The Best Defensive Player Award is what every defender in the NBA wants to take, but the point guard is far from this award because of his natural disadvantages, from 82 years to now, there are only two point guards who have won the best defensive player, one is Smart this season, and the other is Gary Payton in the 95-96 season, he is the first point guard in NBA history to win the best defensive player award, breaking the situation that point guards can't get the best defensive player, this article will talk about Gary Payton, who is known for his defense.
Defensive super strong "gloves", excellent point guard
As a child, Payton was particularly fond of defending, and he liked the feeling of forcing his opponents to be overwhelmed. In order to get more of this feeling, Payton delve into defensive techniques, in middle school, Payton's defense is far beyond his peers, reaching a very terrible point, the deepest feeling for this is Jason Kidd NBA Another defensive ability, superb organization of the point guard Jason Kidd, the two have known each other since childhood, but Payton is 4 years older than Kidd, facing Payton with physical advantages and superb defensive skills, Kidd is helpless, every time will be beaten very depressed.
Moreover, Payton also likes to spray garbage, all kinds of excessive and excessive garbage words, which can be heard in Payton's mouth, and Payton sprays garbage words without stopping, like a talking stalker, from the beginning of the game, spraying to the end of the game, facing Kidd, every time he and Payton single-handed, Kidd is on the verge of psychological collapse, Kidd himself said: And Payton single-handed is a kind of torture.
To college, Payton's body is better, the defensive will is stronger, the defensive technology is more complete, his performance on the field is very wonderful, with this, Payton joined the supersonic speed as a show in 90 years, on the stage of the NBA, after coming to the NBA, Payton's habit of spraying garbage has not changed at all, the mouth is still so broken, in many garbage words, the most famous is the sentence "Crossing you is like crossing the road in the early morning", which is one of the few classics in Payton's many garbage words, that is, because he loves to spray garbage. With a flamboyant personality and sharp edge, Payton is not too likable, and many people hate him and annoy him.
Facing the NBA stars, Payton's defensive performance is still excellent, in order to defend, he can use all his strength to entangle with the opponent until the end of the game, although the figure is not thick, but do not avoid confrontation at all, but take the initiative to find confrontation, in terms of defensive will, no one is stronger than Payton.
In terms of defensive techniques, Payton is also very good, in the broken ball, he has a small skill, in addition to his own dominant hand, he is also very good at using his left hand to break the ball, which is different from many people, so that many defenders are very uncomfortable, must always be careful of Payton's hands, do not let him take advantage, if you let Payton's hand inserted into his own dribbling line, it is not far from breaking the ball, relying on strong stealing ability, Payton's defense is very aggressive, won the steal king.
When there is no chance to break the ball, Payton will honestly set up a posture to meet the opponent, he will first observe the opponent's offensive route, see where he will go next, see what his teammates are doing, avoid being suspended by a block, away from his own defenders, before the end of the attack, Payton will be endlessly entangled with his opponents, in this process, Payton fully reflects his excellent prejudgment ability, lateral ability, he put pressure on the opponent, making the opponent's attack difficult, Anyone who has been defended by Payton knows how good Payton is, and people who have not seen Payton play should also know that it is very rare for a point guard to win the best defensive player award, and in 39 years, only Payton has taken it.
In the '93 Western Conference Finals, Payton locked up another star guard, Kevin Johnson, causing the latter to perform poorly, and after the game, Payton's relatives praised Payton for being held tightly in the gloves of [baseball] by defensive players. After that, Payton's nickname "Glove" spread. Payton's defensive ability is outstanding, but he is not just a person who can defend, Payton's assist ability, scoring ability is also very strong.
Payton's passing vision is excellent, the passing technique is exquisite, the opportunity is found quickly, the ball is given fast, and when the "rain man" Camp is a teammate, Many of Camp's wonderful dunks are derived from Payton's passing. In the league, although Payton has not won the assist king, but in the assist rankings, Payton often ranks in the top ten of the league, ranking third at the highest, it can be said that Payton's assist ability is the league's first-class.
In terms of scoring, limited by the limitations of the times, Payton's three-point shot is not good, but his breakthrough ability is very strong, the middle shot can also be, the most powerful, is his back play, Payton's back play footsteps are exquisite, solid, so that many defensive masters eclipsed. In general, Payton's ability is very strong, is a very good point guard, has such excellent ability, Payton's NBA career is naturally very exciting, below, let's talk about Payton's NBA career.
