After highly praising divenzenzzo’s performance, Warrior star Stephen Curry had a request. He wanted to know divencenzo’s view on becoming “a true veteran. When DiVincenzo heard the question, he knew it was curitite and shook his head.
“Curry, this ***, I am not an old general.” Dicvincenzo sat in the dressing room and said with a smile, as if he could imagine Curry’s expression at the moment.
This year is the fifth season for divenzenzzo to enter the league, and there is still one month before he reaches the age of 26. He didn’t agree that he was a veteran. Although eight players in the Warriors were younger than him, he sniffed at such a label.
“How many seasons are you chasing dreams this year? 11? How much is in the library? 15 or 14? Clay is the 12th season. They are the veterans. This is the veteran I understand.” Divenzenzo explained.
On the contrary, DiVincenzo thinks he is the fulcrum connecting two generations in the lineup and the child in the middle. He thinks this is more appropriate. In fact, Luni and Wikins were one and two years older than him respectively.
“Wikins is the ninth season of his career, Looney is the eighth, this guy……” Divenzenzzo paused for a while. He turned off the chair and pointed to the famous brand of igodala on the left of his wardrobe. “brother Yi is 35 years old. What kind of veteran am I.”
Unfortunately, DiVincenzo proved with his own actions that he was indeed a veteran of warriors. Tonight, the team won four consecutive victories with 118-112 victory over the Blazers at home. These four consecutive victories coincided with the recovery of the injury after the away trip of divencenzo. When divencenzo was in the lineup, they have actually won five in a row.
In Thursday’s game, DiVincenzo played a new career record-38 minutes 59 seconds. Warriors need divenzenzuo to be present every second, because their three outside lines start-Curry (shoulder left), Clay (injury management) and Wikins (sick) did not play. He contributed the highest 19 points in the draw season, including two free throws to determine victory. He didn’t rest for one second in the fourth quarter, and the defensive side was everywhere. Finally, he restricted the Jazz to only get 13 points in the fourth quarter and shot 4 out of 25 shots.
In today’s match against the Blazers, divenzenzzo showed his edge at the last moment. At the last 4 minutes 17 seconds of the final quarter, the Warriors scored a wave of 16-2 from 8 points behind, and finally accepted the game with divenzenzuo’s snatch and three-point ball.
Today is his 27th match for the Warriors, but he has successfully become the role of stabilizing the army. The skills, basketball IQ and manners he possessed were all needed by the Warriors. He was the adult on the court in colkou. Warriors used a lot of two-way contract control Guard Jerome and two-way contract striker lamb this year, as well as the second-grade flanks kumingga and Moody’s, and even little Baldwin contributed an efficient moment in the playing game, and most of the time they played, DiVincenzo was on the court.
In the match against jazz, Jerome scored 17 points and 14 points in the second half, which was also the back court of his partner with dicyanzenzuo. The offensive end is organized by Jerome, and the defensive end is watched by devenzzo against the opposite defender. In the line-up for the Warriors to accept the game, Cole used DiVincenzo to match Luoni, and then added Jerome, lamb and cuminga. This lineup has never played together before, but it is very effective because of the existence of divenzenzo. After Jerome’s Snatch, he recorded three points in his life, leading the Warriors who were behind most of the time by three points. The Warriors behind failed the eighth consecutive vote by defending the Jazz, and then DiVincenzo led the team to play a wave of 10-0, and the Warriors never fell behind.
“In the absence of Curry, clay and Wikins, it feels very different to win this game. If it was a few weeks ago, we couldn’t win this game. I think our young players have really grown up. The performance of cuminga, lamb and Jerome every night is gratifying. Dicvencenzo has always been great, not only shooting, but also defending the top soldiers, with energy competition.” Cole said.
In the match against the Hornets on Wednesday, divenzenzo didn’t even have to score. But his presence spread all over every corner of the game, with 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steals. He has always been the main defender of Rochelle. He used to fight Warriors all the time. As a result, he scored 19 points in the 18th vote that day.
“Every time he told me the same thing,” divencenzo talked about his father’s advice to himself, “he said, ‘Go and grab some rebounds. This is the only thing he wants to see, playing hard and then grabbing the rebound. This is also the education I received since I was a child. It is one thing to do dirty work and hard work on the court, but it is another thing if there is no rebound. This is my mentality, positioning the rebound and launching a quick attack after grabbing it.”
