In mid-October, training camp ended, and the Bucks went non-stop to Las Vegas to play a few preseason games.

The preseason was irrelevant, but the Bucks still won it all.

He started in the field, but played less than 20 minutes per game.

For the Bucks, he's a player who doesn't need to pass the preseason test.

What is Yu Fei's only problem? "His ego sometimes makes him can't help but keep the ball in his hands and I told him he has to get the ball going, he has to get his teammates involved," said Georges Carr. ”

"And what did he say?"

Karl rolled his eyes: "He said, 'How can I get my teammates involved if I don't have the ball?'" ”

"Are you seriously divided?"

"No, not at all." Carl laughed, "Frye is a funny guy!" ”

After the preseason, the Bucks returned to their home court for two days of rest.

Then, until October 30, when they flew to Philadelphia, their first regular-season game was played there.

Philadelphia is a great place to fly.

Because Iverson had helped Yu Fei promote sneakers several times under Reebok's arrangement, it was one of the best-selling markets for the "Chosen One" series in Philadelphia and the whole of Pennsylvania.

Every time he comes to Philadelphia to play, Yu Fei is very serious.

It's just that Iverson hasn't had a good time lately.

From last year's "Are we going to talk about training here?" After the incident, Iverson's reputation began to reach his peak from leading the team to the Finals and being swept by the Lakers gentlemen, and then began to decline all the way. First the farce with Larry Brown, then the negative press off the court, and the offseason "assault" made him a literal street rat.

Yu Fei could see that Reebok also had a headache for Iverson.

This time they came to Philadelphia, and they didn't even call Iverson to help Yu Fei again.

After a year of training, Yu Fei is able to cope with this kind of thing with ease.

After the event, Yu Fei heard the other party say when he was signing an autograph for a little girl: "Fulai, I really like you, can we apply for a deal?" ”

Yu Fei skillfully signed his name and asked with a smile: "What kind of deal?" ”

"Can we trade Keith Van Horne for you?"

"It's a bit difficult."

Hearing this, the little girl bit her lower lip in embarrassment, as if she had made up her mind, "Then let's use AI in exchange, okay?" ”

Look at what you're doing, Iverson, even the little girl doesn't want to see you in a 76ers jersey anymore!

"Then you have to grow up quickly, and when you grow up, you can make this deal."

Yu Fei's affinity is impressive.

Yu Fei outside the court doesn't look as domineering as the legend.

This convinced Reebok's staff that as long as his basketball career progressed further, it would not be difficult to replace the precarious Iverson as the number one basketball player under Reebok.

As soon as Reebok's event ended, Yu Fei went to meet LeBron James. In addition to the tickets, he also gave James some Bucks jerseys.

"Awesome Fry, I love this!"

"If you like it!"

The two chatted for a while, and Yu Fei, who was busy with official business, took Reebok's special car to the home court of the 76ers.

Here, Yu Fei met Ray Allen and Devon George.

It was great to see two hardworking people on the team who were hardworking than me.

After practicing for a while, the warm-up time before the game was approaching, and the players of both teams arrived at the scene one after another.

Twenty minutes before the start of the game, the Bucks returned to the locker room.

Seeing the stains on the closet, Ray Allen angrily pulled the closet open so he wouldn't have to keep staring at the stains.

This is another trait that Rey-ray has not typically seen in NBA players: cleanliness.

Travis Knight, who came to the Milwaukee Bucks with Sprewell, was Ray Allen's teammate at the University of Connecticut, and he told a story about Allen's cleanliness. He and Aaron attend the University Games together, they live in the same dormitory, and he always leaves his used dishes on the table and leaves them unwashed. Aaron couldn't take it anymore and warned him that if he didn't wash the dishes again, he would put them on his bed in the future.

One day, he and his girlfriend went back to the dormitory to get ready for a good get-together, only to find that the bed was full of dishes that he hadn't washed.

"It's a bit excessive, didn't you beat him?" Sprewell asked.

"No, I've been washing dishes every day since," Knight said. ”

Yu Fei listened to their gossip and didn't say a word, silently tied his shoelaces, and waited for Carl to come in and lecture.

Ten minutes before the start, Karl entered the locker room as usual: "This is the first game of the new season, I want to win, not only for myself, but also for yourselves, you should know how the outside world looks down on us during this time." ”

Carl's words sent the Bucks' players into brief memories.

The Bucks are the least favored team.

Because:

Yu Fei = Nothing without Jordan, seriously overrated

Mason and Sprewell = The peak has passed

Joel Prazbila and Dan Gazuric = overwhelmed

Devin George = The Soft Egg for the Dynasty Escape

Michael Reed = "If your team is hesitant for a $3 million salary, you know the man is completely unreliable"

George Carr = the sinner of Team USA, the confidant of John Thompson, the most overrated coach

The only variable is Ray Allen, ESPN's Bill Simmons said he's been in the league for six years since he joined the league in 1996, and if he can't evolve in six years, he'll never evolve. An All-Star who shoots well, defends well, occasionally dominates the game, and scores 20 points per game is unlikely to change the Bucks' predicament. If he only has this level, the Bucks will only be able to make one round of the playoffs at most.

Yu Fei, who was questioned the most, had no feeling for public opinion in the outside world in the past few months.

Because he knows that Jordan's media power will attack him with all his might, and they will try to make it clear to the outside world that Jordan's ability to make the playoffs last season is entirely Jordan's leadership.

The 3/4 season with Jordan is the most important, and the 1/4 season led by Yu Fei alone is just eating Jordan's dividends.

