warrior godfather

Chapter 479 When Manpower Is Poor

When the Warriors returned to the hotel to rest, Zhang Yu was invited by Silas to his home.

After greeting Silas's wife, Zhang Yu and Silas came to the study.

Silas knew that Zhang Yu didn't like drinking, and he wasn't used to drinking ice water, so he specially asked his wife to prepare warm water for Zhang Yu.

After the two sat down in the study, Silas began to pour bitter water:
"Ronan, don't you know how miserable I have been in the past few months. I thought I was leading a rebuilding team. I had already prepared tactics for the Rockets' lineup. As a result, Daryl Morey suddenly Trading to Harden, I had to overturn all my plans and redesign tactics..."

"After I communicated with Harden, I found that he is only willing to play with the ball, and he can only play with the ball, and the goal of the Rockets has become the playoffs. There is no way, the team lacks offensive resources, I can only let Harden played a lot of balls, but fortunately, the effect is not bad, his scoring ability is indeed strong enough, we have been maintained at around eighth in the Western Conference, and there is hope of reaching the playoffs."

"However, Harden doesn't want to defend at all! I talked to him many times, assigned him defensive tasks, and tried to convince him with Stephen's energy. After all, he showed defensive ability in the Thunder. But he just didn't defend. Reason It will consume a lot of physical energy on the offensive end, and there is no energy to defend!"

"You didn't report this problem to the management?" Zhang Yu asked.

Silas was full of depression:
"What's the use of reflecting? Don't look at me as the head coach, but I have no power at all. Under Darrell Morey's request, the team must play magic ball. Alexander also supports him. Harden is the only one who can sell tickets. The star, who has privileges in the team, speaks more than me, he can play as he wants, and no one listens to my opinion!"

"Isn't it a little too much for them to do this?" Zhang Yu was surprised.

Silas shook his head helplessly:

No way, I was just an assistant coach before and never coached a team. Even if we won the championship last year, Darrell Morey didn't take me seriously!He doesn't know basketball at all, only magic ball, magic ball!With this configuration, how to play magic ball?I regretted coming to the Rockets, I was so aggrieved..."

"Then why don't you come back and help me? But let me tell you first, I can't give you the position of chief assistant. Steve has done a great job, but there is still an offensive assistant position, and I will give you the top salary. Only a little less than before." Zhang Yu laughed.

Silas struggled a few times when he heard the words, and shook his head:
"Thank you, Ronan, I appreciate your kindness, but once you have experienced the taste of a head coach, you can't go back. No matter how many constraints there are, the feeling of coaching a team is still unstoppable. As long as the Rockets don't give up If I resign, I will continue to work on it.”

Zhang Yu nodded:

"I understand your thoughts, the opportunity to coach a team is too rare, and you really shouldn't give it up... But since you are reluctant to bear the position of head coach, then do it well, don't fight against Harden, remember, in In this league, the star is always the center of the team, and you can only follow his will."

"Hey, that's all there is to it, not every star is Stephen..." Silas sighed.

"What do you mean by that, you mean Stephen is easy to bully?" Zhang Yu teased.

Silas smiled and waved his hands:

"If Stephen was bullying, we wouldn't have won the championship last year...I mean, a superstar as selfless as Stephen is really rare in the world. Even Duncan used to make a fuss about going to the Magic, but he was able When it is easiest to win honors, it is really rare to take over all the arrangements of the team, increase the proportion of offense without the ball, and obey the load management of the coaching staff."

Zhang Yu laughed:
"If everyone was like Stephen, then we wouldn't be the ones who won the championship last year. But I made a mistake. Although I arranged for Stephen to take a break, he deserves no less honor!"

……

The next day, the Warriors came to Phoenix to challenge the Suns away.

The Suns' record before the All-Star Game was 18 wins and 36 losses, ranking bottom in the Western Conference and weak.

这场比赛，库里砍下27分6助攻5篮板3抢断，三节打卡，勇士以124:105轻松取胜。

The fourth quarter turned into garbage time. Zhang Yu sent the third team on the court to let Middleton, JaMychal Green and Bazemore feel the atmosphere of the game.

The only thing that remains the same is that he still keeps Leonard on the court, allowing him to continue to hone his mid-range singles.

After more than half of the season's continuous training, Leonard's mid-range has become in style, his efficiency has improved a lot compared to the beginning of the season, and he can barely use it as a regular scoring method.

But compared with Butler, he can only be regarded as just getting started and needs to continue to improve.

After beating the Suns, the Warriors flew to San Antonio for an away game against the Spurs.

Previously, the Spurs had a record of 44 wins and 12 losses, ranking third in the West. There is still a distance from the Warriors, but the gap with the Thunder is very small, and they are a strong contender for second in the West.

Although Zhang Yu cut off Leonard and Danny Green, GDP has not completely aged. Under the leadership of the troika, the Spurs are still the strong team.

