This Forward is Not Serious

"I don't care. Who cares about that kind of thing? We won, didn't we?"

Green didn't expect that he would be ridiculed like this just because of a bad touch, so when faced with reporters' questions on the training day, he calmly smiled and said.

Green was very calm, and then,

He really couldn't make the shot.

One month after the start of the season, Green's three-point shooting percentage was only 12.2%!

You must know that his three-point shooting percentage last season was as high as 38.8%, and he even made 7 three-pointers in a single game in G6 of the finals!

No one can understand this cliff-like decline.

Although the arrival of James has greatly weakened Green's tactical status, he cannot affect Green's open three-pointers!

And now no matter how stubborn Green is, he still can't explain why he can't make a shot.

Of course, this does not affect the Warriors' record.

most of the time.

One month into the season, the Warriors have 14 wins and 1 loss.

They had a 14-game winning streak at the start of the season. They had great hopes of hitting the 24-game winning streak that started last season, but they finally lost to the Wizards and their winning streak was ended.

Although the lineup is exaggerated and the fault tolerance rate is very low, they can't help being targeted in fights.

Green made 0 of 7 shots from beyond the arc in that game!

The more he fails to make shots, the more the Wizards let him go.

And as a comparison, Yi Jianlian, who faced him, made 4 of 5 shots from beyond the three-point line.

"We are lucky, Green's touch is not very good, otherwise we would not win the game haha."

After the game, Wizards head coach Brooks, who was also Durant's former mentor, smiled happily.

Defeating James and the Splash Warriors will definitely give him a sleepless night.

But even if the winning streak is ended, the Warriors are still the second-best team in the start of the game.

Because the Nets started the game with 15 wins and 0 losses, without losing a game!

Although the team was on the verge of losing several times, Lin Ying was always able to use his personal abilities to win the game.

It's not that his personal abilities have improved a lot compared to last season, but that he really didn't have to exert much effort in the first three quarters.

A thing that is easy to be ignored but is reasonable, Jokic has grown again!

The effect of Barkley's training on him began to show last season, and his offensive ability in the low post was greatly improved.

And Lu's use of him is very different from Karl's.

In the starting period, Jokic must be on the outside only when the ball is in Lin Ying's hands.

Other times, he is basically in the low or high position.

The low position is for offense, and the high position is for support. Now he can perfectly meet Lu's requirements for both.

Of course, another point is that Lu has a little too much trust in Jokic. The little fat man's playing time has increased by 5 minutes compared to last season, directly from 27 minutes last season to 32 minutes this season.

Originally, Karl let Lin Ying play the entire first quarter last season, but now this role has become Jokic's.

The little fat man dared to be angry but dared not say anything. He felt that his face had lost a lot of weight.

But the results proved that Lu really understands the ball.

Because after Rose came up, Jokic's offensive end became a big fort at the top of the arc, and the effect of clearing the space was much better than when Lin Ying was on the court.

In addition, Lin Ying and Durant have increased their three-point production this season. They are tall and do not need to run the whole court like Curry to shoot three-pointers, which consumes less physical energy.

One side is 14 wins and 1 loss, and the other side is 15 wins and 0 losses at the start of the season. As many fans predicted before the start of the season, the main theme of this season is the game between the Nets and the Warriors.

Not only when the two teams compete head-on, the results are also secretly competing, and even the fans are attacking each other on social media every day.

Nets fans continue to ridicule Green and kindly remind the Warriors to trade Green quickly.

Of course, fans will soon remind you that Green just signed a five-year, 90 million contract with the Warriors, and it will be difficult for you to get someone better than him.

This is indeed a very friendly reminder, because apart from not being able to score goals, there are not many players who can replace Green's organization and defense, as well as his ability to support centers in small-ball lineups.

And what are Warriors fans doing? They were waiting to see when Rose would get hurt.

Rose has been injured every season in the past. Only last season was slightly better, playing more than 60 games.

