warrior godfather

Chapter 747 We Have 5 Centers

After the Warriors defeated the Rockets in the opening game, a wave of three consecutive trips followed.

On October 10, the Warriors challenged the Pelicans away, and Antetokounmpo and Thick Eyebrow ushered in a head-to-head confrontation.

Cousins ​​suffered a minor injury to his left leg in the preseason and has not yet returned. The Pelicans can only meet the enemy with a remnant.

Antetokounmpo scored 30 points in the opening game against the Rockets, and the thick eyebrows also scored 33 points against the Grizzlies in the last game. The difference is that the Warriors won the game against the Rockets, but the Pelicans lost 91:103 to After defeating the Grizzlies, the thick eyebrows were once again ineffective.

However, in addition to winning or losing, the two have a huge damage to the inside line. In the past, Antetokounmpo's coffee position was not as good as thick eyebrows, but now, two monster inside lines with the same position and excellent talent finally stand on the same level. .

But the technical characteristics of the two are quite different.

Antetokounmpo is a combination of classic and modern style of play. There is no solution to the pick-and-roll, and he can also play low-post singles. Every ball is rushing to hit the basket.

Thick Eyebrow is a purely modern insider who hardly plays low post. The most commonly used offensive method is to attack the frame after the pick-and-roll, or to shoot outside after the pick-and-roll. Even if the ball is caught in the low post, he hardly dribbles. The turnaround jumper is the league's unique "inside off-the-ball offensive core".

In this strong dialogue, thick eyebrows unsurprisingly gained the upper hand. When two talented monsters meet, the one who can shoot will always take advantage.

两人缠斗了一整场，阿德托昆博18投9中，罚球6中4，没有三分，砍下22分10篮板4助攻2封盖1抢断，浓眉24投11中，三分6中2，罚球7中5，砍下29分17篮板3助攻3封盖1抢断。

Although there is a big difference in the data between the two, 16 of the thick eyebrows' rebounds are backcourt rebounds. The scoring mainly depends on mid-range shots, and it is difficult to hit the Warriors' basket.

Antetokounmpo's scoring rarely has strong inside shots. He puts his main energy on the defensive end, and his scoring mainly relies on fast breaks and cuts after pick-and-rolls.

The victory of the Pelicans depends on thick eyebrows, but Antetokounmpo is covered by Curry behind him. Curry's 33 points and 11 assists are the key to the Warriors' victory.

The Pelicans are still Curry's cash machine, especially with Antetokounmpo keeping his eyebrows in check.

After the opening game, the thick eyebrow defense pick-and-roll came up to delay Curry, and Antetokounmpo succeeded in a row in the paint.

In the absence of Cousins, the Pelicans can only count on thick eyebrows inside. He was forced to shrink and gave Curry a calm shot. Curry easily scored 30+10 and led the team to a 116:98 victory over the Pelicans. The Warriors ushered in Two in a row.

Antetokounmpo's double-double performance in two consecutive games, one of which was facing thick eyebrows, also made the outside world's doubts about him completely disappear.

In this era of withering insiders, Antetokounmpo's performance in these two games is enough to enter the top three.

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On October 10, the Warriors challenged the Grizzlies back to back and suffered their first defeat of the season.

In the last game where the Warriors beat the Pelicans, the main players didn't spend too much time on the court and didn't consume a lot of energy.

但小加索尔今天却是呈现暴走之势，全场出战36分钟，16中8，三分4中2，罚球17中16，狂砍34分14篮板7助攻2封盖1抢断，率队以113:104击败勇士。

Whether it's Looney or Zhou Qi, they can't guard Gasol Jr., and Antetokounmpo's defense will have no effect.

Gasol Jr. is one of the few traditional centers in the league. He has great strength, tough confrontation, and excellent skills. Facing such a large fifth position, Antetokounmpo suffers a lot in confrontation and cannot withstand Gasol Jr. Attacking in the low post, he can only use fouls to prevent his scoring.

Zhang Yu found that Gasol was unsolvable in the low post, and then he went straight to the flank, and Gasol distributed the ball to the open teammates. Conley, James Ennis, Chalmers, and Tyreke Evans all made shots. three-pointer.

Gasol led the way with points, and the Grizzlies blossomed more. Even though Curry still had no solution, he made 17 of 9 shots, 11 of 6 three-pointers, 11 of 11 free throws, scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Warriors failed. win.

