Arenas bluntly said that the NBA gave up the “tough American style” in order to expand the European market. (Photo/Dazhi Image Reuters)
As controversial calls become more frequent, the league’s definition of defensive strength must be adjusted. Otherwise, under the influence of the great division era, the label of “basketball’s highest palace” will sooner or later be surrounded by doubts; and according to ” According to Shams Charania, a reporter from The Athletic, the league competition committee will hold a meeting to “increase more defensive freedom.” Coincidentally, former star Gilbert Arenas also expressed this view.
Charania said that the NBA’s competition committee will formulate a strategy on “allowing more physical contact” during the meeting; as the famous “Agent Zero” of the year, Arenas was also on the show some time ago , expressed his views on “strengthening the alliance’s defense”, but unexpectedly caused an uproar as soon as his remarks came out.
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Arenas believes that the biggest difference between the past and present NBA is “the number of European players.” He said that after experiencing many failures, in order to open up the international market, the league relaxed defensive rules and weakened the physical confrontation that should be there. He said bluntly The common offensive methods such as passing and three-pointers on the court today are all characteristics of European basketball.
“They are a burden on defense.” Arenas bluntly stated that if the league wants to regain the tough defense of the past, the first step is to “get rid of” European players. He even bluntly said that except for the gray wolf Gobert Except for a few players such as Rudy Gobert and Giannis Antetokounmpo, most of them are offensive players and have no good defensive concepts. They severely criticized European players for their “lack of athleticism”, “speed” and even… “Poor jumping ability”.
During the conversation, Arenas also mentioned Luka Doncic, the ace of the Mavericks. Although Doncic is in hot form this season, he is still not optimistic about the “European Golden Boy” winning the regular season MVP (Most Valuable Player). player), and cited legendary stars Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain as examples, saying that they were “definitely more than just scorers” in the seasons when they won the award. He bluntly said that leading the team’s record will be Doncic’s pursuit. The shortcomings of personal awards.
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