warrior godfather

Chapter 243 Superstar Curry

The next day, the Warriors resumed normal training. After a gathering, everyone got to know each other better, and the tacit understanding in training increased at a speed visible to the naked eye, which made the coaching staff more confident in the team's prospects for the new season.

At 11:3 pm on November 10, the Warriors, who had rested for two days, played against the Grizzlies at home.

Before this game, the Warriors ranked first in the West with a record of 4 wins and 0 losses, while the Grizzlies ranked eighth in the West with 2 wins and 2 losses.

This game is a contest between two youth teams. The Grizzlies lineup is also very young. Mike Conley, Gasol Jr., Rudy Gay and OJ Mayo are all very talented young rookies. A high draft pick, Gasol Jr., who was selected in the second round, is now also a rising star at the center position.

The Grizzlies had a poor record last year, but this season, their goal is very clear, which is to hit the playoffs.

But the youth army is different from the youth army. The Warriors have proved that they are a playoff team last season. This season, they will go to the next level. The strength is not the Grizzlies who are still thinking about getting out of the quagmire of the lottery area. The team can compare.

In this game, all the young people of the Grizzlies were taught a good lesson. Zhang Yu did not arrange any special tactics, but the Warriors relied on their deep lineup, strong tactical execution and the superior strength of the players. , the audience suppressed the Grizzlies, and finally defeated their opponents 106:96.

The point difference does not seem to be big, but the Warriors firmly grasped the situation and did not give the Grizzlies a chance to comeback. This was an easy victory.

After the whole game, Curry easily scored 26 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. The three-pointers were efficient and made 7 of 4 shots. It is worth mentioning that with the Warriors' unbeaten record and excellent data, Curry Li won the honor of the first week in the West.

In the Eastern Conference, Rose was the best player of the week. After losing to the Thunder, the Bulls won all three remaining games and ranked first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 3 wins and 3 loss. With 1 rebounds and steals, he won this award without any suspense.

After the best of the week awards were announced in the first week, ESPN had a report titled like this-"The double star of the point guard shines in the league, the rise of the Warriors and Bulls, the league structure will usher in a big change."

There are many reports like this, but there are more people who look down on the two teams and think that the young team is just a flash in the pan, but there is no doubt that the Warriors and the Bulls have received a lot of attention, and Curry and Rose have been paid attention to. It is frequently mentioned that these two young men who broke into the top ten sales of jerseys last season have completely become the stars of much attention.

In addition to Curry's stable performance, the Warriors' victory is inseparable from more points. Clay made 8 of 4 three-pointers and scored 15 points. Matthews scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Chandler scored 13 points. With a double-double of 11 rebounds, Butler played well off the bench, making 7 of 5 shots and 4 of 3 free throws, scoring 14 points. A total of 5 players scored in double figures, helping the Warriors successfully defend their home court.

After the Warriors intercepted Tony Allen, the Grizzlies lacked a defensive strength on the perimeter, which instead gave the Warriors an extra defensive player. In the first half, OJ Mayo faced Clay's defense. Scored 15 points, but Zhang Yu replaced Tony Allen in the second half and took over OJ Mayo.

Subsequently, Mayo, who was still facing Curry in the first half, immediately misfired and only scored 5 points. The stats of 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the game seemed not bad, but he was almost invisible in the second half. A lot of shots were wasted when chasing points, and the Warriors counterattacked several times after missing shots.

It can only be said that data can be deceiving.

For the Grizzlies, only Gasol’s performance was impressive. He completed his tasks well and made enough contributions to the team on both offensive and defensive ends. He scored 14 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks. Double, but Curry and Chandler's pick-and-roll is really difficult to defend. He tried to squat at the beginning of the game, but Curry used a single block to make three-pointers consecutively. Gasol had to defend it. The Grizzlies' inside line The defense fell apart.

After defeating the Grizzlies, the Warriors consolidated their top spot in the Western Conference. After a day off, they continued to host the Jazz at home on November 11.

