The Wizards' trade to Yu Fei should have been a big deal, but as a result, it made waves in professional basketball far less than expected.

In fact, this can't be blamed on the media and the audience, just like Wang Feng, who was trying to make headlines, met the little elk who went to the ass king to do his hair on the indescribable. Some things are just more important and interesting than yours.

Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals was one such thing.

Over the years, there have been many WWE fans who have said that the NBA, like WWE, is rigged, and NBA professionals have always scoffed at this.

But now, they can't explain what happened last night.

How to explain it? The Lakers scored 31 points in the fourth quarter and then made 27 free throws? How do you explain Scott Pollard being blown air fouled at a position two feet away from O'Neal and then graduating with six fouls? How do you explain that Chris Webber and Doug Christie's clean and brilliant interceptions were blown for defensive fouls? How do you explain Kobe Bryant's elbow to Mike Bibby's nose and then Bibby being whistled for a foul?

If there's one explanation, it's that the league doesn't want the Lakers to be eliminated.

As a bystander, Yu Fei's answer is "script".

This is the playbook of the League.

They don't necessarily want to favor the Lakers, they just want to play seven games in this series, and it has to be thrilling. For example, in the fifth game, O'Neal left the court with six fouls, Kobe Bryant fouled five times, and the Kings narrowly won by one point.

This was the 2002 Western Conference Finals, the same game, the first two days, O'Neal couldn't look at his opponent, and the last two days, his opponent couldn't look at him. The problem is that the "manipulation" of the sixth game is too obvious, some people can bear this, some people can't.

"If I'm destined to lose, then why should I fight so hard?"

This was said by Chris Webb at the end of Game 6, which hinted at the results of the Western Conference Finals.

So that's the case, Yu Fei was traded, but the fans didn't care.

It's like Yao Shu is about to be elected the top pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and Chinese sports fans don't care, because the 2002 World Cup has begun, the national football team is in it, and the sports version of the largest news portal in China "Old Wave" only has football in it.

is also the person who grabbed the headlines, although Yu Fei has not met Yao Shu yet, he believes that they will become friends.

Then, Yu Fei returned home and discussed future plans with his mother.

In terms of living environment, Washington is much larger than Milwaukee.

Now that Yu Fenglin's restaurant has opened in Washington, her business is doing well, and Yu Fei thinks that her mother should stay here.

"I really don't understand, why are they trading you?" Yu Fenglin said, "Aren't you playing very well?" ”

It was difficult for Yu Fei to explain the door to her old man about professional basketball, "Well, it's hard to say. ”

In the end, that's it.

Yu Fenglin stayed in Washington, and Yu Fei took Lawson and his assistant to Milwaukee.

Although the season is not over yet, and there is still some time before Yu Fei officially wears the Bucks jersey, he needs to go to the Bucks team to meet with the top management first, and then hold a formal press conference to leave some goodwill with the fans.

It's conventional.

So, on the morning of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Yu Fei went to Milwaukee.

Here, Yu Fei meets the smiling general manager Larry Harris, the head coach George Carr, who has his heart on him, and the mysterious owner Herb Kohl.

"Frye, did you have a good trip?" Harris took the initiative to hug Yu Fei half-body.

Yu Fei smiled dryly: "It's not bad." ”

"Welcome to the Bucks Nation!" Harris: That's setting the tone on behalf of the entire organization.

Carl didn't act so close, he liked Yu Fei, but he wouldn't be like Harris who first met as if he was very familiar with Yu Fei.

Then there's the owner, Cole.

"Fry, how much do you know about Milwaukee?" Cole asked.

Yu Fei said: "I'm sorry, Senator, not only do I not know anything about Milwaukee, but I also don't know anything about the Midwest. ”

The biggest difference between Herb Cole and the other bosses is that he is not just a businessman, he is also a senator from Wisconsin.

Hearing Yu Fei's words, Cole smiled: "So, you don't even know how to show love to people in the Midwest?" ”

Turtle turtle, buddy is here to play, not to court, almost.

Yu Fei smiled stiffly: "I guess this place is similar to other places, if I love someone, I will say I-L-Y to him." ”

I didn't expect Cole to be quite serious, "It may be like this in other places, but not in the Midwest, especially in Milwaukee, and if you want to show love to someone, the most direct way is to help him clean the gutters." ”

If Cole said "her", Yu Fei would think he was driving, but he wasn't, so maybe what he said was true?

"Oh, that's funny." Yu Fei said, "I see. ”

Cole smiled again, "Young man, I don't believe the reports out there, I know you're not that kind of person, and I also believe what George said, you're going to bring us victory, welcome to the Midwest!" ”

This is the first meeting of Yu Fei and the three real powers of the Bucks.

After that, Cole left.

