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Chapter 325 The Calm Before the Storm
For Curry's injury, ESPN gave a detailed report.

In the past nearly two months, Curry suffered a total of three ankle injuries. Although each time he was injured, he only needed to rest for a week or two before returning, but every time he was injured or returned, he would also disrupt the Warriors' rotation plan, making it difficult for the Warriors to recover. The Warriors' record is affected.

Originally head coach Mark Jackson took office, selected potential rookie Thompson, and obtained high-quality substitutes such as Nate from the free market. The Warriors set a new tone and started to improve their record.

Because of Curry's temporary injury, the All-Star Skills Challenge that was originally planned to participate had to be canceled and replaced by other players as substitutes.

ESPN also quoted Warriors star Rick Barry in an interview with the "San Francisco Chronicle": Stephen Curry needs to consider a truce, most likely for the rest of the season, and it will take a lot of work to fully repair the ankle ligaments. For a long time, he has been participating in the game with an ankle that has not fully recovered, that is absolutely impossible...]

After reading the news, Su Yang remembered it in his heart.

After chatting with the Lakers generals, he found Kupchak for a detailed chat, and bluntly said that he needs to start paying attention to Curry's situation.

"I believe in your vision 100%, but Stephen Curry's ankle injury seems to be an unsolvable problem..." Kupchak said worriedly, "You know, in the history of the NBA, there are many super talents with this glass physique player..."

Su Yang nodded when he heard the words, knowing that Kupchak was justified in worrying. There are too many geniuses ruined by injuries in the NBA.

In ancient times, there were Bill Walton and his ilk, in the 90s there were Hardaway and Grant Hill, and in the new century, the NBA also had Oden and TJ Ford. These players were frequently injured, and most of them were not injured due to accidents.

In short, it looks very glass and fragile.

The current Curry also shows the same characteristics, injured three times in two months, and has appeared many times in the past few seasons.

But Curry, like many of them, was dragged down by the wrong treatment method, the typical one is 'Penny' Hardaway, whose frequent injuries are not due to the problem of fighting style, but the poor level of the doctor who performed the operation for the first time , causing Hardaway's left knee problem to keep recurring. The key point is that Hardaway is also a reckless man. His injury has not fully recovered, so he has to play hard.

Curry’s situation is the same. He has already undergone surgery, but it failed to solve the problem. He has cooperated with the team doctors many times and can’t find a deeper reason. He even suspects that it is a problem with the sneakers. He is trying to cooperate with Nike. Customization is more suitable. sneakers.

"I think it's worth taking a gamble. Stephen Curry's biggest problem is still being too impatient..." Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "Now is the moment when his trading value is the lowest. If you go to the market to inquire, there are definitely other teams who want to get it." he."

After the All-Star rookie season, Curry has already played a relatively impressive performance, and now he is anxious about his next contract.

As someone who has been there, Su Yang knows some inside information. He knows that at this time point, the Warriors are already looking for a deal because they have been tossed to the point of losing confidence. There are also many teams that are trying to acquire Curry, but the offer is low, and the Warriors use it to raise the price.

"In short, my personal opinion is that Stephen Curry is a core player of the dynasty, and it is worth taking risks and trading at a premium." Su Yang said seriously: "This kind of opportunity is only once, and the importance is similar to the use of Divac to get Kobe back then..."

Divac was the main player of the Lakers back then, and it was a surprising move to trade for Kobe.

But it turned out afterwards that it was the most successful trade in the history of the Lakers.

Su Yang has already said what he should say and what he should not say, and how things will develop next, he will follow the trend.

After a night's rest, the Lakers continued to sit at home and face the Blazers who came to challenge, striving to achieve a three-game winning streak.

Before the pre-match ceremony started, Su Yang chatted with McMillan on the sidelines, mainly to give some encouragement, because Twitter and other social media are spreading wildly: the Blazers are preparing to rebuild and are about to send Wallace and Camby away, And dismiss the employer coach.

"Maybe the times are changing too fast, which makes me a little outdated. I should learn more from you how to lead the team..."

