warrior godfather

Chapter 263 Analysis
Winter in Beijing seems to be shrouded in gray forever. I don’t know when people can’t see the blue sky and white clouds, nor the Milky Way and stars. When they look up, they can only see the howling cold wind. trembling slightly.

After finishing his day's work, Liu Zhiyuan finally returned to his rented house in Beijing after another hour of traffic jams.

After graduating from graduate school, he stayed in the capital and joined a foreign company to work. The salary was good. The only pity was that he only had time to watch NBA games on weekends, and he could only watch replays and news at night on weekdays.

After changing into the cotton clothes at home, Liu Zhiyuan sat down at the desk and turned on his laptop.

After Zhang Yu acquired the Warriors last year, he became a Warriors fan as a matter of course, and the NCAA, which was originally focused on, gradually let go.

His laptop has been used for two years, and the startup speed is a bit slow. During the startup process, Liu Zhiyuan had an expectant expression on his face. Watching the news and replays of the Warriors every day is the happiest time for him.

After work, he didn't fall in love, and the price in the capital was also high. He had to save for a down payment to buy a house, and stayed at home after get off work. He usually didn't go out to play. Watching football was his main form of entertainment.

Finally, the computer was successfully turned on. Liu Zhiyuan waited patiently for a while, closed all pop-up windows, entered the browser, found the NBA official website in the favorites, and clicked in.

"The Big Three scored 76 points together, the Heat beat the Raptors 103:95, and won two consecutive victories before the All-Star!"

Seeing the news headline at the top of the website, Liu Zhiyuan snorted, and didn't click to read it. Although nearly three months had passed, he still clearly remembered the game where the Warriors lost to the Heat, and he didn't have any good feelings for the Heat.

他目光下移，第二条新闻就是勇士队的——“库里30分12助攻，德隆空砍22分10助攻，勇士115:100轻取爵士！”

Liu Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, he moved the mouse, clicked in, and browsed carefully.

“BJ时间2月16日上午9点30分，勇士客场115:100战胜爵士，取得五连胜。库里30分12助攻6篮板，钱德勒15分15篮板，马修斯23分6篮板2助攻；爵士遭遇两连败，德隆空砍22分10助攻, 米尔萨普22分5篮板。”

"Game review: After the opening of the first quarter, the Warriors took the lead with Curry and Clay's two three-pointers. The Jazz succeeded in grabbing offensive rebounds consecutively, but still failed to score. Finally, they opened the situation after Deron's mid-range shot. The start In the competition, the two teams were in the same state and scored points alternately... In the quarter, Matthews hit a three-pointer and the Warriors took the lead, but at the end of the quarter, the Warriors were a little slack and fell into a scoring shortage. The Jazz lead the Warriors 30-27 at the end."

"In the second quarter, Jeremy Lin came up with a 2+1 throw to open the situation, and then he assisted Butler to hit a three-pointer, leading the team to chase points... After Curry came on the court in the second half, he first made a three-pointer, and then made a three-pointer. A three-point foul and three free throws were made, and another ultra-long three-pointer ignited the scene at the end. Driven by him scoring 11 points in a single quarter, the Warriors overtook the Jazz 62-57 to end the first half."

"After the start of the second half, the Warriors played their best defensive counterattack. Green played his defense ability and succeeded in stealing the ball consecutively. Curry and Matthews made counterattack three-pointers one after another. The Warriors took a double-digit lead...Third In the second half of the quarter, Matthews scored consecutively and scored 10 points in a single quarter. Deron supported the Jazz on his own and helped the Jazz stop the bleeding slightly, but the point difference was still stretched to 12 points. The Warriors entered the fourth quarter with an 86:74 lead over the Jazz."

"After the start of the last quarter, the Warriors continued to work hard off the bench, and the point difference was further widened. Matthews continued to stay on the court and succeeded in attacking with the ball... In the end, the Jazz failed in their attempt to chase points. The Warriors beat their opponents and won five consecutive victories. Two straight losses."

"Both sides start: Warriors-Curry, Clay, Butler, Green, Chandler; Jazz-Deron, Millsap, Hayward, Al Jefferson, CJ Myers."

"call……"

After carefully browsing through the whole news, Liu Zhiyuan took a long breath, with a satisfied smile on his face.

