Chapter 163: Never, Don't Say Forever
The Wizards let rookie Jared Jeffries out to jump the ball.
After 70 games, the flying beast known as "Yu Fei II" before the draft can basically make people believe that he is not Yu Fei II.
Compared with Yu Fei, Jeffries is more like a long-handed, long-legged, and well-running frontcourt swingman that is produced in batches in the draft market every year.
What distinguishes Yu Fei from these people is his ability to control dribbling and his sense of the ball.
Yu Fei has point-guard-level movement and control skills, not to mention his ball sense, and every scout who has watched him play feels that his ball sense can be compared to that of a magician.
Although Jeffries, who was destined not to become Yu Fei, disappointed the Wizards, he himself was more courageous and combative than Kwame Brown, which made the coaching staff very willing to give him a chance.
As soon as tonight opened, Jeffries won the opening game for the Wizards.
As before, Yu Fei took the initiative to apply to the team to play the No. 2 position, so that he could play against Jordan all the way.
The Wizards also passed the opening first shot to Jordan.
The MCI immediately entered the atmosphere of the decisive battle.
“! #¥! @#¥”
The noise at the scene seemed to prove that the fans still believed in Jordan.
Jordan lifted the ball above his head, and that was his habitual holding of the ball.
Yu Fei didn't believe that he would pull it out without any prelude.
Sure enough, when Jordan's right foot moved forward in a broken step, Yu Fei judged his intentions.
Jordan wanted to force Yu Fei's defense back with broken steps, and then seize the fleeting gap to shoot.
Yu Fei took the initiative and jumped almost with Jordan.
At the moment when Jordan made a move, Yu Fei slapped hard and bloodily fanned the ball out of bounds.
"That's a good judgment."
If Dog Te thinks that saying this can save face, he is wrong.
Yu Fei sneered: "Judgment? You misunderstood, this is experience, I didn't stay by your side for a year in vain last year, I have already seen through your inefficient play! ”
"It's just a ball, don't be complacent!" Yu Fei is uncovering the true face of the NBA's on-court legend – don't anger Jordan.
Misfortune awaits all those who provoke Jordan.
It's just that the main cases of the legend are concentrated in the 90s of the 20th century.
It's the 21st century, and Yu Fei doesn't care about the rumors of the last century.
Just as he was capping Jordan, he also met team owner Abbie Pauline in the VIP area of the MCI.
Pauline clearly didn't want to miss out on a Big Game that was far more topical and hot than the regular season.
Yu Fei found that today was really a good opportunity to turn the page of old things, and all the damn bastards were here.
Jordan got the ball again, but no longer sought to beat Yu Fei one-on-one.
He called Jeffries' pick-and-roll.
Although Jeffries is not a player of Yu Fei's style at all, he is a little better than Yu Fei. That is, he is more like an inside line than Yu Fei.
Jeffries's pick-and-roll was decent, and he managed to jam Yu Fei in the high post.
Jordan broke through and gave the ball to Stackhouse in the bottom corner.
The North Carolina junior lived up to the opportunity that the seniors worked hard to create, hitting a three-point shot from the bottom corner.
3 to 0
Yu Fei jogged to the front court and found that the Wizards had actually asked Jeffries to play with him.
Doug Collins gave Yu Fei plenty of respect on the defensive end. No matter what position Yu Fei plays, they have to let the most suitable person go to the position.
Jeffries is one of the rare frontcourt players who can match Yu Fei in terms of size, speed and physicality.
"Their name is Willy II, do they mean they think you are my son?" Yu Fei smiled contemptuously, "I don't want a stupid son like you. ”
Jeffries has always felt that the time has come too late for the team to reuse him, and if he had been in the starting lineup earlier, Yu Fei would not have averaged 48 points per game in the first two games against the Wizards (56 points in one game and 40 points in one game).
"The time of your recklessness is over!" Jeffries said.
"Oh?" Yu Fei caught the ball sideways and stuck Jeffries with half of his body, "A bunch of flaws!" ”
Jeffries's center of gravity was tricked to the left by Yu Fei's head feint in the next second, but Yu Fei turned to the right.