The Jazz's team style is the same as that of the Grizzlies, full of rough textured team defense, and a one-dimensional offense, but unlike the Grizzlies, does the Jazz have more experience and Deron Williams.

In this game against the Warriors, Deron Williams showed his strength as the league's top point guard.

In the first half, as usual, Zhang Yu sent Clay to mark the opponent's outside star, that is, Deron Williams, and Deron Williams also taught him a lesson unceremoniously. In only half time, With a comprehensive data of 14 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds, he led the Jazz to the game without losing the wind. With a score of 45:48, they were only 3 points behind the Warriors and entered the second half.

As the top point guard of the Mesozoic generation who is as famous as Paul, Deron Williams is much more mature than Curry. He suppressed the rhythm of the game, slowly grinding the battle with the Warriors, pursuing the success rate, and did not let the Warriors achieve too much. The counterattack limited the Warriors' most powerful offensive method.

On the defensive end, Jerry Sloan sent the defensive giant Lagabel to pinch Curry. The Jazz also showed the discipline of a strong defensive team. The pick-and-roll with the ball to launch.

On the one hand, this is because the Warriors' record is too impressive, and Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by Lin Feng. Jerry Sloan carefully studied the Warriors' tactics before the game and made full preparations; The lineup took a short time to build, and a very tacit chemical reaction was not established. It is easy to make mistakes under targeted defense.

Moreover, after all, the Warriors are mostly young people. Green, Clay, Jeremy Lin and others are rookies who have only entered the league this year. There is still a lot of room for improvement in terms of strength. Even if you encounter a strong team, such as the Lakers, but the overall state of the opponent is not good, and there are no young players against the Warriors, which makes them perform relatively well.

But Jerry Sloan is a very pragmatic old-school coach with sufficient preparations before the game, and the Jazz is a team with excellent tactical execution and discipline. The breakthrough did not allow him to shoot three-pointers. He intentionally cut off the passing route between Green and his teammates, confronted Jeremy Lin, and tried to give him an oppressive defense.

This defensive strategy was very successful. In the first half, the Warriors' passing and cutting system was well restricted, but Lagabel's defense against Curry was not successful.

After the accumulation of his rookie season and a summer of hard training, Curry's strength has improved by leaps and bounds compared to last season. He truly combines the three threats of shooting, rushing and passing. Unlike before, he is more focused on shooting three-pointers. Became a real super scorer.

Last season, Curry was just an All-Star, but now Curry is a real superstar. Unlike Zhang Yu's previous life, he has reached the peak of his body and technology in advance under more targeted training. Curry, at least reached the strength of the original 2013-2014 season.

The old Lagabel can only slightly limit Curry's scoring efficiency, but he still allowed Curry to score 16 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in the first half, evenly split with Deron Williams.

In the second half, Curry continued his excellent performance in the first two quarters, using the pick-and-roll with inside players to drive the Warriors' offense, and Zhang Yu also let Tony Allen take over Clay's position as in the previous games, taking over Deron williams.

However, Deron Williams is not the fledgling OJ Mayo, and a star of his level will not be defended to death, but Tony Allen's fierce and sophisticated defense still made him suffer a lot, and his scoring efficiency dropped sharply. drop, and the Warriors switched to unlimited defenses in other positions, not giving Deron Williams the opportunity to drive his teammates with the pass, and testing the singles ability of others.

Obviously, the Jazz did not have a second qualified attacker with the ball, and the point difference was gradually opened by the Warriors. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Jazz 96:82. In the second half, Curry completely turned on his personal offensive mode, scoring 17 points and 2 Assists, the audience scored a total of 33 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds. Almost half of the team's points were related to him.

Apart from Curry, Butler played the best. Zhang Yu gave him 28 minutes of playing time in this game, slightly more than Matthews. He specially arranged tactics for him. Butler lived up to expectations and took advantage of his progress. His ball-handling skills caught the Jazz by surprise, scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and together with Curry supported the Warriors' offense.

