preface:
The Golden State Warriors ranked second in the league and the Lakers recorded eighth in the West; the Warriors management respected Kerr very much and did not put pressure on Kerr, and the Lakers management put pressure on Vogel to arrange the troops according to the wishes of the management. After such a comparison, everyone will feel that Cole's environment is heaven, and Vogel is in hell. But there is an old saying, don't "just watch the thief eat meat, don't watch the thief get beaten", if you look closely at the Warriors' roster, you will find that maybe Cole is more headache than Vogel, and sometimes too many people can play may not be a good thing!
Soldiers will be wide, happy troubles
With Thompson's return, more and more people on the Warriors can play, but there are more and more contradictions. Poole has been so good this season that thompson has completely overshadowed Thompson's limelight, and putting him on the bench is a terrible thing. After Thompson returned, in order to get back to his former form, he had to enter the starting lineup to adapt, so That Poole could only be placed on the bench, and he could not show his full strength on the bench, which made Kerr very headache. After all, Thompson's seniority and business value are here, if he is really put on the bench, Kerr faces pressure from many sides, but putting him in the starting record is not guaranteed.
In addition to Thompson, Kuminga, the No. 7 rookie who has just entered the league through the draft, also needs playing time. This year is a big draft year, as long as the rookies who enter the lottery are very strong, Cuminga is no exception, his ideal target is Leonard. But at the moment, Cuminga can't have enough playing time like other lottery shows, and looking at the top ten picks of this year, Cuminga has the lowest playing time, and the current position averages only 11.8 minutes per game. Kerr has been denounced by Warriors fans many times for not using Cumminga, but who can he replace the Warriors now? Wiggins or Alto Porter?
In fact, Cumminga played a lot of games first, but the effect is not good, although the Warriors said that the record is worry-free, but once they lose, they can always be on the hot search, so Kerr uses him quite cautiously, always cautiously. Of course, Cumminga is not the only addition to the Warriors' draft this year, and Moody's with the 14th pick is also full of potential, but as a guard, he has fewer opportunities for the Warriors, averaging only 7.0 minutes per game this season. But Moody's height of 1 meter 98, 92 kg, the perfect body of a shooting guard, such a talent has been sitting on the bench, it is a pity.
Look at Duarte, who got the 13th pick, has become the new core of the Pacers, averaging 13.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Is Moody, who is one less than him, really a lot worse? Cole wanted to use him too, but couldn't squeeze in time for him to play. What makes Kerr even more headache is that the Warriors' injury list still has a leader-eyed show Wiseman, and he will inevitably need to play time after his comeback, but last season he and Curry did not have any chemistry, and after abandoning Wiseman, Curry became the scoring king, but can you let him sit on the bench? If you don't use it all the time, the person who was sprayed is still Cole.
Luxury tax first, not to win the championship is to fail
The Warriors can play so many people, the fundamental reason is that they are willing to spend money. The Warriors currently have a salary of $175.9 million, ranking first in the league and requiring an annual luxury tax of $170.3 million, nearly $60 million more than the second-place Nets, four times more than the Lakers! Warriors general manager Bob Myers also said that they don't want to waste Curry's peak and hope that Curry's championship numbers can catch up with LeBron, so they continue to reinforce in the offseason. Now that the money has been spent, even if the Warriors' market value is second only to the Knicks, even if the annual tickets and team equipment can bring a lot of revenue, it is difficult to erase more than $300 million in annual expenditure.
Although it is not a big three lineup like the Lakers and the Nets, the Warriors have also reached the point where they will not win the championship or lose. Although Vogel's hand is a 360 combination, but even if it does not win the championship, even if the team travels in a round, the Lakers spend less than 200 million yuan per year, which is always a state of profit, the NBA still has to make money after all, as long as the Lakers do not lose money, Vogel's coaching position is still very stable. But what about Cole? If the Warriors can't win the championship after a round, the team will lose money. And you can't be dual-minded, you can't ask the team to win the championship at the same time to train the rookie, this is unrealistic, as long as the rookie has to have a process of adaptation, you have to give him enough time to make mistakes.
The team's high expenditure is the five finger mountain pressed on Cole, whether it is to record or train, Kerr now has a headache, the recent performance of Curry is also quite sluggish, even if Curry still has to stay on the field, after all, no one dares to let the two MVP sit on the bench. Curry's poor performance, the rookies have no chance to train, they have to rely on Wiggins, Rooney, Poole, their playing time must be more. In the past, the Warriors could always clock out in three quarters against weak teams, but now facing the Rockets, who are the bottom in the West, the Warriors must also play until the last moment. What does this make Cole do? Can he send young players to the field without regard to team victories? To make matters worse, the Warriors' second position is not so stable, and now the Grizzlies are 3 wins away from them, and the home advantage in the playoffs is in jeopardy, and Kerr does not dare to train at this time. In other words, what can you do?
epilogue
The Lakers always lose the pot back the pot is always Wei Shao, the Warriors lose but the next time Cole on the hot search. Although it is the head of the Triple Crown, no one still recognizes Cole's coaching ability, and many people feel that it is the dynasty created by Curry with the Warriors. It's not a good thing to have a lot of soldiers, and it's better to use a James like Vogel. Perhaps seeing netizens spraying their own words, Cole often fantasizes about becoming Vogel.