preface:
Speaking of the Warriors, the first thing fans think of is Curry, indeed, today's Curry has become synonymous with the Warriors, and the Warriors' system is also built around Curry. From 14 to 195 seasons, the Warriors won five consecutive division championships and won three championships at the same time, as if overnight the Warriors had jumped from a team with a mediocre record to a strong team in the league, and the Warriors' achievements today are directly related to Curry, but Green also played a crucial role in the warriors' rise and establishment of the dynasty. In recent seasons, when Green has not performed well, many fans want the Warriors to trade Green, but fans who watch the ball will know that the probability of the Warriors trading Green and the probability of trading Curry are the same, it is impossible, and it is impossible to know that the core of the Warriors is not only Curry.
The glue on the offensive end of the team
Green was selected by the Warriors with the 35th pick in the 2012 draft, and Green, who has played for the Warriors for ten seasons so far, has averaged 8.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, and his career-high average is 14 points per game. First of all, Greene's role cannot be expressed through data. On the offensive end, Green plays not an offensive role but an organizational role, fans watching the Warriors game will find that the Warriors will often hand over to Green after halftime, and Green will organize the offense, so far this season, Green's average number of assists per game is 7.4 times, ranking ninth in the league, looking at Green's thick and honest appearance, in fact, he has a wide field of vision on the court, the offensive end Curry is more responsible for the end, and Green is the engine of the offensive end.
Green's role has been evident in the Warriors' game against the Nuggets this season. Beijing time on December 29, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets at home 86-89, this game Green can not play because of isolation, look at the score feels that the two teams are not much different, but the fans who watch the game will know how difficult the Warriors played in this game, the entire first half of the Warriors team only 36 points behind the Nuggets a full 24 points. And the star Curry is even more, only 2 points, according to Curry's strength, even if the opposite sends a top defender to defend Curry, Curry will not only have 2 points, and then the Warriors' attack in the second half gradually found a feeling, but still failed to erase the point difference, and finally lost the game.
In this game, the Warriors' offense played very clueless, there is no Green's organization, the Warriors' scores are mostly based on the player's own strength to single, which is very uncomfortable for Curry who is good at no ball, there is Green in, it is easy to find a shot opportunity through running position and blocking Curry, Green is not in Curry to hold the ball to attack, one or two rounds are OK, but a whole game down Curry is a bit overwhelmed, and the blocking and dismantling cooperation between Curry and Green is very good, In the key moments can often create a lot of lethality for the opponent, but in this game, the Warriors can only use Rooney and Anderson to partner Curry, and the result is obvious and not ideal. From this game, we can see the importance of Green to the Warriors on the offensive end. In fact, this game is just a microcosm, in the absence of Green, the Warriors on the court for the transfer of the ball and the grasp of offensive opportunities are not very good, although the independent offensive ability is not strong, but Green's role in the Warriors on the offensive end is irreplaceable.
Team defensive gates
Not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, Green's role is also crucial, and Green's defensive ability can be seen from his five selections for the best defensive team and one best defensive player. Although Green's height is only 2 meters 01, but the arm span is indeed 2 meters 16, the slender arm span makes it easy for Green to cause opponents to make mistakes when defending, so far this season, Green's average steals per game is 1.4 times, ranking 17th in the league, not only the arm span, Green's strength is also top in the league, and Green likes to use some small actions when defending, which makes him not suffer too much loss when defending tall players.
Or in the face of the Nuggets game, said above that there is no Green Warriors in the offensive end of the play is not fluent, in fact, in the defensive end of the Warriors is not doing well, this game Jokic in the Warriors inside the line to take 18 rebounds, relying on Jokic alone will easily tear the Warriors' inner line, if Green will never allow the opponent in the Warriors' inner line so unscrupulous, not only strong physical fitness, Green's defensive IQ is also very high, Green said that in the face of different players when the defensive strategy to change, And when the defensive strategy changes in different situations, relying on physical fitness and defensive INTELLIGENCE, Green will be at ease in the defense of a superstar like James, and the Warriors can beat the Cavaliers to win the championship that year, and Green's defense of James is absolutely crucial. Not only is the single defense ability strong, Green's co-defense and change defense ability in the league is also top-notch, flexible steps make it easy for him to move back and forth on the inside and outside lines, taking into account the defense of the inner and outer lines, not to mention, the Warriors' "death five small" infinite change of defense, Green is one of the most important links. It can be said that everything related to defense Green has done the ultimate, he is a rare player who can support a team's defensive system.
summary:
Green is the typical thankless player, he does all kinds of dirty work on the court, will do some small actions from time to time for defense, and will be spurned by fans while the data is not good. But it's the kind of players that are most needed for a strong team, and the Warriors happen to have Green. It can be said that the core of the Warriors system is not only Curry, Green is also an important part, no matter who is missing, the Warriors will not have the same dominance in the league as today.