Chapter 124: What About One Against Two?
Maddie was surprised: "Why do you say that? β
Mark Jackson also stared at Chris Webb with burning eyes.
Webber spread his hands, "Obviously, after Mark left the Warriors, Steve took it over and took it to the top in one season - the league's regular season champion, the championship!" And what about Byron Scott, almost at the same time that Steve took over the Warriors, he also took over the Lakers, and what will the Lakers look like a season later? Second to last in the West! β
"Can't you see the gap in this way?"
Maddie and Mark Jackson were silent at the same time.
Webb didn't say, they hadn't noticed yet. On closer inspection, it turns out that the gap between Cole and Scott is really so big!
And Mark Jackson's silence also has another meaning, as Webb said just now, this is not good news for them.
He had just walked on his front foot, but Kerr followed his heel to the Warriors. However, he led the Warriors for three years, but only allowed the Warriors to return to the playoffs in the third year, and they were eliminated in the first round.
Kerr, on the other hand, turned the Warriors into champions in his first season with the Warriors......
Not only is the gap between Byron Scott and Cole huge, but the gap between him Mark Jackson and Cole is not small!
People are more dead than people, and goods have to be thrown away!
This person is good at everything, but he is afraid of comparison, and there will be problems when he compares. Just like the "kid next door" who has always been better than you, he will always make you feel embarrassed.
It's okay if you don't mention it, and generally no one will pay special attention to it. But Webb said it in front of him, which made him a little embarrassed, and it was like sitting on pins and needles.
Before the change of coach, the Warriors were a playoff team at best, and after the change of coach, they were immediately the championship team! What do you make the coach who was replaced?
There was silence in the commentary table for a while, and Maddie chose to protect herself at this time and did not speak. And Weber is not stunned, some words are up to the point, and that's it.
After a while, Mark Jackson looked away, "It's okay, don't worry about me, you continue to say your point." β
Since Jackson didn't care, Webb continued.
"Let's start by looking at Steve's origins. He was a member of the Bulls dynasty and played under Phil Jackson when he was a player; After that, he went to the Spurs and played for 4 years under Greg Popovich. Let's not talk about the 5 championships he has won in his playing career, but under the guidance of Phil and Greg, the two tacticians, how much experience can he gain in coaching the team? β
"Phil and Greg's accomplishments in coaching, don't I need to say more? Phil's 11 championships and Greg's 5 championships should always speak for themselves, right? And Steve, as their disciple, can be said to have received the best education in the world! β
"After retiring, he worked as a commentator at T-N-T for a while, and then he moved to the Phoenix Suns as general manager, a position he held for four years from 2007 to 2010!"
"The past four years have been the most mature stage of the Suns' bombardment tactics, and Steve has learned a lot during this period."
"We can observe the characteristics of the Warriors' playing in the past two seasons, the most prominent should be the acceleration and projection, the extremely fast offensive and defensive transitions, a large number of perimeter projections, and often pose a big four small and even a five-small lineup at key moments, which has the shadow of the former Suns; A large number of transfer balls, a large number of off-ball cooperation, even distribution of scores, and changeable tactics, which have the shadow of the Spurs system; A lot of small-scale 3x3 basketball is a little bit of a triangle offense. β
"Not only did he learn, he was able to put it into practice! That's the most important thing! β
"Look at Byron, he and Steve are both players and have won NBA championships; As a player, Byron was also mentored by famous coaches. β
His playing career spanned 14 seasons, the first 10 of which were with the Lakers, from 1983-84 to 1992-93; And in the 1981-82 season, Pat Riley became the head coach of the Lakers until 1990. Pat Riley has coached the Lakers for 9 years and helped them win 4 championships. β
"It's fair to say that Byron played under Pat Riley for seven years and should have learned a lot from him. But unfortunately this is not the case. Do you think he has any good honors after retiring as the head coach? Although he was voted NBA Coach of the Year in 2007-08, it was due to Chris Paul. β
"And he's led the team to the second round of the playoffs at the farthest point, so far away from the division finals."
In 2013, he also achieved a humiliating record of being the Cavaliers' lowest winning head coach in history.
"I'm just making a simple comparison, and the difference between the two is obvious. So tonight, the Lakers led by Byron will not be able to tactically Steve-led Warriors! β
By the time Webb had finished his second reason, neither Maddie nor Mark Jackson had spoken. It is very offensive to say bluntly who is inferior to whom.
As the saying goes, talking about people is not short. And Webber actually swaggered on the major occasion of the national live broadcast, saying that Lakers coach Scott is far inferior to Warriors head coach Kerr, which simply offended Scott to death!
Seeing that the two were silent for a while, Webb also reacted. This time, he didn't ask "why don't you speak" or anything like that, but went straight to the third reason.
"The third reason I'm bullish on the Warriors is their offensive prowess."
"The Warriors' current offensive system, the most basic premise and the most important core, is the backcourt combination of Steve and Klay."
"I said it so dryly, maybe you will find it a little difficult to understand, then use data to speak."
In 2013-14, Stephen hit 261 three-pointers, which ranked first in the league; He shot 42.4 percent from three-point range, which ranks sixth in the league. Klay, on the other hand, hit 223 three-pointers, second in the league behind teammate Stephen and had a 3-point shooting percentage of 41.7 percent, ranking eighth in the league. β
Last season, Stephen hit 286 three-pointers, which ranked first in the league; He shot 44.3 percent from three-point range, the third highest in the league. Klay, on the other hand, hit 239 three-pointers, second only to teammate Stephen and second in the league; He shot 43.9 percent from three-point range, which ranked fourth in the league. β
"This season, Stephen, who has played 15 games so far, has hit 81 three-pointers, an average of 5.4 per game! With just a three-pointer, he was able to average 16.2 points per game! Both of these are the best in the league, and no one else can beat them. And the three-point shooting rate is as high as 46.7%, ranking second in the league. β
Klay, who played 15 games, hit 57 three-pointers, averaging 3.8 per game. Both are second in the league behind teammate Stephen. He shot 43.4 percent from three-point range, fifth in the league. β
"In the last three seasons, the backcourt combination of Stephen and Klay has taken the top two three-point shots in the league! And their respective shooting percentages were in the top five in the league in both seasons, except for a sixth and an eighth in the 2013-14 season! β
"What a horrible backcourt combination!"
