Accidentally dominated basketball

Chapter 154 The Development of the Small Forward
118 is better than 120!

The Knicks are still 2 points behind.

There is not much time left for the game. Shen Feng looked up just now, and there are still about 2 minutes left. In this kind of game environment, it is basically the kind of blink of an eye, and you can't even react.

The problem now is that although Shen Feng has squeezed the point difference very tightly through his several fairy-like performances, in fact, the Cavaliers did not fail to score. On the contrary, when James fully turned on the final mode, The score is also very fierce!
Who is afraid of whom?
No one is afraid of anyone!

You, Shen Feng, scored 78 points, what happened to the Cavaliers players?

So what if it's the backdrop, as long as you win this game, even if you, Shen Feng, didn't lose, but wouldn't it be the same if you, the Knicks, lost?
In other words, James is now a super triple-double with 46 points, 11 assists, and 13 rebounds, not much worse than your Shen Feng's 78 points.

Anyway, when the time comes, you brag about your elder brother, I brag about my second brother, everyone brag about their own, don't interfere with each other, that's fine.

As for the final judging criteria, the Cavaliers will naturally decide on the outcome of the game. Otherwise, no matter how good your statistics are, what's the use of losing the game?

Isn't it useless?

This is what everyone in the Cavaliers thinks.

There is nothing wrong with this idea in the end.

Isn't that what this thing is?
The public says the public is right and the woman says the woman is reasonable. Even if you score 78, you can't stop the excitement on my side and win the glory of the game.

Of course, everyone in the Cavaliers can't control what the Knicks think.

Or they don't care.

Whether you, Shen Feng, have 78 points or 81 points, in the end it has nothing to do with the outcome of this match!
As long as they win the game in the end, all is won!
But if the game is lost, it will all collapse!
The reason is very simple, there are many people who can understand it, and James is one of them, otherwise, he would not be so eager to win this game!
Only if he wins, can he continue to stand on a high place to talk to Shen Feng, and once he loses, he will lose everything, lose everything!

Before the upcoming All-Star Game, James doesn't want to lose!

He doesn't want to lose at all!
He just wants to win!

The Cavaliers attack.

James holds the ball and advances across half court.

The five-member offensive system of the Cavaliers is not disordered. James is not only a general, but his ability on the organizational side should not be underestimated. Many people say that the name of the point forward started from him. The position of the small forward in the beginning is actually not unimportant.

If you look at it now, you will find that among the hottest stars in the league, James, Durant, Leonard, Antetokounmpo, and George are all small forwards, and among the super giants, it seems that only Curry, Davis, Beed, Lillard, Westbrook are not small forwards.Look at the promising supernovas in recent years. Ingram, Simmons, Tatum, and Wiggins are also small forwards. Of course, Simmons now plays point guard a lot.Why have small forward superstars been so prolific in recent years?In the past, most of the super giants were center forwards and guards, but now there are very few superstar center forwards. There are still several reasons.

First of all, it has to do with playing style.In recent years, small ball has become prevalent, and the traditional style of play can no longer gain a foothold in the league. Small forwards, as a role capable of both inside and outside, undertake many scoring tasks, so they hold the ball for a long time, have many scoring opportunities, and naturally have a high probability of becoming famous.

Secondly, in the current team's style of play, all-round players are needed. The small forward is in the third position on the field. Both physical and technical skills are both internal and external. Center forwards can adapt to any of the five positions regardless of their body and skills. Small forward players will not suffer when they are misplaced in defense and offense. They can defend from 1 to 5, and can also attack at will.

Finally, it is true that among the stars produced in these years, the players at the small forward position have the best physical talent. In the era of super giant centers, there were O'Neal, Olajuwon, Howard and other centers with super physical talents. Now they are basically gone. The change in the team's style of play is largely based on the change in the super giant's position, so not only the style of play has made the small forward, but it can also be said that the small forward has changed the style of play in the league.

