On June 20, Tencent Sports News, Warrior boss Lakob has published the famous "light year theory" in the past few years. In a recent interview, Lakob said that he was just exaggerating, but not deliberately demeaning other teams in the league. [Focus on NBA Dynamics]
In March 2016, when Lakob was interviewed, he once said, "We crush opponents on the court, and we can crush opponents for many years, because our team building model follows this path. In terms of team plan, structure and operation mode, we are a few light years ahead of other teams."
After Lakob said such words, it immediately caused a controversy outside. Inside the NBA, some people believed that the Warriors were too arrogant. In a recent interview, Lakob said that he regretted using the word "light year".
"I mean, you see, I am a confident person. I always believe that we have practiced and done things. I believe in our strategies. I believe in our management team. I think they are the best. I believe that our players are built around Curry. Curry is a very special person, let alone a basketball player."
"So, you know, I just exaggerate. I don't mean to belittle other teams in the league on purpose, so if you ask me whether I believe it? The answer is yes. But I don't mean to belittle other teams in the league. I don't want to do that."
In that year, Lakob's team spent $450 million to acquire the Golden State Warriors. At that time, the American media once evaluated Lakob as playing a gambling game "blackjack", because Lakob invested all his money. By February this year, Forbes had estimated the market value of Yu Warriors to be $3.5 billion. Obviously, Lakob has completed a quite good investment.
"By the way, my friends in the business world said that the article was great, and it was a very good story," Lakob said. "But my friends in the sports industry said that it was arrogant, so you need to learn something from it."
(Gesang)