Although called a shooting guard, the team's first scoring point on the outside usually refers to the small forward, and the traditional shooting guard is more like a fixed-point pitcher, such as Beal. Shaman, Sam Jones, modern times like Reggie Miller and Thompson, while Jordan and Kobe Bryant's offensive style is more in line with the positioning of the forward guard swingman.
So before Jordan came out and won seven "leading scorers" in a row, only two of the NBA's scorers in history were no. 2 – Jerry West and Pete Malavic. White people, ahead of their time, incredibly precise projections, and alliance average physical condition are the hallmarks they share.
In the third year of Jordan's career, he won his first scoring champion with 37.1 points (second only to Wilt Chamberlain, no one has surpassed so far), and thus began a 12-year reign over the "scoring king" (10 scoring champions, who were not elected due to a brief retirement in 1994 and 95).
His feat of ten "scoring kings" has also become one of the hardest records in NBA history to break
As Jordan grew into a god, he also kept enriching his arsenal: left-right-handed breakouts gradually became balanced, mid-range shots became another killer move, defenders exploited his fear of breaking through to develop countless gorgeous but effective fake moves, and he increased muscle to strengthen the confrontation. Gradually transformed from a seven-in-seven-out scoring supreme to a transcendent being who uses "triangle attack" to torture opponents. What remains unchanged is that even in the bulls' final season, he still holds the throne of the "scoring king".
The appearance of the Bull No. 23 has maximized the influence of the quantification, and he has made the No. 2 position attract much attention with his perfect career and the subversion of the monopoly of the inside players.
At the same time, his style of play has also set a new benchmark for the league's point guards: between 1.95 and 2.01 meters tall, all-round attacker, able to play back, able to hold the ball, shooting without dead angles, attacking range extending beyond the three-point line, and the sharpshooters of the outside defense can deal with the three positions of the outside line.
The most thorough imitation show for Jordan was Kobe Bryant. The career of "Peter Pan" is like an evolutionary history of top quarterbacks, and the title of the outside textbook is not a waste.
Perhaps in order to match the promotion of 2K games, Jordan expressed his desire to travel through time and space with Jerry West, Elgin Belle, Kobe Bryant and other outside masters of different eras. Among them, Kobe Bryant received the highest evaluation. "I don't think I'm going to lose," Jordan said, "except for Kobe, because he stole all my moves." ”
Since entering the league, Kobe Bryant has been fighting for Jordan's goal, and in terms of play, Kobe not only inherits almost all of Jordan's skills, but also is superior in three-point projection ability, and his almost paranoid attempt to surpass Jordan has allowed himself to gain Jordan's highest respect while constantly improving.
Although he is far less numerous in MVP trophies than his predecessors, and he was not the number one person on the team during the three consecutive championships, Kobe Bryant constantly lifted the championship trophies to convince the world that the golden age of quarterbacks is still continuing. At that time (09, 10 years), in addition to Dong Ai, Nam Mai and North Carolina, there was also Wade, who was at the peak.
At the 2003 All-Star Game, Maria Carey pushed the Trapeze farewell ceremony to a climax with an exciting song "Hero", and the tearful Michael Jordan sighed: "I took the baton from Dr. J, The Magician, Bird and other predecessors, and now I want to continue to pass it on." ”
Broadly speaking, it was a handover ceremony for the Alliance's speakers, with Jordan hinting that the Alliance would enter a new era of superstars, and narrowly speaking, he had no worries about having no one to succeed to the No. 2 position. In the 00-01 season, 5 of the top 7 on the scoring list were quarterbacks or flyers. In the 01-02 season, there were 9 people in the 20-02 season who averaged more than 20 points per game. In the 2-03 season, Jordan averaged 20 points per game in the final year of his career and was only 8th on the quarterback scoring list.
The Flyers did not expect that after his retirement, the quarterback would flourish and decline, and in less than a decade, the No. 2 position would wither away like a homegrown center. Since Wade came out in 2003, the league has not had a thrilling quarterback. Roy once gave fans hope for a revival in the No. 2 position, but it was short-lived due to injuries.
In the autumn of 12 years, Harden left Russia City, to a certain extent, alleviated the embarrassment of the No. 2 position, he became the first 85-point guard to be selected as an All-Star and the best team, and came to the Rockets to become the "big core of the ball" who scored and organized a catch. But his solo dance could not undo the overall trend of the group.
In the league's No. 2 position in the past few years, the 2nd position of the mediocre offensive firepower has begun to be blue-collar and sapper, and many coaches who attach importance to defense have begun to use Bowen as a template to select the starting quarterbacks under their command, and their main responsibility is no longer to cut points, but to stare at the opponent's outside arrows, and the attack is dominated by cold guns on the periphery, and the market calls this group a 3D player. Smart and Danny Green are the best of the blue-collar divisions, with the latter pacing the Greenshirts' main position, while Klay Thompson is the cap on that category.
There is also a type of quarterback who plays the role of wingman around superstars, such as McCollum and Powell, in short, they are by no means the leading actors of the team's attack.
Maybe as far as the quarterback is concerned, the offensive and defensive ends are like fish and bear paws, Jordan is a magic skill to win both the scoring king and the best defensive player, Kobe Bryant's play of taking care of attack and defense is also difficult to sustain, Butler has done a good job, but whether it is the position of the game or the role he has played in the team in recent years, he is closer to the small forward.
In addition, even if Harden reaches the level of a super scorer, he cannot speak the same day as his predecessors in terms of scoring means alone. In the modern basketball world of data refinement, coaches and managers do not pay much attention to whether players can master dazzling singles, but are more concerned about how to maintain higher offensive efficiency, such as they do not encourage or even prohibit players from shooting from mid-range 16 feet away, because the main goal is to maintain a shooting rate above the level, and three-point shooting is always more cost-effective than two-point shooting from a distance.
