basketball purple front

Chapter 540

One-on-one at the top arc, this is one of the most common and classic matchups in the NBA.

What's more, the bosses of both sides went into battle in person.

In order to maintain his body's competitive performance, Kobe lost weight again this season. In terms of maintaining his weight, he and Michael Jordan have completely opposite approaches.why?Who doesn't know that athletic ability and speed will inevitably decline when you get older, so gaining weight and using strength to gain a matchup advantage is also a disguised form of compensation.How did Kobe go in the opposite direction?Is he deliberately trying to be different from Jordan?

Of course not, it's just because...his physical talent can't afford to continue to add weight at this age.

This is Jordan's advantage, but also Kobe's disadvantage. No matter how talented he is, no matter how hard the latter works, he can't make up for it.

In fact, when Jordan was young, he was much lighter than Kobe. Jordan really gained weight after the age of 30, or even after the three consecutive championships.This can be seen from the physical test when he first joined the league. Jordan's rookie period was 84KG, and Kobe's rookie period exceeded this number, close to 90KG.You may not believe it, but this is the official physical measurement data that can be viewed, and Jordan joined the NBA and has already attended college, and Kobe is still a high school student.So in the early stage, Kobe has always maintained a leading position in tonnage.To use the words of Jordan's personal trainer, Tim Grover, when Kobe found him in 08, he was gaining weight every year.So at least before the consecutive championships, Kobe's overall weight level rose steadily.Although not as good as his peak "Little Malone" period, he is also in the 2nd position, with a strong enough physique.

But unfortunately, with the increase of age, the excessive weight directly made Kobe's knee unable to support it first.

This is also the watershed between him and Jordan in the later stage. You must know that back hitting and low position, strength and tonnage are the primary factors.After the age of 30, Jordan continued to improve, and even in the last season, his weight once reached his career maximum.As for Kobe, within a few years after the age of 30, he can only reduce the burden on his knees by losing weight, so as to maintain the endurance of the game.

The gap in physical talent is obvious at a glance.

In fact, veterans will choose to lose weight in the end to maintain their competitive state and maintain the tight schedule of the NBA.

Only Jordan, he is different, his body seems not to be affected by this aspect at all, not only does not need to decrease, but can continue to increase, allowing his strength advantage in the 2nd position to reach the greatest in his career.

The reputation of the god of basketball is really suitable for him.

From skills to mental will, from spiritual will to physical raw capital, he is almost unique in the history of basketball.

So Kobe was far behind Jordan from the starting point.

Some people you can catch up with or even surpass through acquired efforts, but some people... say something cruel.

You can never catch up.

Because when a person whose original talent is far superior to you is still working as hard as you, your pursuit is basically doomed from the very beginning.It's not that you don't work hard, it's just that their capital is too strong.

For Kobe at this stage, weight loss has both advantages and disadvantages. Needless to say, the advantages are clearly explained above, and the disadvantages... also affect Kobe's offensive and defensive ends.

The attack is mainly low position and post attack, the power is not as good as the peak.

Defense is now.

If it was Kobe's peak weight period and peak strength period, then he could rely on oppressive defense to constantly squeeze Curry's dribbling space and offensive space, thus occupying a huge initiative.This is what the so-called offensive defense means.But now, after a whole season of consumption, Kobe only weighed about 200 pounds.

This is a very serious matter.

You must know that Kobe's weight once reached 107KG at his peak, which is about 235 pounds. Ten years ago, it was between 10KG and 98KG, which was extremely stable.But for his increasingly brittle knees, Kobe lost a lot of weight at the beginning of the season, and now he has fallen to the bottom of his career.It can be said that, except during his rookie period, Kobe's weight has never been lower than 100 pounds.But before the start of today's game, Gary Vitti had Kobe weighed, only 200 pounds left.Since the beginning of the new century, it has fallen below the 199.7-pound mark for the first time.

