Chapter 504 A good Kobe is a Kobe who can compare to others
The strange thing is that after Yu Fei gave Durant the right to impersonate Kobe on the court, he became much more normal.
Maybe it was the low shooting rate in the first quarter that made him wary, or maybe it was the few minutes on the bench that made him think clearly. During the time he led the second team, he played like the coaching staff expected him to. What you see.
Regardless of Durant's constraints within the system, Durant's hard power is enough to support him in a team that is neither good nor bad.
The Spurs lowered their vigilance against Durant because of their successful defense in the first quarter. This was the biggest mistake they made tonight.
The defensive intensity that could not be implemented to the end allowed Durant to enter his comfort zone, and he began to show his strength in the areas he was accustomed to.
Durant made a pull-up jumper with the ball shaking with his left hand, then defended and counterattacked with a one-stop dunk, and finally used a three-pointer to force the Spurs to replace Andre Iguodala.
But the point difference has reached 16 points.
Popovich's response was a little slower than expected.
Durant knew that Iguodala was not compatible with him, so when he faced this opponent again, his golf intelligence recovered - this was a characteristic he did not show in the first quarter - and he took the initiative to use his The offensive threat came to pull the Spurs' defense, like a courtesan who showed off her skills. The high-roller Iguodala was also invited in by the madam, but it was impossible to get the kind of contact he wanted.
Durant passed the ball.
Can we see Durant in 2019 and Durant in the 2022 semifinals against the Bucks tonight at the same time?
If 19 Durant is a symptom of late-stage princess disease, then 22 Durant is the pinnacle of his personal heroism. He was close to 19 Leonard and 18 James for a few moments, but ultimately missed the opportunity to hit the "real ring" because of a half-foot gap.
Yu Fei believes that Durant is not in such a complicated situation now.
He was just stimulated by some external factors.
What exactly is it? Yu Fei suspected that Durant was not selected for the best team.
Personally, Yu Fei understands Durant's desire to perform better. But unfortunately, the Sonics are not his team. The Sonics already have a master, and Durant is destined to have to sit on the bench. What he really needs to understand is that it is not Yu Fei who is hindering his performance, but Bosh.
Bosh successfully let himself go under the coaching of Tyronn Lue and regained the feeling of a star player. On the one hand, he relied on his style of play that matched the ball-handling core, and on the other hand, his active integration into the system made him swallow The space belongs to Durant.
Status has always been gained through competition, but Durant felt that there was no competitive relationship between him and Bosh. The reason why all this happened was because Yu Fei wanted these things to happen.
This is a vision of Yu Fei's infinite influence, which reflects how successful the outside world's god-making movement has been.
Even Durant believes that Yu Fei can do such a thing.
In fact, Yu Fei didn't have that many ideas at all.
The core of the ball-holding and big-core system is minimalism. A tactic that takes 15 seconds to complete can be completed within five seconds as long as the big core + pick-and-roll hand.
Where are the remaining three? They just need to be prepared for emergencies.
In this kind of double dance style, whoever has a better compatibility with the big core will be able to play comfortably.
Bosh's experience and style allow him to win over the competition.
The most critical reason why Bosh won was that Durant didn't think he needed to compete with Bosh. Yu Fei is first and he is second, as it should be.
Now, he is on his own with the correct style of play, allowing Coach Lu to discover that Durant has greater tactical value.
However, how to make Durant's tactical value work in a system where he flies?
Coach Lu asked the assistant coaches around him and wanted to know how to place a secondary attacker next to the ball-carrying core.
Assistant coach John Welch vividly recalled Yu Fei’s Bucks days.
"Frye needed the ball more than he does now, but he worked very happily with Ray Allen and Kevin Martin." Welch applied the formula directly, "Maybe we can learn from it."
Although there was a formula to solve the problem quickly, Director Lu felt that something was not right, so he asked his old assistant Tim Gegulich for help.
But this is also problematic.
Gegulic is a seriously biased coach. If Coach Lu wants to talk to him about defense, he will appear knowledgeable, but offense? The offense in Gegulic's understanding does not include a ball-holding core, so he cannot give corresponding suggestions.
"If you were to ask me how to limit Frye, I might give you a few suggestions." Gegulic smiled.
Lue's last hope for coaching was Adrian Dantley, a taciturn assistant whom Carr hired to serve as player development coach.
Although no one knows the psychology of letting a scorer who is known for his selfishness when playing to be responsible for the future development of players, now Lue can only act as a doctor.