However, in recent years, the No. 2 position has begun to show some signs of recovery, not only can they influence the game with offense, but also occupy a higher position in the scoring list.
Harden's first point-and-shooter after that was Beal. As Wall walked away from the court due to injury, the Wizards' point guard stood in front of the stage. In the years of leading the team alone, Beal perfectly cashed in on his talent, playing his characteristics of fast movement speed, strong ability to attack the basket, etc., while shooting from a distance became more and more accurate, which also made him a few years
Last summer, Middleton, known as "The Man," finally beat the bucks what they had been expecting him to be for so many years. His jump shot at key moments became one of the most undefendable must-kills, and what was even more terrifying was that Midou further strengthened the high jump shot near the free throw line, even the three-point shot, whether it was Booker or Paul who was defending him, Mi Shen just repeated the following actions, cross-dribbling the ball under the crotch, adjusting the rhythm, jumping, leaning back, shooting, and then listening to the beautiful sound of the basketball brush net.
No one thought that DeRozan would rejuvenate when he came to the Bulls, just as no one thought that the Bulls would have a chance to become number one in the East. In Chicago, DeRozan regained his long-lost sense of play, and his strength, basic skills and mid-range skills, coupled with his superb basketball IQ, all played a role.
Of course, the most notable group of quarterbacks is the "13th pick" led by Lavin, Booker and Mitchell. Because of Kobe's unprecedented success, there is a popular saying that "if you don't know who to choose in the 13th pick, then choose a shooting guard."
It's really strange to say that in recent years, the scoring guard on the 13th pick seems to have a buff bonus in the dark. Lavin is in charge of the Bulls, Booker is the heart of the Suns, Mitchell is the boss of the Jazz, and the most recent excellent 13th pick quarterback, Thirot is getting better and better.
Zach Lavin
Unlike the flyers who flashed in the dunk contest, LaVine showed an infinite love for dunks. He competed twice, won the title twice, and was another successful defending aviator after Jordan and Richardson. In this regard, he is "worthy" of the no. 13 rookie pick.
Despite being labeled the Dunk King, LaVine is not a fresh-eaten type, and he doesn't want to be mistaken by the audience for thinking that he is useless except for the air show. In addition to his mastery of the dunk, LaVine is also a good outside shooter and breakout singles player, and a very fast first-step start allows him to always win space and get better shots.
The move to the Bulls was the start of LaVine's career, and he has averaged more than 25 points per game for two consecutive seasons, and in terms of statistics, he is definitely a top quarterback. This season, LaVine has reduced his ball holding but improved efficiency, and the stats are still stable compared to last season, but his holding time has dropped from an average of 5.4 minutes per game to 4.4 minutes. He put more of the ball at the mercy of DeRozan, The Ball Brother and even Caruso, which made the Bulls very fluid on the offensive end.
Devon Booker
Compared with Kobe Bryant and Wade, whether it is personal imagination or team honor, Booker is not a star and a half, but only on a technical level, he is undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive offensive defenders after Kobe. (Three-pointers are stronger than Wade)
Limited by his physical fitness, Booker is not good at aerial work, and is rejected by the "Flying Man Department", but it is also inappropriate to say that he is a floor flow split. He has skills that most of the No. 2 position lacks, focusing on ball possession, field visibility and selfless style, but of course, his textbook shot posture, Booker's shot speed and soft hand. With excellent hand feel, he became the youngest Mr. 70 in the league.
Last season Booker further completed the sublimation of his career. In his first playoff journey, he saw no timidity at all, and what he presented to the world was self-confidence and calmness. And the "middle distance" that he has repeatedly played in the game is even more lamentable about the inheritance of the mamba wind bone.
Eliminated the Lakers in the sixth game to get 47 points, the first game of the Western Conference finals scored 40 points, the finals G4, G5 40+ consecutive games, although one step away from the championship, but Booker has washed away the name of "brush" and stepped into the ranks of superstars.
Donovan Mitchell
Who is the most exciting short scorer since Iverson? Not Mitchell, on the road of "dead to vote", he and the answer to the same end.
Audiences are obsessed with David's victory over Goliath, which is one of the reasons Iverson was so popular. However, Compared with his predecessors, Mitchell's attack was slightly inferior. At the peak of his career, Iverson scored at will, winning the scoring championship four times. Despite being better than his predecessors in terms of shooting percentage, Mitchell's scoring explosiveness and free throw-making level are still far from the answer, averaging only 26.4 points per game in a single season, while Iverson has averaged more than 25 points per game in 10 seasons.
Mitchell's biggest difference with the great quarterback is that Salt Lake City was unable to bring enough victories to the team with the scoring drama on the 45th. The Jazz finished first in the regular season last season, but were eliminated in the playoffs by the Clippers, who lacked major generals, and Mitchell, who was affected by injuries, also watched the team lose. In the previous season, although there were 57 points in a single game in the playoffs, and the firepower with Murray also made fans very addicted, but it was eliminated in the first round, or Mitchell suffered a certain degree of criticism.
Although Taylor Hiero is not yet on par with these three, he can contribute 20 points per game, which is definitely the league's number one bench killer, with a good record on the Hot team and half of Hiro's military medal.
Of course, these 13th-placed quarterbacks have achieved temporary success, day by day compared to the previous gods. In addition, under the pinch of the No. 1 position and the No. 3 position, the "13th pick" is also doomed to kill a blood road. How they speak for the post-quantile era depends on the height of the touch of these quarterbacks and the role they occupy in the playoffs, and in this regard, although they have hope, they still have a long way to go.