When pride still matters

Chapter 83 The Nightmare Comes into Reality
On November 11, the Wizards ushered in a second game with the Celtics at home.

Currently, the Celtics have 5 wins and 5 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference, while the Wizards have 3 wins and 8 losses, ranking No. 13 in the Eastern Conference. You know, before the start of the season, authoritative media listed the Wizards as a playoff team, and The Wizards are currently only ranked No. 13 in the Eastern Conference.

The Wizards, who have suffered eight consecutive losses, are determined to win this game, just like the previous eight games.

Wanting to win and being able to win are two different things.

Before the game started, Doug Collins made it clear that tonight's strategy would be based on defense.

Yu Fei was stunned when he heard this strategy.

It is known that the first core of our Wizards is the 38-year-old Jordan, and the second core is Hamilton, who can defend against thousands of people. One of the two regular starting insiders is slow and the other is weak. Then you have to use defense to clean up the Pitino era. Whose defense is tougher than the gloomy Celtics?

This looks like a good idea that can help the Wizards successfully win their ninth consecutive defeat!

Before the game started, Yu Fei could clearly feel Jordan's physical discomfort.

Still a common problem, his tenosynovitis.

This problem has always been there, it was just covered up by Jordan.

Tenosynovitis is an injury that requires the patient to rest completely before it can heal slowly. However, Jordan has been full attendance so far this season, playing more than 35 minutes in each game. In the recent eight-game losing streak, he has not played less than 37 minutes in a game. .Collins was the only one who could save him in this matter, but he, who believed in the Bible, betrayed the Lord in front of Jordan.

He has only two options: risk a rift with Jordan and forcefully control the latter's playing time, or pretend that Jordan's body is forever young.

Offending Jordan was never an option for Collins.

Yu Fei originally thought that Jordan's tenosynovitis would give him more playing time, but he was wrong. This was Jordan, a tyrant who always only showed his strength over others.But even if he is stronger, the effects of tenosynovitis will still be lasting. Twenty years later, when Leonard took numerous breaks and gave up games for unknown reasons, and when James turned on his smart groin, fans basically responded to this behavior with ridicule and irony.

As for Jordan, he can also activate smart tenosynovitis, rest when facing strong teams, and go out and go all out when facing weak teams, but he does not.

Except for pride and pride, Yu Fei couldn't think of any reason that drove him to do this.

Regardless, Collins' seemingly suicidal strategy worked as it should.

With only one leg able to produce strength and suffering from tenosynovitis, Jordan played 45 minutes in this game. Although his shooting rate was only a disastrous 25%, his opponent Pierce's shooting rate was only over 30%.Hamilton was useless in this kind of game, shooting 16 of 4 on the offensive end, and the defensive end was regarded as a weakness.

Collins thought of Yu Fei again, replaced Hamilton, and asked Jordan to play the second position and Yu Fei to play the third position.

In the last 30 seconds, Yu Fei was dribbling the ball and glanced at Jordan, who could barely stand up. He was too tired.

Without timeouts, the Wizards must rely on their players to make their own decisions.

Yu Fei's decision was to let himself play the ball.

He pressed for time and raised his hand to call Laettner for a pick-and-roll.

He knew that Laettner wouldn't give him a particularly good pick-and-roll, but he didn't expect that this idiot who was cheating would actually set up a fake pick-and-roll. He only made a superficial effort and it went smoothly in an instant.

Laettner's fake pick-and-roll brought Yu Fei a double-team.

Yu Fei dribbled along the weak side, stopped suddenly, turned around, grabbed Antoine Walker's loophole, forced his way out of the double-team from the right, and went to the free throw line to collect the ball and take a shot.

"Shh!"

"!￥@￥%"

The MCI Center went crazy, and the home DJ roared Yu Fei's name.

“Flyyyyyyyyy!!!”

The Celtics requested a timeout and gave the ball to Pierce in the final seconds.

Tonight, Pierce's touch was suppressed. Yu Fei's defense had no pressure, blocking the strong side hand and not giving him an opportunity to easily shoot. In the end, Pierce could only force a ball and hit the iron, and the game time went to zero.

80 is better than 78
The Wizards at home ended their losing streak with an ugly game.

于飞今晚打了26分钟，得到14分7篮板3助攻3盖帽，最后的绝杀让他的命中率上升到50%。

Except for Kwame Brown who came off the bench, Yu Fei was the only player in the game who hit 50% from the field.

