This is a very rare thing! You must know that Olajuwon said that his official height is 7 feet, which is 213CM. In fact, this is the height after wearing center thick-soled basketball shoes. His true height is at most 210CM, maybe
You can't even reach this number. As for why you should report higher, it's the same as some people reporting lower, just to get their favorite golf course position.
Otherwise, only counting bare feet, Olajuwon will probably have to play the 4th position, and it will be difficult to top the 5th position.
Olajuwon's bounce is actually very good, and his bounce speed is also one of the strongest in NBA history. Otherwise, how do you think he blocked the peak God Joe 4 times in one game? Otherwise, how do you think he sat on the throne of NBA history's shot blocking leader?
He is purely technical, so I guess I really need to make up for the career highlights and game videos of "Big Dream". In fact, except for his height, this guy is among the top centers in every aspect.
At least it's between first-class and top-notch.
Otherwise, he is firmly ranked first among the four major centers and has "humiliated" the other three in the playoffs. This has no physical fitness and is purely talking about skills. It must be the remarks of fake fans. There are several Chinese players who talk about technical basketball all day long.
Is he very skilled? After Yao Ming went to the NBA, he lamented that without body, there is no skill. This is a mockery of the so-called "purely technical basketball".
Especially inside players, you are purely technical? What is that if not a fantasy?
But even so, Tang Qian should be able to beat Olajuwon in the fight for the ball. Just now...
Okay, what a strong momentum. Does this guy's momentum suppress me?
It sounds a bit mysterious, but if you look at interviews with NBA players, you can often find that players have talked about this issue many times - "suppression of momentum". Among them, O'Neal's remarks are the most famous. He once made it public on T.N.T TV station
Ihe. It was said on the NBA program that Dameng is the only insider who is immune to my "teaching the attributes of a human being" and at the same time teaches me how to be a human being. When we met in the finals that year, I knew that Da Meng was very attractive, but I didn't expect that he had
So, after all, if I made a fierce attack at that time, I would be scared myself. But guess what he did, Dameng just smiled at me, and then beat me on both offense and defense. I thought about resisting, but you
I don’t know, that guy’s momentum was too strong. For the first time in my life, I felt like I was being overwhelmed by someone’s momentum alone.
Anyone who is really familiar with basketball should know what kind of personality O'Neal is. If you don't convince him, he won't be polite to you. Let alone praise him like this. Look at his attitude towards the legendary center "Sky Hook"
Evaluation, you should understand what kind of psychological shadow the peak Olajuwon left on O'Neal. Although there are some exaggerations, there may be few people in the entire NBA who can openly admire O'Neal.
Hakeem Olajuwon, who only came into contact with basketball at the age of 15, and officially went to an American university to hone his skills at the age of 17. In just a few years, he became the strongest player in the 84th draft! He even surpassed
God Qiao! What kind of talent is this? In the words of Pound, the scout who discovered him in Nigeria at the time, it would have been too late for Dameng to touch basketball. If he had grown up in the United States and received systematic basketball education since he was a child,
, then I am sure that the first person in history will probably need to be replaced.
Qiao Shen also once said that Da Meng is not a center, he is a small forward! If he does not play shooting guard, he hopes to become Olajuwon!
So O'Neal's words prove that this is not an illusion, just like the "The.Zone" state that Jordan once proposed. It sounds unreal, but as a real NBA player, you can clearly feel it.
Tang Qian feels like this now.
As soon as the game started, he was enveloped and suppressed by an inexplicable momentum. This was something he had never encountered before in the game. Of course, this is also related to the decline of super insiders in the 21st century. Duncan and
How old is Garnett? Duncan was 37 years old in 2013, and Garnett was 37 years old. They are both absolutely "old bones", and their strength is not half as strong as it was at their peak. Natural momentum is no longer there, and it is not obvious.
But the man in front of him was at the peak of his powers, integrating offense and defense. On the way to his second consecutive championship, the other three major centers in the 1990s had all met him and were wiped out. This domineering attitude made "Big Dream" Austrian
The name Rajuwan suddenly became the most brilliant name in the 1990s after Michael Jordan.
In this case, it is natural for such momentum to arise. A super center should of course have the posture of a super center.
Hakeem Olajuwon is a veritable super center.
In the last decade of the 21st century, there will be no super insider overlord.
Therefore, this was the first overlord-level insider that Tang Qian had met head-on.
