Chapter 119: Depressed Elementary School Student

2 wins and 7 losses in the start, this is the record achieved by the Golden State Warriors at the beginning of the 09/10 season.

Because the "No. 1 pick" Lin Yi led the New York Salted Fish to make a comeback, the Warriors fans are naturally looking forward to the "No. 2 pick" Stephen Curry.

After all, the wave brothers formed by Lin Yi and Stephen Curry in college left a deep impression on people.

Compared with Lin Yi's memory, Stephen Curry received much better treatment in Golden State, because his pick suddenly came to the second place, and the Warriors' management naturally had higher expectations for him.

However, such a record at the beginning is obviously unacceptable to the Warriors fans, especially the defense of Curry and Ellis is simply a loophole in the loopholes. Let alone the All-Star backcourt combination, any backcourt combination can be blown up These two people.

The Warriors fans are not disappointed with Curry. After all, the elementary school students performed well on the offensive end. However, no fan of any team likes to lose, especially after experiencing the black eight. My spirit can be described as different from the past.

If you just look at the lineup, the Warriors' lineup is not bad. Monta Ellis, Corey Maggette, and Stephen Curry, the second overall pick in 2009, are not two outside shots, but three musketeers what!

But the Warriors are hard to find.

Stephen Curry is also very depressed, he doesn't like to lose, especially now that some media call him a defensive cancer, and the current Warriors star Monta Ellis doesn't like to cooperate with him, Stephen Curry is currently on the court His ball possession and status are incomparable to the future. If Nelson hadn't arranged some three-point tactics for him, he even wondered if there was something wrong with his ability?

As far as Curry is concerned, he is very envious of Lin Yi, because Lin Yi not only has beautiful statistics, but also New York has played a wave of five consecutive victories at the beginning, attracting the attention of the entire league.

Stephen Curry also wants to be cheered by the fans, just like Lin Yi said, who plays to show off?

Everyone is running for glory.

Before the start of the regular season, Stephen Curry and Lin Yi made an appointment to have a real duel when they met in the NBA, but now?

Lin Yi is the core of New York, the leader of the family.

What about Stephen Curry? I'm afraid he can't even count as the second-in-command. Maggette is the Warriors' second scoring option.

Stephen Curry was tired and confused.

...

On November 13, the Warriors flew to New York the night before, and Stephen Curry slipped out after going to the hotel to put his luggage away.

In a coffee shop called "Rose Garden", Stephen Curry met Lin Yi.

Lin Yi could see that Stephen Curry was in a bad state recently, and he knew why Stephen Curry was in a bad state.

The primary school students have not only poured less water in the group recently, but also LOL has not been online for several days.

Lin Yi was not in a hurry to comfort Stephen Curry, because he had read the game schedule and knew that the Warriors would be a guest in New York on the 14th.

The reason why the elementary school student is not in good shape is too simple, that is, he and Monta Ellis are not compatible.

It would be fine for these two to play separately, but playing together would be a defensive loophole X2. Although Lin Yi had already helped the elementary school students improve their defense in Xia Tian, ​​how could defense be mastered overnight?

And Lin Yi knows very well that Ellis can only be regarded as a star player, and the distance from the All-Star lies in his brain...

This season, Ellis, the "Comi", averaged 23 shots per game and scored 25.7 points per game.

The biggest difference between this "Komi" and his idol Kobe is that Kobe would still choose to pass the ball if he wanted to win the game, but Ellis...

Emmmmmm!

You know, in the most accurate season of Monta Ellis' career, the person who partnered with him in the backcourt is called Baron Davis,

An underrated super point guard, the true leader of the Warriors Black Eight!

In the 07/08 season, beside Baron Davis, Ellis averaged 20.2 points per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 53.1%. The efficiency was extremely terrifying, but after that, Ellis' shooting percentage showed a downward trend .

