Chapter 168: It's good-looking, keep up the good work
Chapter 168 is very good, keep up the good work
The Bucks didn't give the Magic a chance.
In Game 4 of the first round, although Maddy scored 34 points, the previous three games have proven that even if he scores 40+, it won't help because they are against the league's top offensive team.
In terms of offense alone, the Bucks can even compete with the Mavericks in the West.
Maddie left behind an astonishing average per game stats and accolades despite defeats, and was still named the best player in the East after the first round.
"If he's the best in the East, he should at least win one game on his own." Anthony Mason said dismissively, "Being called the best in the East on a weak team with a lot of shots? This can't be my approval! ”
Yu Fei, who has always been a bit loud-mouthed in front of the media, has maintained respect for Maddie.
Because Maddie played nothing wrong and played what he should have played, there was an obvious gap between the hard power of the two teams.
Every time he fights with Maddie, Yu Fei will study the opponent's footsteps in actual combat, which brings him great benefits.
Now that Maddie was sent away mellowly by herself, Yu Fei expressed regret like a crying crocodile: "The playoffs are torture for him, if only the format hadn't changed, his pain would have ended in the third game." ”
"Listen, did I tell you? Frye is a good guy. George Carr's slightly mocking smile made the atmosphere very good.
The Bucks advanced to the second round of the playoffs without stress.
The opponent did not keep them waiting for long.
The Philadelphia 76ers, who are fourth in the East, surprisingly advanced to the semifinals with a victory over fifth-placed Indiana Pacers.
The 76ers are one of the strangest teams in the league and the most discussed by critics.
When will Larry Brown lift his luggage and walk away? Haven't the 76ers reached his "threshold" yet? Did Aaron Iverson's life collapse because of last summer's attacks? What made the 76ers determined to reinvent their pedigree in a summer — a pure defensive team — a pure offensive team and still make it to the semifinals?
Yu Fei doesn't care much about the behind-the-scenes story of the 76ers, and playing against the 76ers means that he and Iverson will have a serious head-to-head showdown on the stage of the playoffs.
Yu Fei hopes that after the series, Iverson will still be the kind big brother.
Iverson definitely has a reason to go all out in the series.
Yu Fei's strong rise not only made Jordan questioned, but also shook Iverson's status as the number one basketball star of Reebok.
From Reebok's point of view, Yu Fei has a bright future no less than Iverson.
The pop culture phenomenon led by Iverson has disappeared as his reputation has become ugly, and for all non-black kids, Iverson is not only the worst NBA player under 1.9 meters, but also a thug who chases and kills his wife at gunpoint.
Needless to say, Yu Fei's progress in Milwaukee led to the best discussion of the active roster with his excellent performance, and considering that he was not yet 21 years old, but he scored 60 points in the third quarter in the ultimate conversation with Jordan, and Reebok had reason to believe that he was the next superstar.
Bradley Center
George Carr watched the 76ers' training from afar.
Iverson jogged back and forth like a warrior about to go to war, and every now and then he made a catch-and-roll layup.
His posture is relaxed, but his expression is tense.
As for Carl's senior, Larry Brown, his face looked more serious than ever, as if he was thinking about where he would go after the 76ers collapsed.
Carl wouldn't be surprised if Brown dome after the season.
Seriously, would anyone be surprised?
Don't think Larry Brown has been out of the league for six years because he's been out of the league for six years, Brown will want to leave whenever the team is on the verge of collapse or stalling. He's done it in New Jersey, San Antonio, San Diego (Clippers), Denver, Indiana.
As a junior, Carl thinks he should take the initiative to say hello, so he walks over to Brown.
Just after halftime, Karl said to Iverson: "AI, if you pass a few more balls, the 76ers might be able to win a game or two in the semifinals." ”
"Take care of your Fry!" Iverson said coldly, "You are not qualified to dictate to me!" ”
Carl couldn't believe that Brown had been with such a person for six years.
Six years, how much patience did his senior make to coexist with Iverson?
How can a 62-year-old white grandfather and a 28-year-old rebellious rapper break through their respective cultural barriers? It's not just a superstar divide with a stereotyped leader, it's a huge chasm between the philosophy of the old and the rebellion of the youth, and Carl doesn't believe that this philosophy and the extreme surprise of the generation can be bridged by other means.
"Larry, good work."
Carl said jokingly.
Brown looked at his junior, whose hairline was far above his own, and in that regard, Carl seemed to be having a harder time than himself.
"Frye hasn't caused you any trouble?"
"Yes." Carl smirked, "But AI is another level. ”
Brown instinctively expressed his disgust at all the bad reviews about Iverson, and he didn't know why he was.
Since he took over the 76ers, he's had at least five thoughts of trading Iverson every season.
Why didn't he do it? Brown asks himself every day.