Of course there is another as long as the reason is a rule change.

The first is to defend for three seconds. If there is three seconds of defense, the power of the traditional big center will be fully released, and the difference in offense is not big. When defending, the inside big man is the nightmare of almost all breakthrough players.

This is the reason why James, who has not evolved his shooting, and the current Antetokounmpo are struggling in FIBA. In fact, even if he has three seconds of defense, Yao Ming is a very troublesome player for James.Now the inside players are miniaturized because they need to be pulled out and keep up with their feet, so they can only sacrifice some size and increase some speed.

The other is handcheck, which has a great impact on outside offensive players.

Kobe is ridiculed every day by the iron king, but his shooting percentage is the highest among the four major shooting guards of the time.

Why did McGrady and Kobe lean back so much at that time, and shot like a dry pull, or was it a mid-range shot?Because of the rules!

The defensive player puts his hand on you. It is difficult for you to take a step, and it is not easy to get free throws when you hit the porcelain, so the second and third positions must have some back-up ability. After all, it is not easy to make mistakes in this way. Save some energy.

Some people say that players like Durant Curry will not be affected in any way at that time, but this is not the case. This kind of defense first makes it difficult for you to break through. It is impossible for others to take a step and let you shoot. There is a center like Yao Ming to supplement the defense.Durant Curry's breakthroughs can't even reach the top level, and it's fake not to be affected.

Of course, Durant's talent and his personal ability, if you say whether he can be mixed in the 90s, there is no doubt that this guy's talent can be mixed anywhere.

It can only be said that the NBA pursues offense too much, but ignores that people still like to see bloody confrontations.Perimeter players who grew up in that era, such as Kobe, Wade, Paul, and James, were all offensive and defensive when they were young, and they scored many times in defense.At that time, whether a player was a superstar or not was based on scoring on the one hand, and defense on the other. Now it seems that superstars are defending against players who are not a big offensive threat to save energy and go for three-pointers.
Of course, players like Kobe, James, Durant, and Curry will not perform badly in any era, but the data may vary greatly.Back then, Yao Ming's statistics were only 19+9, but if the current group of center players who averaged 20+10 per game were placed in his time, more than half of them would be blown up by him.

Of course, some people say that small forwards have actually been walking sideways in the NBA, not just now.From the ancient times when the league was founded to the present, the high-quality small forwards of each era are stars or even superstars.

Like Paul Alikin, Lord Baylor, Rick Barry, Thief, Dr. J, Bird, Wilkins, Pippen, Hill, etc., who are well known to many people, there is no shortage of them in the scoring list and scoring champion The NBA has never had the withering and outage of small forwards.

It can even be said that without the ancient gods such as McCann, Russell, and Chamberlain, basketball is likely to still be considered a small man's sport.But because of past rules and technological limitations of the times.

The inside line can stick to the basket, there is no three-pointer in the early stage, the efficiency of long two-pointers is not as good as that of the inside line, long-range shots and three-pointers are generally not allowed, etc. At that time, the inside line was more dominant than the outside line, so "the one who gets the inside line wins the world" , Centers are easier and more suitable to be trained as cornerstones.

The second is that the current rule changes have weakened the inside line, making the inside line more functional or blue-collarized, so that small forwards have more advantages, whether it is inside play or ball possession and statistics.

Guards also benefit, but overall they are not as dominant as small forwards.In this way, it is easier to position from a pure team sharp knife to a team core, just like the difference between Durant and James.

As it is often mentioned when commenting on Adu's play, the small forward is actually a position of "playing everyone is misplaced" relative to the inside and guards.Small forwards generally have better physical fitness than guards + stronger athletic ability than insiders, so they already have certain field advantages.When Riley imagined the future of basketball in the past, he used five small forwards or five small forwards like James to form a team, which also illustrates this point. Otherwise, why didn't he imagine five Wade or five O'Neals?
The awareness of three-pointers has generally improved + the rules are good. Long-range shooting from outside is no longer considered a "soft" or "mother" behavior, but has been upgraded from a tactical weapon to a strategic weapon.So "Magic Ball Theory" is actually the most flattering way of playing under the current rules to a certain extent.

