In the history of basketball development, there are some milestone figures, they have profoundly changed basketball, so that the basketball game has a different look, when mentioning these characters, there is a player who has to mention, he is Julius Owen, people evaluate Irving to create a modern basketball in the air, basketball above the performance of the precedent, at the same time, Irving is also a player with hard power, in the ABA and NBA two leagues have won MVP and championships, this article will talk about Julius Owen.
Dr. J, who has a gorgeous style, a strong strength, and is a gentleman
Irving is 2.01 meters tall, with very long arms, large hands, and long legs, it can be said that Irving's figure is perfect in small forwards, Irving also has a very good explosiveness, strong bounce, very fast, coupled with Irving's unique playing style, Irving's style of play is too gorgeous, it is said that Obama was Dr. J as an idol when he was a teenager.
In the counterattack, Irving took a big stride, the ball was firmly controlled in his hand, when he could take off, he took off, his big hand clutched the ball, his arm was waving in his empty hand, the defender in front of the body was still on the ground, watching Irving in the air rush forward, Irving dunked the ball at the highest point, Irving showed tension when dunking, the degree of smoothness was amazing, this is a dunk that Irving completed in the game, and is considered to be one of the most wonderful dunks in NBA history.
Dunks like this, there are too many in Irving's career, this is not an exaggeration, but really too much, Irving has an absolute grasp of dunks in actual combat, before Irving, people will feel very excited to see a person dunk, and Irving not only dunked, but also played the dunk out of the flower, the free throw line dunk appeared in the NBA for the first time, it was done by Irving, Irving dunked the flower, but there is a sign action, that is the last action of his dunk, the right arm will catch the ball, stretch the arm, smash the ball into it, The same is true when dunking at the free throw line, this action does not have absolute air superiority and long arms, and it is not good to do.
Owen made the basketball game very ornamental, but he is not a person who will only play flowers, on the breakthrough, he is very strong, he gives full play to his leg length, the advantage of large steps, before the breakthrough, choose a good route, look for opportunities, just a step to burst past, and then jump before walking, is a dunk or a layup, then it depends on the situation, this breakthrough style and the current alphabet brother is somewhat similar, both have a large pace, have the ability to grab the position, but the difference is that Irving is shorter, better coordination, better steps, better steps, It looks a little more flexible, unlike the letter brother who has a hard and hard feeling.
In terms of shooting, Irving's performance is not very good, the main problem is instability, Irving sometimes do not trust his own head basket, but if there is a feel, then Irving's shot can also shoot defenders have been shaking their heads. As a small forward, Irving will be beaten, but because in the early days of his career, he can play helplessly by breaking through and shooting at the ABA, Irving's back is not very systematic, and he has a trick to learn, that is, to turn his back.
More than 2 meters Irving in the turn, the footsteps are excellent, straight into the opponent's defensive dead end, the body rotates flexibly, quickly, turn over, the opponent basically can not stop, Irving can use the long arm to do some articles, play some one-arm licking basket, reflexive dunk. In terms of no ball, Irving mainly cuts in the air, uses speed and pace to grab the position, finds the opportunity to reach the basket, and lets the opponent put the ball in before forming a new defense.
Overall, Irving is on the offensive end, is to play the flower, but also to get the real skill, in the ABA, Irving had a season averaged 29.3 points per game, in the NBA, Irving had a season of 26.9 points. On the defensive end, Irving's performance is average, there are good defensive conditions, but there is no willingness to maintain high-intensity defense for a long time, if Irving is required to defend carefully, Irving will also give the coach face, take out the momentum to compete with the opponent, and hand over a good defensive performance, in general, Irving is a very capable, super-giant level player.
In the NBA every superstar has some temper, but Irving is a no temper, very gentlemanly, humble player, he is very capable, but he does not want his teammates to play under his own shadow, he likes to let everyone fit into the rhythm of the game, in his own takeover, Irving's decentralization, so that his teammates around him have ample opportunities to perform themselves, when the team recruits Moses Malone, Irving directly and the new Malone said, you are the boss, I will go as a role player.
