When pride still matters

Chapter 8 All the best players are wanted in the first team (Thanks to jamesxu-SBZ for the league leader award)

Yu Fei's performance on day two of the Nike Regional Invitational solidified his reputation as one of the top high school students in Washington State.

In the opinion of some sports writers, Yu Fei is not only the top high school student in Washington state, but also the top in the United States.

随后的地区邀请赛第三天，于飞再次以8分15篮板8盖帽的数据和18分14篮板6盖帽的数据率领球队取得连胜，并进入了第四天的决赛圈。

This time, the Royals were unable to continue their winning streak as they met the Fab Five led by Brandon Roy.

The gap in book strength has exceeded the limit that Yu Fei can make up.

Before the game started, Hank Selvan told Yu Fei not to think about winning or losing, but to focus on personal performance.

Selvain is pragmatic, because even if he wins in the end, it won't make much difference to the rest of the Royals, and if Yu Fei can prove that he is the strongest player in this game, it will show his strength. Above Roy.

As the best player in Washington State in the eyes of many, if Yu Fei's performance surpasses Roy's, then this title will also be transferred to Yu Fei.

In the end, Yu Fei lived up to expectations and scored 32 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks in the game against the Five Tigers. Although the Royals failed to win, he was recognized as the best player in the game.

Through this game, Yu Fei and Roy became friends.

After the game, they chatted off the court for half an hour.

Then, the Five Tigers participated in the finals.

There was no suspense. The Five Tigers, who were the strongest in terms of strength and team chemistry, won the final championship.At this point, the official competition session of the Nike Regional Invitational Tournament in Seattle is over.

There will be a one-day exhibition match tomorrow, and the MVP and best lineup of this invitational tournament will also be selected.

That night, Selvan took the team members to a nearby famous Turkish restaurant for barbecue.

Some people took the initiative to announce the good news.

This AAU competition had the greatest impact on Fei, but others also benefited from it.

For example, Quinn Thomas, the only female player on the team, is a well-known female player in Kent City. She can perform well in AAU games with the Royals, which naturally attracts the attention of many universities.

If he doesn't become famous, even if Quinn plays brilliantly in Kent City, it will be difficult for him to be known to the outside world.

Because Kent City is a veritable basketball desert.

The previous captain Bobby Jonas was very proud. As the second scorer of the Royals this time, he officially got an offer from a university called California State University Northridge after today's game.

Everyone looked confused when Jonas said the name of the school.

Only Yu Fei knew that this was a first-tier university ranked several hundred years away.

Ou Junxuan, the top pick in the 2020 CBA draft, comes from this school.

It can be said that this is a bad school.

But no matter how bad it is, it is still a first-tier university.

For Jonas, who was already preparing to attend community college, this offer not only saved his summer, it might also change his life.

Moreover, Jonas knew that without Yu Fei, none of this would have happened.

Just when Jonas was about to say those disgusting words that made Yu Fei's scalp numb, Lawson said: "Bobby, if you thank Da Fei, you should buy him pork chop rice."

Everyone laughed, and Jonas said sheepishly: "Definitely next time."

"Forget it next time. The pork chop rice in Seattle is not delicious. I still like the pork chop fairy in Kent City. That's called pork chop rice."

Today is a happy day, almost everyone is happy.

Only Anthony Lawson was unhappy.

Yu Fei noticed his emotion.

So when I returned to the hotel, I went to Lawson's room to find out what was on his mind.

"Don't tell me you are sad because we failed to win the final championship." Yu Fei smiled, "If you are sad about this, I will leave immediately."

"No, of course not. It's a big surprise that we can get this result."

Lawson smiled slightly.

"Then what are you thinking about?" Yu Fei asked.Lawson said: "It wasn't until today that I discovered that no university was paying attention to me. In fact, the reason why they were paying attention to me was just to follow me and establish a relationship with you."

Yu Fei was surprised that Lawson didn't realize this until now.

Should Lawson be surprised by this?

