Chapter 99 [Heroic Twilight, Contradictory Answer]
The Warriors sit at home and meet the challenge of the Detroit Pistons on the 14th. Iverson!
After joining the Pistons, controversy over Iverson hit all sides again.
Back in the 76ers, when people talked about Iverson, there were bound to be two diametrically opposed views, and there was bound to be a great deal of controversy. Some people are willing to talk about his glorious years, and some people are willing to talk about the fragments of his ruining team.
There's no denying that Iverson is one of the most talented wizards in the NBA, and as the shortest scorer and MVP in NBA history, he still has a huge following, and his bloody battle with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2001 Finals is still familiar today. A series of gorgeous statistics and countless top five balls make people go from hatred to jealousy, and finally to admiration, and now only regret remains.
Contrary to the rise of the Nuggets after welcoming Billups, the Pistons, who had Iverson, immediately lost two in a row and won a difficult victory over the Kings on the court.
The Pistons wanted Iverson to play point guard, but he was still the individual hero who was not afraid of anything. He will never give in to others, and scoring points is as close to his instinct as eating and sleeping.
The advertising slogan says that there is no basketball without brothers, and Iverson may not even have half a brother in the Pistons today. Whether it's Philadelphia or Denver, Iverson has almost unlimited individual shots, and he was the dominant player on the court at the time, but he didn't get that treatment at the Pistons. The Pistons' emphasis on the concept of a starting lineup is a whole, definitely not a hero with four supporting characters, so it is also destined to not allow Iverson to shoot whatever he wants.
The god-making movement did not allow Iverson to win the championship he dreamed of, but it did add a large number of fans who worshipped him as an idol god. With the blind support of the fans, Iverson will always be the legend of 2001, and they have sent Iverson to the All-Star Game with votes again and again, which has further fueled Iverson's self-style.
Perhaps the word "cancer" should not be used in Iverson, and his dedication to the game, as well as his personal ability, should not be associated with "cancer". But it's true that it's hard for him to find the right team and make his teammates stronger, which is also an indisputable fact.
In the 76ers, especially in 2001, Iverson had the best defensive player Mutombo on his side, and the best sixth man Aaron Aaron was on his side. McGee, Best Coach Larry? Brown, and the likes of Snow, Raja? Bell, Geiger, Lynch and a number of other good players. So it is a matter of course to reach the Finals, rather than the so-called Iverson alone bringing a bad team to the Finals.
In the 2001 Finals, Iverson averaged 35 per game. 6 points 5. 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1. 2 steals. seems invincible, but in fact, he only averages 40 shots per game. 7%, averaging 32 shots per game. 4 times, averaging 19 irons per game. 2 times. What is this concept? Most teams don't average 19 shots per game at their core. 2 times.
Then, Iverson couldn't talk to Chris? Webb had even the slightest bit of chemistry and lost the chance to prove himself during the years of collective malaise in the East.
When it came to the Nuggets, the so-called "golden twin guns" just looked beautiful, and as soon as Iverson left, the team immediately changed and suddenly became one of the first-class teams. On the contrary, the Pistons, Iverson not only faced the test of new tactics and new environment, but the team's defense also became weaker.
Many experts have analyzed that if Iverson does not change to an orthodox defender, he is likely to have no ball to play after this contract ends.
In the defender position, if there is no defensive defender to cooperate, Iverson is an out-and-out black hole on the court, and it is purely a heads-up limit. Anyone who often plays should know that the height on the basketball court is the same as the bust of the AV actress, and Iverson, who is still tall in shoes at 183CM, has done it as the absolute attacking core of the team, but it is an extravagant hope for him to guard against the opponent's No. 2 position.
Some people will talk about Iverson's career assist stats and say that considering he plays the No. 2 position, it's already a team. On the contrary, there are many types of passing, and Iverson is best at the one that has nothing to do with the team's offense. The playmaker is to control the basketball, wait for teammates to run and cut in the air, and send the ball over accurately. What Iverson did was constantly use dribbling and pick-and-rolls to create shooting opportunities for himself, and then pass the ball when he didn't have a shooting opportunity.
Old Brown once tried his best to persuade Iverson to organize more offense, one can reduce his own pressure and maintain physical strength, and the other can mobilize the enthusiasm of his teammates, Iverson disagreed at the time, and he still resolutely resisted until the final, his reason is very simple, since he is more capable than his teammates, why can't he work more, wouldn't it be good to send shells and let Snow do it? And he's never tired! He is not afraid of anything, he can challenge anything, he has always been a fighter, but he has never wanted to challenge himself.
