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Lius saw the news several times before the shock in his heart finally calmed down. He immediately logged into Reddit and entered the "Oracle Center VIP" group, where the discussion about the trade was already taking place.
"I really didn't expect Matthews to be traded. He played so well, why was he sent away?"
"I'm a bit confused. After the 3D, this is definitely a resource every team has to grab, Coach Liam won't be able to see it, right? How can you trade Matthews?"
"Did you say Larry Riley made this trade? It's hard for me to imagine Coach Liam trading Matthews for Kirilenko, it's stupid..."
Lius flipped through the pages and quickly read the posts from others. Most of them thought the trade wasn't worth it.
Although they said it harshly, it wasn't without reason. When Lius saw the news earlier, his heart was also full of confusion.
Kirilenko is a versatile defender with excellent sweeping and passing ability. He can organize on the offensive side and has great finishing skills under the basket. Swapping him for Matthews seems like a great addition to the Warriors' defense and ball handling.
However, his inability to shoot has become more evident as time has progressed, and he has been marginalized for a long time with the Jazz. The Warriors' space is already limited, so it's hard to say if bringing him in will be good or bad.
And Kirilenko is turning 30 this year, with only half a year left on his contract and an annual salary of up to $17.82 million. The Warriors will only have him for half a season, while Matthews has only played one and a half seasons and has made rapid progress, still having potential to tap into, with a contract much smaller than Kirilenko's.
However, Lius thought about it and realized that Kirilenko's big contract wasn't entirely useless. The Warriors have too many rookies on the team, and many base salary contracts, so they just need this big contract to fill the ghost line. This way, the Warriors can give a $9 million trade exception, and they will have enough salary cap space to absorb Kirilenko's contract.
Furthermore, Kirilenko's contract expires in half a year. The Warriors will not only be able to fill their poor ghost line, but also clear a lot of salary space when the time comes. They can attack, retreat, and defend, which can be considered killing two birds with one stone.
But when Lius thought about the draft pick the Cavaliers sent to the Warriors, he regretted it in his heart.
These past two years have been draft years, and there are so many rookies on the Warriors. How can Coach Liam get another draft pick this year? Is he addicted to collecting rookies?
He even took the initiative to send Matthews to the Nets. With Deron and Matthews, the Nets will rush up the standings after the All-Star Game, and when the Nets' trade value decreases, won't the Warriors be left empty-handed?
The more Lius thought about it, the more puzzled and regretful he became about the trade. He saw that Liam Gonzalez could trade Matthews, but didn't expect him to make such a trade in the end. It's better not to trade at all!
Lius glanced at the group chat and turned to the Hupu forum, which was gradually becoming more popular. Fans were also discussing the trade there.
However, the tone of the Tiger Fight Forum and the "Oracle Center VIP" was different. A large number of common fans gathered here, who didn't have a basic understanding of high-level data. The level of players was judged more by fame and contract size. Many people thought the Warriors were winning the trade, and there were many people who supported Coach Liam as fanatically as they supported Yao Ming, believing that he must have his own considerations for making this trade. Non-fans would raise their voices in opposition.
Thus, three factions formed on the Tiger Fight Forum: one faction was optimistic about the Warriors' trade, and the other was pessimistic.
Lius reviewed several posts, both positive and negative, but found they were full of mockery and personal attacks, like "Do you know football better than Coach Liam?", "You can do it, stop talking", "Heh, the young ones don't know how scary Kirilenko is, watch more basketball", "Seems like the Americans really don't understand basketball, and Coach Liam is nothing special", and several posts with substantive thinking were drowned out.
Lius stared at them expressionlessly for a long time, then suddenly took a deep breath, grabbed the keyboard, and typed:
"In my opinion, this trade isn't worth it for the Warriors, but they haven't lost too much, and here's why..."
He spent an hour writing a long post, analyzing the trade in detail. He didn't want to write so much, but couldn't stop himself after starting. He analyzed the pros and cons of the trade from the perspective of the Nets and the Jazz.
However, the writing process also served as a process of refining his thoughts. Lius checked many statistics while writing and attached several data charts he made himself to the post. The focus was naturally on Kirilenko and Matthews, which made him shift his view of the trade a little.
In the end, he concluded: "... In summary, the Jazz have a trade rating of A-, they cleared up instability on their team, got a high pick, draft picks, and trade exceptions, and were able to rebuild quickly, but the loss of Delon is irreplaceable, so I give the Jazz a rating of A-; The Nets are A+, and they now have a top-tier point guard and quality 3&D, but still need to build a roster around DeLong, so I believe their record will definitely improve, but they're still far from the playoffs; The Warriors have a trade rating of B, losing a young 3&D player with potential, but they've made a roster improvement upfront. Kirilenko's ball handling, defense, and rim protection are what the Warriors need, but it will exacerbate the Warriors' spatial weaknesses. The Warriors only have him for half a season, so renewing his contract is also an issue... However, judging by the data, the loss of Matthews didn't impact the Warriors as much as expected, and Butler was able to completely fill his void... This draft pick is definitely a loss for the Warriors, and the Nets' pick is likely to be lower than the Cavaliers', but this is a decision made by Coach Liam. Based on the Warriors' past trades, I think there should be follow-up, so I give a rating of B."
This lengthy post quickly attracted attention, and comments began pouring in. Such long and high-quality posts were generally not well received by casual fans, and the commenters were mostly rational fans who paid more attention to data and recognized Lius's well-founded opinions based on data analysis.
Among these people, some changed their opinions after seeing Lius's post and inevitably quoted his opinions in other posts, driving a lot of traffic to the post.
Because Lius had previously posted some short analysis pieces in the "Oracle Center VIP" group, several group members recognized Lius's writing style and spread the word, attracting many fans to join the group.
Lius continued to update the site and saw his posts gaining more and more popularity, with more likes and comments, bringing a sense of accomplishment.
This was the first time he had written a long-form analysis online, and he didn't expect to be recognized by so many people. Seeing that his analysis had caused such a warm response, Lius's heart began to stir.
Or... Should I write some more analytical articles in the future?
End of this chapter
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