Chapter 823 The journey of the Warriors, Wade's decency(1/2)
Chen Xiao is very optimistic about the current strength of the Cavaliers, because Chen Xiao sees peace in the Cavaliers. The temperament of every player is the kind of peace after experiencing prosperity.
Such a team reminded Chen Xiao of the Dallas Mavericks with an average strength.
The Mavericks really caused great trouble for Chen Xiao in the finals. Except for Nowitzki, all other role players of the Mavericks could suddenly stand up.
And this Cavaliers are actually far stronger than the Mavericks back then.
So, Chen Xiao said that this Cavaliers may really support an opportunity.
After playing against the Cavaliers, the Warriors won all the remaining three games in December. The Jazz, Bobcats and Grizzlies are very strong among these three teams.
The Jazz's rookie Mitchell selected this year really amazed the entire league.
As a 13-pick rookie, he has played almost half of the season. His average score has reached 20 per game and his shooting percentage is not low. More importantly, his style of playing is mainly singles and can take into account the team. He is an excellent outside killer who can see the naked eye.
Let's just say that, the Jazz team, which has excellent players such as Yi Jianlian, Jordan Jr., Gordon Hayward, Ingles, Millsap, lacks such an excellent outside killer with stable and murderous aura.
So the Jazz's record this season is really excellent, second only to the Warriors this season, and is competing with the Lakers, Clippers and Spurs for the second place in the Western Conference.
To be honest, this schedule after Christmas is still very unfavorable to the Warriors in terms of the team's strength.
Fortunately, all of these games were home games, and other Warriors players were down-to-earth after experiencing setbacks some time ago and wanted to prove themselves, so they played very seriously.
Otherwise, even at home, the Warriors might not be able to escape without any hesitation.
After finishing all games in December, the Warriors will start their new Southwest away tour on January 3.
However, before that, Chen Xiao of the Warriors won the Player of the Month in December this season.
Throughout December, the Warriors had 14 wins and 3 losses, but Chen Xiao personally had 11 wins, which was a record of complete victory.
This is also the second time Chen Xiao has won the Player of the Month this season.
By the way, the best of the month this season is no longer tied with Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard, but Chen Xiao alone.
The main reason is that the data decline of Wade and Roger this season is indeed obvious. Although Wade and Roger are already well protected in their state, they have no system and do not have such an indestructible body.
Brother Luo is like Chen Xiao, but he is actually an ordinary person. Chen Xiao’s body has been transformed by the system, but Brother Luo has not been transformed by any of them.
Although his playing style is not that harmful to his body, it is really difficult for you to ask for more contributions from a veteran who is over 35 years old.
In the NBA, players are 35 years old, and that's really the same every year.
The situation between Wade and Luo Ge is a little different. Wade has excellent athletic talent, but his physical talent is actually quite average.
Compared with Wade in history, Wade's knees in this time and space are not as bad as that, and he has a pair of healthy knees, so his athletic talent says he is Jordan, the number one younger, and there is no problem at all.
But his durability is very average compared to Jordan and James.
The decay cycle of Jordan and James' athletic talent is obviously much later than that of Wade.
Therefore, Wade actually rarely uses it this season, or there is basically no lightning breakthrough. Last season, Wade can still lightning from time to time.
This season, Wade really relies on his fake moves that are all full of play to shake off the defensive players and make mid-range shots.
By the way, Wade is about to have 36th birthday in another half month. Among the three brothers, Wade is the oldest. On January 17, 1982, Chen Xiao is on November 11, 1982, and Luo Ge is on November 14, 1982.
Wade is about to be the first to reach 36 years old and is 37 years old.
For a player like Wade who mainly relies on physical talent when he was young, although his skills are also very good, compared to a player like Kobe, his skills actually cannot support him. He still guarantees that he is still a superstar or even a super giant after he is old.
Wade himself is also very clear about this. This season, his shooting percentage has dropped from 54.5% last season to 47%.
This drop in hit rate can be described as a cliff-like decline.
After all, NBA defensive players are not fools. Wade was able to make a breakthrough in lightning last season. Wade this season has no breakthrough in lightning, and his breakthrough can no longer be destroyed enough.
In this case, the opponent's defense against Wade can naturally be very targeted.
Without a lightning breakthrough, Wade can still have a shooting percentage of 47%. It can only be said that Wade's fake moves are so powerful. At the same time, his mid-range shots are indeed a bit superb.
By the way, overall, Wade's aging is the most visible of the three.
Chen Xiao has long been transformed into an inside player and is still very dominant now.
As for Luo Ge, his career did not rely on his talent to play, so aging has limited impact on Luo Ge's strength. Aging only affects Luo Ge's physical strength. Luo Ge can only maintain a high level of about 30 minutes now.
So, these days, Wade has been telling Chen Xiao and Luo Ge that he hopes to finish his last contract.
