Remember Delon Williams?
I think that at that time, the two most obsessive changes of direction, one was Iverson, the other was him.
Unlike Iverson's simple and rough direct change of direction, Delong is more like a pulsating change of direction to complete the person.
The center of gravity is low, the tonnage is full, and there is also a rhythm, others are shaking the opponent at once, and he is swinging the opponent back and forth many times.
Whether it's a superstar or a defensive expert, it's the same, it's a simple looking double-direction change, enough to make people fascinated, the peak of Gervaico... None of them have stood on the pile.
In addition to shaking and changing direction, Delon also has very tempting additional skills such as turning, crotch, and back movement, and all of them are the most practical moves in the bells and whistles, in short, to convince you with the purest techniques.
In addition, Delon has first-hand organizational skills.
If nothing else, let's talk about the years of Buzier + Delong + Oku + Kirilenko + Old Fish + Haplin, Delong as the engine, how many Chinese fans have pain in their hearts.
If it weren't for this, I believe that with his original style of playing, Delong would definitely be more popular with fans.
Many people say that Sloan has made Delong, but in fact, it is not unreasonable, under Sloane's encouragement, Delong is indeed a momentary yu.
Three All-Stars, two best team second team, in 2007 just 22 years old and still rookie Delong led the Jazz to the Western Conference Finals, and then reached the playoffs for four consecutive years, only to fall in the first round only once.
At the time, "eating and sleeping to beat Paul" was really not a joke.
The two are in position, Delon often has the advantage, and the classic shot of the duel in the impression seems to be Delong shaking off Paul to win a call, to know that Paul is 7 times defensive, but in front of Delon is not worth mentioning.
In the case of the Western Final, Paul did not do it until 2018.
Unfortunately, it is such a top defender who does not lose to Paul, after forcing the meritorious manager Sloan, also fell in a Waterloo-style manner, cocooning himself.
Although he later mixed with the Nets, he scored a career-high 57 points in a single game, followed the Dream Ten team to win the Olympic gold medal, and signed a maximum salary contract that was not completely settled until last year.
But due to injuries and other reasons, Delon had slowly begun to marginalize, and after being bought out by the Nets, he went to the Mavericks and then the Cavaliers.
And then, there's never another...
As many fans imagine, Delong is a player of this type who can only play the most under the Sloan system.
If he hadn't left the Jazz at that time, maybe his peak would have lasted longer, and his achievements would not have been so, and now he is only a year older than Paul, and he may still be playing in the NBA.
Although the second half of his career was unsatisfactory, like Kobe Bryant's back-up jumper and Maddy's dry jumper, Delong's change of direction remained in the NBA forever in a classic way.
Over the years, whether on the professional or amateur court, countless point guards have been happy to imitate Delong's rhythmic style of play, but to be honest, there are very few who can really shake out the essence of Delong.
In fact, whether it is Delong or Paul, it is only one of them, Dong Ai has changed to a generation of madness, Xi Ke has looked back to a generation of gods, South Mai Ganba is undefended, North Carolina abused the basket as the king, and finally the youth dispersed, and there is no young man from then on.
Seeing it again, it's all a different story.
In fact, delong has never officially announced his retirement since fading out of the stadium in early years.
However, from his relaxed social dynamics and increasingly blessed body, it is not difficult to feel that the possibility of him returning to the professional arena as a professional player is almost zero.
Of course, delong's enthusiasm for the game does not seem to have really cooled down, he still wants to compete, but from playing ball to boxing.
According to the latest report from the athletic shams, Delong will next participate in a boxing match.
The news shows that the boxing match will be held on December 18, US time, and will be played as a pre-match match for the brother of heavyweight boxer Jack Paul vs. heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury.
And Delong's opponent may be Frank Gore, who has been selected for the Professional Bowl by former NFL players 5 times, slightly older than Delong, and his height is far less than Delong, but considering that he is a running back, the duel is still quite ugly.
I don't know if Delong is considering switching to boxing, or just overboxing, all in all, he gave up basketball early, he really has some itchy hands.
That being the case, what kind of punch, there is a kind of coming back and continuing to hit Paul...