Chapter 259: Don't Let Loyalty Hurt You
Back at home, the Bucks welcomed the Philadelphia 76ers.
Before the start of the game, Yu Fei chatted with old acquaintances.
This acquaintance is not Aaron Iverson, but Andre Iguodala.
The relationship between the two can be traced back to the Adidas ABCD training camp in 2001, when Iguodala was just a nobody, and he couldn't find a team willing to accept him, and it was Yu Fei who accepted him when he was disliked by the seniors.
After that, Yu Fei became famous in the training camp, and Iguodala also attracted attention, successfully entered college, and kept in touch with Yu Fei until he participated in the draft.
"AI, is the old AI good to you?" Yu Fei joked.
"I think Allen is the boss that every rookie wants, and you know what, he gave me a car when I first arrived in Philadelphia," Iguodala said. ”
Iverson's righteous demeanor once again suppressed Yu Fei.
If Jordan had done the same to the rookies, maybe the story between them would have been completely different.
"Okay, are they going to let you defend me tonight?" Yu Fei casually spied on the 76ers' pre-game plan.
Iguodala was tight-lipped: "I can't say. ”
Although he can't say it, it's the same as saying it.
Apart from Iguodala, who else can match Yu Fei with the 76ers?
Iverson? More aggressive, but too much body disadvantage.
Korver? Unless they're crazy.
Weber? The coaching staff will only use this kind of trick when they eat a lot of.
So, only Iguodala.
Iverson said from afar: "Fry, don't scare my rookie, he's not a seedless person!" ”
Yu Fei waved his hand, indicating that he was not this kind of person.
Then, the game began.
Iverson took the lead tonight and exploded in the opening game, shooting 9-of-13 in the first quarter, scoring 20 points and 5 assists, leading the 76ers to 36 points in a single quarter.
The Bucks' defensive system has basically been blown up.
This is also the norm after the brawl at the palace of Auburn Hills.
The Bucks are determined to play 5 OUT and are not attentive to the defensive end, so they are often scored high by their opponents, and they are also scored high by themselves.
Yu Fei combined with a sudden pass and led the team to score 33 points in a single quarter, and only fell behind by 3 points when Iverson was in a burst of state.
The game entered the second quarter, and Karl put Ariza, who had previously taken the initiative to ask for help, in front of Iverson, and as a result, judging from Iverson's shooting percentage, this arrangement did not work.
Iverson scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting in the first quarter.
Yu Fei returned a wave of 17 points in a single quarter to the 76ers, and equalized the score before halftime.
The third quarter was a decisive one, Yu Fei fell into a big core predicament, and his personal state was hot, but he wanted to drive his teammates and passed a little more, but his teammates couldn't shoot.
In this case, the advantages of Iverson-esque solo stars are also reflected.
When the form is off the charts, they can completely ignore the team and play the singles to the extreme.
Yu Fei's 11 points and 3 assists in a single quarter were good enough, but Iverson scored 20 points in a single quarter again, and 50 points in three quarters brought the 76ers' lead to double digits.
In the fourth quarter, Yu Fei found that his teammates couldn't shoot, and his hand also declined, and the 76ers' interior began to exert strength, Webb came to a few singles, Iguodala hit a three-pointer, and the 76ers successfully won the game.
Yu Fei had 40 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, while Iverson on the opposite side had 54 points and 7 assists.
Yu Fei's stats are more comprehensive, but Iverson's 54 points are decisive.
After the game, Carl said to Fei, "Fry, you're not selfish enough. ”
Yu Fei realized this, Iverson is in a hot state today, and his feel is actually not bad, if he really starts a battle and fights against the other party, maybe this is not the result.
The psychology of wanting to drive his teammates affected Yu Fei's judgment.
"Maybe I should be like Kobe Bryant and average 30 shots per game." Yu Fei said.
Karl laughed, "Why not? You can do anything on the field. ”
"George, don't indulge me too much." Yu Fei said, "I still like you in the past." ”
Carl only had a sneer on his face, after so many things, he was 100% sure that if he hadn't taken the initiative to change according to Yu Fei's needs before, I'm afraid he would have been out of class a long time ago.
After living for half a life, Carl can be regarded as seeing clearly, people, they all have a bit of Bichi's heart, others are in charge of it tightly, you will be disgusted, others don't care about you, and you are afraid of spoiling yourself.
But Carl is not the kind of nanny coach who can only "yes yes yes", and he agrees with Yu Fei because he feels that this is the right path.
The Bucks, who lost their All-Star secondary attacker, must play around the core of Yu Fei.
In the past, Yu Fei only had this kind of configuration and freedom when it mattered most, but now, he needs to grow into a ball-handling core with his own system, which requires him to keep making mistakes and accumulate experience.
Yu Fei's advantage is that as a traverser, he knows how to play with the ball, which will save him a lot of detours.
What he really needs to improve is on-the-spot judgment, which requires a lot of game experience.
And Carl showed him the way, he didn't know how to go it alone, believing that he couldn't be wrong no matter what.
Two days later, the Bucks host the Timberwolves.
This is also Kevin Garnett's comeback fight.
Garnett has been in a rut with the team since the All-Star weekend because the Timberwolves didn't do anything when the trade deadline arrived.