Against the grizzly bear NBA Christmas wars, divenzenzzo seamlessly matched the intensity of the match. He scored 19 points in the game, and each score was timely, especially his five three-point goals.
The four-game winning streak at home is the epitome of the value of divenzenzo to the Warriors. When he played, the Warriors were 17 wins and 8 losses, and when they were out, they were 2 wins and 8 losses. In the era when Warriors develop at the same time in two timelines, it is very valuable to adapt to their system, and diwincenzo has always been the perfect candidate. After winning the national championship at Villanova University, divenzenzzo entered the NBA and was selected Bucks team, where he won the NBA championship. His experience matched the culture and system of warriors.
“He is a typical experienced college player who has successfully established a foothold in NBA. He has been winning and knows how to win. He is committed to influencing the game, whether it is rebounding, defending or scoring. He can further improve himself here and become the talent that every team wants to include. Because he can fill many loopholes and do many different things. As long as he is present, he can provide a lot of help. He can adapt to any set of lineup.” Curry said.
Everyone has basically the same comment on dicvencenzo, and what he cares about most is victory. Influence the game in the right way, do all the little things, and don’t be selfish, all of which point to divenzenzuo’s game mentality.
The way he treated the game, his understanding of basketball rules, his basic skills, his sense of smell, how to use his voice correctly, his confidence in the new team, it’s like he has been playing in Warriors for a long time, like a veteran.
“I am not a veteran.” Divenzenzo repeated.
After graduating from the University of Virginia, Jerome was selected on the 24th in 2019. He did not buy the explanation of divencenzo.
“He is crazy. He is definitely a veteran. He has been in the league for five years and has a championship ring. This qualification is enough to make him a veteran. He is a veteran.” Said Jerome.
DiVincenzo refused this label not out of vanity. Although he was still young, he wanted more achievements.
In 2018, he was selected by the stag in the 17th place. At that time, he was a young general in the team. But in his third season, he sprained his left ankle in the series G3 against the Heat in the first round of the Bucks, missed all the remaining games, and did not return to basketball until 7 months later. He didn’t get the new contract of the stag and was exchanged by the team deal for Gregson Allen. He was almost traded to the Celtics and finally to the King. Four months later, the King refused to give him a qualified offer, and he also became an unrestricted free agent.
Dicvincenzo signed a contract with the Warriors hoping to revive his reputation and share common values with the team. If he is an old general, he must have a certain position in the alliance, and he has proved himself and achieved good results. The old general has proved his value to the alliance, divenzenzzo is still building up his veteran value.
At the beginning of the season, divenzenzzo was absent for three weeks because of thigh strain. On November 11, divenzezo came back, and the Warriors faced the fierce enemy knights. Although divenzenzzo only played for 16 minutes, he defended Garland in the same way as chasing dreams, and organized an attack when Curry was restricted. It seemed that he was part of the warrior.
Although it was a joke for the team to call him a veteran, it was an affirmation from Curry and other core of winning the championship. They believed that divenzenzzo gave them the confidence to compete for the fifth championship. They like divenzenzuo’s performance on the court, and not every new aid can get such a high rating. Young players also regard divencenzo as an example, and they respect his suggestions and comments.
“As a member of us, dicvincenzo is incredible. He can play with him on the court. He can make a correct judgment and know that he can attack and hit shots, it is too important for us to play the performance of a big heart at a critical moment. He is one of the important reasons for our past few wins, and he will play an important role in the next season.” Poole said.
One of the roles of DiVincenzo is to act as the coordinator between the young general and the senior general in the team, which is why he is unwilling to call himself the senior general. He knows the core of the team, and his age is similar to that of the young players in the team. He can convey information from it. He doesn’t want to be a middleman and veteran.
Divenzenzo can take good care of the mood of the stars and coaches, because Warriors are training young people, especially Wiseman, cuminga and Moody’s. Divenzenzzo can tell them how helpful it is to be cultivated in a winning environment. He can convey that young people should be patient and emphasize the value of team teachers.
“Things cannot be smooth, and this truth must be understood. Just because something is not as good as you want, you can’t say, ‘I’m going to play somewhere else. You must stick to this road, and there are so many outstanding veterans around you. I have also played with excellent veterans. George Hill and bradso will also struggle for five or six consecutive games. They will tell me, ‘relax, everything will be fine. ‘I will say the same thing to these young people.” Divenzenzzo said.
If DiVincenzo talks like an old general, then his role is an old general.
Author: Marcus Thompson II
Compilation: Fontaine
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