On October 31, Beijing time, defending champion Golden State Warriors lost to the Pistons 114-128 away. After
lost this game, Warriors has already lost three away games, and their ranking has dropped to tenth in the Western Conference.
Even if Kerr modified the rotation lineup in this game and enabled Poole as the team's starting guard, it would still be useless. In the three games lost by
, the Warriors lost a total of 382 points on the defensive end, and their opponents averaged an astonishing 127.3 points per game.
broke through the siege from last season, and defeated the defending champion of Celtics in the finals without any blood.
started the season unfavorable, losing in a row one after another and missing the top eight in the division.
did not suffer injuries in Curry , and players such as Wiggins & Poole also performed, what is the problem with the Warriors?
After losing to the Pistons today, the words said by head coach Steve Cole are worthy of the players' thoughts.
Cole looked very depressed at the post-match press conference.
In an interview, he criticized the performance of all the team members and pointed out his own belief in the reasons for losing.
"Our players look like they are playing jungle ball".
"The shooting choice is bad, the defense is bad, we must have a sense of purpose"! The implication of these two sentences
is that Cole believes that the Warriors players are not serious enough to play and lack consensus.
And the so-called unanimous belief refers to the desire for the champion.
Too many players will fall into a short loss after winning the championship, and believe that after working hard once, there is no need to work hard again. This is the current situation of some players in the Warriors.
It's obvious that this is not the opening status the Warriors want to see.
The departure of Porter in the offseason, Payton and others seems to be small, but in fact it has a huge impact.
The defensive energy provided by these two players on the bench is immeasurable.
Especially Payton, his existence can largely cover up Poole's defensive weaknesses.
, and the growth rate of new players such as Kumingga, Wiseman did not meet the expected goals of the Warriors management.
can only say that there are many things Cole has to do next...