80 percent of the ball is in his hands, 80 percent of the tactics are designed for him, and if he doesn't allow it, the team doesn't allow it. So what is Iverson's good passing, and where does his good assist come from? In addition to the fast break, it is still one of the most tests of personal ability, after the breakthrough to attract the bag to divide the ball to the empty space, this is a complete test of the personal ability of the basketball controller, it is undeniable that this can also inspire the team to a certain extent, but this is too limited, Iverson with his breakthrough skills and speed to create opportunities, the peak of the average 7 per game. Nine assists are almost all like this, and he says he's not tired, but does this kind of collision and exhausting assist affect his individual offensive efficiency? No one knows the way, only he knows the way.
Watching Iverson's game and Kidd's game compare, it is obvious that fans feel that Iverson has a lot of assists after every game. "At least eight, I remember eight." As a result, looking at the statistics of technical techniques, it is 8. For Kidd, fans often have the impression of, "I don't remember a few assists, he's just a role player," but it turns out to be more than a dozen.
Iverson finished the game and scored 30 points personally, but his teammates couldn't help enough and lost.
Kidd finished a game, didn't shoot a few baskets, and definitely didn't score 20 points, and the news often said that "the team's offense blossomed more, and six people scored in double figures." ”
Passing assists, passing to teammates on the go, allowing misplaced teammates to score easily in singles, is not easy to remember, but it is the most important glue for the team. The attraction bag is very ornamental, but it can't be used as a conventional weapon. This is why Kidd will start every game in the Olympics in 2008, which has some important roles, which cannot be reflected in the data.
Aging slowly, Kidd and Nash can still mix big contracts, and they know how to use the team to improve their efficiency. But Iverson can't, his basketball view is as immutable and out of place as CCTV5's report, misleading batch after batch of fans.
It's very contradictory, is Iverson too blindly believing in his own role in the game of basketball, or is the game itself stupid, except for Larry? Outside of 2001, Brown has never been able to give a genius the stage he deserves?
If I had to give Iverson an assessment, he was an unprecedentedly special player, a legend that has not been replicated so far. If you don't care so much about winning or losing a game or a coach's reaction, then his game is really respectable and enjoyable.
Zhou Xuan also admired Iverson, but now, he no longer fantasized about playing like Iverson. He wants a team, he wants a win.
That night, when Iverson played, he was applauded by the fans in Oracle Arena. Wherever he went, he was very popular.
Zhou Xuan's order of appearance has changed, the penultimate one, second only to Stephen? Jackson. Without Margety, he became the second core of the Warriors. The applause in the stands was even more enthusiastic, and the fans wanted to see Zhou Xuan facing Iverson. And today they will definitely be in the opposite position, and the old Nelson does not plan to let Zhou Xuan defend Hamilton or Prince.
Iverson was quiet during training, shot a few baskets, and didn't communicate with his teammates, and Zhou Xuan didn't go over to talk to the big man Iverson, because he had nothing to say.
What can he say?
"When I was in China, I watched you play a lot! Honestly, you're the greatest player in my eyes, my idol, I adore you, and my goal is to be like you. "Iverson dared to argue with Jordan when he first entered the league, is it interesting for someone with such a character to flatter him?
"Iverson, I'm going to beat you today." Does provocation make sense? People are getting old. Just like Kobe Bryant played the Wizards with 55 points back then, except for a few brains, who would say that Kobe beat Jordan?
What Zhou Xuan did was to use psychology to cheer himself up as usual, and prepare to fight this game with a blank face.
Nelson Sr. still emphasized those points when arranging his tactics, running and shooting, positional offense, and outside shooting after misalignment. Without Margeti, it's harder for the Warriors to make a fuss in the low post, so interior players have to pull out to block and create opportunities for outside players.
The Pistons are away from McDyce, a slight weakening in strength, and their biggest move this summer is to bring in Kwame? Brown. The 26-year-old Brown was named the No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft by Jordan the Flyers, but his performance didn't give Jordan any momentum, averaging 23 in 404 games in his career. 7 minutes of playing time, but only contributed 7. 5 points, 5. 7 rebounds and 1. With one assist, that statistic clearly doesn't satisfy everyone's hopes for him, and he has become one of the worst picks in NBA history.
He was sent to the Grizzlies by the Lakers last season with a score average of just 4 per game. 8 points 4. 9 rebounds. Before the Pistons, the Lakers had hoped to recall Brown for a low salary, but the two sides did not negotiate. Brown chose to accept the Pistons' two-year offer of 8 million.
Brown's offense is completely wasted, but the defensive resistance is not bad, even if Duncan is resisted by him, it is difficult to get into the low post, Rashid? Wallace is also a master of defense, and it is difficult for the Warriors to take advantage of the inside, and it is the right choice to start from the outside.