"Happy Thanksgiving, we love you, Fry!!!"

“Flyyyyyyyyy!!!”

The fans expressed their love excitedly, and Yu Fei waved to them with a smile.

Subsequently, NBC's frontline reporter Benjamin Schneider expressed his desire to conduct a brief interview.

Yu Fei agreed, and he happened to have something to say.

"How does it feel to end the losing streak?"

"pretty good."

"Following the opening game, this is the second time you have completed a winning offense in the game. In the history of the NBA, no rookie has ever become the key player of the team in such a short period of time."

Yu Fei did not need this kind of customized data, so he responded: "I just did a little bit of work."

"You played 26 minutes tonight, which is the most minutes you played in your rookie season. What does that mean to you?"

"It doesn't mean anything," Yu Fei's tone and attitude changed obviously, "I'm still a substitute."

Schneider is an experienced reporter, and Yu Fei's "guided" answer made him immediately think of what to ask the next question.

This was not part of the plan, but since the players want to make big news, as a reporter, whoever can give him traffic is God's media person. What reason does he have for not cooperating?
"Since the beginning of the season, there has been controversy regarding coach Doug Collins' time limit on you and Kwame Brown, especially you, who many people think is the Rookie of the Year, but you play less than 20 minutes per game. Min, what do you think of this matter?"

Dealing with smart people is indeed more effective.

Schneider asked a perfect question, and now Yu Fei can talk about it.

"I understand that rookies have to wait for opportunities to come. Professional basketball has its own set of unspoken rules. They require us to be diligent, studious, and not complain. I have done at least two of those things. I am very willing to play as a substitute as long as we can win. , but if we keep losing and I can really help the team win, I feel that I need to fight for some opportunities for myself." Yu Fei's words were like a bomb detonating in the crowd, "Who Who's the most talented guy in DC? It's Kwame! Who's the hardest working guy in DC, it's me! But we both didn't get enough opportunities, and we all played well. If we didn't play well, we should Keep learning, but that's not true. If we're playing well but not getting enough playing time, even if (the coaching staff) has their own concerns, it will cause controversy, so I'm not surprised by the controversy outside."

Schneider's interview is over.

He knew that Yu Fei would bring him big news, but he didn't expect it to be such big news.

The rookie hero who saved the Wizards tonight openly expressed his dissatisfaction with his lack of playing time.

Would Jordan allow this to happen?

Will Collins, who doesn't trust the rookie, relegate Yu Fei to the sidelines?

None of this is Schneider's business. What he has to do is to increase the traffic.

Yu Fei came to the players' tunnel, and Anthony Lawson threw him a piece of clean clothes, "Did you really say that?"

Yu Fei raised his eyebrows, "If you don't tell me, I will suffocate to death."

"Well done, it's time to let that bastard coach know how good you are!" Lawson didn't know that this was a war. He just spoke from Yu Fei's point of view unconditionally.

"Tony, don't focus on me at ordinary times. If possible, get closer to Tim Grover." Yu Fei said, "He is a very good trainer. If you want to be here If your business develops and grows, having his guidance will help you avoid many detours."

Lawson didn't expect that Yu Fei was still interested in Grover.

"What a shame, Da Fei!" Lawson couldn't imagine. "How could that bastard with such high ambitions help me? You know, there is no one here who is more loyal to MJ than him!"

This is a simple multiple choice question.

Jordan can play for at most two years, how many years can Yu Fei play?

"It doesn't matter, you just need to show your kindness to him. Let's take our time." Yu Fei put on the clothes given by Lawson and walked into the locker room happily. Then he saw Laettner, a bitch, bragging about his pick-and-roll. How much defense, if it weren't for his pick-and-roll and flying, it's hard to say whether he would have been able to score a victory or not.
Seeing Yu Fei return to the locker room, Leitner's voice became louder: "What a pity. I was so cooperative, but someone didn't even say a word of thanks."

"You want me to thank you for that pick and roll? Is your mom okay? Is she dead? How else could you be so insane?"

Everyone in the locker room knew what was going on with Laettner's pick-and-roll for Yu Fei. It was fun to listen to him boasting, but Yu Fei came up and hunted his mother, which directly ruined the joking atmosphere.

"What did you say?" Leitner's face darkened.

