I am so Accurate

Jeremy Lin and Azubuike were waived.

Jeremy Lin's efforts were visible to the Warriors management, and some of his technical characteristics were also liked by the team, but in the end the Warriors still didn't have a place for him.

What he can do now, CJ Watson can do better than him.

The experience he doesn't have now is exactly what veteran Jason Williams is good at.

Jeremy Lin finally received a "good player card".

Azubuike's situation is more special.

The severity of his injury completely exceeded the team's expectations.

Originally, the Warriors thought Azubuike would be fine after just one season of rest.

But until the end of the preseason, Azubuike failed to return to the training ground.

According to this situation, he may be reimbursed for two consecutive seasons.

This is no longer a human thing. As the defending champion, it is impossible to defend the title with an injury.

This layoff is also reasonable, and the Warriors have not closed the window to continue cooperation with Azubuike.

When Azubuike recovers from his injury and his ability is still there, it is not impossible to re-sign him.

After all, before the injury, Azubuike showed enough ability to partner with the Warriors' starting guard.

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't play, the Warriors wouldn't choose to lay off people directly. Laying off people would count against the salary cap.

After completing two layoffs, the Warriors are ready to enter the new season with a 15-man roster.

Before the official start of the season, ESPN also made a wave of strength predictions based on the performance in the preseason.

The interesting thing is that the top three on their prediction list...are the same as TNT!

First Warriors, second Bulls, third Knicks.

Mention the preseason performances of the three teams.

These three teams have different arrangements for preseason games.

The Warriors' focus is on examining rotations, selecting players, and practicing small-ball tactics.

The Bulls play half-court and half-court, letting Bosh run the team in the first half and letting the bench play in the second half.

The Knicks are more thorough. As a brand-new team, they basically let the main players play through three quarters in every game.

Then the feeling when typed out will naturally be different.

The Warriors are comfortable, the Bulls still need to adjust, and the Knicks have many problems.

The "three sins" that Barkley mentioned in previous programs were basically displayed in the preseason.

When talking about this matter, we also have to talk about the head coach of the Knicks.

When they first selected a coach, the Knicks' most interested head coach was "Zen Master" Phil Jackson.

This is also the consistent practice of the New York management team, which only selects well-known players. Whether they are useful or not is another matter.

Anyway, in the end, it was the head coach who took the blame...

Phil Jackson decisively refused.

Throughout Jackson's coaching career, you will find that except for the Bulls at the beginning, his subsequent coaching was based on the team.

Choosing a team that suits your coaching philosophy is also a basic quality of a famous coach.

Because those who can't do it, most of them will fail to become a famous coach...

Although the Knicks are now full of superstars, which seems to be a good fit for Jackson, who is good at handling star relationships, the Knicks are obviously unable to play the triangle offense.

If it is a young Phil Jackson, he can develop new tactics based on the characteristics of the team.

But now that he has become synonymous with the triangle offense, he obviously does not have that need.

Because if this wave turns over, his previous successful resume may be in vain.

In fact, don't tell me, the most suitable person for this team may still be Nelson from the Warriors.

Of course, it was impossible to invite Nelson. The Knicks couldn't invite Phil Jackson, and it was impossible to find Nelson. Finally, they turned their attention to Pat Riley.

Riley is now the president of the Heat, but it doesn't mean he can't be the head coach.

And one thing that many people don't know is that Riley is actually a fan of small ball tactics.

The tactics used by the Heat's Big Three in history also came from his ideas and were executed by Spoelstra.

It turned out that Riley was more ruthless than Jackson and didn't even give him a chance to meet with the Knicks.

He did a good job as the president of the Heat, and he went to be the head coach of the Knicks after his brain was blown.

You must know that although the Knicks have many stars, their coaching challenges are also great, not to mention the worst owner in the league.

So after going around in circles, the Knicks found that no famous coach they liked was willing to come.

In the end, they didn't know if they were angered by Riley's behavior, so they directly poached Heat coach Spoelstra...

Why did Spoelstra want to change jobs? No one has trouble with money!

The annual salary offered by the Knicks is twice what he made in the Heat!

