super small forward

Chapter 32 32. Warriors Power Struggle

Liu Ren grabbed the defensive rebound, pushed forward and counterattacked, and missed a three-pointer after chasing, but he grabbed the offensive rebound by himself and put the ball into the basket over the head of Iguodala who was chasing back.

Looking back, here Curry tilted his body under the defense of Bazemore and threw the ball.

Tired!

Curry single-handedly defeated the Lakers. He scored seven three-pointers in halftime, and the team was still behind.

Curry made a three-pointer to help the Warriors continue to bleed. Turning around, Liu Ren tried another three-pointer and scored!

After practicing for a summer, Liu Ren has added a three-point skill package in his offensive arsenal, which is very good and powerful.

Coach you liar!This is the sad and indignant voice of a primary school student.

Before playing against the Lakers, Mark Jackson said to Curry: "The Lakers don't have Kobe, Nash is also injured, Gasol is old, and everyone else is average. Let's play casually and don't make the difference. It's too big."

Now Curry wants to say: Well, really don’t let the point difference be too big. It’s not good to pull it so big in the last game. Now we have to work hard to control the point difference, but... we are the ones who are behind, okay!

My bench defense was so good last year?Why trade away!That Green always passes the ball to the free Farmar. If it was me, I don't know how many three-pointers I can make. And the Chinese No. 1, what is his name Liu, renliu?His last few games last year were luck and poor defense?He was so overwhelming that Thompson didn't dare to dribble!Stealed from the front! Stealed from the front!Didn't it mean that he has a poor offense and can only score inside?Where did this three-point long shot come from?And isn't our newly signed small forward James, who is known as the smaller one?Why can't you prevent the opponent without shooting?

Curry struggled alone on the court. Mark Jackson gave him the greatest freedom, but it also made the team's offense unstructured. If the players play well, the team will play well. There are no tactics at all.

There is no offensive system, no offensive tactics, singles are singles or singles, this is the strongest weapon of the Warriors, and it is also the biggest weakness. The entire team only has Curry and Iguodala, two people with organizational skills. Opponents with a certain strength will be fooled unless Curry hits the sky-defying shooting percentage of last year's playoffs.

With Bazemore, Green, and Whiteside desperately trying to express themselves, Curry can still face the Lakers when Curry is on the court. After Curry is off the court, the Warriors are defeated. Their second team and the Lakers Liu Ren knew that this group of Lakers players would be called bench gangsters in the future. Even the Warriors with 73 victories were overthrown by this group of substitutes.

125 to 115, with Curry soaring 50 points in the preseason, the Warriors have at least completed the task assigned by the coach, don't let the point difference be too big, but...the winning side is the Lakers.

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"Joe, Bob, I hope you think about it, Steve will definitely be a great coach." Warriors special advisor Jerry West said.

Warriors general manager Bob Myers discussed with owner Joe Lacob and said: "Jerry, Mark has done a good job in the past two years, his record has improved a lot, and he even made the playoffs last year. Reasons to fire him. We haven't made the playoffs since the 06-07 season, and Mark led the team to the playoffs last year, so it's not appropriate to fire him at this time."

"Oh, Bob, are you kidding? With Curry and Thompson, Lee, Bogut, you can find a coach who is not stupid and lead the team to the playoffs. We can only make the playoffs because Curry is not injured. How long do you think Curry's ankle can last under the leadership of a head coach who relies on the main force to work hard? I helped him lobby Iguodala to join our team, but he used Iguodala as a defensive coolie. .” Jerry West’s tone was full of sarcasm.

"Jerry, don't worry, I will seriously consider your proposal." Lacob quickly appeased Jerry West. It was Jerry West's arrangement that Ellis, who was thought to be stronger at the time, helped Curry back up. Facts have proved his vision.

In the past summer, he negotiated with Iguodala and successfully lobbied the other party to join, which reflects the strong ability of Jerry West.

Jerry West said that Mark Jackson was not good, and Lacob believed that Mark Jackson was really bad.

Moreover, Mark Jackson is self-willed, he can't listen to other people's opinions when he coaches, he believes in the coaching method of either listening to his arrangements, or trading and leaving, and conflicts with the management are not a day or two. Obviously, this This time he offended Jerry West.

However, as the hero who helped the team reach the playoffs after many years, the team has no reason to fire him for a while.

"So, Jerry, if Mark's performance in the next season does not exceed last year, we will fire him." Lacob made a final decision.

a year?It's okay, Jerry West is generally satisfied with the results of this dialogue, and he didn't expect to be able to directly bring down Mark Jackson.

Originally in the summer, Jerry West wanted to discuss with Mark Jackson the shortcomings of the other party's coaching. He didn't expect to be ridiculed by the other party as a consultant, so he went to be his consultant. Don't interfere with the head coach's arrangement, otherwise he will be with the Lakers Same time, fired.

Misfortune comes out of your mouth, that is to say, Mark Jackson.Although he is also surnamed Jackson, he does not have the ability of a Zen master. He offended Jerry West, and in the end he could only swallow the bitter fruit.

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No matter how well they played, it was only a preseason game. The outstanding performance of these young Lakers did not attract much attention. Kobe’s announcement that he might postpone his comeback attracted far more attention than the preseason double-kill Warriors .

The expected comeback time given by Coby was around Christmas, but this time he postponed his comeback time and was ready to come back after he was fully prepared for his comeback.

Seeing this news, Liu Ren was completely relieved about this matter. Kobe has one advantage, that is, he takes good care of his body, otherwise he would not have played the highest offensive efficiency of his career at the age of 35 last season.Liu Ren believed that Kobe was responsible for his body, so he took the initiative to talk about it with him. It seemed that he had listened to his suggestion.

Kobe's delayed comeback has many benefits for Liu Ren. First, Liu Ren doesn't want Kobe to play so poorly in the next few years. Second, Kobe's delayed comeback will give him more time to show his abilities.Also, if you can play with a healthy Kobe, it is definitely much better than a Kobe who is not in good condition.

(End of this chapter)