"You should be glad that I didn't cause trouble for you for that pick-and-roll. I didn't expect you to dare to take credit?" Yu Fei sneered, "That was the worst pick-and-roll. You didn't block anyone, and you didn't provide any help." , and also made me face the double team of Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker. If Walker's defense was not worse than yours, I might make a mistake, and then I would be the sinner who ruined the game. Isn't this your plan? ?"

"Stop spitting here!" Leitner blushed, "I'm not that kind of person!"

"Then you admit that your mother is dead and that's why you're insane and that's why you hand over that pick and roll!"

Leitner was furious and was about to teach Yu Fei some truth with his fists. Then, Jordan and Collins came in.

Collins ignored the mutual hostility between Yu Fei and Laettner like a blind man, and said with a smile: "Wonderful game" was so damn exciting, both teams shot below 40%. "Keep working hard, keep keeping up, and we will definitely get back into the playoff ranks."

Later, Collins called Jaxidi White - who grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds tonight - to join him in the postgame press conference.

Jordan came to his seat and sat down like nothing happened.

Soon, Grover put ice packs on his knees and soaked his feet in an ice bucket.

"You're really messing around!" Grover said reproachfully, "Even if you weren't injured, you shouldn't have played 45 minutes in a game. You're not young anymore!"

Jordan held his cigar in his mouth and hummed: "Only in this way can we win."

It sounds like if he plays less than 1 minute, the Wizards will lose.

Jordan's arrogance and confidence impressed Yu Fei equally. Although he played 45 minutes tonight, he basically missed the opponent's arrows. In the fourth quarter, only one foot was able to exert force. The Celtics did not target him. It is a mistake to name this weakness.Even so, his positive feedback on the court is not enough, and it is far from the importance of playing 1 minute less to cause the team to lose.

But this is the Wizards, what can Yu Fei say?
Even if Jordan says, "If I don't take a breath, the earth will stop tomorrow," everyone can only say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."

Yu Fei tidied up and was going to go directly to the press conference to answer a few questions before going to practice more.

At this time, Jordan discovered that Laettner had been staring at the beautiful shoes and Nike boxes next to his locker.

"Do you like these?" Jordan asked.

Laettner saw this as an opportunity to get closer to Jordan, saying, "They're beautiful."

Then, Jordan looked at equipment manager Charlie Butler and said, "Prepare a pair of the latest Air Jordans for Chris tomorrow." After that, he looked at Laettner and said, "What's your size?"

"14."

"Size 14, Charlie, prepare a new pair of shoes for him." In this way, Leitner got what Hamilton asked for, which made him excited, and glared at Yu Fei fiercely, as if he had won, However, the happy moment only lasted less than five seconds, and he heard Jordan whisper, "I hope this pair of shoes can help you learn to set up a comfortable pick-and-roll for your teammates at critical moments."

Leitner's expression changed instantly.

The moment reflected the many facets of Jordan in the eyes of his teammates, generous and humorous, instructive and insulting, always trying to deliver a not-so-subtle constructive message.Let everyone understand that loyalty to him will be rewarded, and the faults of loyal ministers will not be forgotten.

Yu Fei laughed out loud. This was the first time in the months he had known Jordan that he discovered that old people also have a cute side.

"If a new pair of shoes can help this idiot learn pick-and-roll, then I will terminate my contract with Reebok and I will also wear AJ." Yu Fei left these words and walked out of the locker room happily.

Jordan held his cigar and looked at Yu Fei's back with complicated eyes. After he left, he asked inexplicably: "What does 'SHABI' mean?"

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Verizon Center

After the second battle with the Celtics, the Wizards have two games left this month.

One is a game against the Orlando Magic on November 11, and the other is a second game against the Philadelphia 28ers on the last day of this month.

These two games are not easy to play, one is against the most talented team in the Eastern Conference that is suspected to be overrated but still powerful, and the other is against the completely defending Eastern Conference champion.

However, Collins has no consideration for the mood of the two opponents now.

Because Yu Fei and Yu Fei's agent gave him a big problem.

Last night, Yu Fei clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with the playing time in an exclusive interview with an NBC reporter.

Agent Arn Tellem even called him directly and made a clear request in a threatening tone: "If Frye cannot start in DC, or you think he is not capable of starting in DC, then please consider Trade him. I know some teams that are willing to provide him with a starting or even core role, and I can connect you with it. It will be better for both of us. Frye is running out of patience."

This is the moment when nightmares come true.

