The SuperSonics were on a breaking streak and were beaten by the Hornets to advance into December with eight straight wins until they went to Orlando to challenge the Magic, where they suffered their second defeat of the season.

That night, Howard educated Kwame Brown fiercely on the inside, slashing 25 points and 22 rebounds, and Carter had 34 points on the perimeter, and the Magic deflated the SuperSonics with a star-studded small-ball play.

But this defeat has nothing to think about for the supersonics.

The opponent is sitting at home and in hot form.

This is a game that deserves to lose.

It's just that their next opponent is about to suffer.

The SuperSonics came to the second away game of their Eastern Conference trip against Charlotte Bobcats.

On the night of the game, Michael Jordan, the team's small owner and de facto owner of the management, appeared at home in a beige suit.

"Didn't Michael know that his presence would make things worse?"

ESPN's experts deliberately steered the question to Jordan.

Because of Jordan's relationship, Yu Fei is likely to be ruthless to the Bobcats.

As it turned out, the experts' guesses were justified.

If Yu Fei used a 95% shooting percentage to score 55 points in response to the Hornets' breaking of the supersonic season, then on the Bobcats' home court, when Jordan sat on the sidelines, he felt like he had an urge to kill.

That night, Yu Fei shot 29 shots, including 12 of 15 from the outside, tying the number of NBA individual three-pointers hit in a single game, and scored 60 points and 12 rebounds with amazing efficiency.

Victory is of course supersound, but what matters is how Yu Fei achieved victory.

"Is it more impressive to score 55 points on 95 percent shooting, or 60 points on 80 percent shooting?" TNT's Ernie Johnson asked Barkley, "Chuck, what do you think?" ”

As Jordan's best friend, Barkley certainly has to give his good brother a little bit of noodles.

"It's all impressive, but I think Frye took the game against the Bobcats as a personal vendetta, and half of his points were scored when the game was out of contention." Barkley rightly said, "I think there are a couple of people in the league who can do this." I enjoyed the game against the Hornets with 55 points more than tonight. That's the GOAT. ”

“GOAT？” Kenny Smith spotted the blind spot, "AYO! Chuck, do you think Frye is the GOAT? ”

Barkley's eyes rolled: "I didn't say that, I mean, he can play like a GOAT." ”

"OK, now that we're on the subject, we should probably have a serious discussion about who is the real GOAT, Fry or Michael."

Then Barkley began: "The answer to this question is always Michael, and I tell you, Michael is an alien, in his prime."

Yu Fei's fifth crown pushed the GOAT debate to a climax after Jordan's first retirement.

Now, Yu Fei is in the situation of Jordan in 1993.

When Jordan completed a three-game winning streak that neither black nor white had ever done, the topic of GOAT became relevant to him for the first time. As an unborn supergiant, "Jordan = GOAT" was the mainstream opinion at the time, but it was very controversial. Because his championship numbers are not dominant.

However, with Jordan's second triple championship and the league, media and sponsors devaluing all pre-1977 history with the narrative of the "merger era", the GOAT is within Jordan's reach.

When he completed his second two-in-a-row title, there was no one around him who could stand on his side, and by the time he came to a perfect curtain call in 1998, he was considered the best of all time.

Now, Yu Fei is in the position of Jordan in 1997.

He's close, but hasn't caught up yet.

However, there are some topics that can already be discussed.

Because Jordan's honor has been fixed, and Yu Fei still has plenty of time.

With the SuperSonics revealing their championship at the start of the season, a sixth championship seemed to beckon to Yu Fei.

It is foreseeable that once Yu Fei defends his title, his GOAT battle with Jordan will become the biggest topic in basketball history.

Because it's 2008.

It's only been a decade since Jordan last played like the GOAT, and his fans are still in their prime, and the support for him is still huge.

If another ten years pass, maybe Yu Fei doesn't need to win six championships to be able to go toe-to-toe with Jordan. Sooner or later, those who are willing to defend Jordan will lose their energy, and for the new generation, the evolution of left-handed players, right-handed games, can devalue the game of twenty years ago to nothing.

