If there's one fly in the ointment of SuperSonics' fantastic season, it's that they have to win on the road.

As a team at risk of relocation, winning the title could undoubtedly increase their support at home. This benefit will not be diminished by their away victory, but the absence of the trophy ceremony at home gives people a sense of regret.

This brings us back to the NBA's Finals format.

The 1984 NBA Finals were hailed as the greatest Finals of the modern NBA, with a 2-2-1-1-1 format. No matter how you look at it, it's been a fair season, and since then, the format for the Grand Finals has been 2-3-2.

Over the years, there have been many people who have expressed dissatisfaction with the format, but the NBA has never wanted to change.

The North Shore Gardens is about to hold its final ceremony.

David Stern will award the championship trophy to SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett, and then select the Finals MVP.

Bennett lifted the trophy excitedly, and there were faint boos from the crowd, and most of the Celtic fans had already left.

Then came the unsuspenseful link.

As long as SuperSonics wins the championship, there will be no suspense in the selection of FMVP.

David Stern has the answer in his hand that the whole world knows.

It was a fantastic season as the league's most important player left his kingdom and traveled from the East to the West to save a team in the mire.

But just recently, Tim Donaghi's trial is about to come to fruition.

This scandal, which the alliance tried to suppress its popularity, has become known to the whole United States.

In particular, Yu Fei's camp, in order to put pressure on the league, loudly belittled the Celtics as a home team because they lost all away games.

For Fly's team, their purpose is not to give the league an eye medicine, but just a public opinion offensive, but the effect is to make Stern's repeated assertion that "Donaghi is the only criminal on the referee team" ridiculous.

Fan trust in NBA referees has never been lower.

Especially after Celtic really achieved a record of all away defeats, they could not win the championship.

If the SuperSonics don't win Game 6, then Celtic will be targeted in a home tie-break.

Fortunately, the superSonics are very competitive, and they let them die a happy death when the Celts should die.

It was a happy finish.

While the damage done by Donaghi may take more time to heal, the story of Yu Fei's rescue of the SuperSonics is enough to be the main theme of the league for some time to come.

"You've returned to Seattle in the name of salvation, you've personally led the local market, and you're a well-deserved superstar by any standard." "To this day, you've done exactly what you promised and did the best you could, which is a feat that no one has done before." In light of your outstanding performance at the Finals, Fry, you have been voted the Most Valuable Player of the Finals! ”

Yu Fei was pushed from the crowd by his teammates to the front of the stage to claim his fifth FMVP trophy from Stern.

I saw Stern whispering with a smile on his face, "Fry, you should know that this is just the beginning." If SuperSonics' new stadium financing package is not supported by the city, the team will still move out. ”

"Isn't one championship enough?"

Yu Fei asked softly.

"As far as I know, it's not enough."

According to Seattle's latest bill, if the city is going to finance a sports team to build a stadium, the team needs to prove its profitability and business potential.

Therefore, even if they win the championship, this year will be the first year that supersonic will be profitable.

So Stern said, not enough.

"Is three championships enough?"

Yu Fei asked again.

Stern replied, "More than enough." ”

Then Yu Fei smiled, came to the front of the stage, and held the FMVP trophy for an interview.

When Stern came to his senses, he realized what an amazing thing Yu Fei had said.

SuperSonics must pass a financing bill by the summer of 2010, so if Yu Fei is to win three championships to gain the city's backing, it will be a triple crown in a row.

Once he completes, his overall championship numbers will surpass Jordan's.

At that time, will Jordan still be able to sit on the best throne in history?

Stern couldn't help but wonder if the NBA's all-time best player changed hands twice during his tenure as president.

Why not?

What's so bad about that?

Jordan is in the past, and the past is untraceable.

What's in the moment is what matters.

If Yu Fei can really take this step, Stern doesn't mind pushing it.

Someone who surpasses Jordan may really be able to move the league out of a series of scandals that hurt fans after the 1998 shutdown.

