Chapter 545 The person who scolds me is no longer my brother
Yu Fei's life has not changed much.
Losing to the Spurs was just a night of failure for him, it would be nice to win back next time.
Some changes outside his sight were beyond his control.
However, he still reviewed the Spurs game after returning home, which puzzled Elizabeth Olsen.
"Why do you have to look back at the lost game?" Olson didn't know why Yu Fei found fun in it. "You didn't do anything wrong?"
Yu Fei said: "I just want to clarify some things."
"Fry, I'm going back to school tomorrow." There was a hint of jealousy in Elizabeth's eyes, "This is the last night. Do you want to accompany me or this damn game?"
Yu Fei closed his laptop. He didn't need to do multiple-choice questions at all.
More than half an hour later, Yu Fei patted Elizabeth's Xue Yueshu, which was red due to the wonderful physical contact, and whispered: "We are going to New York to play an away game next week, so this is not the last night."
"You still can't let go of that damn video?" Elizabeth wanted to taste the tenderness after the incident with Yu Fei, but the dog man just didn't understand the style. "I really don't understand why you can't live without basketball."
"I'll be back soon."
Yu Fei watched the game back at double speed.
What he mainly looks at is how the Spurs' inside line spreads their advantage to the outside line.
Then he discovered a problem. Roy had more personal attacks tonight, so Durant and Bosh had less possession of the ball. Therefore, their inside line was passively beaten all night long.
It goes without saying that Bosh is in terrible shape, but Durant's touch is actually very good.
Yu Fei's view is that Bosh and Durant are one in Roy's eyes, both are insiders. Bosh's poor performance will make Roy realize that their insiders are completely destroyed, thus ignoring Durant.
Moreover, Roy himself is also a player who needs the ball to get into state.
This is actually not a good thing.
If you have a rigid need for the ball, it will be easy for your style to be finalized, and you can only play in one way from now on.
However, if the status quo is maintained, with Durant mainly playing the fourth position and Yu Fei occasionally playing the fourth position, Roy will not be aware of this problem, because Durant's tactical status is below him.
Yu Fei suddenly had an idea, maybe he could swap positions with Durant.
He mainly plays the fourth position, and Durant occasionally guest-stars at the fourth position.
This idea is based on several considerations. One is that space basketball is currently very popular, but there are not so many power forwards on the market that meet the needs. Therefore, it can be said that it is the general trend for the former small forwards to swing at the fourth position.
Therefore, Yu Fei will not be killed in the fourth position by those strong men who train their muscles into their brains like he did in the early 2000s.
One was to get Roy out of his comfort zone. Although Yu Fei can allow the other party to have privileges because of their relationship, in the long run, a core ball-handler who can play without the ball is better able to adapt to changes in the system.
Then the most critical point is that Durant has "grown up".
Now treating him as Michael Porter Jr. is a complete waste of his talent. His physical strength has reached the top ten level in the league. In this case, it is a shame to force him to the fourth position for physical combat. of waste.
Tyronn Lue doesn't know Durant's level, but Yu Fei knows it all.
It's time.
Yu Fei shut down the computer and sent Lu a text message.
Soon, Lu wrote back.
"Are you serious, Fry?"
Yu Fei said: "You know, I am a fickle man."
Then he returned to the room, where Elizabeth had fallen asleep.
The next day, Tyronn Lue announced the team's latest adjustments to the team.
Durant changed from the regular starting No. 4 position to the No. 3 position, and Yu Fei changed from the regular starting No. 3 position to the No. 4 position.
In this way, Lu's guidance of this position-ambiguous revolution in order to balance the ball rights and status can be regarded as taking care of everyone equally (disgusting), and even Yu Fei is not spared.
Bosh, who was still a little resentful, now has nothing to say.
Durant couldn't figure out what medicine the coaching staff was selling.
Roy asked: "Do we need to redesign our tactics?"
"Of course, no matter which position Frye plays, Frye will always be Frye." Lu coached, "Brandon, you also have to adapt to this change. In fact, you are what I am most worried about."
This change is not a big one.
