Chapter 140: Coach Z, welcome back to Indiana!

As a child from the ghetto, Butler did not fly once in the first 18 years of his life.

For him, flying is a very luxurious thing. It was the first time in his life to fly until he went to Indiana with Zhang Yu.

In the next two years of college career, Butler did not fly much during the regular season, and only had the opportunity to fly during March Madness.

But after entering the NBA, in less than half a month, Butler has followed the Warriors back and forth between home and away games five times!

It took him only 12 days from the excitement of boarding the special plane to the annoyance of seeing the plane.

In the past 12 days, the Warriors played four more games in addition to one win and one loss against the Rockets and the Suns.

Butler now has a deep resentment towards the man who made the Warriors' schedule. He doesn't believe that normal people will arrange games like this. This is simply torture.

After losing to the Suns, the Warriors flew back to Oakland to host the Grizzlies.

Compared with Curry's two consecutive 30+ games, Thabeet's start in the Grizzlies was very mediocre. He only came off the bench for 18 minutes in the first game against the Pistons, scored 4 points and 5 rebounds, and ended his NBA debut.

But there is not much criticism from the outside world for Thabeet. He was not selected by the Grizzlies with the second pick like Zhang Yu in his previous life, but entered the NBA as the No. [-] pick. His shortcomings are acceptable.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, Thabeet played 12 minutes in the first game, with 0 points, 0 assists and 2 rebounds. Since then, his status in the Grizzlies has plummeted, and he can only play in garbage time. After the end, it faded out of the NBA.

Entering the NBA with a lower starting point is not a bad thing for Thabeet. The Grizzlies have lowered their expectations for him a lot and are willing to spend more time training him.

In the game against the Warriors, Thabeet scored 17 minutes of playing time and scored 5 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Curry continued his good form, scoring 28 points and 8 assists to help the Warriors beat the Grizzlies 105:92.

Corey Maggette started in this game and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds, but no one said that the Warriors' deal was not worth it anymore.

Curry has shown super immediate combat power. Even if Corey Maggette and Thabeet are exchanged for Curry, it is a blood profit, not to mention that there is another one who plays 20 minutes per game and can contribute 8 points and 4 assists. , Lowry with strong impact.

After defeating the Grizzlies, the Warriors sit at the Oracle Center and face the challenge of the Clippers.

Originally, this was a live broadcast game across the United States, and everyone was looking forward to the matchup between the No. There is also no exact timetable for a comeback.

Without Griffin, the Clippers are still that bad team. The national live broadcast of this game was also canceled directly. The Warriors beat the Clippers 115:87 without bloodshed. Six players in the team scored in double figures. Azubuike The state was bursting, scoring 27 points, Curry had 16 points and 14 assists, and Biedrins also had a good time, scoring a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

After gaining two consecutive victories, the Warriors took a special plane to Sacramento to challenge the Kings away.

In this game, the entire Kings team seemed to be on fire. The team's three-point shooting rate was as high as 46.9%. A total of 10 players played, and 7 scored in double figures. :110 to lose the game, ending a two-game winning streak.

After the game, the Warriors rushed back to Golden State non-stop. Although the distance from Oakland to Sacramento is not far, Butler has begun to feel tired of frequent air travel.

And Butler may not be the only one who has this kind of emotion. In the home game against the Timberwolves, several rookies played a little abnormally. Curry missed a three-pointer and only scored 9 of 3 in the game. With only 27 points, Butler and Matthews are also in a bit of a sluggish state.

But fortunately, the Timberwolves were worse. Only Al Jefferson scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. In addition, the highest score was Jonny Flynn's 13 points, and finally lost to the Warriors with a score of 87:112.

This is just the beginning of their failure. Except for Zhang Yu, no one will know how thoroughly the Timberwolves will fail.

This is a team that can be tied with the Knicks, no, they are worse than the Knicks——Before Zhang Yu traveled through the previous life, the Knicks had already reached the playoffs, showing signs of revival, and the Timberwolves once again harvested A No. [-] pick, and swooped down to the next No. [-] lottery.

This team should not be called the Timberwolves, it should be renamed the Huskies. Their existence will only bring joy to people. Superiority -- Minnesota fans aside.

After defeating the Timberwolves, the Warriors players only rested for one night before heading to Oakland International Airport again, where the team's special plane was waiting for them.

Butler looked at the plane in front of him and was about to vomit. Next is a wave of five consecutive trips in the East. The Warriors will challenge five opponents in seven days, two of which will be back to back.

Butler has never been afraid of powerful enemies, but he doesn't like the feeling of rushing to the airport to take a plane after a game.

After entering this league, he knew the difficulty of NBA players.