The Warriors won again, and he decided to add an extra chicken leg when he finished his meal!
The happiness of the fans is as simple as that.

He withdrew from this news and continued to read, and then listed a large number of game reports, including the Celtics' victory over the Nets, the Lakers' upset loss to the Cavaliers, and the 76ers' victory over the Rockets... Today is the second-to-last before the All-Star On the first game day, a total of 12 games were played, and a total of 24 teams participated in it, which was extremely lively.

After briefly reading the news, Liu Zhiyuan continued to scroll down and saw the team rankings. The Warriors were ranked fourth in the West, and he couldn't help sighing.

In the past three months, the Warriors have not made great strides at the beginning of the season. Their record has stumbled. They will lose one game after winning three games.

However, after defeating the Jazz, the Warriors won a rare five-game winning streak, stabilized their rankings, and seemed to be on the right track again, which made Liu Zhiyuan very pleased.

He logged out of the official NBA website, logged in to Penguin, and clicked on a group chat called "Oracle Center VIP" at the top of the list, where the chat was very lively.

"The day after tomorrow will be an All-Star, and I just happen to take a rotation, how cool!"

"Damn it, that's great, I don't have any vacation at all, so I'm crying."

"Aren't you on vacation?"

"The overtime pay is much higher..."

"Hehe, deserve it!"

Liu Zhiyuan looked at the group of friends laughing and cursing, and smiled knowingly. This is a Warriors fan group. The main members are fans who watched the Bulldogs game together. Some of them have become Warriors fans. They created this group chat alone last year. , chatting while watching the game.

He put his hands on the keyboard and typed:
"This time All-Star Curry and Chandler are both selected, it's not easy!"

"It's a pity for Butler. I don't know why Coach Z made him a substitute. He is very efficient this season. If he plays enough playing time, his scoring output should increase a lot. It's not that he has no hope of being an All-Star."

"Butler almost wanted to be an All-Star, but he suddenly became a substitute this season, which I didn't expect. Although Matthews scored a few more points than Butler, his efficiency was low and his usage rate was a bit high. Yes, and Butler's defensive high-level is much better than Matthews."

After this reply, two screenshots of Butler and Matthews' advanced data on the basketball data website BBR are attached.

Liu Zhiyuan glanced at the screenshot and replied:

"Coach Z must have his considerations. We can all see things. There is no reason why he can't see them. Will there be any changes after watching the All-Stars?"

He and his group of friends have always been hard-core fans, and they are very concerned about the role of data. Zhang Yu has been interviewed several times and also admires the role of data. This is one of the reasons why they pay attention to the Warriors.

Although the dead manager of the Rockets also pays attention to the statistics, the Rockets' record has not improved much. It is extremely difficult to even break through the first round. With this data analysis method, the Rockets are destined to miss the championship, and even the Western Conference Finals are difficult to touch.

Liu Zhiyuan suddenly thought of something, entered the two data websites of BBR and 82games, checked the data of the Warriors, then clicked into the group chat, and said:

"I'm not worried about the Warriors' record. Although the five-game winning streak sample is small, the trend is gratifying. Although the offensive efficiency is still a bit poor, the team's defense has improved visible to the naked eye. Since the last 10 games, the Warriors' defensive efficiency ranks first. First in the league, Green has made great progress, and the next step is to wait for the team to shoot three-pointers."

"It would be great if the Warriors' three-pointers were more stable. Seeing Curry being double-teamed so hard, it really hurts!"

"Relax, Matthews, Butler and their three-pointers are getting better and better, take your time, don't worry."

"I always feel that Coach Z has some deep meaning in letting Matthews play the starter. I watched the video carefully, and the team's tactics seem to be deliberately tilting towards him. It's a bit like helping him to collect statistics..." Liu Zhiyuan looked at the discussion among the group of friends , and quickly typed out a line of words.

But he hesitated for a while, and deleted this line. Several people in the group liked Matthews very much, and he didn't want to cause controversy because of his guess.

However, Liu Zhiyuan had a vague feeling in his heart that this All-Star Weekend would definitely not be that simple.

……

The next day, Oakland.

The morning sunlight came in from the window and fell on the pillow next to Zhang Yu, changing from soft to harsh, gradually moving to his face and neck, dyeing his skin golden yellow, and finally moving to his closed eyes superior.