The starting fourth position has changed from a third-place player who averaged 15-16 shots per game to an average of 22 shots per game. This change is enough to change the organizer's game habits.
"Do you really think this is a good idea?" Roy asked Yu Fei.
Yu Fei said heartily: "Why not? I'm not like you. I want to try various playing styles. You can just play with your old style of play until you die."
"What do you mean?"
"Brandon, you have been playing like this in high school." Yu Fei mocked, "You are like the kind of man who spends his whole life in the missionary position, although you can do it just like those perverts who play rope. Get the same thing, but don’t you think it’s boring?”
Roy shouted unhappily: "You are boring. I just insist on doing the right things. If the change is the right thing, then I will do it!"
"So, are you ready to change to adapt to me who plays the fourth position?"
Roy's main question is: "Everyone will say change, the question is how to do it?"
"We can study it slowly."
There is no rush in this matter, the important thing is to have this awareness.
Because it is beneficial for the team to take the initiative to take over the dirty work of the swing four position.
Even Yu Fei accepted it, and no one else could complain.
Durant didn't know Yu Fei's intentions. He just felt that the team's plan was confusing.
It will be like this for a while, and it will be like that for a while. Who knows how long he will play at the third position?
But this arrangement did make him much more calm on the court.
One day later, the Sonics faced the Trail Blazers again. Durant made 13 of 21 shots and scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Yu Fei showed no mercy on the court against Kong Yi, defending 3 of 14 from the opponent. He scored 35 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists on 14 of 20 shots.
This is Roy's first day officially starting his new style of play.
Yu Fei frequently picked up the ball at a high position on the court, and then used himself as a cover to let Roy and others keep cutting through while he made decisions in a blink of an eye.
Due to Yu Fei's strong ball-handling threat, the Blazers stopped him from catching the ball at all costs, which allowed him to attract more defensive attention when picking and rolling for Roy.
Roy is therefore accustomed to frequent and complex cooperation with the inside line.
Sometimes, Yu Fei is his cover, responsible for attracting the defense; sometimes, he is Yu Fei's cover, only responsible for running and pulling the defense.
Durant was free at the three position.
For him, isn't this the most ideal arrangement?
No matter how the coaching staff makes this decision, Durant has to praise this decision-maker. The arrangement is so good. He likes this change.
So, from the beginning of November to the end of November, the SuperSonics won consecutive games.
On Thanksgiving Eve, the Sonics faced off against the Bobcats.
The records of the two teams look really dazzling.
The Sonics are 13 wins and 1 loss, while the Bobcats are 1 win and 13 losses.
Probably because the gap between the two sides is too great, the grievances between Yu Fei and Jordan did not attract the attention of the outside world.
What is remarkable? Jordan's former teammate Scottie Pippen, who had just emerged from the shadow of the financial crisis, suddenly said on the TNT program: "I do feel that Frye has become the greatest player in history. And this is not only because He won more championships than Michael, but Michael had two major failings in the business of basketball," Pippen pointed out convincingly.
One is a pillar of shame that Jordan still has not escaped from - trading Yu Fei from Washington to Milwaukee in 2002.
Yu Fei has stated through various channels over the years that Jordan used his power to trade him because he could not compete with him in the team, which deepened the shame of the transaction.
Then there was the complete failure as a boss.
This is Jordan's second year as the Bobcats' majority owner, but no team in league history has looked so desperate. One month into the season, the Bobcats have only won one game. It looks promising to surpass the 1973 76ers (9 wins and 73 losses) as the worst team in NBA history.
Their poor performance was historic, and it happened under Jordan.
That's Pippen's argument, if Jordan was the GOAT, he shouldn't have done so poorly at anything basketball-related. However, that's what happened, with the Bobcats ranking last in the league in offensive efficiency and second-to-last in defensive efficiency, leading ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy to declare that Charlotte coach Paul Silas should win the annual award. Great coach because he miraculously won a game in November.
