Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters Chapter 1126: 624: The Judge3

This trend shows no signs of stopping in the short term.

Critics have been complaining for years. Their main concern is a change in style: do fans really want to see a fast-paced ga where a team shoots 80 three-pointers? What about mid-range shots and post-up plays? Even the League’s top brass has expressed worries. The forr President, David Stern, half-jokingly said in 2013, “When our teams are shooting well, the ga really flows like cloud and water; but when they’re not, we could witness a tragedy of 3 makes out of 41 attempts.”

This season might just be the mont where opposition to the style change and practical problems intersect.

Due to the three-point craze and its ripple effects, the League is on track to breaking the record for points per possession.

According to data from , the average scoring across the League has reached 106.5 points per 100 possessions, far exceeding last season’s level, and is on par with the three to four highest-scoring seasons in history.

This extre three-point frenzy has led many traditionalists to criticize Yu Fei, considering him the instigator of the change in basketball style—and their view is not without rit—it was Yu Fei who contributed to the phasing out of hard-nosed basketball and made the ga “softer,” so even mockingly refer to this style as “sissy basketball.”

Of course, Yu Fei would not remain silent on this.

“There’s a reason we moved from the age of cold weapons to the age of firearms,” Yu Fei responded to the critics in early December, “because those who insisted on using cold weapons were eventually eliminated.”

His words, though sowhat veiled, were very clear.

Those who cling to the traditional tough-guy basketball have been defeated by the modern fast-paced, three-point dominant style––if you can’t beat them, you might as well join them.

However, this response has not satisfied the conservatives.

After all, what fans are after is the thrill of the visual experience.

So people like intense confrontation, while others prefer a smooth offensive style.

But the trend won’t change because of a minority opinion; unless the League makes rule changes that favor defenders, the montum of small-ball is unlikely to be interrupted.

December has just started, and the dia is already heating up the Christmas showdown between the Clippers and Miami Heat.

The hype for this promotion is quite sophisticated.

Since this season might be Yu Fei’s last, though he hasn’t confird it in person, dia marketing tactics have been overwhelming. They began to heavily promote this as the “last Christmas duel between Frye and LeBron.”

There’s nothing wrong with such dia promotion, after all, Jas has not won a championship for years and has always been dubbed “the best player without a crown.” As long as one doesn’t delve into details, it’s indeed possible to put their nas side by side.

But there are always those who love to nitpick.

The retired Kwa Brown has set up his own studio under Yu Fei’s dia company, responsible for producing podcast programs. He unapologetically voiced in his podcast: “Even if this is Frye’s last season, the Christmas battle with LeBron is not worth such hype. LeBron is just a loser in front of Frye, his na doesn’t deserve to be on par with Frye’s. This is also a disrespect to Stephen Curry––Miami is Stephen’s team, not LeBron’s!”

This issue had already existed since Jas went to Miami.

In the mainstream tiline, when people see a 39-year-old Jas in Team USA play with Curry like a luxury version of Draymond Green, they might feel it’s a pity they didn’t play together when they were younger. But who would really consider a young Jas as a blue-collar worker like Green?

To beco Green ans to take on a blue-collar role, to assist the core players, and be content as the supporting leaf. Yet, to expect soone who got lost in the playoffs due to ntal issues, ended up scoring only 8 points and ruined the season, to possess such a spirit of devotion, is like inviting a streetwalker to discuss a passionate pure love affair.

Brown’s comnts fernted, and the Miami Heat suffered two consecutive defeats.

Reporters asked Jas: “Are you affected by these comnts?”

Jas calmly responded: “No, we’ll go back, review the ga, identify the problems, and solve them.”

Then, soone threw an even sharper question: “Do you think your na deserves to be alongside Frye’s?”

What an awkward question!

Jas tried to stay composed and answered: “I believe I deserve it.”

However, the matter did not rest there…

The next day, Yu Fei went to play an away ga in Minnesota. Reporters traveled thousands of miles to Minnesota, just to hype this matter up even more. They repeated Jas’s comnts to Yu Fei word for word, eagerly awaiting his response.

The GOAT did not disappoint them.

“The Heat is Stephen’s team, and I have no interest in LeBron’s affairs,” Yu Fei coldly retorted, like a judge. “Because he has not won anything yet.”