Klay Thompson is a central figure in the Golden State Warriors' dynasty and has been a member of the Golden State Warriors' starting lineup since 2012, playing 699 consecutive starts. However, during the game against the Jazz, he was relegated to the bench by the team.
The specific reason is known, and that is that his brainless foul in the last minute of the last game buried the team's chance to tie Beal. Kerr's reaction to Klay Thompson's foul quickly hit the hot news, and Brandon Poziemski was bewildered. Stephen Curry could only grit his braces, confused by what his good brother Klay Thompson had done.
As a result, Warriors head coach Kerr, who was so angry that he threw the tactical board, directly let Klay Thompson enter the bench in this game. Then, Pozzi, who has been performing well recently, was arranged to replace Klay Thompson and partner Stephen Curry to become a starting member of the team.
However, Klay Thompson was not discouraged by this, he was stimulated. He scored 17 points in the first half of the game, 18 points in the third quarter, and 35 points in the whole game, helping the team win a thrilling victory. After the game, Klay Thompson also talked about being relegated to the bench by the team.
Klay Thompson said, "You can pout or go out and respond, and I think I did a good job of the latter tonight." ... Manuginobili comes to mind. The guy has four rings and one gold, and I don't think anyone looks down on his Hall of Fame candidacy.
"I really deserve to sit on the cold bench. I didn't respond to the bad play at the end of the game last night, a bit of a at the assistant coach, and I apologized to those guys before the game. ”
Klay Thompson is obviously a little inappropriate to compare himself with Manuginobili, after all, Manoginobili is not comparable to Klay Thompson. He has led Argentina to overturn the American Dream Team at international tournaments.
In previous games, Klay Thompson had said that he was dropped by the team at a critical moment, which made him very frustrated, and he was also very impulsive on the bench and had some conflicts with the assistant coach.
After the game, Kerr told reporters that he had seriously considered bringing Klay Thompson off the bench before Thursday. He added that he was proud of Klay Thompson's reaction to getting to the bench. When asked if Thompson would return to his normal starting role, Kerr said it was temporary, depending on the situation.
"Just because it's permanent... We'll take a look a little bit and see how it goes. ”
Is it necessary for Klay Thompson to return to the starting lineup? There's only one scenario where Klay Thompson has a chance to return to the starting line-up, and that's when players like Pozzi who started in his place don't perform well. However, the Warriors' young players have been doing well lately.
In fact, the Golden State Warriors don't really want Klay Thompson to continue as a starter. If Klay Thompson is back in the game, it will be difficult for the team to give Klay Thompson a contract extension he wants, and the Golden State Warriors' maximum limit is to offer a four-year, $100 million contract extension.