warrior godfather

Chapter 588 Give a Lesson to the Champion

Summer is a season of vitality and competition for all things. All kinds of plants grow vigorously, and the NBA has also ushered in a long grass period.

During this offseason, the Warriors did not participate in any commercial activities, and did not go to China as planned. Only Curry, Clay Green and Yi Jianlian participated in the Men's Basketball World Championships held in Spain in September. Yi Jianlian led the Chinese team to score After reaching the top 9, Curry led the US team to win the final championship.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, people were generally not optimistic about the results of the U.S. team in this World Championship. At that time, the biggest player in the U.S. team was Rose, but he had already suffered a serious injury and his performance was not as good as before. He has long lost the strength of the MVP level.

In addition, there are a bunch of young players in the U.S. team, Curry, Harden, Klay, Irving, DeRozan, Big Eyebrow, Cousins... Among them, most of them are defenders. Considered the weakest dream team in American history, Spain has a great chance of winning the championship

But now, the same lineup has received completely different evaluations.

Curry and Rose double mvp lead the team, which is enough to make people feel at ease. Clay and Harden are all first-class guards selected to the best team. Titans, although Durant, James, Paul and other superstars are not there, the strength of the US team is also superior to the crowd.

The process of the game also proved this point. The US team crushed their opponents all the way, with a point difference of more than 15 points in each game. In the final final against Spain, it was also a big victory of 18 points.

If it is based on conventional tactics, no matter how strong the US team is, it is impossible to make such a big difference in points every game.

Under FIBA ​​rules, without defense for three seconds, the center can stay at the basket all the time, which can greatly weaken the impact advantage of the US team.

After the U.S. team won the championship, James, who had been silent on social media for a summer, suddenly became active and praised Owen:

The confrontation and strength have increased, and the speed and agility are still there, making Antetokounmpo's impact stronger. He is already a top-level finisher on the off-ball end, and the threat of air cuts is great. After practicing hard for a summer of breakthroughs with the ball, I finally have a little shadow of my peak period, and I can take the ball from outside the three-point line and make a strong breakthrough.

But that's all. The Warriors give four big contracts at once. Unless the salary cap skyrockets, the super luxury tax is definitely unavoidable.

But he soon discovered that training with the starters is not an easy task. Curry and Clay's running positions are unpredictable. When running off the ball, or cutting, or playing outside, you must never stand still and watch.

And Wu Xiao's size is also the key. Wu Xiao means that the five players are positioned outside and swing upwards, not that they are small in size. If Wu Xiao with three guards and four guards is deployed, it will be no different from suicide.

Zhang Yu didn't deliberately increase the intensity of the game, and he was still experimenting with various lineup combinations on the court as before.

This new arena cost a lot. No one knows how much Zhang Yu paid for it, and whether he still has sufficient financial resources to maintain a high investment.

Faced with the pair of big hands that are always attached to him, covering the sky and the sun, Wiggins even has a hard time finding opportunities to dribble and shoot. It is also easy to be hated, and often can only strike iron against serious interference.

Next season, Leonard's second maximum salary contract will also start to be implemented. The Warriors' four major contracts can exceed the salary cap by more than 1000 million US dollars. If they sign a few slightly larger contracts, they will definitely pay a huge luxury tax.

This year, the Warriors players who were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals worked hard on defense and cooperated patiently in the preseason. Every game was a big victory with more than 10 points.

After Zhang Yu's words were reported, people felt his determination to win the championship, but they didn't take his last words to heart.

In the U.S. team, this task was undertaken by Curry, Rose, and Harden. Irving only needed to let go of his hands and feet, and his performance was extremely eye-catching, contributing a picturesque scoring performance.

On the other hand, the salary cap for this season is US$6306.5 million, and the luxury tax threshold is US$7682.9 million. After the Warriors renew the contracts of Clay and Green, there are already three big contracts with an annual salary close to 2000 million. Sick's more than 800 million US dollars, Wiggins' more than 500 million US dollars, and many other middle-class and basic salary contracts. part.

This kills two birds with one stone. The Warriors already have Green, Yi Jianlian, and Antetokounmpo at the power forward position. Belica, who was selected with the second round pick in 2010, has also notified the Warriors that he will play with Turkey Ferney next year. After the Bache club's contract ended, he landed in the NBA. JaMychal Green could only watch the drinking fountains and had no chance to play.

As usual, the Warriors did not give too many training camp contracts, mainly based on the guaranteed contract players in the team.

