February 6, 20 16, 16, Warriors vs. Pacers. Before this game, Thompson's career highest score was 52 points, and he missed the opportunity to enter the 60-point club. Thompson is unstoppable in this game. In his 29 minutes on the court, Thompson shot 2 1 33, 8 of 3-pointers 14 and 8 of free throws 10, and got 60 points, 2 rebounds 1 assists, which was refreshing. So, here's the problem. He scored 60 points in three competitions. Why didn't Cole let Thompson break Kobe's record? Ok, please listen to me and tell me in detail.
Why didn't Cole let Thompson break Kobe's record?
After Curry had a chance to hit more scoring records, Thompson's missed opportunity was also mentioned in the interview. Why doesn't Coach Cole want players to break the record? You know, such a record is very important for players.
The first is the protection of players. Coach Cole once said that when the team leads by a big margin, we should not consider the players' data, but how to protect the players' health, instead of doing such meaningless things as brushing the data. It is precisely because of this that coach Cole let Thompson and Curry miss the chance to score high.
Secondly, the established rules of the alliance. In the NBA, when one side leads by a big margin, it is common sense to remove the main players. Although this is not a hard and fast rule, if it is violated, it is easy to anger the other coach, and it is very likely that something like Patsuria will happen. Because of this, in most cases, the NBA head coach will still abide by this rule.
It is undoubtedly uncomfortable for the players to miss the record. Just like Love had the opportunity to score an offensive goal in the first quarter, but Owen didn't pass the ball, which also caused great controversy to Owen. But from the head coach's point of view, Cole did the right thing. He cares about winning, not how many points the player scored today to break the record.