When pride still matters

Chapter 82 There has never been such a wonderful player meeting
Yu Fei directly said on the phone that he wanted to be traded, which surprised Arne Trim. He knew that Yu Fei and Jordan were not dealing with each other in DC, but he did not expect that the conflict had reached this level.

It was already getting late, so Trem asked Yu Fei to calm down and talk about it tomorrow.

The next day, Trem flew to DC and made an appointment with Yu Fei to have lunch together.

After a night, Yu Fei's mood did calm down, but his thoughts did not change.

After 11 NBA games, Yu Fei is convinced that he can make a name for himself in the NBA.

After all, he averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game in limited playing time for the Wizards, who were not conducive to his development in all aspects.

You know, while only playing 18 minutes per game, he has already entered the discussion for the Rookie of the Year first team.

Every team that played against the Wizards expressed confusion over his lack of playing time.

It is certain that if Yu Fei goes to their team, his playing time will definitely be more than this.

Yu Fei didn't know what reason he had to stay in DC.

This is a toxic environment, and Jordan is now like one of those saints in fantasy novels who is corrupted by evil forces.It just so happens that such a man who is already unqualified has the power of life and death of the team. The boss does not dare to dictate to him. The management listens to his orders. The head coach is his servant. Yu Fei wants to play more time, not only To show surrender, he also had to change his playing habits—accompanying Goute in his old man’s favorite slow-paced positional battle.Yu Fei really doesn't understand why his basketball IQ is so low despite being recognized as a dog.It's so easy to think about good statistics when you're older. You shoot more three-pointers, don't defend, and save your energy for fast breaks. With his current skill level, it's really easy to score 25 points per game, but he doesn't. The BQ (Ball QQ) area is really far behind the adaptive dog who would wear a crown on himself regardless of the occasion 20 years later.

Now Yu Fei feels that he has shown value, but he doesn't want to bow to Jordan, but if he doesn't bow, his playing time will not increase. What can he do?Let's trade, ask the Wizards to use the value he has already shown in exchange for an immediate combat capability that is willing to be Jordan's dog, and both parties will have a bright future.

Trem understood Yu Fei's situation and his thoughts.

However, this idea is a bit too naive. After all, he is only 18 years old. It is impossible to expect him to be as thoughtful as a 30-year-old social person.

After Yu Fei explained his situation and thoughts, he found his agent smiling jokingly.

"What's wrong?"

"Fry, do you know Latrell Sprewell?"

"Didn't you see our opening game? The first game we played was the Knicks."

"Really?" Tellem revealed that he didn't watch the Wizards' opening game. "Did you know that Latrell once choked the head coach on the training ground?"

Yu Fei nodded, of course, who doesn't know?

"While Latrell reshaped his career in New York, the fallout from his chokehold cost him several seasons that are irreversible," Traim said. "That's what we're going to do. What I learned from this is not to do anything irreversible.”

Is the application transaction irreversible?

It's just right, Yu Fei doesn't want to save it.

Then, Trem went on to say: "If we do this, you will face a very unfavorable situation and situation. First of all, the public favor you have accumulated with great difficulty will be completely consumed. No matter what your reasons are, fans will not be interested in a person. I have a good impression of someone who just played 11 games for his parent team and asked for a trade because he played so little time.”

"The second is those teams that may be involved in the transaction. Although you performed well in the game, you may not have noticed that there are forces outside that are hyping you up because you are young and energetic and unwilling to accept guidance and discipline."

"That may be true." Yu Fei said with a self-deprecating smile, "But it's not entirely true, because in DC, I only get 'discipline' and no 'guidance'."

As for this kind of "discipline", Yu Fei can only say whoever wants it.

"But who knows the truth?" Trem revealed the key part of the matter. "Neither you nor I can control the public opinion. But Michael can."

Yu Fei has already seen Jordan's power to control public opinion.

The mistress incident that caused a lot of trouble some time ago has now been put to rest.

"As long as Michael is willing, he can use his media relations to convince all teams that you are a capable but uncontrollable thorn. By then, even if we apply for a trade, no team will be willing to pay for the Wizards to accept it. The bargaining chip to get you." Traim said, "Once we apply for a transaction and no one cares about it, that will be the most terrible result."

Trem successfully made Yu Fei give up the idea of ​​"I'm going to fucking leave DC right now" and asked, "What should I do now?"