Although the annual salary of NBA players is high, they have to fly at least [-] kilometers a year, and the most teams can reach [-] kilometers. , hurried to the next game.

As a young player experiencing these for the first time, Butler can only work hard to overcome. He knows that if he wants to gain a foothold in the NBA, he must accept and get used to this kind of life.

He picked up the eye mask and earplugs, put the seat back, chose the most comfortable position, and closed his eyes to rest.

The first stop of this trip to the Eastern Conference has a very special meaning for Butler. He wants to play this game in the best condition!

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The special plane of the Warriors flew a long distance of more than 3600 kilometers, and finally landed slowly on the ground.

Butler packed up his things, looked out the window energetically at the familiar scene, and showed a big smile.

Matthews, who was sitting next to him, noticed his abnormality and asked:

"Jimmy, what are you so happy about?"

Butler turned his head:

"Wesley, don't be surprised later."

"Huh?" Matthews was puzzled.

Butler laughed:

"Welcome to Indiana!"

At this time, outside the Indianapolis International Airport, hundreds of people gathered, wearing blue Bulldogs jerseys and T-shirts, holding banners in their hands, looking forward to the airport exit.

After more than ten minutes, a group of people walked out of the airport. Everyone recognized the leader Zhang Yu at a glance, and greeted them one after another, shouting:

"Coach Z, welcome back to Indiana!"

"Stephen, you are the best, I am not a Pacers fan today, I only support you!"

"Pitbulls will win!"

Chaotic cheers sounded, and many fans raised their flags high, causing passers-by to look sideways.

They are all Bulldogs fans, and they came to the airport to greet Zhang Yu, Curry and Butler, and many of them were students of Butler University.

There are many Pacers fans here, but they still chose to meet the Warriors.

They are not supporting the Warriors, but Zhang Yu and Curry.

This is the first time Zhang Yu and the three returned to Indiana after they left Butler University.

After Zhang Yu led the team to win two championships, Butler University, with its outstanding performance, broke away from the Horizon League and joined the Big East League with strong teams. This also means that the Bulldogs have only been recognized by the NCAA committee.

The crazy performance of the past two years has made Butler University famous all over the United States, and its reputation is no less than those of the giants. This year's admissions season is always unfavorable, attracting many talented high school students.

Although the NCAA has not yet started, many people expect that Butler University will also be able to reach the top [-] with a guarantee.

These are all the precious treasures that Zhang Yu left for the Bulldogs, and the away game against the Pacers is Zhang Yu's only chance to come to Indiana. Many fans are ready to welcome them early, and there are still many people rushing to the scene.

Zhang Yu smiled and waved at the crowd, causing another burst of screams.

He simply waved his hand, let the players spread out, and signed autographs for the fans.

But the embarrassing thing is that all the people present rushed to Zhang Yu, Curry and Butler. Only a few people who were squeezed to the back handed the notebooks and jerseys to other players, and they still looked reluctant. look like.

Biedrins looked at Curry's college jersey being handed over, and almost dropped his pen.

Can you give me a notebook anyway?Let me sign Curry's jersey, what's the matter? !

But he finally forced a smile and wrote his name on the jersey.

This is to sign the core players of the Warriors, no shame, Biedrins is still counting on Curry to feed him more...

After a burst of noise, the Warriors finally got rid of the entanglement of the fans. The price was that Zhang Yu's hands were sore, and there were many Bulldogs fans coming from a distance.

Seeing that Zhang Yu still had a stance to continue, Silas hurried to Zhang Yu's side:

"Ronan, our game against the Pacers will be at night, and it's already eleven o'clock. Should we go back to the hotel for a rest and simply warm up in the afternoon?"

What Silas said made sense, Zhang Yu could only bid farewell to the fans outside the airport, and went to the hotel with the team.

In fact, after the Warriors finished the game at night, they had to fly to New York immediately, but there must be a place to stay for half a day, and only one hotel can be booked.

To run an NBA team, the salaries of the players account for the majority, but the daily expenses such as commuting, board and lodging are accumulated over time, which is also a very large cost.

Therefore, many owners of small teams live in tight clothing and do not pay luxury taxes. It is not purely stingy, but to ensure profits. Among them, the owner of the tractor company of the Spurs is the representative.

But teams like the Warriors, Lakers, and Knicks in big markets have a lot of ticket revenue, so they don't have to live on a budget.

Especially the Knicks, although they have a poor record in recent years and are a super bad team, the team's market value still ranks first in the league. The Lakers have championship bonuses and Kobe's popularity, which cannot be compared with them.

That's why they have the confidence to open contracts indiscriminately, making people synonymous with New York.