51-46, the Warriors are still 5 points behind their opponents.
Why is it said that Green's replacement of David Lee is an important part of the Warriors' qualitative change, mainly defense! Defense! Defense!
Say important things three times!
This is the same as Kobe Bryant standing out from the four major point positions. What is the situation with David Lee? There was a famous ESPN article back then that satirized David Lee. He said that his role on the defensive end was only to protect rebounds.
.This is of course a bit excessive, but it especially shows what kind of impression he left on people on the defensive end.
As for the defensive lineup, although it is not as valuable as the best lineup, those who may be selected are all outstanding.
Jordan once said in his autobiography that the biggest difference between him and "Magic" Johnson and "Big Bird" Larry Bird is defense. He can combine offense and defense, but the above two people cannot. Besides, you can
Do you know how difficult it is to be selected for the All-Defensive Team? Maybe it doesn't look as good as the All-Defensive Team, but it's not something you can get in if you want to. There are even many stars who can enter the All-Defensive Team many times, but they never get to be on the All-Defensive Team.
Carter 0 times, Iverson 0 times, Tracy McGrady 0 times, Curry Harden, Westbrook Irving, and as of 2017, they are all 0 times. These are famous stars on the outside, and the same is true on the inside. The ones who are currently shining
Stars, Griffin 0 times, Kevin Love 0 times, Nowitzki 0 times, Cousins 0 times, Pau Gasol 0 times, Bosh 0 times, etc. So your ability
Being strong and ranking high does not necessarily mean that you have good defense. Superstars can be found all over the world with average or above-average defense.
Although David Lee has good statistics and is known as the "New York Double Double Machine", he has never entered the defensive formation.
The second defense has never entered.
But Green, starting from the third grade, has dominated the first defense every year, and even finally won the DPOY's highest defensive honor. The difference here is like comparing a colander with an iron wall. Of course, Green is the latter, and David Lee is the former.
.This has an extremely obvious promotion effect on a team that aims to win the championship.
And being able to enter the defensive formation means that your defense is sustainable and not something that can only be highlighted in a few games.
The Lakers' offense is still a positional battle. Steve Blake lives the half-court cautiously. There is no way, he only has this ability, and it is simply a dream for him to play hard in front of Curry. This season's Lakers,
Steve Blake passed the ball after halftime. Anyway, No. 24 was in great shape, so he was happy and relaxed.
Kobe received the ball and hit Klay Thompson head-on with the ball. The latter was very nervous now because he had already been shot 24 times by Kobe in the whole game, with a shooting percentage of over 65%! And he himself
Yes, he is incompetent on both offense and defense. He said he was beaten miserably to save face. Therefore, when he defended Kobe, his mentality was very unbalanced.
Kobe glanced at him, and a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth. With his current physical condition, dealing with this kind of defense is basically as easy as eating and drinking. One-on-one, it's too easy. No. 24 just made a slight test step.
, Klay Thompson's defense revealed a big flaw.
Tonight, he will probably be shadowed by Kobe Bryant.
Breaking through the former was so easy and effortless that the commentators at the Warriors' home court were shouting "NONONO~".
However, the ball changed. After Kobe broke in, he was intercepted by a figure, but so what?
Lakers No. 24 didn't care at all and continued to attack.
Draymond Green? What can a second-year backup blue-collar guy do? What abilities does he have?
There are considerable reasons why Kobe despises Green. After all, Green has no reputation at all, and has no masterpieces or representative games. He only averages 6+5+1 per game, let alone Kobe's level.
No star will take him seriously. The NBA is a place like this. Only when you have strength and fame can you be taken seriously and respected. Otherwise, who knows whether you will still be in the league next season?
Kobe has encountered countless players in the past ten years, but apart from some familiar faces, he remembers few.
There is even a little joke about Kobe. Kobe claimed that his memory was not very good, especially for role players. He couldn't remember a few. So Draymond Green? Who is this person now? Where did this little guy come from?
But Kobe underestimated Draymond Green, because the latter had exploded at this time, and his defensive habits were different from most of the current interior defenders. He didn't like to block shots just for the sake of blocking them. His defense
, the ultimate goal is to prevent the opponent from scoring. It sounds silly? Isn’t the ultimate goal of basketball defense to prevent the opponent from scoring?
