Chapter 276: Dream and Reality
As the team's new owner, Dan Gilbert wants to make his mark on the Cavaliers as soon as possible. So, the Cavaliers quickly used the new arena.
Not only that, but Gilbert has also achieved great results in terms of personnel.
Signing Larry Hughes and Don Yell Marshall, poaching defending champion Spurs assistant coach Mike Brown, and hiring atypical Cavaliers legend Danny Ferry (1) as the team's general manager.
(1) After being drafted that year, Ferry would rather play in Italy than for the Cavaliers.
What makes Gilbert most proud is that he believes he has developed a special bond with James.
Herb Cole may never be able to have that connection with Frye Yu, and he can only hold on to the two championships that Frye Yu has won to the death.
And what about James? They can communicate, talk to their hearts, and even chase free agents together.
This summer, the Cavaliers all but lost "Big Z" Ilgeskas, and it was Gilbert and James who went to Big Z's home together to convince him to stay.
The star center, who debuted as a Cavaliers, was touched by the sincerity of the young core and owner and eventually accepted a five-year, $60 million contract extension.
Although Gilbert has owned the team for less than seven months, he has already learned a crucial lesson from the NBA's star-based system: whether they watch live or televised, fans are drawn to the stars.
The brighter the star, the more attractive it is.
Yu Fei has a bad reputation, Kobe Bryant has been discredited after Hawk County, James may be the brightest star in the NBA, and Gilbert has realized this.
To keep himself and the team and the stars in line, Gilbert is willing to do anything, even if it is necessary to put personal dignity aside. To that end, James has many other exceptions that other players don't, such as the fact that his family can sit at the back of the team's bench instead of sitting in the family area like other family members.
Gilbert felt that he had done everything he could, but the appearance of someone like Yu Fei frightened him, especially considering that James had an unusual relationship with this bastard, and he couldn't help but worry that his star would be affected.
"Is LeBron there?"
Gilbert asked the assistant.
The assistant said, "Not yet." ”
"Tonight is the Cavaliers' first game in their new home arena, and we're not only going to win, but we're going to have to make the event look good." Gilbert said, "You want LeBron to feel like there's a light on his face, you know?" ”
The assistant said, "It's all arranged." ”
Everything is afraid of contrast.
In the winter, Yu Fei prefers to play away from home because the heating system at Bradley Center is so bad.
Bradley Center is an old building, the stadium facilities are extremely old, and even the heating is refrigerant. Moreover, that refrigerant is only produced in small quantities in Wisconsin today, and has long been used elsewhere.
Compared to the Cavaliers' new arena, it's really unsightly.
Before the start of the game, the specially invited stars from all walks of life took the stage to perform, each of them wore James's No. 23 jersey, and greeted the little emperor at the end of the performance.
Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, a video tribute to James was played on the big screen at the scene.
Well, pay tribute to a young player who has just played for two seasons and has not led the team to the playoffs, for this kind of faceless management, Yu Fei just wants to say two words: cheap!
Of course, he strongly recommends that the Bucks learn a little.
But when he thought of the garbage home stadium, even if something similar really happened, he probably didn't calm down to enjoy being licked on his knees.
Before the start of the game, James's girlfriend Savannah came to the sidelines with LeBron Raymond James Jr. (2), the crystallization of her and James' love.
(2) Brownie is a nickname.
James kissed his son's forehead affectionately.
For him, life is as wonderful as a dream but not real, he walked to the sidelines, the scene was ready with magnesium powder, he walked over, his hands were full of magnesium powder, and then sprinkled into the air.
This caused the audience to cheer, he is indeed the king of Cleveland.
But James cares more about his family, and on one side, he can see Maverick Carter and Rich Paul, behind the bench, there is Randy Mims, next to Mims sits his mother Gloria, then his lover Savannah, and his one-year-old son sits on his beloved's lap.
The James Gang that he misses – his family, his high school friends, his high school sweethearts will always be there for him.
What other job can you do to surround yourself with people you hold dear to you at work? There won't be.
James has achieved the ideal life he envisioned as a child, where everyone is safe, everyone is there for him and is well taken care of, and now, he is fighting for himself.
Yu Fei is waiting for him to appear.
"Is magnesium powder that fun?"
"You can try."
Yu Fei was not interested, he was not interested in any pre-match moves.
Subsequently, the starters of both sides took their respective positions.
The Bucks' starting lineup is brand new, with Yu Fei, Kevin Martin, Raja Bell, Danny Granger, and Kwame Brown.
Compared with the unconventional starting lineup of the Bucks, the Cavaliers' starters seem much more normal.
They are Eric Snow, Larry Hughes, James, Drew Gooden, and Big Z.
The Cavaliers' No. 1 to No. 5 positions are distinct, and the Bucks look like they are non-mainstream, they can't tell who is the No. 1 position, and it is difficult to tell who is the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, and the only one who can be clear is Kwame Brown, who is definitely the No. 5 position.