At the end of the first quarter, Tang Qian came off the court to take a break. He felt as if he had been soaked in a water tank. He was sweating profusely and couldn't stop it.
"Hot, that guy is very strong, don't fight with him head-on." Danny Fordson said on the bench, but these words have no nutrition at all, because they are said in vain. If someone wants to attack, you don't fight with him.
, what should I do? Should I get out of the way? Then Olajuwon estimates that he will score 100 points in a game. Besides, the inside line is only so big, where can you let it go?
After halftime, Tang Qian was completely knocked unconscious. Olajuwon scored nearly 20 points in the half. This was like a fish in water, searching for things. Even Lakers No. 29 had an idea that he used to be a basketball player.
beated.
These are the real insider overlords. In the second decade of the 21st century, they will all be "ordinary insiders."
Olajuwon is not a fool. He has much better physical strength than Tang Qian. In consecutive championship seasons, he averaged 42+~43+ per game. Basically, he can rest for about 5 minutes at most in a game, so he can free up his hands and face the situation.
Regarding Tang Qian's substitute lineup, Tang Qian actually defended the former from a few goals, but after discovering that the Lakers' No. 29 was "more difficult to chew", Olajuwon chose to avoid the battle temporarily, and Tang Qian chose to play on the court.
Focusing on defense, Tang Qian chose to focus on offense when he was not present. In this way, the efficiency immediately increased.
This kind of "brushing points" mode is different from "brushing points" when entering garbage time. This is a strategy with a high golf quotient, and it requires the players to have super physical fitness. Otherwise, when the main force goes off, you will also go off.
What do we talk about "replacing substitutes"?
Before entering "garbage time", everything is working to win.
With quasi-super scoring, Tang Qian struggled to defend, not to mention that during the consecutive championships, Hakeem Olajuwon was a real inside super scorer! Do you know how difficult it is for an inside player to average 33+ per game in the playoffs?
?As strong as "Shark" O'Neal, he has never averaged this per game. Yes, that's it. O'Neal, known as the "Big Diesel Engine", except for the late 1990s, basically had no quasi-super scoring performance, let alone any real
He became a super scorer. It was only after the situation of many insiders in the 1990s passed that he rose to prominence and "barely" entered the realm of super scorer.
During the dynasty, O'Neal's best performance was not in the playoff rounds of the Western Conference, but in the finals, averaging 36+ per game once, 33+ per game once, and 38+ per game once. Without these "abuses" in the Eastern Conference in the finals,
He may not be able to enter the realm of super scorers at all. Against the players in the Eastern Conference, O'Neal's inside advantage is too great, which has greatly improved his scoring average.
Why couldn't he do it in the early, middle and late 1990s? He could only "dominate" at the end of the 1990s? There are two reasons. One is that his personal strength has not yet reached its peak, and the other is that during that period, there were too many powerful insiders in the league, and it was difficult for him to do so.
He played a "cruel" performance. Therefore, it is even more obvious that Olajuwon, who averaged 33+ points per game, is powerful, because he swept the other three major centers along the way, and his performance was dominant. You say he is not strong,
It must have come from "parallel space".
The man who led the strongest team in the 1990s and the man who needed the least help was Hakeem Olajuwon. During the first championship period, except for himself, there was no All-Star for the season on the team.
There is neither the best lineup nor the best defensive lineup. Funny to say, the strongest person is the 32-year-old Otis Thorpe. Although he was selected to the All-Star reserve team 2 years ago, his championship season deteriorated significantly, and only
He averaged 14+10 per game, and in the playoffs he only averaged close to 11+10. He led a lineup without All-Stars, no formations, no defense, and could actually get close and sweep all directions. This is a bit strange no matter how you look at it.
reality.
No wonder the five basic statistics are the best in the team. Otherwise, there is no way to win.
In terms of single-core leadership, there are really only Dameng and 03 Dengdai. However, Duncan also had Bowen in the second defense. This is a "black spot" that is not a black spot. But Duncan overturned the Lakers dynasty that year.
, this also requires a bonus, so compared to the legendary, the two are evenly matched. However, in terms of personal ability, Da Meng is better than Duncan, regardless of offense and defense, and as for team strengthening, Duncan is better than Da Meng.