Doug Collins has always advocated trading Yu Fei, because he is an uncontrolled player. Not only does he not fear Jordan, but he also does not fear other people. He has strength but is not coachable. This kind of player can be put into a normal team. There is no problem in cultivating a team as a core, but the Wizards are not a normal team in the conventional sense.

Even if O'Neal and Duncan are traded, the person sitting in the first place will still be Jordan.

Now, whether it is Yu Fei, his agent, or the Wizards' actual needs, improving Yu Fei's playing time is something Collins should consider.

But he didn't dare think about it because Jordan hadn't nodded yet.

Even if Jordan nods, Yu Fei wants more than just increased playing time.

Traim has made it very clear that some teams are willing to provide starting positions, and some teams are willing to provide core positions.

The Wizards have Jordan here, so there is no need to think about the core for the time being, but starting is a must.

Does Jordan allow Yu Fei to start?
Can Yu Fei and Jordan coexist?

Will his style of play make Jordan uncomfortable?
If Jordan doesn't adapt to Yu Fei's style, will there be greater conflicts between the two parties?

Maybe then people will have to be traded to resolve conflicts?
Collins was restless and walked out of the coach's office, just wanting to breathe.

Then, he saw Yu Fei shooting baskets on the court.

Collins subconsciously glanced at the time: two o'clock in the afternoon.

There are still 90 minutes left before the training session starts.

Collins hates it when players criticize the coaching staff, but he can't refute Yu Fei's accusation.

It’s debatable whether Kwame Brown is the most talented person in DC, but he is indeed the hardest working person in DC.

Every time Yu Fei takes the field, Collins will feel safe in his heart, and the image of Fei sweating profusely on the training field will flash in his mind.

He is talented, skilled, smart, and most importantly, has the attitude and willingness to train hard, which is the foundation for greatness.

But why don't he and MJ see eye to eye?
How can there be Generation Y in this world who doesn't like MJ?

The more outstanding Yu Fei is, the more worthy he is of starting, which makes Collins feel more tormented and worried. But sadly, he has no decision-making power. He must inform Jordan about the matter first and let Jordan make the decision.

He is the core player, he is the shadow coach, he is the real general manager, he is more important than the boss, he is God.

When did I start losing the right to speak in front of Michael?
Even a dog-like clown like Rod Higgins can give Michael advice, why can't I?

Collins felt inexplicably aggrieved. He thought about coaching Jordan in Chicago and how excited he was when he defeated the Bulls for the first time after coaching the Pistons in Detroit. He remembered crying that night because he defeated Jordan, even if it was only in the regular season. ⑴.

Alas, in life, you can never decide everything by yourself.

Collins stopped thinking about it and the first thing he had to do was inform Jordan.

Yu Fei was training seriously. Although the content was no different from before, he was going to do something big today.

Therefore, the condition must be good.

As they practiced, the teammates gradually came to the training hall.

In addition to his teammates, there was also a big shot that Yu Fei didn't expect - the real owner of the team, Abi Paulin.

Moreover, Paulin actually came over to say hello to Yu Fei.

"Don't be nervous young man, I'm here today just to meet the hero who saved the team last night!" Paulin said kindly, "As long as there are young people like you, professional basketball in the District of Columbia will have a future! "

As expected of a boss, one word tells the big picture.

I guess I should say "I'm honored."

"I won't disturb your training." Paulin didn't say any more words.

No, you can't say that either.

Yu Fei feels that he is redundant. He is called the boss but has no real power. The team is completely controlled by Jordan, an old and confused bastard. What are you doing?What does Jordan have?Doesn’t it mean that you can sell out all the season tickets, guarantee 90% attendance at every game, and still sell team merchandise like hot cakes?Okay, that's awesome, but that's assuming everyone still thinks of him as "Air Jordan," but now he's a rusty "Barking Jordan," so think again.Fans are mean. When you don't win, when everything that made you great in your youth becomes your Achilles heel in old age, they will not only give up on you easily, but they will spurn you mercilessly. you.

Yu Fei witnessed the anti-tax payment movement in 2023 and saw the hell jokes that spread all over the Internet after 2020. He knows how powerful the backlash is.

Yu Fei continued training until Jordan arrived.

Jordan spoke to Pauline for a few words first, and the two chatted and laughed like partners—which they were.

Susan O'Mary also said a few words, and Wes Unseld respectfully called Paulin "sir" and reported everything about the team to him, but I don't know if he also told him about Yu Fei. .

