Lately a lot of people have been talking about the question of "who is the most stressed in the playoffs", and this article writes about my thoughts.
First of all, veterans should appear in this list, and young people should not be put here to join in the fun. Why?
In my opinion, young stars still have infinite possibilities, and people think that they have enough space in the future, so they will not have a "what must be done this time" mentality. This is a basic idea and a trust in the excitement of the future. So the veteran stars who are more and more likely to be away from the playoff stage are the ones who are theoretically the most stressed.
Of course, everyone's pressure level must be the result of everyone's self-definition, not the bystander can define, and discussing their pressure here is nothing more than discussing their controversy and the possibility of cracking the controversy.
This man, I think, is still Paul.
In the first game of the playoffs, Paul scored 19 points in the fourth quarter and scored 17 consecutive points, making it one of his most iconic works of the year. Through this process, we see the true core of the sun, the real utility of the real critical moment. Paul is the one who is determined, and without Paul, the Sun would probably be hit by the Pelicans. But Paul's presence is to cut off the momentum of the other party and bring up the momentum of his teammates at the same time.
No matter how good Booker's stats are, I don't believe he has the ability. Booker's offense is not diverse, and Paul's calculative brain operates all kinds of attacks to really make opponents afraid, because the opponent does not know what he is going to do next, but knows that he has many ways to get the ball in.
Paul's moments like this will increase.
In essence, the Suns are a holistic team, so the integral team has an essential problem, that is, when encountering a strong defense for a single point, it is often impossible to open the situation. This team can't afford to lose Paul in the playoffs precisely because Paul is the one who can open the game under any circumstances. At the very least, he has such a skill reserve.
Then, the sun is still dominated by Paul, supplemented by Booker's logic to impact the championship, in public opinion and on the scene everyone believes that this is Paul's team. In connection with Paul's career results, people should measure Paul's star's quality as much as last season, based on the team's performance in the playoffs.
The Suns have been the best, finishing first in the league this season with 60 wins, and everything proved that they are the team closest to the championship.
But the above analysis of the sun's inner nature, too strong integrity will lead to some individual cracking of the situation is missing, this kind of moment of pressure must be fully accepted by Paul. Paul received first, and it was Booker who received. Then Paul's continuity is also a point of concern. In the past playoff career, Paul will have injuries because of the accumulation of fatigue or bad luck along the way, and this time everyone still does not forget to pay attention to this.
The most important one is that Paul is about the same age as James and has been moving away from the playoffs. If the Suns don't play well, the upper limit of this lineup is basically over, the stability of the lineup will be affected, then the Suns may not be so good, and Paul's opportunity will be lost.
All indications are that this season has been the best season for the Suns and the best season for Paul. Life is like this, sometimes the best things come at the latest. Paul is on the best team in the league, but the pressure is not small, but probably the biggest.