Another insider on Tang Qian's team, Ben Wallace, was completely fooled by Olajuwon when Tang Qian was off the court, because single defense is not Ben Wallace's strength in the first place, not to mention that he is.
He likes to defend insiders with physical fitness. For physical fitness + technical explosion, Ben Wallace has never been very good at defending. It just so happens that the Rockets' No. 34 is the most powerful and sharpest No. 5 in NBA history.
In the 1980s and 1990s, none of the major insider superstars could restrain him, let alone Ben Wallace.
With 41 points in the game, "Big Dream" Olajuwon took away the game in one breath. As for his teammates, including Drexler, they didn't put in much effort and just "won". Tang Qian only scored 41 points in the game.
6 points, 10 rebounds, no assists and no blocks.
The first game made him understand a problem. This is definitely the case for the Rockets during the entire title defense period. There is no distinction between seasons at all.
This means that he is likely to encounter the most terrifying Rockets team and the most terrifying Olajuwon.
The second game was still held at the Compaq Center. It was another big defeat. It was nothing more than the inability to defend the Rockets No. 34. Therefore, it was from the inside and the whole process collapsed. Curry and Ray Allen were in this
In the 1990s, it was obviously subject to great restrictions. With Hand-G becoming popular, if the outside players were weak in breakthrough ability, they would not be able to get out of the space and take easy shots. Well, even if you force a breakthrough, there is still Olajuwon in there.
As a super god, Olajuwon's supplementary defense and single defense are at the top level in history. In addition, there is a DPOY bonus during the defending period, and there is no reasonable collision zone protection... Curry and Ray Allen rush in,
That is "looking for a block" or "looking for a collision". The penalty standards in this era are very loose. Do you want a "body hair whistle"? That is a pipe dream!
Not to mention the huge difference in the tacit understanding and chemical reaction of teammates. Tang Qian's team is simply not as good as the team that won the championship in this regard.
So we went straight back to Staples Center with a big score of 0-2.
In the third game, Tang Qian's team modified their tactical strategy and focused on attacking inside. However, in the first half, "Big Dream" taught Tang Qian how to be a human being. His super flexible movement and agility made Tang Qian's running without the ball and empty space without the ball impossible.
Everything is restricted in a mess. Really, I have never seen a 7-footer or a pseudo-7-footer who can be so flexible. Howard's athletic ability is strong enough, but he is not Olajuwon's opponent at all. He really is
Like a small forward, Tang Qian can't find an opening even once.
This kind of restrictive ability is really too terrifying.
Of course Tang Qian didn't know that in the 1990s, the thing the Rockets were least afraid of was cutting without the ball and directly attacking the basket, because they had "super-agile center" and "big dream" Olajuwon inside. Unlike other big players,
His steps are slow, and even Olajuwon's lateral movement is weird and violates the laws of physics! Tang Qian was deeply touched by this after two matches. He even thought that the man in front of him was "open"
Bye.
In terms of running and jumping ability, maybe Rockets No. 34 is not as good as me, but in terms of lateral movement start and lateral movement speed... he seems to be even better than me! This, how could this be possible??? He has "Chamberlain's physical potential"
"What a man! Is he even more powerful than Chamberlain's lateral movement attribute?"
They still lost the third game, and the saddest thing is that Tang Qian's team only scored 78 points.
Olajuwon used all the inside defense, scoring 8 goals in a single game, which confused all Tang Qian team's basket attackers.
You have to know that there are 8 blocks alone. If you also include interference and restrictions, the number of times is countless. The Tang Qian team does not know how many offensive balls were "ruined" in the hands of this Nigerian center.
After falling behind 0-3, Tang Qian was unwilling to admit that his lateral movement attributes were not as good as Olajuwon's.
At least in the latter, he can't see any "laws" of physics! No. 34 may move laterally faster than many defenders. Of course it is in a short time. But as an inside player, this is definitely enough, because the inside
It's so big, let alone a second, if you are half a second or a third of a second faster than others, you will have an advantage. And Hakeem Olajuwon dominated with his incredible flexibility and footsteps.
In the 1990s, the NBA insider took the throne as "the first of the four major centers in the 1990s".
Flexibility and lateral movement talents can be regarded as a kind of hard talents. After Tang Qian obtained the "different space", it was the first time that he felt that he was inferior to his opponents in terms of physical attributes. In the past, even Howard and others
, Tang Qian just felt that his ability to use the body and control the body was not as good as theirs, so he couldn't perform well in many places. But like Olajuwon, this was the first time he directly pressed his talent.
