Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 483
In the Warriors' president's office, the three giants of the Warriors' management team were sitting on the smoky sofa at this time. Frank and Attles were silent with each other, listening to Nelson's phone call.

"How's it going?" Seeing that Nelson hung up the phone, Frank who was sitting across from him finally broke the silence and asked hastily.

"The situation is not very ideal. Chris is better. The preliminary judgment is that the right knee ligament is injured, but there should be no tear in the eye. Surgery can be avoided. Conservative treatment will take about 3 to 4 months. As for Moses! His back The injury is already old, and the neuralgia caused this time is difficult to cure, I am afraid that surgery will be necessary! Preliminary estimates, it will take at least half a year, and we need to be prepared for the season reimbursement." Nelson said with an ugly face.

"Okay! I understand!" Frank was silent for a moment, picked up a cigar, and kept smoking.

"Frank, if there's nothing wrong, I'll let the outside world know soon." Attles asked carefully.

"Notify, this kind of thing can't be hidden, maybe those paparazzi are already inquiring about it with the attending doctor." Nelson said with a wry smile.

"Nellie, you are right! The sooner this matter is announced, the better, and it will save us from thinking about it." Frank said with a final word.

"So what's next? Do you want to restart the previous trading plan?" Attles asked again.

This time, Frank did not answer Attles immediately, but asked Nelson: "Nellie, tell me the truth, if there is no Chris and Moses this season, how much impact will it have on our championship competition?"

"Frank, isn't this obvious! No matter which team loses the second and third leaders, it can still be the favorite to win the championship?" Nelson said with a wry smile.

"Of course I know this, but have you considered the growth of our young players? Can Dak and Dennis make up for Moses' injured rebound? This is Mickey's second season. Is it possible to continue to improve and grow into an All-Star The player is even a qualified second-in-command? Are there other players? Jeff? Reggie? Drettf?" Frank asked repeatedly.

"I don't rule this out, but it's just a hypothesis. There are too few games at the moment, and I can't give you an accurate number. What's more, I need to formulate new tactics for the new lineup. Need to re-adapt to the style of play, it will take time and games!"

"Hey..." Frank sighed, took another deep breath on the cigar, held it in his mouth for a while, and then slowly exhaled, "Al, don't proceed with the transaction, wait!"

"Are you sure? Frank, the bargaining chips in our hands will depreciate as we wait. If the transaction deadline is approaching, I am worried that our transaction plan may not be completed, and we may even have to pay a higher price." Attles Some anxiously reminded Frank.

"Then pay it! I'm ready to bear these losses, even if they are all gone, as long as I can win the championship this year, I will admit it!" Frank said firmly.

"Hey, Frank, why are you doing this, West is still young after all!"

"Okay, Al, stop talking, I've already decided." Frank interrupted Attles.

Seeing that Frank had made up his mind, Attles stopped trying to persuade him. He stood up and said to Frank and Nelson, "Then you guys discuss it first. I'm going to contact the team's publicity office."

After speaking, Attles left the office, leaving Nelson and Frank to continue smoking second-hand smoke here.

After Attles left, the two were silent for a while. Frank crushed out his cigar and said slowly to Nelson: "Nellie, the team will depend on you from now on. regret!"

"I will do my best!" Nelson assured Frank as he stood up and straightened his clothes.

Soon, when the Warriors officially announced the injuries of Mullin and Malone, the entire league and even the entire basketball world fell into an uproar.

Looking at the Warriors' three-game winning streak, everyone thought that this year's NBA had come to an early conclusion, but no one expected that the Warriors would suffer such a major blow.

Although there is still a slight chance of the current injury situation of the two, they may be able to catch up with the finals or even the playoffs, but in any case, this is good news for other teams aspiring to compete for the championship.

For a while, the general managers of the seemingly turbulent league and several teams aspiring to compete for the championship in private, such as the Bulls, Pistons, Lakers, etc., became extremely active. Try to increase the strength of the team in the shortest possible time to deal with the current best championship window.

After all, once the Warriors return from injury next season, they will be the unsolvable Warriors again!
Despite such a big change, the Warriors will face the Charlotte Hornets at home after only one day of rest.

In this game, the starting lineup sent by the Warriors is Li Weisi, Richmond, Lewis, Rodman and Duckworth, continuing the emergency lineup of the previous game.

Compared with the original starting lineup, in the Warriors' lineup, the Warriors' possession of the ball will become more concentrated, and it will be the outside line. The starting point of the entire offense will no longer be the same as before. .

In this way, the Warriors' offense will rely more on Li Weisi personally. After all, Richmond is an end point. Although he can undertake certain organizational tasks, the burden he can share with Li Weisi is really limited.

Facing such a Warriors, the Hornets obviously made preparations in advance. They set up defenses against Li Weisi from the beginning of the game, obviously wanting to choke the Warriors' engine.

However, the result of this is that the Warriors blossomed more in the first quarter of the game. Except for Li Weisi, everyone else opened up. Even Rodman also stole 4 points in the fast break.

Not only that, the Warriors even led the Hornets by 32 points in a single quarter with 19:13.

This is not right?If it is said that the Warriors' offense is strong, there is nothing to say, but tonight, when the Hornets played against the Warriors, they found out how good the Warriors' defense is?

Whether it's a single-point defense in five positions, or a defense after a pick-and-roll, or a supplementary defense after a teammate loses position, they are almost impeccable.

In fact, it's no wonder that just looking at the defensive capabilities of the Warriors' starting five, the worst of them may be Li Weisi, whose defensive level is above the league average!
So, after the entire first quarter, the biggest feeling for the Hornets is, how is this different from the Warriors in the impression?

This is not a strong offensive team, it is clearly a strong defensive team!

(End of this chapter)