Stephen Curry just admitted that the ridiculously fake video – throwing 5 oversized three-pointers in the backcourt and hitting all of them – was specially edited. But the frightening thing is that at that moment, many people believed it to be true, at least half-believed and asked the people around them: “Have you read it?” This thing is too exaggerated! ? 』
“Sports Illustrated”, Bleacher Report and many other well-known sports media have reposted this video. This is the most montage scene following Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his retirement game, which shows that people are impressed by Curry’s incredible shooting ability has become a belief. It is as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as Michael Jordan’s halo blessing of “must win” in the championship game with 6 wins and 0 losses.
There’s a reason 2K gave Curry more than 10 percent more 3-point shooting than anyone in the league — everyone — this year (and the only one to hit 90 or more).
The Golden State Warriors also understand this, so they are willing to build a system and regular rotation around Curry. Most notably, they’ll try to pair Draymond Green with Curry to maximize the latter’s advantage.
How to define a player like Green is a headache for all the media. You say he is a system player, but in fact the Warriors system itself cannot be separated from him; you say he is just a defensive player. The Warriors’ offensive performance when he is absent will be affected once more. And his poor ability to create offense independently makes him not quite in line with the general fan’s impression of a star player.
However, if he is defined by his position on the football field, it may be simpler and clearer. Green plays the role of “back midfielder” in the Warriors. Most of the time, he is the core of the team’s defense and directs everyone to defend. Standing position, leading the defense of the opponent’s star and assisting in the defense of the threat of cutting into the penalty area; on the offensive end, he must act as a relay station, give the ball at the right time, give it to the right person, and improve the team’s offensive and defensive transition or half-court offense. efficiency. That’s what Green does in the Bay Area.
If you remember, in the most difficult moments of the Warriors in those years, what Steve Kerr did to solve the team’s downturn was to increase the time that Curry and Green partnered together, so that his two cores might use their strengths as much as possible. The ability radiates to both offensive and defensive ends.
However, so far this season, the Warriors have encountered some special problems. According to the data of the official NBA website, they have the best starting lineup in the league, but the substitute lineup is inexperienced and vulnerable, and may not even be able to play in the G League. Winning (see James Wiseman’s efficiency in the Development League).
After an 8-game losing streak in the away game and 3 wins and 7 losses in the opening season, the coaching staff had to make some changes. After a disastrous defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans, they seemed to have found the answer, which is to let Green lead the second team and let him To teach these young players. The coaching staff let Green go off the court early in the first and third quarters, and then play in the second and fourth quarters to lead the team’s second unit, which caused him and Curry to stagger some timing.
However, the effect of such scheduling was immediate. After that game, the Warriors quickly played a wave of winning streaks to bring their record back to 50%, and once returned to the top 8 position in the Western Conference. How does a player who averages 8.6 points per game and shoots 31 percent from three-point range lead the bench? Especially how will he get along following the “boxing incident” broke out with Jordan Poole? The outside world is putting a big question mark on it.
But the results are in front of us. Green put the Warriors’ young players – especially Jonathan Kuminga – back on track. 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists, but very satisfactory on the defensive end and tactical execution.
We always say that a team needs two kinds of people to win, one is to show off and play a good round; the other is to talk non-stop, like Green – more than once someone showed that he was on the court The yelling is necessary for the warriors.
In the game once morest the Timberwolves on November 28, you can see that Kuminga and Donte DiVincenzo have different energy on the court than at the beginning of the season. They pay more attention to details and can also face the ball without taking a shot. The team made an impact, which is what the Warriors want to see.
What magic did Green use to take the Warriors’ second unit from completely broken to useable in less than two weeks? According to his own words: “What did I do? First of all, try to slow down the second team. They should not play as fast as the main force, but play more disciplined, according to the tactical arrangement, reducing random movement and Shooting, that’s the number one priority. The second thing is to make sure the lineup is defending well. The goal of the bench is not to go out and build a lead, it’s to maintain it. The main lineup takes the lead, and it’s your job to stabilize and maintain that lead. That’s what I’m focused on, trying to help these players make as few mistakes as possible.”
There are two key points in Green’s words. The first is to control the rhythm. Kerr said at the beginning of the season that the current Warriors play too fast and fail to take advantage of their team’s defense. This is the key to their inability to defend their opponents. The second is to let these players who joined not long ago understand their position. Last season’s Gary Payton ll, Otto Porter Jr., Nemanja Bjelica, and Damion Lee were all players that other teams didn’t want. The reason why they became champion heroes is that these people understand what they should do in different lineups.
As we all know, the Warriors’ system is complex and dynamic. In many situations, you have to rely on experience to make the best choice, so Andrew Wiggins studied for a full season and a half before finding his position. It’s unrealistic for Kuminga, Moody, Wiseman and others to realize immediately, but the Warriors don’t have much time. They must at least prove that they are capable of playing for 15-20 minutes. And Green can help them with that.
In these few games, the second team of the Warriors made people see their progress in the content of the game. They began to understand how to execute good tactics following a timeout, and insisted on the discipline of shooting, not only when they have the ball in their hands. play games. It’s the way mature players show their impact on the pitch.
At the beginning of the season, American basketball celebrity Nick Wright asked when talking regarding Green’s contract, “Which other team has a head coach like Steve Kerr who can deal with his ups and downs and those emotions that we think are important to the Warriors?” Helping personality? What other team has an offensive player like Stephen Curry with great defensive appeal that allows the team to play 4 on 5 offensively?…I don’t see any Warriors wanting a max extension There’s no reason for him.”
Wright has a point, but Green also has something to defend, “Is there any basketball player who doesn’t benefit from his teammates? There is always this argument that ‘Green is nothing without teammates’, but I don’t know any in the world. What athlete can accomplish anything without the help of his teammates.”
Indeed, the Golden State Warriors need contract-year Green (2023-24 player option) to continue to bring such leadership and impact on the court.
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