To Lu's surprise, Dantley didn't seem to have much to say, but he was quite talkative if the topic he liked came up.
Lu asked him: "Adrian, do you think KD will become Frye's secondary attacker like Ray Allen did back then?"
However, Dantley shook his head seriously: "It's not feasible."
"Why?" Lu asked.
"Ray Allen is the standard No. 2 position, but KD is not the standard No. 3 position." Dantley said bluntly, "Frequently attacking from outside the three-point line is an extremely inefficient offensive method for him. It’s too high. It’s not like George hasn’t tested it before and it failed.”
Lu asked helplessly: "Is there no way?"
"No." Dantley said, "The problem is not with us, the problem is with KD. According to our original arrangement, Frye is now like the original Brandon Roy, but KD cannot play the role Frye had at that time. . His function has limitations. What he is best at is singles, but nothing affects the operation of the system more than singles.”
Perhaps this is what makes a good doctor after a long illness.
Dantley, who loved singles the most as a player, also understood the damage that singles can do to the system.
Dantley can even understand Durant's desire and obsession with singles.
Dantley gave Lou an answer he already knew.
What surprised Lu was that Dantley, who seemed to have little effect, was actually a very knowledgeable person.
After all, this person is the one with the most consistent scoring among the small forwards in the 1980s who "I don't know anything except scoring." At the same time, he is also the player who has gone the furthest among the small forwards. He once competed in the Finals as a member of the Bad Boys, but unfortunately lost to the peak Lakers, and was considered by the Pistons internally to be a restless factor in the team. Because he is addicted to singles and does not like to move the ball. He also made the exact opposite choice when Isiah Thomas established the locker room culture⑴.
Halftime is over, and the SuperSonics have a clear advantage.
The Spurs underestimated Durant's ability to adjust on the spot.
But the Sonics are used to this.
There is a reason why Durant is the ultimate offensive machine. Scoring is too easy for him. Unless the opponent can maintain stable pressure all night, otherwise, even if he is super awesome in the first half, he can still handle it steadily in the second half. If you look at the hit rate, you will find in the end that he obviously didn't play well, but his efficiency seemed to be okay.
This ability to forcibly correct a state is brought about by talent.
His shooting, combined with his height and arm length and his high man-ball coordination for his height, have created his stable scoring ability.
In addition to Durant's recovery, Yu Fei produced a half-time triple-double that fans are accustomed to - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Regardless of scoring and rebounds, 10 assists in the half is like a slap in the face of the Spurs coaching staff.
Their game plan was to seal off Yu Fei's teammates and let Yu Fei fight alone. As a result, Yu Fei had 10 assists in the half.
"We let them take too many three-pointers."
Popovich summed up the reasons for falling behind in the first half.
Lu highlighted the performance of Yu Fei and Durant.
Due to the huge advantage in the first half, the Sonics did not pursue unrestrained offense in the second half.
Lu said to Fei: "Da Fei, we must win this game steadily!"
So Yu Fei continued to do the test of "Which year of Kobe Bryant did Adu invite?"
Yu Fei controlled the rhythm of the game and then gave the ball to Durant.
The good form in the second quarter gave Durant the confidence to play in isolation.
Moreover, there is no time left for this round to organize effective tactics.
This gave Durant the confidence to let go and attack.
Iguodala on the opposite side had mixed emotions. He was obviously a player he could handle in the first quarter, but why did he change drastically in the second and third quarters?
Durant's signature continuous hip changes pull the ball back to force the shot.
Iguodala was not out of position, but Durant's release point was too high. The accuracy of this kind of ball only depends on his own feel.
Durant's shot was hollow.
The crisp sound of basketball brushing against the net foreshadowed tonight's outcome.
Yu Fei continued to pass the ball to him, but Durant did not choose to play every ball by himself.
This kind of selective singles is an important factor in distinguishing Durant's status.
Yu Fei, who passed a lot of passes but lacked offense, has not scored 20 points, but his assists have soared.
Until the fourth quarter, his statistics even showed 19 points and 20 assists.
Then, Lu asked Yu Fei to cause a shooting foul. It is best to make one of two free throws, otherwise many people will not be able to sleep tonight.
Yu Fei agreed, but not completely.
He caused a defensive foul on Duncan before leaving the court.
Duncan showed his hands to the referee as if he had suffered a great injustice, but Yu Fei went to the free throw line and made two free throws, leaving an uncoordinated 21 points and 20 assists, and was replaced by Lu Lu.