Zhang Yu's eyes trembled slightly, then slowly opened, and when the sun shone, he narrowed his eyes again. He raised his hand to cover his forehead, and turned his head to the side. After a while, he finally broke free from the daze that was about to wake up. , grabbed the phone with his left hand and looked, it was already 11:30 in the morning.

After playing the Jazz yesterday, the Warriors flew back to Oakland overnight. Zhang Yu also generously gave the team a week off to resume training after the All-Star weekend. When he got home, he dragged his exhausted body, washed up mechanically, and then lay on the bed, forgetting to draw the curtains, otherwise he would definitely be able to sleep until the afternoon.

After waking up, Zhang Yu lay in a daze for a while, got up and dressed, brushed his teeth and washed his hands, finished the lunch that Tina made for him, and went into the study.

The players are off, but he still has a lot of work to do.

This year, Zhang Yu does not plan to go to Los Angeles to participate in this year's All-Star Weekend. Half a season has passed, and the Warriors have a lot to adjust. The week before the trade deadline is extremely important to the team.

He has asked Larry Riley to come to his house in the afternoon as a guest. The two of them will discuss some important matters of the team. Before that, he will watch the video of the game again.

Turning on the laptop, Zhang Yu clicked on the video replay of the Warriors and the Jazz. Since the game had just finished last night, the video room had not had time to make fine cuts, and the video was a bit lengthy. Zhang Yu dragged the mouse to fast forward from time to time and watched it intermittently.

Snapped.

After watching for a while, Zhang Yu pressed the space bar, and the screen froze, stopping at the moment when Green retracted his defense and successfully interfered with Deron's shot. He picked up his notebook and began to record:
"Dream Chasing has a more accurate grasp of the timing of assisting defenses, greatly reducing excessive assisting defenses, and has initially integrated into the team's defensive system... The movement control and passing continue to improve, and the organizational ability is gradually revealed, but the shooting still needs to be improved. At present, it will still drag down the team's space, and we need to continue to practice shooting..."

He had always called Green that way in his previous life. Although Green's nickname hadn't been spread yet, Zhang Yu had gotten used to it and kept it in his notes.

After writing it down, Zhang Yu continued to read, still fast-forwarding from time to time, but also stopped at several places to record in the notebook:

"Steph's ability to break double-teams has improved significantly, and his court vision and instant decision-making ability have improved significantly, but his passing accuracy needs to be improved. He especially likes risky passes and needs to be improved. Well, this is a bit difficult..."

"Clay's open three-pointers are as accurate as ever, his ability to run without the ball has improved, and he has fully adapted to NBA-level confrontation. His ability to shoot quickly and forcefully has gradually improved. The defensive end has continued to improve, and his growth rate has exceeded expectations..."

"Jimmy's mentality is maintained very well, he trains hard, his ability to handle the ball continues to improve, he can score efficiently in limited playing time, his single-defense level is close to the top, and his awareness of assisting defense is getting better and better. Together with Chasing Dream, he has built a team. The defensive system..."

"Jeremy Lin has fully adapted to the confrontation at the NBA level. He finished close to the frame and handled the ball well in the pick-and-roll. He needs to continue to improve his long-range shooting and defense, and has a positive attitude..."

"Tony..."

As more and more players were recorded by Zhang Yu, the time was slowly passing by. When he watched the video of the entire game, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

"My handwriting is still so ugly..."

Zhang Yu laughed at himself, put down the densely written notebook, stretched his waist, and moved his stiff body.

His handwriting is not beautiful, but handwriting can help him focus his thoughts and think, so he maintains the habit of recording key points in a notebook.

dong dong dong.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Tina's soft voice came from outside the study door:

"Sir, here comes Mr. Riley, and he's parking in the yard."

"I see, please open the door for him, and I'll come down right away."

Zhang Yu answered loudly, picked up the computer and notebook, put on the slippers he kicked aside, walked out of the study, and went downstairs.

When he walked to the living room on the first floor, Larry Riley had just parked the car and walked in. Zhang Yu greeted him and put the things on the coffee table. The two sat down together, and Tina brought two cups of coffee and some sugar cubes.

Zhang Yu picked up the coffee, took a sip, and Larry Riley put some sugar in the coffee, stirred it slowly with a spoon, and said:

"Ronan, there is news about the deal you asked me to inquire about."

(End of this chapter)