They can rely on a stable and efficient team offense, but Leonard and Danny Green can provide a tough defense, and this is the persistent problem of the Spurs forward.

Without them, the Spurs' offense and defense are out of balance, and they seem powerless in front of a top offensive and defensive team like the Warriors.

Zhang Yu took full advantage of the Spurs' weaknesses, reduced the proportion of passes and cuts, and handed the ball to Curry and Butler, letting them let go.

The Spurs' defensive discipline is very strong, but they lack a defensive gate. The biggest fear is being blasted by a star.

Parker, Ginobili and Mills' defense are mediocre, Duncan is old, Splitter is slow, Curry's favorite defensive elements, and the Spurs have all of them.

No wonder in Zhang Yu's previous life, Curry completely conquered Popovich with a round of series.

In the face of the Spurs' weak defense, Curry is Jordan.

If it weren't for the Warriors' lack of experience, the Spurs might not necessarily be the Warriors' opponents.

And now, the Spurs still lack Leonard and Danny Green, and their perimeter defense is even worse.

From the start of the game, Curry has killed the Quartet.

Whether it's a small player who switches defenses after a pick-and-roll, or a direct single to the Spurs' guard line, Curry is easy to catch.

Butler also broke out. The Spurs' forwards are Matt Bonner and Boris Diaw, and the defense is very soft.

Butler blew up the Spurs' defense one-on-one, causing frequent kills, which caused a lot of trouble for the Spurs' overall defense.

The Spurs couldn't defend the Warriors and could only rely on offense to keep the score.

The tacit understanding of GDP for more than ten years is the most valuable asset of the Spurs.

The Warriors' rotation is already at the top level in the league, but in the face of the Spurs' dynamic offensive system, there are still many omissions.

Diaw was soft on defense but creative on offense, playing a role similar to Green's.

Under his lubrication, the Spurs' conduction ball is extremely silky, without any stagnation, and they played smoothly and smoothly.

However, the single-point strength of Curry and Butler is a problem that the Spurs cannot solve.

Uncharacteristically, Zhang Yu played superstar basketball, just bullying the Spurs for not defending the gate.

The Spurs' defense collapsed, and no matter how sophisticated the offense was, it didn't help.

And with the passage of time, GDP's physical fitness gradually declined, and the pace became slower, and the Warriors gradually expanded their advantages.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Spurs 124:113 and achieved seven consecutive victories.

Both sides scored high, mainly because the Warriors deliberately accelerated the pace of the game, pushed the fast break as much as possible, and did not play complicated tactics when they landed. They were all simple and rough pick-and-rolls and singles.

This is Zhang Yu's arrangement, the purpose is to speed up the consumption of GDP's physical energy, even if it makes a mistake, it will not hesitate.

Against a team with mostly veterans, of course you can't play a slow positional battle.

The effect of this strategy is also very significant. The Spurs still had the momentum to chase points in the first half, but they could barely bite the score in the second half.

The Warriors will not maximize their intensity in a regular season, and they will always maintain a lead of about 10 points, winning the game in the easiest way.

库里全场出战36分钟，21投13中，三分13投7中，罚球7中7，狂砍40分4助攻4篮板2抢断。

Popovich defended Curry in various ways, but to no avail.

He also tried to flank Curry, but the Warriors' subsequent four-on-three immediately made him switch back to single defense.

Popovich created the Spurs' dynamic offensive system single-handedly, and he is well aware of the power of passing and cutting.

If you pinch Curry desperately and let the rest of the Warriors play four-on-three, with the Spurs' striker's ability to assist defense and rotation, they will definitely be killed.

In contrast, Popovich would rather gamble on Curry's touch.

Unfortunately, he lost the bet.

巴特勒的表现也很出色，他全场19投9中，三分7中3，罚球9中7，砍下34分6篮板2助攻2封盖1抢断，和库里交相辉映。

Curry and Butler scored 74 points together, accounting for most of the Warriors' points, which is also the source of the Warriors' victory.

After the game, Popovich and Zhang Yu shook hands and said helplessly:

"Ronan, you found our weakness, but I have to say, you played this game without aesthetics."

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"Stop kidding, Greg, what's beauty? Does that win?"

Popovich laughed and patted Zhang Yu's arm:
"You're right, Ronan, beauty is the most useless thing, otherwise I wouldn't be enduring discomfort every day and let my players shoot threes."

Seeing that Zhang Yu had seen through his thoughts, the old coach was very open-minded, without any embarrassment or loss after losing.

Popovich has experienced too many wins and losses, and a loss in the regular season will not have any impact on him.

When the manpower is limited, the Spurs played all their own things tonight, but they still can't win a victory, so they can only accept the reality.

　The head coach of the Rockets is Silas, not McHale, the previous text has been corrected, sorry.

　　There are a lot of things today, so I will update [-] words first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)