Super Role Player

For the prediction of the finals, ESPN is the main force again.

They organized a 26-member expert group, including ESPN's own expert reporters, as well as columnists from other media, including Bill Simmons, Mark Stein, J.A. Adande, and Sam Ami of USA Today. Ke, even a super fan of the New York Knicks and great director Spike Lee.

When the 26-member panel of experts voted in the final round, only 6 people believed that the Spurs would beat the Heat to win the championship. Among these 6 people, Spike Lee, a quasi-false fan, was also included, because Spike Lee gave the reason why he chose the Spurs. Yes: "Because the Heat beat the Knicks!"

Well, this has to be said to be a joke, but there are only 6 members of the expert group supporting the Spurs, which also represents the current enthusiasm of the Heat's Big Three. Although they played 7 games in the Eastern Conference Finals and 7 games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Heat only Relying on the name of the Big Three can defeat everything.

Among the experts who support the Spurs, except Spike Lee, who is a pseudo-expert plus pseudo-support, the other five experts, there are actually quite a few big-name experts. Big-mouthed Bill Simmons and Sam Amick all supported the Spurs to win.

Sam Amick’s support for the Spurs is understandable. This USA TODAY expert reporter has been paying more attention to the Spurs and is familiar with the Spurs, so he is relatively optimistic about the Spurs. He believes that the Celtics can take the Heat. When the tiebreaker is forced, the Spurs can do more.

In terms of lineup, it is difficult to compare the Spurs and the Heat. After all, they are two different structures, but compared with the Celtics, it is much simpler. Considering it, it is considered a tie; then considering the shooting guard, the old Ray Allen is obviously not as good as the shooting guard line composed of the second team of the best defensive team Anxi and the best sixth man Manu Ginobili and Danny Green of.

In terms of small forwards, Kawhi Leonard is not as good as Paul Pierce, but at least he is no worse than Paul Pierce in terms of defense. In addition, Anxi, who can swing between the third and fourth positions, the small forward position, in Sam Amick's view, is more effective in terms of role. It's even better than the Celtics. After all, the Celtics don't have Anxi and Kawhi Leonard, two perimeter defenders. Against the Heat, the defense at the third position is very important.

In the fourth position, the Spurs are Boris Diorgad Juan Blair, one offense and one defense, complement each other, and the strength is also very strong, especially Boris Dior, his partner with Tony Parker, can be said to activate the Spurs' offensive system . The Celtics have only one Brandon Bass at the fourth position, and he is still a functional power forward who makes up the numbers, and the Spurs have the advantage.

At the center position, the Spurs have Tim Duncan as a cameo, plus Thiago Splitter on the bench. Compared with the Celtics' Kevin Garnett, the Spurs have a little advantage in terms of bench depth.

Therefore, on the whole, the Spurs have an advantage over the Celtics. The Celtics can force the Heat to have to fight to the death in the sixth game.

Forcing LeBron James to turn on the killing mode, the Spurs will have more opportunities.

However, Mark Stein scoffed at the comparison of Sam Amick. He felt that the strength is not based on comparison, let alone two unrelated teams. Moreover, the Heat have two top ten superstars in the league. Among them, LeBron James can be called the number one in the league. This kind of hard power is not possessed by the Spurs. This kind of hard power is the most important thing to really reach the finals.

Mark Stein basically represents the opinion of ESPN, and ESPN is obviously more optimistic about the Heat.

As for Bill Simmons, this nominally belongs to ESPN, but actually has little contact with ESPN. He is at most a personal writer who publishes articles on ESPN columns. It seemed to surprise many people, but when the host of ESPN asked why, Bill Simmons only answered one name.

"Anxi!"

"Anxi?" Many experts and reporters were stunned.

Only now did Bill Simmons talk eloquently: "Yes, it's Anxi. My thoughts are similar to Sam's, but the difference between me and him is that I don't think that the Spurs can win decisively in every position and the Celtics. Compared, but compared to the Celtics, the Spurs have Anxi, who defended Kevin Durant in the Western Conference Finals. If Anxi can limit LeBron James in the finals, then this finals There is no suspense."

"Of course, there is no absolute limit. What I want to say is that if the Celtics have an Anxi ... no ... or they keep Tony Allen is enough, with Tony Allen, guarding Dwyane Way If one of the two is LeBron James or LeBron James, then the Celtics can easily win, and they will not lose the G6 game at all."

Bill Simmons' words made many people think deeply, and also made many people disagree. In 2012, there were still many people who didn't know much about 3D players and didn't care about the importance of outside defensive players.

"Is an outside defensive player really that important?" Many people began to think of Bruce Bowen, Lagabel, and Sean Battier.

In fact, these defensive players have a certain status in their respective teams, but if, as Bill Simmons said, outside defensive players are regarded as the winner of the finals, then it is a bit too important Most of these defensive players feel that defensive players can't reach this level.

Before the start of the finals, Anxi suddenly came to the forefront, and Bill Simmons' argument made Anxi the hottest topic before the finals.

On the morning of June 12, the Miami Heat's special plane arrived in San Antonio. A large number of reporters gathered at the airport pick-up port. When LeBron James walked out of the airport with a suitcase, a group of reporters surrounded him.

"LeBron, what do you think of what Bill Simmons said?"

"LeBron, Bill Simmons said that the Anxi of the Spurs is the winner of the finals, what do you think?"

"LeBron, you have played against Anxi, do you think his defense can really limit you?"

Listening to the questions about Anxi in his ears, LeBron James paused and answered them in unison: "I won't pay attention to what Bill Simmons said, I will only play well in this finals, and I will play in the 2012 Finals." I won the first championship in my career in 2019, and as for Anxi, I only played against him once, and he couldn't guard me."

Can Anxi prevent LeBron James? In fact, even Anxi himself didn't have that much confidence. He defended Kevin Durant because Anxi's state was off the charts, and his defensive awareness reached the top value of 99. In the fourth game, Anxi's defensive awareness declined. To 70, isn't it just slightly restricting Kevin Durant?

Therefore, Anxi feels that in this finals, his minimum expectation should be to limit LeBron James to a certain extent. As for whether he can do more, it depends on his awareness and state. (to be continued)). If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read here. )