warrior godfather

At 69:67, with Clay's chasing three-pointer, the Warriors led by 2 points.

These two fierce counterattacks also completely ignited the atmosphere in the Oracle Center. The auditorium, which was somewhat quiet in the first half, now burst into passion again.

Since Zhang Yu took over the Warriors, he has been adhering to the concept of defensive counterattack. Over the past few years, defensive counterattack has become a symbol of the Warriors.

Whenever the Warriors set off a counterattack frenzy, everyone knows that the Warriors are about to exert their strength.

The warrior who runs is the most powerful warrior, and the stormy offensive will be a nightmare for the opponent. ,

"Di-"

On the sidelines, Popovich saw the Warriors counterattack twice in a row, and called a timeout without hesitation.

Yu Jia said in amazement:
"Only a little more than a minute into the second half, Popovich called a timeout. It seemed that he was very dissatisfied with the team's retreat and gave the Warriors two opportunities to counter fast breaks."

Yang Yi smiled and said:

"We can see that the Spurs failed to score the first two offenses in the second half. The physical energy consumption is too high, if you continue to fight, the advantage of the Warriors will be more obvious."

Popovich called a short timeout, which was soon over. Players from both sides returned to the court. Yang Yi glanced at the Spurs lineup and nodded:
"Popovich adjusted quickly. He replaced Gary Neal with Manu Ginobili, added an outside ball-handling point, and prevented Ginobili from playing the sixth man. The Spurs' offense will be much better. , Now it depends on who Zhang Yu asks Curry to defend, who Curry defends, who should be the main offensive point of the Spurs outside... Wait, Curry is facing Wilson Chandler?"

On the field, the Spurs attacked, Parker held the ball to the top of the arc, and opposite him stood Klay, Butler followed Ginobili on the weak side, and Curry followed Wilson Chandler in the corner.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu turned to look at Popovich and smiled.

He would rather take the initiative to misplace the Spurs than expose Curry to Parker and Ginobili.

Popovich has the ability to let Wilson Chandler attack with the ball, and he can't easily consume Curry.

On the other side of the technical table, Popovich frowned slightly.

His plan is to sacrifice the transitional offense and follow the same pattern, like the Warriors against Duncan, against Curry's defense, consuming Curry's physical energy.

But he didn't expect Zhang Yu to let Curry face Wilson Chandler. Although Wilson Chandler's independent offensive ability is average, there is a big gap between him and Curry in size, and he has the ability to rely on The body is strong, isn't Zhang Yu afraid that Curry will be consumed even harder?
Popovich didn't know what Zhang Yu was thinking, but he would not let go of any chance to win.

Popovich took two quick steps on the sidelines, shouting loudly, and the Spurs understood what he meant. Wilson Chandler came out of the corner and received a pass from Parker, and the others scattered to open space.

Yu Jia frowned:
"Wilson Chandler is going to single out Curry. It's really who Curry defends and who will attack. Before Curry faced Gary Neal, he didn't hold the ball well, otherwise Popovich said Maybe let him take the ball to attack, after all, only Curry's defense is relatively weak in the Warriors' starting lineup, so it's easy to target."

Wilson Chandler took the ball at the top of the arc. After his teammates pulled away, he took a simple tentative step and went directly to the right to break through. He wanted to rely on his body and strength to directly run over Curry.

But Curry's stature seemed thin, but the confrontation was beyond Wilson Chandler's expectations. He didn't lose his position, but stuck close to Will, trying his best to interfere with his breakthrough.

Although Curry still couldn't stop Wilson Chandler, he managed to slow down Wilson Chandler's speed. Chandler's help defense arrived in time, and Wilson Chandler was forced to stop.

His passing was not as good as the rest of the Spurs. He covered the ball with both hands, avoided Curry's underhand pressure, turned around and passed to Ginobili who came over to respond, and the Spurs' offense was forced to restart.

But the attack time was running out. After a simple change of direction, Ginobili wanted to break through Butler's defense, but Butler easily saw through and blocked his breakthrough route.

In desperation, Ginobili could only hastily make a jumper with an emergency stop, and hit the iron under the serious interference of Butler, and the rebound was protected by the recovered Clay.

"Counterattack!"

Clay gave a rare cry, pushed hard, and passed the ball to Curry who was already running towards the frontcourt.

