Just after the beginning of winter, the Chinese men's basketball team has also entered a cold winter, and we miss the era of having four centers, and we also miss Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi at their peak.
Strictly speaking, Yao Ming and Battle are pure centers, while Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian are power forwards and centers. In terms of playing style, both of them can cover the range of the three-point line, so they are power forward attributes. It has always been controversial who is better than the two basketball legends. But basically there is a consensus among senior fans, that is, Wang Zhizhi is great in the early stage, and Yi Jianlian is great in the later stage.
After all, the two are 10 years apart, and they are two generations apart in the field of basketball, even if Yi Jianlian's age is watery, the difference between the two is at least 7 years old. Therefore, at the highest moment of the Chinese men's basketball team, Wang Zhizhi's performance is slightly stronger than Yi Jianlian's. For example, in 2008, Wang Zhizhi just turned 31 years old and was at the peak of a basketball player, while Yi Jianlian was only 21 years old and still very immature.
Generally speaking, it takes a few years for the interior line to reach the peak, and a super interior line like Duncan's debut is at the peak is a small probability event, so Duncan is the No. 1 forward in history. And even the big shark O'Neal only reached the peak of his career after eight years in the league. The average outside player will reach his peak relatively quickly. Another example is Nowitzki, Gasol, and Bosh, all of whom reached the peak of their form after the age of twenty-seven or eighteen.
In the same way, when Wang Zhizhi was famous all over the world, Yi Jianlian was indeed dwarfed. Therefore, at that time, **'s comments on Yi Jianlian were not very friendly, saying that he was embarrassed. That's right, just as we are singing about Zhou Qi now, the former Yi Jianlian also suffered this treatment.
And Yi Jianlian's peak, like other interior players, was reached after the age of 28. At this time, Wang Zhizhi was already on the verge of retirement. So although we often see Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian fighting side by side, the three do not belong to the same era of players, but Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi became famous too early and had a long peak, which makes people feel that the three are the same group of players, but this is actually an illusion.
Although Wang Zhizhi was questioned by ** and fans in the early part of his career, we never questioned his skills, in the 2010 Asian Games, Wang Zhizhi went down to earth and almost single-handedly led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the championship, at this time Yao Ming was in the midst of injury. The team members hung all the gold medals around Wang Zhizhi's neck, and this scene became a classic moment and a battle for Wang Zhizhi's gods.
In 2010, Yi Jianlian was still in the rookie run-in period, and although he had a good performance in the national team in the NBA, he was always inferior to Wang Zhizhi. All this has been improved after Wang Zhizhi's retirement, and Yi Jianlian, who was once "overwhelmed", gradually picked up the banner of the Chinese men's basketball team and became the last pride of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Just as Kobe Bryant's peak passed by the Lakers' peak, Yi Jianlian's peak was perfectly staggered with the peak of the Chinese men's basketball team. The Chinese men's basketball team has gradually declined since 2010, and Yi Jianlian's peak began after 2008, Wang Zhizhi entered the NBA in 1999, and also played the highest performance in the first decade of the 21st century.
After all, basketball is a team sport, and Wang Zhizhi, who has the blessing of the first generation of men's basketball, can naturally play at the best level in international competitions. In the post-Yao Ming era, the first generation of the Chinese men's basketball team is gradually aging, and Yi Jianlian is difficult to support alone, so in terms of senses, Yi Jianlian does not seem to be as comfortable as Wang Zhizhi. Although Yi Jianlian also had the battle of the gods, the Chinese men's basketball team at that time had declined sharply, and Yi Jianlian couldn't take it at all, but from the performance point of view, Yi Jianlian's highlight moment was not inferior to Wang Zhizhi, but Yi Jianlian's teammates at the peak were not good.
Technically, Wang Zhizhi did defeat Yi Jianlian. Wang Zhizhi's footwork is world-class, and he can often stage ghostly steps to find opportunities to score goals. It is not an exaggeration to say that Wang Zhizhi is China's Olajuwon, his foot skills are even better than Yao Ming's, while Yi Jianlian obviously does not have such good foot skills, and his attack is more similar to a weakened version of Melon Anthony.
