On February 6, Beijing time, without Curry's final outburst, the Warriors may not be able to beat the Nets on the road. After this game, the Warriors still have the opportunity to compete for playoff tickets, but so far in the new season, the Warriors have only won 22-25, and there is only 1 win left from the top ten in the West, but it is undeniable that so far in the new season, the Warriors' schedule is relatively relaxed, not to mention, with the death of the assistant coach, the Warriors have also been postponed, which means that in the future schedule, the Warriors will face a lot of back-to-back games, The proportion of away games will also increase significantly, which is undoubtedly the last thing you want for a team that wants to improve the rankings. If you are unwilling to renew your contract and leave the Warriors, you will not be able to help Curry after all, and you should recognize the reality.
Today's Warriors want to beat their opponents, mainly to see Curry's play. Not long ago, Curry scored 60 points in a single game, and the last attack could not be hit, which led to the Warriors fighting to overtime, and finally lost, and now Curry scored 12 points in the final quarter. One thing to say, now the Warriors have become a situation where Curry leads the team single-core, but in fact, the Warriors have not many players with big contracts. Point guard master Paul's salary has reached 30 million, but because of injuries, he can't help the team share the pressure, Green itself does not have the deterrent power on the offensive end, not only that, the Warriors' second leader Klay, the annual salary has also reached 43 million, although the salary is very high, but it can't help the Warriors beat the opponent, and even slowly become a drag on the team.
In the game against the Nets, Klay shot 4 of 9 and contributed 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, it can be said that Klay's overall performance still cannot satisfy the fans, and more importantly, among the Warriors' starting five tigers, only Klay's plus/minus is -1, and the other starters have positive plus/minus, so Klay's playing time can't even reach 30 minutes, and at the critical moment of the game, Klay can't even appear on the court, and was directly pressed on the bench by Kerr. I can only watch my teammates win. This situation is also rare. After all, Klay only committed one foul in this game, and there were no injury problems. In other words, Kerr, the head coach who has been very supportive of Klay from beginning to end, has come to terms with reality. The reason for this result is that Klay's performance on the court cannot be trusted by the Warriors.
This is not the first time that Klay has been deprived of playing time at the last moment of the game, if you don't consider the time when you get into foul trouble, Klay has been in the last minute of the game more than once in the recent time, due to the strong shooting and inefficiency reasons, unable to get the trust of the head coach, this situation, in the former Warriors, is not seen at all. With Clay getting rid of a major injury and returning, his personal state is not stable enough, and the most helpless thing must be Clay's personal mentality. In Klay's heart, his strength has always been at the peak level, obviously he has no state, and he has to keep making strong shots, which also leads to the stagnation of the team's offensive end, and even his own inefficiency, and more importantly, he can't prevent the opposing player from scoring, so to speak, at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Klay can't contribute his energy.
In the course of the interview, Clay also mentioned this situation, and Clay joked that I don't think there is anything wrong with me, mainly because of the influence of mentality, which is something that everyone goes through. But everything is under control, the team-mates are doing well, and thanks to their efforts, they still beat the opponents, in other words, the victory can really make the players ignore some problems. But then again, the change of circumstances is really hard to accept, and I believe that it is difficult for any player to accept that he was once the best player. Obviously, the situation of not being injured at the last minute, not getting into foul trouble, but not being able to get playing time, is something that Klay can't accept, and he has also found his mentality, but this has become a fact, and Klay must accept it.
In other words, Kerr used to trust Klay very much, and he got countless opportunities, as a meritorious player of the team, Klay got a lot of respect, and now the Warriors are in a huge predicament, and now they can't get playoff tickets, and the coaching team will definitely adjust their strategy. One thing to say, Clay's choice may make him regret it. Through the previous news, it was learned that the Warriors gave a 50 million contract extension for two years, and Klay was unwilling to renew the contract, whether it was an annual salary or a salary, it could not satisfy Klay, based on this premise, Klay's contract renewal value mainly depends on the feedback in the free market, even in the hearts of many fans, Klay will always play for the Warriors, but if Klay has no market value, then Klay may not be able to get a salary of about 25 million.
Clay must be hoping to re-prove his worth through this season's performance, which is also something for all to see, but the premise of all this is that Clay wants to play an efficient side, rather than always making strong shots on the court and allowing himself to get a steady stream of opportunities. If Klay didn't care about the Warriors' wins or losses at all, and kept finding his form by shooting on the court, maybe Klay would no longer be able to get the support of the fans. Kerr has been reducing Klay's playing time recently, which is what the Warriors are telling Klay that the Splash Brothers have become a thing of the past, and the two brothers who used to go hand in hand, the two top players who once dominated the league together, have gradually come to a fork in the road, after all, Klay is no longer a supergiant with both offense and defense.