The smaller the strength, the lighter the tonnage, the easier it is to be injured in breakthroughs and confrontations, and it can quickly gain weight. Kobe's knees can't bear it.That's why Gary Vitti kept suggesting that to reduce Kobe's playing time, it is best not to exceed 35+ per game.Unexpectedly, people are not as good as heaven, but at the end of the season, the Lakers fell into an extremely tragic "tie-break".Kobe, let alone averaged 35+ games per game, thank God for being less than 40+ games.

The recent consecutive 44+, 45+, and even playing the whole game, it is not surprising that Kobe's body has fallen into extreme fatigue.

And this kind of super-strength overdraft, even if No. 24 can bear it mentally, he can't do it physically.

The weight is getting smaller and smaller, which is a typical "red light" signal, but now... who can make Kobe come down?
Who dares to let Kobe down?
Not to mention, the Los Angeles Lakers rely on him this season more than any previous season.

The decline in weight, strength, and physical fitness made Kobe lose his oppressive defensive advantage when facing the 185-pound Curry.And the super oppressive defense has always been Kobe's defensive label before, the second man after Jordan.

Old, this is a cruel and helpless proposition in competitive sports.

Curry bumped Kobe with his body, and then used the gap created by the collision to force a three-pointer.

Kobe tried his best to take off and block the shot. He thought that if he was in a period of abundant physical strength, then the ball could be blocked directly, but right now...but the opponent's face (@#￥%&*) shot was half a beat slower.

damn it!
With a "swipe", it penetrated the center of the Lakers' basket, and Curry made another shot.

His condition tonight is also terribly good. Otherwise, how did he get more than 60% shooting?As he rarely hits the inside and rarely kills the basket, it is incredible that he can achieve this kind of shooting rate.

101-94, the score difference was widened again.

After Curry scored a goal, he made his signature move, spit out half of the braces, and then put on a face all the way back to the defense.

But unlike a few seasons later, Kobe now doesn't have a friendly face at all, nor does he pat his opponent's butt to show friendliness. He just has cold eyes, and then cold eyes like swords.That feeling is... I will bite you to death.

You wait.

In the offensive round of the Lakers, since Thompson graduated with 6 fouls, Jarrett Jack came off the bench. He is a relatively strong 1 perimeter player. With a height of 191cm, he is almost 15 pounds heavier than the same Curry.The 29-year-old this season happens to be the golden age of basketball players.Kobe now wants to play low with him, relying on strength, and can't take advantage of too much, so... Kobe chose to break through as soon as his rhythm moved.

After all, throughout the entire game, his shots didn't feel very good, and he still broke through to kill, which was relatively safe and had a high success rate.

Sure enough, although Jarrett Jack is physically strong, his concentration and lateral movement on the defensive end have always been a big problem, so this ball, he was changed by Kobe's rhythm, and he easily broke through.Rhythm change is also the most used method of change and breakthrough after No. 24 gets older.Although he can't do the cool crossover when he was young, it is still very difficult, because Kobe can use his years of court experience to tear apart the defense at a leisurely pace.

Another hard touch, followed by a forced layup.

On this ball, the Warriors' inside defense was very clean. They jumped straight up and down, and their arms didn't violate any movement, so the referee didn't give Kobe a whistle.But fortunately, Kobe was forced to stay in the air and scored this goal.

The moment Kobe landed on the ground, Kobe's face seemed to move, but he was forced to hide it soon.

The highest "pain valve" in the league is definitely not just talk.

101-96, the Lakers are still 5 points away from their opponents.

There were less than 6 minutes left in the game.

And as time continued to decrease, Tang Qian's heart became more and more tense.

He tried to ask Kobe to rest immediately, but No. 24 ran away alone without turning his head.

Seeing this, Tang Qian knew that unless he knocked him out, this man would definitely not rest.

Maybe... maybe history has changed, hasn't it?
Maybe... just thinking too much!

When Tang Qian had no choice, he could only comfort himself like this.

The Warriors called a timeout.