Although, in fact, it can only be regarded as the third level of salary in the NBA coaching echelon, but it is still considered a promotion and salary increase!

In the eyes of the outside world, the Knicks' behavior is that they can't find a good head coach and use a puppet coach to get rid of the problem.

Now that we know the head coach, let’s talk about the Knicks’ preseason. It can be described as chaos.

Spoelstra obviously couldn't suppress the team's giants.

Among the Big Three, except for Wade who made obvious concessions, Anthony and James still play according to their own styles of play.

Moreover, Spoelstra did not let Harden and Miller start, but instead let rookie Paul George start, which also caused dissatisfaction between Harden and Miller.

In addition, the team's insiders Dampier and Ilgauskas are not in good condition, and Turiaf is struggling to support the situation.

The Knicks did feel a bit stretched after the preseason.

Of course, the preseason is just a preseason, and you won’t know how it’s going to be until you actually enter the regular season.

On October 30, after a long rough period, the 2010~2011 season finally officially started.

There's a Knicks game on day one!

The league knows exactly what fans expect.

The Knicks' opponent is the Wizards.

The Wizards have limited reinforcements in the summer, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse. They are still the second-tier team in the Eastern Conference after the Bulls and Knicks.

This game is still very interesting to watch.

Sun Hao also watched the game live with Durant Curry.

The process and result of this game were unexpected and reasonable.

At the beginning of the game, the Wizards' interior offense made the Knicks look very weak.

You must know that the Wizards are much weaker on the outside, but the inside is the combination of Yao Ming and Gabuzel!

The inside strength of the two teams is not at the same level at all!

The defense couldn't stop it, and the offense didn't work well. In Zhang Weiping's words during the broadcast, it was reasonable for the Wizards to take the lead.

But it has to be said that if you have talent, you can do whatever you want.

Despite problems here and there, the Knicks didn't let the Wizards open the score too far.

It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the Wizards won the game by constantly pressing the rhythm and grinding out the position.

After watching the game, both Durant and Curry seemed optimistic.

Especially Durant.

"They'd be a joke."

The "Little Handsome", who is always so real, also gave a very real view, with a smile on his face that could not hide the joy in his heart.

Because the main competitors are playing like this, the Warriors' probability of defending the title has greatly increased.

On the other hand, Sun Hao was relatively calm.

Because of the Knicks' performance, it felt familiar to him.

They are familiar because in history, the Big Three of the Heat did not play well at the beginning, and it took a period of time before they performed well.

And the head coach is also Spoelst.

Of course, Anthony is not Bosh, and the Knicks arrived first. Whether he or James will give in, or whether anyone is willing to give in, is unknown.

Perhaps only as the season progresses will all this be answered.

On the third day of the NBA season, the Warriors also ushered in the regular season opener.

Their opponent is the Spurs.

Before the game started, the Warriors held a championship ring awarding ceremony.

The atmosphere at the scene was comparable to the previous championship parade.

Because after the rings are awarded, there is also a championship flag unveiling ceremony!

In terms of rings, the owner of the Warriors also made a big deal this time. The rings are larger than those of the Clippers last year. Each one is worth more than 700,000, which directly creates NBA history.

It's not that the Warriors boss is arrogant, but this championship means so much to the Warriors!

Not only is it meaningful, the Warriors’ market value has doubled!

The reaction of the players after receiving the championship ring was also very real. Tracy McGrady kissed him for three seconds on the spot.

This shot has also become a classic.

Of course, the real climax was the moment the championship banner was unveiled, and the entire Oracle Center was boiling.

The overwhelming cheers soared into the sky, as if they were about to lift the roof of the arena.

This scene made the Warriors' players excited. They raised their hands and cheered and shouted, enjoying this glorious moment.

On the Spurs team next door, Popovich looked serious, while Duncan couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.

The temptation of a championship.

After the award ceremony, the entrance ceremony followed.

At this time, the Warriors' starting lineup is very interesting.

Because after successfully leading the small-ball tactics in last season's finals, there is a question mark as to whether Oden will be abandoned directly.

After the opening ceremony, this question will soon be answered.

Curry, Sun Hao, Durant, Ibaka, Oden!

