After defeating the Nuggets, the Warriors rushed back to Oakland overnight.
Although Ah Lian has perfectly replaced David Lee's role, there are still some small problems that need to be solved.
At the tactical meeting, the coaching staff seriously analyzed the last game against the Nuggets, pointed out some problems, and then made some changes to the original tactical system.
After all, Arab League is not David Lee, and there are some tactics that Arab League cannot play.
For example, in low post singles, the United Arab Emirates does not have David Lee to play smoothly.
Some of the tactics developed for David Li were naturally transferred to Sun Yi, allowing him to take on more offensive tasks.
Although the burden on the shoulders is heavy, it is not without its benefits.
Sun Yi has more ball rights, making it easier to collect statistics.
Most players have no objections to this. After all, they are only role players, and it is not their turn to dictate the distribution of ball rights.
Monta Ellis had some objections to this, but he didn't say it out in public and kept it silently in his heart.
In his opinion, his status in the Warriors is declining day by day and he has lost his right to speak.
Immediately afterwards, Nelson asked assistant coach Cole to send each player a new tactical training plan.
The Warriors players looked at the tactical training schedule for the coming period and felt that the devil's training camp was about to start again, and they wailed in their hearts.
Sun Yi looked at the schedule and felt that it was not challenging. It was not as intense as his usual extra training.
After the tactical meeting, Nelson took the players to the training ground and started an intra-team competition to quickly adapt the new tactics.
During the season, there is not so much free time for training, so we can only seize every minute and second for tactical training.
Just as the Warriors were adjusting their new tactics, a storm of public opinion arose from the outside world.
Originally, after David Lee was injured, most experts predicted that the Warriors' record would plummet and return to where it should be.
But when A-Lian replaced David Lee, the Warriors' overall strength increased instead of decreasing, and the team's record was also not affected.
This made some Warriors anti-fans who wanted to watch the joke slap in the face. They were unable to rejoice in the misfortune and could only lurk again and wait for the opportunity.
The Warriors are working on new tactics behind closed doors and have no time to pay attention to the noise from the outside world.
At the same time, we must prepare for the next games with all our strength, and while other teams have not yet adapted to their new lineups, we can win every game.
In the subsequent games, the Warriors recorded a record of two wins and one loss, ending all games in November.
On December 1, the league announced the major awards for November.
The Eastern Conference Player of the Month was won by Magic star Dwight Howard.
In the December game, he averaged a double-double of 21.8 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, leading the Magic to an excellent record of 13 wins and 4 losses.
The Western Conference Player of the Month was won by Sun Yi.
In the December game, he averaged 25.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, leading the Warriors to a record of 13 wins and 3 losses.
In addition, the Eastern and Western Rookie of the Month were won by Wall of the Wizards and Griffin of the Clippers respectively.
When Sun Yi learned that he had won the honor of Western Conference Player of the Month, his emotions did not fluctuate much, as if it was a matter of course.
He didn't care at all about the honor of not being rewarded by the system. Anyway, he would get many, many more in the future.
Although Sun Yi didn't care about the Player of the Month award, other players drooled with envy.
They work hard throughout their careers and may not win Player of the Month honors even once.
This is the difference between people!
"Sun, you have to treat me to dinner. This is the Player of the Month. When can I win it?" Curry stepped forward and put his arm around Sun Yi.
"Stephen, forget it, no matter how hard you try, you can't get it. This is the gap between people." Sun Yi joked with a smile.
"Sun, you are such a hateful guy, you know how to pierce my heart."
Curry showed a fierce expression and kept hitting Sun Yi's arm with his small fist.
"Stephen, okay, stop making trouble. Why don't you let me treat you to dinner? You go and inform the others and we will have a dinner together after training." Sun Yi said after playing around with Curry.
When the primary school student heard that Sun Yi agreed to treat him to dinner, he immediately smiled.
He planned to order the most expensive dishes and make Sun Yi poor so that he could relieve the pain of being teased before.
"Sun, I'm going to tell everyone to eat together."
After Curry finished speaking, he ran to inform others in a hurry, fearing that Sun Yi would regret it and not admit it.
Sun Yi looked at Curry's leaving figure, shook his head, and returned to the training ground with the ball to continue his daily training.
A few hours later, the daily training was over. Sun Yi, Curry and others returned to the locker room, preparing to have a dinner after taking a shower and changing clothes.
