Although he won the championship this year as he wished, and although he won quite easily, Deng Fang still wants Durant to join him.
The reason is that Barnes is not very reliable.
Barnes is a good player and has performed well this year, but this does not mean that he will always be a good player and his performance will always be stable.
Barnes performed well in this year's finals. Although he cannot be said to be outstanding, he was quite satisfactory. His three-point shooting was okay, with a shooting percentage of 38%. The Cavaliers did not dare to let him go.
As long as he hits open three-pointers, Barnes is useful on the court.
Because of his size advantage, Barnes can defend from one to four, and he has a low-key personality, so he is a good player.
But it is precisely because he is too low-key that Barnes seems to lack confidence and will fall into troughs from time to time.
The Warriors were lucky in this year's finals, and Deng Fang kept feeding Barnes chicken soup to adjust his condition, so Barnes performed very well in the finals.
But who knows what next year will be like?
The Warriors will have to make a decision this summer, whether to give Barnes a big contract and give him a maximum salary.
Once the maximum salary is given, the pressure on Barnes will increase. Can he withstand the pressure? Will he drift away because of this?
No one knows this.
Historically, one of the reasons why the Warriors lost the Finals in the 15-16 season was that Barnes was too lazy.
Historically, Barnes' performance in the first four games of the 2016 Finals was very poor, but the team has made steady progress with the stable performance of Curry, Thompson, Iguodala and Green, especially the outstanding performance of the substitutes.
Enns' downturn.
Green was suspended in the fifth game, and the Cavaliers seized the opportunity to counterattack. Under such circumstances, Barnes still performed sluggishly, which also allowed the Cavaliers to boldly attack Curry and Clay.
In the last three games, Barnes took a total of 32 shots and only made 5 of them, and only 2 of 17 three-pointers.
The more Barnes failed to make shots, the more the Cavaliers let him go, and the more crazy they attacked Curry and Klay. This was also an important reason for the Splash Brothers' poor performance in the next two games.
Even so, the Warriors still have a chance to win.
You know, the Warriors only lost by 4 points in Games 6 and 7. If Barnes could hit a three-pointer in these two games, the outcome of the game would probably be different.
As long as Barnes makes two three-pointers in any game, the Warriors will definitely successfully defend their title.
In fact, Barnes has such ability and opportunity. During the regular season, his three-point shooting rate was 38%, which is already the level of a quality shooter.
If you look at the shooting percentage alone, the Cavaliers should be shorting Iguodala, not Barnes. However, Iguodala dares to take shots at critical moments. The closer the critical moment is, the more guaranteed the hit rate is, so the Cavaliers dare not short.
Iguodala instead chose to short Barnes.
Therefore, Barnes's disorder was a very important reason for the Warriors' defeat in the 16th Finals in history - although it is not as good as the Emperor's Hurdle, it is still a key factor.
If Barnes performs at a normal level, even if he makes two more three-pointers, the Warriors will win the championship that year - even if the emperor hurdles!
One of the reasons for Barnes' disorder is psychological factors, and the other is technical problems.
On a psychological level, Barnes is not that confident, so he is prone to self-doubt. Technically, Barnes is not as comprehensive as Durant and relies more on three-pointers.
Once he fails to shoot accurately, or is replaced by the coach and becomes a substitute, Barnes will doubt himself even more.
It is precisely for this reason that since Barnes came to the Warriors, Deng Fang has always given him opportunities, whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, giving him enough playing time every time, no matter how he shoots, he always
Encourage Barnes to take bold action.
In the first two years after Barnes came to the Warriors, because the Warriors had a strong lineup, Barnes did not bear much pressure, but Deng Fang gave him enough opportunities and trained Barnes.
In the past two years, due to the limitations of the system, the Warriors' lineup has changed a lot. Barnes has also stepped up, and his role has become more and more important.
No matter how well Barnes shoots in the playoffs this year, Deng Fang always lets him start, and no matter how bad his shooting is, he always encourages him to take action!
Coupled with the fact that the Warriors went smoothly in the playoffs and finals, Barnes didn't have to bear much pressure, so he performed well this year.
However, Deng Fang knows that Barnes is not a star player. His stability is still much worse than that of star players, and it is much worse than that of players like Durant!
Barnes was able to find many teams in the market to offer him the maximum salary, largely because he had enough exposure in the Warriors and the team's impressive record.
Later facts proved that Barnes was a good 3D player, but not worth the maximum salary.
The problem now is that the Warriors don't give him a maximum salary, but the team gives him a lot.
In this case, why not give Durant the maximum salary?
Durant is not a substitute for Barnes for the Warriors, but the ultimate evolved version of Barnes!
In the "Death Five" system, there is no striker more suitable than Durant.
Everyone performs abnormally sometimes, and Curry and Durant are no exception.
However, if Curry stretches his hips again, even if he makes zero out of ten three-pointers, his opponents will not dare to let him go!
No matter how hard Durant stretches his hips and misses, his opponents won't dare to relax at all!
In other words, no matter how hard Durant pulls his hips, he is still worse than Barnes. Even if Durant pulls his hips for one game, it is impossible for him to pull his hips for two or three games in a series, but it is completely possible for Barnes!
This is why Deng Fang wants Durant to join.
It was not difficult to convince Durant to join. Deng Fang and Curry took care of Comrade Xiaoshuai!
After meeting, Deng Fang only said one sentence: "We need you!"
Curry gave the answer Durant wanted most: "I don't care who is the boss!"
Both men are very sincere, Durant can see it.
Durant didn't waste any time and directly agreed to join the Warriors without any hesitation!
Because Durant originally wanted to join the Warriors, he only needed a reason!
It is the warriors who need me, not me who needs the warriors!
This sentence was said by the warrior boss!
As for whether this is the case or not, it doesn’t matter!
Anyway, that’s what I think, and so do the Warriors!
Get rid of Durant, and the rest will be easy to deal with.
Barnes is already a free agent and can sign a maximum salary contract with any team.
Based on Barnes' performance in this year's finals, the maximum salary is worth it, and many teams are rushing to sign him.
But Barnes gave priority to staying with the Warriors, so he did not contact other teams, but waited for the Warriors to come to him.
In the end, Deng Fang personally talked to Barnes for an hour, and the core content was "You are a good person!"