Steady and steady, grow into the brain of the team
In the 90s draft, supersonics selected Payton with the eye of the list, Payton began his NBA journey in Seattle, rookie season, Payton is the team's starting point guard, the organization is good, but the offensive role is not much, Payton has not fully become the team's outside core. At the end of the rookie season, Payton averaged 7.2 points, 3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2 steals per game, the performance was still very good, Payton won the recognition of supersonic, however, supersonic did not rush to correct Payton, but gradually, let Payton slowly take power, the next three years, Payton more and more opportunities, gradually replacing the predecessors.
In the 93-94 season, Payton has become the core of the supersonic outside line, the team's brain, how to play the tactics on the field, when to speed up, when to play position battles, all decided by Payton, this burden is not light, and Payton has done this task very well, at the end of the season, averaging 16.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2.3 steals per game, the performance is very good. At the same time as Payton rose, another core of the supersonics, Kemp, also rose, the two inside and one outside, led the supersonics to become the league's strongest team, opening the supersonic 90s glory years.
Strong performances helped the team reach the finals
In the 93-94 season, under the leadership of Payton and Kemp, the Supersonics achieved a 63-win record in the regular season, which is the best team in the league, but in the playoffs, the Supersonics fell in the first round and was "black eight" by the Nuggets, which was the first time in NBA history that "black eight", creating such a record, the supersonics all over the team are not good-looking, they are holding their breath, hoping to play a good performance and wash away the shame.
In the 95-96 season, the supersonics made a comeback, with a record of 64 wins in the regular season, ranking first in the West, second only to the Bulls with 72 wins in the league, and the playoff door opened, and Payton and his teammates once again embarked on the journey. In the first round of the playoffs, facing the Kings, Payton played very well, contributing 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the fourth game of the series, helping the team to win the opponent lightly and successfully advance to the next round to meet the Rockets.
At this time, the Rockets, long lost the prestige of the original two consecutive championships, the guard line faced Payton, there was no way, Payton took advantage of this to play a very good performance, the first game of the series contributed 28 points, 7 assists and 4 steals, helped the team win the Rockets 33 points, the third game, Payton contributed 28 points and 8 assists, helped the supersonic to get the match point, the fourth game, Payton played 49 minutes, contributed 24 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, helped the team to overcome the Rockets' counterattack, 7 points small win, swept the opponent with a 4-0 big score, While eliminating the defending champions, they also advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
The opponent of the supersonic team is the Jazz, the Jazz's strength is also very strong, very resilient, Payton contributed 21 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in the first game of the series, helping the team to beat the opponent by 30 points, but even so, the Jazz were not knocked down, and in the case of being supersonic to get the match point, they pulled two consecutive sets and dragged the series into the seventh. In the seventh game, Payton and Stockton fought, the two top point guards played their own characteristics, Payton contributed 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, helping the SuperSonics to win by 4 points and advance to the Finals.
However, for this round of the Western Conference Finals, Stockton also played such a good game, his average score of 7 games was 9.9 points, the shooting rate was as low as 39.7%, the three-point shooting rate was as low as 20%, and Payton was averaging 20.7 points per game, shooting 50.5%, three-point shooting rate of 43.8%, Stockton can be said to be the opposite Peyton was completely exploded, Has played NBA Payton for more than 5 years, the first time so close to the championship, but some unfortunately, supersonic encountered the best Bulls, They were the less dominant side, and the winning balance of the series never leaned in their favor, but the contest between Payton and Jordan was impressive and became a good story.
In the first three games of the Finals, the supersonic coach did not want Payton to misalign to defend Jordan affecting his offensive end state, so Jordan played well in the first three games, the Bulls led 3:0, looking like they were about to be swept, supersonic decided to let go, instead of using Payton to directly position Jordan, from the physical condition, Payton is not dominant, Jordan is 5 centimeters taller than Payton, can stand up to Payton to shoot, this is Payton's fatal injury, so Payton changed the defensive strategy according to local conditions, he pestered Jordan from the moment the Bulls launched the attack, Before Jordan hit the back, he constantly went around the front Jordan, giving Jordan a very strong confrontation, making it difficult for Jordan to catch the ball, and it took a lot of effort to catch the ball every time, resulting in Jordan's offensive feel unable to heat up, and the attack was intermittent.
