Faced with the weakening of small ball tactics and defense in today's league, some old players admit that the current players are really too happy, because they don't have to struggle to survive in muscle-to-muscle collisions. Some old players even make wild remarks, saying that some players who can only shoot three points today can't score a goal in the 1990s.
In fact, these old-timers may talk big, but what they say is not entirely unreasonable. In the 1980s and 1990s, the nba was dominated by the inside, and the first condition for a team to succeed was to dominate the inside, which is also the reason why a large number of excellent centers emerged in the 1980s and 1990s.
Because you want to grab a position inside, you can't avoid a fierce collision, which is also the reason for fighting on the court in the 1980 s and 1990 s. Now there will be conflicts between the two sides, but most of them are posturing. However, in the past, playing ball was really like playing with your life. If you were not careful, your life would be in danger. For example, 199 1 In a game between Jazz and Pistons, the iron elbow was elbowed by Malone.
If we want to say the representative figure of nba90 style in the 1990s, it must be oakley, the legendary old oak tree of the Knicks. Oakley seems to be the kind of person who likes to make trouble by nature. He has a big waist, a juryman face and sharp eyes. He seems to be a total villain. As the saying goes, he is really a villain in the NBA who scares his opponents. He often turns an ordinary basketball game into a thrilling championship game. He is one of the few players in the NBA who regards the stadium as a battlefield. In his eyes,
When he first joined the league, he was Jordan's protector. We all know that Jordan was oppressed by those bosses when he first entered the league, and oakley acted as Jordan's protector. When Jordan was bullied, the old oak tree was always the first to stand up for Jordan. Oakley is really a real villain in the eyes of his opponents. He used to plot against O 'Neill, slap Hill in the face, kick Holly and elbow Iverson, but all these are representatives of low professionalism in the eyes of others, but they are really tough for the team. He regards every game as a battle of life and death. For him, since he chose to fight, it was either you or me. This is the attitude that a real soldier should have. Look at Wiggins and other young players in the league playing sloppy healthy basketball. The famous superstars will only force the palace management to choose to hold a group. There are very few players who really played for the Knicks like oakley for ten years and fell at Jordan's feet for three years in a row.
Although oakley has a tough football style and numerous fights in his career, he always fights for his teammates. He never hurts the team for personal gain. For oakley, brotherhood is even more important than the championship trophy. Yao Ming, who entered the league in early 2003, met oakley, who played for the Wizards in his later years. Yao Ming suffered a lot from the fierce and violent defense of the old oak tree. After the game, Yao Ming admitted that "this guy fights even worse than playing ball", but fate is so wonderful. A year later, oakley signed a one-year short-term contract with the Rockets. When Yao Ming saw a big black man with a juryman practicing in the training hall, he was surprised and asked Ewing, "Isn't that …" "Yes, that's him, oakley." Ewing smiled mysteriously. Get along, Yao Ming was completely conquered by the personality of the old oak tree. He is like a big brother, always protecting you and taking care of you.
We sometimes have to judge that someone is playing dirty, but this tough attitude is what basketball needs. Isn't it that we watch the basketball game as tenacious struggle under high confrontation? For today's small ball era, some people say that the pace is faster and the ball style is more gorgeous. Others say that basketball has completely become a vassal of business. We can't see the blood and struggle, just watch the excitement and see the final win or lose.
So, do you think the tough style of the older generation, represented by oakley, is more suitable for the development of the NBA, or the fast-paced style is more suitable for the development of the NBA?