Chapter 967 [Hot, Not One]
Even if Guo Xu plays health basketball, the Suns also have the first record.
They started the season with a 10-game winning streak before losing to the Trail Blazers and losing just three games in January, as well as a loss on the road to the Bucks and a home loss to the Clippers.
The Suns lost just one game before the February weekend, losing to the Knicks on the road, with an overall record of 30-4.
The tight schedule of the shortened season has been the Suns' biggest advantage because they play with a lot of people and have the most terrifying rotation in the league.
Teams that lack rotation players are prone to injuries, especially those with heavy responsibilities. Curry, Billups, Al Horford, Bogut, Bosh and others have all been seriously injured.
The Suns didn't have a single casualty, and they beat their opponents in a trick.
After playing five games, D'Antoni tried a new rotation, giving Roy a five-minute break in the first quarter and Thomas Jr. off the bench in the second quarter to ensure that there were two offensive points with the ball on the court. Richardson's presence with Thompson in the second half of the first quarter was able to ensure three consistent outside shooting spots.
Thomas Jr. and Thompson became the hottest rookies in the class of 2011, one with a sharp breakthrough and the other with a three-point accuracy. Rookie Wall? Inexistent.
You can't meet the rookie wall, because both of them are functional players, focused on a certain task, and don't need to make adjustments at all to play the game, one style of play from start to finish.
As long as the opponent does not have a speed-based point guard in the second quarter, it is Thomas Jr.'s show time, he plays blocking and breaking through, the opponent's big man is bent over higher than him, it is impossible to steal him, and the guard will be passed by him if he chases the defense slowly.
Thompson is responsible for running to catch the ball and shoot three-pointers, and when the opponent is chasing and defending in place, he will take the ball to find his teammates and not break through. Usually he only focuses on mid-to-long-range shooting, and when the opponent's defensive focus is on Guo Xu and Roy, he can easily get a shot.
Reduced from a starter to a substitute, Richardson has no opinion. He was satisfied with winning the championship with the team last season, signing a mid-level contract that would not expire until 14 years, and he was willing to play healthy basketball and make sure he was healthy and played off the bench for a while.
The newcomers played well, which greatly reduced the pressure on the core, and everyone in the Suns played less than 30 minutes this season, and Guo Xu, who played the most minutes, only averaged 29.6 minutes per game.
In the first 20 games, Guo Xu scored 18.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 13.3 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting 52.9% from the field, 45.3% from three-point range, and 87.5% from the free throw line.
Guo Xu's data has declined, scoring less than 20+ for the first time since his debut, and the shooting rate is still stable.
No one in the Suns has averaged more than 20 points per game, but seven have averaged double-doubles per game, winning by rotation and efficiency, and leaving work in the third quarter is the norm.
The three people who are good at organizing the Suns in the starting game run the ball, always blooming more, can both block and dismantle and respond inside, and Ibaka, who has the worst offense, is accurate in receiving the ball and shooting. withstood the first quarter, and the Suns were able to break down most teams in the second quarter.
There are not many teams that can stalemate with the Suns until the end of the quarter, and then Guo Xu and Roy's heads-up ability will be fully exerted.
In the last game before the star game, away against the Mavericks, Guo Xu relied on covering to catch the ball and made a strong shot two meters outside the three-point line, and hit the killer against Kidd.
The star votes received by all players in the shrinking season have dropped, and Guo Xu has once again become the vote king, with a total of 1.83 million votes. In second place is LeBron James, with more than 1.6 million votes.
The other four starters in the West are Chris Paul, Durant, Griffin, and Bynum.
A very embarrassing situation arose, Warriors boss Kobe Bryant lost to Paul in the outside popularity competition, but in the center position, Bynum was overwhelmingly elected to the starter.
Because there are no other stars in the West this year, the second most popular is Pau Gasol of the Grizzlies with 470,000 votes, and the third is with 430,000 votes from Marc Gasol.
The Warriors' current record is also terrible, with ninth place in the West outside of the playoffs and continuing to decline.
Often sprayed by Comi, the waste wood elementary school student nicknamed "Yebi Curry" was reimbursed after only 23 games because of an ankle injury. The Warriors' No. 1 spot was in a hurry, so they had to sign Ismael Smith, who was not drafted into the NBA, in the free market to put out the fire.
Ismael is 183cm tall and weighs 79 kg, and his specialty is to break through with the ball and shoot very badly.
If this person is only responsible for dribbling the ball through the half court, then it is useless at all. He is not only short on the defensive end, but also has a thin body, which is much worse than Curry's defensive ability.
Without Curry, if Redick doesn't start again, the Warriors will be completely unable to open up space and will not be able to break the 122 defense. The Warriors' tactics were that Kobe, Bynum, and Brand took turns attacking in the low post, and Rohr Deng became a fixed-point pitcher on the outside.
Rohrdeng is averaging 1.5 three-pointers per game and shooting 36.7 percent from the field, and the improvement is obvious, and it's all forced.
Rohrdeng had enough of it and had his agent offer a trade, hoping to play for another team. It doesn't matter how weak he is, it's better than being a blue-collar worker in the Warriors all his life, and he is only averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game this year.
The Warriors also want to trade for a better star to assist Kobe, and no team is willing to change it at all. Looking at the data, they all think that Luo Erdeng is not good, and the contract is too big, so they are only willing to give away the garbage contract as a bargaining chip, so the warriors are not happy.
Fans want to trade Curry, this "burden" can't be traded, he has injury risks, and he can't play this season.
Backup quarterback Redick didn't play much, and the poor little short-handed defense wasn't very good. He replaced Curry as the Warriors' No. 1 backstabber, and he couldn't stand it anymore and offered a trade.
The Warriors can't let Redick go now, and if they let him go again, no one will shoot three-pointers at all.
Robert Smith helped his brother Matt consult Guo Xu and asked what the Warriors should do if they want to rebuild? After just over a year as owner, Matt has a big head, and running a team is far more difficult than he thought.
Robert and Guo Xu chatted about the current situation of the Warriors: "Other teams are reluctant to trade, the atmosphere in the locker room is like a prison, the players do not communicate with each other, Kobe Bryant has been dissatisfied with the lineup, forcing the palace to ask for a trade." If it were you, what would you do now? ”
"Trade Kobe Bryant for an off-ball point guard and keep Curry as the core rebuild. Next season, you can consider picking a high-pick rookie and then rising. It would be nice if Kobe Bryant could be traded for draft picks, and it would be nice to trade him and Brand to clear up salary space. ”
The relationship between Robert's family and Guo Xu is much closer than the relationship between Guo Xu and Kobe, and as soon as they consulted, Guo Xu gave the correct answer in his mind.
At this time, Curry is already a target that can be picked up, but Curry and Guo Xu are both point guards with overlapping positions. The Solars won't trade him, so why not let Curry play only 20 minutes per game off the bench?
As for where Kobe Bryant will go if he leaves the Warriors, it's none of Guo Xu's business, the Warriors are looking at the trade. If Kobe Bryant doesn't leave, the young players don't have any drama at all, and the Warriors can only rely on Kobe to attract fans to the home court to watch the game, and no big-name stars are willing to join.
Kobe's essence of dominance will never change, and don't think about it when he is a rookie. In the 20 years of Kobe's career with the Lakers, there is no case of a newcomer around him. Bynum was probably the only one, and what did he say when he left the Lakers?
Robert asked, "Are you sure Curry can do it?" ”
"Try it and you'll know that there is a surprise, warriors are your family business, and I won't let you lose money in vain."