Chapter 1062 We Are Discussing Greatness, Not Power

"Why?" Pippen asked.

O'Neal said: "First, in the small ball era, the speed will be faster, the inside players will not gain weight, there will be no strong inside players, and there will not even be real low-post players. Do you think any player of that era can withstand the powerful impact of the hammer and LeBron? You can't expect such a player, but you might as well expect the league to change the scale of the whistle and not allow any contact."

"That's possible." Pippen said.

O'Neal curled his lips and said, "If it is a hair-level whistle, the Hammer may indeed be restricted, but it will be his defense that will be restricted, not his fast break ability, because in his fast break, shouldn't the opponent who is restricted be the one who is restricted?"

Pippen said quickly, "That's not entirely right. When he uses a strong impact to knock his opponent away, that's a foul."

Barkley said at this time, "Okay, we don't need to consider the issue of whistle scale now. We just need to consider it within the existing scale."

O'Neal said, "The existing scale is that no one can really restrict the Hammer's fast break, unless he uses the restricted area sea tactics to restrict his movement in advance when he is in the low post.

But in that case, he has already played a tactic in this playoffs, that is, once his movement is restricted in the low post during the offense and defense transition, the Suns will play an outside fast break, and he will implement a fast start, and this fast break tactic is equally powerful."

Barkley said, "So, Shaq, you mean that in the small ball era, the Hammer is still strong on the offensive end?"

"Of course." O'Neal said with certainty.

"Then Shaq, tell me your second point." Kenny Smith said at this time.

O'Neal said: "Second? Oh, damn, I've gone off topic. I forgot what the second point is?"

"Haha..." Several people laughed.

O'Neal thought for a while and said: "Oh, it's the tactical problem of the future small ball era that Scottie mentioned. You mean the small ball tactics in the future may limit the fast break of the Hammer, right? He is easy to be targeted, right?"

"Yes, I said so." Pippen said helplessly.

O'Neal nodded and continued: When the offense and defense rhythm speeds up, the defense will definitely be weakened, because everyone's shots will speed up, this is certain. Then I can't imagine what kind of defensive tactics will be able to limit the fast break of the Hammer when the defense is weakened? "

Pippen looked embarrassed, glanced at O'Neal, and didn't want to talk anymore. He felt that he was targeted by this fat shark.

Barkley asked others at this time: "What do you think? In the future, will the Hammer's fast break ability still be strong? "

Larry Bird said: "If the small ball era officially arrives, his fast break ability should be able to maintain. "

Barkley nodded and said: "Then this evaluation is indeed down now. The Hammer's fast break ability can still be strong in the small ball era. He can adapt to that era on the offensive end. Then the question is, can his strongest defense adapt to that era?"

"Definitely not." Pippen said.

"Definitely." O'Neal said.

Pippen has a headache. Shaq, you damn fat pig, are you fighting with me?

Barkley and Smith laughed. They like this situation the most. As long as they control it well and don't fight, it's okay.

"Scottie, you go first." Barkley said.

Pippen said: "Everyone admits that the defense in the future will be weakened. Is this certain?"

He looked at O'Neal and saw the latter nodded. He continued: "Since the defense will be weakened, then what I said is right."

"That's it?" O'Neal said in surprise.

"Do you need more reasons? "Pippen asked.

O'Neal laughed and said, "You haven't played with the Hammer, so you don't know how terrible he is. Have you experienced his stealing ability? I won't talk about rebounds and blocks. This kind of stealing ability in the running game, just this one defensive technique, he can be the best in the past and present."

At this time, Magic Johnson said, "I was just about to say this. In the future small ball era, in order to pursue faster offense and defense, when passing the ball, there will not be more time to observe the positions of teammates and opponents like now, but it will be more casual. So what role will the Hammer's stealing ability play in that era? "

O'Neal laughed and said, "I guess he may average 20 steals per game."

"That's impossible." Pippen stood up excitedly.

"What's impossible?"

O'Neal also stood up and shouted, "Before the Hammer appeared, could you imagine averaging more than 20 rebounds per game in this era? Can you imagine averaging nearly 9 blocks and 9 steals per game? Can you imagine someone playing so many five-doubles? Can you imagine someone averaging 5*5 in the entire regular season? "

Pippen's face was stiff, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

Seeing this, in the Senbei Castle, Li Ba said with a smile: "Shaq is good, let's treat him to shark fin next time."

Dayao said seriously: "No trade, no harm..."

"Okay, okay, let's not eat shark fin, let's eat vermicelli, anyway, the taste is almost the same." Li Ba said quickly.

"Haha..." Both families laughed.

At this time, Barkley continued: "Now Shaq's meaning is the opposite of Scottie. He believes that the Hammer will still have strong offensive and defensive capabilities in the future. What do you think?"

Jabbar said at this time: "His defense will definitely be weakened, such as rebounds, assists, and blocks."

Magic Johnson said: "Yes, whether it is offense or defense, if he does not change, it will indeed be weakened, and he will not be as unsolvable as he is now."

Larry Bird said: "I have studied small ball. If it is officially coming, then the outside attack will occupy a large proportion, and even determine the outcome of a game.

And the distance between the outside attack and defense is very short, so the offense and defense rhythm will definitely be very fast. An attack may be completed within a few seconds, which will definitely affect the performance of the Hammer on the defensive end.

As for his offense, I think the impact may not be as great as his defense. But it has a greater impact on him, because his defense is the strongest. Once it is seriously affected, he will have no chance of greatness."

"Shaq, what do you think? Do you really think that the Hammer's defense is still unsolvable in that era?" Barkley asked.

O'Neal thought about it and said: "Of course it won't be as unsolvable as it is now, but he should still be very strong."

Barkley shook his head and said: "We are talking about greatness, not strength."

O'Neal shrugged and said nothing.