Chapter 28: Small Forward

The next thing we do is to know the position of the small forward, and talk about the small forward: the forward is the most important scorer in the team.

The most fundamental requirement of the so-called small forward is to be able to score, and it is to score from a long distance.

As soon as a small forward receives the ball, the first thing that comes to mind is how to stuff the ball into the basket.

He may grab a rebound, but not necessarily; He may be good at passing, but he doesn't have to; He may bounce well, but it's still unnecessary; He may defend very well, but he still doesn't have to.

The basic job of a small forward is to score, score, and score.

However, an all-around small forward will make an incomparable difference in a team.

On offense, small forwards are able to strike a balance between strength and shooting, and when defending, small forwards are usually responsible for steals and rebounds.

Many small forward players can double as shooting guards, and players who can play both positions are often referred to as "swing guards."

The speed of the small forward is the position with the lowest requirement for shooting percentage, generally speaking, as long as 4 out of 5 is considered qualified, and more than 40 percent is acceptable.

It's only 40 percent from the field, so we can allow him to hit a little bit lower as long as he can score.

The small forward is the key to the scoring of the whole team, so whenever the guard gets the ball, most of them will pass to the small forward for him to score a layup, so the most basic condition for becoming a small forward is the ability to score, and speed is usually one of the necessary conditions.

Shooting percentage: Small forward is a position with the lowest requirement for shooting percentage, generally speaking, only 45% is qualified, and more than 40% is acceptable, of course, there is a premise for this, that is, he must be able to score.

If a small forward scores seven or eight points per game and only shoots 40 percent from the field, then it might as well be called to the bench.

Then again, why can a small forward have a lower shooting percentage?

Because he is the main scorer on the team, he often has to actively look for opportunities to shoot, stabilize the morale of the army at certain moments, or even play the opponent alone in a more difficult way to improve morale, and even give the opponent a downward spiral, giving the enemy a head-on attack, etc.

So the small forward will have more chances to shoot, and it may not be a good chance, so he can be allowed to shoot a little lower, as long as he can score.

The scoring guard is the second scorer on the court, but the difference between him and the small forward is that he is more often attacked from the outside, so his outside line must be very accurate, and speed is often one of the necessary conditions for a scoring guard, so you can often see the trick of stop-and-go jump shots on the court.

The scoring guard is the second scorer on the court, but the difference between him and the small forward is that he is more often attacked from the outside, so his outside line must be very accurate, and speed is often one of the necessary conditions for a scoring guard, so you can often see the trick of the pull-up jump shot on the court. However, as the times progressed, the league's scoring guard gradually became the team's No. 1 scoring point.

However, small forwards have also become the team's defensive core, such as Battier of the Heat, Kirilyenko of the Jazz, and Marion are indispensable number one defensive players in the Suns.

Speaking of the position of small forward, there are many stars to be introduced below!

Larry?

Joe?

Bird: Collectively referred to as "Big Bird"

is a former NBA professional basketball player and former manager of the Indiana Pacers.

With Michael?

Jordan and Magic Johnson were the leaders of the NBA in the 80s and are considered to be some of the best players in NBA history.

He spent all of his 12-year professional career with the Boston Celtics at the small forward or power forward positions.

He has excellent basketball awareness, and is particularly good at spotting the characteristics and habits of his opponents, and playing against them.

He has won the NBA long-range shooting championship three times in a row.

Bird was born in Spring Valley, West Berton, Indiana, and grew up in a small town near Frank Lick, Indiana.

In high school, he was a local star player.

He used to join the varsity team at Indiana University, but left before the team's first game.

He later completed his studies at Indiana State University.

In 1979, he led the school's Fig Trees to the NCAA League finals, where they lost to the Spartans of Michigan State University, led by Magic Johnson.

The game remained the most-watched college basketball game for the next 25 years.

Bird won the Naismith Award for College Basketball Player of the Year as well as the John?

Wooden Award, named the best college basketball player of the year.

Bird vs. Michael?

Jordan and Magic Johnson were the leaders of the NBA in the 80s.

Bird is also considered one of the best players in NBA history.

He spent all of his 12-year professional career with the Boston Celtics at the small forward or power forward positions.

