Playmaking Defender Comparison: Avery Johnson vs Charlie Ward.

Spurs playmaker guard – Avery Johnson.

Some people say that Avery Johnson is the Spurs' locker room boss, and even David Robinson has to listen to him, hence the nickname "Little General". I don't know if that's true or not, but on the pitch, David Robinson definitely has to listen to him because he's a playmaker!

Avery Johnson is definitely one of the NBA's most outstanding draft picks, and no one expected that he would achieve such an achievement at a height of only 1.78 meters.

The 34-year-old is past his prime, but he still averages 7.4 assists per game, ninth in the league, just five assists away from catching eighth-placed Stockton.

Avery Johnson is certainly not perfect, his shooting is poor, and he can't shoot three-pointers, but the Spurs don't need him to shoot three-pointers, and Elliott and Mario Elli are enough to shoot the two brilliant muskets. And if that wasn't enough, there are Jaren Jackson, Steve Cole and others sitting on the bench.

Critic Score: 4 stars!

Comments: In his senior year of college, Johnson averaged 13.3 assists per game at the No. 1 NCAA ranking, and in the NBA, his organizational skills are also at the top level.

Knicks playmaker guard – Charlie Ward.

After Herb Williams retired, Charlie Ward became the longest-serving player for the Knicks. He's an above-average point guard in the league, with a burst shot and a favorite accurate three-point shot by Coach Lee.

Defensively, Charlie Ward has continued the Knicks' usual iron-blooded style, with a tough attitude and aggressive scrambling, and will not let the opposing player bargain.

Critic Score: 3 stars!

Comment: Ward is the kind of player I really like, but compared to Avery Johnson, who has been in the league for more than a decade and has top playmaking skills, he is still a little younger, and when it comes to offense, he is more of a kind of point shooter. When it comes to helping the team, he's certainly not as good as Johnson.

Conclusion: Organizational guard comparison, Spurs slightly better!

Comparison of substitutes:

The Spurs' bench players are all the type who are not talented but work hard. For example, Jaren Jackson, a top student at Georgetown University, was undrafted, and last year, the Spurs' main point guard Winnie De Nagro was injured, and he played as a starter for a long time, shooting accurately and diligently on the defensive end.

Second-round pick Marrick Ross has now become a defensive giant, the aging Jeromy Corsey has been in the league for 15 years, has seen all the storms and waves, has rich experience, and Steve Kerr, who has three championship rings in hand, knows very well what he should do in the Finals, backup center Will Perdo, and the top 10 in the league in defensive efficiency.

In addition, the Spurs also have amazing potential for '97 No. 4 rookie Antonio Daniels, but unfortunately there is too much talent in the team, he didn't get much playing time in his sophomore year, and the water cooler patron saint in the team's 12-man roster is Gerald King, who lost the draft in '95, and he will top the inside line for a while in garbage time.

Critic Score: 3 stars!

Verdict: Spurs' bench has generally not played much time and has not had a chance to perform, but this team doesn't need to do anything from the bench, and the starting five are capable of solving all problems.

The Knicks' bench was originally the most deep in the league, and in the regular season, Coach Lee's big rotation also had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, two of their team's best substitutes, Jeff Hornacek and Tracy McGrady, were injured, and squad depth suddenly became stretched.

Let's not talk about Big Ben, he is actually a starter, Steve Nash is very good, better offensively than Charlie Ward, Stephen Jackson is strong and active defensively, this year's No. 8 pick Dirk Nowitzki played a brilliant performance at the end of the season, and even rode the savior in the first round of the playoffs.

Standoff center Nesterovic, who has just reported to the team, seems to be a usable meat shield at the moment, and as for the water cooler patron, undrafted Bruce Bowen, who played well last season, what the hell is this season? With only 20 percent of his shots from the field, he clearly belongs to the category of people who can be eliminated by the NBA.

Critic Score: 5 stars!