"I would say, you're in a good situation right now. It's Doug and Michael who are under pressure," Traim said. "The better you play in the limited playing time, there are calls from the outside world to increase your playing time. The bigger it is, now you have suffered an eight-game losing streak, and you are the only one in the team who has not entered the starting lineup. And last night, you scored 25 points as a substitute. We just need to find a few media friends to gently Give me a push."

Yu Fei really doesn't think his problems can be solved by relying on media pressure.But Trem wasn't done yet.

"I'm going to call Doug, I'm going to ask him to explain the situation, I'm going to push him to increase your playing time, and if he doesn't give me a clear answer, I'm going to threaten him, and I'm going to let him know if he continues to do this. There is a possibility of a transaction application.”

Trem's words reminded Yu Fei of a sentence he had seen online before.

The most threatening time for the nuclear button is before it is pushed.

If they directly apply for a trade, the Wizards will directly look for solutions to meet their various needs. However, if the possibility of "If you keep doing this, I will have to apply for a trade" is raised, Collins and Jordan will think of continuing to do this. It is possible to lose Yu Fei.

"Then, you can also show some aggression during training." Trem asked, "Among the fixed starting players, who has the worst relationship with you?"

Yu Fei wanted to say Jordan, but changed his mind after opening his mouth: "Christian Laettner."

"Teach him, humiliate him, trample him, let everyone know one thing deeply and clearly, you are more worthy of starting than him."

This lunch was not in vain. Yu Fei found that his manager was really a dog-headed strategist. He had one clever idea after another, and they all sounded quite feasible, especially the last one.

This afternoon, half an hour before the training session, the Wizards held an internal meeting.

Doug Collins wanted the players to speak their minds and summarize the reasons why the team suffered an eight-game losing streak.

"I tried my best" is a sentence that frequently appeared at the meeting.

Christian Leitner vaguely pointed the finger at Yu Fei: "If someone leaves the field early 2 minutes before the end of the game, as if he is the only one who has not lost, I don't think it will help us."

Yu Fei refuted him before anyone else could speak: "Yes, it's not helpful for someone who made 10 of 3 shots in the game to accuse a person who scored the highest score on the team in 19 minutes. This is why we lost eight games in a row." The reason is that I really didn’t help you. I admit that it’s my fault that I couldn’t score 19 points in 100 minutes!”

"Calm down, rookie!" Whitney said, "You played well yesterday, but it's really wrong to leave early."

Yu Fei snorted: "What's wrong? Obviously I was the only one who wanted to win yesterday."

"You think, I don't want to win?"

Jordan looked directly at Yu Fei, his big bloodshot brown eyes looking like a snake would fly out and swallow Yu Fei at any moment.

It was okay if Jordan didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, Yu Fei had a stress reaction.

Last night's game was the ugliest game Jordan has played since his comeback.

How dare you, an old loser who made 25 of 6 shots, lick your face and say you wanted to win last night?
Just when Yu Fei was about to say these words in a state of stress, Collins interrupted the horrific scene that almost happened, "Okay, our meeting is to summarize the experience of failure, not for you to blame each other here. .”

Just continue being a framer and let me see what you can come up with.

However, Jordan couldn't bear it anymore.

There are too many young teammates here. Before he arrived, they had been tortured by mediocre teams and lost their youthful ambitions. The eight-game losing streak is unfortunate for them, but it is shameful. They showed it perfectly here. The indifferent and amiable demeanor of a downtrodden athlete who tries his best despite constant failures is the strength of the team.

For Jordan, it was a jarring reminder.

It reminded him of his failed baseball career the first time he retired.

That mediocre baseball life taught Jordan one thing: how easy it is for humans to fail, how easy it is to stay at rock bottom, and how easy it is to find self-satisfaction and comfort in the cliché of a losing team working hard but failing miserably.

The only one who doesn't say this is damn Yu Fei!
This makes Jordan even more angry!

"I don't want to hear any more nonsense from these bastards!" Jordan yelled. "You think you tried your best and you feel good, but what's the fucking use if you can't win? Just try harder if you don't try your best. , take out the last bit of strength in your body, even if you work hard on the court, I don’t want to hear the word try your best again, damn, get out of here and train!”

Cheers to Dog, cheers to Dog, there has never been such a great player meeting!

(End of this chapter)