Chapter Eighty-Eight: Mighty Because of Him, Not Great Because of Him
D'Antoni was already in a state of panic after losing the game – and indeed, the Warriors were almost a team that only God could save.
Because of the injuries of Lin Fei and Keynes Cairns, there are also problems within the team. Obviously, this has a deep relationship with the team's record. When Lin Fei and Keynes went off the court, the Warriors had a problem with the distribution of the ball. This is not only a problem for the Warriors, but also a problem for many teams, when the main players are not on the court, everyone wants to get enough shots, and there will be a certain degree of dispute because of the ball. However, the Warriors are arguably the most harmonious team in the league, and the atmosphere within their team has always been relatively good, and the conflicts generally do not erupt.
Compared to D'Antoni's anxiety, the league was distressed by another matter at this time.
That is, on the day of Lin Fei's injury, the league announced the list of all-star players, and Lin Fei was naturally on the list. But as soon as this list came out, Lin Fei was injured, and he definitely didn't have a chance to play an all-star! However, he is Lin Fei and has unparalleled popularity in the world. Even if this guy is lame, just by virtue of his accumulated popularity, he can definitely rely on the votes of fans to be elected as the starting guard in the west, and one thing is certain, Lin Fei will definitely become the vote king again. Because the difference between the popularity of other players and his popularity is too big, as long as it is a vote, it will definitely be on the list of votes. Last season is the best example, some people still think that with Kobe's popularity accumulated for nearly 20 years, it should be enough to fight with Lin Fei, but in the end, Lin Fei's popularity almost exploded Kobe. This may also have something to do with Lin Fei's Chinese identity. I think Yao Ming was the same at the beginning, even if he was injured, he could be selected as an All-Star.
The reason why the league is worried may be to prepare for a rainy day, they actually have a rough idea of which people will become All-Stars, and they just discuss the situation first.
In fact, the day after Lin Fei was injured, David Stern, the president of the league, went to visit this guy! It shows the importance that the league attaches to Lin Fei as a player. Obviously, Lin Fei's influence on the alliance can be described as immeasurable, and the increase in influence has naturally made the alliance earn more money. However, in this way, there are many people who talk about Lin Fei's gossip. That's the godfather theory! But the fame of a superstar will be accompanied by a "special care theory", whether it is Kobe Bryant or James, they have all encountered such a situation, and a star of Lin Fei's level is naturally inevitable.
In fact, Lin Fei himself is quite indifferent to the all-star view, and he once publicly said that the all-star will only make him more tired. Players like him are always given "special" care, and the All-Star years are often chased by the media from start to finish, and it is not much easier than the game.
In fact, compared to Lin Fei's injury and being able to be selected as an All-Star, Keynes may not be so lucky. At the beginning of this season, many experts estimated that Keynes would definitely be an All-Star this season, after all, people have seen the improvement of this guy, in fact, his statistics last season had reached the All-Star level, but because of the coach, he was not selected. And this season, Cairns is all ready to go, and he didn't think that once the injury came, there would be no drama.
Without Lin Fei and Keynes, the Warriors have little hope of making it to the All-Stars. This will undoubtedly make Warriors fans even more disappointed. You know, last season, the Warriors players won a series of All-Star three-point game championships, slam dunk game championships, and All-Star MVP honors, and this season they are definitely going to be empty-handed. …,
Lin Fei's surgery was successful, and the doctor gave a clear answer that Lin Fei's recovery period was about 4 and a half months. This result is not very optimistic, because the playoffs will start in about 4 months, and even if the Warriors are lucky enough to enter the playoffs, it will be difficult for Lin Fei to return in the first round of the playoffs!
There is no way back for the Warriors, and the Warriors will have to break through to make the playoffs.
No one willingly admits defeat.
Even if Lin Fei and Cairns can't play, when training, these two guys will still guide their teammates on the sidelines.
The Warriors will have a respite next when they play the Milwaukee Bucks. It's also a soft persimmon! And the two teams still play a little similar to a certain extent, both are better offensively, but the methods are weaker.
D'Antoni began to try the old Nelson's style of play in this game, changing the organization guard to be fully responsible for the team organization, and instead letting the team cooperate to organize the offense and release Curry's aggressiveness to the greatest extent, this style of play obviously makes Curry move closer to Lin Fei.
This is actually the return of the old version of the Warriors! There may be no way around it. In fact, since D'Antoni took over such a team, he has been trying to improve, trying to make the Warriors closer to his ideal team, but whenever he makes a little improvement, he finds that it is better not to improve after improvement, so he changed a little bit and changed it back, and he finally found that it was still the old Nelson's style of play that was the most useful for the Warriors, and for a team like the Warriors, only the old Nelson's style of play was the most suitable.
Warriors vs. Bucks. D'Antoni's approach is well proven. Curry scored 34 points in a single game, setting a scoring record this season, and Smith also scored 20 points.
It was their first win without Lin Fei and John Cairns, and it may have special meaning for them.
There are defeats and victories, this may be a normal team, it can also be said that the injuries of Lin Fei and Keynes have brought the Warriors off the altar at the same time, but also let the Warriors return to a certain extent. There is sadness, but there is also joy, so that there is more hope for a team. Now fans are gradually discovering that in fact, after losing Lin Fei, the Warriors are also such a great team. The Warriors are mythical because of Lin Fei's existence, and they are powerful, but they are not great because of Lin Fei's existence.