Chapter 21: Best Point Guard

There are five positions on the court, from the inside to the outside, center, power forward, small forward, scoring guard, playmaking guard, and each position has had a talented player.

If you want to line up the best team for the next decade, four of them will definitely be undisputed - shark family!

Center: Big Shark O'Neal, Power Forward: Nerd Duncan, Small Forward: Little Emperor James, Scoring Guard: Kobe Bryant!

The only thing that will be controversial is the organization of the defenders!

At the beginning of the 21st century, there are two of the best organizational guards, and the advantages and disadvantages of these two point guards are very obvious.

Ji Bu Attack has led the team to the finals twice, and Nabu has won two MVPs in a row!

Of course, the current non-offensive and non-defensive are not as star-studded as they will be in the future. What's even more interesting is that both of them are on the Suns and are still playing off the bench!

The Suns' starting point guard is named Kevin Johnson, a superstar who has not only led the team to the Finals, but is also a regular on the All-Star team. With him, it is not the turn of the two newcomers who do not attack and do not defend.

Hearing Li Wei's words, Dennis Johnson would immediately be mistaken: "Do you want to trade for Kevin Johnson?" I don't think they will be replaced, although Larry is strong, Kevin is their star player, you trade Ewing for almost the same! ”

Li Wei rubbed his forehead. What is the generation gap, this is called the generation gap!

When it comes to the Suns, Li Wei's first thought is Kidd and Nash, while Dennis Johnson thinks of Kevin Johnson!

In fact, even if Larry Johnson can be exchanged for Kevin Johnson, Li Wei will not be replaced. Kevin Johnson is also a veteran who was injured next season in his previous life. As soon as he was injured, the Suns immediately corrected Jason Kidd, and since then they have entered the Kidd era.

"Nash or Kidd, I have to get one. Is it Steve Nash or Jason Kidd? ”

Li Wei felt that this was a problem that could not have both fish and bear's paws.

From a past life perspective, Nash has excellent playmaking skills and has won five assists titles. In addition, his offensive ability is among the best in the league.

An NBA player who shoots at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range, and 90 percent from the free throw line in a single season will be called a 180 club (50 + 40 + 90 = 180).

Being able to enter the 180 club shows that this player has all-round projection ability and is the ultimate goal of all goalscorers. Historically, there have been only a handful of such accurate scorers!

The great Larry Bird has entered the 180 club twice, the peak Reggie Miller has also been in once, Dirk Nowitzki is also a 180 superstar, Kevin Durant is the youngest player in NBA history to play in the 180 club, and Stephen Curry also joined the 180 club in 2015-16.

The above five are definitely the five most incomprehensible super scorers, no matter where they are on the court, as long as they get the ball, the opponent will instantly raise their hearts to their throats.

However, they still can't beat Nash, who has entered the 180 club four times, the most times in history, and even two more than second-placed Bird!

Nash's projection ability is simply accurate!

However, the white player was physically weak, suffered from congenital spine advancement, and suffered frequent back injuries. He was shut out by dozens of universities, and the reason for each was surprisingly unanimous: Your defense is the worst I've ever seen.

In fact, in terms of defense, Nash has worked very hard to defend, but because his physical fitness is too bad, when he encounters offensive guards, especially tall point guards, he can only look up to the sky and sigh: "The concubine really can't do it!" ”

Compared to Nash, Kidd is simply the other extreme. He also has excellent organizational skills, winning five assist titles, and the assist king at the beginning of the century was basically divided equally between him and Nash.

But on the offensive side, Kidd is a blacksmith, and from the first moment he stepped on the basketball court, he didn't have a crosshairs and kept striking iron. At the critical time of the playoffs, he always made 0 shots and smashed the basket loudly!

Among the superstars who have scored more than 15,000 points in their careers, Kidd's hit rate is only slightly better than that of two ancient living fossils in their fifties, ranking third from the bottom!

You must know that when the two living fossils first started playing, New China had not yet been established, basketball was also in its infancy, and the jump shooting gesture had not been invented. Kidd, as a generation of Tianjiao and the leader of the 21st century point guard, actually chased after two living fossils in the limelight, what a ecstasy this iron fight is!

Despite his offensive scum, Kidd has a strong body and an excellent defensive sense, and has been named to the All-Defensive Team nine times in his career. In games, as the shortest point guard on the court, he often defends against stars in other positions who are much taller than him!

