The Golden State Warriors, who ended last season with a 6-22 run, ended up with a 23-43 record and finished third from the bottom in the Western Conference.

In the beginning, the Warriors were definitely eager to make the playoffs. Jackson's arrival changed the Warriors' style of play so much that he even went so far as to let management send Monta away. Ellis in exchange for Australian champion Bogut to fill the team's defense.

But then, a steady stream of injuries made Mark . Jackson decided to give up last season. Therefore, after playing well at the beginning, the Warriors finally chose to deliberately mess up. Because the Warriors have to get the top 7 picks in order to keep the draft picks, all the Warriors can do is pull together to lose when the playoffs are hopeless.

As a result, the Bay Area fans erupted en masse.

Owner Lacob was booed at Mullin's jersey retirement ceremony because the frustration fans had experienced for 20 years showed no signs of relief.

Last season the Warriors had some hope of a change, and as a result, they took one of the most shameless swings in recent years. More than half of the teams make the playoffs every year, but the Warriors have only done it once in the last 18 years, and fans are naturally outraged.

But this year, when the Warriors have a full roster and want to start winning, Stevens believes they can complete the transformation.

In addition to the fact that the Warriors have excellent young players such as Curry, Thompson and the "North Carolina Eagles" Barnes, it is also because the Warriors have chosen to trust Mark. Jackson.

For 20 years, the Warriors have been in a state of chaos. They have changed managers 11 times in 20 years, and the team simply does not have a consistent style. Although Nelson Sr. once led the Warriors to create the Black Eight Miracle, that team was a team with more than enough blood and lack of stability.

The whole team only has offense and no defense, and the offense is extremely dependent on talent, even if this kind of team completes the Black Eight Miracle, it is destined to be unsuccessful and can only be short-lived.

Facts have also proved that the Black Eight Warriors are indeed just a flash in the pan.

And Mark. When Jackson took over, he completely changed the face of the team. Mark. Jackson instilled a defensive philosophy in the team before the season kicked off last season and took the initiative to lower the tempo. Last season, the Warriors' defense was already paying off, reaching the league average. And the last time the Warriors were able to do this was in 1998!

Also as a head coach, Stevens can see that Mark Brown. The change Jackson wants to make with the Warriors. He's trying to pull the Golden State Warriors out of the shadow of old Nelson.

This season, if Curry and Bogut can stay healthy, then Stevens believes that it will be easy for the Warriors to make the playoffs!

Against a playoff-caliber team, Stevens is certainly very concerned.

In the first game of the new season, the Warriors still relied on defense to defeat the Suns despite Curry's poor condition, and only allowed the Suns to score 80 points in the whole game, which is enough to explain the problem.

In this day and age, limiting an opponent to just 80 points is a remarkable achievement. The Golden State Warriors are very different from what they used to be. Jackson decided to show everyone the results this season!

So in the past few days of training, Stevens has focused on offensive practice. As long as you can break through the Warriors' defense, winning the game won't be a problem.

As for the offense? It will depend on whether the offense led by Link can overshadow Stephen, who has just returned from injury. Curry.

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When Link got off the plane, he immediately saw the poster of the Warriors' starting five tigers in the new season.

Bogut, David. Lee, Barnes, Thompson and Curry, looking at this poster, Link was stunned for a few seconds.

Before he knew it, the Golden State Warriors had developed into what he was familiar with...... That all-powerful warrior has already taken shape.

Last season, Curry played only about 20 games due to injury and was almost forgotten. But Link knows that is pretty much Curry's final low. After that, Curry will gradually start to cash in on his talent.

Stevens has always taken this game very seriously, so the players did not dare to take it lightly. Although the Warriors were only third-to-last in the West last season, Stevens has said more than once, "It's incredibly stupid to judge opponents only by their performances last season." ”

But even without Stevens' words, Link would still take this game very seriously. After all, he knew very well that at this time Stephen. Curry and Klay. Thompson, it's very hard to mess with.

"Again, every time a new season starts, we have to play back-to-back away games." Randolph grumbled as he put his arm around Link's shoulders and pulled him back from his thoughts.

"Isn't that bad? Let people in other places see how good we are first. "Link spread his hands, it doesn't matter much to him to play away first and play home first. No way, who made Memphis a small-ball city?

At the beginning of the season, this kind of game is naturally played in big ball markets like Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

"Well, I want to feel the enthusiasm of the home fans, too. By the way, what video were you watching in the car? I can't understand any of the words spoken by those two people in the video. ”

"Hey, that's Australian English, Zach. I suggest you learn two sentences as well, it's quite interesting. ”

"Australian English? Just like British English? Forget it, I didn't speak English well since I was a child, I often misspelled words, and I only knew black street slang. And what do you learn that to do? Want to go to Australia to see kangaroos? ”

"No, it's always good to learn more, so as not to suffer the loss of culture at a critical moment." Link smiled mysteriously.

At this point, the Grizzlies players got on the team bus and headed to their hotel.

Tomorrow night, Stevens' crucial battle will be played at Oracle Arena.

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Stephen. Curry is eager to make a big break this season because his injuries last year have put him under too much pressure.

Nike, on the other hand, has no clear intention of renewing his contract. On the Warriors' side, although Curry renewed his contract ahead of schedule and signed a four-year, $44 million contract. But to be honest, that price was also heavily discounted by Curry's injury last season.

In contrast, Harden, who was drafted in the same year as Curry, signed with the Rockets for 5 years and 80 million. And the '09 champion Blake. Griffin signed a five-year contract worth $95 million with the Clippers despite limited progress in recent years!

Compared to them, Curry's contract is simply cheap. You know, Curry's stats are no worse than theirs. He scored 30+10+10 in his rookie season, and Curry, a sophomore, averaged 18.6 points per game, and he shot above 43% from three-point range for three consecutive seasons. He is known as Steve. After Nash, the league's best point guard shooter.

If all goes well, Curry should be able to lead the team to the playoffs in his third season, should be able to take his personal data to the next level, and should be able to get a bigger contract.

But these are ruined because of the fragile ankle.

Now, Curry is back, but no longer frustrated. The setbacks of the past are over, and he hopes to change his career from this moment on!

In the first game of the new season, Curry screwed up. Although the team won, he scored only five points in the game, and only made 1 of 6 three-pointers.

After that game, Curry was questioned. People say that the Warriors chose the wrong cornerstone. Curry is a glass man and can't be trusted.

But Curry didn't care about the voices, and he was still eager to put on a show and shut up those people.

So today, Curry came to Oracle Arena early and began to practice his shooting at various positions outside the three-point line.

The poor performance in the last game was mainly due to being away from the field for too long and not being able to adapt to the intensity. But today, Curry believes he can handle it all.

Indeed, the Memphis Grizzlies are very strong. Indeed, the No. 0 striker, who always likes to quarrel with himself, is very difficult. But Curry can't care so much, this game is not only about the team's victory or defeat, but also about the honor of his career!

Is it scrapped or a cornerstone? Curry needs to prove it!

At this time, the Oracle Arena was empty. As a result, no one saw the continuous white waves under the basket.

Stephen. Curry, it's hot to the touch!

This emaciated No. 30 believes that he can tear the difficult No. 0 to pieces tonight.