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Just as Jordan's team came up with the merger era for Jordan's legitimate ascension to the throne, the small-ball era and the big-ball era will soon be the dividing line between modern basketball and ancient basketball.

It's too close to Jordan's era, and this is where Yu Fei suffers.

The proximity of the ages means that the resistance to the summit will be infinitely magnified.

When Yu Fei came to the media interview room.

Media outlets from New York asked, "What do you think of the growing GOAT debate?" ”

"I don't care." Yu Fei said, "Because what is happening now has happened in the past, and we are all living in the prophecy of history." ”

The media felt strange because Yu Fei's words were not easy to understand.

"Before 1980, Bill Russell was probably the recognized GOAT, and before the new century, the number 23 was the recognized GOAT. I wondered, if there is a fierce GOAT controversy every 20 years, why are we still clinging to it? Yu Fei smiled, "You know, I don't know if I'm the best ever, but I'm definitely going to be the most attractive ever." Decades later, if people look back on this history, they will find that no one else is worth mentioning except me. ”

People who try to be the best they can be are megalomaniacal fools.

They are confident that they can beat time.

But as long as humanity does not master the technology of immortality, time is invincible.

Jordan in 1996 understood this, and Yu Fei in 2008 also understood.

So Jordan told the media that he would be embarrassed to hear someone say he was a GOAT because he hadn't played against a pioneer like Jerry West.

Yu Fei's understanding has taken it to the next level.

From his point of view, if the expiration date for every ultimate winner is 20 years — almost a generation — then the best beyond that time is just a self-righteous fantasy. The most important thing is not the greatness of a generation, but the record of dominating a generation.

December 13th

Supersonic visit San Antonio.

The Spurs are still a 50-win team, but they are no longer the top team that won the championship at the beginning of the century.

While supersonic is revolutionizing the position, Spurs seem to be benefiting a lot.

They have two top wings: Lore Deng and Caron Butler.

Popovich tried to get Deng to play the No. 4 position and Butler to play the No. 3 position, but it didn't work well. Butler is out of step with the Spurs on the court, and off the court is the opposite of a series of off-court demands that the Spurs demand from players.

You can't blame Butler either, it's hard to expect a person who doesn't play to be a drug dealer here.

However, the Spurs did a good job of defending the fly.

may be because it is too in place, but it gives Durant a chance.

When Yu Fei was being targeted, Durant attacked the Spurs from the outside, from mid-range, and even under the basket.

Seeing Durant, Popovich seemed to see Yu Fei in 2003.

Maybe it's been too long, Popovich has some filters on the painful memory, and he feels like Durant is stronger now.

He had forgotten how Yu Fei had beaten Duncan in 2003.

"Is Michael Jordan the greatest? I do not know. But if Michael is the greatest, then Scottie Pippen, who thrives by his side, is a strong argument for that. Popovich told reporters, "If you want to know if Frye has surpassed Michael, focus on Kevin Durant." The greatest one can always make the people around him greater, and if KD surpasses Scotty in ten years' time, then Frye surpasses Michael. ”

At the end of 2008, there was a change of dynasty in the alliance.

The GOAT debate is getting more and more intense, not just for the media and fans, but now even for those in the league who have played Jordan in the past.

Yu Fei's opinion of the GOAT is not supported because it is the case with every generation, and they all believe that they are witnessing the best.

As a result, every time Yu Fei went to an away game, there were fans with unknown ingredients who stimulated him with Jordan's GOAT posters.

Their opponents then rate the GOAT after the game.

At the same time, Bryant is recovering from finger surgery, James' step review of layups is becoming intense and harsh, Howard's Magic is quietly becoming the best team in the East, and the Bucks are depressed by Kevin Martin's injury. Wade and Anthony, meanwhile, are full of grievances, and they both feel they deserve a better team. Iverson was traded, he wasn't happy with the Nuggets, and Maddy was criticized for not working his training. Duncan and Nowitzki are unpopular because they are out of the competition.

A golden age belonging to the past is coming to an end.

But at least 1/3 of this golden age is full of Yu Fei's name, and in the eyes of many people, he should have belonged to the next era.