Chapter 339: Thoughts on Dealing with the Heat
Li Du was not fluttering, he knew why he could easily win the Thunder, but the same method would not work in the face of the Heat, the Heat's lineup was so strong that it was a headache, and Li Du had never been able to find a way to deal with the Heat.
The Warriors didn't bask in the joy of winning the Western Conference championship again, and since the Western Conference Finals, everyone on the team has simply celebrated, and the next day back in San Francisco, Oakland threw themselves into preparing for the Finals.
As the defending champions, they were the subject of all the team's research at the start of the season, and the current Warriors have few secrets to speak of in front of many teams. The magic weapon of the Warriors' victory is nothing more than three, one is Li Du's strength that violates the laws of movement, controlling both offensive and defensive ends. One is Yao Ming's absolute dominance on the inside. The other is Curry's crazy three-point shot with their support.
Driven by these three strengths, the Warriors can stretch the offensive space to infinity, allowing the rest of the team to have a lot of air cuts and counter-runs. On the defensive end, their lineup is really not advantageous against the Heat. The current Li Du against James, the outcome is unpredictable, Curry has the upper hand against Wade, Yao Ming has an absolute advantage over Bosh on the inside, and similarly, Bosh pulls Yao Ming on the outside line, and also has a great advantage.
This is the most difficult thing to do, no matter how you analyze the lineup, the two teams are unpredictable, and you can only see how the players play on the field.
Rubbing his somewhat sour eyes, Li Du groaned, he looked at James, there is a huge gap between the two people in terms of body shape, and it takes a lot of physical strength to restrain that monster, and it is really difficult to estimate what the final result will be. It's a terrible feeling of being out of your own hands.
Yao Ming sat next to Li Du, handed Li Du a cup of coffee, and said, "Xiao Du, don't bother, the Heat are still fighting with the bulls, and we still have a lot of time." ”
Li Du shook his head slowly and said, "Brother Yao, you don't have to comfort me, the Bulls are just Derrick Rose, and I will definitely lose against the Heat alone, let alone him!" It's only a matter of time before the Bulls lose, and we still have to prepare early. ”
Curry frowned and said, "But we've been analyzing for several days in a row, and from the perspective of lineup and style of play, it is difficult for us and the Heat to limit each other, and we can only watch the on-court play." ”
Li Du sighed: "Yes, if only we had another player with a long-range shooting ability no less than Stephen, in that case, no matter who I face, I am sure to win!" ”
When Curry heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said to Li Du: "Boss, I really know such a person!" ”
Curry's words made the old Nelson who sat on the side and didn't speak interested, to this day, how strong Curry's three-point shot is, everyone can see, a little weaker than Li Du, but definitely far ahead of others in the NBA. In terms of three-pointers alone, Curry may be ranked in the top three in history, is there anyone else like him?
Under the gaze of everyone, Curry introduced: "This person's name is Klay Thompson, he will definitely participate in the NBA draft next season, his father is also a former NBA player, called Mitchell Thompson, was the top pick in 1978, and he was also the hero of the Lakers championship at that time!" ”
Li Du was not familiar with this person, but old Nelson knew him very well, and he nodded again and again: "Calculate the time, this guy has also retired for several years, I didn't expect his son to be so old." Stephen, are you sure Klay Thompson's three-point ability isn't weaker than yours? ”
Curry nodded, and Li Du sighed: "Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog, we have to find a way to get him over next season!" ”
Yao Ming is not familiar with these people, and even if Klay Thompson is stronger than Li Du, he is still far away from quenching his thirst, "It's far away, this kid will only participate in the draft next season, let's think about what to do with the enemy in front of you first." ”
Li Du was silent for a while, and then asked Nelson Sr., "Coach, what is our draft order for next season?" ”
Nelson Sr. chuckled and said, "We had a poor record in the first two seasons, plus we traded with the Lakers for two years of first-round picks, and next season is just the last first-round pick, and our draft pick is the seventh pick in the first round." ”
Yao Ming asked puzzledly, "Xiao Du, why are you asking this?" It's good to have goals in the draft, but we're dealing with the Heat. ”
Li Du smiled and said: "If we can select such a player who is not weaker than Stephen next season, then I have an idea for the Heat in front of me." ”
As he spoke, Li Du said his plan. In fact, everyone has considered this method before, the Heat and the Warriors are now having a headache for anyone, and it is difficult to limit each other, so if you want to win, there is only one way, that is, Li Du and James consume each other, Curry puts Wade on the defensive end to shoot to prevent him from breaking through, and Yao Ming is the same, let Bosh shoot and defend the basket.
But this is risky, even if Li Du wins the battle with James, it can give the Warriors an advantage in the game, but only this time, next season, once James and Wade strengthen the stability of mid-to-long-range shooting, the Warriors' current lineup will be defeated.
After everyone listened, they laughed, and old Nelson leaned back and said to Li Du: "Li, you think too much!" Plan season by season, as long as we can win this time, maybe there will be a big change for the Heat next season, and even if we don't, we can figure out how to do it in time. Let's win this championship first! ”
Yao Ming also patted Li Du and said: "Xiao Du, I know that the more tricks you can use to press the bottom of the box during fighting, the better, but if you don't knock down the enemy first, no matter how many tricks you have at the bottom of the box, it's useless!" ”
As the leader of the team, Li Du is now accustomed to thinking about problems from the perspective of the future development of the team, but this also makes him sometimes think too much. Li Du also understood that he was thinking too much, so he nodded and discussed with everyone according to this line of thought.
With an idea, everything was easy, and the next day they finally got it right. Also on this day, the Heat defeated the Bulls 4-1 and met the Warriors in the Finals.
After getting the news, Li Du called James, "LeBron, congratulations on winning the Eastern Conference." ”
James seemed to have just finished celebrating, in a good mood, "Thanks, Lee." But I haven't forgotten, let's go head-to-head in the finals. ”
(End of chapter)