Back in the NBA Western Conference semifinals 10 years ago, when the powerful Spurs with 3 championships in 10 years were unable to limit the thin guard Stephen Curry in the G1 series, allowing him to shoot 35 times in double overtime, mainly by shooting 44 points, most fans felt that this may be an accident; In G2, Curry was in average condition, but what made the Spurs even more unexpected happened: another young man named Klay Thompson quietly stepped forward and scored 34 points on 8-of-9 shooting from 3-pointers, which directly turned the veteran Spurs to win.
That summer, people were just amazed at the Warriors, but it was as if it was there that they had quietly begun to change the way the NBA and even world basketball played. Although the Spurs are still advancing after 6 games, Curry and Thompson are no longer unknowns, and David Lee, Barnes and even Dream Green on the bench have felt that their time is coming. Everyone knows the story behind, 4 years and 3 championships and the attitude of "shooting anytime, anywhere" have made the world recognize the fact that pitchers can be MVPs, recognize bombardment and big and four small tactics, and recognize that hard training three-pointers is the way to win in world basketball at present.
10 years on, although Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors won another NBA championship last year, the main members of the team have reached 30+, and lasting and stable competitiveness has become a luxury for them. The league has experienced the rotation of the Raptors, Lakers, and Bucks in recent years, but few teams have won convincingly.
But change is the law of the world, and the feeling of being alone is finally being seen in the Nuggets this season. After the tempering of the 2021 Western Conference Finals and the accumulation of playoffs over several years, Murray and Porter Jr., who returned from injury, this year's Nuggets seem unfathomable. Although the regular season is the first in the West, in fact, in addition to the team assists and offensive efficiency 2 indicators are not ranked at the forefront of the league, to the playoffs to defeat the Timberwolves and the Suns does not seem to prove anything, after all, it is the first in the regular season, but the sweep of the Lakers is really terrible, Murray is just that, Porter, Pope, Brown do not have an easy shooting opportunity, just like James sighed after the loss, "The Nuggets' bench depth is too good, you need to beat every one to beat them."
The above players are all powerful, but what makes these powerful elements achieve 1+1 is greater than 2. This white fat man who has always been liked by fans and appreciated by all coaches is very powerful, after all, 2 regular season MVPs, but this year you know how powerful he is, the ability to run and jump is not outstanding, and the breakthrough shot is not conspicuous, but... He got to the key game and it was actually 3 doubles!
Maddie said he has a high basketball IQ and has not seen such a player at the basketball level in history. He can any offensive skill, but every time he shoots to finish seems to be the stage of "no more shots and scolded", if as is the legend in the basketball world: passing is the most advanced offensive skill, then the teacher really disdains to score! Even the ability to defend the basket, which has been criticized before, seems to have been mentioned again this year, and he can be said to dominate both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of the game against Anthony Davis, Ayton and Downs this year. To sum up, if you don't believe that an artistic player will win a championship, you have to believe this year, because his willingness is strong, the helpers around him are really strong, 7 feet tall assists and rebounds are the top three in the regular season and playoffs, can you imagine? Never before have people who don't actively score can rule the data list.
Considering that Mr. Jo is Serbian, his upbringing is even more legendary, and how many games did an NBA second-round pick who worked hard in a foreign country have to conquer the United States and the world. If Curry has influenced the way many small players play and win basketball, then Mr. Jo has become another innovator in basketball history: big players take basketball skills and understanding to the extreme, move teammates as the first choice, and fluency should be his era label!