warrior godfather

In the post-match interview, the reporter asked Zhang Yu:
"Ronan, Stephen didn't suffer from an injury. Why did he take a rest? There were many fans who came to watch Stephen play. His rest will make these fans very sad."

Zhang Yu said:

"I would like to express my sincere apologies to the fans who came here for Stephen, but we have just gone through a difficult schedule with seven straight away in the Eastern Conference. It is very necessary for Stephen's load management. He is the core of our offense and consumes a lot. For the sake of his health, after consulting the team doctor, I agreed to his rotation, and this will not be the last time, I will announce whether Stephen will take a rotation in advance, so as to provide reference for away fans to buy tickets ..."

"You mean, you won't rest Stephen at home?"

"Of course, Bay Area fans go to watch Steph play every game, and I have to take their feelings into consideration."

"..."

Zhang Yuchi-The naked double-standard behavior is beyond reproach. Of course, home fans are much more important than away fans. If Zhang Yu dares to rest Curry during home games, no matter how prestigious he is, he will also cause dissatisfaction among Warriors fans and complain.

The fans of the visiting team can't wait for Curry to take a rest. Eagles coach Larry Drew praised Curry's rest after the game:

"I admire Coach Z's attention to players' health. He is a responsible head coach..."

After the interview, Curry found Zhang Yu very depressed:

"Boss, will I still take turns off in the future?"

"Of course, if you only take one shift, what is load management?"

"Then I won't take turns every back-to-back?"

"It's not going to, but the team will evaluate your physical condition, and when you need to rest, you have to rest."

Curry tried to persuade Zhang Yu to change his mind:

"Boss, I'm only 24 years old. My body is very healthy and I rarely get injured. I don't need such frequent rotations. I think it's not too late to start load management after I'm 30 years old..."

Zhang Yu smiled and shook his head, but his tone was firm:
"It's better sooner rather than later. If it wasn't for the team's offense in the past few years, I can't wait to include you in load management from the rookie season. This matter is settled. Don't worry, I It will only let you take turns in some irrelevant games, and will not let you miss important games."

Seeing that Zhang Yu has made up his mind, Curry also knows that Zhang Yu would rather damage the team's record than let him take turns for the sake of his health. In desperation, he can only accept the fact that he is included in the load management.

Zhang Yu had expected Curry's dissatisfaction for a long time. Despite Curry's handsome appearance, there was a ruthless spirit in his bones, and he was extremely competitive.

As long as he can play, he will not take a rest. Even if he is injured, he is unwilling to mention it in front of outsiders. .

Zhang Yu likes Curry's backbone very much, but he will not risk Curry's health. Taking turns off is very necessary, especially when the Warriors are now in a scene where flowers are blooming and fire is cooking oil, they need to be more cautious.

Zhang Yu will never forget the pain of the 2016 Warriors who made great efforts but fell short. The glory brought by the 73 wins and breaking the record is not worth the ridicule caused by the loss in the finals.

If it weren't for the excessive force in the regular season, Curry would not have been injured twice in the first round of the playoffs, and he came back in the game against the Trail Blazers. Since then, he has been affected by injuries. It was extremely strenuous and played the worst performance in the finals. The Warriors were also overturned by the Cavaliers with a 3:1 lead.

If Curry hadn't been injured, the Warriors would never have fallen behind 1:3 in the Western Conference Finals, nor would they have been overturned by the Cavaliers in the Finals. Two consecutive championships would make him a veritable No.1 in the league, and the Warriors would also It is very likely to create the first three consecutive championships after the Lakers.

The 73-win championship has also become the eternal regret of Warriors fans. Even if the Warriors succeed in recruiting Durant and winning two consecutive championships, it cannot make up for the pain of losing the 2016 championship.

Zhang Yu has an unforgettable memory of this. He will never increase the consumption of Curry in order to pursue the regular season record. In the NBA, the championship is the eternal goal. The long regular season is only to determine the order of the playoffs It's just qualifying, it's not worth working hard for.

Zhang Yu paid more attention to Curry's health than breaking the Bulls' winning record. The Warriors have a way to make up for the lack of others, but they can't lose Curry. Without Curry, the Warriors will lose the championship. Capital, even if Curry is reluctant, he will not shake the rotation strategy.

……

After defeating the Eagles, the Warriors ended their seven-game trip in the Eastern Conference with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss, crossing more than half of the United States and returning to the Bay Area.

They will have two days off before hosting the Hornets on Dec. 12.

After the plane landed, Zhang Yu immediately announced that the whole team would have a day off, and everyone cheered.

