Chapter 565: It's getting more and more interesting
Shaq O'Neal had a great time after retiring.
Joining TNT as a commentator, he is very popular with fans, and he has also organized and planned many programs, most notably the Big Five.
Every week, O'Neill will edit the players' mistakes on the court and make funny material, which has attracted the attention of many fans.
This time, on the issue of power forward rankings, O'Neal also invited several people to participate.
"Hello everyone, I'm Shaq O'Neal, and the recent issue of the league's power forward ranking has attracted a lot of attention, and today we have invited the league's deadliest superstar here to talk to you about their judgment of the power forward."
O'Neill was well-connected and invited Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley and Qin Yang.
Among the five, Qin Yang is the only active player, and he is also the one who caused the dispute.
Charles Barkley spoke first:
"I think Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are a little bit better, they have a lot of will, they have a great fight, and in our day the two of them can play again, and it's hard to say anything else."
Charles Barkley and O'Neill advocate confrontation. Because the two of them were the strongest centers in which era, O'Neal was at his peak, squeezed his back, turned around and dunked directly, and no one could be it. Charles Barkley's large number of ghosts are even more famous throughout the Union.
But Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith disagreed.
Reggie Miller:
"On the question of the intensity of the confrontation, it is not who yells loudly and who dares to fight desperately inside, Nowitzki plays equally well in key moments, so I think Nowitzki should be ranked behind Duncan, and a single core leads the team, Nowitzki is the only one."
Kenny Smith agreed, saying that Nowitzki was ranked lower.
O'Neill and Charles Barkley are ranked as Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki, Gasol.
Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith are ranked Duncan, Nowitzki, Garnett, Gasol.
Their doubts are about Nowitzki and Garnett's rankings, and as for Duncan and Gasol, there are not too many doubts.
But when it came to Qin Yang, Qin Yang raised a question:
"I have one of the biggest doubts, how do you judge the status of these four people?"
"Honor!"
"Data!"
"On-field performance."
"OK, then let's sort it out, when it comes to honors, it is generally the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP, in this data, Tim Duncan is the first in no suspense, even if there is Tony Parker and Ginobili credit, after that it should be Nowitzki, then Gasol and Garnett."
"In terms of honors, the best team every season, the best defensive player and so on, you can say a lot about it, but this thing has to be explained by the average data per game and the performance on the field, and about that, the record and the data are the most convincing, don't you think?"
Qin Yang began to go around in circles, bringing the others to his own pace.
There's nothing wrong with that.
All four nodded.
"Needless to say, Tim Duncan's average per game stats and on-court performance and other stats, he should be the greatest power forward in NBA history when he retires, no one, Sir Charles, do you have any opinion?"
Qin Yang looked at Charles Barkley, and everyone else smiled.
In the power forward position, the superstar in NBA history must be Charles Barkley, because his statistics and performance are so good.
Charles shrugged his shoulders in agreement.
"Our view is on Nowitzki, Garnett and Gasol, so let's take a look at the regular season stats and playoff stats for the trio."
"This is the regular season stats and playoff stats of the trio from '02, as well as the team record."
"Looking at the numbers alone, the best of the three is Nowitzki, who has excellent regular season stats, even better playoff stats, and the best team record of the three. Garnett and Gasol, on the other hand, are different. ”
Many people generally believe that Garnett's peak was in the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves at that time, the difference in record was jaw-dropping. If a core leader is so weak, I really can't agree that he is a superstar, let alone a superstar at the historical level. ”
Also questioned is Pau Gasol. But this aside, Novitzki is among the three, the defense is average, but the offense is undoubtedly the strongest, and the average data per game is the best, three years ago he led the team to win the championship, I want to read the data, there is no problem with Noviski in second place. ”
Charles Barkley and Shaq O'Neal were stunned when they heard this.
Charles: "Wait a minute, Bruce, there's a problem with you saying that, Garnett's role on the court isn't something the numbers can tell. ”
"So? You mean, those seasons when Garnett's stats were the best. With an average of 25+5+5 data per game, but the team's record is very poor, and the data of the Big Three dropped sharply when the Celtics were huddled, his role was highlighted? ”
Qin Yang responded with a smile.
I can't answer that.
When the data is good, the team's record is poor, and when the data is poor, the team's record is better, which is of course due to the team's lineup, but fundamentally speaking, it is still a problem of the ability to lead the team.
No one can hide this.
"So, I put Nowitzki in second place, second only to Duncan, and if it weren't for Duncan's greatness, Nowitzki would probably be the best power forward in NBA history, and his offense is inexplicable at power forward."
Qin Yang couldn't help but admire.
All four were silent.
"Next, we look at Pau Gasol and Kevin Garnett. There's an interesting question about these two, if you had to choose a teammate, would you choose Kevin Garnett or Pau Gasol? ”
Qin Yang avoided the strength of the two, and instead asked such a question,
"Of course, the opinions of you retired old guys don't matter, so why don't we do a test?"
"How to test?"
O'Neill asked, and the show was getting more and more interesting, beyond the imagination of others.
If it goes on like this, this show will definitely be popular.
"It's very simple, Shaq O'Neal, Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, each of the five of us finds an active outside player that we are familiar with, calls them, and asks them who they prefer to partner with Kevin Garnett and Pau Gasol?"
"Great idea!"
Shaq O'Neill nodded immediately.
Others don't have an opinion either.
The show is getting more and more interesting.