Zhuang Meng responds that Cole will no longer let the starting center, and will never complain about it, but the body really can t bear it

On May 25, the Warriors Star Chasing Dream responded to coach Cole's refusal to let him take the lead in the starting No. 5 position next season.

Warriors coach Cole previously made it clear: "I don't want to continue to let Zhu Meng play the starting center next season. Doing this in the last 30 games this year is a temporary measure, but you can see the consumption of this on him, and he often mentions it. "

In response, Zhu Meng sighed: "Thank God, Cole finally said this. It's really difficult to play the fifth position. Although you know I will always accept the challenge, I have to fight against players who are 60 to 80 pounds heavier than me and 4 to 7 inches taller than me, and my body is really unbearable. "

Although Zhu Meng won the honor of the first team of the best defensive team during his time as the starting center and became one of the candidates for the NBA's best defensive player of the year this season, he believes that the Warriors can upgrade at this position and give him a deserved breathing opportunity.

"I want to say that I don't think people understand the price of being at the heart of the defense and the effort it takes, which means every round I have to put myself in a firefighter position. It takes a lot of money, but I always say that whenever our team needs me to do it, I will stand up. I will never complain about it."

"But I agree with Cole - if we can have a different starting center, at some point if we need me to start, it's good, but it's really tough, and as I get older in the league, it's getting harder. These guys are getting younger and more athletic, like I said, I think I'm fully capable of keeping up with these young people and their athletics, but that does bring some loss."