Seeing Sun Yi push open the door and enter the locker room, Ellis stepped forward to say hello, and then explained his purpose to Sun Yi.
"Sun, thank you for the invitation. I have something to do and I won't go. I'm sorry."
"Mengta, it's okay, just go and do it if you have something to do." Sun Yi replied with a smile.
Ellis continued to chat with Sun Yi for a few words, and then left the locker room.
After Ellis left, Sun Yi chatted with other teammates for a few words, then went to his locker, found a change of clothes and took a shower before washing up.
After taking a shower and changing clothes, he left the locker room with a group of teammates and headed to the parking lot.
Arriving at the parking lot, Sun Yi caught up with Ah Lian and drove to the reserved restaurant.
Ah Lian had just arrived in Auckland and had not had time to buy a car, so he could only take Sun Yi's ride.
Seeing this, the other Warriors players drove their own cars and followed Sun Yi very discerningly.
So many luxury cars hit the streets, naturally attracting passers-by on both sides of the road.
Some die-hard Warriors fans recognized Sun Yi and others' vehicles and quickly took photos and uploaded them to the Internet to show off.
It can be expected that there will be reports in the local newspapers in Auckland tomorrow.
After all, any news related to Sun Yi can make the front page headlines.
After arriving at the restaurant, Sun Yi, as the initiator of the party, took the lead in ordering a few dishes and then asked his teammates to order.
Curry and others knew that Sun Yi was a big dog, so they were naturally not polite and ordered some of their favorite dishes.
While waiting for the food to be served, a group of players chatted animatedly and deepened their friendship with each other.
After the food was served, Sun Yi and the others stopped chatting and started enjoying the food.
After eating late-night snacks, Sun Yi, Curry and others drove directly home, while other players went to experience the nightlife.
Sun Yi couldn't control this, he could only tell them not to overdo it and not be late for tomorrow's training.
Head coach Nelson knew that if someone was accidentally late for their gathering, all the responsibility would be borne by Sun Yi, and he didn't want to take the blame.
Except for this small episode, this dinner was a complete success. It not only allowed the new teammates to quickly integrate into the team, but also deepened the friendship between the teammates.
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After entering December, the Warriors' schedule has become intensive, and most of their opponents are very strong. This is a huge test for the Warriors.
On December 2, the Warriors faced the Digital People at home.
At this stage, the Digital People's team has a record of 11 wins and 6 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Although the Digital People got nothing in the free market during the offseason, Cousins, who was selected with the second pick, brought them a surprise.
Since the start of the season, Cousins has averaged 14.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, demonstrating his talent and unlimited potential.
The second-year Holiday also played well, averaging 14.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, making rapid progress.
In addition to the outstanding performance of the newcomers, the veterans of the Numbers Team are also getting stronger.
Captain Brand can still average 15+10 per game.
Although the team's core Yingodala's statistics are not as luxurious as those of other team cores, he has supported the team's defensive system and transformed the Digital People team from a weak team into a strong force.
It can be said that the digital team in the new season is very strong and can occupy a place in the Eastern Conference.
Only such a strong opponent is qualified to be a testing ground for the Warriors' new tactics.
After the game started, the Warriors saw the Digital People's strong defense.
As soon as Curry passed half court, he was closely defended by Holiday and was unable to get a chance to take action.
Sun Yi was also entangled by Yin Guodala and could not easily escape the opportunity. He could only pass the ball to drive his teammates to score.
UAE and Chandler have no independent offensive capabilities and can be ignored.
Ellis, who is a small public player, has a strong offensive ability, but this guy is easy to take advantage of, and his offensive choices are very unreasonable.
In turn, the Digital Men's offense was similarly paralyzed.
The Warriors have Chandler on the inside and Sun Yi on the outside, and their defense is very good.
Although the overall strength of the Digital Man team is good, they do not have a strong end point and cannot break through the Warriors' defense.
In this way, the Warriors and the Digital People brought a hearty iron fight to the fans.
When the game entered the fourth quarter, the Warriors took the lead and Sun Yi stepped up to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
In order to win the game, the Warriors did not hesitate to expose their trump card and implemented the misplaced roll call strategy formulated for Sun Yixin.