But if he wants to leave the NBA with decent decentness and leave the NBA with decent decentness like Kobe, he may not be able to stay in the NBA next season.
To be honest, for a top ten star like Wade, averaging about 15 points per game with a shooting percentage of 43% in the NBA is a humiliating him.
So, what Wade means now is that after playing this season, he will retire.
Of course, the premise is that the Warriors defended their title smoothly this season and he won the NBA championship, which is the perfect ending.
So, for Wade this season, his goal is to win 30,000 points + championship.
It is not difficult to score 30,000 points in a career, but it is easy for Wade to achieve it, after all, the difference is not far.
But the champion...
This requires some challenges, which should be said to be a big challenge.
Last year's finals, the Warriors' three singles players took turns to greet Curry's playing style, and this year's finals may not be so useful.
And this is the deepest secret of the Warriors this season.
The dominance of the three cores of the Warriors has declined this season.
Therefore, this season's Warriors need Davis, Clay, Devin Booker, even Jaylen Brown, Curry Jr., Norman Powell, and even VanVleet to take on more responsibilities of the team.
Of course, it would be better if three rookies Wood, John Collins and Allen could grow this season.
But it's very difficult, and it's hard for these three to be useful to play until the finals during their rookie years.
After all, not everyone in the NBA has such a big heart.
Last season, Jaylen Brown, a rookie, performed in the finals, and this is already the ancestor of the Warriors.
But there is a good news that Jaylen Brown of the Warriors, this young man, has made great progress this season.
He averaged 10 shots per game, scored 13 points per game, shot 40% of three-pointers, and shot 2 three-pointers per game, shot, defense, and has certain ability to shoot. He has outstanding athletic talent and good ball-holding ability. The key is that it was proved in the finals last year that he was a big heart and a hexagonal warrior.
So this season, although Jaylen Brown is a substitute, he is actually the first substitute for Wade and Roger. His playing time is comparable to Devin Booker, the team's sixth man.
He has surpassed Curry Jr. and became the team's seventh person in the true sense. It is okay to say that he and Devin Booker tied for the sixth person.
By the way, Jaylen Brown's growth can be seen with the naked eye, and Devin Booker also grew hugely.
I can only say that the Warriors' finals over the years have really been able to train players with real potential.
The growth of these young people is also an important reason why Chen Xiao has expectations for the team's achievements in the next two years.
Otherwise, facing a super team like the Bucks, to be honest, if he only relies on him, Wade and Roger, he would not have that much confidence.
By the way, Chen Xiao is the best month in the western part of December, and Curry is the other side in the eastern part.
Curry has won the best of the month for two consecutive months, just like Chen Xiao.
Curry can no longer stop this season's regular season.
That three-pointer, that terrifying game influence, in the finals last year, Curry, who couldn't even stop the Warriors from coming in form, how many other teams in the league can stop it?
So the Bucks played the most beautifully in the regular season this season. The entire league once again saw the crazy three-point shooting offensive performance brought by Ray Allen.
Curry had performed once before, but he was still too immature. Now, Curry is really mature like the Ray Allen who could compete with Chen Xiao back then.
Therefore, the NBA's regular season MVP this season is still a competition between Chen Xiao and Curry.
Curry is the first in odds at present. Curry's data is much better than Chen Xiao. The two teams have similar results. Chen Xiao already won it last year. If you want to defend the title this year, you need to perform better, which is Chen Xiao's disadvantage.
So most of the people who actually look better at Curry won the regular season MVP for the first time in his career.
Of course, Chen Xiao, who has won the regular season MVP five times, doesn't care so much about this award.
It doesn't matter if there is better, it doesn't matter if there isn't.
He would definitely not be able to make it possible to make a young boy Curry compete for MVP and compete for data with primary school students.
In January, after playing against the previous Western Conference opponents, the Warriors started with a five-game winning streak in January. However, after playing against these five Western Conference opponents in January, the Warriors' challenge came again. This time, the Warriors will once again start a continuous away trip to the East.
And the first opponent is January 12, facing the Bucks, which is now ranked second in the league.
On January 10, when the Clippers were playing at home, the Warriors did not deliberately rest Wade and Ron Howard.
To be honest, the Warriors don't want the Bucks to know more about the current situation of Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard.
Although everyone is not blind, it can be seen that Wade and Ron Howard's strength has declined, as long as you have not met in person, you may think that the other party is pretending.
The Warriors don't have this idea to confuse the Bucks.
Mainly, the Warriors' future hope is for young people such as Jaylen Brown.
Therefore, the Warriors are more willing to give them more opportunities to face strong enemies.
So in this game against the Bucks, the Warriors are Chen Xiao, Dark Eyebrow, Jaylen Brown, Clay and Devin Booker.
Although this game has been changed, the Warriors' style of playing has not changed.
It was still the outside players who took turns to play Curry in singles.
When facing Curry, you need to take the initiative to attack and consume him. You cannot let him focus all your energy on the offensive end.
To be continued...