During the offseason, when Monta Ellis and Marcus Camby left, it was widely believed that the Warriors’ imdiate combat strength would be sowhat affected.
It’s not fatal, but it would definitely have so impact.
As a result, this season, the Warriors started off quite strong.
In the second ga of the regular season, the Warriors easily defeated the transitioning Spurs. The Warriors directly hit a super climax of 41-17 in the third quarter, causing Popovich to choke on his water for quite so ti when drinking at the end of the third quarter, and spilled water everywhere.
Charles Barkley elegantly referred to it as: "Craig experienced the ultimate climax and then spray, believe , Roger absolutely has this ability."
In the third ga, the Warriors again took down the Denver Nuggets led by the fully evolved Anthony, ultimately winning by 16 points.
The nas on this list of victims continue to grow.
Knights, Jazz, Mavericks with Kidd, Pistons, Clippers, Raptors...
Since the beginning of the season, the Golden State Warriors have been winning continuously, and most importantly, the Warriors win with ease, as if harvesting victories every night is as natural as sleeping every night.
The biggest change for the Warriors this season compared to last season is that Brandon Roy’s playing ti has been greatly increased, and he hasn’t missed any gas.
In many past seasons, when the Warriors only had Roger as a point of distribution, the Warriors’ offense was already unstoppable.
And when Roger has Roy by his side, their offense is even more unstoppable.
When Roger is double-tead, Brandon Roy is not just a shooter who can respond in an open spot, but can be the second initiator of the offense.
Amar’e Stoudemire and the two guards are executing pick and rolls smoothly, his energy on offense almost never stalls.
The Warriors’ unstoppable winning streak, Brandon Roy’s role completely fills the gap left by Monta Ellis and Marcus Camby.
TNT even specifically made a program: Can Brandon compete for the position of Roger’s strongest helper?
Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson’s debate eventually did not yield any results.
But one thing is certain, Roy does not fall short compared to any helper.
When talking about Roger’s best helper, people first think of Scottie Pippen and Paul Pierce.
Compared to Pippen, Roy’s defense is far inferior, his distribution ability is about the sa, but Roy’s ability to drive offense with the ball is sothing Pippen doesn’t have. Pippen’s offense has never been stable, whether supporting Jordan or Roger, Pippen has had single-digit scoring nights in the playoffs, resulting in nights where the whole team had to rely on Jordan and Roger to carry. And Roy already proved last season in the playoffs, he is a player who can play tough battles.
Compared to Pierce, Roy’s defense and self-sufficient scoring ability are about the sa as his, but Roy’s distribution is far superior to Pierce.
Brandon Roy’s phrase "Roger also has by his side" is no longer mocked by dia and fans.
The facts prove he is indeed an extrely strong number two.
Such a helper, a deep enough bench, coupled with Roger who has thoroughly comprehended the sport of basketball, allows Golden State Warriors to win one battle after another.
On November 21, the Golden State Warriors went to Seattle, challenging the Seattle SuperSonics, who had completely entered the rebuilding phase.
This season, Seattle people are not that enthusiastic about basketball, because they aren’t even sure if the team will still be in Seattle next season.
So, no one cares whether Kevin Durant will beco Seattle’s future.
In fact, Oklahomans are more concerned about Durant’s performance.
Because the current team owner Clay Bennett has announced that once the lease with the KeyArena expires, the team will move to Oklahoma City.
However, those expectant of KD’s performance will be disappointed, because during the ga against the Warriors, he hit only 2 out of 12 shots. This future superstar did not show even a tiny bit of competitiveness against the current rulers.
Upon the conclusion of the ga, KD told reporters: "I’m very fortunate, if this season is indeed Roger’s last season, it ans I won’t encounter him in my future career."
Roger doesn’t know what has happened to this world.
The number 23 loses a key ga and says "Your life will still be the sa tomorrow."
The number 35 actually rejoices he won’t encounter Roger in the future.
And these two guys who show such indifference to losing will actually beco the kings of the league 10 years later.
When did the old guard’s competitive spirit disappear from this league? Roger has no clue.
He only knows that 15 years ago, all rookies aspired to challenge Jordan, including Roger himself.
years ago, young Kobe, AI, and T-Mac bravely challenged Roger.
And now, KD actually feels lucky because he won’t have to face Roger in the future. He hopes he can avoid Roger, rather than defeat Roger.
However, there are still so who uphold the old ways.
Brandon Roy is one of them.
At today’s press conference, a reporter quoted a sentence from Kobe to him.
"I won’t just guard Brandon Roy, this season I’ll also beco the Defensive Player of the Year."
This sentence was said after the Lakers and Magic ga, where Kobe defended T-Mac to only hit 32% of his shots. When a reporter asked him, "Can you handle the red-hot Brandon this season?" Kobe answered like this.
Kobe is serious; this season the Lakers are so talented he doesn’t need to bear the full burden on offense. Hence, he wants to show full energy on defense like in the OK period.
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