"Looking at Frye," Pippen said with twinkling eyes, "he has succeeded in every aspect of basketball. You rarely hear him fail on the court, and no one questions his achievements, let alone watching. Taking a salary that is more than the total salary of the entire team, and then watching his biggest helper get a minimum salary, this kind of thing will not happen to Frye.”
Suddenly, the long-tedious reckoning with the former GOAT began again.
This time it was triggered by Pippen.
Just an hour before the SuperSonics-Bobcats game, Jordan's best friend Charles Barkley inevitably faced the traffic.
As we all know, Barkley is a Joe fan, and he still thinks Jordan is the GOAT.
But when several members of the TNT team talked about Jordan's performance as an owner and his vision for talent, Barkley was still the same Barkley. He didn't beat around the bush, but bluntly pointed out the problem.
After Jordan took control of the Bobcats in 2005, he hired former Bulls teammate Rod Higgins as general manager, just like he did in D.C. However, Higgins's series of performances proved that he was overwhelmed.
Before the 2006 draft, Jordan tended to select Gonzaga forward Adam Morrison with the third overall pick. This was highly recommended by Higgins, and Jordan also shed tears when Morrison lost in March Madness. But he also took a fancy to University of Washington's Brandon Roy.
When Jordan was undecided, he asked Barkley for his opinion. Barkley was not optimistic about Morrison and suggested that Jordan choose Roy. The rest is history.
Morrison has now faded out of the league, and Roy helped Yu Fei replace Jordan's GOAT status. Isn't this a great irony?
What Barkley was saying was that the question wasn't whether Jordan did the right thing, but how he made those decisions.
"I think the biggest question is, I don't know if he's hired enough people around him, is he listening to them seriously? I know Michael, and I know the people around him, and if you surround yourself with people They're all around you and they don't dare to disagree with you because they're getting paid out of your pocket and flying on your private jet, so they don't dare to disagree with you at all and that's the problem, I don't think that exists around Michael. The second, opposite voice.”
If Barkley had stopped here, he was only criticizing the people around Jordan for not fulfilling their responsibilities. By the way, he hinted that Jordan was too strong and his subordinates did not dare to make suggestions. Then what he said next was enough to completely crush Jordan's self-esteem and even end the decades between the two of them. friendship.
"I love Michael, but he's not doing a good job," Buckley said. "Even though he's one of my best friends, I can't be here to tell you that he's doing a great job. It's obvious that he's not doing a great job."
During the show, Barkley got a call from Jordan.
Jordan cursed him over and over, using all kinds of degrading terms, and then angrily hung up the phone.
That was the last phone call between Barkley and Jordan. Because of a TV show and an opinion that "told the truth", Jordan pushed Barkley away, who was once as close as a brother.
Buckley didn't know the consequences at the time, but even if he did, he wouldn't regret it.
Yu Fei likes this atmosphere where everyone will judge Jordan whenever they find an opportunity.
This is his true revenge.
Stealing Jordan's GOAT is just the beginning of revenge. For the rest of Jordan's life, his stigma will be linked to Yu Fei's reputation.
Nothing could be more undignified than such an end.
As a former GOAT, in future narratives, he will appear countless times at the beginning of the current GOAT legend, and in the image of a domineering clown.
However, although Yu Fei hates Jordan deeply, Jordan still deserves recognition for one thing.
For example, he never tried to get his youngest son, Marcus Jordan, into the NBA. While Marcus' talent for courting teenage girls may far outstrip his basketball talent, as Jordan's most gifted son, he was the leading scorer on a college team that made it to March Madness.
Although this kid is most famous for posting photos of his second brother online, he does have the ability to test the waters of the NBA.
That night, Yu Fei only played 24 minutes, but his score far exceeded the time line.
He scored 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 24 minutes.
Then, the entire fourth quarter didn't last a second.
His teammates ate up the Bobcats' remains like vultures, each racking up numbers.
Durant dared to play hard in garbage time, but his shooting percentage was not high tonight and he only scored 30 points. Roy rarely indulged and got a triple-double of 24 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Even with the outstanding statistics of the three major stars, six SuperSonics players scored in double figures. The team scored 142 points in regular time, beating their opponents by 69 points.