Continuous away games are the most tiring, especially when there are two back-to-back games, which consume a lot of Warriors players, exhausting both mentally and physically.

The loss to the Hawks in the last game was not only due to Curry's absence, but the Warriors' exhausted generals and poor physical fitness allowed the Eagles to wait for work and successfully sniped the Warriors at home.

After the Warriors returned to the Bay Area, the league also announced the results of the first round of voting for the All-Stars.

Not surprisingly, as last season's MVP+FMVP+scoring champion, Curry became the vote leader with 71 votes, leading No.2 James by as many as 11 votes.

Among the players in the Western Conference, Kobe ranked second with 60 votes. He was only 1 votes behind James, and he was almost able to rank second.

The top three players in the western frontcourt are Durant, Howard and Griffin. Butler has the support of Huaxia fans, but he is not a Chinese player after all. Howard's Westward Journey, Griffin's strength and popularity have greatly improved, and they will be separated. With a large number of frontcourt votes, it is difficult for Butler to replicate last year's miracle.

It is worth mentioning that Jeremy Lin's votes ranked No.4 in the backcourt of the Western Conference, second only to Curry, Kobe and Paul. This is obviously due to the Chinese fans.

However, as Jeremy Lin announced that he would undergo knee surgery and be reimbursed for the season, he would lose his qualifications for the All-Star campaign. The league would not have to worry about Yao Ming overpowering O'Neal to become the All-Star starter.

However, Jeremy Lin's number of votes still sounded the alarm for the league. The number of Huaxia fans is too many, so many that they can influence the starting candidates of the All-Stars.

The reform of the all-star voting mechanism has been put on the agenda. Now that the development of the Huaxia market has matured, there is no need to consider the opinions of Huaxia fans too much.

Compared with the star-studded west, the star flavor of the east is much bleak. The top three votes in the frontcourt are James, Anthony and Garnett, and the top two in the backcourt are Rose and Wade.

Among them, Rose received more than 59 votes, only less than 2 votes behind James, and his popularity is extremely high, but Garnett obviously made up the number.

He averaged only 14.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. He might not even be able to make the top six in the West, but he can rank third in the East.

From the results of the All-Star voting, it can be seen that the West is strong and the East is weak, especially Howard’s journey to the West. There are more and more frontcourt stars in the West, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. Every year, the All-Star starting lineup will change. .

The East relies on just a few stars to support the scene, firmly controlling the All-Star starting seats, and the competition is far less fierce than the West.

……

On December 12, the Warriors, who had recharged their batteries for two days, played against the Hornets at home.

This is the last time the Warriors will play against the New Orleans Hornets, who will officially change their name to the Pelicans in January next year.

Previously, the Hornets' record was 5 wins and 18 losses, ranking second to last in the West, just higher than the Suns. The team's top scorer Eric Gordon was injured not long ago, which made things worse.

The brave soldiers won the game without bloodshed, beating the Hornets 127:103 by 24 points.

After three days of rest, Curry returned to his peak state, holding back his strength, and the game was full of firepower. In 34 minutes of playing time, he made 26 of 17 shots, 17 of 11 three-pointers, and 5 free throws. In 5, he scored 50 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, setting a new personal scoring record for the season, and only a hair's breadth away from the career scoring record.

After the first three quarters, Curry scored 45 points. The Warriors led the Hornets by 18 points. He could clock in three quarters, but Zhang Yu asked Curry to play for 2 minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter, waiting for his score to reach 50. After that, he was replaced.

After Curry left the court, Zhang Yu was still a little regretful. After Curry came on the court in the fourth quarter, he made two ultra-long three-pointers and missed them. Otherwise, he would have broken the three-point record.

However, Zhang Yu couldn't keep him on the court to score points all the time. After the point difference broke through 20 points, the game completely lost suspense, and he could only replace Curry.

After the game, Anthony Davis who was interviewed said aggrievedly:

"Curry beat us, watching him score on TV and being up against him in person are two completely different feelings ... I have tried every means to guard him, and there have been several times I believe I have successfully interfered. His shooting, but he can still make threes, I don't know what to do to limit his scoring, before I met him, I was very confident in my ability to switch defenses, but now, I have doubts about myself ..."

Judging by the standards of a rookie, Davis' performance in this game is already very good. He played 38 minutes against the defending champion and No. 7 in the league. He made 4 of 7 shots, no three-pointers, and 7 free throws. 15. Scored 16 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assist, 1 steals and 5 block, including [-] offensive rebounds, fully demonstrating his strong physical talent.