For the first time, Tang Qian felt that he was not as talented as the inside players.
Olajuwon's shoulders are not as wide as the domestic Butler, and his strength is not as good as the Admirals and O'Neal. Even compared with Ewing, he may not have an advantage. Then why can he kill the other three people and become the best Joe in the 1990s?
The second person besides God?
It relies on lateral movement and flexibility that break the laws of physics. If you watch Olajuwon play, his explosive power and athletic performance are not explosive (of course, compared with other insider giants, ordinary players are still crushed), but
That is, he can frequently take shots from the gaps between people and make moves in the gaps. This is a conventional method that no other giant insider has.
Everyone knows that the inside line is the place with the tightest defense and the smallest space. Most people require simple shots, avoid making too many moves, and avoid complications...except for Hakeem Olajuwon. Tomjanovich said back then,
He does not allow any big man inside to dribble the ball more than three times in the penalty area, except for Olajuwon. This is also suspected of being flattering, but it is not groundless.
No. 34 of the Rockets is actually a representative of technical insiders. He is different from Deng Dai. The latter takes a clumsy approach and emphasizes "heavy sword but no edge." What about Olajuwon? He is the complete opposite.
Make it as cool as you want, as gorgeous as you want, and as handsome as you want! There is absolutely no saying which one is best or which one is bad, it all depends on how you use it.
Whether it's gorgeous or monotonous, as long as it can score goals and win, it's a good move.
It's just that such a center has long since disappeared in the league. In fact, throughout the 60 to 70 years of the NBA, only one "big dream" Olajuwon has achieved this level. So let alone Tang Qian, any No. 5 position is suitable for him.
When you get on it, you will feel "awkward" and extremely uncomfortable.
In the fourth game, Tang Qian was prepared to fail in this challenge. His purpose began to change to "exploring and paving the way" for the success of the next challenge. So rounds of experiments began. The first was the "tortoise defensive tactic", but this time
It doesn't work, because this Rockets team is full of "sharp shooters" on the outside. From Kenny Smith to Cassell to Robert Horry, they are all the kind of people with "big heart" qualities.
It feels like there is no need for open players. Perhaps in ordinary open positions, they are not as good as some pure shooters, but the more intense the battle situation, the more stable and outstanding their performance is.
After being shot in the opponent's half, Tang Qian's team changed to a three-point attack. This was a good method, but the effect was limited. Although Ray Allen and Curry were accurate, they were in this hand-g rule of the game.
As long as you make a few more shots, it will attract a large number of "violent actions" to defend. In later generations, these actions will all be foul actions.
Furthermore, Tang Qian's team is not the Warriors. The team's tacit understanding and tactical response are very poor, which prevents Curry and Ray Allen from maximizing their off-ball shooting. The last and most important point is that their team
The inside attack is weak and cannot penetrate the inside guarded by Olajuwon, so the opponent can move the defense outside as much as possible. This is equivalent to a "fatal blow" for outside players.
After all, not everyone is Jordan and Kobe. Without such a strong ability to combine sudden shots, you have to "hand-to-hand" fight with the defender for the ball. This situation makes it extremely difficult for both Curry and Ray Allen to play. Three
It's not that there's nothing to score, but it's a drop in the bucket. It can only hurt its skin but not its muscles and bones.
However, there are still some people who performed better. He is the sixth man off the bench, Tracy McGrady. McGrady in the 2002-03 season is the "Peak McGrady" that fans talk about. He compares with Ray Allen and Ray Allen.
Curry is a completely different type of outside attacker, commonly known as a swingman. This type of player does not need any opportunities or gaps, you just need to "give me the ball".
If there is no opportunity, I can create my own opportunity. If there is no space, I can create my own space. This is the characteristic of a player like McGrady. Perhaps his efficiency is not as high as that of players like Curry, and his open positions are not as accurate. But in high-intensity defense,
Next, he can score goals! The late godfather of basketball Auerbach once said that basketball is a scoring sport, and the highest level statistic is scoring!
Yes, it seems that those stars with high efficiency usually have impressive statistics, but at the critical moment, they can't do it by themselves! They can't create opportunities by themselves! In this way, it is better to use the so-called "ordinary efficiency" or "low efficiency" players. Nothing special.
