Legend of Tomorrow

After the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, Kobe Bryant, who took an early vacation at home, was in the news again.

The media did not pull Kobe out for a serious meeting, but the fans would not let him go. On the Internet, Kobe's exposure rate was simply higher than that of several stars who reached the finals.

Kobe's two old clubs both burst out with amazing energy after sending him away. Many fans online began to discuss how toxic Kobe was. Other than him, no player in NBA history can produce such an immediate impact after being traded.

The depth of the Warriors' lineup does not seem to be better than that of 2012. Luol Deng was replaced by Iguodala. The only extra star was Brook Lopez. When he joined, his popularity and evaluation were far different from Bynum. Far.

Without Kobe, the Warriors' offense has become more efficient. Role players share playing time, and the combined contribution is that of an All-Star, even better than some All-Stars.

As soon as Guo Xu retired, the Warriors became the best outside shooting team in the league. In the playoffs, Curry, Redick, Middleton, and Carroll all shot over 40% from three-point range. When Kobe was here, the Warriors could only play two-pointers. Kobe would only pass out the ball when he faced a double-team and had no chance to take a shot. In order for Kobe to find someone more easily, his teammates had to be spot-up shooters.

Today's Warriors have completely abandoned the triangle offense routine. Outside players are running to play, switching between with and without the ball.

The Nets are playing well this year also because of their open shooting from the outside. The newcomer Ariza is active defensively and can also play an role on the offensive end.

His overall shooting rate of 42.3% is not high, but he has a 37.5% three-point shooting rate and averages 2.1 goals per game. He can be called a 3D player. He averaged 37 minutes per game, 10.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

You may not believe it, but in a parallel world, Ariza, nicknamed Ironza, has a career true shooting percentage similar to that of Kobe Bryant. In the regular season, Ariza averaged 53.4% ​​and Kobe 55%. In the playoffs, Ariza averaged 54.8% and Kobe 54.1%. This is under the premise that Ariza was so abused by Larry Brown in the early stage that he did not dare to shoot three-pointers.

Ariza, who is ranked No. 1 on Earth, gained confidence after joining the Suns. As soon as he entered the league, he mainly shot three-pointers and made air cuts, and was not responsible for holding the ball and attacking. So far, his career true shooting percentage per game is as high as 57.6%, higher than Kobe.

It can be seen from the playing time that Nets coach Mike Brown attaches great importance to Ariza. He is an unstoppable starter at the No. 2 position, and substitute Alan Anderson is obviously worse than him. Small forward Pierce is more famous, averaging only 29 minutes per game, sharing playing time with Kirilenko and Telitovich.

Kobe Bryant has come to a cruel conclusion. Although Kobe has better statistics than Ariza, his tactical effect is not as good as Ariza's. He likes to rush to do inside jobs,

Forces the center away from the post.

Kobe went too far. How could he cooperate with his teammates? It's obviously to help the opponent defend Howard. Howard, who broke through Kobe's defense this year, was selected to the All-NBA First Team again.

Howard averaged 33.7 minutes per game, 18.4 points, 12 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.8 blocks. His shooting percentage was 59.3%, his free throw percentage also increased to 56.4%, and his true shooting percentage was 61.5%.

Also playing in the low post, the Nets switched to Howard and Nowitzki, and their efficiency immediately increased. Both players' true shooting percentages exceeded 60%.

The messages from fans are all unfavorable to Kobe. He is a free agent and it is almost impossible to get a big contract in the summer.

I don't know where Kobe's next stop will be. If he chooses to join a strong team with the ability to compete for the championship and immediately puts the team at the bottom, then he will be invincible.

The situation between Kobe and Iverson was very similar. If he was unwilling to take a salary cut and still took so many shots, he would probably have to retire. In a team that is expected to compete for the championship, the coaching staff cannot coddle him. The Nets are a lesson learned from the past.

Support the Warriors to win the championship this season. Except for Lopez, who was traded, the rest of their stars are cultivated by themselves. It is not honorable for a team like the Nets to win. Kobe Bryant was able to restrain him last season. Now, This lineup is really unreasonable.”

I think even if Guo Xu comes back next season, as long as Kobe joins the Suns, he may not be able to lead him.

Kobe will never join the Suns. If Guo Xu comes back, it will be too embarrassing for him to hug his thigh. If Guo Xu doesn't come back, the Suns look like they have no future. Even if the Suns have a future and have young Brandon Roy, Jimmy Butler, and Klay Thompson at the swingman position, how could the management want Kobe?

The Suns' regular season record, fourth in the Western Conference, was acceptable, but they were eliminated by the Clippers 3-4 in the first round of the playoffs, and lost the tiebreaker at their home court.

The Suns now lack a superstar who can attract double teams, and opponents can defend the entire court alone. When Roy becomes the boss, he does not have Guo Xu's dominance, and his shooting percentage and ability to score points are comprehensively weakened.

The Suns' role players are good, but they can't do without their superstars and have become dependent on Guo Xu. The outside is slightly better, but inside Whiteside, Gortat, Ibaka, Haslem and others all lack the ability to attack with the ball.

Jeremy Lin and Jimmy Butler can both attack with the ball. Unfortunately, D'Antoni is a coach who likes to let defenders be the core, so he chose to give Jeremy Lin more ball rights.

Xiao Linzi played well in the regular season, averaging 13 points and 4.1 assists per game, making him a qualified starter. He lost his way after entering the playoffs. His shooting percentage dropped to 41%, his three-point shooting percentage dropped to 29.3%, and he averaged only 11.3 points and 4.2 assists on 10.2 shots per game.

Since signing Guo Xu, the Suns have never missed the conference finals and only lost the championship twice. As soon as Guo Xu retired, the Suns became the first round of fishing, which makes him even greater.

Coach D'Antoni's coaching ability has been widely questioned.

Some fans used to say that D'Antoni is a historical coach and is seriously underestimated. If it weren't for his bombardment tactics, Guo Xu wouldn't have won so many championships. As a result, only one year later, they were severely slapped in the face and no longer spoke online.

After the Suns were eliminated, D'Antoni reflected on himself and admitted that it would be impossible without Guo Xu. Someone in the team must step up, or dig a star in the summer.

Jeremy Lin is a completely free agent in the summer. The Suns management is not very satisfied with him and plans to change to a starting point guard next season. Their top target is Kyle Lowry, who was sent to the Pacers by the Raptors.

Lowry won a championship as Guo Xu's substitute in the Suns, and he is probably willing to return to the Suns. Lowry, who is on Earth 1, is more unlucky than other worlds. Because of Lillard, he did not become the core outside player in the Raptors. His statistics were average, and 2014 was not a good year for signing.

Seeing the comments from online fans, new NBA president Adam Silva is in a bad mood. The ratings this year are still not good.

David Stern officially resigned in February this year, and Silva took over the mess, just in time for Guo Xu to retire.

Nowadays, the attention of fans in North America to the NBA has dropped a lot. Chinese fans have become an important audience, and they are far more star-chasing than other countries. For this reason, the president has given himself a Chinese name of Xiao Hua.

No matter who wins the championship between the Warriors and Nets, a new champion will be born, and the core stars of both teams will also win the first championship in their careers. They cannot be compared with Guo Xu, and most fans do not pay attention to who wins at all.

To make matters worse, Guo Xu did not accept TNT Radio's invitation to commentate on the finals. He also commented on two games in the Western Conference Finals, which was like saying that he was not optimistic about the finals matchup.

At the end of the regular season, Guo Xu had already stated that he was optimistic that one of the Warriors or the Spurs would win...