In the owner's office at the Verizon Center, Abbie Pollin sat in his place, listening to Susan Omarie's debriefing.

About the controversy and contradiction between Jordan, Yu Fei, and Collins.

Pauline in front of Jordan is a kind old man who is tolerant and tolerant, and in the eyes of Omarie, this is a dignified superior.

"Basically, Fry is the only player in the player camp who is clearly in opposition to Michael." "That's why Doug didn't want to start Frye because Michael didn't want him to start. ”

Pauline remembered the scene where he met Yu Fei just now.

Yu Fei didn't feel particularly good about him, and although he was honored by his "praise", he was by no means a pragmatist like Wes Unseld who would respectfully call him "Mr. Boleyn" and work for him with all his heart.

"Do you think he's going to bow down to MJ?" Pauline asked.

"If he wants to keep his head down, he doesn't have to wait until today, and his performance today just proves that he is determined to distance himself from MJ," Omarie said. ”

This left Pauline in deep thought.

He certainly knows how rare it is to have Jordan's opponent in the player camp.

Since Jordan joined the Wizards in the early 2000s, Pauline has given up a lot.

The right to build the team, the right to advise, the right to supervise the executives, as an owner, the only way for him to feel that this is his team is that whenever he enters the Verizon Center, everyone knows that in addition to Jordan, the Wizards have a big boss.

Although Pauline has repeatedly emphasized to the outside world that the Wizards are not Jordan's word, and so far, Jordan's only trade without his consent is the "Nesby Trade", but those in the know know that it is just a pretext for him to save his respect.

The Wizards are Jordan's team.

Pauline lost a lot, but he also gained a lot.

Since Jordan joined, the team has made a profit on the periphery for the first time in franchise history.

As long as he can make money consistently, Pauline really doesn't mind having someone manage the team instead of him, but the problem is that Jordan has no sense of gratitude, he takes his forbearance and regression for granted, indulges the people around him to insult his colleagues at will, and calls him a "troll".

Pauline is patient, and he has to be patient because the team still needs Jordan.

As long as he is playing, God will remain God.

What if he doesn't play one day?

Bolin had a vague idea of what he was going to do that day.

After a while, Rod Higgins, assistant to the general manager, came over and informed the coaching staff of the decision: "Doug agreed to let Frye start in the next game and the problem was solved. ”

"That's it?" Unselde's eyes widened.

O'Marie said: "The opponent in the next game is. Orlando? ”

"Orlando?" Pauline certainly knows Orlando, but what does Orlando mean?

Unseld said: "Will Frye start his first career against Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady? ”

"It seems so."

Higgins looked at them playfully, of course he knew how much Pauline and the two attendants around him wanted Yu Fei to be the team's starter, and how ironic it was that someone who opposed Jordan became Jordan's starter?

But unfortunately, Yu Fei's dream of starting will soon wake up.

"Well, I still have some work to do." Higgins retired.

Unseld grimaced: "It's hard now, Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady are both first-class star players."

Omarie looked at Pauline, "Sir, do you want to arrange for you and Frye to meet privately?" ”

"Don't rush yet," Pauline said, "until he's done tomorrow, he's only valuable to me if he stabilizes his starting position, and that's something he'll have to prove." If you don't have the strength, you want to be 'anti-Mike', that's stupid, and I don't expect anything from this kind of person. ”

When Collins went to the gym to inform Yu Fei that he would start tomorrow, Yu Fei's idea was: That's it?

He thought there would be some tugging, and if he didn't get it, he really had to apply for a deal.

Unexpectedly, Jordan relented.

However, Collins added: "Tomorrow you're going to play against Grant Hill and if you don't play well, you know what will happen." ”

Yu Fei understood in a moment.

That's why Jordan relented and wanted Hill to teach himself a hard lesson, and then they would have a reason to continue to push himself to the bench.

The idea is good, but Yu Fei doesn't think that Hill, who is recovering from a major injury, can blow himself up.

If it's Maddie, Yu Fei may still hunt Jordan and Collins' mom in his heart, Hill, which is great.

The next day, in the evening

Yu Fei, as usual, was neither nervous nor excited, practiced in the morning, practiced in the afternoon, and came to MCI an hour early after dinner.

He is joined today by Kwame Brown and Chris Whitney.

"If I make a big fuss like you, can I make a starter?" Brown asked eagerly.

"Possibly," Yu Fei nodded, "but you have to overcome your boss phobia first." ”

As soon as Yu Fei's voice fell, Brown became impotent.

"You seem to be in a good mood?" Whitney didn't expect Yu Fei to look at it quite openly.