Comment: If Maddy and Hornacek don't get hurt, I want to give 8 stars, after hurting the two strongest players, the Knicks' bench group is no longer daunting, and Coach Lee is not so calm in the rotation, but they obviously have more opportunities to perform than the Spurs' bench.

Conclusion: Compared with the bench players, the Knicks have a clear advantage.

Coach comparison: Greg Popovich VS Li Wei.

Popovich, who was captain and leading scorer on the varsity basketball team as a student, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a military school in Colorado, the state where the Nuggets are based. Popovich served five years of military service and, beginning in 1973, served as an assistant instructor at the Air Force Academy for six years.

In '79, Popovich left the Air Force Academy and began serving as the head instructor of the Pomona Academy, where he remained until 1988. During this time, he also briefly took a year off as an assistant coach at the University of Chamsas, learning from the team's head coach, Larry Brown.

In '88, Larry Brown returned to the NBA and was hired by the San Antonio Spurs, and Popovich was given the opportunity to enter the NBA and became a member of Larry Brown's coaching staff.

In '92, Larry Brown was fired from the Spurs, and Popovich lost his job with him. On Brown's recommendation, Warriors head coach Don Nelson hired the guy again.

In '94, Popovich's luck came.

The Spurs changed ownership, tractor dealer Peter Holt became the team's majority shareholder, the new owner, and the management was reshuffled.

After the old team was wiped out, Popovich, who had worked for the Spurs for many years, had rich experience and no influence of his own, gained the trust of the new owner and became the team's vice president of basketball operations and general manager!

In 96, because the team's big leader David Robinson was injured and his record was not good, Popovich fired head coach Bob Hill, and his vice president, general manager, and head coach were shoulder-to-shoulder!

From Popovich's resume, we can see that this person became the head coach by chance, and his daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law for many years, and he is not really capable. He had only been a head coach at Pomona Academy for eight years, but that academy only played in the NCAA Division III League, and the results were uncounted!

And what did Popovich do in the three years he took up the whip?

The first season was rotten, and it was a coach who could do it, the second season was fifth in the West, and this season it was finally first in the West, but considering that this team has two of the most talented champions and a Tanhua, the gold content of the first place is not high!

Let's see who his opponents are along the way!

Philip Saunders? A guy who relies on classmates to get to the top.。 Kurt Lambis? A rookie who became a coach for the first time in his career. Mike Dunleavy? This is the only decent coach, but if you give me two talented champions and a tanhua, and give me a reliable point guard, I can beat the Trail Blazers and enter the Finals!

Critic Score: 2 Stars!

Comment: A coach like Popovich with mediocre qualifications has hundreds of interviews waiting to be interviewed at the door of every team, and I can't describe him as "excellent".

In the most competitive basketball league in the world, Popovich's proud 26 years of experience in the industry are completely cloudy, mediocre is mediocre, and it can't be changed by a few more years as an assistant coach. I can't think of any other good things about him than good luck.

Knicks head coach Li Wei graduated from Harvard University and has never coached before.

However, there are geniuses in this world, and Li Wei is such a genius. When he was engaged in finance in college, he became one of the few richest people in the United States, and now he is still amazing after graduating from college and playing in the team.

Let's see what he's done in the past two years. After a 21-game losing streak in the first year, he still led the team to the playoffs, and beat the peerless Pat Riley in the playoffs.

The following year, he made a comeback, Pat Riley was tragic again, then Larry Brown, and finally Larry Bird!

This is a handsome finisher, who always makes people's eyes shine when it comes to on-the-spot command, and every timeout is called to receive miraculous results.

Critic Score: 6 stars!

Comment: Although Li Wei and Popovich both reached the finals in their first year, the significance of an eighth-place team reaching the finals cannot be compared with the first place reaching the finals!

Coach Lee may need more games to prove himself, but I think he deserves six stars. If he can work in the industry for 26 years like Popovich, he can definitely become a super coach!

Conclusion: Head coach comparison, Li Wei beats Popovich!