After the Warriors defeated the Bulls away, the public was not concerned about the Warriors, who had 40 wins and 8 losses, continuing to dominate the league's first place;

It is not the post-match after the game that Matt Goodica and Muff Albert have been discussing how many honors Lin Xing can win this season.

But—

"Is the Warriors' five-small playing style really so invincible? Is it the most unsolvable way to play in the basketball world today?"

That's right, after such a game, the media and fans focused on the Warriors' five-small gameplay.

In the words of ESPN expert Mark Stein:

"People think that the Warriors' dominance depends entirely on their defense and the striking system with the core of the Great, but now it seems that what the Warriors are truly invincible is their five-small play at the bottom of the box."

There are two meanings in this passage. One is that the Warriors' conventional playing style is actually not invincible.

Just like this game against the Bulls, if there were no five smalls, the game would be like the last time the two teams fought, and they would be played to the last moment.

You know, this bull has given up the triangular attack that Zen master is best at due to running-in problems.

If the Bulls get into shape and fight again in the playoffs, the Warriors who are not five little girls are likely to be no match for this Bulls.

Second, the Warriors' five little guys have broken the Supersonics and the Bulls in a row.

These two teams are second in the West and first in the East.

It can be said that this season's regular season performance is second only to the Warriors.

Both teams fell under the Warriors' five-small play style, which proves that the Warriors' five-small play style is indeed invincible.

Zach Lovi, who also works for ESPN, proposed from a theoretical perspective—

"The Warriors' five small players are obviously unable to play with a team with super centers. No matter how good the defense is, they can't stand the inside singles of Hakeem Olajuwon or Shaquille O'Neal."

As a result, he was criticized by the slut, and Ben Sdinal, an expert in Sports Illustrated, said directly:

"Looking at the Warriors' match against the Lakers, Rockets, and Spurs, the Warriors can defeat their opponents without five hours."

"Faced with these three opponents, the Warriors have never used the five-center. How do you know that the five-center can't play a team with super centers?"

Indeed, if you have never played before, the Warriors' five-small game style can be invincible.

There are more discussions, discussing who is the core of the Warriors' five-small play style, or discussing what restraint methods are there for the Warriors' five-small play style.

The answer to the former is nothing to say, it can only be Lin Xing.

There is nothing to say about the latter question, except for the theory that the super center restrains the Warriors' five-small play style proposed by Zach Lowe.

The Warriors' five-small game style is really invincible.

At least, the few favorites in the championship this season have not had a super center.

...

The discussion on the Warriors' five-small play lasted for a long time.

The Warriors who left Chicago soon welcomed the joining of Clarence Witherspoon.

As for Kevin Ollie, Donnie Nelson Jr. went to contact him, but Ollie chose to join the Bulls.

The reason for rejecting the Warriors is that the Bulls gave him a more important position.

This was what Lin Xing didn't expect. The Bulls could give Oli a more important position?

Mainly, Kevin Ollie played more than ten games, performed very poorly, and was even cut.

Even if the Bulls are seriously short of people, they will not promise a very important position for a rookie who has been laid off for more than ten games.

Then there is only one explanation, and the Bull also saw the shining points on Oli.

The Warriors failed to sign Ollie, which means the Bulls won Vernon Maxville and Ollie in one wave, making up for the bench.

As for the Warriors' empty position, Old Nelson made the decision and signed Drew Barry among the Barry brothers.

He was just cut by the Hawks, and has averaged 2.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game so far this season, which is just a matter of making up the numbers.

This means that in the second half of the season, the Warriors' main lineup has no other changes except Clarence Witherspoon.

And strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with Witherspoon in the second half of the season.

After playing against the Bulls, Witherspoon joined the team and joined the Warriors' team training.

During regular tactical exercises, he played the role of the wing defender of the substitute team and the role of the substitute power forward.

When he was focusing on the wing defender, he performed worse than Byron Russell, mainly because of his offensive shortcomings and long shots.

The performance of his main performance when playing power forward is not as good as that of Daben, mainly because of the fact that he has many poor assisted defense and rebound protection.

