once upon a time, it was the patent of a star to occupy a lot of playing time. American media statistics also show that in the first decade of the 21st century, there were as many as 33 players who averaged 4 minutes per game, but in the past 1 years, this number has dropped sharply to two. The defensive intensity of the NBA has weakened, and more teams have scored more than 1 points per game. Why is it difficult for the NBA to emerge as a "God of War" now?
Iverson is known as the "God of War", and his 1.83-meter compact figure contains great power. From 1998-99 to 27-8, Iverson never played less than 4 minutes per game, which lasted for 1 years.
Kobe is also a spokesman for this. In the first eight seasons of his career, he played 4 minutes per game in only two seasons. However, since the 24-5 season, Kobe has played more than 4 minutes per game for three consecutive seasons. The same is true of James in the same period. From the second season of landing in the NBA, from 24-5 to 27-8, he also played more than 4 minutes per game for four consecutive seasons.
By contrast, from 21 to 22, only two people played more than 4 minutes a season: Gerald Wallace in Bobcats' period and Monta Ellis in Warriors' period, with only one season and two seasons respectively. The so-called "God of War" seems to have disappeared in today's NBA. Why? "More expensive" players.
first of all, I have to say that NBA stars are more delicate nowadays, which is related to the increasing contracts they carry.
Conley once signed the biggest contract in NBA history at that time, with an annual salary of 153 million yuan in five years
In the first ten years, an annual salary of about 15 million yuan has become the standard for stars; In the past 1 years, the annual salary of 2 million has become commonplace, and even the annual salary of 3 million and 4 million is no longer new. Mr. 1 million is everywhere. NBA teams invest more in players, and the stars make a slight mistake, which will make the bosses' money bags tight.
In addition, not only the team is more "precious" to the players, but also the players know how to protect themselves. In recent years, "load management" has become a hot word.
leonard, who is called by domestic fans, has been criticized by all parties, but from Raptors to Clippers, Cass has been so enthusiastic about "load management" that he does not argue or resist it; Harden once made "paddling" a hot word. Even after he was out of the playoffs in 219, even McGrady accused him: "When Paul controlled the ball, Harden was walking. Van Gundy never allowed me to play like this."
After leaving James and spending two unsuccessful seasons in the Green Army, Owen was also accused of lack of responsibility and only dumped his teammates. Little Morris once revealed that Owen "sometimes puts personal emotions above the team."
At such times, perhaps we would like to recall Kobe Bryant who scored 28 points in the 2 finals despite the painful foot injury. Recall Iverson who sent the 76 ers to the finals in the 21 playoffs with a whole body injury; Think back to Yao Ming, which came back in the second round of the Western District in 29. Evolution of tactics.
In the first 1 years, NBA stars each defended their own side of the mountain and dominated the team. No one competed with him, which made it his only choice. In the past 1 years, the trend of NBA holding groups has prevailed, from the Big Three to the recent dual-core, with superstar-level helpers around, NBA stars naturally don't need to do all the work again.
In addition, in the first 1 years, positional warfare in the NBA was very popular. Nowadays, the pace of the game is faster and the number of rounds is more, which causes the players of both sides to run longer and turn back more frequently, which brings more wear and tear to the players' bodies than before, so they really need more rest.
Take this season as an example, there are 15 teams whose average rounds are over 1. In the 23-4 season, that is, the season before Nash and D 'Antoni led the Sun to set off a wave of small balls, the Nuggets (93.3) with the highest rounds per game were placed in this season, even worse than the Hornets (95.8) at the bottom.
Finally, take Kobe, Iverson and James as examples. They played more than 4 minutes per game that year, and they also had their own reasons. Take Kobe as an example. He played more than 4 minutes per game for three consecutive seasons, from 24-5 to 26-7. At that time, the OK group just disintegrated, and Kobe gained full control of the Lakers for the first time in his career. The Lakers are in a transitional period, so naturally they can only rely on Kobe.
From the round share, two of the three seasons can be ranked in the TOP5 of Kobe's career, and the 25-6 season (38.7%) is the highest. Judging from the percentage of shots and average points in the team, Kobe Bryant's lowest in these three seasons was 25% and 28%, and the highest was in 25-6, with shots and points accounting for 33.7% and 35.6% respectively. Without Kobe, the Lakers' offense will be completely paralyzed.
Iverson and James are in a similar situation, both of them are better than their teammates, or their teammates are really limited, forcing them to do everything. Take the four seasons when Iverson won the scoring championship as an example. At that time, the average score of the second scorer in the 76ers was 13.3 points, 18.7 points, 16.3 points and 15.1 points respectively.
of course, it may be a good thing that the number of players who play more than 4 minutes per game per season has dropped sharply, which proves that the management of players by NBA teams is more scientific, but if competitive sports become a sophisticated instrument, it will also lose its true charm. How long have you not been moved by a player's desperate saburo performance?