Oden is still the starter.

This is somewhat surprising!

The next question that fans unconsciously raise is, has Nelson given up on small-ball tactics?

This question was answered shortly after the game started.

In last season's finals, the small ball tactic appeared for the first time, which gave people the illusion that this tactic must have no center, or the center must have shooting.

But the answer isn't that.

The core of small ball tactics is offensive space. Of course it is best if the center can open up the space.

But just like the game between the Knicks and the Wizards, because the center is not that withered now, that kind of complete small ball is not suitable for this era.

It's okay to use that lineup in a certain series like the Warriors did in the Finals, but it's obviously inappropriate to play like that throughout the long regular season.

This is very similar to the Warriors who played small ball in history.

First there was Bogut, then Pachulia. Most of the Warriors' starting lineup also includes a big center.

They will only field a lineup without a center during certain specific periods or at critical moments.

Nelson also figured out this layer after a summer of exploration and training camp experiments.

At this time, some people will definitely ask, isn’t this a round of tossing and then going back?

of course not!

In the first round, the Warriors showed different effects of the same starting lineup.

The biggest difference naturally comes from Ibaka.

Ibaka worked hard on three-pointers with Sun Hao in the summer, and he immediately showed it in the new season.

Because the Spurs didn't know that Ibaka had developed a three-pointer, the first ball was completely released.

Ibaka raised his hand and threw the ball in.

Just one goal set the Oracle Arena on fire.

Ibaka, who has no three-pointers, has already shined in the finals. With the addition of three-pointers, will he be able to destroy the world?

This ball also gave Popovich a headache on the opposite side.

He really hates three-pointers!

But that wasn't the only thing that annoyed him.

Because soon, Ibaka showed another skill of his: passing!

After the Warriors' training camp started this year, Nelson arranged a unique training content for the team's insiders.

That's right, passing drills.

Small ball tactics use space, which means everyone needs to have good passing ability.

This is also what Nelson concluded.

After some training, everyone reacts differently.

Oden's hand skills are rough and basically difficult to practice.

But Ibaka proved what a good prospect he is.

Although he is not as good a passer in college as Draymond Green in history, his passing talent is not bad at all.

He can do all these basic tactical passes, including pick-and-roll hand-off passes and transitional second-hand passes.

Then, in addition to Ibaka's changes, it's Sun Hao!

During the opening ceremony, fans were surprised why Nelson asked Curry to play point guard and Sun Hao to play shooting guard.

Because this kind of attempt was tried by the Warriors last season, and it proved to be not very effective.

It wasn't until the game started that they discovered the changes inside.

Curry's progress aside, the focus is on Sun Hao!

You couldn't tell Sun Hao was wearing clothes, but after a real confrontation, fans discovered that he had turned into a serious tank defender.

The Spurs started Ginobili this season. When Sun Hao broke through, he faced Ginobili and knocked him over.

Ginobili looked confused after falling to the ground.

I haven’t seen you in April and you have become a muscular man?

And after gaining more weight and stronger confrontation, Sun Hao's shooting and rhythm have not weakened.

This makes it quite difficult for the Spurs to defend there.

Because those who can keep up with Sun Hao's rhythm cannot keep up with the confrontation, and those who can keep up with the confrontation cannot keep up with the rhythm.

In addition to being difficult to defend, Sun Hao's improved ability to forcefully finish and draw fouls brought about by enhanced confrontation is also obvious.

Popovich was speechless when he saw this.

Is there anything else you can't learn? !

These changes were all unexpected by Popovich. The Spurs were also rubbed by the Warriors throughout the game, and finally lost 103 to 123.

The Warriors threw 23 three-pointers in the game.

At the post-game press conference, Popovich lost his temper.

"Three-pointers are the most boring way of scoring I have ever seen. It is destroying the enjoyment of basketball. Do you want the basketball game to turn into a three-point contest?"

Popovich is starting to feel a little loser.

Although this reaction is understandable, because it seems that he will never beat Nelson again.

Of course, most people feel that this is just a game and a discussion is wrong.

As for competitions, you still have to play more to see the real thing.

then……

Another month later.

The Warriors won their 13th straight game to start...