His nickname was "The Legend of Bird"

, "Basketball Christ"

, "Big Bird"

and "Tarzan of the Apes"

Wait a minute.

He joined the Celtics with the sixth-overall overall pick in the rookie draft.

Larry?

Bird has been perfect throughout his career, whether as a scorer, a passer, a rebounder, a defender, a team centerpiece, or a key man, a player who is elegant, confident, hardworking, likes to take on challenges under pressure while helping his teammates do their best, and has a selfless team spirit flowing through him.

Although he is not fast, the bounce is average, and even a little clumsy, and he walks with a little figure-of-eight.

Such physical conditions are relatively poor in the NBA.

However, Bird's basketball basic skills are very solid, whether it is shooting, cutting, passing, grabbing, sealing, and faring, all the skills are real but not flashy.

In particular, the shooting is accurate and stable, the field of vision is wide, and the reaction is alert.

He has won three consecutive NBA long shot tournament championships.

What's even more commendable is that he has an excellent basketball sense, especially good at spotting the characteristics and habitual movements of opponents, and playing against them.

He is always able to shoot the most critical balls in the most critical places at the most critical moments, turn the tide, remain resolute and good at fighting, and is one of the NBA's well-deserved superstars.

From the perspective of which generation, there is one player who can truly be called a superstar, this Larry?

Bird is Larry personally?

Bird.

In the Celtics' 13 seasons, Bird is the most versatile player, scorer, passer, rebounder, defensive specialist, team operator, etc., probably deserving of all the titles that can be praised, as well as Mr. Key.

Bird has the heart of a giant, and he's confident enough to tell his opponent before a match, and then waltz to score 40 points over the opponent's head.

In particular, his 3-pointers, who can even shoot with his eyes closed during training, also make him a feared killer of all teams.

He is the "pride of the Celtics"

He is the embodiment of elegance and confidence, and he plays without hesitation.

He forced himself to be like "cardinals" such as Cussi, Russell, Hevichek and so on

When the dynasty was a superstar, and eventually made himself the best player like them.

Bird is well known for the honor created by the Celts, and forms the "Three Musketeers" with Parish and McHale

Bird and the Magic saved the NBA's ball market, and the league came up with a new slogan for them: an unbelievable NBA show.

"Big Bird"

Bird has terrorized his enemies after two seasons, and his accurate shooting has made him the NBA's greatest shooter.

Scotty?

Pippen: Born in Hamburg, Arkansas, USA, he is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 228 pounds, and is considered one of the greatest small forwards in NBA history.

He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the fifth overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft and was immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls, where he played for the long time of his career.

He won six championship rings (1991-1993, 1996-1998), won two Olympic titles in 1992 and 1996, was named to the NBA All-Star Game seven times, was named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA All-Star Game in 1994, and was named one of the NBA's Top 50 Superstars in 1996.

He later moved to the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers, returned to the Chicago Bulls in 2003, and announced his retirement on October 5, 2004 after his final season.

Scotty. Pippen's remarkable achievements are due to the fact that he was fully committed to developing his basketball career from the very beginning of his basketball career.

From his humble beginnings, he went all out to succeed from his early days as a rookie manager at the small NAIA school CentralArkansas, and now his unparalleled all-round contributions to helping the Bulls become the greatest team in history.

At six feet and seven inches, Pippen is one of the most versatile and intelligent players in basketball.

Not only can he make beautiful passes like a point guard, can also grab rebounds like a power forward, has the ability to score frequently as a shooting guard, and has lightning speed and incredible bounce, he has been voted the best defensive player in the NBA.

Jakes?

Dominica?

Wilkins: Wilkins is probably the Hawks' most legendary star to date.

His back muscles and waist and legs are so strong that he can easily dunk on the spot — and when he dunks, he is sure to show his most characteristic side — folding his entire body into a reverse bow and then a windmill or a tomahawk — everything looks so simple.

And he's good at fixing opposing players with his back to his opponents, including Jordan, of course.

His shooting range is not very long, and his mid-range shot can only be considered upper-center, and his main offensive means is to get inside and humiliate the opposing center.

O'Neill said: "Always on the inside guard, how can you not be X." ”

He was x-Jordan and of course Wilkins.

