Chapter 658: Chapter 472: Do Not Stop Talking About Number 23 (Unity) _4 Chapter 658: Chapter 472: Do Not Stop Talking About Number 23 (Unity) _4 Yu Fei kept calling out Yao Ming but failed to find a dunk opportunity.

Yao Ming, on the other hand, was 4-for-7 from the outside, displaying early signs of improvement in his outside shooting.

Harden made a modest debut, scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists against the defending champions.

After playing the Rockets, the following games for the Supersonics focused on evaluating the rookies.

DeAndre Jordan showed little progress, or to put it another way, the coaching staff didn’t know what he had improved on besides gaining weight.

What he couldn’t do last season, he still can’t do now. Whatever he does, he relies on his physical fitness.

Anthony Morrow’s shooting ability, however, convinced Coach Karl to give him more opportunities.

Then there was the rookie Alonzo Gee, whose shooting didn’t meet the team’s needs, but his outstanding athletic ability and high energy on the court, often highlighted by his scrappy hustle for loose balls, impressed.

Apart from DeAndre Jordan who had stalled, the other two rookies were satisfactory in their preseason performances.

However, Chris Bosh’s position on the court remained a puzzle.

Durant’s shot attempts decreased rather than increased, which was another big problem.

There were too many players on the team, and too many stars.

Out of the starting five, aside from Kwame Brown, each one needed to take their shots.

Last season, Yu Fei had already reduced his shots to an average of 18 per game, how could he reduce them further? Neither he nor the power he represented behind the scenes would allow his number of shot attempts to decrease any further.

In this context, to increase Durant’s shot attempts, Roy and newcomer Bosh would have to make some sacrifices.

The Supersonics’ coaching staff, with their worries, greeted the opening game of the 2009-2010 season.

The opponent in the Supersonics’ opener was neither a top team from the Western nor a powerhouse from the Eastern Conference.

It was one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference last season–the Charlotte Bobcats.

Last season, the Bobcats had one of the worst records in history in the first half of the season, fortunately, they improved in the second half. This was also because the 2009 Draft was considered the worst since 2000, so the tanking teams didn’t seem so keen on failing.

Benefiting from this, the ‘revived’ Bobcats improved their record and ended up with only the seventh pick, Jonny Flynn.

Jordan openly admitted his liking for Flynn.

Because he witnessed the historical marathon of six overtimes Flynn played for Syracuse University last year.

Jordan believed that a man who could still make two free throws at the end of the fifth overtime to drag the game into a sixth was trustworthy.

The war between the Chosen Empire and the Feiren Group had fully erupted.

Yu Fei was determined to destroy everything Jordan cherished.

So Jonny Flynn would be a good start.

Truth be told, when Yu Fei realized he couldn’t recall anything about Jonny Flynn, he knew the guy was at most a great college player.

That night, the Supersonics raised their third championship banner at home, and Yu Fei received his sixth ring from Commissioner Stern.

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But none of that was key. What mattered was that Yu Fei made Jordan’s favored, Jonny Flynn, foul out in 24 minutes.

Moreover, he scored 22 points on Flynn by specifically targeting him.

In contrast, Flynn, in the first NBA game of his life, wasn’t just shredded on defense but was also specifically targeted on offense. He went 1-for-13 from the field, exposing his mediocre mid-to-long range shooting skills.

“From Chicago to Washington, from Washington to Charlotte, almost everyone he favored ended in failure. I don’t understand why the Elgin Baylor effect hasn’t appeared on him yet? What business did number 23 have insulting Jerry Krause during his Hall of Fame speech? Without Jerry, he wouldn’t have had Scottie Pippen, and without Scottie Pippen, he wouldn’t have made it past the first round of the playoffs!”

From October 30, 2009, onward, Yu Fei took on an additional task–never stop talking about number 23’s failures.