There's something on the pitch that transcends sheer talent.
Although Jeffries's static talent is similar to that of Yu Fei, if panel data were anything to say, people like Bird and Curry wouldn't be alive in the NBA.
Strength (confrontation), skill, and experience are the three major difficulties facing all talented men.
If you lack strength, your talent will be confiscated, and if you lack skills, you will end up with a bad brother, and experience is the only one that can be increased by playing a lot of games, and it is also the one that has the least impact on personal strength.
Jeffries wants to be gifted in strength, talented, and talented, and experienced to be talented, and he doesn't have any acquired software that can compete with Yu Fei.
Yu Fei shook off his defense, rushed to the penalty area to assist Dan Gazuric in the air relay, then turned back to Jeffries and said, "Kid, the fairy tale is over." ”
"Don't call me kid!" Jeffries said angrily.
Yu Fei said sarcastically: "When I participated in the draft, I used my father's name to deceive the attention of the outside world, but now I don't recognize it?" You're such a good son of Daddy! ”
Seeing Yu Fei attacking Jeffries like this without reservation, Collins began to wonder if it was appropriate to let this rookie face the big boss in the east.
Will Frye just knock his confidence away?
Collins didn't think that Yu Fei was the kind of bully who liked to destroy his opponent, but the opponent was their wizard, and Jordan and Pauline, two human crumbs who were enough to make him lose his mind, were there, I really couldn't say.
Back in the backcourt, Yu Fei came to Jordan's side.
"Don't like Jared?" Jordan thought he had found Yu Fei's sore spot.
"How can a father not like his son?" Yu Fei sneered, "My feelings for him are as strong as your lady who asked you for $5 million!" ”
Jordan could have used Jeffries instead of Yu Fei to ridicule him, but that would be pointless, because the Wizards have a poor record, and, in terms of black spots, how can someone's accumulation in two seasons compare to the dog's 19-year "heritage"?
Jordan shouted for cover, trying to get rid of Yu Fei.
Sprewell wants to switch defenses. However, when he saw Yu Fei squeezing away Tim Thomas's cover like a mad dog and catching up with Jordan viciously, he suddenly had a feeling in his heart that if this kid defended so hard, he should have a chance to enter the best defensive lineup.
The cover gave Jordan a catch-and-shoot opportunity, but the years took the speed and bounce away from him, and when he jumped, Yu flew up behind and covered the higher with his arms.
Jordan had no choice but to force his shot.
Although not capped, it was violently disturbed.
"Bang!"
Mason protected the defensive rebound, and was about to find Yu Fei, and found that this guy had run past half the court, how much did he believe in his defense, and how much did he believe in the rebounding protection of his brother?
Seeing Yu Fei raising his hand to ask for the ball while running, Mason felt that if the ball was not passed out, it might not end up being scolded for a few words.
No matter how muddy he is, he also knows that this game has a special meaning for flying.
Mason gritted his teeth, and even if he missed, the ball had to be thrown forward.
He threw the ball forward with all his might, although the quality was not high, but Yu Fei caught it.
The Wizards only have Sam Cassel back to defend, another NBA player who is at odds with Yu Fei.
Since Yu Fei directly spewed trash talk about Kassel's appearance in the game, it was impossible for the two to develop any friendship.
Kassel decided to commit a tactical foul on the fly, but the implementation was beyond imagination.
Yu Fei crashed into Cassel's body, and together with the other party's hand that was about to hold him, the alien flew out from under the basket as if he had been hit by a truck. Yu Fei, who only accelerated without slowing down, didn't care about whether Kassel was injured or not, jumped in the paint area, pulled the ball with his right hand, and completed a tomahawk dunk full of bows.
"Oh my God, Frye Yu has completely ruled this round!"
"Sam Cassel not only failed to stop Frye, but was whistled for a defensive foul!"
"And the penalty! Frye still has a penalty! ”
The commentators of several major TV stations shouted in unison, just like Yu Fei, and no one cared if Kassel was injured.
Yu Fei's current performance is the kind of performance that everyone is looking forward to.
He's here for revenge!
The better he played, the more the Wizards were disgraced.