The Jazz let go of Boozer in the summer, and only Deron Williams struggled to support himself, scoring a double-double of 23 points and 11 assists, but he couldn't help the Jazz turn the situation around.

But what makes Jazz fans feel gratified is that Hayward, who came off the bench, played brilliantly. In 19 minutes of playing time, he scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, showing good potential. .

This actually has a lot to do with Zhang Yu. In his previous life, Hayward didn’t get too many opportunities in the Jazz during his rookie season. He averaged only 16.9 minutes per game, 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. No rookies were selected.

But now, Zhang Yu has coached Hayward for a year. Of course, he will make Hayward's targeted training suitable for his skills and accelerate Hayward's development. This will make Hayward stronger in college. After being selected by the Jazz, he was quickly recognized by Jerry Sloan. Not long after the start of the season, he used his outstanding performance to join the core rotation.

Unfortunately, the attention of this game is not high, and it is not broadcast live in the United States. In this world, except for Jazz fans, no one likes to watch Jazz games. They also missed a very high-quality exciting game .

However, the scouting departments and coaching staff of each team paid close attention to this defensive battle. What they wanted to see was not the Jazz, but Curry's performance in this game, and even repeated research, especially The Western Conference has the strongest teams in the playoffs.

The Jazz is the first hard bone for the Warriors to gnaw in the new season. Before, everyone thought that the Lakers were the ones, but the Lakers are short of major generals and in poor condition. They are currently only ranked sixth in the Western Conference. There is not much reference for the Warriors to beat the Lakers. Value, against the well-equipped Jazz, it is obvious that Curry's true level can be seen better.

All teams want to know whether the Warriors' outstanding record is a flash in the pan or a real rebirth, which is related to the changes in the league's structure.

After this game, all the teams reached a consensus, that is, Curry has shown the strength of a superstar, and the Warriors are indeed a strong team now. Zhang Yu's statement that the Warriors will strive for home court advantage in the playoffs may not be a sentence empty words.

Although the Warriors still have many shortcomings, which were also exposed in the game against the Jazz, including the instability of rookie players, the offense is too dependent on Curry, and the lineup is not well adapted, etc., but the Warriors have also shown many advantages, such as As of now, the league's third-ranked defense, strong lineup depth, and of course, most importantly-the Warriors have Curry, a superstar-level Curry.

In the regular season, a superstar with a defensive lineup is enough. In many cases, there is no need to play complicated tactics. The team can win many games just by relying on the superstar alone. By the playoffs, Curry now has such strength. As long as he lets go and cooperates with the top defense of the Warriors League, the Warriors will be as stable as a dog. Entering the playoffs is easy. After another run-in, it is not hopeless to be in the upper half of the Western Conference.

Therefore, when the outside world is still focusing on the star-studded powerhouses such as the Heat, Lakers, and Celtics, the real discerning people have already foreseen the rise of the Warriors.

Popovich told his assistant coaches:
"Collecting video footage of every next game of the Warriors, we must prepare in advance."

The Zen master looked at the report on the warriors in the newspaper, thought for a while, put the newspaper aside, and whispered to himself:
"Warrior...it's interesting..."

Carlisle flipped through the report submitted by the scouting department, with a solemn expression on his face, and finally sighed softly:
"Chandler was intercepted by the Warriors. Where can I find a center that is suitable for Dirk?"

For well-known reasons, the Mavericks have been paying attention to the Warriors' movements. This kind of attention has become even closer after Chandler, whom Carlisle valued last season, was intercepted by Zhang Yu.

After seeing Chandler play so well in the Warriors, Carlisle regretted more than once that he didn't increase his bargaining chips and stud Chandler over. If he was on the inside, the Mavericks might be ranked first in the West now, not warriors.

It's just that it's too late to say anything now. After listing the Warriors as a potential playoff opponent, Carlisle still has a headache for the Mavericks' center.

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up:
"Maybe, he can try..."

　The first update, the second update may be released later, or tomorrow morning. Facts have proved that it is a bit difficult to update at 6 o'clock, and there are a lot of things...

　　
　
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