Chapter 43: The Heyday of the Alliance
Of course, these doubts are all later, let's first look at the special issue of "Sports Illustrated" report----
"Sports Illustrated" pointed out that this year's Christmas War, which has not yet been fought, is so popular and has such a high degree of attention, because this year's arrangement is particularly reasonable, and the "active four" in the five positions are basically in the Christmas War. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
For example, the four major centers, except for Howard, who did not participate in the Christmas game, are all there, and Howard is too young to compare with the previous three centers, if it were not for the lack of centers in the league today, he would be difficult to select.
The four big forwards, Duncan and Nowitzki are fighting against each other, Garnett's Timberwolves record is too poor, almost the first from the bottom, it is impossible to enter the Christmas game, and Webber is past his prime.
The four big small forwards, the two hottest James and Anthony are there, the four big scoring guards, and the top three are all in the Christmas game. The only fly in the ointment is that only Nash of the big four playmakers played in the Christmas game. This is also related to the fact that today's organizational guards are generally not valued, unlike later, with the emergence of Curry, Rose, Irving, Wall, and Westbrook, the league suddenly entered the era of point guards.
Sports Illustrated concludes by pointing out that today's NBA league is the heyday of its history, why do you say that? You see, O'Neal, who is the current No. 1 center, is likely to become the No. 1 center in history, and now that he is No. 1, many people may not be convinced, and Abdul-Jabbar, and Chamberlain? But at least the first center for almost three decades. O'Neal has already won four championships, and if he and Wade lead the Heat to win another three-in-a-row championship, when the time comes, seven championship rings, I believe, when the time comes, he will be the No. 1 center in history, and no one will have any objections.
And Duncan, the current No. 1 forward, is also very likely to be the No. 1 forward in history, and now that the Spurs are strong, I believe that Duncan will not have a problem winning a few more championships, and this No. 1 forward in history is almost a certainty.
And the current No. 1 small forward James is also very likely to be the No. 1 small forward in history, although James has not won a championship so far, but, you must know that he is only 22 years old? Jordan didn't achieve as much as James at the age of 22. In the next ten or twenty years, I believe that James will definitely win more than three championships, and it is not a big problem to surpass "Big Bird" Larry Pade to become the No. 1 small forward in NBA history.
And Kobe, the number one star in the league today, ---- Kobe, although he is the first person in the league, is the most difficult person to become the first scoring guard in history, for no other reason, just because the opponent he wants to surpass is the basketball god ---- Jordan.
However, don't forget, Kobe Bryant is only 28 years old this year, has won three championships, and it is normal to play another ten years to be 38 years old.
And, judging from the current situation, Kobe Bryant is likely to plan to do the same, why did he change the jersey number from 8 to 24 this season? Think about how many Jordans are? Number 23!
Moreover, half a year ago, he scored 81 points against the Raptors, and recently scored 50+ and 40+ in a row...... Do you think Kobe Bryant didn't have that idea in his mind?
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And Nash, the active No. 1 playmaker, will have more difficulty if he wants to become the all-time No. 1 defender. If he wants to surpass "Magic" and become the No. 1 in history, I'm afraid it will be difficult not to win a wave of three consecutive championships and five consecutive championships. However, it is by no means impossible.
Nash has won two regular season MVPs in a row, and the Suns have also won the first place in the league for two consecutive years, and the momentum is very good. If! If the Suns can win a three-game championship, Nash can win this year's MVP, or even four or five times in a row, and then have the first all-time assist in statistics, then it is very likely that Nash will surpass "Magic" to become the No. 1 point guard in history.
"Sports Illustrated" summarized that the first active person in the five positions is very likely to become the first person in NBA history, not to mention, some positions are almost certain to become the first person in history, you say, the current NBA is not the heyday of the entire history?
The special issue concludes with an in-depth look at the reasons for Iverson's transfer: What are you chasing as a top star? Money? Definitely not! It's an honor! It's a historical position!
Iverson has won the scoring title, the MVP, and the steal king...... I have won almost all the honors that I can get, but I am only missing one championship!
And when it comes to evaluating a star's historical status, the number of championships is crucial, and it's hard to imagine that a person who doesn't have a championship ring can be rated as the NBA's No. 1 center, No. 1 guard or something.
That's impossible. Why Malone is not the No. 1 all-time power forward, you must know that he has more points in total than Jordan and ranks second in NBA history. It's because he doesn't have a championship, and Duncan has a string of championships and championship MVPs.
Therefore, Iverson's current idea is to become the first person in this position in the current position first, and then the first person in this position in history, or even the first person in the whole position---- which is the real purpose of Iverson's transfer.
And what does it take to become the first person on active duty and the first person in history? Of course, the number of championships, and the personal data he is gorgeous enough!
So, he moved and chose to join forces with the young Anthony.
At the end, Sports Illustrated made a bold prediction based on the deep-seated reasons for Iverson's transfer, who else will transfer in the short term for the "Big Four" in the five positions? That's that Garnett and Pierce will definitely transfer! There must be "Big Four" players in the team they are going to, and it is likely that they will come together!
I have to admire the analytical skills of the reporter of Sports Illustrated, his prediction is exactly the same as the real trend of history. Garnett transferred to the Celtics after the end of this season, and formed the "Green Army Big Three" with Pierce and Ray Allen.
The reasons given by Sports Illustrated for this prediction are as follows:
Among the "four centers", O'Neal already has four championships, and just won the championship last year, and there is a superstar rising next to him---- Wade, he already has a good helper, and he will not transfer again.
And Yao Ming has Maddie by his side; Stoudemire has Nash by his side, and now that the Suns have the best record in the league, they are unlikely to move anytime soon. And Howard is still too young, just two or three years into the league, leaving him with a long time to chase honors.
Among the "Big Four", Duncan will definitely not leave, and will stay with the Spurs for the rest of his life, because he has almost booked the position of the No. 1 forward in history, and he has got everything he deserves, and he has no reason to leave. And Nuo Tianwang, the current lineup of the Mavericks is strong enough, and the owner of the Mavericks, Cuban, is generous enough to spend money for the championship, and the Nuo Tianwang will not leave. Webb is old, and he has no desires anymore.
And "Wolf King" Garnett is very likely to leave in the short term. The reason is the same as Iverson, in terms of ability, he is no worse than Duncan, and even the statistics are more gorgeous than Duncan, he wants to become the No. 1 forward in the current roster, and he wants to be the No. 1 forward in history. Moreover, he is only 30 years old this year, and there is still time, there is still a chance, and there is hope. But there isn't much time left for him to chase his dreams, just as his contract expires this season, and at that time, if the Timberwolves can't find a heavyweight helper for Garnett, Garnett is almost ironclad to leave!