429 When love is a thing of the past
After Iverson arrived in San Francisco, the Warriors' uniform team arranged for him to stay in the hotel first, and then invited Nelson and Chamberlain to hold a press conference together. At the meeting, Iverson raised the jersey that the team had prepared for him long ago - the Warriors No. 3 jersey.
The content of this press conference was similar to what the reporters asked at the airport. Most of the people who attended were local California media, and they were all supporters of the Warriors. The most worried that Iverson would not only not enhance the strength of the team after coming to the Warriors, but would disrupt their locker room and tactical arrangements.
Allen Iverson's character is famous all over the world. His rebelliousness and freedom are simply engraved in his bones. When this guy was young, he didn't take anyone seriously except his mother Ann Iverson and God. This is also the ultimate reason why Larry Brown broke up with him. Otherwise, the teaming of the coaches would not only be able to enter the finals, but also win the championship.
As Iverson was at the airport, once again assured of his purpose of coming, but the reporters were obviously confused about this. Some reporters directly showed Iverson's example when he was in elementary school, indicating that this kid had a criminal record of restlessness.
The basketball education mechanism in the United States is very complete. There are state high school leagues, universities have more regular NCAA national competitions, and there are also competitions in elementary school, which are also state competitions, but they are called tours.
Iverson was very skilled in elementary school, especially in the seventh grade, and his reputation was resounding on the streets. However, even so, he still did not make it to the school team list. The reason why his head coach Williams was reluctant to select him on the roster of the tournament was naturally his personality.
As early as the spring of Iverson's eighth grade, Williams and his assistants had a fierce debate on whether to give him a chance to perform well on the court. His assistant Carroll firmly opposed letting Iverson join the school team. His reason was very good: "A guy who doesn't even participate in the training game wants to play official games?
Fortunately, Williams also had an assistant coach named Bill Tossey, who was the only teacher with disagreement at the time. He had heard that Iverson was a "problem boy" and other coaches said that this child was destined to become another streetball master who did nothing: there were many fleeting geniuses in basketball history, and they never realized their full potential. This may be because they were unwilling to integrate their improvised style into group cooperation, or because they were ruined by bad results, drugs or crimes. Many people think that Iverson is such a person.
But Tossey once gave Iverson a separate tutor. He knew that the kid was a piece of material that could be made, and asked Carol in the argument: "How can a young lion practice hunting with a jackal?" He also defended Iverson, saying that every thirteen or fourteen-year-old should have the opportunity to correct his mistakes.
Williams knew that Tossey was the softest in the center of all assistant coaches. He did not listen to the latter's advice, but chose another player, Rutland, into the first team. Williams also had his own considerations in doing so. Rutland was good at long-term shooting, and his playing style was just complementary to the team Reggie Evans. Williams believed that Evans would become another star he brought out, and he would follow the footsteps of Michael Red and Alonzo Mooning. This Reggie Evans had no relationship with the Warriors' rebounding maniac, and was simply a duplicate name. Iverson's alumnus Evans was a point guard, and when he was in the fourth grade of Granby High School, he was listed as the second-ranked high school point guard in the United States after Jason Kidd. He was only trapped by injuries and poor academics. He became a mediocre player in college.
But at that time, Evans was unable to play on the tour due to some things, so Williams had to put Iverson on the list, and then Iverson became famous: on the way to Memphis, Iverson kept chattering for a 14-hour journey
All the coaches hate Iverson who seems to have ADHD, but except for one person, that is Bill Tossey. He saw the other side of Iverson, that is, this kid is full of energy. If he uses it well, it will be a weapon on the battlefield.
Sure enough, when Iverson stepped onto the court, all the coaches shut their mouths. The problem was that the child led the team to the finals, and was later defeated by the Arkansas Flying Wings led by future NHAI star Collis Williamson. Although Williamson was not famous in NHA history, the team he led in high school was a famous team at that time.
The tournament played at that time was a middle school competition. The teams in grades 7, 8 and 9 competed with the high school team. The Flying Wings had the most famous reputation, but Iverson was not scared by the name of his opponent. He just got the ball and rushed to Williamson. After the game, he was selected into the best team of the tournament, and his team won the runner-up trophy.
The reporter mentioned Iverson's past when he was a teenager. Chamberlain didn't know that there was such a thing before, so he listened with relish. Iverson also smiled. The reporter was very eloquent and restored many scenes of that year. Iverson did not answer his question positively, but smiled:
"I still remember complaining about something in the car. The classic car we were riding in was so bad. I asked Coach Williams why Mooning didn't buy a school bus to give to the school when he entered the NHAR spoon? I promised him that after I entered the NHA, he would definitely give him a school bus. No one believed me at that time, so when I actually sent the school bus to the school, many old guys were stunned."
Iverson's peaceful tone infected several reporters. Old Nelson looked at Chamberlain and said, "Actually, this matter is very famous. Don't you know?"
Chamberlain shook his head, and Old Nelson explained: "After the game, Iverson and Williams' team set out on their way home. Soon after the car drove out, Allen opened the window and threw the trophy out. Everyone was frightened. Do you know what he said in the face of the coach's roar? 'We don't bring the runner-up trophy home. This is not our purpose for us to come here,'"
After hearing this, Chamberlain took a breath. Iverson was really a tough guy
"So I believe Allen's words. He came to the Warriors this time and was willing to do anything in order to win the championship." Old Nelson shook hands with Iverson after saying to Chamberlain, and then said firmly, "I believe that you don't need to question every word Allen said. He will bring great help to this team."
That being said, but Old Nelson was very worried about the next few days. How to use Iverson?
