then, Yu Fei's trash talk brought bad associations.

"It seems like no one taught you how to fucking talk properly!" Sprewell said viciously, leaning against Yu Fei and asking for the ball.

Yu Fei wanted to use his wingspan to defend forward. Sprewell weighed only 190 pounds. In terms of physique, he had no advantage, but he was equal to Yu Fei in terms of strength.

This reminded Yu Fei that he still needs to practice hard in the weight room. Just being equal to Sprewell is not enough, because the latter is not a striker who is good at confrontation.

There is even no sense of violation in using Sprewell as the second position.If it weren't for Alan Houston's difficulty adapting to the confrontation at the third position, Sprewell would have been playing the second position.

Yu Fei failed to take advantage of his physical advantage because Sprewell's core strength was stable enough to suppress him firmly and cause a foul.

The referee's attitude was not to allow Yu Fei to make an obvious offense to Sprewell's cylinder, so Yu Fei changed his strategy.

Then, with a lightning-quick first step, Sprewell broke Yu Fei's defense and accelerated for a layup.

"I'll teach you how to fucking talk!" Sprewell yelled.

While Sprewell was teaching the rookie, MSG's cheers and curses also sounded. This momentum was also the first time Yu Fei had encountered.

Yu Fei understands New Yorkers' love for Sprewell very well, because the public's dislike of sports stars is cyclical, unless they are stable and active like Irving, otherwise, like Kobe after the Eagle County incident , James, who made the decision to go against his ancestors, and Durant, who took the most difficult path, as long as he performs amazingly on the court, even the most despicable malice in the world will be eliminated by the visual stimulation that hits the eyeballs.

Sprewell only did a small job - as a key player for the 99 Knicks, helping the team reach the Finals after Ewing was sidelined for the season, and then he became the most popular basketball player in New York State, whether it was He has achieved great results on the court and in the shopping mall. Even New Yorkers find his capricious temperament and occasionally reckless playing style acceptable and regard this as his personal charm.

This is New York, a city that worships sports heroes to a pathological level. They like stars who can "start over", like Lawrence Taylor (Lawrence Taylor/NFL star) and Dwight Gooden (MLB star) And drug addicts and criminal scum like Darryl Strawberry (the MLB star) were treated like heroes when they returned to play for the New York Athletics.

However, Yu Fei didn't think Sprewell could tell him to keep his mouth shut.

This is something that even Jordan has not done. Even the 38-year-old Jordan is more powerful than the current Sprewell.

Yu Fei controlled the ball, and Sprewell's defensive intensity was obviously beyond the standard. He even ignored the rules and used his hands in the frontcourt to block Yu Fei's progress.

Rookies have no rights, and Yu Fei's protest was useless. He could only protect the ball with his back, and then pass the ball to Chris Whitney to complete the handover.Laettner claims high, ready for the axel.

This is the way Collins likes to play.

However, due to the well-known conflicts between Yu Fei and Leitner, letting the two of them cooperate is bound to not lead to good results.

When Yu Feikong cut out the opportunity, Laettner chose to hand the ball to Hamilton, who was one step open inside the three-point line.

Hamilton caught the ball and shot directly.

"boom!"

How sweet it is to strike iron in this life.

Yu Fei doesn't know why outside stars in this era like to shoot two points in one step inside the three-point line.

No, not all of them.

At least Sprewell is smart enough to know that three points is worth one more point than two points.

Within a few seconds, Sprewell came to the frontcourt. Since there was no one in front of him, he directly shot a three-pointer.

This was a goal that refreshed Yu Fei's knowledge.

It's 2001, and someone actually shoots a chasing three-pointer in a counterattack fast break with more shots and less?
And the person who took action was Sprewell, a guy who seemed completely unlikely to have such knowledge.

"Shh!"

Sprewell hit a three-pointer, widening the point difference to 12 points, and Collins called a timeout.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Collins still did not replace Kwame Brown.

Christian Laettner, who brought his personal grudges to the court, and the useless Jasidi White were replaced. Popeye Jones came on to play the five position, and Tyrone Naseby came on to play the three position. Fly up and propose any number four position.

After seeing his own lineup, Yu Fei wanted to laugh but couldn't help it.

Of the five players on the court, only Whitney can be counted as a space pointer. Hamilton shot 27% from three-point range last season.
It really focuses on muscle basketball, whoever shoots three-pointers is a dog.

"Fry, listen, I need you to establish an advantage against Kurt Thomas." Collins elaborated. "Your opponent is a engineer-type fourth position with solid basic skills. He only has the ability on the left side on the offensive end. He's a mid-range shooting threat, so you don't have to worry about confrontation, he's lighter than you. If you can establish a matchup advantage, we can free up Rip."

Collins has many shortcomings, such as kneeling and licking Jordan, emotional instability, etc., but he also has advantages, that is, as a basketball expert, the on-site guidance he gives is usually effective.

Many famous coaches are known for their poor on-the-spot adaptability, but Collins is the opposite. In the professional basketball world, he has the reputation of "if he could call a timeout in every offensive round, Doug Collins would win every battle."

Even under the premise of "all coaches in history", Collins' on-the-spot response is the best.

After hearing what he said, Yu Fei asked, "I can understand that I have been given full authority to handle positional attacks?"

"Michael is resting anyway, you can understand that." Collins said with a slight smile.

"OK, as the temporary core of the Wizards, I have a suggestion."

"Say."

"Let me play No. [-] and Kwame play No. [-]."

"Good suggestion," Collins still smiled, "but I refuse, Kwame is not ready yet."

Yu Fei was speechless. As long as Collins wanted Brown to play a role on the court, he would not treat him as useless.

This is Yu Fei's second attempt to get Brown into the rotation.

But he failed because he still lacked one of the most critical things, which is authority as the core.

If it were Jordan, one sentence would be enough.

But Yu Fei is not good, he is just a temporary core.

Before playing, Yu Fei took a deep look at Brown and expressed regret for his experience.

Dude, you really tried your best, just continue to sit on that small bench and hunt for the coach's mother.

⑴This number is not made up by me now. It is the number given by the New York Times in the 2000 whitewash article for the madman. However, I don’t know whether the author of the article made it up.

PS: The release time should be [-] noon tomorrow. If I remember correctly, it is the last day of this month. Please ask for a monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)