大嘴夢綠,坐在Sports Center的桌邊,咬著73勝的誘餌,越說越興奮:我們跟教練開玩笑,“我們要打敗你們”,“我們會打敗你們”。
幸好教練不是這樣無腦。教練不但不做追求73勝的暗示,還甚至給出逆向的說法,以至於專欄作家專門發文“為什麽科爾會是勇士取得72勝的絆腳石”,來幫勇士放煙霧
教練說:"Resting, that will take precedence. We will rest guys if they need it before we will go for any kind of streak or record, that's for sure."
咖哩跟教練一樣,弱化弱化:"That is how I assumed he would handle it. Obviously, the big picture is always the most important trying to win a championship. Little decisions along the way like that are about keeping us healthy, keeping us fresh as opposed to … what might be best for that particular night to get a win. We will see how that manifests. Hopefully, there won't be too many decisions that he will have to make along the way."
73勝,意味著餘下的22場比賽,頂多輸4場。這是81.8%的勝率,比去年勇士的勝率還要高,難度可想而知。如果除開季初的24連勝,那麽勇士在過去的36場比賽裏,也不過31-5,勝率86%而已,僅比後麵的馬刺高一點點(85.2%),領先不到半場球。
但正因為領先不到半步,勇士被逼著去拿著每一場比賽都當比賽。所以,如果僥幸取得73勝,那馬刺居功至偉。馬刺你別鬆勁,千萬。
細看後麵的22場賽事,有炙手可熱的馬刺3場、小船1場、綠人1場,還有曾戰勝過自己的破特蘭2場、小牛2場,征途漫漫且艱難。別說73勝,就是能取得70勝,也不好說容易。
那聲稱要73勝,無異於招引別人打雞血,因此無異於招災引禍。
那為什麽不可以說73勝,卻可以說奪冠呢?這很簡單:勇士已經進了季後賽,你多贏1場少贏1場,都不影響進季後,因此不會給當下的常規賽帶來不良後果。到了季後賽,大家都是本冠軍來的,再加上每輪都是淘汰賽,那說不說目標是冠軍,都一樣,都不會改變什麽,也不會額外招來什麽災禍,反正對手都會打雞血。
夢綠啊,向教練學學,管好自己的嘴巴。有些事,可做不可說