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Chapter 408 The Best Point Guard (Please subscribe, please support)

Author: Fan Xian Xiao Xianxian

Chapter 408 The Best Point Guard (Please subscribe, please support)

The Knicks players' Christmas vacation lasted for two days. On December 27, the Knicks came to Detroit as a guest to challenge the Detroit Pistons away from home.

The Pistons have been in a mess in recent years. Stuckey, who they strongly promoted, has been characterized as "mediocre." The high-paying long-term contract signings of Ben Gordon and Villanueva are of no use. In the draft, except for Monroe, who was just selected in 2010,

Apart from having a certain potential, there are no other outstanding players. To put it bluntly, Ke Yan can revive the Hawks in one year, rebuild the Knicks in one year, and even has the confidence to handle the situation of the Kings in the future, but you let him go now

The Pistons may not be able to achieve anything in a short period of time. There are too many problems!

At the same time, against the background of the financial crisis, the dilapidation of the Motor City is also reflected in every corner of the city. "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" can be shot directly in Detroit, and it will not feel out of place to treat it as Gotham.

Although the strength is not good, the Pistons still caused a lot of trouble to the Knicks in this game. Although the "Motor City" is lonely, the Pistons players adhere to the principle of "As a member of the Motor City, I carry a wrench with me."

He walked onto the court with the idea of ​​"very reasonable" and almost "beat" the Knicks players to death. He knocked down James again and again, and defended Curry with various three-way moves, which made the Knicks players "cry daddy."

Call me mother."

Fortunately, the Knicks had enough of a lead in the first half. Ke Yan replaced all the main players in the middle of the third quarter and no longer arranged the main players to play. Substitute players came on to accompany the opponent in training.

96:111, the Knicks won away from home, and the team's score came to 25-1.

"The Pistons players are a bit underwhelmed playing in the NBA. They should join the cast of "The Walking Dead." I can guarantee that no zombie would dare to pass by the palace at Auburn Hills." After the game, Ke Yan mocked the Pistons for being too dirty.

In response, the league not only failed to punish Ke Yan, but instead fined the Pistons, and even the referee of this game was held accountable.

One day later, the Knicks returned home to face the New Orleans Hornets.

To say that the worst team in the league, the Hornets ranked second, and no one dared to say that it was first. In 2006, New Orleans suffered "Hurricane Katrina" and the team was forced to move to Oklahoma City to play for a season.

SuperSonics" exploration, it was precisely because of the hot football market in Oklahoma City that season that local businessmen in Oklahoma City realized the potential of Oklahoma City's sports market, and the Thunder was born;

In 2009, the owner of the Hornets was ill and his business was unsustainable under the influence of the economic crisis, so he had no choice but to sell the Hornets. However, the sad thing is that no one in the entire United States was willing to take over, and in the end he had to

The league paid for the temporary trusteeship, which means that the Hornets are now jointly owned by the owners of the other 29 teams in the league.

This is also the reason why Stern in his previous life said he would not let Paul go to the Lakers for "basketball reasons". The vast majority of the 29 shareholders disagreed!

For the league, the Hornets are a hot potato. It is estimated that now that Ke Yan has announced that he wants to buy the Hornets, the league has not reviewed it and actively helped him persuade other owners to let Ke Yan enter the game, and also promised the No. 1 pick in 2011.

Whether it is the future of the team or their own destiny, they don't know where to go. It is difficult for the Hornets to have the morale to play well. Facing the powerful Knicks, they have almost no fighting spirit to resist and easily surrender.

Suffered a disastrous defeat with 84:112.

In the last game, he was beaten by the Pistons' various big moves. In this game, Curry was out of breath. He made 14 of 21 shots, 8 of 13 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 40 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Defeat Yunman Battig.

From December to now, the Knicks have had an excellent record and have only lost one game so far! Logically speaking, the Eastern Conference Best of the Month should also go to the Knicks. But whether it is Curry or James has left the league judges a little confused.

Difficult.

An amazing fact is that in December, just looking at the points, assists, and steals per game, Curry was even higher than James!

Of course, his rebounding, defense and most importantly, reputation are not on the same level as James, but a second-year point guard already has the confidence to "compete" with James in his second season. Could it be that, as Ke Yan said?

In other words, he is truly the "Basketball Messi".

Another point that makes the league management more entangled is the issue of MVP.

First of all, one thing is clear. If the Knicks break the best record in history of 72-10, then no matter what, the MVP will come from the Knicks;

Secondly, even if James is highly praised by the league, the league does not want him to win three consecutive MVP awards before winning the championship. This will not be good for him. And if James accumulates enough honors in the regular season, in the end

If the alliance fails to give it to him, it will also cause greater controversy;

Finally, support Curry to share votes with James? It is not easy. After all, James is one of the faces of the league. It is impossible to be self-defeating. "Curry is the eldest brother and James is the younger brother," right?

After consecutively harvesting two heads from the Pistons and Hornets, and taking a day off, the Knicks faced the challenge of the Atlanta Hawks at home.

Whether it is the old relationship between Ke Yan and the Hawks or the "first point guard" battle between Curry and Paul, it is very topical. However, the overall strength of the Hawks this season is average and it is difficult to pose a threat to the Knicks.

Starting the game with 15 wins and 13 losses, the record is neither better nor worse.

