What role does Cory Joseph play in the Spurs' lineup, and which echelon of the team does it belong to?

If you are not a die-hard Spurs fan, it is really difficult to give a precise judgment.

This season, Joseph can be regarded as a little famous, with a career-high shooting percentage without much change in playing time, in 13.8 minutes per game, scoring 5 points, grabbing 1.6 rebounds, and dishing out 1.7 assists.

Statistically, he's already a more qualified backup point guard.

However, as we all know, in the Spurs team in recent years, the starting point guard is Parker, and the first backup point guard is Patrick Mills. Most of the time in the No. 1 position was divided between these two people. It was only when there were other players at the back who were rested and Mills was put on the second position to play a two-way guard that Joseph had a chance to really control the ball.

Just a year later, Joseph has grown immensely, playing nearly 19 minutes of playing time, averaging more than 6 points per game, rebounding and assisting nearly 2.5 times, and truly becoming an important member of the Spurs' regular rotation. It is also affectionately called "Embarrassing Husband" by Spurs fans and is loved by everyone.

But at this time, Joseph is still the third point guard of a championship-level team, which should be considered more accurate.

The three-point is not accurate, and the breakthrough level is not bad, one hand inherits Parker's "one-handed dribble emergency stop half-turn jump shot", and his "empty-handed running and emergency stop throwing" (in fact, it is also a variant of Parker's throwing trick), which can also be regarded as his signature trick, the mid-range shot is not particularly stable, but it can surprise people from time to time.

Okay, if any of you are a die-hard Spurs fan, what more technical details can you say about Joseph?

For example, when he receives the baseline ball, he habitually glances slightly behind the left and then turns to the left side to dribble?

Not to mention the fans, even NBA experts are not very good at studying a non-star player on the bench so thoroughly.

Scouts from various teams, maybe they can do it.

But that's the job of a scout, watching all kinds of games every day, summarizing all kinds of habits, and then forming a text and sending it to the team management, coaches, and players.

There are more than 400 players in the league, what scout can remember all the technical details of everyone, all players?

What about the players? What about coaches?

It's nice to remember the technical details of your teammates.

Being able to remember the technical details of most of the opponent's players in a series after a period of observation and research can be regarded as a hard-working player or coach, right?

Gu Yu, it seems that it can.

"Bang bang bang...... Call!!! ”

Damn it, it's almost there!!

Gu Yu dribbled back to the top of the arc, and the moment he turned around, he just saw Spurs substitute forward Jeff Els rushing to make up for the defense, a killer on the spot changed direction, quickly moved sideways under his feet, and then stopped and jumped, and made a three-point and two-stage jumper.

“…… FXXK！ ”

At the same time as Gu Yu made a three-point move, the old drunkard frowned, his teeth were clenched, and he couldn't help but scold.

This guy ...... Do you even know this??

When defending outside players, even Jeff Els habitually uses his right hand to block the opponent's crotch dribble, trying to steal or directly foul such trivial things......

“…… Swish! ”

Have you noticed them all?!!

"Eight, eight seconds......" On the side of the commentary table, the boss of the commentator's mouth opened, glanced at the timer, and muttered almost mechanically: "Eight seconds, my cousin has scored eight points in a row in eight seconds......!" ”

"Hey, Manu." On the Spurs bench, Parker was also stunned by Gu Yu's performance, and pushed Ginobili next to him with his elbow and said, "You are the ...... with the highest basketball IQ in our team."

"Oh yes?" Duncan's big innocent eyes came over.

“…… You get up. Parker pushed Duncan away and continued to frown and asked Ginobili, "You used to brag to me that you knew all the technical habits of all of our team. Have you ever noticed this defensive habit of Jeff? Have you ever thought that you can use a killer change of direction, reduce the ball's rebound height, and then move it sideways to the left to dry pull out the method to completely shake it off, and pin Jeff in place and can't jump?? ”

"Damn, you gave me the name of Sherlock Holmes in South America for nothing? Lao Tzu can catch bats, this kind of thing ......" Ginobili twitched his big nose and said, "I really don't know ......"

I really don't know.

Ginobili's expression was also unprecedentedly serious, looking at Gu Yu's front court on the court like a crazy leader, staring at Joseph's terrifying appearance that he could barely dribble, in his highly developed brain, quickly calculating one thing.

What are the probabilities?

What is the probability that my cousin knows all the people of our team, all the technical habits, approximately?

Will it be more than one in a million?

In other words, in this world, in a million players, will there be one such person?

Probably not!

So this should not be my cousin's prediction, let alone my cousin's reaction based on his own understanding of the technical characteristics of our players.