In the opening jump shot, Brown won the first move for the Bucks.
As before, for the first goal of the opening game, Yu Fei would look for the inside line.
That's what I learned in the game against the Pistons.
Give the inside line a little sweetness at the beginning, and then let them work hard.
However, Brown is his good brother, so he doesn't use this set, but Yu Fei is used to playing like this.
Brown blocked and dismantled, Yu Fei fed the cake in place, and there were three shooters on the outside to open up the space, and the route was wide and wide, Brown moved his sexy little hands, and people came out of the trick of changing hands and licking the basket in the air.
0 to 2
"Chris Webb?" Yu Fei joked, "When did you come to Milwaukee?" ”
Brown was also happy to be ridiculed, and said arrogantly: "If it weren't for the ghost he met when he first entered the industry, Webb is nothing!" ”
Yu Fei retreated to the backcourt and went to James as usual to counterpoint.
Then, he found that the Cavaliers actually didn't let James control the ball, and let Snow and Hughes take turns controlling the court, and James did more like the kind of ace forwards that people subconsciously do, nothing more than heads-up, tactics that can't clear the siege and take over, and then do whatever can be done where the coaching staff can't be arranged.
This feeling gives Yu Fei a sense of déjà vu for the elderly to play with smartphones.
It can only be said that it is not a good thing to be too comprehensive, and Mike Brown does not know how to use James correctly.
But the problem is, the right way to use James is right in front of them.
How the bucks use flying, how they use James is not over.
However, people have their own ideas, and Yu Fei can only ridicule James for being seized power.
If you don't play around James at the core, the Cavaliers' offense won't have any bright spots.
Snow lacks offensive threat, Hughes is a master of chaos, and James doesn't take the ball, so no matter how they play tactics, they have to give the ball to the inside in the end.
After a meal, it was really Big Z who took the ball.
Brown was dead, forcing Big Z to hook his hand with his non-dominant hand and miss.
Gooden grabbed the offensive rebound, and was blocked by Yu Fei, who came in to help defend him.
Granger takes control of the floor ball and flicks it at Martin.
In less than two seconds, the Bucks' counterattack had come to the frontcourt, and Yu Fei originally wanted to follow up, but looking at Martin's meaning, he shouldn't need help.
Sure enough, Martin dribbled to the front court and had a real man battle with Hughes, and after a fierce confrontation in the air, the referee blew Hughes for a foul, and Martin scored the ball in the confrontation.
"Damn it!" Carl looked at it roughly, "That kid is so tough!" ”
What Yu Fei was worried about was that Martin was playing too hard.
However, this kind of porcelain play, whether it is tough or not, you need to throw your body out to accept the impact of the other party, but with Martin's figure, how can you beat it like this for a long time?
Harden is not something that anyone can do, and if you want to touch porcelain, you have to practice a steel and iron skeleton that can't be broken.
There's obviously no way Martin can practice to the level of Harden.
Martinga then scored from a penalty kick.
0 to 5
In the first few rounds, Yu Fei and James didn't do anything, and the role players on both sides touched each other, and the result was that the role players of the Bucks entered the game faster.
James watched a few rounds and decided to take it upon himself to break the team's scoring drought.
When the new round arrived, James called the cover to pick up the ball at the top of the arc, and it was Raja Bell who switched to him.
The ban is a big blow to an outside defender like Bell, especially when it comes to players like James.
The hand can't interfere, the pace can't keep up, even if he predicts the opponent's breakthrough route, how can he resist the 113KG humanoid tank?
This picture can be said to be miserable, James almost raped Bale's defense in full view, rushed into the basket like a truck, and pushed Brown's body to play 2+1.
“#! @¥¥”
Yu Fei imagined that it was himself who was defending James on the outside, but he was afraid that it would not be much better than Bell, and after the ban was banned, it was almost impossible to stop James' breakthrough one-on-one.
Before James made a free throw, Karl whistled and then instructed Granger to go to the outside, which means that Granger played three defenses against James, Yu Fei went to play four, and then, the main defense.
Bale has replaced Sprewell as the No. 1 defender on the Bucks, and if even he is overtaken by James, the others don't have to try, and they are honestly on the defensive team.
Before James made a free throw, Yu Fei said softly: "If you don't score a free throw, the score will become 2-7." ”
"Bang!"
Xiao Zhan Classic 2+0.
Yu Fei picked up the rebound and accelerated past James, who wanted to foul him tactically, but the latter's chasing speed was terrifying. The moment Yu Fei entered the paint area, he took the initiative to give James behind him a ruthless confrontation, and with the help of strength, a violent smashing buckle was staged in front of the little emperor.
James still recalled the pain of being pushed hard just now, and heard Yu Fei say lightly:
"Don't miss it next time."
(End of chapter)