"Let's take a look at another set of data, and you may shudder after reading it."
In 2013-14, the backcourt duo averaged 6.1 three-pointers per game and shot 42.1 percent from the field, while the Sacramento Kings averaged 6.0 three-pointers per game and shot 33.3 percent! This season, the Kings averaged the third-lowest three-pointers per game in the league. β
In 2014-15, the backcourt duo averaged 6.7 three-pointers per game and shot 44.1 percent, while the Milwaukee Bucks averaged 6.6 three-pointers per game and shot 36.4 percent! This season, the Bucks rank eighth in the league in three-pointers per game. β
"Combining the above two sets of data, it is completely possible to draw such a conclusion - the output firepower of the Splash Brothers outside the three-point line is unprecedented, and even stronger than the whole team in the middle and lower reaches of the offense combined!"
"Don't think that's the end of it, the scary thing about this backcourt combination is not all reflected in these statistics."
This season, Stephen has not only made more shots from beyond the three-point line, but also shot farther and farther! In response to such a situation, we at ESPN have made a special statistics. The statistics are Steve's range! β
"In ultra-long-range projection 28 feet from the basket (28 feet is 8.53 meters, and the NBA's three-point line to the basket is 22 feet, or 6.71 meters), Stephen shoots 62.3 percent from the field, which is even higher than the percentage of most interior big men shooting under the basket! And the league-wide average shooting percentage is only 17.1%, and the gap between the two is really separated by a Pacific Ocean! β
"And Klay's range is no worse than Curry's, and the regular range can reach two or three steps beyond the three-point line."
"Such a terrible shooter, one is enough for you to be uncomfortable, but the Warriors have two!"
"Generally speaking, the area of defense that can cover the three-point line is almost the limit. At most, half a step outward, it really can't be more; But against the Warriors, these two backcourt players, because their range is so long, you have to defend a few steps beyond the three-point line! β
"You defended it, so the range of the defense increased by a full circle; In addition, the Warriors have no shortage of big men who can shoot, and when they go outside, the defenders have to follow, and the interior line is emptied, which further expands your defensive range. β
"Then with a lot of off-ball runs and covers, your defence is porous and even collapsed! The Warriors, on the other hand, took the opportunity to show off their league-leading offensive firepower, and with a three-point rain, you could see that the game was almost garbage time. β
Chris Webber has finally said his three long reasons to be bullish on the Warriors.
At this time, Maddie and Mark Jackson, who were a little tired of listening, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Webb looked at Maddie and said, "Tracy, that's it for novice teaching, how much have you comprehended?" β
After his tirade of preaching, he did not forget to make jokes to liven up the atmosphere.
Of course, Maddie would not refute his face, and said with a teachable look: "I dare not say how much I understand, but Chris, your in-depth explanation in simple terms has made me gain a lot of knowledge!" β
Webb said, "Good! Then it's your turn to predict the outcome of the game, and you learned something from me. β
Maddie thought for a moment and said, "Since Chris, you support the Warriors, then I'll support the Lakers." β
Webb was stunned, "Why?" Now that almost the whole world supports the Warriors, how can you do the opposite? β
When Mark Jackson heard Weber's rhetorical question, he couldn't help but secretly despise it in his heart.
Sure enough, it's a rookie who has just come out of the novice village! I don't even understand the basic rules of the explanation!
The commentator's point of view, opinion, or prediction must not be the same, otherwise the audience will not see the contradiction and confrontation, which means that the ratings will decline.
Even though you know that one side is going to lose, you have to support the other side if there is a commentator who supports the other side beforehand. It may make you look a little silly, but that's what the audience is all about.
This is the same principle as many pop dramas, there is always a harlequin, and he will always be tricked by some brainless methods. The audience gets pleasure by watching the harlequin come out.
And on the basketball court, fans just like to watch some commentators speak generously before the game, and they are slapped in the face after the game!
Now that Webber has come up with a whole bunch of reasons to support the Warriors, Maddy won't be able to pick up people's teeth. He can only support the Lakers.
Maddy said: "Maybe you will think that I support the Lakers because of the need to create conflicts between the commentators. But that's not the case. The reason why I support the Lakers is simple, there is only one! β
Hearing Maddie say this, Mark Jackson was a little stunned.
It turns out that the reason why he supports the Lakers is not to create conflicts between commentators?
"Oh?"
Webb was intrigued, "Tell me, then, what is your simple reason?" For such a reason, you can completely ignore the opinions of the broad masses of the people! β
Maddie smiled lightly, "Because I'm optimistic about Yi Feng, I'm rooting for the Lakers tonight." β
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Webb and Mark Jackson were shocked.
Webb said quickly, "Your reason is really that simple?!" Just because look at the Chinese kid?! β
Mark Jackson also said quietly: "Although the Chinese kid is good, the Warriors have a super combination of Stephen and Klay after all...... Do you think he can fight one against two?! β
"What about one against two?"
Maddie is really speechless.
Webb and Mark Jackson both had a "you kid crazy" expression, and Webb shook his head, "Tracy, didn't you take your medicine today?" How can you talk nonsense? (To be continued.) )