90-94！ No one could have imagined that in the face of the Magic of the East's rotten team, the Warriors actually played an extremely ugly game, he sent 18 turnovers and 23 fouls, only 21 assists, and the passing system collapsed completely.
The macro reason for the loss is well known, that is, the team lacks curry, who has averaged 25.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game this season, who has a sprained ankle and the exact return time is still unknown.
So some people asked: Isn't the Warriors a team with a tactical system at its core? Why would it suddenly become a fish belly because of the absence of a certain star? This may have to start with the three major "naked swimmers".
1, can't afford Wiggins, how much blood did he suck in curry?
Offensive efficiency has created a new career high, the offensive and defensive level is not inferior to Leonard, selected for the All-Star Game starting lineup, the first half of the season Wiggins seems to have fully cashed in his talent, is expected to gradually move towards the temple of superstardom, the Warriors management's expectation of him is obviously to take over Curry's leadership scepter, after the retirement of the elders, continue to lead the team to maintain competitiveness.
From the physical and technical ability, Wiggins does have all the conditions to become a big boss, unfortunately, all this is the wishful thinking of management, people do not have a heart to take responsibility, in the two games in which Curry is absent, Wiggins shot a total of 10 of 32 shots, averaging 14.5 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist per game, not a future leader at all.
According to common sense, Wiggins can have unlimited firing rights in the Warriors, but he did not ask Kerr to take the initiative to carry the tactical system, but hid behind Klay and Poole to continue to fight guerrilla warfare, playing a role on the court that did not match the salary at all.
When Curry was there, Wiggins could easily get shooting opportunities by relying on the space he created, and even occasionally staged a wonderful interstitial dunk, and now the Warriors have no one as a regular ball-holding point to open a breakthrough for him, and in the game with the Magic, not only offensive iron, even defense is disorderly, without a blood supply carrier, Wiggins does not know how long it will be disappointing.
2, can not find the terminal port of Green, once again lost the goal of struggle
To exaggerate, Green was born to be interdependent with superstars, especially superstars like Curry, who have historical offensive firepower but no physical talent, Green provides him with tough defense and some evil temperament, which has achieved the glory of the Warriors' five-year triple crown, but when it comes to personal team leadership, Green will always be an undisputed "naked swimmer".
In the last game against the Spurs, Green had no scruples about arguing with the referee many times, and finally only played 18 minutes to get 2 technical fouls and was sent off, and today played 29 minutes and only got 2 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, through the details of the game, it is not difficult to find that Green, who has always been known for his "passion", has no morale, just like playing as a job without interest.
This can't help but be reminiscent of the first two seasons, Curry also missed a long time due to injury, when Green has entered a state of passability, no matter how bad the Warriors' record, it seems to have nothing to do with it, originally this year was a good time for the Warriors to rise again, Green used Curry's fiery feel to once come back to life, and now everything is back to the original half-dead appearance.
Objectively speaking, as a single function star, Green has won three championship rings and many all-star awards, and has already reached his personal limit, and the significance of continuing to struggle is indeed not great, after all, the label of "system player" has not been taken off.
3) The self-righteous Cole, from the best coach to the league laughingstock
Regarding the ups and downs of the Warriors this season, many fans are difficult to understand, from the opening game, the Warriors have shown the offensive firepower is already the top of the league, as long as they continue to take Curry as the core, constantly improve the passing system, maintain the intensity of defense, they have the capital to compete for the championship, and the head coach Kerr who endured humiliation for two seasons has also saved a lot of reputation.
After the plot did not develop as expected, Kerr made himself smart, deliberately reduced Curry's tactical position, began to exercise Wiggins, Poole and Peyton Jr. and other young people, some people called it "for the long-term development of the Warriors", Curry because of the decline in data, fell out of the scoring king and MVP competition ranks, but because the Warriors' record is still outstanding and did not cause too many waves.
In fact, Cole is also sucking Curry's blood without limits, in order to balance the tactical system, he constantly suppresses Curry's personal output, so that he simply becomes a "trash can" that attracts defense, thus empowering the whole system, so without Curry, Cole's tactics are a big joke, and the so-called passing is just flashy flower work.
How worthless was Curry's sacrifice at the start of the season?
At this moment, everyone understands how much Curry has sacrificed as a historical supergiant, he has never openly asked for privileges because of the decline in personal data, and he has never lost the patience to cooperate because his teammates have not played well, and his goal is always only one, that is, to stabilize the atmosphere of the dressing room and win the championship trophy, even if he loses more personally.
But what did his sacrifice ultimately bring in? The young people who have been trained by Kerr for most of the season, none of them can single-handedly pick the beam, Clay can no longer return to the peak because of injury, Poole, Porter and other people have the heart to kill the enemy, but they do not have the ability to become the core, they already know that the Warriors are such a situation, Curry originally brushed some 40+, 50+ is not more direct and effective?
With 5 games left in March, the Warriors' next opponents are the First Heat in the East, the Hawks and Wizards who are determined to impact the playoffs, the nemesis Grizzlies and the league's First Sun, hoping that the Warriors will be able to work hard to save the hard-won top half of the Western Conference, don't wait until Curry returns to the point of playing a play-off, it will really chill the boss's heart.