And, last summer, the Timberwolves refused to match Turkoglu's max contract "to ensure long-term salary health in the future" and let the Turkish agent go for nothing.
Therefore, many media outlets have been shouting for Garnett, "KG let's go, you don't owe the Timberwolves" for some time.
Yu Fei understands Garnett's feelings, if the Bucks let go of a future All-Star in order to save money, he will also blow up.
That night, Yu Fei didn't seem to have learned the lessons of the previous game, and there were still a lot of passes.
This is because his teammates feel good.
Although the Timberwolves have Garnett, Cassel is unable to play due to injury, and there is a gap in the outside defensive system.
Garnett, who had a problem with his thoughts, was just mechanically helping to defend, and the outside line was vacant one after another.
Yu Fei passed the ball and scored a quasi-triple-double of 16 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in the half, and the team took a big lead.
Yu Fei reminded Garnett of himself, why is he also playing in a bitter cold place, Da Fei has two championships in hand before the rookie contract is finished, and he has worked so hard, but he has struggled for nearly ten years but still achieved nothing?
"Fry, what would you do if you were me?"
At halftime, Garnett asked Yu Fei.
Yu Fei said: "I will refuse to execute the option this summer, and then go as far as I want. ”
"The fans in Minnesota are loyal." Garnett said, "I'm not going to be treacherous. ”
"So what the are you asking me to do?" Yu Fei scolded sarcastically, "Give me a good taste of this fruit of loyalty, and take the righteousness of you and the people of Mingzhou into the ground!" ”
Garnett was anxious, remembering Yu Fei's short contract with a flood of bad reviews, and fought back on the spot: "How can a person like you understand my situation!" ”
So what about Jimmy Butler, you ask?
"You're right, but I've won two championships for Milwaukee." Yu Fei decided to use the facts to convince Garnett, who is also a high school superstar, "So, even if I really leave in the future, I don't feel like I owe anyone." I'm different from you, I didn't put a heavy burden on the team by signing a big contract, so you'd better not point fingers at me. Also, we Milwaukee fans aren't as righteous as the lovely Minnesota fans, and in Milwaukee, our Bucks aren't as popular as Marquette University's basketball players, you get the idea? ”
Yu Fei said a lot, but Garnett only listened to one sentence.
I've won two championships for Milwaukee.
This is important.
If you join a team for a championship, and then force that team to overdraft for the future, and then make the team atmosphere miserable, and then leave with nothing left, you can't overdo it with the fans.
Yu Fei has already brought the championship to the Bucks, and he has not asked the team to overdraft the future to strengthen, no matter how he chooses in the future, he has full confidence.
Garnett's mood became more complicated.
In the second half, the Bucks' offense was even worse than in the first half, crushing the Timberwolves in the third quarter and winning the opponent at home.
After the game, the footage of Yu Fei and Garnett talking on the sidelines at the end of the first half sparked discussion.
People noticed Garnett's mood swings, and as a result, a reporter asked Yu Fei what happened between him and Garnett.
"It's nothing, KG and I have always been friends, it's just an ordinary conversation between us."
"KG's reaction doesn't seem simple, can you tell me what you said at the time?"
"I'm sorry, I really forgot."
Later, ESPN's top reporter Mark Stein got the news from somewhere and actually knew most of the conversation between Yu Fei and Garnett.
What he said to Garnett in Fei was condensed into: "Don't let loyalty hurt you. ”
There was a lot of discussion among the fans, and neither side denied it.
Although Yu Fei stimulated Garnett fiercely, he believed that if there was no major change, the other party would definitely not leave Mingzhou.
However, since the Timberwolves can let Tekoglou go in order to save money, it can be seen that they don't care much about Garnett's opinion anymore, so sooner or later, a bigger change will happen.
Garnett can stay for the sake of so-called righteous anger, but if management or the boss backstabs, then he has a reason to leave.
Yu Fei is not very interested in the love-hate relationship between Garnett and the Timberwolves, anyway, if the other party wants to make a deal at that time, there is a high probability that there is no Bucks, and it is better to concentrate on the remaining 1/3 of the regular season than to waste energy to focus on Mingzhou.
Then came the away game against the Bulls, where the Bucks won, but Catino Mobley sprained his ankle and will miss 4-6 weeks, making the Bucks' outside ball point even more scarce.
After returning to the home court and losing to the Mavericks by 22 points, Yu Fei decided to change the core style of play with a roughly balanced balance of "singles" and "organization", and instead focused on individual offense, shattering the opponent's defensive system through countless blocks and demolitions, forcing the opponent to attack in advance.
To achieve this effect, one or two games alone is not enough, he has to stick to this strategy until the end of the season.
A day later, the Bucks went to the road to play the Bulls again, and Yu Fei invaded like fire, scoring 47 points alone, leading the team to step on the bulls, thus starting a crazy individual show at the end of the season.
PS: Today's second chapter may be updated at two o'clock in the afternoon, or updated at four o'clock in the afternoon, I went out with friends last night and stayed up all night, and I was so tired that I couldn't open my eyes when I got home, and the second chapter could only be sent again when I woke up, because I hadn't corrected the typo.
Repeat: Today's second chapter may be updated at 2 p.m., or 4 p.m
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