Although Irving did not become a role player, but such a broad mind, so that this 76ers run into very good, no one fights for power, in the playoffs, they continue to defeat strong enemies, in the finals decider, he scored 7 points in the last minute, the loss was reversed into a win, the 76ers swept the Lakers to win the championship, the post-game reporter interviewed Irving, Irving said modestly: I did not find that shot, it found me.
Such a humble person, through the history of the NBA and ABA, can not find a few, and his nickname, is very much in line with Owen's personality, that is, "Dr. J", when Owen wears a suit, he is very much like a mild doctor, you really can hardly think of his style of play on the court so gorgeous, let people crazy, according to Owen's personal dictation, his nickname is also his high school friends gave him, by him personally told the commentator who explained the game, through the mouth of the commentator, "Dr. J" this nickname, Known by the love of Irving in the United States, it has been passed down to the present, and the following is about Owen's basketball journey.
Forced to play for life, but changed the ABA
In 1971, at the age of 20, Owen left school, and he also wanted to study, but the family's poor situation made it impossible for Owen to sit on the school bench in peace, and he had to earn money. He found the gentlemen of the ABA, and finally signed a four-year, 500,000 contract with the gentlemen, solving the problem of money, and the stone in Owen's heart landed, and he began to focus on playing professional basketball.
At this time ABA, the style of the ball is very similar to the current NBA, fast pace, large space, Irving, the master of the impact basket, shines on this field, countless people in order to watch Irving's dunk, buy tickets to watch the game, the original ABA is not very hot, suddenly on fire, Irving has become a big star, a cash cow. In the 73-74 season, Irving was exchanged by the Nets for a big price, changed the team, Irving played better, 73-74 to 75-76 season, three seasons of MVP was won by Irving, and led the Nets to win the ABA championship in 74 and 76 years.
Irving's basketball career reached a peak, but the life of the ABA came to an end, in the 75-76 season, the NBA merged with the ABA, Irving also landed in the NBA, in the ABA, Irving can call the wind and rain, in the NBA, Irving can still stir up the storm.
Led the team to the finals consecutively
After the 76ers welcomed Irving, they immediately began to form a championship-winning lineup, the boss gave the general manager a lot of rights, let him just recruit people, money is not a problem, under the superpower, the 76ers composed of Irving, ABA three-time MVP as the core, George McGuinness, also won the ABA and MVP toughsters, and addEdUg Collins, this lineup is put now, equivalent to the combination of Curry gar Durant, under Irving's leadership, the 76ers became the number one powerhouse in the East, and the defending champion Celtics fought in the first round of the playoffs.
In the first game, Irving contributed 36 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, the 76ers lost, in the second game, Irving cut 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to win a set, the third game, Irving cut 27 points, 76ers won another game, Irving's play in these three games was perfect, but the Kx is that Irving did not continue such a good performance, he began to be blocked on the offensive end, under pressure from the Celtics, the game hit the seventh, grabbed seven, Irving shot 6 of 19, contributed 14 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, The 76ers won by 6 points and won the game thrillingly.
In the second round against the Rockets, Irving was full of firepower, no longer giving the opponent a chance, he took the ball over, maintained his hot feel, 5 games ended, 76ers 3-2 lead, in the sixth game, Irving contributed 34 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, 76ers 3 points small victory over the Rockets, advanced to the Finals.
In the Finals, the 76ers faced the Blazers, the first two games of the Finals, Irving played very well, the first game cut 33 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, the second game 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, the two games 76 people won, as such, the 76ers will win, but in the third game, there was a conflict, this conflict, so that the trend of the game changed.
In the third game, the 76ers' Dawkins and the Blazers' men tangled together, and Irving pulled away his teammates first, but the matter did not end there, the conflict expanded, the two sides fought harder, and Irving did not go to help his teammates, but sat on the sidelines, arms on his knees. Irving's not involved in the fight is easy to understand, but from the perspective of teammates, it is very hurtful, the 76ers are unstable, but Irving does not realize that he is still trusting his teammates, in the third and fourth games, less than 20 shots, the 76ers suffered two big losses, the fifth, Irving in the ball, cut 37 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, but failed to save, the sixth game, Irving cut 40 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, 76ers 2 points, was overturned by the Blazers.