All of this is just a reflex move made by my cousin in a split second with his super basketball IQ and terrifying offensive skills.

It can't be that mysterious.

Jeff Ells is only in his first year with us, and he played the same games in Portland and Indiana in the first three years, and he didn't play a few games in a season. Even with us, based on his performance this season, it is estimated that he will not stay long before he leaves.

With Els' strength, it is actually very difficult to continue to survive in the NBA. After all, a role player, if even the Spurs can't save it, then this player, don't have too much delusion about yourself.

In this world, it is impossible for anyone to do anything in-depth to study this kind of player who is so marginal that he can no longer be marginal.

Not even ourselves, let alone our cousins......

"Beep beep beep !!"

The referee's shrill whistle interrupted Ginobili's train of thought.

On the court, Joseph was holding the basketball with both hands, looking at the referee with a dejected expression, and the expression on his face was simply textbook "embarrassment".

"Spurs eight seconds but half-time violation, ball transfer!"

Damn......!

Now, the well-informed Spurs bench can't continue to pretend to be calm.

"What are you doing, these substitute ......" Huang Ama Danny Green couldn't help but complain: "Being pressed by my cousin and beaten like this? The eight seconds that one defense and one was stared at can't pass the half?? What are the other players doing, why don't you go up and cover for Joseph! ”

"It's not that you don't cover up, but you don't have a way to cover up." The old drunkard, extremely rare, spoke in a rather heavy tone: "Cousin has calculated it, we have no way to do this cover. ”

Calculate...... Forget it??

Is it so mysterious!

The Spurs players usually have a lot of respect for the old drunkard, and what the old drunkard says is the truth, and there is no need to have any doubts at all. This has long been proven by the heavy trophies and medals in the Spurs' honor showroom.

But this time, what the old drunkard said was too mysterious.

"Don't you believe me? Okay, after this round, you can see. The old drunkard was not ready to explain more, shook his head and said, "When we attack again, you will see." ”

When the time comes, you will know.

In the second half of the sentence, the old drunkard did not say it.

He believes that his players must be able to see the subtlety.

Usually, people just don't pay attention to these extremely trivial things.

Otherwise, they must have noticed that when the cousin was defending Joseph just now, he deliberately forced Joseph to go to the right and dribble with his right hand.

Yes, although Joseph is a right-handed shooter, he prefers to dribble with his left hand and protect the ball with his right hand when dribbling. This little fetish is harmless, and Joseph's own ball sense is not bad, so no one will study this point specifically.

After all, as a right-handed player, Joseph's right-handed dribble won't be too bad, right?

Or is it not......

"Whoosh——!!"

The king's sideline ball was issued, and Green had completely understood Gu Yu's thoughts, and directly handed the ball into Gu Yu's hands.

Although the Spurs are playing as a substitute, they also have the confidence and pride of belonging to the dynasty team in their hearts, Joseph and Belinelli looked at each other and stepped forward directly to cover Gu Yu.

"Bang bang!"

Gu Yu's hand seemed to be magical, a back dribble with a trace of retreat, in Belinelli's habitual pounce on the right side, to prevent Gu Yu from taking the right hand to shoot directly, Gu Yu's left hand sent the ball from behind to the crotch.

Now is the time!

Joseph's steals are quite impressive, averaging 0.5 steals in less than 14 minutes per game. This time, Gu Yu's dribble was guessed by Joseph, and he seized the opportunity to rush and stretched out his hand to break the ball.

But basketball, instead of where it should be, came ......

“…… Rub! ”

"The ball is divided!! My cousin dribbles behind his back and wears the crotch directly! Joseph and Belinelli were passed, the cousin sprinted out of the crack, the three frontcourt players of the Spurs stepped forward to block, the cousin stopped and turned, crossed the defensive area, and licked the basket with a low hand in the air......"

"Huh!"

"In the middle of the middle, in the middle of the middle, ——!!!"

A total of less than 30 seconds passed.

The Spurs, inexplicably, trailed by 10 points.

"One minute left, the whole court is pressing, win him by 20 points!"

In the process of returning to the defense, Gu Yu shouted.

“…… YES-SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIR——！！！ ”

Led by Green, the Kings players roared wildly.

This...... It's just that the main force is playing us as a substitute, what's the big deal......

Maybe on the sidelines, or in front of the TV, there are many Spurs fans who are comforting themselves like this.

What kind of hero is a garbage time score? You, an NBA scoring champion who averages 40 points per game, can you prove that you score more points in front of our marginal players off the bench?

But what fans don't know is that it was in this short minute and a half minutes that the entire bench of the Spurs only needed to see Gu Yu in the first round of the playoffs that began a few days later

I was so frightened that I couldn't even walk.