On October 18, Beijing time, Warriors coach Koll admitted in an interview that the soldiers were not in the best state. The team will give the main players time to gradually recover from their state at the beginning of the season and will not overuse them. At the same time, the team will give young players more opportunities to play, make good use of the team's lineup depth, and protect the starting player.
"I don't think we're ready to have our top five and six players play for more than 30 minutes a night. So we have to rely on our depth. Not only the opening night, but probably the first few weeks," Cole said.
There are some problems in the preparation for the defending champion. In the last preseason game, although the Warriors returned to the main lineup, they still lost to , Nuggets . After losing, Cole admitted that the team was "unprecedented" in the second half.
The Warriors have not reached the level of physical fitness they need for many reasons. First, the team went to Japan to play two preseason games, and the difficulty of driving was running, which affected the Warriors' physical reserves. Shortly after returning to the United States, the conflict between Zhu Meng and Poole broke out. Zhu Meng Meng had to temporarily leave the team to avoid the limelight and return in the last game of the preseason. The mentality of the Warriors players has also been affected. Dream Chasing missed two preseason games and a week of training, and Cole also gave the starter a break in one of them.
Warriors focus on protecting Tang Shen in preseason. Tang Shen only played one preseason game, but he was in good shape. He played in 16 minutes and scored 17 points, made 5 of 8 three-pointers, and was very efficient.
Warriors will continue to protect Tang Shen, Kerr said: "We will start to consolidate his body from here, but the trainers are very comfortable with his Achilles tendon condition on his legs, calf and injured side. This is the main reason for postponing the game. They just want to make sure he has the strength of his calf, and now he has it. So now it's more of a training problem."
At the same time, as the Warriors struggle to recover, it is expected that Kumingga, Moody, Wiseman and Divinchenzo will get more playing time. The top three are new stars that the Warriors focus on training, while Divincenzo is a new player.
In the last preseason game, Kumingga scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and Wiseman scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. Kumingga made 6 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 of 3-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. Wiseman made 7 of 9 shots and 1 of 3 free throws.
"I think we have a very strong team, so we will eventually reach our goal. But I think, in terms of this year's trip to Japan and the drama of last week, I think we will eventually reach our goal. But for example, the atmosphere is a little different, and the level of preparation is a little different than last year. So you just need to adapt and adjust," Cole said.
In other words, in the opening game, the Warriors will not use the main players hard - including the starting Curry , Thompson , Wiggins , Dream Chasing, Looney and the sixth man Poole. Three new stars Kumingga, Moody and Wiseman will be reused, and two new players, Jamie Cheungel Green, and Divincenzo will be reused. If all these five substitutes are on the bench, plus the 6 main players, the Warriors' rotation will reach 11 people in the opening game.