After a while, Witherspoon was placed at the end of the bench by Old Nelson.

In a game against the Supersonics at the end of February, Witherspoon made his debut after joining the Warriors, with a mediocre performance.

After that, he occasionally appeared, and the overall level of the Warriors' marginal rotation was.

The Warriors' outstanding record and continuous dominance performance have prevented NBA expert journalists from finding the Warriors' squirt points.

This time on Witherspoon, they found the spray point—

"The Warriors' honey operation sent away the big book, and this transaction was a big loss!"

Specifically: "This season, Ben Wallace once put Dennis Rodman and Donyere Marshall on the bench, and Karl Malone also performed well against the Sharks. As a result, the Warriors sent him away with a deal, only one Clarence Witherspoon and one first round."

Further: "Although the first round of the 76ers will most likely be a lottery draw, a lottery pick at the end is not worth much. It is basically impossible to expect the Warriors to use this first round to choose another big loan."

So in summary, the Warriors lost a lot of money in this deal.

Lin Xing also felt that it was a bit of a loss, but there was no way. Who made them have strict requirements on the trading object?

Players who can be three or four, defend and shoot three-pointers will have many players in the future, but are rare in the current NBA.

The Warriors' bloated cap space also determines that it is difficult for them to dig out more chips from the 76ers.

A Clarence Witherspoon and a lottery first round is already the limit.

You can't exchange one big book for two first rounds, right?

If you really want to change this, the 76ers executives will be criticized.

"If you lose, you will lose a little. When the fifth small-season in the playoffs comes out, they will know what profit is."

That's right, when the fifth small is released, Witherspoon's evaluation will change.

Since the five-small game against the Bulls, the serious regular season Warriors have never used the five-small game again.

Even though he lost one or two games, Old Nelson was very nervous.

No, just don't!

But when training in the team, Witherspoon's performance in the five small lineup really surprised Old Nelson.

If you think about it carefully, Witherspoon in the five small lineups is equivalent to changing Da Ben or Rodman in the five small lineups to Witherspoon.

Compared with Big Ben and Rodman, Witherspoon's characteristic is that it is faster and has some offenses within the near-frame range.

The assisted defense is slightly worse, but the single defense is similar. Compared with Rodman, he is better at the top defense against some ordinary centers.

Overall, after changing to Witherspoon, the Warriors' five-small play style has become more aggressive, but their defense is just a little worse.

The Warriors' five-small play style is indeed sharper than before, having to use Big Ben or Rodman to make up for five hours.

"We still have Dennis (Rodman). If we face an opponent who needs better defense, then we will go to Dennis. If we face an opponent who needs better offense, then we will go to Clarence."

Public opinion criticized Witherspoon one-sidedly, feeling that the Warriors' deal to send Big Books away was a big loss.

They didn't know that Witherspoon had become the trump card of the Warriors, and they were waiting to take it out in the playoffs and amazed the whole world.

However, when Lin Xing thought of the future achievements of Daben, he still felt: "Oh, this transaction is a little anxious, it's a loss!"

Old Nelson looked at Lin Xing with a meaningful look and said, "Don't worry, you'll be fine."

"Not a loss?"

"You'll know soon."

Lin Xing scratched his head, and he guessed what old Nelson might do.

But think about it, what kind of tricks can you do?

...

After double-killing the Bulls in the regular season, Old Nelson lost his feelings for the remaining regular season.

In the second half of the season, the Warriors' rotation gradually increased. Except for the two young men Lin Xing and Kobe, Mooning and Rodman would take one or two games off from time to time.

The Warriors also lost some games because of this, but overall, the Warriors' position as first in the league is still stable.

Mainly against strong enemies, the Warriors usually fight with all the main forces.

Just like the Supersonics, which plays five games every season, the Warriors have played two games, and the remaining three games, the Warriors are all playing in the main force.

I won two games in three games, but I still lost one game, but the main reason for the loss was back-to-back battle.

There is also a Spurs, four games per season, and the Warriors played two games, one win and one loss.

The Warriors won both of the remaining two games.
To be continued...