Jordan accepted the interview with a livid face, refusing to talk about any topics related to Yu Fei, Barkley, and Pippen, but simply commented on Durant.
"He is already one of the best attackers in the league, but he still needs to become more comprehensive." Jordan said keenly, "Scoring is certainly the most important thing in the game, but rebounds and assists expand the impact. Necessities, he did too little in this regard.”
Durant was surprised and a little flattered by Jordan's comments.
Nike's current market is sluggish, and its best-selling brand is still the independent Air Jordan.
As the totem of the company, Durant has always admired the other party.
"I do have a lot of shortcomings, and Michael's advice is very important to me." Durant said excitedly, "This is the path and direction for me to move forward."
The friendly exchange between Durant and Jordan seemed out of place against the backdrop of Jon's resentment.
Yu Fei did not miss this good day to liquidate Jordan.
"I like to tell the truth like Charles Barkley." Yu Fei said of the Bobcats who suffered a 69-point defeat. "I think a team that scores 142 points in 48 minutes and loses by 69 points should be disbanded immediately. They should not continue to exist in the NBA."
"Of course." Yu Fei did not kill the Bobcats players with one stroke. "I believe there are some good players in Charlotte who are just forced to play under an incompetent owner, so it would be great if we could have a policy that would force out such an incompetent owner."
The reporters felt that if they continued to pester Yu Fei to comment on tonight's game, they would not hear a more "explosive" answer than this.
So they relayed Barkley's comments about Jordan on the show to Yu Fei.
Yu Fei smiled and said: "Then, Charles will get the best Thanksgiving gift - starting from tonight, he will no longer be a friend of the 23rd."
"Do you think Charles' comments will cause Michael to break up with him?"
"It's not that I think," Yu Fei asserted, "but that this matter will definitely develop this way. I have been in D.C., and I know what kind of person he is."
Quite simply, to be part of Jordan's team, or to be his friend, you had to surrender to him and endure his borderline insulting jokes. Those who are attached to Jordan will not have an independent personality. Unfortunately, Barkley had a bright personality and a strong ego.
His brother could taunt him over and over again for not winning the title. When he thought it was too dangerous because his brother liked to race motorcycles, his brother quipped that he thought so because he had never won and didn't want to challenge his limits.
Barkley wasn't sure if that was true, but one thing that was true was that he didn't win. So when it comes to winners, he can never win.
Now, things are changing. When that winner also faced an indefensible defeat, Barkley pointed out the problem again. Then he lost his brother.
Barkley doesn't understand now and will never understand in the future. He only knows that he will not apologize, just like his brother is too proud to listen to criticism. He is also very proud. What he is most proud of is that he will never apologize when he angers others because he said the right words or did the right things.
That night, Yu Fei relived the "Oprah Show" that Jordan and Barkley participated in at the end of 2005 with a little bit of bad taste. Oprah asked Jordan a question on the show: "Doesn't it feel great to have someone around you who tells you the truth?"
Jordan smiled and glanced at Barkley, and there was a visible intimacy between them. "Chuck always tells me the truth," Jordan laughed, "and his truth."
Then Oprah asked: "Then why do you love him?"
Jordan smiled: "Look at him. How can you not love him?" Then he reached out and touched Barkley's already fat belly in public on the show, causing the audience to laugh.
Yu Fei happily turned off the video. What's more fun than watching your lifelong enemy show off his ugly face?
Yu Fei believes that the biggest difference between him and Jordan is that he does not need his friends or teammates to behave in front of him. He will even try to take care of them within a reasonable range.
He took care of Brown, reminded DeAndre Jordan, and asked Roy to try a new style and play the fourth position for Durant. When the journey was over, he could say in his Hall of Fame speech that he had sorry no one.
But sometimes, the world is just weird, and even if you take everything into consideration, things don't quite go your way.
Yu Fei can't see the future, but he sincerely likes the drama of Barkley and Jordan's breakup. This is a perfect variety show and a great Thanksgiving gift that you can watch often and come back to again.
(End of chapter)