Through pick-and-rolls or screens, let Sun Yi face the opponent's weakest defensive player, and then Sun Yi can use a hundred ways to score.
If the opponent does not double-team, Sun Yi directly scores in isolation; if the opponent double-teams, Sun Yi distributes the ball to the outside to assist his teammates to score.
On the bench of the Numbers Team, head coach Doug Collins frowned and had a huge headache.
His on-the-spot command ability was insufficient, and he could not find a way to limit the Warriors' No. 9 scoring in a short period of time. He could only let the players step up their offense and seal the score.
But the Warriors were well prepared. They did not let the two defensive black holes of Curry and Ellis stay on the court at the last moment, and fielded the strongest defensive lineup.
The Digital Man team could not break through the Warriors' iron-clad defense and could only hand over the victory.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Digital People 94-88.
After the game, Sun Yi stepped forward to encourage Cousins, then refused interviews from media reporters and returned to the locker room under the escort of security personnel.
On the other side, Ellis is being interviewed by media reporters.
"Monta, why didn't you play at the last moment?" the reporter asked.
"I respect the coach's arrangement." Ellis replied.
In fact, he felt very uncomfortable. As the boss of the team, it was indeed very embarrassing to be unable to play at the last moment.
"I heard that there was a conflict in the Warriors locker room. Is it true?"
"It's nonsense. We are very united internally and there are no conflicts."
After Ellis answered, he ignored the subsequent questions from the media reporters and squeezed through the crowd towards the player tunnel.
It can be said that this post-game interview became the trigger for internal conflicts within the Warriors.
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After defeating the Number People, the Warriors defeated the Celtics and Suns and lost to the Bobcats.
Being able to defeat a strong team, but losing to a weak team that couldn't even make the playoffs, the Warriors' mysterious behavior is incomprehensible.
And during the game against the Bobcats, Sun Yi and Ellis had their first head-on argument on the court.
Ellis became increasingly dissatisfied with the role the team defined for him. He wanted to regain control of the ball. He was absent-minded and made consecutive mistakes in his movements, forcing Sun Yi to make a pass error.
The first time this happened, Sun Yi chose to forgive.
There are only three things to do, and with the many things accumulated before, the conflict completely broke out.
When Nelson saw the scene on the court, he shook his head helplessly, knowing that Ellis would not be able to stay with the Warriors for long, and everything he had done before was in vain.
After losing to the Bobcats, the Warriors' top brass held a meeting overnight to discuss how to solve the problem.
After discussion, we finally reached an agreement to immediately find a buyer for the transaction while Ellis still has trading value.
After the tone is set, arrange for Ellis to brush up on statistics in the following games to sell him a good price.
The NBA only puts profits first, and there are so many people.
Ellis understood the meaning of the team's top management, and did not mess up. He just brushed up the data as much as he could. After all, it was closely related to his next contract, and no one would have trouble with money.
In the next few games, Ellis killed everyone, averaging 26.1 points per game, playing at an All-Star level.
Ellis is back to the top, but the Warriors only achieved a record of 4 wins and 4 losses.
After the Warriors' record dropped sharply, the fans who supported the Warriors knew that Ellis was a one-sided man, and they wanted to trade this guy away immediately.
This situation did not last long. A few days before the Christmas game, Jerry West finally found a buyer. After some discussions, the deal was officially reached.
Originally, the Mosaics had little interest in Ellis, but Jerry West tried every means to bring in his old club, the Grizzlies, to complete a three-way deal.
The Warriors traded Monta Ellis to the Mosaics for Battier and the Grizzlies' 2012 first-round draft pick.
The Mosaic team sent Battier and a 2011 second-round draft pick to get Thabeet, the second-placed importer in 2009.
The Grizzlies sent Thabeet and the 2012 first-round pick to obtain Ellis and the Mosaics' second-round pick.
This three-party transaction is a happy one.
The Warriors sent away the thorn in Ellis and strengthened the defense; the Mosaic team gambled on Thabeet's potential and wanted to cultivate the next Uncle Mu; the Grizzlies made up for the weakness of the offensive attack.
Regarding this transaction, outside experts hold different opinions. Most of them are not optimistic and gave the Warriors a C rating.
Just how good this deal is, only time will tell.
At this point, the Warriors have resolved their internal conflicts, and the players have returned to the game and are going all out to prepare for the upcoming Christmas Day game.
