When the Memphis Grizzlies won at home against the Milwaukee Bucks, Jerry West was sitting in his usual place, a corporate suite at Pyramid Stadium, high above the court.

In every Grizzlies home game, he sat there alone, with no one to witness his pain or hear his barrage of expletives. Tonight, the all-for-all Grizzlies unexpectedly took a big lead over the Bucks. If someone looks closely in the suite, they can just see the light coming through the suite and see a smile on West's face.

But this is the NBA, where miracles happen.

The Grizzlies can take a big lead over the Bucks, and the Bucks can also show how strong they are, with controversial superstar Frye Yu playing like a god and eating away at the Grizzlies' lead.

Even when the team was at its best, West was the most nervous man, and seeing that the strength of the team was about to be overwhelmed by individual heroism, he quietly walked out of the room, lowered his head through the hallway, and came to a corner where the idlers would not approach, and watched the night view of the city through the window.

Just when he thought the Grizzlies were going to crumble like they always did, somehow, his team won the game by a narrow margin, and the team's holy light shone in Memphis.

One person can't win, and West thinks so.

Whether it's Frye Yu tonight, Wilt Chamberlain, who has been recalled by God, or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the best player of the '70s, these powerful individuals have proven time and time again that basketball is not a one-man game.

No one can imagine West's life in Memphis, as he worked in Los Angeles for 44 years.

But for West, he found life here.

Nothing is more important to a person who tends to self-destruct.

"Mr. Logo, why don't you look happy when you won the game?"

West broke free from the intense mental exhaustion, returned to the dark reality, and glanced at the young man who disturbed his "reflection".

"Because we almost lost."

The Grizzlies' loss to the Bucks is not an unacceptable thing.

Winning is an accident.

Yu Fei began to feel that his charm was a little insufficient, and West did not greet him with a smile like other celebrities.

Speaking of which, this may be the first time they have spoken face-to-face.

"If under normal circumstances, we play 10 games between the two teams, Memphis wins the most tonight." Yu Fei said, "I think you should be happy about this victory. ”

There was not a trace of positivity on West's face.

Normally?

Normally, he should have won at least five championship rings as a player, but the reality is that he only won one.

What are the actual conditions of these so-called normal situations, which are just the psychological expectations set for themselves by the megalomaniac who are commonplace in professional sports? There will never be a so-called normal situation, where teammates who usually hit every chance will miss unguarded opportunities in the tie-break, the invincible giant Goliath will drop out in the middle of the fourth game of the finals tie-break because of a slight foot injury, and the seemingly threatening cripple only needs to limp to the court in the finals tie-break to motivate his teammates to win everything.

What is normal? West really doesn't know.

"So you don't think tonight is a normal situation because your team-mates are not doing well. Do you feel like your performance is good enough to win? ”

West left Yu Fei speechless.

The Bucks only had two double-doubles tonight, and Yu Fei cut 50+10+7, no matter where he goes, such a game is worthy of the sentence "The destruction of Shu is not the crime of the general", how can it come out of West's mouth, it seems that he is not good enough?

Yu Fei asked, "Do you think I can do anything else?" ”

West said coldly: "If someone concentrates the ball in his own hands, then it is his obligation to lead the team to win, and while carrying the ball, he should also bear the responsibility of winning." ”

Normally, Yu Fei has a rebellious mentality towards the church, because those critics will only find faults, saying that he can't do this or that.

But West's take on the matter surprised him.

It should be 50+10+7, you are to blame for losing, who made you a ball-holding core?

To Yu Fei's own surprise, he somewhat agreed with West's statement.

The essence of holding the ball is to bring four to the top, and four to drag one when the poor.

The success of the ball-holding core depends not only on its own strength, but also due to the dedication and sacrifice of its teammates.

That's what West means.

You should play well, but not being able to bring your teammates is the original sin of holding the ball.

"You have a point."

Yu Fei's cold answer made West stunned for a moment.

West didn't expect Yu Fei to understand what he said, and he wasn't interested in pointing out the maze, he just said it casually.

Moreover, Yu Fei didn't seem to have any possibility of agreeing with him at all.

How can there be a high-flying young superstar who hits 50+10+7 in a single game and still feels that it is his fault to lose?

It's okay if he doesn't go back to the locker room and lose his temper with his teammates.