Harris and Yu Fei chatted for a while and went to other things.

Carl took Yu Fei on a tour of the Bucks' training gym and started chatting.

Last season, Yu Fei was impressed by Karl's coaching style.

Carl looks like an estrus monkey on the field who can't find a mating partner, and he looks like an iron-fisted coach who can't do anything about people like Anthony Mason.

Therefore, Yu Fei actually equated Carl and Collins in his heart.

Even, Yu Fei felt that it was a bit disrespectful to Collins to do so.

But if you want to compare the resumes of Carl and Collins, 5 Collins is not enough for 1 Carl.

Just leading the team to the finals and fighting six games against Collins' favorite teacher Dadan is something that Collins never dreamed of.

"I heard you're not getting along well with Michael?" Karl just picked up the pot of water that he couldn't boil, "Why?" ”

Yu Fei knew that Carl was also from North Carolina.

Jordan traded him to the Bucks, perhaps because George was his senior.

Therefore, Yu Fei did not expect Carl to understand his actions.

"How so? We got along very well. Yu Fei opened his mouth to make a well-known joke, "Michael is my mentor and friend, and I will always respect him." ”

Carl laughed.

Since he couldn't control his laughter, the beer belly from the neck down looked like it was about to burst at any moment.

Is it that funny? Yu Fei was almost infected by Carl's smile.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, now you're a player for the Bucks, it's a thing of the past." Carl said this, and his voice changed, "By the way, Fry, do you have any plans for this summer?" ”

Yu Fei nodded and said, "Yes, I have a lot of arrangements." ”

"Do you have time for the U.S. team's training camp?" Karl looked at Yu Fei intently, "Maybe you still have a chance to wear the jersey of Team USA to play in this year's World Championships on your home turf." ”

Yu Fei knows that George Carr is now the coach of the U.S. team.

But Carl didn't know that the first catastrophe of American basketball was coming, and he thought that the world was still that world, the world where the American team could slaughter world basketball at will.

Moreover, because the relationship with Karl was not good, Ray Allen, the star of the Bucks, rejected the training call of the American team on the grounds of injury.

If Yu Fei refuses, Karl will lead a U.S. team without Bucks players to the World Championships.

This is exactly what Yu Fei is about to do.

"You know, George, I've been through a lot in the last year, and I'm tired." Yu Fei showed boredom, "What I need most now is rest."

And it's not this year, it's every offseason from now on.

Carl understood.

Yu Fei doesn't want to play for the national team, which is not difficult to understand considering what he experienced at the Wizards.

"I see, it's okay, you can rest in peace, I want to see you fully charged at the start of training camp next season."

Carl felt regretful, but he didn't think too much about it.

It's just that what Carl didn't expect was that soon after, Kobe, Maddy, O'Neal, Garnett, and Duncan would all make declarations of "I didn't play for Team USA this year" plan.

Then, Karl will have to lead a team of inferior All-Stars with internal contradictions to the World Championships, and then feel the shock of world basketball.

It was the seed that was planted in Barcelona by the Dream Team ten years ago, and now it has sprouted.

This was followed by the NBA Finals.

With Chris Webber "disappearing" in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Mike Bibby was brave but powerless, and the Lakers once again advanced to the Finals stage, standing opposite the biggest dark horse of the season - the New Jersey Nets.

It was a special time, the Kings and Nets had been insignificant in the history of the NBA for decades, they had never been the subject of sports narratives, and suddenly, the NBA entered the era of joint defense, the Kings became a little restrained by the Lakers, and Kidd made a magnificent turn with the Nets, making the team that was considered barely even making the playoffs before the start of the season the best in the East.

However, after the king's tragic defeat in the Western Final, the grim sports world seems to hint at the end of this fairy tale.

The Lakers used four games to make the Nets understand that a desperate attempt to get out of the East doesn't mean they're one step away from success. Because there are countless teams that can't take that last step.

The Lakers swept the Nets out of the tournament and made it three in a row.

The 2001-02 season has come to an end.

Here are the performances and accolades of Yu Fei's rookie season.

He played in 73 games in the regular season, averaging 19.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 47%, 83% and 35% from three.

In the first round of the playoffs, he was defeated 3-1 by the Nets, averaging 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.5 steals and 2 blocks per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 45%, 80% and 34%.

Honors: Rookie of the Year, Rookie of the Year Team 1.

As for next year?

Yu Fei told reporters in Milwaukee: "I've just arrived in Milwaukee right now and don't know anything, but I know we didn't make the playoffs last season, so I'll be pragmatic and go further than I did in my rookie season." ”

"How far do you have to go?"

"It shouldn't be too much to win a championship."

PS: Take a half-leave, there is only one chapter today

The Wizards chapter is over

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