The world of basketball

Chapter 141 The Unsolvable Antetokounmpo
Cousins ​​played a little annoyed. This was the third time he missed a three-pointer. The problem was that Mu Xiaobei didn't stand very close to him, and he even wanted to let him shoot.

But he just couldn't seize the opportunity and missed all three open shots.

The small ball trend led by Curry in 15 years has pushed the importance and height of the three-pointer to a whole new level. This year, many centers began to shoot three-pointers, such as Cousins.

His three-point shooting is not bad, but it is definitely not a sharp weapon. Probably his three-point shooting percentage is around 35 every season.

In fact, Cousins' positioning is a bit embarrassing, whether it is the offensive end or the defensive end.

The Kings have built a system with him as the core for many years, but they have not been successful, which shows that he is not suitable for being trained as a single-core team. In fact, there is no single-core team in this league.

As a fifth position, the height of 2.11 can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, and the wingspan is not outstanding. The physical fitness is good, but it is still worse than the top ones such as the peak Howard, such as the current Davis. The shooting ability is there, but no matter it is Outside the three-point line or mid-range is not accurate, I can only say yes, but I am not proficient in it. I am not good at attacking with my back to the basket. I am skilled at facing the basket. I have excellent explosive power when breaking through the basket. It's not high, the finishing method at the basket is almost the finishing method of a black and tough blue-collar. It is unimaginable that his shooting rate at the basket was only 50.00%, which is not as good as many black and tough blue-collar centers. He has a good coping ability and relies on him Wide body pick-and-roll quality is very high.

Needless to say on the defensive end, his height and wingspan have already limited his upper limit on the defensive end. His lateral speed and agility are not outstanding. Fortunately, his explosive power and jumping are good, but his defensive awareness and defensive enthusiasm and defense The attitudes are really bad.

"Hey, DeMarcus, play to your strengths," Budenholzer yelled from the sidelines.

Although I made Cousins ​​a pass above, it is indeed unfair to be honest.

30.00% Five's three-point shooting rate is not bad, enough to open up space.

Cousins ​​is also often called the league's No. [-] center by many people. His low-post offense is actually very good, especially the low-post face frame. The explosive power of the assault and the connection to the basket are very good.

His shooting percentage at the basket is indeed not good enough. The main reason is that his height and wingspan at the basket are not enough, and his offensive methods are not rich. To a large extent, he relies on his body strength and tonnage to play.

Well, in terms of strength and tonnage, Cousins ​​is indeed one of the top fives.

But, really, he's so immature.

He likes to work in the high post with the ball, which isn't his specialty, isn't his job, and more than anything, it's a drag on the team.

He is very talented, and his talent is reflected in explosive power, tonnage and strength, as well as in the delicate offensive touch, but he doesn't care much about many things.

Mu Xiaobei has Cousins ​​on his back. He knows Cousins ​​very well. In fact, he understands the technical moves and defensive habits of most of the fifth positions in the league. This is why Mu Xiaobei seems to score easily.

The so-called knowing yourself and the enemy is not imperiled in a hundred battles, and you must pay attention to combat and attack the enemy's weaknesses. But if you don't even know what the enemy looks like, how can you know where the enemy is strong and where it is short?

Naturally, Mu Xiaobei's low back was unable to resist Cousins. In fact, few people could resist Cousins. Then Mu Xiaobei turned forward and made a fake hook.

Cousins' defense is frizzy and he fouls a lot, but he has a good habit of not jumping at will. Compared with blocking shots, he prefers to make opponents' offensive fouls.

Mu Xiaobei swayed for a while, then turned around and made a layup with a low hand.

"Pa—" This was the sound of Cousins ​​hitting Mu Xiaobei's arm with his arm.

"Beep——" This is the sound of the referee blowing his whistle.

"Shua—" This is the sound of the ball hitting the net.

After that, Cousins ​​committed two fouls, and now the game has only played 4 minutes, which means that in order to protect Cousins ​​in the first quarter, the coach can only put him on the bench.

Mu Xiaobei made a steady free throw, and the Bucks replaced Nance Jr.

Compared with Cousins, Nance Jr. is much inferior in height and wingspan, and has almost no shooting ability, but his explosive power and jumping ability are particularly exaggerated, and his lateral speed is also good.

Of course, now that Cousins ​​is off, the team's first offensive choice must be Antetokounmpo. There is no doubt about it.

2013 was the year when Antetokounmpo entered the NBA. That year was considered a draft year. Except for Antetokounmpo and Oladipo, there were no All-Stars. The No. 15 pick was Bennett. Of course, many very good players emerged , such as McCollum, Gobert, Otto Porter, Adams, McAway, Schroeder, Robertson, etc. At that time, Antetokounmpo, who was the [-]th pick at the time, no one thought that he could reach the current level.

At that time, Brother Antetokounmpo was too thin, as if he would fall down when he was pushed, and he had no projection ability.

But at that time Antetokounmpo had a good skeleton, exaggerated long legs and wingspan, and excellent defensive ability and awareness.

Back then, the three swingmen with both offense and defense were Paul George, Leonard and Butler. Now Antetokounmpo is definitely an absolute superstar with both offense and defense.

Antetokounmpo's long-range shooting ability is improving. Although the improvement is not fast, it is indeed improving.

This year is the closest he is to the MVP. Both his personal competitive state and the depth of the team's lineup are enough for him to do something big.

Now it's a dislocation, but it's actually not too dislocation, because the defender is Rudy Gay, and the sturdy Guy defending the back of Antetokounmpo actually looks a bit small.

Antetokounmpo with long hands and feet is a bit like a spider man. Who would have thought that Antetokounmpo would have the strength and stature he has now six years ago?

Gay was pushed by Antetokounmpo from inside the three-point line to the waist, and then Antetokounmpo turned and jumped forward, and scored with a small hook.

"Brother Antetokounmpo, the sky is blue, how can I defend Brother Antetokounmpo?" Wang Meng said.

"Antetokounmpo is now playing the fourth position, and Kuzma, who is facing him, suffers a bit in terms of physical strength and tonnage. I think Popovich will arrange for Mu Xiaobei to double-team Antetokounmpo in the penalty area." Su Qun said.

Antetokounmpo is very strong, how strong is it, I have described it in the previous article, I remember giving an example at that time, when playing Dynasty, Mu Xiaobei would simulate it for a while, and play it by himself in the fourth quarter.

But by the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo had already scored more than 50 points. In that round of the series, Antetokounmpo averaged more than 50 points per game. This is where he has no solution.

This is the indiscriminate dislocation of the second, third and fourth positions.

For short players, he sits and hits inside, for tall players, he dribbles, using his long arms and legs to break through.

How to prevent this?

(End of this chapter)