What would Mr. Pauline do if he knew that the hero who saved the Wizards last night was unhappy with the Wizards?
Doug Collins did not respond to what Fei said on NBC last night, and did not even name Fei in public.

Collins led the team in a tactics class as usual, and then played a match against the black and white teams in five-to-five groups.

Jordan didn't play because he was tired yesterday.

Collins originally wanted Yu Fei and Leitner to be on the same team, but Yu Fei objected: "I want to go to the white team."

Collins asked, "Why?"

"I want to be a teammate with someone who really knows how to pick and roll." After saying that, Yu Fei looked at Jasidi White and said, "Jasidi, you know I'm not talking about you."

White nodded and smiled: "I know."

Laettner's face became ugly, and his pick-and-roll has become a joke in the team. This is directly related to Yu Fei.

Collins wanted the two to reconcile, but their relationship seemed to be growing further apart.

Yu Fei was resolute and agreed to let the other party change teams.

Yu Fei then came to the white team and became teammates with Tyronn Lue, Chris Whitney, Hubert Davis, and Kwame Brown.

It can be clearly seen that the white team's backcourt is short. Director Lu and Whitney are both pure point guards and it is difficult to serve as a shooting guard.

However, the competition is very casual in nature. Even if the lineup looks abnormal, it can still be played.

"Both of you, you are both top ball handlers and you don't need a game to prove yourself."

Before the game started, Yu Fei found Whitney and Lu to chat.

When Director Lu heard what Yu Fei said, he guessed what he was thinking: "You want to control the ball?"

Whitney was more direct: "How long will it last?"

"Until I finish that thing." Yu Fei said.

They didn't know what Yu Fei was going to do.

"I have no problem." Director Lu said.

Whitney sighed: "As long as you're happy."

"Thank you for your support. When I become the starter, I will thank you very much."

Yu Fei revealed a key piece of information. Waiting for me to start the game, Whitney was keenly aware that Yu Fei was about to face Christian Laettner.

If he holds the ball a lot, can Laettner stop him?
As one of the team's regular starters, Laettner and Yu Fei's bad relationship is well known.

When Yu Fei doesn't play center, he has only two options if he wants to start: squeeze out Laettner to play the fourth position, or squeeze out Whitney to play the one position.

Yu Fei didn't want to squeeze out Whitney, and he didn't think Collins would let him be the starting number one - because his fast-paced game was something Jordan didn't want.Therefore, Laettner is the only starter he can squeeze out.

It just so happens that this person has a deep conflict with him. Isn't it a coincidence?
Brown lost the opening jump ball to White.

Richard Hamilton made a cameo appearance as point guard and passed the ball to White in the low post after halftime.

White gave a light head, turned around, and hooked. Brown, who didn't pay much attention to the game, was easily eaten.

"The most talented person in DC?" Jordan sneered, "Huh."

Jordan obviously forgot about Pauline next to him.

When he expresses disdain for Brown's laziness, Pauline thinks, don't you choose people?
Susan O'Mary on one side said regretfully: "If we had selected Pau Gasol with the first pick, the situation would be completely different."

This sentence contains an implicit attack on Jordan.

Jordan responded: "Really, then why didn't you say it then?"

"After all, no one can predict the future." Unseld smoothed things over.

"Yeah, but we didn't gain anything after all." Jordan glanced at Yu Fei, "That guy is pretty good."

As if O'Mary didn't know which switch on Jordan couldn't be touched, after implicitly stating that Jordan made a mistake in the draft, he asked: "Since he is good, why can't we start him?"

As soon as the words fell, Yu Fei passed Leitner and reached the basket for a dunk.

Moreover, Yu Fei shouted to Leitner: "Go and get another pair of shoes. What you need to improve is not just the pick and roll. Your defense is ten times worse than the pick and roll!"

"He's too young" was the only reason Jordan could provide.

Paulin smiled, showing his yellow teeth: "You are young and promising."

"Yes, Frye is a great player." Unseld worked hard to control the atmosphere, "He is very popular in DC."

"I know that he has increased more than 10 local attention for us." Paulin seemed to have completely ignored the controversy between Jordan and O'Mary. "In DC, people only know Frye, but not Ichiro Suzuki. This kid is really good.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Fei stole Leitner's ball again.

Moreover, Yu Fei deliberately did not play fast breaks, slowing down to let Leitner and his teammates retreat into position, and then went to the frontcourt to fight positional battles.

