On October 24, Beijing time, Yang Yi, a well-known basketball commentator, talked about lillard and Irving who was selected when discussing the topic of "NBA 75th Anniversary 76 Stars" on his personal radio channel!
Regarding this list, in fact, after it was released, it caused a lot of controversy! Lillard and Thick Brow were selected, but Irving, Howard, Clay, Ginobili and others all lost, and many players stood up and complained! Today, an interesting scene occurred, the Warriors prepared a "No. 77" jersey for Clay, Clay himself put on self-deprecating, Curry laughed at the side, in this way to express dissatisfaction!
In fact, this has nothing to do with Lillard, after all, he is not the one who voted! So who is stronger, Lillard or Owen? They enter the league with their feet in front of them, and the existing honors can be regarded as equal! Lillard's best result led the team to the West Finals, 6 All-Stars, 6 Best Teams, Best Rookie, Olympic Champion, 2 All-Star Skills Tournament Champions! Irving has 1 championship ring, 7 All-Stars, 3 All-Star, Best Rookie, Men's Basketball World Cup Champion, Rookie Challenge MVP, All-Star Three-Point Contest Champion!
Yang Yi said when comparing the two, "It's not easy to say, normal Irving, he plays really good when he has nothing to do with off-court things, Uncle Drew, but you see his record with the Cavaliers in the first three seasons, and the Nets that didn't durant Irving last season." But Lillard saved the playoffs, but if you want to say that there is a James in the championship team, you can't ask Lillard, that role Owen is good. Irving is a very standard second boss, Lillard is not so good to see the Olympic performance, Irving can do it for you from near and far is really powerful, although I think his brain is smoked but the ball is really good."
First than the technical characteristics, both are offensive point guards, the scoring ability is beyond doubt, if they are single-core team, the average 30+ per game has a chance! But in comparison, Irving is more efficient in scoring, shooting more than 47% in five consecutive seasons and shooting more than 39% in three-point shooting for five consecutive seasons! Lillard's scoring stability is not high, and the threat of breakthrough and mid-range is not as good as Irving's, but his ability to hit consecutive three-pointers is super strong!
Lillard and Irving can't compare with the ornamental play, Irving's breakthrough is flowing, a fancy move and a strong basket finishing ability is pleasing to the eye, otherwise his sneakers would not be so hot. Lillard's selling point is his key ball ability, many times in the key moments to show a big heart, a hammer of the long-range thrower, from this point of view the two are different, in their respective suitable systems can play a big role!
But Yang Yi mentioned the key point, Lillard is only suitable for being a lone hero, he rejects his own initiative to hold the group, with his personality it is difficult to cooperate with superstars, it is likely to be lifelong without a crown. Irving, on the other hand, is different, if he is not on the sidelines, then he is still a very good second boss, he can play without the ball, he can also bring a lineup of role players, so he has his own advantages. At that time, the league has also been comparing the three top defenders of the same period, "Irving, Lillard and Wall", and now that Wall is behind, who will be next?