From that deal to happen, tonight's events were preordained.
Cassel didn't expect to be knocked away without causing an offensive foul, which is another proof of the NBA's star supremacy.
Yu Fei already has a star whistle that does not distinguish between home and away.
Cassel gritted his teeth and stood up, while Yu Fei sneered at the free throw line: "You are really ugly and weird." ”
Originally, it was already annoying enough to make a foul and pay for the foul, but he didn't expect Yu Fei to continue to talk trash about his appearance, and he was even more angry.
Yu Fei could see the anger on his face, but he didn't care.
With the exception of Kwame Brown (and Jasidy White), he doesn't plan to spare anyone wearing a Wizards jersey.
Yu Fei hit a penalty to add a penalty, 3 to 5.
An angry Cassel broke through Ray Allen with his speed, and outside the paint zone, the alien completed the attack with a throw.
5 to 5
Yu Fei's sense of presence finally decreased a little.
The Bucks have had others step up on both ends of the floor.
Jordan doesn't defend against Yu Fei, and as his opponent, Ray Allen has reason to be upset about it.
Are you afraid of Yu Fei, aren't you afraid of me? What is the rationale for this?
Ray Allen pulled the crowd away and let him single Jordan on one side.
Jordan's skill and experience didn't work, because Ray Allen didn't talk about martial arts and just pulled out his hand.
5 to 7
Unlike Yu Fei, although Ray Allen was a little offensive to Dog Te before, Jordan didn't take it seriously. But now, being regarded as a breakthrough, the trapeze emperor, who has not scored in the opening game, urgently needs to score a goal to prove himself.
To do this, he first had to fly too far.
"Wouldn't you be used to being beaten by young people?" Yu Fei laughed at Jordan when they met, "You have nothing left but your name now." ”
Remember Jordan's classic response when he was questioned?
Now Jordan is not qualified to say that unless he breaks Yu Fei's defense.
Jordan, who vowed to prove himself, forcibly broke through from Yu Fei's left hand, and with his current starting speed, it was impossible to break through successfully.
Unless, unless, the referee is willing to grant him a legal waiver of hitting with the ball.
When Jordan elbowed Yu Fei's body, the referee was indifferent.
You can't see it, can you? Yes!
Yu Fei held back the fire, chased Jordan fiercely, and when the opponent jumped, he pounced out like a leopard that had been in ambush for a long time, hit Jordan's body, and took the ball with his hand, intercepting his attack directly outside the paint area.
Jordan lost his center of gravity, like an old man who had fallen from the steps, lying down and flying a few meters away.
Just when the referee's whistle blew, Yu Fei waved his elbow like a tiger, "Didn't you really see him elbow me?!" ”
This is a malicious foul, and a technical foul can also be added.
If it were an average player, after treating Jordan like this and confronting the referee, he would have received this punishment.
However, Yu Fei only got one ordinary foul.
Jordan had his eyebrows broken when he landed, and although it was only a small wound, there was blood spilling and he needed to be treated.
The game was suspended.
Yu Fei, who provoked the referee, insulted Jordan, and made dangerous moves on the defensive end, deserved to be booed by the audience.
However, the MCI booed very little.
There was no shortage of Jordan supporters in the audience, but the silent majority were the majority, most of whom saw firsthand how Taifei brought the team to the playoffs last year.
When they saw that Yu Fei was full of hatred for the Wizards, they were not surprised.
Put yourself in the shoes of the team, if you bring the team into the playoffs when the team's boss and second child are reimbursed for all the seasons, and then get traded because of the discord with the boss, wouldn't you want to destroy the Wizards?
Yu Fei should hate the Wizards, and his hatred of Jordan is completely reasonable.
What is really shocking is that the Wizards fans who think this way are actually the majority.
The second season of the Wizards did not create more popularity for the team.
Although sales in the season ticket market and merchandise are still hot, in normal times, there are often thousands of empty seats at MCI.
Does this mean that the Wizards are cheating on ticket sales data? No, because most of the absentees are season ticket owners. You know, those who bought season tickets for Jordan weren't Wizards fans themselves, they bought season tickets just because they wanted to see the best players of all time play.