Clay made a sudden ball and caught the Spurs by surprise.

As the end point of an offense without the ball, he rarely passes the ball to others. The Spurs were unprepared for this, miscalculated the speed of the Warriors' fast break, and retreated half a beat behind.

But Clay has been in the Warriors for three years. As Curry's backcourt partner, he is not incapable of passing the ball under his influence.

Curry received a pass from Clay and rushed inside the three-point line. Wilson Chandler was half a body behind Curry and was chasing after him.

Curry came to the Spurs penalty area, gradually slowed down, and leaned against Wilson Chandler behind him, making him unable to take off with strength, stretched his right hand forward, and made a layup with a low hand, 71:67.

"Curry is very experienced in dealing with it. The Warriors continue to expand the score. Wilson Chandler's singles against Curry are not good. Popovich's adjustment failed. Curry's defense is actually not bad. He His confrontation and awareness are very good, and Zhang Yu's protection for him is also in place. As long as Curry can withstand it for a while, someone will come to help defend him immediately. A small forward of Wilson Chandler's level wants to Playing Curry singles is still a bit whimsical." Yang Yi laughed.

What does he think of Curry now, how does he find it pleasing to the eye, although he doesn't like Curry's playing style at all, but who can make money playing Curry?
Because of the relationship between Zhang Yu and Yi Jianlian, there are many Warriors fans in China. As the top star of the Warriors, Curry quickly accumulated a large number of fans. Top popularity superstar.

Especially after the Warriors won the championship, there is no commentator or commentator in China who dares to speak ill of the Warriors and Curry. Whoever dares to do that is courting death, and angry Warriors fans can rush him away.

Yang Yi is a smart guy. He immediately created a Warriors fan profile for himself, praised Zhang Yu and Curry frantically, and gained a lot of traffic.

On the contrary, he didn't pay much attention to Yi Jianlian and Jeremy Lin, because domestic basketball media and commentators, big and small, were all talking about it. Yang Yi didn't want to do this kind of thing that was too cost-effective, it was just a routine.

Zhang Yu and Curry are different. After all, Zhang Yu is the head coach, and it is still necessary to understand tactics.

And Yang Yi's professional quality is very good. He has worked in the basketball media industry for more than ten years, and he has a good command of English. He has read a lot of original sound games and English basketball tactics books.

When explaining the game, he had a more accurate grasp of the situation on the court, and he could quickly see the tactics used by both sides. Zhang Yu's blow was justified and convincing.

It’s easier to praise Curry. The Warriors have played better and better every year in recent years. Curry’s own performance is also up to the mark. The championship, MVP, scoring champion, and other hard honors are all there. Don’t exaggerate, just exaggerate Enough.

In fact, not long ago, Nike's public relations team approached Yang Yi, hoping that he could change his position, stop leaning towards Curry, and turn to Kobe and James, but Yang Yi refused.

He knew that Nike had to invest a huge amount of advertising and marketing expenses every year for the Chinese market.

Moreover, due to the existence of Yao Ming, the failure of Chinese football, and the fact that there are far more basketball courts in Chinese cities than football fields, basketball has become the most popular sport in China. NBA superstars have extremely high popularity and influence in China.

Therefore, Nike attaches great importance to the impression of its basketball superstars among Chinese fans. Every summer, Nike arranges for its stars to participate in activities in China. Superstars such as Kobe and James even come to China every year to consolidate their position in the Chinese market.

Not only that, but Nike also spared no effort in secretly conducting public relations activities for its stars.

China's economic growth rate over the past ten years has shocked the world. There is no consumer product brand that is not large in scale, and has always been salivating in the fast-growing China market.

As a clothing brand, Nike has no technical barriers. The brand itself is Nike's greatest wealth. In order to maintain the brand's popularity, they will do everything possible.

If Yang Yi accepts Nike's proposal, he will get a very generous reward, and this is not a one-time deal. As long as Yang Yi does what Nike wants, he will receive Nike's public relations fees every year until Nike The day when you no longer pay attention to the Huaxia market.

Yang Yi was also very jealous of the numbers proposed by Nike, but after several struggles, he still rejected Nike's request with heartache.

Yang Yi thinks he is a smart person, and a smart person will not be blinded by petty profits.

