Chapter 705: T, A, and O
After the Spurs advance, there will be a long period of vacation.
There is no way, only they managed to get their opponents to advance in the second round of the four pairs in the league, and the rest are still entangled with each other.
Let's not talk about the two pairs in the east area, the remaining pair in the west area is troublesome enough.
Relying on Harden's layup in Memphis, the Rockets struggled to turn the score into 2:2 and escaped from the line of life and death, but then moved to Houston, the Rockets still have to face the ferocious offensive of the Memphis, Harden can save the Rockets once at the last moment, but not necessarily the second time, if the Rockets do not solve their own problems, they will definitely not win against the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies lost a good game, they could have been 3:1, but who would have thought that Harden would have come down to heaven at the last moment of the game, and he was forced to kill from the three-person bag and hit a layup!
However, the Grizzlies have a good mentality, anyway, they didn't expect to win easily, anyway, now 2:2, they don't suffer.
But the Rockets are not so comfortable, especially the interior big man Howard, this guy scored 12, 16, 10, 21 in four games, where is the style of the first center of the year? It's fair to say that Howard is almost the one who is dragging his feet.
But Howard really has a bitterness that he can't say, why? Because the Grizzlies' two interior lines happen to be his nemesis.
Qin Yan has his own views on why Howard can't beat the "black and white bears", and in his opinion, it's all the fault of his figure.
Stature?
When the Spurs heard Qin Yan say that this was the reason, they were all a little confused, Howard was in a very good figure, 211 cm tall and 120 kg weight, plus a strong muscle, he should be in good shape in the center.
The "black and white bear" may not have Howard, right?
"Qin, tell me, why?" Popovich was also very interested, and this was the first time he heard that Howard couldn't beat others because of his body, which was quite interesting.
The boss spoke, Qin Yan didn't dare to slack off, and immediately nodded, "Then tell everyone what I think." ”
"Let's start with Howard, his figure is a standard "T" shape, what does that mean? Because Howard's upper body strength is perverted, and his shoulders are also broad, the muscles in his two arms are like several bulging volleyballs connected together, not only are they well-defined, but they are also quite terrifying. ”
That's right, if you just look at the arms and upper body, Howard is definitely a bug-level figure in the league.
"But if you add his lower body, Howard can't do it, his two legs, especially his calves, that's really showy, if you take his calves out alone, seriously, some big tonnage guard or small forward's legs, you can't lose to him! Isn't that Boris? Qin Yan said that he actually named him directly.
"Don't make trouble, Qin, I'm a big forward now! And my tonnage is actually average. "Dio is serious, of course, this is after he became a fat man to play power forward, otherwise, Dio is also a standard swingman play.
However, Qin Yan's words really inspired everyone, and everyone also thought about it according to Qin Yan's ideas:
The "T" shape is not without benefits, and the relatively delicate legs allow Howard to gain superhuman bounce power (thin legs, long Achilles tendon, strong explosiveness, theoretically the longer the Achilles tendon, the higher the jump), and the broad upper body allows him to take advantage of blocks, dunks, and rebounds, which is why Howard can fly away from everything in his prime.
I still remember that Howard led the Magic to kill the Cavaliers to reach the Finals at his peak, and James who was also at his peak that year couldn't get a bargain on the inside, which is the strong advantage that the "T" shape brought to Howard!
But the disadvantage of the "T" shape is also obvious, that is, the lower plate is unstable.
If it's an outside player or a swing man, then it's okay if the game is unstable, but Howard is a center! A center forward is unstable, that's really fatal!
Because the lower set is unstable, Howard can't prevent the heavy center with good back skills, and because the lower set is unstable, Howard's own back play is not powerful enough, and a heavy interior line can basically block him.
Moreover, as he grew older and the image of injuries, the athleticism brought to him by the "T" shape gradually faded, and Howard himself did not practice any decent skills, and once he lost his athleticism, he lost the capital to gain a foothold in the NBA.
can mix in the spurs, and the IQ is not low, and they can basically think of this point, so everyone quickly understood what Qin Yan meant.
"What you say does make sense, but what about Mark and Zach?" Duncan had an expression of "You're right, go on" and urged Qin Yan.
"Mark is a typical A-shaped body, very similar to my fellow countryman Yao Ming after gaining weight." Qin Yan is also very direct.
"Type A?"
Everyone began to think again, and Ginobili even took a tactical board and began to draw on it.
Well, he obviously didn't realize that he was holding Popovich's tactical board, and the old man was about to draw......
"Understood." Ginobili knew it halfway through the drawing, after all, Yao Ming and Gasol Jr. had fought each other, and he was very impressed.
"The A-shaped center you are talking about is a player with insufficient or average upper body strength, but very good lower body strength, right?"
"Correct solution!" Qin Yan gave a thumbs up, worthy of being a man who is always ready to be a coach, and his reaction is fast.
"The center of the A-shaped body is very stable in the lower game, although the upper body strength is not enough, but their solid lower body can allow them to withstand all attacks, whether it is defending the opponent's back or their own back singles, the solid lower game is their most powerful weapon!"
That's really right, little Gasol won't say it first, Yao Ming after gaining weight back to the singles, one-on-one, Yao Mingqiang eats basket and almost no one can stop him! (Except for O'Neill) that the next plate is as stable as Mount Tai, regardless of offense and defense, the opponent can't stand it, and there is no other way but to wrap it. (After Yao Ming gained weight, in addition to a few BUG-level insiders when attacking, the rest of the opponents would wait to die if they didn't wrap up)
"But the shortcomings of Type A are obvious, you can't jump high and run fast, and you don't have too many advantages in grabbing rebounds, so generally this kind of person has better skills."
"Makes sense."
After listening to Qin Yan's explanation, and thinking about it carefully, the rest of the Spurs basically agreed with Qin Yan's statement, as if this was indeed the case.
"Wait, and Zach, what kind of figure is he?"
Dior suddenly raised his hand to ask a question, looking like a "curious baby".
"Randolph, you say?" Qin Yan looked Dior up and down, and pouted:
"He's the same as you, he's an O-......"