After a 30-minute training game, he could only score seven or eight points, and his efficiency was very low. Most of the time he had a chance to score when Leonard went to help defend.

Asik, who filled the vacancy of the starting center, quickly integrated into the team. As a white center, he has a high ball quotient and excellent screen quality. He is very valuable in the Warriors' passing and cutting system. He is Curry and Clay's favorite partner for the cover-type insider.

In the new season, the Warriors will be composed of Curry, Clay, Leonard, Green, and Antetokounmpo. Except for Curry, the other four are all over 2 meters tall, both in size and shooting. Antetokounmpo is responsible for providing impact, both offensive and defensive, and is Zhang Yu's most important hole card.

Last season, the Nets paid a record-setting luxury tax in NBA history, which was only US$9060 million. No one believed that a team would pay a luxury tax of US$[-] million, unless he was crazy.

In the training game, he was placed in the rotation player group, which happened to be matched with Leonard, and then his nightmare began.

In the Cavaliers, he will become the sharpest edge around James.

On the media day when the training camp opened, a reporter also asked Zhang Yu about the luxury tax, and Zhang Yu answered firmly:
"The Warriors will never conduct any operations purely for tax avoidance. We will try our best to keep every capable player and work hard for the championship. As long as we can win the championship, I am willing to pay a luxury tax of [-] million!"

After Wiggins heard it, he quickly raised his hand to indicate that it was his fault, and looked at his teammates around him with apologetic eyes.

It's just that his control skills and passing are still not good enough. The only option to break in is to end by himself, which is easier to defend. Zhang Yu intends to let him and Wiggins work together to hone his ball-handling skills in the game.

Wiggins is still very far away from Green, not even comparable to Clay, who doesn't pass the ball very much, and can only be used as a pure end point.

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His strength has been further improved, but the attributes of gods and ghosts have not changed, and the stability of shooting needs to be strengthened.

Conversely, Leonard has advantages in confrontation and strength. After a summer of hard training, his singles with the ball has also made great progress. The inexperienced Wiggins was repeatedly rubbed on the ground by various methods. , Can't prevent his attack at all.

His performance in the training game is eye-catching. He handles the ball steadily, has strong passing ability, dares to shoot, defends hard, and has a high ball quotient. Reassuring that he couldn't go wrong, he quickly won the backup point guard spot and pushed Livingston to the bench.

In this way, he was trained by Leonard for half a month. The arrogance of being a peerless genius that Wiggins had cultivated since he was a child was completely wiped out, and he was willing to start as a substitute.

What is Dimensionality Reduction Strike?This is the dimensionality reduction strike.

This summer he has grown taller again. He is 2 meters tall and weighs 11 kilograms. His strength and confrontation have been greatly enhanced. He is fully capable of playing the position of a power forward, and he can even play the role of a small ball center. Most insiders.

Although Zhang Yu likes to use Wuxiao, he never blindly praises Wuxiao.

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In this pre-season training camp, Zhang Yu practiced a lot of offensive and defensive tactics of this set of five small lineups, and the effect is remarkable. The most important point is that Green's three-point recovery makes this lineup only have Antetokounmpo as a space point. , The offensive space is very open.

After the end of the World Championships, the new season also kicked off, and the pre-season training camps of each team started one after another, entering the final stage of preparation.

But the end point is not so easy. Wiggins also has a strong sense of frustration in scoring, which he is good at.

After 9 games, Curry averaged 22.4 minutes per game, scoring 16.7 points, 5.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals. 48.5%.

The five small lineups of the core four + Antetokounmpo/Wiggins/Olynik can be used in different situations and have the ability to turn the tide of the battle. It will be the Warriors' trump card at the critical moment in the new season.

This is a regular tactical exercise in the Warriors. Zhang Yu assigned Wiggins to the starting group, which made Wiggins, who has been training with the rotation lineup, very excited.

And this is not the most difficult thing, Wiggins still can't figure out one thing, that is, after receiving a pass from Curry, should he attack by himself or pass the ball back to Curry.

The Warriors' rotation lineup also plays pass and cut, but without Curry's involvement, it is difficult to get a chance simply by running without the ball. The ratio of pick-and-roll and singles has increased significantly. cut score.

Wu Xiao is a sharp dagger, which can be pierced into the opponent's heart in a decisive battle, but before that, it is necessary to use a heavy hammer to break down the opponent's thick armor, and it is absolutely impossible to use the dagger to fight the opponent immediately.

