Judging from the opponents the Warriors have lost this season, the Warriors are only afraid of two teams. One is the big center team, this is indeed afraid, especially the rebounding ability of the team, the Warriors to deal with is very troublesome, the backcourt rebounds one by one lost, this is the Warriors are more afraid of the team. Another Warrior is afraid of a team that likes to play "chaotic war", to be precise, a player who likes to play "chaotic war"! The Warriors simply can't stop this rhythm, the Lone Ranger won by 17 points, how to win? The Warriors were stunned by several of the Lone Ranger's outside players!
How many players are there? In addition to Doncic, who played normally, the remaining Smith, Hardaway, and Brunson took turns to attack, and the Warriors directly did not resist. What are the biggest characteristics of these players? That is, there is no way to play, they all like to rush to the inside line, they all have a hand to shoot, and the most important thing is that these people fight chaotically, and all of them are 1V1 offensive masters! Why are the Warriors afraid of these people? Or for the fundamental reason, the Warriors don't have an inside height! Belitsa is too slow, Rooney is difficult to defend out, the play time is not long, the Warriors' interior line is a Green, the height is still average. Brunson, Smith, hardaway Jr. are all the kind of players who like to play the ball within the three-point line.
Especially when these guys can still hit three-pointers from outside the three-point line, the Warriors' defense is even more difficult. The Warriors' outside mouth brother is going to go to Doncic, the others will have their own destiny, and Payton Jr. can grab the defense, but he is not tall enough. Curry pulled to the number one or two position to defend no problem, but once misaligned, height and weight are disadvantages. Poole is one of the defensive weaknesses, while Anderson likes to eat fouls, and it is really troublesome to face those "old oilers". Cuminga is still a rookie, flying at one point, and when the Warriors put up such an outside defensive combination, the offensive end is not only unable to take advantage, but also the pressure on the defensive end is also very large.
The inside line is to be impacted by the opponent, especially after hitting the box, the Warriors' five position height is not enough to effectively interfere. This group of defenders + forwards of the Lone Ranger is a series of attacks on the Warriors' penalty area, and each ball has a sense of passing over your defender to hit you. In fact, the Warriors are not afraid of the kind of team that likes to play the position and play the fast attack, because the warrior is good at playing this kind of ball, the position they have tactics, the fast attack they have talent, so that the fight will not suffer losses, but only in the face of such a lone ranger like the master who likes to fight their own chaotic singles, the Warrior defense is very troublesome, once a point is opened, the back is difficult to defend.
So when it comes to the Lone Ranger, the Warriors have lost three games in a row, from last season to this season. It is not that the Lone Ranger's style of play must restrain the Warriors, but the players in the Lone Rangers lineup are very distinctive, especially hardaway and Smith, who are the kind of players who can take turns to impact singles after getting the ball, and the Warriors are really difficult to defend. From this point of view, the Warriors really need the comeback of the prince, and only when Wiseman returns to the fifth position, the Warriors will raise some heights on the inside line, and then the Warriors' rim and basketball defense will really improve a notch.