The game has now entered garbage time.
The SuperSonics' lead reached up to 24 points, and the Spurs were unable to recover.
At the end of the game, Popovich still didn't know what they did wrong.
They did successfully seal Durant in the first quarter, but the strange thing is that even without Durant, Yu Fei still led his teammates away.
It is not easy to seal Yu Fei's teammates. In other words, to make the opponent's core players fall into a situation of fighting alone, an unconventional method must be used to make the opponent's role players miss even open shots.
But the Spurs didn't show that kind of defense tonight.
After all, this is the home court of the Sonics, and they doubt whether they can use excessive physical confrontation against the owner of Key Arena.
The conservatism on the defensive end made the Spurs fall into full passivity after realizing the first step of the strategy.
But in the final analysis, they still underestimated Yu Fei.
Even though they've pushed this guy's abilities to the limitless level, they end up discovering that this guy's impact on the game exceeds their wildest imagination.
"They were relaxed every point they got." Popovich told reporters, "This won't happen again."
Coach Lu praised the Spurs' defense.
He believes that the Spurs' defense is very tough, but the Sonics are better at adapting. Why do they adapt so well? He didn't say, but generally speaking, game changes depend on the coaching staff.
Therefore, if the media knows what it is, they should praise his coaching ability tonight.
Durant played a feel-good game. Although the first quarter was a little ugly, the last three quarters were exciting enough to cover up the ugliness.
He made 11 of 20 shots and scored a high of 34 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Although the best of the game belonged to Yu Fei who scored double 20, Durant believed from the bottom of his heart that he did what Yu Fei did tonight. What he did in the third position.
Those who criticize him for regressing should shut up.
Those who kept him off the All-NBA team should be ashamed.
In addition to stunned these black forces, he also wants to get all the love from the fans.
This is probably the most important thing.
Durant wants to be loved.
And it's not ordinary love, he needs the kind of love that will last until death, like a religious belief, that can tolerate everything about him.
Although his native family is not as broken as most black NBA players, Durant's desire for love exceeds 99% of people. Due to his lack of security and strong need to be loved, it is difficult for him to maintain A long-term heterosexual relationship.
In this regard, he is very similar to Yu Fei.
But the difference is that Durant has no sense of security, while Yu Fei cannot give his lover a sense of security.
Fan love is another matter.
If this matter needs an indicator, then Feimi's love for flying is the standard.
Yu Fei has a habit of randomly picking a fan in the aisle to sign his autograph at the end of the game.
Whenever that happens, fans nearby will express their love enthusiastically.
Their passion is enough to make those who wish to distance themselves from their fans blush.
Durant also hopes that fans will go out to fight for him on the Internet and make everyone who hates him on social media suffer Internet violence.
Yes, just like Yu Fei's fans.
There was a time when Durant hated everything he did.
Now he realized that those who wanted him to be like Yu Fei just knew from the bottom of their hearts that Yu Fei had the best.
If you want the best, aim for Him.
Durant came to the aisle, where there were many fans.
"KD!!!"
"We will always support you!"
"Just play like this tonight, beat the Spurs!"
Durant tried to exude some family vibes and wanted to give autographs to ten fans.
His love for the fans is ten times that of Yu Fei, and this is what he wants the fans to know.
When he signed the tenth person's autograph, although the other person was wearing Yu Fei's jersey, he decided to sign it for him.
"Where do you want me to sign my name?"
Durant asked kindly.
The fan said: "KD, can you sign Frye's autograph?"
"???"
Durant had a question mark on his face.
"I come here every home game, but Frye never notices me. I may never get his autograph. Can you do it for him?" The fan seemed to have no idea what offense was.
Durant smiled and said: "It's a pity that I only have a pair of hands that can only sign Kevin Durant."
"Okay." The fan reluctantly accepted this fact, "I like you very much, but not as much as Frye."
Durant signed his name dissatisfied, telling himself that this was all a public relations exercise and he had to take his image into consideration.
However, when he came home and saw this man selling his autographs online, he couldn't stand it anymore.
"You idiot, the worst thing KD can do is give you an autograph!"
He used the trumpet to leave this message.
The fan did not realize his mistake at all and responded: "If you are so angry, give me $3,000, and this No. 44 jersey with KD's intimate signature will be yours!"
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“I don’t even want 3 dollars!”
Durant replied angrily.
The other party replied: "You also know that KD's signature is not even worth 3 US dollars?"
"You are a piece of shit, go to hell!"
