Today's Sports Weekly basketball reporter Kong Dexin talked about the era of small ball in his radio program "Basketball Xinshi".
Kong Dexin said: "After playing this year's playoffs, you will find that each team may pay more attention to two points in operation this summer. The first is to pay attention to body shape, because in the past year, you will find that the league has higher requirements for confrontation. On the one hand, it may be related to the scale of dictation, and on the other hand, it is also related to the recovery of offensive rebounds, such as the success of some teams' large lineups, especially in the playoffs, which have brought more reminders to people - that is, I need to accumulate body shape better.
"In the past few years, the league realized the arrival of the small ball trend through the Rockets and the Warriors that year, and realized how important the three-point shooting is. Then because players with strong shooting ability at that point in time may focus on smaller players, and the big man does not have this ability yet. But later everyone discovered that what is really powerful is not small, but projection. If I am a player of 2.05 meters, I am also athletic, and then I also scored three-pointers in the face of more fierce competition, then I will definitely be better than players of 1.95 meters, or even 1.9 meters, or 1.85 meters, right? Because you are a giant sport. If my 2.05-meter-long man is as quick as your 1.85-meter-long man and his shooting ability is as strong, then I will definitely choose a 2.05-meter-long man, because you are naturally in the field of confrontation, rebounding, and defense coverage.
"So with the arrival of the small ball storm, the importance of shooting has been realized by everyone. In recent years, you will find that the players' overall technical ability and shooting level are getting higher and higher, which is being improved in all positions. So when the big man also improves his skills in this area, everyone will find that I can make my body bigger. Then add to the past, this can be said to be a season and a half. The scale of the punishment is relatively loose, encouraging more confrontations, making everyone realize that body shape is very important, and you will find that some joint defense uses make the big man not suffer so much on the defensive end, which has prompted some teams to pursue a larger body shape."
source:7m vn1