"Da Fei, why are you lazier than me?" Only Brown didn't know what Yu Fei was doing.

Yu Fei didn't want to be distracted at all, so he moved his fingers to let Brown pull away.

"You have changed. You don't even want to pick and roll."

Yu Fei dribbled the ball, looked at Leitner, who hated him so much, and asked loudly: "I'm really surprised, why can you firmly occupy the starting position?"

Everyone's faces changed.

"What did you say?" Leitner didn't respond.

Having said that, Yu changed direction in front of the flying body, suddenly accelerated, and the speed was still too fast for Laettner to react. He rushed to the penalty area, faced Jasidi White's symbolic help defense, and scored with a throw.

"Everyone with eyes can see that I am much better than you, and I am much more useful than you in the game. So, why are you the starter?" Yu Fei turned to Collins, who was standing with Jordan and Pauline. , "Why am I the substitute?!"

Paulin seemed to be slow to respond, and asked in a questioning tone: "Do you have any differences?"

"Yes, Mr. Pauline, your hero expressed his dissatisfaction with the team in front of NBC reporters last night. He didn't know why he was benched."

"Oh, there is such a thing?"

Jordan's face became extremely ugly: "We will deal with it."

"I've always believed in you, Michael." Pauline smiled.

Then, Collins saw a sentence from Jordan's livid face: "Shut him up!"

Shut up who?

Who else could be there besides Yu Fei?

But who can tell him to shut up?

17 years later, Jordan said in his documentary that he never asked anyone to do something he couldn't do.But he now gave Collins a job he couldn't do himself.

"Fry, be nice to Chris (Laettner's nickname)." Hamilton wanted to ease the situation.

Yu Fei had nothing to say to this young player leader who was the creator of the Xinjie concept but ultimately completely deviated from Xinjie's original intention.

It’s not like no one has seen how sluggish he was in the few games he was removed from the starting lineup. Now Yu Fei just wants to return to a position that belongs to him.

Hamilton was asking for trouble, so he misplaced his position on the offensive end and beat Whitney.

At this time, Leitner had lost the courage to face Yu Fei, and he asked White to switch defenses with him.

"Bitch!"

Jordan cursed secretly.

When Yu Fei saw the innocent White being pushed in front of him by Leitner, he smiled: "Is this our starting player? Let someone else accept the challenge on your behalf?"

While Yu Fei was talking, he used gestures to signal Brown to come over and get the ball to support him.

Only by being with Yu Fei can Brown regain his high school self.

When he took the ball from Yu Fei at the top of the arc and watched Yu Fei cut to the basket and go straight to Leitner, he finally knew what kind of crazy his good brother was today.

"Hey, Da Fei!"

Brown wanted to make a cool play and actually threw an alley-oop.

fool!

Yu Fei cursed in his mind, is now the time to pass the alley-oop?Leitner is not out of position at all!
But looking at Leitner's appearance, what if he didn't lose his position?
stop yourself?

He can't do it!

Yu Fei took off in the paint area, and Leitner instinctively jumped up to block him, but he jumped too low and his bounce speed was too slow. With the huge gap in physical fitness between the two, the latter had no possibility of completing the defense.

Yu Fei grabbed the basketball with his right hand and slammed it towards the basket behind Leitner. The moment the dunk was completed, there seemed to be an explosion on the court. Leitner instantly fell from a normal defensive posture and fell to the ground miserably.

"With a starter like this, isn't it natural that we will lose eight games in a row?"

Every word Yu Fei said was to humiliate Laettner, but it was also a slap in the face of Jordan and Collins.

"That's enough, Frye!" Collins stood up. "This is not a place for you to show off your anger! This is an intra-team competition. Chris is your opponent and your teammate. You have to respect him!"

"Do I respect him?" Yu Fei asked with a sneer, "Who will respect me?"

"During the eight-game losing streak, everyone started, but I didn't!" Yu Fei asked: "Why? Is it because I'm not worthy, or do you not want me to start?"

"OK, maybe letting me start won't solve the team's problems, but at least I'm more useful than this waste! So why can't I start?"

"Is he better than me? Or do you think any of you don't want me to start?" Yu Fei looked at Whitney, "Chris, are you willing to let me start?"

Whitney shrugged: "This is the best thing."

"Rip, do you think I should start?" Yu Fei asked.