As long as Zhang Yu is there, the Warriors are the home team for most Huaxia fans. Yang Yi is very aware of the patriotic plot of the Huaxia people, and he dare not confront the Huaxia fans on this.

If Curry is not in the Warriors, or if the Warriors' boss and head coach is not Zhang Yu, then he will agree to Nike without hesitation.

He didn't like Curry's style of play. Wouldn't it be nice to belittle Curry while taking money?

Of course, Yang Yi certainly wouldn't do it so bluntly, cultural people can't do things absolutely, and eating like that would be too ugly.

He will definitely put on an impartial look and use all seemingly objective viewpoints to judge Curry, such as "Curry is not talented", "Curry is not good at key shots", "Curry is not good at fighting tough battles", " Curry can't organize well," and so on.

After all, Curry's intuitive impression is that he is thin and has no talent. He has run a lot without the ball this season, and his assists have decreased compared to before.

Although Yang Yi himself knows that Curry's shooting talent is the best in the league, and it may even be unprecedented, and there will be no one in the future, but the public doesn't think so. They only recognize physical talent, and many people don't think touch and golf intelligence are talents.

In short, as a media person with more than ten years of experience, Yang Yi is best at saying black things are white, and then white things are black, so that people can feel that what he said is very reasonable .

However, since the Warriors are Zhang Yu's team and Curry plays under Zhang Yu, Yang Yi dare not use these methods. For the sake of traffic and making money, he can only become a Warriors fan.

But Yang Yi doesn't have to rack his brains to come up with some rhetoric to praise Curry. The Warriors' record and Curry's performance are real. He just needs to present the facts and list the data, which is actually easier.

In the previous "23VS24" confrontation, Yang Yi also made a contribution, but this required his careful preparation.

This is also Nike's trick. Just like the Democrats and Republicans in the United States, Americans give you the right to choose, but you can only choose within a defined range. No matter who you choose, he will make a profit without losing money.

The same goes for Nike.

The previous dispute between Kobe and James, and the subsequent dispute between Durant and James are extremely beneficial to Nike. Fans on both sides seem to be at odds, but they have all become Nike users or potential users.

But now, Curry has turned out, signed with Under Armor, and there is also a very popular Rose who has joined Adidas. Nike can no longer play this kind of trick.

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Wilson Chandler tried to single Curry twice, but the effect was not good. A total of 3 singles, only one succeeded, and the Warriors seized the opportunity to fight back.

Popovich had to make adjustments. Wilson Chandler's skills were still a bit rough. Curry's defensive awareness was very good, and the confrontation was also good. He was able to withstand Wilson Chandler's first attack. Impact, the Warriors' follow-up defense will come up immediately.

And Wilson Chandler had a narrow vision and couldn't distribute the ball in the first place. The Spurs could only reorganize the offense.

Continuing to play like this is to provide the Warriors with opportunities to defend and counterattack. The Spurs' offense can still only rely on the GDP combination.

However, the GDP combination also showed signs of decline. The fierce offensive and defensive competition in the first half greatly consumed the physical strength of the three.

Especially Duncan, he is the oldest, and Curry frequently launched pick-and-rolls against him in the first half. Duncan did not dare to relax on both ends of the offense and defense.

He, Parker, and Ginobili's scoring efficiency began to decline, and the Spurs' offense was no longer as efficient as the first half.

The Warriors' offense was even sharper than in the first half.

Both Curry and Butler are physical monsters, Curry is still so incomprehensible, and Butler's singles against Wilson Chandler are also good.

Most importantly, the Warriors' defensive counterattack made it difficult for the Spurs to parry.

The Spurs' offensive efficiency has declined, and the Warriors can get more opportunities to switch possessions when the ball is live, and then promote counterattacks. The Spurs must pay more attention to retreating.

And the Spurs' rapid retreat will increase the physical consumption of the veteran, and the offense will be worse. The Warriors will get more opportunities to switch offenses, forcing the Spurs to pay more attention to retreating...

But the Spurs can't control the front board. Except for Curry, the other four players of the Warriors are all over [-] meters tall. Chandler is even more powerful. He protects the rebound very well and has a strong ability to make mistakes.

The Spurs couldn't escape this vicious circle, and the point difference was constantly being opened by the Warriors.