Chapter 34 Fans: It's time for Wang Feng to start!
He is truly worthy of being a head coach, and the standard of his speech is very high.
It was obvious that Barnes was moved from the starting position to the bench, but it was actually said that he was entrusted with an important task.
Yes, for a team with a strong level, substitute players are also very important. A player who has starting ability but comes on as a substitute can obviously increase the upper limit of a team.
The most typical example is Manu Ginobili of the Spurs.
The famous Yaodao definitely has the ability to become a starter. Even if he is given enough ball rights and shots, there will be no problem in becoming an All-Star level player.
But in the Spurs, Ginobili has always played the role of a substitute sixth man, often using his excellent personal abilities to build advantages for the team when coming off the bench for both teams.
Duncan is one of the greatest power forwards in history, and head coach Popovich is indeed talented. However, the Spurs have had a record of 50+ wins in the regular season for decades, and Ginobili is sitting on the bench.
The main thigh also plays an important role!
It's just...how many Ginobilis have there been in the history of the league?
The purpose of most players playing in the NBA is to gain higher prestige and earn more money!
How big a contract can a substitute player get, no matter how well he performs?
For Barnes, next year will usher in his contract year. The remaining games of this season, and even next season, are opportunities for him to strive for a big contract!
However, he was unable to resist the head coach's arrangements. In the final analysis, he was just an ordinary player on the Warriors, and he had no capital or qualifications to question the coach's arrangements.
"Okay, coach..."
Barnes almost forced his back molars to say this sentence.
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The game between the Warriors and the Mavericks is about to begin, and the on-site DJ begins to introduce the players.
The home court of the Golden State Warriors is almost full of fans. This season the Warriors have completely risen, with impressive regular season results, and the Splash Brothers also play a gorgeous and exciting fast break rhythm, which naturally attracts a large number of fans.
"The starting small forward of the Warriors is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 98 kilograms! A player from China, No. 33! Wang Feng!"
Accompanied by the high-pitched shouts of the on-site DJ, Wang Feng slowly ran out of the player tunnel and high-fived the Warriors players on both sides of the tunnel.
The fans and spectators at the scene were all stunned, but the vast majority of fans were supportive of head coach Cole's lineup adjustments.
"Will Wang Feng start in this game?"
"That's right! Wang should have been allowed to start a long time ago! His three-pointers are so accurate and his perimeter defense is top-notch. It's such a waste to have him come off the bench!"
"That bastard Harrison should have gone to the bench a long time ago! Look what kind of performance he has been doing recently! His average shooting percentage per game is less than 35%? Wang Feng's three-point shooting percentage is close to his overall shooting percentage.
More than twice the rate!”
Golden State Warriors fans are disgusted with the poor performance of Barnes, but they also like the efficient Wang Feng.
California itself has the largest number of Chinese in the United States. San Francisco, where the Warriors play home, has a permanent population of nearly 800,000, of which 180,000 are of Chinese descent.
These are Wang Feng's advantages in the Warriors! Of course, the main reason why Wang Feng can successfully serve as the starter is that his strength and hard work have been recognized by Cole, otherwise everything else is meaningless.
Just like at the beginning, the other Wang Feng, who had not yet traveled through time and obtained the system, was about to be laid off by the team!
In the NBA, strength is the criterion above all else!
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After a short warm-up, the game officially begins!
The Warriors' opponent in this game is the Mavericks from Dallas.
The Dallas Mavericks, the 2011 championship team, are now gradually beginning to decline.
The team's lineup is aging, the core player Nowitzki is 37 years old, and the team that won the championship has basically been dismantled.
The Mavericks' record this season remains at around 50%. The team's top scorer is star guard Monta Ellis, who averages 18.9 points per game and shoots 44.5% from the field.
Speaking of which, Ellis has a deep connection with the Warriors. Since joining the NBA through the NBA draft in 2005, Ellis has been playing for the Warriors. In his peak season of 2009-10, he averaged 25.5 points per game for the team.
Points, 5.3 assists and 4 rebounds! He was the boss of the Warriors at the time. At that time, Curry had just entered the league and he was Ellis' younger brother Ma Tsai.
However, as a combo guard, Ellis has a position conflict with Curry, and his own technical characteristics are very limited. In order to strengthen Curry, the Warriors chose to trade Ellis to the Bucks in 2012 in exchange for blue-collar center Bogut and
Captain Jackson.
Without Ellis' suppression, Curry grew rapidly in the following season, and his personal data continued to rise. In just 2 years today, he has become a popular candidate for regular season MVP!
But Ellis, who was the boss of Curry at the time, was not in a good situation.
After an unsatisfactory season with the Bucks, Ellis chose to opt out of his contract and signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Mavericks.
25 million for three years is definitely not a big contract for a player who averages 20+ points per game.
Standing on the playing field, Ellis looked at his little brother Yuri's glory, how could he not have any thoughts in his heart?
But this is the NBA, strength means everything!
At the beginning of the game, Mavericks center Chandler won the jump ball. Ellis received the basketball and dribbled the ball across half court. Then he looked at Wang Feng standing in front of him, his expression slightly startled.
It seems that in this game, Cole is planning to let Wang Feng mark him.
After a few games, Wang Feng is no longer the unknown player that most teams don't know about.
With his accurate corner three-pointers, excellent outside defense, and averaging nearly 3 steals per game, Wang Feng has gradually begun to be targeted by NBA teams and analyzed for his technical characteristics.
Before the start of this game, the head coach of the Mavericks had already stated that he should try to avoid a one-on-one duel with Wang Feng.
But having said that... Ellis still wants to give it a try!
Ellis, whose main offensive method is breakthrough, has the best speed in the league in the first step of breakthrough!
Even though I am a little older now and my explosive power has declined, it is still very difficult to prevent!
But Wang Feng kept up! Although he was a little reluctant to follow, Wang Feng still caught up with Ellis in time when he broke through.
Death Coil Badge activated!
Ellis is extremely fast, but in order to ensure his speed, his body is thin and weak, and his strength and confrontation ability are insufficient. This is the main reason why he averaged only 25 points per game even at his peak.
What he fears most is taking action after physical confrontation.
Under the entanglement of the Death Coil Badge skill, Ellis could only barely rush to the basket and shoot, but the shot missed wildly under Wang Feng's defense.