Behind the success of the Suns "Spurs", let s see how Wenban began to enjoy superstar treatment

The sign of an ordinary star growing into a superstar is whether the league will create an offensive and defensive model exclusive to him.

Since the beginning of the 2005-06 season, LeBron has known throughout the league that he should take more shots than surprise.

After the rise of Curry and the Warriors, opponents gradually made the "song request mode" flourish in order to consume him.

After Durant started his journey to become the scoring champion, the defense no longer expected to use size and height to compete, but instead invented the use of short pendants such as Paul, Tony Allen, and Beverley.

In Harden's heyday, defenders even had to put their hands behind their backs to prevent him from touching the ball.

Now, it’s Wenbanyama’s turn.

The Spurs have won their first five games in the new season, but what scares opponents even more is that Wenbanyama averages 30.2 points, 14.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 4.8 blocks per game, and can also throw in 1.0 three-pointers per game.

When Wenban became the number one pick, the entire league knew that as long as this kid was not injured, he would be the leader of the league at the level of Zanduku in the future.

I just didn’t expect that his final form would be so terrifying.

He defeated the big eyebrow (almost the best interior defender before him), and when facing Zion, who is also extremely talented, he rewarded the Pelicans with 9 big blocks.

The Heat have been the best defender against him so far, shooting 10 of 23, but still scored 27 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks.

He is completely at the league's super level. Even if he doesn't feel good one day, he can still dominate the court in other ways.

However, today against the Suns, the Spurs not only suffered their first defeat of the new season 118-130, Wen Ban even made 4 of 14 shots and scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, 7 of which were obtained in the fourth quarter while chasing points.

In other words, in the first three quarters of the Spurs' defeat, Wenban only scored one goal in a sports game, and even had 0 free throws.

The Phoenix Suns can be called the first team this season to completely restrict Wenban, and they also set a pattern for the opponents after the Spurs.

The Suns' young coach Jordan Ott is also a video analyst. He has worked tirelessly to get to where he is now. Coach Spoelstra's restrictions on the text class in the last game have begun to take effect. I believe he must have studied the video of that game.

The Suns, which have richer inside resources in this game, have actually successfully tested the "anti-zebra armor" on Wenban.

In response to Wenban's offense, the Suns' general idea was to resist the ball from all three sides and try to push him away from the free throw line. When holding the ball in the high position and facing the basket, they would defend against and pile up people on the outside. Center Markway was always surrounded by teammates to support the attack, and he always kept in mind to keep Wenban's body in check.

The first goal of the game was Royce O'Neal's post at the end of the game. Castle started a pick-and-roll to find Wenban's mistake.

On the offensive end, Booker played very smart today. After launching the pick-and-roll, he didn't even reach the basket to challenge Wenban, using his mid-range as a weapon.

Even if there is no chance to take a shot, they would rather sink the ball to find an open space on the outside than give Wen Ban a chance to make a splash.

Coupled with the fact that the Suns were so accurate with three-pointers today, they played even more resolutely.

Compared with the previous games, Wenban had difficulty connecting with the ball today. When there was no ball, there was almost always at least one Suns player standing between him and the ball carrier, staring at him eagerly. Once he got the ball, the Suns players gathered around him like sharks asking about the smell of blood.

If you ask for MVP-level insiders such as Jokic and Antetokounmpo, then it can be said that he should have better blocking positions and higher transfer ball.

It can be seen today that when opponents pile up people on him at all costs, his ball-playing ability still needs to be strengthened, and there are very few quick balls like the one at the end of the first quarter.

He is going through the same situation that the young Antetokounmpo faced.

On the defensive end, as the Suns become more and more comfortable with three-pointers, ball-handlers such as Booker and Gillespie even intentionally attract excessive double-teaming from the Spurs.

Whenever the Suns launch a pick-and-roll and carry the ball deep into the center, in order to ensure that Wenban can protect the frame in the middle, the defenders on the Spurs' wings often come to help defend. Today's Booker seems to be possessed by Doncic, always able to find open teammates.

Today he not only scored 28 points (5 mid-range shots), but also provided 13 assists, 7 of which were three-pointers.

So facing the Suns' attack today, Wen Ban felt like he couldn't use his strength. A group of people were wandering in front of him, but they didn't come in, either making mid-range shots or moving away. As soon as his teammates contracted, they were immediately punished with a three-pointer.

Although some unsighted people tried to challenge him, Allen and Markway immediately tried the gentleness of Wen's Hotpot, which further strengthened the Suns' play style.

In the second half, the Spurs gradually provided relief to Wenban Yama, including but not limited to more outside starts, allowing Wenban to appear in more finishing roles.

Speed ​​up and make it impossible for the Suns to stand firm and defend.

Wenban even deliberately stood in the bottom corner to open up space to make way for Castle and Vassell. Although they chased a certain number of points, the score difference in the first three quarters was too big, and they failed in the end.

This defeat can give the Spurs some sobriety.

Today, Wenban's influence on both offense and defense is already at the top of the league, but that does not mean that opponents are unable to make every effort to limit him. Today is a good example.

Back then, LeBron was restricted, so he had Irving, Big Eyebrow, and the three-point group around him to help him out. Curry was tired, and he had Durant and Klay around him. After Harden was double-teamed, Paul and Round Face came to the top.

At this time, the Spurs will probably think that at least for now, they cannot do without Darren Fox, who is still recovering from injury on the bench.

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