NBA: Warrior godfather.

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Silas and Ron Adams approached Liam. Silas hesitated and asked,

"Liam, is our goal really the playoffs? Isn't that going to be a bit difficult?"

In front of the players at this moment, Silas wouldn't undermine Liam, but he felt the need to persuade him, hoping to dispel any dangerous thoughts in his mind.

Yes, you're a championship coach, but that's the championship in college. The waters in the NBA are too deep for you to comprehend.

Silas worried that Liam's expectations were set too high. As a result, after the new season began, he might be overwhelmed by the strong teams in the West. In the end, reality would crush him, and his spirit would be depressed.

But more importantly, he feared that Liam might blame him...

As long as the team's record is poor, the first to shoulder the blame will be the head coach and the management.

But in the Warriors, Liam is the owner of the team and has reclaimed all of Larry Riley's power. He is the direction and head coach.

If something really went wrong, Silas felt he would be the one held responsible.

He had high hopes that Liam could be more pragmatic and let the young players practice for a year before expecting them to accumulate enough experience.

But Liam shook his head and said,

"No, I believe simply making the playoffs isn't the limit for this team. It's just that if we aim higher, I'm afraid they won't be able to handle the pressure, so let's forget about that."

"…"

"Alright, everyone, complete your physical tests and wait until the data is gathered before we play a scrimmage." Liam patted Silas on the shoulder, smiled at Ron Adams, and walked toward Curry.

"Liam..."

Silas reached out to hold Liam back, but Ron Adams stopped his raised hand.

He shook his head slightly at Silas and whispered,

"Liam has his own ideas. He's not someone who doesn't understand the heights of the world. Don't forget his meticulous operations during recruitment. Trust him."

"He's too young..." Silas was about to retort but recalled the detailed and precise notes on the summer league player list and couldn't help but nod.

Even though our head coach is young, he's by no means a fool. On the contrary, he's a genius, but he hasn't yet had the opportunity to prove himself in the NBA.

"All we can do is follow his lead. Don't forget, he's our boss and pays our salary," Ron Adams laughed.

Silas lifted his head and looked ahead. Liam walked with a straight back, exuding a strong aura.

He said softly,

"I understand, Ron. Subconsciously, I've always considered our boss a young man. Now I know what to do."

…

An hour later, with the combined efforts of the coaching staff, the physical tests wrapped up quickly.

Perhaps due to the new boss and head coach, older players like Biedrins and Turiaf wanted to leave a good impression on Liam, so they didn't hold back in training, keeping their body fat percentage and weight at reasonable levels. Their athletic capabilities hadn't declined.

As for the younger players, they fought for lucrative contracts, spending nearly the entire summer on the court, and were in excellent shape.

In particular, the three rookies—Butler, Curry, and Matthews—had made significant progress compared to the summer, especially Curry.

The "crazy scientific training method" of Brand Payne had remarkable effects. Curry gained 3 kilograms, but his athletic ability didn't decline. He was quicker, his core strength had increased considerably, and his ability to confront opponents had qualitatively improved compared to before.

Although he still didn't appear strong enough, his seemingly slender body contained astonishing strength, much stronger than when he was a rookie in his previous life.

In the afternoon, the Warriors organized a scrimmage.

Liam randomly divided all the players into two groups, A and B, with him and Silas coaching each team.

At first, the players seemed a bit reserved.

But Curry didn't care about that. Azubuike, who stood in front of him, didn't raise his hand. He simply sank two three-pointers to break the deadlock.

Curry was a great contradiction. How humble he was off the court, but how extravagant he became on it.

"Kailana, defend well. Do you still want to play? Let me see your enthusiasm!" shouted Liam angrily, who was coaching Azubuike's team.

Azubuike no longer dared to be careless and hurriedly followed him, but Curry easily passed him with a fake and made a shot from the free-throw line.

Liam's face grew increasingly dark, and he shouted word by word:

"Kai, Lan, Na!"

In the subsequent scrimmage, everyone became more spirited and never dared to slack off. They also got their first taste of the "Liam-style" hot streak, especially Azubuike.

At first, Azubuike defended Curry and knew nothing about him. In his opinion, his defense was quite good, standing half a step away from the three-point line.

But Curry's consecutive long-range three-pointers left him bewildered.

He had faced outside stars like Kobe Bryant, Wade, Ray Allen, Roy, etc. Although defending them was challenging, he had never encountered anyone who played like this.

He looked at Liam incredulously, the meaning clear: aren't you worried about him?

Nelson is one of the league's coaches who loves three-pointers the most, but he doesn't allow his players to shoot so recklessly!

Just look at the shot Curry took moments ago. He was two steps behind the three-point line. He was dribbling without any adjustment. He lifted and shot without warning.

This is outrageous!

But Liam not only didn't scold Curry for his behavior, but he gestured to Azubuike:

"Kailana, what are you doing? Be careful about falling behind!"

Azubuike had no choice but to put all his energy into defending Curry.

But he tried several methods and still couldn't limit Curry's offense. Liam replaced Matthews with Curry, but with the same result; he simply swapped out Azubuike.

Azubuike:

"???"

None of us can defend, so why should I be ashamed?

In the first scrimmage, Curry's Team A completely dominated.

Then, Liam directed a second grouping and assigned Matthews, Butler, and Lowry to Team B, which he coached, while Silas trained Team A with Curry.

This time, Liam asked Lowry to lead the defense against Curry, and Butler and Matthews were ready to help defend at any moment, firmly restricting Curry.

Lowry's fierce defense made it difficult for Curry to create space for shots. Although his ability to confront had improved significantly compared to before, Lowry had played in the NBA for three years, had great experience, and was skilled at using his physical advantages, making Curry feel very uncomfortable to defend against.

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