Danny Green's minutes will be reduced, but his defensive [-] is still an important weapon that the team needs
The performance of the two rookies is in line with expectations, but the young player who surprised Zhang Yu the most is Antetokounmpo.

After many times he received a pass from Curry, he felt that he had a good opportunity to shoot directly or break through with the ball, but he would be stopped by Zhang Yu immediately, because after Curry passed the ball to him, he immediately received an erratic A counter-run or a ghostly cut, and got an open chance, but Wiggins attacked by himself.

No one knows how long Zhang Yu can last. The Warriors' new arena standing in Mission Bay has been erected, and it will be put into use in one year. This is the last season of the Oracle Center as the Warriors' home court.

He can often play extremely well in a certain game or a certain round of the series, but he can't continue to play steadily in a long season.

And as the price that must be paid for gaining weight, Antetokounmpo's long-range shots have further declined, the three-pointer is completely gone, and the mid-range can only be watched from the sky. The shots are concentrated in the three-second zone, but playing next to Splash, His weakness will be covered up to the greatest extent.

"Quick, quick! Andrew, after you set a screen for Stephen, you can't stop in place, you have to cut to the basket immediately!" In the training ground, Zhang Yu loudly directed Wiggins' running position.

Curry is undoubtedly the one with the most dazzling performance. He originally had mediocre playing time in this World Championships, and he did not have many ball possessions. His performance was not outstanding, but this time, he is the biggest star in the US team. K The coach gave him unlimited fire rights.

In sharp contrast to Wiggins' embarrassment, Dinwiddie quickly adapted to the Warriors' tactics.

But Zhang Yu is most aware of the weakness of the dead five little ones. Only when the opponent's physical energy is exhausted to a certain extent can the five little ones increase their strength and make mistakes and counterattack. It may be that the inside line was smashed by an opponent with plenty of physical strength.

Moreover, the league has just introduced a new rule that is extremely unfavorable to the Warriors. Starting next season, teams that pay the luxury tax for three years within four years will trigger the "super luxury tax" and the tax rate will be further increased.

This season is his contract year, and he will definitely redouble his efforts. Although he rejected the offer from the Warriors, Zhang Yu will still reuse him and use him as a sixth man.

Irving is a very special player. Although he is a point guard, his role on the court is equivalent to a small forward swingman. He has strong offensive ability, but lacks the ability to drive his teammates.

The changes in the rotation lineup don't stop there. Parsons left and Wiggins took over as his backup small forward. Middleton will swing between the second and third positions in the new season.

Yi Jianlian's time in the new season will be further reduced, but he is the best shooter at the power forward position of the Warriors, and he will play steadily in every game, and with his relationship with Zhang Yu, there will be no complaints.

However, Coach K follows the trend of the small ball era and reuses Curry, Irving, Klay, Harden, DeRozan and other guards with accurate shots. One point becomes the weakest link.

In the preseason, Zhang Yu also briefly experimented with this set of five small lineups, dominating both offense and defense. However, since he had played this lineup before, it did not attract special attention from the outside world.

The most important thing is that his agility is only slightly lower than before, and he can still switch to the outside line, but the defensive coverage has become larger due to the further increase in size.

And this can only be the extravagant hope of the fans. Could it be that the NBA's TV broadcast contract suddenly skyrocketed several times?
This is a fundamentally impossible thing.

This is also the first time the Warriors have paid a luxury tax. Since this season, the Warriors' rookie bonus has begun to disappear, and the sequelae of the dynasty are undoubtedly revealed.

They are the duo with the most pick-and-rolls and screens in the Warriors. They only need a look to know each other's thoughts. Green always has a magical pass. Curry, who shuttled through the crowd like a fish, completed a stunning attack.

Wiggins has been playing basketball with talent in college, and the most complicated tactic he played was the pick-and-roll. The Warriors' complex and changeable tactics gave him a headache and he often made mistakes.

Because of this, many people believe that the Warriors' championship window has passed, and it will only become more and more difficult to compete for the championship in the future.

This is also another key to the five small lineups. The purpose of going to the five small teams is to improve shooting. If there are two points to drag space, it is better to go to a big center to protect the frame and protect the rebounds.

Other countries are still stuck in the traditional concept of "the one who wins the inside wins the world", while the NBA has entered the era of small ball and three-pointers. The guard with the ball has become a big killer in the international arena. The country is helpless.