"Damn! How did you defend! He's so tired, yet you were easily broken by him? Don't you want to stay in the Bay Area? Ah? Jarrett!" Curry was very annoyed, because this game, He didn't want to lose, and made up his mind to win it.Therefore, "Moe Baby" is quite dissatisfied with Jarrett Jack's defensive attitude.

Jarrett Jack was not a "loyal" player in the first place. He has changed 8 teams in 5 years since he played in the NBA, so he has long been used to which city he stays in and doesn't care at all.Besides, his goal in playing in the NBA is very simple, just to make money, to get rich, so he usually plays very beautifully and eye-catchingly on offense, but he doesn’t have any statistics on the defensive end, so he is not so focused and not so dedicated .

After all, for his position, rebounds and blocks are basically out of reach. The only steal data, he has never had a particularly good time because of his heavy weight.Therefore, compared to the offense that can bring big contracts, Jarrett Jack has always been less enthusiastic and less invested in the defensive end.

This is not a big mistake. After signing him, the Warriors' management and coaching staff are interested in his bench offensive ability, which can be used when the main players are off the court.If this aspect can be completed, the above is already very satisfied.As for the defensive end, it is best to redouble our efforts and redouble our investment, otherwise it will not hurt.

Anyway, no one is optimistic about his defense.

Jarrett Jack has been in the league for seven or eight years, why doesn't he understand this truth?So simply "seek no merit but no fault" on the defensive end, save energy, and give full play to the offensive end.For ordinary role players and substitute players, there is nothing wrong with it. If you really want to be like Kobe, you love basketball to the bone, and there are not many in the league.

The management and the coaching staff also know it, so just ask Jarrett Jack to do what he should do.

It doesn't matter to Jarrett Jack that Curry is so angry suddenly. Anyway, for him, it doesn't matter where he plays.

No difference.

As long as someone is willing to pay, it's OK.

As for whether to be in the Golden State Warriors or the Los Angeles Lakers next season, he doesn't care at all.

So I don't bother to argue Curry's statement, just bow my head and listen.

"Stephen, don't be angry. Jarrett's opponent is Kobe, but the Black Mamba. He can't defend. I want to say more, but the former directly made tactical adjustments, saying: "In the game later, use Harrison Barnes to defend Kobe on the defensive end. Harrison is young and has advantages in height and athletic ability. He should be comparable It’s good to solve the problem of losing the team’s defensive end.”

"I just don't know if Harrison is willing to accept this drudgery." Mark Jackson used the provocative method.

And Harrison Barnes is a typical young player, so he nodded and agreed without thinking too much.

This made Mark Jackson nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Stephen Curry: "Stephen, what do you think of this tactical arrangement?" Curry looked at Harrison, nodded and said: "It's better than him, I hope it can Limit Kobe's performance!"

"Stephen, believe me, I will definitely do my best!" Harrison Barnes said, looking full of fighting spirit.

"Well, let's briefly arrange the next tactics, so..."

On the Lakers side, there was the sound of panting and drinking water. They couldn't help it, they were all too tired.

The most important thing is No. 24 Kobe Bryant. He looks like he was fished out of the bottom of the water. His whole body is completely soaked. Even if he is sitting on a chair, he still can't stop the sweat glands all over his body. .At this time, there are no tactics to talk about. Mike D'Antoni can only say some "unnutritive" motivational words, hoping to play a meager role.

"Bryant, you..." Before Tang Qian finished speaking, Kobe raised his head, his eyes were emotionless and said: "I want to continue playing." Tang Qian was completely helpless.

Mike D'Antoni couldn't help asking Kobe before going on the court, saying: "Bryant, do you feel you can hold on? If you are really tired..." "I'm fine, I still have the last 5 Minutes, we must win!" After Kobe said this, he threw away the sweat towel on his head and went straight to the court.

There was no hesitation at all.

But after the matchup on the spot changed, Tang Qian was stunned.

PS: It will explode tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)