In addition, as long as Jordan gets the ball, supersonic speed and other people come to help defend, so Jordan will shoot immediately after each catch, so that Jordan's performance is indeed not outstanding, some people say that "Payton made Jordan defense into Kobe", from the data point of view, it is true, Jordan's performance in the 96 finals is the most average performance in his 6 finals. But zoom in, get rid of Jordan and Payton's fighting style, look at the performance of the two teams, you can see that in order to limit Jordan, supersonic paid a big price, causing the bulls to play well, and in the end, the Bulls beat the supersonics 4-2, took the championship trophy, Payton and supersonics, and ended the 95-96 season lonely.
This failure is not a very serious blow to the Supersonics, their team is still very young, the potential is still very large, as long as they ensure their healthy operation, it is not without a chance to win the championship, but the problem appears inside the Supersonic. Payton has excellent professionalism, has not been because of off-court things, and has not affected his performance on the field, but another core of the team, Payton's good brother Kemp is not, he spent time on the sidelines, overeating, made his competitive state drop sharply, supersonic in order to stop loss, had to give up Camp, which directly made supersonic vitality seriously injured.
In order to fill the gap at Camp, the Supersonics also made an effort, but failed, from the 97-98 season, the Supersonics and the championship have nothing to do with it, but even so, Payton did not leave, he persevered until the 02-03 season, dedicated his best time to the Supersonics, to be traded by the team, ending his supersonic journey. Leaving supersonics, Payton was 34 years old, he was old, but he still wanted to win the championship, he packed his bags and once again embarked on the road to the championship.
A perfect end to your dreams in Miami
Payton was sent to the Bucks by supersonics, and in the offseason, he joined the Lakers, and O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Malone formed "F4", a lineup that, although luxurious, was interfered with by various problems during the campaign, and finally won the championship by the Pistons in the Finals. Leaving the Lakers, Payton went to the Celtics, the next year, he joined the Heat, when he came to the Heat, Payton was 37 years old, a player 37 years old can play is not easy, and Payton, not only can play, but also the Heat is a very important substitute point guard, before winning the championship, Payton will not disarm himself, give up.
In the Heat, Payton is perfectly integrated into the team, although not as strong as before, the vitality is not as good as before, but Payton's experience allows him to always play on the court what young players can not do, he uses his understanding of the game, insight into the game, contribute to the team, the end of the regular season, the Heat held their heads high into the playoffs, Payton once again embarked on the road to the championship. In the playoffs, although Payton's stats are not outstanding, his position can not be replaced, and when he is needed to stand up, Payton will not retreat behind his teammates, he will also stand up.
In game 5 of the second round of the playoffs, the two sides played very fiercely, each point was very rare, in this game, Payton contributed 10 points, helped the team win 1 point, won the game, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. In the Eastern Conference Finals, Payton still played diligently, helping the team to defeat the opponent's Pistons and advance to the Finals, which was the second time Payton had reached the Finals.
This time the opponent is the Mavericks (Lone Ranger), the first two games of the series, the Heat did not perform well, but they quickly adjusted and began to win, but it was also very dangerous to win, the third game, Payton contributed 2 points, and these 2 points were the mid-range quasi-kill in the last minute, the Heat won 2 points, the fifth game, Payton contributed 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, also including the key ball in the last minute, helping the team to win 1 point and get the match point, the sixth game, Payton played 17 minutes, completed his task, and helped the team win the game He defeated his opponent 4-2 and successfully lifted the championship trophy.
Payton in Miami to achieve the dream, 37 years old, struggle for 16 years, finally lifted his beloved championship trophy, struggled for 16 years to get the championship trophy, in joy, there seems to be some regrets, but compared with those players who have not won the championship until retirement, Payton is 100% lucky. After winning the championship, Payton did not retreat, he played another season with the Heat, used his last oil, and then announced the end of his NBA career.
Write at the end
In the '90s, that star-studded era, Payton stood out with his distinct personality, superb skills, his trash talk impressed opponents, his defense impressed fans, and he used the best 17 years of his life to leave an indelible mark on the NBA.
Now Peyton often participates in the show, talk about his own views, his own state is also good, and his son, Peyton Jr. also played in the NBA, although he can't play due to injury now, but his future is bright, which is enough to make Peyton proud.
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