Soaring to third place in the power rankings, the Warriors’ transformation is no accident! 4 signs that Curry really wants to win the fifth championship

Soaring to third place in the strength list, the Warriors’ transformation in the new season is no accident! 4 signs that Curry really has a chance to win his fifth career championship this season.

The Warriors soared to No. 3 on the strength list.

A week after the start of the new season, the authoritative American media ESPN updated and announced the latest strength list based on the performance of each team since the start of the season. The Warriors soared from eighth to third place.

It is no accident that the Warriors have soared to third place in the strength rankings. There are four signs that this Warriors team has truly undergone a transformation. Curry is expected to win the fifth championship in his career this season.

Sign 1: Kuba’s winning rate is 83%

In the NBA, a league dominated by stars, if you want to compete for the championship, you must have at least two top stars, and the Warriors perfectly meet the requirements.

Since the start of the game, Curry and Butler have maintained top-level influence in the game, and have played an unsolvable pick-and-roll with Kuba. Since joining forces, when Curry and Butler played at the same time, the Warriors have a record of 29 wins and 6 losses, with a winning rate of 83%.

Among them, Curry took the lead in hitting 20 three-pointers with a three-point shooting rate of 42.3%, continuing his style as the best shooter in history. At the same time, he averaged 27 points per game, and even had the ultimate scoring performance of 77 points in back-to-back games, proving that he is still at the top.

Butler, the second in charge, does not give up too much. Relying on solid offensive and defensive skills and top-level free throw shooting ability, he averages nearly 21+5+5 all-round data per game with a shooting rate of more than 50%.

In addition, the Warriors also have Chai Meng, a third-in-command who is good at disrupting the situation. He not only continues to play a core role on the defensive end, but also shoots 45% of the three-pointers on the offensive end. Meng has a strong tendency to return to the top.

Sign 2: Young players grow

In the victory over the Grizzlies, four Warriors players scored 20+ points, but Curry was not among them. This situation only occurred 6 times in the Curry era.

A more positive signal is that three of the four 20+ scorers are young players, namely Kuminga, Bojie and Moody.

Among them, Kuminga's performance is the most eye-catching. After renewing his contract at the buzzer, he completely realized his skills. He averaged 16+7+3 per game. Both production and efficiency reached a career high. At the same time, he ushered in a transformational improvement in rebounding competition. He has grabbed 37 rebounds in 5 games, and his average rebounds per game have doubled compared with the first four years of his career.

As Butler said, Kuminga performed so well at the start of the season and has become a key figure in the Warriors' efforts to achieve goals on both offense and defense. The entire team needs him to maintain this state.

For the Warriors with an aging core, the transformation and growth of a group of young people will be the team's most powerful weapon in dealing with the long 82-game regular season.

And the young players worth looking forward to include not only Kuminga, but also Moody, Podger, Post, and even No. 56 rookie Richard, as well as TJD, who has not been given a chance.

Sign 3: Improved lineup depth

While the core players are in hot shape and the young players are growing rapidly, role players such as Hield, Horford, and Payton Jr. also performed brilliantly at the beginning of the season, which gives the current Warriors an exaggerated lineup depth.

More importantly, the Warriors will continue to improve their lineup depth in the future. According to reporter Michael Scotto, Melton, another important new player signed by the Warriors during the offseason, has made a breakthrough in his recovery from injury.

Melton has strengthened his personal and confrontation training, and has been sent to the Development League to find his condition. He will be evaluated again in three weeks. Together with Curry, who is already scheduled to sign, the Warriors will once again strengthen their lineup after passing through the difficult period at the beginning of the season.

Sign 4: Stable chemical reaction

Compared to teams such as the Clippers and Rockets that have completed substantial lineup adjustments, the Warriors did not make drastic reinforcements during the offseason, but continued to build the team around the passing and cutting system of Curry + Butler + Dream Chaser.

This allows the Warriors to have a stable chemical reaction, and is also an important reason why a number of role players have clearly defined their roles early and performed brilliantly one after another.

Relying on a stable chemical reaction, the Warriors also survived the extremely difficult schedule of 6 games in 9 days at the beginning of the season, and accumulated enough wins to ensure that there was enough room for maneuver in the middle and late seasons of the season, and continued to strictly control Curry's playing time.