From October 6th, Green gave a punch to Poole, triggering the biggest crisis of Cole’s coaching career warriors, to October 14th, Green returned to training, and the danger alarm was temporarily lifted. Damo Chris’s sword hung over the Warriors for 8 days. What finally prevented him from falling was not Curry and Thompson, the two big names, but Rooney, the role player.
In eight days, Looney and Cole almost became the official spokesman of the warriors of the Green incident. In various insider reports, Luoni’s name is frequently mentioned, and he is described as a “fire fighting hero”. In the interviews of different nodes, Luni made the most appropriate remarks according to the situation at that time.
“In the past week, Rooney has been a key figure for Warriors to get back on track,” Cole said.
Quietly, 26-year-old Luoni has entered the Warriors leadership group, and he is not simply a coolie center in this team. Luni can have the current status, not by his qualifications, but by the performance inside and outside the stadium. Whether it is Curry, the oldest qualified Warrior team, or new stars such as Wiseman, they all respect Luoni very much.
On the media day of the new season, Rooney said that he had become more and more adapted to speaking for the team and playing the role of leader. It is very common for players to make bold words in the media day, and no one cares. What’s more, Luoni is a role player. The outside world feels that there are more warriors leaders and it is not up to Luoni to play. Unexpectedly, soon Rooney’s leadership was tested and proved.
On October 6, the base of the warrior dynasty was smashed by Green’s punch. After the video was leaked, the warrior faced a huge crisis. At that time, it was possible for the situation to develop in any direction. According to The Athletic of American media, if Green uses podcasting to say something inappropriate, if The Warriors decide to ban green, if Poole and green tear their faces and say “there is him without me”, then warrior vibration will be inevitable.
In order to prevent the situation from developing in the worst direction, Luni did a lot of work behind it. Rooney and igodala worked hard to get the team together again. He listened to the ideas of his teammates everywhere, communicated with everyone, and ensured that everyone was open and honest, instead of hiding ideas.
Luoni and Poole are both Milwaukee villagers. They are close to each other. It is because he has stabilized Poole’s mood. In the whole incident, Poole did not say anything to undermine unity. Luoni did not save face for green because of his qualifications. He said publicly, “Green needs to do something to restore our trust in him.” This kind of flat bowl is highly praised.
“Luoni is the moral vane of our team,” Cole praised Luoni, while general Moody used the “cornerstone” to evaluate Luoni.
People all believe in the power of time and that time can solve problems, but no matter how great time is, sometimes it is useless. In the matter of the warrior’s civil strife, the wound has already been produced, and it cannot be healed by time. The warrior needs a person to stand up and suture the wound, and Rooney stands up.
It took Looney seven years to get to this point in the Warriors. He changed from an ardent youth who suffered from injuries to a bridge between Wiseman’s mentor, warrior veteran and the new generation of players.
Like most of the players who entered the NBA, Rooney also existed in his hometown as “local Jordan” in high school, and at that time, Rooney played an extremely comprehensive way, capable of inside and outside, capable of attacking and defending, people give the nickname “Little Durant”. Later, Lu ni went to the University of UCLA, where he could score 11.6 points plus 9.2 rebounds. Professional scouts reported that Lu NI was optimistic about the lottery area.
Different from the players who have had a history of injury in universities such as Orden and enbide, Lugny’s career has always been smooth. According to statistics, Rooney has played AAU league since the second grade and played 1015 games in 10 years. In high school, Luni played 120 games. Including in UCLA, Luni played 36 games in full force. But fate is weird, you can only accept the life track it defines for you. Before the talent show Conference in 2015, Luni was exposed to the hidden danger of hip injuries. His talent show slumped in line and was not selected by the Warriors until the 30th in line.
In the 2015-16 season, Luni underwent hip surgery twice, and only played 5 games in the whole season, totaling 21 minutes. In the following two seasons, the attendance rate of Luni increased a lot, but it was at the peak of the Warriors at that time that the No. 5 warrior was not short of manpower. Green’s small ball tactics against the center were invincible, and Luni really had no room for performance.
In the summer of 2018, Luni thought he was going to pack his luggage and leave the Warriors, because the Warriors announced early the previous year that they would not implement the team option for the fourth year of The Leni rookie contract. But in the end, the warrior gave him a year’s base salary after Luoni became a free agent.
In the finals of 2019, the world remembered that Thompson and Durant were reimbursed in that tragic Series. How many people still remember that Lu ni fought with pain and injury? Luoni used his tenacity to win the renewal contract of 3 years and 15 million dollars to stay in the team. However, in the following 2019-20 rotten season, disasters became the epitome of warriors. Not only Curry was injured, but Rooney only played 20 games because of hip and abdominal injuries.
To a large extent, Luoni’s injury was a physical problem. After in-depth examination, the doctor found that Luoni’s stomach had always been inflamed. He suffered from constipation and nausea for many times in the 2019-20 season. The doctor confirmed that Luni’s intestinal tract was highly damaged and his nerve pain was also related to this. Rooney changed his diet and the doctor prescribed him about 50 kinds of tonic. In addition to weight loss and yoga practice, last season’s Luni became “Iron Man Luni”.
Last season, Luni played all 82 regular season matches and was one of the five players in the league. In the playoffs, Luni played all 20 games, with a total of 102 games in a single season.
In many sessions, Luoni was the X factor that changed the situation. The West semi-final played the grizzly bear, and the Warriors lost 39 points in the fifth game. Although the Warriors were still 3-2 ahead in the big score at that time, and the sixth game was home combat, the Warriors had to seek tricks when the effect of the small-sized lineup had dropped significantly. Curry and Green found the agent manager Mike Brown (Cole was unable to coach due to triggering health and security protocols), and suggested Brown restart the configuration of Luni playing the first. As a result, Luni grabbed 22 rebounds in the game, 11 of which were offensive rebounds. He won 10 points on the scene and the Warriors successfully advanced.
Playing the Celtics in the finals, the Warriors could draw a big score in the second and fourth games. Luoni also contributed. In the second game, Luoni scored 12 points and 7 rebounds in 6 shots, with positive and negative values +24 points on the spot. In the fourth game, Luni scored 6 points and 11 rebounds, with positive and negative values +21 points. Including Game 5 and Game 6, Rooney’s data is average, but Warriors won 23 points in two games, of which 12 points were won when Rooney was present.
In warriors, Looney is rarely the player who has received praise, and it is difficult for fans who pursue visual impact to notice Looney’s contribution. With lugni’s unpretentious style of football, it is also difficult for him to get a big contract. When Poole and Wikins were pursuing the top salary, lugni signed a contract of 25.5 million dollars for three years this summer, the annual salary of Wikins is less than one year. But how high the value of Rooney is, Warriors all know it.
Curry said: “Luoni is a hero who has not been praised.”
Cole said, “I am willing to live together with Luni forever. He is too special.”
Who wouldn’t want?