This argument, which completely ignores the facts, is not only believed by some, but also by the market.

This is the power of the Fourth Estate.

And the only thing Yu Fei can do is to make achievements in Milwaukee, once he has results, the media will not feel slapped in the face, they will forget what they have written, turn to support him, and then point the gun at Jordan.

When everyone remembered the underestimation, contempt, and ridicule of the outside world, Carl didn't need to fight anymore to get a group of fighters full of fighting spirit.

The Bucks' players ran out of the players' tunnel, and Yu Fei deliberately walked across the half court to greet Iverson.

"How's it going?" Yu Fei asked knowingly.

Iverson didn't smile, "Not at all." ”

"I'm sorry, AI."

In fact, does Yu Fei really feel sorry for Iverson?

It's possible to feel sorry for Iverson who helped him out at Reebok's event, but it's impossible to feel sorry for a scumbag who chased his wife to a friend's house with a gun and beat him up.

A few minutes later, the game began.

George Karl was quite bold and put on a big lineup without traditional point guards, starting with Yu Fei, Sprewell, Ray Allen, Mason and Dan Gazuric.

In this lineup, Yu Fei, Sprewell and Allen can take turns as point guards.

From the outside, the 76ers are still the tough guy team that fought from the East in 2001, and the defense of Iverson, Snow and McGee is really full of pressure and aggressive.

But the reason why the 76ers can threaten their opponents like mad dogs on the outside is because on the inside is the greatest basket protector since the '90s, Dekembe Mutombo.

And now Mutombo is no longer in Philadelphia.

It was the biggest deal Larry Brown made in the offseason, trading Mutombo for Keith Van Horn from the New Jersey Nets.

How to say it, this deal is basically like Xu Zheng "optimized" Wang Baoqiang into Bao Bell in "Hong Kong".

And the gap between Wang and Bao is like the defensive gap between Mutombo and Van Horne, which cannot be described by any numerical value.

It's a two-dimensional thing.

Maybe Larry Brown is fed up with their lack of offensive ability on the inside, but if that's the case, would choosing someone who can't handle the pressure next to both Kidd and Kenyon Martin perform well next to the league's number one thug (Iverson)? How did Brown convince himself? How did he convince himself that the bullet that Iverson didn't shoot at his wife wouldn't hit Van Horne in the future?

That's not what the Bucks care about.

Yu Fei broke through with the ball, called the block, cut into the basket to steal points, and defended the counterattack and broke fast. Just because the interior line is not guarded by Mutombo, the 76ers' oppressive outside line has also become loose.

Because they used to only have to care about the perimeter defense, now they have to worry a lot because if the perimeter is lost, Van Horn can't help them protect the basket.

As a result, the defensive system that Larry Brown has long built for Iverson has collapsed.

Van Horn's offense was completely unable to reach the hole in the fire guard.

Yu Fei scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in 29 minutes, and went off the game with 6 minutes left to play.

George Carr handed him the towel and said, "It's been too long, second grade!" ”

"Does that make any difference, George?" Yu Fei glanced at the score, "We won a big victory." ”

Karl had nothing to say, he didn't like Yu Fei's all-in-one ball-holding play, but he could also clearly feel that Yu Fei's style of play had a wonderful chemistry with the projection threat of Ray Allen, Sprewell and others.

Whenever Yu Fei called any of them to block and dismantle, the 76ers would take care of one or the other.

This is a bit of a game-changer for Karl, who always likes to see all five players involved in the offense.

It's a coincidence.

That's what Carl thought.

There was no suspense in the final six minutes, and the Bucks' bench held on to the lead in the face of a demoralized 76ers to win 111-93.

Post-match interview

"All the smears, all the underestimates, all the criticism is our motivation and this game is dedicated to all the critics!" - George Carr on his debut win.

"Frye is very comfortable, he's really at ease, he's a natural basketball player, he blended in with us almost immediately, and if you look at his stats tonight, he seems to have 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists? But I don't think there's anything that bothers him at all, that's what I'm talking about, he's at ease. - George Carr on Yu Fei's Bucks debut.

"The topic of the boss is boring, we are all focused on the game, no one cares about it." — Ray Allen answers a question about the Bucks' status on the team.

"I'm uncomfortable, it's not my rhythm, I'm still feeling it." - Ratriel Sprewell on his sluggish performances.

"We need a lot of structural changes, we need complex reconstruction, it's not a day, we need time, we need a lot of time, we're going to be fine." – Larry Brown on the impact of a two-game losing streak.

"I'm playing the court, why do you only care about my personal affairs? Damn, that's my private business! I'm not going to let you continue to spy on my privacy! —Aaron Iverson lost control of his emotions when asked about his wife's question.

"Frye, how would you rate your debut with the Bucks?"

"Grading is your business."

"Is this your response to the outside world's questioning?"

"There's too much I need to respond to, right?"

"What do you think of the Wizards-Bucks trade?"

"Is there a Wizards game tonight? Did they win? ”

"They lost."

"That's fine, hahaha."

- Yu Fei's post-match interview.

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"The first show hangs eggs, is Yao Shu overrated?" - ESPN News Express

"MJ only scored eight points off the bench, has his Great Recession arrived?" - The Toronto Times

T-MAC revealed that he was almost on the verge of undergoing end-of-season back surgery last summer. He said the pain from the two herniated discs was unbearable for him. —The Orlando Sentinel

A stellar debut didn't make Frye Yu complacent, but his tense face relaxed the moment he heard the Wizards lose. Maybe he doesn't admit it, but we believe that he hates everything from the bottom of his heart. —The Washington Times

(End of chapter)