For example, in the 11 Finals, Kidd defended the little emperor James. That year, James reigned in the world and had unlimited scenery, but unfortunately the finals were completely lost, and there was one game that only scored eight points, which can be called the worst game in his life. Among them, Kidd's credit is not small!

If it weren't for Kidd, Nowitzki wouldn't have won the only championship trophy of his career!

"Is it Kidd or Nash?" The young president hesitated.

In fact, between the base does not attack and the Na does not defend, Li Wei is very inclined to base not attack.

It's okay to have poor offensive ability, anyway, there is only one ball on the court, and it is impossible for everyone to have a chance to score. But if the defense is poor, that's a big problem. A player like Nash will definitely be regarded as a weakness by the opponent, and he will be beaten to death after grabbing it!

In addition, Li Wei feels that his style of play is very similar to Kidd. Although he was called Rajon Rondo when he was in college, he felt more like Jason Kidd, at least a lot when it came to grabbing rebounds.

What's even more interesting is that both of them are iron maniacs. However, Kidd is only an NBA-level blacksmith, and he is still very accurate compared to ordinary people, and Li Wei is a real iron maniac through and through, who can shoot until the basket is smashed crookedly and does not score a goal!

What does it mean to be sympathetic? This is called sympathy. Li Wei, a real blacksmith, likes Kidd, a star who breaks the sky, very much!

Looking at Kidd's contract again, Li Wei feels that he already loves Kidd to the core.

Kidd was the No. 2 rookie in '94.

Robinson, the champion of the 94-year-old show, didn't play a day of ball, and directly asked for a contract of 100 million yuan, which was unanimously criticized by the old-timers. After much negotiation, the Milwaukee finally offered him a 10-year, $68 million contract.

Kidd was the No. 1 show that year, offering a slightly lower price than Big Dog, and ended up on a nine-year, $54 million contract. This price was sky-high back then, but now that wages are skyrocketing?

Haha, it's just Chinese cabbage!

Thinking of this, Li Wei said loudly: "Dennis, our target is Jason Kidd. You have to discuss it with Mr. Angie, they already have Kevin Johnson on the team, and it won't be of much use to add a Kidd. But Larry Johnson is different, he can change the entire Suns team! ”

Dennis Johnson's old teammate Danny Ainge does work for the Suns, but not as general manager, but as head coach. The head coach certainly has the right to advise on the squad and immediately after receiving the call, he approached general manager Brian Colangelo.

Brian Colangelo, the general manager of the Suns, is the son of Suns owner Jerry Colangelo. Although both are owners, Suns owner Jerry Colangelo and Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor are two people of a completely different nature.

Glenn Taylor is very wealthy, and his Taylor company has always been a leader in the production of professional printers, glass and plastic products in the United States, even in the Forbes Fortune list.

Buying the Timberwolves is just Glenn Taylor's personal hobby, just like we buy a toy. In order to make the team's record better, he doesn't mind shelling out some extra money, and only he will agree to a sky-high contract like Garnett's.

In the United States, if you have money, you can be willful!

It's a pity that the richer and more capricious the NBA, the less it can play. If you ask which two teams have the worst overall record in the first two decades of the 21st century, it must be the Knicks in the east and the Timberwolves in the west.

Jerry Colangelo is not a billionaire like Glenn Taylor, he used to be the general manager of the Suns, and then the owners of the Suns wanted to sell the team, so he raised venture capital everywhere, co-opted investment groups, and bought the whole team!

It can be said that Jerry Colangelo is just the spokesperson of the investment group behind the team, not even the majority shareholder of the team, this Sun is his whole business, and he has to be careful with every penny!

"What? The Knicks want to trade Larry Johnson for our Jason Kidd? Brian Colangelo's eyes widened.

As the son of owner Jerry Colangelo, Brian Colangelo has been trying to take over his father's class. Hearing Nix's proposal, he fidgeted.

Last year, the Suns only won 40 games, but fortunately, the league is dominated by the East and the West, and they have a big advantage in the West, and they can also finish seventh with 40 wins and make the playoffs.

However, the first round of the playoffs is clearly not what Brian wants, and he needs to make the team stronger. Only when the team is stronger, the box office of the team will be better, and he and his father will make more money!

Why is it that with Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash and others, the Suns' record is still not strong? One is of course because the two god-level point guards in the previous life have not grown up yet, and the other is that the Suns' interior line is too weak!

This summer, Brian Colangelo is all about how to strengthen the inside!