Poole 's $140 million contract extension has caused a chain reaction. Warriors is now in a clear polarization, and the atmosphere within the team has changed. Many players are playing their own little abacus in their hearts. Now the team can be said to be their own business, and the most intuitive manifestation is on the defensive end. As we all know, communication on the defensive end is very important. Now the Warriors have no contact at all on the defensive end, and their defensive efficiency is currently the last in the league.
I have to say that Poole’s 140 million contract was indirectly fulfilled by Green. The 140 million contract was hit by one punch not only changed the mentality of Green , but also changed the mentality of young people in the Warriors.
Green now figured it out and only did his own job. Green began to change this season, on the one hand, he was to improve his offensive data as much as possible. After being pick-and-rolled with , Curry and , Green has a lot of scoring opportunities, but in the previous few seasons he would not choose to attack the basket, but instead pass it to his teammates. But this season Green's willingness to attack the basket has become stronger. He wants to improve his offensive data to increase his bargaining chips for future contracts.
On the defensive end, Green only does what he should do. Many players in the Warriors' lineup are now missing on the first line of defense. In the past, Green would make up for the defense line that his teammates lost, but now Green rarely does that. Because even though he paid the price of foul for his teammates to prevent them, many people still sneered at him and still couldn't remember his goodness, so he simply did his job well. What followed was the collapse of the Warriors' defensive system.
Jordan Poole's defense is basically like paper, and any player can pass him in one step, and Green will help him make up for the defense in the past few seasons. But now Green pays more attention to his own defense. So the Warriors are now fouls, and to a large extent they are forced to foul because they can't defend themselves.
Now Green is beginning to restrain his temper, but this is not a good thing for the Warriors. In the past, when Jordan Poole and some young players were not defending, Green would yell at them on the court. But now Green dares not do this, and with it, the Warriors' young lineup is basically in a state of giving away points when they are on the court. The Warriors' defense is now in a mess.
The mentality of young players has also changed. Kumingga, Wiseman They hope to score on the offensive end and ignore defense. Including , Kerr , after the last game, he also admitted that some players have a stronger desire to attack, but do not pay attention to defense. This is the main reason why the team loses. Of course, it is easy to understand. Poole signed a large contract of $140 million based on his offensive ability alone. Kumingga and Wiseman also want to prove that they are no worse than Jordan Poole on the offensive end. So they formed inverter on the offensive end. No one wants to do dirty and tiring defensive work.
To be precise, when a team does not have defense, it is impossible for them to enter the playoffs . In other words, if the Warriors maintain their current defensive efficiency, let alone compete for the championship, whether they can make the playoffs will be a question. They can even move in the direction of being bad. Defense is the soul of a team and the basis for winning games. The Warriors won the past championships in which season is not because they built a strong defense. So a famous saying from NBA makes sense, that is, to win the championship when defending.