阿德托昆博稳定贡献24分12篮板4助攻1封盖的两双数据，维金斯也拿到了18分6篮板1助攻2抢断，但其他人只有博格丹拿到8分，马尔卡宁9分，此外再无人得分超过5分。

Zhang Yu watched from the sidelines Gasol tossing the river and sea under the basket, and turned around to guard the basket, and he was a pillar of the sky again, feeling helpless in his heart.

This game completely exposed the weakness of the Warriors inside. Looney and Zhou Qi can abuse food, but as long as the opponent has a strong point inside, they can't stand it.

In the last game against the Pelicans, if Antetokounmpo hadn't tangled his thick eyebrows for the whole game, the Warriors would have lost the penalty area.

Zhang Yu made a rare misjudgment and entered the regular season with a lineup with huge flaws.

After the game, the media also sharply pointed out the problems of the Warriors inside, and Warriors fans were also very worried about the inside guarded by Looney and Zhou Qi.

Before the start of the next game between the Warriors and the Lone Ranger, the media asked Zhang Yu about the inside combination of the Warriors Looney + Zhou Qi. Zhang Yu said:

"I'm not worried about the interior, we have five centers - Kevin, Zhou, Giannis, Jonas, Lowry, and we have not relied on the interior, we are a small lineup team, we can Make up for the disadvantages of the inside with the advantages of the outside line..."

In the subsequent game, the Warriors easily defeated the Lone Ranger 121:106, but Zhang Yu's remarks made Warriors fans even more worried.

Anyone can see the problem inside the Warriors. After all, Antetokounmpo is not an orthodox center. The most suitable position for him is the fourth position. It is impossible to play a center for an entire game.

In order to maintain speed and agility, Antetokounmpo has been controlling his weight. It is very difficult to resist the center forward, and only by mopping up defenses can he maximize his mobility advantage.

Is Zhang Yu really like those commentators said, after establishing a dynasty, he started to become arrogant?

First of all, sending away the team's meritorious players Leonard and Green, and saying that the Warriors do not rely on the inside line, these are all very bad signals.

However, after all, they are just fans. They can do nothing but complain. They can only choose to trust Zhang Yu and pray that the Warriors' internal problems will not hinder the defending title.

Fortunately, the next opponents of the Warriors have no inside strengths. After the Warriors defeated the Lone Ranger and avoided losing streak, they returned to the home court and defeated the Raptors, Wizards, and Pistons in succession.

With a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, the Warriors have successfully climbed to the No. 7 position in the Western Conference and also the No. 2 position in the league. Curry won his first Western Conference Weekly Best Award this season and ranked No. [-] in the first MVP rankings. First, beat Harden, who led the Rockets to [-] wins and [-] games.

But then, the Warriors ran into trouble.

On November 11, the Warriors challenged the Nuggets in an away game. Jokic exploded, scoring 4 points, 34 assists and 11 rebounds in a large triple-double, leading the Nuggets to beat the Warriors 10:114.

This game was the same as the previous game against the Grizzlies. Looney and Zhou Qi failed to hold the inside.

After several years of training, Jokic finally grew up, with comprehensive skills and accurate shooting, forcing Zhang Yu to let Antetokounmpo defend.

But Jokic is huge, with solid feet and soft touch. He can also score goals under pressure from Antetokounmpo. In the end, the Warriors can only attack. Scored 4 points.

The Nuggets Gemini scored 55 points together, beating Curry, who scored 27 points, and Antetokounmpo, who scored 23 points.

Curry was in poor form and made 10 of 3 three-pointers. He failed to make a key three-pointer at the last moment and unfortunately lost the game.

The Warriors' winning streak was interrupted, and outside criticism of the Warriors' weakness inside also emerged again.

But Zhang Yu did not change his attitude because of this. In the post-match interview, he reiterated his confidence in the Warriors lineup and his obsessive confidence in the inside problem.

Warriors fans are getting more and more worried, and they have more and more doubts about Zhang Yu, but overall they still believe that Zhang Yu has more fans.

Zhang Yu single-handedly created the Warrior Dynasty and never let them down. This time, they also chose to trust Zhang Yu.

But in the next few games, this trust became weaker and weaker.

After losing to the Nuggets, the Warriors won three games in a row before losing to the 116ers 125-76.