But after joining the Nets this season, he has been full attendance since the preseason.

This is not normal, so they are all waiting, and some extreme fans are even cursing maliciously.

Then, their expectations came true.

Rose missed the game against the 76ers in December due to injury.

This moment caused cheers and celebrations from Warriors fans, who vividly explained what schadenfreude is on social media.

But while they were still celebrating, the Nets officials followed up with explanations.

Rose missed the game because of hip discomfort.

This moment touched their sensitive nerves.

For this reason, Popovich always uses it to rest players!

And the Nets have absolutely reason to do so, because their opponent, the 76ers, is in the process of "trusting the process."

After Embiid missed his rookie season due to injury two years ago, Ben Simmons, whom they selected this year, did not play a game and was reimbursed for the season due to injury. In addition, there are no stars in the team, which makes it a serious team. .

The Nets have every reason to be rested in such a game!

Facts quickly proved their suspicion. In the next game against the Raptors, Rose made his comeback after just two days of rest. He scored 22 points on the bench, helping the team defeat their opponents and also helping the Nets. The team expanded its record to 17 wins and 0 losses.

This time, Warriors fans were in an uproar.

They expressed their protest on social media.

Comments such as "Some Rose fans have watched Rose play just one game in their entire lives, and Rose actually took a rest", "Running off is a very unprofessional behavior", "This is a very selfish act, letting the fans and the league pay for the players' rest" and other comments There are many.

But in fact, such protests did not have much effect.

Because resting is not against league rules.

For example, hip tightness is actually an injury, but whether it is serious enough to affect the performance depends on the player's own feelings.

Moreover, the originator of rest is Popovich. He pioneered the practice of rest, but apart from being ridiculed by fans, there was no other substantial punishment.

To put it bluntly, the Nets only rested a substitute player in a game against a weak team that received little attention. This incident was only amplified by Warriors fans. As far as the incident itself is concerned, it is not a big deal at all.

Then, in the game against the Trail Blazers, Durant missed the game again because of strep throat!

The Nets' style of play is simple, but the consumption of core players is greater than expected, because the ball is basically in your hands. Even if you just score a sudden score, you will not be able to hold it back many times and the losses will be great. The season is so long. It can be said that Lu's choice to take turns is inevitable.

Then some people may ask, wouldn't Lu find a more reliable reason?

This is actually not easy to find, because some things need to be proved. For example, if you injured your knee, you need to have a certificate of injury, right?

If you have gastroenteritis, you need to have a medical examination form from the hospital, right?

This is also the reason why Popovich’s original reasons were so weird, they were bugs in the Card League rules.

Of course, this also caused greater protests from Warriors fans, because it was not Rose who was resting this time, but Durant!

But the alliance still did not respond.

In fact, due to the long schedule of 82 games in the season, the Nets are not the only ones to take breaks. As long as they don't go too far, the league generally won't care.

And you have to know one thing, you also need to be strong in taking turns.

Without that strength, if you take a break and lose the game, your record is not as good as expected, and you may even fall out of the playoffs, then you will be the one who suffers.

Then, something even more outrageous came.

Lu said it was too difficult to make up excuses. In the game against the Kings, he rested Lin Ying, Jokic and Rose in one go!

The Kings are also weak, only slightly better than the 76ers.

Then Lu gave the three reasons: Rose was taking a normal rest, Lin Ying was too tired, and Jokic had a sore hand.

Alliance, still no response.

Because the Nets have a good grasp of the details of their rotation, they are basically in games against weak teams that don't attract much attention.

Lu was already familiar with Popovich's rest routine when he was just starting out.

To put it without exaggeration, if it weren't for Lu's shortcomings in appearance, he would still have the title of "Young Marshal"!

But this time, the protests from Warriors fans reached a climax.

And the Warriors finally did something that touched the red line in response to the fans.

They rested Green in the national live game against the Clippers!

Although it sounds a bit crazy.

