Chapter 312: Downs

Tang Si probably didn't expect Li Ming to be so fierce, and was about to go up, but his body couldn't help but stiffen.

What is the saying? The mouth says no, but the body is very honest... This sentence could not be more correct to describe Downs!

In fact, this season, Downs' performance is significantly worse than before... You know, this season, many fans thought he would break out, but as a result, this season's data did not advance but regressed.

There is no point at all that can play a little more brilliant performance...

They are currently on a two-game losing streak, with the Timberwolves losing to the Pistons first, and facing the Hornets with a worse record in the East in the last game, many people believe that the Timberwolves should not have much of a problem winning the game. Although the Hornets won the Clippers in their last game, the team was not in good form before. Unfortunately, the results did not go as the fans expected. In the fourth quarter, the Hornets won the game in a wave. And the final score was also fixed at 118:102. In fact, after the first three quarters, the Timberwolves only trailed by 4 points, and the Timberwolves lost by 12 points in the final quarter. What's even more tragic is that the effect of cutting Howard is not very ideal. Because, Howard's free throws were 9-of-14.

In such a game, Downs was 5-of-10 from the field, with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, and if Capela had cut such statistics, you might say, it was indeed very good. But Downs chopping down such data, all you can say, is pretty average. After all, Towns is the player that the Timberwolves focus on cultivating today, and he is the last player to appear in the opening ceremony, that is to say, in the Timberwolves, it has actually been determined that Towns is already the boss of this team, even if the real core is actually Butler, but this does not affect the Timberwolves fans' ardent expectations for their home team players, and, because the Timberwolves had a good record before, Towns has also entered the MVP list. Although many stars have entered the West from the East this season, everyone still feels that even if the competition for All-Star players in the West is greater, Downs is still very likely to enter the All-Star team.

No way, the name Downs can already represent a lot of things!

This is the best affirmation of Downs. But I have to say that this season's Downs, especially against some heavyweight interior players, Downs' performance is actually very average. In the last game, Howard, who was opposite Towns, scored 25 points and 20 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting. You know, Howard is an outdated center in the league, but he still broke Downs. It's not that Howard is so good, it's just that Downs's heat isn't enough. In the last game against Zhuang Shen, Towns only scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, while Zhuang Shen had 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. A stronger contrast may be that Downs only has one frontcourt rebound, while Zhuang Shen has nine. This basically means that one of the main reasons why the Timberwolves lost these two games is that Towns was blown up.

Of course, these are not the worst. For Downs, the most humiliating game of the season should have been against Cousins. As many know, if Cousins has a brain, he is definitely the league's No. 1 center!

But even if Cousins doesn't have a brain, but ... All the guys who want to be called the league's No. 1 center have to play their own performance in front of him!

But it was such an important game, Cousins cut 35 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, while Towns was 1 of 7, with 2 points and 5 rebounds.

Such a performance ... I really have to say that if Downs was defeated by Zhuang Shen and Howard as a fiasco, then being defeated by Cousins was completely beaten to the north. And these center forwards, in fact, also have one thing in common, that is, they are very heavy and very confrontational. With the exception of Cousins, both are traditional centers. This is enough to prove that Downs's confrontation may not reach the top, and this is also a restriction on his growth.

In fact, since last season, many people have praised that in an era of withering centers, Towns, who averaged 25+12 per game last season, may already be the league's No. 1 center. In retrospect, this is indeed a bit of a high-rise to Downs. From the perspective of the Mesozoic Generation, Cousins' existence may be more powerful than Downs, and from the perspective of the new generation, Embiid's emergence and his potential to show at both offensive and defensive ends are actually far better than Downs. The only flaw may be Embiid's physical fitness, which is a bit of a glass man. Otherwise, discussing the league's No. 1 center, there really is nothing to do with Downs.

I was tested and exploded! Exploded by Zhuang Shen! Exploded by sparks! The label of Downs' first center is getting funnier and funnier! However, being completely blown up by these people may not be a bad thing. It can even be said that it is a good thing for Downs, because in this way, Downs can improve better and make himself a stronger player.

However, this is also said on occasions!

Judging from Li Ming's performance of hitting the basket just now, but Downs took a step back, he is really unqualified, what kind of person can be called the league's No. 1 center?

Either you can beat up the opponent's invincible opponent on the offensive end like Yao Ming O'Neal, or you can contribute on the defensive end like Howard and win several Defensive Player of the Year trophies in a row!

Everyone knows that Howard is definitely inducted into the Hall of Fame!

With his best defensive player trophies, that's 100 percent!

But not necessarily with Downs!

Don't look at what his data looks like!

His predecessor, the wolf king, Kevin Love, compared to him back then, the data was simply surpassing! It's simply a white man's version of Downs.

Even if the latter's physical fitness is not so exciting!

But what about that?

Can Lefous be inducted into the Hall of Fame? Not necessarily!

It's obvious!

is like Yao Ming, who entered the Hall of Fame early, but to be honest, if he only relied on his own ability, would he still be able to enter the Hall of Fame? It's really possible that you won't be able to get in!

That's for sure!

Although we all know that Yao Ming briefly served as the league's No. 1 center, when the shark was old and Warcraft was not yet at its peak... Supposedly, this career is enough!

But in fact, if Yao Ming didn't want to enter the Hall of Fame by virtue of his Chinese identity, it would not be without a chance, but at least he would have to wait for the last n years, when the competition for places in which session was not so fierce... Maybe there's a chance!