Chapter 1036 [Lessons from the Past, Depressed Xiao Hua]

After the finals of the Eastern and Western Divisions, Kobe Bryant, who was at home early on vacation, was in the news again.

The media didn't pull Kobe out for a meeting, but the fans wouldn't let him go, and on the Internet, Kobe's exposure was simply higher than that of several stars who made it to the finals.

Kobe's two old clubs exploded with amazing energy after sending him away, and many fans on the Internet began to discuss how toxic Kobe Bryant really is. Aside from him, no player in NBA history has been traded to have such an immediate effect.

The depth of the Warriors' roster doesn't look like it was better than it did in 2012, with Rohr Deng replaced by Iguodala, and the only extra star is Brook Lopez, who was still far from Bynum in popularity and evaluation when he joined.

Without Kobe, the Warriors' offense has become more efficient, and role players share playing time, which adds up to an All-Star, or even better than some All-Stars.

As soon as Guo Xu retired, the Warriors were the best team in the league in terms of outside shooting, and in the playoffs, Curry, Redick, Middleton, and Carroll all shot more than 40% from three-point range. When Kobe Bryant was there, the Warriors could only score two points, and Kobe Bryant would pass it out when he didn't have a chance to shoot in the face of the bag, and in order to facilitate Kobe Bryant to find someone, his teammates had to be fixed-point pitchers.

Today's Warriors have completely abandoned the triangle offense routine, with perimeter players running and playing, switching between having and not having the ball.

The Nets have played well this year also because of their outside shots, and the newcomer Ariza is active defensively and can play a role on the offensive end.

He doesn't have a high overall shooting percentage of 42.3%, but he has a 37.5% three-point shooting rate and averages 2.1 shots per game, which can be called a "3-and-D player". He averaged 10.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 37 minutes per game.

You may not believe it when you say it, but in the parallel world, Ariza, nicknamed "Tieza", has a true shooting percentage in his career that is about the same as Kobe. Ariza averaged 53.4% per game and Kobe Bryant 55% in the regular season and 54.8% per game in the playoffs. This is still the premise that Ariza was abused by Larry Brown in the early stage to dare not shoot three-pointers.

Ariza of Earth One played with confidence because he joined the Suns, and as soon as he entered the league, he mainly focused on shooting three-pointers and air cuts, and was not responsible for attacking with the ball. So far, he has averaged a career true shooting percentage of 57.6% per game, which is higher than Kobe.

Nets coach Mike Brown values Ariza from the playing time, he is a thunderous starter at the No. 2 position, and Alan Anderson is clearly worse than him off the bench. Small forward Pierce is even more famous, averaging only 29 minutes per game, sharing playing time with Kirilenko and Telitovic.

Kobe came to the brutal conclusion that although Kobe Bryant is better than Ariza's stats, his tactical role is not as good as Ariza's. He likes to rush to do interior work and force centers away from the low post.

Kobe Bryant is overdone, how can he cooperate with his teammates? It's clearly to help the opponent defend Howard. Howard, who broke through Kobe's defense this year, was named to the All-Star team for another while.

Howard averaged 33.7 minutes per game, 18.4 points, 12 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.8 blocks, shooting 59.3% from the field, 56.4% from the free-throw line, and 61.5% from the field.

also played in the low post, and after the Nets switched to Howard and Nowitzki, the efficiency suddenly rose, and both of them had a true shooting rate of more than 60%.

The fans' messages were all bad news for Kobe, that he was a free agent, and that it was almost impossible to get a big contract in the summer.

"I don't know where Kobe's next stop is, if he chooses a strong team with the ability to compete for the championship to join, and immediately makes the team at the bottom, then he will be invincible."

"Kobe Bryant is very similar to Iverson's situation back then, if he is unwilling to take a salary cut and has to make so many shots, it is estimated that he will have to retire. In a team that is expected to compete for a championship, the coaching staff can't get used to him, and the Nets are a lesson from the past. ”

"Supporting the Warriors to win the championship this season, their stars are all self-cultivated except for Lopez, who was traded. It's not glorious for a team like the Nets to win, and Kobe Bryant was able to restrain it last season, and now this lineup is really unreasonable. ”

"I think even if Guo Xu comes back next season, as long as Kobe Bryant joins the Suns, he may not be able to bring it."

Kobe Bryant will never join the Suns, and if Guo Xu comes back, it will be too embarrassing for him to hug his thighs. Guo Xu does not come back, and the sun looks like it has no future. Even if the Suns have a future, and the swingman position has young Brandon Roy, Jimmy Butler, and Klay Thompson, how can management want Kobe?

The Suns' regular season record was acceptable in the fourth place in the West, but they were eliminated by the Clippers 3-4 in the first round of the playoffs, and they lost the tiebreaker on their home court.

The Suns are now missing a superstar who can attract the pack, and the opponent can defend the whole court. Roy is the boss without Guo Xu's dominance, and his shooting percentage and breakthrough ability are weakened in an all-round way.

The Suns' role players are good, but they can't do without superstars and have become dependent on Guo Xu. The outside is slightly better, and the inside Whiteside, Gortat, Ibaka, Haslem and others all lack the ability to attack with the ball.

Both Jeremy Lin and Jimmy Butler can attack with the ball, but unfortunately D'Antoni, a coach who likes to play with defenders at the core, chose to give Jeremy Lin more balls.

Kobayashi played well in the regular season, averaging 13 points and 4.1 assists per game, and was a qualified starter. He was lost in the playoffs, shooting 41 percent from the field and 29.3 percent from three-point range, averaging 11.3 points and 4.2 assists on 10.2 shots per game.

Since signing Guo Xu, the Suns have never missed the division finals and only lost the championship twice. As soon as Guo Xu retired, the Suns became the first round of fishing, which made him even greater.

Coach D'Antoni's coaching ability has been widely questioned.

Some fans used to say that D'Antoni was a historic coach who was seriously underestimated, and if it weren't for his bombardment tactics, Guo Xu wouldn't have won so many championships. As a result, it was only a year, and they were slapped in the face and stopped talking on the Internet.

After the Suns were eliminated, D'Antoni's self-examination admitted that it would not work without Guo Xu, and someone on the team had to step up, or poach a star in the summer.

Jeremy Lin was a completely free agent in the summer, and the Suns management is not very happy with him, and plans to change the starting point guard next season. Their number one target was Kyle Lowry, who was sent to the Pacers by the Raptors.

Lowry won the championship as Guo Xu's backup in the Suns that year, and he is probably willing to return to the Suns. Lowry of Earth One is unlucky compared to other worlds, because of Lillard's relationship, he did not become the outside core of the Raptors, the data is average, and 2014 is not a good year to sign.

Seeing the comments of online fans, the new NBA commissioner Adam Silva is in a bad mood, and the ratings are still not good this year.

David Stern officially stepped down in February this year, and Silva picked up a mess, just in time for Guo Xu's retirement.

Now that North American fans have paid a lot less attention to the NBA, Chinese fans have become an important audience, and the momentum of chasing stars is far greater than that of other countries, so the president has given himself a Chinese name "Xiao Hua".

No matter who wins the championship between the Warriors and the Nets, they will produce a new champion, and the core stars of the two teams will also win the first championship in their careers, they can't be compared with Guo Xu, and most fans don't care about who wins at all.

To add insult to injury, Guo Xu did not accept the invitation of TNT Radio to explain the finals. He also commented on two Western Conference finals, which is like saying that he is not optimistic about the finals matchup.

At the end of the regular season, Guo Xu had already indicated that he was optimistic about one of the Warriors and Spurs winning the championship......