NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 173 Point Guard's Weakness

Chapter 173 Point Guard's Weakness

At the press conference, James was disappointed with the team's performance, but he still congratulated the Warriors.

"The Warriors did a very good defense in the second half today, especially Lee. I think he really has the level of the best defensive player. And the Warriors have a group of good substitutes. We failed to prevent their three-pointers in the second half. This is the reason for our loss."

James specially praised Li Zhi's defense, implying that there was a reason why he didn't play well in the second half.It is not difficult to infer from his words that James is dissatisfied with the current lineup of the Cavaliers, but he cannot say it clearly.

Ben Wallace occupies the second highest salary in the team, but he only scored 8 points and 7 rebounds in this game, and his role is not as good as the Warriors' basic salary player Milicic.In his heart, if the Cavaliers can have a group of good role players, the Warriors are definitely not the Cavaliers' opponents.

James has been paying attention to Li Zhi for a long time and knows Li Zhi's strength, but after the data comes out, Li Zhi has 12 assists. James attributes all this to the Warriors, and does not think this is a manifestation of Li Zhi's organizational ability.He also can't accept another "Magic successor" in the league.

Li Zhi didn't care what James said. Anyway, he won the game, so it didn't matter what he said.Milicic, who performed well, was brought to the post-match press conference by Nelson for the first time, but he said without hesitation: "The Cavaliers star whistles, James walks, despicable!"

Milicic's words made the reporters very happy, and they reported the process of the game eloquently, especially mentioning the star whistle in the second quarter.

Li Zhi really wanted to beat up the idiot Milicic at the press conference, but after Milicic finished speaking, he had to wipe Milicic's ass, praised James' performance, and didn't mention anything about walking.

After the game, Nelson called Li Zhi over and said with a smile, "George, I didn't realize that your organizational skills can reach this level. You can try to play a point guard next game."

"Don't, don't, coach, this game is all because everyone feels good, and I am just lucky."

Nelson patted Li Zhi on the shoulder and said, "Li, you Chinese like to be modest, and I'm here to talk to you about something serious. You know the problems in our team. Kyle's ability to control the rhythm is not good, but you are completely competent. Mullin and I have been discussing what to recruit before, and now it seems that there is no need for it. You are very suitable."

Li Zhi couldn't laugh or cry, and sighed.The Warriors' point guard problem is indeed worthy of attention. Lowry has potential, but needs to be cultivated. This year is really difficult to use.Crawford's style of play is more of a shooting guard, and Livingston's strength is limited due to injuries, which is really a tricky problem.

Li Zhi said: "Coach, there is nothing I can do. I can't be a point guard. I still like to score. As for point guards, there are very few good point guard leagues. Now that I think about it, Byron was really good before."

Nelson also sighed, why didn't he know.Baron Davis signed a big contract with the Clippers in the summer. He averaged 14.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game with the Clippers, much better than Lowry.

Nelson said with a smile: "Trading is impossible. I only hope that a good point guard can be selected in next year's draft. Do you have any good recommendations?"

Li Zhi was refreshed, and immediately said: "Yes, Stephen Curry, a sophomore from Davidson College, has strong organizational and scoring abilities, and he definitely meets our expectations. It's just that our draft pick this year may not be so high."

Nelson nodded, and said, "Stephen Curry is really good. I'll let the scouts investigate him a lot, and by the way, talk to the Mullin branch to try to get some early draft picks."

The Warriors have a good record this year, and they will definitely be late in the draft. If they want to select Curry in the first few positions, they need a good draft.

Although the Warriors have a good record now, there are also many hidden dangers.O'Neal will be in a contract year next year. If you use this season's performance as an example, next year will definitely be a maximum salary, but no management team would dare to take the risk of giving a 36-year-old veteran a maximum salary.

Kyle Lowry's rookie contract expires after this season, whether to renew or not, and the Warriors' management cannot make a conclusion.

There is also an important message. Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan has been considering selling the team that has been in business for 15 years.

Cohan has also repeatedly expressed the idea of ​​​​selling 80% of the team's ownership in his hands.In recent years, he has been investigated by the IRS for tax evasion, and he has been in constant trouble. Since he took over in 1995, the Warriors have only made the playoffs once. While the results were not good, there was also a scandal of internal fighting in the management. The evaluation of him from the media and fans has always been very low.

Now that the Warriors have improved a bit, Cohan has once again thought of selling the team, but there is no clear news about who is interested in the Golden State Warriors. There are only rumors that Larry Ellison, the owner of the famous software company Oracle, and legendary director G George Lucas are both considered potential buyers.

Li Zhi knew about this a long time ago, but he didn't expect Chris Cohan to be so impatient. You know, although the Warriors had a bad record before, their home tickets have never been unsold.The fan base is one of the factors that increase ticket sales, because the Warriors have many die-hard fans throughout the Bay Area, and the stadiums are often full.

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One day later, Warriors VS Celtics.

The Celtics are the defending champions, and anyone who plays against the Celtics wants to take a victory in front of them.Although the Big Three are one year older, they have become more competitive this season, especially their impressive defense, with Garnett on the inside as the core, and Pierce and Ray Allen on the outside.

Posey's departure is not a small loss for the team, but as long as the Big Three are still in hand, and assisted by some powerful role players, the Celtics are still the favorites to win the championship in the new season.

Rondo made remarkable progress in the 2007-08 season. Although there is still a clear gap in strength and fame compared with his peers Paul and Deron Williams, for the Celtics, Rondo's ability to play at the level of last season is already a surprise.

In addition, veterans Cassell and House also stayed on the team smoothly, and with Rondo's further growth, the Celtics' point guard position in the new season is only strong but not weak.

As he grows older, Ray Allen's state has gradually increased, especially in the playoffs last season, which made people sweat.

However, as far as most shooting guards in the league are concerned, Allen still has a certain advantage in the matchup, but when facing top scorers like Kobe and Wade, the risk of matchup will increase rapidly.But when he met Stephen Jackson, who is also a veteran, Ray Allen still performed wonderfully.

The strength of the Celtics at the small forward position is unquestionable. Pierce has been underestimated in recent seasons, and last season's super performances in the regular season and playoffs made people realize the horror of "truth".

Not to mention Garnett on the inside, last season's best defensive player says it all, as long as he is there, the Celtics' inside is an iron plate.

The only advantage of the Warriors against the Celtics may be the center. The center is the weakest link of the Celtics team. Perkins is sometimes more like a foul machine on the court. Although they dug Patrick O'Bryant from the Warriors in the summer, O'Neal will still make them pay the price.

Nelson didn't expect to win, but only hoped that the young players of the Warriors could take this opportunity to exercise more.

(End of this chapter)