Chapter 226 The first battle of the brave horse (2)
In short, due to Bowen's departure and the lack of top defenders to defend arrow figures, the Spurs' biggest problem lies on the defensive end.
The Warriors deliberately let go of the Thunder and Jazz at the end of the season and chose the Spurs as their opponent. Many people saw this.
Many people are not optimistic about the Warriors' choice.
The Warriors are indeed very strong, but the Spurs are not weak!
In particular, the Spurs have a wealth of experience that cannot be matched by the Warriors.
If the Spurs are ranked second in experience, then no team in the league dares to say that they are first.
The GDP team has been working together for many years and has a tacit understanding.
Bobo is the most experienced coach in the league, bar none!
If there is no super giant pressure formation, Zen masters are not as sophisticated as Bobo!
The Warriors are a group of rookies, and Curry is in his first year in the league.
Not to mention Deng Fang, at his age, even if he was born in the NBA, he has not watched as many games as Bobo coached!
The regular season is an encounter, and your opponents generally won't develop special tactics for you.
So you can win the game with novel playing styles, abundant physical strength, and high morale.
But the playoffs are completely different, they are conference games!
The playoffs are a life-and-death war. If you lose, go home and fish!
So no one will let down their guard in the playoffs, every player will give 100% spirit, and every team will be fully prepared.
When your opponent has studied every fiber of your being, the role of experience becomes important.
Because no one has any secrets, what matters is the on-the-spot performance and the coach's response.
Unless you have the absolute strength to crush your opponent!
Although the Thunder are young and energetic, they lack experience and are definitely a better opponent than the Spurs.
So most people felt that Deng Fang was stupid this time.
The same goes for the media, where the analysis of various commentators is similar:
Smart for a time but confused for a while!
Young people just have no experience!
During the regular season, Deng Fang looked very good. Why did he make a mistake at the critical moment?
Young people, the regular season and the playoffs are different!
Popovich and GDP are not easy to deal with!
Isn't it good for you to choose the Thunder? Why do you have to choose the Spurs?
The Spurs will push you to the ground and rub you!
Bobo will hang you up and beat you!
GDP will educate Curry online and make Lopez doubt his life!
Deng Fang did not care about these remarks.
As someone who has traveled through time, he knows the strength of each team best.
The 2009-2010 season was the Spurs' weakest season.
Bowen has left and Leonard has not yet arrived. As the GDP becomes older, the team does not have a top defender to shoulder the defensive responsibility.
The team does not have a 3D player as good as Danny Green, and Diaw, a versatile player, and Split, a strong interior defensive player, are still improving elsewhere.
The defensive end cannot guard against superstars, the offensive end has no space, and the inside singles strength is also declining.
Such Spurs are just a paper tiger!
Although they look strong, the Spurs are actually very fragile at this time.
In fact, the best Spurs team was the Spurs team in the 13-14 season.
That Spurs team was smooth on the offensive end, with no hands on the ball, extremely accurate three-pointers, wide space, and both inside and outside.
On the defensive end, there is Leonard, a top-level goalkeeper on the outside who is responsible for locking down the opponent. On the inside, Duncan and Splitter are capable of blocking shots, and the other is flexible and works well together.
The main force is strong and the substitutes are not weak either.
That Spurs team is the best-looking and best-playing Spurs team in history!
This Spurs team is so far behind now!
Compared to this Spurs team, the Thunder team is actually more difficult to deal with.
Durant is in his third year in the league and has finished his training. He has great scoring ability and has never been injured. He can jump high and run fast. He is tall and has long arms. He is very difficult to guard.
Westbrook is in his second year in the league. Although he is not very mature yet, he is also difficult to guard with his incredible physical fitness.
Although Harden is a rookie, he has three-pointers and is organized, and he can also support himself on the bench.
Jeff Green is also in peak form now and is a very useful space-based fourth position.
Although Ibaka is a rookie, he has already shown his prowess on the defensive end.
Coupled with defensive giant Saflosa and veteran Collison, the Thunder team is very strong.
Ranking seventh is just because the team is young and did not cooperate well in the first half.
When it comes to the playoffs, everyone is working hard, and whoever is younger will have an advantage in physical fitness!
Although he lacks experience, he is young!
This is what he said when he beat the old master to death with random punches.
Playing against such a young and powerful Thunder team, you have to be prepared for players to get injured!
There is no way, the Thunder's players are so physically fit, fast, and good at jumping, they are a headache on both the offensive and defensive ends!
So Deng Fang prefers to choose the Spurs.
It's not that I'm afraid of the Thunder and can't beat the Thunder, but I just don't want to expend so much effort and take greater risks.
What trouble would it be if someone got hurt?
Deng Fang has a total of 83 ability points. If the main force is seriously injured, one person will use 40 ability points!
The playoffs will be doubled!
The score is doubled and the points deducted are doubled!
What made Deng Fang even more speechless was that the opponent's main players had to be helped to treat injuries!
It also consumes the same amount of ability points!
What if Durant gets injured?
What if Curry gets injured?
Be careful when sailing the ship of ten thousand years. Our goal is to win the championship, not to show off our strength!
Minimize surprises and choose every method to increase the possibility of winning the championship. This is what the head coach has to do!
Deng Fang is still very satisfied with the current ranking in the Western Conference.
The Warriors in first place will face the eighth-placed Spurs, the second-place Lakers will face the seventh-placed Thunder, the third-placed Mavericks will face the sixth-placed Suns, and the fourth-placed Nuggets will face the fifth-placed Jazz.
Let the Lakers compete with the Thunder first, and then compete with the winners of the Mavericks and Suns.
Regardless of the Mavericks or the Suns, their offensive firepower is very strong.
As for the Nuggets and Jazz, no matter which one has its weaknesses, they are still easier to deal with than the Mavericks and Suns.
In short, the Warriors' path to advancing to the playoffs is definitely easier than the Lakers'.
When it comes to the Western Conference finals, the Warriors will definitely have a huge advantage in physical fitness.
There were still three days before the start of the playoffs. Deng Fang and the coaching staff carefully studied the tactics for half a day and then began preparations.
There is no problem with the team's physical fitness.
At the end of the season, Deng Fang often asked his main players to rest.
As for the substitute, it doesn’t matter how much he plays. Anyway, he didn’t play much in the past half-plus season!
Although the Spurs are easier to deal with than the Thunder, it is still not easy to win easily.
As long as the GDP combination is there and as long as Pop is there, the Spurs will be a tough nut to crack.
The Spurs have a very good offensive understanding, and it is not easy to defend well.
Similarly, without a top defender like Bowen, the Spurs' defense has dropped a bit, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It still takes a lot of effort to break through the Spurs' defense!
Fortunately, the Spurs have no injuries and Deng Fang does not need to spend ability points to treat their illnesses.
With the advice of veteran Jianghu Ron Adams and others, as well as the foresight experience of Deng Fang who had traveled through time, preparations for the war were proceeding smoothly.