But what if the all-time best player wasn't the supreme ruler they saw in the footage of the Bulls in the '90s? Don't look at it.
Yes, they bought a season ticket, but that doesn't mean they're going to come and play.
If Jordan's appeal drops, they can also stop watching the game.
For the middle class, it's a pastime, and if it turns out that the time isn't worth wasting, they'll move watching the Wizards off their schedules.
This is a direct proof of Jordan's drastic decline in fan appeal.
If Jordan's failure in the All-Star vote is proof of his plummeting popularity across the country, the large number of empty seats on the Wizards' home court is proof that he's losing traction on his home court as well.
Jordan is not on the court, and Yu Fei still needs to find a target.
Jared Jeffries is a good fit.
Yu Fei lowered his center of gravity, crossed the ball, and suddenly stepped sideways, and Jeffries, who could not react and was eager to complete the defense, instantly lost his center of gravity.
He slipped in front of the audience and had to look up as Yu Fei jumped up and shot in front of him.
"Huh!"
"Tell Doug for me." Yu Fei said ruthlessly, "The most important thing a waste like you should do is to roll down the field and sit with that old waste until your ass rots." ”
Even if Yu Fei doesn't say it, Collins plans to replace Jeffries.
Because Yu Fei visibly dislikes Jeffries.
If he continues like this, Jeffries will be defeated.
A minute later, Jarred Jeffries was replaced for a three-point foul on Sprewell on the defensive end due to excessive help defense, and he was replaced by a man who might have eased Yu Fei's murderous aura a little - Jasidy White.
After last season, Jordan purged almost all of Yu Fei's comrades.
Kwame Brown and Jasidy White were the only survivors.
After all, Brown is the champion, and no matter how much Jordan hates him, he has to keep him, and although White stays, he also loses the starter.
As soon as Yu Fei saw White, he remembered the good times of last year, and greeted him with a smile, "Yo, Jasidy, what did Doug ask you to do?" ”
Sprewell was making free throws, and White joked with a serious face: "He said if I could reward you with three big hats, I could go back to the starting lineup." ”
Then, Sprewell scored two goals and missed the third.
However, instead of grabbing the defensive rebounds that were close at hand, White had the rebounds poked outside.
Yu Fei rushed into the basket with a quick stride, just picked up the rebound, and was facing the basket, striding out, jumping forward with all his might.
Jasidi White's jump defense was too poorly timed, and was easily suppressed by Yu Fei in the air, followed by a terrible dunk that shocked the audience.
Yu Fei overwhelmed White in the air, and the moment White fell down, the basketball slashed into the basket like thunder.
“BOOM!!!!!!!!!”
After Yu Fei landed, his legs landed right on the left and right of White's body.
He didn't want to humiliate his former teammate, so he moved his leg away and reached out, "Jasidi, you'll never be able to stop me." ”
"Damn it, Da Fei!" White, who was brutally hurt by his little brother's pride, slapped Yu Fei's hand off, jumped up and said, "Do you see Michael's current appearance?" Never Say Never! ”
It's unbelievable that such a philosophical sentence could be uttered by Jasidy White.
However, Yu Fei must admit that White was right.
Ten years ago, Jordan was a superhero in the hearts of most basketball fans, but today, he is just an old waste in Yu Fei's eyes.
Not many things stand the test of time.
It can never be said forever, and because of this, he should seize the auspicious day tonight.
Yu Fei ran back, and suddenly saw Jordan standing on the sidelines for not knowing when.
He had a band-aid on his left eyebrow, and it seemed that the wound had been treated.
He's coming back.
Look at his face, what a proud and narcissistic expression!
Yu Fei suddenly put pressure on Cassel and flanked him on the outside with Sprewell.
After Cassel made a forced error, Sprewell grabbed the ball, Yu flew down the fast attack, and the madman's ball followed.
Yu Fei rushed to the frontcourt to complete the dunk in a matter of seconds, and when he returned to defense, he glanced at Jordan.
Jasidi, you're right, never say never.
But I'll never forgive Michael Jordan!
(End of chapter)