Pachulia is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 124 kilograms. His running and jumping ability is mediocre, and his shooting ability is basically negligible. He is not very good at eating cakes under the basket. He has a little passing support, but he is not very eye-catching. He is a pure human shield.
type center.
The Warriors chose Pachulia mainly because Bogut's departure left the center position vacant, and they needed a meat shield.
As mentioned before, Green is the Warriors' first choice at the five position at critical moments, but in order to protect him, avoid injuries, and maintain sufficient physical fitness, a meat shield center will be used for a while during regular times.
Pachulia is such a player.
During the Warriors' regular season, Pachulia usually played more than ten minutes per game, or more than twenty minutes at most. His role was to resist the opponent's big center and come up to protect rebounds at critical moments.
Pachulia's running and jumping ability is very average. His advantage is that he is strong, dares to strike, and commits fierce fouls. Otherwise, with his physical talent, it would be very difficult for him to gain a foothold in the NBA and stand in the penalty area full of giants.
hard.
Pachulia makes a lot of small moves under the basket, and he never appears in front of everyone with a friendly face.
It can be said that few players who can stand in the NBA penalty area are friendly - the NBA penalty area is filled with all kinds of muscle sticks, full of pulling, tearing, and pushing. It is a place where big elbows fly around.
As a traditional center, Pachulia is certainly not a good person.
Of course, home team fans generally won't reject such a player because, after all, no one would deny their home team one more thug.
Before becoming a Warriors fan, Deng Fang also knew something about Pachulia, but he only knew this person: bulky, slow, with many small movements, a vicious look on his face, and not likable.
After becoming a Warriors fan, and after Pachulia came to the Warriors, Deng Fang got to know Pachulia better, but his impression did not change much.
It was this stepping incident that put Pachulia at the forefront.
As for this stepping incident, was Pachulia intentional? Was this action appropriate?
First of all, no matter who it is, stepping on the foot should not be done, there is no doubt about it.
Even Pachulia or Bruce Bowen, the Spurs' habitual foot-stepping offender, never said that foot-stepping should be acceptable.
Even Bowen, who is famous for stepping on his feet, has never admitted that he stepped on his feet on purpose, nor dared to say that the action of stepping on his feet was reasonable. He would only say that it was an accident and that the injury to the other party was caused by luck.
Then the most important question is the next question: Did Pachulia do it on purpose?
This is uncertain.
Because only Pachulia himself knows whether it was intentional or not.
Deng Fang admitted that Pachulia's action was inappropriate. Leonard's injury did benefit the Warriors. It is right that the Warriors and Pachulia suffered a certain amount of criticism. However, if Pachulia
It was intentional. The Warriors won the championship because of this kick. That means something is wrong!
How do you know Pachulia did it on purpose?
Whether Pachulia stepped in intentionally or not, no one knows except himself!
He may not even know what Pachulia was feeling in his heart at the moment he pounced on him - it happened in an instant, and no one can make a decision after careful consideration.
If I told you that Pachulia had the idea of abolishing Kawhi before the game, and it was all premeditated, would you believe it?
If everything happened in an instant, you and I, and even himself, might not be able to tell clearly what was going on in his heart at that moment.
I believe everyone has experienced this kind of thing. Most of the time, the behavior is subconscious. After that moment, even you may not be able to explain it clearly.
What Deng Fang is curious about is, how did those people who said Pachulia did it on purpose know? Where is the evidence? Did they get the recording of Pachulia's premeditation before the game, or did they decipher Pachulia's voice through brain waves?
A moment’s thought? What on earth made them so confident?
Since no one can know Pachulia’s true thoughts at that moment, we can only judge through normal people’s reasoning how likely it is that Pachulia deliberately stepped in:
1. Is Pachulia a habitual offender and does he have any criminal record?
No matter what flagrant fouls, bad behavior, or stepping on Pachulia's court, there has never been such a thing before.
Since it has never happened before, it is unreasonable to conclude that he did it intentionally just based on this one time.
The Spurs' Bruce Bowen is said to be the master of stepping on the ball. That's because he often does it, and there are many stars who have been stepped on by him. Pachulia is not such a person. He has never had the bad habit of stepping on the ball before.
2. As a big center forward, it is almost inevitable that he cannot hold his body when rushing forward to defend.
It is not uncommon in the NBA for small men to fake shots and wait for their opponents to jump up and draw fouls. Big men are especially easy to be deceived because it is more difficult for them to control their bodies.
If it were McGee, he would probably fly up when he saw his opponent's shot, so he was often sent flying, and he was often criticized for being brainless and not playing good defense.
Players who are good at defending rarely dive, so jumping up to block shots is a last resort.
Have you ever seen Pachulia jump?
Very few.
Pachulia is a floor player with relatively rich defensive experience. He is a player who plays with his brain. He cannot fly and is not easily shaken.
Seeing that his opponent's shot was too late to cover up, Pachulia just pounced forward. As for flying up to block the shot, that was simply not within his scope of consideration.
Leonard stepped on Pachulia's foot because he rushed forward and couldn't hold back his foot, so he took an extra step.
There are many instances of stepping fouls in the NBA every year, but few are truly intentional.
In comparison, it is harder for a big center to control his body, which is inevitable.
For example, a defender is like a small and nimble sports car, and a big center is like a heavy truck. Obviously, trucks are slow to start and brake, and it is not easy to control the direction.
Because of their small weight, it is easier for guards to control their bodies, but they step on their feet more often than centers!
All steps are made by the defender extending his foot forward a little more. Pachulia just took an extra step this time.
Why would Pachulia take one more step? Because with his experience and physical fitness, he would not be able to pounce. Because with his weight, it would be difficult for him to pounce forward and stop and take only one step.
Therefore, the slow-motion replay shows that Pachulia did take an extra step forward, but it cannot prove that he did it intentionally.
3. Can the Warriors afford to lose? Is it necessary to instruct Pachulia to use such dirty tricks?
Is this the last shot when the Warriors fall behind in the Game 7 and Kawhi can take the lead?
Nope.
Are the Warriors clearly at a disadvantage?
impossible.
Spurs fans certainly think they have a chance to win, but do onlookers think so?
Regardless of the pre-game odds or the commentator's analysis, the Warriors are the team with a much higher probability of winning!
Of course, even the last-place team may win in an upset, but that is a small probability event.
Similarly, the Spurs beating the Warriors in a series is also a small probability event!
You must know that this is the Warriors team called the Universe Warriors by the outside world. It is generally said that only aliens can stop the Warriors!
Regardless of the strength of the lineup, injuries, or comparison of physical reserves in the first two rounds, the Warriors are the side with an absolute advantage!
So what if we lose this game?
A few days ago, in the first-round matchup with the Celtics, they lost two games in a row at home and then came back. Last season, there was also a series in which they lost two games in a row at home and then came back. Why is the end of the world when the Warriors lose one game at home? Spurs fans
Is it like seeing the championship trophy?
Is Leonard better than James?
Can the Spurs have a better lineup than the Cavaliers?
Popovich is great, but how can he play on the court? Facts have proved that Tyronn Lue is not bad either, okay?
When I usually belittle the Warriors players, I say that the Warriors lineup is too strong and they are the brave of the universe. Why do I look down on the Warriors now that the Warriors have lost a game?
