NBA Big Devil: I rule the league with defense

Compared with the San Antonio Spurs who kept the core of GDP unchanged and added many experienced veterans, the starting lineup of the Philadelphia 76ers has not changed!

As for the substitutes, although there are Karl Malone, Glenn Rice, and Derek Coleman, Malone is already 42, Derek Coleman, and Glenn Rice are already 38. According to NBA basketball players As far as their careers are concerned, the three of them are all old bone scum completely buried in the ground below the neck!

Facts have also proved that in this year's playoffs, the performance of the three of them can only be regarded as not bad at best. As for what to do with them, it is completely a dream!

The real Philadelphia 76ers are Jamal Crawford, Trevor Ariza, Kyle Korver, Tony Batty and these young people!

Will the Spurs' bench be afraid of the 76ers' bench?

of course not!

Popovich is fully confident that even if Ginobili is not used to lead the bench, the Spurs will not only have the upper hand, but will have a stable advantage in the battle of the bench lineup alone!

But what about starters?

"Oh, damn it!"

Even cursing is useless, although the Spurs' starting lineup has steadily improved, and its strength is even better than two years ago!

Tim Duncan came from 27 years old to 29 years old, which is the best age of an inside player. Compared with two years ago, Duncan's weight has increased slightly, and his ability to attack outside has weakened, but his inside offensive skills have improved. Stepped up a half notch!

In today's league, who is the best inside player who combines body and inside skills? 100 people vote 100 people will vote for Duncan!

In the past two years, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have greatly increased their game experience, and they have transformed from a starting level in the playoffs to a well-deserved All-Star player!

But Popovich still has to rationally admit that the starting lineup of the Philadelphia 76ers is still the same as it was two years ago, but their strength has not only increased, they are simply sitting on the Rockets, okay?

The strength of the 29-year-old Andre Miller and the 30-year-old Allen Iverson has not changed much compared to two years ago, but this pair of mature backcourts has gone from their initial cooperation two years ago to today It is already the third year, and although there is no growth in personal skills, the tacit understanding of cooperation has been raised several levels!

As for the other three, their growth rate is already different from that of them two years ago. According to Popovich's understanding of the player's growth rate over the years, it can be said that they can have such a growth rate within two years. It broke through his imagination!

The first is Wang Zhizhi!

Two years ago, he was just an addition to the process of trading Andre Miller between the Clippers and the 76ers!In the last confrontation in the finals, he also had the lowest sense of presence. In some of the games, he was pressed on the bench by Larry Brown many times. The reason is very simple, and his strength is still not enough to participate in the finals. level!

If it weren't for Han Mo's reasons, and the Philadelphia 76ers really didn't have anyone at the power forward position, Larry Brown would definitely not use Wang Zhizhi more!

And this year?

Not only has Wang Zhizhi firmly established himself in the starting line-up, but his three-pointers with a shooting percentage of more than 4% have made all NBA teams look favorably on this big man with a height of 2+!

According to Popovich's news, there are already no less than eight teams in the league wanting to take a lucrative contract at Wang Zhizhi this summer!

Now more and more teams know how important three-pointers are, but big men who can really shoot three-pointers are still super scarce resources in the league!

Three-pointers can’t be trained overnight. For 99% of the big insiders in the league, shooting three-pointers is still an absolute anomaly. How helpful it is, that's no use!

For the inside line who has trained his muscles horizontally since he was a child, mid-range shooting is even more difficult, let alone three-pointers!

Dirk Nowitzki has become one of the league's top power forwards with his terrifying range!

So, which team with some ideas in the playoffs would not want to pull Wang Zhizhi as Nowitzki's replacement?

As for Yao Ming, Popovich's little heart hurts even more!

The world only knows that the 76ers used three average first-round picks to win Yao Ming at a low price!

What I didn't know was that Popovich had a nearly [-]% probability of successfully intercepting the Hu!

After Yao Ming voluntarily underwent surgery on his left foot because of an ankle injury, many orthopedic experts in the United States believed that Yao Ming, as a yellow race, had limited athletic ability. The other 2+ giants can only be used as specific offensive weapons that occasionally play, or, repeated foot injuries are likely to make Yao Ming bid farewell to the NBA stage!

Therefore, the Rockets traded not only to the 76ers, but also secretly offered three first-round picks to the Spurs plus an offer from Tony Parker.

At that time, the Spurs did need a big center to help Duncan share the pressure on the inside because Admiral David Robinson was about to retire, but Popovich refused with little thought!

Because first of all, the Spurs are a championship team. The Spurs already have Duncan and have no time to wait for a champion to grow. Secondly, Popovich knows that in the land of the NBA, the body is more important than talent. If the big center abandons the future of the Spurs, it will be a tragedy that may destroy Duncan's peak championship plan!

Popovich can't afford to gamble!If you never thought about it, a single thought back then forged a champion like the 76ers!

Yao Ming seems to be the strongest center after O'Neal!