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Chapter 887 887 543 Skye Will Definitely No Longer
Chapter 887 887 543 Skye Will Definitely No Longer
?Chapter 887: Chapter 543 Skye Will Definitely No Longer Love Again_2 Chapter 887: Chapter 543 Skye Will Definitely No Longer Love Again_2 The version of Curry he had only seen in highlight reels was now, in the year 2011, beginning to feel a bit like the Curry of 2016.
Was this the butterfly effect?
Yu Fei didn’t understand.
Because in his past life he had been too young to experience the full rise of Curry.
The current Curry has actually just entered the state of the 2012-13 season prematurely.
There’s nothing to worry about, he’s just an “ordinary” All-Star guard, averaging “only” 23 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists.
The low-intensity preseason made the Miami Heat look almost unstoppable.
Wade’s breakthrough, Curry’s off-ball and with-ball threes, and the peculiar chemistry between Yao Ming and Love.
Yao Ming didn’t actually do much; when he wanted to post up, Love could step out to shoot threes, and if Love wanted to post up, Yao could do the same.
But the thing is, Love was still a playmaker who could dish out an average of 5 assists per game.
In more than 20 years of his basketball career, Yao had never teamed up with such an impressive power forward.
The preseason, where defense is hardly present, was won by the better-conditioned Miami Heat.
133 to 121
The Miamians seemed to be having a great time.
“It feels really good not to play 36 minutes every game,” Yao Ming boasted, “We look so powerful.”
Yu Fei smiled, “It’s just a preseason game, are you serious?”
“See you in the finals,” Yao said.
“Let’s meet in the regular season,” Yu Fei said dismissively, “I don’t think you can get past New Jersey.”
“Damn it!” Yao confidently said, “I think Howard doesn’t want to meet me in the playoffs at all.”
That was a factor Yu Fei had overlooked.
Although Howard was the number one center in the league, that was only in a broad sense because there wasn’t anyone better than him, but Yao would beat him up every time they met.
So perhaps Miami really did have a chance this year.
Yu Fei quickly put this thought out of his mind.
Two days later, the Supersonics faced the Trail Blazers, and the game was uneventful.
The Trail Blazers were still rebuilding, and this time they were determined.
Next year’s draft was almost certain to be the deepest in history.
Many players who dodged this year’s draft would participate in 2012, plus, this draft class itself included Anthony Davis, nicknamed “little KG,” a player the Trail Blazers were resolved to get.
Perhaps because they intended to tank, they chose to continue developing Space Easy, whose progress had been slow over the past three years.
Fans’ expectations for Space Easy had gradually diminished from All-Star to a regular starter, or even just a rotation player.
Yao Ming had set the bar too high, which inadvertently became a burden for Space Easy.
He didn’t want to lose to Yao, but he indeed wasn’t as good as Yao.
He still liked to take long jump shots a step or two inside the three-point line, still liked to force his way up inside only to get blocked. He had decent shot-blocking ability, but his rebounding was subpar, as his offense was too perimeter-oriented and he lacked core strength on defense, making it hard for him to establish solid positions.
After the game, Space Easy had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
It was only the preseason, and no one would care.
However, Yu Fei still noticed his potential.
His proclivity for shooting was potentially problematic in the Big Ball Era, but in the era of space and pace basketball, it was a skill that met the demands of the time. He just needed to improve his accuracy.
Therefore, his NBA career might last a bit longer than expected.
Two days later, the Supersonics played another bad team, the Bobcats.
The game itself was unremarkable, but Jordan being in attendance and exchanging looks with Yu Fei gave plenty of fans the opportunity to imagine dramatic encounters between rivals.
However, Yu Fei didn’t even play in the match.
The Supersonics easily tore apart the Bobcats.
Sensorially, the Bobcats were even worse than the Trail Blazers.
How could such teams not lose money?
Yu Fei felt disgusted whenever he thought about how the players’ union had made concessions in profit sharing to subsidize such teams.
October 30th arrived, the opening day of the new NBA season.
After 468 days, the NBA regular season kicked off once more.
As the defending champions, the Supersonics were one of the four teams attending the opening game, set to face the New York Knicks at home.
The Knicks were a suitable opponent.
They had no deep-seated vendetta against the Supersonics that would spoil the atmosphere of the celebratory day.
However, as the Supersonics raised their fourth championship banner in Key Arena, a light-skinned bald guard on the Knicks looked bewildered.
“Can you believe it, Amar’e?” the 38-year-old Jason Kidd said, “That guy has only lost twice in the past ten years, and one of those times he lost to me.”
“Wasn’t he just a rookie then?” Stoudemire didn’t like hearing Kidd boast. “What’s the point?”
Kidd sighed, “I’m just wondering who could lose only twice in ten years? Was there anyone like that in the past? Will there be anyone in the future?”
“Maybe.”
“Bill Russell won eleven times in thirteen years.”
Kidd said disdainfully, “That’s great, but I have more respect for someone who does it in a league with 30 teams.”
“You only say that because you’ve beaten Frye, right?”
Kidd unwittingly fell into Jermaine O’Neal’s domain.
Defeating Yu Fei in the playoffs had become something to boast about in one’s resume.
The champions’ rivals’ whispers didn’t affect the ongoing championship ceremony at the venue at all.
Raising the banner, receiving the rings.
These steps were particularly significant for the team and the players.