warrior godfather

Chapter 266 Restless Heart
Liu Zhiyuan read the news over and over again, and the shock in his heart finally subsided.

He immediately logged into QQ and entered the "Oracle Center VIP". The group was already talking about this deal in full swing.

"I really didn't expect Matthews to be traded. He played very well. Why should he be sent away?"

"I'm also a bit confused. 3D will definitely be a resource that every team will grab. Coach Z can't see it, right? How can he send Matthews away?"

"Do you think Larry Riley made this deal? It's hard for me to imagine that Coach Z would trade Matthews for Kirilenko. This is so stupid..."

Liu Zhiyuan scrolled up and roughly read the speeches of other people. Most people thought that the deal the Warriors did was not worth it.

Although what they said was radical, it was not without reason. When Liu Zhiyuan saw the news just now, he was also full of puzzlement.

Kirilenko is an all-round defender at the defensive level. His ability to mop up and help defend is unrivaled. He can organize the offense and has a strong ability to finish at the basket. He and Matthews are interchangeable. Handling the ball is a strong addition.

However, his shortcoming of not being able to shoot has become more and more obvious with the development of the times. He has long been marginalized in the Jazz, and the space for the Warriors is not good. It is hard to say whether the introduction of him is a benefit or a disadvantage.

Moreover, Kirilenko is 30 years old this year, and there is only half a year left in his contract, and his annual salary is as high as 1782 million US dollars. The Warriors only have the right to use him for half a season, while Matthews has only played for one and a half seasons. He has made rapid progress and has potential. It can be excavated, and the contract is much smaller than that of Kirilenko. This deal is also a blood loss for the Warriors.

However, Liu Zhiyuan thought about it and realized that Kirilenko’s big contract is not all useless. The Warriors have too many rookies, and there are many basic salary contracts. The reason for making a special case of a $900 million deal is that they have a lot of cap space to fill, and they can eat Kirilenko's contract.

Moreover, Kirilenko's contract expires in half a year. The Warriors can not only fill in the poor ghost line, but also clear a large amount of salary space by then.

But when Liu Zhiyuan thought of the Cavaliers draft pick sent by the Warriors, he was filled with regret.

The past two years have been draft years, and there are so many rookies in the Warriors. How did Coach Z get another draft pick this year?Is he addicted to hoarding rookies?
And he even took the initiative to give Matthews to the Nets. With Deron and Matthews, the Nets will make another round of rankings after the All-Stars. At that time, the value of the Nets' picks will drop. Isn't the Warriors just empty baskets?

The more Liu Zhiyuan thought about it, the more puzzled and regretful he felt about this deal. He saw that Zhang Yu might trade Matthews, but he didn't expect that he would make such a deal in the end. It would be better not to trade!
Liu Zhiyuan watched the group chat, and then entered the Hupu forum, which gradually became popular, where fans were also discussing the deal.

However, the style of painting in Hupu Forum and "Oracle Center VIP" is different. There are a large number of ordinary fans gathered here. Few people think that the Warriors are making money, and many people support Coach Z as fanatically as they support Yao Ming. They think that he must have his own considerations in doing so, and non-fans can comment.

As a result, three factions formed in the Hupu forum. One faction was optimistic about the Warriors' deal, and the other faction was not optimistic about the deal.

Liu Zhiyuan looked through a few posts, both pros and cons, but found that they were full of questions such as "Do you know more about football than Coach Z", "You go ahead if you can, don't BB if you can't", "Hehe, I'm afraid young people don't know how to play football". You know how terrifying Kirilenko is, watch the ball more", "It seems that Chinese people really don't understand football, and Coach Z is just like that", taunts, personal attacks, and a few posts with substantive thoughts submerged in it.

Liu Zhiyuan looked at it blankly for a long time, then suddenly took a deep breath, picked up the keyboard, and started typing:

"In my opinion, this deal is not worth it to the Warriors, but the Warriors didn't lose too much. The specific reasons are as follows..."

It took him an hour to write a long post, analyzing the deal in detail. He didn't want to write so much at first, but he couldn't hold back after writing. He simply analyzed it from the perspective of the Nets and Jazz Take a look at the pros and cons of this deal.

However, the process of writing is also a process of sorting out. Liu Zhiyuan checked a lot of data while writing, and attached a lot of self-made data charts to the post. The focus was naturally on Kirilenko and Matthews, which made him The perception of the deal has changed a bit.

Finally he concluded:
"...to sum up, the Jazz trade grade is A-, they cleaned up the instability in the team, acquired high draft picks, draft picks and trade exceptions, and were able to rebuild quickly, but lost the loss of Deron Couldn't make it up, so I give the Jazz an A-;
The Nets are A+, they got a top point guard and high-quality 3D, but they still need to continue to build a lineup around Deron, so I think their next record will definitely pick up, but there is still a long way to go before the playoffs distance;
The Warriors' trade rating is B. They lost a young 3D with potential and realized the upgrade of the striker lineup. Kirilenko's organization, help defense and frame protection are what the Warriors need, but he will exacerbate the Warriors' space weakness. And the Warriors only have the right to use him for half a season, how to renew Kirilenko is also a problem... However, from the data point of view, the loss of Matthews does not have as much impact on the Warriors as imagined, and Butler can completely make up for him. vacancies... This wave of draft pick replacement is undoubtedly a loss for the Warriors. The pick of the Nets is very likely to be lower than the pick of the Cavaliers, but this is the decision made by Coach Z, based on the Warriors For previous transactions, I think there should be a follow-up, so I give the evaluation of B. "

This post with a length of thousands of words quickly attracted people's attention, and the comments below increased rapidly. This kind of long, high-quality post is generally not liked by ordinary fans. Most of the commenters are rational and concerned about data Fans also very much agree with Liu Zhiyuan's well-founded views based on data analysis.

There are both pros and cons among these people. After seeing Liu Zhiyuan's post, they all changed their minds more or less, and invariably quoted Liu Zhiyuan's views in other posts, which attracted a lot of traffic to the post.

Even because Liu Zhiyuan had posted a few novella analysis in the "Oracle Center VIP" group chat before, and several group friends recognized Liu Zhiyuan from the writing style of the post, and posted a wave of advertisements in the group chat, attracting many people. Few fans joined the group.

Liu Zhiyuan kept refreshing the website. Seeing that his posts became more and more popular, with more and more likes and comments, he felt a sense of accomplishment spontaneously.

This was the first time he wrote a long-form analysis on the Internet. He did not expect to be recognized by so many people. Seeing that his analysis aroused such a warm response, Liu Zhiyuan's heart began to stir.

Or... I will write some analysis articles in the future?
(End of this chapter)