Compared with last season, Tang Qian's personal defensive ability has improved so much. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a completely different player.
In the past, he basically couldn't guard Kevin Garnett, but now, he is qualified to defend him alone.
Because this season KG has only averaged 14.8 points per game, less than 15+. This sounds like he is at the bottom of his peak. In fact, he has already transformed from a quasi-superstar to an ordinary All-Star level. Time has passed.
People are old, let alone him. Even the great basketball god Michael Jordan has finally "aged" from the strongest super player in history to a "fairly good All-Star player".
This is a law of history that no one can break in the history of competitive sports.
Naturally, that includes Kevin Garnett.
In his true peak state, he was able to knock down a man who averaged close to 24+14+5+2 per game. Even if it was a steal, it was as high as 1.5 times! If Tang Qian faced him, he would be eaten alive and beaten to the point where there was no trace left.
". But fortunately, KG is now close to 37 years old. He is no longer the "lonely wolf king" who can fly in the sky and escape from the earth. Therefore, it also gives Tang Qian the possibility of confronting him head-on.
"Boy, you can do well now. I didn't think you could do it to this extent~" Garnett seemed to see the fighting spirit of the Oriental center behind him, so he said while blocking his position. Tang Qian ignored him.
He, because everyone knows that KG is a "trash talker", and many players even became angry because they couldn't stand KG's trash talk, and eventually physical conflicts broke out.
However, Garnett has become accustomed to these conflicts. This is his playing habit. So what if you are unhappy? There is no foul or violation of labor and management. It is a gray area of rules. Who said you can't use it? Can't use it well? Can't use it by me.
?So from Garnett's point of view, trash talking is part of the NBA game. If you are fragile, not only will I not restrain myself, but I will intensify my efforts and pursue you until you collapse tonight.
In this regard, he is very similar to Russell, the former "Lord of the Rings". It doesn't matter whether you are angry or happy, labor and management want to complain, labor and management want to win! When it comes to the desire to win, KG is more important than old-school players.
Inside, they were all considered to be top-notch. Seeing that the other party was not trying to talk to him, Garnett continued: "Orientals, this is the United States. Don't be too restrained. Being restrained is easy to suffer~ This is a league that has been around for more than ten years.
A veteran player, my loyal advice to you~"
Tang Qian was silent.
"If you don't speak, did you take a dumb pill today? Or do you need me to help you kick your ass so you can breathe better?"
Tang Qian continued to be silent.
"Young man, you have good concentration. Orientals can endure it. This is almost as good as my infant daughter~"
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After a continuous stream of "trash talk", Tang Qian kept reminding himself not to be fooled and not to get angry. But after all, he was a young man of flesh and blood, and the "design" of his ears was very unscientific, and he did not have the ability to close or block.
, this means that no matter what the other party says, good or bad, everything must be passively listened to, allowing his or her spirit to fluctuate and slowly affect a person's whole body.
Don't think Garnett's move is funny. If you do an experiment, you will understand.
Put you in an environment where there are scolds from all directions, and you can't even punch or kick, you can only endure it forcefully. Let's see if you can maintain a peaceful mind over time. This is rubbish.
The words are on another level. Even if you hold back and stay calm, as long as the words are harsh and sharp enough, they can still arouse your restless nerves and make you lose control and become angry. Obviously, Kevin Garnett
With such an ability to talk trash, Carmelo Anthony once even lost control of himself and behaved like "traffic jam".
Sure enough, he took advantage of Tang Qian's irritation and instantly slipped for a backhand layup. Tang Qian's reaction was not slow, but he still took a step slower.
Brush ~ Garnett succeeded in his "sneak attack" and easily scored in front of Tang Qian.
"Hey~ Oriental boy~ I'm so strong~ Remember to react faster next time~" After Garnett scored, he did not let go of his opponent and threw out a trash talk very smoothly. In this league, Kevin Garnett
Vin Garnett is probably the old-school big man who likes to talk trash the most, as if he doesn't feel well if he doesn't talk a hundred words in a game.
So some people describe that if you want Garnett to shut up on the court, you have to knock out all his teeth and pull out his tongue. Otherwise, he will never stop talking - stop talking trash. He
He and his old enemy Tim Duncan are simply two extremes, one is extremely quiet and the other is extremely dynamic. How could Tang Qian not understand this? So he was secretly annoyed, shook his head, regrouped, and asked Celtic
Half of the people ran away.
In fact, it is not difficult to deal with his trash talk. After all, basketball is a competitive sport. Just use your strength to shut him up. But if you want to do this, it is not that difficult for Tang Qian or the insiders in the league.
It's easy. First of all, Garnett's block rate is not high, which has a lot to do with his style of play. For example, his old rival Duncan's block rate is much higher than him. Because Duncan
His main style of play is to attack the inside penalty area, and outside shooting does not account for a high proportion of his offense. Furthermore, as Garnett gets older, there are not particularly good opportunities. He will not force himself to attack, which also makes it difficult for him to force himself to attack.
If the defender wants to make a difference, it simply increases the difficulty. In the end, Garnett is an "old ball guy". His reading of the game far exceeds that of ordinary insiders. This makes the defender's defensive work suddenly upgrade. Just kidding.
, how many post players are there who can average 6+ assists per game at their peak? Kevin Garnett is one of them anyway!
Since the defensive end is difficult to deal with, what about the offensive end? After facing Garnett, Tang Qian's air cuts and pick-and-rolls suddenly lost the style of the first half, and several balls missed the basket. This is
Why? Mainly because Garnett's defensive anticipation and defensive experience are so rich. He is different from Howard's defensive core. His main focus is high mobility and strong defense. Blocking is second, and the main thing is to let you take action.
Awkward, shooting decline, not easy to score goals. This is why Garnett's career-high block number in one season is only 2.2, but he is recognized as the core of interior defense and the main gate of interior defense.
After all, blocking shots is just the icing on the cake. The purpose of defense, the most basic one, is to prevent the opponent from scoring goals.
Which one helps the team more if you block 5-6 shots in a game or prevent your opponent from scoring more than 10 times in a game? This is almost clear at a glance, but in terms of the reality of basic data, the latter is far less.
Far less popular and dazzling than the former.
This kind of defense made Tang Qian very uncomfortable and uncomfortable, but he didn't have a good solution.
Damn it, my offensive ability is still too weak and too narrow!
Tang Qian looked at Kevin Garnett and couldn't help but think to himself.
PS: This chapter is a little missing, there will be another chapter to be sent later~