McMillan was somewhat self-deprecating and self-deprecating. The main reason is that since the new season, he has lost control and leadership of the locker room. Some Trail Blazers players have expressed through anonymous channels that they hope that assistant coach Bistakov Jr. will take over.

Compared to the starting point guard killer like Jarrett Jack, Bistakov Jr. feels like a head coach killer. Wherever he goes, the head coach dismisses get out of class one after another, and he can always get the support of the players as the head coach, but leading the team A piece of rubbish.

In other words, McMillan's iron-blooded army and emphasis on defense can no longer continue in the Blazers.

"Young people, it's normal..."

Su Yang didn't know what to say for a moment, and after a pause, he continued: "In short, I will always support you."

At 06:30 in a blink of an eye, the game officially started.

Perhaps the Blazers were distracted, and the offensive end was in a mess. They either made a pass error or rushed to make a shot. Raymond Felton even dribbled the ball to his feet and violated the boundary. He hit the iron seven times in a row before thinking about it Throw the ball inside.

But Ade's life is not easy when he gets the ball inside. Su Yang resolutely directs the double-team because the Blazers have no basket outside.

What makes the Blazers even more outrageous is that the defensive end is almost free, the retreat speed is slow, no one is stuck in the rebound, and the pick-and-roll switch lacks communication. It's useless.

The Lakers were still working hard at the beginning, and slowly played casually. After the first quarter of the game, they led 29 to 7.

During the intermission, the on-site commentator James Worthy laughed and said: "The Blazers only scored 7 points in a single quarter, which seems very exaggerated, but on February 04, 2, in the Warriors' home game against the Raptors, the Only scored 8 points in four quarters..."

In the second quarter of the game, I don’t know what McMillan said. Batum stood up and carried wildly. He actually fought against the bench team led by Jeremy Lin and Mike Roberts. He made 7 of 5 shots in a short period of time and scored 12 free throws. point.

But only when it was too difficult for Batum to score, the Lakers still maintained an 18-point lead, and the main players rested for most of the quarter before appearing.

Back from the halftime break, the Blazers adjusted their offensive strategy in the third quarter, almost giving up attacking the inside, and instead used center Camby to pick and roll and quickly shot a three-pointer. Batum made two shots first, and Wesley Matthews followed with a three-pointer. He made two shots and chased points quickly.

On the Lakers side, Bynum was basically unable to defend. Once he took the initiative to attack, he was knocked down by Jamal Crawford.Su Yang immediately adopted a partial three-defense and two-two strategy, allowing the weak side to help defend, but Wallace and Felton also scored three-pointers.

Only halfway through the three quarters, the Blazers made 9 of 7 three-pointers, and the Lakers led from 18 points to 8 points.

Su Yang had no choice but to bite the bullet and replace Bynum and let Mike Roberts serve as the center forward, finally stabilizing the situation.

When the game started in the fourth quarter, Su Yang sent Bynum to the field ahead of schedule, but Bynum fouled the first time he defended.

Fortunately, the horn elbow system is tolerant enough, and Bynum can also make a contribution in the pick-and-roll, and the situation has not collapsed.

The other main players of the Lakers then debuted. Kobe made 5 of 3 shots and Barnes made 5 of 3 shots together, completely laying the foundation for victory.

The whole game ended quickly, and the Lakers easily defeated the Trail Blazers 103 to 92, achieving their wish to win three consecutive victories.

Reporters from all walks of life seemed to have noticed something, and immediately dug up the data of the Lakers players to report after the game. It was mentioned that Kobe sent 11 assists, and the ball dominance style of play is about to become history. They also mentioned that the Lakers scored in double figures with six points. Bynum had 14 points.

What is easier to associate is that Bynum only made 7 shots but made 5 hits, which is even less than the substitute Barnes. It is really not worthy of the Big Three of the Lakers and the status of the future leader. The key is to be diligent Grabbed 19 rebounds.

The well-known commentator Bill Simmons tweeted: "As I said before, Bynum is very good, but it doesn't fit Su Yang's offensive and defensive substitutes. I think Bynum deserves Su Yang to redesign or optimize for him. The Lakers offense and defense system…”

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