Nowadays, people think that Brother Thick Eyebrows can break the ball on the outside and get into the inside to complete the dunk, which is incredible. But in the 1990s, one player did it, and he did it better than Brother Thick Eyebrows. He can use the front of the defender to turn around and avoid the person in front, and then complete an almost throwing action and throw the ball out. This player is Garnett.
Garnett is 2. 1 1 m tall and has a long arm span. In terms of physical conditions, Garnett is a standard insider, but Garnett's talent is too different from other insiders.
In Garnett's time, the insiders were all strong men with big muscles and big waist. Their strength is very strong, and their jumping may not be good, but they are very strong against thieves and are not afraid to fight hard.
And Garnett, when he first entered the league, can be said to be "skinny." Compared with those strong men, they are bamboo poles. In other words, Garnett's talent is not focused on gaining weight and confrontation. Where is Garnett's talent? The point is speed, burst, bounce and bounce speed. Garnett's feet are fast. Facing the defender, he can keep up and jump high. It is rumored that Garnett has touched the upper edge of the rebound and the rebound speed is not slow. If you blink slowly, you will miss Garnett's take-off dunk.
Garnett's unique talent makes his style of play different. Garnett was criticized for his style of play in the 1990s, surpassing that era.
In the 1990s, all the inside players had to fight with each other like meat grinders. Therefore, Rodman, Malone and other tough inside players appeared, and Garnett's thin body was suicidal inside. Therefore, Garnett's perimeter and running play, like today's anthony davis, is mainly based on moving and projecting.
But Davis can stand in the fourth or even fifth position, Garnett can't, and times don't allow it. So in the first two years of entering the NBA, Garnett played small forward, and a person with a height of 2. 1 1 meter played small forward. What is this picture? Not everyone can accept it now, and not many people accepted it in the 1990 s. The media said Garnett was soft-hearted.
On the court, Garnett can't give full play to his talent. He can hold the ball well, but he can't use it often. The only thing a coach can do is to keep Garnett away from the collision under the basket and use his own movement and shooting to hit his opponent. It was at this time that Garnett developed his trademark action, the bottom line turning jump shot, which will become the most stable scoring method for Garnett in the next decade.
After several years of exploration and study, Garnett has learned excellent dance steps. When attacking, every move is reasonable He asks for the ball in the low post, then flips the jumper, he picks it with his teammates, rolls it together, and then catches the ball. He cut into the basket, leaving other insiders too late to defend quickly. Garnett wandered around when other insiders were dead, outside the restricted area, in places saturated with traditional thinking.
Interestingly, Garnett's playing style was not recognized in the 1990s, but it is highly sought after today in 2022. Who doesn't want an insider like Garnett? Garnett's style of play surpassed his time and opened up a new road for future inside play.
Garnett played 2 1 year in the NBA, and his peak period was very long. Judging from the peak performance, it must be the 2003-04 season. Garnett's personal performance this season is wonderful.
On the offensive end, he uses his own unique style of play to split, which is very efficient. On the defensive end, he gives full play to his defensive ability. He doesn't squat in it. He kept observing to see where there was a loophole, and then made up for it himself. He swept back and forth at the three-point line and clamped down his opponent with his teammates. Because of Garnett's strong defensive ability, the Timberwolves used defense, and the effect was very good.
Garnett's passing vision is excellent and his passing skills are very good. On the court, Garnett is the second organizing point outside the guard, organizing the team within the three-point line. After a season, Garnett averaged 24.2 points 13.9 rebounds, 5 assists 1.5 assists and 2.2 blocks, and Garnett filled the data column. It can be said that Garnett is the most versatile power forward in history.
In the 2003-04 season, Garnett played a peak performance and won a wave of honors. Garnett started in the All-Star Game. At the end of the season, he will be selected as the best defensive team, the best team and the rebounding king and MVP. Garnett became a first-line superstar in the league, while the Timberwolves ranked first in the West with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses.
This is Garnett at the peak, a superstar who has both offensive and defensive skills and can lead the team to the peak of the West.
And Garnett is a player who can integrate into the team. After coming to the Celtics, Garnett and his new teammates ray allen, Pierce and Rondo merged perfectly to help the Celtics win the championship and realize their dream.
This is Garnett, who can lead the team alone, have a good chemical reaction with his teammates and win the championship.
Before Garnett, no one could imagine that an inside player could make a helpless performance from the three-point line to the basket like an outside player, and no player could support the whole defense system alone, from outside defense to inside defense, and no inside player could match the defender's passing ability. But after Garnett appeared, all this became a reality.
At first, people questioned him and treated him coldly. After nearly 20 years of development, people discovered that it was not Garnett who was wrong, but the people who watched the game were wrong. There is nothing wrong with Garnett's playing style. His mistake is that he is ahead of the times. On the other hand, Garnett was tired of that era. If Garnett plays in this league, Brother Thick Eyebrows won't be the perfect center, but Garnett is.