Hamilton doesn't want to be roasted on the fire, but now, if he doesn't support Yu Fei, he no longer needs to wear the hat of the so-called leader of young players.

Hamilton said seriously: "I think you can start."

Yu Fei looked at White.

Before he even opened his mouth, White said: "If it weren't for you not being able to play center, I would even let you start for me."

Yu Fei smiled and looked at Jordan provocatively and wildly: "Then who doesn't want me to start?"

"This is not your problem!" Collins yelled.

"Three of the starting players are willing to let me start!" Yu Fei asked in a louder voice, "I am competing with a waste that is far inferior to me. Why can't I fight for a position for myself? Why are you unwilling to give me a chance? ? Am I incompetent? No, without me, you are now 2 wins and 10 losses. I helped you win two more games, but you are not even willing to give me a chance to start? If you think I am not worthy of being in this team? I'm the first starter in the team, so please trade me out, because I've had enough!"

After that, Yu Fei took off his match jersey and walked to the gym shirtless.

The scene was as quiet as a morgue.

"It seems this is a problem that has to be solved." Paulin said as he looked at Yu Fei walking away.

O'Mary followed the boss's words: "Frye is one of our best players. The outside world has always been surprised that he was not included in the starting lineup because he is obviously better than individual starting players."

Pauline still looked uncontroversial, looking at Jordan kindly: "Michael, I believe you can solve this problem properly."

"We're going to be fine," Jordan said.

"Of course, I believe you."

After saying that, Pauline walked to the boss's office with Omari and Unseld.

Whether it was public opinion from the outside world, the wishes of the boss, or the pressure from Yu Fei himself and his agent, this matter had to be resolved.

Jordan felt angry and planned to trade Yu Fei.

But trading Yu Fei would be tantamount to admitting that he cannot control this young wild horse. This is a disguised admission of defeat and a result he cannot accept.

“Michael” Collins believes now is a good time to trade Yu Fei.

However, Jordan said: "Let Rip be the substitute in the next game, I will play the second position, let that kid start, and let him deal with Grant Hill. If he messes up, I will shut him up completely!"

What if Grant Hill got screwed by him?
Collins didn't say the words because Jordan had already made his decision.

He did not and could not object.

"Go and call that kid back. The match isn't over yet." Jordan pouted, which was his habitual action. "Tell him our decision."

Is this really our decision?

Doug Collins thought as he headed to the gym.

On this road that was neither long nor short, Collins recalled the question just now. When did he start losing the right to speak in front of Jordan?
It had been so long that he couldn't remember.

Yu Fei's words just now, his attitude of no respect for the coaches, and his arrogance of being self-centered, opened up memories that Collins didn't want to reveal.

Collins remembered it all.

Also in a Bulls intra-squad match, in order to get the main players headed by Jordan used to the away whistle, he deliberately let the referee who was an assistant coach miss a foul, which angered Jordan.

After Jordan lost his temper, he left the training ground like Yu Fei did today.

As a coach, if a player does it and you don't have the ability - or the authority - to stop him, there's nothing you can do to stop him.

Collins couldn't stop Jordan from leaving, but in order to prevent a rift in the relationship between the two parties, he had to explain to Jordan face to face and then ask him to come back to complete the game.

He went and Jordan came back, which also meant that from now on, Jordan would no longer respect him.

Just like today.

Yu Fei made himself lose face, but he still went to the gym to persuade him to come back to complete the competition and inform him of the starting lineup for the next game.

Regardless of whether Yu Fei can screw up Hill tomorrow night, Doug Collins will lose this player forever.

In just a few minutes, the same nightmare came back to Collins' reality.

He has nowhere to escape.

⑴It was true that Collins cried after the Pistons beat the Bulls.Jordan's post-game comments: Doug should cry less, because I will really make him cry the next time we meet⑵.

⑵You may want to know the follow-up, so I checked it out.The game in which Collins cried was the fourth game between the Pistons and the Bulls in the 9697 season. Jordan played badly in this game.The next time the two teams met was in the 9798 season. This season the Bulls had internal and external troubles. Dogt probably forgot what he said to Collins and only scored 34 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Although the Bulls won, they could not reach the "I It will really make him cry” effect.This may be why the story didn't spread.

⑶Just think of Ichiro Suzuki as the Yao Ming of Japanese baseball.As for monsters like Otani Shohei, they are from another dimension.You might have to compare it to Doncic or Jokic.

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