But Wilkins is by no means the kind of rough guy who only fights for his body, otherwise where does his higher score come from than Bird, and to say that he is not the best in the middle range is compared to Jordan.

I wouldn't dare say he's necessarily more accurate than Bryant if compared to Bryant, but at least it's comparable, especially on the inside, and his power makes him a lot wilder than Bryant.

Sometimes, when we see Bryant or James still Sven's dexterous layup, we think that if this is Wilkins, it is undoubtedly another tomahawk - a little bit of a bully hard bow.

James?

Worthy: James?

Worthy is fast, agile and his ability to shoot over the top is quite outstanding.

His heyday was in the 80s of the 20th century, when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers, whose fast break was the team's signature.

Worthy and the "Magician"

Irwin?

Johnson's on-pitch coordination was flawless, and he received countless passes from Johnson.

During his time with the Lakers, Worthy controlled the free-throw area and was one of the best small forwards in the league.

As a "performance moment"

One of the five, he won three NBA championships.

Worthy is a standard playoff type player, averaging 17.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the regular season and 21.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs during his career.

In his 12 seasons with the Lakers, Worthy has made the playoffs nine times with the team.

Abdul-Jabbar, "The Magician"

Johnson created a showtime moment that ignited passion across the league.

In 143 playoff games, Worthy scored a total of 3,022 points.

Julius?

Irving: Former American NBA basketball player.

Standing 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, he played as a small forward and joined the National Basketball Association (ABA) in 1971 and the NBA in 1976, playing for the Virginia Gentlemen, New York Nets and Philadelphia 76ers for 16 seasons.

Julius?

Irving is not only the best game finisher of all time, but also the greatest slam dunk in history.

Every time he gets close to the basket, he keeps fans, coaches and players holding their breath nervously.

What will his next move be?

He won't disappoint anyone with a lot of expectations: juggling back-up shots in the crowd, unbelievable dunks in front of big men jumping high, jumping from one time and space, completing layups in another, and so on.

In addition to the jaw-dropping technology, Julius?

Owen is also a winner on the court.

He is a great rebounder (especially offensive rebounding), a creative shooter and passer, and a player who is inspired and motivates his teammates.

Julius?

What is the downside of Irving, which is long-range shooting, in the NBA, Julius?

Irving is shooting just 26.1 percent from three-point range, and in addition, he doesn't have a lot of defensive quality and can't shoot left-handedly.

But at any time, Julius?

Irving is the most stylish of the stars.

Julius?

Irving is a godfather in the NBA, he is the first player in the NBA to actually perform in the hoop and the "flyer"

Jordan's most admired slam dunk king.

Julius?

Irving is an excellent player in both the ABA and the NBA, and he has won the hearts of many fans with his flexible, tricky, exaggerated and creative style of play.

His ability to stay in the air, in Michael?

Before Jordan appeared, he was arguably the best in the league, even if Michael?

Jordan has also said that Irving is his childhood idol.

Julius?

Irving's most impressive is his "free throw line jumping dunk"

, in addition to his 1980 NBA Finals, a "layup behind the board"

, all of which are his classic goals.

Julius?

Owen is nicknamed "Dr. J"

, which is said to have originated from the fact that he often used to "teach" in high school

to call one of his friends, and that friend named him "Doctor"

Call Owen.

ABA has a lot of good players, but Julius?

Irving remains one of the league's most elite players, and he's unrivaled at the small forward position.

But not only that, he will Connie?

The slam dunk performances that Hawkins once did on the highlights have become a must-have scene every night.

He's always doing something new: inventions, solo shows, improvisations.

He was the first to combine graceful gestures and pure skill with long periods of time in the air.

He's one of ABA's top superstars, and his success in New York has established him as one of the most impressive superstars in any league.

The great spirit of the 70s of the 20th century is more or less embodied in Owen, who transcends all this, in a sense, he leads the times. Imagination, creativity, freedom, and overwhelming power were the kind of spirit needed by the aimless wanderers of the United States in the '70s, especially from a black man.

That's all I have to say about the small forward position, but there are a lot of good small forwards in the league right now, such as LeBron?

James or Cameron?

Anthony and other good players still want you to experience the game on the pitch!

Next, I'm going to introduce the No. 4 position, the power forward.