But on the defensive end, Curry specifically put him in front of him for military training. Davis was quite confident at the beginning, feeling that with his impressive height and wingspan, excellent athletic ability, and agile footwork, he dared not It is said that it can prevent the death of the MVP, but it can also limit Curry, who is not outstanding in physical talent.

But Curry quickly made him doubt his life. For the first time, Davis discovered that three-pointers can be shot like this, and Curry's shooting speed can be so fast.

And when he was frightened by Curry's three-pointer, as long as he moved a little closer, Curry could pass him in one step. His very confident footsteps suddenly became clumsy, and he couldn't keep up with Curry's. action.

After one game, the champion of the new division was completely defeated by the MVP of the new division, and his confidence was also shattered.

When a reporter asked Curry what he thought of Davis, Curry smiled and said:

"He's a great player. Did he grab us five or six offensive rebounds? I can't remember. He's got great talent, but he's just inexperienced. He has a bright future. I'm excited. I like the feeling of facing him..."

When Davis saw Curry's answer, he was very happy at first. After all, he was recognized as the MVP, but when he saw Curry's last sentence, Davis wanted to cry, but don't say anything to me I also scored 30 points, can you not be happy?

……

On the second day, the Warriors came to Sacramento, which is adjacent to Oakland, to challenge the Kings in an away game. They easily won 118:95 and won two consecutive victories.

In this back-to-back game, Zhang Yu did not rest Curry, but still intentionally controlled his playing time, allowing him to play only 29 minutes.

不过国王的防守实在是太烂了，库里在不到30分钟的时间里，17投9中，三分11中5，罚球3中3，轻松砍下26分7助攻2篮板1抢断1封盖，三节打卡。

巴特勒这场比赛的表现非常突出，他出战36分钟，20投10中，三分7中3，罚球7中6，砍下29分7篮板4助攻2抢断封盖的全能数据。

克莱的发挥也非常亮眼，他出战34分钟，16投8中，三分12中6，罚球2中2，砍下24分3篮板2助攻。

The excellent performance of the two of them on the offensive end is where Zhang Yu's confidence in reducing Curry's playing time lies.

Leonard made 13 of 6 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. He continued to hone his mid-range singles in garbage time, and his efficiency has improved compared to before. But he made steady progress.

After defeating the Kings, the Warriors returned to the home court for a day off and faced the Bobcats from afar on December 12.

The last time the Warriors played against the Bobcats, the Bobcats had a record of 7 wins and 12 losses. Although the winning percentage was not more than half, they still had a chance to hit the playoffs in the less competitive Eastern Conference.

But after losing to the Warriors, the Bobcats fell into a slump. After a six-game losing streak, they fell all the way to the bottom three in the Eastern Conference and went straight to the No. [-] lottery.

In this game, the Warriors also easily defeated the Bobcats 123:109 and won three consecutive victories.

With the Warriors' defense, it is easy to limit the Bobcats' scoring to less than 100 points, but against the fish, there is no need to use all their strength. The Warriors generally paddle on the defensive end, and the intensity of the game is very low. Zhang Yu also acquiesced in their presence Fishing on the top, anyway, it is a three-quarter check-in.

库里出战30分钟，17投11中，三分13中9，罚球4中4，狂砍35分4助攻2篮板1抢断，给了家乡球队重重一击。

On December 12, the Warriors sat at home and faced the Lakers back to back.

After a hellish start, the Lakers are finally on the right track. The current record is 12 wins and 14 losses. I see hope.

Nash also returned from injury not long ago, the Big Four fit together, the team won more and more games, and Lakers fans began to be optimistic about the playoffs again.

Some Lakers fans believe that the Lakers don't need to panic now, it should be the Lakers' opponents who are panicking. No team in the West is willing to face the Lakers. The Lakers don't need to compete for the first place in the West. The top half of the game is the biggest favorite for the championship. Even the No. [-] Warriors in the Western Conference are not the opponents of the Big Four of the Lakers.

Of course, there are still a few people who are so optimistic. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Lakers' gradual improvement in winning percentage is entirely due to Kobe's desperate efforts.

Since the start of the game, Kobe has averaged 40.4 minutes per game. The last time he played more than 40 minutes was in 2007, which was also the last season before Gasol came to the Lakers. Since then, Kobe has no big bag Take it all.

But this season, the Lakers gathered the Big Four, but Kobe seemed to be leading the team with a single core. He averaged more than 40 minutes per game, scoring 28.6 points, 6.4 assists and 5.6 rebounds. career high.

