The world of basketball

Chapter 167 Jordan's Changes and What He Brings to the Lone Ranger
The discord between Kemba Walker and the Hornets is not a day or two. Even though the boss of the Hornets is Jordan, the god of basketball, Walker is still not satisfied with the Hornets.

The most important thing is that Kemba Walker is an ambitious person. He is eager for a championship. Moreover, he is already 26 years old, and it is time for him to make achievements.

So generally speaking, most All-Star players in this age group will choose a strong team that is attractive to him and will not choose a weak team.Fans have speculated why Kemba Walker went to the Lone Ranger team, not because of any prejudice against the Lone Ranger, but to be honest, the Lone Ranger is not very strong this season, and it may even be Only slightly stronger than his Hornets.

The most critical point is Cuban, or Cuban's vision for the future of the Lone Ranger.

The ambition of the Lone Ranger is not in this season, but in the next few seasons.

Originally, they were aiming for this season, otherwise Nowitzki, Barea and Devin Harris would probably have retired during the offseason of last season.

The most important thing is that the offseason of last season was the most chaotic and lively summer in the free market, but the Lone Ranger only got Kemba Walker as an All-Star, which is far from enough. Therefore, Cuban tried his best but said that Nowitzki, Barea and Devon Harris will play for another year.

Waiting until next year's offseason to eat them will free up a lot of salary space. Although there will not be so many big fish in the free market next year, there are still some high-quality rotation players with outstanding strength.

They are no longer eager to get superstars, because they have Kemba Walker, Doncic and Jordan are enough to support the sky.

These three people can fully support the skeleton of a team.Their Kemba Walker has an outside offense, Jordan has a three-point support, and the defensive end is very outstanding. Doncic is organized and passes, and of course he also scores.

What they lack are some high-quality 3D players and role players, the most important thing is some swingmen who can shoot three-pointers and defend.

Of course, Matthews is such a very good role. If Dennis Smith can greatly enhance his three-pointer threat during the offseason, among other things, this starting lineup alone can be the best in the league. .

This season is Nowitzki's last season. Although the 42-year-old still has fuel in the tank, he thinks he needs to spend more time with his family and children.

The loss of Barea, Devin Harris and Nowitzki next season can be expected.The Lone Ranger's second team will become very vacant, but their salary space will increase a lot, and there will be many high-quality role players in the free market next year, so this is what Cuban provided to Kemba Walker about the Lone Ranger The blueprint of Xia's future.

For an ambitious player, especially for a player who is worthy of his historical status, what could be more attractive than personally participating in rebuilding a team and going to the top with this team? What about people?
When Cuban put forward his own team building ideas, Kemba Walker was immediately impressed. He clearly realized that if he mixed with Cuban, his historical status in the future would definitely rise a lot.

Jimmy Butler's ideas are similar to Kemba Walker's. The difference is that Jimmy Butler chose the Spurs and Kemba Walker chose the Lone Ranger.

The overall height of the Spurs is higher than that of the Lone Ranger, especially in the third and fourth positions. The height of Kuzma and Aldridge is higher than that of Doncic and Matthews. Xiaobei has no advantage against Jordan, but Kuzma, Aldridge, and Mu Xiaobei take turns to control the Spurs' defensive rebound protection. On the contrary, the Lone Ranger lost some. Defensive rebounds gave the Spurs several second offenses.

Among them, Aldrich is the most comfortable. Except for Jr., the other four players of the Lone Ranger are shorter than him, so the Spurs always play the high pick-and-roll of Mu Xiaobei and Jeremy Lin, pull Jordan out and hand the ball to Al. Dridge, so Aldridge had to eat and drink inside and played very freely.

Coach Carlisle's adjustment was very timely. He replaced Dennis Smith in a timely manner and replaced Powell to increase the height of the lineup. In this way, Matthews returned to his familiar second position, and Doncic returned to his familiar position. The third and fourth positions of Powell were brought back on the court to control rebounds and defend Aldridge.

Yes, defending Adelaide's height and confrontation is very important. Dong Qiqi has a high golf quotient and good judgment on the defensive end, but after all, he is a little shorter than the average fourth position.

Therefore, Aldridge is a chicken thief. When he went to fight Dong Qiqi, he didn't face the frame to break through, but turned his back and then made a jumper. Fortunately, Aldridge's shooting touch was very good during this request. He hit Dongcic several times in a row, which made Dongcic a little frustrated.

Powell's defensive effect on Aldridge is indeed better than that of Doncic. At least Aldridge is struggling, but the Spurs do not only have Aldridge as a core, they have three, four or even five cores.

Yes, Jeremy Lin, Butler, Gay, Kuzma, Mu Xiaobei and Adelaide can all become core players worthy of the coach's tactics. Adelaide can't open this point, and Popovich decisively requested a timeout Adjust tactics.

The most basic part of all the tactics Popovich formulates is to let the fifth position pull Jordan out. If Jordan doesn't come out, then choose to shoot from the outside, because if Jordan doesn't leave the penalty area, everything will be lost. It is difficult to play the combination of passing and cutting. The defensive deterrence of Jordan, who started out as a defensive player, in the penalty area should not be underestimated.

The player who is very similar to Jordan is Mu Xiaobei's good friend JaVale McGee. In the early days, McGee and Jordan were very similar in terms of technical characteristics and physical talents, but looking at it now, Jordan's development is better than that of McGee. The base is much better.

A large part of the reason is of course that Jordan met his Paul, and a large part of the reason is that Jordan suddenly became enlightened.

Yes, a very ridiculous reason, suddenly enlightened.

In terms of physical talent and defensive ability, McGee is not inferior to Jordan, and at a very early age, McGee began to pay attention to improving his shooting ability.But enlightenment is really a fantasy.

Who would have thought that Jordan, who was not allowed to make free throws before, could suddenly shoot three-pointers from the outside?Who would have thought that Jordan's free throw percentage could suddenly increase to more than 80%?

Coach Cuban and Carlisle can figure out that they have been recruiting Jordan a long time ago.Everyone should still remember that after Jordan announced that he would join the Mavericks, Paul and Griffin went to persuade Jordan one after another, and then Jordan broke the contract.

In fact, in fact, most of the play styles and tactical systems formulated by Carlisle were changed according to Jordan.

(End of this chapter)