Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 169 169. Lineup list for the new season: I may not understand offense, but neither will you!

上个赛季本华莱士场均可以贡献7.3分11.3篮板1.9助攻1.8抢断以及2.2次封盖。

Among them, the offensive rebounds averaged 4.1 per game, ranking first in the league, and the defensive efficiency was second only to Kevin Garnett, ranking second in the league, and it was a pity to pass by DPOY.

And last season, Daben was selected to the best defensive first team, the best team second team, and the East All-Star substitute, which can definitely be called extraordinary.

Except for the point that LeBron James broke through in the playoffs, Ben Wallace's season contribution has no stains.

But the fact that the Pistons were blocked by LeBron James in the playoffs was not the fault of Ben Wallace alone, but that the old coach Saunders' formation was too blunt, and he paid far less attention to the defensive end. attack.

And as the head coach of a team that focuses on offense, Ben Wallace's offensive ability simply made the old Sanders feel bad. Many tactics could not be used when Ben was on the court. This kind of inconsistent choice is the Pistons. The root cause of the loss to the Cavaliers in the semifinals.

As of now, Ben Wallace has been selected to the All-Defensive Team five times in his career, led the league in rebounds twice, and led the league in blocked shots once. He is definitely the best defensive player at the center position.

If it is said that Yao Ming is the most likely person to take the league's first center position after "Shark" O'Neal, then since Olajuwon, Big Ben is definitely the best defensive player at the center position.

In terms of defense alone, even the "African Mountain" Mutombo is willing to bow down. After all, Uncle Mu's strength lies in assisting defense and blocking shots, while Daben is a super blue-collar with both assisting defense and single defense ability in history.

And Big Ben is the only "pure blue-collar center" in NBA history to be inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame.

Ben Wallace has been nominated as a candidate for the Basketball Hall of Fame many times after retiring, but he was not officially selected until 2021, and there was a full decade between them.

In fact, the question of Ben Wallace's eligibility for the Hall of Fame has been debated throughout the decade.

The Basketball Hall of Fame is definitely the place that all NBA players yearn for the most. Being selected into the Hall of Fame represents the player's status in the basketball world.

Whether it is winning multiple championships in his career and playing a dominant superstar performance, or making great contributions to basketball in terms of popularity and promotion, no matter what it is, a player who can be selected for the Hall of Fame is a sign of the times.

As a blue-collar center, Ben Wallace averaged only 5.7 points per game in his career. Once Ben Wallace is inducted into the Hall of Fame, it means that Big Ben will become the Hall of Fame player with the lowest scoring average in basketball history.

The Hall of Fame represents the face of the basketball world, so Daben's selection into the Hall of Fame has been pushed back until 2021.

The advent of the small ball era has allowed the league to have a lot of short centers of about two meters. It was not until this time that people realized how terrifying Daben's defensive ability is.

With a height of just over two meters, he was able to stand firm in that era, defending players such as the peak O'Neal and the peak Duncan, and also won the best defensive player and the league's rebounding and blocking awards many times. Qualified to step into the threshold of the Hall of Fame.

A Hall of Fame-level player is enough to prove Ben Wallace's terrifying defensive ability. Daben's official registered height is [-] meters, but this is a false height that Daben deliberately lied about in order to be able to play a center.

In fact, Daben's height is only [-] meters. If he shaves off his conspicuous afro, it's hard to say whether his net height will be [-] meters.

Only when people start to get familiar with the player Big Ben can they understand how strong Ben Wallace's defense is.

And this time Big Ben's decision to join the Timberwolves also caused a real earthquake in the league.

The Timberwolves ranked first in the league in defensive efficiency last season. Except for a few teams such as the Mavericks, there are very few teams that can break through the Timberwolves' defense.

Excellent defensive ability also made last year's Timberwolves known as one of the best defensive teams in history.

As a result, the Timberwolves not only traded the strongest defensive small forward Artest during this offseason, but also signed the strongest defensive center Ben Wallace in the free market.

Whenever people think of the scene next season when the "Gloves" Payton, Artest, Garnett and Ben Wallace appear on the court at the same time, it seems that even the desire to attack is gone for a moment.

No one can imagine how terrifying the Timberwolves' defense will be next season, because next season the Timberwolves will have four DPOY players working together. In people's eyes, this is really a nonsense and absurd thing.

Even at the moment when the Timberwolves announced that they had officially reached a contract with free agent Ben Wallace, even "Big Mouth" Barkley couldn't help saying: "To be honest, it's hard for these players to be called a newspaper group together." , but the cooperation of these guys is more terrifying than the newspaper group!"

It is conceivable that when a player holds the ball through the half court and sees Payton, Artest, Garnett and Ben Wallace making defensive moves at the same time, no matter how strong the desire to attack will be at that moment. vanished...

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As the team officially signed a contract with Ben Wallace, the Timberwolves' 15-man roster for the new season was determined in advance.

Guard:

"Gloves" Payton, Rondo, Trenton Hassell.

Swingman:
Iguodala, "Madman" Sprewell, "Penny" Hardaway.

Up front:

Garnett, Artest, Gerald Wallace, Ariza.

Inside:

Ben Wallace, Millsap, Hayes, Eddie Griffin, and Wang Zhizhi.

Although these 15 people are not necessarily the ultimate lineup for the Timberwolves to hit the playoffs, they must be the Timberwolves' early season roster.

After signing free agent Ben Wallace, the Timberwolves' salary space was completely locked. Unless they signed players who were bought out by other teams in the free market, or veteran players who didn't care about salary, the Timberwolves would only be able to strengthen their strengths. can pass the transaction.

But I believe that the team that intends to hit the championship will definitely not give the Timberwolves any room for reinforcement. The current lineup of the Timberwolves is already frightening. If the Timberwolves continue to strengthen, the championship will lose suspense sooner or later.

Today's Timberwolves' lineup still has some flaws, and its offensive ability is not as strong as people think.

Whether it is "Glove" Payton, Artest or Garnett, the offensive capabilities of the three are not top-notch. As for Ben Wallace, needless to say, he basically loses his ability to attack independently without dunking.

The Timberwolves' offensive deficiencies need other players to make up for them as much as possible, but after Szczerbiak left the team, it is hard to believe that the Timberwolves will put all the offensive burden on the "veteran" Sprewell alone.

Iguodala must make more offensive contributions in the new season, otherwise the Timberwolves can only rely on defense to win, which reflects the description of Tony Allen by fans in his previous life: "I may not understand offense, but neither do you. Understand!"

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