Durant's good mood was ruined by a fan. This was not the love he wanted.
The next afternoon, the Sonics' training session began as usual.
Yu Fei was receiving a massage from a physical therapist when he saw Durant walking into the arena in low spirits.
"Kevin, did you sleep well last night?"
Yu Fei will remind Durant directly of that person's face.
"It's okay." Of course Durant wouldn't tell the truth.
Yu Fei turned over, lying on the ground, lifting his legs to stretch.
"Last night you looked like Kobe in 2003, then Kobe in 2000, and finally Kobe in 2006. Why can your style change so many times in one night?"
Most of the players have arrived. This was an ordinary statement, but because Fei said it, it seemed a little different.
Everyone pretended to continue busy with their own business, but everyone listened carefully.
"I never wanted to be Kobe." Durant said, "He's not my type."
Yu Feixiao asked: "Don't you even look down on Kobe? He is someone who can make LeBron defect to him."
Durant said: "I respect his game, but I don't like his style."
"Then who do you want to be?"
This question is obviously very simple.
What is Durant’s draft template? The upper limit is Fei, and the lower limit is Tracy McGrady.
However, if Durant is really like Zhu Ting (played by herself) in "Chinese Women's Volleyball" and yells at Gong Li, who plays Lang Ping: "(I want to) be you!"
Yu Fei will definitely be as embarrassed as the audience who saw this scene and want to find a way to get in.
Even if this is a fact that everyone knows, Durant at this stage will deny it.
Because he is climbing up, he does not feel that he is worse than anyone else, just like when Kobe Bryant was playing, there were many stories of disrespect for Jordan, but when he retired, he would use "Without him, there would be nothing" in "The Last Dance" Today I am” to compliment Jordan.
Superstars only become themselves when they retire. When they play, their infinite self-constituting arrogance does not allow them to admit, I am just trying to surpass someone.
Durant couldn't find the answer, but stars have always had a formula for this answer.
"I just want to be myself."
Yu Fei felt that he was almost done, so he dismissed the physical trainer.
"That's the problem." Yu Fei asked, "Who is you? Was it you in the first quarter last night? Or was it you in the second quarter? Or was it you in the second half? Which one is you? Is it you? ”
Durant asked: "Is this important?"
"It's important." Because that brings the problem back to where it started. "This allows me to figure out whether you want to be Kobe in 2000 or Kobe in 2003. It just so happens that our opponent is also the Spurs."
Durant saw this as an opportunity to express his opinion.
Kobe Bryant in 2000?
This is not who he wants to be.
During OK's three consecutive championships, only Kobe Bryant in 2000 was the standard second player, and Durant's goal is not to become such a player.
Kobe Bryant in 2003? That was the year when Kobe was preparing to usurp the throne. Unfortunately, he lost to the Spurs in the playoffs and was defeated. Durant wants to rise to the top, but he still knows what he is worth. Now he has no ability to challenge Yu Fei.
Since Yu Fei insists on using Kobe Bryant from different years as a metaphor, there is naturally only one Kobe Bryant that Durant wants to be.
"I want to be Kobe in 2001." Durant said, "I think I'm ready."
If Kobe in 2000 was the standard second-in-command, then Kobe in 2001 was the least like the second-in-command. The Lakers were more like a dual-core team. Kobe entered killing mode in the playoffs, and the Lakers were invincible. In the finals, I suddenly remembered that I was from Philadelphia and had a chance to grab the FMVP. However, if the NBA had an award like conference finals MVP that year, then Kobe, who averaged 33 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game (53% shooting, 6.5 free throws per game), would most likely have been elected over O'Neal.
After that season, Yu Fei entered the NBA.
At that time, Yu Fei was still a well-established veteran and was deeply impressed by Kobe's performance in the playoffs that year.
"Kobe Bryant in 2001?" Yu Fei asked, "Are you serious?"
Durant said: "Of course."
"Then just go ahead and do it." Yu Fei said, "However, if I find that you have any signs of transformation into the Kobe Bryant of 2003."
Durant said: "I will go to the corner by myself."
"I like your consciousness." Yu Fei said, "Let's do it."
What a harmonious and effective exchange and communication, this is to the extent that OK and Phil Jackson will be blinded when they see it.
⑴Thomas: We are all brothers. If we win the championship in the future, whoever wins the FMVP will have to show it to everyone in turn at home.
Dantley: I refuse.
Thomas: Then you're not my brother.
Happy Children's Day
(End of chapter)