"There are some things that I don't do well, but I don't think there are some games that you can't win, and no matter how well I play, we're going to inevitably lose some games, what do you think?"

West stared at Yu Fei, and insisted on his point of view as always: "In a game with a score difference of less than five points, there is no inevitable failure factor, it must be that the core players do not do enough." ”

Well, Yu Fei gave up.

Yu Fei's original intention was just to say hello to West, and he didn't want to find a mean old man to hold a meeting for him offline.

But West opened the conversation box by himself, which made Yu Fei want to have more discussions with him on this topic.

"What do you think I could do better?"

Yu Fei thinks he needs to listen to the advice of a third party, because what the Bucks have inside is only praise for him.

His teammates basically didn't have a problem with him, and George Karl, who had some opinions earlier, thought that this was the future of basketball after accepting his big core play, so even if some problems were found in the process, it was necessary trial and error to develop a new style of play.

West seems to be a legend who treats himself very hard and has deep insights in basketball, and Yu Fei wants to hear what the other side has to say.

Yu Fei's opinion of West is correct.

Since retiring, West has been a benchmark for other sports executives, not just NBA executives. He has a keen eye for the talent of his players and a strong instinct for his players' competitive determination. He negotiates honestly and hardly appears to be hypocritical.

However, as shrewd as management was, West struck an unfair deal with himself deep down. The terms are: if the team wins, he will give all the credit to the coach, the players and his staff; He even refused to participate in the championship celebration parade. On the other hand, if the team loses, the entire burden falls on his shoulders. After all, West is the designer of the team. If the infrastructure is flawed, shouldn't he be blamed?

It's a habit he's developed as a player, and if he plays a night of 14-of-15 shooting, he won't be happy with the 14 he threw and will repeatedly question why he missed that goal.

The quest for perfection became West's greatest curse.

At this time, hearing Yu Fei's question, there was a trace of ridicule in his heart.

He didn't expect a young star like Yu Fei to be interested in his opinion, but why would he give advice to a damn Chinese, just because he was the famous Frye Yu?

Yes and what? This person has been spoiled, not only destroying the unspoken rules of professional basketball for many years, but also ignoring his social responsibility, and completely lacking the consciousness that a celebrity should have.

West can't forgive people like Yu Fei for refusing a call-up to the national team for the sake of vacation, for people of their generation, participating in the national team is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which is the highest honor, while someone like Yu Fei easily declines the opportunity to fight for his country.

"You don't need my advice, I don't have much to say to you."

West said indifferently like Yu Fei's enemy.

The atmosphere changed all at once.

"That's... Good bye. Yu Fei said politely, "Thank you for telling me this." ”

Yu Fei was not dissatisfied with West's moodiness, after all, he was an old man, and his temper was almost bad, could he still deal with others?

Just as Yu Fei was about to leave with Lawson, West said again, "Have you tried to attack in the low post tonight?" ”

Yu Fei remembered not.

"Nope." Yu Fei replied truthfully.

West's transformation from an indifferent old man to a wise man took less than half a minute: "This is your next step. ”

"What's next for me?"

West didn't want to explain more, and turned to leave.

Lawson walked over and asked, "The LOGO man looks like he's not talking." ”

"Actually, it was fine at first, and then it seems like all of a sudden I have an opinion." Yu Fei said helplessly, "I suspect that he is a Gemini." ”

Da Fei's appearance of not knowing how bad his reputation was, made Lawson find it funny.

It's normal for a stubborn old man like a LOGO man to have an opinion about him.

Yu Fei and Lawson went outside the stadium together, called a taxi, and prepared to go to a nearby Michelin-starred restaurant for a supper.

Along the way, Yu Fei's mind echoed West's last suggestion.

The low post is his next step.

For the Bucks, getting Yu Fei out of the low-post hand-to-hand fight was a basic strategy for the game, but tonight, if Yu Fei can kill the Grizzlies' interior in the low post, it might be able to change the situation.

But this is just a sample of a game, is it really necessary to change for it?

The season is still very long, and Yu Fei is eager to try.

He's not the kind of superman that Xiao Zhan has the kind of all-round historical talent, so he has to make himself technically flawless, and if the low post is his main problem at the moment, then start practicing.

PS: There is only one shift today. Adjust it a little more.,Today's second update is adjusted to tomorrow's update.,So three chapters will be updated tomorrow.。

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