Objectively speaking, Irving's humble personality, let him lose the championship, if he continues to monopolize the ball, the 76ers may win, the impact of the fight will not be so great, but unfortunately, the personality of the person is not so good to change, Irving in the next rush to the championship road, and suffered a loss that was not resolute.
In the 1980 Finals, the 76ers against the Lakers, Irving gave priority to his teammates to heat up, he himself shot up to 18 times per game, the 76ers fell behind 1-2, the fourth game, his teammates finally warmed up, he contributed 23 points, the game was also won, the fifth game, Irving finally took the right, he shot 24 times, cut 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, but encountered the outbreak of Abdul-Jabbar, the Lakers won the 76ers with a 5-point advantage, and in the sixth game, Irving shot 23 times, but it created the fame battle of Magic Johnson The 76ers lost to the Lakers and missed the championship again.
In the 1982 Finals, there was a face to the Lakers, Irving's decentralization to an outrageous level, the first four games, Irving shot less than 19 times, at least 14 times, you know, 76ers can reach the Finals, that is by Irving in the Eastern Conference Finals, shot 21 times, cut 29 points, pulled the 76ers into the Finals, but Irving just believes in teammates, willing to give the ball to teammates, but Irving does not attack, the team can not win the ball, after 4 games, the 76ers are 1-3 behind, the fifth game, Irving finally wants the ball, shot 19 times, Hit 10 goals, contributed 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, helped the team win the opponent by 33 points, the sixth game, Irving continued to ask, but it was too late, the Lakers' feel was already hot, Irving contributed 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and the 76ers lost to the Lakers.
Barkley, who had played with Irving, said of Owen: "He's too gentlemanly, Irving is too willing to give, but his teammates are not strong enough to catch the opportunity Irving gives and turn it into a score." "It makes the 76ers fans look uncomfortable, just like today Curry, Durant, 10 shots in one game, the team lost. Irving is a player who is willing to dedicate, and it will be very effective to meet that kind of strong and capable person, and in the 1982-83 season, Irving finally met such a person, he is Moses Malone, a strong and capable player.
In the finals, he scored 7 consecutive points to help the team realize their dreams
In the 1982-83 season, the 76ers traded Moses Malone, Malone is a frontcourt rebounding monster, a player with strong inside attack ability, Malone has good skills, but a strange temper, but also a person who needs the ball, change to someone else and Malone, maybe neither of them can look at anyone, the effect is not good, but Owen has a humble personality, see Malone and say, 76ers is your team, you are the boss, and make real sacrifices.
The bosses have done this, the others of the 76ers have nothing to say, immediately adjust the lineup, change the way they play, run into each other, and after the regular season, the 76ers are like tigers. Entering the playoffs, the 76ers crushed their opponents, played the Finals, and lost a game, and the opponents in the Finals were the Lakers.
After three games, the 76ers led 3-0, and in the fourth game, the Lakers led by 2 points in the last two minutes, at this time, Irving stole Abdul-Abdul-Abdul-Cooper's ball, directly dunked the score, and then reached a counterattack, and in the last 6 seconds, Irving hit the winning shot, Irving did not shoot much before, and in the final moment, he scored 7 points in a row, played a wave of offensive climaxes, locked up the victory, swept the Lakers, and won the championship.
In the year of the championship, Irving was 32 years old, but he was not old, he played for another 4 years, these 4 years, Irving did not win any big awards, but he let everyone who came to see him dunk home satisfied, in May 87, 36-year-old Irving announced his retirement, the NBA field no longer has "Dr. J".
Write at the end
Irving won three MVPs in the ABA, two championships, a championship in the NBA, an MVP, 2 All-Star MVPs, 5 times in the Best Team, 2 times in the Best Team Second Team, never missed any All-Star in his career, participated in 11 All-Stars in the NBA, such an NBA career can be called great, in 93, Irving was selected as a famous person, in 96 he was selected as a top 50 superstar, and this year he was selected as a 75 superstar. Irving is 72 years old this year, but his body is very tough, his condition is very good, and he wishes him a good future.