Is this the form that a guy who is going to start against Grant Hill for the first time should have?

"Why, do you want me to cry when I rely on strength to win the starter?"

"If you get blown up by Hill tonight, what do you guess the coach will do?"

Yu Fei saw the worry in Whitney's eyes, and he was more concerned about the young people in the team than Hamilton.

Maybe he's the leader of the young players.

Yu Fei smiled: "Chris, if you really like assumptions so much, why don't you assume what the coach will do if I blow up Grant Hill?" ”

Whitney felt that if Yu Fei really broke Ciel, the Wizards' internal environment would be more complicated, and the contradictions would become more and more acute.

Because today's Yu Fei's starter was exchanged for Hamilton as a substitute.

If Yu Fei beats Hill, then it is naturally okay to sit firmly in the starter, but what about Hamilton? Do you want to be substituted all the time?

Because Yu Fei is going to start, Hamilton is on the bench?

Isn't this the cunning Collins' serial scheme?

In order to sow discord between Hamilton and Yu Fei, further isolate Yu Fei, and let him play the starting lineup will not help.

Whitney kept his words in his heart, he believed that Yu Fei had his own considerations, and he didn't need to say anything more.

Since Yu Fei's decision to oppose Jordan, his rookie season has been doomed to be difficult.

After arriving on the court, Whitney gave up shooting warm-ups, and instead chose to stand under the basket to be a caddie for Yu Fei.

"Remember when I taught you how to adjust your breath?" "You're fine with your shots, but you can't always find a balance between breathing rhythm and shooting, and now get used to that feeling," Whitney said. ”

Brown exclaimed, "It's not fair, why don't you pass the ball for me?" ”

Whitney gave him a blank look, "You play the starter!" ”

"Okay, okay, let's say so, then I'll Jasidi to death tomorrow like Da Fei!" Brown yelled.

"If you could say it to Jasidy's face, I might think you're still alive."

"Da Fei, don't be too arrogant, I'm Zhuangyuanxiu!"

Champion shows that play less than 10 minutes per game

In fact, after being together for so long, Yu Fei and Brown both understand each other's abilities.

Brown must be a parallel commodity as the champion, but the way the Wizards are cultivated is problematic, even if he can't become a talent, with his talent in the NBA for seven or eight years, it is absolutely no problem to mix five or six years as a substitute, but now there is no one to train him at all.

He used to rely entirely on the tacit understanding of playing at the same time as Yu Fei to play brilliantly from time to time.

If Yu Fei's starting position is solid, Brown's life will be difficult.

Half an hour before the game, the Orlando Magic arrived at the MCI.

When Maddie, Hill, (Mike) Miller, Ewing and (Horace) Grant walked out together, the feeling of oppression was truly unusual.

Before the start of the season, the Magic were seen as the Lakers' biggest rivals for a three-game winning streak.

Maddie, who joined last season, originally came to assist Hill, and then assisted, Hill put on a suit, so Maddie became the core, averaging 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and suddenly became a hot superstar, and replaced himself and Hill's position.

The biggest problem for the Magic last year was that there was only one lone star, Maddy, and although there were shooter Pat Garrity and Rookie of the Year Mike Miller on the front line, the interior was too poor and no one shared the pressure, so they won 43 wins, and then were swept in the playoffs by the Bucks, the strongest team of Bucks gentlemen since the 80s.

After a summer, Maddie promised to take the league by storm, Hill returned, and a weak interior complemented Ewing and Grant, two veteran players, and Sports Illustrated predicted that the Magic would win 60 games.

Arguably, they are the first offseason champion of the new century.

However, the Magic's record so far is 7-7 and ranks seventh in the East, much to the surprise of observers and sports writers.

However, the season has only just begun, and experts agree that when Hill finds his game, the Magic can still win 60 wins.

Yu Fei glanced at them, and then, it was time to warm up.

At half past seven in the evening, the MCI was filled with spectators, and the Wizards did not give up the gimmick of "Frye Yu's first career start".

Outside the arena hung posters of Jordan vs. Maddie and Yu Fei vs. Hill.

"We all do our part, and we are united."

Before the kick-off, Collins poured chicken soup on the players.

Yu Fei walked on the court for the first time as a starter, and Maddie on the opposite side tucked his clothes into his pants, and then came over to say hello like a big brother.

Maddie said hello to Jordan first, and then said to Fly, "Hey, rookie, please be nice to Grant." ”

"As the best player in the East," Yu Fei replied lightly, "Please also be merciful to our old man." ”

Yu Fei's words made Maddie smile awkwardly and provoked Jordan's death stare.

(End of chapter)