Secondly, with the improvement of the positioning of the three-point shot, the shooting power of the guard is generally improved, and the guard no longer has to be the "coach on the field". This is a comparison of the number of three-point shots and assists of Curry, Irving, Nash, and Stockton. Numbers can be clearly seen.

In the 90s, everyone may have a relatively weak image of small forwards. One is because the halo of the leader of Joe is too dazzling, and the other is that the four major centers complement each other. Small forwards may be more of a deputy in this era.However, this still does not hinder the surge of talents at small forwards, such as the strongest second-in-chief in history-Scott Pippen.

Pippen, as the No.1 deputy in history, often doesn't get too much spotlight, but no one dares to deny his role in the Bulls dynasty. With a height of 203 and slender limbs, flexible mobility, skillful shooting, wide vision, and outstanding defensive awareness, he is simply tailor-made for small forwards.So much so that for a long time, the league regarded Pippen as the best template for small forwards.

The value of Pippen is that he is a player who will actively adapt to various systems.When Jordan is on the court, he can play off the ball, support, run aggressively, and shoot open shots.When Jordan retired for the first time, he led the team with a single core, took the initiative to carry the banner of offense, set a personal record high in five statistics, and led the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals.Players who are willing to sacrifice their own style of play and integrate into the team will be highly appreciated by coaches and players without exception.Leader Joe also commented, "I know that Pippen stood behind me and relieved me of my worries. He is constantly exercising himself and making progress, which forces me to work harder and finally makes me the Jordan I am today. ".

Starting from Pippen, the small forward has become synonymous with all-roundness in the true sense. He can shoot suddenly, grab rebounds, defend positions, and organize the team.

This style of play also influenced the later Grant Hill and others.

And later in the 00s.

At that time, the 96 golden generation began to flourish, and the 03 golden generation did not give up much. There were a large number of talents on the front and defense lines.The viewing and mobility of league play has also been improved because of the prominence of the forward and defensive lines.The small forward position is even more star-studded, McGrady, LeBron, Anthony, Pierce, Marion, Kirilenko, Odom, Lewis... and the types of small forwards are also diverse, there are ten items like McGrady and LeBron. Almighty, Marion, Kirilenko's defensive champion, Odom's organizer, Lewis's outside shooter.

And later, James began to rule the best candidate for the small forward position for 13 years!

James has been known throughout the United States since before he entered the league.Many scouts directly booked him as a first-line superstar in the future league.And Lao Zhan did not disappoint everyone. He scored 20+5+5 top striker data in his first year in the league. He won a triple-double in his first playoffs. The team took the Cavaliers directly to the finals.

Lao Zhan's style of play is more aggressive. Once he speeds up, it is difficult to stop him other than fouls. In the battle of Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference finals in 07, the "Pistons Five Tigers" who made the league fearful could only watch him score 25 points in a row.Later, Lao Zhan's shooting ability has also been improving, and he has staged many long-range shots. In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals last year, James caught the ball and shot directly with only one second left. , The whistle blew the ball in.

The ability of the small forward of this era has been formed.And the styles are very different, a hundred flowers bloom and the boundary between small forwards and guards has become blurred. Guards with a height of nearly two meters can also play small forwards, and small forwards with strong organizational skills can also serve as guards.The development of the league at this time is verifying Pat Riley's prediction: "The future league may become a lineup like five James."

As mentioned earlier, Lao Zhan's peak period has continued to this day.His old enemy also changed from Kobe to the Warriors' "Five Deaths" who fought bravely for four consecutive years. In 16, he was the first brother in chasing the blood cap, and in 18 he led the team to the finals alone. His leadership temperament still makes him sit firmly in the No.1 league.

(End of this chapter)