For a team, the organizational guard is the initiator and controller of the tactics, so it takes longer to change the organizational guard than to change other positions. Now, because of Billups' ankle injury, Iverson will play the organizational guard for a while. In addition, the more complex the team's tactics are and the more dependent on the whole, the more affected the replacement of the organizational guard. For the Warriors, their original organizational guard, Changcey Billups, is a typical shooting organizational point guard, while the newly replaced point guard Iverson is a breakthrough point guard, and the difference between the two is very big.
Taking some data from Iverson in the Nuggets for analysis, in the 2607 season before AI came to the Nuggets, the efficiency values of the five positions on the court (the league average is 15) are: point guard 17.B shooting guard 17.6 small forwards, power forward 17.6 center 18.0. In comparison, the difference between this and the opponent is all positive. The biggest advantage is the small forward, and the net efficiency value of fR.4 is Anthony, so everything is normal.
However, after Iverson arrived, the efficiency values of the five positions on the Nuggets in the following season were: point guard 6, shooting guard 14, B small forward 19, B power forward 17.6 center 17. Among the differences between B and the opponent, three positions were negative, namely point guard, efficiency difference is 0.6 power forward, efficiency difference is -. I center, efficiency difference is 0.lI, only the efficiency difference between the shooting guard and the small forward remains positive, but the net difference of the small forward is only B. Therefore, the combination of the golden double guns is very failure, not only does not have a win-win situation but loses on both sides.
However, AI's ability as a famous superstar does not need to be questioned. In fact, according to data, AI is not a hero's late, but an inappropriate position. According to the 48-minute template, when playing point guard, Iverson's efficiency value is 18. B effective hit rate is .0; when playing shooting guard, Iverson's efficiency value soared to 33.6 and was 71.0. It is obvious that compared to the organization, Iverson's offense is more helpful to the team.
But if Iverson plays the score, he is too short and his offense is OK, and his defense is easy to be blown into a sieve by the opponent.
Iverson's deal is a big news for the NHA, but the influence of this news has not lasted for a long time. NH has been constantly being heard these days.
The second day after the Warriors and Nuggets traded, Warcraft Dwight Howard led the New Jersey Nets. With the resentment of the Warriors' double kill, Howard couldn't seek revenge on Chamberlain and vented all his hatred on his compatriot Yi Jianlian. On that day, he bullied the Nets' inside line, and rushed and killed and cut down 32010
As a result, just one day later, another terrifying data was born again: the Miami Heat took the American Airlines Arena to face the challenge of the Toronto Raptors. The game was stalemate that was surprising, and the data Dwyane Wade scored was even more jaw-dropping: Wade made 6 of 3 shots in the game, contributing 40 points, and 1 assist and 6 blocks.
Such 40 (score) fl0 (assisted) (blocks) data has not been seen in the American Men's Professional Basketball League in 1 year. In fact, after the block statistics appeared, it has only appeared 1 times. On February 2, 1977, Alvin He Dams of the Phoenix Suns scored 47 points, 2 assists and 6 blocks.
Wade's 40 points and 1 assist were both season highs, with his career-high 6 blocks and five-time blocks that made the home audience excited. Raptors coach Sam Mitchell exclaimed incredible: "Dwyane is simply incredible. He has shot so many difficult balls."
However, if you expand the scope, just look at 40fl06 and not '10, whether it is assist or rebound, it will be worthless. Since entering the league, Chamberlain has scored 40fl06 four times and there are 402.
The previous news is good, whether it is transactions or records, but the Rockets' experience is quite unlucky. After the Rockets lost to the Mavericks 3-3 yesterday, McGrady, who performed mediocrely, was actually laughing secretly.
The incident happened in the last 47 seconds of the fourth quarter. When the Rockets were 7 points behind. When the EpNR spoon shot at McGrady, all Houston fans and all the Rockets fans in the United States were going crazy. They actually saw their superstars not angry about failure, but laughing. Barkley, who was in the studio at the time, pointed out mercilessly: McGrady is not worthy of the superstar title, because no one in the league will smile for failure.
The most important reason why Michael Jordan can become the God of the basketball court is that he has a bone-like hatred for failure. Now Kobe is also gradually growing from a No. 13 show to become the first active player. The authoritative American basketball magazine "AN" wrote: Among the players in the league, at least 10 are better than Kobe, but no one is more competitive than him. Have you ever seen Kobe or Jordan smile at his opponent when he is about to lose a game? Absolutely no
In fact, it’s nothing to laugh at when losing, it’s not clear that the player happened to think of a joke at that time, but McGrady was unlucky. That game was broadcast live across the United States, and fans across the United States saw this.
Franberley, a senior reporter from the Houston Chronicle, who can be called the Rockets' official media, angrily called McGrady a "soft egg without a backbone". This shows how bad McGrady is now. If you ask the San Francisco media to scold Chamberlain, it would be strange if fans don't burn their office buildings. However, in Houston, no one opposed the excessive remarks of the Houston Chronicle, and many people agreed.
The American media represented by the Houston Chronicle began to call for the complete breakup of the NN group. The Houston Chronicle angrily denounced McGrady: "If you want to fight, fight well and play well. If you don't fight well, go to rest." EpN columnists have written articles saying: Instead of continuing to test the NN group like this, it is better to cut the mess quickly, break up the NN group, and reorganize with Yao Ming as the core.
In fact, judging from the performance of the two in the new season, McGrady averaged 15.9 points per game, the lowest since the 1999206 season, and the 3% spoon shooting percentage set a career low. Yao Ming, troubled by a foot injury, averaged only 6.9 points per game, and the NN combination is no longer the most offensively efficient duo in the league - not as good as Kobe and Gasol, not as good as Howard and Tekglu, and even not as good as Chamberlain in a single-player state.
Chapter completed!