The last time the Warriors and Clippers played against each other was at the beginning of the season. At that time, the two teams went back and forth until the last minute to decide the winner.

But this time, without Green, the Warriors defeated the Clippers in the third quarter.

After experiencing the double embarrassing situation of "missing to win and coming back to lose" in last season's finals, now he has encountered the "whoever wins and is not in the game is embarrassed" thing.

Then, the league punished the Warriors after the game, and they were fined $100,000.

This punishment is very severe.

However, the Warriors' purpose in doing this is obviously not just to bring trouble to themselves.

After being punished, the Warriors official Twitter quickly posted a status: They are also resting players, why are the results different?

They directly mentioned the word "rest" and admitted that Green's treatment was "rest".

In other words, what they want is [fairness].

This approach eventually received a response from the league.

Because if this farce continues, the NBA will be damaged.

You must know that the four major sports leagues in North America also compete with each other, and the influence of the NBA only ranks low among the four major leagues.

So the league introduced a ban on resting.

"No team is allowed to rest during the game without any reason, and this includes reasons for resting that cannot be medically certified."

This wave can be regarded as a blow to the rotation, and it also shows that the league wants to calm down this matter.

But doing so will bring about a huge response.

For example, on this day, the Nets played against the Magic. Originally, according to the team plan, Durant would take a rest in this game. He did have some muscle soreness, but this cannot be medically proven!

This made Durant complain to Lin Ying during training.

Lin Ying also felt that the alliance's approach in this matter was not thorough.

Because rest itself is definitely needed, and not everyone has the physique to play a full 82 games.

Especially last year, when the Warriors rushed for 73 wins, Curry was overtired and injured in the first round, which ultimately led to the finals being less enjoyable to watch.

This is a loss for both the Warriors and the league.

And since the league has this rule, the Nets can't just let Durant play for a few minutes and then take a rest.

Because although doing so does not violate the rules, it is obviously going against the alliance.

"This should be just a temporary decision. There should be protests from the team and then some adjustments will be made."

Lin Ying said after thinking about it.

If nothing unexpected happens, things should proceed as Lin Ying said.

That night, the game between the Nets and Magic started in Orlando.

Durant, who originally planned to take a rest, was also forced to start.

Then, if nothing else, the unexpected happened.

Durant was very impatient during the game. After a physical entanglement with Lopez, he expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's decision.

After the referee gave the warning whistle, he continued to chatter and finally received a technical foul.

Then after being dragged back to the bench by his teammates, he stood up and sprayed at the referee.

With nearly 20 years of keyboarding career, I can get into the groove very quickly.

This time the referee couldn't bear it anymore and directly gave another technical foul.

Durant received two technical fouls in a row and was ejected directly.

Then Durant smiled.

It looked like a disdainful smile at the referee, but it also looked like a...successful smile.

The referee was stunned for a moment and then realized, good guy, Durant is obviously looking for a whistle!

The league didn't allow him to rest, and the Nets couldn't openly confront the league. Then Durant showed his wit and asked for expulsion!

In this way, apart from being fined a little after the game and accumulating two technical fouls, there is no other loss!

Lin Ying also came to his senses.

It has to be said that Durant's operation can score nine points.

The missing point was because he was not told in advance before the game.

Durant's absence did not have much impact on the game.

After successfully defeating the Magic, the Nets won their first 20 consecutive victories!

This wave is called rest, rest, and I have played many tricks, but I can still win.

Of course, the direct effect of this wave of operations is to bring forward what Lin Ying said.

Without the need for other teams to protest to the league, Durant's operation directly caused the league to modify the previous rules.

"No team is allowed to rest without any reason in a game broadcast live in the United States, nor is it allowed to rest more than three or more players in all games. This includes reasons for resting that cannot be medically certified."

There are a few more words, but the meaning is completely different.

Moreover, it is obviously more realistic.

Durant's cool move directly accelerated the history of the league!