Ke Yan was booed by the fans at the Phillips Center because he intercepted David West from the Hawks in the summer. But he understood the frustration of Hawks fans watching the team fall from the top, and he did not let go.

In my heart, I still hugged and greeted my old disciples one by one before the game, which was quite harmonious.

"Boris, you are really as fat as two people now." Ke Yan said to Dio.

Since entering the league, Ke Yan has trained many newcomers, among whom Paul and Curry are the leaders, including Gallinari, David Lee, Josh Smith, Shannon Brown, Gibson, Stevenson, Batum, West,

People like Horford, Matthews, and Holiday have played under him for a longer or shorter time, but they have all benefited a lot.

However, according to the media, even if these people did not meet Ke Yan, they would not be able to achieve their current achievements, and there is a high probability that they would be able to play; only Diaw, if he did not have Ke Yan's "god hand" and put him inside to play the organizational center,

He may have returned to France now.

In the summer of 2009, Garnett and Ke Yan left one after another, and Diaw's performance was greatly reduced. There were personal reasons for this, but also playing style reasons. Diaw's specialty is passing and supporting, whether it is personal offense with the ball or catching and shooting.

It's just a matter of chance. But in the Hawks' formation, Paul has the ball, and Batum is also versatile and good at connecting. Diaw's ball rights have been greatly reduced, and his performance has naturally declined.

In the first six years of his career, he had everything from championships to big contracts. The Frenchman was content with what he had and enjoyed life, but his body shape was getting worse and worse. This performance also made Paul, the team boss, dissatisfied, and conflicts between the two had broken out several times.

Ke Yan came to Diaw and gave him a little advice. Playing is not only for himself, but also for the fans.

If it were anyone else, Ke Yan would never get involved; but Diaw is Ke Yan's most successful "work". He himself also keeps saying that "Kimi is my most respected coach," so there may be some emotion there.

"Only you know how to use me~" Dior secretly expressed his desire to "surrender" to Keyan.

However, this is not easy to say. Ke Yan’s principle is that he still hopes that players will make the best decision for themselves. Just like when he asked Eddie House to join the Bucks to get a better contract; he asked Anderson to renew his contract with the Hawks.

, to earn a sum of money for retirement. He is not willing to delay the players' opportunity to make money.

The "main plot" of this game is the battle between Curry and Paul for the "number one point guard".

On the offensive end, Curry's scoring ability is stronger, and his super shooting also brings amazing containment to the Hawks' defense. James has a deep understanding of this; while Paul's advantage lies in his extremely stable mid-range and

Excellent in organizing and distributing the ball, most of the time, Paul can send the ball to the right position to help his teammates score;

On the defensive end, the two are far behind! Paul, like Kobe, is recognized as an "offensive and defensive player" in their respective positions. This is also where Paul is obviously better than Wade when competing for the best team; and Curb

His defense is quite satisfactory. Although his steal data is not bad, it is also accompanied by a considerable number of fouls. He is rarely beaten, but he rarely locks down his opponents. After all, he has Holiday protecting him for a long time.

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If you regard the weights of the two indicators of "offense" and "defense" as equal, then there is no doubt that Paul is half a grade to one grade better than Curry; but in fact, when quantifying value, there is a vocabulary

It's called "marginal effect". To put it simply, it is much more difficult to increase a score from 99 to 100 than to increase an score from 80 to 90.

Curry's offensive ability, or his potential on the offensive end, can be trusted at the last moment; conversely, do you dare to let Paul lead the opponent's leading scorer at the last moment?

Not to mention the mismatched singles of James, Wade, and Kobe, even Deron, Parker, Billups, and even Baron Davis and Paul are not easy to guard against.

This is not to say that point guards like Paul are necessarily inferior to point guards like Curry, but under the general environment, Curry has a higher "upper limit" and is easier to adapt to his teammates.

The same goes for the comparison between Nowitzki and Garnett. What Nowitzki needs is a teammate with the ability to switch defenses and cover positions, so that he can be hidden on the defensive end; while what Garnett needs is a teammate who can make up for his offensive ability.

Insufficient scorers. The former needs Chandler, while the latter needs someone like Ray Allen and Joe Johnson who can play key balls. Obviously, the latter is more valuable.

The performance of the two point guards basically met the fans' expectations for them. Curry made 12 of 21 shots and 5 of 11 three-pointers, scoring 31 points efficiently and with fierce firepower; Paul was strategizing, scoring and organizing, with 22+10 data.

It also held up half the sky for the Eagles.

Curry and Paul are basically matched up, but the Knicks still have James! Facing the Frenchman Batum, the little emperor played an MVP-level style, relying on his amazing impact to overwhelm his opponent while also suppressing him on the defensive end.

The Frenchman's output. In the whole game, Jamesu scored a triple-double performance of 33 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, leading the Knicks to defeat the Hawks 126:107, extending their winning streak. (27-1)

Two stars shine, and the Knicks have something to gain. In the first phase of the NBA's official All-Star voting, James and Curry ranked first for forwards and guards respectively.

It’s not surprising that James ranks first. If it weren’t for the fact that no one competes with Howard for the center position, and there is almost no vote split, resulting in Howard taking almost everyone’s votes, the vote winner will basically be James or Kobe; and Curry can beat Wei Wei

D, Rose and Paul, on the one hand, are teammates with James and have the blessings of "Kermit" and "James". On the other hand, the active momentum building by the New York media is also very important.

(End of chapter)