Yes, that's the essence, but most players now don't do it this way.
Post players still tend to block shots and protect the basket, because these have technical statistics, which can improve their worth and status in the future, and then earn bigger and fatter contracts. But Green, who has gone through a complete college basketball training,
He is the epitome of some of the blue-collar interior defenders of the last century. Data is not required, only defense is required. Moreover, his university, Michigan, also has such a defensive system and defensive tradition. The head coach never lets his players block shots for the sake of blocking shots.
After four years of training in Michigan, Green has already implemented this defensive concept, so at first glance, his defensive data is really ordinary. But it can bring a qualitative leap to the team.
Simply put, he is also a defensive core.
However, he is not a rim-protecting defensive core like Tang Qian. His defensive method will not bring him any outstanding data. But for the team, if there is no rim-protecting defensive core like Tang Qian,
It's good to have this kind of thing. Furthermore, for Cole's "five-small lineup", he doesn't need a slow big center, he needs a "little quickie" like Green.
It's similar to the feeling of Dennis Rodman of the Bulls back then. Of course, Rodman's rebounding was much better than Green's, but Green's supplementary defense and assist defense were also better than Rodman's. Especially now that the super center is no longer around, this
This type of defensive core takes advantage even more.
He stayed close to Kobe and didn't jump at all, nor did he get excited. It seemed that if Kobe didn't jump, he wouldn't jump either.
Kobe was a little surprised, because Kobe had encountered a lot of this kind of defense when he was young, but as time goes by, it has become extremely rare in the league. However, it doesn't matter, as long as No. 24 is at his peak ability
, what defenses have you never seen before, and what defenses can’t you handle?
This doesn't bother him.
Kobe used the changes in rhythm and center of gravity to force half of Green's defensive body, and then quickly broke through the baseline. The speed and frequency were simply impossible for Kobe in the later period. This was from the "Peter Pan" era.
Breakthrough ability!
That Kobe, with his breakthrough ability and physical fitness, completely defeated the "Black Mamba" in the later period.
Moreover, Kobe now weighs more than 230 pounds, and he is only stronger than Green. He is strong and aggressive. Even if the latter explodes, it will be difficult for him to defend himself. A super scorer has such power.
Qiang also delivers food, and it is impossible to completely restrict it.
But right away, Green showed what he had honed over the past four years in college.
That’s defensive IQ!
After Kobe jumped up, another person suddenly appeared on the baseline. He was the Warriors' center Bogut.
No. 24 immediately understood that Green had set up a strong side defensive trap for himself! And the overall control was spot on! He was very experienced!
Suddenly, Kobe was in crisis. Bogut's sudden appearance made him a little unprepared.
You mean passing the ball? Green deliberately didn't take off on this ball, just to prevent Kobe from making an emergency pass. As long as a person is on the ground, his sensitivity will always be higher than in the air. This is what his college mentor often talks about.
Defense motto.
Kobe had no choice but to rely on his "water snake waist" to forcefully twist, and then tried to use a fold-up layup to bypass Bogut, but in the end he failed because the Warriors' defensive trap was too successful. Even if he recovered
Even if you are in your peak state, there is no way to guarantee this situation. This kind of shot can still be stable. Because the opponent's front and rear positioning and double-team distance are all of high quality. Kobe was a little careless in front, so he suffered a hidden loss.
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The basketball was still forcibly thrown by Kobe, but after spinning around on the rim, it finally slipped out of the rim.
This made both Green and Bogut extremely frightened, because this kind of ball, logically speaking, should be completely impossible, but they were still almost forced in by No. 24!
This guy is really extraordinary! No wonder he is far ahead in the scoring list this season!
However, I still succeeded, right?
I used the overall defense to restrict Kobe Bryant!
The Warriors took the opportunity to push quickly and made a defensive counterattack. The Lakers were reduced by 2 points.
At this time, Green did not notice that the purple-gold black mamba climbed up from the ground, with restless light flashing in his eyes.