The aftermath of winning the championship is long-lasting.

The effect on flying is especially noticeable.

Since Yu Fei won his third championship, the comparison between him and Jordan has not stopped.

When his championship count is only half that of Jordan, Jordan's defenders can easily tear apart in the debate.

With Yu Fei winning his fourth championship at the age of 25, the GOAT issue became serious and serious.

Now, Yu Fei has five crowns.

Moreover, this championship not only has a legendary backstory, but also a concept.

Two triples in a row was a symbol of Jordan's absolute dominance in the 90s.

Therefore, if someone wants to surpass Jordan, but can't do so in a row, they will also be questioned.

And Yu Fei's biggest controversy at the moment is whether his championship with the SuperSonics should be viewed in isolation, or as a continuation of the Bucks' two consecutive championships?

If it's a continuation, then it's a triple crown.

If this is isolated, then in fact there is a problem.

Because Yu Fei is a real three-year triple champion, but the three consecutive championships of the team change are unprecedented, how to define it has become a controversial topic in the public opinion circles.

This is not something Yu Fei needs to care about, this is the job of those so-called basketball experts.

For him, winning a fifth championship meant he was incredibly close to Jordan.

He is only 26 years old, but he already has five crowns in his hands.

He has at least a decade left to win the title, and given how often he has won titles in the previous seven years, surpassing Jordan in terms of championship numbers is an easy thing to predict.

However, to the great dissatisfaction of Jordan's supporters, Yu Blowing has openly announced that Yu Fei is the GOAT.

Why? Because Yu Fei is a more well-rounded player, he can team up with different teammates and win championships in different environments.

Jordan was all about the Bulls and the '90s, he struggled in the defensive era, and his comeback was a failure.

That's a stain on him.

To Jordan's adherents, this sounds ridiculous.

Jordan has long reached an unprecedented point through oversaturated marketing by culture and media, and at the same time, it is almost impossible for fans who adore him as an impeccable figure to look at Jordan in a fresh light, because for them, any discussion of Jordan is premised on the default "you need to know that Jordan is the best of all time".

There is no doubt that Jordan is an incomparably great player whose value is limitless. Fans are familiar with his legend, his skills and his so-called killer mentality, as these aspects have been repeatedly mentioned in the media for decades. Not only that, but the league and sponsors have spared no effort to publicize, promote, and deepen his mythical image.

But can this make Jordan the recognized first man in history?

No, of course it's not that simple.

History first has always been a specific proposition and narrative, and no one knows what kind of players will appear in the future, but if we want to let the current people go to the altar, we can bury the past.

Thus, in Jordan's era, "merger era" appeared as an exclusive term for the NBA. It has become the norm for writers, journalists, and media personalities to discuss the record "since the merger". And for professional basketball "before the merger", they tend to have a derogatory mentality. This is a necessary step to put Jordan on the throne.

Jordan's stats are inferior to Chamberlain's, Jordan's championship count is not as good as Russell's, and if fans are to be convinced that they are watching the all-time first-man play, then the ancient history must be dressed in an "outdated" trench coat. So, this is a conventional.

Through purposeful marketing, Jordan's achievements and accolades were magnified, and the players before the merger era were weakened, because God was going to take the stage, and it would be rude for these old guys to stand in the way.

Eventually, those men succeeded, and Jordan ascended to the gods in 1998. However, everyone has to face the fact that time will continue to move forward. In the end, Jordan will also be old, and he will also become an old guy who hinders others from ascending to the throne, and in order to enthrone the new god, Jordan's legend will also be belittled like Russell and Chamberlain back then.

It's just that Yu Fei has risen too fast, and Jordan's fanatical supporters are still active in the basketball world, so when Yu Fu put forward Yu Fei's GOAT theory, the two sides naturally broke out into a heated debate.

It will be a protracted war.

Until Yu Fei wins seven championships, there will be no results.

(End of chapter)