The reason is because they can score when the team needs to score, and that is enough.
Otherwise, just looking at efficiency, O'Neal's efficiency in the 1995 Finals will not be worse than Olajuwon's, and his shooting percentage is even close to 60%. What about Olajuwon? But his shooting percentage is 48%! Do you want to say that O'Neal is not?
Weaker than Olajuwon, and even much more efficient, but the number of shots taken is too few? If he were also given 29 shots per game, he would definitely surpass the latter by an unknown amount.
Yes, O'Neal only averaged 18+ shots per game in the finals that year, which was nearly 9 fewer than Olajuwon's 29+. If you count the 60% shooting rate, he would have scored at least 5.4 more goals and 10.8 more points.
Coupled with the comprehensive suppression of rebounds and assists, he is simply more efficient than Olajuwon. What is the fact? The fact is why O'Neal doesn't shoot more? Is the Magic's coaching staff a fool, who can't do such a simple arithmetic problem? Still
How about I be the head coach!
If you really think like this, it is simply stupid. If you are efficient, then take more shots and score more goals. Why not? Isn’t it because the more shots you take, the efficiency will be reduced, and it won’t work? Especially in key attacks,
Wouldn't everything be fine if O'Neal, who shot nearly 60% from the field? Are you talking about destroying the team's teamwork? Please, use the words of Phil Jackson's autobiography, the essence of competitive sports is victory. You will all lose, and your teammates will not be able to enter.
, now that we urgently need to score points, what else do you care about about teamwork?
Only when you win can you be qualified to talk about teamwork. Otherwise, if you lose, you just lose. How can you talk about efficiency?
Are you irresponsible if you don't help the team score points with such high efficiency? Or is it intentional?
How do you choose between losing with high efficiency and winning with normal efficiency? How does the coach choose? It’s clear at a glance.
The person who can attack tough situations is not necessarily the most efficient one, but he is the most important one when the team needs to score. In the mid-to-late 1990s when Hand-g was most popular, Qiao Shen’s playoff score was only about 45%.
His shooting percentage? You can say that is because Qiao Shen is older, but he is still the best in the league after winning three consecutive championships. Who would say that his shooting percentage is too low?
Because every NBA coach knows that shooting percentage is a fictitious thing. Can the 50% to 60% shooting rate when playing "easy ball" be compared with the more than 40% when playing in tough positions? Can you stabilize yourself at any time?
This is called awesome shooting percentage. For those so-called high-energy and efficient players, if you really ask them to take more shots, can they maintain high shooting?
In the 2007-08 season, James shot 3.5% against the Celtics. In the three Eastern Conference semifinals after 2010, he only shot 34% + 19 turnovers in 3 games. Well, maybe the Greens' defense is too strong.
The Finals against the Warriors is also an example. Putting aside the sports battles and "easy ball" goals, if James really wants to play tough shots, he won't play that well. In the future, in the Cavaliers, even most of the tough shots will be scored by Kevin.
Irving will perform it.
This is not to say that James is not strong. In fact, James is terrifyingly strong. It’s just that each player has different characteristics. There is no need to use the so-called data and efficiency to laugh at other players. Doing so will only be slapped in the face by reality. Curry is the same.
In this way, he is an efficient type of player, but strong strength means strong strength, and it is also the same thing to benefit from the changes in the rules. If you really want him to push hard and attack hard one ball after another, I am afraid that the hit rate will be lowered.
Some "highly efficient people" were shocked.
At this time, the importance of players who are good at attacking tough situations and can create their own opportunities to score suddenly becomes highlighted.
In the fourth game, McGrady faced the opponent's substitute perimeter and scored 30 points in one breath. This performance only played 27 minutes, which shows the tyranny of "Peak McGrady". Against the Rockets' main lineup, he may not be able to score points as efficiently.
It is obvious that he is better than Curry and Ray Allen.
He doesn't need too many pick-and-rolls or screens. He can score continuously by himself.
But they still lost in the end and were swept out by their opponents 0-4.
"The challenge failed, there are two remaining challenges on this level."
Tang Qian looked at the disappearing court and the reappeared "calendar board" and said with a heavy heart: "It turns out that this is the real super insider. It turns out that this is the real defending champion. The tacit understanding, chemical reaction, and tactical changes are all better than
There are too many mistakes on my side. It seems that winning... is very difficult."
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