Taking a step back, what is the future for a center whose bare feet are less than two meters tall?
No matter how short Ben Wallace is, he is still two meters tall.

For NBA centers under two meters tall, Yu Fei can only think of Chuck Hayes and the fat "cosplay enthusiast" Hu.

The problem is that Lawson is not as good at defense as Hayes, nor does he have the anti-human intuition of alien physical fitness like Fat Tiger.

He is just an ordinary traditional center, but he is less than two meters tall.

This kind of talent has no future even if it is placed overseas, let alone the NBA.

It's normal for college basketball not to pay attention to him. It's just that the sudden surge of attention from the Royals in the past two days gave him some misunderstandings that he shouldn't have. But what happened today completely changed his perception.

"The person in charge of a university told me that I could get their offer, but only if you promise to go to their university."

Yu Fei finally knew why Lawson was trapped.

Everyone in the Royals follows Yu Fei to benefit from the glory. This is a fact that everyone tacitly agrees with.

But they can deceive themselves into believing that being noticed by the outside world is a reflection of their talents.

In Lawson's case, things turned out to be too explicit.

"This is an insult to you, Tony." Yu Fei said, "You should let him go. For someone who doesn't respect your efforts, you don't need to respect him."

"Fu Lai, do you think I can get an offer like Bobby?"

Lawson asked.

"I don't know, Tony." Yu Fei said, "Who knows what will happen in the future? Just like me, a few months ago, did you think I would reach this point? Everything is possible."

After one night, Yu Fei went to the event site of the Nike Regional Invitational Tournament again.

The official game has ended, but today there will be a star exhibition game, dunk contest and three-point contest.

Yu Fei is a member of the Star Team, not to mention the two individual events. During the Star Game, Yu Fei and Roy cooperated many times, and the two played in perfect harmony.

Due to Roy's poor shooting touch, the game was basically controlled by Fei. His dunk show made people regret that he did not sign up for the dunk contest, while his fancy dribbling feasted the eyes of the audience.

Some college scouts started comparing him to Lamar Odom.

What's more, he was compared to the yellow-skinned Magic Johnson.

In the end, Yu Fei was elected the All-Star Game MVP with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.

There is no doubt that he is the best player in the invitational tournament.

After all the activities were over, Yu Fei was elected MVP of the invitational tournament with high votes, and was selected into the best team along with four other players including Roy.

When Brad Smith, the sponsor of the invitational tournament, gave Yu Fei the trophy for the best player and a bonus of US$5000, he looked at Yu Fei seriously and said from the bottom of his heart: "Keep working hard, kid, you are the best player." One of the best high school students I've ever seen."

From then on, Yu Fei was no longer an unknown symbol in the high school basketball world, but a resounding name. No matter where he played, scouts would use a magnifying glass to observe his every move.

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"I love Toronto and I love Vince, but I love the championship more, and Orlando can bring me closer to it." - Tracy McGrady told a reporter from the "Orlando Sentinel".

"Patrick is a great player, and once the time comes, we will win. The basketball game is unpredictable, and sometimes you have the best players but can't win." We can understand his words this way, the Knicks Hopefully, wait another year to see if Ewing can return to form, and if Ewing wants to leave, let him.But other teams in the Eastern Conference are recruiting players, and Miami and Orlando are gearing up. It will not be easy for the Knicks to win the championship, and the opportunity is fleeting.So, it's time for the Knicks to make up their mind and turn the page and start over. --"New York Times"

“I wouldn’t be surprised if these high school seniors declared for the NBA Draft in 2001: Eddy Curry, Kevin Tolbert, Kwame Brown, DaJuan Wagner, Tyson Chandler, Ousmane Cisse PF, Julius Hodge SF, Desagena Diop, Rick Rickert PF, David Lee." — — "Sports Illustrated Issue: Faces in the Crowd"

"The Seattle Nike Regional Invitational ended yesterday, and the sudden emergence of 11th grader Frye Yu was elected MVP. Will this kid from Kent City become the first NBA player in the history of this area?" - "Sports Illustrated Special: High School" Basketball Talk》

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