Although he won't have a chance to play in the crunch time of the game or in the playoffs, he can play a big role in the regular season.

After Asik's deal was completed, the Warriors had 15 players with guaranteed contracts, plus Covington with non-guaranteed contracts, a total of 16 players, so before the start of training camp, Larry Larry Leigh made a deal with the Grizzlies, trading JaMychal Green for a player with a non-guaranteed minimum salary, Nick Calathes, and then waived him.

Last year, after winning the championship, the Warriors played sloppy defense in the preseason and only achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

Seeing Irving's outstanding performance in the World Championships, James is full of hope for the future of the Cavaliers. Such a good brother, plus Love, a good brother who is good at shooting, will open up space for him, so why not worry about it?
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He worked hard on defense and three-pointers for a summer, but his progress was not particularly significant. He needs to be honed through the game to continue to improve.

This made Wiggins feel at a loss on the court. Since he was a child, he only had eyes on the basket. Only when he didn't want to play or couldn't play, did he pass the ball to others. When did he need to pay attention to the running position of his teammates?
But in the Warriors, Curry is the core of the team. All tactics revolve around Curry. He will always be the first choice on the offensive end. Others must adapt to his playing style with and without the ball.

Core four + Asik's regular starters, core four + Antetokounmpo's strongest five, core four + Olynik's five-outside all-space lineup, core four + Viking Smith's ultimate swingman five, Dinwiddie, Middleton, Wiggins, Antetokounmpo, Olynyk form a new bench lineup... Zhang Yu fully tested more than a dozen different lineup combinations, from which Several most effective combinations are summarized.

But this does not mean that Livingston has lost his chance to play since then. His post-up singles are an important weapon on the Warriors' bench and are of great use at certain moments.

The other starters of the Warriors have formed a tacit understanding with Curry, knowing when to attack by themselves and when to pass the ball to Curry. Among them, Green and Curry have the most tacit understanding.

Livingston himself has no idea about losing the position of backup point guard. Before he came to the Warriors, he couldn't even get a stable contract. Now that he has the ball to play, he is content.

From October 10th to October 5th, the Warriors defeated the Clippers, Lakers, Nuggets, Rockets, Heat, Clippers, and Nuggets consecutively.

It is easy for people to remember his performance in the highlight moments, but this does not represent his true strength. Irving needs to be paired with a star who can drive his teammates in order for the team to achieve good results.

Warriors fans can only pin their hopes on the new TV broadcast contract signed next summer. If the broadcast fee can be increased, the salary cap and luxury tax threshold will also be raised accordingly, and the Warriors will be able to pay a little less luxury tax.

After being selected by the Warriors, Wiggins knew each of his teammates in advance, knowing that Leonard is a famous defensive gate, but after facing Leonard in person, he felt Leonard's defense to the end How tough.

Compared with the power of the five small lineups, people's attention is focused on the Warriors' record of seven wins in the preseason.

In other words, if the Warriors still want to compete for the championship, they will definitely trigger the super luxury tax unless they make tax avoidance operations.

At the beginning, the dead five minions were a blockbuster in the finals. Many people thought that the Warriors could start with the five minions and start a decisive battle with the Heat. However, Zhang Yu still let Chandler serve as the starting center. He waited until the game reached a stalemate before sending in the five minions to turn things around. , It is very puzzling, isn't this superfluous?

The core four-man team + Asik's regular starters have the limitation of defending against pick-and-rolls and cannot expand outwards. They will suffer from guards with excellent ball-holding and shooting skills and space-type fives, but their offensive and defensive efficiency is excellent most of the time. Asik's screen quality is better than Chandler's, which can create more shooting space for the splash, and the frame protection will not decline compared with before.

The pure bench lineup of Dinwiddie, Middleton, Wiggins/Danny Green, Antetokounmpo/Yi Jianlian, and Olynyk achieved good results. Dee and Olynik pass the ball, Antetokounmpo and Wiggins hit the ball, all five are big players over 1 meters in size, they can defend, and they don't suffer at both ends of the offense and defense, so that the main force can have more strength time to rest.

If Wiggins is replaced by Danny Green, Middleton will return to the third position, and the projection of the substitute lineup will be further improved; replacing Antetokounmpo with Yi Jianlian is also room for improvement. The frame will be lowered.

Zhang Yu fell into the troubles of happiness. How to reasonably arrange the playing time of the players will be a very important issue for the Warriors in the new season.

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