Until one day in 2001, his elderly mother came to watch the 76ers game, witnessed Iverson's argument with him, and whispered to herself, "Larry, watch that kid, you're the same kind of people." ”
Brown's mind moved from memory to reality, "AI led us to the finals at least two years ago, and Frye may not have been able to do that. ”
"Maybe, but what if you don't win, just make it to the finals?" Carl said self-deprecatingly, "I've been to the finals too, but now everyone only remembers that MJ won the championship on Father's Day, and no one cares about the runner-up that year, in contrast, getting rid of AI can get you back on the road." ”
Larry Brown will always only pay lip service to Iverson.
He knew he would never trade that guy.
If one day they have to, he will be the one who leaves.
Carl revealed this reality, and Brown looked very excited: "George, don't be too wide, you are not qualified to tell me how to manage the team until you win the championship!" ”
Karl returned to the player.
He saw Yu Fei ask the others to stop training and give him a minute to go head-to-head with Devin George.
They hit three balls in a row, and Yu Fei ended with a pull-up jump shot, a step-back three-pointer, and a tentative dunk after shaking off the defense.
"DG, do you like to put water so much?"
"It's outrageous that you can't prevent one of the three balls!"
Yu Fei glared at the person who shouted the loudest, "Old thing, if you are not convinced, try it yourself!" ”
"I'm not going to do it!" Mason said stiffly, "This kind of heads-up is meaningless, will people give you such a good space in the game?" ”
Yu Fei said heartily: "A burden like you, who leaves the penalty area without any offensive threat, can still start in our team, of course I don't have such a good space for singles." ”
"Damn it!" Mason directly AOE all the space inside line, "soft egg big forward will go outside to shoot!" ”
Lightner didn't care.
Yu Fei responded to Mason's words calmly.
They often quarreled, but every time he won.
Mason was often so angry that his face turned red, and then the relationship between the two was not affected much. The more angry Mason is, the better Mason's tacit understanding with him on the field.
This is a strange phenomenon.
After the warm-up, the starters from both sides came on.
Carl tweaked the Bucks' starting lineup, and since the 76ers' starting center was Keith Van Horn, Karl felt the need to let Dan Gazuric go up to make up for the height, so he specially selected Tyrone Hill, a veteran who came to shoot at the trade deadline, as the starting center.
Opening the game with a jump ball, Van Horn lost to Hill.
Yu Fei fed Mason one after half the court.
Mason received the ball and forced the basket to attack, invincible, rough hands, looked like a good opportunity but missed the layup because of too much force.
Iverson received a pass from his teammate, quickly launched a counter-attack, and when he rushed to the front, Sprewell faced him.
Iverson didn't wait for his teammates to settle down, slammed twice, changed direction sharply to shake off the madman, rushed to the basket and fought hard in the air with Hill, pulling the rod to shoot.
missed, but caused a foul on Hill.
"Don't pass the ball all day like a softie." Iverson said to Fei as he went to the free-throw line.
Yu Fei responded: "That's because you're too short to see a passing opportunity." ”
It's the weakness that Iverson is most familiar with when he is often targeted on the pitch because he is short, but they don't like to be heard.
Just like Napoleon, who claimed to behead someone taller than himself to make up for the height gap between the two sides, Iverson glared at Yu Fei fiercely, "You wait for me." ”
After saying that, Iverson made two free throws and two hits.
He looked angry, and that kind of anger that was visible to the naked eye made Yu Fei have a rare "Am I too much"? Reflections.
Then Yu Fei ruled out that kind of thought.
The act of pressing your head to reflect is unacceptable.
Iverson may have felt that it was not enough to find Yu Fei to fight back on the offensive end, so he waved his teammate away in surprise, and he wanted to personally teach someone who didn't know how to be polite.
Yu Fei's knowledge of Iverson before was limited to his poor performance when he came to China to make money, and James said that he was a dog under 1.9 meters when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
This may be a common rhetorical method for James, after all, as long as enough adjectives are added, there can be hundreds or thousands of dogs in the basketball world.
But Yu Fei thought that dogs under 1.9 meters must be particularly fierce when playing balls.
The idea is correct.
After personally experiencing Iverson's way of playing, Yu Fei deepened his impression. Iverson's style of play is more "crazy" than "ferocious", and he has a special energy to play, making every offense and defense like the last of his life.
This aggressive offensive and defensive stance will make him unreasonably small and big on the offensive end, and it will also make him take risks on the defensive end.
Iverson, who tried to defeat the enemy with one blow, was shaken away by Yu Fei with a light change of direction from behind, and instantly lost his defensive position.
Not only that, but Iverson almost fell to the ground because he rushed too hard.
Yu Fei jumped out of the space and threw a jumper on the spot.
"Huh!"
2 to 2
Yu Fei turned around and glanced at Iverson, "What are you asking me to wait for?" Waiting to see you look foreign? ”
"It's beautiful, keep up the good work."
(End of chapter)