恩比德砍下27分15篮板4助攻5封盖的大号两双，在大通中心拿到了15个罚球，命中了14个，打爆了勇士的内线。

The referee is already trying his best to relax the scale, but Looney and Zhou Qi can't stop Embiid at all. In many cases, they can only use fouls to prevent Embiid from scoring.

Curry scored 35 points, Antetokounmpo scored 26 points, the Warriors had no problem with their offense, but they were killed a lot inside, the 76ers team hit the penalty area, Simmons 21 points, Saric 16 points, Rwaou 19 points , more flowers.

However, the Warriors players faced the 76ers inside guarded by Embiid, but it was difficult to achieve anything.

Brett Brown has been letting Embiid sink back, trying to squeeze the screen to chase Curry, and would rather let him shoot a three-pointer than let Embiid jump out, resulting in an empty basket.

This strategy has achieved very good results. The Warriors rely entirely on Curry and Antetokounmpo to score. Others can only contribute limited shots and cannot hit the basket. Embiid also saves energy and can put more The energy stays on the offensive end to create damage, creating conditions for teammates to attack the frame.

After the Warriors lost to the 76ers, they came to Boston to challenge the Celtics and tasted the losing streak for the first time this season.

Cole copied Brett Brown's homework, Durant and Leonard frantically attacked the inside to cause damage, and the defense was to strictly guard against the Warriors' role players, switching defenses infinitely, forcing Curry and Antetokounmpo to play singles.

Curry is not afraid of any defense. There are many defensive strengths in the Celtics lineup. In front of him is the weakness of single defense. He made 28 crazy shots and scored 43 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

But Antetokounmpo was lost in the Celtics' powerful striker group. Leonard, Durant, and Horford can all defend Antetokounmpo. As soon as he enters the penalty area, others will immediately Come up.

Antetokounmpo can only use the fast break and the forward cut after the pick-and-roll to score. Although he still contributed a stable output of 24 points, they were all easy balls, which could not change the Celtics' defense. deceptive.

In the end, the Celtics defeated the Warriors 124:113 and won the battle.

Leonard 18 points, Durant 21 points, Irving 19 points, the Big Three combined scored 59 points, which is not as good as the dual-core of Curry and Antetokounmpo, but the Warriors can only shrink the frame in order to defend the inside. The opponent has too many open shot opportunities.

Horford scored 13 points, Morris Jr. had 12 points, Rozier had 11 points, and Smart had 12 points. Seven of the Celtics scored in double figures.

In order to win, Cole even gave up passing and cutting, and let the Big Three take turns to attack, attract the defense and then distribute the ball outside. Using the tactics of the Warriors last season, they defeated the Warriors.

After the game, the outside world's doubts about Zhang Yu reached their peak.

The Warriors' inside problem has reached the point of no delay. Every team knows how to play the Warriors. That is to attack the inside like crazy. Looney and Zhou Qi will definitely not be able to withstand it. Kunbo was stretched left and right, and in the end he had no choice but to shrink, and opportunities would appear on the outside.

In the opening game, the Rockets took the initiative to remove Capela in order to eliminate their dislocation weaknesses. The inside line was too poor, so they failed to break through the Warriors' defense line.

However, what surprised everyone was that even in the face of overwhelming criticism and doubts, Zhang Yu still remained calm and confident, as if the Warriors' insider problems did not exist.

The Warriors fans finally broke their defenses. No matter how great Zhang Yu's achievements and prestige are, he can't treat the fans as fools.

Questions about Zhang Yu, from ESPN to Tencent Sports, from TNT to Sky TV, from Reddit to Hupu, from Twitter to Weibo, from ins to Zhihu, are everywhere.

Zhang Yu never made any response, and the Warriors are also advancing in winning and losing. The disappointment of the Warriors fans is getting bigger and bigger. After the Warriors lost to Cousins' comeback Pelicans, it reached the highest point in history.

Zhang Yu finally became anxious, but he didn't defend himself in front of the media. On the contrary, he was as calm as ever in front of the media.

But behind the scenes, Zhang Yu found Riley and asked with a gloomy face:
"We have already made such a condition, and Erwin still doesn't agree? You tell him, don't be too greedy, there are still many centers in the league, and this is not the only choice for me!"

(End of this chapter)