At this time, Kobe played a quarter of this season's data. No one knows whether this 35-year-old veteran can continue this crazy performance until the end of the season, but Kobe's hard work must bring The fierceness with which the team won the game is awe-inspiring.

The Lakers have been playing until now, and everyone can see Kobe's dislike of Howard's "happy basketball" concept. The bombardment tactics, the performance plummeted; Kobe himself has to play the role of the core of the ball again...

Under many difficulties, Kobe withstood the pressure and played an even better performance than last season, which is really amazing.

In the game against the Warriors, Kobe played 44 minutes and continued to hold the Lakers on his shoulders, but failed to win a victory.

Facing a team with average strength, the Lakers can still rely on the scoring of offensive stars to win, but in front of the Warriors who are both top offensive and defensive, the Lakers' defense is really full of loopholes.

As in the opener, the Lakers' perimeter defense was riddled with holes, if not worse.

Nash is a colander, Artest is quite old, Kobe is the biggest reliance of the Lakers on offense, he has no physical strength to use on defense, and starts to paddle on the defensive end, Gasol's defense has never been strong, the Lakers completely rely on Howard to move around firefighting.

However, under Zhang Yu's arrangement, the Warriors crazily attacked the Lakers inside, and Howard's fouls accumulated very quickly.

In the first half, the Lakers could still rely on Kobe's strong attack and Nash's scheduling to bite the score, only trailing the Warriors by less than 10 points.

But in the third quarter, Howard left the field with six fouls, and the Lakers' defense immediately collapsed. The Warriors played a wave of 20:8 offensive climax, quickly opened the score to about 20 points, and ended the game.

In the end, the Warriors beat the Lakers 118:101 and won four consecutive victories.

In this game, Curry played 34 minutes, made 21 of 12 shots, 9 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, scored 34 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, including 21 points in the third quarter. With his own power, he set off the Warriors' offensive climax in the third quarter.

科比出战38分钟，30投16中，三分8中2，罚球5中4，砍下38分10篮板5助攻1抢断。

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu had already been put on the bench, but Kobe played until 6 minutes into the fourth quarter, attacking frantically, until the Lakers completely lost hope of a comeback, and he ended sadly.

After Kobe returned to the bench, he looked at the court blankly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

But only after a while, Kobe's eyes slowly recovered, and he became the black mamba who would never admit defeat.

……

After this game, the league announced the player of the week for the seventh week. Since the Warriors played two back-to-backs this week, although they lost one game, they won four games. Curry averaged 1 points, 4 assists and 36.3 With the luxury data of 4.8 rebounds and steals, he won the Western Conference Player of the Week award without any suspense.

Since the start of the game, Curry has won all seven Western Conference best of the week. Although the Warriors lost once to the Thunder in the third week, the Thunder suffered two losses in that week. Curry's data is much better than Durant's , or beat Durant to win this award.

Curry won all the best players of the week, and naturally he also won the best player of the month in the first month of the Western Conference. Now the second month is about to pass. Even if all the next few games are lost, the best player of the month in the Western Conference will belong to Curry.

Not only that, Curry has ranked No.1 in the MVP rankings for seven consecutive weeks, and ranked first in the scoring list with an average of 32.4 points per game. He was also the top voter in the first round of All-Star voting before, sweeping all major rankings single trend.

According to the prediction of the basketball data website BBR, the probability of Curry winning the MVP this season is as high as 94.5%. Many media use this data to create momentum for Curry’s MVP, claiming that the MVP competition is over, and Curry will definitely be elected as the MVP of this season. .

Under Armor's stock price was also affected by Curry's outstanding performance, and it rose all the way. A lot of brands contacted Jeff Austin, wanting to sign an endorsement contract with Curry before he won the MVP.

However, the outside world is not all touting Curry's voice. There are always some media who are persistently expressing doubts about Curry. Curry is in the limelight. Deviant, the style of play is too soft. Fortunately, Curry has performed tough in the playoffs in the past two years and won the FMVP. They can only regret to give up Curry's rhetoric that he can't make key shots.

Taking a closer look at these views, they are actually all strong words, but they still have a certain impact, especially because they cater to the psychology of old-school fans, making many people slander Curry based on these views, as if they have grasped the Bible.

However, these remarks were quickly drowned out. Curry’s performance in the past two months is too dazzling, too dazzling to be slandered. Touting Curry has become an absolute correctness. People have reached a consensus—— This baby face has gone completely crazy.

Just when Curry was about to be blown into the contemporary Jordan, on December 12th, the Warriors ushered in the opponent Heat in the Christmas game at home.