The reason for the decline in Ellis's hits is simple. There is a problem with his shot selection. Ellis's finishing rate at the basket is quite high, and his shooting rate in the penalty area is even comparable to that of many top guards.

Beside Baron Davis, he didn't dare to mess around, so during that time, Monta Ellis' shooting rate was terrible.

But after Baron Davis left Golden State, Ellis of "I can't help it" began to drift~!

This season, Ellis averaged 5.2 three-pointers per game, while Stephen Curry, the Warriors' most accurate three-pointer, only averaged 4.2 shots per game.

Lin Yi remembers clearly that in the 10/11 season, Ellis averaged the most three-pointers per game for the Warriors, but his three-point shooting percentage was a full 8 percentage points worse than Curry.

In the 11/12 season, Mark Jackson, then the head coach of the Warriors, could no longer stand Ellis' unreasonable shot selection, so taking advantage of Ellis' opportunity to force the palace, Mark Jackson and Jerry West hit it off. He decisively sent Ellis away and helped another "Splash Brothers": Klay Thompson.

Ellis has the same spirit as Kobe, but whether it is offense or defense, he is one dimension behind Kobe.

It is understandable for Ellis to reduce breakthroughs and increase shots. The key lies in his shot selection. His shot selection is very problematic. Many balls are "imitated by Kobe" and shot directly against people.

The most efficient scorer in the Warriors team this season is actually the seemingly unattractive Corey Maggette. He averaged 12.7 shots per game and can score almost 20 points. Only 5 points behind Ellis.

As for Stephen Curry, elementary school students have fewer shots this season than Lin Yi remembers, only averaging 12.4 shots per game. However, because Lin Yi helped Curry improve his shooting in the summer, Stephen Curry's shots are more difficult to block. Using old Nelson's tactics, he averaged 17.2 points per game and made 47% of his three-pointers.

Here comes the problem. A player who shoots 47 percent of his 3s averages only 4.2 attempts per game.

However, players who fluctuate around 30% have to shoot 5 three-pointers per game. How can the Warriors not lose?

For a team that focuses on outside offense, if the head star's shot selection is unreasonable, it will be difficult to win.

Lin Yi knows that the only best way for the Warriors to solve the incompatibility between Ellis and Curry is to let Curry lead the bench lineup, so that his and Ellis' playing time can be staggered.

But Curry is a player that the old Nelson likes very much. In addition, he is the No. 2 pick, and the Warriors also want to promote their own stars, so it is not feasible for Curry to play the sixth man.

And in any case, the current style of play of the Warriors is also very good-looking, and the gimmick of double guns in the backcourt can attract fans.

Although Old Nelson is a mad scientist, it is impossible to predict the future after all. He thinks that Curry is very similar to Nash, so he also thinks that Curry should learn how to organize offenses.

Even Mark Jackson, who will establish Curry as the core in the future, thinks that Curry can shoot three-pointers, but organizing offense is the most important thing.

Only Steve Kerr was the most straightforward and let Green organize directly, and then Stephen Curry was completely liberated in the true sense.

Lin Yi knew that Stephen Curry would go through such a "hard" time, but as Curry's friend, the feeling of watching Curry like this is completely different.

After confiding his unhappiness with his college roommate, Stephen Curry felt that he was in a much better mood. After all, tomorrow was the first NBA game that he had agreed with Lin Yi.

Stephen Curry plans to adjust his mentality and state. The elementary school student knows that Lin Yi is very strong, but he doesn't want to lose to Lin Yi.

Just when Stephen Curry was thinking about how to perform well, Lin Yi was also thinking about how to take this opportunity to make Stephen Curry complete the transformation.

Lin Yi believes that Curry will definitely adjust himself, because the Pisces star has a very strong inner personality, so Lin Yi comforts him while planning how to make Stephen Curry "uncomfortable" thoroughly.

Rebirth from the ashes, encountering setbacks is the best way to help Stephen Curry progress.