A generation of fans has a generation of gods, for the post-80s, Jordan is the basketball god we respect, but it is Kobe Bryant who really influences us. For the post-00s, Owen is their idol and has captured a large number of fans with his super cool dribbling skills.
And for the older generation of fans, Iverson is the strongest one, and Irving can only stand aside. Comments about the two were not polarizing, with middle-aged people saying that Irving couldn't compare to Iverson at all, and younger people who didn't say anything like that because they didn't know Iverson at all, at least they hadn't seen him play.
But there is also a group of people, who are fans who have watched Iverson and Irving play at the same time, and this kind of people are relatively more vocal, even more vocal than some NBA stars. Because as public figures, those stars may not always tell the truth, and because of the intricate relationship between the team and the players, their views are skewed.
Bryant once said, "Today's kids don't know how strong Iverson is", which is pertinent, after all, poverty limits imagination, and "cognitive deprivation" also limits the pattern of people.
There is a saying that the stars of 20 years ago were more powerful than the stars of today, and I somewhat agree with this, because at the beginning of the 21st century, too many classic stars emerged, both in terms of temperament and quantity, and they were far more powerful than the various "three-point shooters" now. But this is just a digression, because we are talking about the good or bad of two individuals, then it does not conform to the law of big data.
Today we will only talk about Iverson and Irving, not about the times.
Iverson and Irving are best known for dribbling, which is one of the most pleasing parts of basketball. It is said that the opponent knows which side Iverson is going to take, but he still can't prevent it, and Owen can pass the opponent in 10,000 ways. There is a saying that "if you are not afraid of a thousand moves, you are afraid of a trick of familiarity", Iverson's butterfly wearing flowers has reached the peak of perfection, he often passes the opponent on the right side, and the opponent also knows this fact, but always can't prevent it.
It shows that Iverson is not always on the right side, which means that Iverson is not a trick to eat all over the world. Golf King Maradona once said: "Football is the art of deception", never let the opponent know what you want to do next, you will be invincible, and basketball is not the art of deception? Before Iverson wants to pass from the right side, he must pretend to attack from the left side, so that the opponent will lose his center of gravity, instead of Iverson knowing that the opponent is defending his right side and forcing the pass, which is impossible, unless James in his prime holds the ball and makes a three-step basket, but the effect will not be too good.
Although Iverson is strong, he is not strong enough to eat his opponent raw. Generally, Iverson has two options, either passing in disguise, or shaking off the space to choose a shot, which is the core of Iverson's difficulty in defending, and any technique without offensive threat is not a good technique. So Iverson doesn't just wear butterflies, but he is better at this trick.
And Owen's tricks are obviously more, which can be called the "essence of human excellence", dazzling dribbling and incredible footwork make the opponent unable to find the north, so in terms of visual experience, Owen is superior. And Owen's extraordinary technique is both aesthetic and practical, and it is not a fist and a leg.
Here's a question, who can fight better between Bruce Lee and Jet Li? It's obviously Bruce Lee, but Jet Li's movements are more fancy and better-looking, Bruce Lee's movements are reflected in the clean and neat beauty, while Jet Li's movements are picturesque, although we know that it is fancy. Then there is another question, is one move powerful to defeat the enemy, or ten moves to defeat the enemy?
Apparently Iverson's passing technique is more concise and efficient, while Owen has an element of playfulness. The basketball gods Jordan and Black Mamba Bryant rarely drag their hands when they pass people, and they basically pass people in one step, randomly enter the basket or complete a shot, so we often ignore their passing skills, which are actually top-notch.
Let's ask another question, is it good at pedaling a bicycle, or is it good at eating your opponent raw? The real top stars don't need to do too many moves at all, they can pass the opponent with a direct move, just like the Flash Wade at his peak, they are all one step at all, and there are no bells and whistles at all. Iverson is the same, if he can dribble once to get past the opponent, why use 3 or 3 times? Why?
The reason is that Irving's physical fitness is not top-notch, at least in terms of speed and explosiveness, he is inferior to Iverson. The same person passed, Iverson completed it in an instant, and Owen needed to operate several times to complete, and the judgment was made! It is said that Iverson is not tall enough and his talent is not good, but his speed is world-class, so fast that even Jordan is amazed. So although it looks like Irving's dribbling is more flashy, it just shows that his passing ability is not as good as Iverson's.
And the gap between Irving and Iverson is not reflected in the dribble, because both are super dribbling masters. The two are actually inferior in temperament, although Iverson has not won the championship, while Owen has won, but it is still necessary to say that Iverson has more leadership temperament.
Irving is a very good player, but his best form has been stuck in being a second-hand player for James. He was in the Finals Curry, beating the Warriors and helping the Cavaliers win the championship. And at this time, Owen was already floating, and he didn't want to give anyone a hand, even if that person was James. And after leaving James, Owen was instantly dumbfounded, he thought he could take the lead alone, but finally found that he was thinking too much, so he finally dialed James's ** and admitted that he was naïve at the beginning.
And Iverson was at his peak with OK combo to compete with the supergiant. Although he was defeated by the two of them, the domineering and hardness that Owen could not learn in his life. Kobe Bryant also gradually surpassed Iverson after he became old, he was not less "military training" by Iverson in the early part of his career, and Irving was not able to compete with Kobe from beginning to end.
Even the aging Kobe Bryant once prevented Irving from having no temper at all, which shows that technology is relative, and ability is absolute. Irving's operation is as fierce as a tiger, Kobe Bryant doesn't shake at all, relying on a strong body and rich experience to make Irving uncomfortable, and Iverson's absolute speed and disguised ability are unparalleled, even Jordan can't keep up, this is the gap.