Although both of them have superb projection skills, Wang Zhizhi's shooting level is significantly higher than Yi Jianlian's, whether it is the ability to shoot key shots or the ability to make strong shots through foot movement, so Wang Zhizhi can often shoot near the three-point line by hitting the three-second zone with his feet, or directly outside the three-point line. And Yi Jianlian's offense often has only two options, either shoot directly, or fake a real shot, and a slow three-step kill inside line to kill.
Therefore, Wang Zhizhi has more shot options, first of all, his projection ability is better, so the opponent will put more energy into his shooting, which makes it easier for Wang Zhizhi to enter the inside line, and Wang Zhizhi's inside footsteps are also very good, coupled with a soft feel, making Wang Zhizhi's offensive means very diverse.
And Yi Jianlian is basically a hammer deal, either throwing or bursting, opening the bow without turning back, much like Anthony's style of play, either using three threats to open the distance and project, or the overlord hard bow. But Yi Jianlian obviously doesn't have Anthony's projection and breakthrough ability, not to mention that even Anthony often encounters big hats on the inside.
Due to the lack of rich footwork skills and the lack of speed on his feet, Yi Jianlian's playing style is relatively strong, which is also in line with his technical characteristics, after all, Yi Jianlian's physical fitness is NBA-level, while Wang Zhizhi's physical fitness is only CBA-level. Even in the 2008 Olympic Games, Yi Jianlian, who was only 21 years old, could fight against Gasol at his peak, not to mention Yi Jianlian, who was about 30 years old, which can be called the ceiling of physical fitness of the domestic men's basketball team.
Speaking of which, the technical characteristics of the two people are relatively clear, Wang Zhizhi is better in terms of technology, Wang Zhizhi is better in footsteps, and Wang Zhizhi is slightly better in projection, but in terms of physical fitness, Yi Jianlian is far stronger than Wang Zhizhi, whether it is strength or endurance. Therefore, although Wang Zhizhi's offensive firepower is more intense, he, like Yao Ming, needs a long rest time, while Yi Jianlian has a longer endurance and can fight more on the court.
Although at the offensive level, Wang Zhizhi is slightly stronger than Yi Jianlian, but in terms of defense, the two are not at the same level at all. Yi Jianlian can fight against all the top insiders, but Wang Zhizhi can't do it at all. The evaluation given by the NBA is that Yi Jianlian has good physical strength, full strength, and good defense, while Wang Zhizhi is a defensive colander many times, and he is inferior to Yi Jianlian in terms of physical strength and strength.
The NBA's draft pick also reflects the gap between the two from the side, Wang Zhizhi is the 7th pick in the 2nd round, and Yi Jianlian is the 5th pick in the 1st round, 108,000 miles apart. Although the draft will also look away, it also objectively reflects that the physical talent and potential of the two people are not at the same level.
In terms of actual performance in the NBA, Wang Zhizhi's NBA career has a total of 5 seasons, with a total of 604 points in 137 appearances, an average of 44 points 17 rebounds and shot 417% and 38 percent three-point shooting5%。Yi Jianlian played 5 NBA seasons in the NBA, scoring 2,148 points and 1,339 rebounds in 272 appearances, averaging 79 points 49 rebounds and 52 percent shooting4%。
It can be seen from the data that Yi Jianlian's level in the NBA is significantly higher than Wang Zhizhi's, not to mention that Yi Jianlian once played 128 points, 67 rebounds and 1The performance of 6 blocks, if placed in today's small-ball era, Yi Jianlian is also at the level of quasi-double-double. List of high-quality authors
Therefore, although we prefer Wang Zhizhi's gorgeous offense, in terms of comprehensive ability, Yi Jianlian is slightly better, which also shows that basketball fights to the end or fights physically.